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it s crunch time in france as emmanuel macron and marine le pen go head to head in the battle to become the nation s next president. polling stations will begin closing in exactly one hour from now in rural areas. those in major cities will stay open for an additional hour. first indications are that turn out is slightly lower than in the 2017 presidential election. a few hours ago, turnout was put atjust over 63%, down two points on 2017. if emmanuel macron wins, he ll be the first french president to be re elected to the elysee in two decades. for marine le pen, this is her third attempt at winning the presidency and if she fails, it could potentially be her last. our europe correspondent nick beake has the latest on the presidential run off from paris. emmanuel macron cast his ballot this morning, hoping to become the first french president to be re elected in 20 years. but many voters believe he has failed to deliver on big promises during his first term. marine le ....
prince harry talks about catching up with the queen for the first time in two years, in an interview with us television it wasjust so nice to see her. you know, she s on great form. she s always got a great sense of humour she s always got a great sense of humour with me, and she s always got a great sense of humourwith me, and making she s always got a great sense of humour with me, and making sure that she is humour with me, and making sure that she is protected. hundreds of fans have gathered in south east london for the funeral of the wanted singer tom parker, who died from brain cancer last month at the age of 33. russian and belarusian players won t be allowed to compete at this summer s wimbledon because of the invasion of ukraine. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a deadline set by russia for ukrainian fighters in mariupol to surrender, has passed. the city is surrounded by russian troops and has been bombarded for weeks. president volodymyr zelensky say ....
of one side of his mouth, a new set of deflections and distortions pour from the other. we ll have the latest on today s events at westminster. we ll also have more from ukraine where russian forces are now targeting the east. among the victims of russia s aggression are ukraine s children we ll have a special report on the families who ve suffered terrible loss. the uk economy will be hit harder than most by the effects of the war in ukraine according to the international monetary fund. and in virginia, the actorjohnny depp ex wife amber heard. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. we ll have all the reaction from the battle of the bitter rivals as liverpool go head to head with manchester united at anfield. good evening. the prime minister s latest attempt to draw a line under the scandal of lockdown gatherings in downing street, has been dismissed by labour as an insult to the public. borisjohnson, speaking in the commons for the first time since be ....
scotland becomes the last place in the uk to remove the legal requirement for people to wear face masks in indoor public spaces. jordan s new war against syria s narco traffickers how the army has seized huge hauls of class a drugs smuggled across its border. it is a great view from here, you can see everything beyond the fence, that is syria. and this is a new front line in the war on drugs. russia has stepped up its air assault on targets in ukraine, including a missile attack on the western city of lviv, normally regarded as a relatively safe haven. the latest reports say seven people have been killed, including a child, in a city which, until now, has largely escaped unscathed since the russian invasion. smoke was seen rising from the outskirts and residents spoke of hearing five explosions. footage later emerged of the impact on residential areas. multiple cities and towns across ukraine targeted by russian airstrikes and shelling. russia says it hit more than 30 ....
rescue efforts in kwazulu natal, where floods and mudslides have killed more than 400 people. russia has stepped up its air assault on targets in ukraine, including a missile attack on the western city of lviv, normally regarded as a relatively safe haven. the latest reports say seven people have been killed, including a child, in a city which, until now, has largely escaped unscathed since the russian invasion. smoke was seen rising from the outskirts and residents spoke of hearing five explosions. footage later emerged of the impact on residential areas. multiple cities and towns across ukraine targeted by russian airstrikes and shelling. russia says it hit more than 300 targets. five people have reportedly been killed and 13 injured in shelling of the city of kharkiv. while in mykolaiv, near the port of 0desa, the governor reports continuous rocket attacks. of the shattered city of mariupol, ukraine s foreign minister has said, the situation is dire militarily and h ....