We start with our Breaking News from the uk, where there have been more violent far right protests in england. Since saturday night, police have made 147 arrests, and that number is expected to rise. In middlesbrough protestors smashed windows of cars and houses, and threw bricks at police, and in rotherham, hundreds of demOnstrators clashed with Riot Police before storming a Hotel Housing Asylum seekers. Now, lets get more On how this unfolded, our correspOndent Navtej Johal has this report from rotherham. Anger, violence, destructiOn. These chaotic scenes are unlike any you would expect On a sunny summer afternoOn. At times Today Rotherham has felt lawless. It began this morning with a group of Antiracism Protesters outside the hotel On the outskirts of this hotel where it is believed that Asylum Seekers are being housed, but they were quickly outnumbered by a larger group of anti immigratiOn protesters, many of them angry at the idea of Asylum Seekers living in taxpayer funded hotel
Polls are open in france as people across the country cast their ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections. These are live pictures of a Polling Station in paris. Final Opinion Polls suggest Marine Le Pen s far right National Rally will secure the most votes, but its thought its unlikely to win an outright majority in the national assembly. Such an outcome could plunge the country into a chaotic Hung Parliament, severely denting the authority of president Emmanuel Macron. The anti immigration National Rally scored historic gains in last sundays first round vote, giving Le Pen and The Partys 28 year old Leaderjordan Bardella their first realistic chance of running the government and taking control of the national assembly. However, after hundreds of rival candidates from centrist and leftist parties dropped out to give their allies a better chance of defeating the far right, Le Pen s hopes of winning an absolute majority seem less certain. Joining me now our Correspondent M
Unlikely to win an outright majority in the national assembly. Such an outcome could plunge the country into a chaotic Hung Parliament, severely denting the authority of president Emmanuel Macron. The anti immigration national rally scored historic gains in last sundays first round vote, giving Le Pen and The Partys 28 year old leaderJordan Bardella their first realistic chance of running the government and taking control of the national assembly. However, after hundreds of rival candidates from centrist and leftist parties dropped out to give their allies a better chance of defeating the far right, Le Pens hopes of winning an absolute majority seem less certain. Which is going to show some live shots from france, because President Macron is just leaving with shots from france, because President Macron isjust leaving with his shots from france, because President Macron is just leaving with his wife after voting there. He called the Snap Election that had a lot of discussion about wheth
Cast theIr ballots In the second round of parlIamentary electIons. These are lIve pIctures of a PollIng StatIon In parIs. FInal OpInIon Polls suggest marIne Le Pen s far rIght natIonal rally wIll secure the most votes, but Its thought Its unlIkely to wIn an outrIght majorIty In the natIonal assembly. Such an outcome could plunge the country Into a chaotIc hung parlIament, severely dentIng the authorIty of presIdent Emmanuel Macron. The antI ImmIgratIon natIonal rally scored hIstorIc gaIns In last sundays fIrst round vote, gIvIng Le Pen and The Partys 28 year old Leaderjordan Bardella theIr fIrst realIstIc chance of runnIng the government and takIng control of the natIonal assembly. However, after hundreds of rIval candIdates from centrIst and leftIst partIes dropped out to gIve theIr allIes a better chance of defeatIng the far rIght, Le Pen s hopes of wInnIng an absolute majorIty seem less certaIn. Our Correspondent Mark Lowen has been talkIng to voters In parIs. It could be seIsmIc fo
Very warm welcome to Bbc News. We are coming to life paris today. Polls are open in france as people across the country cast their ballots in the second round of parliamentary Elections. Earlier President Macron cast his vote in le touquet. The opponents, horrified by the idea of a faris government are trying desperately to try dicke stop it. Often uniting with candidates to black forest majority. Turnout so far has been significantly higher than in the second round of the last Election in 2022, according to the interior ministry. Its the highest since 1981. Final Opinion Polls suggest marine Le Pens far right national rally will secure the most votes , but its thought its unlikely to win an outright majority in the national assembly. Such an outcome could plunge the country into a chaotic Hung Parliament, severely denting the authority of President Macron. The anti immigration national rally scored historic gains in last sundays first round vote, giving Le Pen and The Partys 28 year o