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 it s thought it s 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 sunday s first round vote, giving le pen and the party s 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
the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, will set out her government s programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. the taliban say they re now in control of the panjshir valley the last province to fall to them. the resistance says it will fight on. as nearly half the world s gamers are women and girls, why relatively few are making it in esports the competitive side of video games. the actor, michael k williams, who starred in the american crime drama the wire has been found dead in new york. and coming up this hour: teenage british tennis sensation emma raducanu is through to the quarterfinals of the us open after defeating shelby rogers in straight sets. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. uk prime minister borisjohnson is preparing to announce his long awaited plans to reform the system of adult social care in england. he says it it will fix a broken system in which people face catastrophic
families likejune s will be able to hang on to more of their money before they start paying for care. for people like mum, it s too late. she s given everything she s got, so what happens to the people . who are in the system that have gone well beyond that cap now? scotland s first minister outlines her government s programme. she s determined to pave the way for a new independence referendum. the taliban fire warning shots to disperse protesters in the afghan capital as a new government is announced. police scotland admits failures in its call handling system materially contributed to the death of a young mother who lay undiscovered in a crashed car with her partner for three days. and division on the shetland isles about how to save the planet, while also keeping the lights on. good evening. a plan for the future of social care in england, alongside a boost to nhs spending, has been announced by the prime minister. it will mean the introduction of a new health and soci