let us bring in our political editor chris mason. in the house of commons they were discussing measures to help people with energy bills, and then this news came through. a lot of messages already coming in from senior political leaders. you could feel, you could hear the tone of real concern among parliamentarians as news was shared amongst the front benches during the statement from the prime minister about her support for energy bills, notes being passed to the prime minister, the deputy labour leader, with the labour leader on his feet at the time, and to the speaker of the house. you could clearly and quickly see, and feel that shift in tone and concern. in addition to the statement from the prime minister, reflecting the deep concern of all in the country at the news from buckingham palace, we have heard from the first minister of scotland and the labour leader sir keir starmer. the labour leader saying, along with the rest of the country, i am deeply worried by the new
Of the 21st century. When sport is about more than about winning. The men who embodied the marathon spirit. Maybe i was a bit overzealous in my support. It was wonderful. It was needed, needed to kind of hit home as well. Yes. Coming up in the sport on bbc news. 11 months on, can rafa and newcastle return to the Premier League . A win against preston tonight in the championship and theyll be back at the first time of asking. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. French voters face a clear choice in the next two weeks. The run off in the president ial race will be between two political outsiders who have left mainstream parties on the sidelines. Emmanuel macrons En Marche Party which is barely a year old won the most votes. Hell face Marine Le Pen. Its more than 20 years since the Front National made it to this stage of the electoral process. A victory for either of them could have profound implications for the eu, and for brexit. Heres our paris correspondent lucy williamson