Middletons. This is a rather handy photo as we have been talking about succession, and so forth, to show the royal equivalent of picking up a baby on the political stump. It is his grandson, it is a lovely photograph. You can get too cynical. It isa photograph. You can get too cynical. It is a nice photo. I think it cou nters it is a nice photo. I think it counters those arguments that he is not a loving grandfather. Could also just shows how much the royal family have come along. They have had to do a lot of modernising. They are not your normalfamily, a lot of modernising. They are not your normal family, are they . A lot of modernising. They are not your normalfamily, are they . , on, peter. I agree, it is a touching picture, but it is part of the bigger pr offensive. It has been a pleasure. Thank you very much to both of you. Thats it for the papers tonight. Dont forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. Its all there for you seven days a week
Also on newsday. The murder of british mp sir david amess a supporter of the Islamic State group is found guilty. A new era for pakistan but can Shehbaz Sharif heal the countrys divisions after imran khan is ousted as Prime Minister . And back on the Campaign Trail Emmanuel Macron heads for areas that are strongholds for his rival, Marine Le Pen. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. Its 6am in singapore, and 1am in ukraine where the retreat of russian soldiers from towns and cities around kyiv s revealing more of the atrocities they commited there. As Ukrainian Forces move into areas for the first time in weeks, theyre uncovering more and more stories of violence used against the local women in particular, of soldiers using rape as a weapon of war. Our correspondent Yogita Limaye has been speaking to some of those affected, and i want to warn you you may find, some of the vivid descriptions of abuse in her report distressing. A quiet rural neighbourhood, sh
good evening. projections following parliamentary elections in france show president emmanuel macron is on course to lose his absolute majority. his coalition is on track to win the most seats, with between 210 and 250. but that s short of the 289 needed for a majority in the national assembly. projections show the left green alliance ofjean luc melenchon is set to win 150 to 180 seats, becoming the main opposition. mr melenchon says the result marks an electoral failure for mr macron. a hung parliament will make it difficult for the president to press ahead with his planned reforms in his second term of office. we re nowjoined by peter conradi, the europe editor of the sunday times newspaper, who joins us from paris. thank whojoins us from paris. you thank who joins us from paris. you forjoining thank whojoins us from paris. you forjoining us. i guess surprising thank you forjoining us. i guess a surprising result? surprising result? yes, i mean eole surprising result? y
is recovering in hospital after his car crashed and burst into flames while filming in switzerland. coming up in a few minutes, our sunday morning edition of the papers. this morning s reviewers are sunday times foreign editor, peter conradi, and the journalist james rampton. before the papers, sport, and for a full round up, over to the bbc sport centre. scotla nd scotland were leading 2 1 against england yesterday before harry kane struck late on it and park to snatch a draw. in the end, it was heartbreak for scotland. from joy to despair, denied a famous and incredible victory by england. the newest instalment of international football s oldest rivalry, one that goes back to 1872, each encounter laced with anticipation. security was increased after recent terror attacks. there was a minute s silence in memory of the victims before kick off. this was a match scotland had to win, something they had not done at home to england in 32 years and which looked unlikely as the visi
welcome to bbc news. cladding on 3a tower blocks in 17 council areas in england has failed fire safety tests. so far every sample sent for testing has failed cladding from up to 600 blogs are to be examined. in north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after camden council evacuated 4 high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. this morning the council released a statement, saying it had worked through the night to secure accommodation for those affected. nick quraishi reports. testing around the clock. the government says as many as 600 high rise blocks will need to be checked for fire safety. councils are being urged to prioritise buildings they re most worried about. so far, 3a samples of cladding examined across 17 councils in england haven t met the required standards, a 100% failure rate. the councils include manchester, hounslow and plymouth. fire authorities are also having to examine exposed pipes, cable ducts, escape routes