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the sport s next world cup was due to take place in france in two years time, but this afternoon the host nation has pulled out, with the sport now looking into alternative options. the international rugby league chair said. there is no secret as to how important the strengthening of france as a rugby league nation is to our strategic plans. they are of drawing as i can t guarantee the financial viability of the tournament. it is leicester city s turn to take centre stage as the race to avoid relegation continues in the premier league this evening. they face champions league chasing liverpool at the king power. leicester were resoundly beaten by fulham last monday and go into this one inside the relegation zone. victory for leicester moves them out of the bottom three but they take on a liverpool side who ve just won six in a row, and who are hunting down a place in the top four. we have to expect a team who wants to stay in the league and will site for we have to expe ....
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in thailand where there s huge uncertainty about the country s future direction. the two main opposition parties have agreed to form a ruling coalition. that s after they defeated their military backed rivals in a general election. but thailand s upper house the senate is dominated by the military and they could yet block a reformist prime minister. from bangkok, jonathan head reports. stunned by their success, thailand s youngest and most progressive party came to celebrate at the place they call democracy monument, built to commemorate a democracy that many thais say they have never had. today we have politics driven by hope in this country. they were told by an mp who, like so many in the party, has spent time in jail for his political views. this caught the public s imagination with the boldness and clarity of its manifesto. yes, the new era. you look very happy. yeah. i m s ....
announcer: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in thailand. there s huge uncertainty about the country s future direction. the two main opposition parties have agreed to form a ruling coalition. that s after they defeated their military backed rivals in a general election. but thailand s upper house the senate is dominated by the military, and they could yet block a reformist prime minister. from bangkok, jonathan head reports. stunned by their success, thailand s youngest and most progressive party came to celebrate at the place they call democracy monument, built to commemorate a democracy that many thais say they have never had. today we have politics driven by hope in this country. they were told by an mp who, like so many in the party, has spent time injail for his political views. move forward caught the public s imagination with the boldness ....
Allowed to take office. party leader pita limjaroenrat was quick to claim victory and to reach out to like minded parties for what he hopes will be a reformist coalition government. the sentiment of the era has changed. and it s right. it was the right timing that people have been through enough of the last decade. today is a new day and hopefully it s full of bright sunshine of hope. but his path to power could yet be blocked by conservative opposition in the unelected senate or by the election commission or the courts, which in the past have been used to depose elected governments. in other countries, when you have the largest two parties like this, combined with more than half of the lower chamber, you should be able to form a government. but in thailand, it s up to the referee agencies, and the referee agencies have shown themselves not to be impartial. so i m sure that they will concoct something. it will be surprising if it ....
Will be a reformist coalition government. the sentiment of the era has changed. and it s right. it was the right timing that people have been through enough of last decade. today is a new day, and hopefully it s full of bright sunshine of hope. but his path to power could yet be blocked by conservative opposition in the unelected senate or by the election commission or the courts, which in the past have been used to depose elected governments. in other countries, when you have the largest two parties like this, combined with more than half of the lower chamber, you should be able to form a government. but in thailand, it s up to the referee agencies, and the referee agencies have shown themselves not to be impartial. so i m sure that they will concoct something. it will be surprising if it becomes straightforward. there will be many days of uncertainty ahead in thailand as its people wait ....