we have weather fronts tracking eastwards bringing behind it some much fresher feeding conditions. watch out for some thundery showers on saturday, perhaps showers on sunday, two but look at the drop in temperature as this programme continues on bbc one. it is my government s objective to see rising living standards in all nations and regions in the united kingdom. nations and regions in the united kinudom. . , nations and regions in the united kinadom. ., , kingdom. that is the government s aromise kingdom. that is the government s promise but kingdom. that is the government s promise but when kingdom. that is the government s promise but when will kingdom. that is the government s promise but when will it kingdom. that is the government s promise but when will it happen? l welcome to newsnight. obviously big day of politics here which we will come to but first, significant developments in the states tonight around president biden. this evening, he told interviewe
after the aston villa striker s brilliant 90th minute winner ensured a first major final on foreign soil. lost for words, really. when you score there s emotions that come through your body, but this is just a different feeling. it was slow motion when i was running over to the boys and celebrating. and there was, ah, i didn t want to get off the pitch in the end because ijust wanted to soak it all in, because it doesn t happen often, obviously. come on, watkins, get in there, my son! ollie watkins, all. about ollie watkins. he needs to start. talk about a captain s moment. earlier, after england fell behind for the third match in a row, it fell to the captain to try and draw them level. here comes kane. here come england! oh, it was phenomenal, absolutely brilliant. i couldn t imagine much more. cole palmer and ollie watkins come on. gareth southgate faced criticism at these euros. but having brought on watkins with extra time looming, once again the manager had been vindica
claims from quite another health unions, i m sure. because the nhs was shown unions, i m sure. because the nhs was shown in unions, i m sure. because the nhs was shown in polling unions, i m sure. because the nhs was shown in polling to unions, i m sure. because the nhs was shown in polling to be - unions, i m sure. because the nhs was shown in polling to be an - was shown in polling to be an absolutely huge and fundamental concern and priority for voters and the public, it has to be a priority for the government presumably to sort this out, because at least rights, the costs, the problems with sorting out the ongoing covid of backlog and waiting times all need this dispute to be resolved presumablymike indeed. resolving this dispute and any other pay dispute which might emerge. then the have dispute which might emerge. then they have got dispute which might emerge. then they have got these dispute which might emerge. then they have got these other ambitious pledg
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
borisjohnson of a majority, at the next election, and urges activisits to reach out to voters in traditional tory heartlands. the actorjohn challis best known for playing boycie in only fools and horses has died at the age of 79. good evening. one of england s greatest footballers, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. he was tottenham hotspur s most prolific strikers, netting 266 goals. he was remembered with tributes ahead of their game today, and by other clubs he had played for. greaves also went on to become a television pundit katie gornall looks back now on the life of a man, who was a member of the squad that won the world cup in 1966, although he missed out on the final. he remains one of england s all time top goal scorers. he was one of the most natural finishers ever to play the game. perhaps even the greatest goal scorer that england has produced. it s greaves! oh, and a hat trick for greaves! he was devilishly funny as well, with his wit and his persona