the french capital where voters have been flocking to the polls all morning, some hoping for the first far right government since the war, other desperately trying to block it. and a sky full of stars at coldplay s glastonbury set with a few surprise guests. hello. welcome to this hour. we will have more on the uk election but let s take you to an election that is happening at the moment. voting in the first round of france s parliamentary elections is under way. the surprise election, called by president emmanuel macron, has thrown french politics into disarray, support for the anti immigration and eurosceptic national rally party has surged despite president macron s pledges to stop its rise. this is the leader of the national rally casting his ballot the 28 year old is seen as a protege of marine le pen. his party is expected to come first but it s unclear whether they d command an overall majority. the second round of voting will be on the seventh ofjuly. you can
after two weeks. voting is under way after the first round of parliamentary election. this is in paris. and hoping to impress you much, just a few hours until shania twain takes to the stage at glastonbury festival. hello i m luxmy gopal. just five days to go before the general election. nigel farage has given a rally in birmingham after a racism scandal has shamed his party. the incident was described as unfortunate. nigel farage felt that he felt inclined to come back to politics instead of slippery starmer and rishi sunak. eleanor dvd per capita has fallen for the last six consecutive courses. capita has fallen for the last six consecutive courses. people are caettin consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and i consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and i could - consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and i could not . consecutive courses. people are - getting poorer and i could not stand aside
us presidentjoe biden and his rival donald trump have gone head to head he has been criticised for a week and hesitant performance in the first head to head tv debate. he struggled as his rivalformer president donald trump made repeated claims that weren t true as the two sparred over their respective terms in office. they even swiped at each other about golf are several key topics were not mentioned at all. let s speak tojohn sudworth, who is in atlanta, where the debate took place. this was a bad night for us politics. yes, in normal circumstances the focus might be on those falsehoods that littered donald trump s performance, but in contrast he appeared presidential. this was a terrible night forjoe biden, faltering, at times seeming to be unable to complete his train of thought, and an event that was asked for by the democrats that had the purpose of trying to allay concerns about his age and mental competence has only amplified them and it has pushed those long simmerin
andy swiss joins us now. any clues as to how they might line up on sunday? well, we cannot be sure yet, not least because england s training session today was behind closed doors, away from the eyes of the media, but we do know is that phil foden is back with the england camp. he went home for a few days after england s last match for the birth of his third child, but he was back training with england this morning. that is obviously encouraging news that he is available for selection, as is anthony gordon and that despite the fact that gordon took a little bit of a tumble on wednesday. he was out riding an e box and england s training camp. he fell often and badly grazed his chin and also his hands is well, but thankfully nothing too serious that he is good to go. people have been suggesting that perhaps anthony gordon might start the match because he offers something a little bit different. now, england as you say have come in for a lot of criticism over the last few days, b