welcome to bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. france s hard right is in pole position after the first round of parliamentary elections that confirmed their dominance in french politics. supporters of marine le pen s anti immigration national rally cheered as she said the president s macronist bloc has been all but wiped out. marine le pen s far right national rally party came top, with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left wing coalition, with around 28% of the vote with president macron s centre right alliance of parties relegated to third place. final results won t be known for another week with a second round of voting next sunday. from paris, here s andrew harding. a dramatic win yesterday for france s national rally. the party was for years considered too extreme for most french voters with its anti immigration, eurosceptic platform and its links to the kremlin. but last night, the rn, as it s known here, secured more than a third of all v
uk rally that his party will become the voice of opposition. a short time ago, keir starmer was taking questions at hitchin football club. this is what he had to say when asked if he was worried that his mandate to be prime minister could be wide but shallow. we have taken this party, we have changed it and here we stand on the monday before the election ready to change our country for the better. so my track record as a leader is clear. yes, what we re asking now is for the opportunity to do the same for our country. and yes, we face the same challenge, which is a version of, look, the country is broken, almost nothing is working better than it was when the tories started. is it possible to bring around the change that we offer? yes, it is. we have that determination, that intention and in five years time we will be able to look back and say you are truly better off, your public services are working properly and the economy is working for everyone. i ll be very, very happy
the us supreme court has ruled that donald trump has some immunity from prosecution for offical actions taken while he was in the white house. a lower court will now decide how to apply this ruling to criminal indictments he faces, and which of his actions qualify as official and that will be delayed well beyond november s election. the former president described the decision as a big win. our north america editor sarah smith reports. the powerful supreme court has the final say on what presidents can and cannot do. today s historic ruling means a president can never be prosecuted for anything that s part of their official duties. but they do not have immunity for non official acts. so what does this mean for the criminal cases against donald trump? fight for trump! when he spoke to supporters onjanuary 6th, was he officially acting as the president, or as the losing candidate? we fight like hell. and if you don t fight like hell, you re not going to have a country anymor
Thai authorities are pressing for stronger rules to prevent the spread of e-cigarettes and vaping devices, as the number of smokers has surged tenfold in