
France election: Surprise win for left-wing coalition
President Macron's centrist alliance comes second. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who is part of Macron's alliance, says he'll resign today
France's far-right has failed to win a majority in parliamentary elections. An electoral pact between left and centrist parties has denied the National Rally (RN) a chance to govern, something which seemed possible just a week ago. We'll go live to France to get reactions and to ask what is next for France and its politics.
Britain's new foreign secretary, David Lammy, says London will try to reset ties with the European Union. He is on a European tour taking him to Poland, Germany and Sweden.
A BBC investigation finds that at least one elderly person is losing their life every week in the name of witchcraft in Kenya.
And Novak Djokovic says he expects fireworks on court, as he plays for a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday.
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