8 Jul 2024

BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin

From Nights, 10:45 pm on 8 July 2024

BBC World's Jonathan Frewin joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including what the UK can expect from the new Labour government, the fallout from the surprise results of the French elections and Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin set to stand trial over the fatal shooting on the set of his film Rust.

Participants wave French national tricolours during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at Place de la Republique in Paris on July 7, 2024. A loose alliance of French left-wing parties thrown together for snap elections was on course to become the biggest parliamentary bloc and beat the far right, according to shock projected results.

Participants wave French national tricolours during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at Place de la Republique in Paris on 7 July, 2024. Photo: AFP / Emmanuel Dunand