The World Tonight   /     President Macron refuses to step down

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A defiant President Emmanuel Macron has told the French people that he won't stand down - and has blamed an "anti-republican front" for toppling the government. We're live in Paris with reaction to the his prime-time TV address.Also tonight:Rebels in Syria have been celebrating the capture of the key city of Hama, in a fresh blow to President Assad. We ask whether the rebels are one step closer to bringing down his regime.After Sir Keir Starmer accuses Whitehall of becoming comfortable with failure - we hear how his comments are going down with civil servants.And we talk to the amateur fossil hunter who's made a remarkable discovery - which has shown that a cousin of the T-rex roamed southern England more than 100 million years ago.

Subtitle
France's president blames an "anti-republican front" for toppling the government.
Duration
2844
Publishing date
2024-12-05 23:19
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0025l31
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