mexico ci , claudia sheinbaum's city, claudia sheinbaum's supporters are convinced she has won although we are still waiting on an official result. south african president admits his anc party has suffered a challenging result — after losing its majority in parliament for the first time in 30 years. prince william leads tributes to rugby legend rob burrow, who's died at the age of iii. and where is ruja ignatova, the founder of fake cryptocurrency onecoin? we'll bring you the latest as bbc investigates rumours she's been killed. hello, i'm sally bundock. we start in mexico, where votes are being counted and the first ever female president is almost

certain to be elected. exit polls project that the winner is the former mayor of mexico city claudia sheinbaum, who's backed by the outgoing president. her main rival — the conservative businesswoman xochitl galvez — told her supporters to be patient and wait for the official results. they've both promised to improve the lives of women in a country with one of world's highest femicide rates. the election campaign has been marked by unprecedented levels of violence. the government says more than 20 candidates have been killed. two people were killed in separate incidents on election day. these are live pictures of mexico city, where you can see people are gathered. let's talk to our correspondent. will,

what is the latest? the numbers 'ust are what is the latest? the numbers just are not _ what is the latest? the numbers just are not big _ what is the latest? the numbers just are not big enough, - what is the latest? the numbers just are not big enough, the - just are not big enough, the numbers of votes counted so far, itjust isn't enough to say with any degree of certainty who the winner is. but so far everything looks favourable for claudia sheinbaum. that doesn't matter to the supporters behind me, they are convinced she has won, they are convinced she has won, they were convinced from the moment she threw her name into the hat. very strong numbers in the hat. very strong numbers in the polling before election day, and they are convinced that has transferred to the ballot box. and that she will walk to victory, but we are still waiting for that to be confirmed by the election authorities. if confirmed by the election authorities.— authorities. if that is the case, authorities. if that is the case. this _ authorities. if that is the case, this is _ authorities. if that is the case, this is historic - authorities. if that is the case, this is historic for l authorities. if that is the i case, this is historic for so many reasons. the first female president in mexico, which is a huge moment for this country, where it wasn't long ago that women were not allowed to vote. the first female president in

north america as well. the united states and canada have not had a woman as president. so it is truly historic. particularly here in mexico, as you say, women didn't have the vote until the 19505. this is a country where mike is no is deeply entrenched. —— where is no —— where machismo i5 deeply entrenched. —— where is no —— where machismo is deeply entrenched. it is a historic moment no matter which of the two leading candidates win5. moment no matter which of the two leading candidates wins. it two leading candidates wins. if it is claudia sheinbaum, what is she promising to the people who voted for her? and of course the whole country, if she does become president? in essence, continuity. a platform e55ence, continuity. a platform of continuity and an extension of continuity and an extension of president lopez 0brador�*5 social policies. he is the

incumbent, 5he social policies. he is the incumbent, she is his protege, if you like. tho5e social policies are tremendously popular with the electorate. they have undoubtedly pulled million5 they have undoubtedly pulled millions of people from poverty, and she says she is going to widen and deepen the social agenda. galvez says what mexico actually needs is change from president lopez 0brador who she accu5e5 of being an authoritarian and a populist. when the results come in, we will see which of those offers the electorate has gone for. a5 the electorate has gone for. as i said, everything looks favourable for claudia sheinbaum. if favourable for claudia sheinbaum.— favourable for claudia sheinbaum. , ., ., sheinbaum. if it is claudia sheinbaum, _ sheinbaum. if it is claudia sheinbaum, is _ sheinbaum. if it is claudia sheinbaum, is there - sheinbaum. if it is claudia sheinbaum, is there a - sheinbaum. if it is claudia - sheinbaum, is there a concern that she is not the change candidate, that she will kind ofjust be guided quite heavily by the current president who is outgoing? by the current president who is outuaoin? . v by the current president who is outuaoin? . k. ., , outgoing? that's certainly the accusation _ outgoing? that's certainly the accusation against _ outgoing? that's certainly the accusation against her, - outgoing? that's certainly the accusation against her, that i accusation against her, that she is not his protege but his puppet. she denies that out right, as you can imagine. i

spoke to her on the campaign trail and she specifically 5aid trail and she specifically said she is her own woman and it doesn't bother her what people say. she pointed to her record as mayor of mexico city, where she says she was very, very much her own politician. the truth is, there are plenty of examples of supposing disciples of a popular president striking out on their own. dilma rousseff in brazil following on from lula da silva. even santos in colombia following on from uribe. we will have to see. in around 20 minutes, we will be back live in mexico city for further analysis. back live in mexico city for furtheranalysis. i back live in mexico city for further analysis. i will be talking to a leading economist about what the agenda is for the mexican economy. in south africa, the party once led by nelson mandela, the african national congress, has had its worst election

result since the end of apartheid three decades ago. it means a fresh political landscape for the country, with the anc losing support because of anger over the cost of living, high levels of corruption, unemployment and crime. barbara plett usher has more from johnannesburg. this is a country at a crossroads. the historic inequalities of apartheid have not been erased and the people have had enough. last week, they went to the polls and voted for change, delivering a dramatic drop in support to the african national congress. today, the president spoke for the first time. people have given effect to the clarion call that has resonated across generations, that the people shall govern. our people have spoken. whether we like it or not, they have spoken. the anc�*s disastrous showing

has thrown competition wide open for a coalition government to replace its controlling majority. the pro—business democratic alliance came second, with an agenda of free—market reforms, but it struggles to shake the image of a party for the white minority. the former president, jacob zuma, disgraced by allegations of rampant corruption, has made an extraordinary comeback, heading the newly formed mk party. the radical economic freedom fighters want to nationalise banks and seize white—owned land. so those are the options, and we have now had the official announcement of the election result, confirming what we already knew. that means the anc has two weeks to form a coalition with parties which have very different visions of the country. faced with that uncertain future are these young people injohannesburg, the generation for whom most is at stake. nearly 50% are unemployed. if we get somebody young, fresh, young blood,

yeah, we're going to... i'm very much optimistic. it's going to be a beautiful country. i hope the ruling party is shaken as we want them to be. we just need the basics, like, just take care of the people. and to stay on their promises and keep their word, you know. we know they want to tell the money, let them tell the money, but let them at least do what they promised to do and then maybe tell the change. the votes may have been counted but nobody knows where they will lead. barbara plett usher, bbc news, johannesburg. syrian state media say a number of people have been killed in israeli air strikes near the northern city of aleppo. the uk—based monitoring group, the syrian 0bservatory for human rights, said the strikes killed pro—iranian fighters. it is the second reported attack by israeli fighterjets on syria in less than a week. on wednesday, syria's defence ministry said an israeli air strike on the coastal city

of baniyas killed a girl and injured ten other people, while six hezbollah fighters reportedly died in another air strike in central syria. the israeli military has not commented on the reports. the indian ocean nation of the maldives has said it is to ban israelis from travelling to the luxury tourist location. the maldives government on sunday announced the cabinet decision to change laws to prevent israeli passport holders from entering the country. israel's foreign ministry issued guidance on sunday recommending that israeli citizens living in the majority—muslim country consider leaving. nearly 11,000 israeli tourists visited the maldives last year. let's turn to the middle east now, where israel and hamas are being pressed to accept a ceasefire proposal outlined by us presidentjoe biden. the us says they have "every expectation" that israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin

with a cessation of hostilities for six weeks in gaza, a surge of humanitarian aid, and an exchange of some hostages for palestinian prisoners. here's the white house national security council spokesmanjohn kirby, speaking to abc this week programme. well, it is an israeli proposal, one that they arrived at after intense diplomacy with our own national security team and over at the state department. it is a phased approach, so where we are right now is that proposal — an israeli proposal — has been given to hamas. it was done on thursday night our time. we're waiting for an official response from hamas. we would note that publicly hamas officials came out and welcomed this proposal. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. lovely to see you again. first of all, clearly increased pressure on both israel and hamas to accept this deal.

indeed. it looks like israel would want the hostages back and then have the possibility to continue the war... this is the formula benjamin netanyahu want... exchange the hostage with palestinian prisoners and then there will be negotiations to the next level of ceasefire, and he would expect that somehow the fighting would go back as what happened in november. this formula might be convincing for the israeli ministers and might be convincing for the people who really want the war to continue.— really want the war to continue. �*, ., , , continue. so it's all pretty tenuous _ continue. so it's all pretty tenuous still, _ continue. so it's all pretty tenuous still, really? - continue. so it's all pretty - tenuous still, really? hanging on these details. in the meantime, overnight air on these details. in the meantime, overnightairstrikes meantime, overnight air strikes in meantime, overnightairstrikes in various parts of gaza. indeed, we saw shelling on rafah and many parts of gaza

that left at least 20 people died. these people really need hospitals, schools, humanitarian aid. the people in gaza are not really interested to know what are the motives that could make benjamin netanyahu accept or not accept a deal, and also hamas, if they will accept or not accept the deal. they really need to have their life back to normal. thank you for bringing us up to date. there is much more analysis on our website as well. next to the uk general election, and the veteran left—wing politician diane abbott has said she intends to "run and win" as a labour candidate. she was suspended from the party in 2023 following comments she made about racism, but was allowed back in last month. there's been uncertainty about her future, but on friday, the labour leader sir keir starmer said she was free to go forward as a labour candidate. 0ur political correspondent

vicki young gave this update. well, this really has dominated quite a lot of that first week of campaigning for labour, and it's been a massive distraction for the leader, sir keir starmer. as you say, diane abbott was originally suspended from the parliamentary labour party about 1k months ago, and that's after she wrote a letter in which she said that jewish, irish and traveller people do not face racism all their lives. now, there followed an internal party investigation — that rumbled on, no—one really knew what was the status of that. it did turn out that it had been concluded in february, and so everyone was wondering, would diane abbott be taken back into the labour fold and be allowed to stand as an mp again — as a labour candidate — at the election? so she was accepted back into the party, but then there was a leak to a newspaper from a labour source suggesting that she would in fact be barred from standing. so there's been mass confusion about all of this. a lot of diane abbott's friends

very angry about the way they felt she had been treated by the party. the deputy leader of the party, angela rayner — she weighed into this saying that she thought there was no reason why diane abbott couldn't stand, and that seemed to force the labour leader to say the same thing. so, really, it was all up to diane abbott now whether she was going to decide to stand, and she then put out on x a message a few hours ago — actually responding to accusations or suggestions that she'd been offered a peerage to be put into the house of lords. she said, "this is factually incorrect. i've never been offered a seat in the lords and would not accept one if offered," and then confirming that she is the adopted labour candidate for her constituency, and she intends to run. and a full list of candidates will be available when nominations close on the bbc news website. sir keir starmer will later today describe labour as the "party of national

security" and reaffirm his ambition to increase defence spending from 2% to 2.5% of the economy. he'll reiterate his commitment to maintain the uk's nuclear deterrent. the conservatives are promising to change the equality act to define the protected characteristic of sex as "biological sex" if they are re—elected. the party says it wants to make it simpler for service providers for women and girls, such as those running sessions for domestic abuse victims, to prevent biological males from taking part. and remember, you can keep across the latest from the campaign trail on our live page on the bbc news website — we've got updates and analysis from our correspondents across the country. you can also find it on the bbc news app. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

the former great britain rugby league international rob burrow has died aged 41 after a five—year struggle with motor neurone disease. he made his private battle with his condition a public one by raising awareness of the cruel disease which has no cure and no treatment. the prince of wales described him as a "legend of rugby league" who had a "huge heart". sally nugent looks back at his life and his legacy. rob burrow�*s life is defined by his defiance of the odds. as the smallest player in a giant's game, he was world class. rob burrow, off he goes. seventh try... _ absolute legend. pound for pound, probably the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who has played in super league. so honoured to have played alongside him. born on the 26th of september

1982, and raised in the rugby league heartland of west yorkshire, it was obvious at an early age that rob wanted to be a professional in the sport he loved. they always used to say, "oh, he's good, is that rob, but he's never going to make it because he's not big enough." after signing for leeds rhinos as a teenager, he went on to become one of their greatest. but not long into retirement, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. it was a condition he faced with incredible positivity. i'm not giving in, not till my last breath. you know, i've too many reasons to live. the love he had for his family and the love they had for him shone through as rob made his private battle a public one to help raise awareness of mnd. rob's aim was to be a voice, to raise that awareness

for other people that were suffering and going through this. at first, when rob was diagnosed, i was the one that would break down in tears and rob would be, you know, "pull yourself together, lindsey, you know, we can get through this." the wider rugby league family also united behind him to raise funds for research into a condition that has no cure and no treatment. who scored the most tries out of you two? j him, by a long way! by a long way! i think he knows that as well! is he laughing? yeah, he is! hopefully, through the campaign we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and to give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease until we get a cure. rob burrow overcame so many challenges, on and off the field. he will always be remembered as a giant, whether wearing the blue and amber of his beloved leeds, or wearing the warmest of smiles in the face of a cruel disease.

the former rugby league international rob burrow, who's died at the age of a1. the flamboyant founder of fake cryptocurrency 0necoin, ruja ignatova, is the world's most wanted woman. dubbed the "missing cryptoqueen", she's on the fbi's top 10 most wanted list after defrauding investors of $4.5 billion and then vanishing. for the past year, bbc world service's eye investigations and panorama have been trying to find out more about what happened to her, and whether she is even alive. this coin is going to be number one worldwide. she has been accused of defrauding victims of more than $4 billion.

the bbc has been investigating the disappearance of ruja ignatova for five years. an international fugitive who allegedly masterminded a vast worldwide fraud scheme is being added to the fbi top ten most wanted list. sources now say she may have been murdered. translation: she messed with the wrong guys. - one, two, three. we will double the coins on your account! when i saw ruja ignatova, there was a hype that - you invest in 0necoin you can buy villas - and nice cars. she is leading people out of their financial misery. i but the dream she sold was no more than a ponzi scheme. allowing the leaders of 0necoin to see a $4.5 billion from their investors. i lost all of my money. it was a really, really, - really sad and embarrassing and depressing moment of my life~ _ the fbi and the internal

revenue service launched a criminal inquiry into 0necoin in 2016. if you look at all the money it has ended up in her pockets, privatejets, she had multi—million—dollar mansions. dubai, london, germany are the three we knew about. by 2017, law enforcement in ten different countries were investigating 0necoin. suspecting the police were after her, ruja ignatova fled bulgaria in 2017 and has not been heard from since. her disappearance has been linked to an unnamed man described in the us court documents as a drug trafficker. the bbc understands this to be taki, a man suspected of leading a bulgarian organised crime group but has never been prosecuted for any crime.

sources close to ruja ignatova say taki was her head of security — her former adviser frank schneider said it was a typical arrangement in bulgaria. as in most, we'll call the mafia environments, you have to buy your self protection. the bigger it gets, the more dangerous it becomes. a secret police report seen by the bbc suggests taki may have had ruja ignatova murdered, killed on a boat off of greece, her body to run into the sea. the key question is why would taki kill her. one possible answer is she already knew too much, if in the mafia you become a liability, you are butchered. and you are thrown to sink at the bottom of the sea. taki has never been arrested over claims he has had ruja ignatova murdered, but bulgarian police say they

don't have enough evidence. since ruja ignatova has been said to been murdered, they have been reported sightings of her but have come to nothing. no body has ever been found. the bbc wrote to taki's lawyers about the allegations in this film. they did not respond. for more on this story you can watch bbc eye's investigation with panorama "the missing cryptoqueen — dead or alive" now on the iplayer, or the world service youtube site and on bbc sounds. real madrid's players have been celebrating winning the champions league — the 15th time the club has won the competition. they held a bus parade through the spanish capital after beating borussia dortmund 2—0 at wembley on saturday. thousands of fans lined the streets of madrid and packed into the bernabeu stadium to celebrate the victory. the club also won the domestic la liga title last month,

securing another double under coach carlo ancelotti. congratulations to them. back to mexico city. you can see a live band playing there.- live band playing there. let's have a little _ live band playing there. let's have a little listen. _ thousands of people have gathered in the main square within mexico city to await the result of the presidential election. it's likely to be historic, the first woman ever to be president of mexico. i will be speaking to a leading economist next about what this means for their economy. hello there. we saw some pretty decent weather over the weekend. saturday, scotland, northern ireland saw the warmth and the sunshine. it was england and wales on sunday which saw temperatures reach 2a celsius in a few locations. this upcoming week,

though, will be rather disappointing for many. it'll turn a lot cooler for earlyjune — sunshine and showers, and nights will become chilly. gardeners and growers, do beware, could see a touch of frost at night from tuesday onwards. now, this area of high pressure, which brought the fine weather at the weekend, just retreating back out towards the atlantic, allowing some weather fronts to start to work their way down from the north. one such weather front will bring quite a bit of cloud across the country through the day — holes appearing in it, some sunny spells here and there, spots of rain over some western hills. best of the sunshine across northern scotland, but there'll be maybe a few showers across the north. quite blustery here, and turning cool already — but top temperatures, 19—20 celsius in the warmest spots elsewhere. as we move through monday night, we see the cloud coming and going, there will be some clearer spells. a few spots of rain just pushing into the northwest of the country — that's a sign of things to come. and most places will be fairly mild. but it's all change tuesday onwards, these cold fronts will bring outbreaks of heavy rain, some heavy showers — and behind it, that colder arctic air spills its way

southwards across the whole country through tuesday and wednesday, and hangs around for the rest of the week. so we could see some heavy, maybe thundery showers across the northern half of the uk. some wintriness over the high ground, some hail mixed in, a few showers getting into england and wales, and it'll also be quite blustery. there will be sunshine in between, but it's a much cooler air mass — the low—to—mid—teens in the north, could just make 19—20 celsius in the warmest spots across the southeast. a bit cooler still for all areas on wednesday. further showers across the northern half of the country, the odd one just getting into the midlands and perhaps eastern england. but tending to stay dry here — top temperatures 17—18 celsius. 10—14 celsius across the north of the country with these heavy showers, which will be blustery at times. little change as we head into thursday and friday. that area of low pressure sits to the north of the uk, feeding in this cool northwesterly breeze with plenty of showers, mainly to the northern half of the country. and that's how it looks to end the week, and indeed, into next weekend, where it

will remain quite cool. further showers here, best of any dry and bright weather will be towards the south. but pretty disappointing temperatures for the time of year.

poised to become mexico's first female president — claudia sheinbaum looks set to win the election, but what are her economic plans? a new industrial revolution with a hundred trillion dollars worth of opportunities —

that's the promise from nvidia, as the chips giant makes a surprise announcement. and when planets align — how an astronomical event drives the sale of telescopes. welcome to business today, i'm sally bundock. and we start in mexico — where, as you've been hearing, the first—ever female president is almost certain to be elected. exit polls project the frontrunner — claudia sheinbaum — is the winner. she is the former mayor of mexico city, who is backed by the outgoing president. her main rival is the conservative businesswoman xochitl galvez. security and violence have been amongst the main concerns for voters — but the economy was also high on the list, with poverty, inequality and unemployment huge challenges across mexico.