on "inside story". an exit poll predicts david cameron's conservative party is close to a majority in the u.k. general election. headlines from doha i'm elizabeth puranam, also ahead - hours after proposing a ceasefire, saudi arabia warns that it will start bombing in territories that are attacked. the u.s. says it's trailling a group of opposition fighters to take on i.s.i.l.

and it comes out of a traditional period of mourning. facing an uphill road to recovery. >> an exit poll in the u.k. is predicting prime minister david cameron will stay put in 10 downing street. the conservative party will be short of a majority. contrary to pre-election projections of a tight race, there has been a stunning of projected losses and there are calls for the leader to resign. here is how the numbers are looking. the center right are expected to be the largest party with 316 seats. then the center left currently predicted to have 239 seats. it's been a bad night for the central liberal democrats, projected to lose 47 seats, down to 10. the leader nick clegg held on to

his seat. the polls predicting two seats for the u.k. independence party. it's been a result for the scottish national party, a huge increase to 58 seats. tim friend has more. >> reporter: it looks like david cameron will remain as prime minister. the usually highly reliable exit poll predicts he'll have most seats, but fall short of a majority. he may decide to run a minority government or form a fresh coalition. the same poll suggests that labour leader ed miliband failed to make the impact he'd hoped. >> if we have a situation where the toreies have 15 seats, it will be like a moral win. i think what we'll see is not

collision but minority. the liberal developments have been punished. nick cleg's party predict to get 10 seats, down from 2010. the immediate trial went to nicola sturgeon's scottish nationalist. virtually a clean sweep of scotland 58 seats, up from six in 2010. the successes included a 20-year-old candidate unseating the national campaign manager. >> what we have seen is scotland putting its trust, to stand up for scotland and make the voice heard and be a voice. that's not what we intend to do. >> reporter: it's been a crucial vote and one closely fought. it could decide the future of britain in europe.

the conservatives promised an in-out referendum. there's more vote counting ahead. they are throwing party leaders over who formed a government. some are quick with conservative success, others are not sure. the u.k. independence party is expected to get two seats. mr farrage may fail to get elected, prompting a leadership contest. it's been a night of surprises and shocks not the least possibility of demands for a referendum on scottish independence. we will talk to phil lavelle about the snp landslide in scotland in a moment. first, let's cross to barbara, outside our houses the parliament in westminster and central london as mentioned

liberal democrat leader nick clegg won his seat, so has london mayor boris johnson. what are the other seats, results, that we are looking for now? >> well i guess we are looking at the final dash we have about - the results from half the constituencies that have declared. going back to nick clegg, he won his seat. the acceptance speech was interesting, cruel and punishing night for the liberal democrats and the results of the election would have profound implications on the leadership of the liberal democrats. it's been a bruising night. they are the party forming the coalition with conservatives and have been in government for five years some members lost their seats in the past hours, seven hours after they were released. and there's a clear picture on

how the numbers were dared. disappointing for the democrats and for labor. they gained seats in london. it doesn't make up for those we were hoping to gain across the country and haven't. >> let's look at the figures and speak to tom. as i was saying, it's been in the past hour we have a clearer picture. the lib dems - bruising night. >> we are seeing a real picture emerging. lib dems lost some. vince cable, a politician a cabinet member lost his seat in twickenham in london. it's a bad night for them. across the country, and around the country, losing to the conservatives. >> they had made a pledge to

scrap university fees and didn't live up to it. it's revenge for not keeping its promise. is the situation for labour as bad as it seems. >> it's hard to say. they are losing a few seats. there was a chance, the number two. he is losing his seat. they are picking up a few. they do better in london than the rest of the country. it's too soon to tell. given the numbers it puts them in a bad position. >> ukip a party a lot of people are talking about. they got one mp. the first member of parliament is through an election. what impact have they had. >> they haven't won new mps. douglas was an mp.

they are making a lot of head way. they have 3% of the vote in 2010. they came a long way, across the board, not only in the south-east. threatening the major parties. >> we'll have to leave it there. thank you. thank you for being with us throughout the evening and night. some other patients. turn out is 65%, clar to what it was five years ago, and big success of the scottish national party. it won many more seats than it hoped for. let's cross and speak to phil lavelle. a huge loss for labour in scotland. absolutely very happy. there's seven constituencies all lacial, all to the snp.

this place is heaving. they are backing up and going home. it's the labour politicians. they have done badly here. we knew they'd do badly. that would be reflect in the polls they have been anhilated. so far the snp took 50 seats. labor held on to one. lib dems held on to one. the others are yet to be announced. this is a party in scotland without a leader. jim murphy. the leader of the party lost his seat. not only him. margaret scottish secretary she lost her seat by a huge majority. douglas alexander, the shadow foreign secretary, the guy appearing on talk shows talking about why people need to vote

labour and his own constate ulents didn't. they -- constituents didn't they voted for a 20-year-old student. we'll talk to paul a professor of politics. we pretty much knew that the snp would do well. this is a huge shock. this was a labour strong hold. what has changed? >> well i mean the short-term long term - this has been coming for a long time. the popularity has been going down every year snp going up. nothing predicting something dramatic. something to do with the legacy of the referendum. people looking to remain in politics voting snp, voting yes. and a lot of discontent about labour's role, and the lack of ability to represent the working class in the way that they used to. >> i was going to say that. a lot of working class people.

>> it's a great example, it's a labour strong hold. they didn't get a look in. most of the people are voting snp. turning their backs on labour there are seats to be announced. >> exit polls are take 58 of the 59 seats. there's two that they can't take. the best case is to get 57. we are waiting to find outlet they've had an incredible night. they'll have good news as the hours go pat. >> phil lavelle joining us live there. >> let's move on to other news to yemen, where saudis propose a halt in a military campaign against the houthi rebels. riyadh is offering to stop air strikes for five days but only if the houthis agree to end their attacks. a warning has been issued by the

coalition, asking civilians to leave the cities to avoid air strikes. speaking of saudi arabia u.s. secretary of state john kerry is disturbed by iran's destabilizing actions. the houthis crossed a red line by attacking territory. attacking the border town on tuesday, killing two civilians. they pay a high price because security of the voters is a top priority of forces. this is a red line that has been soefr come. there'll be a future operation, starting from now. and will never end until their objectives from the political leadership are done fulfilled and met

the site intelligence group has been killed in a u.s. air strike. he and his older son were killed in a drone strike in yemen. he committed financing the attack on the french satirical magazine "charlie hebdo" in january coming up a u.s. court rules that the n.s.a.'s bulk collection of foreign records is illegal. we'll have the latest. and a village in thailand a hot spot for human traffickers. s.

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good to have you with us i'm elizabeth puranam in doha. these are the top stories on al jazeera. an exit poll predicts david cameron's conservative party will return to power. the national party is projected to take 57 out of 59 scottish seats in the house of commence. saudi arabia has offered a temporary ceasefire in the conflict in yemen to allow aden - but houthi rebels must agree to cease their attacks. the leader from al qaeda has been killed in a u.s. air strike. the elder son was killed in an air strike in the yemeni city. battles intensify in the mountains on the border between

syria and lebanon. there has been fierce fighting between the syrian opposition and fighters who support the government. men are worried that the country will be drawn into the wore. >> we have this report. >> reporter: hezbollah calls it a strategic victory saying they have cleared the valley of syrian militants. fighting is ongoing in the mountain range between lebanon and syria. since sunday clashes intensified and fighters on both sides have been killed. funerals were televised. this is more than ever a propaganda war. with each faction claiming gains, it's hard to get a picture of what is happening. what is clear. as sectarian tensions deepen. many worry a spillover of violence will draw lebanon into

the war. the lebanese army is observing for now. >> for the time being they are refusing to get entangled in the fight. the commanders said they would not get involved in a fight, only protect the lebanese side. into it is important for maybe conditions. >> the mountain range, is a strategic location especially for hezbollah. they used the route to get weapons in and out of syria. in the past hour, we have seen hezbollah fighters and weapons. for his part haez is promising to clear the area of all opposition fighters to ensure that fighter routes are unobstructed

u.s. defense secretary ash carter says american troops have started training small group of fighters to combat i.s.i.l. it will be a few months before the first group of 90 fighters will be deployed. >> the trainees are recruited. they are vetted, and only then are they put in to training. they've been in the programme for quite a while. then the training takes time and then they'd be inserted into operations. and the trainees behind them. we hope this to be an ever-expanding programme. >> the syrian commission says the programme needs to be part of a broader political strategy. >> the programme has been connected to the syrian opposition groups. this is why - it's a lack of

strategy. it looks like a programme training and equipping missionaries and sending them back to syria. it will - has a lot of problems when the group back to syria. the important thing is they have to have a strategy that they are fighting for their own country, the freedom of their own country. >> the u.s. senate passed a bill allowing it to review and reject a deal with iran. the u.s. and five other nations say they'll ease economic sanctions on iran in exchange for scaling back the nuclear capabilities. as the bill is past by the house of representatives, congress can block president obama from waving sanctions for 30 days. obama threatened to veto. they set a june 30th deadline

for an agreement on iran's nuclear programme. the u.s. appeal court has ruled that the national security agencies one secret collection of americans phone records is illegal. it's the most significant test of the obama administration's metadata collectionment the pressure is on -- collection. the pressure is on congress to decide whether to end the programme. >> reporter: n.s.a. documents released by edward snowden released the dimensions of a programme sweeping up hundreds of phone records. the meta data collection provided information on when and how long long calls were made, but not the consents. >> 6,000 u.s. numbers from implicated for further

examination under this programme and upped the court orders and federal administration. civil liberties argue that the government was wrong to store private information of millions of americans. that's a form of communication that the founders of this country felt dangerous to liberty. an appeal government said it went behind the scope of the patriot act. passed by congress. the judges significantly declined to say if the program violated the u.s. constitution. two other courts are due to rule and the u.s. supreme court is likely to have the final say. >> the ruling comes a month before the act expires. if it feels to met the deadline

the phone records programme may stay in force a pattern of practice of excessive force will be probed in the baltimore police department. freddie gray a 25-year-old blackman suffered a neck injury in the back of a police dam. his death setting off nation ride protests over the treatment. african-americans. once the youngest prisoner in guantanamo bay has been freed. now 28 he was 15 when arrested. he'll live with his lawyer subject to strict monitoring while appealing his convictions by a u.s. court. >> i would like to thank the

canadian public for trusting me and giving me a chance. it might be some time, but i will prove to them that i'm more than what they thought of me. i'm a good person an out of control unmanned russian spacecraft burnt up on re-entry over the pacific ocean. the 3- tonne trip failed to reach a proper orbit en route to the international space station last week. it was thought there was an explosion at the moment of separation of the third stage of the rocket the head of germany's gdl train driver unit rejected an over from deutscha bahn. they demanded a 5% pay rise and a reduced work week from 39 to 37 hours. they negotiate on behalf of other workers, such as train steward. three have been killed during protests in burundi.

demonstrators have been on the street for two weeks, angry by a decision by the president to run for a third term. pierre nkurunziza's move defied a 2-term run. this week a court cleared the way for him to run again. >> a thai court stepped up actions against rohingya. the army will arrest anyone that may be involved. scott heidler warns. -- reports. >> reporter: this is a sleepy vimage near the border of malaysia. a week ago it was thrust into the spotlight. a mass grave holding bodies was discovered on a hill at the edge of the village. it is around the corner from here. most had an idea of what was

going on but were terrified to do anything. >> i thought of telling the authorities, but i'm a villager who tried to make ends met. i'm concerned about the safety. a special operation has been launched and troops scoured the country. those arrested in connection with the trafficking were two local government officials. more than 50 have to be reassigned. people in the border region are rallying taking a stand out of human trafficking. many want to know why it's taking this long for the operations to begin. some say they stayed quiet about the traffickers. others were working with the traffickers and making a profit. people in the local village near the area have been working closely with the traffickers

acting and catching run aways and escapees. the army commander made it known anyone with ties would not be spared. >> villagers along the boarder know they can't commit the crime. those that aid traffickers will be prosecuted. a sign denouncing human trafficking was put up. >> it is embarrassing. there are so many bad reports about our village. >> the investigations into the camp and those that un run them are in the early stages. this is a region famous for bird song competition, but it may take time before it can shed reputation for human trafficking in return for being judged on howl their birds sing. >> to nepal, where the traditional period of mourning comes to an end.

the foengs is shifting to rebuilding and recovery. medical taxes are scrambling to stop the spread before the monsoon season starts. for her stage teams, rebuilding monuments will take longer. >> for a few hours life returns to the streets of kathmandu. it's a solemn occasion. survivors young and old walking the streets. passing the ruins of a shared history. they offer prayers or memory of the dead i'm here to pray for the peace of the souls of my aunt and all the people killed in the earthquake thursday marks the end of the official mourning period in nepal. the scars of the tragedy, those that can't be seen and those that can will take longer to heal. >> this square was built by ancient kings and was the social and religious center of the city. what remains is a shadow of

former glory. the team of heritage experts from the u.n. cultural agency say it will take a month to assess the damage. >> we are making much of the damages within the different u.n.e.s.c.o. site. we make a photographing campaign and name every building. >> almost 300,000 homes were destroyed by the quake and even as aid continues to arriving there are remote areas yet to receive help. with monsoon season imminent stopping the spread of disease is a hurdle. the team sprays the rubble and tests the water supplies. medical teams tend to the vulnerable. >> there's a challenge as far as measles and rubella. we have started an immunization campaign. the focus will slowly start to shift.

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