this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. this is bbc news. the headlines at one... the shadow brexit secretary, labour's sir keir starmer, says to break the brexit impasse, the government should include a public vote in any eu withdrawal agreement. australia decides — counting is under way in the country's general election with results so far suggesting a tight race. prince william opens up over the "pain" he suffered after the death of his mother, diana princess of wales, in a bbc documentary about mental health. i think when you are bereaved at a very young age, any time really but particularly at a young age, i can resonate closely to that, you feel pain like no other pain. final preparations are being made for the 64th eurovision song contest in tel aviv with michael rice flying the flag for the uk.

manchester city face watford in the fa cup final at wembley as they look to become the first english club to complete the domestic treble. and, wyre davies is in cardiff, following the lives of those living on the streets of the welsh capital. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon. labour's brexit spokesman, sir keir starmer, has accused cabinet ministers of "torpedoing" his party's negotiations with the government, which collapsed yesterday. he's called on theresa may to put a a promise to hold a further referendum on the face of her eu withdrawal agreement when it's presented for a final time next month, before she steps down

as prime minister. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. an awkward and lacklustre launch for a european election campaign theresa may never wanted to fight. but the prime minister argued yesterday that only the conservatives could deliver brexit. if parliament had backed our brexit deal, we could already have left the eu. but parliament has not, so what chance does the prime minister have of getting mps to support her deal when they vote on it again next month? at least one in her party does not fancy her chances. it has failed three times. you can watch the movie titanic 100 times but i'm afraid the ship sinks every time, so if you are going to bring back this deal, and it still has the backstop, the dup will not support it and an increasing of conservative mps, even those who voted for it the second and third time, are saying enough is enough. this man wants mps to vote

on holding another referendum. the labour shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, says that after talks with the government to find a way forward broke down, it would be one way to break the deadlock. the prime minister has the option of going back to the eu and seeing what changes they would make. there's no point in that, is there? well, the political declaration, i think they would make changes. the withdrawal agreement might be another option. or of course, they could seek to break the impasse by putting a confirmatory vote on the face of a bill, but whatever happens, they have to find a way of breaking the impasse. when parliament votes in a couple of weeks‘ time, it will be another chance for mps to shape brexit somehow, but for the prime minister, it will be her last chance to deliver brexit with her deal on her terms. jonathan blake, bbc news. the duke of cambridge has spoken about the pressure of working as an air ambulance pilot and the strain it placed on his mental health. in a bbc documentary, he says he was left with the feeling that death was always around the corner. prince william also said that losing his mother, diana, princess of wales,

when he was a child, was a pain like no other. andy moore reports. we've got to relax a little bit and be able to talk about our emotions, because we're not robots. in the documentary called a royal team talk, prince william sits in a changing room and discusses mental health issues with stars of the footballing world who have all come under pressure in their careers. he speaks candidly about the enormous grief he suffered when his mother, princess diana, died in a car crash in 1997. he was just 15. i think when you are bereaved at a very young age — any time, really, but particularly at a young age, i can resonate closely to that — you feel pain like no other pain, and you know that in your life, it's going to be very difficult to come across something that's going to be even worse pain than that. but it also brings you so close to all those other people out there who have been bereaved. he also speaks about the stress of his formerjob as an air ambulance pilot. he said he sometimes found it very

difficult to deal with his feelings. in some cases, very raw, emotional day—to—day stuff, where you are dealing with families who are having the worst news they can ever possibly have, on a day—to—day basis. mmm. it leaves you with a very depressing, very negative feeling where you think, "death is just around the door everywhere i go." and that's quite a... it's quite a burden to carry and feel. prince william says the best way to share that burden is to be honest and talk openly about the mental health issues that all of us experience. andy moore, bbc news. let's talk more about prince william's campaign to open up the conversation on mental health. i'm joined by victoria hornby, the ceo of shout, the new 24/7 crisis text service which was launched by their royal highnesses last week, a legacy of the heads together campaign. if we can talk first about the interview broadcast tomorrow. a lot of very personal stuff, but when he

talks about working for the air ambulance service, that was interesting because i suppose it is one of those areas of the emergency services we sort of understand that they are seeing stressful things but perhaps we don't think about it in the same way as nurses and doctors in the a&e theatre perhaps. he was talking about the importance of talking about the importance of talking about the importance of talking about and also being aware yourself of the problems. absolutely, and i think without a doubt reaching out for help is absolutely the first thing to do. so many people do very traumaticjobs, jobs which require them to put other people first, and particularly our first responder community across the board. they are running into things that other people would run away from it is incredibly important we recognise that and have a tremendous impact on their mental health and make sure that we are all there to support people in those moments. how has it changed in terms of how the professions, from your experience in

the mental health field, these issues? i think in a lot of organisations in the past it is fair to say that people responded when there was a crisis but often there was not much in the build—up to it and it took a fairly traumatic experience for an individual, for someone experience for an individual, for someone to effectively have a breakdown in front of colleagues, before people realised there was a problem. yes, and i think it is becoming much more common to make sure that that a sense of there being services there for people to support them from the outset. and actually, we all respond to things very differently. we might be fine for three, four, six months, year after a traumatic event but then need some support because something might trigger that sense of needing help. making that people know that they can get help, and crucially making sure people don't feel they will be stigmatised, that it will affect theirjob prospects if they reach out for help, that is one of the crucial things across all workplaces. the duke and duchess of

cambridge as well as prince harry and his wife meg have been associated with different mental health campaigns and the heads together campaign people might remember it most prominently —— his wife meghan. there is a debate, i heard something this week about whether talking about these issues, if there is a danger of making people who actually don't have mental health problems they don't need to worry about, just the daily stresses of life, the ups and downs and the rest, whether it makes them unnecessarily anxious about their own mental health. it is a difficult balance. it is. i think own mental health. it is a difficult balance. it is. ithink some people will experience things in their lives which are just the normal things of life. you think about the course of our lives, there are so many challenges along the way and most of us get through them fine. i think what is crucial is making sure that if you are not getting through a challenge very well, and there can be many reasons behind that, that you do the right thing and seek help. that could be from a family member, your gp,

help. that could be from a family member, yourgp, a help. that could be from a family member, your gp, a teacher at school, it could be anyone. i think the crucial thing is feeling that if you were to step forward and say, i'm not sure i'm dealing with this brilliantly... and the answer might be that you're doing a fantasticjob but it is just reassurance. be that you're doing a fantasticjob but it isjust reassurance. and that can be quite important. i suppose the other thing is the value of these sorts campaigns is slowly de—stigmatising mental ill—health. which can be life long for people, oi’ which can be life long for people, or can be very short, particular instance, and something that can be improved. and if not improved, at least managed. absolutely and the crucial thing, for the vast majority of people, they might go through, and we know that one in four macro of us will have some kind of mental health challenge at any one time, i think the crucial thing is to make sure that we get there early. it is no different from any other health situation, a health problem, that early intervention and early support, preventative support is all absolutely key. particularly for

children, growing up and knowing it is ok to reach out for help and also growing up with some of the skills that help them to get through some of those difficult times. use a reaching out for help, presumably one of the purposes behind the new service you have launched is that there is help literally a text message away. can you explain how that works and what the idea is. shout is a 24/7 text—based crisis service which is free and crucially it is off bill so nobody would know if you have used it. that is very reassuring for people who might be struggling with letting people know oi’ struggling with letting people know or don't want anyone to know. exactly, and crisis can take many forms. we are there for people if they are stressed out by exams, a lot of people doing that at this time of year. bite relationships, by work situations. we are there, whatever the crisis is, for someone texting in and we are there ready

for seven which is important. so somebody can text in. the number is 85258. and then what happens? they get some automated messages which reassures them they are connected and that it is private and anonymous and that it is private and anonymous and confidential. and then they are paired with one of our volunteers. the volunteers have had 25 hours of training online and they are supervised by our clinical team. they are never on their own in answering the calls. absolutely. you get the confirmation and then what happens? do you get a text from that person? yes, from one of the volu nteers person? yes, from one of the volunteers who says, hi, my name is whatever and i'm here to support you. and we built some rapport with people, we try to help them to see that this is completely non—judgemental and you can tell us anything. and the anonymity and also

the silence of text is crucial. you will not be overheard and people don't need to go and try and find some work to be on their own and not overheard to speak to us. and most of the conversations are about an hour long. it is a conversation that dries and encourages someone to take that next step. and help point them in the right direction. absolutely. thank you very much for being with us, victoria. that number again if you should need it at any worth writing down because you never know when you might need it, it is 85258. thank you very much for talking to us. you can see more of that interview with the duke of cambridge in the documentary, ‘a royal team talk: tackling mental health'. it's broadcast on bbc one tomorrow night at 10.30pm. votes are being counted in australia after one of the most closely fought general elections in years. early indications suggests the result is going to be close. the opposition labor party, led by bill shorten, was leading in the polls heading into election day, but it's struggling to pick up some

of the key seats it needs to win. the prime minister scott morrison has only been in the job for six months but is trying to win a third term for his liberal—national coalition. our australia correspondent hwyel griffith is in sydney as the counting of ballot papers continues. still it is far too close to call at some of the early results have had the pollsters scratching their heads because the government, led by the liberals, for the last two and a half years have been behind labor in the polls. the only exit poll had labor ahead but as the actual results have come through, the liberals seem to have a very small lead. that issue of climate change seems to have been the key one but are played out differently in different parts of australia possible in metropolitan places like here in sydney, being against carbon emission cuts has cost the liberals eight seat, that of tony abbott, the former prime minister best known for wearing some tight swimming trunks!

but in rural queensland where coal is still king, it has worked against labor wanted greater action on climate change. that means both sides losing seats and no one is quite sure who will emerge the victor. if it is labor as the polls have led us to believe, that would mean australia will have its sixth prime minister within six years but here at the liberal party hq, the initial alumnus has changed a little and they may feel they mightjust have enough momentum to stay in government. the debate around the future of the irish border has been a significant stumbling block in the brexit process, with the forthcoming eu elections expected to be particularly hard—fought in northern ireland. ahead of the vote next week, our ireland correspondent chris page has been to hear people's views.

politics is full of ups and downs. the impact on northern ireland is probably greater than most of the places because of the land border it has with the irish republic so it is clear what issue is the main one for voters this week. we should have been out years ago. we need somebody with strong leadership in the government and we don't have that. we need a second referendum or something like that because i don't know if brexit is a good idea. something like that because i don't know if brexit is a good idealj just know if brexit is a good ideal just feel it's not straightforward to lead any more. i feel, are not sure who we can trust now. this is one of the biggest events in northern ireland, more than 100,000 people visit the balmoral show every year and one of the reasons it is so huge is that agriculture and the food industry are massively important to the economy here. we have an industry here that is in fine fettle and good form but potentially it will be massively affected by brexit if we have a

withdrawal without a proper agreement behind it. it could affect us agreement behind it. it could affect us in so many different terms, particularly around the movement of people and access to markets and ta riffs people and access to markets and tariffs associated with that. farm animals and produce are traded across the border all year round. the invisibility of the frontier helps to explain white 56% of people in this part of the uk voted to remain in the eu —— why. no matter what three politicians are elected as meps on thursday, business say they need clarity about brexit. we are frustrated because we are well established in northern ireland but we would love to get a foothold in southern ireland. at the moment, that seems to be far away. and people based near the border deeply feel the of political decisions and divisions. hopefully it will be a good outcome, because otherwise it will be tricky, even getting over and back from the border every day. we area

and back from the border every day. we are a farm in the north but the road is in the south so logistically it would be a nightmare let alone for business. as a business, which are based in enniskillen, just 15 miles from the border possible to think we would be in a situation where it will be a hard board with tariffs and business it is crazy. we're depending on the politicians to get things out. if it's not, i don't think there is a politician in the country who could face out of their front door again. brexit has generated strong words and passionate opinions. the last few days have been all about competitions between farmers but in thursday's contest, voters will decide which political arguments are most clear cut. you can find more details and analysis on the eu elections over on the bbc news website. and next week, we will be

continuing our series in the european elections in a special ask this. you can send us your questions to put to them. on monday, we'll speak to conservative mep ashely fox and vince cable the lib dem leader. then on tuesday we're interviewing gerard batten, the ukip leader, and on wednesday it will be the turn ofjohn healey from labour and adam price the plaid cymru leader. details of how to get in touch are on the screen. the headlines on bbc news... the shadow brexit secretary, labour's sir keir starmer, says to break the brexit impasse, the government should include a public vote in any eu withdrawal agreement. counting is underway in the australia's general election, with results so far suggesting a tight race. prince william opens up over the "pain" he suffered after the death of his mother, diana in a bbc documentary about mental health.

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. is it all about the fa cup? i think it is the biggest story in town. the countdown to kick—off at wembley is on with manchester city preparing to take on watford in the fa cup final. watford have never won a trophy, but if manchester city are triumphant, they will be the first men's team to win a domestic treble in england. john watson reports. cheering. serial winners, record breakers. another slice of history could be city's today. with the premier league and league cup in the can, common sense suggests more is to come. to win is so addictive. so when you prove it and you taste it, you say, "oh, i want more." it's something like... you know, you win, you go to take a shower — "i want to win the next one."

but football rarely follows logic, as this competition so often proves. on the brink of a semifinal exit, from 2—0 down, watford bounced back to force extra time and knock out wolves. and 35 years after their last cup final appearance, some faces may have changed, they'll hope the result does too. they suffered defeat to everton back in 1984. ..and sherwood didn't collect, the goal is given! they'll play the part of underdog in 2019. 35 years since the last time watford was in a final. we've never won a cup. so it's a massive achievement, a, to get there, but b, you're on the cusp of doing something unbelievable. city have won the game's oldest cup competition five times. this season, they've been at their unstoppable best. but, as the last few weeks have proved, in football, anything is possible. john watson, bbc news.

our coverage starts from 355 p. huge match in the women's game today, too — the champions league final between barcelona and defending champions lyon is being held in budapest. there's british interest in the form of lyon's lucy bronze, and her england team—mate toni duggan who plays for barca. barcelona is a club and a massive club but in the women's team they are not known for that. so people question why. huge match in the women's game today, too — the champions league they are not known for that. so people question why. and i believe, the same way when i signed for manchester city, i believe in the process. i believed what they wanted to achieve and i believed they have the resources and the facilities to do that. and now i'm sitting here ahead of the champions league final and i can say it has turned out well. last year we were the favourites to win the game and toni had been a bit like, why are lyon the favourites? we are just as good. and she's right. barca are a really great team. even on the opposite team, it was great to watch the football johanna konta's in semifinal action at the italian open in rome. she's playing kiki bertens

of the netherlands. but konta has lost the first set 7—5 — clay not her favourite surface. she did get the early break in the second set, but bertens has held and it's gone with serve since then, she's leading 5—4. the third round of the us pga championships has just got under way in new york, and they're all chasing one man. brooks koepka is seven shots ahead of the field. the american has the lowest score after two rounds in major championship history. reigning champion koepka tees off just before eight o'clock tonight, alongside three—time major winnerjordan speith. and jason roy says his century against pakistan was "very emotional" after a "rough morning" in hospital with his baby daughter. his 114 runs from 89 balls helped england chase down 341 to win the fourth match and the series with a game to spare. roy has a two—month—old daughter who he had to take to hospital at 1:30am on friday morning.

he says he stayed at the hospital until 8:30am, and then had a couple of hours' sleep before the start of the match at trent bridge. three games in the scottish premiership today. dundee, hamilton and motherwell all leading. you can follow them live on the bbc sport website. you can follow them on the bbc sport website. thank you. the austrian deputy chancellor has resigned following the emergence of a video in which the emergence of a video in which the leader of the far right freedom party apparently promised public contracts in exchange for campaign support before the general election two years ago. he complains he is the victim of political targeting. a man has died after a fight in a street in rochdale last night. he's believed to be in his early twenties. greater manchester police say a woman, who's 25, has been

arrested in connection with the murder investigation. the final of the 64th eurovision song contest takes place in tel aviv this evening, following israel's win last year. eurovision is one of the world's longest—running tv talent shows, and the biggest. this year dozens of artists have called for a boycott because of israel's treatment of the occupied palestinian territories. our arts correspondent david sillitto is in tel aviv. the organisers always describe eurovision as essentially a celebration of inclusivity, diversity and being very nonpolitical, all of which has been challenged by the sheer fact that this year it is taking place here in israel. there have been protests, there are groups who want there to be a cultural boycott of israel because of their actions in the occupied territories and you also have to remember that there's another side protesting — orthodox groups within israel who believe this should not be going on, especially on the sabbath. so far, there have been some protests in tel aviv but in the two semifinals there has been remarkably little, but tonight is the big night. i spoke to the boss yesterday who said that, for

instance, if any competitors staged a protest on stage, they would be immediately stopped and the performance brought to a halt, and there is very strict security. however, if you are interested in the eurovision song contest, the favourites so far are the netherlands, australia and sweden. the united kingdom is way down the odds. remember, michael rice was not even born the last time the united kingdom won the eurovision song contest. earlier i spoke to william lee adams from wiwibloggs — a website dedicated to eurovision who's covering the contest in tel aviv. he described the atmosphere there. i arrived on may 3rd, it feels like one long night but it is filled with so much colour and energy. people are walking around

in feathers, draping flags around their shoulders, supporting their home country and indeed other countries. it is kind of like the world cup of music! i was going to say, i'm interested, how does an american, if i'm correct in saying that, discover eurovision? presumably it is not that big in north america? i moved to london in 2006 and my partner insisted i watched it. he said you love figure skating and beauty pageants and reality singing shows and this brings it all together! that's a good way to sum it up! tell me, what actually happens yesterday. i think friday was when the professionals vote and the acts have to make a good impression yesterday before they face the public today. that's right. last night was a final dress run through in a packed arena. the contestants are judged by an international panel of musical experts and that accounts of 50%

of the overall score. it is also a rehearsal for the technical stuff because there are explosions, women rolled in on a six metre polls, swinging cameras and the technicians need to be on point. they only have 35 seconds between acts to change the stage and if they make a mistake, it can be very dangerous for the next singer. for instance, they have to wipe up the sweat because the next artist could slip! a very good warning — be careful where you step on a eurovision stage! let me ask you about your impressions of the songs and performances. i have to ask you about michael rice from hartlepool with bigger than us. is it going to be big enough? he is big enough, he's got a great personality and a wonderful voice and a lot of charisma and is very likeable but unfortunately i think the staging is not as grand or impressive as some other countries competing but hartlepool can be proud of their guy, he has done a greatjob and been a beautiful ambassador. what about the more fancied candidates?

i heard the netherlands as a favourite before the contest. the netherlands is so organic. the singer is openly bisexual, he talks about it publicly, he wants to be honest and real. so he wrote his own song, a story about how love is always slightly out of reach. there is an orbital lamp that descends from the sky, lands in front of his face and illuminates him and he makes love to the camera and then it disappears because love can be fleeting! so much emotion here, you will need tissues! they certainly will. who do you fancy? could there be a surprise winner or will the juries play safe? i think the netherlands is definitely in the lead but there are two countries nipping at his heels. one is australia. this is so over—the—top! it is cirque du soleil — a woman on a swinging pole seven metres in the air.

she has to be wheeled on to stage. you don't see the pole, you see a graphic of the earth so she appears to be floating in outer space, singing a pop opera song. this is all about postpartum depression, despite the weirdness, coming out of a depression and finding your feet and taking flight and our girl is taking flight tonight. i'm sorry to say that darren has left his six foot pole at home so darren is already here! i don't know if you have an interest in your mission but thankfully in the weather. i think we will stick to the weather! that's probably safest! we have a change of fortunes today, pretty cloudy in more northern parts of the uk, particularly scotland and northern ireland. there we have outbreaks of rain. further south, the cloud is beginning to break up

but we will have more showers developing, some of which can be heavy and thundery. a bit warmer in england and wales when the sun comes out but much chillier in scotland and northern ireland with temperatures struggling to 11 or 13 degrees. dryer in northern areas overnight, still a lot of cloud, clearer spells further south, missed and patchy fog and low cloud of the north sea but temperatures typically around six or 7 degrees. fairly mild heading into sunday. we will see the cloud braking in scotland but that will lead to some heavy showers. still quite cloudy in northern ireland. more sunshine in england and wales but again some heavy and thundery showers, particularly in central parts. these are the temperatures. warmer in scotland and northern ireland, perhaps a touch warmerfor england northern ireland, perhaps a touch warmer for england and wales.