this is bbc news, i'm martin stanford. our top stories: could it even be an outright win? australia's centre—right are closing in on a surprise election victory. a snap election is called in austria after the far—right leader allegedly made secret deals with a russian investor. europe's nationalist and far—right parties hold a joint rally in italy — pledging to reshape continent's politics. commentator: manchester city have won the fa cup. and an unprecedented domestic treble for manchester city — winning the fa cup after their premier league and carabao cup victories.

hello and welcome to bbc news. the governing centre — right coalition in australia is closing in on a surprise outright victory in the general election. the prime minister scott morrison called the result a miracle, as the party had been trailing in polls. with a handful of seats yet to declare, his liberal national party are just two seats short of the 76 needed to control parliament. the opposition labor leader bill shorten has resigned. hywel griffith, contains some flash photography. he wasn't expected to last year as prime minister but scomo, as his party called him, as secured at

victory. he is a man who is known to have brought a lump of coal into parliament. a fan of fossil fuels, the country and his party have a break — make embraced him. the country and his party have a break — make embraced himli the country and his party have a break - make embraced him. i am standing here with three of the miracles of my life at the moment. and tonight we have been delivered another one! 0h cheering and applause. this election had been billed as a generational shift. young people put climate change as ——at the centre of the debate, demanding no new coal mines be opened but the tide turned towards the liberals. despite two years trailing behind labour in the polls, it is on course to form a government. i think scomo has come above and brought the people with him so here we are. it was an amazing victory for the silent majority. against the odds, against

all the opinion polls, scott morrison has delivered for his party and he has done it largely alone. many of his cabinet members were seen as simply too toxic to campaign alongside him. this victory is all about scomo. and it is one that means australia's habit of chopping and changing prime ministers should and, for now at least. we've all the latest analysis on what australia's election result means for the world, on our website. from climate change to immigration and foreign policy, it's all there. bbc.com/news is the address. take a look. austria is heading for another election. the chancellor sebastian kurz made the announcement hours after the resignation of his coalition partner and vice chancellor, heinz—christian strache. mr strache, the leader of the freedom party, resigned over an undercover video which appears to show him discussing government contracts with a russian investor in return for campaign support.

chancellor kurz says he can no longer govern in coalition with the freedom party. translation: i have nonetheless stayed, not ending the coalition over the first misconduct, but after yesterday's video i must say, honestly, enough is enough. also if the methods to me are clearly contemptible, the content is just what it is. what's said about me in the video, from name—calling to the inheritance accusations and allegations, is secondary. chancellor kurtz there. the now former vice chancellor addressed reporters a little earlier, where he apologised for his behaviour and announced his resignation. translation: today at 11am, i had a conversation with chancellor sebastian kurz in which i offered my resignation from the function of vice chancellor of the republic of austria and he accepted this decision. i'm doing this in my responsibility for this project, to prevent any further damage to my family because that is the most important thing in life, my

party and my office. heinz christian strache on his resignation there. markus becker is the eu correspondent of der spiegel — one of the publications that broke the story. he says the political fallout from this is no surprise. i think what you hear and what you see in the video is so scandalous, and so bad politically, that i'm not really surprised that chancellor kurz had to call a new election in austria. do you think it will damage mr strache's party, too? oh, yes, definitely. mr strache's party, the fpo, has always portrayed itself as the clean party, the clean alternative to the established parties, less corrupted, or not corrupted at all, less part of the established system.

and now it looks like not only are they not better, they seem to be worse. can we understand a little more how you came to publish the transcript of the video? how did it come into your hands? we had a source who would like to remain anonymous, who gave us the video material roughly a week ago. we had it analysed by number of experts, they did forensic analysis about the voices, faces and so on to establish that this video was authentic. and then, we felt that the contents of this video were so important that we had to publish as soon as possible. mr strache has issued denials about the significance of the video, saying it was mere boasting while drunk, or was to that effect. do you understand his rejection of the accusations against him? well, i think this might have

been the only avenue, the only course of action he could take because the evidence is quite clear, what he's talking about, is quite clear too. clearly offered a supposed oligarch, the use of an oligarch from russia, government contracts in exchange for political help. and this might be something which might the fact that mr strache back then was not yet vice chancellor might help him with the other thing he was talking about in the video, a possibly illegal way to donate large sums of money to his party. one doesn't want to jump to two many conclusions,

but it's an interesting coincidence, or maybe not, that in milan today there was a big rally of a number of far right parties across europe ahead of the european union elections this coming thursday. do you think it will do wider damage? it won'tjust be austria that suffers from the scandal? definitely. for the far right in europe, the austrian coalition was always some sort of a model. for example, the hungarian prime minister viktor orban, who is part of this far right populist movement in europe too, called the austrian government coalition a model for the rest of europe. and well, now, this model is is in shambles and i think the other far right parties in europe will suffer in the european election too. it has to be seen how much they will suffer but i cannot imagine that this will be without effect. let's get some of the day's other news. the former argentine president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, says she'll run as a vice—presidential candidate in national elections later this year. ms fernandez was widely expected

to run for the top job, but has chosen her former chief of staff, alberto fernandez, as the party's top candidate. thousands of chileans took to the streets on saturday calling for the recreational use of marijuana to be legalised. the "cultivate your rights" protesters say they want the cultivation, distribution, and consumption of cannabis made easier. chile legalised the use of medical marijuana 4 years' ago. the saudi king has invited gulf and arab leaders to an emergency summit on may 30th to talk about the attacks last sunday against ships and oil installations off the united arab emerites coast. in a tweet, the crown prince also talked on the phone to us secretary of state mike pompeo to discuss security in the region. leaders of nationalist and far—right parties from across europe have promised to reshape the continent after the eu parliamentary

election later this month. addressing a major rally in the italian city of milan, led by the italian deputy prime minister matteo salvini, they praised the anti—imigration policies promoted by the italian government. marine le pen of the french far—right national rally party said that imigration was endangering the values of european civilisation. the dutch politician geert wilders said there should be no more ships of illegal immigrants and called for an end to what he called "the islamisation of europe". at the end of the rally, the bbc‘s ros atkins he caught up with the italian deputy prime minister, matteo salvini. did you enjoy today's events? i'm late, i'm terribly late. what were your emotions today? speaks italian. what did you say about mr farage? i'm waiting for him. are you?

would you like him in your coalition? yeah. the new european parliament. but he wants to leave the european union. do you think he should? forthe moment, he is in. for the moment, he is in. do you hope he stays? we can work together, we can work together. on which issues, immigration, the economy? both. yeah. thanks for speaking to us. with us now sara monetta, bbc europe producer. how strong is this far right alliance? when it formed in april, materials fill ——it was matteo salvini's lead party. and then the afb in germany and marine le pen's party in france. it has gone to

spain and estonia. essentially, the most important bits would be what happens after the european elections. if in hungary, it is viktor orban, it would make it quite significant. at the moment, it is a popular party that they have been pa rt popular party that they have been part of problems recently and viktor orban himself, he said he doesn't recognise the candidate of the european people's party is a viable candidate. he has hinted that he would want to jump ship and moved to a block with matteo salvini. these nationalist parties could be quite significant in the european

parliament. you mentioned viktor orban, still outside this grouping at the moment, is that due to policy disagreements or personality clashes, do you think? viktor orban, some parties have been ——he has been a strong critic of the european popular party. they were harshly critical of the president of the european commission jean—claude juncker. he has certainly been a vocal critic of the european people's party but this is still the governing party in the european parliament. what happens after european union elections is essential. if the block of matteo salvini manages to get enough votes that viktor orban are seized that evenif that viktor orban are seized that even if hejoins that viktor orban are seized that even if he joins them, that viktor orban are seized that even if hejoins them, he that viktor orban are seized that even if he joins them, he won't lose significance and voters in the

european parliament, then he will probably shift. it is a political calculation, essentially. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: it's the netherlands! winners of the eurovision song contest 2019 this morning an indian airforce the plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it has been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far but suddenly

the police are tear gassing the crowd. we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country and the challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the australian centre—right has been voted back into office in what prime minister scott morrison has called a miracle election result. the chancellor of austria has called a snap election. it follows the resignation of the leader of his far—right coalition allies over corruption allegations.

the british prime minister theresa may has said she will be making "a bold new offer" to mps, when the government puts her brexit plan before the house of commons for a final time next month. but labour's brexit spokesman, sir keir starmer, has accused cabinet minister of "torpedoing" his party's negotiations with the government, and called on theresa may to offer mps the option of another referendum. here's our political correspondent ben wright. a forlorn campaign launch on friday for european elections theresa may didn't want to happen. next thursday, we will be holding european elections. but soldiering on, mrs may now says she will ask mps to vote on a new and improved brexit plan. on tuesday, the cabinet will discuss changes to the brexit bill she hopes will win over labour mps despite the collapse of cross party talks yesterday, and theresa may will make a speech on her strategy later in the week.

but power is draining from the prime minister and tory critics say any changes to the bill would be meaningless. you can watch the movie titanic a hundred times but i'm afraid the ship sinks every time. so if you're going to bring back this deal and it still has the backstop in it, then the dup aren't going to support it and now an increasing number of conservative mps, even those who voted for it the second and third time, are saying, enough is enough. it's this man, campaigning in essex today, giving conservatives nightmares. polls suggest the brexit party is set to do very well in the european elections on thursday. applause. jeremy corbyn was also out and about. yesterday he said labour would carefully consider any new proposals brought forward by the government, but his party is deeply split too with its brexit spokesman insisting number 10 must offer another referendum to win labour's backing for the bill. we do need to break the impasse and one way to do that is for the government to put public vote option on the face of the withdrawal agreement bill that it proposes to bring back in just a few weeks' time. and with the unofficial contest to replace theresa may already

revving up, the prime minister's promise of a bold next move to break the deadlock seems optimistic and very late in the day. ben wright, bbc news. the duke of cambridge has said he felt "pain like no other" after the death of his mother, diana, princess of wales, when he was a child. prince william made the disclosure in a bbc documentary about mental health, in which footballers, including the england player danny rose, have spoken about the pressures they have faced. here's our correspondent andy moore. he is the man who will be king, and his voice carries when he decides to take up a particular issue, in this case mental health. we have got to relax a little bit and be able to talk

about our emotions because we are not robots. in this documentary, prince william sits in a changing room and discusses the issue with stars of the footballing world. 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 within your life it is going to be very difficult to come across something that is 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. england and spurs defender danny rose was praised by the prince when he spoke publicly about his depression, but some people were not so understanding. in the summer, i was speaking to another club, and they said, the club would like to meet you, "just to check you are not crazy." because of what you said? yeah, because of what i had said and what i had been through. prince william spoke

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're dealing with families who are having the worst news they could ever possibly have, on a day—to—day basis. it leaves you with a very depressing, very negative feeling where you think, death isjust around the door everywhere i go. that is 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. the partner of murdered journalist lyra mckee has made a public plea for same—sex marriage in northern ireland. sara canning told the crowds gathered outside city hall for the rainbow rally that a law change would be a "win" for everyone. ms mckee, a 29—year—old journalist and author, was shot dead by dissident republicans as she observed rioting

in londonderry last month. the differences made, and the rights not extended to same—sex couples is not acceptable. it is not fair, it is not right and it's an affront to us as individuals, as couples, as families. to our love, to our loved ones and to our children, we pay our taxes, we are governed by the same law, we love deeply and we love dearly. should we not be afforded the same rights in marriage? now to the big sporting story of the day. manchester city have won the fa cup. alongside their premier league and carabao cup wins, they've won an unprecedented domestic treble this season. in a one—sided match at wembley they beat watford 6—0. david ornstein reports. manchester city and on the lot this season! the completion of an unprecedented mission. manchester city going when none of their rivals have gone before. they came in tens

of thousands to witness something unique, a city clean sweep or watford's first major trophy. unique, a city clean sweep or watford's first major trophym unique, a city clean sweep or watford's first major trophy. it is a huge day. it has been 35 years. several winners are. the pre- a huge day. it has been 35 years. severalwinners are. the pre- much further felt entirely fitting. the music, the colour, and the blazing lights, stage set for a meeting of such magnitude. watford knew they needed to quickly find a rhythm, and they did. though even quicker was city's keeper. the hornets wanted, how painful would approve? city's shows no bounds. david silva with the chance. here they were doing something that not even the great manchester united team of 1990 minutes, nor the arsenal invinceables of 2004, even when pushed all the way by liverpool in the premier league. in a season when

there is an all english lineup in there is an all english lineup in the finals, city's achievement is simply extraordinary. three trophies going into the manchester city cabinet. the wealth gap between the sides is enormous. city could yet face severe sanctions for allegedly breaking financial rules and over the signing of young players. here the signing of young players. here the footballing golf was brutally exposed. the gloss supplied by raheem sterling. city have sex! never has an f a cup final scene a bigger margin of victory ——6. to set such a high standard for such a long period of time. i am talking two years. what a team, what a privilege. an incredible year for us. privilege. an incredible year for us. incredible. for the organisation, all the people, a big congratulations. especially for the

players, of course, they are the reason we have one. their feet finished with one last climb, up to the royal box to seal a regal trial. vincent kompa ny lifting the the royal box to seal a regal trial. vincent kompany lifting the prize and his club to a dizzying height. well, manchester cityjust get better and better. they are collecting silverware at a rate english football has rarely seen. this was the day they made history. and by the looks of it they're hungry for even more. david ornstein, bbc news, wembley. a fantastic win for them. let's bring you some breaking news now. in the last few minutes the 2019 eurovision song contest held in israel has been won by netherlands. singer duncan lawrence — who was the bookmakers favourite — took the prize with his song arcade. italy was second and russia third. the contest had its share of controversy with various protests

duncan lawrence is bringing the eurovision song contest back to the netherlands. yes, it was the netherlands. singer duncan lawrence — who was the bookmakers favourite — took the prize with his song arcade. italy was second and russia third. there was some excitement when australia were in the lead, briefly, and everyone thought the caravan might go there next year. their north macedonia appeared to be leading for a little while. but in the end, on the people's vote, it was the netherlands who topped the charts and so the whole competition will move to the netherlands this time next year. the contest had its share of controversy with various protests surrounding the event in tel aviv. religiousjewish groups objected to it being held on saturday — and other human rights campaigners wanted a boycott because of israel's

actions in gaza. the 2019 eurovision song contest held in israel has been won by netherlands. thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. many of us had a pretty cloudy day yesterday weather wise. it was in scotland and northern ireland where it wasn'tjust cloudy, turned out to be quite wet ankle. the skies looked like this. further south, the cloudy breakup. a little bit of sunshine. theyjust sent these big shower clouds gathering up through the skies in the greater london area. the radar picture still shows we have patches of rain across parts of scotland, northern ireland as well. but the showers we had across england and wales have largely cleared out of the way. that said, you can still see some passing showers working into the coastline of sussex and kent over the next few hours. further north, that is where the cloudiest weather will be. there will also be mist and fog patches

around in the next few hours across eastern scotland into northern part of northern ireland, particularly into the hills. and perhaps east midlands and east anglia murky as well. all in all, for sunday morning, it is a cloudy, great start to the date one way or the other. the cloud will slowly break to give some bright or sunny spells. as the weather tries to brighten up, and it will be a slow process across scotla nd will be a slow process across scotland and northern ireland, will start to see some showers breakup. the showers get going as we had through sunday afternoon. they will come along in batches. across eastern scotland showers are quite widespread. a few over the mountains elsewhere as well. inbetweeners downpours, but more brightness, it won't feel quite a school with temperatures up to 16 in glasgow. showers in glasgow as well. for wales and western areas of england i fa ncy wales and western areas of england i fancy it will be a largely dry day. there will be a line of heavy showers working in across the midlands, central and southern england, and parts of southern

england, and parts of southern england as well. those showers heavy, thundery, and slow—moving in nature. beyond that, for the week ahead, we will continue to see showers through monday and tuesday as well. later in the week low pressure will bring some slightly stronger winds and the threat of some rain. monday starts off i in a similar kind of been weather wise. a lot of cloud around and we will see some showers building, particularly through the afternoon, some of those heavy and thuggery. it occurred almost anywhere. everyone saw northern ireland as we go through the afternoon. in between, the wind is very light. in any sunshine temperatures coming up. showery over the next few days. but then towards the next few days. but then towards the end of the week probably thickening cloud threatening rain for some of us and the wind is picking up as well. that's your latest weather. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines: australia's governing coalition is close to an outright victory in the federal election. with a few seats to declare, scott morrison's liberal national party adjust to sheet —— seats short of what they need to control parliament. the opposition leader bill shorten has conceded defeat. austria will have a snap election, following the resignation of the leader of the far—right freedom party over corruption allegations. in a national tv address, the country's chancellor listed other scandals involving the freedom party and said the latest revelations had been the last straw. leaders of nationalist parties across europe have promised to reshape the parliament. the italian deputy prime minister matteo salvini addressed the