this is bbc news, the headlines at 4: celebrations for australia's labor party as it wins the country's general election. it means this man, anthony albanese, is set to form the next government though it's not yet clear whether it will be a majority or minority administration. it says a lot about our great country that the son of a single mum who is a disability pensioner, who grew up in public housing down the road can stand before you tonight as australia's prime minister. i've always believed in australians and theirjudgment and i've always been prepared to accept their verdicts. we'll have the latest on what this means for australia — and for the world.

also this hour... here, opposition parties demand an explaination from borisjohnson, after he met with the senior civil servant, sue gray, ahead of the publication of her report into lockdown parties at downing street. two people have been taken to hospital after a stand collapsed during a trooping the colour rehearsal in central london. pharmacists have been given temporary power to make swaps to women's hormone replacement therapy prescriptions, amid ongoing shortages. hello and welcome to bbc news.

australia's general election has been won by the labor party. votes are stil being counted but labor does appear to have fallen short of an overall majority — so it's unclear whether the party's leader, anthony albanese, will seek to form a coalition or rule as a minority government. however, australia's next prime minister, has just delivered his first speech at labor's party headquarters to thunderous applause and cheers — let's have a listen. i begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet. i pay my respect to their elders past, present and emerging and on behalf of the australian labor party, i commit to the uluru statement from the heart in full... wild cheering. and i say to my fellow australians, thank you for this

extraordinary honour. cheering. tonight the australian people have voted for change. cheering. i am humbled by this victory and i am honoured to be given the opportunity to serve as the 31st prime minister of australia. my labor team will work every day to bring australians together and i will lead a government worthy of the people of australia. a government as courageous and hard—working and caring as the australian people are themselves. earlier tonight, scott morrison

called me to congratulate myself and the labor party on our victory at the election. scott very graciously wished me well and i thank him for that and i wish him well. and... and i thank him for this service that he has given to our country as prime minister. i also want to acknowledge and thank jenny morrison and their two daughters for their contribution and sacrifice as well. my fellow australians, it says a lot about our great country, that a son of a single mum who is a disability pensioner, who grew up in public housing down the road... can stand before you tonight

as australia's prime minister. cheering. can we...? i know it's been a long night. but if we can dial it down a little bit. every parent wants more for the next generation than they had. my mother dreamt of a better life for me and i hope that myjourney in life inspires australians to reach for the stars. i want australia to continue to be a country that, no matter where you live, who you worship, who you love or what your last name is, that places no restrictions on yourjourney in life.

cheering. australia's outgoing prime minister, scott morrison, offered this concession. and so on a night like tonight, it is proper to acknowledge the functioning of our democracy. i have always believed in australians and theirjudgment and i have always been prepared to accept their verdicts. and tonight, they have delivered their verdict and i congratulate anthony albanese and the labor party and i wish him and his government all the very best. i'm joined now by paul smith, the president of the australian labour party abroad, based here in london. you walked into the studio with the biggest smile on your face, what does this mean to you? fix, biggest smile on your face, what does this mean to you?- does this mean to you? a great victory for _ does this mean to you? a great victory for working _ does this mean to you? a great victory for working people. - victory for working people. australia has voted for change, a better future and that will make a

big difference in australia and to australia's relationship with the world. we heard mr albanese talking about what heard mr albanese talking about what he has plans. what does that mean? i he has plans. what does that mean? i think it is a change in tone to unite australians and in policy that will make people's lives better. also at that headquarters, mr albanese said it was a long night and it is not over yet. we do not know how he will rule, whether majority or minority or coalition. australian votes take place over the next 13 days but the projections are

very strong for labour one and it has 172 seats definitely. labour needs to win more, for more, to be without any doubt. it is in a strong position to form a government as a majority government, even if it does not, he is very well used to working with other people to get things done and there is no doubt he will be sworn in on monday as the next prime minister of australia. what sworn in on monday as the next prime minister of australia.— minister of australia. what do you think it is behind _ minister of australia. what do you think it is behind the _ minister of australia. what do you think it is behind the victory? - minister of australia. what do you think it is behind the victory? we l think it is behind the victory? we have heard how the young, the female voice has really counted this time around. but primarily it has been issue with climate change, was climate change a priority for him before he won, did he talk about it in the campaign? he before he won, did he talk about it in the campaign?—

in the campaign? he did, he said labour would _ in the campaign? he did, he said labour would make _ in the campaign? he did, he said labour would make a _ in the campaign? he did, he said labour would make a big - in the campaign? he did, he said i labour would make a big difference on climate change. what i would like to see is the issue of wages for working people, labour said they would support a wage increase for low income earners to keep pace with inflation, it was the thing that moved a lot of votes in the working class areas, that one the election for labour and i think that is the cost of issue —— living issue which many australians will see made them hope for labour. you many australians will see made them hope for labour-— hope for labour. you know him personally. _ hope for labour. you know him personally. we _ hope for labour. you know him personally, we had _ hope for labour. you know him personally, we had a _ hope for labour. you know him personally, we had a little - hope for labour. you know him personally, we had a little bit l personally, we had a little bit about some of his background, his personal story. what can you add to that and why did that matter to him? the thing to understand about anthony and people who know better than i do, he grew up in public housing with a single mother. he recently came —— the reason he came in to politics was how does this

affect someone like my mum who is a disability pensioner, who struggled all her life? he has come into politics to make a difference to people like his own mother, and as he mentioned in his speech, a government with kindness to people who need it and understand that, that would be central to everything in his politics as prime minister. caring for people who need help. thank you very much indeed. opposition parties are demanding that the prime minister explains a meeting with the senior civil servant sue gray over her report into parties held in downing street during lockdown. it's emerged the pair met several weeks ago — but there are conflicting accounts of what was discussed. i asked our political correspondent jonathan blake about what we know about this meeting. last night, downing street confirmed this meeting had taken place, and we were told by a senior source in number 10 that it was arranged

at the request of sue gray and it was called to discuss practical and process issues, such as whether photographs would be published as evidence when her report is published in the coming days, as we expect. a spokesman for the sue gray investigation has disputed that account and it seems as far as that side is concerned, photographs were not discussed and that a senior official in number 10 initially suggested that sue gray might like to update the prime minister on the progress of her report. she then later formally requested the meeting. now this matters because there is huge sensitivity around borisjohnson meeting in private the senior civil servant tasked with investigating him and all those working under him in downing street and across whitehall in government, for breaking lockdown rules during the pandemic. there is a lot riding on this report, not least boris johnson's authority and some

would say his position as prime minister, so it needs to be seen to be as independent as possible. downing street are stressing that today, the prime minister did not request the meeting and he has not tried to influence the process in anyway and it is rightly for sue gray to decide that it is all done independently. they are at pains to try and stop any suggestions that sue gray was summoned to meet the prime minister or that he or anyone else in number 10 is trying to influence this report. that is also why there are calls from opposition parties for an explanation. despite all of that, the confusion, the report is still expected to be released as billed or question marks over that? no, we are as sure us we can be it is coming in the next few days. those who are expected to be named in the report have been contacted and given a chance to respond

or take issue with what has this been said about them and their conduct in the report, they have a deadline of five o'clock on sunday evening to do that. once that passes, it is up to sue gray and her team to publish the report. but we are expecting it beofre the end of next week. depending on what is in the report, what are the likely consequences, the outcomes of sue gray's report? it depends on what is in it as you suggest. we know from her draft findings that she has identified failures of leadership and judgment in downing street and the events that happened should not have been allowed to happen in the way that they did and to the extent that they did. as she put it in her draft findings that was published injanuary. we have had since then the met police investigation which has issued dozens and dozens of fines, and only one for the prime minister himself, and that has taken some of the heat out of what sue gray

will publish in her report. but there will be detail in there and it will be uncomfortable reading at the very least for boris johnson and others in government. how damning it is? we willjust have to see what it comes out west but there is political pressure on borisjohnson, is it there with the intensity back when these revelations first came out and sue gray was first tasked with compiling this report? perhaps not. of course, sir keir starmer now facing a police investigation over his own conduct during lockdown. so, that is all context to be borne in mind when we see the outcome of this report in the coming days. the headlines on bbc news... celebrations for australia's labor party as it wins the country's general election. here, opposition parties demand an explaination from borisjohnson, after he met with the senior civil servant, sue gray, ahead

of the publication of her report into lockdown parties at downing street. pharmacists have been given temporary power to make swaps to women's hormone replacement therapy prescriptions, amid ongoing shortages. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly. good afternoon. we're into the second half of the scottish cup final between rangers and hearts at hampden park. it was goaless at the break although both sides had good chances these are live pictures from hampden park, you can watch this on the bbc sport website or bbc one if you're in scotland. rangers made five changes the side that started the europa league final on wednesday, that they lost on penalties. this will be playing in two hearts hands, they are the fresher side. it is goalless at the moment.

there's also a big match at wembley, the first of the play—off finals. league one sunderland or wycombe wanderers will make it into the championship. elliot embleton scored for sunderland in the first half with a swerving shot that deceived the wycombe keeper david stockdale. sunderland were a premier league side five years ago, but had back to back relegations. wycombe only dropped out of the championship last season. sunderland looking good at the moment. charles leclerc will be on pole for tomorrow's spanish grand prix. there weren't too many surprises in qualifying, the ferrari driver had been quickest in every practice session in barcelona. the championship leader was about a quarter of a second quicker than red bull's max

verstappen. lewis hamilton will start down in sixth, he was again outpaced by his mercedes teammate george russell who was fourth fastest. the second diamond league atheltics event of the year is under way at the revamped alexander stadium in birmingham — which will be used at this summer's commonwealth games. and one of britain's brightest hopes at those games, dina asher—smith won the women's 100 metres — beating shericka jackson by a hundreth of a second! daryll neeta was third. no elaine thompson—herah, the olympic champion pulled out as a precaution after feeling some discomfort in training. this is my first hundred of the season, it is a long season. and it was good, it was a strong field. i could have done a few things differently if i was picky but you know the first one is a bit... but i am very happy with that time and happy to win in this temperature and this field as well. it is good. britain's 0lympic silver medallist keely hodgkinson got an impressive win in the 800 metres. she beat france's renelle lamote in second and jamaica's natoya goule in third.

lam iamjust i am just happy to be healthy, running — i am just happy to be healthy, running well and in good shape. hoping — running well and in good shape. hoping to — running well and in good shape. hoping to build on this. it is all good, — hoping to build on this. it is all good, still— hoping to build on this. it is all good, still early days. you can go out and _ good, still early days. you can go out and smash it, but it is good to -et out and smash it, but it is good to get one _ out and smash it, but it is good to get one down and two months to the world _ get one down and two months to the world championships and build on it, really. _ world championships and build on it, really, that's it. britain's laura muir opened her season with victory in the women's1500m, holding off australian jessica hull in second. fellow britjemma reekie finished in fifth. canada's aaron brown won the men's 100 metres ahead of yohan blake with jerome blake third. nethaneel mitchell—blake was the highest finishing brit in fifth. trayvon bromell and zarnell hughes were both disqualified for false starts. in rugby league's superleague hull kr were beaten 20 points to 8 by catalans dragons.

the french side scored 3 tries to just the one for the robins at craven park. their third came from the club's top try scorer fouad yaha. hull kr have lost their last four games. rory mcilroy says he's still in contention at the us pga championship despite slipping from the top of the leaderboard. he's fifth at the halfway stage, five strokes behind the american will zalatoris. he fired a bogey free round of 65 to lead the second mens major of the year on 9 under par. play is underway, but the leaders won't resume until this evening. that's all the sport for now. still no goals with rangers against hearts _ i'll have more for you in the next hour. two people have been taken to hospital after a stand collapsed during a trooping the colour rehearsal in central london. the incident happened

at horse guards road while people were watching rehearsals for a parade ahead of the queen's jubilee celebrations. the london amubulance service says three more people were treated at the scene. marcus dell was at the rehearsal this morning — hejoins me now. thank take us through what you heard and what you saw? goad thank take us through what you heard and what you saw?— and what you saw? good afternoon. the first we — and what you saw? good afternoon. the first we knew _ and what you saw? good afternoon. the first we knew of _ and what you saw? good afternoon. the first we knew of it, _ and what you saw? good afternoon. the first we knew of it, we - and what you saw? good afternoon. the first we knew of it, we were - the first we knew of it, we were invited to stand for the national anthem and there was a commotion behind us and it transpired their floorboards in the temporary arena had cracked and several people had thrown —— like falling through the pit. what happened next? the emergency services did a greatjob, a lot of people were panicking. but

the emergency services did a great job of getting to the people quickly and treating them as they are. it was initially an isolated incident but 25 minutes later in the show a separate area of the arena appear to have a similar incident across from me, saw a similar thing happen there, a lot of distress. the stand was evacuated and the people were treated for their injuries. just was evacuated and the people were treated for their injuries.— treated for their in'uries. just to clari , treated for their in'uries. just to clarify. you _ treated for their in'uries. just to clarify. you were _ treated for their injuries. just to clarify, you were saying - treated for their injuries. just to clarify, you were saying they - treated for their injuries. just to l clarify, you were saying they were two incidents involving two different stance?— two incidents involving two different stance? . , different stance? that is right. the first one was _ different stance? that is right. the first one was about _ different stance? that is right. the first one was about ten _ different stance? that is right. the first one was about ten metres - different stance? that is right. the. first one was about ten metres away from behind to my left and the second one was across the opposite side of horse guards parade in a separate stand, so a separate incident. ., ., ., ., incident. how did the evacuation go, we saw some — incident. how did the evacuation go, we saw some of— incident. how did the evacuation go, we saw some of the _ incident. how did the evacuation go, we saw some of the emergency - we saw some of the emergency services and some military running in towards one of the sites of the incident. describe to us how long it

took to evacuate, was everything controlled and calm?— controlled and calm? yes, the emergency — controlled and calm? yes, the emergency services _ controlled and calm? yes, the emergency services did - controlled and calm? yes, the emergency services did a - controlled and calm? yes, the| emergency services did a good controlled and calm? yes, the - emergency services did a good job. initially there was panic and some people left quickly and the emergency services were on hand quickly to make sure everyone stayed calm and it was a row by row evacuation.— calm and it was a row by row evacuation. ~ . , , , evacuation. was this the first time ou evacuation. was this the first time you attended _ evacuation. was this the first time you attended our _ evacuation. was this the first time you attended our aerosol - evacuation. was this the first time you attended our aerosol like - evacuation. was this the first time j you attended our aerosol like this, is it normal that the rehearsals take place here? it is it normal that the rehearsals take place here?— take place here? it is the first time i take place here? it is the first time i have — take place here? it is the first time i have attended - take place here? it is the first time i have attended but - take place here? it is the first time i have attended but it. take place here? it is the first time i have attended but it is| take place here? it is the first| time i have attended but it is a tradition that i understand goes back a long way. there is going to be approving for the colour for the queen'sjubilee. —— trooping the colour. queen's jubilee. -- trooping the colour. ., ~' , ., , queen's jubilee. -- trooping the colour. ., ,, , ., , . queen's jubilee. -- trooping the colour. ., ~ , . ., queen's jubilee. -- trooping the colour. ., , . ., colour. thank you very much for your time and telling _ colour. thank you very much for your time and telling us _ colour. thank you very much for your time and telling us what _ colour. thank you very much for your time and telling us what took - colour. thank you very much for your time and telling us what took place l time and telling us what took place earlier today. pharmacists are to be given more flexibility to deal with shortages of hormone replacement therapy medicines. they'll be given temporary powers to exchange certain hrt drugs without a new prescription.

matt graveling has the details. so, i can get tired. i didn't used to get tired, always had quite a lot of energy. it can make you feel anxious when you never normally get anxiety, so you can worry about things that are really silly and not understand why. just two symptoms of the menopause experienced by yasmin who got her life back on track by treating them with hormone replacement therapy or hrt. but for yasmin, like many others, a recent lack of supply has led to frustration and a return of symptoms. there is a lot of admin, life admin goes into trying to work out and organise trying to get medication and going between different pharmacies, talking to the gp, having to phone a gp all the time, having to try and source them. the government have brought in two big changes to try and tackle the shortage of hrt. the first is it will limit supply to three months at a time. the first is to give pharmacists the power to slightly

change prescriptions, so if they are out of stock of one item, they can change it to something similar. there are risks for women who are either coming off hrt or changing hrt and very often even if you give a woman the same product but it's made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. so it's not the ideal solution, but it is certainly helping us get medicine out to women who are currently struggling to get those products. experts say anyone who has questions or concerns about hrt should speak to their pharmacist or doctor. matt graveling, bbc news. here in the uk, emergency plans are being drawn up to make sure some passenger and freight services can still operate if railway workers go on strike this summer. more than 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs. the union claims it could be the "biggest rail strike in modern history".

the government says a "fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers" is needed. premier league clubs could face a ban on having gambling sponsors on their shirts after the proposal was included in a draft white paper according to bbc sport's sources. half of the premier league's 20 teams have betting firms on their shirts, with the government set to update gambling laws next month. earlier i asked kieran maguire, who's a specialist in sports finance at liverpool university, how big the sponsorship deals were. as far as the football clubs are concerned, i think you are normally looking at a deal worth 8 million — £9 million in the premier league. in addition, the efl, which covers the second, third and fourth tiers

of english football, they are covered by sky bet. clubs in the championship, where we intend to see a significant number of gambling companies, they are earning around half a million to £750,000 a year from front of shirt deals. what do you make of this policy? if you talk to commercial directors of premier league clubs, they admit the gambling industry is not the only deal in town but it tends to be the one that is paying the best. if only front of shirt sponsorship is ceased, then i don't think the large gambling companies in the uk will be too distressed. if we take a look at william hill, coral, ladbrokes, they do not finance individual clubs.

if it is stopped in conjunction with advertising, that is where the major amounts of money paid by the gambling industry itself. in terms of a shirt, and a brand splashed across a football shirt, does it pay? it must pay because otherwise the gambling companies would not do it. the use plenty of algorithms. what they are seeking is normalisation of the gambling industry, trying to legitimise the industry in terms of association with football, which is seen as a healthy activity. it has certainly been very successful in the premier league in particular, as far as the gambling industry is concerned. if we go back last year and take one of the largest gambling companies, it total revenues were from wages were £65 billion. that compares to £5 billion being generated by their premier league itself. 0ne company is 13 times larger than the premier league. shirts, isn't this

the easy our soft option. what about league sponsorship, what about club partnerships, could we see a ban going that far? i think that if it is going to be front of shirt sponsorship that would go hand in hand with an encouragement or a prohibition of league sponsorship because what is the point in referring to the efl as the sky bet championship if you cannot have individual names of other gambling companies on the fronts of shirts. i think it would have be part of a comprehensive review and addressing the issues in relation to gambling and its collateral impact as far as football is concerned. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. good afternoon. lots of dry and very usable weather but rather a lot of cloud particularly across the western side of england and wales, across northern ireland and western scotland, the weather

front bringing patchy rain. east of the grampians best for the sunshine, warm are generally across england and wales compared to yesterday because we have more sunshine lasting well into the evening. you can see the split with the cloud and weather fronts pester northern and western areas, mild here. chilly, 6—7 in some of the valleys of england and wales, bright sunny start. that is the lion's share of sunday the remix engine. more cloud again across wales and north—west england, possibly more than today. again the weather fronts footing with northern ireland, much of scotland, cloudy outbreaks of rain. settled into the beginning of next week, and cooler.

hello this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines... celebrations for australia's labor party as it wins the country's general election. it means this man, anthony albanese, is set to form the next government though it's not yet clear whether it will be a majority or minority administration. it says a lot about our great country that a son of a single mum who was a pensioner who grew

up in public housing, can stand before you