this is bbc news — i'm maryam moshiri with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. anthony albanese wins the australian general election, becoming the country's first labor prime minister in almost a decade. tonight at the australian people have voted for change. as russian attacks in eastern ukraine intensify, president zelensky says diplomacy is the only way the war on his country will end. switzerland and the netherlands are the latest countries to report cases of monkeypox — doctors warn the outbreak

could badly affect access to sexual health services. an unprecedented spring heatwave hits part of spain, with temperatures of more than a0 celsius in some places. two people are taken to hospital after a stand hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the australian opposition labor party leader, anthony albanese, has said he is "humbled" by his party's victory in australia's general election. addressing supporters, he pledged to transform the country into a renewable energy superpower and to work towards lifting wages and profits. our correspondent shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. this is the labour party's first election victory in almost a decade and it

will be led by one of australia's longest serving politicians. we should be making change and, you know, that's what we hope that this government will do. it's been a long time in the darkness and now, finally, we can smile again. anthony albanese has promised voters safe change as he worked to kick out the conservative—liberal national coalition which has been in power since 2013. it says a lot about our great country that the son of a single mum who was a disability pensioner can stand before you tonight as australia's prime minister. shortly after his election victory, i caught up with australia's new leader. mr albanese told me he was looking forward to working more closely with the uk government. they're going to look to you for some policies on climate change. this has been divisive, it's been difficult throughout the campaign.

what should they expect from you? it's far less controversial in the uk. it shouldn't be controversial here and we have an opportunity now to end the climate wars in australia. it's been a sombre night for the ousted prime minister, scott morrison. going into the election, all signs indicated that the incumbent was in trouble. mr morrison's tenure has been dominated by natural disasters, the covid pandemic and his government's many scandals. i've always believed in australians and their judgement, and i've always been prepared to accept their verdicts, and tonight they have delivered their verdict. independents have also done well in the elections so far, amid public dissatisfaction with the two major parties. mr albanese may have to rely on them form a government. throughout the campaign anthony albanese had one key message for australians — it is now time for change. the people have listened, now he has to deliver.

the rising cost of living and climate change have dominated this election as two key issues for voters. this is a country that is anxious and divided. its new leader has vowed that his will be a government of optimism and unity. and i spoke to shaimaa a little earlier and she said the election shows australians wanted a change. i think australians were tired of the status quo. this is exactly what scott morrison and his governing coalition, the liberal nationals were offering. essentially the sell to australians whizzes, stick with us and nothing changes for the we know about the economy, where good managers of the economy so why would you want to change anything? turns out australians did want to change many things. they wanted a government with a different perspective and different actions on climate policy. on the cost of living, there is a real worry

among australians here and on gender equality issues. i think one of the big stories to come out of this election, not only is it labours win but also the success of the female independent candidates. they were able to defeat government mps in traditionally save governments seats here in sydney and melbourne. and in a country where politics is seen as such a toxic environment for women, their presence and the performance is usually significant. you is usually significant. mentioned mr albanese clearly you mentioned mr albanese clearly want to make the environment a priority for his government. that's right. i think this is again one of the significant shifts if you will. they were quite shy for a lack of a better word in the way that they campaigned on climate change because they learned the hard way from the last election in 2019 is that if you can paint aggressively on phasing out fossil fuels for example in

australia, a country still economically wedded to fossil fuels you tend to lose the election. what's interesting is, climate change was quite prominent in anthony alb idies acceptance speech. he said he was serious about it but it was all but absent on the campaign trail —— albanese. that's because it is very politically divisive. i think what you'll see that when he is in government, what is in leadership of more overt and more clear climate change policy and more engagement with the world. i actually spoke to him before he left headquarters after his victory and i said look, the world will be looking to you for climate policy, what should they expect? this is a very controversial issue. he actually said look, this is not actually said look, this is not a controversial issue in other places like the uk for example, it shouldn't be controversial here in australia. i think what we will start to see is a shift in the rhetoric, a shift in the climate debate that is not

going to go down well in regional australia, a place thatis regional australia, a place that is so economically dependent on fossil fuel. how they make that transition, how they make that transition, how they manage the transition is going to be key in the coming days and months. as russian forces intensify their attacks in the eastern donbas region of ukraine, president zelensky has said diplomacy is the only way the war with russia will end. here, the foreign secretary liz truss has said that ukraine's neighbour, moldova, should be armed with nato military equipment, to help guard it against the threat of a russian invasion. from kyiv, our correspondent james waterhouse reports. ukraine's resistance is far from waning, but in the luhansk region, it's going backwards. it's an area moscow claims will soon be in russia's control, and they're throwing everything at it. close to the front line, sergiy, a coal miner, still tries to evacuate people,

even with his van riddled with bullets. translation: i have to help people. - there are grandmothers and grandfathers, people with disabilities who remain. they have to be pulled out. russia's gains are only a few miles here. people in this region are used to eight years of war already, since moscow backed pro—russian separatists in 2014. for some, though, the fighting has finally reached their doorstep. translation: my daughter is in france and my son is in poland. | i told them about this and they told me to immediately leave. but how can i leave? this is our home. on the third anniversary of his landslide election win, a firm handshake for president zelensky from antonio costa, the prime minister of portugal. translation: i'd like to remind people that we're fighting - a war on our territory, and even if someone in european countries or the world got used to donbas being a russian occupied territory and to the fact that people were given out russian passports there, we'd like to say it's not a good thing to get used to.

these are our territories and we're going step—by—step to liberate our territories. the evening light we're seeing in kyiv couldn't be more at odds with the devastation we're seeing in the eastern donbas. we're going to get more reports of russian assaults as well as ukrainian counterattacks, but we have to start asking the question, whoever ends up occupying these territories at the conclusion of this conflict, what is there going to be left to occupy? ukraine's leader, though, believes peace will only come from talks. given the current lack of dialogue between the two sides, it's a long way off. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. let's get some of the day's other news. the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has spoken by telephone to the leaders of sweden and finland, to demand they take "concrete steps" to end support for what he called "terrorist groups". both countries applied

this week to join nato. but turkey — a nato member — has threatened to derail their bid, which needs unanimous approval. mr erdogan accuses the nordic countries of supporting kurdish militants, including the separatist group, the pkk. officials in the chinese capital beijing have moved thirteen thousand people to quarantine hotels, after discovering around 20 new covid infections in their neighbourhood. all had tested negative for coronavirus — they'll have to isolate for at least seven days. china is trying to prevent a similar scale of outbreak in bejing to that which happened in shanghai — where millions of people have spent months under lockdown. president biden has signed a bill intended to expand access to powdered baby milk for low—income families as the us continues to face a nationwide shortage of infant formula. the access to baby formula act 2022 was passed overwhelmingly by congress earlier this week. it means that people in receipt of benefits can exchange their vouchers for whatever baby milk is available in their state, rather than being restricted to a single manufacturer.

switzerland and the netherlands are the latest countries to report cases of monkeypox. here in the uk, doctors say they're worried that the virus — which can spread through close contact — could have a massive impact on access to sexual health services with staff having to isolate if they come into contact with anyone who's infected. cases of the virus are rare outside of central and west africa. now at least 90 infections have been confirmed. that's in about 12 different countries, according to the world health organisation. scientists say they were not expectiong this kind of outbreak because for the first time the disease is being found in people with no clear connection to areas in africa. dr hans kluge, the world health organization's regional director for europe, says the disease is not a new one. monkeypox virus is known quite well, usually self—limiting in nature, difficult and slow

to transmit, the question here is to clarify why we see so many cases coming now in europe without a travel history with a bit more human—to—human transmission. but again, this is not covid, this is not smallpox, it is usually a geopolitically rare, not severe disease. it is spread by close physical contact, so now we are studying why it is that those cases are surging in europe, usually it is what we call supportive treatment, anti—virals as well. but also vaccines, limited dose, i think we are not at that stage, we should very well study from where

the spread is coming and why is it that hugely this disease is in west africa or central africa not in europe, from the 90 confirmed cases, 82 are in europe, eight are in countries out of europe, australia, canada, united states. parts of spain are experiencing their hottest may ever with temperatures of more than 40c in some places, according to the state weather agency. the agency issued heat warnings in 10 regions, saying it could be "one of the most intense" heatwaves in years. climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more intense. spain's unseasonably warm spring weather is a result of hot air coming from north africa. earlier i spoke to marta abascal who's in madrid and she told me how they're coping. very hot days, something you would expect for the summer

not expect this time year. bad has it been for you, how have you coped? well, trying to stay inside as much as i could, going to collect the kids by car rather than walking, taking them this morning early to play out and still it was really hot, additive air—conditioning and avoiding being outside —— a bit of air—conditioning. normally when it is this hot, it is in august, people tend to leave the big cities and go to the coast, you just cannot do that, that must make it very difficult. yes, it definitely does because you are psychologically ready for it injuly or august but not now, and also it is the hardest, the first few days until your body gets used in the heat.

it has been a surprise but hopefully ever in a couple of days. you have lived in madrid for quite a while, have you ever seen anything like this or are people who have lived there for many decades seen anything like this? i have lived here all my life, this is the first time i recall such a hot may. how worried are you about the actual summer season coming up? i would expect that things will get a bit better and it will not go increasingly like this because otherwise it wouldn't be sustainable. but hoping to have a bit of a break before the summer. when people in madrid at the moment are talking or the local news stations talk about what is happening, do they talk about climate change and this event in terms of that? i haven't heard that much about that because we have not

long ago had a very cold winter, but definitely it is an issue that has been spoken in general by a lot of people. the headlines on bbc news... entity albanese rinsed the australian election becoming the first prime minister for the first prime minister for the russian tax in ukraine intensified president zelensky says diplomacy is the only way the war in this country will end. president biden has said he might be willing to meet the north korean leader, kim jong un for face—to—face talks but only if mr kim is sincere and serious. mr biden, who's on a visit to south korea, said he was also prepared to shore up defences against north korea. the president and his counterpart in seoul, yoon sung—yeul, discussed the possible deployment of extra american jets, bombers and missiles to south korea. our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie reports. good evening, president biden.

the first task for the us president upon landing in seoul — learn the mechanics of the computer chip. the focus of this trip was supposed to be semiconductors and supply chains — things that will help these countries compete with an increasingly dominant china. but by the time the leaders sat down to talk, an increasingly hostile north korea was top of their agenda. on the dprk. but the door to dialogue with the north was still open, they said. with regard to whether i would meet with the leader of north korea, that would depend on whether he was sincere and whether he was serious. the situation in north korea is serious. covid—i9 is infecting millions of its unvaccinated population. the united states hopes this could lead to a reconciliation. we've offered vaccines and we're prepared to do that immediately. we've got no response.

despite the pleas to kim jong—un to come back to the negotiating table, the focus here today was much more on south korea and the united states being ready for if the north were to attack, for how they could be more prepared for if the worst were to happen. remembering the us soldiers that died fighting the korean war. ever since this battle divided korea in two, the south has relied on the us to defend it. we go together. earlier, mr biden agreed to send it more weapons if needed. translation: we discussed the timely deployment - of various strategic assets, including fighter jets and missiles. this relationship has never been stronger or more vital, according to mr biden. it certainly seems on pretty firm ground. jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. here, opposition parties

are demanding that the prime minister explain a meeting he had with the senior civil servant sue gray over her report into parties held in and around downing street during lockdown. it's emerged the pair met several weeks ago. our political correspondent, iain watson, said opposition downing street says the prime minister— downing street says the prime minister didn't instigate the meeting. equally as spokesman for sucre is saying she didn't initiate either. they're blaming it on a number term official. however, the arrangements, the meeting of invitations labour is saying why did it take place at all? she's been carrying her work—out independently of number ten. so effectively they are saying to restore confidence which he should do now is get all the wealth of evidence that she has come a 500 photographs are so, more than 200 documents put it all in the public domain. i could tell you that socket happen but it is possible i'm told tonight that we might see

some of these photographs if they effectively back of the story she try to tell. she's worried about a lack of social distancing as some of these gatherings she'll make her a picture of a crowded room to underline this. there's been no new calls to the prime minister to go. i think when we get the full detail of the gatherings inside downing street it is to prove damaging. here in the uk, two people have been taken to hospital — after part of a stand collapsed at a trooping the colour event at horse guards parade in central london. in two weeks time, the queen is due to attend. here's bbc london's shelly phelps. members of the army rushing to the scene in video footage filmed by a member of the public close to where part of a stand reportedly collapsed. a number of people can be seen climbing over the back wall close to where a section of the structure is understood to have given way. the area was evacuated, one stand at a time. we were invited to stand for the national anthem and there was a commotion behind us and the floor boards

in the temporary arena had cracked and several people had fallen through. the incident took place just before 11am, as crowds gathered to watch rehearsals marking the queen's birthday. stjohn's ambulance were first on scene. we treated six patients. four were minor incidents and two were taken to hospital. the army says safety is its priority and it is working to understand what happened and ensure it doesn't happen again. venezuela is suffering a shortage in the supply of fertiliser due to the russian invasion in ukraine. now is the season to plant corn — a staple in the country — but agricultural producers are faced with the challenge of finding enough fertiliser for their crops. emily brown reports. fertiliser for their crops.

as fertiliser for their crops. the rain as fertiliserfor their crops. the rain pours in venezuei this as the rain pours in venezuela this is the season to plant corn, a staple here. butjust that much of latin america the race is on to find fertiliser for vital crops. race is on to find fertiliser forvital crops. it's race is on to find fertiliser for vital crops. it's another country feeling the impact of russia's invasion of ukraine which is limited the supply of the key agricultural supplement. 80% of fertilisers used every year in venezuela are imported from russia, ukraine and belarus. sanctions against russia and limits on ukraine's exports mean shipping has been disrupted and the whole of latin america is struggling to find replacements. struggling to find relacements. �* . �* replacements. translation: here in velvet two _ replacements. translation: here in velvet two venezuela _ in velvet two venezuela agriculture now we need a 280,000 tonnes of fertiliser. the inventory show that what is the right is around 100,000 tonnes. �* , the right is around 100,000 tonnes. �*, ., ., . .,

tonnes. it's another challenge tonnes. it's another challenge to a country — tonnes. it's another challenge to a country already _ tonnes. it's another challenge to a country already dealing . to a country already dealing with fuel shortages. translation: were going to work with the _ translation: were going to work with the fertiliser we have but we know — with the fertiliser we have but we know that's not enough. in some — we know that's not enough. in some parts were going to use under_ some parts were going to use under doses which is serious because _ under doses which is serious because it affects not only the yield — because it affects not only the yield but — because it affects not only the yield but also the profitability of the farmers. the — profitability of the farmers. the country is exploring other options to source fertiliser was up but with a quarter ofi million hectares of corn expected to be stolen by the farming sector time is running out. pharmacists here in britain are to be given more flexibility to deal with shortages of hormone replacement therapy medicines. they'll be given temporary permission to offer alternatives if they can't source the precise drug on the prescription. matt gravelling has the details. i can get tired. i didn't used to get tired, always had quite a lot of energy. it can make you 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 byjasmine, 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 returned symptoms. a lot of life admin goes into trying to organise and get medication, and going between different pharmacies, talking to a gp, having to phone a gp all the time, having to try and source them. to tackle the shortage, the government have made two changes. they've given the pharmacist the power to limit a patient�*s supply of hrt to three months, and to substitute an out of stock brand with an equivalent product. all these medications are made to a supremely high standard and tested and tested and tested again, so they all should be offering the same dosage, the same concentration of medicine. on that basis, we would say, trust the product, and if your primary choice is not available, do

try the substitute. the shortage of products has been attributed to a rise in the awareness of hrt alongside supply chain issues due to covid. the government say the changes have already helped stabilise stock. very often, even if you give a woman the same product that is made by a different manufacturer, they will notice a difference in how their symptoms are being managed. it is 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. one of the world's largest and most active volcano, mount etna in italy, has been putting on a spectacular sunset show. these pictures show the volcano roaring into action, spewing plumes of hot ash and steam into the sky over the mediterranean island of sicily. you can reach me on twitter —

i'm @ bbc maryam you're watching bbc news. stay with us. hello there, there was a north—south divide with the weather this weekend. whether france brought more clout a bit more of a breeze, shower outbreaks of rain as well. high—pressure hanging on across england and wales. the cloud did develop as we went through the afternoon with some warm sunshine and a high of 22 degrees. whether cloud and rain lingered and where we had half an inch of rain through the day, it was a fairly great affair at times and that rain is still sitting there, chiefly to the north—west of the great glen but certainly more cloud along western fringes, quite a murky start on the day with a few isolated showers as well. the best of the sunshine and warmth, it would draw

a line from cardiff over towards norwich, anywhere south and east of that could see highs of 23 degrees weather wind direction light and from the south. rain across north england, shower the northern ireland and once again to the north—west of the great band, here a bit fresher, 13 to 17 degrees the great —— the overall height. the weather fronts will ease. something worth bearing in mind is this where the fun that it's going to push up from the near continent, it mightjust bring some sharp showers across the far south—east corner as well. also worth bearing in mind, the wind direction changing to more of a northwesterly and that will push the warm air that we have seen away from the south—east corner are well so a noticeably different feel to the weather potentially a monday. we need to keep an eye or two i'll know showers. we need to keep an eye or two i'll know showers.

there is a level of uncertainty of how far west the showers will be but they could be a little bit of saharan gusts in there as well, and a cloudy day on monday with a few scattered showers and noticeably cooler, top temperatures, 12 to 18 celsius. as we move into tuesday, the low pressure eases away and we see through the middle part of the week, after sunshine and showers on tuesday, more wet weather moving again, so things stay in the cooler side, and a little more unsettled, tuesday and wednesday, but high—pressure set to build once again and those temperatures will start to recover for the start of the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines... anthony albanese has won the australian general election, beating scott morrison, to become the country's first labor prime minister in almost a decade. addressing supporters, he pledged to transform the country into a renewable energy superpower and to work towards lifting wages and profits. as russian attacks in eastern ukraine intensify, president volodymyr zelensky has said diplomacy is the only way the war on his country will end. the british foreign secretary liz truss has said that ukraine's neighbour, moldova, should be armed with nato military equipment, to help guard it against the threat of a russian invasion. switzerland and the netherlands have become the latest countries to report cases of monkeypox, with doctors warning the outbreak could badly affect access to sexual

health services. cases of the virus are rare outside central and west africa