rob cameron, bbc news, prague.ulist politicians that have seen increased success in europe in recent years. poland, hungary, bosnia, and herzegovina, serbia, and bulgaria are all currently led by governments that are widely considered right—wing and populist. meanwhile, austria, latvia, greece, switzerland, and norway are among the countries where right—wing populist parties form part of coalition governments. parties with similar outlooks have also been winning an increasingly large share of the vote at elections in many other european countries in recent years. earlier, i spoke to a czech political analyst and former adviser to the country's first post—communist president, vaslav havel. i began by asking him whether we can expect to see any changes in mr zeman‘s second term. well, i think that march will not change because mr zeman, i think, and ata change because mr zeman, i think, and at a certain section of the electorate. —— much will not. he has been re—elected. he may actually move a bit to be centre becaus

rob cameron reports from prague.applause a narrow victory for milos zeman, the 73—year—old president of the czech republic. all chant "relatively narrow," as he put it, 150,000 votes have separated him from his challenger. "this is my last victory," he said, and promised to be more humble, less arrogant in his second term than his first, though he didn't seem to have buried his hatchet with the media. translation: i'm convinced that not only the intelligence of journalists, but also of some politicians, is significantly lower than that of normal citizens. this message, that only he had the political experience to shield his country from the perils facing it, first and foremost, immigration, appears to have paid off. cheering and applause but across town, the mood in his challenger‘s headquarters was upbeat. translation: the candidacy was a huge experience, a life experience and a political one. i can't quite imagine myself not using it in some way. the result was a blow to liberal pro—european voters who believed tha

rob cameron, bbc news, prague.t politicians that have seen increased success in europe in recent years. poland, hungary, bosnia & herzegovina, serbia and bulgaria are all currently led by governments that are widely considered right—wing and populist. meanwhile, austria, latvia, greece, switzerland and norway are among the countries where right—wing populist parties form part of coalition governments. parties with similar outlooks have also been winning an increasingly large share of the vote at elections in many other european countries in recent years. one of the world's richest men, prince al—waleed bin talal, has become the latest high—profile figure to be released after a major anti—corru ption drive in saudi arabia. an official said the prince was released after a settlement was approved by the state prosecutor, but the prince said no charges were brought against him, and no deals had been done. 0ur arab affairs editor sebastian usher reports. just hours before his release, prince al—waleed bin talal gave his

rob cameron, bbc news, prague.n hull. hundreds of people have been turning up to see it on a disused bridge in the city. the artist appeared to confirm it's his work on social media, although not everyone is happy about it. matthew bone has the story. the bankside area of hull is no stranger to graffiti, but this latest addition is a little different. the artwork certainly looks like a banksy, and the artist seemed to confirm its identity on social media. it's caused a lot of interest. this is a quiet, old industrial part of hull, but ever since rumours of the banksy appeared last night, a steady stream of people have come here today to check it out for themselves. it's really good. fantastic. i also like the way that the writing in it is like writing that's on a chalkboard or in a school, like when you see that sort of thing. i like his shoes. i think he has got a nice pair of shoes on. you've got to wear a nice pair of shoes, haven't you, rosie? of the hundreds of people who have come along to see it, gavin is mo

from prague, rob cameron has more.c, a country in the heart of europe, still unsure of its sovereignty after being divided and conquered for centuries. this weekend, checks are being given a choice, which direction should they be heading? east or west? even in the two's hometown, opinions are divided. translation: i believe in the president the fact he is with russia does not bother me. translation: his stretch to china and russia, the way he goes over there, no,. translation: ithink we should orientate ourselves more to the west than the east. i think there is more of a future for us in there is more of a future for us in the west than the east. despite his health problems, heavy drinking and chain—smoking, his political allies say he is wise and experienced enough to chart a sensible course. translation: he is a person with his own opinions. he does notjust down from them. he is not a politician that just says what the voter wants to hear or what russell or washington wants to hear. the czech republic is expressing t

the bbc‘s rob cameron joins us now from prague. this would perhaps be billed as a david versus goliathit is extremely close, it should be remembered that the czech republic is a parliamentary democracy and the post of czech president is in theory a ceremonial one but he wields huge influence and even some power in this country. he sets the tone here, and indeed the whole of the public discourse. when we have a president like milos zeman who makes very, very public overtures to authoritarian regimes like russia and china, who is critical of such things as the eu sanctions against russia over crimea, it really does set the tone for debate in this country, and his critics say it is unsettling the czech republic's traditional allies in the eu and nato. this is the key point, isn't it? we are at a political juncture as to point, isn't it? we are at a politicaljuncture as to which way the czech republic, but perhaps you can look at poland, hungary even, which way they really want to go in terms of their relationship with the eu? exactly, that is what this election is really all about and mil

from prague, rob cameron has more.re being given a choice, which direction should they be heading — east or west? even in president zeman's hometown, of kolin, opinions are divided. translation: i believe in president zeman. the fact that he is with russia does not bother me. translation: his trips to china and russia, the way he goes over there, cowtailing and doffing his cap, no. translation: i think we should orientate ourselves more to the west than the east. i think there is more of a future for us in the west than in the east. despite his health problems, heavy drinking and chain—smoking, his political allies say he is wise and experienced enough to chart a sensible course. translation: he is a person with his own opinions. he does notjust back down from them. he is not a politician who just says what the voter wants to hear or what brussels or washington want to hear. no, he's consistent. the czech republic is experiencing the same burgeoning divide that europe is facing as a whole, and the perception, at least

gold fever still alive and well in the california hills rob reynolds al-jazeera near columbia california. a large fire at a drinks factory in cameron's largest city has destroyed a nearby school and several homes witnesses say the blaze started in alcohol vats at the factory and. firefighters couldn't stop the flames spreading to surrounding buildings reinforcements were called in from the nearby airport. tunisia where in west africa now a rags to riches story arabs in the remote northern desert region represent less than half of one percent of the twenty million people and they've become some of the most prosperous after centuries of being marginalized you see some credit their success to the government's policy of racial inclusion mohamed valley explains. it takes some one and the pride to reach the native. minority. there are villages already most needy populated due to decades of drought. only a few life muslim gold hundreds of kilometers to the northeast of the capital niamey continue to struggle for survival. and struggle to keep our culture on life to go to support. we are teaching koran to our children to preserve our religio