the governing centre—right coalition in australia has won the australian election. majority in the lower house, or could it be a hung parliament? the counting is still going on in australia. all of those details on the bbc news website. stay with us. hello there. many of us had a pretty cloudy day yesterday weather wise. it was in scotland and northern ireland where the weather wasn't just cloudy, it turned out to be quite wet and cool. the skies looked like this. further south, the cloud did breakup. we got a little bit of sunshine. but that just sent these big shower clouds towering up through the skies around in the greater london area. the radar picture still shows we have patches of rain around 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's where the cloudiest weather will be. there will also be mist and fog patches around in the ne

a surprise election victory for australia's governing centre right coalition, led by scott morrison i'mtanding here with the three biggest miracles of my life here tonight and tonight we've been delivered another one! cheering prince william opens up about losing his mother diana, princess of wales in an interview with the bbc. 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. manchester city make history — as the first side to claim english football's domestic treble. hello and welcome to world news today. 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. tran

australian prime minister, scott morrison, claims victory for his centre—right coalition government —a shock result at the country's federal polls. tonight is not about me. it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian who depends on the government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary — sir keir starmer — says to break the brexit impasse, the government should commit to another referendum in the withdrawal agreement bill. prince william opens up about the ‘pain‘ he suffered after the death of his mother — diana, the princess of wales — in a bbc documentary about mental health. bigger than you and me. final preparations are under way for the 64th eurovision song contest in tel aviv — with michael rice flying the flag for the uk. and manchester city lead in the fa cup final as they aim to become the first english club to complete the domestic treble — we'll have that and the rest of the sport in sportsday. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. australia's conservative government has pulled off a surprise victory — in the country's general el

australian prime minister, scott morrison, claims victory for his centre—right coalition government —a shock result at the country's federal polls. tonight is not about me or it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian who depends on the government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary — sir keir starmer — says to break the brexit impasse, the government should commit to another referendum in the withdrawal agreement bill. prince william opens up about the ‘pain‘ he suffered after the death of his mother — diana, the princess of wales — in a bbc documentary about mental health. manchester city storm to victory in the fa cup final, thrashing watford 6—0 to complete a historic domestic treble. pop music it's that night we've been waiting for! the 64th eurovision song contest is just getting under way in tel aviv — with michael rice flying the flag for the uk. and at 8.30, bbc wales investigates follows the lives of those living on the streets of cardiff and questions whether a new solution could end rough sleeping. good evening and welcome to

opposition labour leader, bill shorten, admitted defeat after the governing centre—right coalition performedter than expected. morrison said he always believed in miracles. leaders of nationalist and far—right parties from across europe have promised to reshape the continent after the eu parliamentary election later this month. the main speaker at the rally in milan was the italian deputy prime minister, matteo salvini. the final of the 64th eurovision song contest is underway in tel aviv. the favourites include the netherlands and sweden, and there will also be a performance by madonna. now on bbc news, the rise of the right in europe — our world reports on those celebrating the success of populist parties and those fighting to stop it. here's jean mackenzie. across europe, the far right is on the rise, taking on governments, promising to end migration and shake up the eu. i don't want to be part of the minority in my own country. are these parties fueling hate? i think their aims are absolutely dangerous. i'm jean mackenzie and i'm travelling through the continent to try and understand the

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right coalition allies over corruption allegations. vote counting has resumed in australia's election, with the centre—right government just two seats shortdeclare. we heard earlier about european politics and nowhere is it more turbulent right now than in the uk. the british prime minister theresa may has said she will be making "a bold new offer" when the government puts her brexit plan before the house of commons for a final time next month. but the opposition brexit spokesman, sir keir starmer has called on mrs 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

australian prime minister, scott morrison, claims victory for his centre—right coalition government,a shock result at the country's federal polls. tonight is not about me or it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian who depends on their government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, says to break the brexit impasse, the government should commit to another referendum in the withdrawal agreement bill. the austrian chancellor calls a snap election, hours after his far—right deputy resigns over corruption allegations. manchester city storm to victory in the fa cup final — thrashing watford 6—0 to complete a historic domestic treble. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are columnist at the new european, bonnie greer and the broadcaster and novelist, penny smith. are you a novelist as well? the observer's front page talks of labour's fears that the party's ambiguous stance on brexit could hand votes to the lib dems in the upcoming european elections. sunday times

australian prime minister, scott morrison, claims victory for his centre—right coalition government —ock result at the country's federal polls. tonight is not about me or it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian, who depends on their government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary — sir keir starmer — says to break the brexit impasse, the government should commit to another referendum in the withdrawal agreement bill. prince william opens up about the ‘pain‘ he suffered after the death of his mother — diana, the princess of wales — in a bbc documentary about mental health. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening... will manchester city complete a domestic treble of trophies with victory over watford in the fa cup final — we'll have the latest from wembley... can brooks koepka go coast to coast on long island and retain the us pga championship? and a title on clay is in the offing forjohanna konta as she goes marching on into the italian open final. also coming up in the program

the governing centre—right coalition in australia is closing in on a surprise majority in the generalmorrison called the result a miracle, as the party had been trailing in polls. with a handful of seats yet to declare, the liberal national party are just short of the 76 needed to control parliament. the opposition labour leader bill shorten has resigned. hywel griffith's report, contains some flash photography. he wasn't expected to last a year as prime minister, but scomo, as his party calls him, has secured an unlikely victory. scott morrison's known in australia as the man who brought a lump of coal into parliament. a fan of fossil fuels, the country, it seems, has embraced him and what he stands for. i'm standing with the three biggest miracles if my life here tonight. cheering and applause. and tonight we've been delivered another one! cheering and applause. chanting. this election had been billed as a generational shift. young people put climate change at the centre of the debate, demanding no new coal mines be opened but the tide turned towards the liberals. despite two years

australian prime minister, scott morrison, claims victory for his centre—right coalition government —a shock result at the country's federal polls. tonight is not about me or it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian who depends on the government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary — sir keir starmer — says to break the brexit impasse, the government should commit to another referendum in the withdrawal agreement bill. the austrian chancellor calls a snap election hours after his far—right deputy resigns over corruption allegations. manchester city have won the fa cup. manchester city storm to victory in the fa cup final, thrashing watford 6—0 to complete a historic domestic treble. and at 10:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — broadcaster penny smith and bonnie greer, columnist for the new european and playwright. stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc news. australia's conservative government has pulled off a surprise victory — in the country's general election — to remain in office.

australian prime minister, scott morrison, claims victory for his centre—right coalition government —shock result at the country's federal polls. tonight is not about me or it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian, who depends on their government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary — sir keir starmer — says to break the brexit impasse, the government should commit to another referendum in the withdrawal agreement bill. prince william opens up about the pain he suffered after the death of his mother — diana, the princess of wales — in a bbc documentary about mental health. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. the fa cup final is the dominant story today. hello, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... domestic travel of trophies as they beat watford in the fa cup final. ken brooks kept echo coast to coast and retain the golf pga championship title. and the title is marching on into the italian open file. also coming up in the programme, northampton take the last playoff spot on the fina

this is bbc news, the headlines: australia's governing centre—right coalition could just manage to win surprise majority in the general election. with a few seats yet to declare, scott morrison's liberal national party are just two short of the 76 needed to control parliament. the leader of the opposition labour party, bill shorten, has admitted defeat. manchester city have become the first men's team in english football to secure the domestic treble, after thrashing watford 6—0 in the fa cup final. they'd already won the premier league and the carabao cup. in germany, bayern munich won the bundesliga for a record seventh consecutive year with a 5—1 final day victory over eintracht frankfurt. the netherlands has won this year's eurovision song contest. duncan laurence, with his song arcade, was the bookmaker‘s favourite to win. italy came second and russia third. the uk entry, came last, withjust 16 points. the songfestival, held in israel, also featured a guest appearance by madonna. atjust after 2:30 on bbc news it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm

australian prime minister scott morrison claims victory for his centre—right coalition government — inr calls a snap election hours after his far—right deputy resigns over corruption allegations. sport and time for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening. a fantastic day for manchester city. they have become the first team to achieve the feat of winning the fa cup and league cup and premier league in the same season. they did it in incredible fashion, beating watford 6—0 in today's fa cup final at wembley — for the biggest win in this fixture for 116 years. craig templeton reports. the old wembley was the sides of pep guardiola's finest hour as a player, could a new one be where his team when is an historic trouble? but watford fit in their first cup final in 35 years looked to provide a sting in the tail. here is the chance. he understands the importance of taking your chances. that is what the city do. when david silva was given an opportunity he took it. david silva with the chance! and when his namesake bernardo was allowed space, it looked like raheem sterling had

this is bbc news, the headlines: australia's governing centre right coalition could just manage to win a surprise majority in the general election. with a few seats yet to declare, scott morrison's liberal national party are just two short of the 76 needed to control parliament. the leader of the opposition labour party, bill shorten, has admitted defeat. austria will have a snap election. in a national tv address, the country's chancellor, sebastian kurz, said the latest corruption allegations against the leader of the far—right freedom party had been the last straw. he was caught on video allegedly making promises to a russian investor in return for political support. the netherlands has won this year's eurovision song contest. duncan laurence, with his song arcade, was the bookmaker‘s favourite to win. italy came second and russia third. the uk entry, came last, withjust 16 points. the songfestival, held in israel, also featured a guest appearance by madonna. now on bbc news, this week's our world looks at the rise of the right in europe. across europe, the far right is on the rise,

a surprise election victory for australia's governing centre right coalition, led by scott morrison i'mgest miracles of my life here tonight and tonight we've been delivered another one! cheering prince william opens up about losing his mother diana, princess of wales in an interview with the bbc. i think when you are bereaved at a very young age, any time really, but particularly

resumed in australia's general election which has delivered a surprise win to the governing centre right coalitionwith a few seats yet to declare, scott morrison's liberal national party are just two short of an outright majority in parliament. the opposition labour party has admitted defeat. german chancellor, angela merkel, has hit back at populist politicians. she said that europe needs to fight back against nationalism. her comments came on the same day that leaders of far right parties across europe spoke at a rally in milan, led by italian deputy prime minister matteo salvini. 4:30 in the morning here on bbc news — it's time for click. this week: recognising faces years later. video from all angles. and the rise of the machines. theme music plays artificial intelligence continues to play a bigger and bigger role in our lives so it is no surprise that the barbican summer exhibition charts our perception of computers, intelligence and artificial beings through the ages and through the lens of different cultures. the desire to create artificial life is old, very old. it goes back at least as fa

australia's governing centre—right coalition looks set to retain office, following one of the most tightlyy for the prime minister, scott morrison, and his liberal party, although, with votes still being counted, it's unclear whether it will be a minority or majority government. if this outcome is confirmed, it comes as a surprise. pre—election opinion polls had pointed to a narrow victory for the opposition labor party. 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 cultur

the governing centre — right coalition in australia is closing in on a surprise outright victory in thection. 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,

australian prime minister, scott morrison, claims victory for his centre—right coalition government — about me. it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian who depends on the government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary — sir keir starmer — says to break the brexit impasse, the government should commit to another referendum in the withdrawal agreement bill. prince william opens up about the ‘pain' he suffered after the death of his mother — diana, the princess of wales — in a bbc documentary about mental health. bigger than you and me.

resumed in australia's general election — which has delivered a surprise win to the governing centre right coalitionth a few seats yet to declare, scott morrison's liberal national party are just short of an outright majority in parliament. the opposition labour party has admitted defeat. now on bbc news, time for the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. a brexit showdown — could june be the end of may? the withdrawal agreement bill will have a second reading during the week beginning monday 3rd june 2019. tory activists say she shouldn't hang around that long. they've lost confidence in the prime minister and wish her to resign before the european elections. and accentuating the positive — how mps can avoid brexit—related stress. your mind is here, your body is there but quite often your mind is drawn back to the past and it ruminates and cogitates the negative things that happened to you. all that to come, and more. but first, after all the debates, the meaningful votes, the defeats, the attempted coups and the collapsed cross—party talks, the end is nigh. theresa may m

prime minister scott morrison has thanked voters for re—electing his centre—right coalition.ak to our school respondent. he was talking about miracles. just how tight has this general election being? the gap in the polls was a lwa ys being? the gap in the polls was always tight however scott morrison and his government are also on the wrong side of that. they trailed behind labourfor two wrong side of that. they trailed behind labour for two and wrong side of that. they trailed behind labourfor two and a half yea rs behind labourfor two and a half years and so in a way this was a political miracle. scott morrison is well known for being a pentecostal christian, he has spoken about his faith and the values he wants to project and protect in australia, but on their stage behind me that they are rapidly dismantling now, he spoke about the miracle that had been delivered here in sydney tonight. do you think this is a case of better the devil you know for australians or did that labour messagejust australians or did that labour message just not australians or did that labour messa

the governing centre—right liberal national coalition says that the opposition can't be trusted with can't be trusted to manage the economy. 0n the other side of the economy. 0n the other side of the ledger, we have the labour opposition led by bill shorten, a former trade unionist and he is saying that he will spend billions on health and education. even speaking to voters here and this is what they've had to say. speaking to voters here and this is what they've had to saylj speaking to voters here and this is what they've had to say. i am a nurse by trade, on the front line we see a lot of change, especially a co nsta nt see a lot of change, especially a constant change of the government policies. we have to enact them, it's important to me that we have a government that supports the healthcare government that supports the healthca re system government that supports the healthcare system and our educational institutions. and that they do well for the community of oui’ they do well for the community of our supposed to serve. for me, climate. public education, health,. how do you thi

the centre—right governing coalition saying that it is the key economic manager, whereas on the otheredger, labour saying that it has bold plans for the climate. we have been reminded by hawke's passing that labor knew how to manage the economy, in the 80s, and they were reformists and they were important for the future. they also have a climate policy and i think a lot of people this election are voting for their kids and their grandchildren — it's the first time i've heard that from older people, so i think it could be a real turning point. how would you sum up the campaign — there has been a bit of nastiness in it, it seems to be quite negative? you mentioned bob hawke, the longest serving labour prime minister who died a couple of days ago — he really had that common touch. how do you think that this campaign has gone, how do you think the current crop of leaders compare to the charisma of the past? morrison is a good campaigner and has had to do it on his own... scott morrison the prime minister. bill shorten's approval rating have risen because people have got to know him and he

it was austria's centre—right chancellor who controversially agreed a coalition with the far right, nowet your decision to bring the far right into government? and will you now say that you would not do so again? what many people in other countries do not know, is that it was necessary to build a coalition after the last election, because my party was not able to have an absolute majority in the parliament, and the second point is, there was no other party which was ready to form a coalition with us. austria's young chancellor thought he was setting an example for conservative leaders across europe, now he is in trouble. the chancellors idea controversial with many austrians was that by bringing the far right into government, he could blunt their electoral threat, the far right now are out on the streets fighting back against the ibiza—gate. many here believe the far right was the victim of a conspiracy, to force it out of power, and its policies, nationalist, anti—immigrants, are still popular. they are really very good people, and they are trying to do the best for austrians. so you s

the governing centre—right liberal have a national coalition has managed to work its way through threen the last five or six years, it also is worth pointing out that it has been well over a decade since an australian prime minister managed to serve a full term in office, so certainly party dysfunction and party infighting have been concerns of voters in this concern, the opposition labor party led by a former trade unionist by the name of bill shorten ‘s promising stability, and some voters believe him, he has beenin and some voters believe him, he has been in the opposition job for almost six years, when it comes down to the major issues in this campaign, the governing centre—right liberal have a national coalition is promising stern action on the economy, the opposition is wanting to spend billions on health and education. thank you very much, i think we will get the result around, i think voting finishes around eight o'clock, nine o'clock this morning. as huge statistical effort from trying to collect votes from country that huge. the duke of cambridge has described feeling pain li

the mainstream parties that make up the coalition in the 751 seat parliament looks to be lost. the centre—rightight blue still looks like it will have the most seats. its coalition partner the socialists in red will still be second. both the liberals and greens have made significant gains and now perhaps will be part of a future coalition. populist parties have gained ground in a number of countries, including france, where marine le pen won her head battle with macron. her national rally party looks to have edged out en marche! . translation: party looks to have edged out en marche! . translationzlj party looks to have edged out en marche! . translation: i see in party looks to have edged out en marche! . translation: isee in this a victory in the people who have taken power a victory in the people who have ta ken power back a victory in the people who have taken power back tonight with fierceness and dignity. we welcome these results with joy and the national rally‘s name has never been more fitting. whether you voted with your heart or your reason, be assured that a vote for the national ral

centre—right government from office. sebastian kurz recently ended his coalition with the far—right freedom party when its leader was caughtome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the arab experience of the past 50 years has been scarred by dictatorship, repression and cruelty, inflicted and endured. since the uprisings of 2011, voices have risen in protest, but how much has really changed? and to what extent can the western world really understand the impact of this prolonged trauma? my guest today is renowned libyan writer hisham matar, whose writing has explored the impact of having a father disappeared by the gaddafi regime. how hard is it to move on? hisham matar, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have written extensively about the impact of your father's disappearance on yourself, both in terms of novel, memoir, and ijust wonder, now, years on, whether you have found peace? i think what i'm interested in, is what every writer is interested in, is taking an experience that you...that has initiated you, into certain themes, certain experiences and ideas, and making something of it, exploring it. not in order to prove a

the mainstream parties that make up the coalition in the 751—seat parliament looks to be lost. the centre—right, still looks like it will have the most seats. its coalition partner, the socialists in red, will still be second. both the liberals and the greens have made significant gains and now perhaps will be part of a future coalition. populist parties have gained ground in a number of countries, including france, where marine le pen won her head to head battle with president macron. her national rally party looks to have edged out en marche. translation: i see in this a victory in the people who have taken power back tonight with fierceness and dignity. we welcome these results with joy and the national rally‘s name has never been more fitting. whether you voted with your heart or your reason, be assured that a vote for the national rally is a vote for france and for the people. the greek prime minister alexis tsipras called for an early general election after his conservative rival new democracy party easily won. perhaps the biggest winner amongst the nationalist parties, though, was in ita

the mainstream parties that make up the coalition in the 751—seat parliament looks to be lost. the centre—rightlight blue, still looks like it will have the most seats. its coalition partner, the socialists in red, will still be second. both the liberals and the greens have made significant gains and now perhaps will be part of a future coalition. we wa nt we want to vote for policies of climate protection. we want to make sure we create a social hero with social protection for everyone, social protection for everyone, social rights for everyone, and also we wa nt social rights for everyone, and also we want to make sure the rule of law and civil liberties are protected everywhere. populist parties have gained ground in a number where marine le pen won her head—to—head battle with president macron. her national rally party looks to have edged out en marche. translation: i see in this a victory in the people who have taken power back tonight with fierceness and dignity. we welcome these results with joy and the national rally‘s name has never been more fitting. whether you voted with your heart

sebastian kurz, has been forced from office after he and his centre—right government lost a vote of no—confidence. mr kurz recently ended his coalitionen its leader was caught in a covert video sting that suggested he was open to corruption. bethany bell reports from vienna. the young rising star of europe was my conservatives, sebastian kurz, has suffered a major set back. his centre—right government has become the first in austria since 1955 to lose a vote of no—confidence. the government was sworn in just last week in the way of a scandal which engulfed his former coalition partner, the far right freedom party. technocrats replace the departing freedom party ministers but sebastian kurz and his government lost a vote of no—confidence supported by the opposition social democrats and the freedom party. they said mr kurz should bear some of the blame for the collapse of the coalition. mr kurz has been credited with turning around the fortunes of his conservatives and he led the party toa conservatives and he led the party to a clear win in the eu elections and said he'd be back. translation: i say today, parliament decided but at the

centre—right government from office. sebastian kurz recently ended his coalition with the far—right freedom party when its leader was caughtcovert video sting that suggested he was open to corruption. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, on the travel show: it's ladies‘ night in the atlas mountains. i think this might be my wedding. wejoin the historic cavalcade of pancho villa. and i'm stepping up to the plate in new york. i don't know if i'm going to be able to hit it that hard, but i'm going to give it my best shot. no pressure at all. well, there's a little bit of pressure. we're starting this week by heading off to morocco, tojoin a high country that's on trend. around the world, some tour companies have reported that bookings for women's—only adventure trips up by a whopping a0%, so we sent cat moh to the atlas mountains to join a trekking group that's run solely for and by women. the berber tribes have lived in the atlas mountains for thousands of years, in villages and towns dotted across the slopes and valleys. so i've been to morocco before, but this is the first time i'm actually making it out into the m

sebastian kurz, has been forced from office, after he and his centre—right government lost a vote of no—confidence. mr kurz recently ended his coalitionas caught in a covert video sting that suggested he was open to corruption. bethany bell reports from vienna. the young rising star of europe's conservatives, sebastian kurz, has suffered a major setback. his centre—right government has become the first in austria since 1955 to lose a vote of no—confidence. the government was sworn in just last week, in the wake of a scandal which engulfed his former coalition partner, the far—right freedom party. technocrats replace the departing freedom party ministers. but sebastian kurz and his government lost a vote of no—confidence, supported by the opposition social democrats and the freedom party. they said mr kurz should bear some of the blame for the collapse of the coalition. mr kurz, who has been credited with turning around the fortunes of his conservatives, and who led the party to a clear win in the eu elections, and said he'd be back. translation: today, parliament decided. but at the end of the day, in september, in this democracy, the

the centre—right european people's party remains the largest bloc, and is expected to form a pro—eu coalitionrals and greens had a good night, while nationalists were set for victory in italy and france. in britain, the newly—formed brexit party won nearly a third of the vote, with the governing conservatives beaten into fifth place. labour also suffered heavy losses. turnout across europe was the highest for 20 years. so what are the ramifications for businesses across the block? let's get more on this story. ben butters, policy adviser at eurochambres joins me now from brussels. good morning to you, ben. what is your assessment from the fallout for business? we are optimistic. the first point to make is turnout has been very high. this is was no our number one objective, there's been many organisations across europe —— this was our number one. explaining why it's important to vote for progressive candidates. we are pleased that the turnout was so high. now we have to see what kind of coalition forms but we are hopeful a pro—european, liberal coalition of like—minded politicians will be form

the european people's party is, centre right party, can no longerform a majority just with the two of them, but they need to include other parties and why didn't the coalitionty. that is good for the parliament because that will reflect better mood in europe. these two blocks, centre—right and ce ntre—left, these two blocks, centre—right and centre—left, who once had a majority, now have to develop relationships. will they be formal relationships? how does it work? willie agreed to a coalition for five years orjust agree to work with each other uncertain policies. formerly the grand coalition between the conservatives and socialist was to ta ke the conservatives and socialist was to take turns. president of the parliament, 142 and a half years, the other for two and a half years. they also agreed on the commission and diplomatic chief and other things. they are not obliged to enter into a coalition, theyjust work together, theyjust give supply and confidence agreements, it is just a question of whether they can get support of the other parties for your own policies and also for your own people. what about the turnout? lots of people in brussels are excited

the difficulty is that you are in a coalition government with a conservative party the iceland independence party, and a centre—righty. in those circumstances you will never get all your own way but is that what is doing you some damage? that might explain the steady erosion in your support since you became prime minister. when you took office nearly 50% of voters wanted to see you as prime minister. last month, march i should say, that figure dropped to 38%. 0ne minister in your government actually has an approval rating of 67%. my point is that once they see you in office and the compromises you have to make, maybe they are not happy. first i would like to say that neither of my co—operative parties are populist party. i would not call them that. it is a good thing to have experience in politics because obviously i served as the minister for education and culture in a left—wing government with the social democrats after the crisis and of course we experienced a lot of loss in voting. we lost nearly half of our votes in the next election after that. so being in government isn't maybe exactly the way to stay popular

however, the centre—right european people's party does remain the largest bloc and analysts say it is likely to form a grand coalitionocrats bloc, with support from liberals and the greens. negotiations and horsetrading lie ahead. they will begin when the european union heads of government meet for dinner on tuesday night to analyse the results. meanwhile, turnout was a surprise. the number of people voting rose to 51%, up from 42.6% in 2014, bucking a long trend of decline in voter numbers and the best since 1994. 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas reports. across europe one of the surprises of these elections, green parties. this was germany where they surged into second place. germany's result mirrored the picture europe wide, the traditional centre—conservative right, social—democrat left on the slide, greens and others profited. so now the greens are being courted by those old parties who are looking for their support. people are talking to us. 0bviously they are keen to have the greens around the table and so if we are invited around to the negotiating table, we will go there. and it is possible the ce

centre—right epp. he's german, and a politicall ally of angela merkel. here's the german chancellor. translation: naturally, coming from a grand coalitionall parties do. despite this, this candidate is very important. while the european commission will choose the nominee — their decision must be ratified by the 751—member parliament. and the eu election results have thrown a spanner in the works. in the 2014 election it was dominated by the main centre—right and centre—left groupings. but if we look at the new parliament, we can see it is much more fragmented. and the left—wing alde grouping has gained seats. the alde includes greens, socialist parties, and most importantly emmanuel macron‘s en marche. and the french president wants to flex his political muscle. translation: will likely face a new phase of the european adventure. for the first time there is not a majority with the two parties and we need to build something else. a new project that will reflect with the european people have chosen in this regard, the central force of progress that we have currently build will have an important role and responsibility. let's find out abou

overall, mainstream parties that make up a coalition in the 751—seat parliament looks to be lost. the centre—rightnd commission. lee milner, bbc news. voting in scotland is now complete. we were waiting for the results from western isles. now it is complete. western isles. now it is complete. we can show you the results now. the snp 38%. the big winners really in scotland. 38% share. the brexit party next with 15%. the liberal democrats 14%. the conservatives 12%. labour right down there on just 996 in 12%. labour right down there on just 9% in scotland. the green party 8%. change uk 2% and ukip 2%. a big boost for the snp, up 9% opt last time. the brexit party up even more, well, they‘re plus 15%. the liberal democrats up 7%. so there we are. in terms of seats, the snp have half the number of seats, three, the brexit party one, the liberal democrats one and the conservatives one. labour have no seats, the greens have no seats. and these are the new elected members of european parliament in scotland there. alan smith, christian allard for the snp, for the brexit party lewis steadman bruce. the thi

centre—right government of the prime minister, scott morrison, is well on the way to a surprise win in saturday's general election. in what mr morrison has called a miracle, his liberal—national coalition6 seats needed for an overall majority in parliament. the labor leader, bill shorten, resigned in the wake of his party's defeat. joining us now from sydney is our news correspondent phil mercer. they are calling it a miracle, is australia in political shock?” think some of the bookmakers are, it has been quite an expensive enterprise to them. australian politics is rarely dull, it is often petty and has been pretty unstable. more than a decade since an australian prime minister served out a full term in office and it is unpredictable to you for many, many months. the opinion polls were suggesting that the labour opposition would when saturday's election, but the liberal—national coalition has defied those gloomy projections to be returned for three more years. the big question now is can scott morris govern in his own right or will he be in a minority government and rely on independent, that big question should be answered in the next 2a hours or so. —— can scott morrison govern in hi