how does change uk cut through?racts people right across the political spectrum and a lot of talk about how politics is broken. it is not a very controversial statement. very few parties would claim otherwise. but there is a big question mark as to whether people think change uk is the party to fix it. that was james williams reporting from cardiff. just to say, during the campaign for the european parliament elections we're going to be interviewing all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel. and we want you to send us your questions. tomorrow at 5:30 we'll have nigel farage of the brexit party, and on friday chuka umunna from change uk. you can e—mail us at askthis@bbc.co.uk or text us on 61124 or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. the government's infrastructure tsar has warned the chancellor philip hammond that he must fully commit to a major programme of upgrades to the uk's transport, energy and technology networks. in a letter to philip hammond, the national infrastructure commission chai

thanks to chuka umunna from change uk there.he conservatives, with ashley fox, mep for south west england and gibraltar. we‘ll also be hearing from the leader of the lib dems, vince cable on monday. so if you have a question, send them in via text on 61124, tweet using the hashtag bbc ask this, or email ask this at bbc.co.uk. rehearsals are under way, and the stage is set, for what‘s probably the most controversial eurovision song contest ever held. the finals will take place in israel tomorrow night, and madonna is scheduled to perform. but pro—palestinian campaigners have called for a boycott of the contest, and organisers fear protestors may be planning to disrupt it. david sillito has sent this report from tel aviv. welcome to the eurovision song contest 2019. israel 2019, and the eurovision party‘s in full swing here in tel aviv. eurovision very much prides itself on being a celebration of inclusiveness, but the question this year is very much about exactly who‘s going to be coming to the party. this is hatari from iceland.

change uk, you would?of a further referendum in scotland would show the same result. we would look for scotland's voice to be heard. i think this is the only way of breaking the uk wide deadlock. plaid cymru, you would on at the second referendum? this time people would know what they were voting for. my question is why should voters trust you when you have not implemented the outcome of the first referendum? about because it was the job of the conservative government, ourjob is to speak for the people of wales. now we know what kind of deal will be on the table, i hope, at some point, and people will know what the alternative is to remaining. all talk at once please do not talk over people. this question put to the people is an informed vote, it is a completely different question. i debated with nick clegg where he did notjust promise to accept the result, he went off on a whole spiel about how the leavers will not accept it, they will be like the japanese soldiers on islands in the 60s thinking the war i

record locally —— why change uk got so much attention.ll which is great but in some places we have been standing down for them and working together in vale of white horse, the one we got there was on a joint ticket and we were putting up joint ticket and we were putting up joint leaflets, talk about grown—up politics, the new politics. is that the way forward? i think it may well be, vicki i think people are sick of tit—for—tat from the macro on blue, they want a whole other way of doing things and liberal democrats up and down the country have been showing we have been able to do that primarily with the green party. would you be willing to do that at a general election question that we have already said we would absolutely. where it has worked this time is in areas where we have built up time is in areas where we have built up trust. where we understand that actually we don't want to merge, we think we have very different m essa 9 es think we have very different m essa g es to think we have very different messages to give the country but

they are obviously representing the poll opposites, but change uk is right at the bottom of the poles majority of the british people want to leave without a deal? it certainly doesn't indicate the majority want to leave without a deal. remember although the brexit party are in the lead, they are an average at 32%. that is way short of what is required to represent a majority. and the truth is, the polls have long shown that around a third of the public are in favour of leaving without a deal. 0n the remain side, one of the many things that's been going on is frankly a civil war between the liberal democrats and change uk, for essentially the same vote, the socially liberal pro—remain vote, but it's been clear for some time the liberal democrats have been winning that civil war. not least probably helped by the enhancement of their credibility in the wake of their performance in the english local elections and the truth is, this election has come far too early for change uk. whereas the liberal democrats, they are still not at the kind of strength they were before they entered the coal

change uk. 45,673. conservative and unionist party. 135,279. green party, 143,520. y, ukip, 66,934. total rejected ballots, 8378. i therefore declare that the following candidates have been duly allowed to do for the west midlands region. first seat, rupert lowe, the brexit party. second seat, martin daubney. fourth seed, nina gill. phil bennion, liberal democrats. andrew kerr, brexit party. sixth seat, the green party ellie chowns... kerr, brexit party. sixth seat, the green party ellie chowns. .. look at that result. three brexit party, a solitary labour member. the lib dems taking a seat as well as the greens and the conservatives. look at the tally because that will tell us what happened from last time. three seats for the brexit party, labour on one. lib dems have gained a seat. the greens have gained a seat, another strong performance by lib dems and greens. the tories have lost a seat and you keep free seats they have disappeared but the brexit party have picked up three. let's look at the share of the vote. the brexit party on 38%, the labour party on 17%, th

the same way that change uk have a number of mps at westminster who sit under a new party banner.his is not as if you're going with the party share of the vote number of seats in the previous elections, you are saying they can change party but we can consider all of that now as part of ours. that has always been the case. the liberal democrats and the greens have done very well in local elections and a lot of viewers are asking why they are not getting more airtime in the elections. i would say they are but they do get some due weight and that's reflected in the coverage. it's been unusual because been an overlap between two different sort of election periods. again, weight can be applied to the fact that some parties did better in the local elections, but that's only part of the story. don't forget those elections are only in some parts of the uk, some of the parties standing in the european elections weren't standing in the locals. it's true that sometimes people notice some bits of coverage and some interviews and that gets a lot more attention. it does not mean they are not ge

the dems, the greens, change uk, these parties secured at this point in time 38% of the vote in theirshare went up. it is a shame they didn't have a full reliance as they didn't have a full reliance as they discuss and maybe you could have reported a better but is still obvious. the brexiteers, nigel‘s brexit party in his old ukip party got 36.8% of the vote. they got a bit less of the total vote. i know that brexit got meps, but you could've highlighted the strong remain vote, you didn't cover the lib dem and green party success is nearly enough this morning. the aggregate vote the one about remaining supporting parties may not have been given enough priority for some viewers, but it was covered on bbc news, including in this report from tom barton. it wasn'tjust a good night for the brexit party. though standing on a clear remaining platform also made a great leap forward. they greens to be the conservatives into fourth place. —— the greens beat the conservatives. a champagne moment for the liberal democrats. coming in second with a 20% of the vote. but the adding together of her ma

we saw change uk hiving off some mps, but they were. . . uk hiving off some mps, but they were...here is a demand for clarity. but of course even if you find a consensus on how to proceed on brexit in westminster, that doesn‘t mean the eu will agree too that. they have been firm and said, we believe the best deal is already on the table and reflects months of negotiations that have been complex and at times tedious. you need to tell us what you‘re going to do. we feel the best offer is already on the table. something you also hear when you travel around the eu, they say it seems to us that most of your frustrations don‘t lie in the withdrawal issues, but about the future, what kind of trading relationship you want us with, what security relationship you want with us. and i think all these parties will have to give much more clarity to what kind of future they want, whether that is close alignment with the eu or drifting away.” whether that is close alignment with the eu or drifting away. i haven't asked anybody the question, what do you think will happen, because it is a question

|j for change uk, you are a remainer, why did you go that way?out brexit. we also get the sense that many here were floating voters and simply did not know which party to support. what to think about nigel farage me out on top?|j support. what to think about nigel farage me out on top? i think it was a surprise and no one really thought it would happen. no matter what party you vote for the moment no one has any idea what they're doing. around 2 million people voted here, in essence another split between in and out but they not make us feel the way we want. in a moment we'll be in cardiff after a good night for the brexit party in wales. but first the result in scotland has just been announced. our correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow for us now, lorna. a good night for the snp here in scotland, their best ever result in a european election, they top the polls and increase their vote share to nearly 38% for that they increased the number of meps to three of a total of six available. nicola sturgeon has called this as particular and historic r

as for the liberal democrats who have been polling a bit higher than change uk, suggesting they couldbetter than some had expected them to with the stock brexit message, liberal democrat leader vince cable saying this morning despite what chuka umunna said there, there may well be time to hold a further referendum if it's donein to hold a further referendum if it's done in the right way. let's listen to what he had to say. welcome it may come to that. really? if we get to the end of october and it has not been resolved that may be the way. would that not be an outrageous way to deal with the situation, that parliament cancels the result of the 2016 referendum and says it is void, we don't agree with you? it wouldn't be outrageous but it would be unsatisfactory. we got into this mess because of a referendum and that's the only way to get out of it. -- that's the only way to get out of it. —— wouldn't be unsatisfactory. disagreement on both sides, which we are getting used to. what you will see from the prime minister in the coming days is an attempt to tempt particularly labour mps and

change. notjust here in the uk but the whole of europe. e 11 years to take positive action. where we can work internationally on shared problems isa internationally on shared problems is a clear voice. we were talking about them time and time again. making sure the work that we've done in the south—west, worked at our london meps have been doing for 20 yea rs, london meps have been doing for 20 years , we london meps have been doing for 20 yea rs, we have london meps have been doing for 20 years, we have proven the power of green, with proven what green meps can do and it is that track record as well that has meant so many people have seen the green party as their home in these elections. there has been one major winner and that is the brexit party and nigel farage. what do you make of their success ? farage. what do you make of their success? i fundamentally think the way that vote is split and when you add up the number of clearly remain votes on where we stand on that, we need to be bringing this back to the people with the people ‘s vot

in the european elections, we will see the brexit party and change uk. ht for the liberal democrats. we will keep you updated. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. the headline in the weather is that it is getting colder. we will see temperatures well below for the next few days, just in time for a bank holiday weekend. at the moment, it is cloudy out there with outbreaks of rain in central areas. that is linked to a cold front which is moving southwards. you can see these showers of rain moving south. behind, still quite cloudy with showers and snow showers in the far north—east of scotland. seven to 10 celsius in northern parts. the south—west, in the sunshine, about 14 or 15 degrees. through tonight, we continue with showers in the north of scotland. elsewhere, those generally clear away. but as you can see from the map, it will be frosty tonight in northern parts, but those temperatures not quite slow in the far south. saturday starts largely sunny, far south. saturday starts largely sunny, so far south. saturday starts largely sun

the change uk party are less than happy, he stresses that more generally change uk are pitching very uropean union. meanwhile at the tory lunch how are they doing? these are bizarre elections, they are ghost elections generally in that the substance is not really back the campaign orat the substance is not really back the campaign or at the parties it is with the overarching issue of brexit. in scotland, the overarching issue as well of independence. the tories are not having a manifesto launch, they do not have a manifesto for these elections. why so? because they do not turn intend to be in europe prevail on. they do not attend to stick around in brussels or strasbourg. this is a beautiful river, across from that of the distillery by rick davidson is currently touring around. she says that she admits it is disappointing that she admits it is disappointing that brexit has not been sorted by now but she insists that she loves elections and is ready to fight this one on a campaign of respecting the result in the referendum on europe. but also, respecting the 2014 referendum result when

concerns over climate change might restrict the growth of aviation in the uk, the government has admittedave to review their strategy, including plans to expand heathrow. it follows a recent warning from the committee on climate change which advises the government that the planned increase in aviation would need to be curbed to control carbon emissions. 0ur environment analyst, roger harrabin, reports. flying is on the up and the government has been planning for it to continue to grow. what about climate change, you might ask? under current policy, industry will have to cut more greenhouse gases so aviation can expand. but the government is now considering a plan to virtually eliminate emissions by 2050. and a civil servant has admitted in a letter to a green group that it may have to take note of advice from the independent climate change committee, saying that although people could continue to fly while meeting climate change targets, it was not possible for aviation to keep on expanding. in the end, i think the logic of this is completely inevitable. we know that we have to reduce our

change uk won't be changing much any time soon. but how far could he go? on ambition. this melee might not last. remember, european elections don't necessarily translate into what happens at the next general election. but the success of parties with a clear message on brexit is enough to give the tories and labour a lot to worry about. nigel farage and the other smaller parties have humiliated the established groups, perplexed by brexit. voters rewarding politicians who have been willing to pick a side. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. turnout in the elections was just below 37%. that is the second—highest in any european election in the uk. our deputy political editor john pienaar has been analysing the results. well, depending on where you stand, these elections were mostly about who wants brexit, and on the other side, who would sooner remain, or at least get another the referendum. the results were every bit as dramatic as everyone expected, only more. just look at how things changed. this was how it looked before, based on what happened in 201

we'll change uk pick up universities. we'll change uk pick up the vote?oing for black and white striped. it looks like a bar code. it's eight is a solidly remain party and nigel farage, who started in the south—east 20 years ago, i35—year—old nigel farage, first elected here, and has kept his seat and his standing with the new party, the brexit party, so the contest between brexit and change will be fascinating to see when we vote in the european elections. to find out who is standing in the european elections and more about the issues to consider, go to bbc.co.uk/news during the campaign for the european parliament elections, we're going to be interviewing all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel. we want you to send us your questions. this afternoon at 5:30pm, we'll have nigel farage of the brexit party, and on friday, chuka umunna from change uk. you can email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk or text us on 61124 or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. the american actress felicity huffman is facing a four—month prison sentence after pleadi

change uk, another new party, is seeking its breakthrough moment.rt. the vote is going to be split, it can't be helped. if you compare the academic intelligence or rationed reasoning with the ranting and raving and outright lies, the comparison is stark. this campaign is clearly driven by brexit. whatever the tactics on the trail... give them hell. i'll do my best, i promise! just stop farage! the outcome will depend on whose message can cut through. alex forsyth, bbc news. scientists say they hope that within the next ten years, drugs will be available that will stop cancer cells becoming resistant to treatment. now that could mean tens of thousands of people will live much longer, with cancer becoming morte of a chronic, than a fatal disease. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. it's been called the survival of the nastiest. it takes just a few rogue cancer cells to adapt and develop resistance to drugs for a tumour to survive and reappear, perhaps years later, with greater force. but scientists are beginning to learn how they may

, beating change uk.we have got such a better message and story to tell. of course we want to remain, but we also want to remain and transform the eu. but we have so many ideas at the eu. but we have so many ideas at the forefront like climate change. some of those really important issues that hit home, so that's what we wa nt issues that hit home, so that's what we want to push out some point. well, all this week we've been interviewing leaders and senior politicians from parties contesting the eu elections. and on monday it's the turn of the conservatives, with ashley fox, mep for south west england and gibraltar. we'll also be hearing from the leader of the lib dems, vince cable on monday. so if you have a question, send them in via text on 611211, tweet using the hashtag #bbcaskthis, or email ask this at bbc.co.uk. helicopters have been drafted in to help fight two separate wildfires which have been testing fire crews in northern scotland. crews are still trying to contain the outbreaks over thousands

the uk border force says the change is aimed at providing an improved arrival experience.g £350 million from its shareholders to shore up its finances. it follows an accounting error in january which finances. it follows an accounting error injanuary which wiped hundreds of millions of pounds off its market value. the company is likely to raise the money but existing shareholders need to approve the deal. shares have fallen about 75% in metro bank this year. this time next week, voters will be heading to the polls across the uk for the european parliament elections. the conservatives are taking a low—key approach to the campaign, while labour is focused on policy beyond brexit. the results could see a surge in support for some of the other parties, including newcomers to the political scene, like the brexit party and change uk. our correspondent alex forsyth has been out on the campaign trail. the report contains flash photography. you have got my vote for this one. for some, these elections have brought welcome attention. without a shadow of a doubt you have my vote. nige

ben brown will put a selection of your questions to the change uk mp chuka umunna at 5.30pm.step down as prime minister, after the next commons vote on brexit in a few weeks' time. 100 people have died from knife wounds so far this year — the youngest victim was 14—year—old jayden moodie from east london next week will mark two years since the bomb at the manchester arena which killed 22 people. the youngest victim was eight—year—old saffie roussos, who was at the concert with her mum, lisa. lisa was badly injured in the attack, but after extensive surgery and rehabilitation she is preparing to walk the route of the great manchester run this weekend. alongside her husband, andrew, she has given her first broadcast interview to our north of england correspondent judith moritz. i don't really remember a lot. i remember leaving, and saffie had got my hand, this hand, and she was pulling, jumping about. my arm was outstretched, holding her hand as she was pulling me, and the next minute ijust hit the floor with a thud. ijust remember lying there and trying to move. i wasjust phys

another referendum -- commitment to another referendum —— change uk. two main parties will be wandering around in no man's land. lastly of course we know european elections, a lot of people not that fussed about them. it is a free hit for many people to abandon their traditional party loyalties. there is a real possibility i think ofa there is a real possibility i think of a seismic shock to the two main parties next week. the big question is whether that shock is enough to jolt the two main parties out of their current deadlock over brexit. norman, many thanks. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. high, bank holiday weekend approaching. this is what we got last year. a record—breaker. 29 celsius on may day. this year we could be breaking records but perhaps not necessarily for the right reasons. it could be chilly with temperatures in some places are barely getting up to 13 celsius. mostly dry. the culprit is a cold front slowly meandering south across the country as we speak. to the south we are still in that milder airso we are south

a further referendum, whatever happens, like the greens and the liberal democrat and the snp and change ukre answering we should stop brexit and have a people's vote on the deal, and keep the benefits we have for our economy and public services and for opportunities forfuture generations. a former labour prime minister says he will stick with his tribe, but urged other to opt, above all, for any proremain party. if we tumble out of eu with a no—deal brexit of the sort farage and boris johnson want, you are going to get a silent revolution in this country as well. there are going to be people who are going to feel so strongly about this and i say this to both parties, they will sweep them away. the battle lines are being drawn but it is an unusual picture. these european elections are unlike anything we've seen before. jessica parker, bbc news. and with the campaign for the european parliament elections under way we're going to be speaking to all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel over the next few weeks. and we want you to send us your questions. on tuesday at 5.30 we'll have

nicola sturgeon from glasgow and in the studio, the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, change ukpokesman chuka umunna and from the tories, one of the many vying to be the next prime minister. five different parties represented but they all had something in common, according to ian dutton. and susan hadley left us this message. i wish to complain about the line—up on the andrew marr show on sunday morning. it was completely biased towards remain, as all bbc programmes normally are, but we are standing european elections and this is a totally biased outlook. we asked for a statement in response to those comments and were told... vince cable was asked about the course word using his party's campaign literature. talking about disrespectful things, this is also the first manifesto whose title i cannot read out on sunday morning television. do you not feel a little embarrassed about the coarseness of your main election slogan? a few people objected to it. vince cable then went on to utter the phrase in question. responses from the audience were divided, with one objecting before we lea

they are not the only ones hoping that, change uk is seeking its breakthrough moment.pport. the vote is going to be split, it cannot be helped. if you compare the academic intelligence of rash and reasoning with the ranting and raving and outright lies, the comparison is stark. this campaign is clearly driven by brexit. whatever the tactics on the trail... give them hell. i will do my best, i promise! the outcome will depend on whose message can cut through. alex forsyth, bbc news. you never want to see them, and you usually can't, with adult specimens just over 5mm long. but what bed bugs lack in size, they make up for in durability. a new study has revealed that although the overall number of insects is in decline, bedbugs have been around for 100 million years, and survived the extinction event that killed the dinosaurs. victoria gill reports. tiny, bloodsucking and seemingly indestructible. these are the bugs that no one wants to share their bed with. but, while most of us would rather bedbugs were nowhere near us, a scientist here at the university of sheffield ha

but change uk will not be changing much any time soon. but how far could he go?ee might not last. remember european elections do not necessarily translate into what happens at the next general election. but the success of parties with a clear message on brexit is enough to give the tories and labour a lot to worry about. nigel farage and the other smaller parties have humiliated the established groups, perplexed by brexit. voters rewarding politicians who have been willing to pick a side. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the brexit party have topped polls in every country or region, apart from scotland, where the snp was dominant, and london, where the liberal democrats topped the polls. northern ireland has yet to declare its results in full. but where did the brexit party make its biggest gains? and where did its votes come from? 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar has been taking a look at the results. well, depending on where you stand, and these elections were mostly about who wants brexit, and on the other side, who would sooner remain, or at l

ben brown will put a selection of your questions to the change uk mp, chuka umunna at 5.30pm.rting primary school to receive measles jabs. the study says the compulsory vaccinations could prevent resurgences of the disease in the future. however, experts here cast doubt on the idea, saying enforcing vaccines could alienate parents. three britons and a south african have been killed after a small plane crashed in dubai. the crew of the plane had been working for a british—based company a few miles from dubai international airport when it hit the ground yesterday evening. an investigation is underway. more than two—thirds of lgbt people say they've been sexually harassed at work but most don't report it. the survey by the tuc is believed to be the first major study into lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people's experiences in the workplace. the government says it's starting a consultation on harassment and will ensure employers understand their legal responsibilities. our lgbt correspondent ben hunte has more. patrick works in the public sector where he went through years

bbc wales political editor, felicity evans, reporting change uk, formed earlier this year by mps whocampaigning. broxtowe mp anna soubry explained the core beliefs of the new party. we believe that the united kingdom has made a terrible mistake in voting to leave the european union. in scotland, if i may say, you had the good sense to vote to remain in the european union. the united kingdom as we all know made another decision and as we all believe, it was a terrible mistake. the other thing that keeps us absolutely together as one is our belief in the need to restore and fix politics in the united kingdom because politics is broken. and next week we will be continuing our series of interviews with meps and leaders from the main parties standing in the european elections , in a special ‘ask this.‘ you can send us your questions to put to them. on monday — we'll speak to conservative mep, ashely fox — and vince cable the lib dem leader. then on tuesday — we're interviewing gerard batten the ukip leader — and on wednesday it will be the turn ofjohn healey from labour — and adam price,

change uk won't be changing much any time soon. but how far could he go?n ambition. this melee might not last. remember, european elections don't necessarily translate into what happens at the next general election. but the success of parties with a clear message on brexit is enough to give the tories and labour a lot to worry about. nigel farage and the other smaller parties have humiliated the established groups, perplexed by brexit. voters rewarding politicians who have been willing to pick a side. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. turnout in the elections was just below 37%, that's the second—highest in any european election in the uk. our deputy political editor john pienaar has been analysing the results. well, depending on where you stand, these elections were mostly about who wants brexit and, on the other side, who would sooner remain or at least get another the referendum. the results were every bit as dramatic as everyone expected, only more. just look at how things changed. this was how it looked before, based on what happened in 2014. u

and the new change uk party failed to make an impact with just 3% of the vote. n the european parliament were up for grabs in the uk. the brexit party now have 29 meps. the lib dems have 16, up from just one in 2014. labour have ten meps, down eight. the greens more than doubled their tally, with seven meps, up four. and the impact on the conservatives is clear — they've now gotjust four meps, down 15. in scotland the snp won three seats. while in wales, plaid cymru have won one seat after beating labour. counting in northern ireland meanwhile is still under way. let's get some reaction from the party leaders, earlier brexit party leader, nigel farage, spoke to reporters — accompanied by his newly elected meps. if we will have to brexit process to the conservatives and labour party, we would never ever have got a brexit that was resembling anything like the referendum. this clearly will put pressure on them, pressure on the conservative leadership contest. the question is, are they going to respond to this pressure or will those parties go on being coalitions, co

the next day, at the same time, we'll be talking to chuka umunna of ‘change uk'.ou can email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk, text 61124, or use social media with the hashtag #bbcaskthis. a huge waterspout surprised singapore residents this morning. videos were posted on social media showing the waterspout swirling in the southern shore of the island. witnesses say it was seen for around 20 minutes. the local environment agency says there are generally three waterspout occu rances each year. a waterspout is a rapidly rotating column of air over water, underneath the base of a shower cloud. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. we do have better weather on the way. today we had quite a few showers around, one or two thunderstorms earlier on, but those are fading away and we are going to find clearing skies and light winds overnight tonight. it is going to turn quite chilly as well. probably a frost across some parts of scotland, even further south. temperatures won't be far away from freezing in a few rural areas. high pressure is building right the way

ukip were wiped out, and change uk fail to make their mark. in scotland, the snp we re their mark.ill take three of the six seats there. in wales, the brexit party topped the poll, plaid cymru came second. labour, a party who've dominated welsh politics for a century, finished third. northern ireland camps today. it was a big night for parties who've taken a firm stand on brexit and a bad night for the others. but voters remain split between parties who backed leaving the eu as soon as possible and those who want another referendum. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: in the european parliamentary elections the brexit party has won most seats in the uk, but there were also gains for smaller parties opposing brexit. across europe, the main centre—left and centre—right blocs have lost ground to smaller groupings. far—right parties topped the polls in france and italy. we will now look at how all of this is being reflected in the newspapers across europe, at least certain parts, the ones we can get here in brussels at this time of the morning. iam brussels at thi

people have a choice between proper remain second referendum party is like change uk and nigel farage'sl of the national crime agency, paints a picture, a bit like line of duty, she paints a picture that crime is getting much worse in this country and is having a lot of problems trying to control it. the solution is pretty much the same as any police chief at the moment, they desperately need more funding to combat it. we know we are under threat, we are under threat from all sorts of areas. the police are under huge pressure, the national crime agency, no different. huge pressure, the national crime agency, no diffe re nt.|j huge pressure, the national crime agency, no different. i had a look back, less than a year ago, end of last year, same from the guardian, same point where being raised by lynne owens. yes, in a rare, political intervention. obviously not that rare, because it is an annual intervention before the annual intervention before the annual strategic assessment comes out. if you say it is about police resources , out. if you say it is about police resources, for this, we

insofar as no change uk or the brexit party...hare, what exactly that looks like in the context that's at the last 30 years. the honest truth is, only once before have we had a set of local election where we have done this calculation, and ended up saying that both the conservatives and labour party were below 30%. that occasion 2013, when you kept —— ukip surprised everyone and became serious election players. and both conservatives and the labour party suffered. and of course, though that was the beginning of a story that eventually led to the referendum, as the brexit impasse that we have all been talking about and wondering about what the consequences will be for the last 12 hours. but certainly, what one has to say, a crucial feature of the 2017 general election, apparently the restoration of the traditional 2—party system, conservative and labour combine, winning over 80% of the vote for the first time since the 19705, or two year sense, the 2—party system in the elections at least, has never looked any weaker, and who knows

the new change uk party also failed to make an impact with only 3% share. , 73 seats in the european parliament were up for grabs in the uk. the brexit party have won 29 seats. the lib dems have 16 — they gained just one in 2014. labour have ten meps, a loss of eight. the greens more than doubled their seats, with seven meps, up four. and the impact on the conservative party is clear — they've gotjust four meps, down 15. in scotland, the snp won three seats. while in wales, plaid cymru have won one seat after beating labour. counting in northern ireland got under way this morning. our first report comes from our political correspondent tom barton. a warning his report contains some flash photography. smiling faces for members of a party that was only launched six weeks ago. the brexit party, the clear winners of this election, taking almost a third of the vote and 29 meps. brexit! the party's leader saying that this could be just the start. if we don't leave on october the 31st, then the scores you have seen for the brexit party today will be repeated in a g

what you would say left—field parties, likely party, la ke left—field parties, likely party, lake change uklike. keir starmer is a top lawyer, but human rights. this is a political situation. he was a wonderful lawyer for 20 years before becoming a member of parliament. he really knows what he is doing. but there is no chemistry. and the appetite for a second referendum on appetite for a second referendum on a right across the house of commons, was extremely limited. it has gathered momentum. and i think an awful lot more people do want it, but i don't see where the common ground is. where they will come and say we have agreed something. because the main people in the conservative party do not want a deal that could be possibly done with labour because they think it would undermine their authority and vice—versa. would undermine their authority and vice-versa. this is the shadow business secretary, keir starmer. this is his viewpoint on the front page of the guardian. theresa may is trying to reopen brexit talks with the eu with the support of labour. that is ouraim. the eu with the support

concerns over climate change might restrict the growth of flying in the uk, the government has admittednior civil servant has said ministers may have to review its aviation strategy — including plans to expand heathrow. the advisory committee on climate change recently said the uk's planned increase in aviation would need to be curbed to restrict c02. roger harrabin has more. flying is on the up and the government has been planning for it to continue to grow. what about climate change, you might ask? under current policy, industry will have to come more greenhouse gases so aviation can expand. but the government is now considering a plan to virtually eliminate emissions by 2050. and a civil servant has admitted in a letter to a green group that it may have to take note of advice from the independent climate change committee, saying that although people could continue to fly while meeting climate change targets, it was not possible for aviation to keep on expanding. in the end, i think the logic of this is completely inevitable. we know that we have to reduce our emissions urgently and r

likely to vote with remain—side parties — the lib dems, the greens, who had a good election too, and change ukbrexit. in scotland, the snp ended up happy, and here too, and in wales, labour is licking its wounds. will the crisis put more strain on the union? very likely yes. is the country deadlocked and divided? you bet it is — by region, by nation, by generation, families and friendships split in a way we've never really seen before. what now? big two—party politics may be shakier than ever. the tories‘ next leader, and all of our next prime minister will have to deal with intense pressure to deliver brexit with or without a deal, or convince the party members who will elect him or her it's time to compromise. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: a shock at the french open as caroline wozniaki is knocked out in the first round. union berlin are into the bundesliga for the first time ever sparking wild celebrations among their supporters and in the next few minutes, the st louis blues take to the ice in their first sta

co—leader of the green party will answer your questions, and tomorrow it's the turn of chuka umunna from change uke the uk's electricity and gas network, saying it would cut the amount paid to the current private sector owners. simon gompertz has more. labour's big increase in solar panels would build on community projects like this in south london, powering the lifts and communal lights in a block of flats and promising lower bills. it means some kind of energy and a clean one. local backers like faye say the savings are winning over other residents. some people, full stop, say, "i just want to pay less." if they can also see that in the bill with the solar energy, well, how could they complain after that? labour says one million council and housing association homes would get the panels, saving £117 a year each on electricity bills, and there'd be interest—free loans and grants to help 750,000 other households install them. this is what labour wants its green energy policy to look like. it says that to get this done quickly across the country, that's one of the reasons it wants to re—nationalise

this election has come too early for change uk. of strength they were before they entered the coalition in 2010. but they are in a stronger position amongst the electorate than they have been anytime since then. we are seeing a bit of a mini liberal democrat revival as far as the electorate is polarised around the brexit options. but the liberal democrats are benefiting from that polarisation. thank you very much, john. we will have more from sir john. we will have more from sir john curtis throughout the week. spoiler alert for all game of thrones fans! after eight seasons, one of the most talked about tv shows, has come to an end. fans have complained about plot lines in the last series, but that's unlikely to stop it from being a ratingsjuggernaut. our los angeles correspondent, sophie long, has been at a watch party where the 80 minute finale aired a few hours ago. this goes beyond loyalty. there's no question that the cultural phenomenon that is game of thrones has been a ratings hit. and resulted in big business for some. as

just like we were seeing in the rest of the uk were brexit changing political divisions, the partieslarised on brexit picking up votes. parties with the clear message like the brexit party, the lib dems, benefiting very much. that is reflected hereto because the alliance party campaigned strongly for remain, a second referendum, and picked up votes that way. the party that was the 30 year, ulster unionist party, had held the third seats as the 1970s, they lost out to stop part of the criticism, not enough ofa stop part of the criticism, not enough of a clear message on brexit. more fragmentation and the major parties under pressure. when the counting is done across europe, populists expected to get 25%, 751 seats overall, up from 20% —— 25%. note the big search some had expected. centre left and ce ntre—left expected. centre left and centre—left alliances fell short of controlling a majority. the first time in 40 years. that has implications for who is going to ta ke implications for who is going to take the top job at the european commission, greens and liberals doing well across th

the change uk mp anna soubry says british politics is in need of a huge clean—up after divisions causedervative, who has been targeted for her pro—remain views, told bbc breakfast she now lives with regular abuse. isn't it a sad indictment of what has happened in politics in this country that i can sit here and say, "hey, i haven't had a death threat for about three weeks now." i am absolutely determined, along with others, to say that this is not the norm, it is not acceptable and to continue to make the case that we have got to change the whole atmosphere and attitude in britain to the way that we do politics and, if you like, have that huge clean—up that is absolutely so necessary. inequalities in pay and opportunities in the uk are becoming so extreme they are threatening democracy, according to the institute for fiscal studies. the think tank says that while high earners are enjoying run—away incomes there are rises in what it calls "deaths of despair" among the poorest. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. inequality is a big problem in the uk. in fact, we've