mr conte's firstjob will be to assemble his cabinet.ed to take several days, but is likely to feature the men who put him forward for the role — leaders of the five star movement and the league, the parties that make up the antiestablishment coalition. it means that, at best, mr conte would only be the third most powerfulfigure in his own administration. the 53—year—old's appointment brings to an end weeks of political deadlock. but brussels will be sceptical of the man in charge of the eurozone's third biggest economy. translation: i am aware of the necessity to confirm italy's place both in europe and internationally. the government will have to look on the issues of the european budget, the reform of the right of asylum, and the return of the banking union. italy is a country that brussels deems too big to fail, because what happens on this man's watch could have been ramifications elsewhere. but for now, mr conte will have to prove he is a prime minister and is not a placeholder. caroline rigby, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, s

of populism in europe italy ushers in a radical new government today it was president gave giuseppe conte his approval to become prime minister a political novice charged with leading a government of extremes is this the beginning of europe's next crisis we'll bring you the latest from rome also coming up tonight yulia screwball speaks out the russian national and her father were attacked with a nerve agent in the u.k. back in march she says her life has been turned upside down as she battles back. and one of america's literary giants philip roth has died at the age of eighty five his writings wrestled with the tragedy and comedy of the jewish american experience we'll take a look back at the life of the pulitzer prize winning novel. it's good to have you with us tonight in italy a political picture of certainty mixed with uncertainty today italy's president approved the appointment of giuseppe conte a little known and political novice to become the country's next prime minister conte was put forward for the posed by italy's two main populist parties the far right league and the anti esta

mr conte's firstjob will be to assemble his cabinet.take several days, but is likely to feature the men who put him forward for the role — leaders of the five star movement and the league, the parties that make up the antiestablishment coalition. it means that, at best, mr conte would only be the third most powerfulfigure in his own administration. the 53—year—old's appointment brings to an end weeks of political deadlock. but brussels will be sceptical of the man in charge of the eurozone's third biggest economy. translation: i am aware of the necessity to confirm italy's place both in europe and internationally. the government will have to look on the issues of the european budget, the reform of the right of asylum, and the return of the banking union. italy is a country that brussels deems too big to fail, because what happens on this man's watch could have been ramifications elsewhere. but for now, mr conte will have to prove he is a prime minister and is not a placeholder. caroline rigby, bbc news. more on that story in our news br

. >>> and goo siuseppe conte getse job, but he is warned to keep debt undercontrol. >>> hello. welcome to "street signs" on this thursday. european equity markets are looking better than when we left you yesterday. significant moves to the down side yesterday for the main markets, today a different story. green here, though the moves are still relatively muted here. the ftse 100 is higher by 0.1% the ftse mib in italy is higher by 0.2%. some relief in the markets after president mattarella has given prime minister conte a mandate the french cac 40 is higher by 0.4% the xetra dax is higher by 0.1%. keep an eye on the automakers there. details in a minute. overall, sentiment did get a boost after the fed minutes seemed to suggest that the fed was not too worried about inflation overshooting that did support the u.s. markets with a bit of a rebound overnight. >> it did. it seems to imply the fed and the policymakers within the fomc are okay about inflation, overshooting a bit before they intervene. that's consistent with this narrative of three rate hikes over the course of this y

speculation continues to grow over the future of the chelsea boss antonio conte.on course to make british cycling history. he leads byjust over two minutes, and will become the first briton to win the giro d'italia if he can hold on to his lead for the rest of this week. sir mo farah said he was "pretty tired" from running the london marathon last month but he still managed to win the great manchester run for the first time yesterday, completing the 10k in 28 minutes and 27 seconds. and rafael nadal has returned to the number one spot in men's tennis after he beat alexander zverev in three sets to win an eighth title at the italian open. that's all the sport for now. (tx floats) a former coach at newcastle united football club will appear in court today charged with 35 sexual offences going back to 1973. our reporterjim reed has been covering allegations of abuse in football since they first emerged on this programme in relation to a different coach more than a year ago. he's here now. so what's happening today, jim? so, this is the trial of 61—year—old george orm

that meant antonio conte wins a extra time. that meant antonio conte winsa cup extra time. cup final as a manager but with speculation over his future, it remains to be seen whether he will stay to stop i don't think a change something about my future because i don't think winning or losing can change the future. i think it is right for the club to take the best decision but i don't think that the win today can change and assessment. about my work. celtic have won the scottish cup to secure a unique back—to—back clean sweep of major trophies in scotland. they beat motherwell 2—nil at hampden park with goals from 0livier and callum mcgregor. it means brendan rodgers is the first manager to guide a club to all three domestic titles in successive seasons, to all three domestic titles in successive seasons, the so called "double treble". in rugby in the sport is building towards the final and it is saracens against exeter chiefs at twickenham next weekend in the premiership final after both came through their semifinals today, saracens beat wasps by a massive 57 points to 33 wi

here's conte speaking a little earlier.you already know, i have declined the mandate that had been given by president mattarella to form a government of change. i would like to thank the president for giving me this opportunity and the leaders of the two parties. for putting moaning forward. i can assure you i have put the greatest effort and paid the greatest attention in fulfilling this duty. i have done that in an atmosphere of full cooperation with the leaders of both parties which pointed me. mr conte made that statement after meeting with italy's president. they failed to agree on a cabinet, president sergio mattarella rejecting demands by the anti—establishment 5—star movement and far—right league to name an economy minister because he might have pushed italy out of the euro. i agreed with all the ministers accept the economy ministry. the nomination for the economy ministry sent an immediate message of trust and alarm. i asked for that ministry to be taken by a respectable person for the majority political group, so

conte lose his job this week?h great interest. thank you very much, natalie pirks with the action from that game. chelsea are now through, they are won their eighth fa cup. let's get some of the reaction with wembley, starting with chelsea and gary cahill. we have a lot of defending to do, a lot of defending, and it pushed us to the very end, i—o scoreline was a gamble in the last stages, but absolutely superb all season, thibaut pulled off some great saves. we got thejob thibaut pulled off some great saves. we got the job done, that man thibaut pulled off some great saves. we got thejob done, that man eden, with the penalty. what does it mean to you as captain, picking up the trophy in a few minutes' time? do you know what, a dream come true, the first one as captain at the club. last year, we all knowjohn was the captain, but he let me get the armband and let me pick the trophy up in the premier league. but this is extra special for me. i am delighted that i have won these competitions, i didn't play in 2012, th

guiseppe conte begins the first com plete guiseppe conte begins the first complete lack date of his careerhe president on wednesday, guiseppe conte stressed his credentials for the job. translation: i'm ready to defend the interests of italians in europe and internationally, maintaining dialogue with the european institutions and representatives of other countries. i want to be the lawyer who will defend the italian people. but guiseppe conte won't even be the most powerful member of his own administration. the two party leaders who suggested him as prime minister can expect to take their own seat in his cabinet. luigi de meyer made to the ministry which allows him to implement his main campaign promise, an allowance for italy's job—seekers. campaign promise, an allowance for italy'sjob—seekers. and campaign promise, an allowance for italy's job—seekers. and the leader of lega wants to take charge of a new tougher migration policy. he is likely to be his own boss. the full government line—up may be ready in the next few days. let's talk to alan friedman author of ‘ten things to know on the

. >>> giuseppe conte has been nom na nominated as new prime minister. the italian bond at 2.3130 for the ten-year let's get straight out to willem who joins us from rome they didn't quite get the full approval yesterday from mattarel mattarella what happens now >> in theory, we'll hear from mr. mattarella, the elderly president here in italy, as to whether he will put forward this man, goo siuseppe conte as a pre ministerial candidate. they will meet a few yards from where i am now once they have those meetings, they will try to form a cabinet. mateo salvini and luigi dimaio will also be following through on some of their campaign mrenlmrenl pledges, like migration, and deportation. in terms of mr. conte, we have not heard a huge amount from him since this announcement. he's been refusing to give interviews to the press over the last few weeks since his name was floated as potential candidate. we know late february he was put forward as a member of this cabinet by the five star movement he was going to be responsible for reducing bureaucracy across the

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conte was just a little fish in that.rent: we know of a lot of leaders in brussels with the european union are saying parada -- are seeing veronica in the water -- are seeing pirahna in the water. what does that mean for europe? correspondent: the new time government has the potential to inflict a crisis on europe, when it comes to the preservation of the euro as a currency, for example. the new finance minister is publicly a eurosceptic, or a euro foe, you might say. he wants to get rid of the euro and this will bring much fighting in europe, and we will see if the markets will tolerate that. and also, if italy will lend money at reasonable interest rates in the future. if not, it will be difficult to roll over debt or refinance debt. italy is heavily indebted, with 132% of its gdp so there is a lot of anxiety in brussels right now. brent: a lot fear this could be the next chapter in the euro crisis. thank you very much. the five-star movement and the league both ran fiercely anti-immigration campaigns and now foreigners

the man nominated to be italy's next prime minister, giuseppe conte, will begin assembling his cabinetmr conte, a political novice, is expected to take several days to form his team. 27 have died and nearly 60 cases of ebola have been identified in. the qemecratic republic of nge in its tracks, the african nation is hoping it can prevent the virus from spreading. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the times and what it calls: alarm in europe over the new populist government being formed in italy. its analysis says "brexit could be a problem, but this is a nightmare". that brings us on to the financial times, with you guessed it, a brexit story. they quote the tax office saying the preferred customs arrangement wanted by leading brexiteers will cost the uk economy £20 billion a year. vice news among the many outlets covering facebook‘s attempts to tackle revenge porn. they say people can send them their nude photos privately so the social network knows to stop anyone else uploading them. from facebook to twitter, the

professor giuseppe conte begins the first alday of his politicareer. the law professor who was never help office before mr. together cabinet. he stressed his credentials for the job. conte: i'd ready to defe interests of italians in europe and internationally. i want to be the lawyer who will defend the italian people. won't but giuseppe conte even be the most powerful member of his own administration. the two party leaders who suggested him as prime minister can expect to take their own seats in his cabinet. the five-sr movement leader may choose a ministry which allows him to implement his main campaign promise, an allowance for italy's jobseekers. and the leaf party's leader -- and the league party's leader wants to take charge of a new, tougher migration policy. he is likely to be his own bossn the full goverlineup may be rea james reynolds, bbc news, rome. jane: you arerlatching "bbc news america." still to come on tonight's program, protest and patriotism. how the controversy over kneeling during the national anthem has dided football players and

he's not gone yet, absolutely, antonio conte. and completely forgone conclusion but i think we all accept it is very likely. 2010 world cup winner cesc fabregas is amongst four high profile premier league names to miss out on spain's squad for this summer's world cup. his chelsea team—mates alvaro morata and marcos alonso have also been left out ofjulen loppiteggi's squad, along with arsenal's hector bellerin. meanwhile liverpool have held an open training session ahead of saturday's champions league final against real madrid. they've just got back from a week long training camp in spain, and will fly out to kiev for the final later this week. there's been a blow to eddiejone's coaching set—up with england's rugby union side. defence coach paul gustard has become the new head of rugby at premiership side harlequins. gustard's departure means england will be left without a permanent defence and attack coach with the world cup injapan only 15 months away. he's described the opportunity as hugely exciting and willjoin his new club a

man that many italians will tell you they've never heard of so i mean what more do we know about mr conte tonight. but he's a law professor in florence not many people even in the academic world know him. he was also a specialist all public and inspiration and full bailing out failing companies maybe this gives him a little bit of experience to deal with italy but many experts assure. the lifespan of his government did not so did not be so very long he says the sixty fifth government in seventy three years in that anybody since a rope or two so he has to fight a lot to stay in power more than a year yet so it sounds like no change in all the change i mean what changes are italians likely to see in this new government. but italians have the approach just let's wait and see what really happens that was a lot of fighting in the complains that a lot of promises but italians also used to a petition is giving lots of promises and deliver nothing so they have a net a job waiting of course high expectancy. to have more economic grows to have a text break and stuff like that this is what italians

the last chance fell to teenage striker solanke, but conte's team had done enough. for. there was an emotional day and a piece of history for those who went to the emirates stadium today as arsene wenger led the team for his final home game. he's been in charge for nearly 22 years and oversaw the move from theirformer home highbury into the emirates. he was given a brilliant send—off too with arsenal beating burnley 5—0, helped by a brace from pierre emerick aubameyang. scottish premiership champions celtic came from behind to hand hearts theirfirst home defeat of the season. a headerfrom dedryck boyata levelled the game at tynecastle after a great touch from moussa dembele made it 2—1 after half time. brendan rodgers' side ended it 3—1 thanks to a late finish from scott sinclair. the final of the world snooker championship got under way at the crucible this afternoon. between two former champions, mark williams and john higgins. williams leads 5—3 after the opening session at the crucible. he took the first four frames of the match but higgins pulled one back with

close to having a government, and this is the man who could very soon be prime minister — giuseppe conteed by these two men luigi di maio, leader of the anti establishment five star movement and matteo salvini, the leader of the far right league. today they met with the italian president, sergio mattarella, asking for his permission to form a coalition government, with conte as its leader. gavin lee picks up the story. we arejust we are just witnessing the changing of the guard at the presidential palace in rome. it is significant today because they could be a changing of the guard with the italian government. both the coalition parties‘s leaders have been meeting inside. we have the league party, populist anti—immigrant party, far right. we have also got the 5—star movement, antiestablishment, neither could get enoughin antiestablishment, neither could get enough in the election, but they could combine together. they had talked previously of getting italy out of the eurozone, stopping the euro, they also spoke about cancelling the debt. they have put a joint contract together to say wha

here‘s conte speaking a little earlier.iven to form a government of change. i would like to thank the president for giving me this opportunity and i thank the leaders of the two parties. i can assure you i had the greatest effort and paid the greatest attention in fulfilling this duty. i can assure you i have done it in an atmosphere of full cooperation with leaders of both parties which appointed me. mr conte made that statement after meeting with italy‘s president, sergio mattarella, who rejected demands by the anti—establishment 5—star movement and far—right league to name an economy minister — because he might have pushed italy out of the euro. translation: i agreed with all the ministers accept the economy ministry. the nomination for the economy ministry sent an immediate message of trust and alarm. i asked for that ministry to be taken by a respectable person for the majority political group, someone aware of the joint programme, someone who, regardless of the respect due to them as a person, does not support the lin

mr conte spoke not long afterwards. very beginning from the current negotiations on the european budget. the asylum law and the completion of the banking union. remember, giuseppe conte isn't an elected official, he's a law professor. he was the choice of luigi di maio, leader of the anti establishment five star movement and matteo salvini, the leader of the far right league. and these two populist parties won most seats in the election over two months ago. a little earlier i spoke with bbc journalist sara monetta about the new prime minister. he hasn't been in the public eye at all. as you have said, he is a lawyer and a professor, and the first time we heard about him was when he was presented before the election. these people are going to be part of my cabinet before the election, and he was supposed to be the justice minister. election, and he was supposed to be thejustice minister. and in the election happened, the agreement between the first movement and the league, and none of the leaders agreed on who was suppos

government hangs in the balance as italian president sergio mattarella delays his approval of giuseppe conte as prime minister >>> profits at marks & spencer falls for a second straight year but shares rally as the margin outlook is more positive than expected and it maintains its dif dent. >>> barclays says it has no plans to tie up with another bank but it may be exploring a deal with competitors sending standard charter shares higher >>> hello. welcome to "street signs." we want to bring you the european pmi data breaking as we speak. for the eurozone may flash composite, 54.1 on the month that compares to a 55 reading that was expected in a reuters poll it's lower than the reading in april at 55.1. expectations were for it to weaken slightly from april but there would be a bigger miss than expected. overall the flash composite pmi for the eurozone is sitting at an 18 month low. this comes after disappointing pmi figures from germany and france on the service sector in particular it's already been weighing on the markets look at the euro levels here, 117.04 we saw some buying of german bu

conte, who is a friend of luigi di maio. have to wait. in the palace behind me, the presidential palace, there is meeting between the two leaders and president around 6pm this evening, 5pm uk time. a word on how this coalition will operate. the rhetoric we were hearing before was the plans to take italy out of the euro but it has been watered down. there is enough to concern eu leaders, including a call to drop sanctions against russia, saying they are a partner and not an enemy, and also to speed up plans to deport 500,000 illegal migrants from italy, to drop taxes, increase government spending ina to drop taxes, increase government spending in a country that is heavily debt—laden. as i say it is a concern for eu leaders. we should know by 6pm this evening the new government and perhaps the new prime minister too. gavin lee, thank you very much. gavin lee reporting from rome. the president of venezuela, nicolas maduro, has been elected to a second term in office in polls held on sunday. officials say he won four million vot

but conte's team had done enough. they still have something left to play for.n a good game, a great side, great commitment of the players to follow a plan, and then we have to hope that one team could slip, it won't be easy to get two points from last two games, but must do this. i hate the result, but i'm pretty much fine with the performance. i know exactly what the boys have invested so far, sol know exactly what the boys have invested so far, so i cannot be angry, not even disappointed. it was like you really tried everything today, now we will fight again, we have one week to prepare for the next game, which is very important, to be honest, and then we play our final. there was an emotional day and a piece of history for those who went to the emirates stadium today, as arsene wenger led the team for his final home game. he's been in charge for nearly 22 years and oversaw the move for theirformer home highbury into the emirates. he was given a brilliant send—off too, with arsenal beating burnley 5—0. it is impossible, unless you are com pletely it is imposs

the conte — mourinho relationship has been fiery. will sparks fly in the 137th fa cup final?g names competing in manchester city centre thanks forjoining us. there's no love lost between manchester united boss jose mourinho and his chelsea counterpart antonio conte — the two managers' relationship has been a bit prickly to say the least since conte arrived in the premier league. well tomorrow, mourinho will face his old club in the fa cup final at wembley. will the two men shake hands? today both were sharing their thoughts. there is an old relationship between me and him. for sure tomorrow i will shake his hand and they will think at the game. the update ability of the result. that, for me as a foot ball love r, the result. that, for me as a football lover, not as a manager but asa football lover, not as a manager but as a football lover, that for me is entertaining. it's for the whole team. if he is not playing we have another striker that can play. what we did in the past has nothing to do with tomorrow. the record is not play. 11 against 11 and everybody tries to their be

there's also concern about the figure ofc onte hymns -- of conte himself. a professor but has no government experience whatsoever. caroline: how realistically do you think they can and a to this sort of program and start up bush against the ecb significantly? push against the ecb significantly? any challenges they make against the european union, brussels will reply with the rules and revis attempts to change treaties have failed. look at greece, for example. vonnie: there was a moment yesterday when it looks like conte would not be the pick. how do you think the discussions went? why did conte and it being the what to enter the president's chambers today? >> there was a wobble because the italian media carried mid--- carried many reports about his curriculum, his studies abroad, the extent of stays, including new york university. all of that seems to have been brushed aside by the very fact that he has been summoned to the palace. vonnie: we can't wait to see the outcome. thank you for your wonderful reporting. later, conversations with david rosenstein, w

. >> we gave to the president of the republic the name of conte.e is a professional and a theon who comes from country. he is a self-made the country. he is a self-made man, and a tough person. you will come to know him if the president accepts his name. juliette: french president emmanuel macron is due to hold talks with his russian counterpart on thursday including a range of issues like iran. it's part of an effort to tie vladimir putin to the u.s. pulled out of the agreement area that comes as mike pompeo has told iran to halt uranium enhancement and give independent inspectors access to the entire country or face the toughest sanctions ever. oil has extended gains as investors assess the risk of venezuela in production and u.s. stockpiles. that's after donald trump to theted buying debt venezuelan government. and maduro was reelected as president. production fell by 2 million barrels last week. chinese formula and maternity care stocks have jumped after the country is said to be close to in the limits on the number of children and family can h

mr di maio and mr salvini wanted this man guiseppe conte, to be the prime minister.arted their first attempt to form a government. here's katya again to explain. tam one is known as a eurosceptic who says the currency works in favour of germany and not in favour of italy —— paulo savona is known. he says italy must be ready to lead a currency but that set off alarm bells in the eu and he was ruled out as the economy minister, but it now looks as though the new parties are taking away paulo savona from the position of economy but suggesting him for minister of european affairs instead, so that remains to be seen how well he gets on with brussels. but removing him from the key position as minister of the economy. in the past both the league and 5—star movement have called for a referendum in its lyon whether or not to stay inside the eurozone and both parties —— called for a referendum in italy. both of them have moved away from that but the threat will always hang in the air. thanks forjoining us. the russian journalist who helped staged his own death in ukraine says

italy's president has approved the appointment of giuseppe conte as the country's next prime minister country was put forward for the post by italy's two main populist parties the far right league and the n.t. establishment five star movement a little no lawyer and political novice conte is a controversial choice who faces accusations of embellishing his academic record. a court in india has halted the expansion of a copper smelting plant after protests against it turned violent.

leaders of the presidential palace, "the new york times" was publishing reports suggesting that giuseppe conte may not have been to new york university as he claimed in his curriculum vitae, saying the university had no record of him as a student or a faculty member. the five star movement has responded and said that is not true. as he said on his resume, he was fine-tuning and updating his studies at nyu. the five star movement says they feel that they are under attack by people out there who think -- you are simply afraid of change and this new coalition between the five star movement and the league, and are trying to undermine this appointment. there is a possibility of president mattarella excepting as a candidate someone who hasas no politicical experience. genie: the european union and the financiaial markets have had strong reactctions to this announcement as well. josephine: yes, the bond spread dropped slightly this morning, and drops were studied. we have seen more comments from the european trade commissioner, saying she is very worried. the foreign minister of luxembourg appppealed

conte mr. conte did give a speech a few days ago, he said he as well would look to have a dialogue with the rest of europe. it's a new chapter in italian history. as they both said, actions speak louder than words. a lot of questions on whether the government can implement half of these policies back to you. >> thank you very much i'm joined by didier jurie actions speak louder than words. nobody who studied italian politics can be surprised at uncertainty in italy that's nothing new what is different are some of these policies do you think the market is fully aware of what those policies could mean >> i think this is a bit of an unknown territory, but already the market reacted to this opportunity. what we are seeing these days is that the new italian government is strongly framed by the outside. and that's something totally new. we can thank the european system for that we are seeing a selloff in assets, a selloff into the bond. close to 2.5 on the ten-year as soon as we see them in action th

italy's president has approved the appointment of giuseppe conte as the country's next prime ministercountry was put forward for the post by italy's two main populist parties the far right league and the n.t. establishment five star movement a little no lawyer and political novice conte is a controversial choice who faces accusations of embellished.

both houses of parliament where the coalition has a slim majority >> is it fair to say goo siusep conteants to keep italy inside the european union >> he will do whatever these guys tell him to do. their policy proposals have withdrawn some of those elements of euro skepticism, things like are drawing from the "u eurozon. east an independent thinker and a well-respected lawyer here in italy. >>> still to come on "worldwide exchange," a big day at the white house as president trump meets with south korean president moon what you need to know and watch for next. >>> and some excellent news, breakfast lovers the one apstle in the most important meal of the day got an important seal of approval that's when "worldwide exchange" returns. . >>> thanks for waking up with us let's look at futures now. the dow did gain 300 points in yesterday's session. higher by 46 points in the premarket. nasdaq up 24 s&p up by 5. oil, let's look at the big story there, wti crude trading at 7 2.51 ice brent crude just below that $80 mark >>> a big day coming up on cnbc. it's time to find out who made our sixth

of certainty mixed with uncertainty today italy's president approved the appointment of just happy conte a little known lawyer and political novice to be the country's next prime minister conte was put forward for the post by italy's two main populist parties the far right league in the anti-establishment five star movement in his acceptance speech invalid to form a government of change but he said that he is aware that he needs to honor european and international commitments. of the five star movement and the league both ran fiercely anti immigration campaigns ahead of the election now foreigners in italy say they are worried that the new government will follow through on what it promised voters. how modern is learning italian through games like this one origin only from mali he comes to this school in eastern rome four times a week along with other migrants and refugees but that might change if the new italian government has its way. you know. students are definitely aware that something has changed here people are starting to give them strange looks are they getting a first hand exper

success, antonio conte conte, he says he is a serial winner, winning the premier league trophy last yearat the weekend but failed to qualify for the champions league next season having finished fifth in the premier league. that may be what cost antonio conte his job. pat nevin who played for the clu b job. pat nevin who played for the club nearly 200 times thinks maybe something different and that it is very likely the manager will be leaving. purely and simply this discussion was happening long before antonio conte failed to get in the champions league. must be something else as well. chelsea, in the past, have been in the champions league and they managed to get rid of the managers as well. it is more than that, it is about relationships between the club, the owners and people at different levels of the club. that has to work well enough. he is not gone yet, absolutely. as we all know, when they won the fa cup this season and the league cup last season, so it is not a foregone conclusion, we will accept it is likely. one of the main talking points, if they can get someone better in to

after meeting with president mattarella, mr conte received the green light to put a cabinet together.legations he embellished his cv. the headlines on bbc news: yulia skripal,poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury, says she and her father are lucky to be alive in herfirst television interview since the attack. customs officials say the system favoured by brexiteers could cost businesses up to 20 billion pounds a year. the bbc has been told that michael cohen, personal lawyer to us president donald trump, received a secret payment to arrange talks between mr trump and the president of ukraine. marks and spencer has suffered a big fall in annual profits following a costly store closure plan. annual pre—tax profits fell by almost two—thirds to £66.8m as sales of food, clothing and homeware all declined. but it's the overhaul of the business and the expense of closing up to 100 stores by 2020 that have most damaged profits. england is facing water shortages by 2050, unless rapid action is taken to curb use and wastage. the environment agency has said that enough water to meet the needs

the italian president sergio mattarella has asked a little known law professor, giuseppe conte, to formt, ending a stalemate since inconclusive elections in march. giuseppe conte will lead a coalition of the populist five star movement and the right wing populist league party. he said italy's place was in the european union, where he would defend the interests of its people. translation: i am also aware of the need to confirm italy's international and european role. the government will be put to the test from the very beginning from the current negotiations on the european budget. the reform of the asylum law and the completion of the banking union. spanish football star andres iniesta will play in japan next season after ending his career—long association with boyhood club barcelona. iniesta, who scored the winning goal in the world cup final in 2010, has enjoyed a glittering 22—year career in catalonia. but the 34—year—old has now confirmed he will be starting a new life in japan. china has told the united states that "now is the time" to make history by reaching a peace deal with nor

wins a cup final as a managerfor the first antonio conte wins a cup final as a manager for the firste will be staying as manager of chelsea.|j don't think it changes something about my future because i don't think winning or losing can change the future. i think it is right for the future. i think it is right for the club to take the best decision but i don't think winning today can change and assessment. about my work. meanwhile, celtic have won the scottish cup to secure a unique back to back clean sweep of major trophies in scotland. they beat motherwell 2—nil at hampden park with goals from 0livier and callum mcgregor. it means brendan rodgers is the first manager to guide a club to all three domestic titles in successive seasons, the so called "double treble". i am so happy for everybody, the players, the staff and supporters, an incredible achievement by everyone. 0ver and supporters, an incredible achievement by everyone. over the last couple of years. i thought we thoroughly deserved it, but motherwell had a great season, two cup finals, stephen did a brilliant job. but we th

the man named as prime minister on wednesday, giuseppe conte, said that he'd handed back the mandateg a meeting with the country's president. he made the decision after the president blocked the appointment of a finance minister who questioned whether italy should keep the euro as its currency. james reynolds has the latest from rome. italy's president has begun a dramatic stand—off with the country's populist parties, five star movement and the right—wing league. the head of state vittoria the government suggested by giuseppe co nte, the government suggested by giuseppe conte, the finance minister —— the man put forward by the populist as prime minister. translation: as you already know, i had planned to make declined the mandate had been given by sergio matarella. i can assure you i have put the greatest effort and paid the greatest attention in fulfilling this opportunity. i can assure you that i have done but also in full cooperation with the leaders of both parties that appointed me. at issue was the appointment of an age economist to be the finance minister. he said in the past

katya, what do we know about signor conte and is this going to work?oad. but as prime minister he was simply unacceptable to one of the two parties planning to govern here. the five star movement want a com plete the five star movement want a complete break with the past in italy. they are promising a people's republic, putting ordinary italians first. not the rich, not be corrupt. while the prospect of this populist government seems to spook brussels and the financial markets with its euro sceptic spend your way out of the crisis tough on immigration stance, most italians want to give ita stance, most italians want to give it a go. tonight, like us, they are confused about this moderate little—known academic being proposed as prime minister of this supposedly fiery government. not an mp and still have to be confirmed and approved of by the president and parliament. no one is quite sure where this hugely influential eu nation is heading, the third—largest economy in the eurozone. no one is sure. this feels like a dramatic and decisive moment for italy.

the head of state vetoed the government lineup suggested by giuseppe conte. professor put forward by the populists as prime minister. translation: as you already know, i have declined the mandate that i've been given by president matarella to form a government of change. i'd like to thank the president for giving me this opportunity on may 23. i can assure you that i have put the greatest effort and paid the greatest attention in fulfilling this duty. i can assure you also that i've done that in an atmosphere of full cooperation with leaders of both parties which appointed me. at issue was the appointment of paola savona to run the country's economy. the 82—year—old economist has said in the past that italy should prepare to leave the euro. to the president, the signal this sends out is unacceptable. translation: i agree with all the ministers, except that of the economy ministry. the nomination for the economy ministry delivers to the financial world an immediate message of trust and alarm. the five star movement‘s leader, luigi di maio, accuses the presiden

its toughest sanctions ever on iran also coming up italy's populist coalition nominates geo setback conte for prime minister meaning that the country could finally see a new government sworn in we'll bring you the latest from wrong and russia faces a new doping scandal with less than four weeks until the soccer world cup begins german journalists have uncovered suspicious test results of russian soccer squad member. it's good to have you with us two weeks after withdrawing from the iran nuclear deal the united states has pledged to impose the toughest sanctions ever on iran u.s. secretary of state laid out the twelve point plan. and today in washington while other g. twenty foreign ministers were meeting in buenos aires germany france and the u.k. are fighting to hold the iran deal together but progress will be difficult with russia and the european union also absent from that meeting in brightness ours appears more of what might prompt a i've said about iran in washington today we will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the iranian regime the leaders in tehran will have no doubt a