the italian president sergio mattarella has asked a little known law professor, giuseppe conte, to formue, said italy's place was in the european union. now here on bbc news, it's time for wednesday in parliament.

giuseppe conte will have the country's does populist and perhaps eurosceptic parliament.r a law professor with no political experience. translation: i am ready to defend the interests of italians in europe and internationally, maintaining dialogue with european institutions and representatives of other countries. i want to be the lawyer who will defend the italian people. mr conte's firstjob will be to assemble his cabinet. that's expected 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 powerful figure in his own administration. the 53—year—old's appointment brings to an end weeks of political deadlock. but brussels will be skeptical of the man n 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 —— the government will h

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 establishment five star movement in his acceptance speech he valen to form a government of change but said he is aware that he needs to european and international commitments. a promise to protect italians at home and abroad. but. the president has given me the mandate to form a government which i have accepted with reservation if i manage to form this government i will present to the palm and chambers a program that is biased on the interests of the majority political bodies. with which i'm preparing now to defend the interests of all italians in old places in europe and internationally in dialogue with the european institutions and with representatives of other countries i will be the defense lawyer of the italian people. are going to pull in our correspondent now he joins us from the italian capita

the italian president, sergio mattarella, has asked a little known law professor, giuseppe conte, to ch. mr conte, who is backed by the five star movement and the league, said italy's place was in the european union. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi talks to the former news corp executive les hinton on hardtalk.

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

remember, giuseppe conte isn't an elected official, he's a law professor.ent 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 supposed to be prime minister. so they picked, because as the largest party, and he isa because as the largest party, and he is a member who is, they think that he isa is a member who is, they think that he is a political man but is not really. so many cms a puppet in th

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

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

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

. >>> and giuseppe conte gets the job, but he faces his first challenge as brussels warns him to keepder control >>> what did you say to mark zuckerberg >> europe is the right place to build this new framework u.s. is not regulated. regulation is made by private players. it's not sustainable for citizens china is overregulated, if i would say. it's regulated, everything is supported by the government. a place where we can build democratic regulation for people and with people, that's what we did at european level with gdpr. it's what we want to do. innovation, smart regulation, that's the best way to be the most strategic place >> thank you, mr. president. >> karen tso talking live there to the french president, emanuel macron at the viva tech industry summit where his message clearly was look, regulation on the data that with this gdpr is compatible of building a thriving, domestic tech sector. so the two are not mutually incompatible, more regulation, which is aimed at ostensibly protecting the consumer, protecting data privacy with building up the tech industry. whether it's silico

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

giuseppe conte will have the country's does populist and perhaps eurosceptic parliament. in 70 years. it is no small tast for a law professor with no political experience. translation: i am ready to defend the interests of italians in europe and internationally, maintaining dialogue with european institutions and representatives of other countries. i want to be the lawyer who will defend the italian people. mr conte's firstjob will be to assemble his cabinet. that's expected 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 italian prime minister—designate, giuseppe conte, has given up his bid to put together a government'd been chosen by two populist parties in an attempt to end weeks of deadlock. the country has been without a government since elections in early march. here's conte speaking a little earlier. as 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 econom

the head of state vetoed the government lineup suggested by giuseppe conte.rofessor put forward by the populists as prime minister. translation: as you already know, i've 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 agreed 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 president o

there is a 54—year—old little—known law professor called giuseppe conte, who isa professor called giuseppebecome the next prime minister which will 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 sund

here's what giuseppe conte said a little earlier.: as you already know, i have declined the mandate i have been given 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. the putting my name forward. 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. talks between us and north korean officials about a possible summit are being continued close to the korean border. this is despite president trump three days ago publicly cancelling a planned meeting between himself and kim jong—un due to take place in singapore in two weeks' time. let's speak to our washington correspondent, chris buckler. we understand their efforts continue on both sides. what more can you tell us? after that abrupt cancellation a matter of days ago, us officials are doing all they can to salvage that proposed summ

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

italy's most unlikely prime minister in decades, giuseppe conte, has quit before he ever got to governall because italy's president rejected just one of his nominations for the cabinet. that one was paolo savona, a fierce eurosceptic who'd been handed the post of finance minister. well, president mattarella dismissed him because of his anti—eu and anti—euro attitude. and it's left the populist parties of the five star movement and the league calling for the president to be impeached. with me is lawrence gosling, editor—in—chief at what investment. it is quite a pickle. it would be no great surprise to see the markets in a certain state of disarray over what on earth is going to happen next anyway. yeah, so on friday the markets got a bit nervous. the expression we hear all the time is markets don't like uncertainty. ironically in italy, for the last 20 yea rs, ironically in italy, for the last 20 years, they have existed on coalition governments. another one, it is not too much of a surprise. now because of the antiestablishment rhetoric coming out of the whole discussion, that is what

. >>> 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

they've reached a deal to form a new government and the government will be led by law professor giuseppe conte who could be sworn in as early as friday it will be called to his second shot at becoming prime minister last week he returned his mandate to form a government after president. rejected his proposed economics minister. our here in the studio with me is dr marty you got of ogier he is a research associate at the department of politics and international relations at the university of oxford it's good to have you here at the big table sort of the turmoil in italy are we about to see an end to it we're about to see it. i've you know it's all in politics it's like our universe and i'm there it's hard not to laugh isn't it sometimes cried or do we run i don't know which a lot of people say true what we're about to see easy what is being billed as a political government however and would have which is backed on a monthly by the league in the five star movement to populist and thomson of all big parties what's interesting however is that the government composition if you look at who took all

both of them have backed the law professor giuseppe conte to be italy's new prime minister and in theent had blocked the far—right league and anti—establishment 5—star movement coalition because of their choice of a hardline eurosceptic as finance minister — spooking international markets. our correspondent jenny hill is in rome. how likely is this deal to stick? that's the big question. on the face of it this is the news that europe has been waiting for, we have heard from the leaders today, of the populist parties, they say they are willing to try again to form this government, they can go ahead and do it. as you say it looks as though giuseppe conte, a law professor, is going to be italy's next prime minister, he has been meeting with the italian president this evening. on the face of it looks as though weeks and weeks of political uncertainty which has seen financial markets across europe really spooked, are rats on end. i would suggest the drama is not at an end just yet —— are at an end. these are radical parties at the opposite ends of the political spectrum, one on the left an

for more time to consider the proposal of a new coalition government under the leadership of giuseppe contehas made a surprise announcement today. he was expected to receive co nte announcement today. he was expected to receive conte tomorrow to ask him if he wants to take on the responsibility of forming a new government. that is the traditional way of acting of a president. instead tomorrow he has actually called to the palace, the speakers of the two houses of parliament, the house of deputies and the senate, and people say this is partly because he has been irritated by the way the five star movement have acted, firstly because conte has not been elected, so he is not in parliament, not a coalition leader, actually a law fresher. but it is relatively common in italy for the private minister to be someone who is not in parliament? no? recently it has been the case but constitutionally it is not allowed. there was supposed to be a constitutional change some time ago with berlusconi, when he wanted the leader of the party, rather than one of the members elected of the party, to become the

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.

this prompted giuseppe conte to renounce his own nomination as prime minister. mattarella has ruined everything bowing down to- europe, says conservative paper "libero." tothought sovereignty belong italians, and not imperialists in berlin, they add. another italian daily says king sergio has blown it up, forcing the populace to start all over. genie: we will wrap up in france for our final story, an incredible one that went viral over the weekend. this is the story of an undocumented malian man who became a hero after he scaled four stories of a building with barehands to save a young child. dheepthika: the child was dangling off a balcony. it is a great story at a time when migrants and immigration are getting a bad rap in france and europe. his name is mamoudou gassama. he is saturday night's hero. the video of him scaling the building went viral, viewed millions of times. it has earned him the nickname "spiderman," and made him a national hero. he is quoted as saying, "i did not think of the risks. i did it because there was a child in danger, simply." the t

what more do we know about giuseppe conte? correspondent: he is a law professor in florence.ot many people, even in the academic world, even know him. he was a specialist in public administration and bailing out failing companies. maybe this gives him a little experience to do with italy, but many experts are sure that the lifespan of his government will not be so very long. he leads the 65th government in italy, since world war ii, so he has to fight a lot to stay in power more than a year. brent: it sounds like no change in all the change. what changes are italians likely to see in this new government? correspondent: the italians have the approach, let's just wait and see what really happens. there was a lot of fighting in the campaigns, there were a lot of promises, but italians are used to politicians giving lots of promises and delivering nothing. so they have an attitude of waiting. of course, there is a high expectancy to have more economic growth, to have a tax break and stuff like that. this is what italians want but they are not sure if they will actually see what w

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 anti establishment five star movement a little known lawyer and political novice condé 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.

won't but giuseppe conte even be the most powerful member of his own administration. the two rty leaders who ggested him as prime minister can expect to take their own seats in his cabinet. the five-star movement leader may choose a ministry which allows him to impment his main campaign promise, an allowance for italy's jobseekers. and the leaf party's leader -- and the league party's ader wants to take charge of a new, tougher migration policy. he is likely to be his own boss. the full government lineup may be ready in the next few days. james reynolds, bbc news, rome. jane: you are watching "bbc world news america." igstill to come on t's program, protest and patriotism. how the controversy over kneeling during the national anthem has divided football players and owners and involved the president. 27 people have died and nearly 60 cases of ebola has been identified in the democratic republic of congo. but as international organizations scramble to stop the outbreak in its tracks, the african nation is hoping natural advantages and decades of experience will prevent

italy's president has approved the nomination as prime minister of a little—known lawyer giuseppe contegether. the decision was delayed because of a controversy over mr conte's academic record, following allegations 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

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 condé is a controversial choice who faces accusations of embellish.

picture of certainty mixed with uncertainty today italy's president approved the appointment of giuseppe 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 originally 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 experi

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 known lawyer and political novice conti is a controversial choice who faces accusations of embellishing his academic record. german foreign minister heikal mass has said that europe is a long way from a compromise with the u.s. on a new era.

giuseppe conte says on his resume that he "perfected his legal studies" at new york university. him having studied there. the anti—establishment five star movement and the anti—immigrant league, are awaiting approval from italy's president to form a coalition government. in india, 32 million households still don't have access to electricity, even though the prime minister claimed last month that every village had been connected to the grid. 0ur correspondent danjohnson reports from gujarat in the west of india. across these dusty, sunbaked plains, this is one of india's cut—off communities. the people have only the power they generate themselves. this is the prime minister's social media post where he described an historic day for india, saying every village across the country now had access to electricity, but look at this. it looks like a village, feels like a village, yet these people are not connected to the grid and that's because it depends on your definition of a village, and according to the official statistics, this doesn't qualify. so when the sun goes down, life here

giuseppe conte could be the prime minister. he has no political experience.. big promises now they have to redeliver. thank you. hawaiians dealing with a major volcanic eruption are facing a new threat. the lava pouring into the pacific has created toxic clouds, which contains dangerous acid and tiny particles of glass. the lava from mount kilauea has also blocked part of a coastal road, cutting off a key escape route for residents. from hawaii, chris buckler reports. after erupting from deep within the ground lava has reached the ocean. molten rock stands more than 20 feet high where it has claimed the land. still burning and still dangerous. you can see how roads have become cut off. this is a huge amount of lava that has made is is way down from the cracks in the ground and the lava has fountained out. the smoke and fumes are toxic. but that is not the only worry. sections of the scorched surface are still being split apart. .ing there is the danger of additional fissures of lava that may be travelling under the surface and could spring up elsewhere. yet,

the man chosen to be prime minister by the main anti—establishment parties, giuseppe conte, says he can he‘d been chosen by populist parties in an attempt to end weeks of deadlock. the country has been without a government since elections in early march. here‘s conte speaking a little earlier. translation: as you already know, i have declined the mandate i have been given 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 s

italy's anti—establishment 5—star movement and the far—right league have put forward law professor giuseppe conteprime minister. the two parties are seeking permission from the president to form a coalition government more than two months after winning the most seats in general elections. the syrian army says it's retaken full control of the capital damascus and its surrounding areas for the first time since the civil war began. the army made the announcement after capturing the last small enclave still held by the islamic state group. it's a significant milestone in the country's 7—year civil war. a multibillion—dollar bid for sky from us telecom giant comcast may not be referred to the competition authorities in the uk. the decision could be seen as a blow for 21st century fox, which is also trying to buy sky. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has opened and it began with a poignant 72—second silence to commemorate those who died. over the coming days, the inquiry will examine the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire. but the first testimony has come from relatives

giuseppe conte, a law professor with no political experience, has been proposed by the anti—establishmentad put himself forward, but he was rejected. our europe editor katya adler is in rome this evening. katya, what do we know about signor conte and is this going to work? of course, silvio berlusconi is a household name in italy as well as abroad. 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 confirm

giuseppe conte has accepted the offer to form a new government in italy. last week he refused after the president vetoed his choice for economy minister. he has presented a different list of ministers to the president and the new government will be sworn in tomorrow. the future of spain's prime minister is hanging in the balance. socialists are trying to remove him over accusation of corruption. local media is reporting the basque nationalist party will vote against him in a move that would almost certainly force him out of office. a british man has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges over a plot to attack britain's prince george. a 32-year-old posted information online encouraging jihadists to carry out attacks on the four-year-old prince at his school in southwest london. he was told to expect a very lengthy prison sentence. more details have emerged today about a russian journalist who faked his own murder and then appeared yesterday every much alive. arkady babchenko, who was aided by the ukrainian secret service , used pig's blood as part of the decep

the man designated as the new prime minister, giuseppe conte, now says he can't take up the role because his cabinet. 0ur correspondentjames reynolds is in rome. so what happens now? the president may appoint a new non—populist prime minister who may not last all that long. this is now a real clash between president and populists. it is about italy's relationship with the european union. the populists had wanted to appoint a finance minister who had said italy should be prepared to leave the euro but the president vetoed disappointment, telling the populists, you cannot sneak italy out of the currency it helped to create, you would need to have a proper national debate about it first. perhaps the only solution right now would be early elections we re right now would be early elections were italy's membership of the euro and relationship with the eu would really be up for discussion. us officials have arrived in north korea to prepare for a possible summit between president trump and kim jong—un. both sides are continuing to make arrangements despite mr trump cancelling the planned meetin

the head of state vetoed the government lineup suggested by giuseppe conte.ward by the populists as prime minister. translation: as you already know, i've 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 agreed 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 president of overstepping h

the man designated as italy's next prime minister, giuseppe conte, has abandoned attempts to form a governmentuickly pictures of the italian leader speaking at the moment. that is the president speaking, and we will have more on any comment that he is saying that we will pass on to you that we think relevant. london has introduced a contactless payment scheme for buskers —— in what the organisers claim —— is a world first. instead of handing over loose change, passers—by can use card readers to make contactless payments as caroline davies explains. # you only need the light when it's burning low # 0nly miss the sun when it starts to snow # 0nly know you love her when you let her go # not your normal busking gig, waterloo station, packed out to his chart—topping artist, passenger. it blows my mind. you know, used to bask on street corners to five people, if i was lucky. yeah, i don't think i'll ever forget that. he wasn't the only one performing today. charlotte has been busking for six years. john, for two. it can be difficult, particularly when fewer people are carrying change. doing it for s

the italian president sergio mattarella has asked a little known law professor, giuseppe conte, to form a government — ending a stalemate since inconclusive elections in march. mr conte is backed by the five star movement and the league. now here on bbc news, it's time for click. it's time to pull the plug. for the past decade, we've had our heads in our phones and our personal data in the cloud, on social networks hosted by websites in other countries as status updates. and it's not gone well, as big businesses have repeatedly abused our trust. in 2013, all 3 billion of yahoo! users‘ data was compromised in a hack. but it was kept secret from the victims for three years. google was fined by the eu commission for using our data to push its own shopping comparison service. and no—one‘s impressed by what cambridge analytica after sucking up facebook users‘ personal data and that of their friends through an app. for many of us, all this data hoovering and harvesting has been done with very little transparency or accountability as to why, how, or what they're going to do with these things.

the italian president, sergio mattarella, has asked a little known law professor, giuseppe conte, to form a government — ending a stalemate since inconclusive elections in march. mr conte, who is backed by the five star movement and the league, said italy's place was in the european union. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi talks to the former news corp executive les hinton on hardtalk. welcome to hard tour, with me, zeinab badawi. few people have got as close to one of the most powerful press barons of our times, rupert murdoch. more than 50 years may guess, les hinton, was murder‘s right—hand man. he was a top executive with news corp during some of its most tumultuous times. well, he has just lifted the lid on of its most tumultuous times. well, he hasjust lifted the lid on his time at the corporation in a new memoir. how much personal responsibility does he bearfor some of the excesses of news international like the phone hacking scandal in the uk, and did he have a career he can be proud of? les hinton. welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is good to be here. what was it lik