the headlines: canada at the crossroads: will liberal prime ministerjustin trudeau see off strong challenges from right and left — to win a second term in office? the polls have started closing gci’oss the polls have started closing across canada's six time zones. i'm lyse doucet in toronto, bringing you the latest results of the votes are counted. the other main stories this hour: israel's long—standing prime minister benjamin netanyahu fails to form a government, following last month's after inconclusive elections. his rival benny gantz now gets his chance. the british government publishes its withdrawal agreement bill — setting out how the uk plans to leave the eu. but plans to vote on it in parliament are blocked. and northern ireland decriminalises abortion and same—sex marriage despite a last—ditch attempt to derail the move. hello. polls are starting to close in the east of canada in one of the country's most closely fought elections. prime ministerjustin trudeau faces a potential threat to his premiership, and neither his liberal party nor the rival conservatives are expected to win

neither the liberals of prime ministerjustin trudeau nor the conservatives led by andrew scheer are nowutright. cbc is projecting that the liberals will form a minority government. let's go live to toronto now and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. it looks like justin it looks likejustin trudeau just it looks like justin trudeau just to get it. all the indications are that justin trudeau ‘s liberals will be returning to power. not with a majority that they won in 2015 but certainly with a minority government and it looks like more seat than the polls had indicated. the clock has struck midnight here in toronto, the polls closed right across the country when they finished in british —— british columbia two hours ago and region by region there isa hours ago and region by region there is a clear trend. 0nly hours ago and region by region there is a clear trend. only about 15 more ridings to be declared in the house of commons with 338 and so far 129 seats for the liberals and behind them, 110 for the levity of. but as is the nature of the first past the post system it is t

canada at the crossroads: will liberal prime ministerjustin trudeau see off challenges from right andto win a second term in office? and — after the duke and duchess of sussex admit they're struggling to cope with press scrutiny — prince william says he's worried. life from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it is newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in tokyo where world leaders and foreign royalty are gathering to attend the enthronement of emperor naruhito. the ceremony officially marks the emperor's ascension to the chrysanthemum throne, after his father's abdication earlier this year. my colleague mariko oi is in tokyo for us. he became japan's new emperor in may? so what is today's ceremony about? that is right. he became the 126 emperor of japan on the 1st that is right. he became the 126 emperor ofjapan on the 1st of may in the new era started then. it is not unusual though for these events to ta ke not unusual though for these events to take place over several years actually, especially because a new emperor usually

final results could see prime ministerjustin trudeau's government toppled. his liberal party nor the rival conservatives are expected to win a clear majority. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is live in toronto. yes, the polls havejust yes, the polls have just closed yes, the polls havejust closed on the west coast of canada. that means from coast to coast across six times owns, voting has ended. and the results are starting to come in —— time zones. it will be a while before we know which party has won the most seats in the upcoming parliament, but already we're getting an indication of where the selection is heading. just a reminder that there were some 27.4 million registered voters voting in polling booths right across this country. many voted even before today's voting date in advance polling, i million decided to cast their votes early. let's get a sense of what the mood is from coast to coast. joined by our north american corresponding chris buckler in montreal, in the years, and on the west coast, in vancouver, our reporterjacinda si

neither the liberals of prime ministerjustin trudeau nor the conservatives led by andrew scheer are nowd to win outright. cbc is projecting that the liberals will form a minority government. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in toronto. lyse. welcome to toronto in the centre of canada as we watch the result as they come in. polling station after polling station across this country, the votes are being counted and victories being declared. 338 riding in alland victories being declared. 338 riding in all and still a lot of votes to be counted. there are already projections thatjustin trudeau ‘s liberals will form a minority in the next parliament. but it is quite stunning, the results seen so far. liberals and the conservatives have at this point, almost exactly the same percentage of the popular vote. just under 34%. there are 97 seats for the liberals, 84 for the conservatives. quebec party had been expected to make a comeback and so far they have 19 seats. the new democratic party was, according to analysis, said they had run a good campaign but the results are disap

the headlines: canada at the crossroads: will liberal prime ministerjustin trudeau see off strong challengesd closing across canada's six time zones. i'm lyse doucet in toronto, bringing you the latest results of the votes are counted. the other main stories this hour: israel's long—standing prime minister benjamin netanyahu fails to form a government, following last month's after inconclusive elections. his rival benny gantz now gets his chance. the british government publishes its withdrawal agreement bill — setting out how the uk plans to leave the eu.

liberal prime ministerjustin trudeau faces strong challenges from the right and the left. national broadcaster cbc is now projecting a liberal government. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said he is giving up efforts to form a new coalition government after september's inconclusive parliamentary election. he announcement clears the way for his centrist rival, benny gantz, to try to form a government. he'll have 28 days to negotiate. in the uk — an attempt by the british government to hold another meaningful vote on borisjohnson‘s brexit deal has been blocked. the prime minister was hoping to win approval for the agreement to allow brexit to go ahead as he promised at the end of the month. he's a rapper and film director, who shot to fame with a youtube series portraying gang culture in south london. now andrew onwubolu, better known as rapman, is making a feature film, based on the same story. our arts editor will gompertz has been to meet him. you need to cue two actions to them, yeah? you fly, you duck... rapman on set directing his first movie, ‘blue

campaigning for monday's elections in canada has seen the prime ministerjustin trudeau fight a fierceeen implicated in a series of scandals that have left him neck—and—neck in the race, with the opposition conservative party. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from the campaign trail. the big smile, the style that shot a political star into power and onto the world stage. but now it's back to basics. justin trudeau, cradling babies as he fights for his political life. why is it so much harderfor you, prime minister trudeau, this time, than it was four years ago? what went wrong for you? i would tend to disagree. four years ago, a 79—day campaign was extremely difficult. and campaigns should be difficult. this is an opportunity to get out and speak with as many canadians as possible. his conservative challenger, andrew scheer, calls him a fraud. 0n the left, the ndp's jagmeet singh is trying to claim trudeau's progressive mantle. the greens also look set to gain. climate change epitomises trudeau's trouble. he approved a new pipeline to move canada's vast oil w

canada at the crossroads: will liberal prime ministerjustin trudeau see off challenges from right andto win a second term in office? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme... ructions in thailand's royalfamily. the king strips his royal consort of her titles — for being too ambitious. and — after the duke and duchess of sussex admit they're struggling to cope with press scrutiny — prince william says he's worried. this is the bbc world news. it is newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, one am in london and 9am in tokyo where world leaders and foreign royalty are gathering to attend the enthronement of emperor naruhito. the ceremony officially marks the emperor's ascension to the chrysanthemum throne, after his father's abdication earlier this year. my colleague mariko oi is in tokyo for us. where it is rainy. he became japan's new emperor in may. so what is today's ceremony about? as you said, he became the 126 emperor of japan on the 1st as you said, he became the 126 emperor ofjapan on the 1st of may and that is when the new era also started. but it is not uncommon

in canada, prime ministerjustin trudeau is facing the fight of his political life in tomorrow's election. and wales leave it late to beat france but make it through to the semi—finals of the rugby world cup. good evening. the government says it's pressing ahead with efforts to get a brexit deal passed this week in parliament, despite borisjohnson having been forced to send a letter to brussels, asking for another brexit delay. ministers insist the uk will leave the european union by october 31st, but labour says it will push for a new referendum on the government's brexit deal when it comes before the commons. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. they don't seem to know when they're beaten, even when they've been defeated. senior ministers marched into tv studios today with a defiant message. they will deliver brexit on time, by october the 31st, and being forced to send a request to brussels seeking another brexit delay wouldn't stop them. the game changer this week, which we've hardly talked about, is that he has defied the doubters, got a deal, and notwithstanding the shena

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the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau says he plans to continue campaigning as normal, a day afterto a political event because of an unspecified security threat. his rival candidates have condemned any threats to any political candidates. a cargo ship has run aground in a marine reserve off the french island of corsica. the ship which is carrying steel is lodged on a sand bank. officials say that no oil has leaked but anti—pollution measures have been put in place. in business briefing we're talking about the queen's speech which happens in parliament later. that's when the british government sets out its legislative programme for the months ahead. for the briefing today, we have got mark davies with us. the ceo of strategy consultancy, camberton. the much awaited queen's speech, there is going to be a lot in it, but some are arguing that without a majority in parliament will it be a reality? probably not stopping you say we have been waiting for it for a long time, the last session of parliament was one of the longest ever and this could be one of the shortest ever. there are 22 b

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what's billed as one of the country's closest elections ever — leaving the future of prime ministerjustin trudeaun doubt. polls suggest neither his liberal party, nor the rival conservatives will win a clear majority. very early results suggest the liberals have an early lead. in the next half hour, japan's new emperor naruhito will formally ascend the chrysanthemum throne in a ceremony in tokyo. naruhito became emperor on may 1st upon the abdication of his father. but to many japanese, today is the highpoint of the imperial transition. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said he is giving up efforts to form a new coalition government after september's inconclusive parliamentary election. he announcement clears the way for his centrist rival, benny gantz, to try to form a government. he'll have 28 days to negotiate. now on bbc news, stephen sackur speaks to catalan minister for foreign action, alfred bosch. welcome to hardtalk. last week the whole of europe heard a howl of rage coming from catalonia. since spain's highest court sentenced nine pro—independence politicians to a coll

what's billed as one of the country's closest elections ever — leaving the future of prime ministerjustin trudeaun doubt. polls suggest neither his liberal party, nor the rival conservatives will win a clear majority. very early results suggest the liberals have an early lead. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said he is giving up efforts to form a new coalition government after september's inconclusive parliamentary election. he announcement clears the way for his centrist rival, benny gantz, to try to form a government. he'll have 28 days to negotiate. an attempt by the british government to hold another vote on boris johnson's brexit deal has been blocked. the prime minister was hoping to win approval for the agreement to allow brexit to go ahead as he has promised at the end of the month. it's 2:30am. now on bbc news: monday in parliament. hello and welcome to monday in parliament. the speaker refuses to allow the government another yes or no vote on its brexit deal. some mps aren't happy with him. on occasion, you will sometimes have to please some and not others but it is bec

prime ministerjustin trudeau, who is pictured there posting his ballot, had a historic victory in thesest ever, with polls suggesting neither mr trudeau's liberal party, nor the rival conservatives will win a clear majority. the government is reviewing the rules which allowed a us diplomat‘s wife to leave the country, after she was involved in a fatal car crash. harry dunn died after a collision with a car owned by anne sacoolas, who was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road. speaking in the house of commons, foreign secretary dominic raab also said the government had known the woman was going to leave the country and the family of the victim was not told she had left for 11 days. radd seiger is the family's advisor and spokesperson. thank you for speaking with us. what is the family's reaction to that statement, by dominic raab? not a happy one. they feel this is an insult, adding insult to injury. even more frustration tonight than there was before the statement was made. in the house of commons. by anger and frustration, you are referring to the tweets you put out about t

the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has been returned to power.parties after losing more than twenty seats — adn with them his majority. it's expected his new minority government will seek support from the smaller new democrat party which is more left wing than mr trudeau's liberals. in 0slo, police fired shots to stop an armed man who commandeered an ambulance. the offender was not seriously hurt, but several members of the public, including a child, were injured when the ambulance struck them. we don't know thes attacker‘s motives. one of denmark's most visited lighthouses is being moved inland as it faces an increasing threat from the sea. the lighthouse is being shifted on rails 70m away from the sandy cliff where it's been for 120 years. it's more likely than ever that there will be an election in the uk sooner rather than later. this is how it could work. under the fixed—term parliaments act, the next uk election isn't due until 2022. to hold one ahead of that requires the support of two—thirds of mps in the house of commons. the prime minis

here's prime ministerjustin trudeau voting earlier.ear ago that looked straightforward. a straightforward. couple of scandals have hit him pretty a couple of scandals have hit him pretty ha rd. in many ways, this election as a referendum on justin trudeau, in many ways, this election as a referendum onjustin trudeau, issues like gender equality and refugees. here in canada, the celebrity that once promised a different kind of politics, now battling just to stay in power. justin trudeau's main rival is the conservative leader andrew scheer. he's from the rural province of saskatchewan. like many conservatives, he's for lower taxes and reduced regulation. he's also been focused on the prime minister. this was on sunday. is this the samejustin trudeau who lied about balancing the budget, who broke ethics law not once but twice? the ethics ruling he mentions there centred around a scandal involving an engineering and construction company called snc—lavalin. it employs 9000 canadians. it's also facing criminal charges for allegedly bribing