only part of this vote is a vote for volodymyr zelenskiy.two fingers to ukraine's politicians and president, a political system which many think has failed, with politicians having far too close a relationship with rich oligarchs. this has been a vote for volodymyr zelenskiy on the ballot paper, but i think most people are looking a bit further than that, and seeing it as being a massive rejection of the political establishment here, and the way they do business. has he said what he'll do now that he has one? he's giving a press conference 110w one? he's giving a press conference now but i wouldn't expect a great many details because we haven't heard many details throughout the campaign from heard many details throughout the campaignfrom him. perhaps heard many details throughout the campaign from him. perhaps that is the reason why he has done so well. he really has not laid out much of a campaign platform, apart from saying that he will be new, different, he will be tougher on corruption than president poroshenko was. at the moment the onu

exit polls suggest volodymyr zelenskiy, who plays the president in a satirical tv show, is expected toon sunday. jonah fisher reports. fact is very quickly catching up with fiction in ukraine. this was the moment that a comedian who plays the president in a tv show found out he was beating the real president by more than ten percentage points. these are just exit polls, but the political establishment here has been shaken. what's your reaction to these exit polls? great, this is the first fight. i'm very happy. but this is not the final actions. and are you sure you'll win in the second round? i think so. we'll see. we will see. i spent a day with mr zelenskiy during the election campaign. at the time, his grasp of politics was weaker than his understanding of british comedy. benny hill? benny hill, yes. it's more understandable than monty python. for me, monty python is better, i'm sorry. ukrainians feel they know how mr zelenskiy would perform as president because they've seen him star in a television as a teacher called vasiliy goloborodko, who turns into a principled, honest presid

volodymyr zelenskiy is expected to beat the incumbent president, petro poroshenko, in the first roundisher reports. fact is very quickly catching up with fiction in ukraine. this was the moment that a comedian who plays the president in a tv show found out that he was beating the real president by more than ten percentage points. these are just exit polls, but the political establishment here has been shaken. what's your reaction to these exit polls? great! this is the first fight. i'm... i'm very happy. but this is not the final actions. and you sure you'll win in the second round? i think so. we'll see, we will see! i spent a day with mr zelenskiy during the election campaign. at the time, his grasp of politics was weaker than his understanding of british comedy. benny hill. benny hill? benny hill, yes, it's more understandable than monty python. for me, monty python is better, i'm sorry. ukrainians feel they know how mr zelenskiy would perform as president because they've seen him star in a television show, as a teacher called vasiliy goloborodko who turns into a principled, honest

exit polls suggest that volodymyr zelenskiy took nearly three quarters of the vote.has conceded defeat. mr zelensky is best known for starring in a satirical television series in which his character accidentally becomes ukrainian president. we're joined now by our kiev correspondent, jonah fisher. this isn't a joke and it wasn't even close. it's pretty mind-bending stuff. fact close. it's pretty mind-bending stuff. fa ct has close. it's pretty mind-bending stuff. fact has followed fiction here in ukraine, and as you say, it's a landslide for this comedian with no political experience, volodymyr zelenskiy. it looks like he will get 75% of the vote also with the incumbent, the man who has been present here in ukraine, just getting 25%. —— president in ukraine, just getting 25%. extraordinary developers, were facing the prospect in a couple of weeks when mr zelenskiy becomes president, we will have the tv show airing in the evening where we have the fictional president and during the fictional president and during the daytime mr zelenskiy will be doing thejob for the da

that's what volodymyr zelenskiy is best known for.g the part of a principled, honest president in a popular television series. exit polls immediately confirmed an overwhelming win. so there we have it. fact will follow fiction. ukraine's a television president is now going to become this country's real president. incredible! this is a fairytale when 42 that it's also a protest vote against not just the president but a political class that are widely seen as self—serving and corrupt. remarkable story. two teenagers arrested in connection with the murder of journalist lyra mckee in londonderry, have been released without charge. the 29—year—old was shot as she observed riots on thursday night. police said support from the community has been positive, but appealed for "tangible evidence". hundreds of holidaymakers in county down, northern ireland, have spent the night in emergency accommodation, after a large hillside fire forced them from their caravan park. more than 50 firefighters worked through the night to bring the blaze on the mo

exit polls give the satirist volodymyr zelenskiy a clear lead over the incumbent petro poroshenko, by0%—17%. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: police are to be given more freedom to use stop and search powers in an attempt to reduce knife crime in england and wales. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report china rebalance. asia's biggest economy unexpectedly grows in a sign that asia's efforts might be working. xijinping meets that asia's efforts might be working. xi jinping meets jacinda ardern. new zealand and china hold their first talks over the storm in huawei. it is a significant visit for the prime minister. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is a monday. start of a brand—new trading week. i am glad you could join for another edition of asia business report. i i'm rico hizon. we start off with china and the crucial manufacturing sector. it unexpectedly rebounded sharply. it grew for the first time in four months. china's economy typically im proves months. china's economy typically improves after the unit judgement lunar new

this election is also extraordinary because of who was won, volodymyr zelenskiy, the political novicee professional comedian and actor. the man who has become famous through pretending to be ukraine's president on a tv show. that show, "the servant of the people," shows zelenskiy playing a regular guy who accidentally becomes president and goes on to do battle with corrupt oligarchs and politicians to try to clean up the political system here. ze zelenskiy's campaign was very much modelled on that idea. he made virtue of his ignorance and inexperience, his fresh face. he didn't give many interviews. he didn't talk publicly. he didn't talk a lot about policy detail. he fought his campaign using online videos, sleek videos, often cheeky mocking the old political guard in this country. his broad somewhat abstract message that he's going to make it a better place somehow. it worked. he led the campaign throughout. he easily won the first round of voting, and in the run-off exit polls suggest he secured around 73% of the vote. >> translator: i will never let you down. to all post-soviet co

exit polls suggest volodymyr zelenskiy has taken the majority., roughly, three quarters of the vote going to him. ukraine is an enormous country, but they pull in a lot of places. 400 polling stations, 70,000 voters would have taken part. so it looks like volodymyr zelenskiy will be the president, not an unfamiliarjob will be the president, not an unfamiliar job to will be the president, not an unfamiliarjob to him, because he has been playing the role of president in a comedy show. the pope has condemned the attacks in sri lanka describing them as a ‘cruel act of violence‘. speaking at his annual easter day address at the vatican, pope francis said he stands by the victims of the attacks saying that christians have been hit by'mourning and pain‘. our rome correspondent james reynolds reports. days after one catholic monument in europe was badly damaged by fire, attention turned to another of the church's most iconic structures, st peter's basilica here in rome. under grey skies, worshippers, pilgrims and tourists gathered in the square. the pope

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exit polls give the satirist volodymyr zelenskiy a clear lead over the incumbent petro poroshenko, by 30%—17%. parliament in the uk is preparing to vote on alternatives to the prime minister's brexit deal, which has been defeated three times. mps will consider a range of options, including closer ties to the european union, and whether to allow a referendum on the final deal. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. it's third time unlucky for the prime minister's brexit plans, despite this appeal to mp5. i have said that i am prepared to leave this job earlier than i intended to secure the right outcome for our country. theresa may loses by 58 votes. labour call for change. and if the prime minister can't accept that, then she must go, not at an indeterminate date in the future, but now. and away from brexit, remembering the first black member of the house of lords. and he paved the way for the windrush generation and for people like me, and i feel proud to be a trinidadian and also to be following in his footsteps. on the very day that th

as we told you in our story last night, television comedian volodymyr zelenskiy has become a surprise frontrunner against current president petro poroshenko. and finally in turkey, voters cast their ballots in local elecons that will decide if president recep tayyip erdogan's ruling party can retain control of tuey three major cities. >> sreenivasan: while the president continues to demand w aalls, border closing action from mexico and central american countries to manage imiomigron the u.s.-mexico utrder, there has been little mention recently ais 2017 executive order to hire 5,000 new border patl agents. joining us now from miami is "usa today" reporter alan gomez reporting on customs an border patrol hiring and staffing and issues at the border. test so two years ago, 5 thowr was the goal where are we at now. >> 118 is all that they have added over the last couple of years. we went through a whole series of inspector general reports.al and ed just that the agency is at crisis levels righ. for six straight years, they lost agents every single year. they peaked at over 21,000 agents

volodymyr zelenskiy, who stars in a ukrainian tv show as a fictional president, has now beaten the currentraine correspondent, jonah fisher, who was at the zelensky campaign headquarters in kiev. i began by asking him about the reaction to this result. we have had a concession from ukraine's president and it is now official that the next president will be zelensky, a comedian with no political experience and one who is currently starring in a television series in which he plays a fictional president. the series is a bit like the west wing with jokes but he is now the president. as you can hear in the background he is giving a victory press conference and he is confirming that fact will follow fiction and he will go from being best television president to being the real president. extraordinary stuff. the fact he has won by so much, what does it say about people's attitude to mainstream politicians in ukraine? only a part of this boat is really a vote for zelensky. a huge part is about ukraine giving two fingers to ukraine's politicians and president, the political system which many ukraini

exit polls give the satirist volodymyr zelenskiy a clear lead over the incumbent petro poroshenko, by0% to 17%. there's likely to be a run—off in three weeks. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi is in hong kong with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, in hong kong. there are complaints by pro—democracy activists here that beijing is increasing its control of the territory and eroding its freedoms, in contravention of an agreement in 1997 handing hong kong over to china. my guest is bernard chan, who sits on the territory's executive council. how much autonomy does hong kong really enjoy, and what does the situation here tell us about the direction that china as a whole is moving? bernard chan, in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you got back recently from beijing, where you were a delegate at the national people's congress. how does the leadership in beijing view hong kong? well, obviously hong kong plays a very important role for china, especially during these whole trade war tensions. now, hong kong is a special administrative region, so we are china, but yet

volodymyr zelenskiy plays the ukranian president in a tv show, and now exit polls suggest he has a clearce each other in a run—off in three weeks' time. a vietnamese woman accused of murdering the half—brother of the north korean leader in malaysia has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. doan thi huong was sentenced to just over three years after she admitted "causing injury" to kim jong—nam. he died when a nerve agent was smeared on his face at kuala lumpur airport in 2017. she could be released as early as next month. the grammy—nominated rapper nipsey hussle has been shot dead in los angeles. reports say he was shot several times at close range outside the clothing store he owned. hours before his death, hussle himself tweeted that having strong enemies was a blessing. his death has sparked an outpouring of grief from fellow celebrities as the city's mayor blamed "senseless gun violence". discovery and the bbc have agreed to split up the broadcaster uktv and strike a new 10—year agreement. they've also agreed to a partnership involving discovery's new streaming service. our media corre

exit polls suggest that volodymyr zelenskiy took nearly three quarters of the vote.onceded defeat. mr zelensky is best known for starring in a satirical television series in which his character accidentally becomes ukrainian president. 0ur correspondent jonah fisher is in kiev. it's pretty mind—bending stuff. fact has followed fiction here in ukraine and yes, as you say, it is a landslide for this comedian with no political experience, volodymyr zelensky. looks like he's going to get 75% of the vote or so with the incumbent, the man who's been president here in ukraine, just getting 25%. so, yes, extraordinary developments here. we are also facing the prospect in a couple of weeks' time when mr zelensky becomes the president, we will have the tv show airing in the evening where we see the fictional president, while during the daytime mr zelensky will be doing the job for real. you're joking! laughter crazy. ok, let's look... this is the sort of warped reality we are having to deal with at the moment, simon. oh, i know, but i don't think ukraine is alone in that. let'

in ukraine, comedian volodymyr zelenskiy has received the most votes in the first round of a presidential election, garnering more support than incumbent petro poroshenko and former prime minister yulia tymoshenko. on his television show, the comedic actor plays an ordinary citizen who becomes president by chance and fights against corruption. he has no prior political experience, but has expressed pro-eu views. zelenskiy will face the second vote-getter, currently believed to be poroshenko according to exit polls. meanwhile, voters in slovakia elected their first woman president. anti-corruption candidate and environmentalist zuzana caputova vowed to counter nationalist rhetoric. in 201016, she won the prestigis goldman environmental prize for her fight to shut down a toxic waste dump in her hometown, earning her the nickname "erin brockovich of slovakia." the president holds a primarily ceremonial role in slovakia but is charged with appointing the prime minister, among other duties. in turkey, president recep tayyip erdogan was dealt a major blow in this weekend's local elections as hi

volodymyr zelenskiy beat petro poroshenko. 73% of the vote.ortant moment in ukraine's history. >>> 16 people taken to the hospital after they landed at boston's logan airport sunday. the american airlines jet was carrying a group of students and their shop runs from a school trip in ecuador. they stopped in miami on the way to boston. officials believe a tainted lasagna they ate while in ecuador may be to blame. other passengers on the flight displayed no other -- no other passengers i should say displayed similar symptoms. >>> that frightening tiger attack at a zoo in topeka, kansas. a zookeeper is recovering. an investigation is underway. we will talk to the zoo's director in just a moment. ron mott has tlatest. >> good morning. this scary attack took place in the exhibit area you see behind me shortly after the zoo opened up on saturday. it's unclear if any visitors were in the area and saw the mauling. still emergency teams responded quickly hoping to save not just one, but two lives. this morning a star attraction at the topeka zoo is bac

tv comedian took a big step towards defeating the incumbent leader peed in the first round, volodymyr zelenskiy ukraine's lack of progress since a pro-european revolution five years ago. president your person go received just under 70% of the vote. oroshenkont petro p received just under 70% of the vote. and the pmi indices for japan and south korea rose, but their reading signal contraction. global news 24 hours a day on air, and on @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. tom: thanks so much. let's get to the data check. equities, bonds, currencies, commodities. and a lift to the market is what we have seen, first day of the second quarter. s&p futures up 23. real movement in oil as well. a risk on field in the market. next screen, if you would. the vix showing a bull market. 13.82 on the vix. talk about sterling. and the turkish lira weaker today on the challenges that president erdogan is having. francine: i am looking at pound, head of an indicative vote later today. friday left the prime mini

volodymyr zelenskiy plays the ukranian president in a tv show and now exit polls suggest he has a clearent poroshenko. the two men are likely to face each other in a run—off in three weeks' time. sales of sparkling wine in the uk have fallen for the first time in five years. 21a—million bottles of champagne, cava and prosecco were sold in 2018, three million fewer than the previous year, according to research by accountancy group uhy hacker young. a preference for trendier tipples — like artisan gin and rum cocktails — has been blamed for the drop in sales. charges for using the toilet at all of britain's busiest railway stations are being scrapped from today. edinburgh waverley, london liverpool street and london kings cross are the last of 20 network rail stations to make their loos free to use. they previously charged up to fifty pence per visit. you can't charge 50p for a wee. you can't charge 50p for a weelj tell you what, it was free on saturday and the queues were a lot longer. you shouldn't have to pay! there is a place in sheffield called ca lver there is a place in sheffield c

volodymyr zelekiy finished first in sunday's preliminary round, with 30% of the vote. incumbent president petr poroshenko was a distant second. zelenskiypaigned against corruption, and called for direct talks with moscow to end the conflict with russian-backed rebels in eaern ukraine. the opposition in turkey has woo rol of the capital, ankara, and is leading in the mayor's race in istanbul, the country'si larges. sunday's local elections were seen as a verdict on presint recep tayyip erdogan, amid a serious economic dnturn. erdogan's islamist-rooted a.k. party has promised appeals of the election results.a etnamese woman accused of killing the half-brother of plrth korean leader kim jong-un, guilty today to a reduced charge. doan thi huong entered the plea in malaysia, after a murder charge was dropped. authorities initially said she and an indonesian woman killed kim jong-nam at an airport in 2017, using a nerve agent. huong has ent two years in il, but her attorney says she is now expected to be released in early may.in >> our mairest is to protect the interest of doan, to make sure that she ser sentence here and she can go back hom