yolande knell reports from jerusalem.er a high turnout, exit poll suggests that israel's former prime minister, benjamin netanyu, is in position to take the reins of power again. but no matter what happens, his allies on the far right arejumping forjoy. known as racist and extremists, were on the fringes of israeli politics, but this election has seen them transformed into key players. with his eyes on a cabinet post, itamar ben—gvir now tries to look like a conventional candidate. but this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint in east jerusalem by pointing a gun at palestinians during clashes. waking up a startled voter and telling him to cast his ballot. current pm yair lapid made his pitch on thejob, signing a maritime deal with lebanon, are counted. but there is no caution here. biden, do not worry, itamar is a very good guy. what do you like about him? in america, the terrorists, some terrorists, you do something not good, so in america, they will kill him. only the terrorists. the arabic, it is ok.

r§,,,-. ' ” will be yolande knell, bbc news. is dan arbell, who's a scholar in residence at the american university's centre for israel. he is also a former senior israeli diplomat. thank you forjoining us. we are still yet to get the official results. how close are we and how al kuwait usually are the exit poll is? the we and how al kuwait usually are the exit poll is?— are the exit poll is? the exit olls are the exit poll is? the exit polls are _ are the exit poll is? the exit polls are not _ are the exit poll is? the exit polls are not always - are the exit poll is? the exit| polls are not always accurate but the real results are starting to pouring, which kind of corroborate what the exit polling is showing. we will only be able to know the final results no earlier than thursday afternoon, israeli time. there is still time, things could change, although it does look like the trend we saw, the pattern we saw that benjamin netanyu does have the lead, and that his block does have a majority, 62 seat majority over the 120 seats

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. that have divided the region. the united arab emirates became the third arab state, after egypt and jordan, to establish full ties with israel. algeria remains a steadfast supporter of the palestinians, even mediating a reconciliation deal in october between rival palestinian factions fatah and hamas. iran's judiciary has announed it will hold public mass trials for as many as 1,000 protesters arrested in tehran. they said judges would try the suspects quickly, and "with accuracy". this comes as iran's leaders have issued their strongest warnings yet that nationwide protests must end. for more on this we're joined now by our news reporter azadeh moshiri. took us through this latest development. this took us through this latest development.— took us through this latest development. as you say this comes as _ development. as you say this comes as iran's _ development. as you say this comes as iran's leaders i comes as iran's leaders signalled over the weekend the crackdown is reaching a

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.f the problem. a survey by bbc panorama found that one in three drivers think cyclists shouldn't be on the road at all, and one in four admitted deliberately driving too close to them. this report from richard bilton shows footage of accidents from the start. ugh! if you cycle regularly in the uk, you'll have had one of these. there are more cyclists on the road than for 50 years, and disputes are commonplace. idiot! it's not always drivers who are to blame. we wanted to know what motorists across the uk thought of cyclists. some questions from panorama were added to a survey. 28% say they don't consider cyclists to be equal partners on the road. a third think cyclists shouldn't be on the road at all. and one in four admit they have knowingly driven too close to cyclists. earlier this year, the government changed the highway code to give bikes priority over cars. cyclists can now ride in the middle of the lane if it is safer, and drivers are supposed to give them at least five feet of

yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem., american university dc. hejoins us now. just make sense of what is going on in israel at the moment, a fascinating political turnaround? it is, there has been a stalemate for several years and this is the first selection in as many years. but this time this is a more decisive outcome that has been made and netanyahu is set to lead the most right—wing and religious government in the history of the country. just religious government in the history of the country-— religious government in the history of the country. just break down what that means because _ of the country. just break down what that means because he _ of the country. just break down what that means because he is _ of the country. just break down what that means because he is going - of the country. just break down what that means because he is going to i that means because he is going to have people in that coalition who are far right?— are far right? that is right, so netanyahu — are far right? that is right, so netanya

our correspondent in israel, yolande knell, is following developments.rnout, exit poll suggests that israel's former prime minister, benjamin netanyu, is in position to take the reins of power again. but no matter what happens, known as racist and extremists, were on the fringes of israeli politics, but this election has seen them transformed into key players. with his eyes on a cabinet post, itamar ben—gvir now tries to look like a conventional candidate. but this was him last month, inflaming tensions at palestinians during clashes. waking up a startled voter and telling him to cast his ballot. current pm yair lapid made his pitch on thejob, signing a maritime deal with lebanon, an enemy state. his party has urged caution until all of the votes are counted. but there is no caution here. what do you like about him? he is a man. he is a man, like american. in america, the terrorists, some terrorists, you do something not good, so in america, they will kill him. only the terrorists. the arabic, it is ok. weeks of coalition wrangling could now follow and t

our correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem with the latest. of hours. happening in the last couple of hours, ., happening in the last couple of hours. ., ., ., hours. so, after a high turnout in israel's main _ hours. so, after a high turnout in israel's main tv _ hours. so, after a high turnout in israel's main tv channels - hours. so, after a high turnout in israel's main tv channels had - hours. so, after a high turnout in| israel's main tv channels had exit polls that suggest israel's longest serving leader, benjamin netanyahu, could be returning to power. certainly, what they are predicting, these are only predictions of course, is that he has control of a narrow majority. whatever really happens, the big story of the night as the rise of his allies on the far right, religious zionism is the third biggest party, its leaders, known as racists and extremists, have long been on the fringes of israeli politics, and now they are transformed into key players. supporters of the current prime minister, yair lapid, are urging people to wait until

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.allman explains. let�*s put it this way. introductions should not be much of a problem. hirokazu tanaka, meet hirokazu tanaka and so on. dozens of them of all ages, gathered together in unique hirokazu ta na ka style. translation: the members came from as far afield as hokkaido in the north to okinawa the south. i feel as if we are all related and it does not feel like we met for the first time. this is not the first time a whole host of namesakes have met up to break a record. in 2005, 164 martha stewarts were brought together by the famous american businesswoman of the same name. drop the surname and the potential is endless. 2,325 ivans congregated in bosnia and herzegovina in 2017. not so many hirokazu tanakas, but there were enough. translation: people kept speaking to him kindly and i was grateful for that. my sonjust happens to have the right name but i am happy he could join in. after a rigourous headcount, the record was set at 178. laying down a challenge to thejohn smiths of

i'm joined now by our middle east correspondent yolande knell.coalition? me sneaked in with the ma'ority he needs for a coalition?i sneaked in with the ma'ority he needs for a coalition? we have the ma'ori needs for a coalition? we have the majority of — needs for a coalition? we have the majority of ballots _ needs for a coalition? we have the majority of ballots counted. i majority of ballots counted. something like 85%, and they are backing up what we saw from the exit polls. benjamin netanyahu's own taking a quarter of parliamentary seats. then there is the coalition with the religious zionism alliance and ultraorthodoxjewish parties, taking at the moment 65 out of 100 and 20 seats, it seems at the moment, a significant majority. still we are being cautious because there are smaller and to netanyahu parties are close to the electoral threshold and we don't know at the moment if they will win any seats and that will affect the overall make—up of things. really this is remarkable, particularly the story of the rise in the popularity of the far

here's yolande knell.what looks like his political comeback. "we truly love you all, from the depths of our hearts," he tells supporters. promising he will build a government of power, not weakness. but it's his allies on the far right who werejumping forjoy. with this result, their leaders, known as extremists and racists, have moved from the political fringes to key figures. of our own country," he says. and this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint to the same neighbourhood, celebrating their electoral success here in the us, the federal reserve has put up interest rates again — by three quarters of i%, trying to bring down stubbornly high inflation. it's the fourth rate rise in a row, and the sharpest increase in the cost of borrowing since the 1980s. all this with a week to go until the us midterm elections. let's get more from our business correspondent michelle fleury who's new york. michel, the fed chair said it was very premature to talk about pausing these rate hikes, so is that

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.ainst his election defeat to luiz inacio lula da silva. the drivers are blocking roads throughout the country, and there are concerns that the action could disrupt food exports. brazil's highway police said 321 protests had partially or fully blocked roads across 26 states. at cricket's t20 world cup in australia, england have kept their hopes alive with a crucial victory. they overcame new zealand in a match they had to win to retain hopes of qualifying from their group. joe wilson reports. one thing was immediately clear in brisbane — yeah, no rain. england's batting had to be bolder, better, like that from alex hales. like this from jos buttler. finally at the world cup, they looked something like the real thing. england's captain made 73 in a total of 179, and thenjos buttler was back in the action as wicketkeeper. his catch, new zealand's first batter out. here's glenn phillips with a mis—hit. moeen ali with a missed catch. oh, i don't believe it! yeah, really. soon phillips was c

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.vices thrown at that immigration centre in dover, then the man, the suspect, 66 years old was found dead and because of that fire of the hundreds of people that we can see right now then moved from that location to the processing centre in manston that we have been concentrating on that was built for 1600 or so people to be processed and now has around 4000 people in there. the priority there is to try to move those people on to some form of accommodation. we now have an update on the investigation into that original incident at the separate site, that fire and the latest is that counterterrorism police are now leading that investigation. the suspect was named. the ball that diego maradona used to score his �*hand of god' goal against england at the 1986 world cup is soon going to be sold at auction — and it's thought it could fetch £3 million. our correspondent nesta mcgregor has been to wembley, where it's on display before it goes under the hammer. the centre of attention on display

here's ourjerusalem correspondent, yolande knell, with the latest.ers on the far right. and it is really the standout story of this campaign, the surge in support for the ultranationalist religious zionism party, now the third biggest party in the israeli parliament. although it's leaders are known for their anti—arab racist rhetoric. and a further collapse of the israeli left. the caretaker prime minister has already called benjamin netanyahu to congratulate him on his win. we expect official coalition building talks to begin in a couple of weeks's time. international allies are already watching this very closely indeed. we have had a statement from the state department which says it hopes is really government officials will continue to share open democratic values, including tolerance and respect for minorities. now to ukraine, where the nuclear energy company says the zaporizhzia nuclear power plant has again been disconnected from the power grid, due to russian military activity in the area. the company says the power plant has just 15 days of fu

final results aren't yet confirmed but this election does appear yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. israeli politics. that is what the polls have suggested now for many years that the israeli public has been shifting right. what we see politically in the last few years is as netanyahu has faced corruption allegations and an ongoing trial which began when he was prime minister, allegations that he denies, we saw an increasing sense of polarisation of his leadership and it was notjust corruption allegations but also his style of leadership. many felt deeply disappointed in the way they perceived that he was trying to dismantle some of the institutions of democracy. i think what we've seen is that crystallised even further in this election campaign because what he did was nurture parties of the extremist far right, one that espouses clearly racist and anti—arab policies. and he was trying to scoop up as many right—wing votes as he could. so that helped foment an alliance of far right parties within his religious right wing and we saw that grow during the election campaign and support f

yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem. like his political comeback. "we truly love you all, from the depths of our hearts," he tells supporters. promising he will build a government of power, not weakness. but it's his allies on the far right who werejumping forjoy. with this result, their leaders, known as extremists and racists, his eye on a cabinet post, itamar ben—gvir year now looks like a conventional politician. but still talks like a firebrand. "this is the time we return to being the landlords of our own country," he says. and this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint in eastjerusalem by pointing a gun at palestinians during clashes. last night, religious zionism supporters went back to the same neighbourhood, celebrating their electoral success by taunting local palestinians. which sparked fresh violence. meanwhile, back at the party, efforts to reassure israel's allies. biden, don't worry. itamar is a very good guy. 0ur correspondent injerusalem, tom bateman, said the polls over the past few ye

minister, yair lapid, says he's waiting for the votes to be counted. 0ur correspondent in israel, yolande knellister benjamin netanyahu is in position to take the reins of power again. but no matter what happens, his allies on the far right are jumping for joy. they are now the third—largest party. not long ago, the leaders of religious zionism, known as racists and extremists, were out on the fringes of israeli politics. but this election has seen them transformed into key players. with his eyes on a cabinet post, itamar ben—gvir now tries to look like a conventional candidate. this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint in eastjerusalem, by pointing a gun at palestinians during clashes. veteran campaigner mr netanyahu started election day waking up a startled voter and telling him to cast his ballot. yet it's his extremist deal with ultranationalists that could lead to his comeback. the current pm, yair lapid, made his pitch on thejob, signing a maritime deal with lebanon, an enemy state. his party's urged caution until all the votes are counted. but there's no caution here. b

so it's complicated — as yolande knell explains.ented political system that relies on coalition governments but what is really unprecedented and staffed this period of such political stalemate and whether or not five elections in under four years. and whether or not five elections in underfouryears. since and whether or not five elections in underfour years. since netanyahu under four years. since netanyahu was underfour years. since netanyahu was charged with corruption, the country has been deeply split. current p.m. country has been deeply split. current pm. is campaigning on official photo ops. last year, he drew together and ideological divers coalition which pushed netanyahu from office. but this is the story of the selection and the rising popularity of the far right. where there is a flashpoint, jewish supremacy is always there. for years, he was on the political fringes and now he's being talked asa 7 7 asa potential 7 7 7 asapotentialcabinet about as a potential cabinet minister. explaining the so complicated this so benja

minister, yair lapid, says he's waiting for the votes to be counted. 0ur correspondent in israel, yolande knellgo, the leaders of religious zionism, known as racists and extremists, were out on the fringes of israeli politics. but this election has seen them transformed into key players. with his eyes on a cabinet post, itamar ben—gvir now tries to look like a conventional candidate. this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint in eastjerusalem, by pointing a gun at palestinians during clashes. veteran campaigner mr netanyahu started election day waking up a startled voter and telling him to cast his ballot. yet it's his extremist deal with ultranationalists that could lead to his comeback. the current pm, yair lapid, made his pitch on thejob, signing a maritime deal with lebanon, an enemy state. his party's urged caution until all the votes are counted. but there's no caution here. biden, don't worry. itamir is a very good guy. what do you like about him? he's a man. he's a man, like american, an americann. the terrorists, if some terrorists do something not good, in america, th