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Greeces leftist prime minister, alexis tsipras, has conceded defeat in the countrys snap general election. With the results still coming in, the centre right Opposition Party, new democracy has won with current projections showing its closing in on an absolute majority. Mr tsiprass syriza party, seems to to have paid the price, for failing to oppose austerity measures imposed by the eu, in return for financial bailouts. Our correspondent, mark lowen reports from athens. A victory cry for a change of guard greeces centre right new democracy cheering its new era, winning an outright majority and ousting alexis tsipras. Its leader has refreshed a party once seen as the corrupt establishment. And, as the populist, left wing tsipras broke promises to end austerity, greece has returned to the political mainstream. Well, first of all, i asked for a strong mandate to change the country, and the greek people delivered. Im very, very grateful for the result. We won an outright majority, which was our main target. Alexis tsipras put on a brave face as he voted earlier, but it was almost a eulogy. He lost many supporters after his humiliating u turn from 2015, when he pledged to rip up the bailout and budget cuts, but instead accepted a third rescue programme, in return for more austerity, becoming the brussels establishment he had fought against. The rhetoric has been relentlessly anti european, and misleading in many ways. So im very, very happy. This is a victory for pro european political forces. This country doesnt need celebrations for a party that wins an election. This country needs jobs. This country needs investment. The worst peacetime recession of any developed country shrank greeces economy by a quarter. Protests consumed athens, 500,000 left the country, and unemployment hit 28 . As tsipras defied the eu, it threatened to eject greece from the euro and sink the banks. He was forced back. Before brexit, there was talk of grexit greeces departure from the eurozone. It didnt happen as alexis tsipras, who vowed to stand up to the eu, was defeated, perhaps an omen for another eu member now trying to defy brussels, and a sign that, after a populist wave, the political cycle can swing back to the establishment. Greece now looks to its post bailout, post tsipras future, as growth returns and the glimmer of a recovery grows. Greece has, it seems, turned a corner and left its populist era behind. Mark lowen, bbc news, athens. Here in the uk, the Foreign Office has begun an investigation, into who leaked emails from britains ambassador to washington, which described the Trump Administration as being inept and uniquely dysfunctional. President trump has since reacted sayingthe ambassador hasnt served the uk well. In the memos, obtained by the mail on sunday, sir kim darroch, says despite his shortcomings, President Trump shouldnt be written off. Donald trump tonight said the memo hasnt served the uk well. Heres our washington correspondent nick bryant. Inept, insecure, incompetent. In secret e mails obtained by the mail on sunday, britains top diplomat in washington, sir kim darroch, used the most undiplomatic of language to describe the chaos of the Trump White House and the personality flaws of the president himself. He spoke of donald trump radiating insecurity and delivered a withering assessment of an administration that was uniquely dysfunctional. In one of the messages, sir kim wrote on his recent state visit to britain, donald trump had been dazzled by the queen, but sir kim predicted self interest would continue to determine uk us relations. This is still the land of america first, he wrote. 0n the escalation of tensions with iran, he said it was unlikely that us policy was going to become more coherent anytime soon, and that mr trump did not want to reverse his Campaign Promise to avoid american involvement in foreign conflicts. The Foreign Office has now launched an inquiry into the leak. Its obviously very disappointing that this correspondence has come out into the open, but its also important to say that its the job of ambassadors to give frank, personal opinions about whats happening in the countries they serve, and those are just that, personal opinions. Its not the opinions of the british government. The president is notoriously thin skinned, britain has gone to Great Lengths since he became president to massage his ego. And speaking in the last few minutes, hes clearly taken offence. The ambassador has not served the uk well, i can tell you that. Were not big fans of that man and he has not served the uk well. So i can understand it and i can say things with a brexit deadline looming, downing street has been concerned about keeping the relationship well. The leak of these secret embassy e mails wont help. Nick bryant, bbc news, washington. Bruce heyman was Us Ambassador to canada during the 0bama administreation and is also the bestselling author of the memoir the art of diplomacy. He told me thsee types of leaks arent normal. Its unusual. Its the job of the ambassador, the ambassador needs to give his own personal, accurate, honest assessment of the country and the leadership of the country his serving in, and thats what he did here. What does it say about the person or persons who lead this, given they would have known what is at stake and knowing Donald Trumps propensity to potentially retaliate . That is what is unfortunate about this. Ambassadors need to have a channel of communication back to the government to give these assessments and we all know that cellphones are now tapped and e mails are leaked, the cable method has been a method for ambassadors around the world to have private communications back to their home country. If this is injeopardy, other ambassadors may be more reluctant going forward, not just uk ambassadors, but others around the world might be more reluctant to be as honest going forward. Having worked in a diplomatic capacity for the United States government, what do you imagine is happening in the uk government and the Foreign Office at the moment, would they be panicking and looking for who has done it or trying to limit damage . I think there are probably multiple lines of work being done. Theyd like to understand how this got out and make sure it doesnt happen again with future communications. I think secondly theres got to be an assessment as to what the impact would be on the us uk relationship as a result of this and i think those are the two lines which were is probably being done. If necessary, other communications to ameliorate any damage that mightve been done with the president himself and his sore feelings as a result of this. That might have to take place but i think this is the work of an ambassador, you shouldnt shoot the messenger here, the president himself has done more damage to our allies around the world and i think that this is just a picture, an assessment of something that i think many people know is accurate. I think the shocking part is that we got to take a peek behind the curtain a bit to see what the ambassador is saying. What the uk government has said, they think this is the personal opinion of the ambassador rather than the governments opinion, but going forward, sir kim darroch, the ambassador, is his position tenable, can he keep doing hisjob . I think it may change in terms of his relationship, clearly with the white house, but i think also there are lots of other lanes which ambassadors work in and we all sit and just think itsjust head of state to ambassadors, but in reality there are multiple layers of government that we both have and they think the ambassador, i think, will still be very effective and his job going forward. I think in this regard i dont think Many Americans are going to be surprised by the content. If anything, americans should take note that the damage the president is doing internationally is significant with our allies and we saw it close by with canada, putting threats of tariffs on the basis of National Security and we see language and behaviour that the president has with our allies around the world. Threatening personal relationships and all. So i think that this is a wake up call for america i wonder what you think is happening in the white house . How will they react, especiallly to the future of the us uk relationship . The white house has generally been, under this president , pretty dysfunctional and he has lost a lot of his staff. Its all about tactics and dealing with the president s idiosyncrasies and emotions. A number of people from the state department and over are in scramble mode about whatever the president is saying today. The president still has the authority and the power of the presidency and his emotions have impact. I think you guys have mentioned it on your broadcast earlier, he is quite thin skinned. He doesnt seem to be taking this well and probably wont for a little bit of time. Its three months since a far right gunman killed more than 50 people, at mosques in christchurch in new zealand. Bbc news has now uncovered evidence of his international links, and the growing Online Network which members of the far right use to organise themselves, largely unobserved by the Security Services. From vienna, our security correspondent, Gordon Corera reports. He tweeted images of the weapons he was going to use. He posted his plans in an online forum, and switched on a Facebook Livestream for people to watch as he began. The christchurch attack was foreshadowed online, but it was missed by the security forces. Brenton tarrant was allegedly acting alone. But he was connected to an international ideology, one which inhabits the darker reaches of the internet, a place the authorities, weve discovered, have not been watching. Tarrant has appeared in court and has denied the charges. He lived much of his life online, but he also travelled to dozens of countries, particularly in europe. One of the places Brenton Tarrant came to was austria, and his extensive travel and his Online Activity shows just how international and interconnected the far right has become. He also made a significant financial donation to one of the leading figures in the new far right here in vienna. Martin sellner is a far right activist who claims white europeans are at risk of what he calls replacement. That, too, was Brenton Tarrants belief. Sellner insists he does not support violence, but hes unapologetic about receiving support from someone who killed. I dont think that this donation means that i in any way share his ideology, and i dont even think that it means that he shared our ideology or supported. But he clearly did, if he supported you. Thats the question. Sellner uses social media to spread his message. Thats where brenton tarra nt encountered him. The alternative media is basically our liberation, and i think its completely turned the table around, because finally there is a freedom of the market of information. The far right exploits the freedoms of the internet to recruit and plan. People may First Encounter extreme material on mainstream sites like youtube or instagram. Extremists communicate over Computer Gaming platforms like discord, which says it removes content reported to it. The far right co ordinates on encrypted messaging platforms like telegram, also used by jihadists. And it uses free speech sites like gab and 8chan, where Brenton Tarrant posted his plans. In london, i meet another young austrian who spent the last three years infiltrating the far right, meeting sellner, but also going undercover online, where shes had to pass tests to be allowed in. The really extreme ones would even ask for things like background checks, but also genetic ancestry materials that you would have to share, or even things like ive been asked to, for example, share a picture of my wrist to prove that im white. She has seen growing calls for violence, but says the authorities have not been watching. Some of these platforms have just remained, i mean, unregulated, but also in some of the cases unobserved. On a daily basis, were seeing several calls for violence across across the world. Three months on from christchurch, Security Services and Tech Companies have been scrambling to react, and one intelligence source told me the threat was far wider and deeper than previously understood. Gordon corera, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come dangerous for people, deadly for bulls. Adrenalin and anger at spains annual san Fermin Festival. Central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. Police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that alqaeda was responsible. Germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup, and they pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. In south africa, the possibility of losing hadnt even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. The man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queens private bedroom. Then he asked her for a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. Applause this is bbc news. The latest headlines a change in direction for greece, as the centre right opposition wins a snap general election. President trump has reacted to the british ambassadors cable lea ks which labelled his team inept, saying he hasnt served the uk well. Protesters have again clashed with police in hong kong at the end of another day of mass demonstrations against the governments plan to legalise the extradition of people to china. This time they gathered near the Kowloon Railway station, where high speed trains depart for the chinese mainland, to spread their message to Chinese Tourists who come to the area to shop. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. Chanting. It is now nearly a month since the huge Anti Government protests in hong kong began. There is no sign of them slowing down. Today, another 100,000 or more took to the streets here. This time in a different place, with a different audience. All of the previous huge protests that have happened here in recent weeks have been on hong kong island. But today, theyve come over to kowloon, and theres a very clear reason for this, its because in the shopping malls and in hotels here in the streets here, this is where all of the tourists from Mainland China come to, and its them they want to hear this message. Amid the crowd, two of hong kongs most prominent democracy campaigners, who have already spent time in jail for leading previous protests. The message is very clear that were having a massive rally fighting for our freedom and also fighting for our rights to protect hong kong. So i think its important for the mainland people to know that. We hope to let those visitors from mainland to hong kong to realise the message of hong kongers. We hope to let you know that we support hong kong and china democratisation and its time to fight for our freedom. Mainland Chinese Tourists looked on, many of them videoing. At one point, the protesters started chanting, come and join us, come and join us across the border, hong kongs protests have been depicted as violent and backed by so called foreign forces. So what have these mainland tourists heard . Translation wed heard about it, but not much detail. So when i arrived to here and saw this, i was really surprised. Translation as long as they dont destroy Government Property and arent hurting people, i think this is fine. It is a clear news of these protests is making it across the border into Mainland China, and notjust the communist governments version of what is going on here. As night fell, the vast majority of protesters drifted home, but a hard core of militant protesters began blocking roads and causing disruption. Finally, the police had had enough. For the past few hours, a group of about 1,000 protesters have been blocking one of the main roads here, nathan road, and now the police have declared it an illegal gathering, theyve moved in in full riot gear and they are driving the protesters out. The game of cat and mouse continues with no clear idea of how these protests might end. Rupert Wingfield Hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. Lets get some of the days other news. Venezuelas opposition has agreed to resume talks with delegates representing president nicolas maduro. The meeting will be held in barbados but a date has not been announced. The talks will be mediated by norway, which facilitated the last attempt to break the political deadlock in may. Reports from the United States say the billionaire financier, jeffrey epstein, has been arrested over new allegations of sex trafficking. The claims are said to date from 2002 to 2005. The hedge fund manager, who once counted bill clinton, donald trump and Prince Andrew among his friends, is expected to appear in Court Tomorrow and to plead not guilty. Three people were gored at the annual san Fermin Festival in pamplona in spain. Two others were taken to hospital with head injuries. And nearly 50 more were treated by the red cross. Animal rights activists were also on the streets demonstrating. 0ur reporter Gareth Barlow has more. It is one of spains most iconic events, thousands of people from around the world gathering to test their mettle against the might of the bulls. Translation its a sensation of adrenaline. The world stops. Theres you, the bull, and the people running around you. Its crazy, its crazy. Its exhilarating. Youre excited, you can hear the crowd moving, and all of a sudden theyre running at you, and its like, argh with horns, hooves and hundreds of kilos of hide careering down the streets, it is dangerous and sometimes deadly for those taking part. But, as campaigners were keen to highlight, the event is far more deadly for the cattle, which face professional bullfighters after the run. Translation i cant even see it. I cant watch tv, ijust cant. It seems to me that it is a brutal cruelty, something that shouldnt exist. Its something unworthy of human beings, of the century in which we live. Its totally inhuman. It is notjust the violence against animals that have caused outrage. Three years ago, the festival was mired by a high profile gang rape which led to nationwide protests. Following numerous reports of sexual abuse, the festival organisers have increased protection of women. The bull runs continue until next weekend. Until then, the danger for everyone involved is farfrom over. The United States have won the womens football world cup, drawing to a close a tournament heralded as a breakthrough moment for womens sport. Facing the european champions, the netherlands, the us team went ahead with a penalty by their captain, megan rapinoe, before rose lavelle fired in the second in the french city of lyon. The world cup has enjoyed Record Television audiences for womens football, particularly in countries in europe and south america considered the traditional heartlands of the game. Brazil have been crowned south american champions after beating peru by three goals to one. The copa america final match was played at the maracana stadium in rio de janeiro. Peru reached the tournaments final for the first time in more than a0 years. Its one of the worlds most visited tourist attractions. The great wall of china attracts more than 10 million visitors a year. This, as you can imagine, brings some wear and tear. But now, theyre repairing sections of the wall and theyre doing so using traditional methods. Katie silver reports. The earliest sections of the great wall date back more than 2,000 years. Building started after the unification of china in the qin dynasty, and continued until the 16th century. But parts of this well trodden path are no longer looking so great. Translation the first reason for the destruction is the wind, sunshine, earthquakes and heavy rains, which are the main factors. Another reason is the surface damage caused by the trampling of too many tourists. Now, workers are restoring it, using traditional methods. Translation we have adopted the original method, the original technology, and the original materials, in order to better extend the heritage of the ancient great wall. It is a painstaking task. For the mules, it is a ito minute journey carrying Building Materials up some of the steep paths, and hoists are used to lay stones in place. It takes 45 minutes to installjust one stone, some which way more than 100 kg. Translation the bricks used are those of the ancient great wall. Many of them had collapsed from the original wall. Authorities have reverted back to traditional methods after they received backlash a few years ago when they ordered a 700 year old stone wall be fixed by covering it in cement. They have also recently imposed a daily cap of 65,000 visitors on the most popular part of the wall. Katie silver, bbc news. You can reach me on twitter im reged ahmad bbc. Hello. Well, after a fine end to the weekend, the forecast for monday is looking pretty decent across most of the uk. A lot of sunshine in the forecast. However, the week ahead is going to be quite changeable. I think many of us at one point or another will get at least a little bit of rainfall. Now, heres the latest satellite picture, and clouds are gathering just to the north west of the uk, in fact, streaming in into ireland right now, so that means that the skies will be pretty hazy across some western parts of the uk. And the High Pressure is moving away and giving way to these weather fronts here in the atlantic. But the High Pressure will be back later on, once these weather fronts push through. So the forecast on monday morning, then a lot of hazy weather there first thing across many western parts of the uk, but i think itll start off clear across much of scotland, eastern and southern parts of the uk. In fact, pretty chilly very early in the morning there in eastern scotland and north east england. Temperatures could be as low as two or three degrees above freezing, a real nip in the air. Now, heres monday morning itself, so pretty cloudy across ireland. Northern ireland there getting rainfall for sure. Belfast probably by late morning, early afternoon getting some spots of rain. Nothing too heavy, but it will be very damp, and then eventually that rainfall will reach south western scotland, later in the day or come evening. The vast majority of the uk, a bright day. Bar a few showers there, maybe in the south, the weather is looking sunny. Beautiful around the English Channel coasts. How about the championships, then, at wimbledon . Beautiful weather temperatures of around 20 degrees celsius, light winds as well. Now, heres tuesdays weather forecast. It looks as though well see High Pressure developing across the south once again, but weather fronts moving through northern parts of the uk, so there is going to be a definite split between the north and the south. Well call it the northern two thirds of the country pretty cloudy, with a few glimmers of brightness from time to time. Some rain for belfast, glasgow, probably many western and northern parts of scotland too. A few spots of rain possible around the Lake District and yorkshire. Southwards of that, it should just about stay dry, but pretty cloudy. The south coast itself on tuesday looking mostly on the sunny side. Not cold temperatures even in belfast getting up to around 21 degrees celsius, and if anything they could be peaking, those temperatures, at around 25 in the south, in london, come wednesday. But, on the whole, quite a bit of cloud around there. You can see these weather symbols showing some rainfall from time to time, too. Bye bye. Anything will this is bbc news, the headlines greeces centre right Opposition Party new democracy is on course to win the snap general election with an overall parliamentary majority. Party leader, kyriakos mitsotakis, said he now had a clear mandate for change, with fewer taxes and more investment and jobs. He will take office on monday. The uk government has begun an investigation into who leaked emails from britains ambassador to washington, describing the Trump Administration as being inept and uniquely dysfunctional. President trump responded to the comments by saying that sir kim darroch, had not served britain well. Team usa has triumphed at the womens world cup for a record fourth time. They overcame a resolute dutch side in france to retain their title. The tournament has enjoyed record tv audiences for womens football, particularly in europe and south america

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