as the billionaire pop star s eras tour gets underway in scotland. welcome to business today. i m sally bundock. more now on the results in europe as the bloc s parliamentary elections come to a close. as you ve been hearing, we ve seen a surge on the right across the region. we ve seen a surge to the right across the region. in france, the strong showing for marine le pen s national rally triggering a snap election in france called late yesterday by president emmanuel macron. the outcome of these elections are of significance because the politicians in the european parliament will be agreeing on the bloc s budget and economic policies and its position on trade. the european union is the world s largest trading bloc the top trading partner for 80 countries worldwide. with 27 member countries and an integrated economy, it has a combined population of around 440 million people. that s a vast consumer base for its own producers and exporters around the world. let s hear now
and buy a new car. so all of this prize money actually pales in comparison to some of the bigger global lottery prizes out there. the worlds biggestjackpot actually takes place in spain. it s known as el gordo, orthe takes place in spain. it s known as el gordo, or the fat one, and it happens every christmas. it s a jackpot worth $2.5 billion. but it is shared among multiple winners so no single person is raking in those billions. however, in the us, a man in california broke the record for a single lotteryjackpot in california broke the record for a single lottery jackpot when in california broke the record for a single lotteryjackpot when he won more than 2 billion us dollars in the powerball last year. now, he chose to receive those earnings in a single lump sum, which is a reduced payment, instead of receiving the entire amount subsidised over several years. entire amount subsidised over severalyears. but entire amount subsidised over several years. but he still raked in about 997
single lump sum, which is a reduced payment, instead of receiving the entire amount subsidised over several years. entire amount subsidised over severalyears. but entire amount subsidised over several years. but he still raked in about $997 million. which was enough to fund this mansion in hollywood, a multi million dollar mansion, and other lavish purchases however, that when it is now being sued by another man who claims he stole his lottery ticket, whichjust man who claims he stole his lottery ticket, which just goes to show there is sometimes trouble in paradise. here in the uk six women are setting off on an epic challenge rowing 2,000 miles around the entire coast of great britain. if they complete it the team will smash a couple of world records while also carrying out scientific research. our environment correspondentjonah fisher has the story and a warning his report contains some rapid flashing images. this is known as the world s toughest rowing race for a reason. th
million mansion in the hollywood hills, accuses him of stealing the lottery ticket that landed him a $2 billion jackpot last year. california lottery is confident he is the rightful winner. he ended up taking a lump sum payment of $997 million. as we close out our program today in honor of memorial day weekend, the next guest is pushing for better mental health care for veterans who wore the uniform and gave us freedom we have today. meet john burns, deputy director of concerned veterans for america. good morning to you. and thank you for your time. want to put a fine point on your message. in the year 2020 there were 6146 veteran suicide, sorry, 2022. that s an average of almost 17 per day. john, that is way too many. good morning to you. good morning, bill, good morning, jackie. thanks for the opportunity