Very bullish and effervescent Boris Johnson with a big majority to play with. This is our election special. Good afternoon. You join us live in westminster where borisjohnson is beginning a new term as Prime Minister after the conservatives won their biggest majority since 1987. The tory leader returned to downing street earlier after visiting Buckingham Palace to ask the queen for permission to form a government. Overnight his gamble to hold a december election paid off. He now has a majority of 78 and a mandate, he says, to leave the eu. With this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what . Get brexit done labour perfomed poorly, losing 59 seats many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong
Were expecting to hear from the Prime Minister shortly outside number ten. Labour performed poorly, losing 59 seats, many of them in places theyve held for decades. Jeremy corbyn says hell stand down as leader early next year. I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing, and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. A strong result for the snp, who now hold 48 seats out of 59 in scotland. Leader Nicola Sturgeon says it sends a clear message for a second independence referendum. Liberal democrat leaderjo swinson quits, after she loses her own seat to the snp and the party fails to improve its position at westminster. Iam i am proud to have been the first woman to lead the liberal democrats. Iam even woman to lead the liberal democrats. I am even more proud that i will not be the last. We will go original this hour, looking at the West Midlands, where the tories had a good
To eradicate the rohingya and islam from myanmar. That is why theyre killing us. The world is not doing enough to give us our rights. Im kasia madera in london. Also in the programme china claims all the people sent to what it calls re education camps in the western xinjiang province have now been released. And archaeologists discover a mysterious shipwreck off the coast of rhode island that could be captain cooks ship endeavour. Voiceover live from hours studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Glad you could join us. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 1pm in new zealand, where there appears to be no hope of finding any more survivors from mondays volcanic eruption on white island. Five people have been confirmed dead, at least eight more are still missing. The island is popular with tourists 47 people were visiting when the volcano erupted. The Prime Minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, has said that detailed aerial reconnaissa
Also in the programme translation we were china claims all the people sent to what it calls re education camps on the volcano for about an hour. Ten minutes after we left, in the western xinjiang province and got on the boat, have now been released. The volcano started erupting. And archaeologists discover the boat turned around and went back a mysterious shipwreck off the coast 00 01 12,713 2147483051 37 21,071 of rhode island that could be 2147483051 37 21,071 4294966103 13 29,430 captain cooks ship endeavour. To the island to try to help the people who were still there. Im not sure if everyone got out alive. White island is one of new zealands most active volcanoes, but its also a popular tourist destination. Thousands come here for walks and scenic aeroplane rides. Nothing escaped the devastation here, the scale of the damage clearly shown here with this sightseeing helicopter, barely recognisable under the thick smouldering ash. Down the beach, a large group could be seen waiting
Hello to you. The volcanic eruption in new zealand may have killed as many as 13 people. Five are confirmed dead but eight more are missing and aerial studies of the active volcano on white island suggest no one is left alive. The Prime Minister has said she shares the unfathomable grief of those whove been bereaved. This report from shaimaa khalil. The extraordinary few moments after the volcano on white island erupted. It hit briefly and fiercely, filling the air with huge plumes of smoke and smouldering ash. The people on this boat had left just moments before the eruption. The boat operators were not taking any chances. Go inside go inside, go inside go inside translation we were on the volcano for about an hour. Ten minutes after we left and got on the boat, the volcano started erupting. The boat turned around and went back to the island to try to help the people who were still there. Im not sure if everyone got out alive. White island is one of new zealands most active volcanoes,