israel s former prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has told supporters injerusalem he is on the brink of a big victory , after exit polls put his right wing bloc narrowly ahead in yesterday s general election. the current prime minister, yair lapid, says he s waiting for the votes to be counted. our correspondent in israel, yolande knell, is following developments. after 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, 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
cyclists call for britain s roads to be made safer, as a survey finds a quarter of motorists admit driving dangerously close to bikes. a damning report has warned that hundreds of police officers in england and wales have been cleared to serve when they should have failed vetting procedures. forces accepted applicants with convictions for robbery, indecent exposure and domestic abuse. the police watchdog looked at eight forces, reviewing hundreds of vetting files. his majesty s inspectorate of constabulary, fire and rescue services focused on the poor treatment of women, and sexual misconduct, following the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. the review found officers with criminal records, significant debts, or whose families had links to organised crime. police chiefs have promised to put the problems right. tom symonds reports. in 2012, nicola brooks reported she was being abused and stalked online. an inspectorfrom sussex police handled her case, but he carried