we look at how ethical hackers are helping farmers vulnerable to cyber attacks. double fault for wimbledon, as it s stripped of its ranking points, over its decision to ban russian players from this year s championships because of the war in ukraine. how a new exhibition in wales tells the story of the millennium falcon. hello and welcome to the programme. polls have opened in australia s general election in a vote which will decide the country s next prime minister. the race is between the incumbent scott morrison and his rival, the labor leader anthony albanese. these are live pictures from a polling station in sydney. there are tough challenges ahead for whoever s successful the cost of living crisis is squeezing households, and many say climate change is making some parts of australia unliveable. more than 17 million people are enrolled to vote which is compulsory for over 18s. let s go live to our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, who s in sydney. good morning from aust
trying to reach the us. the current dire economic circumstances meet this exodus is more acute than it had been for many years. the russian defence ministry says its forces are in complete control of the vast steelworks in the port of mariupol, following the surrender of the ukrainian soldiers defending it. fighters from the azov regiment were holed up inside the plant for weeks, while the city suffered constant bombardment. meanwhile, the president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky has said that the donbas region in the east of the country has been completely destroyed. he said it was like hell . jeremy bowen has the latest. explosions. the russians are shelling severodonetsk, as they try to encircle it. more than 100,000 people lived in the city before the invasion. now, it s one of russia s biggest targets. this is russia using the methods it perfected in syria and chechnya. heavy bombardment to try to break the will of its opponents. ukrainian rescue crews can still operate
comes amid an exodus of cubans trying to reach america. dancing trying to reach america. onto the red carpet, we look dancing onto the red carpet, we look at how the cannes film festival is looking at the end of its first week on the french riviera. polls have just opened in australia s general election to decide who will be the next prime minister. these are live pictures from a polling station in sydney. the race is between the incumbent scott morrison and his rival, the labor leader anthony albanese. whoever wins have tough challenges ahead the cost of living crisis is squeezing households, and many say climate change is making some parts of australia unliveable. more than 17 million people are enrolled to vote which is compulsory for over 18s. the bbc s shaimaa khalil joins us now from sydney. the polls have just opened, looking brisk so far? welcome to this polling looking brisk so far? welcome to this polling station - looking brisk so far? welcome to this polling
the bill is passed. the us senate approves - the bill is passed. the us senate approves aid - the bill is passed. the us senate approves aid to i the bill is passed. the us - senate approves aid to ukraine, the largest aid package since russia invaded. the man behind film scores that mesmerized the millions, composer vangelis has died at the age of 79 years old. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to newsday broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. a bit ofa a bit of a grim and gloomy day, the sun is coming up 2a hours before australians had to the polls after a heated election campaign, some of the main issues for you injust campaign, some of the main issues for you in just a moment, but first, let me talk you through some of the facts and figures. the liberal national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three year term going up another three year term going up against some of the opposition labour party, minor parties
labour government in nine years. experts warn record breaking heatwaves in india and pakistan are a hundred times more likely because of climate change. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and 2.30am in afghanistan where the number of restrictions imposed on women under taliban rule is growing. the ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue has been behind a raft of new, hard line laws, and among them ordering afghan women to wear the islamic face veil. our correspondent secunder kermani has been given exclusive access to a team of inspectors from the ministry, and begins our programme. we re joining the inspectors of the ministry of vice and virtue. they are remoulding afghanistan to fit in with the taliban s hardline beliefs. and how often do you do this? every day. every day? morning and afternoon? first stop, a shopping centre. bystanders and shopkeepers are given a lecture on the importance of saying yo