anthony albanese will replace scott morrison as prime minister although it s still unclear whether he will secure a majority. tonight, the australian people have voted for change. cheering. we ll be live in sydney with the latest. also tonight. as russian attacks in eastern ukraine intensify, president zelensky says diplomacy is the only way the war on his country will end. pharmacies in england will be able to prescribe alternative medicines to deal with shortages in hormone replacement therapy. and rangers beat hearts in the scottish cup final at hampden park, in extra time. good evening. australia s new leader, anthony albanese, has vowed to bring the country together, after his party labor won the most seats in the general election. it means australia will have its first labour government in nearly a decade, although it s unclear whether the party will secure enough seats for a majority. the election, which resulted in the defeat of the incumbent scott morrison, saw
Direct next steps. Connected with Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss coordination to support israel, deter hostile actors and protect innocent people. We will in the minutes ahead we hope get more of a level of detail whats going to happen. Sandra we are about an hour behind and also anticipating Jake Sullivan to appear at the White House Press briefing with Karine Jeanpierre, that too has been pushed back because we have not heard the president s address yet. As soon as he begins speaking we will get to that. Middle east region is quieter today than in two decades. Sandra and there he is, that was National Security adviser Jake Sullivan speaking last week touting the Biden Administration middle east policy, days later, an attack for the deadliest day since the holocaust. John a lot of signals were missed, im john roberts in washington. We are still waiting for President Biden to address the nation. Speech scheduled to start one hour and one minute ago. Also scheduled this hour, the White H
The day s news. But first, its newswatch. Hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. After the Manchester Arena bombing, we discussed how news should report the horror of a Terrorist Attack without giving the perpetrators the publicity they crave. And we look at how newsround covered that news for its young audience. It was shortly after half past ten on monday night when the news came through of what would turn out to be the worst Terrorist Attack in the uk for almost 12 years. Lets break away from the Election Campaign for a moment, we have some news coming into us out of the north west. Greater Manchester Police have warned people to stay away from Manchester Arena. As officers respond to what they are describing as an incident amid reports on social media of some kind of explosion. By the following morning, the scale of the violence had become clear. Breakfast invited three of those who had been at the Ariana Grande concert into the studio. Im still processing it myself.
Katie razzall looks at the faultlines on the question of scottish independence. I would hate to separate from the uk. I would love im quite happy to be part of the british isles, just not the uk. You havent really got the choice i youve got a really big hammer drill. Hello. Good evening. Remember those heady days when this election seemed boring . When we were sick of the stage managed, unwavering adjectives on offer . Many feared the electoral outcome had already been written on something more permanent than the fated ed stone. But this week shattered all of that. This was the script no one wrote. A week that began with a monumental uturn, soon forgotten in the torment of manchesters attack. And from its wake, a campaign that emerged refocussed on National Security and Foreign Policy. A poll today showed labour slashing the conservative lead to five points. Well be speaking to david butler in a moment the psephologist who has seen more from the frontline of electoral history than anyo