announcer: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in thailand. there s huge uncertainty about the country s future direction. the two main opposition parties have agreed to form a ruling coalition. that s after they defeated their military backed rivals in a general election. but thailand s upper house the senate is dominated by the military, and they could yet block a reformist prime minister. from bangkok, jonathan head reports. stunned by their success, thailand s youngest and most progressive party came to celebrate at the place they call democracy monument, built to commemorate a democracy that many thais say they have never had. today we have politics driven by hope in this country. they were told by an mp who, like so many in the party, has spent time injail for his political views. move forward caught the public s imagination with the boldness and cl
train back on the current one? it s trying to get the train back on the tracks, - current one? it s trying to get the train back on the tracks, so the l train back on the tracks, so the government had put into place a very ambitious programme to make farming more sustainable, which is about the only thing people on both sides of the brexit divide could agree was something we could do coming out of europe. it has been going quite well at the michael gove and then george eustice and then we had this car crash or policy announcements, restricting seasonal labour, leaving £60 million of crops in the field, the australian trade deal which didn t protect the standards for the they have now said they will protect them for the rebranding defra is a growth department. all these things and the whole intellectual framework of what they were trying to do with farmers fell apart, and farmers became worried, there was a lot of change and they didn t know what the government was doing an
also tonight. the government s review of gambling is expected later this week. we ve been speaking to a gambling addict whose online addiction all but destroyed his life. and we speak to people who say they have been blacklisted by the government. the government s review of gambling is expected later this week. we ve been speaking to a gambling addict whose online addiction all but destroyed his life. it s hard, because i kind of grieve that person. i grieve for him even though it is me, i grieve that person that is wasting their life without knowing it, really. and the film director wes anderson is having a big moment on tiktok, as would be auteurs pay homage to his very particular vision. now it s newsnight s turn. good evening. it seems that the fragile ceasefire in sudan is holding. one flight carrying uk nationals has reached cyprus, and two more will arrive overnight. and the prime minister said today there will be many more tomorrow. it remains uncertain whether all wh
[ sound of gunfire ] as far back as i can remember, i always wanted to be a gangster. goodfellas is like, fasten your seatbelts, i m going to kick the shit out of you for two and a half hours, and you re going to love it. there have been so many gangster movies, so many mob movies. is it really possible that in 1990 martin scorsese will be able to make a gangster movie that has something to say that hasn t already been said a million times? it s gonna be a good summer! and you watch the movie and you re like, yeah! see you later, thanks. what are you doing? you re leaving your car? he watches the car for me. we tried to capture the exuberance of that world. it s dangerous and threatening, but they re having a wonderful time. goodfellas was the nuts and bolts of the mob. it was the mob as a job. what do you do? what? what do you do? i m in construction. and the balance of these two families, of your mob family and your real f
After one month of Severe Weather. Nikki haley makes it official. The Onetime Republican president ial candidate and former South Carolina governor says she will vote for donald trump in november. Wave of eviction. New york city starts a 30day policy with some migrants, for forcing 250 from some shelters this week. Shes a barbie girl. Venus williams leads the pack of athletes getting their own doll on mattels 65th anniversary. Rangers fall to the Florida Panthers. Highlights from the game that came down to the last five minutes. Its thursday, may 23rd. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im frances rivera. We begin this morning in central texas, where severe storms brought heavy rain and flooding. Hail and reports of tornados across the region. Meanwhile, in iowa, Officials Say there have been at least five deaths from the tornado outbreak that tore across the midwest tuesday. There are also at least 35 people injured. Nbcs jay gray starts us off. Reporter violent storms batter