welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in thailand where 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 in jail for his political views. this caught the public s imagination with the boldness and clarity of its manifesto. yes, the new era. you look very happy. yeah. i m startin
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
packed with every single star you could name, and sort of a who s who of great auteur art house directors. and so this combination is really, i mean, it s all killer, no filler. i mean, it s an impressive, incredible line up. johnny depp has been going to cannes for years. here he is in 1995 and again in 2011. he s set to make headlines this year. the opening film is his new movie, jean dewberry. it s a french language movie and is being billed as his comeback. it s his first since that high profile court case with amber heard. it s worth remembering that cannes is a competition. the top prize is this, the palme d 0r. now, this year, 21 films are competing for it, including a record number of women directors seven. now, security is tight in the city. there are around 1000 police and security staff on duty. you can see them here rehearsing on the red carpet. there are fears there may be
you could name, and sort of a who s who of great auteur arthouse directors. and so this combination is really, i mean, it s all killer, no filler. i mean, it s an impressive, incredible line up. johnny depp has been going to cannes for years. here he is in 1995 and again in 2011. he s set to make headlines this year. the opening film is his new movie, jean dewberry. it s a french language movie and is being billed as his comeback. it s his first since that high profile court case with amber heard. it s worth remembering that cannes is a competition. the top prize is this, the palme d 0r. now, this year, 21 films are competing for it, including a record number of women directors seven. now, security is tight in the city. there are around 1000 police and security staff on duty. you can see them here rehearsing on the red carpet. there are fears there may be protests this year by french unions over those controversial pension reforms.