to sexual health services. polls close in parts of australia as two political veterans battle it out for the country s top job. and could this be the first of record breaking heatwaves across europe? hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. to australia, where polls have closed in the country s first election since 2019. it sees prime minister scott morrison go up against one of the country s longest serving politicians, labor leader anthony albanese. more than 17 million people were enrolled to vote which is compulsory for over 18s. either party will need to win at least 76 of the 151 seats in the house of representatives where the prime minister sits to form a majority government. let s take a closer look at the two main candidates. scott morrison has been the prime minister since 2018. he has been taking credit for adopting a tough closed borders approach to covid 19, which helped australia achieve one of the lowest death rates globally. an
around the world. we start in the middle east, where fighting has resumed in gaza. after the seven day temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas expired at 7am local time. the israeli military says it has struck more than 200 of what it describes as terror targets. hamas which is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by many western goverments says more than a hundred people have been killed. before the temporary ceasefire, israel s military had focussed on the north of gaza, including gaza city. this morning, israeli jets dropped leaflets close to the city of khan younis, telling people to evacuate immediately and go to shelters in rafah . in the south of the territory near the egyptian border. but israel s military has hit targets today both in rafah and khan younis. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports from sderot, just across the borderfrom gaza. gaza awoke to this. a new day of israeli bombing. skies darkened by ash and debris. in rafah,
let s speak to pablo resco sanchez, senior policy advisor at coag which is a national farming union in spain. thank you forjoining us. obviously spain gets very hot but not this hot this early in the year. what impact is this having on farming and agriculture? is this having on farming and agriculture? is this having on farming and auriculture? . ., . agriculture? thanks for having me. when ou agriculture? thanks for having me. when you want agriculture? thanks for having me. when you want to agriculture? thanks for having me. when you want to measure - agriculture? thanks for having me. when you want to measure the - agriculture? thanks for having me. . when you want to measure the effects of this heatwave, you have to take into account first the intensity of it, in this case the temperature, the time, the time extension, how long it is going to take, how long it s going to last, and the third and most important. the two factors are more or less clear, it s 15 degrees above norma