as they come in on this, the most crucial of election nights. and i m lucy grey with the other main stories this hour. the iranian president threatens decisive action to stop the wave of anti government protests sweeping the country. super typhoon noru has hit the philippines and is set to sweep through the capital manila with winds of up to 175 kilometres an hour. hello and welcome to rome where in the last few minutes polls have closed in an election which many predict could be a political turning point for the country. polling suggests italy will choose its first female prime minister, giorgia meloni, and the first in the modern era to come from the far right. her brothers of italy party look set to top the vote, but are likely to be forced into coalition with other parties to form a government. in the next hour, we ll be trying to make sense of the rapidly shifting sands of italian politics with our correspondents and a range of experts. what s brought the nation to thi
A Textiles Company in yorkshire to find out how good we are exporting. In sport its not over yet for arsenal. Theyre up to fifth in the Premier League after beating southampton, just outside the Champions League places. And carol is out and about with the weather. Good morning. Iamat i am at Kenwood House in london where it is a beautiful yet chilly start to the day. For most of us it will be dry and sunny how whether there will be heavy downpours across parts of Southern England and south wales through the day. It will feel humid and some of us will reach 2a celsius. Do details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Labours draft election manifesto has been leaked more than a week before its official launch. The 51 page document was obtained by the bbc and several newspapers. It includes proposals to Nationalise The Railways and the Postal Service. A plan to create publicly owned Energy Companies in every region of the uk and the introduction of price caps. And theres a c
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