and the uk s opposition labour party vows to reverse the government s cut to the top rate of income tax, its leader saying there s confidence his party can win the next election. the hope of a labour government has turned into a belief in a labour government, and that change, that switch, is worth its weight in gold. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it isa it is a six in the morning here in singapore, and midnight in italy. exit polls there suggest far right leader giorgia meloni has won italy s election, and is on course to become the country s first female prime minister. she is predicted to win between 22 26% of the vote, if they are confirmed, ms meloni will aim to form italy s most right wing government since world war ii. for the latest, we can cross live to rome and our correspondent there, mark lowen. you have been across this story from the very start, and wh
a state funeral for former an election rally injuly. and less than two months ahead of the men s football world cup in qatar, concerns there may not be enough affordable accommodation for fans. 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. it is seven in the morning here in singapore, and 1am in italy. exit polls there suggest far right leader giorgia meloni has won italy s election, and is on course to become the country s first female prime minister. if hindeed if indeed these exit polls are confirmed, she will aim to form italy s most right wing government since world war ii. for the latest, we can cross live to rome and our correspondent there, mark lowen. you know, the words political earthquake are often used, and probably overused, but really it feels apt for tonight, because this is a country that now looks like not only has it elected its first ever female prime minister
nasa has successfully crashed a probe into an asteroid to test how any incoming space rock could be deflected away from earth. the kremlin admits it made mistakes in the way it mobilised reservists to fight in ukraine as protests against the call up continue. let s turn to japan now, where in just a few hours a state funeral will be held forformer prime minister shinzo abe. political leaders from across the world will gather to remember mr abe, who was shot dead during an election rally injuly. the us vice president kamala harris and india s prime minister narendra modi are expected to be at the service. live now to tokyo and mariko 0i. 0ra or a funeralfor a 0rafuneralfora man or a funeral for a man who was contentious during his political life and now finds that contention follows him in death.
britain s central bank, the bank of england, has indicated it could raise interest rates to control inflation, after the pound sterling slumped to an all time low against the us dollar. the world s foreign exchange markets have seen a turbulent day of trading. a referendum in cuba has approved planned social reforms, including the legalisation of same sex marriage. about two thirds of voters supported the new family code. a state funeral will be held forformerjapanese prime minister shinzo abe later today. political leaders from across the world will gather to remember mr abe who was shot dead during an election rally injuly. the us vice president kamala harris and india s prime minister narendra modi are expected to be at the service. officials in haiti are calling the current situation there a humanitarian catastrophe after two weeks of violence and looting. protests that began
to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth, could be deflected out of the way. political leaders from across the world are gathering injapan where a state funeral for former prime minister shinzo abe is being held. mr abe, japan s longest serving leader, was shot dead during an election rally injuly. in the last few weeks opposition to the state funeral has been growing. lets go live there now. this tell us about the day so far. well, i am standing outside the building with the light green