the centreā€”left democratic party of prime minister paolo gentiloni is projected to get 18.1%. and the antiā€”immigrant the league 15.8%. it's unclear if forza italia of the former prime minister, silvio berlusconi with 13.9% will be the single biggest party within the centreā€”right coalition. our europe editor katya adler sent this report from naples. in polling stations across italy today, there was a sense of uncertainty. voters told us they wanted change but were not sure which political party to trust. translation: italians are abused and frustrated. politicians need to hear our voice today. translation: i'm so worried about italy, i said a prayer before coming to vote. matteo renzi and other centreā€”left leaders running italy's current government, are preparing for a bruising at the polls. italians say that top concerns remained the insecurejob markets, frustration with the euro and mass irregular migration from africa. luigi di maio is the leader of the antiā€”establishment five star movement tipped tonight to become italy's largest political party. i caught up with hi

italy's prime minister paolo gentiloni, here at the antiā€”fascism rally, has said that hate and violence will not divide his country. presidente, this has been a dangerous and angry campaign. what's your response? he prefers not to answer. the increase in migration and the response to it have changed life in italy. they've become the central issues in this election and both sides in the debate want to get out onto the streets. on saturday, antiā€”migration campaigners demonstrated in milan and scuffled with the police. this movement, increasing in number, is led by the far right league party. its leader, matteo salvini, has promised the mass deportation of illegal migrants. earlier in the week, in rome, i asked him why he thought migrants were so dangerous. translation: too many illegal migrants are dangerous for italy and all of europe. think of the foreign fighters that return to italy from wars in islamic regions. they are a real danger. in a week's time, italy will decide whether or not it agrees with him or with those who believe that this country still has room for new arrivals. ja

paolo gentiloni said hatred and violence would not be allowed to divide society. it happened here in the central italian city of macerata. all of the victims were african migrants. one is in a critical condition. police arrested this man, 28ā€”yearā€”old luca traini. he reportedly made a fascist hand gesture when police took him into custody. james reynolds reports from rome. one man, a young italian armed with a pistol, turned the italian city of macerata into a terrifying place. the gunman drove and fired at anyone who appeared to be a migrant from africa. there was no time for his targets to hide. i was passing by this morning to go and buy cigarettes when they shot me on my leg this morning, you know? so the person who was inside the car was shooting, you know? i tried to see his face, yeah. during the attack, the authorities posted warnings instructing the city's residents to stay inside. the gunman was arrested when he got out of his car. he was draped in an italian flag. he is identified as 28ā€”yearā€”old luca traini. the italian media reports he had been

italy's prime minister paolo gentiloni has insisted that hate and violence will not divide his country after a series of driveā€”by shootings which the police say were motivated by racism. six people, all of african descent, were injured in the town of macerata, in central italy. police have arrested a 28ā€”yearā€”old man who is a supporter of the farā€”right, antiā€”immigrant northern league. from italy, james reynolds reports. one man, a young italian armed with a pistol, turned the italian city of macerata into a terrifying place. the gunman fired from his car at anyone who appeared to be a migrant from africa. there was no time for his targets to hide. i was passing by this morning to go and buy cigarettes. when they shot me on my leg this morning, you know. so the person inside the car was shooting, you know? idid not i did not see his face, you smoke. ā€”ā€” yeah. during the attack, the authorities posted warnings instructing the city's residents to stay inside. the gunman was arrested when he got out of his car. he was draped in an italian flag. witnesses say that they saw him g

italy's prime minister paolo gentiloni has condemned the attack and said hatred and violence will not be allowed to divide the country. our rome correspondent james reynolds is following developments. as far as we can tell from the local media and police, the gunman opened fire from his car in the city of macerata. he targeted a group of people who appear to be migrants from africa. the gunman was able to continue going and firing against other groups and people. at that point, the authorities sent out tweets telling people to stay indoors. the gunman was arrested and as he was detained, there are reports he gave a gesture interpreted as a fascist salute. a lot of people are looking at what happened earlier this week near macerata. the dismembered body of an 18ā€”yearā€”old italian woman was found near the city. after her body was found, a nigerian migrant was arrested. that is the backdrop of what has been happening in that city, now the shooting. it is important to look at it in the context of the election coming up. and the fact that migration has become such a big issue. and now c

italy's prime minister paolo gentiloni has condemned the attack and said hatred and violence will not divide the country. from rome, james reynolds reports. one man, a 28ā€”yearā€”old italian armed with a pistol, turned the italian city of macerata into a terrifying place. reports say the gunman fired from his car at anyone who appeared to be a migrant from africa. there was no time for his targets to hide. i was passing by this morning to go and buy cigarettes. when they shot me on my leg this morning, you know. so the person inside the car was shooting, you know. during the attack, the authorities posted warnings instructing the city's residents to stay inside. the gunman was arrested when he got out of his car. he is identified as 28ā€”yearā€”old luca graini. he had been a candidate for the antiā€”immigrant northern league party in local elections held in 2017. this attack comes at a time of high anxiety in the city of macerata. earlier in the week, the dismembered body of a young italian woman was found, a nigerian migrant arrested in connection with her death. now migrants have b

the italian prime minister paolo gentiloni said the issue was still hanging. this summit has been literally overshadowed by the ancient volcano of mount etna but for many of the world leaders here this is their first time on the world stage and inevitably the focus was on one in particular, donald trump. and the overriding aim of the summit is to keep the president onside, convincing him that it is worth his while to be a member of this small club of large nations, so they may push him on climate change but not that hard. president trump's sonā€”inā€”law and senior advisorjared kushner discussed opening a secret communications channel with the kremlin, according to media reports. the fbi is investigating mr kushner as part of a wider probe of alleged russian interference in the us election campaign, as our correspondent david willis reports. according to these latest reports, jared kushner, who as well as being president trump's sonā€”inā€”law is also one of his closest advisers, discussed establishing a secret communications channel between the trump transiti

the italian prime minister paolo gentiloni said the issue was still hanging. this summit has been literally overshadowed by the ancient volcano of mount etna but for many of the world leaders here this is their first time on the world stage and inevitably the focus was on one in particular, donald trump. and the overriding aim of the summit is to keep the president onside, convincing him that it is worth his while to be a member of this small club of large nations, so they may push him on climate change but not that hard. let's try to bring you a little more about what ba are describing as an it outage which is affecting heathrow and some other airports. it might have international implications. we can speak to a passenger at heathrow. thank you for coming on. what is happening where you are? i am at terminal five at heathrow and i was due to fly at 7:40am to tokyo. when i got to the airport to the queues were outside the door. full is the ā€”ā€” eventually some ba staff asked us what flight we we re some ba staff asked us what flight we were on and if we were

the italian prime minister, paolo gentiloni, said the issue was still hanging. this summit has been literally overshadowed by the ancient volcano mount etna. but, for many world leaders here, this is the first time on the world stage. and inevitably the focus was on one in particular, donald trump, and the overriding aim of the summit is to keep the president on side, convincing him that it is worth his while to be a member of this small club of large nations. so they may push him on climate change, but not that hard. officials in the philippines say foreign fighters linked to soā€”called islamic state are among militants killed in the south of the country. the military has been conducting air strikes in marawi, on mindanao island, after it was overrun byjihadists. greg dawson reports. the military say they are fighting to stop creation of a caliphate within their country, and this is the front line. the city of marawi, on mindanao island. until recently, it was home to more than 200,000 people. but now, the streets are empty, except for the sound of gunfire. on

the italian prime minister, paolo gentiloni, said the issue was still hanging. this summit has been literally overshadowed by the ancient volcano mount etna. but, for many world leaders here, this is the first time on the world stage. and inevitably the focus was on one in particular, donald trump, and the overriding aim of the summit is to keep the president on side, convincing him that it is worth his while to be a member of this small club of large nations. so they may push him on climate change, but not that hard. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: heading home. the kenyan tribe who have won a legal battle to return to their ancestral land, decades after they were evicted. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to fullā€”scale riot as the liverpool fans broke out of their ar

italian prime minister paolo gentiloni tweeted: "hurrah macron president! there is hope for europe!" donald tusk, the president of the european council, tweeted. .. and jeanā€”claude juncker, the president of the european commission, said the result made him "happy that the ideas that you defended of a strong and progressive europe that protects all its citizens will be those that france will cherish under your presidency". well, by any measure, emmanuel macronā€˜s political rise has been remarkable. he's a former investment banker, and served as an adviser, then, later a minister, in the socialist government of the outgoing president, francois hollande. he resigned, just last year to form his own political movement. our paris correspondent lucy williamson profiles the man chosen to be the country's new head of state. he's the choice of a country desperate for change, neither left nor right, part of the french establishment yet never before elected. a fresh face who served in the outgoing government. so, who is emmanuel macron? to his supporters he is their

prime minister theresa may also congratulated presidentā€”elect macron, saying: italian prime minister paolo gentiloni tweeted: and a similar sentiment from donald tusk, the former polish prime minister, who chairs summits of european leaders. he tweeted: and jeanā€”claude juncker, the president of the european commission, said the result made him: "happy that the ideas that you defended, of a strong and progressive europe that protects all its citizens, will be those that france will cherish under your presidency". let's hear some more of emmanuel macronā€˜s speech outside the louvre museum in paris. the presidentā€”elect said he would unite the country and rebuild the link between europe and its citizens. translation: thank you for the risks some of you have taken. i know about it. and your trust is something that creates an obligation for me and it's something that i feel you've entrusted in me and i don't want to disappoint you. i want to be worthy of your trust and for the five years to come, i want to carry the dynamism you represent. i would like to see something for people who voted

gentiloni tweeted: "hurrah macron president! there is hope for europe!" donald tusk, the former polish prime minister who chairs summits of european leaders, tweeted: and jeanā€”claude juncker, the president of the european commission, said: the result made him "happy that the ideas that you defended of a strong and progressive europe that protects all its citizens will be those that france will cherish under your presidency". well, for more reaction to this historic election result, let's go live to paris and speak to our correspondent, thomas fessy. thomas, we know that emmanuel macron isa thomas, we know that emmanuel macron is a political newcomer. he's also the youngest leader ever for france, so the youngest leader ever for france, so lots expectations there. very high expectation, and i think the first challenge will be to reunite divided nation. we've seen this runā€”off has been a clash between two radically different visions for france, and in the end it is their vision for a proā€” european country ā€” optimism and pr

last month the host, italian prime minister paolo gentiloni, laid out his g7 plan by saying, "we need to keep betting on the free market and on free trade, the biggest economic engine of history." one of the questions they'll have to tackle is how they grow their economies amidst a political desire for protectionism. the latest imf forecasts show reasonable growth this year for the us, germany and the uk with others struggling. other topics on the agenda include climate change, immigration and energy security, in fact g7 energy ministers are currently holding a seperate meeting in rome. a hugo. more on this. bet you can't wake. ā€”ā€” there you go. ā€”ā€” bet you can't wait. the sky's the limit for the number of drones expected to hit singapore's airspace in the next ten years. but the heavy traffic will present some real dangers. to prevent crashes, experts at nanyang technological university and the civil aviation authority of singapore are working on a system of air lanes to keep drones on a safe path. don't miss that, coming up on world business report in around 25 minutes. don't

mrs may has been speaking alongside her italian counterpart, paolo gentiloni, who is at downing street for talks. brexit is top of the agenda. a report into safety failures which forced 17 edinburgh schools to close, puts the blame on a lack of proper scrutiny over construction work. the archbishop of canterbury says he's shocked by the government's closing of a legal route for unaccompanied child refugees to come to the uk from europe. president donald trump's nomination for attorney general, senatorjeff sessions, is sworn in. he promises to get tough on illegal immigration. time for the sport with mike bushell. hello, good afternoon. good afternoon. we start with potentially good news for the welsh team, ahead of their six nations match against england on saturday. george north has been named in that team for match in cardiff. the side are hoping, that both he and fly half dan biggar, will be fully fit. north, picked up a leg injury in wales' win over italy, although he did carry on playing, while biggar couldn't complete the game, due to a rib problem. coach rob howley has made two

she welcomed the new italian prime minister paolo gentiloni for talks about a range of subjects over a working lunch. among those topics, of course, inevitably, brexit. i think we can head straight to that news conference which is continuing at downing street. tim ferri. translation: i thank prime minister made for her kind words and the welcoming i had here today. and our conversations have reinvigorated the friendship and the closeness that our two countries historically have. it is, however, important to reconfirm that this at this point in time. therefore i really appreciate the decision we have taken in terms of bilateral meetings between our two governments in the near future. this will help us strengthen very old relationship that always needs nourishment. we have obviously taken into account what is necessary after the decision of the uk citizens of leaving the eu. a decision that we respectfully, and we are aware of the fact that negotiations will not be easy. and we also know, and this will certainly be the italian attitude, that we need to show a constructive and friendly

in other news: the italian prime minister, paolo gentiloni, has signed an agreement with libya's leader, fayez alā€”sarraj, to try to stop migrants setting sail for europe from libya. italy has pledged a substantial amount of money and equipment to help the libyan government, backed by the un. prosecutors in france have widened their investigation into the financial affairs of the centreā€”right presidential candidate, francois fillon, to include payments made to two of his children. he has been under increasing pressure to step down over allegations that he paid his wife, penelope, a large salary as a parliamentary assistant, despite little evidence of any such work. leaders of the eu are gathering in malta for their first summit of the year, facing some of the biggest problems in the union's history, in its smallest member state. they will be discussing the migration crisis from africa and the middle east, and the changing transatlantic climate, and over it all looms the prospect of brexit. 0ur europe correspondent kevin connolly reports. the ceremonial cannons of the letter, installe

in other news: the italian prime minister, paolo gentiloni, has signed an agreement with libya's leader fayez serraj to try to stop migrants setting sail for europe from libya. italy has pledged a substantial amount of money and equipment to help the libyan government, backed by the un. on wednesday, the italian coastguard rescued around 1,300 migrants off the libyan coast. eu leaders meet in malta on friday, for a summit to find ways to tackle migration. prosecutors in france have widened their investigation into the financial affairs of the centreā€”right presidential candidate francois fillon to include payments made to two of his children. he's been under increasing pressure to step down over allegations that he paid his wife, penelope, a large salary as a parliamentary assistant despite little evidence of any such work. the brazilian president, michel temer, and members of his cabinet have travelled to sao paulo to offer their condolences to the country's former president luiz inacio lula da silva, whose wife has been pronounced brain dead after suffering a haemorrhage. lula was ad

in other news: the italian prime minister paolo gentiloni says he has signed an agreement with his libyan counterpart, fayez serraj, to try to stop migrants from setting sail for europe from libya. italy has pledged a substantial amount of money and equipment to help the unā€”backed libyan government. on wednesday, the italian coast guard rescued around 1,300 migrants off the libyan coast. eu leaders meet in malta on friday, for a summit aimed at finding ways to tackle migration. french prosecutors have widened their investigation into the financial affairs of the centreā€”right presidential candidate, francois fillon, to include payments made to two of his children. he's been under increasing pressure to step down over allegations that he paid his wife, penelope, a large salary as a parliamentary assistant, despite little evidence of any such work. a tokyo court has begun hearings in the case of a man who developed leukaemia after working as a welder injapanā€˜s damaged fukushima nuclear site. the 42ā€”yearā€”old is the first person to be recognised by the japanese labour authorities as

paolo gentiloni fell ill on his return from a meeting with the french president in paris. his office says he's been awake and in touch by phone. a planned meeting with the british prime minister this thursday has been postponed. a particularly cold spell of winter weather in greece has left thousands of homeless refugees and migrants at risk. aid agencies warn many people are at risk of freezing to death with nightā€”time temperatures dropping below minus 20 degrees celsius in some areas. in some camps, shelter is in the form of tents ā€” and the un refugee agency is urging migrants stranded on the greek islands to be quickly transferred to the mainland or other european countries. through difficult conditions, our reporter howard johnson has attempted to drive to thessaloniki in northern greece, where some refugee camps have been covered with snow. here's a video diary of his journey. we set off from athens early in the morning with a plan of drying to a refugee camp in the north of grief that has been hardā€”hit by the winter weather. is the road became increasingly diff

paolo gentiloni fell ill on his return from a meeting with the french president in paris. his office says he's been awake and in touch by phone. a planned meeting with the british prime minister on thursday has now been postponed. the president of the philippines has ordered government agencies to offer free contraceptives to an estimated six million women who cannot obtain them. rodrigo duterte's plans are controversial in a majority catholic country, but the president says he wants to reduce unwanted pregnancies. the past year has seen a dramatic drop in the number of migrants seeking asylum in germany. official figures released by the federal office for migration and refugees show 280,000 claimants arrived there last year, compared to 890,000 in 2015. the german interior minister says the decrease is due to the closure of the balkan route and the deal between the eu and turkey. our correspondentjenny hill, now, from berlin. it is tempting to imagine the german government breathing a sigh of relief, these figures to represent a huge reduction of the number of people seek

paolo gentiloni fell ill on his return from a meeting with the french president in paris. his office says he's awake and in touch by phone. a planned meeting with the british prime minister on thursday has now been postponed. there's been a dramatic drop in the number of migrants seeking asylum in germany in the past year. official figures show that 280,000 claimants arrived there last year, compared to 890,000 in 2015. the german interior minister thomas de maiziere said that the decrease was due to the closure of the baulk route and the migrant deal between the eu and turkey. our correspondentjenny hill has this assessment from berlin. these figures represent a reduction in the number of people seeking asylu m in the number of people seeking asylum in germany, bearing in mind a year before nearly 900,000 people arrived in this country and that triggered not just arrived in this country and that triggered notjust social disquiet but huge political turmoil too. these figures are not only a significant reduction, they actually come much closer to what some of angela merkelā

paolo gentiloni fell ill on his return from a meeting with the french president in paris. his office says he's awake and in touch by phone. a planned meeting with the british prime minister on thursday has now been postponed. the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has ordered government agencies to offer free contraceptives to an estimated six million women who cannot obtain them. his plans are seen as controversial in a majority catholic country but the president says he wants to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. the german carmaker volkswagen has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges in the us for using illegal software to disguise the level of emissions produced by its diesel powered cars. it has also agreed to pay fines worth $a.3 billion. in addition, six employees have been indicted for their role in the affair, including one who was arrested last week. sarah corker reports. it's been dubbed the diesel gin, the world's second biggest carmaker reading environmental tests boardies diesel emissions and now volkswagen will play a heavy price for