| Good morning. Here's what's happening now: There is a changing of the guard underway in UK politics in the aftermath of the Brexit Leave vote. Overnight, Interior Minister Teresa May moved closer to replacing outgoing PM David Cameron, winning the first ballot held for the Conservative leadership. The MPs will narrow the field to two candidates before 150,000 party members decide the leader in September Still overseas, a French parliamentary inquiry has found the country's national intelligence services should be overhauled following last year's terrorist attacks in Paris. The president of the inquiry said the barriers between six different intelligence agencies led to surveillance on one of the Charlie Hebdo attackers being lifted Yes, votes in the federal election are still being counted. The ABC computer has the count at: Coalition 70 seats, Labor 67 seats and eight seats in doubt. When will it end? Well, 80 per cent of the vote has been counted so, we're getting there. Check back to know the moment Antony Green calls the result ICYMI: Comedian Billy Crystal spoke to 7.30 last night and talked about his "very real" friendship with the late Muhammad Ali Here's what's coming up: 8:00am AEST: Scott Morrison will be on AM 8:10am AEST: The Australian Olympic Committee will announce who will be our Rio flag bearer 10:00am AEST: Members of the Stolen Generations will meet at the Michael Long Centre in Darwin for NAIDOC week celebrations 12:30pm AEST: Age and disability commissioner Susan Ryan will make a National Press Club address | Coalition pulls ahead of Labor, majority still in doubt | | The ABC's election computer predicts the Coalition will retain the electorates of Grey in South Australia and Petrie in Brisbane, giving the party a three-seat advantage over Labor as additional election results are counted. | | | Theresa May wins first round contest to pick UK's new PM | | Interior Minister Theresa May opens up a commanding lead over her nearest rival, Andrea Leadsom, in the contest to become Britain's next prime minister, but the race is overshadowed by post-Brexit carnage for property investors and the pound. | | | China floods leave more than 120 dead | | Heavy rain around China's Yangtze river basin leaves 128 people dead and scores missing, Chinese media says, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land this week. | | | FBI to recommend no charges in Clinton email probe | | The FBI is to recommend to the US Justice Department that no charges be filed over Hillary Clinton's use of private email servers while secretary of state, agency director James Comey says, lifting a cloud of uncertainty over her White House campaign. | | | Bangladesh politician stunned by son's role in attack | | A Bangladeshi politician speaks of his horror to learn his son was among suspected gunmen who murdered foreigners at a Dhaka cafe, while police say one of the men they shot dead may have been a hostage killed by mistake. | | | About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us |
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