hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and sally nugent. a french policeman is shot dead on the champs—elysee in a suspected terror attack. the french president says he is certain the attack was terrorism. you have to stay back, please. the area is dangerous because of shoot gun! please stand back! the gunman began firing at a bus carrying police officers through paris and was killed when they returned fire. people when they returned fire. in the packed street ran fl cover. people in the packed street ran for cover. translation: the man parked in front of the bus and got out the kalashnikov and shot six times. tests are being carried out on the car used by the killer as officials try to establish if he was working alone. the attack happened three days before the first round of voting in france's presidential election. we'll be live there with the latest. good morning. it's friday, 21 april.

also this morning: a report warns teenage hackers are being lured into a life of crime as they try to impress their peers. nhs england threatens hospital shops with a ban on sugary drinks unless action is taken to cut their sales. good morning. in sport: manchester united squeeze through to the europa league semi—finals but it took extra time to see off anderlecht. marcus rashford scoring the winner. and matt has the weather. we are adding some spring colour to your friday morning but will the blooms be big this weekend, and will they survive the chill it? the forecast details coming up. good morning. first, our main story. a policeman‘s been shot dead in paris in a suspected terror attack. the gunman fired at a bus carrying officers on the champs elysees,

one of the busiest areas in the french capital. two in the french capital. other police officers were injured. this report on how the attack unfolded is from our europe correspondent james reynolds. you have to stay back, please. the area is dangerous because of gunshots. in the minutes after the attack the police in paris took every movement as a threat. at this stage officers didn't know if any other gunmen might still be at large. the shooting happened right in the centre of the city. as parisians and tourists were heading out to dinner. translation: i was walking on the pavement. there was a bus full of police. the man parked just in front of the bus and then he

got out a kalashnikov and he shot six times. i thought it was fireworks. then he went and hid behind a lorry. translation: we were moving towards a car and then i heard two or three shots but i didn't realise they were shots to start with and then there was panic all around. everyone started running down the champs—elysee. just by instinct. ijust down the champs—elysee. just by instinct. i just ran. down the champs—elysee. just by instinct. ijust ran. the shone selesele was already full of police officers guarding against an attack on civilians but it seems this shooting targeted officers themselves —— champs—elysee. late into the night here the police are still stopping people from approaching the scene of the attack just a block or so away in the champs—elysee. and everyone around here wants to know exactly what happened. the police want to make sure that all nearby streets are now safe. officers kept their handguns drawn. they searched everyone coming out of a nearby building. this

country will now investigate the shooting and make sure that its plans for sunday's presidential election are in place. those election are in place. were the images from last night those were the images from last night and this is the scene at 6:04am here, 7:01iam there. overnight, police have been searching the home believed to belong to the gunman in the eastern suburbs of paris. they are also investigating if he acted alone or had any accomplices. last night's shooting comes just days before polls open in the first round of the country's closely watched presidential the candidates were all quick to condemn the attack, as sarah corker reports. as news broke of another terror attack in france, all 11 candidates standing in sunday's presidential election were making their final television appearances. as

television appearances. a mark of respect, several candidates as a mark of respect, several candidates have ended their campaigns early. centre—right francois fillon paid tribute to security forces. translation: concerning what happened tonight i wa nt to concerning what happened tonight i want to first and foremost save the nation stands with the police. we are faced with an act we cannot totally make sense of but sadly it seems to resemble an act of terror. marine le pen of the far right national front tweeted. .. marine le pen of the far right national front tweeted... john luke kneller standing for the far left said... —— melechon. sentiments echoed by other candidates... translation: tonight, while we have been talking, we know that at least one police officer has been killed. this threat is incalculable and is going to be a part

of our daily lives for years to come. france for years to come. has been in a state of emergency france has been in a state of emergency since france has been in a state of emergency since a france has been in a state of emergency since a string ofjihadist terra attacks that began in 2015 and have killed over 230 people. the nation is once again on high alert. 50,000 members of the security forces have been deployed for sunday's ballot. we'll be speaking to a journalist in paris in around 20 minutes' time. we will bring you the latest. plans to significantly increase the legal fees payable after death have been scrapped by the ministry ofjustice. critics of the proposed changes claimed they amounted to a stealth death tax. our political correspondent chris masonjoins us from westminster with more. is there anything that sounds worse than a stealth death tax? quite, and

critics were keen to make that point in the direction of the government over the last couple of weeks, since this idea started causing something ofa this idea started causing something of a row. the idea was a sliding scale of charges would be introduced for what's known as probate of the legal fees associated with processing and estate after death. —— as probate, the legal fees. processing and estate after death. —— as probate, the legalfees. that would rise from nothing for the smaller states up to £20,000 for the largest. at the moment it is a flat rate of around £150. there were critics in the house of commons and the house of lords who questioned whether the ministry ofjustice have the power to pull off this change. what they say it is they have run out of time. parliament is about to pack up and politicians will leave here and start knocking on doors to get votes, they have run out of time. the question will be if it re—emerges at the other side of the

general election or if it is quietly ditched for ever. one other line of news to bring you coming up today, labour are talking about class sizes in england with jeremy labour are talking about class sizes in england withjeremy corbyn heading to the west of england and south wales saying there are super—sized classes into many english schools and children are crammed in like sardines. no new policy announcement from labour. the conservatives pointed to class sizes in wales, where labour is in charge, infa nt in wales, where labour is in charge, infant classes have crept up, and acknowledge that there is more to be donein acknowledge that there is more to be done in england as far as class sizes is concerned and they are not complacent. thank you. a ban on sugary drinks in hospitals in england is being proposed, unless suppliers cut their sales over the next year. nhs england say it must set a healthy example to help combat obesity, diabetes and tooth decay, but the soft drinks industry says it shouldn't be singled out. simonjones reports. it is said that a spoonful of sugar

helps the medicine go down at the country's sweet tooth is having a devastating impact on public health, according to nhs england, which insists suppliers must cut the sales of sugary drinks in hospital shops, restau ra nts a nd of sugary drinks in hospital shops, restaurants and vending machines over the next year to under 10% of total drink sales. many retailers including wh smith and marks & spencer have signed up. nhs england say if all don't come on board then a ban will be introduced. as a nation we are consuming too much sugar which means more people are overweight, putting them at greater risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and common forms of cancer. so this is the nhs taking a lead on an important health issue. to fight obesity the who recommends a maximum of six teaspoons of sugar day. just one cannot drink can take you over that limit. the idea of making hospitals healthier is aimed not

just at patients and their visitors, it is also sending a message out to staff. the nhs employs 120 million people but it is believed 700,000 of them are overweight or obese —— 1.3 million. in scotland, 70% of drinks must be sugar free in million. in scotland, 70% of drinks must be sugarfree in hospital shops. wales and northern ireland have introduced their own eating and drinking initiatives. at the british songstress association says while it makes sense to promote sales of healthy options, soft rinks should not be singled out for a potential ban especially when companies have made great efforts to reduce calories —— soft drinks associaion. the average cyber criminal investigated by the national crime agency is just 17—years—old and is motivated not by money, but by a desire to show off in front of friends. that's the conclusion of a new report by the nca, which has been looking at ways to stop youngsters getting drawn into the world of online crime. our correspondent angus crawford has more. the internet is breeding a new kind of criminal.

who would never normally break the law. they are young and tech savvy and sometimes don't even realise what they are doing is wrong. investigators questioned teenagers convicted of cyber crime and other young hackers. the report found financial gain wasn't a priority. but they did want to impress other hackers. and thought the risk of getting caught was low. the early motivations can be the challenge, proving to their peers online that they can complete the challenge or they can break into certain things, or find vulnerabilities. but we do see, if they are good at that and if they can build their reputations in forums and prove to their peers, we do see them being getting into this more for monetary reasons as well. this self—confessed hacker claims he taught himself. ijust read about it on the news. i got interested, wanted to know how it worked and how this happens, how will website gets taken down.

i researched it from there. i was 12 or 13. i found it easy. you learn about the computer misuse act, which is something you were likely to fall foul of if you go off and do something without any guidance. the nca research also shows early intervention can stop criminal behaviour. here, teenagers take part in attack competition, learning how to hack and stay on the right side of the law. an appeal to raise funds for a young formula four racing driver badly injured in a crash at the weekend has raised more than £625,000. 17—year—old billy monger had to have both lower legs amputated after the crash at donington park racetrack on sunday. formula one world champions jenson button and lewis hamilton are among those to have supported the appeal. and

supported the appeal. apparently he has already ta about and apparently he has already talked about getting back into a car. we have all of the weekend weather with matt, he is in harrowgate, but the sport first of all. good morning, we are talking manchester united this morning after they won last night and marcus rashford, not many people had heard of him but he has put himself firmly in the history books and the hearts of manchester united fans.