the latest headlines. the gunman responsible for the attack in paris on thursday has been identified by french media. handwritten note defending the so—called islamic state group was reportedly found near where he was shot. french security forces have been fully mobilised ahead of sunday's residential elections. the prime minister said hairs everything will be done to ensure the vote goes smoothly. —— says everything will be done. at least 19 children were killed when a minibus collided with a truck east of pretoria. police investigating the bomb attack on a bus carrying the dortmund football tea m bus carrying the dortmund football team last week have made an arrest. the motive may have been connected to money. at ten p.m., fiona bruce will be hit

with a full round—up of the day's news. now it is time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch. they are off again as bbc news embarks on covering another general election campaign, how much attention should be given to the views of people like brenda from bristol? not another one. oh, for god's sake! i can't stand this. and correspondentjohn sudworth on the challenges of reporting from north korea, surrounded by government minders. my myjob is to work out how far i can push being a nuisance and an annoyance without getting me or my tea m annoyance without getting me or my team into difficulty. tuesday morning saw one of those moments when, after an hour of speculative gossip, almost everyone here in the niche broadcasting house , the newsroom here at.

listened to an announcement, takes a deep breath and embarks on a period of frenzied, journalistic activity which, in this case, could last for seven weeks here is the bombshell. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. all day, reporters and presenters flocked to downing street. occasionally there was some activity. mrjohnson, are you looking forward to an early election? 0k. that's obviously... cabinet ministers have been in there since 8:30am. they're now leaving. mr hunt, are you looking forward to an election? i get a feeling it's going to be a futile task. no one is going to want to tramp theresa may. they will be very obedient and walk straight down the street. they did.

and when mrs may appeared later, eleanor garnier was just as vocal. the door is just opening now. will this be the prime minister? have you changed your mind, prime minister? another u—turn, prime minister? how many more times are you going to change your mind, prime minister? no answer. no surprise. the practice of shouting questions at downing street came under attack again from newswatch viewers. here's daryl. norman smith interrupted his piece to camera to shout at borisjohnson and others as the entered number 10. do they really expect an answer? it makes these really experienced reporters look foolish and amateur alan adams wrote him after watching eleanor garnier in what he described as ridiculous questions, such as the classic, how many more u—turns, which was delivered as a personal, political statement? it must surely qualify as the most pointless all this voting doesn't please

everyone, i'd brenda, in bristol. she's lived through 19 elections. we told her about the 20th. you're joking! not another one. oh, for god's sake. honestly, i can't stand this. there's too much politics going on at the moment. why does she need to do it? this struck a cord with some. less than 2a hours in and you have already reached overkill. come on, auntie, give us a break. hash tag brenda. brenda swiftly became the overnight media sensation.

the bbc rode the wave enthusiastically with a follow—up report on the following night from jon kay. you are trending on twitter. do you know what that means? this was all too much., such as anthony parry, who begged, please, please, stop showing brenda from bristol. the pm does not have a strong enough mandate to fight for brenda's rights during the brexit negotiations. the pm's reasons are totally apparent. why is the bbc continuing to show her? mr kingston added... there will be plenty more to say on newswatch about the bbc election coverage over the next few weeks. but, for now, let's leave it with this plea from clare.

now that an election has been called, can the bbc provide debate that is wide—ranging and informative? during the last election, and the referendum, the public was not well served by the amount of time spent chasing fashionable hares like the session with the possibility that labour might have a pact with the scottish nationalists. how much wasted time was that? this was a failure of effective debate. bbc, please, raise your gain. adversarial interviews are not a lwa ys gain. adversarial interviews are not always the most enlightening. away from all the political excitement in britain, world news has been dominated by escalating tensions between the united states

and north korea. the highly repressive and secretive state was preparing for a fixed nuclear test. on monday it warned of all out war if the united states used military force against it. john sudworth was invited to pyongchang where he interviewed the vice foreign minister. we asked him on his expectations of the journalistic trip with a difference. north korea is all about shows of strength. the first day came in this tae kwon do demonstration. thejournalists, when they arrive, and i have been on a few of these trips now, you are met by at least one government minder. in our case by at least one government minder. in ourcase on by at least one government minder. in our case on this visit, two government minders, he were our own personal minders for the rest of the six days we were in pyongyang. so,

they basically followed our every step. more than that, they set our itinerary in the first place. they came along and watched over every interview we did. occasionally quibbled over questions we asked, or took issue with things i had said to camera. my own recorded thoughts for the reporting i was doing upset them on occasion. it is the same for anyjournalist who is ever given permission to go into north korea. you might think, what is the point? i would argue there is a point. we can, given all that has limitations, still speak to ordinary north korean citizens and we are able, of course is to judge for ourselves how much of what they are telling us is what they really feel or how much is being filtered because they know they are being watched by an official. the dear marshall, kim jong un,

watched by an official. the dear marshall, kimjong un, beats and clothes us, this nine—year—old girl tells me. somebody who wants to speak their own mind, tell something a little different, that would challenge the official line. the risks would be so extreme that we have to assume that we're not getting anywhere close to real opinion. that said, you know, you can stilljudge in people's reactions to the sort of questions you ask. you can tell, through the sorts of pauses they may before answering. you can see them second—guess the questions and learn a lot from doing that. even leaving aside the difficulty of speaking to ordinary people, just to be inside north korea, this most totalitarian states. to feel for ourselves the way in which every aspect of civil life, social life, is utterly owned and controlled by the system, i

think is useful. it is an extraordinary sight. every now and again, it wants the world to hear something. we were invited in, along with a couple of other foreign reporters, to witness its ground, great, military parade. this was a show of strength. this was a signal to the world, of course, about the state of advancement of its missile technology. this was, if you like, a message of defiance, that north korea had carefully calibrated, that it wanted to send to one particular audience, of course, in president donald trump. it wanted the world's media, to amplify and broadcast that message on its behalf. we are being used, to some extent, another word of caution, about these trips. standing alongside that parade,

watching the crowds, trying to judge for ourselves whether the extraordinary emotion on display is real or manufactured. again, all of thatis real or manufactured. again, all of that is useful. there have been insta nces that is useful. there have been instances where foreign reporters have found themselves in a tricky situation, as a result of the regime taking issue with their reporting. i think, on the round, it's fair to conclude because north korea has invited the foreign media, because they want us to project a certain message on their behalf, but they also understand that, with that, comes a certain nuisance and annoyance. for me on the ground, my job is to work out how far i can push being a nuisance and an annoyance without crossing a line getting me or my team into difficulty. we need to afford the people we are dealing with inside

north korea, at least that due respect. as long as we do that i think we are on pretty safe ground. thank you very much. finally, coverage of the gun attack that killed a policeman on the champs—elysees in paris on thursday evening raised again the thorny issue for journalists. evening raised again the thorny issue forjournalists. outlined here byjeff richmond from worcestershire. you'll be really good if bbc news script writers and editors could share with us how they define the word, terrorism, when reporting incidents. thank you to all of you who got in touch with us this week. if you want touch with us this week. if you want to share your opinions, or even appear on the programme, you can call us. or e—mail news watch. you can find us on twitter. do have a look at previous discussions on the website. that is all from us. we'll

be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. in the sport, a first chance for fa ns in the sport, a first chance for fans and players to pay their respects to the former england, aston villa and middlesbrough defender who died. a minute's clause was held ahead of the norwich— brighton game. we will tell you about the speaker at the crucible. now, it is the film review. hello, and welcome to

the film review on bbc news — to take us through the cinema releases this week is jason solomons. what do we have this week? the glamour of old school hollywood comedy backdrop for a love story between a starlet and her chauffeur — under the watchful eye of reclusive billionaire howard hughes — in warren beatty‘s rules don't apply. we have the sands of time, which reveal voices from a hidden mirror in the form of gertrude bell's, letters from baghdad as read out by tilda swinton. and wartime london's rubble provides the setting for gemma arterton and bill nighy in their finest, as they struggle to produce wartime propaganda movies. we begin with rules don't apply. warren beatty, he hasn't had the best of years!

with that oscars fiasco. it has been 16 years since he wrote and directed... this was meant to be his big return. as he gets older is he getting better? this is a vanity project that he wrote, directed, starred in... it's interesting, he began the end of old hollywood with his film bonnie and clyde. it brought indie cinema into the fore, destroying the old studios, a success in 1967. this is old hollywood where he started out in as an actor. you can imagine him coming into town like the star lily collins does here. it's good on the details of how a boss—like howard