this is bbc news. the headlines at apm. jeremy corbyn and theresa may clash over tax as they hit the campaign trail — amid speculation it could rise after the election. they will have a choice between a conservative party which always has been, is and will continue to be a party that believes in lower taxes, in keeping taxes down for ordinary working people. what the tories are doing is handing £70 billion back in taxes to big business and coroporations. we won't do that. we will instead reverse those tax cuts. —— corporations. 50—thousand police officers are deployed across france, as security is tightened ahead of the first round of voting in the country's presidential election. a national day of mourning is declared in afghanistan after more than 100 afghan soldiers are killed 01’ than 100 afghan soldiers are killed or wounded in one of the worst attacks on an army base in the country. also in the next hour, phasing out coal by 2025. for the first time in more than 100 years, britain has gone a whole working day without using coal to generate electricity.

and will gemma arterton and bill nighy be ‘at their finest‘? jason solomons will give his verdict in the film review. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. conservative and labour politicians are on the general election trail on the first weekend of the campaign. jeremy corbyn was in cheshire, where he said the party wanted to make the tax system fairer by getting the very wealthy and what he called ‘corporates‘ to pay more. theresa may was in the west midlands. she said the country was facing the most important election in her lifetime — and insisted the conservatives

were a "lower tax party". there's been speculation they may raise taxes if they win the general election. our political correspondent leila nathoojoins me. i suppose the latest is thejeremy corbyn has been speaking again today, this time in crewe. what did he have to say? he's been on a whistle stop tour of the north west rallying his troops. he is appealing to labour's half a million members to labour's half a million members to get out the message of the campaign, which he said his hope, equality and justice, making the country work for everyone. within the last half—hour he has been speaking in crewe and this is what he had to say. when children go to school hungry, they need a breakfast. some parts of the country give it and some do not. they all need a lunch. some get a free lunch, some do not. some get a packed lunch. hungry children don't learn very well. and so our offer, our pledge is that every child in every primary school will get a free lunch undera labour primary school will get a free lunch under a labour government. because

we want all of our children to be able to learn rapidly and well together. because our children are out together. because our children are our future. that is what this children is all —— this election is all about. we have had a tory government in office since 2010. with the liberal democrats are supporting them during the first five years, when they put through the health and act. we offer something very different. we're not going to be handing £70 billion in tax relief to big business corporations and a very wealthy in out corporations and a very wealthy in our society. we are going to be ending that process and investing money in the infrastructure this country needs, the jobs it needs and the schools that we need. and so labour offer something very different. under the tories, tax

cuts for the rich and an easier life for the rich. more and more injustice and inequality, more and more homelessness. under labour, something very different. under labour, investment in people, under labour, investment in people, under labour investment in young people. under labour, investment in a growing economy so that our young people get the skills and the jobs that they need and are not frightened of going into further education and higher education because of the debts that they will mount up. our offer is for every pa rt of mount up. our offer is for every part of this country, our offer is for everybody in this country. a decent society that cares for all or a government that funds and cares for the few at the expense of the rest. we know which side we are on. we're taking this message to every single part of britain. come on that journey with us and when. thank you

very much. jeremy corbyn, really passionate speech, being told to step away from the mica every 20 seconds must have been really annoying. but that was a passionate speech. no mention of brexit. but a lot of mention of other policies including free school meals. a lot of people are saying that every policy from labour means a rise in taxes, it means they will have to find the money from somewhere, yet we do not seem to be getting a convincing argument from the conservatives that they are not going to raise taxes. well, tax has come into this election campaign very quickly. philip hammond, the chancellor, yesterday hinted that he wa nts to chancellor, yesterday hinted that he wants to abandon a previous tory pledge not to increase vat, not to increase national insurance and income tax. today, theresa may on the campaign trail in dudley refused to rule out ditching their promise. she was asked what the conservative party would do, and she committed

herself that the tory party was still the party of low taxation. they will have a choice between a conservative party which always has been, is and will continue to be a party that believes in lower taxes, in keeping taxes down for ordinary working people. and we have shown that, for example, we have taken 4 million people out of paying income tax altogether. 31 million people have seen a tax cut under the conservatives. and of all the choices, a labour party whose natural instinct is to always raise taxes. jeremy corbyn are saying that the labour party, under a jeremy corbyn are saying that the labour party, undera labour government is the tax burden would fall on those with the broadest shoulders. he singled out what he called the corporate is and wealthy. dividing lines being drawn there. interestingly, no mention of brexit in any ofjeremy corbyn‘s stump speeches. but theresa may, that was a central message of her speech to her supporters in dudley, saying that only the conservative party

could provide the strong and stable leadership needed to get the best out of a brexit deal. i think it is very interesting to see what the parties are focusing on at this early point in the campaign. and it is early days. thank you for that. more than 50,000 service personnel and police officers are being deployed across france in preparation for voting in the country's presidential election after the killing of a police officer in paris. terrorism dominated the final day of campaigning after the shooting, and security has been increased before polls in mainland france open tomorrow. christian fraser is in paris for us. i was just looking i wasjust looking behind us at i was just looking behind us at the champs—elysees, where there are thousands of people. judging by that, you would say that people are pretty much getting back to normal after the attack on thursday,

perhaps good news for the vote tomorrow. plenty of people that we spoke to over the last few days saying that they are intent on going out to vote. today, of course, we are outside the campaign so bound by french rules. we cannot hear from the candidates but i can share with you a final poll that we saw last night, just before the campaign closed. it is an ifop poll, a rolling poll of 1500 people. it gives you an idea of how tight this will be tomorrow night. in that, emmanuel macron, the centrist, was out just emmanuel macron, the centrist, was outjust in emmanuel macron, the centrist, was out just in front. emmanuel macron, the centrist, was outjust in front. he was in front of marine le pen, who was in front of marine le pen, who was in front of francois fillon, and the hard left candidate, jean—luc melenchon. you could throw a tea towel over all of them. it could come down to a few thousand votes by the end of the evening. it will be fascinating to watch. we have been out and about today talking to some voters. translation: no, the attack has not

really change anything for me. we had already taken it into account. there have already been events like this so it is more of the same. it has not really influenced my vote. no, the attack has not affected me. i have had the same idea about voting since childhood, the same as my parents. i am absolutely certain that we will never change. all the kids are voting, everyone is voting. translation: even if not enthusiastic about one candidate, you have to vote. it is your duty as a citizen, for the round especially. —— for the second round especially. the interior ministry told us today they had drafted in an extra 50,000 police officers to marshal the six to 7000 polling stations around the country. they have been positioned at all the entrances to the polling stations. there was a minor incident and garden zero today and the man was marched away by armed police.

but such is the extra security, if anything happens, police are on them ina anything happens, police are on them in a flash. —— minor incident at gare du nord today. there is some voting going on today in the french territories. some states in the united states as well. tomorrow, tens of thousands will vote in london, and important constituency. that is why emmanuel macron was there during the campaign. we will be here tomorrow night for the results programme. i will be on a from 6:30pm tomorrow night. i hope you canjoin from 6:30pm tomorrow night. i hope you can join us from 6:30pm tomorrow night. i hope you canjoin us for from 6:30pm tomorrow night. i hope you can join us for that. from 6:30pm tomorrow night. i hope you canjoin us for that. we from 6:30pm tomorrow night. i hope you can join us for that. we will have great guests joining us to talk about the result. and we should have the first projection from 7:00pm, and early projection. it could well fluctuate through the evening if it is as close as we think it is. it should be an exciting evening and i hope you join us for that. it will be fascinating. thank you for that for now. full coverage of the first

round tomorrow on bbc news. let's turn our attention to afghanistan. more than a hundred people have been killed in afghanistan after an assault by the taliban on a military base in the north of the country. militants disguised themselves as soldiers, before carrying out the attack yesterday evening. those targeted were leaving a mosque, after friday prayers. our south asia correspondent justin rowlett reports. it was during afternoon prayers that two suicide bombers blasted open the entrance to this army base in the north of afghanistan yesterday. eight other fighters, dressed in afghan army uniforms, used heavy machine guns to attack the dining areas of the base and the mosque. afghan troops have been pouring into the area. eyewitnesses warned the death toll would almost certainly rise. one man told the bbc he had counted 165 bodies. the battle lasted for five hours, and today dozens of injured

soldiers were being treated in a local hospital. translation: when i came out of the mosque after prayers, three people with army uniforms and an army vehicle started shooting at us. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack and issued this picture of the men it claims were behind it. ten are now dead, one was captured alive. the assault on the army base is a shocking reminder ofjust how tough the ongoing battle in afghanistan is. last month, an afghan special forces helicopter landed on top of the military hospital in kabul after it was stormed by gunmen disguised as doctors. about 50 people died in that attack. two and a half years after the international combat mission in afghanistan ended and the taliban now controls more than a third of the country. and with casualties amongst the afghan forces running at almost 7000 a year, there are questions about how long

the afghan army can continue to defend the ground it still holds. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the american vice—president has confirmed that the us will honour a promise by former president obama to accept more than 1,200 refugees from australian detention camps. after meeting the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, he also spoke about north korea's nuclear ambitions. mr pence said the uss carl vinson carrier group would be in the sea of japan "before the end of this month". from sydney, the bbc‘s hywel griffith reports. in australia, they call it the mateship, a special relationship which has seen it fight side—by—side with the us for nearly a century. and with tension rising on the korean peninsula, america wants to reaffirm those old alliances. after false claims and confusion of the whereabouts of its aircraft

carrier, the vice president today said the uss carl vinson was now on the way to the sea of japan, building up its capabilities in the region. the one thing that nations, most especially the regime in north korea, should make no mistake about, is that the united states has the resources, the personnel and the presence in this region of the world to see to our interests and to see to the security of those interests and our allies. military might was backed up with some diplomatic pressure, a joint call on china to impose economic sanctions. it is self—evident that china has the opportunity and we say the responsibility to bring pressure to bear on north korea, to stop this reckless and dangerous trajectory upon which they are embarked. the fate of hundreds of refugees was also on the agenda. the agreement for america to resettle those at australia's

offshore detention centres has been questioned by president trump. a ‘dumb deal‘ in his words, but one which he will honour. let me make it clear, the united states intends to honour the agreement. subject to the results of the vetting processes that now apply to all refugees considered for admission to the united states of america. the vice president will leave australia knowing he is likely to retain its support whatever the next few months may bring. the mateship unlikely to waver. hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. on the campaign trail, jeremy corbyn and trees a clash over tax inspector laois and it could rise after the election. france prepares for the

first round of the presidential election, and its tight commute delete —— amidst tight security. and more than a hundred afghan soldiers are killed on an attack in an army base. and in sport, there has been controversy at the fed cup. the romanian team captain, former grand slam winner, ilie nastase, has been suspended for the rest of the tie against great britain. he was removed from court after appearing to abuse the umpire and members of the british team, including johanna konta who was playing sorana cirstea. the british number one was visibly upset and play was stopped for 25 minutes. she returned to win the rubber and level the tie at 1—all. the international tennis federation are investigating nastase‘s actions and also derogatory comments he made yesterday about serena williams. aberdeen have reached the scottish cup final for the first time in 17 years after beating holders hibernian 3—2 at hampden park. celtic face rangers in the other semi tomorrow. in the first of rugby union‘s

champion cup semifinals, the champions league munster at dublin. —— the champions league munster. and ellie downie has won two more medals at the european gymnastics championships in romania — to add to her all—around gold from yesterday. she took silver in the vault and bronze on the uneven bars. i‘ll be back with more on those stories. clashes have broken out in the german city of cologne as tens of thousands of demonstrators picket a hall where the anti—immigration afd party is holding a conference. a huge police operation is being mounted, with up to 50 , 000 protesters expected in cologne. two officers have already been injured. our correspondent jenny hill is there. what you can see behind me is cologne‘s response to germany‘s most controversial political party. police are expecting up to 50,000 people to demonstrate at various parts of the city over the course of the day. this is one of the protests.

as you can see, this is pretty peaceful, if rather musical. one chap has come along with his own grand piano. but as you say, there have been a number of skirmishes this morning and during one of those, a police officer was injured, although i am told not seriously. we are also told that one afd delegate had an iron bar thrown at them as they tried to get into the conference here in the city centre. we, ourselves, actually saw the crowd trying to stop what they thought was another delegate getting through to attend the conference. thousands of armed officers are indeed here in the city. they have cordoned off the city centre hotel behind me where that conference is going ahead. and i have to say, having spent the morning in that conference, the atmosphere inside is almost as fractious as it has been in a number of the demonstrations here. afd is a political party in crisis, really. certainly at a crossroads. it‘s really slipping in the polls. it is beset by political infighting and until now its most recognisable figure,

frauke petry, was assumed to be the person who would lead them into the general election to stand as its candidate against angela merkel. in the last few days, she has announced that she won‘t be leading the party into the election and in the last hour, the party has rejected her plan to take the party in a more mainstream direction. she has fallen foul of the right wing extremists in the party who say they want to remain a party of extremes, a party on the fringe. for the first time since the industrial revolution britain has gone an entire 2a hours without using coal to generate electricity. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling cost of renewable energy have made coal plants less economical in recent years. it‘s been described as a "watershed moment" by duncan burt from national grid. he also said that with gadgets becoming more energy efficient it‘s time to find other ways to power them. electricity is an important part of

our day—to—day lives and we see that every day as national grid. but actually those appliances and our favourite gadgets are getting more and more energy—efficient. so we actually see demand for electricity either flat or actually see demand for electricity eitherflat or declining actually see demand for electricity either flat or declining over the next few years. and with that background of flats demands, we can supply more and more of it with low carbon energy from sources like solar and wind. it is great to see. cancel the referendum, the message of the heart of the protest in this district. afraid of transforming red

again‘s role to executive leader. —— president erdogan. but sunday‘s and left of these no campaigners on the losing side, just. these people feel they were cheated out of the result they were cheated out of the result they wanted. they said they did not get the media exposure they deserved. they claimed that some of their leaders were in jail and that their leaders were in jail and that the existence of unstamped ballot papers made crucial difference to result. now they are working out what to do to challenge official outcome. a recount is one thing but opposition politicians talk about stating their case at the european court of human rights. but how do you oppose a president that is popular and powerful? we need a political superman, someone who can meet the nationalists in the west and the populists in the south is, and the populists in the south is, and not alienate the middle of the

country. we believe the president has nothing new to say and that will help us win the next election. at the last one, they were 16 points behind the party this man helped to found. supporters of president erdogan say the referendum was fair and square and that yes was the will of the people. and it does not matter if it is 1—0 or 5—0, says the president, the ultimate goal is to win the game. the discussions to come may tell us how his opponents will prepare for the next encounter. a sports ombudsman should be appointed to protect athletes from abuse and bullying. that‘s one of the recommendations of a year—long review commissioned by the government. it was led by the 11—time paralympic gold medallist baroness grey—thompson following a spate of bullying allegations against coaches, mounting concern over the treatment of injuries, and the child sex abuse scandal in football. winning medals is something that i think everyone in the uk will support. we feel better as a nation when we are winning the olympics,

paralympics, the football, you name it. it‘s a moment to celebrate. but over the last few years, duty of care is something that has slipped away. i do not think it has been malicious or intentional, but there are hard targets out there and we want to see british athletes do well. if we get the duty of care right, we can do as well, if not better. as the alpine ski season comes to an end, one of the problems facing resorts is the effect of rising temperatures causing glacial melt. it‘s a lesser known side effect of climate change, but some glaciers have diminished by a quarter over the past forty years. sara thornton travelled to the austrian alps to a resort built on a glacier that‘s melting fast, where authorities are going to great lengths to halt its decline. for tens of millennia, this tiralian glacier has carved its way slowly through the alps. a century and a half ago it covered almost six square miles. now it‘s less than a third of that.

i‘m at the top of the stubai glacier in the austrian alps at around 3000 metres high. it‘s an area that is very popular for skiing. and, actually, there are about 80 separate glaciers in this area. but there‘s a problem because in the last few years scientists have realised there‘s been unprecedented glacier melt. so the questions now are, how serious is that melt, and what can they do to stop it? dr andrea fischer is a world—renowned glaciologist, who‘s made it her life‘s work to halt the decline of this glacier. and she‘s hit upon a surprising answer. a blanket, covering the glacier and preventing ice melt. on a very small, very local scale, we could prevent some very tiny glacial areas by covering the glacier with geotextiles during summer. but only about 1% of a glacier area in ski resorts can be preserved by this method.

and, of course, it‘s very cost intensive and it needs much labour. to save 1% of the glacier seems almost futile, but with the local economy relying on skiing and tourism here, officials say it‘s worth it. it is expensive, but it is more expensive to do it not. so i think the costs of this protection is about 300,000 euros. the result is very good. on average, the melting is about one metre, 1.5 metre. with this we protect more than 50%. there are 5000 alpine glaciers in the world, and some scientists predict that at the current rate of melting in 20 years half will be gone and those that are left will be much smaller. but it‘s far from clear if this expensive local solution can work on a global scale. sara thornton, bbc news. let‘s look at the weather.

the weather is ok right now but in the next couple of days, we will see colder weather reaching our shores from the arctic. a little echo of winter. but in the short—term, lots of dry weather, some sunshine for the rest of the afternoon and evening and is more central and western areas fearing the best. eastern areas will see a little bit more cloud. tonight, high pressure is over us. the wind is light and the skies were clear. in the northern isles and northern scotland, showers will continue. our city centres tonight, around five or 6 degrees, but in rural areas it could be 5 degrees lower. tomorrow, for the london marathon the weather conditions are looking ideal. the wind will be liked and it is not especially cold. there is not a lot

of blazing sunshine. in fact a little bit of cloud in the morning and in the afternoon. feeling fresh first thing. that is true across most of southern and central uk. further north, more sunshine. and then we get into northern ireland and scotland. more splodges of blue. much colder in the northern isles, with a big change happening in there. across the north, a weather system spinning up. that will send shock waves of colder air across the uk as we head into early next week. south of that, the weather is still bright. here is that weather system sweeping through sunday night and into monday. then we could see some snow developing, falling across the hills. look how big the cabbage contrast is from the north and south. that weather front will sweep through monday and into tuesday.

watch how those cold, northerly arctic winds set in. this time of year, the sun is very powerful, so the temperatures will not get that low. it is just in the shade and if you‘re caught in the wind that it will feel chilly, and some of the hills will catch a little bit of snow. even some wintry showers in some of our towns and cities. monday and tuesday, chilly weather on the way. but for now, enjoy the sunshine. good afternoon. on the first weekend of campaigning for the general election, the focus has been on taxes. theresa may in the west midlands today refused to be drawn on whether she would raise income tax, vat or national insurance. meanwhile, the labour leader jeremy corbyn, in manchester, has promised that the tax burden will fall on those with the broadest shoulders if he wins onjune 8th. here‘s our political correspondent ben wright. get ready for the knock at your

door. today the prime minister took her campaign message to dudley and one voter may have spoken for many. i couldn‘t understand why you called an election within three years to go. i think we need a stronger negotiating hand in europe. but this general election is not just about brexit and all the parties are rapidly writing ma nifesto parties are rapidly writing manifesto is full of pledges and promises. the issue of tax will be prominent and theresa may was asked whether she would be keeping the 2015th pledge not to raise any of the three main taxes. at this election people will have a clear choice, between a conservative party which always has been, is and will continue to be a party that believes in lower taxes, keeping taxes down for ordinary people. all

the choices of a labour party whose natural instinct is to raise taxes. two years ago david cameron said there would be no vat, national insurance or income tax rises, the comments today suggest that guarantee might not be in the new ma nifesto guarantee might not be in the new manifesto and it follows philip hammond yesterday saying he wanted more flexibility in managing the economy. good morning everybody. todayis good morning everybody. today is flying start saturday in ourcampaign. on his eighth campaign visit of the campaign, jeremy corbyn was in warrington. nice to see you. a lovely house. wooing voters, insisting the election was not a foregone conclusion and sketching out the labour approach to taxes. we will produce a manifesto very soon we will produce a manifesto very soon and you will see all the details. our tax burdens will not fall on those on low incomes, they

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the taliban has claimed responsibility and issued this picture of the men they claim were behind it. one was captured, the rest are now dead. afghan troops have been pouring in to secure the area. the battle lasted for five hours and today dozens of injured soldiers were being treated in a local hospital. translation: when i came out of the mosque after prayers, three people with army uniforms and an army vehicle started shooting at us. islamic edition requires bales take place as soon as possible and the bodies of many victims have already been placed in coffins. the assault on the army base is a shocking reminder ofjust how tough the ongoing battle in afghanistan is. last month, an afghan army helicopter landed special

forces troops on top of the military hospital in kabul after it was stormed by gunmen disguised as doctors. about 50 people died in that attack. two—and—a—half years after the international combat mission in afghanistan ended, and the taliban now controls more than a third of the country. and with casualties amongst the afghan forces running at almost 7,000 a year, there are questions about how long the afghan army can continue to defend the ground it still holds. justin rowlatt, bbc news. there have been extraordinary scenes at a tennis tournament today in romania involving britain‘s number one johanna konta. she was left in tears and her federation cup match was temporarily suspended following barracking from the crowd. the romanian captain ilie nastase had to be removed from court after appearing to verbally abuse konta and the british captain anne keothavong. alex gulrajani has more.

the pressure was onjohanna konta from the start with great britain already 1—0 down. she won the first set but that wasn‘t currently battle. both johanna set but that wasn‘t currently battle. bothjohanna konta and her captain complained about the crowd and ilie nastase got involved swearing at both of them and the officials before being escorted away. play restarted. but not for long. johanna konta, world number seven, visibly distressed, complaining again to the umpire before leaving the court. with another romanian player pleading with the crowd. after a 25 minute suspension, johanna konta returned and slotted back into form winning five games in a row to seal victory and bring it level. the tycoon to and johanna konta returns unlike ilie nastase,

escorted from the context, his accreditation removed and banned from the rest of the matches. there have been rallies around the world in support of science, including a crowd of several thousand in london. they werejoined by the doctor who star peter capaldi protesting against what they called a political assault on facts. the french government has mobilised additional security forces including elite units to back up 50,000 police officers for tomorrow‘s presidential election. terrorism dominated the final day of campaigning, after the killing of a police officer in the capital on thursday. lucy williamson reports from paris. in the lull before france‘s presidential vote, those out campaigning today were not supporting politicians. this rally was for the police. black balloons for those killed in the line of duty.

pink for the family they leave behind. their message, the police need protecting as well. one of the balloons was for xavierjugele, targeted by a gunman on the champs elysees this week. xavierjugele was on duty at the bataclan during the 2015 paris attacks and went back for a concert when the hall —— paris attacks and went back for a concert when the hall reopened one year on where he spoke to a bbc reporter. that is why we are here with my friend to celebrate life. to say no to terrorism. the police union says their members need protection from everyday risks as well. exhaustion, overwork and stress. the state of emergency following a string of attacks here has taken its toll. boosting police numbers has been an issue for the presidential campaigns. but this election has gone beyond questions of security, the economy or immigration. it has opened up a debate about the meaning of french values and how to define being french.

all the more surprising then that the number of people expected to abstain from voting tomorrow is high. people who decide to abstain are not people who don't care about politics. when you ask them why they refuse to vote, they always tell you the same thing. they are all the same. they lie to us. we have tried everything. nothing changes. which are political arguments. it is not because they don't care. it is because they care a lot. across the country, buildings are being reborn as polling for tomorrow‘s vote. the one still moment in a presidential campaign when rhetoric is redundant and the people are honoured as the true holders of power. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. that‘s it.

there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. and i‘ll be back with the late news at the earlier time of nine o‘clock. now, though, on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news with chris rogers. over 50 hedgehogs have been released back into the wilds of east yorkshire after being nursed back to health in animal sanctuaries. the village of burton fleming, near bridlington, has also declared itself a hedgehog—friendly zone in a bid to boost numbers of the animals. tim muffett reports. residents of burton fleming await new arrivals. they are a bit prickly, apparently, but in desperate need of a fresh start. are you excited? yes.

it will keep the grubs down, hopefully. from an animal sanctuary a0 miles away, they finally arrived. 52 hedgehogs, all found sick or injured across the north of england. most of these have come in as babies, and we have hand—fed them, hand—reared them. this one... this one was in a really bad way when she came in. she was very tiny, very sick. veronica and her husband, frank, run the charity andrew‘s hedgehog hospital. they believe the village of burton fleming, now considered hedgehog—friendly, will give the animals the best chance. our village doesn‘t have major roads around it, and hedgehogs need to travel and get around different gardens. provided everyone puts a hole in the garden fence, to make sure they can move around, we hope that the numbers will improve. we are going to be putting the hedgehogs in our garden, because i have three little boys who have never seen

a live hedgehog before. look at his face. do you like him? assessing hedgehog numbers is tricky, but in the 1950s, it is thought there were around 30 million in britain. but now, conservationists believe numbers have plummeted to under 1 million. we are taking all the hedgerows away, which is what the hedgehogs need. roadkill, slug pellets, strimmers, bonfires. they have a tough time. the hedgehogs are temporarily marked as male or female, so they can be released in pairs, and then it is time to say goodbye. oh, sweetheart. they are all out having the time of their lives. we have been through so much with them. but they are now out where they should be. they are wild animals, we know they have to go. we know everyone in the village

will be looking after them. other villages aiming for hedgehog—friendly status include windlesham in surrey and portreath in cornwall. we put them in this spot because it is very quiet, and they will be happy here, and they have access into our garden, into our neighbour‘s garden. dusk. time to let the hedgehogs go. what is it like when you see a hedgehog returned to the wild? it is what we aim for. our whole purpose in life is to take an injured or sick hedgehog, make it better, and return it back into the wild. all ready to go. back to nature, it is hoped, back for good. now on bbc news, its time for 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 is the 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 in letters from baghdad. 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...