this is bbc news. the headlines at 5.00pm. labour insists it still supports the renewal of britain's trident nuclear deterrent after leaderjeremy corbyn appeared to throw it into doubt. police in manchester launch a murder enquiry after a man is run over and killed by his own car as it was being stolen. i think the main thing for people to realise is this could have happened to absolutely anybody. you hear a noise downstairs and you go and see what it is. french voters have just a short time left to vote in the most unpredictable presidential election for years, with four of the candidates having a real chance of getting through to the second round. also in the next hour — a helping hand at the london marathon. praise for the runner who slowed down to support a struggling competitor across the finish line. it's the same thing anyone else would have done. ijust helped a guy out when he was in need. i'm glad he got to the line and i'm glad he's 0k. an equaliserfrom

an equaliser from arsenal takes the fa cup semi—final against manchester city to extra time at wembley. that's all in sportsday in half an hour's time here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader has said he would order a review of "all aspects" of defence if he wins power. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, jeremy corbyn refused to say whether he'd keep britain's trident nuclear deterrent. but then a party spokesman said the decision to retain trident had been taken, and labour supported that. the conservatives said labour would "dismantle" the uk's defences. our political correspondent, susanna mendonsa, has more. setting out his stall for a snap election, jeremy corbyn came to outline

labour party policy, but when it came to defence, that position didn't seem to correspond with that of his party. this is still an entirely unresolved question. as to what you are going to do. your defence spokesman has said very clearly that keeping trident will be in the labour manifesto. will it? we haven't completed work on the manifesto yet. as you'd expect, where less than 100 hours into this election campaign, so let's... she could be in for a shock. no, no, we're having that discussion within the labour party, and we will produce our manifesto at the end of may. trident is a potentially explosive issue for labour, where divisions run deep. its leader has long wanted to scrap the party's policy of renewing the nuclear weapons defence system, while its mps back it. just a couple of hours after mr corbyn threw doubt on whether it would be renewed, a labour party spokesperson was forced to correct him and reconfirm labour's commitment to trident.

the eu referendum revealed huge fault lines within labour on brexit. immigration was a key issue for voters then, as it is likely to be in this general election. it's an issuejeremy corbyn knows he needs to provide clarity on. the free movement ends when we leave the eu, because that is an intrinsic part of membership of the eu. but there is also the question of eu nationals living in britain, who i think should all be given the right to stay immediately. british nationals living in europe should get the same. we then work out a system for those who are able to come here and work, as well as british people are able to go to other parts of the europe to work there. labour is keen to get the focus away from brexit and onto other issues. on grammar schools, mr corbyn said he did not like selective education. on rebuilding the economy, he repeated his promise to set up a national investment bank to invest in new industries and infrastructure.

and on private service providers in the nhs, he said he would phase out those contracts and bring in directly employed staff. but the conservatives say jeremy corbyn cannot be trusted. it isjust chaos. jeremy corbyn is putting himself forward as the next prime minister of this country, and what we have seen this morning is that we would have a coalition of chaos ifjeremy corbyn became prime minister of this country. with just six weeks of campaigning ahead, labour's leader will be hoping that the voters disagree. meanwhile, the conservative manifesto will include proposals to cap energy bills. the party says it will take action to limit the gas and electricity bills of about 20 million people on standard variable tariffs if they're returned to office. under the proposal, the energy regulator, ofgem, would impose a cap on the deals which are among the most expensive offered by energy firms.

there will be a lot about energy policy in the manifesto. obviously there will be more details then. but, absolutely, i think that people feel that some of the big energy companies have taken advantage of them with the tariffs. with me is the head of regulation at the energy price comparison site uswitch, richard neudegg. good afternoon. well, price gaps? good afternoon. well, price gaps? goodidea? good afternoon. well, price gaps? good idea? unfar natalie not. the competition and markets authority looked top to bottom of the energy market trying to crack the serious problem of people paying too much on standard variable tariffs. it meant in the long run consumers would end up in the long run consumers would end up paying more. we need to reach for practical measures which will bring prices for consumers down. with this, it is a little bit of a magic bullet that won't actually help consumers. people will be puzzled by

that. it sounds like it but you say no, you can't charge any more than that. what's wrong with it? instead of energy companies trying to figure out how to get better prices to consumers, driving the prices down, they'll spend time arguing with a civil servant in whitehall with a spreadsheet setting price. they set levels of margin, headroom that the energy companies can have. that means they find ways of making sure the model spits out something that works for them. we've seen interventions in the energy market before in 2007/8. interventions on non—discrimination on pricing. that ended up plummeting rates and energy companies made more money than they did previously. there's a real danger, this sounds good on the surface, that it actually helps the big six in the end. most people are on standard variable tariffs. strange phrase but that's the main

way most people pay their bills. most people will be keen to see those bills not rising too fast. surely that would be the practical impact? would it not? it is true far too many people are on standard variable tariffs. 66% of people roughly. they are paying too much for their neshling energy. the question is, what do we do to solve that problem? for ten minutes' worth of time now, consumers with a bill in their hand can get themselves off and off those variable tariffs and save £200 or £300, a lot more than the £100 suggested today by the conservatives. that will make a real difference if we can find ways to get the consumers to have the confidence to do that. what other ta riffs confidence to do that. what other tariffs are around. don't some apply to people on low incomes, benefits and not help to most people? most people can get these fixed deals that are a lot cheaper. it is reeasy to access themment there are a

certain number of more vulnerable consumers who do need help. there are better policy measures the government could take to do that. sorting out the warmer home discount to make sure consumers who really need the help get it. targeted help which won't cause problems for market competition. one last question, a lot of people see whole say prices going down and don't see any sign of that being reflected in their bills. would a price cap have any influence on that or not? that's pa rt any influence on that or not? that's part of the problem. a price cap has to be flexible enough to reflect changes. we would have to see the detail of the proposal to know it it would work in practice. it is easy to trigger unintended consequences which could create real harm. thank you. the conservatives' former coalition partners have ruled out supporting a minority government again. the liberal democrat leader tim farron says the party will not enter a coalition with labour or the conservatives under any circumstances whatsoever.

we will not be entering into coalition or any deal whatsoever with labour or conservatives, under theresa may and jeremy corbyn, after this next general election. be absolutely clear — voting liberal democrat is not a proxy for anything else. voting liberal democrat is a vote against a hard brexit, a vote for the people to have the final say, not the politicians, and a vote for a decent, strong opposition. and the leader of ukip, paul nuttall, said the party wants to ban full—face veils worn by a minority of muslim women, claiming it's part of what he calls "an integration agenda". i don't believe that you can integrate fully and enjoy the fruits of british society if you can't see people's faces and, you know, look at some of the statistics. 58% of muslim women are economically inactive. 22% don't speak english to any great level. we need to ensure that these people are fully integrated into british society, and you can't do that if you are hidden behind a veil.

a man's been killed by thieves who stole his car from outside his house. michael samwell and his wife were woken in the early hours of this morning by a noise and he went to investigate. more on this with our correspondent andy gill in chorlton. take us through what we know of what happened first, please. well, this incident happened at 3.00am in the morning. mr samwell was at home with his wifejessica. they heard a loud bang. when he went down to investigate, there was shouting heard from the back of the house. mr samwell was found in that area down on the right—hand side of the road as you look at it. very seriously injured. he was taken to manchester royal infirmary but died there a short time afterwards. police believe he was run over by his own car. that car was then found badly damaged and abandoned afew miles away. mr samwell is a former royal

navy officer. he was recently working for a large globe sal and engineering design firm called atkins. they've issued a statement saying this is a tragic event. their thoughts go out to mike, his family, friends and colleagues. they'll support his family in any way they can. because there's a police inquiry ongoing, the company are not going to add to that in any way. that police inquiry‘s being led by detective superintendent jonathan chadwick of greater manchester police. michael's home, cranborne roadin police. michael's home, cranborne road in cho rashes lton around 3.00am he's awoken by a noise downstairs. goes down to see what it is, leaving his wife upstairs. we're not exactly sure what happens next but we know michael ends up outside the back of his house where this's a parking area and he's struck by his own vehicle. we don't know how many

times. suffers multiple injuries and sadly died at manchester royal infirmary about 4. 00am sadly died at manchester royal infirmary about 4.00am this morning. michael's car is stolen, a black audi s3. driven away from the scene erratically. hits a curbing in the ladybarn area. then it drives a short distance after that really badly damaged, ultimately abandoned on whitley avenue and driver occu pa nts on whitley avenue and driver occupants abandon the vehicle. we don't know who those people are. what do you think about what has happened to michael in these circumstances? i think the main thing for people to realise this could have happened to absolutely anybody. you hear a noise downstairs and go and see what it is. begin what you've said so far, what lines of inquiry are you pursuing at the moment? there are a new of scenes. clearly cra n moment? there are a new of scenes. clearly cran born road. residential area. a lot of noise. i don't know

if there's anyone in the area. i appeal to anyone roundabout at 3.00. it isa appeal to anyone roundabout at 3.00. it is a really quiet place. anything suspicion would stand out a mile. that report by andy gill. the turnout in the first round of voting in the french presidential election is just over 69% so far, down just a little on 2012. security is tight and thousands of police and military have been deployed across the country after a police officer was killed in paris three days ago. gavin lee reports. sunrise in paris. but we await sunset for the result. one of the frontrunners in the election, the far right national front leader marine le pen casting her vote where she first made her mark in the north calais region. a few miles along the coast, her biggest rival and at 39,

the youngest candidate, the ce ntre—left the youngest candidate, the centre—left machack macwith his wife brigitte. this is an unusual election. people coming to cast their vote while france is under a state of emergency after successive emergency attacks. security in paris isn't always obvious. but plain clothes police are watching. there are guards monitoring inside. 50,000 police officers and 7,000 soldiers have been deployed across the country to keep voters safe. i'm the first woman who voted here where i got married 30 years ago. and now it's such a nice day to vote, be responsible. i feel so secure when i vote. i feel a part responsible. i feel so secure when i vote. ifeel a part of responsible. i feel so secure when i vote. i feel a part of world responsible. i feel so secure when i vote. ifeel a part of world i belong to. school halls in london are among the many venues around the world where overseas french citizens are casting their vote. out of 11 candidates, the polls suggest four

have a real chance of becoming president. the conservative former prime minister francois fillon and left—wing jean—luc melenchon also offer a very different vision of the future here. a result is expected later tonight and the top two candidates will go through to the run—off against each other in the final round in two weeks' time when the direction france is to take will be decided we can speak to our correspondent nuala mcgovern who is in nice in the south of france. what's the feeling there? has this election generated excitement or are people tired of all the politics?m was really interesting because in the first couple of days i was down here, people were talking about resignation, particularly when it came to the issues affecting france. today, there is really a sense of excitement. people are really happy to go to cast their votes and get on to go to cast their votes and get on to the next stage of this election. there will, of course, be a second

round on 7th march. we're whittling it down from 11 candidates to two. one candidate is not expected to get more than 50%. apparently that's never happened. they have their second round. some of the french people say, we love elections. we like them so much we do it twice for even one race. some saying like them so much we do it twice for even one race. some saying they vote with their heart the first time and the second time with their head. there are strict reporting restrictions in france. we're not able to know anything about the candidates or how results are going. that will all happen in a couple of hours' time. the last poll will close at 8.00 local time. from then, people will begin to decipher exactly what it is that's happened. when i've gone down to the polling station closest to where i'm standing here, a street not too far from the promenade des anglais where the terror attack took place on bastille day 2016, our viewers will remember it was a truck attack. 86

people killed and hundreds injured. there was a polling station just beside it. people were calm, relaxed, exciteded to cast their vote. there was extra security. in contrast to all these beach goers, you see pat rolling soldiers. there's a state of emergency. and extra police deployed because of this election to protect the polling stations. but a steady stream all day. people watching very closely, what will the turnout figures be? exactly who might be out on top. the feeling you get there, any clues at all what people there in the south of france, often rather different attitudes to those in paris, which way things might go? this is the thing about this election. it's com pletely thing about this election. it's completely unknown. it is completely unpredictable. that is definitely a feeling that was in the run—up and also, i think, feeling that was in the run—up and also, ithink, which feeling that was in the run—up and also, i think, which will permeate today. until those ballot boxes have

closed and they have been counted, there is no certainty about exactly what might be next for this country. i think security, as i mentioned about the deployment, that is part of the conversation throughout france because, of course, it has been affected in so many places. very coonly here. a terror act replicated in other cities around the globe in stoke home, in london and in berlin last christmas. so, for exactly what the two people may be, theirfaces will for exactly what the two people may be, their faces will be screened on the champs elysees, so people will be waiting another few hours before that happens. thank you. and there'll be live coverage of the results of the first round of voting in the french presidential election. that's tonight at 6.30pm, in france decides here on bbc news. and there's full coverage on our website, and via the mobile app. the headlines on bbc news:

labour says it still supports the renewal of britain's trident nuclear deterrent —— after leaderjeremy corbyn wouldn't say whether it would be in the party's election manifesto. police in manchester launch a murder enquiry after a man is run over and killed by his own car as it was being stolen. voting is underway in the first round of the french presidential election — candidates emmanuel macron and marine le pen have already cast their votes. police in northern ireland say a bomb left at the gates of a primary school in north belfast had the potential to cause widespread carnage. a device was found in an alleyway beside holly cross primary school shortly before midnight. residents from 20 homes had to be evacuated while the bomb squad was called in.

chief superintendent said dissident republicans were behind this. just before midnight yesterday evening, police were on patrol in the area. noticed suspicion activity. they found what we now know to be a viable device. a very significant device. more than capable of causing death or he sear yours injury. it was discovered offer herbert street. the local community was found right at the gates of holly cross primary school. there was no doubt that device was there to kill community police officers on the beat in their local area. it was left in such a reckless manner and location it would have led to the death or serious injury to a member of the public had it exploded near them. this is an attempt by violent dissident republicans to kill police officers. it is very much an anti—community act in terms of where

it was located an the way in which it was located an the way in which it was located an the way in which it was left. what i'd call on is any members of the community who saw anything suspicion around midnight yesterday evening to report it to police on 101 or the crimestoppers number. all we need are bits of jigsaw to try to understand who was in the area. what people saw. that's what detectives can build their investigation on. afg hanistan's holding a afghanistan's holding a day of national mourning after the taliban killed or wounded over 100 soldiers. insurgents killed those leaving friday prayers. it is believed the attackers were dressed in afghan military uniforms and driving military uniforms and driving military vehicles when they made their way into the compound before opening fire. the south korean news agency says a third us citizen's been arrested in north korea as tensions in the region remain high. it says the

korean/american man identified by his surname kim was held on friday at pyongyang airport. two other american citizens, a pass torre and couege american citizens, a pass torre and college student were detained last yearfor college student were detained last year for what north korea calls subversive activities. a health warning, that is this is only coming from the south korean media. it is not coming from any official source. we are told he's in his fifties. he's an academic with a us passport but who spent some time in china. he was in north korea for about a month helping with relief projects. there are actually quite a lot of foreigners who go to north korea and the deal is always they don't get involved in christian missionary work. some of the people who get arrested fall foul of that. with this particular gentleman, we simply don't know what the true situation

is. we don't no if he's simply been stopped at the airport on his way out because of the current heightened tension or whether he's been accused of falling foul of some aspect of north korean law. north korea does hold people and use them for political purposes. so not invariably with the americans they've arrested. you think of that situation where kim jong un's half—brother was murdered in kuala lumpura half—brother was murdered in kuala lumpur a month ago and the suspects we re lumpur a month ago and the suspects were in the north korean embassy in the mall asian city and malaysians we re the mall asian city and malaysians were held in pyongyang. when the north korean diplomats were let go, the malaysians were released. so, it would not be unprecedented for north korea to hold somebody for some ulteerier political purpose. 50,000 runners, 750,000 bottles of

water and a couple running the race just moments after tying the knot. this year's london marathon's had it all. one self—less competer sacrificed his own race to help an exhausted runner over the finish line prompting praise from spectator. matthew reece took hold ofa man spectator. matthew reece took hold of a man and assisted him along the mall. here's all the action from the finish line. thousands of amateur runners are still crossing the finish line here. it's been an amazing day. so many powerful stories about the sort of things that motivate people to take on this challenge and run this race. so much emotion here at the finish line. let me introduce you to duncan and jackie who've had a particularly special day. tell us how it started including what you're wearing. we got married on the cutty sark this morning at 7.30. we were all up at

5.00am. nice place to get married? it was absolutely beautiful. then we walked up the road and did the deed. yeah, it has been brilliant. an utterly u nforg etta bly yeah, it has been brilliant. an utterly unforgettably incredible day. why did you want to run a marathon on your wedding day? duncan proposed to me three weeks before i was diagnosed with breast cancer. there were two charities, breast cancer care and willow who instead of thinking about surgely, drugs and needles reminded me i didn't need to bea needles reminded me i didn't need to be a cancer patient, i could be a human being. we're gifting our wedding back to them. we want other people in our position to have the opportunity to find a way to smile through the day. that's all we care about. how's it been? a tough race? utterly horrible. and amazing. i was injured going in so every step hurt. but i didn't stop. i kept going. the crowd were incredible. if you want to know what's beautiful about the

world, come to the london marathon. see the crowds. they were incredible. go, bride. come on, bride! it was utterly amazing. duncan, you crossed the start line together. but didn't cross the finish line together. did you run off and leave your wife? finish line together. did you run off and leave your wife ?|j finish line together. did you run off and leave your wife? i did. i ran straight off. i have been waiting here. i haven't gone too far. how was your race? it was really good. i went sub 3: 30 which is what i wanted to do. i also wasn't fully fit. but the crowds ke pt wasn't fully fit. but the crowds kept me going and all the people have supported us and sponsored us got me there. sub 3:30. how do you top this off? what next? we're going ona top this off? what next? we're going on a trek of the great wall of china for our honeymoon in three weeks. we've got to get the legs back to working order and find people have the strength to fight another day.

congratulations on both counts. thank you. one example of all those special stories out there. such a positive event. it has been a nice day for running. possibly a little too warm for running. antony gormley‘s defended his work in norfolk. the life—size figures caused controversy. students complained they looked like real people will to step off. art, supposed to stimulate discussion, but these life—sized sculptures silhouetted on the edge have worried some students. they look like real people about to step off the building. their creator sir antony gormley says that's missing the point. i think, if we're talking about suicide, these works are nothing to do with suicide, they're actually to do with life. and they are placed on the skyline

in order to make us think about space and distance. the sculptures have already been displayed in cities around the globe, so why have they come to a university campus? for me, it is an extraordinary privilege to have work that will simplyjust be part of this environment, that is hopefully about the future, that is about young minds grappling with the challenges of today. and it is that academic environment that some argue is ideal for these works. part of campus life is about debate, and i would be disappointed if there hadn't been a debate. issues around mental health and student well—being are incredibly important to us at the university, and i think it's right these things are being aired. the figures were checked by sir antony gormley today, as the sainsbury centre launches its vision to turn these grounds into a sculpture park.

unfamiliar and unsettling to some at the moment, they will be on display here for the next five years. now, then, what's the weather going to do over the next few days? it looks like we're going to have to get those particular coats out again. notjust this second. look at this picture from cornwall. beautiful weather for the time being. the evening not looking bad across being. the evening not looking bad a cross m ost being. the evening not looking bad across most of the uk. just scattered fair weather cloud. the change is already starting to take place in the far north of the british isles. look at that temperature dip in far north in sheu temperature dip in far north in shell land. that cold air will sink southwards over the next 24—48 hours. starting tonight, the cold front hours. starting tonight, the cold fro nt m oves hours. starting tonight, the cold front moves through scotland. colder aircoming from front moves through scotland. colder air coming from the arctic. we'll see wintry showers across the scottish hills. to the south of that, mild. watch how this cold

front that, mild. watch how this cold fro nt m oves that, mild. watch how this cold front moves further southwards. that's the leading edge of the colder air. anything south of that relatively mild tomorrow. cloudy with a few spots of rain. to the north of that, sunshine and scattered wintry showers. so the week ahead, just an echo of winter heading our way. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 5.31pm: labour says it still supports the renewal of britain's trident nuclear deterrent, after leader jeremy corbyn wouldn't say whether it would be in the party's election manifesto. a murder investigation is underway, after man was killed by thieves who stole his car from outside his house in chorlton in manchester. officials in france say early turnout in the first round of the presidential election is slightly higher than at the same stage in 2012. a london marathon runner has been praised for slowing down at the end of the men's elite race, to help a struggling competitor cross the finish line on the mall. it's the same thing anyone else

would have done. ijust help to die out when he was in need. am glad he got to the line and he was ok. time now for the sport with james pearce. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening: could there be some much—needed joy for arsenal and arsene wenger? they are moments away from beating manchester city in the fa cup semifinal. there will be another cup finalfor semifinal. there will be another cup final for celtic, who semifinal. there will be another cup finalfor celtic, who beat rangers and takea finalfor celtic, who beat rangers and take a big step towards a domestic treble. and a world record in the women's race of the london marathon. good evening.

i'll also have news of tennis, snooker, gymnastics and much more too, but let's start at wembley. i was iwas going i was going to say they were seconds away, they are now literally as i speak t0 away, they are now literally as i speak to you they havejust won. still having a chance of finishing the season with a trophy, they have come from behind to win the fa cup semifinal against manchester city in extra time. sanchez popping up in extra time. sanchez popping up in extra time. sanchez popping up in extra time with the winner. for both sides wembley is apart well trodden, no team has won it more than arsenal. thereafter fewer fans demand success more than theirs. this is a final chance of silverware, but that is also true of manchester city. pep guardiola's side with the first first half

chancesin side with the first first half chances in the first half. city got the ball across the line not once, but twice. but the linesman felt before that it had crossed the line here as well. the goal ruled out, city perhaps rightly aggrieved. but there was no doubt about their goal when it did eventually arrive. sergio aguero finding space and finishing, as we've all come to expect. and aguero lifts the ball over cech to score! but this is a competition that is now taken on a greater significance. arsenal not only want this but need it. they found a way back through nacho monreal. really good cross, really good finish! nacho monreal has buried that! both sides now with chances to win it. yaya toure couldn't have gone much closer. just moments later, fernandinho saw his effort rebound off the frame of the goal as well. as keenly fought as you'd expect, it

would take extra time to separate them. ultimately it was alexis sanchez that did that. danny welbeck missed it, sanchez hasn't, sanchez has scored! arsenal may yet end their season with success. celtic have beaten their old firm rivals rangers to reach the scottish cup final and remain on course for theirfirst domestic treble in 16 years. 2—0 was the score this afternoon. a fairly comfortable victory, as maz farookhi reports. a first meeting for brendan rodgers and the new rangers manager. for the rangers manager, a new experience. on the pitch, side to know each other very well indeed and familiarity breeds contempt. celtic have claimed two trophies already this season and the quality showed early on. mcgregor with the decisive breakthrough 11 minutes in. in the first season back in the premiership, rangers have lacked the

quality to make real impact on the same was true here their striker reduced to hopeful shots from out wide. their task made even harder after the break, with the leigh griffiths in sight of goal, the defender panicked. sinclair doubled celtic‘s lead. this is the closest rangers came to goal. outclassed throughout by their dominant rivals. celtic‘s fans celebrated a full—time as if they had already won the final. rogers and his team one game away from the domestic treble. we knew the way they were going to play and they won't give the press as high up the park because they don't have the same legs we have and they we re have the same legs we have and they were scared of our pace on the counterattack. we did really well to keep the ball. that's how we play, we wa nt keep the ball. that's how we play, we want to play in front of 50,000 fa ns we want to play in front of 50,000 fans ona we want to play in front of 50,000 fans on a great pitch, enough often expect today was, and to continue the mentor we've got going into the cup final. manchester united have added extra spice to

thursday's premier league manchester derby by moving to within a point of their neighbours in the table. united were 2—0 winners at burnley, a result which tightens the race for a top 4 finish and a champions league place. drew savage reports. a site that's only been seen one since december, wayne rooney starting a premier league game for manchester united. one of eight changes made byjose mourinho, although injuries to zlatan ibrahimovic and marcus rojo foster's hand a bit. martial one of those two sees his chance, in this case with his left foot. rooney also keen to get involved. joey barton's challenge gave him a good case to claim a penalty. turned down. mourinho had said united have more injuries than people who are really tired, but rooney showed plenty of energy when martial‘s effort came his way. he will claim his sixth goal of a difficult season. burnley,

normally excellent at home, showed normally excellent at home, showed no sign of springing the kind of surprised they did by beating united at old trafford. the main concern for mourinho would be that his remaining two central defenders can remaining two central defenders can remain fit. with the manchester derby coming up thursday and a chance to take fourth place from man city, they will need everyone to play their part. we were in control, i don't say for 90 minutes, but for most of the time, and that's very difficult to do. i think we understood well the way they play. we played against their strength and we used our strength to try and keep the ball, to be dangerous and to be effective. so i think a great result, and we totally deserved it. another team going for top four, liverpool home to crystal palace in the day's other premier league match. just getting underway in the second half. it is 1—1. the former liverpool striker christian benteke

went closest early on. crystal palace's record signing just wide. philippe coutinho got the game's first goal. the brazilian with this brilliant free kick in the 24th minute. and then, right on half—time, sam alla rdyce's minute. and then, right on half—time, sam allardyce's side got the equaliser. benteke it was again, the equaliser. benteke it was again, the goal he wanted so badly. liverpool going for that top four place but crystal palace still have some relegation concerns. a0 minutes or so to those still at anfield. 50,000 runners, 750,000 bottles of water, and a couple running the racejust moments after tying the knot. this year's london marathon has had it all — including a new world record. our correspondent joe wilson was there. the journey of 26 miles begins with a single hooped, but whose? heads together, the starters and the masses. record participation in the london marathon. it remained a shared sporting experience like no other, everyone inspires each other.

taking pictures of the royals. by 10:30am we had a thrilling finish. david weir in the pale blue top was desperately seeking a seventh london marathon victory. if his best years, we feared, were behind him, he only saw the finishing line in front. at 1.i didn't think i'd even make the starting line, so to come away and win, for me, personally, is amazing. the london marathon is a collection of races, a distinguished elite women's field, last year's champion wasn't here. she had failed a doping test. up ahead, kenya's mary keitany ran almost the whole race on her own. westminster was witnessing a victory of human spirit. in a marathon where the women's race is separate from the men, this was the fastest time ever recorded. but the race is not simply against the clock. daniel wa njiru

but the race is not simply against the clock. daniel wanjiru almost there, but hang on, who is behind you? there, but hang on, who is behind you ? only there, but hang on, who is behind you? only bekele, and no endurance runner has a reputation bigger than him. the gap was small but the gap remained. the kenyan beat the ethiopian in the biggest moment of his career. at every mile, the pale blue of heads together, keep going, promoted so prominently for mental health, it was this year's official charity, but so many brands are so many reasons, to be part of it and to finish it remains the universal goal. well done to all of them. great britain have lost their fed cup play—off against romania 3—1afterjohanna konta and heather watson both lost their singles matches. britain must now move back to the europe/africa zone. it was all much less controversial today, following the romania captain ilie nastase's ban yesterday for swearing at a number of people, including the umpire and konta. simona halep beat konta 6—1, 6—3. that meant that heather watson had to win her match against irina—camelia begu to stay in the competition.

but begu won in straight sets to take romania back into the world group. rafael nadal has won the monte carlo masters for a record—breaking 10th time with a dominant 6—1, 6—3 victory over fellow spaniard albert ramos—vinolas. it's the first trophy nadal has won in almost a year and he becomes the first man in the open era to win the same event ten times. he has now won 50 titles on clay and will look to add to that next month with another french open title. two games today in rugby league's super league and leaders castleford tigers have been beaten. they lost 26—2a at hull. wigan warriors beat catalan dragons a2—22. england's florentyna parker won a play—off to take the mediterranean ladies open golf title in barcelona. parker birdied the 18th hole to close on a final round five—under 66 and tie with anna nordqvist and carlota ciganda on 15—under par.

parker birdied the fourth play—off hole to win her third ladies european tour title. england's melissa reid started the day with a four shot lead, but finished tied fifth. england's tommy fleetwood carded a final round of 9—under par at the shen—jen international to earn a play off against austria's bernd weisberger. but weisberger — who parred the last 11 holes of his final round — managed to birdie the play—off hole, and pip fleetwood to the title. defending champion mark selby is in action against china's xiao guodong in the second round of the world snooker championship at the crucible. he had a 6—2 lead overnight and he's extended his advantage this afternoon. let's go live to sheffield to see the latest score. his opponent has clawed things back a bit, 10-5 his opponent has clawed things back a bit, 10—5 the score to mark selby.

you will see, selby trailing in this frame as well. the first 13 will go through. great britain's ellie downie has continued her fantastic weekend at the european gymnastics championships. a silver medal on the floor. that takes the 17 year—old's medal tally in romania to four after after winning all—around gold, silver in the vault and bronze on the bars. claudia fragapane finished seventh after a bad mistake. russia's angelina melnikova took gold. to athletics, where it's been an all too familiar story for great britain men's ax100m relay team. they've been disqualified in the final at the world relays. they were on course for a medal going into the fourth and final changeover, but were disqualified for not passing the baton in the required zone. the usa went on to win, justin gatlin powering over the line for the gold medal, ahead of barbados and china. the british debutant took off too soon and danny talbot couldn't get the baton to him,

in what was an experimental team. that is all from us, have a good evening, see you later. 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 era 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... 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 at the end of old hollywood with his film bonnie and clyde. it brought indie cinema to 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 hughes ran the studios. everybody is waiting on him. starlets, showbiz and businessmen. even presidents wait on the wealth of howard hughes for their green light. it shows how he used to keep starlets in various places, the big mansions he kept them in, they were secretive, they had rules that applied to them. but not to warren beatty‘s howard hughes... i decided when i won a talent contest that maybe i would give it a go in hollywood. lam frank. two weeks in los angeles, you are working for howard hughes? i'm having high hopes. $400 a week on top of this? i hope howard hughes doesn't expect

to meet you in a hotel room... i would like to thank you for my acting classes, ballet classes and the chance to become a star. what the hell is she doing here? you said you wanted that girl? yes, marilyn monroe! she is a baptist nun... sex is bad because it could lead to dancing. i am a square. movie actresses are supposed to be sexy, and they're the rules in this town? without carly simon here, some people suggest that warren beatty could be talking about himself in some of this? you think this film is about you... i suppose it is, he has been a figure in hollywood, and him playing howard hughes recently, played by leonardo dicaprio in martin scorsese's the aviator, he is a strange and shadowy figure that warren beatty plays himself. like indiana jones,

with a pilot jacket. i think warren beatty becomes obsessed with the mania that hughes himself was overtaken by and the film becomes oppressive and depressive. you think it will be light and fluffy and full of ‘50s jazz numbers, but it isn't. the romance between lily collins and alden ehrenreich, it is overshadowed by his ego in his own film, a howard hughes thing to do. i see where he was going, but it is like oscars night — chaos awaits those fingertips! he will never live it down! letters from baghdad. we've all heard about lawrence of arabia but not many people have heard of gertrude bell, who was the queen of the desert? yes, maybe we have heard of lawrence of arabia because of that epic tribute. gertrude bell never really had hers, and this documentary is as epic as it gets. there is another film with nicole kidman, but this

is the more fitting tribute through this letters that she left through her correspondence from the desert. she was the most powerful women in the british empire. at the end of world war i, the borders of arabia were being drawn. she was very much involved with winston churchill, riding into the desert, a redoubtable british colonial figure, intrepid explorer, part spy, part stateswoman, part antiquarian. a woman awoman in a woman in a man's world. in the arab world, she learned farsi, she understood everything. magnificently played by tilda swinton, as you would expect. what is well done in the documentary, directed by two women, they resurrected these letters, finding brilliant archive footage from baghdad and damascus — all of that stuff we see on the screen now.

the sphinx is an apt figure as gertrude bell stares out. there's footage now from the region which is war—torn and ravaged. war was always something in that sand, but there is an elegance to it, a kind of colonial innocence in that footage which is beautiful. it really summons up a lost time. gertrude bell's voice rings out as a lost voice of the british empire. let's move on to their finest. a british film crew attempting to boost morale during the second world war. what's not to like? in this film, they have bill nighy and gemma arterton. the mod wanted to make authenticity and optimism shine out to boost morale through the war. pathe news wasn't enough. stiff upper lip, chocks away for their finest, directed by denmark's lone scherfig. this goes back to the 19a0s, gemma arterton making her way as a script girl, directing "slop

dialogue", the romantic dialogue in movies. here she is, elbowing her way and finding her voice on the set. even taking on bill nighy, who plays a washed—up actor, ambrose hillyard. an example, a mention of the clever code. i might say that would be the first clever thing that april's done in her life! laughter. just a dash of humour and further along... excuse me... certainly. no, no... it's the caption at the end is going to be "he's not listening but the enemy might be". it's a joke for women who never think that their husbands never pay attention. if you start answering, the caption would make sense. i wrote it. the scenario? i will be in my dressing room,

if anyone needs me... gemma arterton revealed on the one show recently that she used alexjones's accent as the model for that? there is a presenting gig for her if the oscars are not forthcoming! i did not know that was alexjones — very good! she is very good in it, gemma arterton, that rosy—cheeked script girl who becomes the force of the movie. it is about female voices coming in while the war was on and gaining some power. people were saying, when the war was finished, that the women would not go back into their little boxes after this taste of freedom. it is about that, but the film is good at wartime tailoring and capturing that rubble of london. it is funny, witty and elegant, as you would expect from people like bill nighy, but the spectre of death is never far away. a bomb drop away. the rubble of london. there is a mix of romance and the making of a movie, like rules don't apply earlier.

there is that madness of making movies which hangs this together. it's interesting — movies provide shape and structure, and an ending where life at that time was full of mess and never did. that is why people loved movies back then. 30 million people per week went to the movies. it was the revival for the british people, after a demise beforehand? it would be great if this can get an audience of 30 million in the opening weekend. i don't think it will, but this film is witty, charming and elegantly done. a very good performance from gemma arterton, and neatly tied up by the director, lone scherfig, with a good amount of skill. people might think it is a women's picture, but it has depth and elegance, and i love the wartime tailoring in the costumes. i may get one, a decent coat! the best out is get out. it is a horror film? yes, it is out at most cinemas,

it isn't a horror film in a scary way, but it's very edgy. there is this depth going on, like in the stepford wives. a black guy goes to a white neighbourhood to meet the parents, the parents of his girlfriend... they do not know that her daughter's boyfriend is black? and then they find out, then we realise that maybe they do? it isn't a scary horror film with scary bits going on. it could be a great date movie. it is a really edgy bit of us comedy. it made me laugh a lot, get out. there is the british actor daniel kaluuya there who is brilliant in it and allison williams, who was in girls, thatjust finished on television this week. if you are missing it, there is one of them in get out. and the best dvd, the lady from shanghai. orson welles... and rita hayworth,

his wife at the time. she was a famous redhead. in this famous noire, he cut her hair and turned her blonde! the studio were up in arms. they wanted her as a redhead. it's a bit of a mess, this movie, and the final sequence is a hall of mirrors — you don't know who is shooting at who. there's this scene which was later spoofed. i love this film. it is a puzzle but it has all of the classic things you need from this kind of film. orson welles does one of the worst irish accents. he plays michael o'hara. nevertheless, it has a great atmosphere and shows that welles was a fantastic film—maker but ultimately flawed. that is what you want from your orson welles films. and that is what you want from jason solomons. that's all for this week. thank you for watching. goodbye.

a frozen ball here says it all. it looks like some pretty cold weather on the way. notjust yet, for the moment the weather is looking fine for the rest of this evening. some sunshine, pleasant out there, but what is in the week ahead? early in the week, wintry showers, perhaps a little taste of winter on the way. in the short—term, lots of sunshine out there across northern and western areas. the cloud has been building upa western areas. the cloud has been building up a bit in southern areas, so perhaps not quite as funny but decent enough for the next few hours. the changes are starting to ta ke hours. the changes are starting to take place in the north of scotland. to the south of that, in the next hour or to the south of that, in the next hourorso, 1a to the south of that, in the next hour or so, 1a degrees still in london. lots of sunny weather. it

will be a beautiful end to sunday. across scotland and northern ireland, the clouds are increasing. some rain. this is a weather system thatis some rain. this is a weather system that is going to open the doors to much colder air swinging in all the way from the arctic. here it is. it isa way from the arctic. here it is. it is a cold front, behind the cold front you get cold air, that's why it's called a cold front. notice you get some white here come the text is covering it up but there are some wintry showers across northern and central parts of scotland. to the south of the cold front, relatively mild, around 9 degrees. watch these wintry showers piling through northern and central scotland, grampian getting a good dose. look at that, pretty wintry. some of that will be moving into south—eastern parts of scotland and possibly affecting the north—east of the country a little later on in the afternoon. quite a big temperature

contrast on monday. relatively mild in the south but single figure temperatures in the north. monday night into tuesday, that arctic blast well and truly establish it itself across the uk. not desperately cold on the thermometer, but there will be wintry showers, particular the in—laws and eastern areas and some hail showers for the south. also some sunshine on the way. south. also some sunshine on the by south. also some sunshine on the way. by the time we get to thursday, things feeling a little less cold but monday and tuesday and wednesday, for a number of us, it is looking on the chilly side. some of us looking on the chilly side. some of us will have to dig out the thick coats, even hats or gloves if you are hill walking across northern pa rt are hill walking across northern part of the uk. this is bbc news. the headlines at 6.00pm: labour moves to clarify its nuclear weapons policy afterjeremy corbyn refused to say whether a commitment to renew trident would be in the party's general election manifesto. a murder inquiry is launched after a man is run over and killed by his own car as it was being stolen

in manchester. i think the main thing for people to realise is this could have happened to absolutely anybody. you hear a noise downstairs and you go and see what it is. french voters have been making their choice between 11 candidates in the first round of the presidential election. a special programme on the french election begins in 30 minutes here on bbc news. a firefighter is in hospital and four suffer smoke inhalation in a massive gorse fire near exeter. also in the next hour: a helping hand at the london marathon — praise for the runner who slowed down to support a struggling competitor across the finish line. it's the same thing anyone else would have done. ijust helped a guy out when he was in need. i'm glad he got to the line and i'm glad he's ok. an injury time winner for arsenal at wembley sends them through to the fa cup final, where they will play chelsea.

good evening and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader has said he would order a review of "all aspects" of defence if he wins power. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, jeremy corbyn refused to say whether he'd keep britain's trident nuclear deterrent. but then a party spokesman said the decision to retain trident had been taken, and labour supported that. the conservatives said labour would "dismantle" the uk's defences. our political correspondent susanna mendonsa reports. setting out his stall for a snap election, jeremy corbyn came to outline labour policy, but when it came to defence, that position didn't seem to correspond with that of his party. this is still an entirely

unresolved question. as to what you are going to do. your defence spokesman has said very clearly that keeping trident will be in the labour manifesto. will it? we haven't completed work on the manifesto yet. as you'd expect, where less than 100 hours into this election campaign, so let's... she could be in for a shock. no, no, we're having that discussion within the labour party, and we will produce our manifesto in early may. trident is a potentially explosive issue for labour, where divisions run deep. its leader has long wanted to scrap the party's policy of renewing the nuclear weapons defence system, while its mps back it. just a couple of hours after mr corbyn threw doubt on whether it would be renewed, a labour party spokesperson was forced to correct him and reconfirm labour's commitment to trident. the eu referendum revealed huge fault lines within labour on brexit. immigration was a key issue for voters then,

as it is likely to be in this general election. it's an issuejeremy corbyn knows he needs to provide clarity on. the free movement ends when we leave the eu, because that is an intrinsic part of membership of the eu. but there is also the question of eu nationals living in britain, who i think should all be given the right to stay immediately. british nationals living in europe should get the same. we then work out a system for those who are able to come here and work, as well as british people are able to go to other parts of the europe to work there. labour is keen to get the focus away from brexit and onto other issues. on grammar schools, mr corbyn said he did not like selective education. on rebuilding the economy, he repeated his promise to set up a national investment bank to invest in new industries and infrastructure. and on private service providers in the nhs, he said he would phase out those contracts and bring in directly employed staff. but the conservatives say

jeremy corbyn cannot be trusted. it isjust chaos. jeremy corbyn is putting himself forward as the next prime minister of this country, and what we have seen this morning is that we would have a coalition of chaos ifjeremy corbyn became prime minister of this country. with just six weeks of campaigning ahead, labour's leader will be hoping that the voters disagree. meanwhile, the conservative manifesto will include proposals to cap energy bills. the party says it will take action to limit the gas and electricity bills of about 20 million people on standard variable tariffs if they're returned to office. under the proposal, the energy regulator, ofgem, would impose a cap on the deals which are among the most expensive offered by energy firms. there will be a lot about energy policy in the manifesto. obviously there will be more details then. but, absolutely, i think that people feel that some of the big energy companies have taken advantage

of them with the tariffs. the conservatives' former coalition partners have ruled out supporting a minority government again. the liberal democrat leader, tim farron, says the party will not enter a coalition with labour or the conservatives under "any circumstances whatsoever". we will not be entering into coalition or any deal whatsoever with labour or conservatives, under theresa may and jeremy corbyn, after this next general election. be absolutely clear — voting liberal democrat is not a proxy for anything else. voting liberal democrat is a vote against a hard brexit, a vote for the people to have the final say, not the politicians, and a vote for a decent, strong opposition. the leader of ukip, paul nuttall, said the party wants to ban full—face veils worn by a minority of muslim women, claiming it's part of what he calls "an integration agenda". i don't believe that you can integrate fully and enjoy the fruits of british society

if you can't see people's faces and look at some of the statistics. 58% of muslim women are economically inactive. 22% don't speak english to any great level. we need to ensure that these people are fully integrated into british society, and you can't do that if you are hidden behind a veil. a man has been killed by thieves who stole his car from outside his house. michael samwell and his wife were woken in the early hours of this morning by a noise and he went to investigate. shouting was heard outside the property, in chorlton—cum—hardy in manchester, and mr samwell was then found injured. he died in hospital a short time later. police believe the 35—year—old sustained his injuries after being run over by his own car. our correspondent andy gill is in chorlton. mrsam

mr sam wilde was home with his wife, jessica. they heard a loud bang and heard shouting from the back of the house. michael samwell was fined in that area. he was taken to manchester royal infirmary, but he died there are short time afterwards. police believe that he was run over by his own car. that car was then find badly damaged and abandoned a few miles away. michael samwell is a former royal navy officer. he was working for a large global engineering design firm called atkins. they have just released a statement saying that this is a tragic event, and i thought school—wide to mike, his family, friends and colleagues. because there is a police enquiry ongoing, the company will not add to that in any way. michael's home, cranbourne road,

which is a really nice, quiet residental area in chorlton, around 3.00am he's awoken by a noise downstairs. he goes down to see what it is, leaving his wife upstairs. we're not exactly sure what happens next but we know michael ends up outside the back of his house where there's a parking area and he's struck by his own vehicle. we don't know how many times. he suffers multiple injuries and sadly died at manchester royal infirmary about a.00am this morning. michael's car is stolen, a black audi s3. driven away from the scene erratically, it would appear. it hits a curb on lees hall crescent in the ladybarn area which is only a couple of miles away, five, ten minutes drive. then it drives a short distance after that really badly damaged, ultimately abandoned on whitby avenue and driver occupants abandon the vehicle. we don't know who those people are. in the past hour, some of michael samwell‘s neighbours have

been laying flowers close to the street where the attack happened. locals have also been giving their reaction to the incident. i'm a bit shaken up because obviously it is so close to my house and it is just obviously it is so close to my house and it isjust a bit obviously it is so close to my house and it is just a bit scary, obviously it is so close to my house and it isjust a bit scary, really, the fact that this happened to someone who lived so close by. the fact that this happened to someone who lived so close bylj didn't someone who lived so close by.” didn't expect it around here. i have lived here for two years and it has been quiet and i have been here. very tragic. very upsetting. i lived locally and everyone knows each other in this area, so we all are born and bred together. to hear this tragic news, especially in an area which is supposed to be our safe haven is very upsetting, and very scary, as well.

afghanistan is holding a day of national mourning after the taliban attacked an army base, killing or wounding more than 100 soldiers. insurgents targeted those leaving friday prayers at the base's mosque and others in the canteen. it is believed the attackers were dressed in afghan military uniforms and driving military vehicles when they made their way into the compound before opening fire. our correspondentjustin rowlatt visited the hospital where some of the victims of the attack are being treated and he sent us this update. some of the injured from the attack we re some of the injured from the attack were brought to this hospital, the town nearest base. today was, as to say, a day of national mourning here in afghanistan. this attack is been a terrible blow for the country. afg ha ns a re a terrible blow for the country. afghans are asking how such a tiny group of attackers could cause such terrible carnage. the truth is that we still don't know for certain how

many people were killed. the official line is that 100 soldiers we re official line is that 100 soldiers were either killed or injured but we have spoken to one eyewitness who he counted 165 bodies. local officials here say off the record they fear that the final count could be as high as 200. it is a real blow in confidence for the ready to moralising afghan army. the taliban control is a third of this country and attacks like this are designed to try and extend its territory even further. the turnout in the first round of voting in the french presidential election is just over 69% so far, down just a little on 2012. security is tight and thousands of police and military have been deployed across the country after a police officer was killed in paris three days ago. gavin lee reports. sunrise in paris this morning.

but a wait till after sunset to know the results of france's most unpredictable and closely fought election in modern times. one of the frontrunners in the election, the far—right national front leader marine le pen casting her vote where she first made her mark in the north calais region. a few miles along the coast, voting in le touquet, her biggest rival and, at 39, the youngest candidate, the centre—left emmanuel macron with his wife brigitte. this is an unusual election. people coming to cast their vote while france is under a state of emergency after successive terrorist attacks. and security in paris isn't always obvious. but plain clothes police are watching. there are guards monitoring inside. 50,000 police officers and 7,000 soldiers have been deployed across the country to keep voters safe. i was the first woman who voted here where i got

married 30 years ago. and now it's such a nice day to vote, to be responsible. i feel so secure when i vote. i feel a part of the world i belong to. school halls in london are among the many venues around the world where overseas french citizens are casting their vote. out of 11 candidates, the polls suggest four have a realistic chance of becoming president. the conservative former prime minister francois fillon and the left—wing jean—luc melenchon also offer a very different vision of the future here. a result is expected later tonight when the top two candidates will go through to the run—off against each other in the final round in two weeks' time when the direction france is to take will be decided. we can speak to our correspondent nuala mcgovern, who is in nice in the south of france. good evening. some talk during the

campaign earlier that people were a bit fed up in france, cynical about politicians and so on. do you detect a change of atmosphere on election day itself? perhaps they have a chance to change the status quo. we know it will not be president hollande because he is one of the first president in history to not seek a second term. these 11 candidates will be whittled down to just two. it might even be more then two some are thinking because this race has been so unpredictable and so close. one part that they thought was interesting was the interior minister, he has come out in the last hour asking people have they forgotten last hour asking people have they fo rg otte n to last hour asking people have they forgotten to go and vote and there is still a chance because the polls aren't closing across france until eight o'clock local time, so in an

hour. the voting numbers are slightly down on the last presidential election. how that will sway things we will wait and see. we hear there is a cold sweat breaking like and some of the newsrooms across france because they have a tried and tested way of this happening, to people remaining, and that may not happen this time. what iam seeing that may not happen this time. what i am seeing is the countdown clock in the corner of the tv, but so many people gathering at the headquarters of the lot of the main candidates. give us another hour or two and we should know a few more concrete details of what lies in the future for the french people. there will be live coverage of the results of the first round of voting in the french presidential election. that's tonight at 6.30pm, in france decides, here on bbc news. there is full coverage on our website and via the mobile app. the headlines on bbc news:

labour says it still supports the renewal of britain's trident nuclear deterrent after leader jeremy corbyn wouldn't say whether it would be in the party's election manifesto. a murder inquiry begins after a man is run over and killed by his own car as it was being stolen in chorlton in manchester. french voters have been making their choice between eleven candidates in the first round of the presidential election. the south korean news agency says a third united states citizen has been arrested in north korea as tensions in the region remain high. it says the korean—american man, identified only by his surname kim, was held on friday at pyongyang airport. two other us citizens, a pastor and a college student, were detained last year for what north korea calls subversive acts against the country. our correspondent steve evans

is following the story for us from seoul. firstly, a health warning, that is this is only coming from the south korean media. it's not coming from any official source. we are told he's in his fifties. he's an academic with a us passport but who spent some time in china. he was in north korea for about a month helping with relief projects. there are actually quite a lot of foreigners who go to north korea. and the deal is always they don't get involved in christian missionary work. some of the people who get arrested fall foul of that. with this particular gentleman, we simply don't know what the true situation is. we don't know if he's simply been stopped at the airport on his way out because of the current heightened tension or whether he's been accused of falling foul of some aspect of north korean law. north korea does hold people and use them for political purposes.

so not invariably with the americans they've arrested. you think of that situation where kimjong un's half—brother was murdered in kuala lumpur a month ago, and the suspects were in the north korean embassy in the malaysian city and malaysians were held in pyongyang. when the north korean diplomats were let go, the malaysians were released. so, it would not be unprecedented for north korea to hold somebody for some ulterior political purpose. police in northern ireland say a bomb left at the gates of a primary school in north belfast had the potential to cause widespread carnage. a device was found in an alleyway beside holy cross boy's primary school in ardoyne shortly before midnight. residents in 20 homes in the neighbourhood had to be

evacuated while the bomb squad was called in. chief superintendent chris noble said dissident republicans were behind the incident in an attempt to kill police officers. just before midnight yesterday evening, police were on patrol in the area, noted some suspicious activity in the area, and responding to that activity, found what we know to be a viable device. it's a very significant device, more than capable of causing death and serious injury. it was discovered just off herbert street, but poignantly and relevantly, right at the gates of holy cross primary school. there's no doubt the device was there to kill community police officers, but it was left in such a reckless location that it would undoubtedly have led to the death or serious injury of a member of the public had it exploded. from my point of view, this is an attempt, we believe, by violent dissident republicans to kill police officers. but it's very much an anti—community

act as well, in terms of where it was located and the way in which it was left. what i call on is any members of the community who saw anything suspicious around midnight yesterday evening to reported to the police either on 101 or the crimestoppers number. all we need are the bits of the jigsaws to understand who was in the area, what people saw, and then detectives can build their investigations. firefighters are battling a massive gorse fire on woodbury common near exeter tonight. roads around the common are closed and with members of the public urged to avoid the area. it's understood one firefighter has been taken to hospital with burns and another four are being treated for smoke inhalation. smoke has been visible from miles around. the sculptor sir antony gormley has defended his latest work

at its official launch in norfolk. the life—sized figures caused controversy when they were placed on top of buildings at the university of east anglia. students complained they looked like real people about to step off. louise hubball reports. art, supposed to stimulate discussion, but these life—sized sculptures silhouetted on the edge have worried some students. they look like real people about to step off the building. their creator sir antony gormley says that's missing the point. i think, if we're talking about suicide, these works are nothing to do with suicide, they're actually to do with life. and they are placed on the skyline in order to make us think about space and distance. the sculptures have already been displayed in cities around the globe, so why have they come to a university campus? for me, it is an extraordinary privilege to have work that will simplyjust be part of this environment, that is hopefully about the future,

that is about young minds grappling with the challenges of today. and it is that academic environment that some argue is idealfor these works. part of campus life is about debate, and i would be disappointed if there hadn't been a debate. issues around mental health and student well— being are incredibly important to us at the university, and i think it's right these things are being aired. the figures were checked by sir antony gormley today, as the sainsbury centre launches its vision to turn these grounds into a sculpture park. unfamiliar and unsettling to some at the moment, they will be on display here for the next five years. 50,000 runners, 750 thousand bottles of water, and a couple running the racejust moments after tying the knot. this year's london marathon has had it all. one selfless competitor sacrificed his own race to help

an exhausted fellow runner across the finishing line, prompting praise from spectators. swansea harrier matthew rees took hold of david wyeth, of chorlton runners, about 150 yards from the finish and assisted him along the mall. our correspondent dan johnson has been watching all the action from the finish line. thousands of amateur runners are still crossing the finishing line here. it has been an amazing day. so many powerful stories out there about what motivates people to take on this challenge and run this race. so much emotion has people crossed the finishing line. let me introduce you to duncan and jackie, who have had a particularly special day. we got married on the cutty stark this morning at 730. we were all up at five. to get married! it was

absolutely beautiful. we then walked up absolutely beautiful. we then walked up the room then did the deed. it has been brilliant, and utterly, utterly unforgettably incredible day. why did you want to run a marathon on your day? duncan proposed to me three weeks before i was diagnosed with breast cancer. there were two breast cancer charities he instead of thinking about surgery and drugs and needles they reminded me that i didn't have to bea they reminded me that i didn't have to be a cancer patient and i could bea to be a cancer patient and i could be a human being. we are getting our wedding back to them because we want other people in our position to have the opportunity to find a way to smile through the day. that is what we ca re smile through the day. that is what we care about. high has been, tough race? utterly horrible and amazing. i was injured going in so every step hurt, but they didn't stop i kept going and the crowd were incredible. if you want to know what is beautiful about the world, come to the london marathon and see the

crowds, cool, bright, come on, bride! it was utterly amazing. duncan, you crossed the start line together but didn't cross the finish line together. he ran off and left your wife? i did! i have been waiting here so i haven't gone too far. i was to race? really good. i we nt far. i was to race? really good. i went sub 3.30, which is what i wanted to do. i was fully fed i didn't know what i was going to do that, but the crowds kept me going and all the people who supported us and all the people who supported us and sponsored us got me there. sub 330, delighted with that. how do you top this off? and we are going on that track of the great wall of china for our honeymoon in three weeks we need to get her legs back to working. again, just to help people find the strength to face another day and that is all we care about. congratulations. thank you. just one example of all those

special stories out there. such a positive event and it has been a for running, possibly a little bit too warm for running. what about the prospects of the weather for the next few days? colder weather on the way. whether you like it or not, even the risk of snow in one or two places. in the short term, the weather is quiet, relatively mild, but by the time we get to monday and tuesday, some of us could see this in our gardens, wintry showers. most of us will not get snow, we just feel the chill, and it will be chilly. the satellite picture shows lots of clear weather, scattered fairweather cloud across central and southern areas. most of the uk will stay dry for the rest of the day. beautiful end to the day, lovely sunset, the wind is light. we go to the north, the cloud starting to increase

across northern ireland, spots of rain getting into western and northern scotland. look at the temperature drop in lerwick. this is a sign of the colder air coming in, and it will be really windy. the cold front is the leading edge of that much—colder arctic air that will be setting in, and that means some snow across the scottish hills tonight. to the south, it will still be relatively mild. cloud, maybe a few spots of rain. a lot colder in scotland. the cold front moves fairly slowly. to the south, a bit of cloud and sunshine, especially in the south. we might need our brollies for a time. to the north, the much—brighter weather. a big temperature contrast. that is snow coming through.

wintry showers down to low levels across the north of scotland. through the course of monday night into tuesday, the cold air reaches southern areas. wintry showers possible almost anywhere. especially these western and eastern areas. the best weather across the south. in the shade, it will feel particularly chilly as we go through tuesday and wednesday. on thursday, things warm upjust a little. now, right across france and in other parts of the country, around this country, a lot of french people live here, a lot of people have been voting in the french presidential election, or the first round of it. many thousands police and military have been on the steep streets to ensure security. we now have a special programme, france decides, with christian fraser in paris. hello and a very warm welcome to our

special results programme from paris. it's a lovely evening here in the french capital, the champs—elysees behind us looking resplendent in the evening sunshine. a fascinating night in prospect, with regards to the election campaign. 11 candidates on the ballot paper today, two will go through to the final round, the second round of voting a week on sunday. we will talk about those candidates in a second but let's focus on the french people. this election taking place in the context of those awful events on the chantilly sake thursday, in which