tonight at 10pm, french voters reject traditional parties in a political earthquake, as two outsiders are chosen to go head—to—head in the presidential election. chanting the centrist emmanuel macron is through to the next round of voting, having promised a new kind of politics. chanting he'll take on the far right‘s marine le pen, who says the survival of france itself it as stake, in the election. the socialists and republicans who've governed france for more than half a century trailed well behind. we'll have the very latest on a crucial night for french and european politics. also on the programme — jeremy corbyn won't commit to renewing the trident weapons system, but labour says it will back the nuclear deterrent. there's a royal send—off for tens of thousands of runners, in this year's london marathon. koscielny has missed his kick!

and arsenal go through to the fa cup final, beating manchester city at wembley, in extra time. good evening. the people of france in a stunning result, have rejected candidates from the two main political parties, in the first round of the presidential election. partial results suggest the centrist emmanuel macron, who's never held elected office, and served as economy minister under president hollande, and marine le pen, of the far—right front national, will both contest the final round of voting next month. both monsieur macron

and madame le pen have styled themselves as outsiders, offering a new kind of politics, but they do represent two very different visions of what france should be. our first report tonight is from our europe editor katya adler. one presidential election, two rival visions for france. freshfaced emmanuel macron tops poll projections, promising fairer government, neither right nor left wing. a pro—eu centrist, confident of success. translation: hope that ina of success. translation: hope that in a fortnight, i will become your president. i want to become the president. i want to become the president of all the people of france. the president of the patriots, in the face of the threats from the nationalists. a president able to protect, to transform and to build. emmanuel macron now goes

through to the second and final round of france's vote for president. he will be against... far right marine le pen, anti—immigration, anti—globalisation and anti—eu. her presidential plan was to mark france for the french. translation: the time has come to get rid of all the arrogant people who wanted to dictate to the population what they should do. i am the candidate for the people. polls close this evening and this crowd has waited to see the woman they wa nt has waited to see the woman they want is the next president of france, marine le pen. a campaign enabling the people of france... you will see that france is extremely divided. there were clashes this evening in paris between police and voters frustrated with the projected election results. this has become known as the most stressful election

in modern day france. up and down the country, in bars and living rooms, people were glued to their screens as soon as polls closed. left—wing candidates crushed, their supporters were bitterly disappointed. emmanuel macron and marine le pen are now on a charm offensive in the lead up to the final presidential vote. their political visions may be clear but their parties have never been in government. whichever candidate france chooses, it will be a jump into the unknown. as we've been hearing marine le pen says the survival of france is at stake in the election. her front national party has only ever reached the second round of a presidential race once before, while emmanuel macron‘s party, was set up just 12 months ago. our france correspondent lucy williamson looks now, at the changing face of french politics. one country, one electorate, two

very different faces. france has chosen change but of what sort? emmanuel macron was once called the champagne bubble, with no previous experience and no established party, he would, critics said, pop very quickly. instead, he brought in those disillusioned with france's traditional parties, his liberal, pro—europe policy is attracting voters from both right and left. but voters from right and left also chose marine le pen who is wanting everything emmanuel macron does not. leave the euro, slash immigration and clamp down on free trade. her support has been the steadiest in this election, daily changing from months ago. so why was this result so hard to call? william and his sister helen had no idea who they would vote for today, even as they walked to their local polling

station. they were not alone, almost a quarter of the electorate were thought to be unsure who they would support. i will still vote but i don't know who for. i hesitated between four. i need to choose one. months ago, the selection looked far more certain, the favoured them of the conservative candidate francois fillon. he fought on through a financial scandal as voters left him, adamant until tonight. adamant he would win. on thursday, a reminder of the challenges france is facing. the latest in a long series of attacks. it could have been assigned for some that this time for experience not experiment. so why try someone new? the first one, macron, because he was the candidate of hope. the second, marine le pen, because she was the candidate of angen because she was the candidate of anger. and you see the conflict

between these two emotions. and more profoundly, because the two traditional political parties, that have been leading france for the last decade, both collapsed. after months of uncertainty, france has opted for two different futures. hope or anger, free trade protectionism, eu member or not. all that stands in the way of power is one more vote. in a moment our europe editor katya adler at the le pen headquarters — first to our france correspondent lucy williamson in paris, where emmanuel macron has been holding a victory rally. lucy — some of the other candidates have now come out in support of macron? yes, both the socialist candidate benoit hamon and the conservative candidate francois fillon have now thrown their weight behind the newcomer, emmanuel macron. this man made it through the first round of

this election partly by drawing on the supporters from those two established parties. now, he has the support of the parties themselves. there is a long tradition in french politics of different political groups coming together in the second round of elections to block the front rationale and predictions here say that mr macron may be able to draw on that same united front here. but of course this election has been nothing if not unpredictable. so until those votes are cast on may seven, nothing is certain. katya — the final outcome of that may seventh election will influence france's standing in europe and the world? it will have a huge effect and that's why the world cares so much about these elections, notjust that's why the world cares so much about these elections, not just the supporters here at the national front who you can hear are pretty rowdy. france of course one of your's largest economies and it has

a big power inside the european union. whoever france's next president is, that will have a big effect on brexit talks and the future of the euro and the european union as a whole. i'll explain why. emmanuel macron is very pro—eu. he campuses within eu flag alongside the french flag. he also is very pro—international trade agreements. marine le pen is anti—globalisation, anti—euro. she was to pull france out of the currency and she wants to hold a referendum on the membership of the eu. two very different visions for france that will have a big impact in and outside the country. many thanks to you both. now, to the uk's election, and jeremy corbyn says he'll order a review of "all aspects" of uk defence policy, if he becomes prime minister. the labour leader, speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, also refused to confirm whether renewing the trident nuclear

weapons system, would be in his party's election manifesto. but a spokesman later made it clear labour did support retaining trident. in response, the conservatives claim labour would "dismantle" the uk's defences. our political correspondent, vicky young reports. jeremy corbyn has an army of loyal supporters who have kept at the helm of the labour party, despite opposition from many of his own mps. now he has to introduce introducing softwa re now he has to introduce introducing software wider audience and persuade voters he's ready to be minister. some of his views have caused huge controversy some of his views have caused huge co ntrove rsy eve n some of his views have caused huge controversy even among his own party members and mr corbyn is opposed to nuclear weapons. would labour's election manifesto include a commitment to renew trident? we would include all aspects of defence as most incoming governments do, i think all have. we would look at the situation at that time. after the

interview, a party spokesman was forced to issue a statement clarifying the situation, saying the decision to renew trident hadn't been taken and labour supported that. what about the fight against so—called islamic state? mr corbyn said he might suspend air strikes on targets in iraq and syria but what would you do if intelligence chiefs came to him with this information? we know where the leader of isis is and we can take him out with a drone strike, can we have your permission? i tell them, give me the information you've got, tell me how accurate thatis you've got, tell me how accurate that is and tell me what you think can be achieved? if they do know where he is... can i take you back to the point, what is the objective? is it to start more strikes that may kill many innocent people as has happened or is the objective to get a political solution in syria? labour is keen to focus on domestic

issues in this election. on grammar schools, jeremy corbyn said he did not like selective education. he promised to set up a public national investment bank to plough money into infrastructure. on pipe private service providers in the nhs, he said he would bring indirectly employed staff. jeremy corbyn supporters say he has been hampered as leader by disloyal mps and a negative press. this election campaign isa negative press. this election campaign is a chance then to lay out his vision for britain, to tell the voters exactly what he stands for, but any confusion over policy will be seized on by his opponents. cheering in the opening stage of this campaign, the tories have made strong leadership is central theme. today, they said mr corbyn wasn't suitable to be prime minister. it's just chaos, jeremy corbyn is putting himself forward as the next prime minister of this country and i think what we have seen this morning is that we would basically have a

coalition of chaos isjeremy corbyn became prime minister of this country. the conservatives are portraying jeremy corbyn as a man unable to take difficult decisions that come with being in power. his allies say he is a man of principle and they believe voters will warm to him the more they hear his message. other parties have been outlining proposals that could appear in their election manifestos. the work and pensions secretary damian green, has confirmed the conservatives would cap the gas and electricity bills of millions of households, if they win the election. i think some of the people feel that some of the big energy companies have taken some of the big energy companies have ta ken advantage some of the big energy companies have taken advantage of them with the tariffs. the liberal democrats have ruled out being part of another coalition government. their leader tim farron, says there are no circumstances in which the party would prop up the conservatives or labour. voting liberal democrat is not a proxy for anything else. it is a

vote against a hard brexit, a vote for the people to have the final say and not the politician and a vote very decent, strong opposition. and the leader of ukip, paul nuttall, says the party wants to ban full—face veils worn by a minority of muslim women. he says the move, is part of what he calls ukip's "integration agenda." look at these statistics, 50% of muslim women are economically inactive, 22% don't speak english to any great level. we need to ensure these people are fully integrated into british society and you can't do that if you're hidden behind a veil. and you'll find more on the general election on our website. that's bbc.co.uk/news. today's london marathon saw a new world record, a pair of newly—weds among the runners, and a man who sacrificed his own time to help another competitor cross the line. 40,000 people in all took part, and joe wilson was watching. a journey of 26 miles begins with a

single hoot but who's? heads together, the starters and the masses. by 10:30am, we had a thrilling finish, david weir was desperately seeking a seventh london marathon victory, to melody bitter disappointment of the paralympics. at one point, i didn't think i would even make the start line so to come away and win, for me personally, is amazing. missing from the elite women's field, last year's winner, jemima sandblom, she had failed a doping test. westminster winning eight triumph of human spirit. not for the first or last time. this was the fastest time ever. daniel's victory in the men's elite race was

the biggest of his career. everywhere, personal limits were being stretched. the blue headbands of the heads together charity found many heads. the charitable causes and outfits defied imagination. the success in the marathon takes many forms, when matthew rees spotted this man out on his feet with the end in sight, his instinct was to assist, forget his own time, come on. they had never met before. they made it. it's the same thing anyone else would have done. ijust helped him out when he was in need and i'm glad he's ok and up to the line. this is the triumphant stage of the marathon, the right side of the finishing line. doesn't matter if you are exhausted, forget about the time, you have made it and got a medal. not an obe but you never know who will be doing a presentation. that's the only way to feel closer to the marathon is to run it yourself. there is always next year. well, you saw both prince william and harry, along with kate,

supporting runners in the london marathon on behalf of their charity heads together. the royals have been praised by groups who support the bereaved, for speaking out about the impact of the death of their mother diana on their lives, but say there's a need for more help for those coping with the death of a loved one. our health editor hugh pym reports. kevin lost his wife to cancer eight yea rs kevin lost his wife to cancer eight years ago. since then, he has been helped by meeting others who have been bereaved through the social support group, widowed and young. at times, kevin says he found himself ina times, kevin says he found himself in a difficult place with his well—being at risk. in a difficult place with his well-being at risk. it's a very traumatic experience and my own experience of that, it is your whole world upside down. you really don't know where to turn or how to cope initially. it certainly does affect your mental health overall. yvonne's experience was similar, her husband

simon died suddenly on a business trip. she and her children were less struggling as they tried to cope with the shock. in time, that begins to happen, things begin to normalise. she acknowledges she came close to a mental health crisis.|j spiralled down rapidly and i got to the point of actually beginning to think like, there is no point in my life any more. the thought of ending it began to cross my mind. was there anything that helped you pull away from that? yes, finding peer support, finding support initiatives where people actually understood what i was going through. and were able to encourage me and give me hope. she said she was lucky to have that support, others often don't get it. so she has set up a group and website, signposting where help and counselling can be found. it's the sort of resource which might have helped angela after her husband's

suicide. she said nobody told her where to find support beyond her immediate family. there was no formal process if you like that run alongside the other processes that we become involved in, like coroner's courts and funeral directors and things like that. there was nothing offered to me that was specific to my bereavement. looking back, iwish was specific to my bereavement. looking back, i wish it had been offered. she is now campaigning on behalf of people bereaved by suicide who are known to be more likely to develop mental health problems. there are people who then consider suicide because they have been bereaved by suicide and this is such a huge thing that comes crashing into your world. if you don't receive the help you need to navigate your way through the situation, absolutely, it can lead to mental health issues. some need a lot more support beyond friends and family, others don't. there is a clear message from those affected, the challenges and health risks for

the challenges and health risks for the bereaved need more recognition along with places to turn for help. with all the sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. it's been a very busy day of league and cup football in england and scotland, there are full highlights of what happened after the news, but if you want to see some goals and results now, then here they come. this season's fa cup final will be between chelsea and arsenal. the gunners beat manchester city 2—1 after extra time. david ornstein reports from wembley. they came en masse with hope renewed, a they came en masse with hope renewed , a season they came en masse with hope renewed, a season that promised so much has so far failed to deliver. but there can be no looking back home for arsenal and manchester city, the fa cup is their route to glory. because glory is how these managers will be judged and it was city who initially looked the more convincing. sergio aguero denied when the cross to him was ruled to have gone out of play. replays possibly suggested otherwise. after

half—time, they would be no stopping aguero and a precise finish putting city on course for the final. but arsenal had other ideas. within ten minutes, they levelled, nacho monreal time in his run and finish to perfection, giving the gun is a lifeline. soon they were saved again, now by the post, while city also hit the bar. before at the other end, danny welbeck went within inches of winning it. arsenal carried that momentum into extra time and capitalised when alexis sanchez put them ahead with his 24th and perhaps most important goal of the campaign. it proved decisive. arsenal and in particular their manager arsene wenger have responded to their critics. they will return to their critics. they will return to face chelsea for the trophy next month. for city and pep guardiola, its huge disappointment. celtic are still on for the treble, the premiership champions and league cup winners are into the scottish cup final to face aberdeen. that's after they beat rivals rangers 2—0 at hampden park.

scott sinclair scored their second from the spot. in the premier league, third—placed liverpool lost 2—1 at home to crystal palace. christian benteke scored twice against his former club and manchester united are still fifth after winning 2—0 away at burnley. great britain finished fourth in their standings at the european gymnastics championships. ellie downie won four of their six medals in romania. the 17—year—old, who won all around gold earlier in the competition, finishing with a silver on the floor. and also in romania, great britain lost their fed cup tie. johanna konta was defeated in the decisive rubber. that's it. now it's time for all the news where you are. this is bbc news. i'm martine

croxall. more coverage now on the first round of the presidential elections in france. speaking at a rally after the preliminary results we re rally after the preliminary results were announced, the centrist en marche party leader emmanuel macron said a new page had been turned in the history of the country and the party had changed the political face of france. translation: my fellow citizens, today, sunday, 23rd of april, the people of france expressed its views and its voice. while our country is living through a very unexpected part of its history, characterised by terrorism, social difficulties, technological problems, they gave the most beautiful answer by voting on a massive scale. the french people

decided to put me ahead of the first round of votes. chanting i'm aware of the honour and the responsibility that rests on my shoulders and i would like to pay homage to the various candidates that took part in that first round. francois fillon, benoit hamon,

jean—luc melenchon among others. thank you for applauding all of them, i mean it is very much your image, our image. i know how those who supported them may be disappointed. i thank benoit hamon and francois fillon for asking that they should vote on my candidacy in they should vote on my candidacy in the second round. to all of those who have supported me since april, 2016, by creating en marche and making it something alive, i would like to tell the nest: in the space

ofa like to tell the nest: in the space of a year, we have changed the face of a year, we have changed the face of political life in france. emmanuel macron. marine le pen has described the result is historic, calling herself the candidate of the french people and she said the time has come for what she said was the real alternative. translation: fellow citizens, you have protected me “— fellow citizens, you have protected me —— projected me into the second round of the presidential election and i'm aware of the honour you are giving me. and i'm humble and grateful. i would like to express to you french patriots, how grateful i am. the first step which should lead france to the elysee has already been covered and it's up to me to ta ke been covered and it's up to me to take on board the enormous responsibility of defending france, being responsible for its culture,

prosperity and independence and its security. it is something to do with french pride, a country that raised its head, which is sure of its values and trusts into the future. i'm sure absolutely every french peasant has been aware of the fact that the system tried through every possible means to stifle the big political debate, that election should have been, but that big debate is going to take place at long last. —— i'm sure absolutely every french person has been aware of the fact that the system tried to stifle the big political debate. now time for the weather. the weather is about to turn much more wintry through the week ahead. we will see some showers, sleet and snow fall and some return to frosty nights. gardeners take note, things

are about to turn much colder over the next few days, because we have some cold fronts from the north bringing some cloud and rain to scotland. cold tonight across the sheltered glens of scotland, we could see minus four degrees. milder further south. taking a look at monday, by sam, a fairly bright and dry start to the day across southern counties of england, with some sunshine, heading further north, cloudy, through the midlands and wales and much of northern england will see some cloud with some spots of drizzle. some of the system when thinking south during the day and northern ireland starts the day off with some rain. scotland, we are in that cold air from the word go and you can see the snow showers piling on from the north. quite a bit and cold day through much of scotland. significant snowfall possible over the mountains. this frontal system

slips on monday. quite a cloudy story, some outbreaks of rain. staying dry for a good part of the day in the far south, 15 degrees or so for london. temperatures typically only around seven or 9 degrees further north. really cold up degrees further north. really cold up in the north east of scotland. the cold air stays with us as we head through monday night and into tuesday,. tuesday, some sunshine around but it will be cold with a mix of wintry showers across parts of scotland, eastern england as well and some of those showers cropping up and some of those showers cropping up perhaps for central and western parts. there will be quite a lot of dry and bright weather