starts the day 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 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 in between

the showers but temperatures typically around six to 12 degrees so typically around six to 12 degrees so significantly cooler than it has been. as we look to the middle of the week, that chilly feel continues but things turning my other as we look towards the end of the week and next weekend. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines... a political earthquake in france as voters reject traditional parties. the centrist emanuel macron is through to the next round of voting, having promised a new kind of politics. he'll take on the far right‘s marine le pen, who says the survival of france itself it as stake, in the election. she made a direct plea to voters. ever they come from, whatever their origin, whoever they voted for in the first round, i invite them all tojoin us. jeremy corbyn won't commit

to renewing the trident weapons system, but labour says it will back the nuclear deterrent. a murder enquiry is under way after a man was run over and killed by his own car after it was stolen in manchester. there's a royal send off for tens of thousands of runners, in this year's london marathon. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rosamund urwin, columnist at the london evening standard, and france 24's uk correspondent, benedicte paviot. she has had a very long day. she was on the andrew marr show this morning. we will prop up up. tomorrow's front pages starting with. .. the ft leads with the french elections. and former banker emmanuel macron going head—to—head against the far—right leader marine le pen in the race to become france's next president.

the guardian says macron is now favourite to win as they say the result redraws the french political divide. the i features the former labour leader, tony blair, telling voters to put aside party loyalty for the sake of the best brexit deal. the daily telegraph questions labour's debility on defence as they sayjeremy corbyn ruled out ever using the nuclear deterrent. the daily express claims a foreign aid row broken out over claims taxpayers' cash was being given to a government which funds terrorists. and the metro carry the story of a navy veteran, who was hit and killed by burglars driving his car. let's begin. if you heard a rustling of papers, it is because peter dashed in with a copy of the telegraph. thank you, peter. we will start with the ft and a couple of

papers have got the french elections on the front pages. defeat to the established parties as macron and marine le pen go face—to—face for the french presidency. quite extraordinary. two radically different visions of france and the future france. you could have thought macron was a socialist but he has made a big point saying he is not from the left or the right, he is a centrist. this is a political

earthquake which we have witnessed tonight. he has never held elected office. it is extraordinary. since we have a centrist, who, it is not a party he has foundered, it is a movement, en marche, barely a year ago. marine le pen, like a father, has made it through to the second round, as predicted by many polls. it is done. this is a huge achievement for her as well. radically different visions for france. mr macron very pro—eu with open markets and marine le pen wants immediate ceasing of immigration and has a very different vision for france and we will have to see the debate. there be a face—off on french television and it will be

fierce. another photograph of marine le pen accepting a vote came. it will be interesting to see either of them tried to put an administration together, given they do not have form in office. of course, macron does have the support of the more established parties. marine le pen might sound like he is after a revolution with something new and something fresh but look who is behind him. we have francois fillon who has been beaten. at some point he was the prime contender. we have had him come third and immediately get behind macron. what is interesting is they have done it that quickly. the socialist candidate, the official socialist candidate, the official socialist candidate who has done so badly,

which is a real knock—down for the socialist party. i should also stress, and this is not appreciated perhaps in the united kingdom enough. 39 years old, unelected office. you are really, possibly, probably going to be the next president. 20 years younger, apart from marine le pen. this is extraordinary that he is pulling this off so far. when he says, this isa very this off so far. when he says, this is a very grave moment in the history of france, a historic moment. he is really needing to show that he has that gravitas, that he has what it takes, he has the solution is full that he has a lot of people to convince. one accusation as he tends to say one thing when speaking to one person

and then he says another thing. that is what marine le pen will be attacking. tonight, le front national is livid whether it is francois fillon, the centre—right candidates saying he would vote macron and he is asking people to vote against marine le pen. the euro has gained a bit in value. there was concern about the integrity of the european union if it were to be marine le pen who wins. of course also she is completely eurosceptic. the idea that there could be a breaking up of the year union. eurosceptic against europhile railing. a crucial election for france. it is not over. there is a second round on the 7th of may. it would seem to be at is all there for

mr macron. there are two weeks to go. let's see what happens. be you tonight is relieved. the unit is looking at france. if there were to bea looking at france. if there were to be a win for marine le pen this would have huge imprecations for the united kingdom and for brexit. she has said she would put it to the people and, in the end, it would be the french people who would decide that. sighs of relief and a huge tension around france. there are some clashes with people not happy about the results. they have radically opposing views. not to downplay the 19.5, 20% and the 19.5 thatjean—luc downplay the 19.5, 20% and the 19.5 that jean—luc melenchon on the far left got. that is a very divided france. how that is healed we will

see. let us look at the daily telegraph for a british story. we cannot offer such lovely language but labour's nuclear implosion. labour's debility on defence in tatters as the daily telegraph.” labour's debility on defence in tatters as the daily telegraph. i do not think the daily telegraph would ever have thought thatjeremy corbyn had much credibility on defence. jeremy corbyn went on the andrew marr show this morning and he ruled out ever using britain's nuclear deterrent. he also refused to back a strike to kill the leader of is. hours later, the labour party has to have clarification saying, of course, that they do support trident as the nuclear deterrent. i was thinking back to labour leaders who have said this in the past. it is not without precedent. i think, if i remember correctly, denis healey,

the labour leader who never was, i think he also said he would never have hit the button and sent nukes backin have hit the button and sent nukes back in return. it is not completely... we all knew that jeremy corbyn thought this. it makes it difficult him same. a number of former military figures having their say and saying he cannot be trusted with the security of the nation. what a prime minister does, as andrew was pointing out, you get locked away and you write letters. in those moments, it will be a very short letter and it will be very clear what your instruction to your military commanders are. of course, i think some concern because, if you wa nt i think some concern because, if you want to be the prime minister of this country, you must be very clear in yourthinking, this country, you must be very clear in your thinking, clear in the way you express what you think, and certainly, ina you express what you think, and certainly, in a short letter like

that, it is crystal clear so there is no hesitation as to what those instructions are. let's have a look at the eye. here is a man we all know well. forget party allegiances, former labour leader says to put aside loyalties and vote for anybody who is anti—brexit all want a softer brexit. then suggesting he is tempted for a political comeback. he did not quite say that. he might look at france and think a centrist leader is doing terribly well. the comparison some people in british politics have made is that macron feels a little bit like tony blair in certain ways. probably a lot of people think in the last thing we need now is tony blair. there will also be people thinking, actually, quite fondly. he won three elections, three general elections,

for labour. how keen jeremy corbyn would be on that, you wonder.m for labour. how keen jeremy corbyn would be on that, you wonder. it is one thing to think you might want to go back. as you say, where and doing what? when? and how soon. very quick look at the daily express. fresh calls forfunding look at the daily express. fresh calls for funding for authority that pays terrorists. this plays very much to those who want to reduce the amount that is given to foreign aid. theresa may immediately, very early on, came out and said she would support the .7% target of gdp that would go towards aid. many people thought she would go back from that. it was very much david cameron, fresh face of the tory party

together with the green stuff that got dropped. what our aid money is going to is much more about building future markets for us. before it was not so much about that. she has committed very on to keeping it full studies is incredibly popular with readers of the daily express. this is about a mentally ill arab, says the daily express who killed a british student and is in line to receive a salary from the palestine authority which receives £25 million authority which receives £25 million a yearfrom britain. a lot of authority which receives £25 million a year from britain. a lot of talk about foreign aid quite rightly is about foreign aid quite rightly is about soft power and particular leak in relation to brexit. the huge necessity apart from the humanitarian aspect of it. with good governance and checks and balances. that is why it is so important, to convince people and taxpayers that there are those checks and balances and that government is really carefully monitored. that's good

back to the daily telegraph. 40,000 people ran the london marathon today. nobody around this desk did. bryo ny today. nobody around this desk did. bryony gordon, the economist for the daily telegraph, she is featured hugging her little girl at the finish line. what a feeling