this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at eight... france's president, francois hollande, has called on voters to back emmanuel macron in the second round of the presidential election. he says support for the far right puts the country at risk. jeremy corbyn says only labour can defeat the conservatives as he takes his campaign to scotland. only so the tories can form a government. i am only so the tories can form a government. iam poor only so the tories can form a government. i am poor people in scotla nd government. i am poor people in scotland to vote for the party of progress and not a vicious tory party. —— only the labour party or the tories. trributes have been paid to the former royal naval officer run down by his own car as manchester police question a man over the killing. a new campaign to highlight the plight of dementia patients as the alzheimer's society says more than a million people will have the condition by 2021. and in the next hour... did clouds help to inspire one of the most famous works of art ever produced? norwegian scientists believe the sky

depicted in edvard munch's the scream comes from a rare sky formation. and nearly three decades after bananarama last performed together, the trio are reforming for theirfirst ever tour with the original line—up. good evening and welcome to bbc news. french voters face a clear choice in the next two weeks. the run—off in the presidential race will be between two political outsiders who have left mainstream parties on the sidelines. emmanuel macron‘s en marche party — which is barely a year old — won the most votes in the first round of the election.

he'll face marine le pen. it's more than 20 years since the front national made it to this stage of the electoral process. a victory for either of them could have profound implications for the eu and for brexit. here's our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. two years ago, he was a new face in politics. in two weeks, he could be the new president of france. last night, emmanuel macron arrived for his victory speech with his wife, brigitte. 2a years older than him, she was once his drama teacher. his youth and energy are part of the package. hard to imagine he used to be economy minister and once worked at rothschild's investment bank. his style, start up, rather than stuffy, even if his policies themselves appeal more to bankers than blue—collar france. his rival has already begun campaigning, targeting voters she calls "forgotten france". saying her anti—immigration platform is

designed to put them first. herfather, jean—marie, who stepped down as party leader six years ago, has called the holocaust "a detail of the second world war." marine le pen has tried to rid the party of its stigma and present a softer image of herself as a mother, concerned to protect france. we could say that marine le pen is a strict mother figure. she has a motherly attitude towards macron, for instance. he is more like the rebellious child. a teenager would suit him perfectly. we want to believe that he will be great one day. the two programmes are very different. emmanuel macron is promising to cut taxes, invest heavily in industry and is very pro—eu. marine le pen says she will slash immigration, protect the 35—hour working week and pull france out of the euro. both the main established parties have now thrown their weight behind emmanuel macron. that puts him in a strong position. there is a long history

here of political parties coming together in a run—off to block the front nationalfrom power. will that happen this time? in the town of versailles, more than 40% of voters chose the conservative party candidate, francois fillon, yesterday. some are not yet sure if they will follow their leader and vote for macron in may. i don't think emmanuel macron has a programme of his reforms are not fundamental enough. i do not think he has grasped the economic challenges facing france. both macron and le pen have promised change. deep reforms will probably need a parliamentary majority, unlikely for either, a reminder that winning power and wielding power are not always the same thing. we'll be talking to our correspondent, thomas fessy, on this story in a few minutes‘ time. in the uk election, jeremy corbyn has taken the labour

campaign to scotland. he has a fight on his hands — the party was virtually wiped out by the snp in scotland in 2015. but speaking to trade unionists, mr corbyn said only labour could form an alternative government to the conservatives at westminster. nicola sturgeon said only the snp could make scotland's voice heard. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. springtime in the scottish highlands came with a heavy fall of snow today. quite a scene to welcome two party leaders to aviemore. fight back and win. jeremy corbyn‘s job in scotland is to try to win back voters from the snp. friends, this is a general election, not a referendum. only labour can form a government and offer an alternative that will transform the lives of people in scotland. the choice facing this country at this election is clear. it is the people versus the powerful. jeremy corbyn says he is fighting for every seat in scotland. the reality is they will have to fight hard to keep the one mp

they have in scotland at the moment, having lost a0 seats here in the last general election. mr corbyn, the snp would scrap trident? do you wish you could say the same? no answers on trident, scottish independence or anything else. a scottish trades union conference would once have been solid labour territory. not now. i do like corbyn, his personality. but, for scotland, i believe independence will bring a fairer society for us. especially withjeremy corbyn as leader. we've got brand new policies, really left—wing politics, socialist ones that were lacking before. now we can win people back and see a real benefit of having a labour government again. there will be no deals with nicola sturgeon and the snp after the election, mr corbyn said today. she claims her party is the only effective opposition to a conservative government. the snp simply cannot form a government in westminster. the only way to get rid

of the tories you so despise would be with a labour government, wouldn't it? i can read the polls as well as anybody can. the travails of the labour party, i think, tell most people that labour is not on course to form a government, so people who do not want to see theresa may with a strengthened hand, to impose more welfare cuts to damage the economy and do further damage to our society should vote snp. the scottish tories insist only they can halt snp demands for another independence referendum. nicola sturgeon will use all means possible, including this election, to try to further her aim for another second independence referendum. the last time jeremy corbyn was in scotland, he said a second independence reference was absolutely fine with him. so, people across the country do not want it — they want someone to stand up and say, "no. that's what me and my conservative team will do." the snp claims it is a two—horse race between them and the tories in scotland. the conservatives agree. in a campaign dominated by arguments over independence, labour often struggle to get their message heard.

sarah smith, bbc news, aviemore. that's the picture in scotland, but labour is also facing a challenge in its traditional heartland of wales, where one new poll suggests they may struggle against the conservatives. let's speak to professor paul scully from cardiff university. it is good to see you. just paint an overall picture of what it is looking like in wales, the political landscape will start the labour party has dominated welsh politics for a decade after decade and they have won every general election in wilson ‘s 1932 onwards. —— in have won every general election in wilson ‘s1932 onwards. —— in wales since. but they are struggling now. paul suggest conservatives have a significant lead over labour and break at a significant seat losses in wales as they do in britain. some people are sceptical about the polls, they have been good and bad

in the last elections. but they are pretty consistent in wales, they? yes. recent evidence shows that we're the polls have made some errors, they have overstated labour rather than understated. one of the things coming from this new poll in wales is there strength of theresa may. her calculator decision to call an early election focusing on brexit is working for a party and for her. amongst the other things we see in this poll is that she is the most popular political leader of any in wales. for the conservative to have that staters in wales is astonishing. is brexit the defining issue? it is a big part of what is going on. wales footed to leave. —— voted. there is proline sentiment in wales and theresa may is capitalising on that. looking at voters who voted for ukip two years

ago in our poll, actually, we now find that two thirds of them are now supporting the conservative party. theresa may positioning the conservatives as the party of brexit and delivering on brexit seems to be working in wales just as it is working in wales just as it is working in wales just as it is working in england and also to some extent, as we saw in the report, as it is working in scotland. it is interesting because the adamant is that, from some of labour's critics, that, from some of labour's critics, that their policy on brexit is unclear. that seems to be what is hurting them in their traditional heartlands. yes. and the most strong of all of labour's traditional heartlands anywhere in britain, every single one voted to leave last year. yet if you look at their voters still with labour, they are still very strongly pro—remain. there is a dilemma for the labour party. it is the supporters it has retained whilst putting itself back in touch with these communities, many of which it seems to have become distant from and faces losing

a significant number of n—vidia the election. —— on the day of the election. as we've seen, at the start of the first full week of campaigning, the labour leader is positioning his party as the party to stand up for working people. in the next few weeks, each of the other parties will have to carve out their own positions as they appeal for votes. we'll get some idea when their manifestos are published but as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports, electoral strategy is about more than just words on a pamphlet. putting his name to long, deeply—held principles, or signing labour's chances away? sign away the trade union act, all right? jeremy corbyn is not for changing. not on nuclear weapons, despite his party's official support for trident nor staunch backing for trade unions around the country. you are our dna. you are out family. we will never, ever apologise for the closeness of our relationship with you. that's why one of the very first things we will do when forming our

labour government will be to repeal the tory trade union act. corbyn supporters would be aghast at anything else. the tories believe he is out of touch with the majority. content today to make that case, not their own. not even a sign of the prime minister. only her defence secretary on the road. he has already now said he would not necessarily endorse strikes against terrorism. that means labour is a security risk to this country. the tories believe ukip is on the run too. since the referendum, their main reason for being is gone. they are arguing for a burqa ban and no more islamic schools. hardly speaking softly. they call it integration, rivals say it's islamophobia. what we want to see is people sign up to british law, sign up to a british way of life, and, indeed, enjoy the full fruits our great society has to offer.

the ukip leader is less keen to chat about his own future. chased by reporters for an answer on whether he will stand as an mp. at the other end of the spectrum, the lib dems think there is hope from their opposition to brexit. they believe they can gobble up votes in parts of the country that voted remain. we have, if you like, a coalition of chaos. conservatives, labour and ukip. all lined up, backing the hardest of all brexits — exit from the single market and cutting off all our ties with our friends and neighbours in europe. yet, even among usually mild—mannered lib dems, there were heckles today as tim farron faced questions about gay rights. polite politics in this campaign? maybe not in 2017. it is still a scramble for all the main parties to get their machines up and running. no—one's campaign is yet

running at full pelt. the broad thrust of how they want to get you on board? their strategies? those are crystal clear. laura kuennsberg, bbc news, vauxhall. with me is stephen bush, who's special correspondent at the new statesman. it is good to have you in. jeremy corbyn is getting out and about. he loves the campaign trail. he has already fought to leadership elections. he feels as if it is his natural environment. theresa may was not out today. no. not only has jeremy forrest —— been fighting into leadership elections, he is also naturally warm. he enjoys that. that was one of the reasons he had goodwill amongst labour mps went looking for nominations in 2015. theresa may is very much not a retail politician. she looks fairly awkward one—on—one. although conservative mps are fodder for

because of popularity in the country, she was not very good at the kind grip and grin scenario. she's not a natural campaigner. what is the strategy to letjeremy corbyn get out there are potentially hang himself, whether over trident, brexit or a whole host of other issues, where he is willing to come out and espouse ideas that some people feel will not catch fire? simonoff a list of the nation. nazi the doing the rounds feels like giving the conservatives too much credit. they do not still have a full campaign and practice. most of them were caught on the hop by theresa may's position to hold a snap election, just as the rest of us wear. snap election, just as the rest of us wear. there is a massive risk to giving jeremy corbyn all this airtime. he could surprise people. we know that the debates and elections are a moment when people ta ke elections are a moment when people take a second look at the candidate. he did not make the second round in

france, but the politician in france's closest to jeremy corbyn came very close to getting into the run—off round in the french presidential election. so there are risks with that approach. have labour taking comfort from what has happened in france? even though he did not get a second round, but did well. as a result, do you think jeremy corbyn and the labour party is keeping expectations low? there are three views in the labour party about how the election mogul. there are optimists in the leaders' circle who would say, the debates, the short campaign gives us an opportunity to turn things around. they have been announcing good small policies like a bang college on saint georges in... the kind of things that say, jeremy is for everyone. then the pessimists would say that they think they are going to lose but the waiters' circle want

to lose but the waiters' circle want to hold on. others say he's going into the role, if he loses, he should stay on and finishes work. others, activists and labour mps have never liked jeremy corbyn, they will be thinking, they want to stay off the airwaves so they cannot be blamed for what happens next. the headlines on bbc news... france's president, francois hollande, has called on voters to reject the far—right candidate marine le pen, and back emmanuel macron, in the final round of voting, to find his successor. jeremy corbyn has told trade unionists in scotland that only labour could form an alternative government to the conservatives at westminster. a 21—year—old man is being questioned by police investigating the death of a former royal navy officer, apparently run over by his own car, while it was being stolen in manchester. let's move away from news and dover

to the world of sport. -- and over. newcastle just need one more win to return to the premier league. and if comes against preston tonight, then they'll be back in the top flight just 11 months after being relegated. it's started very well for them at an expectant st james' park. ayoze perez capitalising on some pretty slack defending at a newcastle corner to give the home side the lead. but this rather unconventional finish from preston level the top seven minutes later. 32 minutes have been played and it is still 1—1. league one champions sheffield united are attempting to re—sign striker ched evans from chesterfield, and a fee of around half a million pounds has been agreed. evansjoined chesterfield, who have been relegated to league two, after having a rape conviction quashed in april last year. he was then found not guilty following a retrial. the 28—year—old last played for sheffield united in 2012 before he served two and a half years in prison.

he is due to have a medical later this week. former british heptathlete kelly sotherton is set to be upgraded to her third olympic bronze medal. it comes as a result of the international olympic committee disqualifying russia's tatyana chernova for testing positive for a steroid at the 2008 games in beijing. chernova's positive test is only the latest in a long line from the ioc‘s re—analysis of stored anti—doping samples from the 2008 and 2012 games. after his early exit from the monte carlo masters, andy murray has added in an extra tournament to his schedule as he continues his build up to the french open, and his attempts to stay as world number one. he's entered the barcelona open, which will be just his second competition since recovering from an elbow injury. it is hard to maintain your ranking at the top of the game. you have some of the best players of all time playing just now and playing great

tennis this year. and a lot of the young ones are starting to play better and better as well. so it is obviously going to be tough but, you know, i am obviously going to be tough but, you know, iam happy obviously going to be tough but, you know, i am happy to be fit and healthy again and hopefully i can start doing some good tennis. while andy murray has applied to the second round, cal evans has booked his second round. he will play his austrian opponent next. meanwhile, dan austrian opponent next. meanwhile, da n eva ns austrian opponent next. meanwhile, dan evans won his first match on clay at the atp tour in his career tojoin him in round two. he beat his brazilian opponent in the deciding set tie—break. defending champion mark selby is through to the quarterfinals of the world snooker champoinship after beating xiao guo—dong. selby resumed with a 10—6 lead against his chinese opponent, and rattled off the three frames he needed in under an hour. he made a century break at the crucible for the first time this year in the first frame of the session and just missed out on another as he clinched the match by 13 frames to 6. 10-6,

10—6, you still have a comfortable lead but he would probably be looking for a lead but he would probably be looking fora fee— lead but he would probably be looking for a fee— one worst way. 11-9, he looking for a fee— one worst way. 11—9, he is back in the match them. to win it in one visit at the end was even better. selby will face the winner of this match. these are live pictures from the crucible where neil roberston is playing marco fu. they resumed this evening's session at eight frames all. as you can see, neil robertson looking pretty good to go 10—8 up. you can fall that on the red button and on the bbc sport website. barry hawkins is also through to the quarter finals. he tookjust under hour this lunchtime to complete a 13—6 victory over scotland's graeme dott and reach his fifth consecutive quarter—final, where he'll now face another scot in stephen maguire. it sounds disrespectful of graeme dott, but i played solidly. i had some good clearances when i needed to. not scoring as heavy as i would

like, really, buti to. not scoring as heavy as i would like, really, but i am winning, and thatis like, really, but i am winning, and that is the main thing. ten minutes to go until half—time at st james's park. still 1—1 ten minutes to go until half—time at stjames's park. still 1—1 between newcastle and preston as newcastle look for the winner will take them back to the premier league. that is the sport for now. let's get the very latest on the situation from france after the first round of the presidential election throughout the two candidates, emmanuel macron and marine le pen. our correspondent thomas fessy joins us now from paris. it is good to see you. marine le pen has just tweeted that she is going to set aside the presidency of the front national to concentrate on the second round. no real surprise there. she is putting all her heart and trying to get the top job. is there a real sense amongst the supporters of the front national that they can overcome the in—built advantages that mr macron seems to have, which is firstly the support from the other vanquished candidates? they keep saying that

they can win. it is interesting, that development tonight, with marine le pen stepping aside from the presidency of the front national. it is perhaps an attempt to rally more voters beyond the front national. last night, in her speech, she said she was the candidate of the people and that is how she has been trying to position herself beyond political parties. the candidate of the people. it is possible that now that she has to gain the confidence and the vote of a lot more people in france, she is trying to detach yourself a little bit from the political party. whether that will work is a big question. front national is a big pa rt question. front national is a big part of her family brand.

question. front national is a big part of herfamily brand. her question. front national is a big part of her family brand. her father leaded and she later parted election victories and asked you years. whether that is going to be a positive strategy, we'll have to see the next few days. it will be tricky. the name is a bit of a giveaway, lip pen. west about emmanuel macron. his camp feeling confident? they have the backing of francois fillon, for instance. there isa francois fillon, for instance. there is a sense he has momentum. but there are still not much meat on the bones of his policies and that could be an achilles' heel. exactly. he still has a lot of work to do, despite the fact that in france, the nature of politics here is that mainstream parties, political rivals are usually unite against the front national in the run—off. we have seen national in the run—off. we have seen that in 2002, when her father, jean—marie le pen, made it to the

run—off against jacques chirac. jean—marie le pen, made it to the run—off againstjacques chirac. he was wiped out because of the republican vote against him. whether emmanuel macron can get as many votes as he can from the left and the right, against the front national, remains to be seen. marine le pen is a lot stronger than her father was 15 years ago. and a lot of people are saying that he is all talk but no policies that is the main challenge —— and that is in charge of his campaign before the run—off. charge of his campaign before the run-off. there is a lot of talk tomorrow about this being a new kind of politics from both politicians, both outsiders, that kind of thing. yet both of them, because they do not have a huge parliamentary backing in the parliament, i'm going to have a which will have to rely on some of the established parties to get anything done. —— are going to have a coalition. it is an

exceptional situation we're in. on one hand, we have traditional parties in the presidential election, a first time in decades year that the main parties have been governing france since the 1950s and are out of the race. another hand, whether it is emmanuel macron marine le pen, they will have to fetch voters whether they can to build a majority, if they do win a seat in parliament. that will be a lot of work. emmanuel macron has only launched his party a year ago and he does not have any mps in parliament at the moment. he has said he would select candidates from outside the political system. but there is no doubt that they will need to make alliances with the mainstream parties in order to secure a majority in parliament when they are elected. it is good to see you.

thank you forjoining us. there is relief in brussels about the election result. the nightmare scenario for the european union was marine le pen would go through to the second round. a fiercely critical opponent of the eu. france's central pillar of the eu. it is one of the founding countries and it symbolises the values on which european integration is based. resident younger congratulated emmanuel macron because he is a candidate who represents the values he campaigned for himself. our correspondent in brussels has this. there has been a sort of warm welcome from around europe for emmanuel macron and his positioning at the top of the first round. we

have heard from germany, from martin schulz, the socialist leader in germany. we have heard from elsewhere in europe but crucially, the most interesting reaction is from here in brussels where the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, he congratulated mr macron last night after that first round when the first results were clear. that is pretty unusual. usually, the eu steps back and says national elections and a national issue and it does not get involved. eu leaders did not get involved in the brexit referendum in the uk. at this morning why they did that, mr juncker‘s spokesman said he decided to do it because he thought there was a very clear choice here between a candidate who wanted to defend what europe stands for and the candidate who wanted to destroy europe. he said that for mrjuncker, that was a clear and obvious side to pick. we saw the response from the stock

markets and the usual going up. and the dax in frankfurt and the ftse is well going up. the idea being that it might be macron, a former economy minister, under francois hollande, whose pro—business and markets. as a result, he is a favourable choice as far as money markets are concerned. the positive response therefrom brussels. —— that is a positive response from brussels. we hope to hear from response from brussels. we hope to hearfrom a response from brussels. we hope to hear from a european expat on brussels from paris in the next few minutes. we seem to be having a few technical problems there. let's take you to the weather now. good evening. we saw some snow falling in northern scotland earlier on today, coming in a cold northerly wind. it was lying on the ground in mid—afternoon. caldaire comes from the arctic, bringing those wintry showers. —— hold a. the cold front

brings the rain away and we have a cold front across all parts of the uk. one of two showers out west. many inland areas dry with clear skies and towns and cities to three degrees. widespread frost to start for us first thing. wintry showers to co nte nt for us first thing. wintry showers to content with. elsewhere, the sunny start, cloud builds and heavy showers develop. there could be some fund. on the face of it, 12—60 in celsius, but it will feel cold, particularly in western areas. if you're underneath a hailstones shower, there will be clouds above and temporarily will feel like it is freezing. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. the headlines: france's president, francois hollande, has called on voters to back emmanuel macron, in the second round of

the presidential election. jeremy corbyn has told trade unionists in scotland that only labour could form an alternative government to the conservatives at westminster. a 21—year—old man is being questioned by police, following the death of a former royal navy officer, who was run down by his own car as it was being stolen in manchester. a new campaign has been launched to highlight the plight of dementia patients, as the alzheimer's society says more than a million people will have the condition by 2021. let's go back to our top story, the french election. helen drakejoins

me from paris. clearly, brussels has given a warm reception to the fact that it will be mr macron who will be chairing the second round with ms le pen. that is right. we can say a couple of things about that. the first is following last but we can relax and perhaps be a bit more confident in the polls. the polls show fairly conclusively that emmanuel macron will win the second round against his opponent marine le pen. that is important for a brussels perspective because in many respects emmanuel macron is promising stability. after the instability around the brexit vote and so on and so forth, brussels are extending a warm welcome to a man who will not spook the markets and so who will not spook the markets and so on, but also has a positive message about europe and european integration. there is a sense that

germany has had the upper hand in the relationship. the fundamental pivotal relationship within the european union with the french, is there a sense that because mr macron is very pro—eu, very pro integration, varied pro the idea of the european union, that he could redress that balance little bit? that is a really interesting question. the franco german relationship is what we could call institutionalised and has been since 1962. there are regular meetings and institutions and policies and discussions and so on, in a way which is slightly less true of the franco british relationship. the franco british relationship. the franco german relationship is there and was based in the past on parity, the idea that france and germany we re the idea that france and germany were the same size roughly in terms of populations and so on. reunification, it is true that france has been in some respects

downsized in that relationship. it is also the case that france, in the so—called battle of ideas with germany, especially over eurozone economics and so on, has found itself rather on the back foot and perhaps not as influential as it might have wished. macron understands that but so have other presidents in the past. that is very much his intention. perhaps not necessarily rebalanced, but to be gained the power of initiative within that relationship, while not neglecting the franco british relationship and others. sure. given that mr macron is an outsider and the polls suggest he could go on to win the second round, is there a sense that he could bring the kind of reforms to the european union that someone like david cameron was trying to achieve, and that we know that some of the others, the dutch and so on would like to see as well, to try and open up the block to make

ita to try and open up the block to make it a little bit more accountable some might argue towards some of the people within it? it was a bit hard to hear you there with the paris traffic noises in the background, but i think the question was, if macron, if he is to win, and we have to keep entering that caveat, not that i think may will win but it is important to recognise there is a process over the next two weeks that the candidates have to go through, in order to fight the second round. so were macron to win, then i think you asked me whether he is more likely to bring the sort of reforms around at the european level. it is true his message or rather his programme about europe is what the french would call more europe so that europe would be more united around the pressure of migrants, that europe would be more united on climate change, an eurozone policy and so on. he is only one voice of what will soon be 27, and then it is

the matter of how popular will those policies be back home, and so we come back to domestic politics. member state relationships with brussels are what some academics are called a 2—level game. macron will have to, his difficulties in some respects in reform are likely to be more at home than they are at brussels. professor helen drake, thank you so much for battling the noise, battling the earpiece and all sorts in paris! thank you. thank you. a 21—year—old man is being questioned by police, after a former royal navy officer died tackling burglars outside his home in manchester. mike samwell who was 35, is thought to have been run over by his own car, while it was being stolen yesterday morning. danny savage reports. mike samwell, a 35—year—old former royal navy officer. he and his wife were asleep in their home in chorlton in the early hours of yesterday when they were awoken by intruders. he went to investigate.

what happened in the following few moments saw mr samwell run over by his own car and killed. the high—powered audi s3 was soon found abandoned a few miles away. where mike samwell was fatally injured is now the scene of a murder enquiry. leaving neighbours and friends at a loss. he was such a nice bloke, we all liked him. he was very friendly. always talkative. funny. and i really liked him. i'm shocked, really shocked. mike samwell was the weapons officer on a nuclear submarine. he left the navy a few years ago and then worked as an engineer. the local submariners association came along today to offer their support and understanding. it's a sort of thing i would have done. it's the sort of thing most people would have tried to stop. it's instinct. especially with forces people.

you are trained to react quickly. police initially appealed to the criminal fraternity for information, saying this crime had crossed the line. then this morning they announced that a 21—year—old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder. neighbours say they heard mike samwell‘s wife jessica shouting his name and screaming for help after he was run over. she returned to the scene today, escorted by police into her own home which is now a crime scene. as investigations continue into what happened in this quiet suburban street. danny savage, bbc news, manchester. two men have been remanded in custody after being charged in connection with an alleged acid attack at a nightclub in london, over the easter weekend. one of them — arthur collins — is the ex—boyfriend of reality tv star fearne mccann. charges against him include grievous bodily harm with intent against 1a people. two of the victims have been partially blinded. police in northern ireland

say a bomb left outside a primary school in belfast, had the potential to cause widespread carnage. the device was found outside holy cross school in the north of the city. nearby homes had to be evacuated, while the army dealt with the bomb. dan stanton reports. children walking into school where just over a day ago this bomb was left beside the school gates. police found the device after they were alerted following suspicious activity in the area late on saturday night. to know that a viable device was outside the school gates shocks and horrifies me to the core. there could have been loss of life here. significant damage to the building. a school should be safe and secure environment for children, to come, and also for parents to know their children are safe and secure. at a news conference, police say they believe the bomb was designed to kill police officers, and that dissident republicans were responsible. a significant device, sizeable. if it had exploded,

we believe it would have killed anybody in the immediate area, and most definitely have caused potential danger or injury to people on a wider area as well. it was a significant sized device but we believe it was focussed on people who would have been walking in the area and primarily police officers on foot patrol. 20 homes on nearby butler walk were evacuated in the early hours of sunday morning. the people living inside were offered temporary accommodation at the holy cross church's community centre nearby. the pupils have just finished their first day back after the easter holidays. parents who did not want to be interviewed on camera told me the day went well. they also said they hoped there would be no repeat of what happened here at the weekend. dan stanton, bbc newsline, ardoyne. it's estimated that someone develops dementia every three minutes in britain. the alzheimer's society says it's the biggest health crisis facing our society and more than a million people

will have the condition by 2021. today the charity launched a new campaign to highlight the plight of dementia patients and their carers. there are now almost 700,000 unpaid carers of people with dementia in the uk. and more than 40,000 people under 65 have younger onset dementia. colleen harris went to meet one family in portsmouth whose lives have been devastated by alzheimers. ijust think it i just think it takes the memory little bit by little bit by little bit. we had a lovely life. a great life, great social life. very involved in sport and we loved it, love life, lived life to the full. rob's memory has been slipping away since the age of 48. and this one? don't know. you don't know who that

is? no. that is you, that is. a life ravaged by outside this piece by piece. he had been a successful businessman, sportsmen and father. there are good days and then there are bad. confusion, fear and even seizures. your whole world crashed. after the diagnosis every single moment of our lives changed. alzheimer's can happen to anybody. anybody at any time. i was not prepared for the shock. he was such a good, honest, hard—working guy and it went from that to literally becoming institutionalised really. you become a prisoner to the illness. what has it done to, what have you lost? i know i illness. what has it done to, what have you lost? i knowl have illness. what has it done to, what have you lost? i know i have got

outside miss, whatever it is, but what can i do with it? what can i do? ijust what can i do with it? what can i do? i just can't what can i do with it? what can i do? ijust can't do anything. you can smile. i do smile and have a laugh. it is scary in one way, but not scary for me. most days, rob lives in his own world, but like so many carers, kim has to help him with every single daily task.|j think the hardest thing was losing that connection, that teamwork that you had. you lose your everyday conversations, the togetherness. you lose all of that. their son junior, now a dad himself, lives at few doors away. he said it took a year to a cce pt doors away. he said it took a year to accept what was happening to the father he adores. growing up my dad

was my big hero. i was wanted to go to the pub with him or go to the park with him. i was very, very tearful, very upset. i used to get really emotional over the silliest things. ijust really emotional over the silliest things. i just became really emotional over the silliest things. ijust became basically an emotional wreck. when he is around carter it is like he has gone back to being a natural diet. he does not have alzheimer's for that particular moment. —— and natural dad. he picks up moment. —— and natural dad. he picks up and knows exactly what to do with him which for some who cannot make a cup of tea i find incredible. baby carter a welcome distraction for the family. kim says he is helping them make new memories a day at a time. in the morning you get up, take a deep breath and get through the day. if you can get through the day then absolutely, you know you have done it. kim davies ending that report by coueen it. kim davies ending that report by colleen harris. the headlines on bbc news:

marine le pen has announced she is stepping aside as the leader of the national front party. jeremy corbyn has a labour can form an alternative to the conservative government at westminster. the 21—year—old man has been arrested by police over the death of arrested by police over the death of a former navy officer, apparently run over by his own car when it was stolen in manchester. the first female commander of the international space station, dr peggy whitson, has written herself into the history books, yet again. she's spent a total of 534 days in space, a record for an american astronaut. she'd already completed the most space—walks by a female astronaut, as well as being the first woman to head the iss twice. and to congratulate her she received a call from president trump. how does it feel to have broken such

a big and important record? well, it's actually a huge honour to break a record like this, but it's an honour for me, basically, to be representing all the folks at nasa who make this space flight possible and who make me setting this record feasible. and so, it's very exciting to be at nasa. we are all very much looking forward, as directed by your new nasa bill, we are excited about the missions to mars in the 2030s. and so, we actually physically have hardware on the ground that's been built for the sl5 rocket that's going to take us there and, of course, the hardware being built now is going to be for the test flights that will eventually get us there. but it's a very exciting time and i'm so proud of the team. with me now is sarah cruddas —

a space journalist and broadcaster. good to see you. 534 days in space, that has got to do harm to the body? it is not human military but she has a next 650 days key militant by the time she returns back to earth in september. it is doing harm to the body but we are starting to explore space and knowing more about the long—term effects on astronauts' bodies, what happens to their bones and how we can counterattack that in spaceis and how we can counterattack that in space is hugely important if we are going to become a space—faring species and go beyond the moon to mars. it is a great milestone for peggy and it is a great way of reminding people that any kid under the age of 16 has not lived in a time where humans have not lived and

worked in space. it is great to remind people we are living in a space age and it is hugely exciting, women are breaking barriers, not just men. she's planting the flag for women. she has been iss commander twice, more spacewalks than any other woman in space, the longest serving astronaut... the old est longest serving astronaut... the oldest astronaut as well. what an example for women and young girls out there who say it is not a man's preserve, women can be up out there who say it is not a man's preserve, women can be up there mucking about as well as men at any time. absolutely. ithink mucking about as well as men at any time. absolutely. i think often young girls get put off science for that reason. she is really planting the flag. she is smashing records for humanity, not just the flag. she is smashing records for humanity, notjust women. hopefully we can live in a time where it it is notjust men versus women. what she has achieved, in terms of the us space flight is phenomenal and it should be

applauded. and president trump does seem applauded. and president trump does seem to be interested in space travel, space conquest, however you wa nt to travel, space conquest, however you want to put it and that must be good for explorers out there who do feel that money has been cut back from space exploration to a degree, that has been a lot of focus on the international space station. president trump has still not appointed a new successor for nasa and funding has been cut to nasa in particular to earth science which is so particular to earth science which is so important because we go into space to explore and notjust improve life on earth. but what we're seeing at the moment is the international space station will be around for less than a decade, and then we have to something beyond that. the european space agency is looking at lunar base. elon musk is saying let's go to mars. china, which was under the mou regime during the apollo moon landings say they want to land a person on the moon and head to mars by the 20 20s.

in the apollo era everyone was just targeted on going to the moon. now you have some people who want to go to the moon, some who want to go to mars. it is a very different space in. there is the international space race with players who were not around 40 or 50 years ago. and as soon around 40 or 50 years ago. and as soon as you can make money, around 40 or 50 years ago. and as soon as you can make money, you think of apollo was the columbus moment and now this is the mayflower moment and now this is the mayflower moment in terms of exploration. you are looking at private companies looking at mining asteroids and mining the moon for ingredients for rocket fuel. once you can turn something into a business, more people will invest and space as a sector will transform in ways we cannot imagine yet. thank you, good to see you. it's been 29 years since they performed together but eighties icons bananarama are reuniting and going on tour. the original band decided to reform and they say it's now or never. the group were one of the biggest uk girl groups of the 1980s,

with the hits like venus and cruel summer. they last performed together at the brit awards in 1988. in a moment we'll speak to a musicjournalist, but first let's remind ourselves what they sounded like back in the ‘80s. # goddess on the mountain top # burning like a silverflame # the summit of beauty and love # and venus was her name # she's got it # yeah, baby, she's got it # i'm your venus, i'm your fire # at your desire # eamonn forde is a musicjournalist who writes for the guardian and q amongst others and joins me now. good to see you. what do you make ba na narama getting back good to see you. what do you make bananarama getting back together?” think it is good. there is a very

synchronised choreographed pop trend at the moment and they kind of predate all that. they were not that slick and that was their endearing quality. there is a bit of an edge back. they fit in with the sort of manufactured pop that one hears these days? they kind of predate that. that came out of the punk scene and the post punk scene in london in the late 70s and early 80s. that is reflected in how they approached music, how they presented themselves as kind of satirising celebrity and the pop machine as well. it had a bit of grit which has been refined out in the age of x factor and so on. it is nice to have teeth in pop again. yes, a bit of grit there. they say it is now or never, this is potentially the last

chance to get back together. we have seen chance to get back together. we have seen culture club reform, and abc. it is often 20 or 30 years before we get a new cycle of music and we seem to be in that process now with the 80s coming back. everything folds in and out of fashion. i think what is different with them is they never really toured before. they did the brits performance but the three of them have never gone on tour before so them have never gone on tour before so this is something quite unique. this is not rehashing old glories, for many people it will be the first time they will get to see them live. do you think the public will be as interested as musicjournalists might be. ross had to cancel their stadium tour recently. —— broth. might be. ross had to cancel their stadium tour recently. —— brothm was not all dates but i think they had overestimated the tour. ba na narama

had overestimated the tour. bananarama are had overestimated the tour. ba na narama are playing had overestimated the tour. bananarama are playing smaller venues so bananarama are playing smaller venues so it is a kind of litmus test about whether they could move up test about whether they could move up to the arena stage. if these should sell out quickly when the tickets go on sale later this week, iam sure tickets go on sale later this week, i am sure there will be talked about moving it up to the much bigger venues. thank you for that. thank you. norwegian scientists have a new theory, explaining the inspiration behind one of the most famous works of art ever produced. the scream by edvard munch, depicts a figure holding their face while making an agonised expression. but look above the individual and the sky is full of colourful lines. the researchers say this pattern is almost certainly a depiction of a very rare type of cloud. everybody loves the scream. it has

that amazing scene with the hands around the face and that pained expression. it is one of the series of pictures produced by munch. you look behind and you see those wavy lines, some scientists a few years ago said we know what that is. that is volcanic emissions. there was a big volcano ten years before he started work on the scream and that would have put stuff in the atmosphere which would have produced spectacular sunsets. now norwegian scientists have said we have seen those clouds above norway. they are a particular type of cloud. they are called mother—of—pearl clouds. they stem from very tiny particles of ice which are produced in a very cold that must fear in polar skies and they can bounce the light around, refra ct they can bounce the light around, refract it and produce all sorts of amazing colours and patterns and thatis amazing colours and patterns and that is what they say is the real

inspiration here. it is remarkable, looking at those clouds and the pictures of the colours, they do look very much like what you see in the picture and those colours actually morph into the figure and the background as well. they all curve around sinuously.” think that is the thing, clive. when you put the scream next to a photograph of these mother—of—pearl clouds, it is uncanny. it really does look as if that is what is in the background. because they are so rare, munch may have spent a good deal of his life and never seen them. one of the scientists i spoke to saidi them. one of the scientists i spoke to said i have been living in oslo for 25 years and i have only ever seen for 25 years and i have only ever seen their wants. if you did catch sight of them in the sky they would have amazed him and so perhaps that is the inspiration. jonathan amos there. now look at the weather. this is a picture taken by one of

our weather watchers of snow lying on the ground. it is unusual. the cold air is filtering its way south moving ever more towards the south. the isobars go back up into the arctic. that is where the areas coming from. it will be with us overnight and into tomorrow as well. there will be a widespread frost tonight. there are still some wintry showers in the north of scotland and north east of england. one or two wintry showers elsewhere. inland there is a lot of clear sky to be had. some pretty low temperatures, evenin had. some pretty low temperatures, even in major towns and cities it is two or three degrees. quite a widespread frost into tuesday morning. and we have still got some of those showers into scotland. sleet and rain at lower levels.

quite a wind blowing through the morning as well. one or two early showers in northern ireland and northern england. there is a good deal of sunshine through the morning. it is still cold, and you have to factor in the wind as well. it will be a blustery day for all parts. and the frequent showers will be moving their way inland. there will be some heavy, potentially thundery showers dotted around through the afternoon. it will feel quite chilly out there. if you catch a hail shower to the afternoon, we will get some strong, cold downdraughts from those showers and it may feel like it is freezing temporarily. still a lot of showers around in the evening but they become confined to more eastern parts. it will be cold and frosty to start the day on wednesday. generally speaking, it will be

another cold start to the day. a little bit brighter further west bit you cannot rule out a shower or two. in the northwest we will see some thicker cloud and rain but the general theme is to see temperatures rise by a little bit as we get to the end of the week. welcome to outside source. the next president of france will be the far right marine le pen or centrist emmanuel macron. this is what the current president thinks. the far right would be deeply divisive for france. they will endanger our freedoms and the founding principles of our republic. in the last few hours, marine le pen has announced she is stepping aside as the leader of the national front to focus on her campaign. we will be live in paris ina her campaign. we will be live in paris in a moment to try and work out what is behind that decision. president trump says he wants the un to back new sanctions against north korea. meanwhile, the north koreans have warned that the threat of

nuclear war is real. afghanistan's defence chiefs have resigned