theresa may dismisses reports of a sharp disagreement between her and top eu officials, during a dinner at number ten. it's said the prime minister clashed with jean—claude juncker over citizens‘ rights, and the cost of brexit. i think it's brussels gossip. and just look what the european commission themselves said immediately after the dinner took place, which was that the talks had been constructive. we'll be getting the reaction from brussels. also tonight: the businessman shot dead during a burglary at his home in dorset — police reveal details about the raid. the presidential candidates in france clash ahead of sunday's crucial vote. and a thrilling conclusion to the world champion sucker with both content and is fighting till the last. —— snooker. good evening and welcome

to the bbc news. theresa may has dismissed reports of a sharp disagreement with the european commission presidentjean—claude juncker during a dinner last week at no 10. a german newspaper has suggested they clashed over the rights of eu citizens, and the cost of brexit. it said mrjuncker left the meeting "more sceptical than before". but today, the prime minister insisted the talks were constructive, and said the story was "brussels gossip". here's our political correspondent, ben wright. may day means a bikes and barrows festival in this lancashire village. and people seem keen to peddle their politics. but the election was not the main concern here in scorton this morning. the different sort of contest was. ready to shoot. the tories are targeting many marginal seats like this in lancashire and their message that brexit negotiations are going to be tough and theresa may is best placed

to handle them sits at the heart of their election campaign. but this tough? a german newspaper has published an account by unnamed eu officials of a dinner held last week at no 10 between theresa may and the eu negotiating team. it describes deep disagreements between the two sides. according to the paper, the prime minister and the eu commission presidentjean—claude juncker, seen here before the dinner, clashed over the exit bill britain must pay, the structure of the talks and the prospects of a quick trade deal. apparently, mrjuncker left the dinner ten times more sceptical than he was before hand and he found theresa may showed no willingness to compromise. the prime minister was also in lancashire today, on the stump and trying to stamp out talk of a fracas with brussels. is the account of the meeting true and has brexit already gone off the rails before the talks have even started? i have to say that from what i've seen of this account i think it's brussels gossip.

and just look at what the european commission themselves said immediately after the dinner took place, which was that the talks had been constructive. but describing the account of acrimony and division between britain and the eu as brussels gossip is not the same as dismissing it as nonsense. she and mrjuncker clearly don't see eye to eye. may day means workers‘ solidarity for labour, but there was no fraternity from opposition parties for a prime minister under pressure. to start negotiations by threatening to walk away with no deal and set up a sort of low tax economy on the shores of europe is not a very sensible way of approaching people with whom half of our trade is done at the present time. the revelations overnight show theresa may being guilty of astonishing arrogance and complacency, that she feels that, somehow, the lack of any kind of deal, no free trade deal, no cooperation on police and security, that that somehow acceptable to families up and down this country. this matters because brexit will shape our people here in lancashire

and elsewhere will vote. if she gets an increased majority, which i presume she will, it strengthens her argument, doesn't it? obviously, it's going to be a difficult time during brexit and if she wants to push through and put through what we need is a country, as a government, she needs the backing to know she can have the support of the country with her being elected. i think she called it because she knows she's going to win, doesn't she? i think she's covering it up under the brexit banner, really. it wouldn't change the way i was going to vote, anyway, i don't think, which is labour. brexit will be a difficult dance between the uk and brussels and this leaked account from the eu side shows a willingness to brief about the talks to their advantage, but it also reveals that, on many issues, the sides are far apart and the mood is farfrom merry. ben wright, bbc news, lancashire. our europe editor katya

adler is in brussels. katya, what more are you hearing about this dinner at no 10 last week? ? frankly even before brexit negotiations have started we are already in ourfirst negotiations have started we are already in our first minicrisis. what i'm hearing from eu sources tonight is that the british government is on a completely different wavelength when it comes to brexit negotiations, with a misunderstanding of the fundamentals, ignorant about how brussels works. damning stuff. the eu feels it has been clear from the beginning about its red lines. there will be no talk about a future trade agreement until progress has been made in the divorce. but when the european president came to london he felt that theresa may and her team that those red lines were flexible. they have started to use the word

failure more, saying that the talks could break down although they hope the will be more clarity after the uk election. but we need to take a step back, because it is notjust the uk going into an election, france and germany as well and the eu will want to seem relevant. so we need to be aware of spend throughout the negotiations. in the election campaign, labour has pledged to protect people living in rented accommodation, if it wins power next month. under the proposals, rogue landlords would be fined up to £100,000 if they failed to meet minimum standards. the conservatives say the plans could result in higher rents. meanwhile, snp leader nicola sturgeon has said the general election is largely about whether people support independence, or oppose it. she was speaking during a visit to a nursery in aberdeenshire, where she said only her party could stop theresa may from having a free hand in government. and in the run—up to the election,

bbc news will be looking at some of the issues that matter to you and you can let us know which ones. tell us your name, contact details, the issue you want to raise and why. police investigating the fatal shooting of a businessman at his home in dorset say they're looking for at least two intruders. they are said to have entered the property wearing balaclavas, and one was armed with a shotgun that has not been recovered. jewellery and watches were stolen, as our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. it's been described as one of the most exclusive residential neighbourhoods in southern england, but it's now the scene of a murder investigation. dozens of officers have been searching for clues in what's become a wide—ranging inquiry. police say guy hedger, who was 61, was shot in the early hours of yesterday morning. he later died of his injuries. this afternoon, detectives said this

was an horrific act of gun violence on the tranquil edges of the new forest. we believe there was a level of pre—planning within this offence. it appears that the offenders have actually gone prepared to be confronted. they were wearing balaclavas and in possession of a shotgun. police say jewellery, including some designer watches, were taken in the robbery. a friend and former work colleague of guy hedger told us his death was deeply shocking. it's a very close—knit business, so the sense of shock and upset will be felt very deeply. we will give as much support to our people as we can and we will offer our sympathy and condolences to his broader family and friends at this distressing time. police say another man living in the house was unharmed and could be an important witness. this is an area with large, detached houses behind

imposing electronic gates, with many residents here profoundly unsettled by what has happened. i think it's absolutely dreadful, really. absolutely awful, sickening. this evening, the police said that mr hedger‘s family had been left devastated by what has happened. they said a postmortem examination was carried out this afternoon, and they have again renewed their appeal for any witnesses who might have seen anything to come forward as soon as possible. dorset has one of the lowest gun crime profiles of anywhere in britain. but this violent burglary in the heart of the english countryside is now at the centre of an intensive police investigation. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dorset. three young women have been arrested in east london on suspicion of terrorism offences. the arrests are linked to a raid on thursday in another part of the city in which a woman was shot and wounded by police. a further seven people arrested after the raid are still in custody.

both rivals in the french presidential race have traded blows at the start of the final week of campaigning. on sunday, voters will chose between pro—eu candidate emmanuel macron and the far—right candidate marine le pen. in a rally today, she characterised him as the establishment candidate. he said he'd fight until the last second to make sure she didn't reach office. here's our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. the second round of french elections has been the graveyard of far—right dreams of power. used to facing a united front of all her rivals, marine le pen is now calling on voters to unite against someone else — her liberal opponent emmanuel macron. translation: the enemy of the french people is still the world of finance, but now it has a name, it has a face, it has a party. it wants to be elected and it's called emmanuel macron. her image in this campaign has

become ever softer — a woman of the people, a mother and protector of what she calls forgotten france. translation: the french are being fooled less and less. they are fed up taking orders from people who have always deceived them. that isn't working any more. the barrier now is against emmanuel macron and all he represents. that's the future. for decades, the front national has influenced french politics from the margins. now, marine le pen says the party represents the mainstream on issues such as immigration and the eu, but many voters still fear that she would unravel france's democratic traditions and that fear, as one paper put it, is her political glass ceiling. by the river seine today, emmanuel macron honoured a moroccan man killed by far right supporters two decades ago. a reminder of the controversial history that dogs the front national. but support for the far right is growing here and,

on a visit to france's rural heartland over the weekend, he told us that this election was the last call for france's membership of the eu. you have almost half of this country angry with the european idea. so we need a new european union in situation to protect our people and to regulate our globalisation. if the day after i decide to follow up and pursue the current functioning of the european union, i will betray my people. i don't want to do so, because, the day after, we will have frexit or we will have the front national again. there were scuffles today on the margins of an anti—fn march, injuring several police. but the success of france's far—right party isn't the shock it used to be and, rather than voting for liberal reform to keep the front national from power, some on the left wondering whether to vote at all.

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. donald trump says he'd be honoured to meet north korea's leader, under the right circumstances. mr trump made the comments amid escalating tension between pyongyang and washington. the white house said north korea's provocative behaviour would need to be ratcheted down immediately, before any meeting was considered. social media companies have been accused of a disgraceful failure in their efforts to tackle terrorist propaganda and hate speech online. the commons home affairs select committee says the firms are putting more effort into protecting their profits, than keeping people safe. google, facebook and twitter have previously defended their approach to online safety. richard galpin reports. propaganda videos from extremists. hate speech. sexualised images of children. all should be removed much more rapidly from social media sites,

according to today's report. the home affairs committee took evidence from the tech giants facebook, twitter, and google, which owns youtube. they have billions of users around the world, and mps have lost patience. i think the richest, biggest companies in the world have both the ability and a responsibility to make sure that this kind of illegal and dangerous material is removed. i don't think they are taking this seriously enough, and i think they need to. and it's notjust angry words being fired off at the tech firms. the report also suggests some tough sanctions, imposing multi—million—pound fines on companies failing to remove unacceptable posts fast enough, and forcing them to pay for police investigations into suspect online material. but some charities want mps to go further.