this is bbc news. the headlines at three. theresa may has been campaigning in key general election battle grounds in the midlands and has sought to play down talk of a landslide victory. jeremy corbyn has spoken of creating a society in which people are no longer held back by a system that is rigged for the rich. a penny in the pound on income tax to generate billions more for the nhs and social care — a pledge from the liberal democrats. paul nuttall says ukip has a bright future and voters will return in their "droves" if theresa may fails to deliver on brexit. french presidential candidate, emmanuel macron, says he's the target of a massive hacking attack, the day before france goes to the polls. three men appear in court charged with murdering businessman, guy hedger, who was allegedly fatally shot during a botched burglary. also in the next hour,

the boogie wonderland of bakers hoping to rise to the occasion. choreographers get in on the mix at the first ever national festival of making in blackburn. and manchester city strengthen their position to qualify for next year's champions league, as they move back up to third in the premier league, with a 5—0 win against crystal palace and click goes behind closed doors with the doctor, as something goes bump in the night. that is in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news.

the liberal democrats have pledged to increase spending on the nhs and social care, by raising income tax by a penny. they say the extra £6 billion would be ringfenced in england, but scotland, wales and northern ireland would be able to decide how to spend the extra cash. it comes as party leaders are out campaigning this weekend. the prime minister theresa may says she is taking nothing for granted, despite the conservatives‘ success in the local elections. we saw a number of statements coming out of brussels, but what we have seenin out of brussels, but what we have seen in the past week, these negotiations are going to be tough. we need strong and stable leadership in the united kingdom. i need a strong negotiating hand. when it comes to the choice at the general election, there will be 27 other

european countries and the other side of the table and only one person standing up for the united kingdom. the question for the general election is who will give that stable leadership, myself or jeremy corbyn? but surely it does not matter whether the majority is 140 or 60? every single vote will count. every vote for the conservatives as a vote to strengthen my hand in these negotiations. it is a vote to ensure i get the best possible deal for great britain. obviously not taking anything for granted. trying to play down these overwhelmingly good results from the local elections. huge gains, plus three of the new

metal positions in the major cities. but they are worried that supporters will maybe think, we have got it in the bank and do not and fought. we will be guarding against that. but it is clear that as her defining line. we have had the strong and sta ble line. we have had the strong and stable leadership freeze once again. with just over 30 days to go, it will not be the last time we hear it. and jeremy corbyn has also been speaking to supporters in the midlands today is will? yes, not a good set of results for the labour party during the week. the plan for labour know is perhaps putjeremy corbyn more to the front to let

people understand his personality more. he has the sport to connect with people. but everything is really on the labour manifesto coming out next week. jeremy corbyn says he believes the manifesto will cut through. i am disappointed in the election results, but we are campaigning for the general election. i think our society could be very different under labour and thatis be very different under labour and that is the message i will be putting out. the election results we re putting out. the election results were disappointing. what can you do differently to try and cut through and improve the party prospects? we will cut through on skills, the nhs, hosting, employment. we will also

cut through on the economic fortunes of this country. we will prove for the national investment plan which will be freely distributed across the country. and treating good qualityjobs for the the country. and treating good quality jobs for the future and negotiate brexit through not megaphone diplomacy, but with good discussion, to get tariff free access to european markets in the future. all of the major party leaders have been out. the liberal democrats, pledging to raise tax? yes, this is a spending commitment they are offering. every brand of tax up by1p they are offering. every brand of tax up by 1p in the pound. this would create £6 billion, vc, which would create £6 billion, vc, which would be ring fenced for the nhs. we

have to be honest with everyone in the country. we all know that the nhs and social care are in crisis. we have thousands of people waiting for operations, people with mental health problems unable to be seen. we know the problem is fundamentally about money. politicians make various promises about the nhs. we wa nt various promises about the nhs. we want to have the best health and social care service for our families for the rest of lives, be allowed pay for it. it is the equivalent of one pint of beer a week for everyone. that will give us security and dignity in old age. that is a deal which the british people will be ready to accept. a big policy

via. not the only about. also, the ukip leader has also been out and about. they had the disastrous time of it in the local elections. losing all three of seats. he said people will come back to the party in d roves if will come back to the party in droves if the prime minister feels to deliver on our departure from the european union. we are the only party with the clear commitment to this country, the only party with the clear commitment to cutting foreign aid. the only party which is clear policies on integration. it is something which other parties do not wa nt something which other parties do not want to talk about. the likes of

forced marriage, sharia courts. we have a great future. we simply have to stay on the pitch, hold our ground and people will come back. also, the welsh nationalists have been celebrating the increased number of council seats. likewise, the scottish national party in scotland. they lost a couple of seats overall, but the sea we have got the biggest number of seats and in the driving seat in many more councils. all bubbling up for the general election next month. a search team examining forest land in northern france for the body of seamus ruddy, a man who "disappeared" during the troubles in northern ireland, has found human remains. mr ruddy, from newry, in county down, was working

as a teacher in paris in 1985 when he was abducted, killed and buried by the republican paramilitary group, the inla. he was 32 years old. investigators from the independent commission for the location of victims' remains have been searching the remote wooded area near rouen since monday. the campaign team of the french presidentialfrontrunner emmanuel macron, says they have been the victim of a huge hacking attack, after thousands of documents were released online. they say genuine emails were mixed up with fake ones. voters go to the polls tomorrow, when mr macron will face his far—right opponent, marine le pen. the french electoral commission said any media publishing the contents of the leaked documents would face criminal charges. my colleague karin giannone is in paris. thank you forjoining us. clearly,

this has been troubling for macron, but nobody can really see anything about this today? that is right. just a few hours before all reporting restrictions come in. the campaign officially ended at midnight last night. this news about this hacking into his election campaign. up to nine gb of the. private and personal e—mail accounts. they see it was not wanted anything that they wanted to hide. the easy it was a highly targeted and sophisticated attack. but we can be not report a lot in this. this is a day of official silence before the

election. we can only see it has happened. just before the reporting restrictions were lifted, macron compare that to the hacking that is alleged to have taken place in the united states presidential election. they say that the candidate has been targeted time and time again in this way. we can talk to someone ill who has investigated this in this and other campaigns. what do you think has come out? we believe the leaks came out last night. it is a website used by information technology experts. it is an enormous amount of documents. it is a huge amount of

workjust to read them. then it was sheer by this website, web platform where you have forearms. it is used very much by the younger people, people who play games. how much similarto people who play games. how much similar to what had happened in the united states election. they think these platforms have been misused to push through the objectives. we have i'io seen push through the objectives. we have no seen this happening in france. we have no phone to this is happening and the first thing they saw these links was to shear it. we find the

links was to shear it. we find the links they are. it was the online world of these forums and chat i’ooitis. world of these forums and chat rooms. the election campaign, the electoral commission has come out very strongly, saying nobody is allowed to report on this. there's very little they could do to stop people on social media talking about this. that is why people are questioning the taming. wikileaks we're rather dubious about the release taming of this. but the only be seeing it as an opportunity to spread rumours. it shows how maybe a small group of people with the tools

they know have on social media, they can make such an impact that could just be ten people behind this. maybe just one person. there have been previous incidents? yes, we have seen every time this has happened, macron has reacted very quickly. there were accusations online of her mouthing the offshore bank account. he moved very quickly to stop that. yesterday, four minutes before the deadline, macron releases the communique. he clearly wa nted releases the communique. he clearly wanted to answer and beaten into this. obviously, people can still

use social media. thank you. another twist in this very turbulent election campaign. theresa may has been campaigning in key general election battle grounds in the midlands and has sought to play down talk of a landslide victory. jeremy corbyn has spoken of creating a society in which people are no longer held back by a system that is rigged for the rich. a penny in the pound on income tax to generate billions more for the nhs and social care — a pledge from the liberal democrats. in sport, manchester city go up to third in the premier league on goal difference, having thrashed crystal palace five — zero. inverness caledonian avoided relegation with the tu — one victory over hamilton.

and just before the rugby league world cup, england beat some more 30-10. world cup, england beat some more 30—10. ——samoa. three men have appeared in court charged with murdering a businessman who was fatally shot, allegedly during a botched burglary. 61—year—old guy hedger was killed after at least two intruders entered his home in dorset. from poole, duncan kennedy reports. it was in the early hours of last sunday morning that guy hedger was shot in his homejust outside bournemouth. he was taken to hospital and later died. the 61—year—old businessman had worked in marketing and was a director of the schools academy trust. today, three men were brought to the magistrates' court in dorset, charged with the murder of guy hedger and with aggravated burglary. the three men are kevin downton, 40, jason baccus, 41,

and scott keeping, who is 44 years old. the hearing lasted just five minutes. there was no application for bail and all three men were remanded in custody. they will appear on video link on tuesday. a 40—year—old woman arrested in connection with the case has been released, pending further police investigations. school governing bodies are to be given new powers to sack maverick, corrupt or incompetent parent governors. head teachers have campaigned for the change, saying the "destructive actions" of rogue governors can stop schools in england running smoothly. the new department for education guidelines close a loophole that prevents elected governors from being removed. it takes is a police officer who

shot and killed the black teenager has been charged with murder. jordan edwards, 15, was shot dead. the police said he had reversed aggressively enviable election but later admitted the car was driving the other way. gunfire has been held shortly after the deal was reached to create safe zones within syria. the civil war has led to the deaths of thousands of people and what worrell pours into the conflict. the occasion of safe zones was to allow

food and medicine to get in. the deal was meant to come into effect in the early hours of saturday. military activity between the government forces and those who will join the ceasefire will end. this includes ear strikes. he said the ear force would continue to drive islamic state elsewhere. the four designated zones are as follows. parts of homs our also included. the deal was signed on thursday. both russia and then ran back president assad. tuckey acted as a guarantee.

but in the middle of the signing, rebel delegates stormed out, angry at the involvement of iran. it was described as the move forward. we have seen the violence increase in many areas. there was an often violated ceasefire agreed at the end of last year. many people are urging caution over the latest moves. we have no faith in russia or any of the promises it makes. shortly after the promises it makes. shortly after the agreement came into force, syrian activists see schilling and gunfire have been here. a little bit

of breaking news, the russian and united states chiefs of staff to come together to prevent any mid deer collisions. remember there was disagreement between russia and the united states with regard to military manoeuvres in the sky. they see the two of them have discussed via a phone call the de—escalation in the country. we will work on additional measures, so a little bit of progress between the russians and the united states. the teenage racing driver who lost both his legs in an horrific crash says all the support he has received has made him determined to get back behind the wheel. billy monger crashed into the back

of a stationary car at 120mph at donington last month. £800,000 has been raised for him. richard lister reports. his story has touched the world. billy whizz, they call him, but instead of racing this weekend, he is reading messages of support from some of the legends of the motor racing world. to see signatures from many world champions. that really touched my heart. i was lost for words. three weeks ago, he was racing at donington park at 120mph when he struck a stationary car. he was airlifted to the queens medical centre in nottingham, where surgeons carried out a partial amputation of both legs. today, he was preparing to go home, grateful to the staff who saved his life. without them, i would not be here today. a massive thanks to every single one

of the staff that have helped me. it is going to be emotional saying goodbye to them all. his team has already helped raise more than £800,000 a keen to take the positives out of this and carried out for work. he celebrated his 18th birthday yesterday with his first legal paint. many people will be hoping there are many more to come. traditional craft skills like sewing and painting — along with baking — have had something of a resurgence in the uk. this weekend, the first ever national "festival of making" begins, to celebrate britain's manufacturing, food and creative industries. colin paterson has been to meet some bakers in burnley. two, three, four, five, six,

seven, eight and go. every day 80,000 muffins and cakes are made at the cherrytree bakery. that requires a lot of repetitive movement. the latest creation to emerge from the factory floor, it's chorley cake meets swan lake. the workers' actions turned into dance. the idea of making bakers in burnley balletic came from choreographer ruth jones. these machines now make the workers work really fast, so when they do many mini—muffin day, they're squeezed up like this and they're working really, really fast, whereas in the olden days they could move, it was slower and they have more space. and this is incorporated into the piece? it's all incorporated into the piece. we wanted to be inspired

by all the activity that goes on on this factory floor. the movement is unique. and it was a very collaborative process. i showed her how to decorate brownies. we have to take a piping bag and do circles on the brownie. it was so beautiful to see how our moves at work, what we are doing became such a beautiful dance. it was beautiful. amazing, really. it was great, it was really inspirational. we didn't think we could do thatjust by our general movements in a bakery. it was really fun to watch and to learn. and go. two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight... again, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight... the idea that it could be beneficial to the staff was a big part of why the bakery allowed

a choreographer into the mix. there is actually method to this, that it could improve performance? that's what the choreographer said to us, that in terms of being more conscious of your movements and maybe changing the way you do it so it's a little bit better for your body. you've actually opted to take part yourself. any reservations? a lot, but i felt i couldn't really ask them to do something i wasn't willing to do myself, so i was, like, ok. with four performances this weekend at the festival of making, it's hoped the bakers will rise to the occasion. feel free to try that in your own workplace on monday. the musician lily allen will be among those at an event today aimed at helping women be heard by the music industry. the getheard campaign aims to provide 100 young women aged 16 to 30 the opportunity

to showcase their original music to a panel of industry experts. the event will cross all genres of music with a diverse mix of music experts there to listen, encourage and critique their work. a short time ago i spoke to our correspondent colleen harris who is at the event. music executives get sent the music all the time and, with luck, this could end up on an album. i am joined by lily allen. and also by the songwriter, carla. how big a problem is this? i do not think it is a problem, there is a solution and people are talking about it. it is a positive day, not negative. more girls are getting involved in songwriting and production. it is brilliant. things are happening. as a young woman coming through the ranks, how did you find your voice and make your mark? truth and honesty. that is all i had to offer. as long as i hone my craft and make sure i am being as honest and truthful as possible, itjustifies it. events like this help and do lots for that, is that what we need to see more of? collaboration with women?

yes, creating communities where people share their experiences can only ever be a good thing and is the only way we can learn. these kind of things are vital. carla, a lot of this is down to you. all of it! you've work with beyonce and britney spears. what is the purpose of today? the purpose is to encourage more females to come forward. we want to hear more female producers, more female songwriters and we want to get people heard. you are testament to that. you are from north london yourself. i am from north—west london! how difficult has it been for you to push through and break those barriers? very difficult. it is like a roller—coaster and you to hold on for the ride. there are ups and downs. it is all about persistence.

i want to be successful and successful in the music industry, so i keep pushing. how did you hand—pick the talent we will have in the room? with a lot of stress. we had over 500 submissions today and we could only facilitate 100. we have spent a long time going through the submissions and we were listening to demos until 6am today. we hope we can get more funding and put on more events like this and get more girls heard. thank you very much. the event carries on for the rest of the day and in a couple of years, we could see one of these girls writing for the next big band. on the face of