this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the prime minister plays down talk of a landslide general election victory after the conservatives‘ local election success. labour pledge not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. the french authorities warn the media and the public not to spread documents hacked from the centrist candidate emmanuel macron‘s campaign team ahead of tomorrow's poll. also in the next hour — the young racing driver who lost both legs in a crash says he won't give up. billy monger thanks racing stars and fans for the support he's received. itjust shows you when a tragic event like this happens, how people pull together. and we will take a look at tomorrow's newspaper front pages including the sunday express which

says theresa may will target all labour voters. —— labour voters with a string of manifesto pledges. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the main political parties have been out canvassing support on the first full weekend of the general election campaign. theresa may says she's grateful for the support her party's received in the local elections but she says she's taking nothing for granted ahead of next month's general election. earlier, the labour leader jeremy corbyn admitted his party faced an historic challenge — but said his party was closing the gap on the tories. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. step by step, theresa may is closing in on polling day, now with hundreds of new conservative councillors in her ranks. at this aerospace factory, she toured the floor

with the new west midlands mayor. i am taking nothing for granted. i need support across the united kingdom to strengthen my hand, and only a vote for me and my team will ensure britain has the strong and stable leadership we need. theresa may needs tory voters to turn out onjune 8th. that is why she claims this contest could be close. after winning the west midlands first metro mayor contest yesterday, the conservatives are confident of turning this labour territory blue. in wolverhampton, a sense from some of allegiances shifting. the labour party has let itself down over the past few years. i am not very confident in the current leader. i have no confidence in labour at the moment. more confidence in theresa may.

jeremy corbyn did not seem down after yesterday's drubbing. his supporters are as fired up as ever. visiting leicester and the east midlands, mr corbyn conceded labour faced a huge challenge. of course i am disappointed with the election results on thursday. we're giving a message about how our economy and society could be very different. where is the ukip leader? after losing all 146 council seats it was defending, paul nuttall insisted the party's voters would return. ukip has a good future. it needs to stay on the pitch and hold its ground and people will come back to us. the snp were the biggest winners in the scottish council elections, replacing labour as the largest party in glasgow and aberdeen. there today, nicola sturgeon met the snp's councils group. we won the election yesterday emphatically.

we are the largest party, notjust compared to five years ago but compared to every other party in scotland. this strange, unexpected election has yet to set passions alight. but it is in battlegrounds like this the next government will be decided. the liberal democrats have pledged to increase spending on the nhs and social care by raising income tax by a penny in the pound. they say it would raise an extra £6 billion and would be ring—fenced in england. scotland, wales and northern ireland would be able to decide how to spend the extra cash. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports. how are you? good to see you. would you pay more to fund more gps, for better mental health services, for a better nhs? the liberal democrats are asking. they have said they will increase all income tax band by one percentage point to raise £6 billion ring fenced for health and social care in england.

if we want the best health and social care for our families, our loved ones, going into the future, we have to provide the money to pay for it. everyone else is pretending it can be done on the cheap. it cannot be done on the cheap. more in tax annually. “5 5 55'555 55 f‘fifififif‘flé 55525 taking the focus away from brexit, this is the liberal democrats‘ scotland has its own powers of income tax. there is no doubt the nhs and social care are under pressure across the uk with demand soaring and budgets squeezed. few years and would look generous

compared to increases in the last few years but is not that large compared with spending increases in the long term. the conservatives say they would keep taxes low, while labour is ruling out tax rises for low and middle income earners. the liberal democrats think a tax rise across the board is the only way to secure the future of the nhs. labour's shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, is to announce that mr mcdonnell is promising his party would not increase income tax in the next parliament for anyone earning less than £80,000 a year. labour is also ruling out any increase in vat or national insurance contributions. french officials have issued

a warning about documents believed to have been stolen from the presidential favourite emmanuel macron‘s campaign by computer hackers. they say anyone who shares the contents could face criminal charges. it comes ahead of tomorrow's presidential run—off vote which pits mr macron against the far—right candidate, marie le pen. but whilst he was speaking, documents stolen from his team were being circulated online. . . is an attempt to destabilise democracy, as happened in the usa during the last election. so, who stole these documents? in the past, emmanuel macron has

suggested that russian backed hackers were out to get him. but one cyber expert says that this hack looks different. it is very low level for the russians, compared to what they have done in the united states, which was really highly creative and high end information war mixed with hacking and cyber war. what we're right now with macron is very low end, very amateurish. but many french people, here braving the saturday drizzle, a last—minute hack is dramatic, showing emmanuel macron has capable enemies but it may not change the course of this election. many french people have already decided which way they'll vote. and some have already cast their ballots. these french citizens in canada have

made an early start. prince edward has been speaking about his father's decision to stand down from royal duties later this year. he said he was sure prince philip wouldn't disappear into the background, as our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. prince philip, as we soon won't be seeing him, in public, on duty, by his wife's side. from the autumn, the soon to be 96—year—old will be giving up such engagements. retirement beckons but prince edward insists his father won't be inactive. i don't believe that he is going to be putting his feet up completely and disappearing into the background and never being seen again. i still think, he'll pick and choose what he wants to do and how he'll do it and what's sensible and what's practical. as i said, i don't think we'll see him completely disappear but he's making it absolutely clear to organisations,

please don't come round asking me to do things and expect me to say yes, because the answer's going to be no. hopefully he can enjoy more of what he enjoys doing. this is an ancient institution adjusting to the fact that one of its key players will be on display a lot less. out and about, the queen relies on her husband. the show goes on. if an actor retires from a show, guess what, the show goes on, everybody shuffles around and we fill in the spaces and keep it all going. and that's what we will do. it doesn't require any massive reorganisation, that's what we do, we support each other. such support is already happening. here, prince william was on hand, a grandson helping his grandmother, de facto leader. the windsors are in transition. this is a taste of the future.

peter hunt, bbc news. at least 80 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by islamist militant group boko haram in nigeria more than three years ago have been freed. a government official said the girls, among more than 200 taken from a school in the town of chibok, had been released following negotiations with their captors. an official told the bbc that the girls are now in the custody of the army. 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. he was taken to hospital but later died. the 61—year—old businessman had worked in marketing and was the director of a schools academy trust.

aggravated burglary. the three men are kevin downton, 40, jason backus, 41, and 44—year—old scot keeping. the hearing lasted just five minutes. there was no application for bail. all three men are remanded in custody. the men, who all come from dorset, will next appear by video link at winchester crown court on tuesday. a ao—year—old woman arrested in connection with the case has been released, pending further police investigations. police in south yorkshire are linking the deaths of three people in the barnsley area to a wider inquiry into the deaths of four people from a suspected drugs overdose. it's thought a contaminated batch of heroin may lie behind them. shamir masri has the details.

in the last 2a hours, south yorkshire police have confirmed three further deaths here in the barnsley area, which they believe are linked to a contaminated batch of heroin. one person was found dead on wednesday and two other users were found dead on the 20th of april. this news comes following the death of six people over easter weekend. four of those are here in barnsley and two in nearby west yorkshire. police believe all nine deaths have been caused by heroin being laced with powerful anaesthetics, one of which is more than 100 times more potent than street heroin. while police continue their investigations, they are urging any users with any concerns to seek urgent medical attention. 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 was working as a teacher in paris in 1985 in when he was abducted, killed and buried by the republican paramilitary group, the inla. since monday, investigators have been searching a remote wooded area near rouen, from where our news correspondent mervynjess reports. following the discovery this morning, the search area has been locked down by french police and the media cameras are not being allowed in. a team of investigators have been searching this piece of woodland since monday. the area has been searched before but this time they were working with more specific information, passed on by former members of the inla. seamus ruddy was working as a teacher in paris when he was shot dead by the inla and secretly buried in 1985. his sister anne morgan was the last family member to see him alive when she visited paris a month before he disappeared. yesterday she visited

the search site to see the work going on herself. this morning she was among the first to be told about the discovery. the human remains have been covered with a tent while a hand search of the ground around them is carried out. these human remains will eventually be taken to a nearby french laboratory for dna testing to confirm this is the body of seamus ruddy. given the location and the confidence the commission has in the information it received, there seems little doubt this marks the end of the 32—year search for another one of the disappeared. the headlines on bbc news: 0n the first full weekend of the general election campaign, theresa may visits the west midlands and insists she is not taking anything for granted following the conservatives‘ local election success. labour will pledge not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. french officials ask people not to pass on emails hacked from the campaign team

of the presidential candidate emmanuel macron. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. here‘s james. swansea have moved out of the bottom three in the premier league after a 1—0 win over everton at the liberty stadium fernando llorente got the crucial goal in the 29th minute, it was the spaniard‘s 13th league goal of the season and it could prove to be the most vital. when you do not get that second goal you always wonder, are we going to be punished for these? the goal keep it deflect it a couple over the bar. but we got there in the end and it was a great feeling.

swansea‘s win means that hull drop into the relegation zone — they lost 2—0 at home to already relegated sunderland. billyjones and jermaine defoe scored for the black cats. it was marco silva‘s first experience of a home defeat in three years as a manager in europe. inverness caledonian thistle are still fighting to stay in the scottish premiership. the bottom club are nowjust 4 points adrift of safety after a 2—1 win against relegation rivals hamilton. elsewhere today dundee eased their relegation fears with an away win at kilmarnock. ross county are safe from automatic relegation after winning at second from bottom motherwell. champions celtic beat stjohnstone 4—1. wasps have clinched top spot in rugby union‘s premiership ahead of exeter chiefs both sides won today. both finished on 84 points but wasps won 2 more games throughout the season. here‘s a look at the final table: harlequins‘ losing bonus point ensured that they finished ahead

of northampton saints to finish in the final main european place. in the proi2, munsterfinished the season top of the table to secure themselves a home semi—final. they pipped leinster on the final day, who lost to ulster in belfast 17—13. roger wilson, ulster‘s most capped player who retired after the game, scored their first try with andrew trimble adding another in the second half. glasgow warriors couldn‘t give their departing coach gregor townsend a winning send off. he‘s off to take charge of the scottish national team, but ended his spell with the warriors in defeat as they lost 29—18 to edinburgh. some other rugby union news this evening, england‘s ben youngs has withdrawn from the british and irish lion‘s tour to new zealand next month after the wife of his brother and teammate tom, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. scotland‘s greg laidlaw has been called up. churchill — the 6—4 favourite — has won the first classic of the season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket.

that‘s a record eighth win for trainer aidan 0‘brien in the classic. it was jockey ryan moore‘s second win in the race, having ridden 0‘brien‘s previous winner gleneagles in 2015. barney roy was second ahead of third —favourite al wu kair. the son of legendary classic winner frankel, eminent, was unplaced. germany‘s ingrid klimke leads the badminton horse trials after today‘s cross—country event. she goes into the final day‘s showjumping tomorrow with point 4 of an advantage over the reigning badminton and olympic champion michaeljung who‘s on a0 penalties in second. rosalind canter is the highest placed briton in 6th place. no woman has won the overall title in ten years. there‘s coverage throughout the weekend on the bbc red button and online. iamso i am so proud of being the cause it was a bold and calf. it was not an easy ride, i could not waive to the

crowd because i knew everything was coming very quick. he wanted to go so coming very quick. he wanted to go so fast and i really wanted to prepare. every time he saw the line, was fluid and pure fun, really. that‘s all the sport for now. let‘s have a quick look at some of the front pages. the observer headlines on labour‘s plans to increase income tax for people earning more than £80,000, ifjeremy corbyn becomes the next prime minister. the sunday times — says the move is in a bid to shore up labour‘s core support, as a new poll shows the party has fallen 19 points behind the tories. the paper — which is publishing its annual rich list — also says brexit has seen the combined wealth of the country‘s 1,000 richest individuals surge. the sunday express says theresa may is to unveil a set of manifesto pledges which will serve as labour‘s death warrant.

the mail on sunday criticises a controversial drama to be aired on the bbc about the royal family. the bbc has defended the production as a "critically acclaimed and fictional play, which the mail has described as astonishingly good." thousands of women have led a march in venezuela‘s capital caracas. it‘s the latest anti—government demonstrations. at least 36 people have been killed in protests since april. it comes as donald trump‘s national security adviser met with the leader of the opposition held parliament, about how to end the crisis. wyre davies reports. the daily wave of protests against the government of nicolas maduro continues across venezuela. in the capital caracas thousands of women marched on the defence ministry, dressed symbolically in white, urging the government to end what they said was the brutal oppression of its opponents and free hundreds of political prisoners. some of these protesters have husbands and family members in jail,

who they say are in prison for opposing a corrupt regime. but the government and the armed forces, which remain loyal so far, are not backing off. more than 30 people have been killed in a month of demonstrations. president maduro has vowed to ride out the storm, accusing venezuelan‘s enemies abroad and what he says are business elites at home, waging a campaign of destabilisation. but what should be latin america‘s wealthiest and most stable nation is punch—drunk from years of instability. many young people say they have no future here. i knew him for nine years, says this girl who has just buried her friend and fellow youth orchestra member. it hurts me so much to see him taken in the bloom of his life, just 18 years old. venezuela has the world‘s second

largest oil reserves, yet in cities across the country, people are so poor and hungry, they are looting shops for food, even when there is nothing there for sale. with an inflation rate of 900%, venezuelans are used to queueing for basic goods at subsidised government markets. but food and medicine is scarce. hugo chavez‘s socialist revolution failing the very people who supported it. thousands remain loyal, and chavez‘s success in nicolas maduro has rejected calls for the release of political prisoners. after a week of increasingly violent protests, opposition leaders met senior members of the trump administration, washington accusing mr maduro of disregarding the rights of his own people. at least 29 schoolchildren have died in a bus crash in northern tanzania,

in what the country‘s president has described as a "national tragedy". two teachers and a driver also died in the crash. it‘s thought the vehicle was going down a steep hill in rainy conditions when it plunged into a ravine near the town of karatu. the pupils, who were aged between 12 and 1a, were on their way to sit mock exams ahead of seeking places at secondary school. an 85—year—old nepalese man who was attempting to become the oldest person to climb everest, has died at everest base camp. the death of min bahadur sherchan was confirmed by nepal‘s tourism department. the former british army gurkha soldier was trying to reclaim the record from japan‘s yuichiro miura, who climbed the peak aged eighty in 2013. the teenage racing driver who lost both legs in a horrific crash says

he‘s "lost for words" after well wishers raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for him. billy monger was racing in the formula 4 championship last month when he was involved in a high speed collision. richard lister reports. they call him billy whizz. one of the rising stars of british motorsport. he was supposed to be racing this weekend. instead, he‘s reading messages from driving legends like lewis hamilton and niki lauda after the injuries that changed his life. that‘s amazing. and as i turn over, there‘d be signatures from many world champions. that really touched my heart. i was lost for words, and i still am now. three weeks ago he was racing at donington park at 120 miles an hour when he struck a stationary car. he was airlifted to the queens medical centre in nottingham, where they carried out partial amputations of both legs. today he was preparing to go home, grateful to the staff who saved his life.

without them i wouldn‘t be here today, so a massive thanks to every single one of the staff that have helped me. it‘s going to be emotional saying goodbye to them all. billy turned 18 yesterday and is contemplating a return to racing eventually. his team has already helped raise more than £800,000 towards his recovery and those who will be racing at thruxton this weekend are ensuring that although he won‘t be there, his nickname will at least still feature on the grid. itjust shows you that when a tragic event like this happens, how people pull together. i definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure that i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. i‘ve still got a few years left in me, for sure. watch this space. richard lister, bbc news. now it‘s time for the weather. 20 degrees in the highlands. some

rain around as well, tantalisingly close to the south—west of england. mainly running through the channel. the rain not heading our way. a little drizzle to the north—east of scotland. low cloud and maybe some hill fog. brighton towards dumfries and galloway. cloudier through the central lowlands. a chilly start for northern ireland and north—west england. more cloud to the other side of the pennines. through the day, we will find the weather improving after the grey start at lord‘s it will improve and we will get some sunshine and it will feel

quite warm despite the northerly wind. more cloud in northern and eastern scotland down towards through the wash. further south, some sunshine coming through boosting the temperatures. towards the north—east, quite chilly along the north—east, quite chilly along the coast. plenty of sunshine at anfield for the football with the early kick—off. the cloud breaking up early kick—off. the cloud breaking up in london as well for the big game arsenal against manchester united. a cool wind, east—west split. more cloud for eastern areas but even that should break up. more unbroken sunshine possibly getting up unbroken sunshine possibly getting up into the high teens. particularly chilly for eastern scotland and north—east england. high—pressure originating and extending all the

way from greenland towards the uk. around it cooler at an cloud from the north sea particularly on shoes that for one half of the uk. generally speaking, into the early pa rt generally speaking, into the early part of next week, the further worse, that when the lighter and more sunshine around. that is where we will see the highest temperatures. hello. this is bbc news with ben bland. we‘ll be taking a look at tomorrow morning‘s papers in a moment. first the headlines. theresa may plays down talk of a landslide general election victory after the conservatives made major gains at local elections. campaigning in the west midlands, she said she was taking nothing for granted. labour will pledge not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell will say it‘s part of a "personal