this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11: emmanuel macron attends his first event as france's president—elect after his resounding electoral victory, at events to commemorate the end of world war ii. the pro—european candidate took two thirds of the vote to beat his right wing rival, marine le pen — he's promised to heal divisions in france. in her concession speech after her defeat, ms le pen said the election had shown a a country divided between ‘patriots and globalists'. also coming up: theresa may confirms the conservatives will once again

promise in their manifesto to cut net migration to the tens of thousands. labour is promising to ban tv ads for unhealthy food before the watershed, to tackle childhood obesity. and facebook places advertisements in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run—up to the general election. good morning from paris, where emmanuel macron has been attending his first official function as france's president elect. hejoined commemorations here in the capital, marking the end of the second world war in europe, along with the man he'll replace by the end of the week, francois hollande. the two men stood side by side for the annual ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier to commemorate victory in europe day and the surrender of nazi

forces on may eight, 1916. mr macron — who'll be france's youngest leader since napoleon — is working on forming a new government. he's admitted he faces daunting challenges — and he promised to heal divisions and restore confidence in the european union. with results almost counted, projections show mr macron has won more than 66% of the vote — sweeping aside the challenge of his far—right rival, marine le pen. his biggest challenge right now will be to form a new government. at the moment he hasn't got any elected representatives from within his political movement, en marche, in the national assembly. this morning, emannuel macron's chief economic adviser, jean pisani—ferry, told me he's optimistic that en marche would be able to get a majority in next month's parliamentary elections. i think the time for celebration is

over. already? that was yesterday night. the time now is for preparation. the transition is extremely short, a week. the task is huge. so it is time to work. extremely short, a week. the task is huge. 50 it is time to work. the time huge. so it is time to work. the time is all the more huge because as we know this is a new political movement. you have no mps within the parliament and in order to carry out reforms, you will meet parliamentary support. sure, it starts with the parliamentary election, that comes very quickly. this huge task of campaigning, of appointing candidates that have not yet been announced. most of them. for them to campaign and at the same time for the government to start, for the temporary tra nsitionary the government to start, for the temporary transitionary government to start working. moreover, the outcome of the election is really a mandate for something significant. at the same time with a sort of distrust we have seen, anger and pa rt distrust we have seen, anger and part of the electorate. so, the past

is there. the past is narrow, there is there. the past is narrow, there isa is there. the past is narrow, there is a difficult either. however, at the same time, introducing key reforms that will improve the situation, at the same time not antagonising the part of the electorate that is resentful. that is emmanuel macron's chief economic adviser. marine le pen has been calling for a profound transformation of her party. that is likely to involve a change of name. the national front is trying to build on its second—place finish and recover from the disappointment of defeat yesterday. i been speaking to their defence spokesman. it is always a disappointment when you're running for a presidential election. you want your candidate to be elected. but at the same time, it is quite a big victory. the entire syste m is quite a big victory. the entire system was against us and marine le pen managed to rally 11 million

people, so it is a huge step back. it is like a tidal wave coming on. each time the system is deciding against us, calling us names, basically not talking about our programme, andl basically not talking about our programme, and i believe that with emmanuel macron elected, the french citizens will have the same policies as the one they had five years ago and the disappointment will be there within weeks, not even months. are you going to do your utmost to make sure emmanuel macron does not succeed in his plans? the idea is not to prevent him to succeed. the idea is to make sure that france succeeds. so, if you were to adopt policies that are successful, we will be more than happy for the success will be more than happy for the success of will be more than happy for the success of france. will be more than happy for the success of france. but we believe that the programme that he will be implementing is the exact same one as francois hollande did for the past five years that brought us to the desperate situation in which france is right now. you talk about this being a point of success, almost, because you're both has increased year upon year compared to

2000 to the board has doubled for the national front. but 2000 to the board has doubled for the nationalfront. but there 2000 to the board has doubled for the national front. but there are doesn't seem to be any way of getting away from the fact that the name of the national front is still linked in people's mines to division and hatred. how are you going to get away from that? i agree. personally, lam not away from that? i agree. personally, i am not even a member of the national front. in order to be successful, we need to move on what was built during this election. first of all, we are not bedevil any more. even though the name is to be changed in order to solidify this perception of the french people, and we also have to build on the alliance that was done with other politicians. i believe, and this is what marine le pen explained yesterday, we have to change the party's name in order to rely on this huge alliance that is going to enable us to be successful and the coming years. right, so you are confirming what we had heard that about last night, that you will be changing your name? the national front will no longer be that?”

believe that the party has to completely change, including the name, in orderto completely change, including the name, in order to be able to build on the partial success that we had la st on the partial success that we had last night. that is the defence spokesman for the national front. with me is the author of a book 100 days of le pen. will it make a difference if they change their name? i hope but i am not sure about it, because they are just going to have to brand it, but they will not do it before the autumn. they have also the necessity to think about the strategy, because during the campaign, which was a very bad campaign for her, with defeat, but a kind of victorious defeat, but a kind of victorious defeat, she had multiple strategies and they have to think about it, the whole thing. you say it was a very

bad campaign, but many will be looking at is the other way, seeing 10.5 million french people voted for the national front. yes, that is a historically high rate for, high vote, for the national front. it is nearly 4 million more than during the last local elections. so, it is really a high vote. now, what do you think the strategy is likely to be in the forthcoming months, especially with these legislative elections coming up injune. how much are they going to try to increase their number in parliament? the only have to mps. and how much are they going to try to frustrate emmanuel macron's ambitions? well, they surely will have more parliamentary is. you'd think they will increase their number of mps? yes, but how much is the question, because our scrutiny is very, very

different and very difficult for little parties. i would say. but they will have a group in the national assembly, and that is very important for her, because she can speak on a daily basis. in the heart of the power in france. but their problem is that they do not have many grassroots candidates. and what will happen is that the right and the left, which were ejected from this presidential election, we'll come back strongly, and they have grassroots candidates. so, when marine le pen says that the national front is no france's main opposition, she may not be right because you see the and are going to come back into the situation when the parliamentary elections happen? yes, she has positioned herself as the first opponent to macron, and she will be strong, but that will not be that easy for her. and on top

of that, she will be worried by a number of investigations. there are five financial investigations on her party. some of her dearest friends. and she did not want during the campaign to go to the police, wanted to hear her, but now the police, the inquiries, we'll knock on her door again. right, so those investigations are now going to come back into the fourth? 0h, investigations are now going to come back into the fourth? oh, yes. i wonder what you feel about marine le pen herself, how far to the right she really is and how she compares to her father, she really is and how she compares to herfather, or her niece. she really is and how she compares to her father, or her niece. well, i think she is culturally far right, but with a kind of very liberal way of living her personal life. she has been born in 1968, and she grew up

in that period which was very libertarian, you see. but her party, and the people behind her, are very extreme right people and especially from a group of friends of hers which conform a very far right syndicate, a youth syndicate, the youth movement. and compared it to her father, obviously, youth movement. and compared it to herfather, obviously, she has not anti—semitic. she did not say anything of that kind, but she is really in a kind of xenophobia against islam and muslims. sirens boyer i will leave it there, we are out of time, just as the police sirens blared the law was! thank you very much. very interesting to talk to you. —— layer below us. there is of course, much more

about the election on our website thank you. now to the general election campaign here — and a look at the issues dominating campaigning today. theresa may has been campaigning in harrow in north west london. she has been saying that the conservative election manifesto will again commit to a net immigration target in the tens of thousands. ukip leader paul nuttall has set out his immigration policy — with a "one in, one out" pledge to cut net migration to zero. labour says it would ban tv adverts forjunk food and sweets before the 9pm watershed if it won the election as part of its strategy to combat childhood obesity. following developments from westminster is our assistant political editor norman smith. thanks very much indeed. well, over the weekend, we had briefings from sources saying that theresa may was to recommit to that pledged to get

net migration down to the tens of thousands. that would be in the ma nifesto thousands. that would be in the manifesto and, indeed, it will be in the manifesto. who says so? theresa may, who has been delivering a speech here to local candidates standing in the general election. she also spoke about the victor in the french presidential election, and she signalled that mr macron's victory, she suggested, made it even more essential that she should receive a huge majority to balance her hand against mr macron, who we know is very committed to protecting and safeguarding the european union. mrs may said she therefore needs as strong a mandate as miss europe macron. —— mr macron. yesterday, a french president was elected with a strong mandate which he can take in as a strong position in the negotiations. the uk, we need to ensure we have gotan the uk, we need to ensure we have got an equally strong mandate and an

equally strong negotiating position. now, as i mentioned earlier, she was also pressed about that briefing over the weekend suggesting that the tories would recommit to that target of getting net migration down to the tens of thousands. mrs may did do that. significantly, though, she did not put a time frame. she was asked about whether this would be achievable by 2022 and she simply did not answer that part of the question. i imagine the reason for that, of course, is because this is a target that has been missed again and again and again. have a listen to what the prime minister said. i think it is important that we continue, and we will continue to say, that we do want to bring net migration down to sustainable levels. we believe that if the tens of thousands. and, of course, once they leave the european union, we will have the opportunity to ensure that we have control of our borders here in the uk, because we will be able to establish our rules for people coming from the european union into the uk. that is a part of

the picture we have not been able to control before, and we will be able to control it. leaving the eu means that we will not have free movement as it has been in the past. so, mrs may is sticking to her pledge, arguing that high levels of immigration drive down wages, particularly amongst lower income groups and also have an impact on public services. at the same time, you could have been trying to drag up you could have been trying to drag up the pressure over immigration. their leader, paul nuttall, sitting at their policy of a one in, one out policy, if one briton leave the uk, one migrant can come in. they want to have the net migration and a five—year ban on any low skilled, unskilled immigration into the uk. mr nuttall saying that you cannot trust theresa may when it comes to tackling immigration. remember, the conservatives promised to get net immigration down to the

tens of thousands. last year, theresa may's last as home secretary, a city the size of newcastle upon tyne came to this country net. it has been the equivalent of a city the size of birmingham overthe equivalent of a city the size of birmingham over the past three years. what will be interesting when note that the conservative manifesto next week will be to look at the details of this pledge. is there any time frame on it at all or is itjust an aspiration, an ambition for some unidentified time in the future? also, if you listen carefully to what theresa may was saying today, she was talking about ending freedom of movement as it has operated. as it has operated. that suggests to me there is room for a little leeway with freedom of movement and perhaps it could continue for a while after

we have left the european union, but those sort of detail, i think, are going to have to wait for the ma nifesto. labour is promising a ban on television adverts for unhealthy food and sweets before the nine o'clock watershed, as part of a strategy to tackle childhood obesity. the conservatives say britain's advertising rules are already the strictest in the world. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, has the details. labour also promising free parking at all nhs hospitals in england if they win the election, because "charges are a tax on serious illness." let's go to our correspondent. the labour leader has just arrived here at the university of worcester to meet some student nurses. he is in the building behind me sitting in on one of their lessons, and in the last few minutes, labour has announced one of its key policies on

the nhs, on a day where it is really pushing on its nhs plans in this general election campaign. the policy just announced is general election campaign. the policyjust announced is that labour would ban all car parking charges in hospitals across england, saying it is an unfair attacks on serious illnesses. it is unfair to families, to nhs staff as well and it would pay for this by hiking up insurance premium tax on a private insurance to 20%. that is how it says it will be borrowed. the other policy it has announced is tackling childhood obesity. at the moment, products that are high in fat and high in sugar that are high in fat and high in sugar are that are high in fat and high in sugar are banned from children's programming, so you cannot advertise them during children's tv. labour say it would extend that to cover up to the name pm watershed in a bid to try to cut down the childhood obesity problem in this country. labour really pushing on the nhs

today, and i think this is a feeling we're going to continue to see through this general election campaign. labour recognising this is one of its core messages and we are going to get lots more in its ma nifesto going to get lots more in its manifesto as well on the nhs. and what about labour or migration, because we have had the tories talking about keeping the target first set in 2010 keeping it down to the tens of thousands, ukip sentiment have it at zero after five yea rs. yes, and we are going to put those points straight to jeremy corbyn yes, and we are going to put those points straight tojeremy corbyn and we get a chance to interview him. he has just arrived and it is a copy one “— has just arrived and it is a copy one —— tricky one forjeremy corbyn and labour to answer because when it comes to their arguments over brexit, it has recently shown itself, with the shadow brexit secretary, to be showing that labour can bea secretary, to be showing that labour can be a bit more flexible on its policies towards the european union. so, we will askjeremy corbyn about his stance on immigration, exactly what kind of numbers labour would

put on it and what might be in the pa rty‘s manifesto. today, put on it and what might be in the party's manifesto. today, though, labour are trying to focus on the nhs and that is why we have had these two big policies from them... i think you are distracted because you can hear what we are just looking at, which isjeremy corbyn talking to nurses, so we will listen in and maybe come back to you. you have got to have the time to do it. one of the things that these students are too modest to say is that they are really outstanding and they beat nine other people, all of them, to get a place to do nursing. and we reckon that we could be training for times as many nurses if we had the opportunity to do so. training for times as many nurses if we had the opportunity to do som that because of the bursary issue or funding issue? this is because our places are controlled to the one, and we have some of the very best nursing in the country here, we are very popular, we have got fantastic nurses. one of you hasjust been

short listed to be student nurse of the year! when is the big deal? i got short listed. which is quite something. get a recount. we are the only british university to have been short listed for years in a row as nursing provider of the year but we would like to be able to educate and provide more nurses and i think he go onto the water within six weeks of starting, something like that, and you have got fantastic people like robert and joe, who produce wonderful nurses themselves and bridges the modern nurses do a really high standard. we also want the opportunity to train and select more really good people who would make a big difference in the future. it is counterintuitive not to train more, because we do have an age profile problem amongst doctors are as well as amongst nurses, and if we do not claim more then that problem just gets worse and worse. you end up just gets worse and worse. you end up working longer and longer hours and more and more people as agency

nurses, which is both expensive and insecure. it is not a great way of doing things. and there is a big labour shortage. we know that people are finding it difficult. we are very clear that we want to listen the pick—up, because essentially most nhs staff, in reality, have had a pay cut over the past seven years. so you can now go wages and conditions. we want to bring back the nurse bursary so that those that wish to go into nursing can do so without a great debt at the end of it, and we also want to improve health issues so we have announced today about the way advertising is intensive on young children of extremely unhealthy foods, and, as we all know, if children are fed unhealthy foods from a very young age, that becomes a life choice and goes on for a very long time after that. so, that is important. and then, the other one isjust that. so, that is important. and

then, the other one is just about yourjob to ensure security. we want to make sure there is proper staffing levels in hospitals, enforcea ble staffing levels in hospitals, enforceable staffing levels, which are not on at the moment. and also just something that is probably very important to all of you, car parking charges in hospitals. it is crippling. it is crippling to you, because you need your cars to get in because you need your cars to get in because of the hours you work, and obviously for visitors as well. and so we have worked out a way of funding that. everything we offer is totally funded but we are very, very keen because i am totally passionate about the national health service. my about the national health service. my auntie was one of the first nhs nurses. she qualified in, straight after the nhs was set up in the 19405 after the nhs was set up in the 1940s and she ended up becoming, whisper it quietly, a hospital matron in devon! but she was so proud of the nhs and so proud of being a nurse, and i have never forgotten as a little ball going to visit her in her hospital, and she came out with this massive uniform. i was dead frightened of! i was dead

scared of her, but she was great. can we just put you in there and get a family picture? are you 0k can we just put you in there and get a family picture? are you ok for a family picture? well, that is jeremy corbyn talking to nurses in hospital in worcester. one of the policies that he has outlined today is promising free car parking at all nhs hospitals in england if labour wins the general election, because he said the charges are a tax on serious illness. he was also referring to the fact that some hospitals charge staff for parking, including nurses, nearly £100 per month to park. labour saying they would scrap hospital parking charges and cover the revenue loss as a result of that with an increase in insurance premium tax on private health insurers to 20%. that would raise an additional £377 million for the party. more reaction to that later. the bbc have discovered that

thousands of mistakes are made in britain's maternity hospitals, the most serious of which —— maternity services are heading towards a crisis, according to the royal society of midwives, because of demands on the services. a 2—year—old girl is being treated in hospital after suffering serious injuries to her head and body, in what was described as a "horrific" dog attack. police say several animals managed to get into the garden where the child was playing in the toxteth area of liverpool. ten dogs have been seized from a nearby house and a man living there has been arrested. the bodies of two men have been recovered during a search of the irish sea after a speedboat disappeared off south west scotland on saturday. police said the men were aged 46 and 35, and had launched their speedboat from port logan in dumfries and galloway. 82 nigerian schoolgirls, kidnapped by the extremist group boko haram three years ago, have met their country's president after being freed in a prisoner swap.

they are among more than 200 girls who were taken from their school in the town of chibok. with more details, here's our africa correspondent, alastair leithead. actually, we're not going to run that support right now. you can see that support right now. you can see that online actually if you want to do, but we can actually talk now to reverend mark, whojoins us on do, but we can actually talk now to reverend mark, who joins us on the line. to of his daughters were kidnapped. he does not know where they are. thank you very much for joining us. tell us what your situation is. i want to say that... hello, it is to one. can you hear me ok? say that... hello, it is to one. can you hear me 0k? yes. i think we have

got is likely difficult connection to you but we will try to carry on if we can. what is the situation for you? two if we can. what is the situation for you ? two of if we can. what is the situation for you? two of her daughters were kidnapped, tell us how things have been for yourfamily. he responds because... when i was told they were abducted, and i... hello, i am so sorry to interrupt you. i am terribly sorry to interrupt, but we are struggling to hear, so what we will do is maybe just are struggling to hear, so what we will do is maybejust try are struggling to hear, so what we will do is maybe just try to call back and hope we get a better line, but, for now, thank you very much. the head of the terror group islamic state in afghanistan has been killed in a raid carried out

by afghan and us forces. military officials at the pentagon say abdul hasib died during a raid by special forces in the eastern part of the country. two us army rangers were also killed during the operation. the social media giant facebook has placed adverts in national newspapers to advise how to spot fake news online. the initiative is designed to stop the spread of false stories during the general election campaign. here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. it's a term that became familiar during last year's american presidential election. fake news stories made up to make money or to act as political propaganda and it is facebook which has taken much of the blame for spreading stories such as these. now, the social network says it's doing everything it can to tackle the problem in the uk with these newspaper adverts part of this effort. facebook says it's stepping up the battle against fake news and giving its users a guide to spotting for stories. it's closing tens of thousands of fake uk accounts which might spread misinformation.

and it's working with fact—checking organisations during the election campaign. there has already been a determined effort in germany to stop the spread of fake stories in the run—up to its elections later this year. but facebook stands to profit from the general election in the uk. the main political parties will be directing much of their advertising budgets at the social network's audience of more than 30 million people. let's have a look at the weather. very good morning. there are many of you will be wondering why on earth i have got that cheery spear up. especially so if you across the eastern side of the british isles. you have the combination of the onshore breeze and all of that close, 8 degrees warmer, more like 14 close, 8 degrees warmer, more like 1a or 15 towards the west. i am

going to rub it in, it is that glorious over towards the west. over to the east, this was the scene in norwich. the greatest amount of colour i can find was from the awnings in the market. anything change? a little bit of brightness gets into some of these eastern areas but stuck with it across the north of scotland and that south—eastern quarter. the best of the sunshine out towards the west. a lot of drier weather during the course of the night. we might find some spotty rain get into the very far north of scotland. a bit of frost a little bit further south, where you keep the sky clear for any length of time. if fair amount of cloud across the heart of england and wales as they get on through tuesday, but at least the wind is not onshore in the east. and you are watching bbc newsroom live. and you are watching bbc newsroom live.

france's newly elected president, emmanuel macron, is setting about the task of forming his government. mr macron —— a pro—european centrist —— won two thirds of the vote in yesterday's election. in her concession speech after her defeat, the french far right candidate marine le pen vows to overhaul her party and turn it into the main opposition to france's new centrist leader to france's new centrist leader. the conservative manifesto will re—commit to the target of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands. the pledge was included in the 2010 and 2015 manifestos but has never been met. labour is pledging to tackle what it's called the ‘scandal‘ of poor health in children by banning alljunk food adverts before 9pm from prime time programmes like x factor and britain's got talent. the social networking site facebook is placing adverts in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run—up to the uk general election. let's go to the sport now. halliday

mourinho made eight changes as he targets the europa league. danny welbeck was one of the players who scored the goal. united have written offer top fourfinish this scored the goal. united have written offer top four finish this season. jose mourinho didn't seem too bothered by defeat. he was actually pleased for the gunners. they were crying. i left the emirates and they we re crying. i left the emirates and they were crying. so, finally today, they sing, the scarves, no. it's nice for them. it's nice that them. liverpool are up to a goalless draw. it's the

first time in eight years that milner failed first time in eight years that milnerfailed to first time in eight years that milner failed to school from the spot. chelsea take a step towards a win at middlesbrough tonight. today, the football writers have made him player of the season. the 1995 premier league champions blackburn rovers will be a league one side next season after a nailbiting final day in the championship.

all the drama was down at the bottom with one big club guaranteedd to go down. it was between rovers, birmingham city and nottingham forest for the final relegation spot and all of them won, rover‘s 3—1 victory against brentford wasn't enough to stop them slipping into the third tier of english football. they finished level on points with forest but go down on goal difference. manager tony mowbray says he would like to stay and help rovers try and get back up next season rovers try and get back up next season. newcastle united clinched the championship title on the final day. they beat barnsley 3—0 to jump above brighton after they drew at aston villa. reading, sheffield wednesday, huddersfield and fulham will contest the final prmier league place through the play—offs seven months after losing 19 of their players in an aeroplance crash. brazilian side chapecoense are celebrating a title. the team had won the state championship last season and with a team made up of youngsters and loan players they have successfully defended it. we did a greatjob. we are very happy for our work and we are very happy for our work and we are very happy we can honour the warriors. they are not here any more but we can honour them with this title. it's for them.

saracens and england forward maro itoje says he wants to inspire the next generation of black rugby players. itoje, the youngest tourist with the british and irish lions this summer, says, he used to look up to former england players ugo monye and topsy ojo. you look around and most type of scores that i went to, you look around and there are not many black quys around and there are not many black guys playing rugby, and not as many black eyes every day, when you watch premiership games, even international games. it's changing bit now, but definitely, these are the guys i looked up to as a kid. and just a fortnight after returning from a 15 month doping ban maria sharapova will book a spot in wimbledon qualifying if she wins her second round match at the madrid open today. she beat mirjana lucic—baroni to set up what could be a prickly encounter against eugenie bouchard.

the canadian has called for the russian to be banned for life. that's all sport for now. we will be back with more in the next hour. more now on the general election campaign and the conservatives are expected to recommit to the target of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands in their election manifesto. speaking at the launch of his election policy, the ukip leader, paul nuttall, said his party would aim to bring net migration down to zero. we can speak now to rob mcneil, communications director with oxford university's migration observatory. thank you forjoining us. this half it was set in 2010, net migration is now 270,000. how achievable is this target? it's unlikely to be met with a current policies in place, so

quite aside from the brexit scenario, non—— eu net migration stands at 165,000 so that alone is 65,000 over the net migration target, so even if it was reduced to nothing, we'd still be missing the target based on the current policy. so it would require a new set of policy to reduce both eu and non—eu migration. could you see how that could happen? the potentialfor hitting the target is dependent on a lot of factors and some of those are about the uk's economic scenario as well as the policies that are in place. the reason most people are coming is for work, so if there were fewer jobs available coming is for work, so if there were fewerjobs available because of the reduced size of the uk economy then that would reduce the number of people trying to come in here, but

beyond that, it's a question of what trade—offs the government would be willing to inflict on the british people to meet this policy. when you look at this meeting the requirement in different parts of the economy, or at least the number of foreign workers working in different parts of the economy, it's high in some areas, in the catering industry it's 30%, tens of thousands in the nhs, in the building trade. if there was to bea in the building trade. if there was to be a policy to stop those migrant workers coming here, is it obvious that there are british workers to fill these gaps? we are in a period where there is a historically low level of unemployment but the question of whether we could reduce the number of migrants coming in to do thosejobs the number of migrants coming in to do those jobs would depend whether there are ways to

it depends on the economy. those industries themselves and their demands. without those variables, talking about jobs being demands. without those variables, talking aboutjobs being automated and the economy shrinking, you don't think it's a viable op ocean? —— option? the policies in-place are unlikely to get figures to what is being suggested. whether industries can adapt, would be dependent on variables and i don't see it happening in the future. tim farron

has taken his party's campaign bus to scotland. he has been talking about the manifesto pledge to cut immigration. he says its political manoeuvring which means very little. we now guide to milengavie —— we now go to east dumbarton and share. this is a seat we missed out by just share. this is a seat we missed out byjust 2000 share. this is a seat we missed out by just 2000 votes. share. this is a seat we missed out byjust 2000 votes. this is one of many seeds in scotland where the liberal democrats are the only challengers to the snp. across the

country, the whole of the united kingdom, the liberal democrats going into that space as an official opposition. we are an alternative to the conservatives. let's face it, we are looking at a tory landslide. you talk about margaret thatcher getting a landslide in the 80s, but you had a landslide in the 80s, but you had a picture of margaret thatcher in your bedroom. i had a photo of michael foot, david steel. i also had gary lineker and morris the! that would be a complete picture of that time in my life. if you can imagine what britain, scotland will be like if theresa may gets the kind of landslides about margaret thatcher got back in the 80s. what will that mean for you, your

children, your hospital, your school was? your hospital, your schools? it's not what i want for my country and children. i'm determined to lead and children. i'm determined to lead a country where we are and children. i'm determined to lead a country where we are seen as and children. i'm determined to lead a country where we are seen as being decent to one another and i fear a tory landslide will be the opposite of that. lotsa people don't take the liberal democrats seriously. how would you convince them to vote for a party in the past two hasn't a lwa ys a party in the past two hasn't always told the truth? we are telling you like it is straightforward now. you don't need to agree with me on everything to agree that britain needs a strong opposition. following last thursday's election results, we only

—— we know that yankee party left standing —— the only party left standing —— the only party left standing was the liberal democrats. he didn't sit well in somerset. what can you achieve? a conservative landslide, labour implosion, ukip don't need to exist now because theresa may is essentially their leader. we are the only party increasing our vote by 7%. this is a moment where britain can choose an alternative and the only ones with an alternative for britain, standing up an alternative for britain, standing up to nationalists in scotland are the liberal democrats. the tories say they want to cut net migration to the tens of thousands. what you talk about when you dog about good migration? we are talking about nhs, education, resources, things that

are used on this part of the population. some may be saying, we should be cutting numbers? she should be cutting numbers? she should learn from the fact that when she was home secretary she set targets and then broke them. she talks about communities in a divisive way. it's really foolish. he wants an immigration policy that is good for business, education and our health service. don't set silly, artificial targets that are damaging to the economy. we want policy is good for britain not what ideological parties. tim farron will be moving to st andrews later on. the party will start in scotland and then make their way down the country

as the week goes on. a two—year—old girl has been treated in hospital after being attacked by a dog. several animals managed to get into the garden where she was playing in the garden where she was playing in the toxteth area of liverpool. a 35—year—old man has been arrested. the dogs have been seized. we now go toa the dogs have been seized. we now go to a liveable newsroom. what more can you tell us? a two—year—old girl was at her relatives house here. she was at her relatives house here. she was playing in the garden of this terraced property with two other young children aged 4—6 when she was attacked by a number of dogs. those dogs had managed to get into the garden from a nearby property and she suffered injuries to her head and body. all of this happened before quarter to four yesterday

afternoon. one neighbour described hearing one woman shout, the dog's. the baby. she's been taken to hospital in a serious condition but her condition is not said to be life—threatening. in a moment we will have a summary of the business news but first an update on our headlines. france's newly elected president has promised to fight the divisions which he says have undermined the country. the conservatives have recommitted the target of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands in their election manifesto. the party failed to meet similar pledges in their previous manifestos. labour are campaigning on health today, setting out plans to tackle childhood obesity by banning junk food adverts during all tv programming before 9pm. good morning. i'mjbjamie

robertson. your business news. emmanuel macron has won the french election but he inherits a french economy with 10% unemployment, slowly—recovering economic growth and one of the largest public sectors in the world. we're going to look in a second at what his chances are of being able to push through the reforms he says the country needs. british gas owner centrica has repeated its opposition to a cap on energy bills widely reported to be a conservative election policy. the firm said evidence from other countries suggests a cap could lead to higher prices. centrica has also proposed other ways of improving the energy market "without resorting to price regulation", the company said in a trading update. regulation", the company said house prices have stagnated, according to the halifax bank. it blames a squeeze on household finances and a slower pace ofjob creation. the halifax house price index showed house prices between february and april were 0.2% lower than in the previous three months, the first quarterly fall since november 2012.

emmanuel macron has won the french presidency, and now the hard work begins. his first challenge will be to form a government with crucial parliamentary elections in june. if his party can get a firm majority and tackle the various country problems then it will be substantial. his reform agenda however if this fails may never get off the ground. we now go to the university of essex. can he get that majority or something like what he needs to wreck was then his —— represents his policies? french

voters voted the same in the elections, but add a as you said this is a man who doesn't have a traditional party on the ground behind him, so there will be challenges ahead for him. does he had the political ability to manoeuvre himself, his party, people to get what he wants? how much of a political animal is he considering his lack of experience? to be very honest, we have to say we don't really know because he doesn't have that type of experience but he is facing an uphill battle because people have voted for him who are voting against marine le pen. it will be interesting to see these elections what will happen. there

are still people voting for the socialist party of francois hollande. on the other hand, the republicans are where france was the was embroiled in various scandals. so, we don't know what his policies really are. this month will be crucial for really are. this month will be crucialfor him to really are. this month will be crucial for him to convince voters if this is his programme for france, now it is difficult because he is combining left and right wing votes at the same time. and they might wa nt at the same time. and they might want different things. who do you think he will go after in terms of reform and what? is one of his key reforms is the labour market. france has a big problem of unemployment

and a short working week, particularly youth unemployment. so it's a very difficult thing to tack on. trade unions are strong and there's a lot of vested interest so that's the area he will focus on. he main counter quite a lot of opposition ‘s upcoming elections will be crucial to him. opposition ‘s upcoming elections will be crucialto him. does it opposition ‘s upcoming elections will be crucial to him. does it mean anything for the uk's relationship with france, given brexit. it's a good question. macron says he wants to invigorate the france— german relationship, he is someone who believes in doing their thing is for france and he cannot neglect the fa ct france and he cannot neglect the fact that marine le pen has doubled the result of her father, and this isa the result of her father, and this is a party that is not pro—eu, so it

will be very difficult. an uncertain period for britain, especially with the elections in germany being upcoming in september. the markets have reacted well to macron's victory. this is how it looks now. we will be back later. water levels in canada are set to rise. troops are evacuating those affected. after weeks of an ending rainfall, now writer only passable by boat. from ottawa to montreal,

many communities are being evacuated. thousands of homes are already submerged, thousands already cut off. on the tiny island here, sandbags and pumps haven't been enough to hold back the rising water but some residents are refusing to leave. i am feeling sad, you know. it's been there for 15 years, my home. it's a disaster. most people left. a couple of a high up enough that they are ok. powerhouse will be ruined because we were not prepared. torrential rain and melting snow has calls the river to overflow. now the mayor has lost his patience with

some residents. people have to be evacuated and they are being evacuated and they are being evacuated in boats and they are crying like babies. around 2000 troops have been brought in to help and officials warned the worst is yet to come. we will receive a lot of rainfall over the next three days and because of the combined forces of many factors that have happened, coincidentally, this situation will la st coincidentally, this situation will last for a number of weeks. people are salvaging anything that they can. these are the worst floods in canada for decades and emergency teams warned that the next 48 hours will be decisive. in a moment, we will

say goodbye to viewers on bbc two, but first, a look at the weather. good morning to you. a big area of high pressure, but as you remember from last week's weather, it's not treating the british isles unfairly or evenhandedly. the best of the conditions are out to the west as many of our weather watchers have told us. fincher close to the eastern shores and it's difficult to know what this guy, pc and the beach is. -- know what this guy, pc and the beach is. —— the sky, c, and beach. —— the sky, sea, and beach. if you get the cloud and wind, the temperature will be about eight will stop its 18 celsius in scotland.

wales, pa rt of stop its 18 celsius in scotland. wales, part of the midlands, the south west, glorious here but you will keep the cloud more than the sunshine across those south—eastern quarters. just watch out for the strength of the sunshine. it really is quite punchy this time of year. through the evening and overnight, not a great deal of changes. a spot of rain never amounting to march. clear skies further south. a touch of frost that has been the case in recent mornings in scotland. the isobars opening up. if you spent the last few days on the eastern side of the british isles, there will not be an onshore wind any more so just because of that absence it will feel that little bit milder than it has

done of late. this is where will see the price of the temperatures, not as high as they had been in the last couple of days. if your lawn or fields look like this, i'm afraid wednesday's forecast is still not the one for you because after a chilly start, a dry and springlike day, getting up into the mid teens. it's thursday in some places you are more likely to see the prospect of some rain. on friday, some thundery showers gradually working their way across the wadi of england and wales but it will be towards the weekend before we see anything wetter across scotla nd before we see anything wetter across scotland and northern ireland. this is bbc news and these are the top stories

developing at midday: emmanuel macron attends his first event as france's president—elect after his resounding electoral victory, at events to commemorate the end of world war ii. the pro—european candidate took two thirds of the vote to beat his right wing rival, marine le pen — he's promised to heal divisions in france. in her concession speech after her defeat, ms le pen said the election had shown a a country divided between ‘patriots and globalists'. theresa may confirms the conservatives will once again promise in their manifesto to cut net migration to the tens of thousands. labour is promising to ban tv ads for unhealthy food before the watershed, to tackle childhood obesity. also this hour, facebook tells its users to be ‘sceptical of headlines'. the social media giant places adverts in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run—up to the the general election.

a two—year—old girl is being treated in hospitalfor serious injuries after being attacked by dogs in a garden in toxteth in liverpool. turning the tide — an irish beach that was washed away by a storm over 30 years ago reappears almost overnight. good afternoon. let's get the latest from paris. brands wake up to a new

president—elect this morning. emmanuel macron and the outgoing president francois hollande have been together, attending a wreath—laying ceremony here, just a couple of hundred metres behind us at the arctic triomphe, to commemorate ve day. meeting veterans there at the team of the unknown soldier. —— the tomb of the unknown soldier. —— the tomb of the unknown soldier. the outgoing president standing side—by—side with his replacement to be, emmanuel macron, at the age ofjust 39. france's youngest ever president. france's youngest ever president. france's youngest leaders since napoleon. and this is a traditional custom for the outgoing president to appear at the memorial alongside the incoming one. the handover of power will take place over the course of the next few days and we know that emmanuel macron will be inaugurated as president of france this coming sunday. let's just bring you how world leaders have been reacting to last night's result, a resounding

victory for emmanuel macron. 66% of the vote over his rival, marine le pen. donald trump has treated his congratulations on his win, saying he was, "very much looking forward to working with emmanuel macron." the british prime minister theresa may also congratulated mr macron, saying, "france is one of our closest allies. " saying, "france is one of our closest allies." seeing how she was looking forward to working with him ona looking forward to working with him on a wide range of shared priorities. the president of the european council has said, "congratulations to the french people are choosing liberty, equality and fraternity over the tyranny of the news." jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission, said the result made him happy that the ideas you defended off be strong and progress of europe that protect all citizens will be those that france will cherish under your presidency. so, let's hear a lot more about this

extraordinary rise. 12 months ago, en marche, emmanuel macron's political movement, was only in its infancy. lucy williamson has more on his rise to power. he is thejoys he is the joys of a country desperate for change, a politician who have neither right nor left. pa rt who have neither right nor left. part of the french establishment yet never before elected. a fresh these who have served in the outgoing government. so, who is emmanuel macron? to his supporters, he is very manual, the political messiah. a provincial boy from outside the establishment who worked his way to power. here's a new man to politics. he is trying to find new solution. he is trying to find new solution. he really is a new phase. he is our hope. but he went to france's most prestigious skills, met its most powerful people and made millions in an investment bank. a former

colleague says macron's rises partly down to charm, but that, at heart, he isa down to charm, but that, at heart, he is a secretive man. here's able to kill people what they really want to kill people what they really want to hear. so, —— to tell people. he isa to hear. so, —— to tell people. he is a very suggestive man and he managed to agree with nearly anyone. so that is a talent. —— a various ages of man. macron's wife, brigitte, told onejournalist that her husband never let anyone go. the couple met when she taught drama at school. the unusual love affair are a sign, says macron's old friend, of his determination, belief and drive. i think the only person who really knows him inside, deeply, is brigitte. you have to imagine, he

seduced her. he convinced her to marry him. he convinced his family. just imagine, it is not a small thing. france has not, this time, opted for the political extremes. these are in favour of a liberal newcomer, with his own promise of change. emmanuel macron has vowed to unite a divided and disillusioned france. but his critics say he is just the old wine in a shiny new model. the price of failure could be high. some say emmanuel macron has won the presidency by being all things to all people. but he will not be able to govern that way. he has five years to solve france's problems, or risk it choosing more radical change next time. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. so, people inside and outside of runners—up had been wondering what a macron presidency will look like. i

have been speaking to pascal boniface, the director of the institute of international and strategic appearance in paris, and i asked him how it is presidency might affect france's relations with the rest of the world. the main challenge for him will be to shape things because he was not many‘s first choice, many prefer the regular candidates. but he will need a strong relationship with britain. that is interesting, because we knew that there was a very public showing of harmony between marine le pen and vladimir putin. —— is strong relationship with vladimir putin. how did he go forward with that? he isa how did he go forward with that? he is a candidate. we have stayed interests and he is the head of state. he cannot ignore russia. whatever good thing with vladimir putin, what ever with his support for marine le pen, is likely the president and try to stand with

vladimir putin and also to maintain the so—called normandie format, which tries to find an agreement between russia, ukraine, with germany, regarding the ukrainian crisis. pascal boniface, they are, from the institute of international and strategic affairs here in paris. in terms of the first foreign engagements we will see emmanuel macron carrying out, we believe you will be very soon in this presidency meeting the german chancellor angela merkel and there will also be a visit to french soldiers currently serving in mali. now, while i have been celebrations across many parts of france, divisions in french society have been evident during this long election campaign, and emmanuel macron himself nor is he now has to reunite the country. marine le pen, his far right national front party got one third of the board, told supporters they we re of the board, told supporters they were now the main opposition and looked forward to the upcoming parliamentary election. political parties that have chosen to vote for

macron are no longer legitimate to represent an alternative force, or even incredible opposition. the first round showed that there was total decomposition of normal political french life, and that second round if they composition round that division between patriots and globalists. and it is that choice that is going to be presented to the french during the legislative elections. i will be at the head of that battle to try to have, quite a numberof that battle to try to have, quite a number of people want to choose france, predicted independence, present verity, 50, identity and social model, something that concerns us. social model, something that concerns us. “ social model, something that concerns us. -- protect its independence. now, we werejust talking about angela merkel, the german chancellor. she has been speaking in the last few minutes and

has said that she is very happy about the macron presidency, unsurprisingly of course. now, one of the things that emmanuel macron wa nts to of the things that emmanuel macron wants to do is reform france's economy. what is it like to run a business in france? let's talk to someone business in france? let's talk to someone from the french and federation of small businesses. just tell us how daily life is running a business in france. it is at the same timea business in france. it is at the same time a challenge and a nightmare. you have to deal with social, professional, fiscal matters, and at the same time you have to please your customers and find new products. right, so you're saying it is very hard to keep a balance between employing people but also making a profit? it is. it is. and i think that'll be one of the main challenges of mr macron. because you have make sure that in a small company you have enough resources , small company you have enough resources, enough assets, to make your business going on. what particular things would you say restrain you from growing as you

would like? i think that one of the main priorities for mr macron would be to change the social relationships between employees and the people in charge of business. what do you mean when you say that? imean it what do you mean when you say that? i mean it is quite difficult. when you hire somebody, it is quite difficult if it is not the right person, when you see that a few months later, it is quite difficult to just... months later, it is quite difficult tojust... to get rid of them. to come to a divorce with that person. so, hiring and firing is very difficult? yes, but i do not like the name firing. many would say that the name firing. many would say that the reason it is difficult is to protect their employees, from people who are going to exploit them. well, when you run an sme, you do not try to exploit people. people have to be happy in their company. they need to job security as well. that is important as well but what is very dangerous in france is that the level of social benefits is much too high. it is perhaps due to the fact

that the expenses of the country are much too high. when you hire someone for 100, you have to pay 50 social benefits and tax refund whatever, and that person has today 20. that is to say it costs the company 150 and the person will get less than 18. so that is something that has to be changed quickly. -- less than 18. you think the balance has to be more in the favour of the employer? not only that, on the national scale, we spend too much money. in the very brief last answer that we have with you, however domestic worker emanuel mccrum can reform these sorts of regulation? i am a strong advocate of thinking positively, so i hope that he will listen to us and that there will be more dialogue and cooperation between the administration and ourselves. thank you very much. from the small and

medium—sized business federation. now, there is of course much more about the french presidential election and the aftermath on our website including live updates on what the president—elect will be doing next as he prepares to take office. back to you in london. the bbc has built the details of its general election special tv programmes which will allow the public to question politicians in the run—up to the 8th ofjune poll. david dimbleby will host two specials in which leaders will a nswer specials in which leaders will answer questions. theresa may and jeremy corbyn will appear on the 2nd ofjune jeremy corbyn will appear on the 2nd of june followed by jeremy corbyn will appear on the 2nd ofjune followed by tim farron and nicola sturgeon on the lith ofjune. with me is david sillito, our media and arts correspondent. a lot has been made of theresa may thing that she will not do a debate, but this is the format of the bbc programmes delivered will be like. you will be no formal debate with jeremy corbyn and tim farron. what

instead we are going to get is two question time specials in which theresa may, jeremy corbyn, tim farron and nicola sturgeon, and election questions also with leanne wood and paul nuttall, but each one of them will be there on their own facing questions from the public, and of course overseen by david dimbleby. so, yes, now head to head debate between theresa may and jeremy corbyn. a series of question times. there will be a debate but only one featuring senior party figures. from all of the seven main parties. so that will take place. there were also be newsbeat debate as well and also of course the leader interviews. and renewal will be doing both. so, overallabout leader interviews. and renewal will be doing both. so, overall about ten hours of prime—time election coverage from the bbc. —— andrew neil will be doable. itv said and continues to say that it will be hosting a debate but cannot say exactly who is going to be there. they say they will not empty cheer anybody who does not turn up. the issue of course has always been well

to be anything like that moment with gordon brown and... back from 2010, thatis gordon brown and... back from 2010, that is not going to happen again. when all three main party leaders are there on one platform together on television. yes, it did not uppermost in, did it? is that the programme we are going to see this time similar? we had all seven party leaders in 2015 on one stage at one time. so we are not going to get that in this election campaign. as far as we can tell at the moment. but this is only the bbc‘s announcement. these are going to be head—to—head party leader versus the public taking questions there on his two question time specials. thank you very much, david. the headlines: emanuel macron has bothered to fight the divisions which he says i have underlined france following his victory over the far right‘s marine le pen. ‘s the conservatives have

committed to reducing net migration to the tens of thousands. the party failed to meet similar measures in the 2010 and 2015 manifestos. ‘s webber are campaigning on health, setting out plans to tackle childhood obesity by banning junk food ads during all tv programming before 9pm. let's head over for the sports news. ‘s chelsea can take another step towards the title tonight. they play middlesbrough at stamford bridge. the blues midfielder has completed a personal bubble today. he had already won the pfa player of the year award is voted by his peers. today, the football writers have made him their player of the season. he won the premier league with leicester last year. win tonight and chelsea will be champions if they can then beat west brom next friday. seven months after losing 19 of their players and sat in a plane crash, the brazilian side are

celebrating a trophy. it is now made up celebrating a trophy. it is now made up of youngsters and loan players but they have now defended the championship they won last season before the championship. we did a greatjob. we are very happy for her work and we are very happy we can honour the warriors that are not here any more, but we can honour them with this title. it is for them. de saracens and england forward mario says he wants to inspire the next generation of black players. the youngest tourist with the british and irish lions this summer in new zealand said he used to look up in new zealand said he used to look up to other former england players. steve matthew look around and most terrible scores but i went to look around, there are not many black quys

around, there are not many black guys playing rugby. there is not as many black guys in everyday, when you watch premiership games, even international games. that is changing a little bit now. there is more of that. but definitely, these we re more of that. but definitely, these were the guys that i looked up to as a kid. just a fortnight after returning from a 15 month doping ban, maria sharapova is going to do a spot in wimbledon qualifying if she wins her second—round match at the madrid open today. she beat her opponent to set up what could be a prickly encounter against eugenie, because the canadian has called for the russian to be banned for life for cheating. that is all this board for now. i will be back with much more after the one o'clock news is about 1:30pm. thank you very much. back to the general election campaign here — and a look at the issues dominating campaigning today. theresa may has been campaigning in harrow in north west london. she has been saying

that the conservative election manifesto will again commit to a net immigration target in the tens of thousands. ukip leader paul nuttall has set out his immigration policy — with a "one in, one out" pledge to cut net migration to zero. labour says it would ban tv adverts forjunk food and sweets before the 9pm watershed if it won the election as part of its strategy to combat childhood obesity. 0ver over the weekend, we had briefings from sources saying that theresa may was to recommit to that pledge to get net migration down to the tens of thousands. that would be in the ma nifesto of thousands. that would be in the manifesto and indeed it will be in the manifesto. who says so? theresa may, who has been delivering a speech here to local candidates standing in the general election. she also spoke about the victor in the french presidential election, and she signalled that mr macron's victory, she suggested, made it even more essential that she should

receive a huge majority to strengthen her hand, to counterbalance that of mr macron, who of course we know is very committed to protecting and safeguarding the european union. mrs me saying she therefore needs as strong a mandate as mr macron. now, yesterday, a new french president was elected. he was elected with a strong mandate which he can take as a strong position in the negotiations. the uk, we need to ensure we have got an equally strong mandate and an equally strong negotiating position. now, as! mentioned earlier, mrs me was also press about that briefing over the weekend suggesting that the tories would recommit to that target of getting net migration down to the thousands, tens of thousands. she did do that. significantly, she did not put a time frame. she was asked about whether this would be achievable by 2022 and simply did not answer that part of the question. i imagine the reason for

that, of course, is because this is a target that has been missed again and again and again. have a listen to what the prime minister said.” think it is important that we continue, and we will continue, to say that we do want to bring net migration down to sustainable levels, and we believe that is the tens of thousands. of course, once we leave the european union, we will have the opportunity to ensure that we have control of our borders here in the uk, because we will be able to establish our role is for people coming from the european union into the uk. that is a part of the picture we have not been able to control before and we will be able to control it, and leaving the eu means that we will not have free movement as it has been in the past. so, mrs me sticking to her pledge, arguing that high levels of immigration drive down wages, particularly amongst lower income groups, and also have an impact on public services. at the same time,

you could have been trying to crank up you could have been trying to crank up the pressure over immigration. the leader, paul nuttall, setting out their policy, which is a one in, one of policy. if one briton reached the uk, you can allow one migrant end. theiraim is the uk, you can allow one migrant end. their aim is to have zero net migration. as it would also have a five—year ban on any low skilled, unskilled immigration into the uk. mr nuttall then you cannot trust theresa may when it comes to tackling immigration. remember, the conservatives promised to get net immigration down to the tens of thousands. last year, theresa may's la st thousands. last year, theresa may's last as home secretary, a city the size of newcastle upon tyne came to this country net. it has been the equivalent of a city the size of birmingham overthe equivalent of a city the size of birmingham over the past three years net. now, what will be interesting one

week at the conservative manifesto next week is to look at the details of this immigration pledge. first, is there any time frame on it at all, or is itjust an aspiration? an ambition for some unidentified time in the future? also, if you listen carefully to what theresa may was saying today, she was talking about ending freedom of movement as it has cooperated. as it has operated. that suggests to me there is room for a little leeway for freedom of movement and perhaps it could continue for a while after we have left the european union. but those sort of details, i think, i won't have to wait for the manifesto. labour is promising a ban on television adverts for unhealthy food and sweets before the nine o'clock watershed, as part of a strategy to tackle childhood obesity. the conservatives say britain's advertising rules are already the strictest in the world. he announced the policy well

visiting nursing students in worcester. 0ur correspondent eleanor garnier is in worcester, where the labour leaderjeremy corbyn is visiting nurses. as he said anything on immigration targets ? he has. he responded to the idea from the conservatives that they would be sticking to that pledge to bring net migration down to the tens of thousands. mr corbyn saying it was a promise that had been repeatedly made and repeatedly broken by the conservatives over the last few years. labour has accepted that free movement of people will need to end with brexit, but it has also said that new immigration controls should not be the overarching priority as we leaves the european union. as for what labour will do, well, jeremy corbyn said any immigration policy would need to be a fair one. you have to look at the needs of the economy. you also have to look at the numbers

of people that migrate from this country. but you have to make sure it isa country. but you have to make sure it is a fairer system that works for all. after all, many people that have come to this country have made a massive contribution to our health service, our education service, our industries and transport services, andi industries and transport services, and i think we have to recognise that there is a world where people do migrate. so, we will need to wait for a labour's manifesto, published next week, to get some more detail on their immigration policy. also in that manifesto will be the key pledges on the images and health care, which is whatjeremy corbyn has been talking about it today at the university of worcester, where he has been meeting from student nurses and he was talking about how labour would tackle childhood obesity. we already have a ban in this country on unhealthy product being advertised during child was mighty rubato. labour said it would extend that band to cover all tv programming up until told an mp and —— during childhood programming. he

was also talking about another new policy to stop hospitals in england from charging for their car parks. the correct all over pledges, and all of the proposals we bring forward , all of the proposals we bring forward, are all of the proposals we bring forward, a re fully all of the proposals we bring forward, are fully funded. this would cost 162 million and it will be dealt with, paid for, by raising the insurance premiums from 12—20% -- 12 to 20% the insurance premiums from 12—20% —— 12 to 20% for private health care providers to pay for insurance for their staff. why is this so important to labour? if you visit a hospital because you want to look after an elderly relative, give support to a friend or go there in an emergency, i do not think you should be charged for doing so. i have also been talking to a group of nurses, some the argument in nurses and have to go to different hospitals at different times, others commented on night shifts, difficult times when there is no public transport. they need to be able to park the car. unfortunately, in many cases they have to be for the privilege of working at a place of work were they have to be and have had their pay frozen for the past seven had their pay frozen for the past seve n yea rs had their pay frozen for the past seven years and had their pay frozen for the past seven years and we had their pay frozen for the past seven years and we think it is absolutely right that going to a

hospital should not incur an additional charge. in reality, it is additional charge. in reality, it is a charge on sickness. now, the conservatives have responded to some of liver‘s nhs and health care policies today, seeing in terms of childhood obesity that the conservatives are already tackling the issue. on those tv advert bands, seeing the uk already has one of his strictest advertising regimes of any country. but labour having another big day on the nhs today. it is a key theme for the party. they know that it is a key issue that voters care about, and jeremy corbyn and labour believe it is an issue that they think they can win over the electorate with. thank you, eleanor. the liberal democrat leader tim farron has taken his party's a campaign bus to scotland. he is an eastern border tour where he claims his party, and not liver, is the real opposition to the conservatives. 0ur reporter has been speaking to him. let'sjust

imagine what britain, scotland, will be like the day after the 8th of june if theresa may gets bail and fled that margaret thatcher had back in the 19805. what will that mean for you? —— in the 19805. what will that mean foryou? —— gets the in the 19805. what will that mean for you? —— gets the landslide. what will it be like to be taken for granted you can keep up to date with the latest news and weather throughout the day via our twitter feed i do not need to imagine because i remember what it was like growing up in a community in the north of england where the con5ervative5 did take us for granted. half of my friends were out of work at any given time, mine as well. i do not want that for my country and children. i am determined to lead a country where our children see one another as all being decent to one another and i fear a tory landslide will be the opposite of that. let's be honest, a lot of people do not take the lib dems and the river. talking to people, they say what are they going to achieve? what would you say to those people? how would you convince them to vote for a party that in the

past has not met the family always told the truth? your body party being straightforward told the truth? your body party being 5traightforwa rd with told the truth? your body party being straightforward with you now. we are telling you what nobody else will, which is that the conservatives have already won the survey conservatives have already won the survey once conservatives have already won the survey once like, so people can choose the strongest opposition. you do not need to agree with me on everything to agree that britain needs a strong opposition. following la st needs a strong opposition. following last thursday's opposite results, the only opposition party left standing across the uk with a 7% increase in our culture, is the lib dems. let's have a look at the weather. good afternoon. it is another good idea across the uk but there is low— pressure idea across the uk but there is low—pressure looking at inman atla ntic low—pressure looking at inman atlantic and that is going to headquarters and bring later on this week but before we get there, it is dry for all parts of the uk with some part of a split. the eastern side of the newton abbot of cloud and chilly under that with a breeze. later winds further west and plenty of sunshine. we are going to see the highest temperature there. 15, 16, 17 degrees at these western areas. distinctly chilly under that cloud. this evening and overnight, it stays dry pretty much everywhere. we will see that cloud coming back in from the east but there will still be

some good breaks and the cloud for some good breaks and the cloud for some southern and western areas. with those breaks, it will turn quite chilly. generally, on the chilly side. major towns and cities, a those temperatures, lower than that in rural spot. f " a those temperatures, lower than that in rural spot. f day still ”éz’ still breaks in with today but still some breaks in western areas. it is easy the _. . easy fig of the not such ett" . eastern coast on eastern coast less oi! onshore §¥€§i¥f 0n bbc newsroom live. the new centrist president of france,

emmanuel macron, has promised to fight the divisions which he says have undermined the country. in her concession speech the french far right candidate marine le pen has vowed to overhaul her party and turn it into the main opposition to france's new leader. the conservative manifesto will re—commit to the target of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands. the pledge was included in the 2010 and 2015 manifestos but has never been met. labour are putting health at the heart of their campaigning today —— setting out plans to tackle childhood obesity by banning junk food adverts during all programming before nine pm. the social networking site facebook is placing adverts in newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run—up to the uk general election. nicola sturgeon says the election is a choice between electing snp mps who'll stand up for scotland, or tory mps who'll rubber stamp theresa may's reckless approach to brexit. during a visit to a perthshire brewery, scotland's first minister 0f of course, this is a target that the

tories have failed to get anywhere close to meeting. it's important these decisions are taken in the interest there a corner me. i know policies have two address migration, but we also had to be honest with people about the importance of attracting skilled labour to enable our economy to flourish. 0ur attracting skilled labour to enable our economy to flourish. our economy over the next few years will depend on having the brightest and best from europe and across the world making their homes here and bringing their skills here, and having at a tory target that is driven by ideology will harm the economy. that's why it's important we have mps in this election to stand up for scotla nd mps in this election to stand up for scotland and not allow the tories to ta ke scotland and not allow the tories to take decisions that would damage our economy. let's speak to our correspondent steven godden who has been following nicola sturgeon in perth.

nicola sturgeon setting out the snp's view on immigration. the conservatives have never met those targets, they are not practical and that they are driven by ideology. she talked about the honest conversation that we need to have with voters. really, the economy was at the heart of the message she had here. i'm standing in the forecourt of the brewery where she left an hour or so ago. we saw her pulling a pint hit, sampling the wares and as she walked around his she was told about the investment which had allowed this business to expand in the last few years ago. it's that expansion, that investment that is threatened by theresa may's reckless

approach to brexit. she says the approach to brexit. she says the approach being taken to brexit could end up with businesses like this no longer able to do what they've been able to do in recent times. tell us more about why she has focused on perth today. particularly looking at what happened in the election last week will stop i don't think her visit here was any accident. the choice of venue here. we had those local elections, which the general election campaign stepped up again. perth was one place where the conservatives replaced the snp as the largest party in the council. that sets up a fascinating dynamic here for the general election campaign to come and it was something that nicola sturgeon addressed here. she said by any measure the snp won the local

elections on friday and that she was confident that her candidate here would go on to win, but she said what it boils down to is a simple choice. it was to elect tory mps who would rubber—stamp theresa may approach to brexit. whether or not you agree with what the snp stand for, she said you need to vote for snp. they are sending a clear message that we will hear as the campaign goes on more and more. two—year roll girl is being treated for injuries to her head and body after a horrific dog attack. several animals got into the garden in the toxteth area of liverpool. several dogs have been seized from a nearby house and man has been arrested. we we re house and man has been arrested. we were sent this update a short time ago. the two-year-old girl was at a

relative's house in the dingle area of liverpool. she was playing in the garden of this terraced property with two other young children, aged four and six. they were attacked by a number of dogs. they had got in to the garden from a nearby property and she had suffered injuries to her head and body. all of this happened before quarter to four yesterday afternoon. 0ne neighbour i spoke to describe hearing one women shout, the dog's got the baby. the two—year road has been taken to hospital and is said to be in a serious but not life—threatening condition. an investigation by the victoria derbyshire programme has found that at least 11100 mistakes are made in england's nhs maternity units every week. the true figure could be much higher because only 81 out of 132 trusts in england responded to a freedom

of information request. the most serious incidents include the avoidable deaths of mothers and babies as a result of errors by midwives and doctors. the royal college of midwives says maternity services are heading towards a crisis because of demands on the services. while hundreds and thousands of women give birth safely in maternity units across england, there are cases where serious mistakes are being made. sarah ellis and her fiance, adam lost their baby in 2014. we were left for six hours. we didn't really know anything. they told us, just reassured us. an inquest told that sarah should have had an emergency caesarean section many hours before she actually did. their son was severely starved of oxygen as a result. i was in the corridor and i was with her mum and

dad and! corridor and i was with her mum and dad and i said, how am i going to tell sarah that he is not all right? he was placed on a life support machine but days later, they were advised to withdraw treatment. it's not a conversation you think you will ever have. how do you discuss ending your son's life? they decided to ta ke ending your son's life? they decided to take legal action and it was discovered for opportunities were missed to save their baby's life. yellow mac but to see so many people make so many different mistakes within six hours, it's shocking. people you put your trust in. you put your life in their hands, our baby put his life in their hands and they didn't take care of him. we have to space the fact that we are the victim of the nhs. so many

babies have lost their lives and so many families have been destroyed because they are not doing theirjob is right. they were given compensation by the trust. an investigation has shown that a thousand mistakes are occurring in nhs maternity units each week. we also found that 260 mothers and babies died over four years. also found that 260 mothers and babies died overfour years. these deaths were avoidable. 0nly babies died overfour years. these deaths were avoidable. only 39 out of 81 trusts responded to this question, so the number of deaths could be much higher. the royal couege could be much higher. the royal college of midwives said safety is being compromised because of the pressure maternity services are under. we are heading for a crisis. the simple truth is we don't have enough midwives working in these units right now. we can't deliver the safest care if we don't have enough midwives and enough doctors

working in our services. when you go to have a baby, you go in with a baby seat and come out with a baby, but we went in with a baby seat and came out with a death certificate. fake news stories made up to... facebook has taken much of the blame for spreading stories such as this. the social media giant facebook has placed adverts in national newspapers to advise how to spot fake news online. the initiative is designed to stop the spread of false stories during the general election campaign. here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. it's a term that became familiar during last year's american presidential election. fake news stories made up to make

money or to act as political propaganda and it is facebook which has taken much of the blame for spreading stories such as these. now, the social network says it's doing everything it can to tackle the problem in the uk with these newspaper adverts part of this effort. facebook says it's stepping up the battle against fake news and giving its users a guide to spotting for stories. it's closing tens of thousands of fake uk accounts which might spread misinformation. and it's working with fact—checking organisations during the election campaign. there has already been a determined effort in germany to stop the spread of fake stories in the run—up to its elections later this year. but facebook stands to profit from the general election in the uk. the main political parties will be directing much of their advertising budgets at the social network's audience of more than 30 million people. the new mecca liverpool city region has made his speech after signing in ceremony. has made his speech after signing in ceremony. he's one of six new metro mayors. he is standing down a labour mp. for devolution succeed, we have to make sure no one is left behind.

we need to maximise the benefits and synergy we need to maximise the benefits and synergy and scale that we have two developed the economic growth. we need to create the kind of culture and future for our young people that we wa nt and future for our young people that we want to see. my immediate priorities will be to join up our digital infrastructure, and have innovative and transformational vision for merseyside. however, the reality is that we will have the conservative government for the next four weeks, trying to hit our area ha rd est four weeks, trying to hit our area hardest with the most brutal spending cuts anywhere else in the whole country. i have worked with the prime minister very closely, sometimes behind—the—scenes so she knows me well, see before her party publishes her manifesto i would like

toissue publishes her manifesto i would like to issue an invitation to her. come and visit me so we can discuss real issues with real people and get a better devolution deal for area. south koreans are going to the polls tomorrow. the early election comes after the former president park geun—hye became the first south korean leader to be removed from power through impeachment. moon jae—in, who's leader of the newly—founded democratic party of korea, is the frontrunner, with the latest opinion polls predicting he'll win more than 40% of the vote, as steve evans in seoul explained. more than 40% of the vote, he more than 40% of the vote, is centre—left, he's be government he is centre—left, he's been in government before but not as president and when he was in government there was what was called the sunshine policy, where soul talked tojohn the sunshine policy, where soul talked to john yang. the sunshine policy, where seoul talked to pyong yang.

the question is would there be a difference policy towards north korea, his predecessor had a hard no contact, sanctions and no relenting. furthermore, a different line from mrtrump. furthermore, a different line from mr trump. there would be an easing of the relation between north korea. what with that do to the relationship with washington so that is the big question. the head of the terror group islamic state has been killed in a raid by us forces. there was a raid by special forces killed in a raid by us forces. there was a raid by specialforces in killed in a raid by us forces. there was a raid by special forces in the eastern part of the country in which he died. two us army rangers were killed in the gunfire. france's

newly elected president has promised to fight the divisions which have undermined the country following the victory over the far right‘s marine le pen. the conservatives have recommitted to be idea of net migration being reduced the tens of thousands. however, they have failed to meet this in previous manifestos. labour are to meet this in previous manifestos. labourare campaigning to meet this in previous manifestos. labour are campaigning on health today to tackle childhood obesity by banning all junk food ads today to tackle childhood obesity by banning alljunk food ads before 9pm. the mayor of montreal has declared a state of emergency as heavy rain and snow have resulted in the worst flooding in decade. in quebec, 2000 homes have already been flooded and water levels are set to ride. —— rise. the military has tripled the number of troops helping

to evacuate the thousands of people affected. after weeks of evacuation, many roads are only passable by boats. water levels in canada are set to rise. troops are evacuating those affected. after weeks of an ending rainfall, now writer only passable by boat. from 0ttawa to montreal, many communities are being evacuated. thousands of homes are already submerged, thousands already cut off. 0n the tiny island here, sandbags and pumps haven't been enough to hold back the rising water but some residents are refusing to leave. i am feeling sad, you know. it's been there for 15 years, my home. 15 years, and it's my home. it's a disaster. most people left. a couple of a high up enough that they are ok. and they have decided to stay. our house will be ruined because we were not prepared. torrential rain and melting snow has calls the river to overflow. now the mayor has

lost his patience with some residents. people have to be evacuated and they are being evacuated in boats and they are crying like babies. i'm sorry but they are now not in a position to decide their own future. around 2000 troops have been brought in to help and officials warned the worst is yet to come. we will receive a lot of rainfall over the next three days and because of the combined forces of many factors that have happened, coincidentally, this situation will last for a number of weeks. people are salvaging anything that they can, using whatever is available. these are the worst floods in canada for decades and emergency teams warned that the next 48

hours will be decisive. 0ne one of the surprising things of the election was a vote in for a tory candidates in tees valley. one of the biggest surprises in last week's local elections was the triumph of ben houchen, the conservative who became the new mayor of tees valley, an area which has traditionally voted labour. but will the tories be able to replicate that success in next month's general election? graham satchell has been to the constituency of middlesbrough south and cleveland east to find out more. rural farmlands, and market towns like guisborough, a now—defunct steel industry on the coast, and working—class estates in middlesbrough. at the crafty cooks baking session for mums and toddlers, there is anger at what the conservatives have been doing in power. seven years of austerity has not sat well with me. education is suffering, the health service is suffering, and it is heartbreaking. helen will vote forjeremy corbyn.

i'm tired of hearing that he is unelectable, because i don't think that he is. i think he has a strong record of voting for things that i personally agree with. this seat has been labour since 1997, but i asked a simple question. who makes the better prime minister, theresa may orjeremy corbyn? i would say that is a no—brainer. that's theresa may. the labour majority has been falling steadily in this part of the world, and most observers see storm clouds ahead. for the last 20 years, really, it has been falling out of love with labour. 0ver fish and chips, the political editor of the northern echo tells me about the shifting tides. just before easter, the conservatives won the local council seat here for the first time, from labour, with an 8% swing. it is even said that theresa may had one look and said, "we are winning seats in middlesbrough. let's do this, let's go for this election". dance night at the local social club in middlesbrough. voting labour here is in the blood. always vote labour, yes. i have never, ever, not voted labour. many will still vote labour,

but there is disillusion with jeremy corbyn, particularly over brexit. two—thirds of people here voted to leave the eu. control your borders, control immigration. that's what i want. control our own laws. jeremy corbyn, i think he's... i don't think he's happy with the brexit. so, to guarantee we do leave the european union, for the first time in their lives, people likejohn and mick will vote conservative. the hardest thing i've had to do in my life. if the labour party told me, "if you vote for us i will execute tomorrow", i would still vote for them. the only thing we don't know is brexit. how many micks are there from middlesbrough and across the country? enough, and the government will win in a landslide injune. a beach in ireland that was washed

away in 1984 has re—appeared. the beach on ackil island has returned after hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sand were dumped back on the coastline during a freak tide last month. locals hope there will be a return of hotels, guesthouses and cafes to the area — almost all of which shut down after the beach washed away 33 years ago. what happened when you woke up and saw the sand was back? we are lucky to live in minor the most beautiful parts of the country, but this is particularly special because it's tied in with history the village. it was like any rural area, the beach

brought all the resources and gave people a place to go fishing and the sand was used to make artificial soil and the seaweed was brought from the beach when it was washed up and created fertiliser. it was key to the whole life cycle of the village. in 1984 it had disappeared and then come back. it was washed away, but then two years ago, there we re away, but then two years ago, there were signs that the beach may come back because fishermen could see the sand and the sea floor getting shallow. last check, there was some sand but not too much.” shallow. last check, there was some sand but not too much. i mentioned that after the beach was washed away, the sand, it had a big impact

on the tourist business there with hotels, cafes and guesthouses shutting down. tell us how the fortu nes shutting down. tell us how the fortunes of the area have changed and may change again with the sand coming back. we had 4-5 cafes, some band bs, coming back. we had 4-5 cafes, some b and bs, and if you look at the village, there is only one road. it was really important as a tourist destination 40—50 years and we hope that people will come back and join us on this fabulous beach. you are getting a huge amount of attention because it's such an amazing story, but it is something completely out

of your hands, so you are having to wait and see however thing unfolds? we will have two worked with the local authority to look at access to the beach so you have to walk over stones to get over it because that was all washed away as well. hopefully, that will be the first step in bringing the tourist industry back again. putting in place. but you are right, it is out of our hands. thank you forjoining us. ina of our hands. thank you forjoining us. in a moment, the news that 1pm, but first, a weather update. the dry story continues over the united kingdom. there is low—pressure out in the atlantic and that will show its hand later on. before then, we

have something of a west— east split, the further west you are there is 20 of sunshine and light winds. lovely across scotland this afternoon. the north and north—east, more by the way of cloud. decent in northern ireland, sunshine, light winds. the cloud on the easter bingo and showing signs of breaking up. —— the eastern side of the country. in cardiff, cloud, with eastern areas, with the cloud, there are problems with the cloud, there are problems with uv levels, they are quite high and stronger this time of year. it turns chilly quite quickly this evening. maybe the spotter frame but

well into single figures by the end of the night and some rural spots will be at the bottom end of single figures so a touch of frost. the winds are easing down and what we do see is coming from a north— westerly direction so on the eastern coast we will lose the onshore breeze. gray down towards the midlands. the best of the sunshine tomorrow will be across these western parts again, fine and dry. 15—16dc with some brighter spells. wednesday evening looks chilly one. and chilly start. variable cloud, 16—17dc. towards the end of the week, thursday — friday,

we see that low—pressure system sta rts we see that low—pressure system starts to spread rain which could be heavy and thundery. newly—elected president emmanuel macron vows to fight the forces of division that undermine france. he says he wants to ensure that those who voted for marine le pen would "no longer have a reason to vote for an extremist position". we'll be getting the latest live from paris and asking what his election could mean for britain's brexit negotiations. also this lunchtime: theresa may suggests the conservatives will again promise to cut net migration to the "tens of thousands" in their election manifesto. labour targets child ren's health and says it will ban alljunk food tv adverts until the 9pm watershed. ten tips on how to spot fake news — facebook launches a national campaign advising what to look out for when deciding if a story is genuine. the beach that washed away 33 years

ago reappears overnight — thanks to a freak tide.