studio: emmanuel macron hasjust studio: emmanuel macron has “ust finished studio: emmanuel macron has 'ust finished speaking, i studio: emmanuel macron has 'ust finished speaking, leaving �* studio: emmanuel macron has 'ust finished speaking, leaving the h studio: emmanuel macron hasjust} finished speaking, leaving the stage and making his way through the crowd of supporters. he was ecstatic with the words he had to see this evening. they are still cheering as he leaves with his wife. amongst his supporters, clearly looking pretty happy this evening. marine le pen�*s campaign in recent weeks gave emmanuel macron�*s supporters and campaign something of a scare. it was interesting listening to what he had to say during his speech just now. something he capped emphasising, nothing is decided so i think what he's trying to do there as he has come out on top but he doesn't want any kind of complacency. there is acknowledgement there is a lot of work to be done. he's been accused of being slow off the mark in this campaign. ithink of being slow off the mark in this campaign. i think there's a feeling there is some ground to make up, not just in terms of support but really

being seen to tackle particular issues that marine le pen has been championing and really focusing on, such as the cost of living. the argument that what marine le pen has to offer is unrealistic, her side would reject that but we will see no more personal battle is the focus goes into two candidates and just as well. to talk a bit about what he said, he talked about how he acknowledged that some might vote for him or hopes might vote for him over the next couple of weeks won't necessarily be voting for him but to block marine le pen. he is reaching out to voters there, probably on the left who may not particularly like emmanuel macron and see him as far too centrist, even right—wing, and not faint and very appealing at all, and there is a concern amongst supporters here that those voters might not show at all so i certainly think by talking about that he is trying to start to reach out to those voters now that it looks like

he's heading, according to the projections, to the second round. he also talked about trying to lead a france that would not leave europe, alluding to marine le pen�*s and teu views that she has soft and during this campaign but has been well known for. i think those are some of the core messages coming out of emmanuel macron�*s speech to supporters tonight. they are pretty happy but for all the cheering, don't forget they were pretty worried in the hours before that projection came through. marine le pen addressed her supporters a short while ago. she said she sees hope. translation: the french clearly had to choose between two opposite visions of france, either division, injustice and disorder, courtesy of macron, or they can choose bringing together

the french around socialjustice and protection, fraternity, the notion of the nation of a people. those who didn't vote for macron believe in this, our vision of france. i want to congratulate all of those that i have stayed loyal and respectful of others so that we can create a sovereign in france, and i believe this can happen on the 24th of april. i decided in this campaign to be free of partisan politics and to support all french and to talk directly to you. i will continue to do that without excluding anyone so i will be the president of all french, if i am given that honour. what will happen on the 24th

of april will notjust be a circumstantial vote but will be one reflecting society and civilisation. let's head now to nick beake who is at marine le pen�*s campaign headquarters. nick, she has raised herfirst round score from five years ago from 21% to over 23%, but has she done enough? to over 2396, but has she done enouuh? , ., ., , enough? the lights are on here but the -a enough? the lights are on here but the party continues _ enough? the lights are on here but the party continues because - enough? the lights are on here but the party continues because there i enough? the lights are on here but| the party continues because there is a sense here that this campaign has got momentum. talk to some people, they won't tell you out loud but you can see disappointment in their eyes, they thought the momentum may push marine le pen even higher. it is a higherfirst push marine le pen even higher. it is a higher first round than 2012 and 2017, there was an initial euphoria here, i can tell you the second biggest cheer was when the

other far right candidate eric zemmour declared on the big screen that he would be supporting marine le pen and urged his supporters to follow suit so i think a complicated two weeks now. where did they pitch themselves? especially in this big tv debate between marine le pen and macron. she go? we know she has softened her image in the past few weeks, she talked about being a single mum and a lavrov cats, but her policies haven't changed, immigration, security right at the heart of the policies and she believes muslim women should not be allowed to wear a headscarf in public places and she thinks housing and jobs should be for french people festival. that will get some support but will it alienate other voters? some have said, no, this will not work for my country. the test in any election is if you shut your eyes, if you are a french person and you shut your eyes and can you imagine taking up the day after the vote and marine le pen being your president,

and it will people think yes, then she will be there. fix, and it will people think yes, then she will be there.— and it will people think yes, then she will be there. a few moments auo, she will be there. a few moments ago. president — she will be there. a few moments ago, president macron _ she will be there. a few moments ago, president macron called - she will be there. a few moments ago, president macron called on | she will be there. a few moments. ago, president macron called on all citizens to block the far right in his speech. it is stark choice facing the french people, isn't it? well, it is, and it is interesting listening to marine le pen earlier on, she presented herself as the great unifier, to bring france together, healthe great unifier, to bring france together, heal the wounds, great unifier, to bring france together, healthe wounds, but great unifier, to bring france together, heal the wounds, but of course many people would say over previous campaigns and certainly the polling, that she was a disruptive figure, someone who polarised, who made pull people apart. this softer image is leading to a more inclusive campaign, saying that france can be a great country on its own. interestingly, in a tv debate, some of her policies and argument will be forensically examined, certainly french people would hope that because whether she stand on pulling out of nato? she stand on european

union? she talks about replacing the eu with a better system, but what does that mean in principle? also, vladimir putin, we know predator macron has been talking to him for the past week in vain —— president macron. she went to visit president putin five years ago, we know there was alone involved, will the french people think this is significant when they cast their vote in the second round?— the far—left candidate, jean luc melenchon, has urged his supporters not to vote for marine le pen. he says he is disappointed but also proud of work his party has accomplished. translation: i was hearing - from all the overseas territories. right from the first round, they wanted me as their president and i saw in their decision what it signified — the state

in which our country and the people at all points of france, here and abroad, a sense of exasperation, a sense of urgency. alexandre holroyd is a member of france's national assembly for president macron�*s party republic on the move. speaking from london, he was the first to give us his reaction to the result. what has come out of the result is two defining features. the first is that turnout is a bit higher than what was expected. we should all congratulate ourselves on that result. and the second is that we now have two candidates for the second round. this is going to be a campaign until the very last minute because we have two very different visions of where our country should go, where europe should go, where france should be in the coming

years and this is what is going to be happening in the next two weeks. we are going to outline two different visions for the country and eventually the french will be called on to decide in a couple of weeks. but emmanuel macron left it too late? i don't think emmanuel macron left it too late, i think emmanuel macron is an outgoing president, that is slightly different from being a candidate with fairly few national responsibilities. obviously, the war in ukraine, he has had a determining factor in the war in ukraine, he's been a key participant, it's absolutely right that he has put those responsibilities front and centre of his engagement in past weeks and he has campaigned, he's outlined a vision for france. he's built on what we have done for the last five years together, which is make france competitive again, which is create jobs in france. we should make france a decisive actor of europe. and this is what we will outline in the coming weeks. i presume this is what he will outline tonight. the campaign is not over, there are two weeks left. it's absolutely clear that both candidates could theoretically win and we have to keep on fighting until the very last minute to convince every single french person that a better future is with emmanuel macron. why do you think marine le pen did so well?

doesn't it show that emmanuel macron is out of touch with the french people? i think your poll seems to suggest that the president has come out as the first and the leading candidate in france so i think that's a signal that i don't think he is out of touch at all. but there are people with very different views in france. this is what the presidential election is all about. there is a first round, there are 12 candidates, more than in many democracies. people can outline what they seek in the presidential candidate and then there's a second round with the two frontrunners. and if you believe that france has a decisive factor in tackling climate change, in building our europe tomorrow, in creating a sovereign france, then there is a very clear path for that to happen. marine le pen offers another programme, a programme of turning inwards, of shutting out most of the world, a programme, in my view, which will impoverish the french and that's the alternative that she's presenting to the french. but make no mistake, we have to fight for the coming weeks for every single voter,

and every single voter has expressed, quite reasonably, his own perspective on what path france should take in the coming years. is it right to raise the pension age for the french people now from 62 to 65? and do you fear as a member of his party a return of the gilets jaunes? i think it's completely right to do a real pension reform because our pension system is very, very unfair in france. and what are we saying? we are saying that gradually, as the french live older, we're going to have to push a bit the age upwards, about four months a year, really, until 65, as you say, but in quite a few years. and at the same time we are going to say every pensioner in france gets a minimum pension of 1,100 euros. that is significantly more than they get today. we are going to make sure the pension system is fairer. so this is not only about an age measure, this is a fundamental reform of our pension system to make it more transparent, to make it more understandable,

to make it fairer and to ensure that everybody has a decent pension in france. bruno gollnisch is a french politican and member of marine le pen�*s national rally party. he says the result gives the party hope in the second round. she is very calm, she is very quiet, she seems that she can succeed this time. we will see what the second term will be, but i think she has some, can i say that, some reserves. the big debate now is between complete free trade, globalism, and the destructive effects that the french could see during the past five years, and defence of national identity. but a quite peaceful defence of national identity,

together with other nations, with cooperation among europe, but defending the rights, social rights and civil rights, of all french people, regardless of their origin or whatever. when you look at her manifesto in detail, she wants to withdraw from the supremacy of eu law, for example. she agrees with the movement of passage but she's not really pro—schengen because she only wants the right sort of people to be travelling around europe. she wants to withdraw uncertain, precise points. she wants the french government and french people to decide, for example, how many foreign people, how many aliens

come into this country and are allowed to stay, but that doesn't mean that we will sweep and get rid of all european cooperation because even in the european union itself there are many parties and even some governments and central europe who share our views, so i think she will have many allies and we can go on european competition... and by the way, i would say the commission and council themselves and the european bank was the first to get rid of the treaty. the treaty of maastricht, no more than 3% deficit. now the committee changed this silly policy. how many people in france

at the moment shouldn't be here, do you think, in terms of migrants? oh, it's difficult to say. but anyway, as for people who've got french citizenship, even if we maybe would have given it with more severe conditions, more serious conditions, they get it, if they behave well they have nothing to fear from marine le pen, but we'll stop massive immigration and we will send back people, for example, who are not entitled to asylum, people who came here illegally, people who committed crime. let's move on to the rest of the days news.

ukraine's president zelensky says vladimir putin has not only his country but the entire 'european project�* in his sights. he was speaking as the eu re—opened its embassy in kyiv after russian forces retreated from the north of ukraine. the major focus of the fighting is now likely to be in the east — with civilians being evacuated from the donbas region. prosecutors say 1200 bodies have now been recovered from areas previously occupied by russia around kyiv. those include the village of andriivka. 0ur correspondent mark lowen sent us this report. less liberation, more scorched earth. the population here is 1,000, more than 40 were killed as the russians attacked and moved in for a month. the remnants of battle mixed with remains of lives as the shroud of war is peeled back, uncovering the horrors beneath. tatiana's only grandson anton was taken by the russians the day after his 23rd birthday and shot.

so badly mutilated, they identified him from his clothes, recovering his body after a month and burying him two days ago. translation: maybe if he had gone to fight somewhere else, _ he would have returned in one piece. he was a clever boy, he recited poetry. when my husband told the russians to take him instead, they pointed their machine gun and said go home or we will take you both. this terrorised community will try somehow to return to peace but it cannot shut out its agony. first came the offensive here, then the occupation and now the trauma of those returning or simply emerging to see the destruction which is immense. we are now learning that these

scenes are repeated across the shattered country which even when peace returns, could take a generation to rebuild. this family are trying, repairing broken lives and their home where russian soldiers stayed and this is how they treated it. he is still trying to work out what they stole. translation: i have no words to describe what they did. - i do not know what they were looking for. my family had been living here for 15 years but they came in and looted it all. as the ukrainian army moved in, the russians came down to his tiny shelter to hide, feasting on the family's food and resting before their retreat. no place safe from their occupation. 0n the edge of the cemetery, the fresh grave of tatiana's grandson. he was studying to become an electrician. i have two daughters she told

us and he was our boy. let's get the sports now from the bbc sport centre. the final round of the masters is underway....the leaders are still on the front nine at augusta the world number one scottie scheffler began the day three shots clear of the australian cameron smith who is playing alonside him. smith birdied the first two holes to cut the lead to one but he bogeyed the next two and the american chipped in for an outrageous birdie on the third and now leads by four shots. a gripping start to theirfinal round. rory mcilroy is on the charge. five under for the day, but and four under for the tournament, it might have come too late.

i think scheffler will need to have another wobble. i think scheffler will need to have anotherwobble. smith i think scheffler will need to have another wobble. smith havejust another wobble. smith have just moved another wobble. smith havejust moved to seven under by the looks of it so the lead back down to three, that has just happened. you can it so the lead back down to three, that hasjust happened. you can keep across it on the bbc sports website, still a long way to go at augusta, the men's first main golf tournament of the year. it's as you were at the top of the english premier league, manchester city still leading liverpool by one point after the two sides drew 2—2 at the etihad stadium. the match certainly lived up to the hype, the league game at anfield also finished in a 2—2 draw. city twice took the lead, kevin de bruyne gave the home side the lead with a deflected opener. diogojota cancelled that out inside the 15—minute mark but city had their noses in front by the break. gabrieljesus beating the offside trap to score, but again liverpool came back, sadio mane equalising immediately after the restart.

raheem sterling had a goal disallowed for city, he was fractionally offside and riyad mahrez had a great chance to win it in injury time. the draw still keeps city top of the league with seven games to go. we did everything and more, we played like you have to play these types of games, incredible focus, everyone. we had the feeling that, yeah, we missed a huge opportunity to make a stand but i guess before the press conference, winning, losing, or drawing, many things to play, many things to happen. it was a proper football game. we played _ it was a proper football game. we played yesterday won the game and sunday— played yesterday won the game and sunday morning training in the afternoon, it is city livable, i don't — afternoon, it is city livable, i don't know what i would have done to watch _ don't know what i would have done to watch the _ don't know what i would have done to watch the game, and i don't know

what _ watch the game, and i don't know what i _ watch the game, and i don't know what i would have given to be able to be _ what i would have given to be able to be part — what i would have given to be able to be part of it and now being here with the _ to be part of it and now being here with the boys in these kinds of games. — with the boys in these kinds of games. i— with the boys in these kinds of games, i cannot stop being still surprised~ — games, i cannot stop being still surprised. i love it. so, yeah, just keep— surprised. i love it. so, yeah, just keep going — surprised. i love it. so, yeah, just keep going and we will see. there was also a huge game at the bottom of the table, burnley�*s hopes of beating the drop have taken a knock, they were beaten by bottom side norwich 2—0 and are still four points off safety pierre lees—melou and teemu pukki scored the canaries goals for their first league win since january, they are seven points adrift. west ham's hopes of qualifying for the champions league suffered a setback — they lost 2—0 at brentford while leicester beat crystal palace 2—1. merseyside police have launched an investigation following reports of an alleged assault involving cristiano ronaldo after manchester united's defeat at everton yesterday. footage was shared on social media of the united forward appearing to hit a phone out of a young fan's

hand as he left the pitch. he apologised for his outburst but police say they are looking into the incident and have asked for witnesses to come forward. we've had two matches in the women's six nations. big wins for france and ireland the irish overpowered italy in cork for their first win in this years championshipthey led 10—3 lead at the break. and though italy got themselves back into it, ireland ran away with it with four different try scorers and a penalty try. 29—8 the final score at musgrave park. earlier in the day, scotland were beaten 28—8 by france in glasgow. the french are now level with england at the top of the table, both with maximum points from their three game. that's all the sport for now. a pub in bolton has started holding sunday morning church services to reach christians in diverse communities — who may be reluctant to go to a traditional church —

or who don't have access to one. attendance at church of england services has gradually fallen over the past decade. organisers hope this new inititiative will help reverse that trend — as kaleigh watterson reports. a church service with a difference. this sunday morning service takes place in a pub in bolton. instead of karaoke, there are worship songs. and pint�*s have been swapped for prayers. and pint's have been swapped for ra ers. ., ., , , , prayers. one of our big things is we start these — prayers. one of our big things is we start these church _ prayers. one of our big things is we start these church of _ prayers. one of our big things is we start these church of england - start these church of england churches in generally neutral spaces, places that are little bit more accessible for folks, we want church to be accessible for people who aren't used to churches. it is art of a who aren't used to churches. it is part of a network— who aren't used to churches. it is part of a network across greater manchester. the church of england said attendance fell between 15 and

20% from 2009 to 2019. this network hopes to change that. the sunday morning services take place in the function room before the pub is open. what did you think when you were first asked, could you have church services here? i were first asked, could you have church services here?— were first asked, could you have church services here? i didn't think it would work— church services here? i didn't think it would work but _ church services here? i didn't think it would work but the _ church services here? i didn't think it would work but the more - church services here? i didn't think it would work but the more i - church services here? i didn't think it would work but the more i spoke j it would work but the more i spoke to ben, joan, andy, we thought why not? we'll give it a go and we'll see what happens and as you can say, it works, people are coming. what see what happens and as you can say, it works, people are coming.— it works, people are coming. what is it works, people are coming. what is it like coming — it works, people are coming. what is it like coming to _ it works, people are coming. what is it like coming to a _ it works, people are coming. what is it like coming to a church _ it works, people are coming. what is it like coming to a church service - it like coming to a church service in a pub? i it like coming to a church service in a ub? ., , it like coming to a church service ina ub? ., , , ., in a pub? i love it, it is brilliant here. in a pub? i love it, it is brilliant here- the _ in a pub? i love it, it is brilliant here. the community _ in a pub? i love it, it is brilliant here. the community are - in a pub? i love it, it is brilliant - here. the community are together, and ou here. the community are together, and you get — here. the community are together, and you get to _ here. the community are together, and you get to meet _ here. the community are together, and you get to meet other- here. the community are together, and you get to meet other people. | here. the community are together, l and you get to meet other people. it is brilliant. it is different,. i think— is brilliant. it is different,. i think it _ is brilliant. it is different,. i think it is _ is brilliant. it is different,. i think it is a _ is brilliant. it is different,. i think it is a better for the community because i think a lot of people _ community because i think a lot of people stereotype churches and christians. it people stereotype churches and christians. , , ., christians. it is definitely a cheers from _ christians. it is definitely a cheers from this _ christians. it is definitely a - cheers from this congregation. a

great way to reach a different audience. that's it for me. thank you for watching. hello, there. we have a springlike weather over the weekend ahead but today was on the cold side, and it has been over the past few days. low pressure sitting to the west of the uk, spiralling around at this cloud turning the sunshine rather hazy. a lot of high cloud in north somerset and also fair weather humourless bubbling up as well so more cloud as we head toward the latter part of the afternoon, temperatures a shade higher than yesterday, still the odd shower in the north—east of scotland and the clouds thicken up in the west to give a little rain here and there in northern ireland. the breeze picking up in western areas and tending to increase elsewhere. a lot of cloud overnight tonight, not much rain, most of it will be in northern ireland, the upshot of the

cloud in the breeze means it will be milder than last night, temperatures typically bore 5 degrees. early in the week, the chance of some rain but those temperatures will continue to rise as well. there won't be much rain in the forecast on monday, we have a couple of bands of short lived rain sweeping northwards, mainly at the western side of the uk through the midlands, much of eastern england it may well be dry and we will have sunshine here as well. temperatures beginning to lift up well. temperatures beginning to lift up to around 17 celsius in the south—east of england. we are seeing those temperatures rising because the cold air is being pushed away to the cold air is being pushed away to the north of scotland, something more of a southerly breeze heading our way early in the week but at the same time as temperatures rising, we've got the zone of cloud and rain all the way from spain up across france and heading into the uk, bringing with it ubul pulse of rain. we'll see rain overnight, it works its way northwards up into scotland, winding the north—east. the rain could be heavy, possibly thundery.

it brightens up and that could trigger a few sharp showers as well. still chilly in the north—east of scotland but in the south—east of england, temperature up to 17 or 18 degrees. the weather front will take the rain away out into the north sea overnight, things calm down as we head into wednesday. light winds across the whole of the country this time. starting off misty and murky in the west, that will lift, some sunshine coming through now and again could trigger one or two light showers. most places will be dry with a little sunshine, temperatures lifting in the central belt, knighted the south—east. —— 19 in the south—east.

this is bbc world news. the headlines: incumbent french president emmanuel macron is projected as winner of the first round of the presidential election. he is set again to face his far—right rival, marine le pen, in the run—off vote. 1,200 bodies have been found around the ukrainian capital kyiv since russian forces left. that's according to the country's prosecutor—general. in the south and east there have been more russian attacks. the british chancellor rishi sunak calls for his own ministerial declaraions to be referred to the indepedent advisor on ministers' interests. an inquiry has been launched into how the tax arrangements mr sunak�*s wife became public. pakistan's newly ousted

prime minister imran khan appeals