this month, 45 people were killed in the bombing of two kristian churches. a visit from me. first of all, he is his watch. hello. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. viewers say they want policy information, not personal insults. but has the bbc‘s general election coverage already got mired in mudslinging — mostly against jeremy corbyn? and criticisms too about how both french presidential candidates have been described on air. although the general election campaign still hasn't officially started, there was no doubt this week about where the focus of politicians and broadcasters lay. all the party leaders were out on the stump and facing questions on a wide variety of subjects. after some pressure on the issue, tim farron of the liberal democrats told the bbc‘s eleanor garnier that he did not believe gay sex was a sin.