francois fillon says that i am a politician with years of experience. perhaps i had some difficulties adapting to changes, evolutions in society. in theire politicians 50's and 60's who are not quite used to this new relationship with politician's in the justice department here in france. tom: much more scrutiny today, and as you say, no one is above the law, former president or not. moving on. francois fillon yesterday issued an apology after the damaging reports surfaced that his wife had been paid a generous -- a generous salary over several years for a nonexistent job. he described the matter as an error on his part. he said there is nothing illegal about it. he also added that he has no plans to step down and is intent on winning the french presidency. solidarity for their candidate -- that was the order of the day for senior figures in the republicans' party, after they watched francois fillon's press conference. >> he said what needed to be said. it has been very difficult recently. many people are shocked and disappointed. that is not enough to

claire: francois fillon is a fighter. there is no indication as yet that he might pull out of the race. areeems that his party thoroughly behind him. we might get a bit of a mea culpa in terms of he may provide a few more details on what penelope fillon did while he was in the parliamentary system. some idea that she was payday generous salary. .t was a generous salary perhaps he might get a few more details on what they did and maybe he will step back in terms of how much the salary was generous. but he is going on with it. there is no indication he will pull out of the race. because he has already said that she has always said i have not done anything wrong. and that what i did was legal and family members can be employed. wife and children, they are employed at the moment by various different mp's. he did not do anything illegal. what would be illegal is if they did not do any work. the french people are becoming more becoming -- are becoming more troubled that the politicians are using money in this way. did they do a

it reminds us power —— francois fillon. it reminds us to be careful?of power. some would argue saying that president assad should be removed before any change in syria happening, for five years ago, but to say even if he stays in power, or does not commit you have a security of power, where you've been involved in such worried atrocities committed cannot ignore them and keep them there. but everyone for turkey to there. but everyone for turkey to the usa are changing their tuned but in the end, if it stops the killing and this kind of massacre, then anything could be acceptable. it is difficult to believe that the person in charge of this is capable of turning a page but we will have two c. staying with the times newspaper, more homes for new buyers in housing plans. i was on duty here in the newsroom yesterday and there was a suggestion that the conservative party was moving away from the idea that everyone should own their own homes, and they would push the idea that renting was a good thing because you cannot get a decent house in this country, ther

presidential candidate francois fillon had a fake job of the taxpayers expense. ♪ good evening, we beginn iraq where government forces continued their -- retaking the airport from the islamic state group. the army says it is now going to use that airport for its operation. expect the battle foror ththe west of the city to be muh more complicated, not at least because of it being densely populated. reporter: iraqi forces pushed into westernmost of -- western most so -- western mosul. >> we are fighting the islamic state group at the southern edge of the city. trancesrying to breach -- breach trenches they used. being drivenfter out of eastern mosul -- there were bombers, mines, barricades, trenches and tununnels. jihadists were completely surroundeded in west mosul, so d little choice but the fight too the death. i iraqi forces carried outt airstrikes overnight, headed a ground attack on the city itself. most of the fighting will be done house to house. it is believed 750,000 civilians are trapped inside the city. losing mosul could spend the end of the extremist caliphate. the jihadists

that would be the best case scenario for francois fillon. or she could open a formal judicial investigation. she could even send the case straight to trial. caps off he own has said if he is placed under formal investigation, -- francois fillon has said if he is placed under formal investigation, he could step down. genie: is this really sustainable at this point? , but timeline has been set it is likely to hang over his head in the next critical weeks of the presidential election campaign. in thebeen slipping opinion polls, and the main beneficiaries of that slip seem to be marine le pen of the far right national front, and the centrist emmanuel macron. right now fillon is trying to divert attention from this. he has adopted a hard line on law and order. he said yesterday the age of criminal responsibility should go down to 16 years of age, so he is clearly hunting on far right territory for votes and also trying to move on from this scandal. but it keeps coming back, and that is really the problem he has going forward. genie: that is franc

this comes after a letter was yesterday17 mps saying that franÇois fillon should stand aside because is impossible to campaign for him on the ground. were --those and these mps were close to nicolas sarkozy and were not really part of the fillon camp. he has dropped 19 points in the polls in just one month. with a after he won massive majority in the party last november, beating nicolas sarkozy before even getting into the second round and beating lsu a -- andan shoup beating his opponent. he was nicknamed as mr. cropper. he was seen as a sure thing. he made a big part of his campaign the fact that he had never been charged with any , unlike nicolas sarkozy, who was being investigated in several different cases. unlike his other, unlike nicolas sarkozy, who was being opponent who was charged. he made it part of his campaign that he was beyond reproach or suspicion. even though no charges have been brought, this ongoing suspicion over whether or not his wife had a fake job and whether or not his spokesman was engaging and tax fraud is ruining the image of his campaign. genie: you are

isus: francois fillon seeking to save his bid for the presidency.us go to caroline who following all things in paris. francois fillon maintaining his candidacy and asking for two weeks to fill or kill his bid. caroline: that is what he was asking last week. two weeks to go in order to fix his credibility. the press conference was very much on the french radar last night. it was operation transparency. he disclosed everything go bank account he has, every single real estate and the value of the houses. that he owns. he says his wife paid -- his wife's pay was perfectly justified. and the jobs he asked for his children were perfectly legal. acknowledgedhe that this created a lot of ethical questions in the minds of the french people so he wanted to apologize. : my working with my wife and children, i prioritized a trust relationship that today is met with defiance and it was a mistake that i deeply regret. i want to present my apologies to the french people. caroline: and when francois fillon was asked if he was worried about his recent drop in the op

francois fillon needs to fight back hard if he is to get second place. —— emanuel makron.her death in order to claim life insurance. officers say the woman's teenage son and his guardian tried to make the claim last may. 0ur correspondent helena lee is here. helena, what more can you tell us? the city of london police has told us the city of london police has told us that this 18—year—old and his guardian claimed that the woman had died ina guardian claimed that the woman had died in a car crash in zanzibar in east africa last year. it is alleged they tried to claim against a life insurance policy worth £1a0,000 in her name. it is also alleged that. humans including a death certificate and also accident reports were produced. —— alleged that falls documents. they couldn't verify the woman cars death so they refused to pay the claim. they passed it onto police and they found that the woman was alive and living in canada. she to the uk, she was arrested and questioned by police. her son was also arrested and questioned and both of them have been bailed and they are expected

now, francois fillon, he goes back to 1981. he's 62 years old. he's been in politics for most of his life, his entire career, practically. and he's part of that system. he's part and parcel of the system. there is a very interesting part of this press conference. you know, we both watched it together here. you know, it's easy in the narratives of this story in the way it's developed into black and white thing. a corrupt politician all of a sudden. he's been outed, you know. there it is. tushay, we got you. there was a moment when he said, i -- he says, i regret not understanding these things earlier. i never imagined that i would be accused of what i've been accused of. he said there was a reason there was a delayed response on his part, this -- it took time, literally, he said for it to sink in. what these accusations were about. he was so much part of this system, his life, he honestly from his telling of it honestly did not think he was doing anything wrong. he said i'm an honest man. you could say all politicses caught with their hand in the

francois fillon's campaign is crawling. his once spotless record is tainted by allegations he paid his wife for a fake job. supporters say he has been thrown to the wolves, but the tide is turning against him. 70% of voters, according to one poll, want him to step down over the scandal. an institutional coup d'État, of whom, of what? what needs to play out is francois fillon must explain what has happened here. each person should assume responsibility for their part and tell the true to the french -- the truth to the french people. reporter: the french people and his own party. mp's of his party are questioning whether penelope gate has turned the hope of clinching the presidency into a liability. 58% are standing firm while 42% want fillon out. it is a tragic fall from grace. the right-wing nominee was considered a favorite to win the presidential election starting in april. now he's lagging behind far right marine le pen and been overtaken by emmanuel macron. there are concerns that debate over policy has been drowned out

french presidential candidate francois fillon apologises for employing his wife, after claims he paid herfor a non—existentjob. a pr company which represents the football star david beckham has told the bbc hackers tried to blackmail it by threatening to leak his e—mails. and the biggest ever exhibition of one of the world's most famous artists. pop art legend david hockney gets a retrospective in london. a court in the us will start hearing arguments on whether donald trump's travel ban should be reinstated. the restrictions on people from seven mainly—muslim countries had been suspended after a legal challenge from the states of washington and minnesota, but mr trump says the ban is necessary to protect the country. nick bryant reports. president donald j trump. applause cheering america's new commander—in—chief receiving a standing ovation from the troops now under his controlm, his speech at this military base focusing on the terror threat to the american homeland, and defending his controversial travel ban, that has been blocked by the us courts. we need strong programmes, so tha

the main star that everyone would thought would probably win the election, francois fillon, is embroiledn scandal. he is a moral man and his always criticized french politics for being corrupt, and now he is touched by scandal. is going to profit from that because i think the ranch are so fed up. there is hardly a french political who has not been embroiled in scandal. it's amazing when you compare to germany where hardly any political person here is embroiled in scandal. the french are very, very fed up. i'm sure a lot of people will say they vote marine le pen, although she is also embroiled in scandals, although it is very strange for francois fillon. supporters,t of his conservative voters, are hesitant now and have questions for him. marine le pen has several scandals. she has employed moneymen -- money of the european parliament for her own purposes. her voters do not seem to be upset with that. they will still vote for her. peter: if you want to answer why a panoramic election. symptomatic of what is happening across europe, that you have a section of society suddenly starting to

we thought his values were strong and it appears that they are weak, so who is really francois fillonmr fillon's colleagues are questioning his position. but replacing him three months before polling day would be a gamble as well. mr fillon won his nomination through an open primary contest nomination through an open primary co ntest a nd nomination through an open primary contest and the runner—up, alain jupper contest and the runner—up, alain juppe, has so far said he would step in. a week ago francois fillon was a man tipped for president. now a politician no longer fighting for election, but survival. the path to france's top job is already littered with casualties. he may be next. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. more than 100 works by black and asian artists from the 1980s onwards are to go on display in nottingham as part of a new exhibition highlighting their contribution to british art. one artist featured is sonia boyce, whose work explores the representation of race and identity in society. she's been speaking to our correspondent elaine dunkley. this is a work by mobray o

unworthy for franÇois fillon. >> he knows the weight of these words.e was saying the opposite three months ago. now he's in algeria just saying what the crowd wants to hear. reporter: the reactions on the left wing were more muted, but still uneasy. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> [translating] i wouldn't have called it a crime against humanity. i think you have to use the right word at the right time. saying the colonial history of our era was a horror, i do think it has to be said. reporter: this has long been a sore point between both governments. the former has never fully apologized for the brutality of its rule. delano: time to get your mind off the top stories. province is attacked, killing at least 70. in iraq, a car packed with expose of goes off at a crowded market, with dozens reported dead. both attacks claimed by the islamic state group. donald says he inherited a mess. the president addressing a range of issues in an impromptu press recentnce, but insists revelations members of his campaign were in touch with the russian intelligence

francois fillon has been disclosing everything, assets and bank accounts he has.s been saying that the salary of his wife, while working as his assistant, was perfectly justified and that his two children were perfectly legal. he said he will give more disclosure of all his assets tonight online. really, it is a transparency operation. he says he understands the moral obligation of a presidential candidate like him. he wants to stay in the race for now and he is also apologizing to the french for the lack of transparency. meantime, the void that has been left is being and le pen.. macron they had big rallies over the weekend. leading in the first run of this presidential election on april 23. they both had a separate competing meeting in the second-biggest ct in france over the weekend. we have more details on marine le pen who unveiled a program with more than a hundred proposals. it is most worrying for investors, the promise she made to hold a referendum for france to leave the eu and the euro single currency. she said she wanted to curb cutting countries from

francois fillon is facing new controversy by accusing the government of allowing a quasi-civil war. the statement came after some protesters clashed with police at a demonstration against her tole pen that took the western city. and an attempt by fillon to concentrate his campaign's message on law and order. from paris's agricultural affair, he called his words irresponsible. >> even during the campaign politics should be dignified and based on the truth. some candidates like to present

. >> live now to the campaign headquarters of francois fillon who will be addressing the french people amid allegations funds. ed francois: ladies and gentlemen, i am speaking to you and all french citizens because a legit mate sentiment has pushed me to do so. i understand the questions i will be asked. i understand the need for clarification and i will do so. i will do so because i have nothing to hide. i will do so because i cannot accept the accusations, the baseless accusations that have been targeted at me after 32 years of political life. 32 years without any judicial problem. 32 years of irreproachable, ethical behavior. i would like to tell all my

emmanuel macron opening up his biggest lead yet over francois fillon. let's finish up with gold, down 0.2%. gold will head towards $1300 in as inflationmonths expectations pick up real interest rates turned negative. that is according to ubs wealth management. let's get the bloomberg first word news. nejra: the london stock exchange said its $13 billion tie up with deutsche boerse is unlikely to proceed after a new regulatory hurdle signaled a potential end to the effort to create a dominant european exchange. officials had requested that the nsc divest its trading platform, but the nsc said it couldn't commit to such a move. the u.k.'s house of lords starts a detailed examination of prime minister theresa may's exit legislation today. a number of amendments are expected to be put forward, including one which would give parliament a binding vote on the final brexit deal. the pound is down against all its major peers after a report said may's office is preparing for sultan to call another independence referendum. the independent french presidential candi

francois fillon and emmanuel macron holding their biggest rally held up by the rivals legal trouble. sterling is left out of all major currency. with bloomberg paris reporter. when i woke up today sterling was down, give and take. was that times referendum story nothing? >> it might have been. it didn't go up that much so obviously the debate over scotland remains at the forefront of people's minds. it is important to note that among the banks, if you look at the polling data, it hasn't created as much for independence. mark: the other big event is the house of lords, inc. on --

the french collections and the scandals around francois fillon -- and the scandals around francois fillon the reason there is a rise in interest rates? there have been discussions and leaked comments last week from the bank of england talking about moving rates higher. we doing it as a really —— reaction to brexit? there is a lot of areas that we have to look at but we have to remember that in the us, in the uk and in the eurozone to a certain degree, economies are improving. we will skirt over the - marriages in will skirt over the gay marriages in the church of england because we only have about one minute to go. vitamin d can prove to prevent your risk of catching a cold and flu. how often do you go on holiday to a sunny climate? once a year? it takes a few weeks for the vitamin d to benefit your body. you need to go more often. what the story actually saysis more often. what the story actually says is that we should be putting vitamin d into food and slipping it into food so we don't get so much cold and flu and of course the big buzzword which is relieve the burden of the nhs. who kn

the french presidential candidate francois fillon has apologised for employing his wife as a parliamentary advisor. he's facing an investigation over claims she was paid for a non—existentjob. a pr company representing david beckham has told the bbc it was subject to a blackmail attempt by hackers threatening to leak his personal e—mails. the biggest ever exhibition of one of the world's most famous artists, p0p of the world's most famous artists, pop art legend david hockney gets a of the world's most famous artists, pop art legend i london. kney gets a should donald trump's travel ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries be reinstated? that's a question the us appeals court will hear arguments on later. now some of america's biggest companies are warning the band could harm us businesses. but president trump says it is necessary to protect the country. nick bryant has more. president donald j trump. applause cheering america's new commander—in—chief receiving a standing ovation from the troops now under his control. his speech at this military base focusing on the terror threat t

let's speak to jacques myard, an mp from francois fillon's republicains party.rench voters? first of all, it was time to react. and to launch his campaign. i think that reactions are pretty good, not marvellous good but better than... you could have thought before. i think there is no alternative, he says he regrets what happened and as he said, it was legal, but of course people don't understand it any more. now we go to the merits of this presidential election, that means the campaign for france and the french. i think this is the best way to react. as i say very often, the only battle you lose, don't engage in it. i believe there is a necessity to go ahead and of course, it would have been impossible to have a new candidate because it is not in two months that you will make a new candidate. it is an interesting point because some people are saying, you could have looked elsewhere and you do have seniorfigures in the republican party. people that could fit this bill. you don't think this is realistic? being realistic is being beaten at the second round of the

francois fillon is saying who really knows what -- francois hollande is saying who really knows what president trump will do? their messages very much what the e.u. needs now, to take this as an opportunity to become more independent in terms of security and trade, and indeed when it comes to the environment. fory: thank you very much that. next we crossesed, where for a third straight night, thousands of people rallied in the capital and other cities across the country. they want the government to resign after it weakened a key corruption law. the move is part of strong criticism both home and abroad. the prime minister said the government will not backtrack on the bill. our correspondent has the details. dark show state -- ofstanding firm in the face nationwide protests, a rate -- romania prime minister says he will push ahead with a decree. >> we took a decision two days ago. >> we withdraw the decree? >> no. >> protests continue around romania after a quarter of a million people took to the streets wednesday. the demonstrations have been largely peaceful, but the leader of the ru

before we go to our final item, the telegraph, french toast, francois fillon feels the heat over wife the heat over wife pass back row. he is a leading contenderfor the french presidency but problems concerning over whether his wife was paid for what she did not do has stymied the entire thing. it is a complicated story but it is very important because he was seen as the most likely candidate to prevent marine le pen, the leader of the far right, at the sickest campaign is toast, whether he has to pull out or whether he limps on. it is good news for a centrist candidate, a sort of blairite candidate. he is impressive and has no outperforming francois fillon somerby things could get better for france. financial times. trump, it is time for tough call. he is having a barney there. he fights everyone. he is angling for a fight with arnold schwarzenegger who took over hisjob as with arnold schwarzenegger who took over his job as the host of the apprentice. viewing figures are plummeted. arnold schwarzenegger hits back by saying, but us swap jobs. let us hear the very clip from mrtrump job

a securicor newspaper, has claimed that francois fillon pages wide for hundreds of thousands of euross for his french parliamentary system. the problem is that there is no evidence, that is why did any work and there is now reports that he did payments for his children too. he was the presidentialfrontrunner children too. he was the presidential frontrunner but now it is his rivals who seem to be having the last laugh, marine le pen in particular, who leads the right front national party, she says that she believes that francois fillon has lost the trust of the french people. speaking at a rallyjust a little while ago, all of this is a conspiracy to break the left wing. it is not justice conspiracy to break the left wing. it is notjustice that some looking for, their aim is it is notjustice that some looking for, theiraim is to it is notjustice that some looking for, their aim is to break me, it is notjustice that some looking for, theiraim is to break me, and beyond my person to break the left and steve its vote. what is at stake is the presidential elections is to choose before it i

marine le pen was quick to draw a distinct and the fraud probe against francois fillon. >> the french know exactly the difference between real business and political cabal. despite everything you try, they know very well how to make a difference. >> we will take a look at a new report on life expectancy. inple are moving much longer many rich countries around the world except the united states. >> at the beginning of the 20th century, scientists dismissed the idea as fantasy. in many rich countries around the world except the united states. but, a new study predicts average life expectancy in the developed world will begin edging up of 90. most p people in rich countries will live significantly longer by 2030 with south korean women leading the charge. in average female baby born the country 17 years from now will live to an impressive 91 years old. francerls born in japan, come a spain and switzerland can expect to live to 88. women's life expectancies outstripped men in every country. the usa already lagging behind looks set to fall even further behind by 2030. the average american

iss time francois fillon laying it on the table. the presidential candidate adamantly claims his incident that his innocence in a tumultuous scandal. >> i employed my wife as my assistant. she had been in this post for 15 years. and 3677 euros. a salary that is perfectly justifiable for a person with a degree in law and arts. he said he had nothing to hide and to prove it he would publish all records of his wife's payments online. once considered the favorite for the presidency, he had been struggling to keep his head above water. polls show him folding in the first round of voting, beating out for economy minister . perhaps to counter his sinking approval, fillon did apologize to voters. >> that was a mistake. present regret it and i my apologies to the french people. like many others i followed a one clearly that our compatriots no longer want. >> he will not beginning that money back. -- be living that buddy back. giving that money back. singh he's the only one who can bring about a national recovery. anchor: taking a look back a

francois fillon is on the offensive, refusing to step aside, claiming he is the victim of a media andentjobs won't go away " pay- for non—existentjobs won't go away —— pay. his lawyers denounced an enquiry by a financial prosecutor as illegal, and described the allegations as baseless. we asked by the financial procedure to stop its investigation, because the current investigation, because the current investigation into fillon case is violating major principles of french law, including criminal law. media reports allege mr fillon's wife earned money as her husband's parliamentary assistant, but questioned how much work did. it has also claimed two of his children we re also claimed two of his children were hired to act as lawyers when they were students. it is legal for french politicians to higherfamily members as aids. mr fillon insists his wife and children did the work he paid them for. in the south—west, this town has in the past been a stronghold for the french 7444——————4—? 7 integrity, time where words like integrity, this no time where words like integrity, this - no meaning

stand with french politics, it dark cloud continues to hang over the presidentialvative candidate francois fillon. allegations he give his wife and children fake jobs at the taxpayers expense. wall showing no signs of giving up his bid, earlier on today his campaign team headed to the north of france where his welcome in one town wasn't exactly a warm one. >> shouts of support for francois fillon were almost drowned out by dozens of protesters area it refers to the stopped thedal that former prime and strong the campaign trail for three weeks. taken 900,000 euros we would have been in jail a long time ago. >> how could he come to a town with misery and unemployment in the middle of such a scandal? reporter: the protesters did make it inside to some form. they were prevented from getting much further. fillon came in through a side entrance. refusing to answer any questions from waiting journalists. inside the visit was a chance for the right-wing candidate to bear credentials on policing and security, although he couldn't get away without at least some reference to the situation outside. >> when y

he is the front runner. >> things are looking pretty bad for francoise the own -- francois fillon. his campaign has been shot with a lead bullet and he is falling to the ground. the damage is done in terms of public opinion, the flawless, irreproachable candidate -- that is how he came across -- turns out he is perhaps lying to the public. that marks the end of his story. the paper agrees with his analysis. you see the question, can he hold on? will he make it to the presidential election? if you look at that cartoon it is a really good one by their cartoonist. they depicted his campaign as a plane. this is similar to the plane that crashed into the hudson a couple of years back. it was just made into a film. that crashed because ducks flew into its motors and you can see him saying, what do you mean the second motor is on fire? they said "we just ran into another flock of ducks." you can see more ducks coming here. >> now the candidate himself says that he is just a victim of libel. but his party is bracing itself for the worst. .> this is interesting article the party is supporti

the centre right candidate francois fillon is tumbling in the polls over allegations he paid his wifesarkozy — from the same party — will stand trial over allegations of fraud, relating to the financing of his failed campaign in 2012. christian, you covered french politics for a long time. three or four senior french politicians under investigation of some kind. all those at the top of the polls fighting some allegation. marine le pen facing allegation she paid her bodyguard from european parliamentary funds. now this mysterious story following emmanuel macron that he has been leading a double life of some kind, and allegation that he is married to his former teacher but has a gay lover. he hasjoked former teacher but has a gay lover. he has joked that off and said last night physically i'm so busy i'm not up night physically i'm so busy i'm not up to that. but the real problem is for the right wing party, now called the republicans. and of course nicolas sarkozy also obtained the party because they're looking into his campaignfinancing. party because they're looking into his campaign

francois fillon needs to fight back hard, if he's going to get that second place. unite's len mccluskey has been meeting the business secretary, greg clark, and president of general motors, following news that peugeot's owner — the psa group — is in talks to acquire gm's european operation. the deal would include vauxhall, which has plants at ellesmere port and luton, employing 11,500 staff. the unite leader said he wasn't prepared to accept a single job loss in britain. we've made the call that we want the government involved in the issue of general motors because of course the french government owns a considerable stake in peugeot and one thing is for clear, they'll be arguing and fighting for french jobs. basically i'm going to be saying to the government today that that's what we need to do. we need to work together. the government needs to make it clear that we're not prepared in the event that peugeot buy vauxhall and vauxhall opel, we're not prepared to accept a singlejob loss here in britain. an increasing number of patients are having to wait more than 12

if it is francois fillon against marine le pen row, because he is so damaged, and people don't vote —re not allowed to mention... the president of the united states. we took a vow not to mention him. but i wonder whether the you know who effect will galvanise french voters to realise, do we want that or the equivalent? and whether turnout will be affected? she's had quite a good week, hasn't she? this headscarf business... appealing to the kind of electric she wishes to appeal to, she couldn't have asked for something better in secular france. that's correct, it's incredible though because she also has financial scandals at her door with exactly the same allegations from brussels the way she uses her budget to actually hire people and it's been quite dodgy and brussels is launching enquiries against her. what you mean? in terms of her electorate, she did a cleverjob in refusing to wear a headscarf? absolutely and whoever is president of france they had to work with her survey had to receive her although it was complicated for muslim lebanese local factions. but regardless what happens

the french presidential candidate francois fillon has apologised for employing his wife as a parliamentarydvisor. he is facing an investigation over claims she was paid for a non—existentjob. mr fillon insists he did nothing illegal, and that his campaign will continue. a pr company representing david beckham has told the bbc it was subject to a blackmail attempt by hackers threatening to leak his personal e—mails. a spokesman for david beckham says the e—mails were tampered with, and are deliberately inaccurate. time now for reporters. welcome to reporters, i am phillipa thomas. from here in the world's newsroom we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme. i think god led this country to put donald trump in office. divided america. after week two of donald trump's unique style of diplomacy, further splits in opinion. nick bryant travels to the bible belt of tennessee and finds his supporters fully behind their new president. there are two americas right now and how you react to donald trump determines which one you inhabit. i am

francois fillon has had to with —— has had calls to withdraw.und of the vote is marine le pen from the national front. she was also in lyon, were she will officially launch a lyon, were she will officially launcha campaign lyon, were she will officially launch a campaign today. she once plans to leave the euro, a referendum on eu membership. macron hopes that victory will be his instead. well, as we heard there marine le pen is officially launching her campaign later today. the bbc has spoken to her father, and founder of the national front, jean—marie le pen, who is estranged from her daughter because he made inflammatory statements about the holocaust, including saying that he thought the nazi gas chambers were a mere "detail" of history. he spoke to bbc arabic. translation: during the election period we have no enemies, only friends, and we try to bring people together to forget all the quarrels, all the wounds, to get the biggest number of voices possible. by eliminating the founding president and those favourable to him, i think marine has

we will have to see how the francois fillon scandal sheets up.is was a strong start for marine le pen. supporters in lyon will very much all we fired up by her words. romania's government has withdrawn a controversial decree that would have reduced some penalties for corruption. prime minister sorin grindeanu said he did not want to divide the country after days of huge street protests. earlier, our correspondent nick thorpe in bucharest told ben brown about the impact the government's climbdown is having. i think we're going to get news any time that the government has no revoked that decree. they will have to then engage in some kind of damage limitation, they will have to try to tell their own supporters, they were elected with about 5 million votes between the two parties, they will have to try to convince the voters that this is a setback and not a surrender. more importantly, they will have to try to persuade romanian society that this was not a simple black and white battle between corrupt politicians on one hand and the anti—corruption fi

french presidential candidate francois fillon has issued an apology — he admits it was a mistake to employ wife. we'll be live in paris. in sport, we'll bring you the best bits of the greatest super bowl comeback in history. and if you have any questions, use the hashtag #bbcos and we'll try to answer them for you. did you see the part of the fox news interview with donald trump? that were released in the last 2a hours. one in particular has generated a lot of comments. shooting is a killer. a lot of killers get a lot of killers, you think our country is so innocent? -- putin is a killer. i don't know any government leaders who are killers. look at what we have done as well. we made a lot of mistakes, i was against the war in iraq from the beginning. a lot of mistakes. but a lot of people were killed, there are a lot of kellett —— killers around, believe me. calling vladimir putin a killer was unlikely to go down well in the kremlin. it's spokesperson said "we consider such words from the fox tv company to be unacceptable and insulting, and honestly speaking, we would prefer to get an apol

in france, the centre—right presidential candidate, francois fillon, has apologised for employing hisnse, admitting it was a mistake. but in a news conference, he denied allegations that his wife, penelope, did no work, despite being paid hundreds of thousands of euros. 0pinion polls suggest the claims have severely damaged mr fillon‘s chances of becoming president. lucy williamsonjoins us from paris. talk today of relaunching his campaign. what is your sense of how much of this damage is repaired? the fa ct much of this damage is repaired? the fact he made his appearance today tells you he knows it is serious. he came, he smiled, he apologised, he said that he accepted the public expectations of politicians had changed. but there was a lot of anger and frustration alongside the apology. he said he felt lynched by the media. that he had broken no laws, he had hidden nothing and he had done nothing that he thought was unacceptable that the time. that is where his critics say he is out of touch. but while he is talking about this in legal terms, voters are simply talking about it in ter

we will have to see how the francois fillon scandal plays out.e to see what happens. this is a strong start for marine le pen, her supporters in lyon will go out very much fired up by her words. the government is announcing new plans on housing policy. we can top to the shadow housing secretary. the government is talking about increasing number of homes built specifically for the rental market and so on, but you think this is desperately feeble? everything we have heard from the government so far about this new housing plan is feeble and falls far short of what is needed to fix the housing crisis. if they think that somehow incentives for landlords on newly built homes is going to deal with the insecurity that many of the ii million people who are private renters feel in the rental market at the moment, then they are making a huge mistake. this is no solution for many of the current renters and no solution, really, for the one in fourfamilies who no solution, really, for the one in four families who have to bring no solution, really, for the one

lawyers for french presidential candidate francois fillon have called on prosecutors to drop their investigationes claims that his wife and two of his children were paid for non—existent parliamentary work. now it's time for our news review. the telegraph leads with the decision by a federal appeals court in the united states to refuse to reinstate president trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly muslim countries and all refugees entering the us. the ft looks at proposals by german chancellor angela merkel to speed up the removal of failed asylum seekers, with other reports indicating that attitudes to migrants are hardening throughout europe as a whole. the telegraph business pages report that according to a group of large banks paris has no chance in capturing business from london post—brexit without radically overhauling france's strict labour laws. also in the ft, twitter has posted the slowest revenue growth since it went public four years ago, sending shares down more than io%. the fall comes in spite of the election of prolific tweeter donald trump as us president who failed to produ

the french presidential candidate francois fillon has apologised for employing his wife as a parliamentarydvisor. he is facing an investigation over claims she was paid for a non—existentjob. mr fillon insists he did nothing illegal, and that his campaign will continue. a pr company representing david beckham has told the bbc it was subject to a blackmail attempt by hackers threatening to leak his personal e—mails. a spokesman for david beckham says the e—mails were tampered with, and are deliberately inaccurate. now on bbc news, it is monday in parliament. hello and welcome to monday in parliament, our look at the day at westminster. the headlines: the speaker of the house of commons has told mps he doesn't want president trump to address the houses of parliament. our opposition to racism and to sexism, and our support for equality before the law, and an independent judiciary, are hugely important considerations in the house of commons. by comparison, slightly more measured tones from the prime minister on the special relationship, as she reports back from an informal eu summit in malta.

lawyers for french presidential candidate francois fillon have called on prosecutors to drop their investigation into his office. now for the latest financial news with aaron, and world business report. abe, trump, and the $69 billion elephant in the room. that's how much more japan sells to the us than it buys from the us and that's what will dominate talks at the white house later today. plus, it's back! greece's debt crisis returns to haunt europe. can its lenders agree a new deal... or will we have to add grexit to brexit? welcome to world business report. good morning, britain, and hello, world. welcome to the programme. we have got that friday feeling. if you are tuning in for the first time, stay where you are. i am only asking to ten minutes, that is all i have. i will give you an exciting snapshot of all the latest in a world of this the same money. we start in the united states, where you have in hearing that japan's home united states, where you have in hearing thatjapan‘s home minister, shinzo abe, meets with president trump later today. —— prime minister. trade will be high on the a

now the reason the scandal by francois fillon.e is the outsiders coming forward but they are both political... they have been around a lot and they are coming forward. is her thing about the eu and she is saying she wants french citizens to feel french again, she wants the european union to bea again, she wants the european union to be a union of nations, very much in the john major, david cameron view and emmanuel macron says, no, we come together, the big project of the ever coming together and i think that will be a real division and you are getting a big swing away. before the brexit debate, according to an analysis, more french were opposed to the eu than in the british electorate so watch out. yes, she will win first round and lose on the second, do not count on it. you heard it from mr fox, remember. in the times, one in six wards facing axe to try and save some money which is extraordinary how overcrowded some hospitals are. it looks as if they are trying to look to rebalance services but at the same time they are saying t

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french presidential —— french presidential candidate francois fillon has apologised though employingthe israeli parliament and its passing ofa israeli parliament and its passing of a controversial law which retroactive —— retroactively legalises about 4000 homes built on the west dank. according to one brighterfrom the the west dank. according to one brighter from the independent, the west dank. according to one brighterfrom the independent, one of the most well—known middle eastern analyst in the world, he says the two state solution is doomed. the front page of the guardian carries the report from amnesty international which says that as many as 13,000 opponents of the syrian leader a shah al—assad were secretly hanged in syria's infamous prison. —— bashar al—assad. secretly hanged in syria's infamous prison. —— basharal—assad. mario draghi says the wall street regulation is very worrisome and the last thing we need for the economy. also in independent, the controversy surrounding whatjohn bercow said, that he would oppose donald trump in able to address mps and peers in parliament

and francois fillon is on the front page of le figaro.aper says that the former prime minister is determined to continue his fight in the french presidential campaign. that is despite an investigation into his financial affairs. the guardian reports on comments from the british defence secretary, michael fallon, warning that nato must now compete on the cyber battlefield, and do more to counter russian hacking. would you donate cash, jewellery and gold to bail out your government? the gulf news writes that citizens in mongolia are doing just that, to help pay off a near—$600 million debt. and camp out under the stars for a better night's sleep. an article on the front of the daily telegraph reports on a new study that suggests the great outdoors could be a solution for insomniacs. another solution is to get up early and do the paper review. joining us isjonathan charles, who is managing director of communications at the european bank for reconstruction and development. to see you. let's begin with trump. this is particularly about this re

at one point he was the front runner, but francois fillon can now see his bid for the french presidency, but quite a lot of it. he appears to have used public money to pay her as a member of staff for many years, but the telegraph unearthed a bit of a video interview they did with her some years back, when she said she didn't work for him. i've never been actually his assistant or anything like that. no, i don't deal with his communication. for many french voters, that video is the proof that the fillons‘ intra—family payments were a rip—off of the taxpayer. let's talk about the ramifications of this with two people keenly following the presidential race. pierre haski, from the french news site rue 89, is in paris. and benedicte paviot, of france 24. do you think fillon‘s bid for the presidency is over? my feeling is that it's over. he's trying to resist. but he's an embattled candidate. he's trying to fight back but his credibility is in shatters. do you agree that it's over for fillon? yes, he's probably toast. let's remember the allegations and also point out that it's not illegal, o

fillon, the man hoping to be president has accused judges of taking orders from francois hollande.his regarding investigation into allegations his wife was given a fake job. saying a presidential candidate needs dignity and respect. alexander hirst has the story. francois fillon is facing new controversy by accusing the government of allowing a quasi-civil war. the statement came after some protesters clashed with police at a demonstration against her tole pen that took the western city. and an attempt by fillon to concentrate his campaign's message on law and order. from paris's agricultural affair, he called his words irresponsible. >> even during the campaign politics should be dignified and based on the truth. some candidates like to present controversies. >> a few hours later, he doubled down. >> it is his responsibility to oversee the presidential election and make sure it happen in the atmosphere of calm democracy at stake. the latest polls show fillon may not make it to the second round as he continues to be weighed down by the penelope affair, a job scandal involving his w