laura hughes, take us to the coverage of this bomb dropped in afghanistan?ar bomb that america has ever used. during his presidential campaign, donald trump spoke about how he was going to protect america's‘s interests, and not really intervene around the world. but this is the second incident in two weeks showing that maybe that is not the case. this maybe is a warning to north korea, iran, syria, that america is taking things really seriously now. and they are prepared, donald trump is prepared, to go further than george bush, he never used these weapons, and also president 0bama. may be questions for donald trump supporters, who voted for him in the hope that america might take a step back from dealing in these kind of issues.“ that how you see it? absolutely, it is the largest bomb that has been dropped since blagger hour. apparently it has caused a lot of consternation within the warring factions in the white house. steve bannon, his notoriously hawkish adviser, was apparently advising against attacking syria last week. i'm not sure he will be that happ

tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are laura hughes telegraph and the journalist, james rampton. the education secretary, justine greening, has defended plans to introduce new grammar schools in england. there are already 163 grammar schools. ms greening said the new grammars would support young people from every background, not the privileged few, and they'd help what she called ordinary working families, those with two adults, two children and a household income of £33,000 a year. but critics say there's little evidence that academically selective schools improve social mobility. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. after—school tutoring for grammar school exams. competition for limited places is tough. just passing isn't enough, so parents pay for help to get top marks. it's not the be all and end all, but i believe that if she passes strongly, she'll have a better chance of progressing into later life, if she has attended grammar school. one of the schools he might like might be one of the grammar schools and, if he's tak

meanwhile, the current bbc political editor, laura kuenssberg, also faced criticism after tweeting as follows on monday... hughse objecting to that wording, commenting... so, is there a danger of tweets like this from bbcjournalists, with their requirement for brevity, infringing the corporation's guidelines on fairness and balance? we put that complaint to bbc news, who told us... do let us know your thoughts on the use of social media by bbc news, any aspect of the bbc‘s election coverage, or, indeed, anything that concerns you or delights you which you see on news bulletins, programmes or online. stay tuned for details of how to get in touch with us. now, of course, the battle for seats in westminster is not the only election around at the moment. on monday, lucy williamson reported from paris following the first round of voting for france's new president. two years ago, he was a new face in politics. in two weeks, he could be the new president of france. last night, emmanuel macron arrived for his victory speech with his wife, brigitte. 2a years older than him, she was once his drama teacher. but one comme

laura kuenssberg, also faced criticism after tweeting as follows on monday. "corbyn in scotland today, may not on the stump. seems tory strategy this morning to let labour stew in its own juice." hugh to that wording, commenting, "balanced reporters say theresa may hides while jeremy corbyn campaigns. laura kuenssberg's pro—conservative comments personify bias at bbc." so, is there a danger of tweets like this from bbcjournalists, with their requirement for brevity, infringing the corporation's guidelines on fairness and balance? we put that complaint to bbc news, who told us... "with her tweet, laura kuenssberg was simply making the point that because of the conflicting positions on trident within the labour party, the conservatives have made a conscious decision not to engage on the issue at that time." do let us know your thoughts on the use of social media by bbc news, any aspect of the bbc‘s election coverage, or, indeed, anything that concerns you or delights you which you see on news bulletins, programmes or online. stay tuned for details of how to get in touch with us. now, of course, the battle for seats in westminster is not the only election around at the moment. on mond

hugh pym, bbc news. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, is in westminster.e in the commons, but did we get a sense of the rival arguments we are likely to hear in the coming weeks? we got the slogans. pmqs was brash, noisy, aggressive and very personal. every day, we will see that choice but by the tories, clearly put by theresa may today, basically trying to tell the public, who do you trust — him or me? she does not want this race to be about local mps or about any individual policies. she wants it to bea individual policies. she wants it to be a straightforward choice between her orjeremy corbyn. i think in the next few weeks, it will be a real challenge for the labour party to try to push their ideas, which they believe could be popular, through all that noise. this parliament is wrapping up after only 299 days, but the labour party have got a lot less time than that to try to close the 93p- time than that to try to close the gap. laura, many thanks. and you can find out more about today's election pledges and much more analysis on our website. that's bb

meanwhile, the current bbc political editor, laura kuenssberg, also faced criticism after tweeting as follows on monday. hugh put that complaint to bbc news, who told us... do let us know your thoughts on the use of social media by bbc news, any aspect of the bbc‘s election coverage, or, indeed, anything that concerns you or delights you which you see on news bulletins, programmes or online. stay tuned for details of how to get in touch with us. now, of course, the battle for seats in westminster is not the only election around at the moment. on monday, lucy williamson reported from paris following the first round of voting for france's new president. two years ago, he was a new face in politics. in two weeks, he could be the new president of france. last night, emmanuel macron arrived for his victory speech with his wife, brigitte. 2a years older than him, she was once his drama teacher. but one comment made there, and not infrequently elsewhere in the coverage, annoyed margaret, who wondered: richard spooner agreed, calling the reference ageist, sexist and certainly unacceptable. going through to the run—o