mr fillon will try to stabilise his campaign at a mass rally in paris on sunday. nt. francois fillon takes to the stage at a rally outside paris. mr fillon enjoyed the backing of faithful supporters. but within the republican party, that support appears to be fading. translation: my friends, this campaign is a straight fight. you are courageous and they want to intimidate you. i am being attacked. but what they are looking for is to defeat the recovery of the nation. and the will for change that you represent. so i am asking you, do not abdicate, never renounce, your commitment must continue. facing allegations he used taxpayer money to pay his wife and family members for work they did not do, senior members of his campaign are heading to the exit. in the past few days his campaign manager and spokesperson quit. there are now calls for him to step aside. translation: we are in a countdown. it is the stopwatch or the detonator. this is likely to explode our politicalfamily and i do not want it. on monday, the republican party will meet to discuss his failing campaig

patrick stefanini is the latest senior figure to abandon mr fillon, who's embroiled in a scandal overhis family. francois fillon denies paying his wife and children for parliamentary work they never carried out. in the last few hours, he made a video appeal to the french people to support him and attend a rally on sunday in paris. sarah corker reports. he's been putting on a brave face, but more cracks are appearing in francois fillon‘s presidential campaign. the scandal of allegations he misused public funds to pay his wife and family members won't go away. heavyweight supporters are abandoning him. the latest defections — his spokesperson and campaign manager. but in an effort to fight back, mr fillon made this direct appeal to the french people. translation: i invite everyone to come next sunday at 3pm, with the calm and assured strength of those who respect our democratic institutions. you will make your voice heard. mr fillon has also lost the backing of the allied union of democrats and independents. many within his republican party are now calling for him to step aside. transla

he criticised mr fillon choice to call this investigation a political assassination.rds have a meaning and i think several times this week mr fillon has chosen to use big words, it is rather the sign of a loss of nerve or the loss of a sense of reality. thursday is also a big day for another of the main contenders, national front leader marine le pen, was the first to visit the agricultural fair this week and she will attempt to build further support when she makes a speech about the french economy. she faces a separate investigation after being accused of misusing eu funds, which she denies. but it is not affected her poll ratings and she remains the most likely candidate to contend the run—off vote in may. greg dawson, bbc news. in other news: voters are going to the polls in northern ireland for the second time in less than a year. the power sharing arrangement between the two largest parties at the assembly collapsed in january in a dispute over the handling of a failed green energy scheme by the leading unionist parties. british government sources say ministers w

so why is mr fillon so determined to hold on?s hard disk, the cult of the chief, the chief and the people. he was elected in the primaries, he was elected by the people, so wants to remember only this sequence. he doesn't want to realise the rest. 0n the other side of paris today, a protest by those who say they want him gone. in a television interview tonight, francois fillon made it clear there would be no political suicide. no—one can stop me being a candidate, he said. as party colleagues continue to abandon him, he still insists allegiance is their only choice. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. britain's most senior antiterrorism officer has revealed that 13 attacks have been prevented sincejune 20 13. he and assistant commissioner says that investigators are dealing with more than 500 investigations at a time. the majority of threats are from people within the uk who have become radicalised. police in the us city of seattle are hunting for an attacker who shot a sikh man and told him to leave the country. the victim is a us

it is mr fillon's campaign, though, that's struggling.he evening, that are taking you out and about, you'll need to keep an eye open for the weather. some areas more than others perhaps. that's going to be the way of it across northern parts of scotland. showers are slow moving and heavy across northern ireland, coming into the south—west of scotland. they've always been there 01’ scotland. they've always been there or there abouts across wales and the south—west. late on in the night, these will die away, own to be replaced by new cloud, wind and rain coming in from the atlantic. that more northerly feature creeping up towards the shetland isles. a cool start to sunday and windy across the south—western quarter. 60mph, some of the gusts. the band of weather moving northwards. blustery showers following on behind. a much improved day across scotland and northern ireland and the north of england. 0ne ireland and the north of england. one or two showers but nowhere near the amount of rain of today. monday morning, very wet across the south—

mr fillon has been accused of misusing public funds, but this evening, his party colleagues unanimouslybout the allegations, which have clouded the fillon campaign. lucy williamson joins me from paris. they've backed him despite all the troubles. what kind of impact will that have on the rest of this campaign? it possibly won't make things any easier for marine le pen. she might have hoped to inherit some of mr fillon‘s loyal supporters, if he were forced to stand down. the parties have a lot of work to do to draw back some of its more centrist voters who might have drifted towards macron. mr fillon is still under investigation and is still something of a gamble. the party tonight found itself somewhat hemmed in between two major problems, the first is that they're running out of time. they have to confirm their candidate by the end of next week. the other more fundamental problem is that mr fillon simply wouldn't 90, is that mr fillon simply wouldn't go, no matter how bad things got, over the past few weeks, he simply said he wouldn't stand down. that has forced the party's hand. that'

mr fillon says he won't pull out of the race.erman politicians have reacted angrily to comments by the turkish president, who accused germany of nazi practices after several towns cancelled political rallies involving turkish ministers. now for the latest financial news, with sally bundock and world business report. a european car colossus in the making. france's peugeot citroen is poised to buy general motors‘ european business, including the opel and vauxhall brands. china's premier cuts the economic

let's remind ourselves of the allegations against mr fillon. investigative newspaper broke the story. it claimed that he paid his wife more than 600,000 euros of taxpayers' money for a parliamentary assista nt‘s job she never carried out. it later added another 330,000 euros to the accusation. penelope fillon told a french journalist last year: "up to now, i have never been involved in the political life of my husband". mr fillon is also accused of paying two of his five children 84,000 euros for legal work while they were law students. so what happens now? hugh schofield has more. what has happened today, and what precipitated this very suspenseful day of politics in france, was hezbollah vocation by the judge looking into this that he will want to see him on march the 15th. as you mentioned in your introduction, it was his statement months ago that you couldn't possibly conceive of an honourable candidate being in that position, placed under investigation, which is at the root of his embarrassment. if he is placed personally under formal inve

three influential figures propose that mr fillon be replaced by his defeated rival, the former prime aris correspondent, lucy williamson, contains flashing images. despite the temporary comfort of a crowd, francois fillon is an isolated man, his party no longer united behind him, his campaign director gone, his candidacy dismissed by some as a collective suicide mission. after weeks of pressure to step aside, mr fillon today turned the fire back on his party colleagues, telling them it was time to make up their mind. translation: i have examined my conscience, and to the men and women of my camp, i say it's your turn to examine your conscience. will you let the interests of factions and careers prevail over the greatness and coherence of a project that has the support of millions? he has lost political allies and campaign staff, but francois fillon has stayed defiant through it all. now, with party figures closing ranks against him, he has gathered his supporters for a last, desperate show of force. onstage beside him, his wife penelope. paying her as his assistant was a mistake, he s

if only for the simple fact, which is inarguable, but mr fillon does have the legitimacy of the primaryd if he steps down and juppe takes his place, there are a number of people who voted for fillon who will sit we did that with four alainjuppe and we didn't vote for him for a good reason, which is that he is a soft, centre guy and we don't want that. the real danger is that there will bea the real danger is that there will be a big loss of votes on the road, maybe the marine le pen, if francois fillon is hosted byjuppe. maybe the marine le pen, if francois fillon is hosted by juppe. police are hunting foran fillon is hosted by juppe. police are hunting for an attacker who shot are hunting for an attacker who shot a signal and doesn't leave the country seattle. the victim was approached outside his house before he was shot in the arm. the attackers led to a fresh outcry in india following a deadly gun attack on two indians in kansas last month. police in new york investigating the damage to two stones at a jewish cemetery in brooklyn set no evidence of vandalism has been found. they sai

mr fillon says he won't pull out of the race.erman politicians have reacted angrily to comments by the turkish president, who accused germany of nazi practices after several towns cancelled political rallies involving turkish ministers. now for the latest financial news, with sally bundock and world business report. a european car colossus in the making. france's peugeot citroen is poised to buy general motors‘ european business, including the opel and vauxhall brands. china's premier cuts the economic growth target for this year. we look at the risks to the world's second—largest economy. welcome to world business report, i'm sally bundock. also in the programme: deutsche bank plans to raise billions of euros in a share sale. details in a moment. general motors is set to announce a deal to sell opel and vauxhall to psa group, the french company that owns peugeot and citroen. both companies are hosting a press conference in paris later this morning. buying gm's loss—making european operations will make psa the continent's second—

mr fillon has been accused of misusing public funds, but this evening his party colleagues "unanimouslyg a discussion about the allegations which have clouded the fillon campaign. our alec ross bonded in paris told us our alec ross bonded in paris told us what others might affect the other candidates. it probably won't make things easier for rent at them. she properly hoping to inherit some of his supporters if he stood down. on the other hand, the party has worked to do two drawbacks of a centrist voters who might have drifted towards emmanuel macron. and that could be difficult. precisely long is under investigation. he is still something of an make a gamble. but the party has problems. the first problem is they do not have time. they need to confirm their canada by next week. the second is that mr fillon would sibley nocco. no matter how bad things got, it is simply said he would not stand down. that has somewhat forced the party's hand. that is something that he repeated and i before going into the meeting, and it looked like he went into that wall. the presidential race is still op

earlier, mr fillon made a direct appeal to the french people in this video message.invite everyone to come next sunday at 3pm, with a calm and assured strength. you will make your voice heard. i hope that many of you, really many of you, will come to show everyone what the will of the militants of france looks like. us vice—president mike pence has insisted that there's "no comparison" between the way he used a private email account when he was governor of indiana and how hillary clinton used a private email server when she was secretary of state. democrats have accused the vice—president of gross hypocrisy. but mr pence insists that all his email activity complied with the law. we issued a statement on that. i am confident our e—mail practices were in full compliance with all of indiana's laws. and my service as vice president will continue. reporter: is there a comparison to hillary clinton's practice? there's no comparison whatsoever between hillary clinton's practice in having a private server, mishandling classified information, destroying e—mails when they were

of the fillon rally, i would be extremely surprised if he suddenly decided to say i don't care if mr fillonlike him and he has said several times he will not stand on us francois fillon resigns. thank you so francois fillon resigns. thank you so much. police are investigating after a woman was abducted and raped by two men in front of a child. the woman was with a toddler when she and the child were forced into the back of a car by the men. she was taken for miles to where she was raped and dumped six hours later in another area. the police are investigating whether the attackers knew the victim. a british man has been killed at a ranch in northern kenya. the man has been named locally as tristan voorspuy. the man was a father of two and a british cavalry veteran who ran a safari company. the attack is one of a number of violent attacks in the area in recent weeks between local residents and armed cattle herders searching for grazing. a man and have been airlifted to from the brecon beacons. the pair who are believed to be in their 20s we re who are believed to be in their 20s were washed o

juppe fillon rally, i would be extremely surprised if alainjuppe decided to say i don't care whether mr fillonhe has said several times he will not stand unless francois fillon resigns. now, what about the weather prospects? good evening. a mixed bag across the uk for the second part of the weekend. take a look at this satellite sequence which shows scotland and northern ireland have the best of the sunny spells. a different story for imminentand the sunny spells. a different story for imminent and wales. persistent rain and south of that this club the cloud with lively shoppers. some sunshine in between but also quite a bit of rain. gusty wind to go with it. it is drafting ever eastward. some of the eastern counties will be dumped in the morning. another area of rain getting into the far south and west. scattered showers in the north and west which will take hold in scotland. more typically it is about three or 5 degrees on sunday or monday. quite chilly and quite wet. some of the rain fringing in to the south wales. the rain gets across to the isle of wight. it is pretty reasonable start to

he criticised mr fillon choice to call this investigation a political assassination.eaning, and i think several times this week mr fillon has chosen to use big words. it is rather the sign of a loss of nerve, or the loss of a sense of reality. thursday is also a big day for another of the main contenders, national front leader marine le pen was the first to visit the agricultural fair this week and she will attempt to build further support when she makes a speech about the french economy. she faces a separate investigation after being accused of misusing eu funds, which she denies. but it has not affected her poll ratings, and she remains the most likely candidate to contend the run—off vote in may. greg dawson, bbc news. in washington, it has emerged that collusion between donald trump and russia is being investigated by the intelligence committee of the house of representatives. seven intelligence reports have accused russia of interfering with the aim of denigrating hillary clinton and promoting donald trump. 0ur correspondent tulip mazumdar is in washington. what

mr fillon has been accused of misusing public funds but his party colleagues have unanimously renewed about the allegations which have clouded the fillon campaign. here's our paris correspondent lucy williamson on how this could affect the presidential race. it probably won't make things any easierfor marine le pen. she might have hoped to inherit some of francois fillon‘s most loyal supporters if he were forced to stand down but on the other hand, the party has a lot of work to do to draw back some of its more centrist voters who might have drifted towards emmanuel macron. that could be difficult. mr fillon is still under investigation and is still something of a gamble. i think the party tonight found itself somewhat hemmed in between two major problems. the first is that they are simply running out of time. they have to confirm their presidential candidate by the end of next week and the other more fundamental problem is that mr fillon simply wouldn't go. no matter how bad things got over the past few weeks, he simply said he would not stand down. that has forced the party's hand.

so why is mr fillon so determined to hold on? elected in the primaries, he was elected by the people, so he remembers only this sequence. he doesn't want to realise the rest. on the other side of paris today, a protest by those who say they want him gone. in a television interview tonight, francois fillon made it clear there would be no political suicide. no—one can stop me being a candidate, he said. as party colleagues continue to abandon him, he still insists allegiance is the only choice. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. just been getting some news in the last few minutes from the south korean military. they say that north korean military. they say that north korea has fired what it described as an unidentified project file from a missile base. the project all landed in the sea off north korea's east coast. it is me that border with china where they fired a long—range rocket last year which put something into orbit. it was condemned by the un for violating resolutions which banned the use of missile technology and more recen

there is a large part of the right—wing vote which wants mr fillon and no—one else because mr fillon,lot of the way france has been run in the past. those voters don't want to move to a rather more wishy—washy central position such as, for example, mr juppe position such as, for example, mr juppe would have adhered to. so all the questions now are asking is it just mr fillon, or will there be a compromised candidate. fillon has not entirely and definitively ruled out a deal in which he steps aside for another candidate, he just didn't want it to bejuppe. for another candidate, he just didn't want it to be juppe. the sarkozy didn't want it to be juppe. the sa rkozy fa ns, didn't want it to be juppe. the sarkozy fans, you underestimate him at your peril don't you? you do, and he's certainly manufacture enoughing now. let's be clear, he's not in the running for this himself. —— man noufring. he got round by beaten at the last presidential election, he won't make a comeback as a leader, but he's very much someone who loves power and he's still very much involved in the running of his part

mr fillon will try to bolster his campaign at a rally in paris later.eaches of the d—day landings in northern france to honour the thousands of british soldiers and sailors who died during the operation in 19114. the government has donated £20 million towards the cost of the monument, which will be unveiled on the 75th anniversary of d—day in 2019, as robert hall explains. newsreel: this is it. they are on the beach. it was the largest operation of its kind ever mounted. injune, 19114, an estimated 21,000 members of the british armed forces and merchant navy lost their lives as they fought alongside their allies to gain a foothold in occupied europe. in the 70 years since the landings, veterans have returned to the normandy beaches to remember the fallen, but there is no permanent memorial to the friends they lost. injune, 2014, the normandy veterans association gathered to watch their standard lowered for the last time on the seafront. as their numbers dwindled, the decision has been taken to disband. but individuals continue to make the journey. georg

our correspondent hugh schofield says mr fillon is not out of the woods yet.udicial affair is still there. next week, he will go before a judge. it will be news. his opponents will continue to remind him that at the beginning of all this he said he cannot imagine any candidate remaining as a candidate if he is in this situation. an eerie is doing just that. and north korea's ambassador in kuala lumpur has arrived in beijing after being asked to leave malaysia in a diplomatic row. north korea says it will expel the malaysian ambassador to pyongyang in return. a deterioration in relations follows the assassination of kim jong—un‘s half—brother at kuala lumpur airport. let's take a look at some football news. chelsea have extended their lead at the top of the premier league with a 2—1victory at west ham united. star plays eden hazard i'm an diego costa were both on the scoresheet for the blues. —— star players eden hazard and diego costa we re players eden hazard and diego costa were both on the scoresheet for the blues. chelsea now lead second—place spurs by ten

mr fillon said he's made mistakes, but is the legitimate choice of the party.

when we look at the kind of people involved, three big figures, mr fillon, alain juppe, and involved,sie —— nicolas sarkozy — what do you make of this? he lost heavily in the primaries, nicolas sarkozy, but he is still someone who carries a lot of weight. he has a lot of followers and the leadership of the party, and obviously, the fa ct of the party, and obviously, the fact that he is a former president gives an extra weight. at the moment, there is a key role for him in trying to keep the unity of the party. there are three radically different factions in the party, and the unity of the right is really in danger. you could hear this morning how deep the bitterness and resentment is within the republican party. thank you for talking to us today. a little glitch on the sound, for which we apologise, but we certainly got the full message that pl was giving us on the state of the election campaign in france. 13 potential uk terror attacks have been prevented in almost four years, according to counter—terrorism police, as the public is urged to be vigilant. the uk's most senior counter—t

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there is a large part of the right—wing vote which wants mr fillon and no—one else because mr fillon a clean break with a lot of the way france has been run in the past. a lot of the voters don't want to move to a wishy—washy central position such as, for example, mrjuppe would have adhered to. all the questions now is, can mr fillon say it's just me, or will there be a compromise candidate who is acceptable to the fillonits and the sarkozyists, if you like. fillon's not ruled out the deal in which he steps aside for it for another candidate, he just didn't wa nt another candidate, he just didn't want it to bejuppe. another candidate, he just didn't want it to be juppe. you elect sarkozy at your peril, don't you? yes and he's certainly manoeuvering now. he's not in the running himself for all of this. he got roundly beaten in the primary and he got roundly beaten at the last presidential election. he's not going to make a come back as a leader but he's very much someone who loves power. we know that. he is still very much involved in the running of his party which he feels strongly a

mr fillon is refusing to quit the race, despite now facing a formal investigation over alleged fraud.es any wrongdoing. greg dawson reports. the report contains some flash photography. it has become a staple in the calendar. the paris agricultural show. in france, winning the rural vote can be key to winning the rural vote can be key to winning office. but before francois fillon could sample the cheese he had to deal with the awkward announcement that he is under investigation. allegations that his wife was paid for years for work she did not do. he insists he is staying in the race. translation: i will leave it up to the french people because only the popular vote and not a one—sided procedure can decide who will be the next president. i will not give up. i will not with drawer. i will go on until the very end. but a ready political ally has suspended its support. the centralist udi party has suspended its support. the young centrist candidate, emmanuel macron, has never held office but his popularity is rising. he will present his policy at a news conference. he criticised francois

translation: words have a meaning, and i think several times this week mr fillon has chosen to use bign of a loss of nerve, or the loss of a sense of reality. thursday is also a big day for another of the main contenders. national front leader marine le pen was the first to visit the agricultural fair this week, and she will attempt to build further support when she makes a speech about the french economy. she faces a separate investigation after being accused of misusing eu funds, which she denies. but it has not affected her poll ratings, and she remains the most likely candidate to contend the run—off vote in may. greg dawson, bbc news. there is some outrage in the us over a judge's decision to grant bail to the widow of omar mateen, who killed 49 people in the pulse nightclub in orlando, florida last june. noor salman is accused of obstructing justice and aiding and abetting her husband's support for the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. a california federaljudge has said ms salman is not a flight risk before her trial, nor a danger to public safety. her lawyers say the

mr fillon will try to bolster his campaign at a rally in paris later.er some customers were quoted tens of thousands of pounds for a day's gas and electricity. malfunctioning smart meters hugely overestimating usage. the company has said no customers will be charged for the erroneous amounts. a service will be held today in belgium as part of events to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the zeebrugge disaster, in which almost 200 people lost their lives. the herald of free enterprise ferry was bound for dover when it capsized just 100 yards off shore, after water flooded in through an open door. the headlines on bbc news: the chancellor, phillip hammond, has set the tone for this week's budget by dismissing calls to increase government borrowing. president trump has been urged to back up his allegation that his predecessor, barack obama, ordered his phones to be tapped during the election campaign. china has cut its growth target to 6.5%. the chinese premier told the opening session of parliament in beijing that the country was facing grave challenges in

our correspondent, hugh schofield, says mr fillon is not out of the woods yet.'s ambassador in kuala lumpur has arrived in beijing after being asked to leave malaysia in a diplomatic row. north korea says it will expel the malaysian ambassador to pyongyang in return. a deterioration in relations follows the assassination of kim jong un's half—brother at kuala lumpur airport. football news. chelsea have extended their lead at the top of the premier league with a 2—1 victory at west ham united. star players, eden hazard and diego costa, were both on the score sheet for the blues. chelsea now lead second place spurs by ten points. was a great victory. a retired police officer in the philippines has admitted to killing nearly 200 people, saying he was part of a "death squad" under the now president, rodrigo duterte. arturo lascanas had originally denied the killings carried out when duterte was davao city mayor. lascanas said he'd lied because he feared for the lives of his family. duterte's spokesman called his testimony "fabricated and unacceptable. " our asia—pac

mr fillon has repeatedly denied paying taxpayers' money to family members for little or no work.andidacy tomorrow. i've been speaking to our pairs correspondent hugh schofield. it was very dramatic stuff, delivered in the teeth of a howling gale. a hailstorm at one point. before a sea of supporters, with their red, white and blue flags. it was quite exciting stuff, fighting stuff as well. the impression that you got from what he was saying was that he has no intention of standing aside. he was appealing to the faithful, these were the faithful, saying i made a mistake... he said that before, that he was ethically wrong in what he did. but not in law. but, i am the person who you voted for because my programme is the right one to get france back on its feet. the impression you got from the atmosphere was that this man was going the full course, and there is no compromise possible with the rest of the party. looking at the text, it is interesting, i have re—read it. at no point he says that he will be the candidate, no matter what. instead, what you get, i think, is a sense at the

it follows the revelation that mr fillon is facing a formal investigation over a fake job scandal involving his wife. he denies any wrongdoing. representatives from a number of countries are preparing to meet in belgium to raise funds for women's health services providing information about abortion that face the withdrawal of us funding now for the latest financial news with sally and world business report. snapped up! investors scramble for snapchat, in the biggest tech flotation since twitter. but is the app a cash cow orjust a craze? plus, coming up on netflix — the boss tells us his plans for the internet tv giant as it heads towards 100 million users. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme: up up and away — the us markets blast through previous record highs, the global rally is continuing in asia. details in a moment. we start on wall street where investors are gearing up for what could be the biggest and certainly the most hyped technology flotation since twitter in back 2013 — or even facebook the year before. in a few hours time shares in snap— th

mrs. fillon's job. emerged that francois fillon had also paid two of his adult children using state funds. >> from time to time when i was a senator it so happened that i had to move -- hired to my children first -- two of my children for specific products. >> there is a hole in his story. they were just lost oodles in their early 20's when they were thousands of dollars of taxpayers money. the politician faced allegations of conflict of interest involving his consulting business. hiring one of of his parliamentary staffers to be part of his presidential campaign, a clear violation of french electoral rules. early on he was the clear favorite to win the french presidency, presenting himself as a clean-cut family oriented politician who would slash public spending. many of his campaign have abandoned ship. magistrates are preparing a formal investigation and will be questioning fillon and his wife. candidate isn holding on in the presidential race and tens of thousands of people came to support him at a

mr. fillon said. he said something about the percentages of professional education or for learning french. >> it doesn't mean anything, everyone speaks french at school. >> we are not logged -- we're not talking about learning in french, we are about learning french languages. >> i think we have to think we y with teaching the languages of cultural origins the schools and the town no longer know how to with the way this school year is organized. -- i met with the minister of education and saw she had a lot of disdain for professional training. i'm also in favor of secularism and security. there are too many teachers today being mistreated. there is an absence of security inside our schools. i see our political leaders are turning a blind eye to what has changed. in fact the teacher daily mission is becoming a nightmare. they go to school afraid of what is going to happen. if we do not have peace and calm in our schools, you cannot teach, you cannot learn. >> you said you want to rework the way to scho

mr. fillon, who will they then support? because consensus among political analysts and political scientists we've been speaking to this morning seems to be ultimately it would benefit macron, who is unveiling a big speech this afternoon right here in paris, talking about additional details in his platform. we did get a glimpse at some of the economic proposals including additional changes to the pension system. earlier last week he talked about increased spending, a tax overall but he wants to be careful not to touch socialist platforms, which include protecting things like the 35-day work week. a sensitive issue when we talk about emanuel macron during his time as an economy minister under the socialist party was criticized for going too far right on economics. today potential voters want to hear a message that he is serious about certain issues. he's not just serious about being the compromise candidate. look out for additional details including the one that may sprayed some on the parliamentary side talking about reducin

mr fillon denies any wrongdoing.he government has promised to crack down on companies who lure people into paying subscriptions with the offer of free trials. it's estimated they cost customers up to £200 million a year, after people forget or don't know how to cancel. new rules, expected in next week's budget, will force firms to make their terms clearer, as frankie mccamley reports. these sales on the high street are clear enough — signs like this pop up all year round. but head online and do you really know what you're getting? whether it's a free month video subscription, health products or music streaming services, who actually reads the small print? victoria jennings says she accidentally signed up to amazon prime when shopping online. it was like six months later, i was going through my bank account and i found they took £79.99 or £69.99 out of my account. i didn't realise. i contacted them and they did refund it. amazon says the sign—up process is clear and transparent, explaining free trials automatically co

mrs. fillon's job. it unfolded that fillon had paid two of his adult children also.happened that i hired to my children for specific projects because of their expertise as lawyers. reporter: once again, there were holes in his story. they were just law students in their early 20's when they were paid tens of thousands of euros of taxpayer money. after the fillon family, his business interests, the embattled politician faced allegations of conflict of interest involving his consulting business. he was also accused of hiring one of his harlotry staffers to be part of his presidential campaign, a clear violation of french electoral rules. was the clearon favorite to win the french presidency. he's always denied any wrongdoing and initially said he would quit the presidential race if he was ever charged with anything. and his wife set for questioning by magistrates and a formal investigation, he has defiantly bowed to fight on. moving to united states, president donald trump has been praised for toning down the rhetoric during his speech last night to congress. the fact

mr. fillon himself asked the court to rapidly make a decision on this affair.e even declared five days ago that he applauded the procedure with independent judges. it was anago independent procedure and now it is hasty and a political assassination. >> it's part of the justice system being exploited. it either slows down or speeds up to make it possible for these kinds of highly broadcasted judicial operations to have been just before a presidential election. that is marine le pen. she is in a bit of hot water herself having just lost her eu parliamentary immunity from prosecution. lawmakers lifted that immunity after she tweeted pictures of islamic state violence. the national front party in the european legislature but is under investigation in france for posting three graphic images of i.s. executions on twitter two years ago. they included the beheading of american journalist james foley. today's vote confirmed a preliminary decision of the eu legislature. northern ireland is holding cap elections today for the second time in 10 months. that's in hopes of r

mr fillon is being investigated over claims that his wife and two of his children were paid more than carried out. sarah corker reports. he has been putting on a brave face but more cracks are appearing in his presidential campaign. the scandal over allegations he misused public funds to pay his wife and family members and won't go away. heavyweight supporters are abandoning him. his latest defections, spokesman and campaign manager. but, in an effort to fight back, he made this direct appeal to the french people. translation: i invite everyone to come next sunday at 3pm with a calm and assured strength. those who respect our democratic institutions. you will make your voice heard. he has also lost the backing of the allied union of democrats. many in his party are calling for him to step aside. translation: we are in a countdown, it's either the stop watch all the detonator. it is likely to explode our political family and i detonator. it is likely to explode our politicalfamily and i don't wa nt our politicalfamily and i don't want it. collection takes place in two rounds in april a

a number of staff have resigned from his campaign team but mr fillon has vowed to continue his presidential growing pressure for him to step down. scientists in britain have created artificial embryos using two types of stem cells from mice, in what they say is a world first. the researchers at cambridge university say their artificial embryo is unlikely to develop into a healthy foetus as it would likely need the third form of stem cell. they are now working on using the same technique to develop artificial human embryos. egypt's highest appeal court has found the former president, hosni mubarak, not guilty of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that forced him from power. since his arrest six years ago, the former president has spent most of his time in a military hospital. it is unclear whether he will return home. pakistan will see its semi—autonomous tribal areas merged with the rest of the country, after the cabinet approved landmark reforms. the move‘s been welcomed with celebrations. the new plans mean the region will eventually participate in general e

mr fillon was under formal investigation earlier this month.ed of paying hundreds of thousands of euros to his family for work they did not do. they deny any wrongdoing. and now to peru, where a plane caught fire after reportedly skidding off a runway during landing. more than 150 were on the plane. all managed to get to safety. pablo uchoa has the story. firefighters desperately fighting to put out a fire on this aeroplane, a rare sight at this airport in peru. it veered off the runwayjust rare sight at this airport in peru. it veered off the runway just after touching down. it then burst into fla mes touching down. it then burst into flames as a result of the force of the landing according to the ministry of transport. plumes of smoke to be seen at a distance, and shocked eyewitnesses posted photos of the incident on social media. miraculously, all 1111 passengers we re miraculously, all 1111 passengers were evacuated safely. 38 were taken to the hospital, but none with serious injuries. as part of the investigation, the captain has suggested

these are penelope fillon‘s first public remarks since allegations surfaced that mr fillon had paid herhis campaign at a rally in paris later. the prime minister of somalia says more than 100 people have died from hunger in the past two days in a single region, because of drought. the full impact of the drought on the country is still unknown but humanitarian groups have warned of potential famine that could threaten millions of lives. let's get more on the budget now. and £500 million of additional funding will be made available to help streamline training for teenagers in england in industries such as engineering and manufacturing. philip hammond will announce the plan as part of the biggest shake up of further education in 70 years. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. making cars is a precision business. employers say more high—level, technical skills are needed, not just in manufacturing, but across the world of work. in the budget this week, they will get a promise of support, extra money to back a shake—up in technical education — the biggest seen in england in a genera