To leave by the back door on the final day of campaigning in the french election. And west ham put the brakes on tottenhams title hopes tonight. Coming up on Sportsday On Bbc News we will have the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening. The conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, winning seats all across the country from every other party. Its their best result in nearly a decade. As well as taking control of five councils in england and wales, theyve made significant gains in scotland. Labour has taken a beating, losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow, amongst others. Ukips vote has collapsed, and the Liberal Democrats had varied fortunes. With all councils now declared, the conservatives have gained 319 seats in england. Labour have lost 142 seats, the lib dems have lost 28 and ukip are down 143. In scotland, the snp have lost seven seats, the tories have gained 164, labour have lost 133. In wales, labou
With a lawsuit for fraud. Shares of the owner of snapchat plunged 14 after the social media firm reported more than 400m in quarterly losses and fewer than expected users. Hello and welcome to World Business report. My name is susannah streeter. In a minute well look at the very expensive business of having a baby. But first, ride sharing giant ubers horrible 2017 continues. In june its co founder, Travis Kalanick, was ousted as Chief Executive after a series of scandals hit the company. He is now being sued forfraud by one of their biggest investors. Dave lee reports in san francisco. When Travis Kalanick was forced out as Chief Executive of uber, he kept as Chief Executive of uber, he kept a seat on the companys board, and also a10 stake in the firm. But since then, it is alleged that he has been concocting a plan to get his seat back. He told allies that he was doing what stevejobs did, having left only to front and the return to apple. It is said that he fraudulently expanded the b
The gloucestershire old spots, one of britains most famous pig breeds, from extinction. And coming up in the sport on bbc news chris latham wins a bronze for britain in the mens scratch race at the world track cycling championships, bringing gbs medal tally to two in two days. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The syrian president , bashar al assad, says claims that his armed forces were behind a chemical weapons attack on a rebel town last week are a 100 fabrication. Instead, he claimed america had worked Hand In Glove with Terrorist Groups to stage the attack as a pretext for american air strikes. And he questioned whether tv images of dead children were real. A warning that our report from James Robbins contains distressing images. Nine days ago, these pictures shocked the world. Children and babies struggling for breath after a suspected chemical weapons attack on the rebel held town of khan sheikhoun. Other pictures, to horror flick to broadcast, Should Fire Crews H
Vin diesel returns for the eighth installment in the Fast And Furious series. Film criticjames king gives us his verdict on this and the rest of the weeks Cinema Releases. Our main story at 5 the Afghan Government says 36 militants from the so called Islamic State group were killed when the United States dropped one of its biggest non Nuclear Bombs in the Eastern Province of nanggarhar on thursday. The commander of us forces in Afghanistan Generaljohn Nicholson said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. But theres also been criticism former afghan President Hamid karzai condemned the bombing as inhuman. Our south asia editor Jill Mcgivering reports. This is american hard power in action. The moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest Non Nuclear Weapon it has. It was a moab, nicknamed the mother of all bombs, and it was targeting underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so called Islamic State g
Of everton footballer ross barkley to that of a gorilla. The mayor of liverpool has called for the newspaper to sack mr mckenzie for making what he called racial slurs. From goodison park, Frankie Mccamley reports. The footballer in the centre of it all, everton midfielder ross barkley, whose grandfather was nigerian, compared here to a gorilla. And the man who wrote it, kelvin mackenzie, now suspended. He also claims the only other people in liverpool earning as much money were drug dealers. Ive reported it to Merseyside Police and theyre investigating the complaint. I have also written to the press complaints commission. The comments, i believe, were overtly racist. The club reacted quickly, banning the sun, stating the newspaper has to know any attack on this city is not acceptable. It follows a long running hatred towards the newspaper who blamed fans for the Hillsborough Disaster that left 96 dead. With applause at todays match to mark the 28th anniversary. The suns Publisher News