Both candidates in the french president ial election have been holding rallies in the final week of campaigning. The far right contender Marine Le Pen has attacked her rival as the continuity candidate, while Emmanuel Macron said the future of europe is at stake in this election. Our correspondent, lucy williamson, is in paris. The second round of french elections has been the graveyard of far right dreams of power. Used to facing a united front of all her rivals, Marine Le Pen is now calling on voters to unite against someone else, her liberal opponent Emmanuel Macron. At a rally today, she attacked mr macron as a back door socialist, soft on terror, a friend of high finance and too easily irritated to be head of state. Her image, by contrast, has become ever softer, a woman of the people, a mother and protector of what she calls forgotten france. For decades, the Front National has influenced french politics from the margins. Now Marine Le Pen says the party represents the mainstream
Im hugh ferris. The headlines tonight. The same old sorry story. Arsenal are battered at bayern and will need a second leg miracle to stay in the Champions League. The best player in womens football is heading to england. Usa captain carli lloyd joins Manchester City on a short term deal. Scotland will be without their captain for the rest of the six nations. Greg laidlaw is ruled out with an ankle injury. We hear from the new england Test Cricket Captain joe root gives an insight into what kind of skipper hell be. Good evening. For arsenal, its all too familiar. For six years in a row the last 16 has proved to be the End Of The Road in the Champions League, and its looking very likely itll be seven. They were thrashed 5 1 by Bayern Munich in the first leg of their tie at the allianz arena, as drew savage reports. A strong sense of deja vu in munich. Twice in the last six years, arsenal have come here and failed to reach the quarterfinals. And arjen robben has been doing this all his c
Im hugh ferris. The headlines tonight. The same old sorry story. Arsenal are battered at bayern and will need a second leg miracle to stay in the Champions League. The best player in womens football is heading to england. Usa captain carli lloyd joins Manchester City on a short term deal. Scotland will be without their captain for the rest of the six nations. Greg laidlaw is ruled out with an ankle injury. We hear from the new england Test Cricket Captain joe root gives an insight into what kind of skipper hell be. Good evening. For arsenal, its all too familiar. For six years in a row the last 16 has proved to be the End Of The Road in the Champions League, and its looking very likely itll be seven. They were thrashed 5 1 by Bayern Munich in the first leg of their tie at the allianz arena, as drew savage reports. A strong sense of deja vu in munich. Twice in the last six years, arsenal have come here and failed to reach the quarterfinals. And arjen robben has been doing this all his c
Today He Beatjohn Astley 4 3. When i first came here, i knew i could play well and go fast. Obviously, i can go further now, playing well. People told me to just enjoy it, and just for experience, really. In myself, i knew i could wina really. In myself, i knew i could win a few games. Also today at the motorpoint arena, ao year old welshman lee walker knocked out last years runner up, neil robertson. Walker came back from 3 2 down against the former world champion, and clinched the match with a break of 130. Thats all from sportsday. Coming up in a moment, the papers. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the Business Editor of the independent, josie cox, and helenjoyce, the International Editor at the economist. Lets take a look at the front pages then. First up the ft its reporting that Companies Competing to build Nuclear Power stations in the uk have been asked to offer a significantly lower price for electricity than
Three decades on, the legacy of the heralds loss is its capacity to fill a church with family and friends. 193 victims. 193 names read out. Among them the aunt and uncle of kim spooner, then an eight year old girl, but still able to recall her familys night of anguish. Oh, my goodness, i remember it so vividly. I didnt really process what it meant at the time, to be honest. But sitting up all night waiting to hear them called, waiting, hoping they would get in touch and it didnt happen. To the lasting regret of kim and many families no one was ever prosecuted for the herald disaster. But the impact was so great, entire fleets of ships were redesigned to make them more stable. Today the heralds salvage bell was finally returned to the harbour that she had set sail for but never reached. Duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dover. Recalling the terrible events of 30 yea rs recalling the terrible events of 30 years ago tonight was Duncan Kennedy reporting there. Newsnight is getting under way on