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
And there isnt much mention of a Scrappage Scheme either. It is Diesel Engines blamed for producing nitrogen dioxide, a gas that is invisible to the naked eye, but linked to a wide range of health impacts. So where does this Leave Drivers of diesel cars . Its not down to us, is it . Joe public. Its the government thats in power at the time that says diesels good. Lets go on to diesel. Now they are saying different. Perhaps my next car, probably would get a petrol, but i do a lot of commuting, driving on the motorways, so when i bought this car, diesel was the obvious choice. You might change now . Absolutely. One idea discussed in the report is charging Diesel Drivers for coming into cities like nottingham. The government makes clear it does not support that. It wants local authorities to try every other option first. But, if the air remains polluted, maybe charging will have to be considered again. The lib dems say the plan is a copout. The green party says the government is standing
What does macrons success mean for political movements outside france . In particular, what are the lessons for the British Labour party . And werejoined by the poet, kate tempest. Carcinogenic, epileptic, post traumatic, bipolar and disaffected. Atomised, thinking were engaged, staring at the screen so we dont have to see the planet diet. Hello, welcome back to paris, at the end of the long 2017 french president ial election. And at the start of a new phase in modern french political history. Emmanuel macron is obviously a big dealfor this country, a fresh face, a reformer, hes leading a new party with a new programme. But he is also now an important player in the world. His bigger than expected win is a tonic for depressed liberal centrists everywhere. The opposite of trump, hes a man who didnt shy away from his pro european views, his desire to keep the border open, his belief in trade, his adherence to a tolerant, open society. Unlike some others, he beat the far right by taking on
In the days other quarter final, the 30th seed Timea Bacsinszky Beat The French woman Kristina Mladenovic 6 4, 6 4. The home favourite had knocked out the defending champion Garbine Muguruza in the previous round. The cause of death of former newcastle player cheick tiote, is still being investigated, according to the chinese club beijing enterprise. Tiote collapsed in training and later died in hospital. He was just 30 years old. In his seven years at united, he made over 150 appearances, and moved to china in february. Toby alabi suffered a heart attack during a match four years ago and has since set up a foundation to educate players over recognising possible symptoms. It heightens the need for the work we do. I think we are and the beginning stages of what we are doing. The Premier League have done a good job, Martin Heather has done a good job, Martin Heather has done a good job getting us into the under 20 clubs, and the pfa, Gordon Taylor has done a good job in getting us into e
Definitely the situation and the ranking, definitely the best. With evans through, andy murray was just getting started. He beat russian teenager Andrey Rublev in straight sets, but it was not without drama. For a while, it looked like the world number ones chances were gone. While murray has an appointment with an ice pack, dan evansis appointment with an ice pack, dan evans is unlikely to be feeling any aches and pains not a bad days work for a player that the papers once described as the most wasted talent in british tennis. Katherine downes, bbc news. The british athletes James Ellington and nigel levine wont compete this year after both were seriously injured in a Motorcycle Accident in tenerife where they have been winter training. Ellington posted this picture on social media, saying, i truly am blessed as i do not know how me or my Training Partner nigel are still alive. The pair, european relay sprint champions, say they were struck head on by a car travelling on the wrong sid