this is bbc news 7 welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m martine croxall. our top stories. voting is drawing to close in france in the first round of the french presidential election president macron is facing a strong challenge from marine le pen. i m tim wilcox live in paris. i ll have all the latest on the french presidential election with just an hour to go until polling stations close. the bodies of more than 1200 people have been found in the kyiv region since russian forces left that s according to ukraine s prosecutor general. russian forces continue to mount attacks in the south and east of ukraine with two people reported killed in shelling in kharkiv. opposition parties in pakistan are preparing to form a new government, after the removal of imran khan as prime minister,
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this is bbc news 7 welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the world. i m martine croxall the headlines. voting is drawing to close in france in the first round of the french presidential election president macron is facing a strong challenge from marine le pen. i m tim wilcox live in paris i ll have all the latest on the french presidential election with just an hour of voting left, in what s being described as the closest first round ever. the bodies of more than twelve hundred people have been found in the kyiv region of ukraine, since russian forces left that s according to ukraine s prosecutor general. and in britain, the government launches an inquiry into how the tax arrangements of the chancellor s wife became public knowledge. opposition parties in pakistan are preparing to form a new government,
minister rishi sunak says she will now pay uk taxes on her overseas income, after legally avoiding it for years. campaigning has ended in the first round of france s presidential election, which takes place on sunday. i m tim wilcox live in paris will all the lastest on the upcoming french presidential election. and to boldly go the first ever commercial mission to the international space station has lift off. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian officials say ten humanitarian corridors have been agreed for today, to evacuate people from regions being besieged by russian forces. the routes include one for civilians to escape
campaigning has ended in the first round of france s presidential election, which takes place on sunday. i m tim wilcox live in paris will all the lastest on the upcoming french presidential election. and live in space the first all private mission to the international space station is docking shortly. ukrainian officials say ten humanitarian corridors have been agreed for today,