bbc news has said it is confident the reporting complied fully with its editorial guidelines. bbc told us that this had been "a lengthyjoint investigation by the bbc and the guardian, and there was a clear public interest in bringing the allegations to light". the presidential election in france dominated much of bbc news' output last weekend as emmanuel macron was voted back into the lsa palace for another five years. into the lsa palace for another five veere— into the lsa palace for another five years. translation: with me ou five years. translation: with me you have — five years. translation: with me you have chosen _ five years. translation: with me you have chosen an - five years. translation: with l me you have chosen an ambitious plan for france and for europe. there is a lot for us to do, the warring ukraine reminds us that we live in tragic times, and france must make its voice heard. �* ,, �* and france must make its voice heard. �* ,, ~ ., �*, heard. translation: tonight's historic score _ heard. translation: tonight's historic score puts _ heard. translation: tonight's historic score puts our - heard. translation: tonight's historic score puts our camp - heard. translation: tonight's historic score puts our camp in l historic score puts our camp in an excellent position to obtain an excellent position to obtain a large — an excellent position to obtain a large number of deputies next june _ a large number of deputies next june. , ., . a large number of deputies next june. . june. mary was an enthusiastic viewer of the _ june. mary was an enthusiastic viewer of the output, - june. mary was an enthusiastic viewer of the output, but - june. mary was an enthusiastic viewer of the output, but had i june. mary was an enthusiastic| viewer of the output, but had a plea to make. the bbc has given us this response to mary's suggestion. the discussion show dateline london has been running on the bbc's london has been running on the bbc�*s domestic and international news channels for over 25 years. it international news channels for over 25 veere— over 25 years. it is strictly to net over 25 years. it is strictly to get a — over 25 years. it is strictly to get a foreign _ over 25 years. it is strictly to get a foreign view- over 25 years. it is strictly to get a foreign view of. over 25 years. it is strictly i to get a foreign view of what is going on in britain, as others see us.— is going on in britain, as others see us. ., , ., others see us. from the days of its first presenter, _ others see us. from the days of its first presenter, gas - others see us. from the days of its first presenter, gas in - others see us. from the days of its first presenter, gas in the i its first presenter, gas in the programme have included foreign correspondence based in the uk, providing a fresh perspective on the gas of the week. my cuests on the gas of the week. my guests today _ on the gas of the week. ij�*i guests today are... on the gas of the week. my i guests today are... welcome on the gas of the week. my - guests today are... welcome to ou all. guests today are... welcome to you all- the _ guests today are... welcome to you all. the format _ guests today are... welcome to you all. the format remained i you all. the format remained unchanged through the days and for the past five years it has been hosted by one of news channel's presenters. but this week it emerged that dateline london faces the axe from september, with a bbc statement saying: several viewers have told us they are unhappy with the decision to end the programme. beth hutchings recorded this video for us. i beth hutchings recorded this video for us.— video for us. i was watching dateline — video for us. i was watching dateline last _ video for us. i was watching dateline last saturday - video for us. i was watching dateline last saturday as i l dateline last saturday as i always do and have done for many years. thinking how amazing sean layers, the way he gets the group to merge and mingle, and get a good discussion going. so you can imagine my distress hearing later on that the bbc is thinking of cutting it. i believe that this is a unique, and each programme unlike any other news programme on the bbc. and i know the bbc are saying that we can watchjohn simpson, which is a new programme, but he speaks purely to experts from the bbc, it is notjournalists to experts from the bbc, it is not journalists from around to experts from the bbc, it is notjournalists from around the world telling us what they think, and their countries think, and their countries think of britain. and i think it would be tragic if this programme was cut. it is a short programme, once a week, it can't possibly cost enough money for the bbc to be thinking of stopping it. thanks to beth hutchings _ thinking of stopping it. thanks to beth hutchings for - thinking of stopping it. thanks to beth hutchings for that. - to beth hutchings for that. nick guthrie, who enters the programme has said publicly he feels it would be a tragedy to cancel it now, as audiences cry out for clarity, and we do hope to explore the fate of dateline london further with a bbc executive in the next few weeks. do let us know your thoughts on anything we are covering in this way�*s programme or any aspect of bbc news. details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. before that some of your other comments. it has been a big week forfootball fans, comments. it has been a big week for football fans, with two clubs, liverpool and manchester city both featuring in the semifinals of the champions league. on wednesday mr mcgregor was at enfield, looking forward to the game that night. looking forward to the game that night-— that night. the league cup already in _ that night. the league cup already in the _ that night. the league cup already in the bag, - that night. the league cup already in the bag, they i that night. the league cupl already in the bag, they are that night. the league cup - already in the bag, they are in the hub that may come to the champions league, the fa cup and of course the champions league as well. and how fitting that no british team has ever done it, but this city, already home to the fab four, one, or wins, the big four. but home to the fab four, one, or wins, the big four.— wins, the big four. but claim that no british _ wins, the big four. but claim that no british team - wins, the big four. but claim that no british team had - wins, the big four. but claim | that no british team had won the so—called quadruple was challenged by football fans with long memories, particularly those of scotland. gerald pointed out:. those comments reflect a concern we have heard before, that the bbc sometimes conflates written with england, and can tend to forget parts of the united kingdom outside london and the south—east. it is to counter that perception, one voice recently by the contradictory mating diaries, that the bbc promised recently that the bbc promised recently that some of its news programmes would be presented on occasion from around the country. and that is why hugh edwards popped up on wednesday in cardiff. ,., ., in cardiff. good evening. welcome _ in cardiff. good evening. welcome to _ in cardiff. good evening. welcome to bbc- in cardiff. good evening. welcome to bbc news l in cardiff. good evening. | welcome to bbc news at in cardiff. good evening. - welcome to bbc news at six, which comes today from the headquarters of bbc wales in cardiff. ., ., , ~ ~ cardiff. the move to put bbc one bulletins _ cardiff. the move to put bbc one bulletins on _ cardiff. the move to put bbc one bulletins on the - cardiff. the move to put bbc one bulletins on the road i cardiff. the move to put bbc. one bulletins on the road once in a while has elicited some grumbles from viewers in the past, with andrew riley wondering: prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall visited this building, new broadcasting house, on thursday two march not —— mark 90 years of the world service. but anniversary falls later this year and the royal couple working to see whether magic happens. —— where the magic happens. i don't think we have featured any royal comments on news watch before, but in a first, here is a tweet from prince charles after his visit, directed at world service staff. finally, a plea from an elderly viewer along with a compliment for us as news watch, which we couldn't resist including. ian got on the telephone to make this prompt. my got on the telephone to make this prompt-— this prompt. my point is, first of all to congratulate - this prompt. my point is, first of all to congratulate your- of all to congratulate your programme on being the only one on the news channel that gives a phone number. i am 90 years old, i don't have a computer, and i don't have a smart phone. i would appreciate it very much if your programme could put pressure on the news channel whenever they do a "your questions answered", to put a phone number up questions answered", to put a phone number up so questions answered", to put a phone number up so that questions answered", to put a phone number up so that people like me can get in touch.- like me can get in touch. thank ou ian, like me can get in touch. thank you ian. and — like me can get in touch. thank you ian, and thank _ like me can get in touch. thank you ian, and thank you - like me can get in touch. thank you ian, and thank you for- like me can get in touch. thank you ian, and thank you for youri you ian, and thank you for your comments this week. if you want to share your opinion about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, or social media, email us: or you oryou canfind or you can find us on twitter: or you can call us: and do have a look at our website. that's all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts again next week. goodbye. hello there. there's some rain in the forecast for this bank holiday weekend. not that much for england and wales, but certainly for scotland and northern ireland, it could be quite heavy at times. for gardeners and growers, that will provide some good news as it's been so dry for this month of april. there'll also be quite a bit of sunshine around, particularly on saturday across england and wales under this area of high pressure, which is slowly declining as this low pressure system continues to sweep into scotland and northern ireland. we start off on a mainly dry and quite chilly note for england and wales, plenty of sunshine here. much brighter day for eastern england after the recent cloudy days. but for scotland, northern ireland, it will be turning windy, cloudy and wet. and some of that rain will be quite heavy at times. certainly western scotland could even hear the odd rumble of thunder there. that will impact the temperatures. it will be cooler here than the last few days. further south, we could see 17 or 18 degrees and a little bit of fairweather cloud just bubbling up here and there. the cloud will increase across northern and western england and wales as we head into the latter part of the day and into the evening. that area of low pressure will continue to drift its way southwards, tending to weaken as it does so. but there will be a lot of cloud around for saturday night, so that means it will be a mild one, with the temperatures no lower than seven to 10 degrees. so for sunday, then, our area of low pressure will continue to weaken, pushing towards the southern half of britain, so that means it will be the south which will see the thickest of the cloud with outbreaks of rain. so some wet weather for wales, south west england through sunday. some of that light and patchy rain and drizzle will drift its way eastwards. further north, it will be brightening up, the clouds. will tend to break up and we'll see some sunny spells, bar the odd shower around, so it will be a bit warm here, 16, maybe 17 degrees. a little bit cooler further south, low to mid teens. that area of low pressure clears away, so for bank holiday monday, it's looking a bit drier across the board. there will be quite a bit of cloud around here, one or two showers developing across northern and central areas but also some sunny spells. and where that happens, we will see temperatures reaching highs of around 18 degrees. further north, the low to mid teens. very little change as we move through the new week. it looks like pressure will remain high with very little wind, so again the air will be quite stagnant. we'll have variable amounts of cloud, a bit of sunshine, maybe one or two showers around, and possibly tuesday could see most of the showers through central and northern areas. butjust a hint of it turning perhaps a little bit brighter and warmer across the south by the end of the week. this is bbc news. our top stories: as the conflict in eastern ukraine grinds on, russia claims to have evacuated over a million people since the invasion began. a tennis superstar behind bars. boris becker is jailed for 2.5 years for hiding millions of dollars worth of assets after going bankrupt. federal prosecutors in the us charged the british virgin islands premier with cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracies. and a big fight in the big apple. katie taylor and amanda serrano square up, ahead of the most important women's boxing match in history.