with just hours before france chooses a new president, the authorities have warned the public and the media not to share emails and documents hacked from the centrist candidate, emmanuel macron. the french election commission said people should act responsibly so as not to alter the integrity of the vote. it said anyone ignoring the advice could be prosecuted. james reynolds is in paris and has sent this report. emmanuel macron arrived last night for his final interview, assuming that his campaign was basically done. but whilst he was speaking, documents stolen from his team were being circulated online. his campaign had been hacked. coming at the last hour, his team said, this intervention is an attempt to destabilise democracy, as happened in the usa during the last election. so, who stole these documents? in the past, emmanuel macron has suggested that russian backed hackers were out to get him. but one cyber expert says that this hack looks different. it is very low level for the russians, compared to what they have done in the united states, which was really highly creative and high end information war mixed with hacking and cyber war. what we're right now with macron is very low end, very amateurish. but many french people, here braving the saturday drizzle, don't know much about the hack. on this, the day before the vote, the french media is banned from doing any in—depth political reporting. a last—minute hack is dramatic, showing emmanuel macron has capable enemies but it may not change the course of this election. many french people have already decided which way they'll vote. and some have already cast their ballots. these french citizens in canada have made an early start. 47 million voters here in france will soon follow. james reynolds, bbc news, paris. you can keep up to date on this and a host of other stories we're following, just head to our website. and just a quick reminder that there'll be a special results programme here on bbc world news on sunday from 17sogmt, with christian fraser taking us through the developments as they happen, so tune in for that. islamist militants have released 82 schoolgirls who were kidnapped from chibok in nigeria. a government official said the girls were freed following negotiations with boko haram. the girls were among almost 300 abducted from their school three years ago. stephanie hegarty has the latest from nigeria. information is sketchy still at the moment but we know that it happened today, close to the afternoon. what we heard from various sources is that the girls were met in a rural area in a forest, i was told, and brought by road convoy to an army base near the cameroonian border. after that they were supposed to be airlifted elsewhere, we don't know if that has happened yet. numbers wise, it is not very clear but we have heard over 80 girls have been released and that tallies with what the government have been telling us over the past few months, they said they are in negotiations to release up to 80 girls. 82 was the number that we hear at the moment. that is a lot. four times the number that were released last time, which was in october when the government orchestrated another one of these negotiations. 276 girls were taken three years ago. around 50 escaped in the following days and since then we have had 21 in october, 82 or so now so that's still leaves almost 115, definitely over 100 girls are yet to be returned. let's round—up some of the other main stories: the former head of the palestinian militant group hamas in the gaza strip has been elected as overall leader. ismail haniya will take over from khaled meshall, who has led the movement from abroad for two decades. the election took place using a video link between delegates tens of thousands of people have marched through the polish capital, warsaw, to protest against the country's government. they claim the ruling law and justice party is endangering democracy. the rally, which was organised by the main opposition group, civic platform, was also a show of support for the european union. pope francis has criticised the naming of america's largest non—nuclear explosive ever used in combat, as "the mother of all bombs". last month the us military dropped the device on islamic state militants in afghanistan. the pope's comments come ahead of his meeting with president trump later this month. the main political parties here in the uk have been out canvassing support on the first full weekend of the general election campaign. the british prime minister theresa may says she's grateful for the support her conservative party received in the local elections. the leader of the labour party, jeremy corbyn — has admitted he has a mountain to climb. fighting has eased in parts of syria where a russian—led ceasefire has taken effect. the russian defence ministry says it has registered 15 violations since midnight on friday. meanwhile, russia and the united states have agreed to resume a bilateral agreement to prevent mid—air clashes over syrian skies. alex bolton reports. syrian government aircraft in action. there are reports of shelling and gunfire elsewhere in the country, but the violence has eased following the international plan to create for de—escalates a sionjones inside syria. russian and us staff have agred to reinstate the system. in a phone call, representatives agreed to work on additional measures. russia says a new initiative to create demilitarised areas in syria can pave the way towards more substantive negotiations. translation: the most important thing is that the implementation of the memorandum can help cease the military action and therefore end the syrian crisis at a practical level. the initiative is of significant meaning to the political process in syria. the deal to create de—escalation zones in the major areas of conflict in syria took effect in midnight on friday. the initiative was proposed by russia, president bashar al—assad's most powerful ally. it is backed by turkey and iran. with the deal coming from two strong back backers of the regime, some say they are not too confident about it. translation: the revolution is very damaged. it is strangled, and the syrian people are killed in these so—called de—escalation zones. the regime and the russians are the only beneficiaries. failure of peace efforts are familiar story in this conflict that has claimed 300,000 lives since 2012. so how effective the current plan will prove to be is highly uncertain. thousands of venezuelan women have taken part in anti—government protests in the capital, caracas. they're calling for fresh presidential elections and an end to police repression. meanwhile president trump's national security adviser has met the president of venezuela's opposition—led national assembly in washington. wyre davies reports. the daily wave of protests against the government of nicolas maduro continues across venezuela. in the capital caracas thousands of women marched on the defence ministry, dressed symbolically in white, urging the government to end what they said was the brutal oppression of its opponents and free hundreds of political prisoners. some of these protesters have husbands and family members injail, they say are in prison for opposing a corrupt regime. but the government and the armed forces, which remain loyal so far, are not backing off. more than 30 people have been killed in a month of demonstrations. president maduro has vowed to ride out the storm, accusing venezuela's enemies abroad and what he says are business elites at home, waging a deliberate campaign of destabilisation. but venezuela is hurting. what should be latin america's wealthiest and most stable nation is punch—drunk from years of instability. many young people say they have no future here. i knew him for nine years, says this girl who has just buried her friend and fellow youth orchestra member. "it hurts me so much to see him taken in the bloom of his life, just 18 years old." venezuela has the world's second largest oil reserves, yet in cities across the country, people are so poor and hungry, they are looting shops for food, even when there is nothing there to steal. with an inflation rate of 900%, venezuelans are used to queueing for basic goods at subsidised government markets. but food and medicine is scarce. hugo chavez's socialist revolution failing the very people who supported it. thousands remain loyal, and chavez's successor in nicolas maduro has rejected calls for the release of political prisoners. after a week of increasingly violent protests, opposition leaders met senior members of the trump administration, washington accusing mr maduro of disregarding the rights of his own people. doctor moises naim served as minister of trade and industry for venezuela. he was also executive director of the world bank, and is currently a distinguished fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace in washington. why do you think america is getting involved at this stage? it is hard to ignore the daily news about the tragedy that is happening in venezuela — it is a humanitarian catastrophe. it is very close to the united states and it is a very important country in very significant ways. how much influence oi’ significant ways. how much influence or change can the us and act in the country? not much. the us has limited options. it is not clear that the us has a policy towards venezuela. we know that president trump does not like the regime in venezuela. he has made a point every time he talks to a leader in the neighbourhood in latin america he makes a point of insisting that his original problem, that all the countries in the region should become more active in trying to salvage, it improve the situation in venezuela but as i said, the us does not have a policy at an attitude towards venezuela. months of food shortages, basically economic collapse, how has nicolas maduro managed to hang on to power? he has developed the tools of a police state. nicolas maduro is a dictator with the support of the military. or you'll reach countries with government that control the military are very hard to topple and he is an example of this. as long as he has the support of the armed forces, it is going to be very hard to oust him but we have seen an opposition determined to do that and they have been out in the street, risking their lives, trying to show that he does not have the support of the country. the surveys indicate about 80% of the country does not want him in the presidential palace any more. it is not just in the presidential palace any more. it is notjust the opposition, voices of dissent recently from the attorney general. how big a test was that for the government? that is significant. in 17 years it is the first time a high—level individual in the administration has parted with the government. it is a very significant event as are the minor ones but is also significant. the science are ones but is also significant. the science are very ones but is also significant. the science are very important, backers of mr chavez, individuals with important positions in the government, the sons are speaking out against their fathers on social media. these are all symptoms that even those who support chavez and nicolas maduro want to change. very good to talk to you. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: heading for a royal retirement of sorts — prince philip's family says he won't be stopping for a minute. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: france's presidential election reaches its climax amid concerns the hacking attack on emmanuel macron‘s campaign could affect the result. 82 nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by islamist militants three years ago have now been freed. back to our main story now, and how has that hacking scandal staying with that story, we can speak to staying with that story, we can speakto an staying with that story, we can speak to an organiser for bring back ourgirls and a speak to an organiser for bring back our girls and a founder of pathfinders just as initiative, which works with survivors of sex trafficking and rape in the developing world. shejoins trafficking and rape in the developing world. she joins us from nigeria. thank you forjoining us. can you shed any more light on the details surrounding this release? details are still quite sketchy, they are coming in. from what we understand, based on information from the government, be... inaudible. were apparently released following negotiations with boko haram, for some of their members who we re haram, for some of their members who were in custody with the nigerian government. what we understand is that this town in the north—east of nigeria, the girls were flown from there to the capital city of abuja overnight. they will be reunited with theirfamilies, overnight. they will be reunited with their families, following which they willjoin the other girls who remain in the custody of the nigerian government in abuja. apologies to our viewers, your line dropped out, but we will persist. chibok is definitely the most high profile case of kidnapping by boko haram, but many thousands of others have been kidnapped by the group. what kind of hope does this release give to those people?” what kind of hope does this release give to those people? i think it is one of these things wherever in little effort —— where every little effort by the nigerian government, the bring back our girls movement has absolutely applaud that, and what it says is that the nigerian government is certainly capable of getting these girls and children back for theirfamilies. getting these girls and children back for their families. not just the chibok girls, but the thousands of others who remain in captivity... inaudible. can you hear me all right? i think the line is deteriorating too much, apologies, we will try one more time to see if your line can hold up. we can hear your line can hold up. we can hear you now. we will ask you very briefly, obviously you had michelle obama at one stage supporting your campaign. how was it received back in nigeria, and how much of an effect do you think the campaign actually gave to this release? well, you know, i believe the only reason why the negotiations persisted is because of the campaign. had the bring back our girls movement not continued to stay on top of this, this would likely have been one of those other stories that fell by the wayside in nigeria. so i believe that the continued pressure from the movement, the continued pesce from the families, and the many others who have been part of the movement, that really has been what has essentially triggered these negotiations and the release of the girls. we are absolutely ecstatic. evonne, thank you very much. apologies for the quality of the line. that was the organiser of the bring back our girls campaign, a big campaign which campaign for the release of those girls kidnapped in chibok. the italian coastguards is around 6000 migrants trying to reach europe have in rescue dinner at srini and over the past 48 hours. officials said they co—ordinated around 50 separate emergency missions on friday and saturday. many of the migrants were trying to make the crossing from libya in makeshift vessels. strong winds and rain have swept across parts of eastern china, bringing down trees and cutting off power lines. in some areas gales have reached force 10 over the last two days. more than a0 tourists in fujian province had to be rescued by firefighters after being trapped by flash floods. sarah corker reports. as daylight faded, firefighters attached to safety ropes and waded through a torrent of raging water to rescue 44 tourists. the group were visiting a waterfall in a rural part of fujian province when torrential rain triggered flash flooding. trapped for more than three hours, they were first given food and water before being ta ken they were first given food and water before being taken to higher ground. further north, in giling province, it gail force ten winds ripped roofs off buildings. trees were uprooted and vehicles were crushed. translation: the roots of the steel houses are flying everywhere. look at the billboard behind me, it was brand—new, just put up today, but was blown down by wind all the same. debris was strewn across roads and pavements, narrowly missing some pedestrians. at least 12 powerlines we re pedestrians. at least 12 powerlines were damaged. engineers worked through the night to end the elected city blackout. beijing has not escaped the severe weather either. a pedestrian was trapped underneath a fall in fence but escaped without serious injury. the wind was so powerful it took anything not nailed down with it. time for some of the stories making the news. hundreds of homes in canada have been evacuated after heavy rain caused flooding in two suburbs of montreal. residents of the tiny island of ile mercie were urged to leave their homes. further downpours are expected over the weekend. quebec has requested help from the military. two —— over 300 pupils have been affected at a girls‘ school in delhi after chemicals leaked from a tanker. the chemicals leaked from a tanker. the chemicals caused eye and throat difficulties, and breathing difficulties. police say they will be taking legal action against the chemical handlers. here in the uk, prince edward says he doesn‘t believe his father, the duke of edinburgh, will "stop for a minute" when he retires from public life in the autumn. prince edward said "the show would go on" because the royal family works as a team. our royal correspondent, peter hunt, considers the first comments from a senior royal about the impending retirement of prince philip. prince philip, as we soon won‘t be seeing him, in public, on duty, by his wife‘s side. from the autumn, the soon to be 96—year—old will be giving up such engagements. retirement beckons but prince edward insists his father won‘t be inactive. i don‘t believe that he is going to be putting his feet up completely and disappearing into the background and never being seen again. i still think, he‘ll pick and choose what he wants to do and how he‘ll do it and what‘s sensible and what‘s practical. as i said, i don‘t think we‘ll see him completely disappear but he‘s making it absolutely clear to organisations, please don‘t come round asking me to do things and expect me to say yes, because the answer‘s going to be no. hopefully he can enjoy more of what he enjoys doing. this is an ancient institution adjusting to the fact that one of its key players will be on display a lot less. out and about, the queen relies on her husband. others will have to step up to the mark. it is always a team effort and that‘s what we do. the show goes on. if an actor retires from a show, guess what, the show goes on, everybody shuffles around and we fill in the spaces and keep it all going. and that‘s what we will do. it doesn‘t require any massive reorganisation, that‘s what we do, we support each other. such support is already happening. here, prince william was on hand, a grandson helping his grandmother, the queen, as she met her guest, aung san suu kyi, myanmar‘s de facto leader. the windsors are in transition. this is a taste of the future. peter hunt, bbc news. and 85—year—old nepalese man who was attempting to become the oldest person to climb mount everest has died at everest base camp. his death was confirmed by nepal‘s tourism department. the former british army gurkha soldier was trying to reclaim the record from a japanese mountain you who climbed the peak aged 80 in 2003. -- you who climbed the peak aged 80 in 2003. —— japanese mountain you who climbed the peak aged 80 in 2003. ——japanese mountain near. —— mountaineer. the latest edition of the sunday times rich list has been published, naming the uk‘s wealthiest people. and right at the top are two indian brothers, sri and gopi hinduja. they made their money from banking and manufacturing, and are said to be worth more than $20 billion. but there was only one person in the top ten born in the uk — the duke of westminster. the duke‘s wealth comes largely from inherited land in london and is valued at over $12 billion. before we go, a reminder of our top story. french authorities have warned against anybody spreading documents hacked from the campaign of emmanuel macron ahead of sunday‘s presidential election. you can get plenty more on the french presidential election, and on twitter you can talk to me. i‘m @tomdonkinbbc. for now, it is goodbye. take care. hello, good morning. so near, yet so far away. we had some rain around during the first half of the weekend. it came in with this cloud he rant just click the south—west of england, running through the english channel. that cloud is moving southward into the near continent. across the far north—east of scotland we have got some low cloud that will bring drizzle as we head into sunday. quite low cloud for northern and eastern scotland, perhaps filtering through the central lowlands, perhaps argyll and bute seeing more in the way of sunshine. sunny start after a chilly start across northern ireland, likewise north—west england. on the other side of the pennines there will be more cloud. wales, midland and southern england, temperatures start at 10 or 11 because of the cloud, but we should see things improving. you‘ll notice that if you are watching the cricket at lord‘s, england against ireland. skies brightening through the day. we will get some sunshine and it should feel quite warm in the afternoon despite the northerly breeze. the breeze stronger across north—east scotland and england, all the way down to the wash further south. the cloud should tend to break up and we should get more sunshine for southern parts of england and wales. mild temperatures along the coast, but in northern ireland who could be sitting at 21 in the afternoon, possibly 20 in south—east wales. not quite as warm as that at anfield, but not far off. most temperatures will climb in the afternoon in the sunshine, and eventually we will have sunshine in london as well. looking good as we head into the end of the afternoon. overnight we will see more cloud coming in off the north sea, and a good part of scotland. in the west we will have clearer skies and it could turn chilly in the countryside. generally, as we head into monday, it‘s an east/west split for many. eastern areas with that onshore chilly breeze, but even here it will break up at times. further west across the uk after a chilly start perhaps we will get more sunshine, boosting the temperatures into the mid teens, possibly higher than that towards the south—west. quite chilly for eastern scotland and north—east england once again. high pressure keeping it dry, at least into tuesday and wednesday. the centre of a high pressure ridge coming all the way from southern greenland, extending a nose into the uk. on tuesday, the onshore breeze will cause more cloud for the eastern part of the uk. we will have more sunshine by the middle part of the week, boosting temperatures. but generally, the further west you go will see higher temperatures. and that is where we have the best of sunshine. this is bbc world news, the headlines: the french authorities have warned against anyone spreading documents hacked from the campaign team of emmanuel macron ahead of sunday‘s presidential election. aides to mr macron say it was intended to undermine french democracy. at least 80 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by boko haram in the nigerian town of chibok have been freed. a government official said they had been released following negotiations with the islamist militant group. they‘re still thought to be holding more than a hundred girls captive. fighting has eased in parts of syria where a russian—led initiative to halt the country‘s six—year war has taken effect. the russian defence ministry says it‘s registered 15 violations since midnight on friday. russia and the us have also agreed to resume a bilateral agreement to prevent mid—air clashes in syria airspace. traditional craft skills like sewing and painting — along with baking — have had something of a resurgence in the uk.