have a look at this! a rare sight on the railways this morning as four engines, including the flying scotsman. line up to show the past, present, and future of rail transport. you can see the smoke. and ben has the weather. good morning. quite a decent day to come for many of us today. spells of sunshine. brace yourself. a big change for the start of the new week. something much colder on the way. all of the details are coming up. thank you, ben. good morning. first, our main story. labour would introduce four extra uk—wide bank holidays if they win the general election. and it's being reported that the conservatives will pledge to cut energy bills for the seven out of ten households that pay standard variable tariffs households by capping some tariffs. with the details, here's our political correspondent, ben wright. good morning, everybody. working ha rd to good morning, everybody. working hard to get your vote. jeremy corbyn thinks britain's workers deserve a break, and says if labour wins the general election he will try to introduce four new uk wide bank holiday is. they are a devolved matter in scotland. jeremy corbyn says he would introduce for more in england on the day of st george, st patrick's, and st patrick's day. and also suggested that they also have public holidays in devolved areas. he claims the move would help bring the four nations of the uk together, as well as giving more people time off. the party said there was no definitive estimate of the impact economically of this proposal. conservatives say that the economy would be on a permanent holiday is jeremy corbyn got in downing street. the conservatives could be about to make their own retail offer to voters in the shape of smaller energy bills for families. the sunday times says that the reason may well water ofgem to cap the gas and electricity bills for the seven out of ten households that pay standard variable tariffs, which are usually more expensive than other plans energy companies offer. labour has previously said it would force energy suppliers to put customers on their cheapest tariffs. ben wright, bbc news. ukip says its manifesto will include a pledge to ban the full—face veils worn by some muslim women. the party leader, paul nuttall, will launch what he calls an "integration agenda," saying items of clothing such as the burka and niqab are a barrier to social harmony and a security risk. he will also propose outlawing sharia law, the religious rules that form part of islamic tradition. the boyfriend of tv celebrity, ferne mccann, has been arrested in connection with an alleged acid attack in a nightclub. arthur collins, who's 25, had been sought by police following an incident at the mangle club in hackney last week. keith doyle reports. emergency services were wrought to the mangle night club after some people were brought in contact with a corrosive element. the metropolitan police said arthur collins, 25, from hertfordshire, was arrested on suspicion of murder. he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in the reality tv show, the only way is essex. he was taken into custody in north hampshire, following an operation from and officers from east midlands and the met specialist crime unit. the met police federation on the one your old man was charged with seven cou nts old man was charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm. he has been named as andrea phoenix who will appear before the thames magistrate tomorrow. polling stations across france will openin polling stations across france will open in an hour's time in the first round of the country's presidential election. 11 candidates are running for office, with the race between the top four contenders considered too close to call ahead of the vote. two candidates from this round will go through to a run—off vote next month, as james reynolds reports. no—one wants to miss a single second of the big moment. these people are running, not for a vote, but for a football match. on the eve of the election, paris st—germain played a home game. it was a final test of the capital's security before the polls opened. these supporters, french voters, have made it through months of campaigning. translation: the campaign was very long, and it was contaminated by all that's happened. translation: for us, the people down there, we will never have anything. so, no matter who is the president, it doesn't matter. it will always be the same for us. translation: the campaign has been necessary. we listened to each party's programme. now it's time to choose. to the relief of everyone here, the speeches over, the arguments have been made, and for this entire country, it is now decision time. for these protesters in paris, security comes before all else. the afternoon before the vote, the wives of police officers called for more support for the security forces. their march follows the killing of a police officer on the champs—elysees on thursday. fear of further attacks means that these, france's polling stations, will be well guarded. 50,000 police officers have been deployed to protect voters. in bordeaux, election officials make their final, manual checks. the candidates themselves are now silent, and 47 million french voters get their turn to speak. james reynolds, bbc news, paris. the former tennis player, ilie nastase, has been banned from any further role in the fed cup tie between britain and romania after he verbally abused the british captain, anne keothavon, and the british number one, johanna konta. play was suspended when konta left the court in tears, but she later came back to beat her opponent in straight sets. alex gulrajani reports. pouring of emotion on a tennis court, just not like this. johanna konta was on top against romania's player, but she was not the only challenge to be both konta and the captain felt the crowd overstepped the mark. the romanian captain, ilie nastase, got involved. already facing investigation for comments made about serena williams, ilie nastase swore at the pair and officials, before being escorted away. play resumed, but only briefly, with johanna away. play resumed, but only briefly, withjohanna konta, the world number seven, visibly distressed. she left the court soon after with another, simona halep are pleading with the crowd. —— halep,. then she returned and wasted no time finishing the match. johanna konta will return, unlike ilie nastase. escorted from the complex, is accreditation removed. banned from playing. —— his. the 37th london marathon will get under way later this morning. more than 40,000 people have registered, meaning this year's race is set to outstrip last year's record number of runners. many will be waved off on their 26 mile journey by the duke and duchess of cambridge, who are expected to be seen cheering on from the sidelines. our reporter, dan johnson, is in greenwich for us this morning. good morning. after all of the weeks and months of preparation, all of the runners are taking part in very time has finally come. what is it like down there at the moment? -- part, their time. down here there is a race to get things ready. they are just finishing off building the start line. a lot of work to do. a huge operation to take care of the 40,000 runners expected here today. that is a record number. it is the 37th london marathon. you can see the scale of what is needed. 1200 portaloos. these are the hospitality tents were some of the celebrities will be staying. so many people taking part for different reasons but be it takes place starting at nine o'clock with the wheelchair races. then the men at ten o'clock. then those with personal reasons. many incredible stories around london later this morning. thank you. dan will be keeping us up—to—date through the morning. good luck to everyone taking part tell us someone you are luck to everyone taking part tell us someone you are following and we will tell their story here on brea kfast. emergency teams have been sent out to contain an oil spill on one of the canary to contain an oil spill on one of the ca nary islands, to contain an oil spill on one of the canary islands, after a ferry crashed into underwater fuel pipes. spanish authorities said 13 passengers were injured and five of the wounded had to be hospitalised. a two—mile—long slick is threatening the coast around las palmas, on gran canaria, and telde, further to the south. fans of coronation street will have a chance to own some of the best—known items from the long—running soap. the curlers, headscarf and pinny worn by the character, hilda ogden, are to go under the hammer. they are being sold by the family ofjean alexander, the actress who played the sharp—tongued cleaner for almost a quarter of a century, who died in october last year. you can see some of them on the screen. one of the great characters, she was. you are up—to—date. let us have a quick look at some of the front pages of some of the papers. let me grab them. the sunday times. a picture of the reason may with... i think that is a smile, a grimace, iam not i think that is a smile, a grimace, i am not sure. she is in the west midlands. she refused three times, apparently, the possibility of tax rises. that features on a couple of papers. she is pledging to cap energy bills. that is the tory policy this morning. the front page of the sunday mirror. shares are at their highest double since 1991. an exclusive interview with the labour leader. inside the paper they talk about two bombshell exclusives. jeremy corbyn promising to slash the fatcats and tax the rich. and polls can tell different things. we know that. don't put too much into them. the mail on sunday. the tory lead slashed in half after a tax u—turn. that is their poll this morning. the tory lead has fallen by 11 points. it was 22 earlier in the week. that is an interesting change. very quickly. the front page of the observer. the lib dems will not do coalition deals, eight promised to voters from tim farron. ——a. a p pa re ntly voters from tim farron. ——a. apparently some have promised to do deals with them but tim farron said no. and now we will find out what is happening with the weather for those runners at the london marathon. how was it looking. it is not looking too bad for today. something different is on the way in the next few days so make the most of it. a decent start for many. as we go through this morning, a chilly start. a frosty start for some. some spells of sunshine. high pressure is with us at the moment keeping things fine. i want to point out is whether fronts up in the north which will bring rain to northern scotland. —— these. told there is heading our way. a chilly start for the marathon runners. temperatures in single digits at the start line. it will warm up through the day as we start to see more in the way of sunshine. we start with a fair amount of cloud in east anglia and the south—east. more cloud the further west you are across wales. a decent start for northern england by patchy frost here and there. northern scotland, showers. wintry winds through the day. not a bad start for northern ireland but a fair bit of cloud around. through the day, the best of the dry weather and sunshine across england and wales. high levels of pollen. things will cloud over in the north—west. that she and heavy rain in the northern isles where temperatures will get up to seven degrees. —— patchy. though is whether fronts are on the march. this is the moving south. it will be windy here as well. cold enough for a frost. not as cold in the south with more in the way of cloud and some patchy rain. that area of cloud will sink south across england and wales. a cloudy day. this is the cold front. we are introducing cold airfrom cold front. we are introducing cold air from sleet and snow at times. deep into the wet, cold air continues its journey south right across the country. single—digit temperatures for many, wintry showers, and overnight frost. not that unusual for showers, and overnight frost. not that unusualfor april, showers, and overnight frost. not that unusual for april, but it will come as a shock to the system. that unusual for april, but it will come as a shock to the systemlj that unusual for april, but it will come as a shock to the system. i am not looking forward to that. thank you for now. rail enthusiasts are in for a real treat this morning, as four engines from four different eras make their way through yorkshire this morning. they will travel side by side, in the same direction, to celebrate the past, present and future of the east coast main line. our reporter, phil bodmer is on the platform of york station for us this morning. good morning to you. a very exciting day. it has been described as a once ina day. it has been described as a once in a lifetime event. as you say, four trains travelling in parallel. all at the same time. a special moment. i can tell you that people are gathering here at the station behind me. not sure whether you can see it. you are seeing some pictures of the trains will stop about ten miles north of york, the flying scotsman. the locomotive dealt in 1923. the first locomotive to record 100 mph on the east coast main line. that will run alongside and a chest of tea, a class 43, another icon of britain's railways. —— hst. that will run in turn alongside a brand—new class 100. it will be introduced next year and run along the east coast mainland. here at york station, you can see the big screen where people will be gathering to watch the spec to call as it unfolds this morning. we are expecting them to set off at about 615 and they should arrive here at in york at about eight o'clock. the pictures look spectacular in the early morning sunshine. time now to take a look at the latest cinema releases in this week's film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through the cinema releases this week is jason solomons. what do we have this week? the glamour of old—school hollywood is the backdrop for a love story between a starlet and her chauffeur under the watchful eye of reclusive billionaire howard hughes in warren beatty‘s rules don't apply. we have the sands of time, which reveal voices from a hidden mirror in the form of gertrude bell's letters from baghdad, as read out by tilda swinton in letters from baghdad. and wartime london's rubble provides the setting for gemma arterton and bill nighy in their finest, as they struggle to produce wartime propaganda movies. we begin with rules don't apply. warren beatty, he hasn't had the best of years! with that oscars fiasco. it has been 16 years since he wrote and directed... this was meant to be his big return. as he gets older is he getting better? this is a vanity project that he wrote, directed, starred in... it's interesting, he began at the end of old hollywood with his film bonnie and clyde. it brought indie cinema into the fore, destroying the old studios, a success in 1967. this is old hollywood where he started out in as an actor. you can imagine him coming into town like the star lily collins does here. it's good on the details of how a boss like howard hughes ran the studios. everybody is waiting on him. he's like a godot character. starlets, showbiz and businessmen. even presidents wait on the wealth of howard hughes for their green light. it shows how he used to keep starlets in various places, the big mansions he kept them in, they were secretive, they had rules that applied to them. but not to warren beatty‘s howard hughes... i decided when i won a talent contest that maybe i would give it a go in hollywood. lam frank. two weeks in los angeles, you are working for howard hughes? i'm having high hopes. $400 a week on top of this? i hope howard hughes doesn't expect to meet you in a hotel room... i would like to thank you for my acting classes, ballet classes and the chance to become a star. what the hell is she doing here? you said you wanted that girl? yes, marilyn monroe! she is a baptist nun... sex is bad because it could lead to dancing. i am a square. movie actresses are supposed to be sexy, and they're the rules in this town? without carly simon here, some people suggest that warren beatty could be talking about himself in some of this? you think this film is about you... he has been a figure in hollywood, and him playing howard hughes recently, played by leonardo dicaprio in martin scorsese's the aviator, he is a strange and shadowy figure that warren beatty plays himself. like indiana jones, with a pilot jacket. i think warren beatty becomes obsessed with the mania that howard hughes himself was overtaken by and the film becomes oppressive and more oppressive. —— depressive. you think it will be light and fluffy and full of ‘50s jazz numbers, but it isn't. the romance between lily collins and alden ehrenreich, it is overshadowed by his ego in his own film, a howard hughes thing to do. i see where he was going but it is like oscars night — chaos awaits those fingertips! he will never live it down! letters from baghdad. we've all heard about lawrence of arabia but not many people have heard of gertrude bell, the queen of the desert? yes, maybe we have heard of lawrence of arabia because of that epic tribute. gertrude bell never really had hers, and this documentary is as epic as it gets. there is another film with nicole kidman, but this is a more fitting tribute through this letters that she left through her correspondence in the desert. she was the most powerful women in the british empire. at the end of world war i, the borders of arabia were being drawn. she was very much involved in that with winston churchill, riding into the desert, a redoubtable british colonial figure, intrepid explorer, part spy, part stateswoman, part antiquarian. in the arab world, she learned farsi, she understood everything. magnificently played by tilda swinton, as you would expect. what is well done in the documentary, directed by two women, they resurrected these letters, finding brilliant archive footage from baghdad and damascus — all of that stuff we see on the screen now. the sphinx is an apt figure as gertrude bell stares out. there's footage now from the region which is war—torn and ravaged. war was always something in that sand, but there is an elegance to it, a kind of colonial innocence in that footage which is beautiful. it really summons up a lost time. gertrude bell's voice rings out as a lost voice of the british empire. let's move on to their finest. a british film crew attempting to boost morale during the second world war. what's not to like? in this film, they have bill nighy and gemma arterton. they wanted to make authenticity and optimism shine out to boost morale through the war. happy news wasn't enough. stiff upper lip, chocks away for their finest, directed by denmark's lone scherfig. this goes back to the 1940s, gemma arterton making her way as a script girl, directing slop dialogue, the romantic dialogue in movies. here she is, elbowing her way and finding her voice on the set. even taking on bill nighy, who plays a washed—up actor, ambrose hillyard. an example, a mention of the clever code. i may say that would be the first clever thing that she's done in her life! laughter. just a dash of humour and further along... excuse me... certainly. no, no... it's the caption at the end is going to be "he's not listening but the enemy might be". it's a joke for women who never think that their husbands pay attention. if you start answering, the caption would make sense. i wrote it. the scenario? i will be in my dressing room, if anyone needs me... gemma arterton revealed on the one show recently that she used alexjones's accent as a model for that? there is a presenting gig for her if the oscars are not forthcoming! i did not know that was alexjones — very good! she is very good in it, gemma arterton, the rosy—cheeked script girl who becomes the force of the movie. it is about female voices coming in while the war was on and gaining some power. people saying, when the war was finished, that the women would not go back into their little boxes after this taste of freedom. it is about that, but the film is good at wartime tailoring and capturing that rubble of london. it is funny, witty and elegant, as you would expect from people like bill nighy, but the spectre of death is never far away. a bomb drop away. the rubble of london. there is a mix of romance and the making of a movie, like rules don't apply earlier. there is that madness of making movies which hangs this together. it's interesting — movies provide shape and structure, and an ending where life at that time was full of mess and never did. that is why people loved movies back then. 30 million people per week went to the movies. it was the revival for the british people, after a demise beforehand? it would be great if this can get an audience of 30 million in the opening weekend. i don't think it will, but this film is witty, charming and elegantly done. a very good performance from gemma arterton, and neatly tied up by the director, lone scherfig, with a good amount of skill. people might think it is a women's picture, but it has depth and elegance, and i love the wartime tailoring in the costumes. i may get one, a decent coat! the best out is get out. it is a horror film? yes, it is out at most cinemas, it isn't a horror film in a scary way, but it's very edgy. there is this depth going on, like in the stepford wives. a black guy goes to a white neighbourhood to meet the parents, the parents of his girlfriend... they do not know that her daughter's boyfriend is black? and then they find out, then we realise that maybe they do? it isn't a scary horror film with scary bits going on. it could be a great date movie. it is a really edgy bit of us comedy. it made me laugh a lot, get out. there is the british actor daniel kaluuya there who is brilliant in it and allison williams, who was in girls, thatjust finished on television this week. if you are missing it, there is one of them in get out. and the best dvd, the lady from shanghai. orson welles... and rita hayworth, his wife at the time. she was a famous redhead. in this famous film, he cut her hair and turned her blonde! the studio were up in arms. they wanted her as a redhead. it's a bit of a mess, this movie, and the final sequence is a hall of mirrors — you don't know who is shooting at who. there's this scene which was later spoofed. i love this film. it is a puzzle but it has all of the classic things you need from this kind of film. orson welles does one of the worst irish accents. he plays michael o'hara. nevertheless, it has a great atmosphere and shows that orson welles was a fantastic film—maker but ultimately flawed. that is what you want from your orson welles films. and that is what you want from jason solomons. that's all for this week. thank you for watching. goodbye. hello. this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and tina daheley. coming up before 7am, ben's got the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. labour is attempting to win over voters ahead ofjune's general election, with the promise of four extra uk—wide bank holidays. they would fall on the patron saint's day of each of the home nations. the conservatives say the british economy would be on a permanent holiday under labour. meanwhile, reports suggest the conservatives will pledge to cut energy bills for the seven out of ten households that pay standard variable tariffs. the boyfriend of tv celebrity, ferne mccann, has been arrested in connection with an alleged acid attack in a nightclub. 25—year—old, arthur collins, was wanted for questioning by police and had been urged to hand himself in by the only way is essex star. a 21—year—old man has been charged with seven counts of grevious bodily harm in connection with the incident at the mangle club in hackney last monday. polling stations across france will open in just under half an hours time in the first round of the country's presidential election. 11 candidates are running for office, with the race between the top four contenders considered too close to call ahead of the vote. two candidates from this round will go through to a run—off vote next month. the mobile operator, three, has apologised for technical problems which prevented some of its 9.2 million customers from making calls and sending and receiving texts yesterday. some users took to twitter to complain that their messages had gone to the wrong people. the firm says calls can now be made and it's working to restore a full service. emergency teams have been sent out to contain an oil spill on one of the canary islands, after a ferry crashed into underwater fuel pipes. spanish authorities said 13 passengers were injured and five of the wounded had to be hospitalised. a two—mile—long slick is threatening the coast around las palmas, on gran canaria, and telde, further to the south. rail further to the south. enthusiasts are getting a real treat rail enthusiasts are getting a real treat this morning as four engines from four different eras are making their way through the yorkshire countryside. the world-famous flying scotsman is one of them. they are headed in the same direction to celebrate the past, the present, and the future, of the east coast main line. brilliant pictures. especially if you like trains. people have told us it is steam, not smoke. it was a thrilling semi—final. a bit disappointing for one team, though. i wonder whether the players will be able to pick themselves up and carry on with there premier league campaign. a great match, though. no less than six goals in this one. one of them was an absolute stunner by chelsea. patrick gearey can talk you through it. before the rivalry and frenzy, a moment of unity. the tottenham coach and former england defender who died this week was remembered and appreciated. van wembley redivided. up appreciated. van wembley redivided. up stepped willian. a polarising goal. tottenham came back. christian ericsson, the maker, harry kane, the taker. the folk hero. and this started what couldn't be stopped. a penalty. the ghost of willian haunting them again. in the frenzied fog, some can see things others cannot. dele alli. 2—2. the spurs dominated for a bit with a threat. then into the net from eden. this was eclipsed by chelsea's individual brilliance. big players and really and occasions. this semi had everything. chelsea could well be going for the double. bbc news, wembley. —— brilliant. it is great to fight for the title. it is great to fight for the title. it is great to fight for the title. it is great to reach for the final fa cup. a great competition. but, yeah, i fa cup. a great competition. but, yeah, lam pleased fa cup. a great competition. but, yeah, i am pleased for my players andl yeah, i am pleased for my players and i also love our fans. we dominated the game completely but they were more technical than us. we played fantastically. we played in out away played fantastically. we played in our away and philosophy. we try to play like we normally play. but it is true that they were so clinical. it's also cup weekend in scotland, and aberdeen are the first team through to the final, their first scottish cup final in 17 years. lots of drama in this one against the holders hibernian. look how quickly aberdeen scored their opening goal. just 12 seconds. you could probably forgive the defenders for being caught by surprise there. aberdeen scored again, which meant hibs had it all to do. but they did pull it back and equalise. but look at this, five minutes left on the clock, and aberdeen get a winning goal, after a deflected shot from jonny hayes. they'll face either celtic or rangers in the final. it has been a brilliant season so far. a disappointment after the last one and we wanted to move forward from it. we wanted to be here again come the end of the season for another trophy. so we are looking forward to it. worrying times for middlesbrough. they've lost again and their chances of staying in the premier league look increasingly unlikely. they lost 4—0 to bournemouth yesterday. bournemouth move up to 12th in the table with the win. it's looking bleak for boro though, they're nine points from safety, and only five games left to play. there's been some incredible goals this weekend, just look at this from sam clucas from hull city. they beat watford 2—0 which does their chances of staying in the premier league a world of good, they're two points clear of the bottom three now. also in the relegation battle, swansea's survivals hopes have also been boosted. they beat stoke 2—0 which is their first win in seven games. in yesterday's other premier league game, everton and west ham finished goalless. some worrying news for manchester united, they'll be without zlatan ibrahimovic and marcos rojo for the rest of the season. both suffered cruciate ligament injuries in the europa league quarterfinal on thursday night against anderlecht. ibrahimovic is united's top scorer with 28 this season. united are at burnley this afternoon. while liverpool are at crystal palace in the day's other premier league fixture. it's that time of the year where teams start moving up and down the leagues. swindon town were relegated from league one, while leyton orient drop out of the football league after 112 years. they'll be replaced by lincoln city. they're back after a six year absence following their 2—1 win over macclesfield. terry hawkridge scored both goals for lincoln in the victory that secured the national league title in front of their home supporters. promotion caps off a remarkable season for the imps as they also became the first non—league side to reach the fa cup quarter—finals in 103 years. there was disappointment for manchester city women yesterday. they lost the first leg of their champions league semi—final. they were beaten 3—1 at home by reigning champions lyon. the second leg is next saturday. there was drama in great britain's david cup tie in romania. and the host's captain, former grand slam winner, ilie nastase, has been banned from today's matches as a result. during johanna konte's rubber against sorana cirstea, nastase was sent off after swearing at the umpire and being verbally abusive to konta and her captain anne keothavong. konte was visibly upset by the incident and after some confusion the match was halted with the brit 3—1 down in the first set. after 25 minutes play resumed and konte took the match two sets to love. nastase was escorted from the complex. the tie is poised a 1—1. heather watson had lost her rubber earlier on. what she said to the umpire and referee, you can ask them, it was enough for her to be warned and then disqualified. but then what he said directed at both the anaconda and myself, it is not something i am going to repeat here. ——johanna konta. it is not appropriate to say to any other human in that particular way. that is not what we have come here for. we came to play a competitive match against romania inafair a competitive match against romania in a fair environment. we certainly do not expect verbal abuse. saracens are still on course to retain their european champions cup title. they beat munster by 26 points to ten in dublin to reach their third final in four years. both their tries came in the second half, the second for chris wyles, as they ran out winners at the aviva stadium. they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final in three weeks' time, that second semi—final is played this afternoon. warrington wolves began the super league with six defeats in a row, but they're now unbeaten in five matches. wolves came from behind to beat wakefield trinity by 20 points to 18. tom lineham's try completed their comeback with two minutes to go. that puts them eighth in the table. courtney tulloch has made history for great britain's gymnasts, winning their first international rings medal with a silver at the european championships in romania. this silver adds to an impressive championships for gb's men's team, which contains none of the competitors from the rio olympics. i felt a lot more confident out there. i don't really look at anyone else and fear them. he did an amazing routine, but! else and fear them. he did an amazing routine, but i know i can catch him and i have skills to add on to my routine. i can up my routine. i am on to my routine. i can up my routine. iam not on to my routine. i can up my routine. i am not scared. on to my routine. i can up my routine. iam not scared. i know on to my routine. i can up my routine. i am not scared. i know i can beat him. i can't wait to go to the world championships and we can have another battle. john higgins, through to the quarter—finals of the world snooker championship. higgins is hoping to win his fifth title at the crucible. he came through a high—quality match against northern ireland's mark allen, winning it by 13 frames to nine. he'll play kyren wilson next. ronnie o'sullivan is also through. my my goodness. what a busy saturday of sport it was. and it all continues today. lay it does, indeed. nowhere busier than the london marathon. 40,000 expected to take part. these two started running from birmingham. london will be their sixth marathon in six states. they have made £11,500. also, a message from christopher. today we will see this amazing man complete his challenge of 100 marathons, wait for it, in 100 days. he has raised over £50,000 so 100 days. he has raised over £50,000 so farand 100 days. he has raised over £50,000 so far and still counting. good luck. that is from gary, i should say. the e—mail was from a man called christopher. paul cousins is running dressed as a helicopter for cancer research. “— running dressed as a helicopter for cancer research. —— cousins. should we find out how the preparations are going in greenwich? the big preparations. it looks like they almost have the start line ready. yes. they are just winching it into place and have almost finished constructing it. there is notjust one. there are three in blackheath, south london. it gives you an idea of how big the scale of operations is. paul, you just heard about him running as a helicopter. how are you feeling? all right. it is earlier thanl feeling? all right. it is earlier than i normally start a marathon. but i am looking forward to it. important questions. why a marathon and why a helicopter. it is the third marathon i have done for bone cancer research. why? i like to dress up and go for a guinness world record and get the publicity from that. it is also to raise awareness of bone cancer research, an important charity for myself, my friends, and annie, who lost her daughter, mary, only aged 11. you just want to know, what can you do? i have done several marathons before, but this is the first time i will be trying to get a record. amazing. hoping to break a record. what is the record? the fastest 3d aircraft. it can be a plain or a helicopter. i come from a place with a helicopter heritage. —— plane. we are on the way. it looks quite heavy and awkward to run in. a little bit. but you put up with it. it is ten kilos in weight. i can't use my arms too much, but, hey, we are here for the right reasons. you were here last year and have done this marathon a couple of times. you know what to expect. what will be tough? the first half is usually ok. you get across the bridge and there is ple nty of get across the bridge and there is plenty of support to be after 20 miles, that is the hard part. then after 23 you know that you are on the home stretch. you see the houses of parliament. then the crowd comes out to support all of the runners. it really is a massive rush to get the cheering. sometimes abuse, but, you know, it is all part of the fun of the day, and it really drives people on. are you ever in doubt of doing it again? never. the first time you do it you think it will do it once. then you get across the finish line and you just go, definitely i want to do this again. and i have done other ones since then, notjust and i have done other ones since then, not just london. and i have done other ones since then, notjust london. london is definitely the best one i have ever done. we wish you all the best getting around because today. so many great stories like his. 40,000 people ready to run today. that is a record number. thank you. people getting in touch.“ people getting in touch. if you want to send a message to somebody running the london marathon, send it in. somebody trying to run the fastest marathon dressed as a love heart, someone in wellington boots and someone in a sleeping bag. a bit sweaty. we have some tweets. this one is from herbie, my son daniel is running it for alzheimer's and trying to beat his personal best. good luck, danny. sally from hastings is running her 12th marathon on. the weather looks good for the runners we think, ben. perfect for running, i suspect. a bit chilly at the start line. quite a lot of cloud around that it should break up as we go on through the day. temperatures should eventually get up into the mid teens. good luck if you are running, the weather should play all. for the rest of us, not a bad day. early sunshine with our weather watcher in norfolk. sunny spells through the day but a chilly start out there. that is nothing compared with what is heading our way as we get through the next three days because up here, lurking to the north is some pretty cold air. that will eventually be heading in our direction but as i said, a chilly enough start this morning but some spells of sunshine. a bit of extra cloud across east anglia and the south—east and a fair amount of cloud in wales. northern england starting with spells of sunshine but on the chilly side at atm. five or six degrees. ——8 a.m. . more cloud across north—west scotla nd more cloud across north—west scotland where there is a shower of and as we go on through the day, across northern parts of scotland, quite heavy rain developing. more cloud working in across the bulk of scotla nd cloud working in across the bulk of scotland and northern ireland. for england and wales, patchy cloud, a small chance of catching a shower. remember, the weather fronts small chance of catching a shower. remember, the weatherfronts i showed you a aliir, the cold front, when it is on the march ——i showed you earlier. it is introducing some rain, sleet and hill snow. a chilly night to come. through tomorrow, front works its way southwards so more cloud and patchy rain moving its way across the england and wales. for scotland and northern ireland, wintry showers, a mixture of rain, sleet and slow —— snow. here, extremely chilly. just three degrees in aberdeen tomorrow afternoon and even in the south where we escape the cold on monday, the cold air will reach all areas by tuesday. some sunny spells, some wintry showers and overnight frost so wintry showers and overnight frost so brace yourself for a cold spell a head. the news is coming up in a few moments here on breakfast. but first it's time for click. i don't know if you have noticed, but there seems to have been a lot of election talk of late. this week, click is taking a trip to paris, where this weekend, the french take to the polls in the first round of their presidential election. and curiously, from a technology point of view, the way we vote seems, if anything, to be going backwards. in the last election, france did allow online voting for those living overseas. but not this time. for both the presidential elections and the legislative elections, injune, it is back to pen and paper. and that's due to the fear of cyber attacks, which the french national cyber security agency says are an extremely high risk. queues of people, paper voting — surely there has to be a better way. well, we asked bbc newsbeat‘s political editor jonathan blake to have a look. ancient institutions and modern technology. the two do not always go together. as elections are held worldwide throughout 2017, that could radically reshape the political landscape, most people will cast their vote in the same way it has been done for decades, using a pencil and paper to put a cross in a box. one company is working on a way to make voting more convenient and, they say, more secure, with an app that lets you register and vote by selfie. it uses facial biometrics, and combines that with some sort of government document, whether it is a passport or driver's licence, to create a digital identity, which the voter is in control of. so this is a demonstration version of the app which smartmatic have developed. we will start by registering, first of all. it's asking me to take a selfie. the next stage is to add photo id. we'll go with driver's licence, because i have that handy. once the id is matched to your face, the app confirms you are registered to vote. and we are voting for rushfield borough council, which is not a real place. it's asked me to take a photo, so if i hold up the camera, the phone will take a selfie automatically. so here there is a list of candidates, the same as you would see on the ballot paper. i don't need to tell you who i'm voting for, so i won't. i'll pick one at random. you are asking people to take a photo of their face, capture an image of the photo identification. how secure is that information, where does it go? the digital identity you create is unique to you, and it stays on your device, on your personal mobile phone or tablet, whatever it is you use to create it. it doesn't get stored anywhere. you are in control of it at all times, and you are in control of what pieces of information you use to create that id, and who you share it with. but concerns about cyber security mean countries once embracing the use of technology in democracy are having second thoughts. france has suspended online voting in elections, this year, saying the risk of cyber attacks is extremely high. and in the netherlands, where the voting system has been computerised since 2008, this year they are counting votes by hand. but the country that has earned a reputation as the electronic voting capital of the world is sticking to its guns. estonia is almost obsessive about its digital identity. here in estonia, everyone from the age of 15 carries a government—issued photo id card. using this, and accompanying pin numbers, you can access your bank, phone company, energy firm, but also a lot of official information. you can see this man's name, address, date of birth, where he went to school, health records, everything down to what car he drives. in estonia, voting isjust another thing you can do online. download software, use your id card and pin to make a selection, and vote from the comfort of your home, or wherever is convenient. around one in three votes is now cast online, but officials admit it has not boosted turnout. the internet voter is a transformed paper voter. having a novelty, a convenient method of voting, is not enough to bring people from the "no voting" zone back to voting, or to voting, because you need other incentives. other countries seem reluctant to follow estonia's lead. they have identification cards, and the amount of information they keep in the systems, it is a very different space to what we have in the uk, where they don't have a privacy agenda, about protecting individual citizens. we believe the current paper—and—pen method is the best way forward, that actually it means that each individual‘s vote is counted equally. you know, one citizen, one vote. as technology advances, calls to digitise democracy will continue, but so will concerns about cyber security, so the pencil and paper may well always have its place. now, back to paris. and how would you feel about renting your car to a complete stranger? well, believe it or not, here, there is an app that lets you do just that. drivy has been operating for six years. over 40,000 car owners have chosen to list their cars on the platform, mainly in france, germany, and spain, racking up one—and—a—half million days of rentals. the app gives me a list of vehicles available in the designated area on my chosen date. and then i can swipe through pictures and details of each car. yeah, it's basically airbnb, but for your car. some kind of carbnb, i suppose. right, first impressions of the drivy office, it's maximum start—up. table tennis, check. sweetshop, check. writing on the windows, check. but how has this company persuaded thousands of people to loan their cars to others? i don't know whether it is because i'm british, but i think it's a crazy idea to randomly hire my car out to other people. do you not think that no one will partake of this, because of the risk of damage and having your car stolen? we definitely knew from the start that it would sound like a crazy idea to lend your car, to most people. the question was, would some people agree it was a good idea, and that it's efficient, and how do i protect these people who are willing to try, rather than convince the majority. do you think there is a reason why sharing services do very well here? yeah, i think that france is special, because it has the right mix of being, like, still a rich country, where the law is really enforced, where business is going well, with still a mediterranean culture. so i think it's the right balance for sharing economy to thrive. british and americans are more scared about lending their cars. i'm not really sure, i don't know, but i heard that you teach kids "stranger danger" in britain. and that is something that i absolutely don't know in france. so maybe less trust of people you don't know, and less willingness to share time, or things, with other people. you have been to london, then, clearly. you've described london. can you find a lost car? can you geo—locate it? with drivy open, which is our big technological focus, now, we can geo—locate cars, see where the car is going, how it is doing. you can use the accelerometer to see if there were impacts. so you can do lots with technology. and basically, the future which is coming, which is all about connected cars, and then autonomous, cars is playing huge in ourfavour, because increasingly, the amount of data you have on the car, the control over the way it's driven is going to increase until it's autonomous, and then whoever is in the car is no longer a problem, except for sandwich crumbs or stuff like that. not that red tape is always a problem here. one start—up, in a northern suburb of paris, has already been given permission to place three of its pods around the city. so, what on earth is agricool putting inside these second—hand shipping containers that makes them so desirable? it's a strawberry farm! you probably know that fruit sold in city supermarkets has usually been on a long journey, over several days, to get there. and that means it has to be picked before it's ripe, and isn't as sweet or nutritious as it would be if it was left on the plant. well, this is a way of keeping fruit on the plant, in cities, until the very last minute. there you go, four walls of strawberries bathing under led lights. here's all the water that you need, which is pumped in, and then when it's finished, it's pumped back out again. it's a closed loop system. here are your nutrients, and over here, a box of bumblebees. did you know you could order bumblebees by the box? i didn't. that's where they live, that's where they travel in and out, and that's where the pollination happens. agricool is currently experimenting with different colours of light and different mixes of nutrients in order to get the very best strawberries. well, inside each shipping container, we create a real paradise for fruits and vegetables. so best air, the co2 level, the best lights, with led lights. we can grow the equivalent of 4000 square metres in only 70 square metres. so it is like 120,000 times more productive, using 90% less water, using no pesticides, actually, and using only renewable energy. just to be clear, these shipping containers won't move, they'll be permanent fixtures in cities. and with a minutely controlled climate, a new batch of strawberries can be grown every 11 weeks, meaning city folk can experience the taste of country living all year round. and that's it for the short cut of click from paris. plenty more in the full—length version which is available to watch on iplayer right now, and plenty more from us on twitter throughout the week, that's @bbcclick. thanks for watching. and everyone back to mine for strawberries. hello. this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and tina dahely a plan a plan to introduce four new bank holidays from labour if it wins the election. the extra breaks would be uk—wide and fall on the patron saint's day of each of the home nation.