determined to hold the government's feet to the fire on brexit. but the launch of the two main parties‘ manifestos underlined the political divide. the labour manifesto offered a surge on public spending, all paid for by high earners and business. labour will scrap tuition fees... the conservatives promised economic security and low taxes, but they also took on the rising cost of social care — people's houses would be included in determining how much they paid. there was concern on the doorsteps — some cried u—turn, theresa may said clarification. nothing has changed! nothing has changed. then jeremy corbyn sprang a surprise. at the last moment, he agreed to take part in a leaders‘ debate. theresa may stayed away. the campaign's sharp divisions were laid bare. we have to stop thinking, as you do, that there is a magic money tree. have you been to a foodbank? have you seen people sleeping around stations? a clear choice was emerging — labour staking its case on boosting funding for public services, the conservatives rooting their message in a sound economy and leadership. and then came terror — multiple casualties and the campaign suspended twice. never before had an election suffered two attacks in different cities. there was unity, but theresa may found herself defending her record on police numbers, and jeremy corbyn having to defend his opposition to anti—terror legislation. so this wasn't just a brexit election, although negotiations start 11 days after the poll. this campaign paraded old differences over tax and spending and the economy. it has been a campaign that didn't follow the expected script. it has offered starkly different visions, paths that will define britain for years to come. gavin hewitt, bbc news. a look at the past seven weeks as britain prepares to head for the polls tomorrow. and the bbc‘s election coverage starts tomorrow night at 9:55 on bbc one. we'll bring you all the results as they come in overnight, and i'll have the full story of the gains and losses, and who's likely to be occupying number ten as we head into the morning. until then, that's it from the bbc‘s election centre. have a good night. andy murray reaches the semifinals of the french open beating kei nishikori. novak djokovic beaten by dominic thiem. and the british and irish lions suffer defeat in new zealand. andy murray is into semi finals of the french open but the defending champion novak djokovic is out. murray beatjapan‘s kei nishikori in four sets to keep alive his hopes of reaching the final for a second year in a row, as adam wild reports blue skies over roland garros, welcome sight after yesterday's reign. for andy murray, storms to be weathered. something he's used to of late. any questions over his form in paris have been firmly answered. this was kei nishikori displaying a greater force. first set full of aggression, precision come into a headwind, murray turned around, blown way off course. the first set was lost, prevailing winds coming from the east. the world number one needed something to change, time violation called against him, frustrating, yes. murray knows how to channel the aggression. the spark propelling him, roaring into water second set. momentum switch that looked decisive. murray keeping just ahead before blasting his way to a third set tie—break. for nishikori, was this his chance missed? andy murray was determined to make sure of it. seeing out the final set 6—1. in paris, another storm weathered. stan wawrinka, a winner at roland garros two years ago, became the oldest french open semi—finalist since jimmy connors in 1985 as he beat marin cilic in straight sets in the day's other quarterfinal, to set up a match with murray in the last four in what is a repeat of last year's semi—final. the upset of the day was reserved for the defending champion, novak djokovic who was beaten by the austrian dominic thiem. as the former world number one relinquished the last of his grand slam titles. thiem, who'd never beaten djokovic, won in straight sets taking the third 8—0 — that hasn't happened to the serbian at a major tournamnet in 12 years, such has been his loss of form. and john mcenroe was highly critical of his performance in that final set. inexplicable. i don't recall seeing a time in the last 6—8 years where novak mailed it in. rosicky gave up. i saw nadal do that. the time i saw him not want to be in the tennis court was the third set against novak a couple of years ago. looked like it happened to novak, did not wa nt to like it happened to novak, did not want to be out there, could not compete anymore, shocking for a guy winning is not as he has. it shows, eve ryo ne winning is not as he has. it shows, everyone is human. thiem will now play rafa nadal, who reached the semis after his opponent pablo carreno busta retired injured. thiem beat nadal at the rome masters — but you would'nt bet against nadal this time as he goes for an unprecedented tenth title on the clay at roland garros. there was an extraordinary match in the quarterfinals of the women's singles where the third seed simona halep came back from seemingly certain defeat to book her place in the last four. the romanian was a set down, 5—1 down and a match point down on russia's elina svitoloina in the second set, but came back to win over three sets. after her comeback she took the second set in fortuitous circumstances. but no doubt about the way the she took the third, winning it 6—0. how svitolina must be feeling. but halep wont care, she now faces karolina pliskova in the semis. the british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says his squad must be "tough on themselves" after suffering defeat in their second tour match of new zealand. having scraped to victory in their first game last weekend, this 22—16 defeat against the super rugby side the aukland blues perhaps underlines the scale of the task facing his side. as katie gornall reports. in rugby, the haka is usually reserved for the all blacks. but the auckland blues one of the weaker sides and super rugby still boast eight all blacks. they caught the eye in the first six minutes. after underwhelming in their first match, the lions were much improved. cj stander muscling through. auckland snatched a fortunate half—time lead. sonny bill williams winning the race to touch down, putting his side 12-10 to touch down, putting his side 12—10 ahead. after losing liam williams to the sin bin, warren gatland's site worked hard to regain the lead. the blues were lurking, waiting for the right memory to pounce. west charging for the line, the perfect sucker punch. the lions had one last chance to roll the dice, but could not take it. still plenty of time to improve, but they know this is a match they should have won. jamie vardy has pulled out of the england squad and will miss saturday's world cup qualifier with scotland and the friendly with france next week. (oov) the exact nature of the injury isn't clear — a short statement said he had left the squad as a precaution. gaerth southgate's side travel to hampden park top of their qualifying group, before heading to paris for a season ending friendly. liverpool have apologised to southampton over any misunderstanding surrounding their interest in defender virgil van dijk, and have dropped their interest in the player, despite reports suggesting they were willing to meet his reported £50 million pound valuation. great britain olympic development programme's squad for next months world para athletics championships has been announced. a strong one, with places the paralytic champions jonnie peacock and hannah cockroft amongst others. among the athletes selected are ten of the gold medallists from the rio 2016, including three—time paralytic champions hannah cockroft, orjust arrived home for competing in switzerland where she broke five world records. switzerland has the fastest tracks in the world for wheelchair racers. anyone who's anyone will be out there. every line—up isa anyone will be out there. every line—up is a paralympic line—up, you get your best competition. if you are going to do well this season, thatis are going to do well this season, that is where you are going to do it. perfect timing, six weeks out from the world championship '5. me and my coach went in there, we tapered, trains through the competition. seeing my strength levels were. i broke five world records. i know i have a lot left in the tank. jonnie peacock made his name in london 2012. he admits over the past few years these world championship ‘s have been his main focus, hoping to relive the memories from five years ago and regain his world title. i have been looking at this more so than rio. going back into that stadium where it all began, stratford. british fans are absolutely amazing whenever they are in that stadium. unbelievable the support they give the british athletes. hopefully i can leave a couple of shiny medals. everyone in that final will want to take the title away. definitely that is one i want. i haven't wanted something this bad since london 2012. these championships kicking off on the 14th ofjuly. championships kicking off on the 14th of july. with championships kicking off on the 14th ofjuly. with over 250,000 tickets already sold, likely that the british athletes will be competing in front of a packed stadium. r b here every evening covering all the action. —— i will be there. pakistan are on course for victory in their champions trophy group match against south africa (00v) they reduced south africa to just 219 for eight from their 50 overs, with most of their top order failing to get going. only an unbeaten 75 from all rounder david miller managed to sneak south africa passed the 200 mark at edgbaston. pakistan made steady progress in reply and are ahead of the duckworth—lewis stern score as rain has stopped play in birmingham with pakistan 119 for three. and great britain wont get the chance to reduce team new zealand's lead in the america's cup semi—final, after heavy winds prevented sailing in bermuda today trailing 3—1 in the series, wind speeds of more than 2a knots meant all four of today's races have been pushed back. sir ben aisnlie's team had hoped to build some momentum having won the last race on tuesday after team new zealand's boat capsized. they will now look to draw level in the best of nine series when racing commences again tomorrow. chris froome lost time on his rivals at the criterium. he could only manage the eighth fastest time. former team—mate richie thought was quickest. the result lifted him to sixth in the overall standings. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11pm: after a seven—week battle, party leaders make their final pitches to voters on the eve of polling day. theresa may returned to the theme she set at the start of her campaign, claiming only she could deliver a successful brexit. give me the authority to speak for britain. strength in my hand as i fight for britain. give me your backing, and i will deliver up for britain. —— give me your backing, and i will deliverfor britain. jeremy corbyn told his supporters that a labour government would end austerity — and spend more on public services. five more years of tory cuts longer waiting lists underfunded schools in many parts of the country and hope under labour.