promise in their manifesto to cut net migration to the tens of thousands. labour is promising to ban tv ads for unhealthy food before the watershed, to tackle childhood obesity. and facebook places advertisements in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run up to the general election. good morning from paris, where emmanuel macron has been attending his first official function as france s president elect. hejoined commemorations here in the capital, marking the end of the second world war in europe, along with the man he ll replace by the end of the week, francois hollande. the two men stood side by side for the annual ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier to commemorate victory in europe day and the surrender of nazi forces on may eight, 1916. mr macron who ll be france s youngest leader since napoleon is working on forming a new government. he s admitted he faces daunting challenges and he promised to heal divisions and restore confidence
to bring figures down to the tens of thousands . labour targets child ren‘s health, saying it ll ban alljunk food tv ads, before the 9pm watershed. a 2 year old girl is seriously ill in hospital, a 2 year old girl is seriously ill in hospital, after being mauled by dogs thatjumped into a garden in liverpool. facebook launches a national campaign with ten tips to spot fake news, helping users decide what s true and what s not. good evening from paris, where the president elect emmanuel macron has been celebrating his decisive victory over marine le pen in yesterday s election and he s already started work on forming his government ahead of his formal inauguration on sunday. he s already been congratulated by many world leaders, including the british prime minister theresa may. mr macron won with 66.1% of the vote, with marine le pen of the front national taking 33.9%. the turnout was 7a%, the lowest in nearly 50 years, and around 11.5 million people abstained. the transfe
welcome to bbc news. in france, the president elect emmanuel macron has been celebrating his victory over marine le pen in yesterday s election. mr macron got two thirds of the votes cast, but there was a low turnout, and a record number of blank or spoiled ballot papers. he s already started work on forming his government, but faces a tough task as his party, now re named la republique en marche. our europe editor katya adler reports on the day s events. it s been a day of reflection in france. paying tribute to world war ii fallen. taking stock of fresh challenges ahead. france s brand new president elect, here at ve day commemorations, taking his cue from outgoing head of state, francois hollande. france s soon to be youngest ever president looked a little unsure last night, too. rehearsing for his new role, as he prepared for his first public appearance. but by the time he took to the stage, emmanuel macron had a confident, for many controversial, message. to the tune of
blame a lot of people, the united kingdom s fault. it could be easy, for macron to signal that france should come ahead of everybody else. steal clothes from the national front. move the border to dover! manchester? london? one of the finest minds! it is a bilateral agreement. it has got no standing, it sort of. works. what do the french get out of this? not a lot, as far as french get out of this? not a lot, as farasi french get out of this? not a lot, as far as i can see. presumably, other favours from the uk. hello! this is going to be on the table at some stage, because television pictures can be shocking. and lorry drivers get upset. i think the point that you made earlier, macron has got this battle, even though he won 60/40. an awful lot of people voted le pen. an awful lot didn t vote. in general, a lot of people have said that the european project is by contract. i would say, among the people who want to see the european union carrying on as they want, it is more a p
in six days‘ time emmanuel macron will be installed as president after his decisive win in yesterday s contest against marine le pen. he s already started work on forming a government and he s taken calls from world leaders including theresa may offering their congratulations. the official result was confirmed earlier today. the centrist mr macron won with 66.1% of the vote with marine le pen of the front national on 33.9%. the turnout was 74% the lowest in nearly half a century, which means that some 11.5 million people didn t cast a vote. the day brought a highly visible statement that the transfer of power is under way when the president elect and the outgoing head of state appeared side by side at a ceremony here at the arc de triomphe to commemorate the end of the second world war in europe, 72 years ago today. mr macron declared that the time had come again to fight the forces of division. our europe editor katya adler reports on the day s events. it has been a da