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france is going to the polls in a couple of hours for the final round of the presidential election. voters are choosing between the liberal centrist emmanuel macron and the far right leader marine le pen, but the last 2a hours have been dominated by the hacking of the macron campaign. the authorities have warned the public and the media not to share any of the e mails and documents obtained illegally. james reynolds is in paris, and 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 th ....
in my eyes, he deserves nothing less than a life sentence, and i hope he gets it. i hope they throw away the key and he never comes out. never to do this to anybody else again. paterson has been told to expect a custodial sentence when he attends court tomorrow. the maximum punishment is life in prison. jeremy cook, bbc news. and join huw edwards for the bbc wales leaders‘ debate. applause good evening, noswaith dda, a warm welcome to the sse swalec stadium in the heart of the welsh capitalfor a special live election debate, and welcome to people across the uk watching on the bbc news channel. this is where we ll be spending the next 90 minutes, testing the pledges and ambitions of five political parties in wales. as voters prepare to visit the polling stations on thursday of next week, we ll be exploring some of the biggest issues featuring in this campaign, from the challenges of the brexit process ahead to the questions raised by the terrible events in manchester l ....
our audience was selected by a leading opinion polling company to ensure they are representative of the country as whole. they support different parties, some are undecided voters, and they are also equally split along the lines of last year s eu referendum half voted to leave the eu and half to remain. and if you d like to join in the debate at home, you can do so on twitter using the hashtag #bbcdebate. we start with opening statements from all seven politicians, the order of which was decided by the drawing of lots. first, the leader of plaid cymru, leanne wood. theresa may called this election because she s taking you for granted. she won t turn up to these debates, because her campaign of soundbites is falling apart. unlike theresa may, i am not afraid to defend my policies, my principles, my values. plaid cymru exists to defend and build up our country. in wales, it is plaid cymru that stands for fairness and equality for everyone who chooses to call wales home. ....
we start with the mirror which leads with the conservative candidate for south thanet, craig mackinlay, being charged with breaking electoral law. the tories have said the allegations are unfounded. the election is also the main story on the express with snp leader nicola sturgeon saying she d be willing to enter coalition talks with labour, if the result is inconclusive. the mail cites research, which suggests statins can dramatically cut the risk of dying from breast cancer. the telegraph says defence secretary michael fallon has pledged high earners won t face an income tax increase, if the conservatives remain in power after the election. and the guardian says labour has accused the tories of using fake news ads to attackjeremy corbyn. now on bbc news, time for the travel show. this week on the travel show i am in a city that spans two continents and 3000 years of history. also on this week was make travel show, we are shaking things up in singapore. we are ata sh ....
shows promising results. in sport, the british and irish lions‘ tour of new zealand has begun. jonny sexton with a early penalty. would you have known how to spell marocain . we ll be joined by some spelling bees, and put a man from the oxford english dictionary to the test. and ben has the weather. good morning. a cooler fresher weekend, with spells of sunshine and a few passing showers, all the details coming up. first, our main story. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have faced tough questions from a tv audience, just days before the general election. they were challenged separately in a special edition of question time in york. mrs may faced uncomfortable questions about nhs funding. while mr corbyn faced a robust exchange over whether he would use the uk s nuclear deterrent. our political correspondent vicky young was there. they came here hoping to persuade people that they have what it takes to lead the country. no one expected an easy ride but from the start it ....