and marine le pen in the presidential election. we re live in paris looking ahead to the result, which isn t just significant for the future of france, but also for the european union, as the brexit process unfolds. 82 nigerian schoolgirls are due to meet the country s president after being freed by the islamist militant group, boko haram. also in the next hour. tom daley dives into married life. the british 0lympian marries american film director dustin lance black in dartmoor national park in devon. and we follow up the 2005 documentary about children living in mumbai. that s india s millennials, in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour is promising not to raise income tax for anyone earning less than £80,000 a year as part of an election pledge to low and middle earners. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, said those earning over that amount would be asked to pay a bit more to help pay for public services. the conservatives say
director dustin lance black. good evening from paris, where the polls will close within the next couple of hours, and the people of france will discover who their next president will be. tens of millions of voters have been visiting the polling stations today after a deeply divisive campaign, with emmanuel macron and marine le pen offering radically different visions of the future of this country. tonight s result will also have a direct impact on the future direction of the european union in the years ahead. as the brexit process unfolds, so the relevance of the outcome to france s neighbours is very clear. our paris correspondent hugh schofield has been to a voting station in the capital. you join me at a polling station in paris, at a school. you can see the table by people come to tick up their cards. and then they go to cast their ballot behind the curtains overhear. everywhere, a classic snapshot of the presidential election in france. but in some ways, it is different.
to further reduce taxes for ordinary working families. her manifesto only ruled out increasing vat claiming the conservatives ‘s intention was to reduce taxes for working families. but with no firm promise on income tax, the defence secretary used an interview in a newspaper to certify high earners wouldn‘t pay more. and his cabinet colleague gave a similar reassurance last night. you can confirm what michael fallon told the telegraph, there will be no increase in income tax under this conservative parliament if you win, is that correct? we are a party that has already taken 4 million of the lowest paid out of tax. has already taken 4 million of the lowest paid out of tax. .. no increase in income tax, will you pledge that with one week to go? we will bear down on taxation. we have absolutely no plans to raise income tax. are you doing all right? i am now i have met you. jeremy corbyn says only those at the top will pay more tax under labour back, but low and middle incom
heatwave in june for 20 years. but as the temperature soars a health warning is issued to those struggling to stay cool. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we ll take a look at the chancellor philip hammond s speech this morning at mansion house alongside the governor of the bank of england mark carney. is an alleged hard brexit now off the table? we ll join christian fraser and katty kay for 100 days plus who are looking at the death of a us student who had been detained by north korea. we ll be looking at how long the heatwave affecting large parts of the uk will last. that s all ahead on bbc news. hello, you re watching sportsday with me, reshmin chowdhury the headlines tonight. a shock at queens as defending champion andy murray crashes out in the first round. the british and irish lions win big in their last warm up up match, ahead of the first test against the all blacks. there was defea
apologies again for the technical problems which affected the start of the programme. now on bbc one, it s time for the news where you are. hello you re watching sportsday with me, reshmin chowdhury, the headlines tonight. down and out defending champion andy murray crashes out of queens in the first round. no such misfortune forjoanna konta though, she s flying the flag for great britain in the last 16 in birmingham. and there was defeat for odds on favourite churchill in the big race on day one of royal ascot. we start with a huge shock in tennis, where defending champion andy murray is out of the aegon championships at queens beaten by world number 90 jordan thompson of australia. thompson was only playing because murray s original opponent aljaz bedene pulled out injured this morning. adam wild reports on a remarkable turn of events. the backbone the green grass of home, a reception for andy murray at queens, even if the opponent was not quite true he was expecting. t