after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. it s crunch time in france as emmanuel macron and marine le pen go head to head in the battle to become the nation s next president. polling stations will begin closing in exactly two hours from now in rural areas those in major cities will stay open for an additional hour. first indications are that turn out is slightly lower than in the 2017 presidential election. at midday, turnout was just over 26% a 15 year low. if emmanuel macron wins, he ll be the first french president to be re elected to the elysee in two decades. for marine le pen, this is her third attempt at winning the presidency and if she fails it could potentially be her last. our europe correspondent nick beake has the latest on the presidential run off from paris. emmanuel macron cast his ballot this morning, hoping to become the first french president to be re elected in 20 years. but many voters believe he has failed to deliver on big promises during
good evening from paris. exit polls from france indicate a clear victory for emmanuel macron. projected results have given him the lead by a margin of at least 15 percentage points over his rival marine le pen. if confirmed, he would become the first french president to win re election in 20 years. earlier this evening marine le pen has conceded defeat. she polled just under 41.5%. for emmanuel macron, over 58.5% of the vote. party headquarters and our correspondent jessica parker is there. you are at the foot of the eiffel tower, where emmanuel macron isjust addressed his supporters. tell us what he said. emmanuel macron has been known for having a sense of theatre, and certainly, this evening, we have been treated to a bit of that. he made his entrance earlier on this evening and took to the stage in front of the eiffel tower, that iconic parisien structure, to address supporters, but of course as we were talking about before, notjust supporters but very much those people
that huge machine that smashes atoms together to discover what s inside them is being fired up again today. scientists believe it could unlock a completely new view of the universe portuguese police investigating the disappearance of three year old madeleine mccann who went missing on holiday in the algarve 15 years ago say they ve formally identified a suspect. they haven t named them but it s believed to be a convicted sex offender, known as christian b, who s currently injail in germany on drugs offences. simonjones reports. next month it will be 15 years since madeleine mccann disappeared. what happened to her remains a mystery despite numerous investigations. it has been agony for her parents who always clung to the hope that their daughter was still alive. but the authorities in germany strongly believe madeleine was murdered and now prosecutors in portugal have identified the suspect, a person of interest. he is not being named by german police have been investig