good morning, it s saturday the 6th of may. the campaign of the french presidential candidate emmanuel macron says it s suffered a massive hacking attack before france goes to the polls. the teenage british racing driver who lost both legs in a formula 4 crash says he ll get back behind the wheel. i definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure i use it in positives out of this and make sure iuse itina positives out of this and make sure i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. i have still got a few years left in me for sure. i have still got a few years left in me for sure. in sport chelsea are on the brink of the premier league title as their closest challengers, tottenham, are beaten by west ham at the london stadium. we are live in blackburn at the first ever festival of making. we are live in blackburn at the first ever festival of making. david baldacci, the bestselling crime novel writer will be here and we have the weather as well. ac
on the campaign trail. but he has been out and about in bristol. a campaign asset or a ticking time bomb? what about you? and we speak to the human and animal residents of dumfries and galloway to find out whether scottish independence would be a deciding factor in their vote. no coalition of chaos here. we will be getting the pet theories of our panel, stephen bush from the new statesman, and the sun on sunday s dave wooding. let s catch up on the latest developments from the campaign trail today. the liberal democrats have launched their party manifesto in east london. leader tim farron called on voters to support his party and ensure they get a choice about britain s future relationship with europe. i believe that our children will have a brighter future if we are inside the european union. that they will be safer and better off. that our economy will be stronger and our country will have more influence in the world. butjust because i believe that doesn t mean i think peop
in this district. one of the worst affected areas. thousands of people have been cut off from basic services. sebastian vettel wins the monaco grand prix for ferrari. lewis hamilton finishes seventh and is now 25 points behind vettel in the driver s championship. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police investigating the manchester arena terror attack have arrested another man on suspicion of terror offences. the man, who s 25 years old, was detained in old trafford. the manchester run were determined it should go ahead to show the true spirit of the city. in the centre of manchester, people ran in remembrance and in defiance. holding this race in the streets just days after an attack here was in itself sending an important message. we re here to run for manchester and to show that we re not scared and we won t give up. this simple act of gathering together after a bombing that left so many families grieving expressed a sentiment that only a few could find the words for
would fight to avoid a hard brexit. the prime minister has just left downing street for a meeting with conservative backbenchers. there will be a vote in the house of commons tomorrow to approve the election plan. we ve extended coverage of the surprise announcement this hour. our main story at five: the prime minister has announced plans for a snap general election to be held onjune the 8th. in a surprise statement in downing street this morning, theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. she said divisions risked injuring brexit negotiations. defending her u turn, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. she will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election, with a vote being held tomorrow. our political correspondent, ben wright reports. out of the blue, number 10 announced there would be a state