bbc news did ensure it got away from westminster on tuesday to seek some public reaction to the news of the snap election. all this voting doesn t please everyone, like brenda, in bristol. she s lived through 19 elections. we told her about the 20th. you re joking! not another one. oh, for god s sake. honestly, i can t stand this. there s too much politics going on at the moment. why does she need to do it? this struck a cord with some. brenda swiftly became the overnight media sensation. the bbc rode the wave enthusiastically with a follow up report on the following night from jon kay. you are trending on twitter. do you know what that means? this was all too much. such as anthony parry, who begged, please, please, stop showing brenda from bristol. mr kingston added. there will be plenty more to say on newswatch about the bbc election coverage over the next few weeks. but, for now, let s leave it with this plea from clare. away from all the political excitement in britain, w
it has emerged that the gunman who killed a policeman and wounded two others in paris was known to the french authorities. karim cheurfi was shot dead by security forces on thursday evening after he opened fire on the champs elysees. the paris prosecutor said he had served a prison sentence for the attempted murder of two police officers. the issue of security has dominated the final day of campaigning ahead of the first round of voting in the french presidential election on sunday. thomas fessy reports. the french prepare for an election organised under a state of emergency. armed police and gendarmes have been a common sight in the streets since the 2015 shootings in paris. 50,000 of them have been deployed across the country. security has been stepped up around famous tourist sites, like montmartre, in the capital. the french are also used to the presence of soldiers patrolling their cities. when the campaign started, many in france believed it would be defined by terroris
theresa may says she ll keep the current level of spending on foreign aid, despite pressure from within her own party to cut it. but she would not commit to keep the so called triple lock on pensions which guarantees they rise by inflation, average earnings, or 2.5% each year whichever is highest. labour seized on the opportunity to say they would keep it. and the chancellor philip hammond has hinted that the conservatives will end the party s promise not to raise income tax, vat, and national insurance. our first report is from our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. trust me, i m a politician. no leader stays popular forever but theresa may clearly feels she s well liked enough for now to make promises that some might like but others won t. she looks confident enough and the message one we have heard before and will again. what drives me, the passion that i have in politics, is to make the united kingdom a country that works for everyone, and notjust the privileged few
when the campaign started, many in france believed it would be defined by terrorism and security. it turned out voters have so far been more concerned about unemployment and the economy. it remains unclear whether thursday s attack will have a last minute impact on people s choice. we ve had enough of anxiety, and things like that, with all the attacks, and so on. so just wanted to ignore it, personally. so maybe it will have an impact, but i don t know. translation: i m not worried about sunday in particular, but i am worried, in general, for all of us. ijust don t think our politicians really have a full grasp of the problem. the most important, i think, it s economy, and economic recovery. this is the most important. more than security? yes, sure for me. the champs elysees have reopened, and are bustling again. but, on the pavement, a reminder of the attack, in which a police officer was killed and two others wounded. on friday, the paris prosecutor, francois molins, rev
it has emerged that the gunman who killed a policeman and wounded two others in paris was known to the french authorities. karim cheurfi was shot dead by security forces on thursday evening after he opened fire on the champs elysees. the paris prosecutor said he had served a prison sentence for the attempted murder of two police officers. the issue of security dominated the final day of campaigning ahead of the first round of voting in the french presidential election, on sunday. thomas fessy reports. the french prepare for an election organised under a state of emergency. armed police and gendarmes have been a common sight in the streets since the 2015 shootings in paris. 50,000 of them have been deployed across the country. security has been stepped up around famous tourist sites, like montmartre, in the capital. the french are also used to the presence of soldiers patrolling their cities. when the campaign started, many believed it would be defined by terrorism and securit