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win a few more votes. and from brussels another warning that the brexit process will be a steep and rocky path for both sides. also tonight. a student has been found guilty of planting a home made bomb on a london underground train. accusations of lying as the two candidates seeking the french presidency debate ahead of sunday s final round. the director of the fbi defends his decision to re open the investigation into hillary clinton, weeks before the presidential election. and the most prestigious award in the world of british art boasts a rather more mature short list this year. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, juventus score what could prove to be some very decisive away goals in their champions league semifinal against monaco. good evening. the prime minister has opened her election campaign by launching an outspoken attack on european politicians and officials, accusing them of trying to influence the outcome of the british general election. m ....
forward to the local elections tomorrow. it s the most prominent arts prize in britain and for years it s been the preserve of young british artists. but this year, for the first time since 1991, the turner prize has scrapped the age limit and two artists over 50 have made it to the shortlist. our arts correspondent, david sillito, has been speaking to one of them. you certainly didn t expect this? no, not at all. not at all. not at all! i mean, it does make me laugh. it s been a strange day for lubaina himid. she s painted for more than 35 years and today, at the age of 62, is on the turner prize shortlist. her paintings bring black lives and faces to often very white art galleries, and this is perhaps her signature work, 100 life size portraits made when. you were 50? i was. did you think that national recognition was probably past you by then? erm, probably. and now? well, i hadn t thought about the turner prize, in terms, i don t know, nominations or shortlisting fo ....
a ao year old man handed himself into police in bournemouth. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. facebook‘s revenues beat expectations. now the social media giant is promising to tackle violent content. and find out why this young entrepreneur says rick first is the best and the worst time of his day says it first. good morning. glad you could join us for this thursday edition of asia business report. the social media giant facebook reported an $8 billion in quarterly revenues, fuelled by strong growth in its mobile advertising business. it says 1.94 mobile advertising business. it says 1.91; billion people are now using facebook and that s up 17% from one year ago. facebook has given us a taste of what it might do with some of its earnings. the company promised to hire 3000 new people to monitor and remove violent content. earlier i spoke to our north america technology correspondent and asked what facebook hopes to gain from this mo ....
also in the programme: a scrappage scheme for diesel cars could be on the way as the government strategy to tackle air pollution is due to be published later. i ll be looking at what that might mean for car owners. and a lifetime of service, we will hear your memories as the duke of edinburgh retires. and in sport, manchester united reign in spain, where marcus rashford makes his mark, to help his team, take a big step towards the europa league final. and sarah keith lucas has the weather. i will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. there has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterday s local elections. the tories have made significant gains in england and wales. counting doesn t start in scotland until later. all the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. the conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. here s our politica ....
increasing our vote share by 7%, our best share for seven years, double the increase the tories have seen in terms of vote share around the country. the results have been disappointing for ukip, with the party only managing to win one of the seats it has contested, losing 136 previously held council seats. the snp has finished as the biggest party in the scottish council elections, with tories replacing labour as the second biggest. there is no way that this result can be spinned as anything other than a clear and very emphatic win for the snp. in other news this evening: diesel scrappage schemes and clean air zones. the government publishes its draft plan to tackle dirty air, but critics say it s toothless. two men are charged with the murder of billionaire businessman guy hedger, who was shot at his home in dorset last weekend. marine le pen is heckled at a campaign event, while emmanuel macron poses with supporters as the french presidential candidates embark on a la ....