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| BBC News Daily: 4 May 2017 | BBC News Daily: 4 May 2017 |
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| Hello. Here's your morning briefing: | Hello. Here's your morning briefing: |
| It got personal and it lasted more than two hours, with arguments over the future of Europe, the economy and terrorism dominating. Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, the two candidates remaining in France's gruelling presidential election, made their cases to the public in a TV debate. | It got personal and it lasted more than two hours, with arguments over the future of Europe, the economy and terrorism dominating. Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, the two candidates remaining in France's gruelling presidential election, made their cases to the public in a TV debate. |
| Polls suggest Mr Macron, dubbed the "candidate of savage globalisation" by his rival, impressed more viewers. Voters decide between him and Ms Le Pen, whom Mr Macron called "the high priestess of fear", on Sunday. | Polls suggest Mr Macron, dubbed the "candidate of savage globalisation" by his rival, impressed more viewers. Voters decide between him and Ms Le Pen, whom Mr Macron called "the high priestess of fear", on Sunday. |
| Analysis: Was the French presidential debate a 'disgrace'? | Analysis: Was the French presidential debate a 'disgrace'? |
| By Hugh Schofield, in Paris | By Hugh Schofield, in Paris |
| Some in the French media say it was all mud-slinging, that it was unworthy of a presidential election. Maybe. But it didn't half make for riveting viewing. | Some in the French media say it was all mud-slinging, that it was unworthy of a presidential election. Maybe. But it didn't half make for riveting viewing. |
| Read Hugh's full article | Read Hugh's full article |
| Other top stories | Other top stories |
| Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning | Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning |
| What the papers say | What the papers say |
| As local elections are taking place today, the BBC and other broadcasters are restricted to reporting only factual accounts of voting in line with polling-day rules. So looking at the non-political other, non-UK-political stories in the newspapers today, the Sun and the Daily Telegraph report on the apparent declined in drinking among the young. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reveals that the Queen is among the almost two billion users of Facebook. | As local elections are taking place today, the BBC and other broadcasters are restricted to reporting only factual accounts of voting in line with polling-day rules. So looking at the non-political other, non-UK-political stories in the newspapers today, the Sun and the Daily Telegraph report on the apparent declined in drinking among the young. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reveals that the Queen is among the almost two billion users of Facebook. |
| Daily digest | Daily digest |
| Pensioner death - Woman lay undiscovered under car for nine days | Pensioner death - Woman lay undiscovered under car for nine days |
| Prostate cancer - Blood test could help target treatment | Prostate cancer - Blood test could help target treatment |
| Very social media - Facebook monthly user number nears two billion | Very social media - Facebook monthly user number nears two billion |
| Singer's earnings - Adele not struggling for a bob or two, says Times Rich List | Singer's earnings - Adele not struggling for a bob or two, says Times Rich List |
| If you watch one thing today | If you watch one thing today |
| Are women smoother drivers than men? | Are women smoother drivers than men? |
| If you listen to one thing today | If you listen to one thing today |
| AN Wilson on the Reformation | AN Wilson on the Reformation |
| If you read one thing today | If you read one thing today |
| Gunfire audio opens new crime-fighting front | Gunfire audio opens new crime-fighting front |
| Thursday lookahead | Thursday lookahead |
| 17:00 French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron holds an open-air meeting in Paris, while rival Marine Le Pen attends a fete. | 17:00 French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron holds an open-air meeting in Paris, while rival Marine Le Pen attends a fete. |
| 17:15 The world premiere of Sir Ridley Scott's film Alien: Covenant takes place at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, London. | 17:15 The world premiere of Sir Ridley Scott's film Alien: Covenant takes place at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, London. |
| 20:05 Manchester United take on Spanish side Celta Vigo in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. | |
| On this day | On this day |
| 1979 Conservative Margaret Thatcher becomes the UK's first female prime minister. | 1979 Conservative Margaret Thatcher becomes the UK's first female prime minister. |
| 2000 Ken Livingstone, who was expelled from the Labour Party after running as an independent candidate, is elected London Mayor. | 2000 Ken Livingstone, who was expelled from the Labour Party after running as an independent candidate, is elected London Mayor. |
| Best of the rest | Best of the rest |
| Exploitation and abuse at the chicken plant (New Yorker) | Exploitation and abuse at the chicken plant (New Yorker) |
| Is cauliflower becoming the new kale? (Daily Mail) | Is cauliflower becoming the new kale? (Daily Mail) |
| What are Ireland's cricketing ambitions? (Guardian) | What are Ireland's cricketing ambitions? (Guardian) |
| Picasso's relationship with the Minotaur (Apollo) | Picasso's relationship with the Minotaur (Apollo) |