The World Tonight

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions. There was less violence than in previous days, though some protesters clashed with police, who responded with tear gas. We hear from Marseille and Paris and look behind the protests to the acute fiscal and political difficulties facing France.
Also on the programme: is Kemi Badenoch right to say she'll reduce inheritance tax? We debate the morality and efficacy of the tax.
In India, the youth-led Cockroach Movement is back on the streets protesting against changes to voting lists.
And, a week after it emerged that the Victorian novel Jane Eyre has been added to school curricula in China, the book has been banned in some schools in Texas. We hear why.

Archer's publisher HarperCollins said the author died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday between writing sessions. His fellow former Conservative MP and friend, Gyles Brandreth tells us he’ll be remembered as “a great storyteller”.
Also in the programme: As President Trump says the US moved its bombers out of RAF Fairford because of "some threats" to the base, we ask the former head of the UK’s National Counter Terrorism Security Office whether such locations can ever be fully secured. And hear from the three-year-old who may be the youngest person to hike all 214 of the Wainwright fells in the Lake District.

The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe has also been charged with preparing acts of terror including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Counter terror police said Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged on Friday with one count of preparation of terrorist acts.
Also in the programme: An MP from the radical left La France Insoumise party rejects claims they’re responsible for student protests that continue to grip the country. And fans queue to get their hands on new Pokémon cards as the Japanese brand celebrates its 30th anniversary.

The plane plunged more than 17,000ft two hours into its journey on Wednesday, before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and retook control to land safely. We hear from one of the passengers onboard during the attack and explore how pilots flying into Israeli airspace are vetted.
Also on the programme: The couple swapping their journalism jobs to become farmers on an island where Manx shearwater birds outnumber humans by about 2,500-to-one. And as one former minister recommends work experience be made mandatory for 14- to 16-year-olds, do such placements really help students decide on a future career path?

Dame Esther Rantzen, who presented BBC show That's Life! for 21 years and launched the charity Childline, has died at the age of 86. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the veteran broadcaster and campaigner had "changed countless lives". We speak to colleagues from her professional career and her career in advocacy, as she campaigned to change the law on assisted dying.
Also on the programme: we hear the latest on what the Israeli government is calling an attempted hijacking of an airliner; French President Macron's 'welcome back' message to the possibility of the UK re-joining the EU, and cellist Steven Isserlis illustrates why the 300th birthday of his Stradivarius is worth celebrating.