The Midge: election day, John Kasich quits race for White House, Donald Trump stands alone, former BHS employee launches pension fight

• Election day
• Kasich quits, Trump stands alone
• Former BHS employee launches save our pensions fight
• Salmond: Johnson as PM could spark indyref2
• New Day newspaper to close after nine weeks

06.00 BBC Today headlines

Medical royal colleges propose pause in junior doctors’ strike … 45 million vote across UK … Alberta declares state of emergency as 1600 homes destroyed by wildfire … New Day to close … Turkey’s AK party to choose new leader to become PM … Kasich out … Chart-topping NHS choir to be subject of film. 

07.00 BBC Good Morning Scotland headlines

Polls open ... Alberta ... Royal colleges move ... Turkey ... Replaced Higher English exam today ... Benefits of getting on bike/walking outweigh pollution risks ... Spoof Mama Westray tourist brochure published

Front pages

The Herald has a cracker of a picture from Jamie Simpson of an SNP rally in Glasgow yesterday. 

The National and the Evening Times urge voters to the polls. 

The Mail and the Sun report that F1 ace David Coulthard, the face of a road safety campaign in Scotland, has been caught doing 110mph by French motorway police during the Gumball 3000 rally. He has been fined £107. 

The Times highlights David Cameron’s change of mind on taking unaccompanied migrant children from Europe. 

The Telegraph says BT is to unveil a multi-billion pound upgrade programme for broadband. 

Virgin Media owners Liberty Global is planning to give half a million to the Remain campaign, reports the FT. 

The Guardian pictures the model Gisele Bundchen posing in Havana. Chanel is staging a show in the communist capital. 

Camley’s Cartoon

Camley finds Lady Liberty lost for words, but not short of breath, over Donald Trump’s candidacy.  

Need to know: the Trump fortune

USA Today calls him a phenomenon, others have not been so polite, but you can now officially dub him the presumptive Republican nominee for the presidency. As part of taking The Donald seriously, it is time to look more closely at The Bank Balance. Here’s ten things you need to know:

1. How much is he worth?

He says $10bn. Forbes, in its study of the world’s billionaires, thinks $4.5bn, putting him number 324 on a world list, 113 in US. Trump disputes that, saying: "They know nothing about my wealth and very little about my great and iconic assets.” According to the 92-page financial disclosure report submitted to the Federal Election Commission last July, he is worth $1.4bn. 

2. Where does his money come from?

Initially, from his daddy, a real estate developer. Today, the Trump fortune comes from 168 sources, including property (such as Trump Tower in NYC), TV (he earned a fortune from The Apprentice), golf courses in Scotland and around the world, gold, shares, and speaking fees. There’s a pension of $110k from the Screen Actors’ Guild as a result of his TV appearances and film cameos, and his wife, Melania, earns $105,000 from lending her name to brands. 

3. Debt?

A measly $265 million.

4. How much has he raised?

As of April, reckons the Washington Post, $50m.

5. How does this compare to others?

By same point, Hillary Clinton had raised $264m, Bernie Sanders $189m, and Ted Cruz $146m. 

6. How much has Trump spent?

Forbes calculates he had spent $18m of his own money by April. He has run a very canny campaign thus far, massively underspending compared to his rivals. By the end of December, Jeb Bush had spent $59 million compared to Trump’s $5.6m. 

7. How has he managed that?

By being so controversial that tens of thousands of outlets are only too happy to give him free publicity. As Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post put it: “Why spend money on TV ads when you are all over TV without paying a dime? It's impossible to estimate how much free media Trump has received since he started his campaign in June, but $100 million feels more like a floor than a ceiling.”

8. How much will he need to spend?

Courtesy of outside support groups, the sky is now the limit when it comes to spending on a presidential run. In 2008, Obama spent $750 million. In 2012, it was thought the overall spend from the two candidates was $2 billion. Some believe this year’s race will cost $5bn.

9. Will he bankrupt himself?

Hardly, but the search for donors has begun in earnest. He has declared that he wants to raise $1bn. "The Democrats maybe will get as high as two billion dollars," he told NBC Nightly News.

10. How easy will that be?

Given he has spent the campaign so far attacking rivals for taking donations, there’s a lot of schmoozing to be done. But as he has shown so far, don’t underestimate The Donald. 

Afore ye go

.@BarackObama and @FLOTUS dance with storm troopers on Star Wars Day #MayThe4thBeWithYou https://t.co/zLg17Tl0ID pic.twitter.com/IVjyaCRfDL

— ITV News (@itvnews) May 5, 2016

The Obamas mark May the Fourth day. ITV News

“When public figures don’t play it safe... then they get this incredible bucket of **** poured on them. I think if we want people to say what they think, we’ve got to disagree with them in a less vicious and vindictive way. There’s nothing wrong with being courteous.”

Robert Peston, Radio Times. The former BBC economics editor starts his new ITV show, Peston on Sunday, this week. 

"She said she has a hamster, and Charlotte really likes it because the whiskers always tickle her face.”

A child who met the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday at the opening of a play area at Hampton Court reveals the existence of a new royal pet. Marvin the hamster is an addition to Lupo the spaniel at the home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their two children. He has not yet had his official photocall, so a lookalike is pictured above. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

“I hope it's just the start of him joining the blue team.”

David Cameron agrees with Labour MP Keith Vaz that Gary Lineker, above, should keep his promise to present Match of the Day wearing only his underwear if Leicester won the Premier League. Stuart C Wilson/Getty Images.

It seems @David_Cameron is keen to see me in my pants. If that's what does it for you Prime minister.... #PMQs

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 4, 2016

Lineker responds

"They're chumps with chimps, and they should know better particularly when they are followed by millions of fans online.”

Doug Cress, of the UN's Great Apes Survival Partnership, says celebrities such as Paris Hilton who pose for pictures with primates are harming efforts to stop wildlife trafficking. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.

“I look at politics round the world these days and it's in an unpredictable state.”

Tony Blair backs Remain. Bloomberg TV. Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images

"We learned from Mr Cameron that his children do not get to play with any electronic devices on Saturday morning and he will get upset if he catches them breaking the rule. That sounded like my dad.”

Alex Garcia-Ghuran, from Hertfordshire, lands a scoop when he visited Downing Street with other budding reporters to mark the 10th anniversary of the First News children's newspaper.

"A braggadocious, arrogant buffoon who builds giant casinos with giant pictures of him everywhere he looks.”

But tell us what you really think, Mr Cruz, about your old foe Donald Trump. Above, the Texas senator quits the race. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Really going to miss all these political photo calls though. Really improved mine, and public's, political knowledge #sp16 #punpolitics

— Peter Geoghegan (@PeterKGeoghegan) May 4, 2016

Detecting a hint of sarcasm there from writer Peter Geoghegan ...

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