people are missing out. pet owners are being urged to take more care after a rise in wild animals being attacked by cats and dogs. labour has withdrawn support for its candidate in the rochdale by—election, azhar ali, because of remarks he made about israel. the party says further information has now come to light. it had previously defended mr ali after he'd apologised. it's too late for labour to change its candidate. opponents have accused the party of being in disarray. here's the audio, published by the daily mail newspaper, with those comments from mr ali. he shouldn't have been suspended. i know him really well. the media and some of

the people in the media from certainjewish quarters were giving **** about what he said. graham, you can t say this ? graham, you can t say this but i ll say it. ive been to israel, you ve been to israel ? yeah, he 5 been ? the security is that strict landing at the airport to your hotel to going into or any other towns, yeah? if you go in gaza ? i can t believe there is no way that israel knows there is a border there, there 5 a big buffer zone between gaza and that ? and that these people on paragliders that they had no intelligence at all. let's speak to our political correspondent hannah miller who's in westminster for us this morning. how damaging is this for the labour party? it’s how damaging is this for the labour pa ? �* , , ., ., ., how damaging is this for the labour pa ? ., ., ., ., party? it's been damaging on a number of _ party? it's been damaging on a number of fronts. _ party? it's been damaging on a number of fronts. it's - party? it's been damaging on a number of fronts. it's taken - party? it's been damaging on a i number of fronts. it's taken nearly 48 hours, the time from the story first emerging in the daily mail of to the point when azhar ali was suspended and the amount of things that have been allowed to fester

during that time love sir keir starmer in a position when he and the party would like to claim he has taken swift action once the comments emerged and were going to be reported. but it's left open and a lot of questions. there are people on the left wing of his party suggesting that he has taken a different stance with them for as he was willing initially to be more lenient with azhar ali, that's also the question of why he allowed this to run and run in the way it has and also from the clip that you just heard, there are other people in the room. what exactly was going on at that meeting? the labour party insisted it was not as such in labour party meeting but it was a number of labour members and councillors getting together more informally perhaps the questions about what exactly was going on in that meeting and the culture around

what happens there, questions about his political leadership in terms of allowing the story to run and run and in terms of whether other people have been given the benefit of the doubt you might say, as azhar ali initially was, all three of those things are not the kind of things that keir would like us to be about any week where there are two other elections, by—elections in the uk and people are talking about the conflict in israel and gaza which is an issue for his party. we were hoping to hear more from keir starmer about this although it's not confirmed whether or not he absolutely will do. i think the sense at the moment is that they would like this to kinda blow over now. they would like to hope that there will not be another story on there will not be another story on the spot tomorrow if they manage to kind of not say anything more about it today kind of done and dusted, he

is not our candidate, that is clearly an unfortunate position for them but one they hope will allow things to settle down but whether or not that really happens and whether it comes to a point where it keir starmer may have to say more, we will have to wait see.— will have to wait see. thank you so much. nicky campbell has been taking calls getting reaction to the news about labour and rochdale this morning on bbc radio 5 live and on the programme, the chief executive of the jewish representative council of greater manchester said thejewish community fears conspiracy theories have the potential of increasing hate crimes. it should be about rochdale are not rafah because again, through no fault of our own, thejewish community centre stage on a huge new story on which we have had no direct involvement. and it's usually concerning that we have a parliamentary candidate speaking, discussing overly transparently

anti—semitic conspiracy theories in the labour party meeting and what is also clear as people there came back unchallenged and said that is inappropriate, that is wrong and thatis inappropriate, that is wrong and that is something that is concerning to the community who are dealing with a huge surge in hate crime following the 7th of october terrorist attacks. and when you look around at someone we thought was an ally engaging in this conspiracy theory which has the potential to further increase hate crimes in manchester and beyond, it's something that will naturally be alarming tojewish people across the region and around the country. saf, a resident of telford, said this episode has meant that labour could potentially lose both muslim and jewish votes in the election. i am a muslim, normally a labour voter, but because of labour's stance on gaza, not calling for a ceasefire, my heart won't let me vote labour, even though i hate conservatives and i want them out. this particular mp, azhar ali, has thrown a wacky conspiracy theory out there.

i think he's done it on purpose. he can't be stupid enough to just go on facebook and, you know, repeat a conspiracy theory knowing that the whole of the uk is, you know, going to be listening to him. i think he's worried about george galloway gaining momentum and he's thrown out an anti—jewish thing, trying to gain muslim supporters. but he's shot himself in the foot and now they are going to lose muslim supporters, the labour party, and they are going to lose jewish supporters. so i'm actually worried now whether labour are actually real contenders to take over the conservatives, because they had this massive lead in the polls, and itjust seems to be diminishing with everything that they do. and wherever you are you can listen to nicky campbell and bbc radio five live whenever you like on bbc sounds online and on the app. let's speak to the former labour mp lord mann, now an independent adviser to the uk government on anti—semitism.

thank you for being with us. do you think the labour party should have acted sooner in this case? from where i am _ acted sooner in this case? from where i am sitting, _ acted sooner in this case? from where i am sitting, what - acted sooner in this case? from where i am sitting, what i - acted sooner in this case? from where i am sitting, what i want| acted sooner in this case? from l where i am sitting, what i want to see political parties do is act and make the right decision. i have never been one for haste, i have been one for getting the right decision and i wish the rest had acted soonerfor decision and i wish the rest had acted sooner for the optics of it, in terms of the decision made and i think it was quite a bold decision, to throw away a parliamentary seat. i don't think that has happened before, certainly not in my lifetime. you occasionally go with councillors but that's very rare and there's 10,000 councillors out there, it's there's10,000 councillors out there, it's incredibly rare for it to happen at a parliamentary level and threw away a parliamentary seat which is what the labour party has done, i think it is quite bold and thejewish community will done, i think it is quite bold and the jewish community will take done, i think it is quite bold and thejewish community will take quite a lot of comfort from the fact that sir keir starmer has been prepared to do that. ~ . ., ,., sir keir starmer has been prepared to do that. ~ . ., ., ., to do that. what about the overall erce tion

to do that. what about the overall perception with — to do that. what about the overall perception with the _ to do that. what about the overall perception with the labour - to do that. what about the overall perception with the labour party, | perception with the labour party, does it still have an anti—semitism problem? does it still have an anti-semitism roblem? , ., ,, problem? there is an issue there, this candidate _ problem? there is an issue there, this candidate should _ problem? there is an issue there, this candidate should have - problem? there is an issue there, this candidate should have been i this candidate should have been weeded out in the selection process. i am sure keir starmer is hopping mad and other people who did the selection process that that did not happen and i suspect behind—the—scenes, there will be one or two people moved on and out of the way and that would be highly appropriate for that to happen. but it would be dangerously naive for anyone to think that anti—semitism and the huge growth that there has beenin and the huge growth that there has been in the last few months as a labour party problem. this problem is affecting all of us in society, impacting all the political parties including the labour party, impacting the sports world, the arts world, employers, its universities and schools, and you know, i am a firefighting everyday with more and more cases and more serious cases.

there is a tornado of anti—semitism that has built up and it is really hitting in the last few weeks throughout society. that's the big issue that needs addressing. so the labour party has its problems and needs to sort them but this is not a problem for the labour party, it's a problem for the labour party, it's a problem for the country and a growing problem and extremism is on the growth in this country. and whenever extremism is on the growth, one thing has always been proven in the past, thejewish community will be at the plant, the receiving end of it and that is happening now in our country. of it and that is happening now in our country-— of it and that is happening now in our count . . , ., ,, our country. have you spoken to sir keir starmer _ our country. have you spoken to sir keir starmer about _ our country. have you spoken to sir keir starmer about this _ our country. have you spoken to sir keir starmer about this and - our country. have you spoken to sir keir starmer about this and this - keir starmer about this and this particular issue?— keir starmer about this and this particular issue? about azhar ali, certainly not _ particular issue? about azhar ali, certainly not but _ particular issue? about azhar ali, certainly not but i _ particular issue? about azhar ali, certainly not but i have _ particular issue? about azhar ali, certainly not but i have spoken i particular issue? about azhar ali, i certainly not but i have spoken with all the political leaders and i make them more regularly and all the parties in westminster and there is a general consensus that they are not going to tolerate anti—semitism. i have heard it from sir keir

starmer and seen evidence, i have heard it from sir ed davey and rishi sunak, the welsh nationalists and the scottish nationalists and some of the other smaller parties that is a change of approach and that first party resolve to deal with problems in their own parties is vitally important. if that gets broken, that is incredibly dangerous for the country and for the jewish community. country and for the jewish community-— country and for the jewish communi . ~ ., ., ~' country and for the jewish communi . ~ ., ., ~ , ., community. what do you think should ha en to community. what do you think should happen to azhar _ community. what do you think should happen to azhar ali _ community. what do you think should happen to azhar ali because - community. what do you think should happen to azhar ali because in - happen to azhar ali because in theory he runs in this election anyway, what do you think should happen next? if anyway, what do you think should happen next?— anyway, what do you think should ha en next? , , , happen next? if he wins, if he loses he loses, happen next? if he wins, if he loses he loses. that _ happen next? if he wins, if he loses he loses, that will _ happen next? if he wins, if he loses he loses, that will be _ happen next? if he wins, if he loses he loses, that will be the _ happen next? if he wins, if he loses he loses, that will be the end - happen next? if he wins, if he loses he loses, that will be the end of - he loses, that will be the end of him in politics, iam he loses, that will be the end of him in politics, i am quite sure. if he wins, i do not think you will, by the way, the stuff he has said was so extreme, it is not naive, you know. any one thing you could put down to stupidity and naivete but a

whole stream of anti—semitic tropes and allegations is not naive. and so there is no coming back from that. so if he turns up in parliament, should the people of rochdale elect him, i do not think they will, but should they, he will be sat on his own, that is for certain.— should they, he will be sat on his own, that is for certain. thank you for talking — own, that is for certain. thank you for talking to _ own, that is for certain. thank you for talking to us. _ own, that is for certain. thank you for talking to us. some _ own, that is for certain. thank you for talking to us. some breaking i for talking to us. some breaking news now. we have a picture of the king, king charles, arriving back at clarence house after travelling from sandringham in norfolk by helicopter. the king has been staying at his country residence following his first cancer treatment. and as you will remember he announced he has been treated for cancer after he went into hospital to have treatment for an enlarged prostate and it was announced he had cancer but not of the prostate, although the type of cancer has not been discussed yet but he is back in london after coming back from stay

at his residence in sandringham in norfolk by helicopter. king charles is back in clarence house. the ymca is calling for the next government to commit more funding to youth services, and says cuts in recent years mean thousands of young people have missed out on opportunities to build skills and confidence. in the past decade, the number of local authority—run youth centres in england and wales has fallen by more than 50%. let's gets more on this with denise hatton, chief executive of the ymca for england and wales. thank you for being with us. how bad is the situation?— is the situation? since 2010, 11, 7396 of funding _ is the situation? since 2010, 11, 7396 of funding has _ is the situation? since 2010, 11, 7396 of funding has been - is the situation? since 2010, 11, 7396 of funding has been cut - is the situation? since 2010, 11, 7396 of funding has been cut in l 73% of funding has been cut in england and wales in relation to delivering new services, 22% in wales, £1.1 million worth of cuts. the government would probably argue it's increased expenditure in services but tell us what is

particularly difficult for you at the moment? i suppose if we look at the youth centres, over half of them have been closed, some of those have gone to other voluntary or other youth services that have been able to deliver in the voluntary sector but actually, when we analyse our figures and we take out service funding that is not youth work and there spent 83% rise since last year. is there spent 8396 rise since last ear. , ., , ., ., there spent 8396 rise since last ear. , ., ., ., ., year. is there any correlation that crime including _ year. is there any correlation that crime including knife _ year. is there any correlation that crime including knife crime - year. is there any correlation that crime including knife crime goesl year. is there any correlation that i crime including knife crime goes up if you reduce services for young people? i if you reduce services for young eo - le? ., if you reduce services for young neale? ., ., 4' if you reduce services for young --eole? ., ., ~ ., if you reduce services for young eo le? ., ., 4' ., ., people? i have worked on the ground with outh people? i have worked on the ground with youth services _ people? i have worked on the ground with youth services and _ people? i have worked on the ground with youth services and i _ people? i have worked on the ground with youth services and i have - people? i have worked on the ground with youth services and i have seen l with youth services and i have seen for youth clubs are on youth crime absolutely is reduced and so yes, i think there is correlation with that but there is also significant research that shows the mental health of young people when they are

engaged in support services with trusted adults in a safe space increases and what we are seeing is a huge increase in mental health challenges for young people right now. ., . ., , ., challenges for young people right now. ., . ., ,, , .,, challenges for young people right now. ., . ., , ., now. how much do young people want to no now. how much do young people want to to into now. how much do young people want to go into youth _ now. how much do young people want to go into youth groups? _ now. how much do young people want to go into youth groups? so _ now. how much do young people want to go into youth groups? so much - now. how much do young people want to go into youth groups? so much of. to go into youth groups? so much of their lives seem to be led online but are they still keen to go and do things in person at those things are available? ~ , , ., ,, ., things in person at those things are available? ~ ,, .,~ ., available? when we speak to young --eole, available? when we speak to young peeple. they _ available? when we speak to young peeple. they are — available? when we speak to young people, they are the _ available? when we speak to young people, they are the ones - available? when we speak to young people, they are the ones who - available? when we speak to young | people, they are the ones who asked us to do this report, this is coming directly from what young people want and what they are looking for is a safe space, to build social relationships. many young people feel very isolated and youth work is about young people designing it so it is about what they want to see being delivered so absolutely, they want it. , , ., ., ,, being delivered so absolutely, they want it. , , ., . ~' being delivered so absolutely, they want it. , , ., ., want it. denise hutton, thank you so much. conversations about consent and abuse can be tricky to have with young people —

but a charity says it's making a huge impact by talking to teenagers about these difficult subjects. tender runs drama workshops in schools where pupils can learn about healthy relationships. our correspondent frances read went along to one of the classes, and was joined by doctor who actor jodie whittaker. just have a quick look here and tell, what words do you think? let's start with this group. what does it look like going on here? fighting. are they both fighting? at mulberry academy, woodside, this small workshop is dealing with big issues. the year nine students act out ideas designed to protect them around consent, control and abuse. so, the agreement to give something of yours, or to allow something to happen to you. it's run by the charity tender. it uses drama, both in person, and in short films. you making me properjealous right now, you know. so they can touch on issues so many children now have to deal with.

you have to believe that. lights, camera, action. here to join in, jodie whittaker, best known for being doctor who, and starring in shows like broadchurch. today she's here as an ambassador, getting kids to realise when they don't feel comfortable, and empowering them to speak up. the thing that drama can do is about expressing yourself in a way that suddenly you don't necessarily feel as self conscious, because you're using a, you know, a kind of a role play scenario. you're given a script, you are reading different parts. you're not expected to stand up and expose yourself in that way. but what you are doing is opening a discussion. the journey that you can go on within these environments, where it's also fun as well, you know, and you can laugh at each other. you can enjoy each other�*s tactics. but the most important thing

is there is a very strong message that the conversation guides you to making sure that those boundaries and your choices are respected. seeing drama can make you do that, but also being a part of that drama and being the person in the scene can help you. i see something totally different. i think he might be about to give him a big cuddle. this is the age to have these conversations, in an environment where someone doesn't feel like they're being attacked, or that their opinion isn't valid. but what is vital for the future is healthy relationships. we now, you know, more than ever are in need of this kind of respect and safe way of articulating our own boundaries. the numbers show young people are facing serious issues early on. 16 to 19 year olds in england and wales are at the highest risk of experiencing domestic abuse.

11% of children aged 13 to 15 report having received a message with sexual content, and one in ten children in england have seen pornography by age nine. the average age a young person has access to pornography is 11. so they may not have even left primary schools. and i think because older generations haven't yet worked out the ground rules, the rules of engagement of how children should be able to access online content, then those children and young people are looking at information and often using pornography as their education tool for how to have a relationship, how to have a sexual relationship, which is shocking. there's also communication on a 24—hour spiral, and that could be explicit images being sent to them without their consent, or being pressured to send explicit images. do you know the word consent? yeah? here, the workshops are age

appropriate, where they can rehearse conversations about relationships without embarrassment or fear. i thinkjust the standards have changed a lot, - and just with social media - being in place, it'sjust put loads of different ideas and pressures into other people's heads - and just what we should like, be like. _ i think it's more better for my age group, because like, we're more allowed on social media and like, have access to it. it's just really beneficial to learn about healthy relationships - and trying not to pressure people into stuff - that they're uncomfortable with. what about an unhealthy relationship? what sort of behavioural things might be going on? yeah? physical or mental. we know that young people are most at risk of abuse in relationships, simply because of their age, simply because they're new to relationships. they're not quite sure what's healthy and what's unhealthy.

so what these sessions do, is it gives them an opportunity to test things out. the aim is that these young people will feel confident in all their relationships in school and after they leave, making sure they're better equipped to deal with whatever might come their way. frances read, bbc news, wood green. police have thanked villagers in warwickshire who took matters into their own hands when they saw two men fly—tipping. the men were seen throwing black bin bags and pipes onto the road, but the residents blockaded them with their vehicles, and phoned the police to prevent them leaving the scene, as jo black reports. caught in the act. piles of rubbish dumped on a country lane in warwickshire. when flytipping was suspected, local families were prompted to take matters into their own hands. adam beaty, a farmer, was first to arrive. i whipped up there in the pick—up to find a large transit van, a high—sided transit van.

he was just emptying the last of his rubbish out, actually. he saw me, jumped out of the back of the vehicle. he was quite abusive to me initially, and then my son came up in a pick—up behind me and he went quiet, thenjumped in the van, tried to turn around to speed off, initially got stuck. so his friend, who was there in another van, jumped out, had to push him out. and then they sped off up this track. after chasing a farm track for around about a mile, i would think, we managed to block them in. the gamekeeper and my brother came in from the other end, wouldn't let the vans pass, and we blocked them in. the police were called and say they told the fly—tippers to reload the weight back into their vans. 90 minutes later, the vans were then seized and two men placed under investigation. the incident we saw on wednesday

was significant in the fact that we had two full vans' worth of goods disposed on the side of the road in a careless manner that ultimately put other road users at risk. the refuse was just dumped at the side of the road in a careless way that has just left people having to pick up the pieces. luckily, on this occasion the farmers were there and able to stop them, but on a lot of occasions we don't see that and it can have such a large impact on the rural communities. so i commend their efforts and would thank them for the work that they did. although a significant problem in warwickshire, flytipping also blights many of our urban and rural spaces across the country. the latest figures released from defra show between 2022 and 2023, local councils dealt with 1.08 million flytipping incidents, a slight decrease of 1% from the year before. but these figures only show part of the problem, because they relate to public land. any rubbish dumped on private land becomes the problem of that landowner, who usually has to cover the cost of clearing it away.

it makes me livid, to be honest. livid. i can guarantee that at least once a week we will get an issue with flytipping, no matter whether it be one bin bag, some tyres, drug paraphernalia. we get lots of marijuana plants and the rubbish that comes with them, dumped out, the metal piping... we get lots of builders' waste, where possibly bathrooms, kitchens have been done out. we'll get the empty baths, we'll get mattresses, we'll get bin bags full of babies' nappies — we get everything. warwickshire police says this incident was some of the worst flytipping its officers had seen in a long time. it also says people concerned about flytipping should not put themselves at risk, and call the police, because offenders sometimes dispose of hazardous waste, and that could be dangerous.

jo black, bbc news. just a reminder of our breaking news that king charles has a right back in london at clarence house, he has returned from sandringham in norfolk ljy returned from sandringham in norfolk by helicopter. he was recovering after his first cancer treatment. it was announced he is being treated for cancer after he went on for a procedure for an enlarged prostate but the type of cancer has not been disclosed but buckingham palace has confirmed it is not prostate cancer so they can back in london after a few days spent on his estate in sandringham. time fora few days spent on his estate in sandringham. time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. over the next few days, the temperature is going to creep up. it's going to turn much milder. what we have today this weather front across the northwest of scotland producing some showers. it's behind this weather front

coming into the southwest that we start to drag in the milder conditions. but with it, too, it's bringing in a lot of cloud and some rain and some drizzle across england and also wales. that rain pepping up across northern england through the day. eventually, we'll see a bit more cloud into the far south of southern scotland and also parts of northern ireland, but clearer skies, some hazy sunshine across much of the rest of scotland. and we're looking at 6 to 9 here, but 10 to 12 in the south. now through this evening and overnight, we continue none with cloudy and wet conditions across england, also wales, getting into northern ireland and then eventually southern scotland. but under clearer skies across the highlands, for example, temperatures in sheltered glens could fall away to —5 or —6. much milderfurther south. into tomorrow then we've got a clutch of weather fronts. this one heading northwards. you can see this one trailing across the south. so essentially it means once again, we're looking at a cloudy and a wet day. the rain on and off through the course of the day pushing northwards. here's the trailing front. in between there'll be some brighter skies, but the brightest skies will be in the far north of scotland where we see some hazy sunshine. highs 6 to 8, but note how the milder conditions are spreading further north. and that process will continue

as we head on through thursday. we still have weather fronts in the forecast, but it's all but the very far north of scotland, the northern isles, that are going to be in the milderair. so on thursday, it's another cloudy and wet day. again, we've got the rain pushing north, more rain coming in across the southwest, some brighter skies in between. but it's the temperature that will be the talking point because on thursday, somewhere in the southeast could hit 16 or 17. but the milder air continuing to track that bit further north. then as we move on into friday, the rain clears away from the east. we've got a ridge of high pressure building in. there'll be variable amounts of cloud. but even so, we'll see some breaks in that cloud with a few showers scattered in the west, particularly west wales and temperatures slipping a little bit but still up to 14.

live from london. this is bbc news. as smoke rises above the rafah crossing, ceasefire negotiations are due to take place across the border in cairo, involving american, egyptian, israeli and qatari officials. on patrol when air strikes hit. we'll bring you a special report on the work and lives of the paramedics responding

to gaza's emergency calls. labour suspends its rochdale by—election candidate, azhar ali, as audio emerges about the comments he made about israel. indian police fire tear gas at thousands of farmers marching on delhi to demand guaranteed prices for their crops. and king charles returns to london for what is expected to be medical treatment following his cancer diagnosis. hello. senior officials from the united states, qatar, egypt and israel are expected to hold talks in cairo, as international pressure grows for a ceasefire in gaza. the discussions are due to feature the head of the cia, his egyptian counterpart, the head of mossad, and qatar's prime minister. the meeting is happening as israeli forces prepare to launch a ground offensive against hamas in rafah. more than a million people are sheltering in the overcrowded city — these are live pictures.