this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:11: jeremy corbyn says he is sincerely sorry for the pain caused by what he describes as pockets of anti—semitism within labour. the australia cricket captain steve smith has been banned for one match by cricket's ruling body the icc, over the ball tampering scandal. the australian prime minister has said he's shocked and disappointed at the revelations. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of barcelona following the arrest of carles puigdemont. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england, to ease staff shortages and improve care. also in the next hour: lewis hamilton is denied victory in the formula one season opener. sebastian vettel pushed the current world champion into second place in melbourne, despite hamilton qualifying in pole position. good evening and welcome to bbc news.

jeremy corbyn has said he is "sincerely sorry" for the pain caused by what he calls "pockets of anti—semitism" in the labour party. in a statement, the labour leader said he would be meeting representatives of the jewish community this week. a letter from two prominentjewish groups, the board of deputies and thejewish leadership council, has accused mr corbyn of ignoring the community's concerns. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, is in westminster, where he told us more about that letter. he are world cricket's governing body says the sport needs to take a hard look at itself, after the ball tampering scandal that's engulfed the australian team. the captain, steve smith, has been banned from playing in the final test match in south africa after he admitted knowing about a plan for a team mate to manipulate the ball in a way that is against the rules of the game. australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull has said he's ‘shocked and disappointed' and there are still questions for the wider

leadership of the team. this report now from our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. he thought he he shared his country's disappointments. it seemed com pletely disappointments. it seemed completely beyond belief that the australian cricket team had been involved in cheating. after all, our cricketers are role models, and cricketers are role models, and cricket is synonymous with fair play. on social media there was more

disbelief and anger. the former australian skipper michael clarke hoped it was alljust australian skipper michael clarke hoped it was all just a australian skipper michael clarke hoped it was alljust a bad dream, while other retired players said the game had taken a devastating blow. tampering with the ball, using so—called foreign objects, is strictly prohibited in cricket. there are legal ways to alter the condition of one side of the ball to help its swing or move unpredictably through the. in this case, australia has crossed the line —— air. cricket is australia's national sports, and many fans could be asking themselves one central, searching question of steve smith and his team—mates. just what were they thinking? former brexit campaigner, shahmirsanni, says he will present evidence to mps tomorrow which he claims shows the vote leave group broke election laws in the run—up to the referendum in 2016. he says vote leave got around spending limits by channelling funds through another pro—brexit group.

both organisations strongly deny any wrongdoing, but labour has called for the allegations to be investigated. thousands of protesters have been on the streets of the spanish city of barcelona to demonstrate against the arrest of catalonia's ousted leader, carles puigdemont. he is wanted in spain on charges of sedition and rebellion, and was detained in germany today after spending five months in self—imposed exile. damien mcguinness reports from berlin. in barcelona, thousands of people took to the streets in support of former catalan leader carles puigdemont. they are calling for germany not to extradite him back to spain, where, according to pro—separatist politicians, he would not get a fair trial. translation: this prosecution has no basis. there has never been violence. we remember we are still the revolution of smiles.

for now, mr puigdemont is being held in this prison, and tomorrow he will appear before a german judge, who will decide whether he will remain in custody while the extradition order is being processed. berlin backs madrid's stance that it would be illegal for catalonian to back away unilaterally. in spain there is no more democracy, because they put their political opponents injail. the elected people are put in jail — that's a dictatorship. carles puigdemont became the leader of catalonian in 2016, and led the referendum campaign a year later. but since then he has been living in self—imposed exile in belgium. his arrest reignites tensions in catalonian, where most of the independence leaders are now facing charges. that has to a certain extent

undermined the independence movement, but also energised many of those who support it. earlier i spoke to journalist and political analyst, miguel—anxo murado, in madrid. he spoke about the difference between mr puigdemont‘s arrest in germany and his detention in belgium last year. well, in the case of belgium, went mr puigdemont found him there in the same situation, was that belgian law does not have a crime that is similarto does not have a crime that is similar to the crime of sedition or rebellion in spain, and that was a reason to deny the extradition. it didn't happen anyway, because the spanishjudge withdrew didn't happen anyway, because the spanish judge withdrew the request foran spanish judge withdrew the request for an arrest warrant, on extradition from belgium. now, we know what happens in the case of germany. germany does have a crime

thatis germany. germany does have a crime that is similar, and this is important to mark, it is similar to that of rebellion in spain, but it is not exactly the same. so a judge will have to decide on that. how great a risk for the spanish government is it, trying to extradite him a second time? well, it isa extradite him a second time? well, it is a gamble for both sides. those forformer president it is a gamble for both sides. those for former president puigdemont and for former president puigdemont and for the spanish government. if mr puigdemont is not extradited, it will be a considerable victory for him. it will be a recognition by a very important european country that spain is not doing things right. if he is extradited, though, it will be exactly the opposite. it will be a country like germany at meeting that he has breached the law, that he has indeed rebelled against the spanish government, and that would be a boost for spain. there was criticism of how the spanish government reacted in the past to the protests and the attempts to secede in

catalonia. how much support does the spanish government have over this move? well, in spain, among the spanish people, it has i would say close to full support. the international media has been critical with spain, but what the spanish government is most interested in is in the reaction of the european government, and european governments by and large have been supporting the spanish line. of course, we have got those protests that are under way at the moment in barcelona. we have got some live pictures there. it looks pretty peaceful, but in the background we can of course see those security vans, police vehicles, just in case there were to be any problems. at the moment, tha nkfully be any problems. at the moment, thankfully it all seems quite peaceful. what impact is this attempt to extradite mr puigdemont going to have on the pro— independence movement? well, if it happens, if he is finally

extradited, it will be a huge blow for the pro— independence movement, which is really going through a very bad patch. things are not going their way. recently, just this week, they failed in an attempt to appoint a new catalan president who is a nationalist, and their strategy is in shambles. this would only worsen things for them. for in shambles. this would only worsen things forthem. for spain, it in shambles. this would only worsen things for them. for spain, it would be, of course, a huge triumph. as for the protests, well, so far protests of the nationalists in catalonia have been largely peaceful. this one seems angrier, and there are some charges that we know of. but i don't expect this to spiral out of control. i think in general we have the overall expect this to play out more in the judicial sphere rather than in the streets. at least 37 people are reported to have been killed in a fire at a shopping mall in siberia. the pictures we're about to show you are distressing. local media say the blaze

started on the fourth floor of the winter cherry building in the city of kemerovo. dozens more people are thought to be missing — amongst them children. it's not yet known what caused the fire. another 3,000 training places for midwives in england will be made available over the next four years, in what the government says is the largest ever boost to nhs midwives and maternity staff. the royal college of midwives has welcomed the new training places, but says they will only address part of the problem because of the shortage of midwives right now. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. providing most women with care from the same midwives throughout their pregnancy, labour and birth is the aim of the plan for england announced today. it's hoped this will reduce the chances of miscarriages and premature births. to try to achieve it, ministers say there will be a boost to the number of training places for new midwives and support staff. health unions have welcomed it but warned it will take time. the benefits of those extra midwives is not going to be seen until four years hence and then the years

after, so there's pressures in the service at the moment, which need to be addressed. here's how the numbers look right now. there were just over 22,500 midwives in post in england in 2017. the royal college of midwives estimates there's a shortfall of around 3,500. the new plan will create an extra 650 midwifery training places next year. that will be followed by 1,000 new places in each of the three subsequent years. but like nurses in england, the students will now have to pay tuition fees. the government knows that recruitment and retention in the nhs is a problem, one reason why it recently announced a 6.5% pay deal over three years for many staff in england. there's pressure on ministers to find more money to put into front—line services. the idea of a dedicated nhs tax has been floated, and it wasn't ruled out today.

if you ask the public about the nhs, they're very clear they would like to see more money going to the nhs, they would be prepared to see some of their own taxes going into the nhs. but they are very clear they want to know that money is actually going into the nhs and social care system, and they want to know that the nhs is going to reform. labour argues there is a need for an immediate cash injection with the nhs under severe pressure. the political debate on health and social care funding is certainly gathering pace. a 14—year—old girl has been seriously hurt after a group of children were run down by a car in glasgow. police say the silver vauxhall astra with two men in it was driven deliberately at the youngsters. detectives are treating the attack in castlemilk yesterday afternoon as attempted murder. the girl is in a stable condition in hospital. the headlines on bbc news: jeremy corbyn says he is sincerely sorry for the pain caused

by what he describes as pockets of anti—semitism within labour. separatist supporters take to the streets of barcelona calling for the release of carles puigdemont, after the former catalonian president was arrested in germany. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england, to ease staff shortages and improve care. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello, good evening. it has been another painful day for australian cricket, as the scandal over ball tampering continues. captain steve smith has been suspended for one match and find his entire match fee after admitting conspiring with fellow player cameron bancroft to tamper with the ball during their third test with south africa. things got even worse for australia today. they slumped to a crushing defeat in cape town. several of their players

we re cape town. several of their players were booed by the crowd as they were beaten by a huge 322 runs at midst further condemnation of their players' actions. it seemed com pletely players' actions. it seemed completely beyond belief that the australian cricket team had then involved in cheating. after all, our cricketers are role models, and cricketers are role models, and cricket is synonymous with fair play. how can our team be engaged in cheating like this? england, meanwhile, have a huge task ahead of them if they are to save their first test against new zealand. they need to bat out the entire final day as they are to get a draw. earlier, joe root was dismissed with a final ball and dave four makes leaving england 247 and dave four makes leaving england 2117 runs behind after the hosts declared in their first innings on 427- declared in their first innings on 427— eight. new zealand will need seven wickets to inflict england's

10th defeat in their past 12 test matches overseas. defending formula 0ne champion lewis hamilton said he did everything he was supposed to do and even expressed disbelief after finishing second in the opening race of the season in australia. the mercedes driver started on pol pot was u nfortu nate mercedes driver started on pol pot was unfortunate to be overtaken under the safety car by sebastian vettel, who went on to win the race in melbourne —— on poll, but was u nfortu nate. in melbourne —— on poll, but was unfortunate. in tennis, written‘s number one, konta, is through to the fourth round of the miami open. she is the defending champion at this event and made relatively short work of mertens. she took the first set co mforta bly of mertens. she took the first set comfortably and got even better in the second. 6—2, 6—1 was the final score as konta makes her way into the last 16 where she will face venus williams. leicester tigers boosted their play—off hopes in

by boosted their play—off hopes in rugby union's premiership with a narrow win of the third placed wasps. it was a tense affair in the sunshine, with leicester fighting back from being a points down. elliot daly went over twice in the corner to give wasps the lead at break, but three penalties from its england team—mate held leicester comeback and seal the victory by a single point. it sees the tigers move up to fifth in the table, just three points off the final play—off position. to football, and the race for the women's super league title has been thrown open as leaders chelsea dropped points at home to reading. the blues came from behind to equalise through fran kirby. it leaves manchester city only two points behind chelsea were the game in hand. the game ended in ugly scenes as opposing coaching teams clashed on the pitch at the final whistle. we've got a great relationship with chelsea, and that was a disappointing side of it. but it is what it is, and i will see

what we want to do, if we want to ta ke what we want to do, if we want to take it further or not. and that is the frustrating thing, that things like that shouldn't happen, because it doesn't reflect on the game of football that we have had today, and a fantastic advocate for football, for the women's game, and everyone here has seen a fantastic game of football, and that shouldn't happen. elsewhere, birmingham city's resurgence continued as they thrashed liverpool 4—0 to claim their third win thrashed liverpool 4—0 to claim theirthird win in thrashed liverpool 4—0 to claim their third win in four games. while chelsea will beat manchester city —— meet manchester city. they came from behind to beat sunderland after extra time. elsewhere, a hat—trick helped everton to a comfortable 6—1 win away at durham. they will now face arsenal in the semifinals after the 14 face arsenal in the semifinals after the 1a time winners beat chelsea. and that is all the sport for now, but all the rest of the details including the world match play golf are available on the bbc sport

website and app. a british man has been sentenced to ten years in prison in dubai for killing his wife with a hammer. 62—year—old jane matthew was attacked by francis matthew, a former editor of the english—language newspaper gulf news, during an argument lastjuly. herfamily sayjustice has not been done, and hope the sentence can be increased on appeal. a 6.a—magnitude earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of indonesia. the quake was centred approximately 106 miles under the banda sea, near the country's tanimbar islands. an initial tsunami warning has since been cancelled. tributes have been paid to singer lys assia, the first winner of the eurovision song contest, who died yesterday. she was 94. 0ur reporter noel phillips takes a look back at her life. it is 1956. the year that lys assia became the first—ever winner of the

eurovision song contest. across decades, she was an inspiration, paving the way for generations of co ntesta nts. paving the way for generations of contestants. including bucks fizz, who won the contest in 1981 with making yourmind up. who won the contest in 1981 with making your mind up. aber in 1974 with waterloo, which became an international hit across the world —— abba. a life dedicated to eurovision, lys assia was born in 1924 and started her career as a dancer. this is only fitting, it is only fitting you wear this... eurovision icon, she returned to the show‘s 60th anniversary and was crowned the queen of eurovision in 2015. when i started, 60 years ago, with seven countries only, in lugarno, for switzerland, nobody knew what would happen. and

ambassador to the singing contest, at the age of 87, she returned to eurovision. at this time without success. fans had been paying tribute to the singer, who turned 94 earlier this month, including the show‘s producer, who says she will be missed. lys assia's death marks the end of an era in eurovision history, one which she helped define. after a week in which the pressure on facebook affected shares in other tech giants too, google has put more money towards its collaboration with the news industry, including trying to combat disinformation and fake news. its dominance of online advertising revenue has put many news organisations under pressure, but it says collaborating with them is the key to the future. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports from inside the google campus in silicon valley. for the past decade, the news business has had a fractious relationship

with the internet. many journalists accuse technology firms of having a free ride at their expense. while thousands of reporters have lost their jobs, and publications closed as the old business model collapsed, google has grown dizzyingly rich. many news providers today think of themselves as being at conflict with google. they say this company is gobbling up precious advertising revenues, and dominates the means of distribution. but here at google's headquarters, they see things rather differently. they say the open web has democratised news and information, making it near—universally available, and that that's a good thing for all of us. at the top of the company, there is frustration at being lumped together with facebook and cast as an enemy of media. 0n the contrary, senior executives argue, while facebook pulls back from the news business, google wants to make friends. what we tell publishers is build a service that is good for your users, and that'll be good for the web.

if you do that, that'll end up correlating with all of the signals we develop, notjust today, but for the future. hey, it's good to see you again. crucially, google's official position is that qualityjournalism costs. is it the view of google that information should be free? no. it should be accessible, and it should be as readily accessible as we can make it. but obviously it costs money to produce content, so there have to be the appropriate financial underpinnings to support that. qualityjournalism is hard, it's expensive, particularly if you're doing in—depth investigative reporting, so it needs to be sustained. the old mantra that content must be free saw advertising as the principal source of revenue. but, as spotify and netflix have shown in theirfields, too, audiences will pay for content if it is unique, personalised, and good enough. the chief executive of the new york times company, who has championed paid content online, welcomes support with subscriptions,

but wants google to do more. a lot of the news that is going to be consumed on their platform is going to be free to use, and both they and we need to find a way of getting some of the value which is expressed in advertising potential, again flowing back into the production of high quality journalism. and that's the next thing we want to talk to them about. good morning, everybody. the global news initiative launched in new york this week consolidates existing efforts. google's search algorithm will now go further in prioritising high—quality news when a story breaks. the compa ny‘s motivation could be moral, but there is money at stake, too. we're really looking forward to the feedback we're getting from the new york times, from mark thompson, from so many other players — because remember, the google news initiative isn't something we just created ourselves. it was a very close collaboration with dozens and dozens if not hundreds of publishers across the world.

some publishers feel they are being offered morsels, when google has stolen their lunch. but, in that phrase beloved of american journalists, google is certainly reaching out to a news industry that could do with a little help. amol rajan, bbc news. now it's time for the weather. hear hears, hello. i could be the next media editor, perhaps, because i have a as well. biking weather today across the british isles, and will it last? not very sure about that. glorious here in northern ireland, so across many parts of the british isles, although not everywhere, of course. there has to be about, and many of the southern counties were plagued with cloud which stuck around until the sun went down and then it disappeared. asa went down and then it disappeared. as a consequence, the showers which have been there across scotland have tended to fade away for the most part, maybe not across the northern isles, and further south that they look cloud will have disappeared as well. so many come the end of the night will end up with quite a widespread frost in inland areas, as

you see. temperatures, as you see, -2' you see. temperatures, as you see, -2, -3, you see. temperatures, as you see, —2, —3, something of that order, evenin —2, —3, something of that order, even in the towns and cities. further south, some of air around in the first part of the week, but once thatis the first part of the week, but once that is gone, that is pretty much it for the rest of the week. so it is relatively mild air in the south for a time. the stinky cold air coming out of scandinavia. we have seen that pattern before, more on that anon. plenty of sunshine around, if on the chilly side. we turn things a bit hazy comely afternoon, sunshine turning increasingly hazy and disappearing for northern ireland, pembrokeshire, and a good part of northern ireland as well by teatime. temperatures not bad at all, the best of the week in fact, as things turned out much colder. so here comes the cloud, rain and some breeze as well, gradually working its way overnight and through the day on tuesday, ever further towards the north. it is one of those for scotland, i'm afraid, and it will ta ke scotland, i'm afraid, and it will take time before we see the last of that rain across eastern coastal

counties. following on behind, not a bad day. as i say, the last of the warmth, and by wednesday the yellow had quit the scene completely. things turning much cooler, notjust across scotland, where we are not sure where that front is going to be. further south, it sure where that front is going to be. furthersouth, it will take sure where that front is going to be. further south, it will take time before a new area of low pressure spreads its rain overfurther towards the east. and temperatures for the most part locked in single figures. across the north—eastern quarter of scotland it really could be on the cool side. so themes of the week, i think you already have the week, i think you already have the impression it will turn colder, after those double—figure temperatures for some at the start of the week. there will be spells of rain at times, that takes us right up rain at times, that takes us right up towards the easter weekend, and there will be some hill snow as well. see you later. this is bbc news.

our latest headlines: jeremy corbyn says he is sincerely sorry for the pain caused by what he describes as pockets of anti—semitism within labour. the australia cricket captain steve smith has been banned for one match by cricket's ruling body the icc, over the ball tampering scandal. the australian prime minister has said he's shocked and disappointed at the revelations. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of barcelona following the arrest of carles puigdemont. the former catalonian president was detained in germany on a european warrant. separatist supporters have called for his release. 3,000 extra midwives are to be trained over the next four years

in the largest—ever increase of maternity staff in england. the plans will also see expectant mothers treated by the same midwives throughout their pregnancy. reeves with a span and oprah winfrey star ina reeves with a span and oprah winfrey star in a wrinkle in time. find out about that and the rest of the cinema releases in the film hello, i'm afraid we can't bring you a second papers review tonight, but we do have some new front pages that have come in. so let's have a quick look at those now: the guardian leads with a warning from the equality watchdog that firms that fail to report their gender pay gap could face court. the ft headlines the demonstrations in barcelona following the arrest of the former catalan president carles puigdemont in germany. the i leads on calls from some mps for the police

to investigate the funding of the vote leave campaign, following allegations from a whistleblower. the telegraph's front page leads on accusations from jewish leaders