the failure to use bail conditions in many cases means that the victim can be vulnerable to being contacted, to being stalked, harassed or even suffering further violence. and coming up in half an hour on bbc news... whether world, walking 100 years of the royal air force. and where better than here at its biggest base, raf brize norton? anti—semitism has infected the labour party, so it's become endemic. i'm deeply ashamed of my party. and whether he likes it or not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to a nswer not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to answer for. not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to answerfor. he not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to answer for. he has not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to answerfor. he has encouraged anti—semites and he has endorsed them. in the modern world, using social media, their conspiracy theories about dues and statements about hate spread like a disease, and this virus is affecting the personal details of 150 million users of a popular online fitness programme are compromised by a data security breach. also in the next hour... senior staff at some academy trusts are accused of taking "unjustifiably" high salaries.

mps say the academies in england are using public money that could be better spent on children's education. and coming up in half an hour on bbc news... it's weather world, marking 100 years of the royal air force. and where better than here at its biggest base, raf brize norton? good morning and welcome to bbc news. thousands of suspects under investigation for violent and sexual offences have been released from police custody without any bail conditions attached, according to research by the bbc. new rules were introduced in england and wales a year ago, designed to prevent people being kept on bailfor months and, in some cases, years.

here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. it was the case of paul gambaccini that sparked concerns about the use of precharge or police bail. the bbc radio presenter was questioned about alleged sexual offences and released on bail months before being told he wouldn't face any charges. as home secretary, theresa may said the use of police bail had to change and last year a 28—day limit was imposed. if police want to bail suspects for longer, they need approval from a senior officer or magistrate. as a result, the number of suspects bailed has dropped dramatically by about two—thirds. it means thousands don't have to report back to police and face no restrictions on who they contact or where they go. bbc news obtained figures from 12 forces about people suspected of violent and sexual offences. more than 3,100 were released under

investigation without conditions between april and june last year. the number included 31 murder suspects and 768 people suspected of rape, all still subject to police investigation. we're contacted by survivors all the time who are telling us about their worries about their safety. the failure to use bail conditions in many patients means the victim could be vulnerable to being stalked, harassed, or even suffering further violence from a dangerous abuser. the home office said a large drop in the use of bail should not affect the way police respond to incidents of domestic abuse, but it said ministers had asked forces to make sure those who should be on bail are not being released without conditions. richard atkinson is co—chair of the criminal law committee at the law society. he joins us via webcam from maidstone. isn't disclosing the door after the

horse has bolted for the government and the home office to ask police to review the use of baille? who should be owners really be on, the police oi’ be owners really be on, the police or the government to come up with a better framework? that is a good question. i think the framework that has been put in place is down. one has been put in place is down. one has to remember why it was put in place —— the framework is sound. it was because people were being kept on bailfor lengthy was because people were being kept on bail for lengthy periods, was because people were being kept on bailfor lengthy periods, and what was put in place was a scheme that required justification by the police for people being on bail. it didn't mean the police didn't have to put anyone on bail. if the conditions are proportionate and necessary , conditions are proportionate and necessary, then people will be put on bail. but it appears that the police have reacted against their

perceived concerns about the resources necessary to implement the scheme by not putting anyone on bail at the moment. you said the framework was sound, but the framework was sound, but the framework surely doesn't give police forces enough wiggle room, if you like, to apply different nuances to cases depending on the seriousness of the crime. i'm sure most people would agree that if someone is charged with the most serious offences and society, they shouldn't be out there with —— without any bail conditions. i would agree with that, but the skin doesn't prohibit the imposition of bail conditions by the imposition of bail conditions by the police. if necessary, the police can put people on bail and can apply conditions. the restrictions are around justifying the length of time

that people are on bail. we are having a bitter break—up with your sound, mr atkinson. let having a bitter break—up with your sound, mratkinson. let me having a bitter break—up with your sound, mr atkinson. let me try another question and hopefully we can hear you. it sounds as though you are saying that the problem is not with the framework, it's with the ways that police are applying it. what do you think needs to happen it to ensure that bail conditions are imposed where they should be? i think that there is clearly a n should be? i think that there is clearly an issue around resources, and that is at the back of many of the difficulties we have with the criminal justice system. the difficulties we have with the criminaljustice system. but the police need to look carefully at those cases which do attract the need for bail conditions, and then apply them and make sure they have the resources available to investigate in a prompt and efficient manner those cases where people are on bail with conditions.

richard atkinson, thank you very much. the daughter of a russian spy who was poisoned in a nerve agent attack in salisbury has regained consciousness. doctors say yulia skripal is "improving rapidly". meanwhile, the tit—for tat action is continuing with the united states threatening to retaliate after russia announced it was expelling 60 american diplomats. here's our washington correspondent chris buckler. after a week spent in critical condition, yulia skripal is now said to be conscious and talking. however, her father, the former spy sergei skripal, remains seriously ill in hospital. the highest concentrations of the nerve agent used to poison them have been found on the front door of their home in salisbury, an attack in an english town that the uk and many other governments say russia was responsible for. and international relationships are certainly strained. the

international situation is similar to an extent to what we had during the cold war. russian retaliation was inevitable after a long list of nations ordered the expulsion of scores of the country's representatives. and in the announcement, old animosities were obvious. in return for shutting the russian consulate in seattle, the american consulate in st petersburg is to be closed, and for expelling 60 russian officials, the kremlin is throwing out 60 americans. the united states, in concert with many other countries, made the decision to kick out russian spies. we don't see this as a diplomatic tit—for—tat. russia is responsible for that horrific attack on the british citizen and his daughter. the kremlin insists that it was not involved in the poisoning, but this attack in the suburbs of salisbury could lead to further international consequences, because the us has warned it may retaliate with further action against moscow. this might not be the return

of the cold war, but relationships have certainly become much more frosty. chris buckler, bbc news. our correspondent in moscow paul adams has been telling us the investigation will be hoping yulia skripal will be able to provide them with vital information. we will have to see whether, as she regains consciousness and talks, yulia is able to offer any fresh insight. the two victims at the centre of this whole affair have of course been essentially in a coma and on life support ever since they fell ill in salisbury more than three weeks ago, almost four weeks ago now. so investigators will be incredibly interested to know, can she shed any light on their movements that morning, whether they noticed anything unfamiliar, anyone unfamiliar? did they notice anything strange about the doorknob on theirfront door? these are things the investigators will want to ask. we don't know what yulia's state

of mind is and whether she will have the ability to offer any fresh insight, but investigators will clearly be interested and they're obviously watching closely here in moscow as well. when the news came through that she had improved, we heard the russians once again demanding that russian consular officials be granted access to her, a demand which i think will be ignored again by the british authorities. 39 labour mps and peers have signed a letter urging jeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official over her handling of a complaint about anti—semitism. christine shawcroft stood down as head of the party's disputes panel after calling for the reinstatement of a council candidate accused of denying the holocaust, but she remains a member of labour's national executive committee. our political reporter jessica parker is here. our viewers will obviously know that

there were already calls for a greater sanctions against christine shawcroft. how much pressure does this letter put onjeremy corbyn, the labour party and her? it certainly ramps up the pressure on this issue. ifjeremy corbyn had been hoping for this issue to quieten down over the easter weekend, this shows that it is not going to do that. with these calls for christine shawcroft to be suspended from the party, she was of course the party's former disputes chief, a post she quit this week after it emerged that she had opposed the suspension of a council candidate who had been accused of holocaust denial. christine shawcroft has said she wasn't aware of the facebook post, which she described as abhorrent, would lead to this council candidate's ‘s suspension. nonetheless, 39 labour mps and peers are calling for her suspension from the party, saying she should be removed from the

pa rty‘s she should be removed from the party's national executive committee, of which she is a member. they have written an open letter to jeremy corbyn saying "we are concerned that christine shawcroft remains a member of the national executive committee. you pledge to bea executive committee. you pledge to be a ally in the fight against anti—semitism. this action would represent an initial step in honouring that commitment". it is true to say that feelings on this issue are running very high. lord winston, a labour peer, has been speaking to this week, the programme, and he says he is very concerned. anti—semitism has infected the labour party, so it's become endemic. i'm deeply ashamed of my party. and whether he likes it or not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to answer for. he has encouraged anti—semites and he's endorsed them. in the modern world, using social media, their conspiracy theories about jews and statements about hate spread like a disease, and this virus is affecting the labour party. killie, jeremy corbyn‘s handling of

the christine shawcroft case will be under the microscope. very strong words from lord winston, but there are those who think this issue is being used to destabilisejeremy corbyn‘s leadership. nevertheless, jeremy corbyn has tried hard this week to show that he's taking the issue seriously, saying that he wa nts to ta ke issue seriously, saying that he wants to take action. he has written to jewish community leaders saying he isa to jewish community leaders saying he is a militant of anti—semitism. he wrote to labour mps yesterday as well, addressing tensions around the issue of israel and palestine, saying to labour mps that support for justice saying to labour mps that support forjustice for saying to labour mps that support for justice for the palestinian people should provide no one with the excuse to insult, harass or encourage hatred of jewish the excuse to insult, harass or encourage hatred ofjewish people. jeremy corbyn has pledged action on this issue. the bbc understands that we may see a speeding up of

disciplinary procedures as a result of what has been going on. but some politicians have made it clear that when it comes to christine shawcroft, they want to see something specific happen soon. some academy schools in england are using taxpayers' money to pay excessive salaries to senior staff according to a report by mps. the public accounts committee says this is taking money away from children's education. but the department for education says it regularly scrutinises the finances of academies. marc ashdown reports. school budgets are under pressure from rising costs, but this report says more than 100 senior managers were paid a salary higher than £150,000. academies are free to decide for themselves how much to pay staff, but mps are warning it's difficult to tell if they are getting value for money. we are really pushing for greater transparency so that parents, pupils and others, the public, can see how their money is being spent, particularly senior managers and executive heads covering a number of schools, we are seeing a real,

huge increase in some of those salaries with little justification or explanation, some of that not even very transparent and sometimes, pay rises that are really out of kilter with the type of pay rise a classroom teacher would get. the report also raises concerns about the weak scrutiny of payments for services by academies to people or companies with a link to the senior leadership team or board. it is all likely to anger teacher unions, which represent classroom teachers and meet today for their annual conferences. here we have got billions of pounds of public money going into the hands of trusts and sponsors and actually, a lack of transparency. the department of education has already asked trusts to explain salaries greater than £150,000, and told some that their initial explanation isn't good enough. this report calls for even more action. marc ashdown, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: thousands of crime suspects,

some involving murder and rape, are being released without any conditions because new bail rules. america says moscow has no justification for its tit—for—tat expulsion of 60 diplomats, as the daughter of the poisoned russian spy regains consciousness. nearly a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of the latest row about anti—semitism. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. australia's cricketers are back in action minus the three players that we re action minus the three players that were sent home following that ball tampering scandal in south africa that erupted during the previous test match. they were sent home from the tour. that included cameron ba ncroft the tour. that included cameron bancroft and former captain steve smith. both have given emotional press c0 nfe re nces smith. both have given emotional press conferences after arriving backin press conferences after arriving back in australia, which prompted the head coach darren lehmann to

quit. to see the way my old man... and my mum... it hurts. i hope the team rebuilds from this and the australian public find in their heart to forgive these young men and get behind the 11th will take it forward tomorrow. ijust get behind the 11th will take it forward tomorrow. i just want to show how sorry i am. at the end of the day, it's my actions and i'm accountable for it. they don't reflect my values and what i have grown up reflect my values and what i have grown up to be. that fourth test with australia against south africa is under way currently in johannesburg. australia opted to field first a short while ago. south africa were 15 without loss. england's on field problems continued on the first day of the second test against new zealand in christchurch. alastair cook was out to single figures again early on in the day as england slumped to 911—5.

cook has now managed just nine runs in his last three innings. jonny ba i rstow in his last three innings. jonny bairstow and mark would lead the comeback. wood made a maiden test house in tree before being bowled out by tim southee, who ended the day with figures of five to 60. ba i rstow day with figures of five to 60. bairstow finished on 97 not out with england 290—8. england's batsmen may be struggling at the moment against new zealand, but anthonyjoshua at the moment against new zealand, but anthony joshua can at the moment against new zealand, but anthonyjoshua can redress the balance as cardiff gears up for another world heavyweight title defence tomorrow night. the british champion, who holds the wba and ibf titles, takes on the new zealander joseph clarke, who holds the wbo belt as he continues his quest to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. the fighters will weigh in later today before taking to the ring tomorrow night. in terms of preparation, that is 99%. where do you get the i%, that important i%? but in terms of the

occasion, when you are matched with someone occasion, when you are matched with someone in terms of ability, those small adjustments make a big difference. it's like a race. milliseconds the difference between and silver. these things will play in my favour, for sure. it doesn't mean i'm going to win and it will be easy, but it does play in my favour. parker can only prepare for best way possible, because he hasn't experienced it. they should be in the ring no later than 10.30 tomorrow night. castleford have gone third in super league with a win over wakefield. mark mcgeechan got past his only try to extend their winning run to five straight games. they are lucky to go all the way after defeat in the grand final last year. the former manchester united striker zlata n the former manchester united striker zlatan ibrahimovic has arrived in la overnight as he makes his next move in his career. the swedish striker followed in the footsteps of another former united man joining followed in the footsteps of another former united manjoining major league soccer side the la galaxy. a

great reception, as you can see, on his arrival. he has only played seven times since damaging cruciate ligaments in april and agreed to finish his contract with manchester united early, allowing for this move. they are excited about it. following in the footsteps of the beckham. that is all the sports for now. more in the next hour. the personal details of around 150 million users of the myfitness pal app were accessed in a data breach. parent company, under armour, which owns the software, said usernames, email addresses and passwords may have been stolen. our business correspondent theo leggett is here to bring you more. so this happened last month and under armourfound so this happened last month and under armour found out about it last week? tell us more. it's a big data breach, 150 million people. that is high up on the list of biggest

breaches. but yahoo have lost more than a billion customers' user data in the past, to put that into perspective. under armour is a sportswear brand. it also operates a website called myfitness pal, which offers dieting and exercise advice to people, helping them lose weight. it became aware that they had been hacked last week and that the breach took place in february. since then, it has been working with security firms to find out what has happened, how much information has been stolen and so on. it seems that the information includes e—mails, usernames and passwords. but the passwords are encrypted. it doesn't include credit card data, because thatis include credit card data, because that is kept on a separate system. how well in khripta those passwords? they use a fairly good encryption system. it means the passwords are hushed up. but it is not a total guarantee that they are safe. so if you have a weak password back abc 1234, there are ways hackers can model that and work out and work

around encryption. so weak passwords are vulnerable, but that is still better than having an encrypted or wea kly better than having an encrypted or weakly encrypted passwords. but in terms of the precautions that under armour has taken with its encryption, it is pretty good?m armour has taken with its encryption, it is pretty good? it is reasonably good and they have brought in security companies to help them from this stage. there are now advising customers to change their passwords as quickly as possible and to put in a secure password, something that is relatively difficult to get around, nothing like abc 1234, and also to keep an eye out for any suspicious movement on their accounts. there is no evidence yet that any users have been disadvantaged or had money stolen? not so far, but the advice is to keep an ion accounts just in case and not to respond to suspicious e—mails, not to click on links in unsolicited e—mails to ask for information and that kind of thing. thank you very much.

the government has called for an inquiry into the costs of fuel at the country's motorway service stations. the transport secretary chris grayling says fuel at motorway service stations costs up to 19 pence per litre more than elsewhere — he's asked the competition and markets authority to find out why. the prince of wales has recorded a good friday easter message in support of people who are being persecuted because of their faith, particularly in the middle east. in the video, which will be broadcast today, he describes how "deeply moved" he's been while meeting christians who have had to flee from persecution — and is calling for more understanding between christianity, judiasm and islam. all three abrahamic faiths have known and continue to know the bitterness of persecution when religion has fallen into the barbaric grip of those who distort and misrepresent faith. so this easter, i want to salute the fortitude of all those who, whatever their faith,

are persecuted for remaining faithful to the true essence of their beliefs. an unmanned chinese space station weighing more than eight tonnes is expected to crash back to earth this weekend. experts aren't sure exactly where or when tiangong—1 will come down, but the good news is that they say the chances of being hit are slim. here's our science correspondentjonathan amos. a memorable day in space. this was astronaut wang yaping giving a lecture on life in space to millions of schoolchildren across china, but now her laboratory and classroom in the sky is heading down to earth. tiangong has been abandoned and engineers on the ground have lost contact with it.

quite where it will come in is uncertain, but its flight path means it can only be in this pink band around the equator. the experts say no—one should be alarmed, however. my estimate is that the probability to be injured by one of these fragments is similar to the probability of being hit by lightning twice in the same year. there is a huge burst. as with previous returning spacecraft, the chances are that with earth mostly covered by ocean, any tiangong debris will hit water. and as for china, it's pressing on with its space ambitions. it's putting up even more modules and hopes to have a bigger and more permanent manned space station built in the next decade. jonathan amos, bbc news. there are more than 45,000 deaf children living in the uk, but how important is it for them to be able to use sign language? the recent oscar winning film the silent child

tells the story of a girl whose life is positively transformed after she's taught how to sign. the film is being shown later this evening on bbc one. but over the years, there's been debate over whether learning to sign at an early stage can hold a deaf child back from developing speech. sima kotecha has this report. this school is different from most. all of its children are profoundly deaf, and all of its children use british sign language to communicate. why is sign language so important? because i used sign language before i used to hear, so i heard some words and it linked my sign language, so i matched. and i could communicate to my friends and teachers. there are just a few schools in the country that have only deaf pupils. some of the children wear cochlear implants. there has been debate over whether early use of sign language can hold deaf children back

from learning to speak. here, they believe that's not the case. we were told that sign language wasn't important and if we did start trying to sign, it would delay speech. we went against that, because it was only implanted at 16 months, so we had already missed out on 16 months of spoken language, so we were signing with him from a very early age and he's now bilingual because of that, and he's very confident to sign and to speak. many deaf children don't solely depend on sign language. at this deaf unit in a primary school, they are bilingual and can write and speak english too.

sign language is very important to communicate. the oscar—winning film the silent child has raised awareness about the issues facing deaf children and the important role that sign language can play in their lives. its creators recently visited some schools here in the midlands. this is heavy, and i love it! it's shone a huge and much—needed light on the subject. it's raised the profile of deafness in general, which largely isn't talked about, and we just feel incredibly proud and hopefully, we can continue doing that. some deaf people argue that society must learn that sign language is not their only option when young, and that they too can learn to speak just like those who can hear. lucy martin has the weather. with low pressure dominating the weather this easter weekend, there's going to be a lot going on, with a bit of everything on the cards. we'll see some spells of rain at times. there is some snow in the forecast, particularly for easter monday, when there could be disruption. temperatures will struggle to reach the average and it will feel chilly if not cold,

but there will be drier and brighter moments with sunny spells at times. today, we'll continue to see outbreaks of rain spreading north across central and southern england and wales, with the odd rumble of thunder not out of the question. patchy outbreaks of rain across northern ireland and northern england, spreading into southern scotland, which could fall as sleet over higher ground. a few scattered showers in scotland, some of which will fall as snow over higher ground. there is a cold easterly wind in the north. tonight, we hold on to a fair amount of cloud and continue to see outbreaks of rain across england and wales, some of which will be heavy. it could fall as snow for a time over the pennines. for northern ireland, a scattering of showers, particularly for eastern areas. the north—west will see clearer spells, which could mean one or two patches of frost developing. this rain is associated with an area of low pressure that is working towards the east. as it does so through saturday, we have this lingering front, so it will be a cloudy start to saturday across england and wales, with rain and hill snow clearing towards the east,

brighter conditions feeding in for western england and wales. for northern ireland and scotland, a scattering of showers, particularly for north—east scotland, which could fall as snow, even at lower levels. a chilly but bright start to the day on easter day. easter day is probably the best of the weekend. a few scattered showers in the north. turning cloudy from the south—west with wet and windy weather moving into england, but the winds will be lighter than we have seen over the previous days. we move overnight into easter monday, we have this area of low pressure and the next weather front moving up from the south—west. that is going to collide with some cold air, so it brings the potential to see some disruptive snow, mainly falling as rain across the south. anywhere from wales and the midlands northwards may see some disruptive snow. the far north of scotland will see some drier weather. there is a bit of uncertainty with the detail on the snow at