this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: thousands of crime suspects, some involving murder and rape, are being released without any conditions because new bail rules. 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. 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. 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 the travel show heads

tojerusalem and bethlehem. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. 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 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. —— released for 12 months. as home secretary, theresa may said the use of police bail had to change and last year a 28—day limit was imposed. the 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 faced no restrictions on who they contact or where they go. bbc news obtained figures about people suspected of violent and sexual offences from 12 forces. more than 3100 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 are contacted by survivors all the time who are telling us about their worries about their safety, the failure to use bail conditions in many cases means the victim could be vulnerable to being stalked, harassed, 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. 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. chris buckler reports. after weeks 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 a large extent to what we lived 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. the british ambassador has just emerged. we have had a further

discussion with the foreign ministry in moscow about the action both sides have taken after the events in salisbury. i will not go into any details for now but we will study what i happen told and make according decisions. why this crew crisis has arisen in the first place isa crisis has arisen in the first place is a use ofa crisis has arisen in the first place is a use of a chemical weapon in the united kingdom which has threatened the lives of people. we have not received adequate answers from the russian state after asking. the bbc russian service's yuri vendikjoins me now. lines of communication open but tit—for—tat responses. a spokesman for the kremlin saying vladimir putin favours mending ties that other countries. a twin track approach on the kremlin? yes and

before russia have decided and declared what they are going to do in response to the diplomat expulsions, some russian commentators have said it could be... russia could escalate the conflict and do something more than what has been done. the foreign minister has said the response will be symmetrical. that means the rest of the countries who have expelled russian diplomats, 27 apart from britain and the united states, will probably see the same kind of retaliation. by that we can assume that this round of the diplomatic conflict will be over, but of course the conflict itself in general has not dissolved. expulsions presumably can only go on for so long. what happens after that? we can only

guess. probably would there will be something after the conclusion of the investigation here about what happened exactly. and when the british side will present some hard evidence about what has happened, then maybe some further steps will be taken. but that is only a guess. then again, as i said, the conflict in general with russia has not dissolved. there will be many new pretexts during this year for dermot —— diplomatic and political conflicts. the countries who have joined in solidarity with britain, has that taking the kremlin by surprise and given them pause for thought? it looks like some commentators within russia see that.

taken aback commentators within russia see that. ta ken aback because commentators within russia see that. taken aback because it took so long for russia to respond. these things are quite usual in the diplomatic world. the response is also quite usual, responding in kind. this time, russia were thinking for several days. 0ur correspondent, simonjones is in salisbury. around this time yesterday we got the latest condition check for the skripals, both unchanged but last night yulia skripal regaining consciousness and rapidly improving. do we know anything more about her condition and prognosis? we understand she has been able to regain consciousness and has been able to speak. that will be very

keen to the police investigation, they will want to get as much information as they can from her. here in salisbury, that news has been greeted with a great sense of optimism. very much the message is, salisbury is open for business. you can see behind mejust salisbury is open for business. you can see behind me just starting salisbury is open for business. you can see behind mejust starting is salisbury is open for business. you can see behind me just starting is a churches together procession. they are leaving the cathedral and will be walking through the city, there will be prayers said. this is a show that once again people should be coming here, there is nothing to be afraid off. what has happened here 3.5 weeks ago is in the minds of the people taking part in this possession. there has been talk of it from the bishop of salisbury who ina it from the bishop of salisbury who in a service yesterday said he felt the city had been violated and he was saying that it has left people asking a lot of questions about who they can trust. what is happening here is designed to be a show of

unity and defiance over this easter weekend. for businesses it has been a difficult period because some of them are reporting that trade has shocked by 80% because a lot of visitors have decided they do not wa nt to visitors have decided they do not want to come into the city and risk it. the government has pledged money to get businesses back on their feet and deal with the situation but worry from people outside obesity. seeing people taking part in something like this today, people saying life is going on as normal despite their concerns and closely monitoring the latest news from the hospital. somejoy at monitoring the latest news from the hospital. some joy at the news we got yesterday. the message from here is business will go on as normal. thousands release from police

custody without bail conditions attached. new rules introduced in england and wales to stop people being kept on bailfor months or yea rs. we can speak now to sian hawkins, campaign and public affairs campaigns manager at the charity women's aid — which supports victims of domestic abuse. we have heard today the concern that because some suspect in violent crimes are being released without bail conditions that could potentially expose victims to further abuse. do you know of any incidents where this has actually happened? we are already starting to hear that women are not giving as protected by the system as they should. bail condition support women who come forward which is incredibly difficult to do in domestic abuse

cases, keeping the perpetratorfrom returning to the home and away from them. women are concerned we know that if they report their experiences to the police the protections they need might not be in place. have you spoken to the police about this to express your concerns? we have warned the government adults these reforms when they came and we were concerns about they came and we were concerns about the impact it would have and how it would be a massive challenge for women coming forward who are experiencing domestic abuse. we are in talks with the police about these reforms and we are calling for a review across all police forces across how they'll is being used so that we can confidently tell women that we can confidently tell women that when they come forward to the police they will be protected and supported. the reason i ask is because i spoke to the co—chair of the criminal law committee and asked who the onus lies on. the government

01’ who the onus lies on. the government or the police? he said the change in the law actually allows police to set conditions. as far as you are concerned, is it about the police actually continuing to lay down bail conditions in these most serious cases? absolutely it is down to the police in these incredibly serious cases. the risk in domestic abuse and sexual violence cases is extremely accurate. police are able to get pre—charged bail out where there are concerns for potential further incidents but it is a wider issue about how we treat vulnerable victims, whether it is repeated incidents where the risk is extremely high that actually this is not just down to extremely high that actually this is notjust down to the police, also the government to give the really strong message that every victim coming forward... thank you. we lost the sound as you were coming to the

end of your sentence but we were able to hear pretty much everything you wanted to say. thank you. the personal details of around 150 million users of the myfitnesspal 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. joining me from sydney is charlie brown, the producer and host of the australian technology programme cybershack. good to have you with us. we have become relatively accustomed to hearing about this type of incident will stop what more do you know about this on? firstly we know that it actually didn't just about this on? firstly we know that it actually didn'tjust happen, it happened in february. something this database of users has been out there for many weeks. under armour or myfitnesspal which is owned by under armour has onlyjust become aware that the breach took place. they are

saying the username, e—mail, password, that data has been stolen but the passwords themselves are encrypted. that information at the moment is secure. the thing about this kind of events and many of your viewers will be thinking, hang on, i keep hearing about these kinds of things happening, they are happening and they are happening more and more. in this instance, you can change your password, that is the best thing. using the service and username and password being the same, the information being out there, should the encryption be unblocked, somebody could gain access to your myfitnesspal account. this is the thing, how quickly a company this is the thing, how quickly a co m pa ny let this is the thing, how quickly a company let its customers know this has happened to give them a fighting chance of changing the passwords, protecting themselves. have under armour done pretty well in this respect or not? they say they have

only just become respect or not? they say they have onlyjust become aware of it. you have to give them some latitude because this is a big database with lots of people accessing it. you don't necessarily find out immediately where a breach has occurred. we have seen many months passin occurred. we have seen many months pass in other examples where a breach has occurred, a company has known and have not told people. thankfully, those instances are reducing, companies being much more forthright in coming out and sharing these breach information with their customers. part of that is because government are cracking down on these incidents and threatening fines. in some incidents criminal action... do you think it should be action... do you think it should be a legal requirement for companies to tell their customers as soon as possible if a data breach has happened? i wish legal requirement wasn't required but i do believe it

is required and should be in place in most western countries and moving to it. in this instance, i think under armour has done the right thing but for all customers, they need to change the password and quickly. thank you. 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 were sent home following that ball tampering scandal

in south africa that erupted during the previous test match. the search for a new head coach will begin after darren lim and steps down. the culture has not been right for some time, it is said. down. the culture has not been right for some time, it is saidlj down. the culture has not been right for some time, it is said. i am disappointed for the players and the knock australian cricket has taken. i happen disappointed with the behaviour of the australian team over the past couple of years, they have felt they are almost above everybody else and that is disappointing because they are a good enough and skilled enough cricket team without having to resort to the tactics they had. cricket team without having to resort to the tactics they hadm is lunch. solid start. thusjolie

are taking to the field without steve smith, cameron bancroft. england have slumped. cook with nine i’u ns england have slumped. cook with nine runs in his last three innings. jonny bairstow and wood led the comeback. he was bowled by tim selfie. 97 not out with england 290-8 at the selfie. 97 not out with england 290—8 at the close. the batsmen may have struggled but anthonyjoshua can redress the balance as cardiff gears up can redress the balance as cardiff gears up for another world heavyweight title defence. he hopes —— holds two titles. he will fight

joseph parker and the fighters will weigh in later today. in terms of preparation, that is 99%. the 1% is important. in terms of boxing at the arena before, that is the 1%s. when you are matched with someone in terms of ability, though small adjustments make a big difference. it is like a race, milliseconds is the difference between gold and silver. these little things i think will play in my favour. it does not meani will play in my favour. it does not mean i am going to win and it will be easy but it plays in my favour. parker cannot prepare properly because he has not experienced it. some of the agusta contenders are warming upforthe some of the agusta contenders are warming up for the first major of the year in golf. for others, a win in houston will win a place at agusta and that could mean patrick harrington who is two shots off the

lead. in the women's first major of the year, there was a great hole here. this was a player in california, her shot rolling in at the 17th. 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, david beckham, joining major league soccer side la galaxy. a great reception, as you can see, on his arrival. he's only played seven times since damaging cruciate ligaments in april and agreed to finish his contract with manchester united early, allowing for this move. that's all the sport for now.

more in the next hour. 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. 0ur political reporterjessica parker has been telling me what impact this letter could have on mr corbyn and the wider party. 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'd been accused of holocaust denial. christine shawcroft has said she wasn't aware of the facebook post, which she described as abhorrent, that had led to this council

candidate's suspension. nonetheless, 39 labour mps and peers are calling for her suspension from the party, saying she should also be removed from the party's national executive committee, of which she is a member. they've written an open letter tojeremy corbyn saying "we are deeply concerned that christine shawcroft remains a member of the national executive committee. you pledged this week to be an ally in the fight against anti—semitism. this action would represent an initial step in honouring that commitment". it is certainly 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 deeply 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. so lord winston is saying that anti—semitism has infected the labour party. clearly, jeremy corbyn's handling of the christine shawcroft case will be under the microscope, won't it? very strong words from lord winston, but it's worth saying that there are those who think this issue is being used to destabilise jeremy corbyn's leadership. nevertheless, jeremy corbyn has tried hard this week to show that he's taking the issue seriously, saying that he wants to take action. he's written tojewish community leaders saying that he is a militant opponent 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 for the palestinian people should provide no—one

with the excuse to insult, harass or encourage hatred of jewish 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's been going on. but some politicians have made it clear overnight 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've seen 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 teaching 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. 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 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 in 2013 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, its pressing on with its space ambitions. and as for china, it's pressing on with its space ambitions. it's putting up more modules and hopes to have a bigger and more permanent manned space station built in a decade. jonathan amos, bbc news. hi, lucy. looking like we will see all sorts of weather. easter day is probably the best day of the weekend. more in the best day of the weekend. more in the way of dry, bright weather. a mix on the way with rain at times.

snow in the forecast. easter monday there could be disruption. temperatures disappointing for the end of march, beginning of april, below average. some dry intervals. this is the radio this morning, showery outbreaks of rain across the north, some wintry. rain moving into the south. spreading its way north as we moved through the day for southern parts and central parts of england and wales. heavy bursts. western parts of wales and perhaps cornwall staying dry. still some showers. scattered showers. some brighter intervals, showery outbreaks for southern scotland over high ground. temperatures at a maximum of 9—10dc. seeing the wind strengthening in the north. easterly wind, not feeling warm.