this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at five: the newest member of the labour party's governing committee, the comedian eddie izzard, says labour must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it comes as labour distances itself from some pro—jeremy corbyn facebook groups featuring anti—semitic and abusive comments. anthonyjoshua moves a step closer to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world after beating new zealand's joseph parker. if i was retiring on this high i'd be like, "yes, i'm the man". because you retire on a high. but i've got to kind of defend my throne again in a few months, so i'm kind of balanced. we're still hustling. pope francis has called or an end to what he says is "carn and for humanitarian aid to be allowed to reach the vulnerable. and in the next hour... happy centenary, raf. ceremonies have been taking place around the country as the queen pays tribute to the skill and sacrifice of the men and women of the royal air force, who she said had gallantly defended freedom. good afternoon and

welcome to bbc news. the comedian eddie izzard, who has just been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it follows the resignation of his predecessor christine shawcroft, after complaints she'd offered support to a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. our political correspondent chris mason has been explaining to me why it may take labour some time to rebuild bridges with the jewish community. it's well over a week now since this row first made the news, with the backlash that there was to that pretty

historic remark that jeremy corbyn had made about that mural and the potential for a mural to be whitewashed, the mural that was largely seen to be anti—semitic, and luciana berger, the labour mp who wasjewish, saying mr corbyn was distancing himself from his own remarks six years earlier. and it's simply not shifted since, despitejeremy corbyn coming out repeatedly, and very clearly saying that he wouldn't defend in any instance, any instance of anti—semitism, and there are those within the party who wonder how they do shift the dial on this. interestingly, jeremy corbyn, in the last week, hasn't actually come out and publicly done a round of interviews, for instance. which i guess would give him a chance to be — what did tony blair used to call it? the masochism strategy, being duffed up in a political interview to prove that you know that, you know, people are hurting about our political issue and you are willing to grasp it. i wonder if he might do that after the easter recess. the latest incarnation on the story, as you say, eddie izzard,

becoming a member of the executive committee, the governing body of the labour party, replacing christine shawcroft after her resignation last night. he is trying, eddie izzard, in his statement, to try to bind the party back together, to keep its eye on the horizon. when he was defeated in the nec elections earlier in the year he said the party must have much more focus on taking on who they see as their political opponents in the conservatives, rather than fighting amongst themselves. i think what is striking in the last week, it feels like we're to where we were before the general election, where labour was squabbling very publicly with itself. a lid had been put on that since the election and it seems very much back out in the open. i mean, that, isuppose, the criticism that was made. owenjones was on this programme a couple of hours ago saying more or less the same, that this in a sense is being used as a stick to beatjeremy corbyn with by those who basically don't like him as leader and didn't want him in the first place. that may be one element of it, but is it a sufficient

expiration for this? i think it's part of the explanation, and certainly when you speak to those who are loyal tojeremy corbyn they do observe that the most prominent and vociferous critics of them on this particular issue over the last week were also pretty prominent and vociferous about him being useless before the general election. butjust because there is that correlation, so will argue people from the other side of the argument, doesn't mean that they're wrong on this issue of anti—semitism. what's quite interesting, shaun, with this, when you speak to labour party members and mps around this issue of anti—semitism, plenty will say that this has been a problem that has been brewing for a while, and it was going to take a moment where it would become headline news, is the concern amongst jeremy corbyn‘s critics, that he's never treated anti—semitism as seriously as they think he should.

that's something denied by mr corbyn, who says he absolutely recognises it is vile. and what's happened in the last week, with one thing after another, from the mural, to those protests that took place outside parliament last monday, to the whole row around christine shawcroft and the council candidate, is this thing has been brought to a head. but we come back to that central point and central question you ask me a few minutes ago. how on earth does the party move on from this, with local elections and a good number of english cities coming up, and this dominating the headlines? i was going to raise the question of local elections, because we are pretty close to them, and what presumably labour wanted to be doing right now, taking the offensive to the government and to the conservatives, so i mean, they've had a few potential open goals, like the problems in northamptonshire, where they could attack conservative councils there, and say, "they can't run councils. they say we can't, but they can't." and they have what almost looks

like an open goal in london in terms of these elections. most conservatives privately saying, look, you know, we know this is going to be a very difficult set of elections. presumably labour must be worried now might blunt their offensive? yes, it is impossible to tell what if any impact it will have, but clearly if you were in labour hq and writing the script for the local election campaign, you wouldn't have added this if you'd had complete control over what was going to happen. just before this row emerged, labour were very much on the offensive. they launched their local election campaign in trafford in greater manchester, which has been a conservative council for i think 13 years, and could very easily fall the way of labour, and the conservatives have been very proud of running trafford, so it gives some sense of how optimistic labour were, despite the fact that the last time these council seats were fought in 2014, ed miliband, the event labour leader, did pretty well. it was quite a good period for labour in local government, yet they still feel, or they did, that they can advance from that. so, yes, you do wonder the extent to which this could have an impact. the elections are about five weeks away now, at the beginning of what is now next month,

the first week of may. so you could only imagine mr corbyn and his team will be desperately try and be seen to be taking this on, facing it down and getting it out of the news. but you do wonder how exactly they're going to do that. in an earlier. -- that was chris mason speaking to me a little earlier. the british boxer anthony joshua has won his heavyweight title unification fight in cardiff against new zealand'sjoseph parker. the judges unanimously declared him the winner on points after 12 rounds. he now adds the wbo belt to his wba and ibf titles. david ornstein reports. # 0h, anthonyjoshua. .. he's one of the biggest stars of british sport. but for that star to continue rising, anthony joshua must keep winning. and with each opponent comes danger. go, new zealand, go, joseph parker! never before had reigning heavyweight champions met on these shores, but with two unbeaten records on the line, this turned into a cagey contest. thouthoshua was the aggressor, joseph parker stood firm and the briton would go the distance for the first time in his career. the referee was criticised for how often he stepped in, yet the judges unanimously ruled in joshua's favour. he now has three of the four

recognised world championship belts. nobody has held all of them at once. that is the aim. i think, like, 2018 was always a time to capture all the belts. we are one away now, and i think the sky's the limit for what we're trying to achieve. so a night that didn't quite deliver the drama so many wanted to see was no less significant for anthonyjoshua on his rise towards sporting greatness. a journey that shows no sign of slowing down. joshua's breakthrough came at the london 2012 olympics. he turned professional a year later and collected his first major title with victory over charles martin. beating wladimir klitschko at wembley added a second crown in spectacular style. and now only deontay wilder can prevent joshua from becoming undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. you see the good, the bad, the ugly. and long may it continue, i think.

i'm not done. i think i have a lot of years left in me. if i can keep on controlling fighters like that, without taking too much punishment, i should be around for a long time. ominous for his rivals, tantalising for his fans. joshua's star burning brighter than ever. david ornstein, bbc news. britain's largest teaching union is warning that a growing number of children with special needs are being left without suitable school places. last year, more than 4,000 children with the most severe needs were not offered places. the union has accused the government of "starving" local councils of funding. but the department of education insists that local authorities now have more money for every pupil, in every school. 0ur education correspondent marc ashdown reports. like all schools, here in south gloucestershire, the aim is to offer every child a place in the classroom alongside their peers. but the reality is a growing number of the most vulnerable pupils seem to be disappearing from the system. government figures obtained by the national education union show

that in 2016,1,700 children in england with special educational needs or a disability didn't have a school place. but last year, that figure more than doubled. more than 4,000 send children are now without a place. can you imagine the torment that a parent goes through, a parent of a child with special needs, where we aren't educating them at all? those increases in numbers are something the government needs to look at really seriously. and there needs to be a huge cash injection into the special needs, high needs, budget immediately. local authorities are allocated money to spend on children with high needs. recent figures suggest there was a £400 million shortfall in funding last year which, unions say, has led to dozens of councils asking for permission from the government to raid their wider schools budget to meet costs. well done. for schools already struggling with tight budgets, it's an added pressure.

it would be really sad for me if i ever got to the point where i said we don't want to take children with additional needs for financial reasons. i suspect there are schools and trusts who are looking really closely at the level of needs that a child comes in with and the amount of funding that will be attached to that and making very difficult decisions. mehreen is a special needs teacher in south london. she's worried about the longer—term impact on the lives of vulnerable children. the danger for our children is that they disappear from society. that we are... that they will come to a school to a certain extent, they won't be then able to access the wider community they live in. the department for education says it's investing a further £270 million over the next two years to ensure every child has the best opportunities, regardless of their needs. marc ashdown, bbc news. two people have been arrested after a nine—year—old boy from northern ireland died in hospitalfollowing a hit and run in tenerife on thursday.

carter carson, from newtownabbey, was leaving a shopping centre with his family in adeje in the south of the island on thursday when he was struck by a car. he died in hospital on friday. it's believed a car that was involved was found abandoned a few miles from the scene. the foreign office says it is providing assistance to the family. the first of two aircraft carrying expelled russian diplomats home from the united states has arrived in moscow. a second aircraft is expected later today. in all, 60 russians were sent home by washington in response to the poisoning of a former russian spy in britain almost a month ago. earlier, a spokeswoman for the russian foreign ministry blamed the uk and the us, saying they're trying to sabotage the upcoming football world cup by implicating moscow in the incident. the ceremonies are being held today to mark exactly 100 years since the raf became the world's first independent air force. it was formed by the merger of the army's royal flying corps and the royal naval air service. a number of events are being held across the country, including a fly—past at biggin hill in kent where three world war ii aircrafts took to the skies

watched by veterans. robert hall has spent the day at stow maries great war aerodrome in essex where a ceremony to mark the centenary is being held. where better to be on this milestone day for the raf, because stow maries is the last intact first world war aerodrome in europe. intact because lots of people, many of them volunteers, have worked here for quite a few years to get it back to something resembling what it would have been in 1918. this really was on the front line and stayed on the front line for a long period once the changeover happened to the raf. let's get some context, we have an raf historian who has been helping us out this morning. firstly, life aboard the aircraft for the men, what would it have been like? rudimentary, and very cold. you can see the cockpit of the reproduction aircraft what it

would have been like, no home comforts in here, and very often they were flying long sorties, taking photographs are looking for enemy action. it would have been a rather uncomfortable ordeal, so although the men in the trench is a lwa ys although the men in the trench is always felt late in the air was wonderful, actually it was pretty tough going. it might let's take a stroll round, and as we do talk to me about... i mean, the aircraft looks really fragile, wood and wire. is that deceiving? yes, very deceptive. actually when you look at the construction it is incredibly strong. what they have done is the brought together manufacturers of furniture, people who make pianos etc, who are experts in this sort of innerframe etc, who are experts in this sort of inner frame itself and etc, who are experts in this sort of innerframe itself and making sure this was tensioned at the right attention to enable the aircraft to be incredibly strong. the doping covering the wings, you have like a cloth and they vary from aircraft to aircraft, but it was incredibly strong and agile. the flexibility in

the airframe, which was of course needed, as with modern aircraft, but the actual structure is incredibly tough. and the evolution during the four years was very quick. enormous khmers. we went from very flimsy aircraft at the beginning of the first world war —— enormous, yes. we came to really rather robust bomber aircraft. by 1918 the royal air force, you know, some fantastic bomber aircraft that are actually long range bombers, so their construction, they could carry bombs with the bombay in the way we could understand it today —— bombs with a bomb bay. the initial decision was not easy. the army and the navy of course had their own many forces and they didn't want that serdar. no, there was real opposition, throughout the first world war actor, to an independent ear arm —— they didn't want that third arm. and

there was real opposition to an independent air arm. arguably henderson was the father of the royal flying corps. and the south african prime minister, as well, to name on the d—mac. they were instrumental in realising the need foran instrumental in realising the need for an independent air arm. thank you. i will leave you because i want to scoot across and speak to somebody from today's air force. he will be presiding over the ceremony and a short time. very quickly, a multifaceted day today, because it is about remembering but about so much more? yes, to commemorate we will have 100 air cadets today, raising the raf standard as they would've done 100 years ago in this field, but we will celebrate as well. we have a variety of events throughout the year, particularly on the 10th ofjuly with up to 100 aeroplanes flying by over the top of buckingham palace, and we want to

inspire a new generation. the air cadets are here and they will write a new chapter for the air force going forward and all this is laid out quite well on the internet in raf 100. just briefly, we have been hearing about the technology. is there still a link? so far away from this to where you are now with digital and satellite? technology can't work without the right people so can't work without the right people so that is what we pride ourselves on. the great training week tournament a fantastic people to use and exploit the technology. if we took this for what it was 100 years ago, 100 miles an hour, and now we have stealth bombers, typhoons etc, exploiting the capabilities of our people, that is the main thing. from the airfield in essex there. it is 18 minutes past five. the headlines on bbc news: comedian eddie izzard joins labour's ruling committee and says the party must stamp out anti—semitism. it comes as labour denies having any official links to facebook groups forjeremy corbyn supporters where anti—semitic comments have been posted. pope francis has called for an end to what he says is "carnage" in syria, and for humanitarian aid to be allowed

to reach the vulnerable. staying with syria, a deal has been reached to evacuate critically injured people from douma, in the eastern ghouta region. rebel fighters have stayed in the town, although there are reports in syrian state media, that they too have agreed to leave douma. several hundred civilians, mostly women and children, are among the latest evacuees. in all, over 150,000 civilians have now been evacuated from eastern ghouta. the region was a major opposition bastion — but most of it has been recaptured by the government in recent weeks. lebo diseko reports. this is what is left in much of eastern ghouta, the last few civilians on these streets along with government troops. the suburbs outside damascus a shadow of their former selves. 0n the horizon, douma, the last rebel enclave standing in eastern ghouta.

if the government takes it, this whole area will be back in president assad's control. for weeks, there have been evacuations across the area with thousands of civilians and rebel fighters being allowed to leave. now russia says a deal has been made to get people safely out of douma. but forced displacement is what the rebels have called it. they accuse president assad of trying to change the demographics in this area in his favour. for the families ripped apart by the fighting in the area, the hope is that at least they can be reunited. translation: my hope is that my sons, who are in ghouta, get out, and to bring my children together, so we all live together. for those who don't leave, syria's army has threatened a full—scale military offensive. and as the war here goes into its eighth year, it is difficult to know how much

more people can take. lebo diseko, bbc news. the pope has used his easter message to call for dialogue on the korean peninsula, and peace in syria. thousands of people gathered in st peter's square in rome in bright sunshine to hear him speak from the balcony of the adjacent basilica. he said the power of the christian message gave hope to the deprived, including migrants and refugees who were so often rejected by what he called today's culture of waste. translation: today we implore fruits of peace upon the entire world. beginning with the beloved and long—suffering land of syria, whose people are worn down by an apparently endless war. this easter, may the light of the risen christ illuminate the consciences of all political and military leaders so that

a swift end may be brought to the carnage in course, that humanitarian law may be respected, and that provisions be made to facilitate access to the aid so urgently needed by our brothers and sisters, while also ensuring fitting conditions for the return of the displaced. the pope had begun his address to an audience of thousands from the balcony of st peter's basilica with the traditional address. translation: dear brothers and sisters, happy easter. jesus is risen from the dead. this message resounds in the church and the world over, along with the singing of the hallelujah. jesus is lord, the father has

raised him, and he lives forever, in our midst. hallelujah. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has conducted a service for easter sunday at canterbury cathedral. his message stressed he importance of hope. it must be — we must be — a holy church made up of holy people, rejecting the seeking of power, transparent about our failings, humble when we sin. the message we have been given by god to give to the world is this. no one need die, no one need hate, all may have hope and calling, because jesus christ, god's chosen one and anointed one, is risen from the dead. justin welby.

theresa may has used her easter message to praise the character of those affected by last year's terror attacks in the uk and the grenfell tower fire. the prime minister said she'd seen for herself how they'd drawn strength from those around them over the last year britain has faced some dark moments. from the terrorist attacks at westminster bridge and london bridge, at manchester arena, at finsbury park and parsons green, and the fire at grenfell tower. i know from speaking to the victims and survivors of these terrible events how vital the love and support they have received from their friends, family and neighbours has been to them as they begin to rebuild their lives. in the bravery of those facing adversity, the dedication of our emergency services and the generosity of local communities, we see the triumph of the human spirit. theresa may. the queen has attended an easter

service at windsor castle, along with other members of the royal family. prince philip was absent from the service at st george's chapel — as were prince harry and meghan markle, who will marry there in may. the duke and duchess of cambridge arrived several minutes after the scheduled start time. the duchess, who is expecting her third child this month, entered wearing a dark coat and matching hat. members of the public waited outside the 14th—century chapel to see the royals arrived. three spanish cross—country skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the swiss alps. police in the canton of valais say two other spaniards with them survived the avalanche, which engulfed them on saturday as they headed for the fiescheralp area. the group were all wearing detection devices, which helped rescuers to locate the survivors and airlift them to hospital. poor visibility hampered the recovery of the three bodies until early on saturday. fees charged for children's funerals by local authorities

in england are to be scrapped. the change comes after a campaign by the mp carolyn harris who needed a loan to bury her eight—year—old son after he was killed in a car accident in 1989. the costs will now be met by a new £10 million fund being set up by the government. the change brings england into line with wales, which scrapped the fees last year. workers receiving the national living wage will get a pay rise today as it goes up to £7.83 an hour. but the living wage foundation claims it's still not enough to help low—paid workers make ends meet — especially for those living in london. the good news is that earnings are set to rise for two million people on low wages from today. the bad news, according to one charity, is that it still isn't enough to cover the real cost of living. the national living wage rises from £7.50 per hour for the over—25s to £7.83 from today. but the living wage foundation charity says the figure should be £8.75 outside london. inside london it believes the real living wage should be £10.20, to cover basics such as rent and transport. we welcome any step to close the gap

between the government minimum and the real living wage, which is calculated based on what people need to live. but 5.5 million people in the uk are still earning less than the wage that they need to live on. so for a full—time worker, on the minimum wage, they are earning £1,800 a year less than someone on the real living wage. that is the equivalent of six months or a year's worth of gas and electricity bills, or three months' rent. and the gap is biggest for people in london. the government said the increased national living wage would be worth £600 per year to those on lower pay. it also said that millions could also benefit from a higher personal allowance of £11,850, which also comes into force today. joe lynam, bbc news. on holiday monday and don't —— now,

if the prospect of a wet bank holiday mondays getting you down, this might make you think... just before we go, take a look at these pictures — a family in florida were rudely awakened by this three—metre alligator, who broke through the screening around their swimming pool and decided to take a late night dip. the sheriff's office called out a specialist animal trapper to assist. it's thought low water levels in the surrounding lagoons may have been the reason for the alligator seeking a new swimming hole. the gator has now been moved to a safe location and released. look at that tail! happy ending for home and relief all round for those in the pool below. coming up, the national and international news presented by ben brown, where we willjoin viewers on bbc one, but first... tougher penalties for littering come into force in england today. on—the—spot fines will increase from £80 to up to £150. authorities can also use the penalties to target vehicles owners if it is possible to prove rubbish has been thrown from their car. jessica parker reports.

hitting litter louts where it hurts — their pockets. on—the—spot fines are nearly doubling, with the maximum penalty now set at £150. littering is, of course, bad for the environment. it's not good for the taxpayer either. the government says keeping the country's streets clean cost local councils nearly £700 million last year. that is money which could be much better spent on other services. we want to encourage people to litter less, but also to recycle more and make sure that they work with their communities so that councils can invest their council tax in services that truly matter. it is also going to be easier to tackle littering from vehicles. previously officers had to identify exactly who threw litter from a car. now councils across england will only need to prove that rubbish has been dropped from a vehicle in order to fine the owner, even if it was discarded by somebody else. cracking down on culprits is, it seems, a popular idea. well, there's too much litter around. it's a mess. i think it's dangerous, throwing it out of a car anyway, because of the cars behind you. and just in general, walking around, it's awful sometimes. fines and punishments drive behaviour, so yeah,

ultimately i think it is a good thing if we want cleaner streets. increasing fines is one thing, but what about enforcement? the average council only issues ten on—the—spot fines for littering per week. if we are going to take advantage of the new legislation, the extra potential revenues generated, this figure really needs to increase. however, ministers are warning authorities not to abuse the new powers, saying they should be used in a proportionate way. jessica parker, bbc news. thanks forjoining me. bringing you up—to—date with how the system will affect the weather in the next few days. there will be quite a dramatic change in the weathertight, and our weather watcher pictures really

ca ptu re weather watcher pictures really capture that. more too, is this great deal of cloud gradually seeps in from the south—western quarter, and in the midst of all of that there is rain and indeed some snow to come as well. simply because we are pushing this moisture from the south—west into a relatively cold atmosphere, so that is why for a time across southern parts into the wee small hours of easter monday there will be a transition of rain in the snow and not perhaps just on higher ground. however, it will be transitory here. you see what i mean about the mild air in the south, much colderfurther about the mild air in the south, much colder further north. moving about the mild air in the south, much colderfurther north. moving on to watch the middle of the day on easter monday, and because it will be on the cold side in this great swathe from northern ireland to southern scotland and the north of england, this is where, particularly but not exclusively on higher ground, we will see the snow lion. at the highest levels, it is 5—15 centimetres, so the trans—pennine routes will be really badly affected by this for a time. that belt of whether only gradually creeps a

little further north through the rest of easter monday. pushing now into the middle of the afternoon. in the south, it really won't be an issue because of those temperatures. it will be an issue because of those temperatures from southern scotland into the north of england. for easter monday, some of you are going to see a significant possibility of disruption due to snow, particularly going over those higher—level routes across the pennines, the southern uplands of scotland. tuesday, that belt of whether is a towards the north of scotland, leaving the rest of the country in something good deal quieter and milder —— that belt of the weather is away in the north of the weather is away in the north of scotland. a contrast in the feel of scotland. a contrast in the feel of the day, but again i have to point out that saw the higher—level routes across the northern half of scotla nd routes across the northern half of scotland will be badly affected by snow again. the central belt and northern ireland, and all points south, a mixture of some sunny spells and pretty heavy showers.

especially in northern ireland. look at those temperatures, 14 or 15. thousands of vulnerable children are being denied suitable school places, according to the biggest teachers' union. it's warning of a rise in the number of children with special needs and no suitable school because of a lack of funding. can you imagine the torment that a parent goes through, a parent of a child with special needs, where we aren't educating them at all? four weeks after the nerve—agent attack on salisbury, its bishop says the city was violated and is onlyjust recovering. was violated taking to the skies, was violated the royal air force celebrates its hundred years of history. and anthony joshua revels in his latest victory, as he promises to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion. the undisputed good afternoon,

and welcome to bbc news. britain's biggest teaching union has warned that a growing number of children with special needs are being left without any school place. are being left last year, more than 4000 of these children were left waiting for their local council to find them somewhere suitable. the national education union to find them somewhere suitable. has accused the government of starving councils of funding. but the department for education insists that local authorities now have more money for every pupil in every school. our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys, reports. gob branwenjeffreys, reports. every child deserves an education, gob every child deserves an education, but special needs help comes from the school budget first,

then they fight for extra council funding from a budget already overstretched, making it harderfor schools that want to be inclusive. it would be really sad for me if i ever got to the point where i said we don't want to take children with additional needs for financial reasons. i suspect there are schools and trust to looking really closely at the level of needs that a child comes in with than the amount of funding that would be attached to that and making really difficult decisions. in south gloucestershire, cash is being taken from every school. they are £7 million shortfall — needs children, and without support, they end up outside the children. can you imagine the torment a parent goes through, a pa rent of torment a parent goes through, a parent of a child with special needs, where we are aren't educating them at all? by special needs jordan are more likely to be left without an education. in 2016, 1600

are more likely to be left without an education. in 2016,1600 were left without a school place. by 2017, it reached more than 4000. an extra £262 million is being put in by the government, but the shortfall just last year was estimated at more than 400 million across england. how are you doing, darlington finding it very ha rd are you doing, darlington finding it very hard at the moment. natasha has needed her mum's support. her son has adhd. last year, he was permanently excluded. the school had a zero—tolerance behaviour policy. he would get upset at being co nsta ntly he would get upset at being constantly pulled up. after the case went to tribunal, the school apologise. they look that as a grade rather a person, because there is such a high pressure on students to get high grades, and it is one box

fits all, and my son doesn't fit into that box. her son has been found an alternative place, but natasha told me his confidence has been destroyed. i don't recognise my son now, he looks like a skeleton, he's withdrawn, everybody says that they think he looks depressed, he looks sullen, his eyes sank into the back of his head with dark circles around his eyes. the government says support for special needs is improving — many worry funding pressures put that at risk, making schools less likely to welcome children who need extra help. branwen jeffreys, children who need extra help. bra nwen jeffreys, bbc children who need extra help. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the queen has attended easter service at st george's chapel in windsor castle. service at st george's chapel she was joined by members of the royal family, including the duke and duchess of cambridge. of the royal family, including prince philip was absent from this year's easter service. the duke of edinburgh, who is 96, is said to be experiencing problems with his hip. is said to be experiencing pope francis has urged world leaders to bring about a swift end

to the conflict in syria. to bring about a swift end in his traditional easter message, to bring about a swift end he said the syrian people had been worn down by apparently endless war. and he called for greater respect for the rights of migrants and refugees. respect for the rights four weeks after the nerve—agent attack on sergei and julia skripal, the bishop of salisbury has spoken of the sense of violation felt in the city. of the sense of violation in his easter sermon, the right reverend nicholas holtam said people there had suffered anger and anxiety and things were only now returning to normal. and anxiety and things were from salisbury, simonjones reports. and anxiety and things were picturesque and anxiety and things were from the outside, four weeks picturesque from the outside, four weeks on, this city remains u nsettled, weeks on, this city remains unsettled, still coming to terms with the shopping and an explained attack. for terror and amazement had seized them. at the traditional

easter service at the cathedral, the events of the past month are uppermost in people's thoughts. events of the past month are uppermost in people's thoughtsm was more than a on two individuals, it sort of violated the city, a section of the city has been cordoned off, a small section but it has had a big impact on salisbury, therefore what we need to do now is find a way of getting back together again, regrouping. the number of visitors to the cathedral has dropped by 40% since the poisoning. most of the city centre is open for business, but the police cordons remain, and ever present reminder of what happened. in this shop close to where sergei and yulia skripal were found slumped on a park bench, they say people are returning but times have been tough. some shops have been closing down early, not sure if people will come back, regulars have not been visiting as frequently as they normally would. and tell me they normally would. and tell me they are still struggling to comprehend that a nerve agent attack happened here. this city is not the same anymore. i

happened here. this city is not the same anymore. i am happened here. this city is not the same anymore. i am walking around the city, and i am thinking, is there anyone following me? the city, and i am thinking, is there anyone following me ?|j the city, and i am thinking, is there anyone following me? i think people are scared, i don't think this will be the last one, i think it will happen again. others, though, insist good is emerging from the bad events. we want the world to see that the city is so beautiful, everyone is nice and friendly. it has united the city, we are fighting to have the beautiful salisbury back. the bishop of salisbury spoke of the city's resilience — that will be tested further in the coming months. simonjones, be tested further in the coming months. simon jones, bbc be tested further in the coming months. simonjones, bbc news, salisbury. the comedian eddie izzard, who's just been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, has said the the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. out anti—semitism and rebuild the previous holder of the post stepped down yesterday, following accusations she offered support to a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. support to a council candidate our political correspondent chris mason is here. so,

chris mason is here. chris, another call for labour to so, chris, another call for labour to deal with the issue of alleged anti—semitism. to deal with the issue of alleged anti-semitism. yes, a statement from eddie izzard regarding his position on the nec, saying he has campaigned against hate is and will continue to do so whenever it rears ugly head. -- his do so whenever it rears ugly head. —— his whole life. this is asjeremy corbyn deletes his facebook personal page after the sunday times dugout thousands of hateful messages and various facebook groups that support jeremy corbyn, about 400,000 people on these groups, including some pretty senior labour figures. the labour party say they have absolutely nothing to do with us. all of this proving too much for one big labour donor, said david garrard, who has given £1.5 million to the party over the last 15 years, he has ripped up his membership card. over a week since this row

began, the public truce within the labour movement after the general election last year is definitively over. chris, thank you very much indeed. two people have been arrested after the death of a nine—year—old boy arrested after the death from northern ireland in tenerife last week. carter carson from newtownabbey was leaving a shopping centre with his family in adeje in the south of the island when he was struck by a car. in the south of the island the governor of the russian region where more than sixty people were killed in a fire at a shopping centre has resigned. in a fire at a shopping aman tuleyev says one of his own relatives died in last week's disaster. of his own relatives died the fire led to protests by residents who accused the authorities of corruption and failing to enforce fire—safety rules. and failing to enforce ceremonies are being held today to mark 100 years since the raf became the world's first independent airforce. it was formed by the merger of the army's royal flying corps and the royal naval air service. of the army's royal flying corps our correspondent robert hall is at stow maries in essex. robert. is at stow maries in essex. ben,

is at stow maries in essex. stow maries is a particl poignant ben, stow maries is a particularly poignant spot—on this day of commemoration, we ask around by reminders of the men and the machines whose actions convinced politicians that an independent air force was the way forward. it was a hugely significant moment, small wonder that the raf will never forget april the 1st 1918. on the runway at europe's last intact first world war aerodrome, echoes from the day the raf became a reality. this tiny biplane would have been familiar to the men who pioneered military aviation. been familiar to the men we flew like goldfish in a bowl, in all directions, swimming around the sky. in a bowl, in all directions, you were alone, you know, and you fought alone and died alone. today, stow maries airfield has turned back the clock, remembering squadrons who defended london against the zeppelin airships and who helped convince sceptics that air power could survive and expand. sceptics that air power we're very proud to say that

of the operational aerodromes, active on operations on the day of formation, we're the only one left. on the day of formation, we're the only one that you can still fly from and the only one where you can see these aircraft doing what they did then. in london, serving personnel and veterans gathered for a service which marked the start of the centenary commemorations, the raf family looking back of the centenary commemorations, to events which provide inspiration for the future. oh, it's a wonderful service, it's a service of commemoration, but i think also celebration of what the royal air force has done throughout its history and what the royal air force is today, what we achieve, and who we are as an organisation. parade, parade, 'shun! and who we are as an organisation. in 1918, the airmen of stow maries watched the raf standard hoisted for the first time — a moment replayed to hundreds of local air cadets, drawn into distant events. the raf is still evolving, but without the courage