labour steps up attacks on the government over its handling of the windrush generation. on the government over its handling as more cases of people affected come to light, jeremy corbyn says migrants from the caribbean have been treated as second class citizens. from the caribbean have been treated this week, something rotten at the heart of government has come to the surface. at the heart of government has but the government says it's not the policy on immigration that was wrong, but its implementation. also tonight... but its implementation. a record number of runners in record heat for the london marathon — more than 40,000 take to the streets. counting the true cost of education — the students struggling to cope in england's colleges and universities. and the internet giants are put on notice over children's screen time and mental health. good evening.

senior labour figures stepped up their criticism of the government over windrush migrants today, calling for the resignation of the home secretary and saying lives had been ripped apart. of the home secretary and saying jeremy corbyn said policies targeting illegal immigration had set a deliberately unreachable bar for others, and that theresa may was responsible. for others, and that today a government minister said there had been failures in the implementation of policy, and that he was ashamed. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. day eleanor garnier reports. after day, story after story the day after day, story after story. the treatment of some of the windrush generation has piled pressure on the government. why did you put me through that? why did you make me go through all that, the embarrassment, the shame, the discussed with myself? i'm begging for my mother because she is a

pensioner. i'm begging for my sisters and begging for friends. my dad has been taken away from me, but he's still alive. that is not a nice feeling. where is your heart? as senior labour politicians accused the prime minister of presiding over racist policies, the party leader said the rows revealed something rotten at the heart of government. the windrush scandal has exposed how british citizens, who came to our country to rebuild it after the second world war, have faced deportation because they couldn't clear the deliberately unreachable bar set by theresa may's hostile environment for migrants. the empire windrush brings 500 jamaicans. many in this first wave of commonwealth immigration don't have proper paperwork and are struggling to prove their right to remain after immigration rules were tightened. despite being here legally, some have been threatened with

deportation, denied access to nhs treatment and lost their jobs. deportation, denied access to nhs treatment and lost theirjobs.m deportation, denied access to nhs treatment and lost theirjobs. it is wrong, what has happened. there have been apologies and admissions of failure, the justice been apologies and admissions of failure, thejustice secretary been apologies and admissions of failure, the justice secretary said he felt ashamed, but defended the government's handling of it all. the home secretary should not quit? absolutely, because when it comes down to it, the central policy is right. but clearly, there have been significant failures in terms of how this has been implemented. the home secretary might not be in a precarious position tonight, but that could change. we are expecting more details this week about the compensation sum will get, but if that compensation doesn't come quickly enough or if there is an significant progress in helping people affected, the question is will keep coming, and the calls for resignations will get louder. eleanor‘s with me now. resignations will get louder. windrush has been the dominant debate of the last week, but there's another issue brewing for the government, this time brexit—related.

brewing for the government, that's brewing for the government, right. in the last houi senior that's right. in the last hour, a senior government that's right. in the last hour, a senior government source that's right. in the last hour, a senior government source has told me that we will not be staying in the customs union or joining that we will not be staying in the customs union orjoining a customs union. the customs union means goods made in the eu which can travel around the block with few checks and few tariffs. essentially, the government tonight has reiterated its long—held position. what is interesting about this is that downing street feel so strongly tonight that it needs to reiterate tonight that it needs to reiterate to clarify its position. last week, the government suffered a defeat in the government suffered a defeat in the lords on the issue. this week, there is an opportunity for mps to have a vote on it. it's going to be a symbolic vote and will not tie the government late kick off hands of government. after the defeat last week, some remain supporting mps are feeling emboldened about making a stand on this issue. for the brexiteers on the other side, staying in the customs union is a deep red line. so while the debate this week will be purely symbolic,

it could be an indication as to the opposition the prime minister is set to face. but downing street are still billy bragg clearly worried enough that they had to clarify their position tonight. -- they are worried. eleanor, thank you. this year's london marathon has been officially confirmed as the hottest on record. officially confirmed 30,000 people completed the course in temperatures of more than 2a celsius with sir mo farah finishing third in the men's race in a record british time. finishing third in the men's race here'sjoe wilson. finishing third in the men's race the london marathon has always been and will always be a test of endurance, the most gruelling thing people do in their lives. the most gruelling thing but in today's heat, it risked becoming overwhelming. it was crucial that there was enough water, showers to help competitors to cool down, and bottles to drink. but although the organisers insist they provided more water than ever before, on parts of the course, it ran out. the race director has promised a detailed review. we will make sure that we take whatever lessons are necessary to learn and make sure that next year, whatever the weather, we can ensure that there is no water station that runs out.

this pub in deptford, south london, provided emergency water to runners when the official supplies ran dry. provided emergency water to runners there were two or three customers who came in, people that were running the marathon asking for water. "can you fill up these?" the marathon asking for water. i was taking them out and filling them again, it was like a little relay. and filling them again, while some runners did praise the medical support offered on the course, praise the medical support first—aiders were busy. praise the medical support just past the finishing line, there are some truly exhausted people. line, there are some triumphant, but truly exhausted. line, there are some the organisers have been urging everybody to try and pace themselves, but even some of the elite runners really struggled with that. but even some of the elite runners sir mo farah, learning the marathon, struggled to find his drink at the feeding stations in the early stages. his frustration was obvious. in the early stages. his race became a battle to keep up with the established marathon stars. commentator: eliud kipchoge is the champion in 2018. eliud kipchoge of kenya, as expected, won.

farah dug in deeper than ever before. when he crossed the line, he'd finished third, but in a time faster than any other british man had run before. even for him, this was tough. british man had run before. i did my best. british man had run before. it would have been nice to have run a little bit quicker, but at the same time, when you set off at that kind of pace... when you set off at it's really hard to run a lot quicker than that. commentator: look what the marathon can do to an athlete of her calibre. in the elite women's race, mary keitany had spoken of a world record attempt during the week. mary keitany had spoken of a world she struggled just to finish on the day. instead, kenya's vivien cheruiyot won, personal best for her, but well outside paula radcliffe's world record time. maddie de rozario of australia won the women's wheelchair race. look at the blistering finish in the men's event. the black helmet belongs to david weir, london champion for the eighth time. but no one had witnessed 571.23 em

the travel campanysfid between their coach and a fuel tanker which caught fire and set the bus alight. tanker which caught fire 0ur correspondent phillip norton is outside the travel company's offices in blackburn tonight. is outside the travel company's what more do we know? is outside the travel company's many is outside the travel company's people here are m( loss many people here are mourning the loss of family and friends who had been taking part in this two—week pilgrimage in saudi arabia, a pilgrimage in saudi arabia, a pilgrimage that ended in tragedy. the book to the umrah tour through this agency here in blackburn. but as they were in a yesterday making their way from mecca to medina, the coach collided with a fuel tanker which caught fire and set light to the bus. four people were killed. 12 people were injured. we understand that six people are still being

treated for their injuries. 0ne that six people are still being treated for their injuries. one of those injured is believed to be a young girl. tonight, one of the victims has been named by herfamily asa victims has been named by herfamily as a 70—year—old who travelled on the tour with her younger sister and herfamily told the tour with her younger sister and her family told me tonight that they wa nted her family told me tonight that they wanted to pay tribute and said she was a loving mother of six and grandmother of 13. they said she will be sorely missed by all family and friends, and they thanked the community for their condolences and support. the foreign office is providing assistance to all those affected. philip norton in blackburn, thank you. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, is threatening social media companies with new legislation unless they voluntarily come forward with safeguards to protect children's mental health. he's written to platforms such as facebook and google, accusing them of "turning a blind eye" to the problems arising from social media use. to the problems arising 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. to the problems arising apparently, there are a lot of different reasons that teenagers

send these pictures... of different reasons that teenagers every generation of parents has a fresh set of worries about technology. parents has a fresh set concerns about screen time are nothing new, but total immersion in often unregulated social media platforms is. unregulated social the question is not, do children need smart protection, it is, who should do the protecting? do children need smart protection, parents, technology companies, government, or some combination of all three? government, or some father of three samson restricts his children's access to screens. it's all about balancing their priorities. their priority should be their education, and we should also have family time. be their education, and we should these days, when kids have got access to gadgets, then that will have a negative influence on family communication. big technology firms say they've already taken steps to limit the exposure of children to harmful content and bullying online, but the health secretary thinks they've been complacent. he says their lack of moral leadership on the issue may mean new legislation is required. leadership on the issue may mean in a letter to google, twitter and facebook,

he said they were collectively turning a blind eye to these dangers. turning a blind eye research by childwise suggests children between five and 16 now spend more than six hours a day in front of computers and televisions. in front of computers that's double the figure for 23 years ago and likely to rise further. for 23 years ago and yes, the government are appearing to do something, but they're not actually doing anything. to do something, but they're not this is about bullying, cyber bullying. we have no control over anything and to say to google and facebook "it's your responsibility" — it isn't. it's our responsibility. it isn't. it's our government. it isn't. if we're going to do something about it, then we've got to do something about it. about it, then we've got google — which owns youtube — said it had introduced an app called family link to help parents limit screen time. facebook said it shared mr hunt's ambition to create a safe and supporting environment for young people online. it's no wonder public concern around these issues is swelling. we allow them to have 30 minutes in the evening, like at six, after dinner. minutes in the evening, it's not so much pressure, but we

don't have an outlet any more. we rely too much on the internet and it's having an effect on our communication skills. and it's having an effect probably everyone is using the internet too much. that includes parents. the internet too much. jeremy hunt has made clear to me this evening that his calls for tech firms to do more have been met with nice words, but no actions. those companies have felt under siege in recent times, accused of everything from degrading democracy to showing a flagrant disregard for their users' personal data. it's becoming clear that the latest front in their remorseless battle for trust is public health — and specifically, the wellbeing of children hooked on theirfree products. amol, on theirfree products. thank amol, on their free products. thank you. a voter registration centre in the afghan capital kabul was targeted by a suicide bomber today, killing at least 57 people and injuring 120 others. today, killing at least 57 people registration has been taking place ahead of elections to the afghan parliament in the autumn. ahead of elections to the afghan the islamic state group says it was behind the blast,

as our correspondent zia shahreyar reports from kabul. the people who were killed and injured here have been waiting in line at this voter registration centre for identity cards that would have allowed them to vote in elections, due to take place in october. to vote in elections, the suicide bomber walked up to the building's entrance, and detonated his bomb. to the building's entrance, translation: this kid was innocent, what was she guilty of? she was killed today in this attack. what was she guilty of? these people call themselves muslims? curse on such muslims. themselves muslims? translation: look at this. themselves muslims? this is a voting card which is drowned in blood. who will come to vote when the government asks us to? the government hopes to register up to 1a million people in the coming months at thousands of centres across the country. but afg hanistan's independent election commission is concerned about security. election commission election registration has been under way for a week,

but there have already been four attacks. islamic state claim they have carried out this one. every attack undermines the credibility of president ghani's president ashraf ghani's western—backed government. it has pledged to hold parliamentary elections this year. zia shahreyar, bbc news, kabul. elections this year. working class students in england face significant financial barriers wherever they choose to learn, according to a report to be published tomorrow by the national union of students. it's told the bbc the current finance system is unfair and doesn't recognise the real cost of studying. finance system is unfair and doesn't here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. selena anderson wants a degree, but it's been really hard for the single mum. but it's been really the cost of childcare in her first year was crippling. many times i've thought about giving up, on many occasions. i bought my books for myself, but other than that, everything that i needed for myself was sacrificed. how do you feel about that now?

for myself was sacrificed. i met selena and nicola, who's studying too. childcare support for students doesn't cover all the costs. selena had to top up nursery fees from her already tight budget. many times, ijust came in and i would not eat for the day because itjust meant that i could travel in. sometimes, i'd walk to university from my home, just to make sure that i had money, whether it be to get shopping orjust because i didn't have any funds. but i had to attend lessons. didn't have any funds. i heard from nicola that she missed out as a teenage mum. now, borrowing to study may limit her ambitions. chances are that i'll probably never pay off my student debt, which means i'll probably never be able to have my own home. so it's a stark realisation. able to have my own home. it really makes me question the whole higher education system. the national union of students says it's notjust about university. the president told me that college students often can't rely on family support. students often can't the cost of travel is extremely

high, the accessibility of access to travel is really low. high, the accessibility of access in addition to childcare costs and council tax bills, and resources, and equipment, these indirect costs are hugely affecting students' experience and ultimately affecting the grades that they can come outwith. and ultimately affecting the grades james is training as a welder in hull. hands—on work and studying at college, the minimum apprentice wage is £3.70 an hour. at college, the minimum apprentice james isn't in touch with his parents. so it was a relief when his employer put him up to £5. when you don't have family behind you, you have to pay and do stuff like you might not think you'd have to at this age, or some people don't have to do. to at this age, or some just walk behind me and soon you'll see... more students like selena aren't going to university. the government says support has increased, and a review

is looking again at the costs of study in england. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. of study in england. some football news now — ahead of the premier league and fa cup highlights coming up on bbc one later. the fa cup final will be between manchester united and chelsea after the blues beat southampton 2—0 in their wembley semi—final. southampton 2—0 in their 0livier giroud scored the best of their goals. chelsea were runners—up last year and will face united on may 19th. in their first match since arsene wenger‘s departure was confirmed, arsenal have had a 4—1 victory over west ham. arsenal have had a 4—1 it was confirmed on friday that wenger will be leaving the club at the end of the season, after almost 22 years. there was a pitch invasion following manchester city's 5—0 thrashing of swansea. following manchester city's 5—0 it was city's first game since they were confirmed as premier league champions a week ago. over the next week, bbc news will air a series of reports on crossing divides —

the ways in which people in different parts of the uk are managing to bridge what can often be faultlines in our society — differences in politics, religion, social class, age or race. differences in politics, as a new survey suggests half of the population feels britain is less tolerant than it used to be, our home editor mark easton reports from rotherham, a town with a troubled history of race relations. a town with a troubled history i tend to stick with people that are like myself. i've never really had interaction with any other people from different backgrounds. with any other people this is casey. with any other people she's 17 and lives in rotherham. with any other people across town lives waj, also 17. with any other people i wouldn't be completely comfortable going around in a really predominantly white area, because i'd be scared. in casey's neighbourhood, maltby, you'll almost never see an asian face. maltby, you'll almost while in the area that waj comes from, just a 20—minute drive across town, some streets are made up almost exclusively of families with pakistani origins.

evanfiém’ééséé’é":ziii 15 - ...-... across rotherham's deep divides. friendship that cuts even my school's, mainly, like, white british. so, obviously, with waj, it's something new, it's something different and i've not experienced it before. so ourfriendship is kind of like special. we're bonding over our differences and i think that is really good. people think differences between people will tear others apart, but it doesn't, itjust brings people closer together. itjust brings people that's a bit powerful. itjust brings people rotherham is a highly segregated town. its schools appear to be becoming even more divided along ethnic lines and there is a growing tension here following the sickening discovery that hundreds of young girls had been sexually abused over decades by gangs of predominantly «liffflscfi=eeeee1§ee—ii¥— — r 17: .. — .. what we said was, let's

have tea together. we invited people from all walks of life, from the different areas of the borough to say, come along and let's have a conversation over a cup of tea. and let's have a conversation what that did was, it drew in people who may not necessarily meet on a daily basis. who may not necessarily the dangers of people living parallel lives was identified in a government report after race riots in northern english towns in 2001. after race riots in northern a report called for the promotion of cross—cultural contact between communities. of cross—cultural contact casey and waj were almost literally bounced into their friendship. trampolining was one of the activities they shared while completing their national citizen service, a government scheme for 16 and 17—year—olds designed to strengthen social cohesion. how many people here have formed

a new friendship as a result of national citizen service? a new friendship as a result and who is your friendship with? a new friendship as a result waj, casey. a new friendship as a result ncs, for me, is a fantastic tool to bring young people together from different backgrounds and make sure that they can come together and learn from one another and develop an understanding and appreciation of difference. and develop an understanding the appreciation of difference was in part why organised sports like football was originally developed, to take the sting out of social suspicion. developed, to take the sting out this kickabout, supported by rotherham united, brings together lads from different communities. another way of creating loyalties across the lines. we need to do something that maybe brings older people and young people together from different communities and backgrounds. it is just so important. communities and backgrounds. that is what we made conversation of — our differences, and it wasn't anything to be afraid of. we learn from each other because of those differences. and it was just a lovely experience.

because of those differences. the challenge to break down society's barriers is considerable, but the rewards of achieving it are far greater. mark easton, bbc news, rotherham. are far greater. and crossing divides continues all this week on this programme and elsewhere on bbc news — you'll find more details at bbc.co.uk/crossingdivides. you'll find more details that's all from me. you'll find more details hello, this is bbc news. we can bring you some more of the day's stories ahead of our look ahead to what the papers bring tomorrow. in america, the former mayor of new york city michael lunenburg said he will fund next year's american

contribution to the paris climate agreement, writing a check for $4.5 million. president trump announced the withdrawal from the accord last year but mr bloomberg hopes the president or changes mind. america made a commitment and as an american, if the government is not going to do it, we have a responsibility so i will send them a cheque for the money american promise to the organisation. police in tennessee are searching for a naked gunman who shot dead four people outside a restaurant in nashville. police are warning they believe the man who is believed to have mental—health problems is still armed and extremely dangerous. police in northern ireland warned

against street justice after a police in northern ireland warned against streetjustice after a video ofan against streetjustice after a video of an attack of a 16—year—old girl in bangor was uploaded to social media. two teenagers have been arrested and are looking for two more. this image is taken from footage filmed on friday in bangor and circulated on facebook. it is too graphic to broadcast. it appears too graphic to broadcast. it appears to show a teenager on bangor peer, being punched in the face and head by another teenage girl and last several minutes. at one point another girljoins in the attack. it is being watched and filmed by several others. it is understood the victims ordeal continued after the recording stopped. she was rescued bya recording stopped. she was rescued by a passing motorist. it was a prolonged and vicious attack. the

images were quite disturbing to look at. i want to appeal to the public and reassure them it is an isolated incident, albeit in daytime. and reassure them it is an isolated incident, albeit in daytimelj and reassure them it is an isolated incident, albeit in daytime. i am horrified an incident like this could happen in bangor. it is shocking. it is totally not welcomed. police say they have identified those involved. the victim has been treated in hospital. her injuries are believed to be so severe staff were unable to x—ray herface. look a ahead to what the papers will bring tomorrow shortly but first, the weather. sunday evening storms across east anglia moves the crop of warm air out of the way. the week ahead, big changes with the jet stream firing across the atlantic. making us on

the colder side of the jet stream, so we are back to more typical weather. when the sun is out, nice enough, but when the showers come, it will feel rather cool. monday morning, a fresher commute. the best of the bright weather to the south and east. compensated with sunshine first thing. clouding over in the west. sunny spells continuing in the east. northern ireland will have rain. spreading to western scotland and around the irish sea. the big drop in temperature in the east of the country. cloud taking over through the evening and into the night. 0ccasional rain across most parts of the uk. a trailing weather

front on tuesday. they top and tail the country. much of scotland, northern ireland and northern england will see sunny spells before showers develop through the day. sunshine in the south—east but skies turn grey, to end tuesday. 12—17 the high temperatures. even the milder air is pushed out of the way as rain clears through into wednesday. atla ntic clears through into wednesday. atlantic winds. 0n clears through into wednesday. atlantic winds. on wednesday, typical april showers day. showers in the west will develop across the country. heavy with hail. you will be lucky to miss them. when the showers come through feeling distinctly chilly. showers always predominant to be north of the uk.

the nights getting colder, also. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. jeremy corbyn has accused the government of treating the windrush generation as second—class citizens — speaking at the welsh labour party conference, he called for an end to the "hostile environment" immigration policy. four british people have died and 12 have been injured in a coach crash in saudi arabia. the accident happened as the group left mecca on an umra pilgrimage. 70—year—old raj begum hussain from blackburn was among those killed — her family have paid tribute. jeremy hunt has accused social media companies of "turning a blind eye" to their impact on children's mental health. the health secretary has warned of new laws if more is not done to protect young people.