today at 5pm: frank field resigns the labour whip after a0 years. the veteran mp has accused the party of being a "force for anti—semitism" in british politics and speaks of a culture of bullying and intimidation. we'll have the latest from westminster and assess what this means for corbyn‘s leadership of the labour party. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. an unmarried mother—of—four has won access to a widowed parent's allowance in a landmark supreme court ruling. it wasn't ever about me it was a lwa ys it wasn't ever about me it was always to do with the parents allowa nce. always to do with the parents allowance. with regards to the children it is all them i was fighting for. alex salmond resigns from the snp over sexual assault allegations, and faces criticism for setting up a crowdfunding page to fight the claims. this should be and must be allowed

making sure that whoever it is concerned, no matter how senior or powerful, or the political ideal legions of repression, that people feel that their concerns are treated seriously. children in england could be banned from buying energy drinks under new plans by the government. and prince harryjoins the cast of hamilton, very briefly, after watching the hit musical in london's west end. it's 5 o'clock. our top story is that breaking news tonight that the labour mp frank field has resigned the party whip, claiming the leadership has become a force for anti—semitism

in british politics. he'll now serve as an independent labour mp. in a letter to the chief whip he described a culture of intimidation and intolerance in the party. let's talk more with our political correspondent tom barton... frank field, one of the party's longest serving and most respected mps. tells more about what he is saying. frank field, the labour mp for birkenhead since 1979. one of the few mps that campaigned in favour for brexit. perhaps the few mps that campaigned in favourfor brexit. perhaps best known as the man best known as by tony blair after the 1987 general election to think the unthinkable on health care reform. there are respected, the current chair of their welfare and pensions select

committee. have written a letter to the chief whip of the labour party. in this letter, he said he will resign has membership. sitting instead as a labour mp but continued to sit as an mp. he also meets a clear that he will remain a member of the labour party. more generally, he says he's not leaving the party for good. perhaps you will be able to kick up the labour were again he says that is not a position to be able to maintain, partly over a row in recent months or anti—semitism. and his letter, he says that the leader of the ship of the party has become a force for anti—semitism. he also talks about a wider culture of

nastiness, bullying and intimidation within the membership but also within the membership but also within the membership but also within the party more wisely, he says he had said in parliament as a labourmp and says he had said in parliament as a labour mp and help those issues have been addressed. jeremy corbyn has been addressed. jeremy corbyn has been dogged by these claims of anti—semitism for a long time now. had a double is it to him what frank field has revealed tonight? look like it is never helpful for a party leaderfor a member to like it is never helpful for a party leader for a member to resign like it is never helpful for a party leaderfor a member to resign as well. i think this letter is pretty scathing and damaging to mr corbyn. it is interesting to portrait that jeremy corbyn is from a very different when than mr field. a lot

of mr‘s supporters corbyn feel that he is very different from mr field. he had a very rough houses constituents embarking head. she recently lost a vote of confidence with people in birkenhead, party members who attended a meeting a couple of months ago. there has been talk about the party birkenhead deselecting him as their parliamentary candidate ahead of a future general election. i think that our local issues, personal issues and political issues here. it issues and political issues here. it is never a good look for a partial lead her to have an mp to say publicly that they are unable to sit on the green benches on the road the labour banner while the current leadership is in office. he talked

about how many different issues are tied up in this, has stand on brexit, how important is that being? when his party held as a vote of confidence in birkenhead if you months ago, it was certainly one of theissues months ago, it was certainly one of the issues that they talked about. there is no doubt that a frank field is at odds with the majority of the labour party over the issue of brexit. she is one of the few to have campaign booing hay is one of the few to have campaigned and fever of brexit, he is one of the few mps to have campaigned in favour of like hard—core brexit. campaigned in favour of like hard-core brexit. there are a lot of issues going on here, there are some of which he is aligned with. the right of the party, the brexit issue

is one that cuts across the wings of the party, nor are both right and left—wing mps will offend the labour party who have supported brexit. i think he is determined that this resignation will have an impact on the labour leadership. a couple of weeks ago, another labour mp resigned the party whip. she had recently faced allegations that that he had recently faced allegations and had been disciplined by the party before deciding to resign the party. a couple of mps resigning the party. a couple of mps resigning the party whip. not a good day for jeremy corbyn, i think. the pd warned that has collapsed

into administration. —— the payday lender wonga. there had been a surge in customer compensation claims after a change in the rules on lending that left wonga struggling to stay afloat. we have just had a statement from wonga, it says that a decision has been made. the board have assessed all options i have booing and have concluded that it is appropriate. wonder customers can continue to use wonder services to manage the bones but the company will not be accepting any new loan applications. the businesses overseas bulletin team to trade. payday lender wonga collapsing into

administration. in a court ruling that could affect tens of thousands of families, an unmarried mother has won the right to widowed pa rent‘s allowance. siobhan mclaughlin was refused the benefit after her partner died in 2014, because the couple, who had 4 children and had been together for 23 years, were not married. but supreme courtjustices ruled today that denying her the benefit was unlawful. the government is now facing calls to change the law on bereavement benefits. jon donnison reports. john adams died from cancer in 2014, leaving behind four children. but their mother and his partner of 22 years, siobhan mclaughlin, was told she was not entitled to widowed parents allowance because the couple weren't married or in a civil partnership. the supreme court has held that and said it is unlawful.

it is unfairand it is unfair and all that her children should be treated any different from children whose pa rents a re different from children whose parents are married. the supreme court has upheld at and acid that is unlawful. at a news conference, siobhan mclaughlin said that the news was fantastic. through all those overs for kissing on the rights of the children born out of wedlock and how they haven't got a voice. they actually do have a voice and we have changed it. the current position is that to get widowed parents allowance, you have to be entitled to child benefit and the deceased partner has to have paid enough national insurance.

but, crucially, you have to have been married or in a civil partnership. today's judgment could mean other non—married parents have been missing out. sarah cripps' partnerjames died of a stroke in 2015, leaving their three children without a father. he had been the principal breadwinner and was up—to—date on his national insurance contributions. but because they weren't married or in a civil partnership, she too missed out on a widowed parents allowance. he was their father in every way. i feel he is now not being treated as their parents and the children aren't allowed his contributions. this would have been money that james would have paid through his national insurance contributions throughout his working life, he was 41 when he died, he'd worked since he was 18. i wonder what's happened to that money. sarah and herfamily will have to wait, though. the government says it will study today's ruling carefully but says it doesn't change the current eligibility rules for receiving bereavement benefits.

siobhan mclaughlin's victory, though, means that position could be further challenged in the courts. jon donnison, bbc news. so what are the wider implications of today's supreme court ruling? although the most common types of family in the uk are still those who are married or in civil parnerships, cohabiting families are the second largest kind. according to the office for national statistics figures for 2017, there were 3.3 million cohabiting families in the uk. of those, 1.25 million families have at least one child dependent on its parents. jo edwards is a specialist in family law and former chair of resolution — the nationalfamily laywers' association. she's been following the developments of this case and joins me now. what has been your reaction to this

ruling? resolution have reacted with absolute delight. the fact that this ruling has been successful today, the supreme court could not have sent a clear signal to the government that this issue has to be looked at and has discriminatory against unmarried couples and particularly their children to be left without this benefit when one of them dies. this potentially affect a good number of people? does. you mentioned is that if it already. but that this already. there are of course wider issues, this is not. resolution with sale at the law needs to be. inheritance

tax, on separation of cohabiting couples is very difficult as well. in terms of loan today, one hopes the government will look very. at this issue and the discrimination. so that means the least meet new legislation? rise: life lessons in speaking out, standing tall & leading the way the does meeting the new the context of the rules of the pollutant changing last year and to look for the arguments for and against change. they said that marriage is the gold standard and we need a poor diet and reflected in the benefits system. it could be quite, commentated for others to determine what constitutes a cohabiting couple. the could also beat convocations about what of somebody passes away who was married but has divorced. the reality is that these issues are grappled with

an state benefits which are available to unmarried couples during the lifetime. this is all about the contributions that one person makes, a non—means tested benefit. what does constitute a unmarried couple. this was a woman who had been in a relationship nearly a quarter of a century with four children. in less then than that web with the real school? that isa that web with the real school? that is a difficulty but do something that has been grappled with. that has been legislation that has been looked at an government. it hasn't yet progressed anywhere but one of the things that resolution looked at as look is what would be the eligibility criteria. there has to bea minimum eligibility criteria. there has to be a minimum period of cohabitation, two years or three years. this should be new team limits, of the

children, you should be part of the regime. alternatively, you could opt out. if people are aware that they have the option to probe any scheme. you are right to identify the difficulties, there are not insurmountable. the law commission haven't recommended 11 years ago that an england and wales, they should have been looked at. the law having change in scotland already. let's look at all the issues at four cohabiting couples. thank you. breaking news this evening update. frank field, the labour mp has resigned the party whip after almost 40 yea rs resigned the party whip after almost 40 years in parliament. he claims and the the leadership has become a

force for anti—semitism and british politics. jeremy corbyn has struggled with claims of anti—semitism in the last few months in particular. frank field has also talked about building and intimidation within the labour party. he says he will no serve as an independent labour mp. he has written a letter to the labour's chief whip saying he will now announced as the independent labour mp but resigning the party work. —— party whip. the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said allegations of sexual harassment against her predecessor, alex salmond, won't be hushed up or swept aside. mr salmond has resigned from the snp while he fights the accusations, which he strongly denies. catriona renton reports. i heard a rumour... i think we won the election. it was the party with which his name was synonymous, a member for 45 years,

leader for 20, seven of those as scotland's longest serving first minister. but following allegations that emerged last week, alex salmond has left the scottish national party. in a statement, he said: last week, it emerged alex salmond had been last week, it emerged alex salmond had been the subject of an investigation by the scottish government. two civil servants made complaints of sexual harassment, dating back to 2013 when he was still first minister. the details have been passed to the police. there followed demands from opposition politicians that mr salmond should be suspended by the snp. the first minister and snp leader, nicola sturgeon, has told the bbc mr salmond's resignation from the party is

incredibly difficult. this is not really about politics or about party or personality. if the rhetoric that we hear, that all of us have indulged in, in recent times about allowing people to come forward and have complaints dealt with fairly and impartially and with due process is to mean anything, then that should apply regardless of politics. alex salmond intends to take the scottish government to court over the process of how the complaints are handled. last night, he set up a crowdfunding page to pay for this. he has already exceeded his £50,000 target. opposition parties have criticised the move, one labour mp suggested people should donate to the charity women's aid instead. alex salmond said he intends to resume membership of the snp if he wins his case. but his focus now is to clear his name. now let's go to our scotland

correspondent catriona renton, who's in glasgow for us. what do you make of the timing of this? i not think there is any accident at all about the timing. alex salmond said about the peace of edit. he clearly thinks that she is going to bea dominant clearly thinks that she is going to be a dominant issue at hollywood and has been today. dell is more about this crowdfunding scheme. she also launched a crowdfunding page, asking supporters to fund has action against the scottish government. lasting a look

at the page, he had raised or £80,000. there are almost three and a half thousand supporters of hers when i last looked. baggage in idea of the support behind him. the sport has attracted a reaction from political parties think that this is causing your problem because the scottish labour party has said that this is dragging scottish politics down. the scottish conservatives have said that the appeal is astonishing because it means that scotla nd astonishing because it means that scotland is now repeating the unprecedented position of its most they must first minister appealing to snp supporters for cash to take legal action against the government that he used to run. nicholas gordon has said that crowdfunding is a matter for her predecessor ‘s sister to decide. —— nicholas the news that frank field has

resigned the labour party whip in parliament. the labour leadership becoming a force for anti—semitism as he says. the labour party has reacted to that saying that, jeremy corbyn banks frank field four his service to the labour party. a labour source said that frank has the looking for an excuse to resign for some time. the deputy leader of the party, tom watson, has said that this is a serious loss to the party andi this is a serious loss to the party and i deeply regret frank's division. it reflects the deep divisions in the party and a sense of just divisions in the party and a sense ofjust engulfing ours. it is a major wake—up call. we cannot afford to all those people such weight and

stature. the labour party officially seen, thanks to frank field for his service to the party. more as it comes in. another briton story. the payday lender, , has comes in. another briton story. the payday lender,, has collapsed into administration. what exactly is going on the wonga? administration means been taking over bike three executives from grand forking they will ride and find it what is left, what can be done about it. if you borrow from wonga, though think you're off the hook at all. you will have to pay back that alone. the administrators more assiduous in pursuing what their order. things

will continue as normal for customers, there will have to be shocked with the company. the other side is that people claiming compensation from wonga who feel that they were unfairly giving bones —— giving loans. the weight of compensation claims, companies bundle together who went to wonga and said, you have to deal with these compensations. this is losing it large amount of money. that is the large reason why it has buckled under the strain of these claims. we don't know what was good to happen, the administration is still trying to work but out. as to whether you will get compensation, that is an ideal lap of the administrators. ——

in the lap of the administrators. beta—macro the government are planning to ban children in england from buying high—caffeine, sugar—loaded energy drinks. ministers say products such as monster, red bull, and relentless can contain nearly two—thirds more sugar than other soft drinks, and in some cases as much caffeine as three cans of cola. many supermarkets already operate a voluntary ban. the government are now consulting on their plans. it's not yet clear whether the ban should apply to children under the age of 16 or 18. here's ben ando. children are told these drinks will give them energy, but doctors say drinking them to excess can lead to headaches, sleep problems and upset tummies. evidence from teachers suggest they can even contribute to children becoming unruly and disruptive in the classroom. but, more than anything, health experts believe they're part of the reason why britain's children are becoming obese.

compared to other soft drinks, energy drinks contain a double whammy of very high levels of caffeine and sugar. and children in the uk are guzzling half as much again as their counterparts in europe. in terms of sugar content, its associated with increased risk of type two diabetes, tooth decay and obesity, all these things that need to be prevented in children. in terms of caffeine content, its associated with lack of sleep, addiction, when you're addicted to caffeine and children feel like they need to have it every morning. that, say offcials, is why action is needed. there's a voluntary agreement in the big supermarkets, waitrose kicked it off, all credit to them, for sale for 16 and under. we are going to consult as to whether it should be at 16 or whether that should be at 18. i'm open minded as to where that should be. but, ultimately, it's about saying these drinks are not appropriate for children and young people. energy drinks like these are attractive to youngsters, in brightly coloured cans, and often cheaper than regular soft drinks. but the ingredients list tells a different story. each of these cans can contain

as much sugar as this, and as much caffeine as this. the caffeine can cause too much stimulation. the sugar, weight gain and tooth decay. as well as hearing from dieticians, doctors and dentists, the government wants to hear from the public. i don't think kids should be allowed energy drinks. that's purely because it has too much sugar, too much caffeine in there. they should be able to get enough nutrition through their food. as a parent, ijust think it's the parent's duty to give these teenagers a good breakfast rather than relying on these fizzy drinks, if you like, to get them going in the day. food labelling laws already stated that drinks containing more than 150 millilitres of caffeine should carry a label warning that children shouldn't drink them. the british soft drinks association does not oppose a ban, but believes a voluntary code is enough, stating on its website that there is no more caffeine in most energy drinks than a typical cup of coffee, and that many of the ingredients commonly

used in energy drinks can be found naturally in other foods. this consultation will last 12 weeks and is part of the second phase of the government's childhood obesity plan. already legislation increasing tax on sugar in foods has led to a significant reduction in sugar intake among children, but critics say it doesn't do enough. banning the sale of energy drinks to youngsters is, they say, the simple next step in getting england's children more fit and less fat. ben ando, bbc news. with me is doctor aseem malhotra, a cardiologist and founding member of the action on sugar campaign. and i'm alsojoined by labour mp anna turley, who has campaigned in parliament to ban sales of energy drinks to children. some people say that this is the nanny state, our kids should be

allowed to drink what they want to drink. firstly, the government does have a responsibility to protect young children. there are many things that the allotment can do proactively to incentivise behaviour. look at the ban on plastic carrier bags, then type that has had on behaviour. i think a lot of pa rents has had on behaviour. i think a lot of parents will welcome it. they have seen parents being pressured by young children to buy the stinks. i think it will also help a lot of retailers who have been struggling. they know that there is a warning on the can, they know that some supermarkets have banned them but they are not obliged to do that illegally. it sends it a very strong message i welcome the government's move today. as a cardiologist, what would you see at the impact of these drinks? we have been told a lot of

things that sugar is bad for you and your consequences of that. but kathleen, if it clear that too much has long—term health consequences? be no sugar is a problem. these people are products of two children are toxic especially in excess. one of the biggest insurgent of incomes from excess sugar consumption and these drinks and had a lot. caffeine in small amount is not a problem, certainly not for adults drinking coffee. however, ican certainly not for adults drinking coffee. however, i can tell you that has seen many symptoms with —— many patients with symptoms of stress, insomnia. identical to the cutting it. for children, the data seems to

be caffeine affecting behaviour, sleep. teachers think that it affects their concentration. i remember as a child, when i would have these drinks it would make me hyperactive. i have family members with kids, you can see the impact caffeine has on children. you have told me that you would have some of these tanks to get through a shift in the hospital. it can be seductive, the idea ever give you a boost. of course. that is why the popular. according to the statistics, our children are drinking to 50% more of these kind of drinks. toxic, added doctor colson. they are drinking more than

european counterparts. why is that? i'm not sure. there is a certain amount of marketing targeting young people. there are issues, notjust on the physical health of young people but on the building as well and there are business for school. children drinking these in the mornings before school are struggling with concentration, dizziness and headaches. the teachers‘s union has also raised theirs is one of the biggest concerns for children and young people. there is no limit on how many children can buy. there's one person in my area who bought 12 cans of these, he drank six and one goal. that is very very dangerous. it is a real concern that children cannot manage and control them as adults and appointed man could protect young people from the harmful effects of the stinks. . what would

you say it needs to be done now? the government is debating on whether to ban it for children under 16 or 18. i think the public will be worthless. —— the public will be with this. they need to do more. i suspect that the reason that is more than in europe is the way that the architect. caffeinated drink a glass, neville buckley, the affordability, except up oliver acceptability. advertising will have the biggest effect on publishing health just like with tobacco. the

biggest decline and tobacco consumption came from raising the price of cigarettes. it has also had a big is up at on. the story that we have tonight regarding frank field, your colleague, saying that the leadership has become a force for anti—semitism. he is talking a bit building, intimidation and the party. what is your reaction to that? i am very sad to hear it. frank had made a huge contribution to the party. his record speaks for itself. a huge loss to the party and a huge blow. i have been on the record before, raising my own concerns about anti—semitism. this is one on far too long. there are plenty of steps the readership can ta ke to plenty of steps the readership can take to remedy this and rebuild the

relationship of the jewish community. it has become so toxic and edifying over the summer. action has got to be taken. i think frank... frank has led a very important talent and i am sorry that you have to leave to do it. is he right when he says about the party which are becoming a full for anti—semitism? which are becoming a full for anti-semitism? i think that as a force for anti—semitism with a party that hasn't been tackled. it is not just into the leadership. i hope they rectify that when they reconvene in a few weeks but of course there's more that the readership can do to set out a clear tackling of this. he is the leader, if board to put women at ten as payments that, he has to get a grip on his party before he can represent others as a country. it is to all of others, mps, councillors, if you see

anti—semitism tackle it. don't dismiss it as something we don't wa nt to dismiss it as something we don't want to discuss. thank you everybody. we will get more on that news about frank field, the veteran mp, chairof the news about frank field, the veteran mp, chair of the working pensions committee who has resigned this evening over the anti—semitism row. he has decided as a culture of nastiness in the labour party. in the last few minutes, he's been speaking on why he has resigned the party. i've resigned it because i wa nt party. i've resigned it because i want labour party to change, i wa nted want labour party to change, i wanted to be seen as a clearly anti—racist party and i wanted to be seen that what is going on will not control local mps. do you expect to go into this party? i don't know. i

hope to be successful in this campaign, but as i let ended my letter to the chief whip, i said i hope i will be able to rejoin. you called the party and t semitic. it's almost a cry of desperation, that we must deal with the anti—semitism and we must deal with the local thuggery. what is important is that jeremy will take us into the next election. have you expect to be reconciled with the labour party? i'm hoping that this will try and change things. what do you hope and expect to happen now?|j change things. what do you hope and expect to happen now? i hope that jeremy adopt the international convention on anti—semitism, but encourage the government to not be anti—semitic ——. we have every right

to criticise other governments, such as the french and israel governments. it is sad what is going on out there. also, i want the party that hasn't done to take seriously the local thuggery that is going on by labour party members who would never have allowed to get back into the labour party. you're calling the labour party anti—semitic. do you stand by this? is the labour party leader anti—semite? stand by this? is the labour party leader anti-semite? no, i'm asking to make these changes and i think he will do this. but i think he's also right in saying that we have the right in saying that we have the right to criticise israel. i don't think they should stop thinking criticism. but we have to do this in a way that it doesn't seem we are anti—semites. we cannot be seen to have a labour party with these hard—core people thinking they can

control their mps. of course, we have a duty to our local labour parties. but our primary duty is to our voters. people must know that when they go to the polls that members know the voters who are suffering. many labour members and activists will say you are being now deeply disloyal to the party that give you a career. what you say to that? i think people will say that. i think they will just have that? i think people will say that. i think they willjust have to put my record against that. when these battles are won, because i don't usually go into battles without trying to win them, we will see whether people say that or not. i'm entering a battle so that women go into the next election, we can go in without heavy hearts and that we will learn and to —— we will win underjeremy corbyn. we will not have the charge that mps are bullied

by thuggery and controlled by tiny, small group of people. this is compared to the large amount of electors. that is frank field talking to our political editor. theresa may has made a number of announcements in order to build a stronger relationship between africa and the uk. in south africa, she revealed £4 billion of extra money for african economies linked to a refocus on a uk's aid spending. the premise also announced that the uk will overta ke premise also announced that the uk will overtake the united states as the g—7's biggest investor in africa by 2022. britain will support nigeria in supporting terrorism, providing training to the nigerian

army. today in kenya, the prominence to announced plans to build a new cyber centre in nairobi to help police protect children. during her visit to kenya, the prime minister says she looks forward to building a consideration ship with that country. the trade links between the uk and kenya are already strong, we want to strengthen them further. as i have said, we're committed to ensuring that kenya will retain duty—free and quota—free access to uk markets as we leave the eu. we want to enhance our trading relationship. once we are outside the european union, we will have the opportunity to negotiate these trade deals on behalf of the uk rather than as part of the european union. but what is important, i think, for long—term growth, for sustainable jobs for the future, is that investment is about the private sector. and i think the uk brings a unique combination of capabilities and capacity. that was theresa may earlier.

how has the prime minister's first visit to africa gone? larry madowo is our africa business editor and he joins me now from nairobi. we talked the other day about how lots of countries are trying to get into africa, there are so many fast—growing economies in africa. china and the us are trying to get m, china and the us are trying to get in, we are wondering whether britain is lit to the party. what would you say it theresa may has achieved in africa? is the feeling was that britain was a little late to the party, i think over the last three days, she has tried to redeem herself and britain. the £4 billion investment in african economies which she hoped will unlock another £4 billion in the private sector, she also talked about partnerships between the uk and nigeria and kenya. she also talked about the open defence pacts thatjust got

signed in nigeria and kenya. i think she has made a solid pitch to africa of this new cooperation post brexit. she's also making its notjust aboutaid, she's also making its notjust about aid, but about trade, free markets and equal duties. has she had a good reception? had been very next. overall, the people she has met have been very receptive. she met have been very receptive. she met africa's richest man and this helps underpin how she is working with african economies. this partnership and announcing these innovation centres in nigeria and kenya to try and support more start—ups in the tech centre, which is ongoing and growing more, this is very good. there have been some problems for some people who worry that britain is coming here late to the party, but also another scramble for africa. as you mention that

scrabble for africa, britain has colonial ties with many african countries. is that an advantage or disadvantage? it depends on the continent. in many places it is in an advantage. it has been seen as though the historical ties country something. the similarities because of those colonial ties mean something. the premise has tried to show this will stop but, a lot of people are not fans of this and don't think that african countries should be trying to reach out to britain, to try and go out of their way to do trade, especially when china is very active on the continent, china is offering loans and infrastructure projects, china is investing a lot here. this also has its underpinning with colonialism. traditionally, we have seen african countries as recipients ofaid and seen african countries as recipients of aid and relief. but a lot of

these countries are booming, and they? their economies are doing very well. absolutely. five of the fastest—growing economies in the world a re fastest—growing economies in the world are in africa and the premise recognises this will stop she says she wants to support them. at the heart of that is creating more jobs and allowing african countries to sell more in the uk so that more people can be lifted out of an implement and poverty. she says that with everything she has done in the country is to make it safer and more prosperous, it is betterfor the uk and also better for african countries. it is a win—win, this is the big message that has come out in every speech full stop thank you by much. the headlines on bbc news... frank field resigns the labour whip saying the party's leadership has become a "force for anti—semitism". an unmarried mother—of—four has won access to a widowed parents allowance in a landmark supreme court ruling. payday lender wonga has

gone into administration after losing its battle to stay afloat. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, should have resigned in the wake of the violence against her country's rohingya muslim population. that's the view of the outgoing united nations human rights chief, who's told the bbc that she should have considered returning to house arrest, rather than excusing her country's military. a recent un report concluded that myanmar‘s military should be investigated for genocide and blamed aung san suu kyi for failing to prevent the violence. our correspondent imogen folkes reports from geneva. conclusive evidence of a year long enquiry this week of war crimes, crimes against humanity, even genocide against rohingya muslims in myanmar. so sure are the investigators of their facts, they even named senior

military commanders. but in the face of this overwhelming evidence, aung san suu kyi still insists her country is fighting terrorism. the danger of terrorist activities, which was the initial cause of events leading to the humanitarian crisis in rakhine, remains real and present today. unless this security challenge is addressed, the risk of intercommunal violence will remain. that was just too much for the un human rights commissioner. for over a year, he has tried to persuade aung san suu kyi, a woman he once deeply admired, to distance herself from her generals. in a final interview before leaving office, he bitterly criticised her stance. she was in a position to do something. at the very least, she could have kept quiet, there was no need for her to be the spokesperson of the burmese military.

she didn't have to say this is an iceberg of misinformation, these are fabrications. she could have just stayed quiet, even better, she could have resigned. she didn't do that. harsh words for a woman once venerated around the world as a pro—democracy leader and nobel peace prize winner. but human rights groups believe the criticism is justified. aung san suu kyi may now go down in history not as a champion of peaceful resistance, but as a woman who failed to act in the face of unspeakable human rights violations. suicide is the leading cause of death of men in england are low 50 yea rs death of men in england are low 50 years old. if you work in the building sector, you are particularly at risk. those working in construction, the figure is three times higher than the male national average. it is said that long hours,

lack ofjob average. it is said that long hours, lack of job security average. it is said that long hours, lack ofjob security and a match atmosphere all contribute to the high suicide rate. they say not enough is being done to protect workers. lee is a 28 world carpenter. he spent years living with anxiety but never spoke about it. this was until he was at work and became close to taking his own life. from the outside world it was a good laugh and fun working on a building site. but it is bloody stressful. it's not really somewhere where you talk about how you're feeling, your emotions... it's been ha rd feeling, your emotions... it's been hard trying to explain to some people that i struggle sometimes. sometimes i can be a bitjokey and blase, instead of giving it the

emotion and thought it needs. lee asked for help, now his picks to other workers to encourage them to ta ke other workers to encourage them to take care of their mental health. trade unions say it is the structure of the industry that is the problem. lack of permanentjobs, travelling to work, lodging, long hours, between c —— up to 60 hours per week. and a stigma that if they raise a mental health issue with their employer, somehow they will be disciplined or dismissed. this is a very real problem ability. many of these issues are serious and it is difficult to untangle this. there is now a sense that in the industry, something needs to change full stop people that sadly take their lives haven't reached out for support. ijoined a class on mental awareness in north london. these

builders were given time out of their day to talk about the pressures they face. meetings like these are happening more often. but they are not being offered to builders everywhere. they are not being offered to builders everywherelj they are not being offered to builders everywhere. i went back to my caravan and cried myself to sleep. the 50—year—old man, madness. simon spent nearly 20 years as a crane driver. he told me his suicidal thoughts forced him to leave the job. there is still a macho atmosphere in construction. it can be very lonely, very high pressure. it's that type of cut—throat environment that these quys cut—throat environment that these guys are working in. we need to take a step back and look at what we are doing to people out in the workplace. he has this advice for anyone feeling the way he once did. go out and talk to somebody, if you need to seek counselling, talk to your employer. but what lit up, don't swallow it. just talk, let it out. some more news on frank field, he

has been called an to fight a by—election. he has resigned the liberal party whip because he says that it liberal party whip because he says thatitis liberal party whip because he says that it is become a force for anti—semitism. in a tweet, it has been said that mps that leave the party should do the right and respectful thing and call a by—election straightaway. they should ask the mystic constituents support to represent on a different basis. it's been called a "scourge on the environment" — but what can be done about the plastic waste that's making its way into britain's waterways?

one environmental charity has come up with an idea — it's turning more than a tonne of plastic waste, collected a smooth launch for the boat this morning. a boat made, in part, from plastic picked up from the thames and recycled. these schoolchildren from canary wharf college have been a big part of getting the boat onto the water. they've been out on plastic fishing trips like this one, collecting litter. and there's always plenty for them to fish out. when we fish out plastic, it makes us satisfied that we're helping the environment. making the planet better. i think it's quite silly, plastic bottles, when they get thrown away, or plastic bags, they should be recycled and used again. rather than ending up being shipped abroad, the plastic collected by the children ends up here, at this reprocessing plant in dumfries in scotland. we take the bottles, and shred the bottles down into very small parts.

and then they are melted, and turned into sections, which are used to make furniture and, of course, the boat. the challenge to create a boat from recycled plastic was handed to this man, mark edwards, a boat builder with more than 40 years experience making traditional wooden boats. you always look back into history. the method of boat building we use is clinker boat—building, where we nail two planks together, and we rivet it up really, really tight, and it stays there for a lifetime. so, we use that viking technology that got them across the atlantic safely, and back again across the atlantic to tell the tale. this is the first time the boat has been out on the river to fish for plastic. it's one of two boats in the world made from 99% recycled plastic. and the charity hopes it will raise awareness aboutjust how much litter is in our waterways, and what's fished out from the water can be recycled into something else.

helena lee, bbc news richmond. prince harry has joked about playing his ancestor king george iii, during a visit to london's west end. the duke and duchess of sussex attended a special performance of the musical ‘hamilton', to raise money for the duke's hiv charity. and at the curtain call, the duke didn't pass up the opportunity to break, very briefly, into song: # you say... applause that's definitely not going to happen. he did try but i said no. a round of applause to yourselves for taking part in this evening's activities, because you have raised activities, because you have raised a huge amount of money to change the

lives of thousands of children in botswa na. time for a look at the weather. it has been pretty decent out there, and as we head into the months, it should be largely dry. it will get a bit warmer over the next few days, good news, but with some chilly nights ahead. this has been a typical weather watcher picture. we can see that the cloud is breaking up, but some threatening cloud in scotland. these clouds are already decaying, with some cloud in northern ireland moving away. these showers will fade quickly this evening and for the most part, clear skies. there will be more cloud across the interest channel into the south—east of england. clear skies

for the most part, and not much wind. it will be aired tonight, with degrees down to 1—2 celsius full stop tomorrow will be dry and sunny, with cloud in cornwall. as the breeze picks up, more cloud into northern ireland. sunny spells elsewhere, it will be a bit warmer than today. this will be noticeable in the north of the uk. in the south—east, a bit more cloud with a few light showers. most of any rain over the weekend will come from the atlantic. these weather fans are weakening as they come into the uk. the high pressure will draw out a lot of the wet weather, we will see more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, even north wales will stop some rain and drizzle gone by the afternoon. elsewhere, across england and wales, sunny spells in

the east. temperatures 19—22dc full stop there will be some cold air into next week. this will bring some rain into the north—west on sunday. this high—pressure will draw up some warm airfrom the near this high—pressure will draw up some warm air from the near constant. the rain will arrive in north—west scotla nd rain will arrive in north—west scotland and into northern ireland during the afternoon. it looks like it'll be a dry day, sunny skies across the south—east. it will warm up across the south—east. it will warm up quickly in the sunshine, higher temperatures on sunday. there will be someone in north east scotland. the highest averages will be in the midlands and the south—east. britain's biggest payday lender, wonga, has collapsed tonight afterfacing a surge in compensation claims. it follows a government crackdown on payday lenders. wonga has been criticised for its high—cost, short—term loans, seen as targeting the vulnerable. i think they deserved it. i think they deserved to go bust

because they played on people who were vulnerable, and they didn't deserve it. we'll be asking why the compensation claims have proved so costly. also tonight: an unmarried mother who was denied a widowed parent's allowance for her children wins a landmark case that could benefit thousands of other bereaved families. for us, it was just a case of that this was wrong and it was to fight that injustice. the veteran mp frank field says he'll no longer sit with labour in parliament. he resigns the whip, saying his party's leadership is becoming a force for anti—semitism in british politics.