this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: labour agrees a new code on antisemitism, in a bid to end the controversy that has engulfed the party. it was critical today that we reassure the jewish community, and we're in complete solidarity with the concerns that they've raised over the last few months. police ask social media companies for instant access to accounts after a man suspected of murdering 13—year—old lucy mchugh refused to reveal his facebook password. one of the strongest typhoons to hit japan in 25 years has claimed several lives and injured over 160. a new book from one of the journalists behind the watergate scandal paints a devastating account of chaos in the trump white house. also coming up: the box office hit featuring an all—asian cast.

we will be hearing from the stars of crazy rich asians about their groundbreaking film. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, daisy mcandrew and kevin schofield. stay with us for that. after prolonged controversy, labour has now agreed a new policy on antisemitism, to settle a dispute that has divided the party for months and tested jeremy corbyn‘s leadership. the party's ruling body, the national executive committee, announced it would adopt in full the definition of antisemitism drawn up by the international holocaust remembrance alliance.

but there is an additional statement aimed at protecting freedom of expression, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. chanting: 0h, jeremy corbyn! hours before the meeting began... ihra. no ifs, no buts. ..months after the anguish started... shouting outside... gave little hope that labour inside would find a way through. jeremy has been at the forefront of fighting all forms of racism all his life. what people really mean is that he has taken the side of supporting palestinian rights. the nec have engaged in a shocking display of contempt against the british—jewish community and against jews within the labour party over recent days.

that upset because labour would not completely accept a standard way of describing racism towardsjews. one activist, widely condemned for some of his comments, was clapped as well as jeered on his way in. why are you racist? i'm not racist. a file of alleged antisemitism was even handed to the police. jeremy corbyn was bundled into the back, avoiding questions, tense for his supporters, and the whole party. how can labour be trusted by the jewish community? after weeks of demands for the leadership to change labour's words... i hope we can adopt the ihra definition today. ..because what is precisely on paper is the core of the dispute. the international definition says it is antisemitic to claim the existence of israel is a racist endeavour. but labour's version was, they said, to protect free speech. to discuss the circumstances

of the israeli state's foundation is a legitimate part of modern political discourse. after hours of discussion, the party finally agreed to move, accepting the whole definition, but with a statement alongside. i think it's a small step in the right direction. we've lost faith within the jewish community, and we know that, and you know, it hurts pretty much all of our labour membership to know that we're in that state of affairs at the moment. so this is a first step forward, but we have a number of bridges to build. but how did the labour party find itself in this mess? jeremy corbyn and legions of his supporters on the left have been long—time critics of israel, and wanted the freedom to do so as they saw fit. but rejecting the widely agreed definition of antisemitism was seen by many mps and much of thejewish community as tolerating racism towards them. this long and bruising row has been about where you draw the line. a line that the party admits has been crossed sometimes,

provoking fear and pain for many, that might take a long time to forget. i can't believe the position we've got ourselves into. i'm appalled that one of britain's communities feels so badly let down and alienated by the labour party. and i think a political party, if i'm honest, that has lost the confidence so badly of one of britain's communities can't really claim that it deserves the support of anybody else. we've got to really reflect on this, really understand the hurt and distress that's been caused. this may be a step forward, but no—one pretends this problem is gone. labour may yet struggle to find a clean way out. the commissioner of the metropolitan police, cressida dick, has called on technology and social media companies to release vital evidence contained on digital devices within minutes of an official request being made. her comments follow the case of lucy mchugh, a 13 year—old girl who was stabbed to death in southampton in july. lucy's mother urged facebook to give police access to an account belonging to a man suspected

of her murder, as our correspondent angus crawford reports. on their first day of term, lucy mchugh‘s absence hangs over the school. moments of silence at a special assembly. they remembered lucy's irrepressible personality, and mourned her loss. it's ok to cry. i've cried, a lot. it's ok to feel sad. it's ok to feel down. security cameras tracked lucy's movements the day she went missing injuly. her body was later found in woodland near her home. she had been stabbed. a local man, stephen—alan nicholson, was arrested on suspicion of murder. he wasn't charged. but last week, at southampton crown

court, he pleaded guilty to an offence of failing to disclose his facebook password. investigators want access to his profile and messages. facebook has agreed to lock and preserve the account, but police have to apply to the us department ofjustice to get access to more detailed information, and that could take months. today, the head of the metropolitan police said officers should get quicker access to evidence from social media companies. law enforcement in the uk ought to be able to have vital evidence which might bring somebody to justice. within minutes, rather than having to go through some protracted process? absolutely, but there are complex practical and legal things for them, which i do respect. this issue yet again raises questions about the accountability of the tech giants. today, we repeatedly asked facebook here for an interview.

but they declined, instead issuing a statement saying it was working closely with law enforcement, using well—established legal mechanisms. well—established, but out of date. facebook does hand over information if there is a threat to life or national security. everything else depends on a legal agreement between the us and the uk, and the company says it can't just bypass the system. this former facebook insider believes the process is broken. i think it's absolutely not fit for purpose. this procedure for exchanging criminal information was built for exchanging information on drug traffickers, on fugitives. it was built before the internet age. but can tech giants actually cope with the scale of the problem? facebook got more than 80,000 police requests injust six months, more than 7,400 from the uk. later this year, the law will change, allowing police to go direct to the tech firms. that is little consolation

for lucy's family, who want answers now. angus crawford, bbc news. the strongest typhoon to hit japan in a quarter of a century has claimed the lives of several people and injured more than 150. strong winds have battered western parts of the country and more than a million people have been told to leave their homes, with further rain and wind forecast, as our correspondent robin brant reports from tokyo. screaming japan knew that this storm was coming, but some were still caught out, and had a very lucky escape from the torrent of water below. typhoonjebi is the strongest to hitjapan in 25 years. in the worst—hit area, around osaka, the damage is widespread. down there, on the left, you can just about make out a runway. the rest of kansai international airport is underwater. but 3,000 passengers

have nowhere to go. the bridge thatjoins the airport and the mainland has been damaged. a ship was repeatedly blown into the columns and roadway. the storm surge caused fires that destroyed dozens of cars waiting to be shipped abroad. others were battered by the winds, that reached 135 mph. typhoons and serious storms are not unusual injapan, but more than a million people have been advised to leave their homes as jebi approached. prime minister shinzo abe warned them to take action to protect your lives. those who left now have to wait for the damage reports. this is a country well prepared for extreme conditions. but 2018 has been hard so far. japan achieved its highest—ever recorded temperature this summer. that, after severe flooding killed more than 200 people earlier in the year. robin brant, bbc news, tokyo.

the white house under president trump is mired in a perpetual nervous breakdown, with staff constantly seeking to control the president's anger. the account is one of many in a new book by the distinguished us journalist bob woodward, who offers a damning assessment of the trump administration. excerpts have been published by the washington post, as our correspondent nick bryant reports. today, the white house looked as stately and elegant as ever. but, according to the new book, this mansion is home to a presidency in chaos, a west wing suffering a nervous breakdown, an administrative coup d'etat. it details how senior aides tried to prevent donald trump from wielding his presidential pen, hiding official documents from his desk to stop him withdrawing america from the nafta free—trade agreement, and ignoring his suggestion to assassinate the syrian leader, bashar al—assad.

it quotes the white house chief of staff, john kelly, describing the president as unhinged. i think it's going to be a lesson that has to be absorbed by future presidents... what gives the book so much credence is the authority of its author, bob woodward, whose work alongside carl bernstein during watergate did so much to bring down richard nixon. woodward is a washington institution. bob woodward finally managed to speak to the president, but only after the book was finished. so help me god. it is certainly a bad one for the embattled attorney general, jeff sessions,

who mr trump apparently described as "mentally retarded" and "a dumb southerner". and there are insights into the legal advice the president received about talking to the special counsel, robert mueller. "don't testify", his former lawyer told him. "it's either that or an orange jumpsuit". the president last appeared before the cameras yesterday, on what looked like an aborted golf trip. and now, yet another diversion. the white house claims the book is nothing more than fabricated stories, many by former disgruntled employees. the white house chief of staff, john kelly, has also issued a statement saying he didn't call the president an idiot. he has also referred to a statement in may saying the statement in may saying the statement was total bs, in his words. it is crucial that the white house hasn't used the term fake news, it's usual blanket condemnation of the media. maybe that will come but it is worth remembering they are up against bob

woodward here, a journalist known for his rigour and venice. he has written about a presidents, and has been critical of democrats and republicans. even the president, in that phone conversation with bob woodward, admitted that he was fair. soi woodward, admitted that he was fair. so i think many readers will see in this book and accurate rendering of history. nick bryant in washington for us. and we can talk now to our correspondent david willis in los angeles. the books in the relatively short life of this presidency that have entered a less than wholly flattering picture of life in the oval office copy —— have been a number of books. none with quite the credence of this book, coming from a man who has won two pulitzer prizes, one for his work with the watergate scandal, which led to the demise of richard nixon. this is a book full of damning allegations, no wonder then, that people at the white house

are already running for cover. we heard from nick that the white house chief of staffjohn kelly is already denying quite strenuously, that he called the president and idiot copied but there are other allegations as well. not least that the former economic adviser gary —— cohen. , he actually kid documents from donald trump. and in a sense that the president was a security risk. this is not going down well at the white house, as you can imagine. as you say, it is not the first and probably will not be the last, the big question is will it make any difference to donald trump was back presidency and his ratings? —— donald trump's. good question. the a nswer donald trump's. good question. the answer is probably it won't. beat people who will vote for donald trump regardless and many of them

are not tuned into this gossip, if you like. bob woodward, very much a pa rt you like. bob woodward, very much a part of the rather insular washington bubble, if you like, but a man deeply respected within that bubble and few believe that the damning allegations that are dotted throughout this book were any invention on his parts. —— on his part. the headlines on bbc news: labour agrees a new code on antisemitism, in a bid to end the controversy that has engulfed the party. police ask social media companies for instant access to accounts, after a man suspected of murdering 13—year—old lucy mchugh refused to reveal his facebook password. one of the strongest typhoons to hit japan in 25 years has claimed several lives and injured over 160. still in the united states, a confirmation hearing

for president trump's nominee for the us supreme court has descended into chaos. demonstrators were removed by police after shouting their opposition to brett kava naugh inside the committee room. outside, others protested in silence. democrats say the white house is witholding information from senators. the chief executive who presided over one of the most disastrous computer upgrades in british banking history, paul pester, is leaving tsb. the failed upgrade, in april, affected up to two million online banking customers. the bank is still struggling with its it systems. mr pester will receive a payout of around £1.7 million. britain's third largest union, the gmb, has called for a referendum on the outcome of the brexit negotiations, saying that "false promises" had been made during the 2016 eu referendum campaign. general secretary tim roache urged labour to adopt the same policy, but he said the vote should be on the terms of exit, not on whether brexit

would actually happen. the metropolitan police has confirmed it's investigating the 99th murder in london this year, after a man was found dead in a cemetery in tottenham yesterday. today, in a separate case, five teenagers were found guilty of stabbing to death a father of four injanuary this year in another part of north london. our home affairs corresponent tom symonds reports on the extensive efforts being made to reduce the violence across london. by the second week of this year, two people had already been stabbed to death in london. then these men — boys, really — were caught on camera about to kill the city's third victim. when i heard from the witness how they surrounded him, the fact that they circled him, that made me really angry. daniel frederick was 34.

he and louise, his sister, grew up in the stoke newington area of north london. his killers were taking revenge on rivals who also live there. a friend of theirs had been attacked in prison. they picked the wrong man. he doesn't know them, he's got nothing to do with them, just lives in that area? it was evil. it was just mindless for them to even do an attack such as this. it was awful. kacper karasinski and yigiter gok were convicted of the killings today, along with three younger attackers. there'll be plenty of trials. there have been 99 killings, approaching last year's 116, and it's only september. the only comfort — the figures were worse a decade ago. the police response, the creation of a violent crime task force. this is the southern end of the blackwall tunnel, under the thames.

on the northern side, the police are trying to spot organised criminals so that they can be pulled over here, where there's no escape. it's a huge operation. it's a bit like stop and search on wheels. by law, under the road traffic act, the officers will stop you, sir. every driver we saw stopped was allowed to go, except one young man. drugs were found in his car. the big police operations help reassure people. the met says they're intelligence—led, but this one was mainly about picking at numberplates. there's a great deal of intelligence from a numberplate. what's most important around that is you don't go solely on the numberplate, you have a conversation with the occupants of that. so that's an indicator, it's the starter of a conversation. the murder rate has started to slow, but policing can only go so far. the leadership message is what it is you might do about something. these children live in the areas where the violent crime is actually happening. someone was chasing a person with a really long knife. everyone on the bus

was really scared. one even was crying. they've been on the voyage scheme. obviously with social media, it goes around more. so i do think maybe it might play a part in increasing it. it teaches them to be leaders, not followers, so they make the right decision when a friend says... let's go and do this or that, and you know it's wrong. and what would the consequences of not doing it be as far as your friends are concerned? some people can't take it, some people rather do itjust for their reputation or the name. so are you saying that it is slighter easier for some people to just go with what the group does? and that it's harder to do what you've done? it's mob mentality, really. experts increasingly see youth crime as a disease. the huge challenge, to stop the contagion spreading. tom symonds, bbc news, east london. the united nations has called on russia and turkey to act urgently to avert bloodshed

in the rebel—held, syrian province of idlib. it comes amid signs that president bashar al assad's forces are preparing an offensive in the densely—populated region. russia, which backs the syrian government, was today accused of being responsible for new air strikes in the region. international experts have tonight formally agreed with police in the uk that the toxic chemical which left one person dead in wiltshire in june, was the same nerve agent used to poison the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. dawn sturgess and charlie rowley fell ill after being exposed to a perfume bottle contaminated with what the ‘organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons' says was novichock. ms sturgess died in hospital on the 9th ofjuly and a murder inquiry has been launched. the actor kevin spacey will not face prosecution for a historical sexual assault, because too much time has passed. prosecutors in los angeles had been reviewing the case involving an adult actor, which

dates back to 1992. kevin spacey has declined to comment on the allegation. british police are investigating six sexual assault claims against the 59—year—old. jonathan barclay and sian berry have been elected co—leaders of the green party. they'd campaigned on a pledge to strongly oppose fracking and the proposed hs2 rail link. they said their ambition was to make the greens "the third largest party in the uk". the first minister for scotland, nicola sturgeon, has been setting out her government's policies for the year ahead, with new investment in education, infrastruture and health. as msps returned from summer recess, she announced a number of policies, including an increase of a quarter of a billion pounds for mental health services over the next five years. an extra £7 billion for investing in schools, hospitals and transport. our scotland political editor brian taylor is in holyrood and gave us this update.

i think it is uncertainty about brexit, as it is so much about political life in the uk. the scottish parliament behind me is pretty much closed for the night. but msps will be back tomorrow to make —— debating that programme for government. they believe it is tired and lacklustre. two things on the. is deliberately intended to be continuing established policies, rather than reinventing the wheel. the second thing, perhaps in these anxious, mid brexit times, modesty is welcome. but the voters are tired and anxious about political flamboyance. within it all there are substantial policies from nicola sturgeon, money from healthcare is reflecting in part, concerns raised

by the community and raced by msps here at hollywood. then there is pressure on the economy, a drive to push exports, a drive to enhance capital investments, spending on new schools, hospitals and roads at. we could do with some new schools, hospitals and roads. a deliberate attempt by nicola sturgeon to grow the economy to mitigate what she believes, in her words, will be their catastrophic impact of brexit. brexit dominate it. if she is not in control of brexit, one might question is, but she is following along with that. she is having to accommodate to cope with brexit, rather than to command at. —— and it. —— command it. it's been one of this year's biggest films in the us and is being hailed as a triumph for on—screen diversity. now crazy rich asians is due to hit uk cinemas. the film, a romantic—comedy, features a mostly asian—american cast, as our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. we've been dating for over a year

now, and i think it's about time people met my beautiful girlfriend. it's the romantic comedy that's been delighting america. these people aren'tjust rich, they're crazy rich. and with its all—asian cast, is changing hollywood. this is rachel chu. when you look at the lack of asian—american and asian—led stories and actors, it really highlights that and you realise that we do want to create a movement so that, you know, people feel represented and heard and understood and valued. # i feel glorious...# that movement is seeing hollywood deciding to make more ethnic minority movies. why? the sad fact is that the studios rely on the statistics, and the statistics for this film in particular are blowing everybody out of the water. she has been begging me to come visit her, you know. the universe has spoken. the smart, sleek rom—com, set firmly in the modern social media age, is a box office sensation in the us, mostly down to its relatable storyline. and that's important.

its message for the film industry wouldn't be spreading so quickly and powerfully if audiences weren't first enjoying it simply as a movie. and box office failure could have so disappointed its cast, which includes british star gemma chan. you feel that, you know, if the film hadn't worked or people didn't come to see it, you know, "gosh, what if it means for the next 25 years, they are not going to allow a film to be made with asian leads? " that is... that's what it comes down to. it's about time someone stood up to aunt eleanor. but you, not me. oh, god! this film has made history. no matter if it doesn't win any accolades, if, you know, we don't come out on the top of any sort of awards shows, whatever. the statement has been made. what about us taking an adventure east? like queens? and that's that films like this or black panther aren't one—offs, and that audiences want and deserve far better ethnic representation. lizo mzimba, bbc news.

they are considered to be hollywood's treasured piece and were lost over 50 years after they were stolen. today, a peril ruby slippers worn byjulie garland in the wizard of oz were recovered by the fbi. and anonymous donor once offered a £1 million as a ransom for the shoes. the fbi have been tightlipped about where they were found and how. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the talkradio presenter, daisy mcandrew and kevin schofield, edior of politics home. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather. hello there. much of england and wales saw a lot of cloud around, for much of scotland and parts of

northern ireland, much brighter with lots of sunshine. tomorrow should be largely dry, we have stood at high pressure dominating the scene is topic some sunshine around, but also patches of cloud too. this is the area of high pressure which has been bringing the dry weather today. a couple of weather fronts around, this one brought lots of cloud to england and wales. another weather front of the near continent tonight could move further westwards and we could move further westwards and we could seek potentially heavy showers affecting the far south—east of england towards east anglia. a bit of cloud to the far west, much of scotla nd of cloud to the far west, much of scotland and parts of northern england, is the northern ireland, a chilly night. we have the cloud and bridges holding into double figures of. tomorrow morning we will start of. tomorrow morning we will start of cold and bright across the north. lots of sunshine and more cloud further south. eventually losing those showers from the far south—east, wishes to the cloud bricking up, potentially a brighter day then what was saw on tuesday. as temperatures range from 17— 20 degrees. later in the day, something wet pushes into the north—east

corner of the uk. this area of high pressure shoots further westwards, pressure shoots further westwards, pressure develops in the north sea, starting to see a run of northerly wind. that will be the trend, feeling a lot more cool and breezy with those northerly winds and outbreaks of rain, which will be quite heavy. it all starts on thursday, becomes more unsettled and breezy across scotland, northern ireland into the north of england. some showers and longer spells of rain. dry across the south where we could make 20 degrees, cooler across the north. this area of low pressure deepens at little bit as we head on into friday. it is looking pretty u nsettled into friday. it is looking pretty unsettled across the northern half of the country, still some uncertainty to friday's forecast topic we think it will be quite windy and wet across scotland,