this is bbc news, the headlines at 5pm. aftera pairof labourmps suffer no—confidence votes in their own constituencies, a stark warning to labour's leadership not to hound moderates out of the party. my message to our leadership is clear. it is within your power to stop this, so call off the dogs and get people being harassed by cold callers will be given powers to stop them, in new measures introduced by the government today. four secs russian war planes have launched fresh strikes on the syrian province of idlib, as protesters call for international help to stop the offensive. and an attempt to clear plastic waste from the pacific ocean gets under way today. for the first time ever, a 600 metre long boom will be towed through the middle of the pacific ocean to collect plastic waste. and a strong response from india in the fifth test against england. the labour mp, chuka umunna,

has appealed to his party leader, jeremy corbyn, to, in his words, "call off the dogs" and stop centre—left mps being driven out of the party. it comes as a third labour mp, chris leslie, has lost a vote of no confidence among some members of his constituency party. our political correspondent alex forsyth is with me now. chuka umunna singh public that's publicly what many have been saying for a long time? the divisions of labour are well documented by this point. and if you categorise the broad split betweenjeremy corbyn and his supporters, who are to the

left, and those centreleft mps, the so—called moderates in the party. and what chuka umunna is suggesting todayis and what chuka umunna is suggesting today is thatjeremy corbyn‘s supporters, and the campaign group momentum, are continually trying to get rid of the so—called moderate mps, and they‘ re get rid of the so—called moderate mps, and they're doing this to their local boats in their parties, votes of no—confidence which are only symbolic, but he says this is part ofan symbolic, but he says this is part of an attempted purge. this is chuka umunna speaking earlier today. already centreleft umunna speaking earlier today. already ce ntreleft mps umunna speaking earlier today. already centreleft mps are being symptomatically targeted, with motions against them in their local parties, motions brought against them for standing up to the ce ntreleft — — them for standing up to the centreleft —— for the centreleft values. my message to the powers is clear. it is within your powers to stop this, so call off the dogs. there have been specific instances, but just before there have been specific instances, butjust before we come up, john mcdonald has responded in strong terms? again this morning, the party said that the idea that there is a

conspiracy is such nonsense, that the speech by chuka umunna was incorrect and incoherent. the shadow chancellor, a supporter ofjeremy corbyn, a seniorfigure in the pa rty‘s corbyn, a seniorfigure in the party's leadership, responded to this today, and he was particularly critical of some of the language chuka umunna use. this is what he had to say. stop throwing yourself in front of tv cameras inventing stories, and get out there. unite with the rest of the party, because what we want is a labour government as soon as what we want is a labour government as soon as possible. and across the country to country... a million people without social care, our nhs is in crisis. wages below what they we re is in crisis. wages below what they were in 2008, those are the issues we're dealing with, not with internal disputes that he is trying to do —— invent, or referring to are party members as dogs. unacceptable. it will get the run—up to the party season, tell us what happened with

the specific cases? chris leslie is one of them. some of the critics of jeremy corbyn, chris leslie as well as to others, have had no—confidence votes by their local party members, so votes by their local party members, so that is the local party saying that they have no confidence in the mp. as i mentioned, there are symbolic so that does not mean the mp has to resign his or her seat, but this is all part of the very public display of the divisions within the party. and as you say, what is important is coming up in conference, because there are some members of the party, including the campaign group, momentum, who want a change to the party's rules to make it easier to challenge sitting mps. they say that as a democratic thing that should be up to the grassroots to have more sway over their mps, and there should be greater scrutiny of mps. but there are concerns that this is all part of an effort to get rid of the critics ofjeremy corbyn. it comes on the back of the anti—semitism row, and tony blair

also making statements yesterday. there has been lots of talk about a centre ground, new moderate party. the question for some is will labour mps in the centreleft be forced out of the party, or will some of them choose to walk? we have already seen the prominent veteran labour mp who chose to resign as party whip. he a vote of no—confidence by his local party, but he resigned as he said over the anti—semitism row because he did not agree with party leadership over this. the big question is how many mps may or may not follow? some mps may not like the direction of the party, but labour has seen a growth in its membership, and the party structures have changed, as well. so the question is whether those mps will choose to branch off and do something else, or some of them say they want to stay within the party and push their values within labour. but the problem now is the party is deeply invited about some fundamental beliefs, which is very ha rd to fundamental beliefs, which is very hard to reconcile when you have different elements of the party who

strongly believe in different things. chuka umunna was calling in a speech today for the leadership of the labour party to back a second referendum on brexit, that is still the key thing to strive in the next few weeks and months. is that unlikely? they have left the door open to it, so the official labour party policy at the moment is to not do anything to undermine and roof —— result of the referendum. they say that people have made their choice, however the shadow chancellor a week ago said that if there is a no—deal brexit on the table, if theresa may and her people cannot reach an agreement with brussels, they will not take any options off the table. while labour prefer is another general election, so that labour can stand on a different policy platform rather than a so—called people's vote on the terms of the brexit deal. but at this stage, nothing is off the table. there is pressure on both parties, a conservative mentor

—— minister came out today in support of the second movement. the government is very clear that there are will be no such thing. vince cable said the leadership of his party should be open to anyone, not necessarily anyone in politics. is there any chance that perhaps underground tories and labour will come to together... there is a feeling that some people feel politically homeless because labour shifts towards the left, and some people in the centre ground not knowing where they sit politically. but people's memories and politics are long, and we have seen a split in the labour party, and that did not work out brilliantly. i think people are reluctant to go down that route, and at this point it is very much discussion and talk around the edges, you don't see resignations at the moment, because this is all political conversation that is going on. the backdrops of all of this is the significant argument, which is brexit. the timeframe on that is

short, and that is focusing on their minds at some degree. some say they should be voting for or against brexit, the kind of brexit they want to shape, rather than party politics, which could prove a distraction, which is why we had vince cable say yesterday he would only sit down from party leadership if brexit was dissolved or stopped. that is what he wants, some people wa nt that is what he wants, some people want a stronger push for a stronger brea kfast. want a stronger push for a stronger breakfast. how is boris johnson's life had any impact on any future political leadership ambitions?m is hard to say, borisjohnson‘s private life has always been in the public domain, to some degree. he is a character who is fairly well known in politics, some would say one of the better—known politicians there is. when you have somebody who is widely talked about as someone with leadership ambitions, it is almost inevitable that their public life

comes in for extra strewed me. —— scrutiny. willis have an impact? who knows, i think people will be looking a much bigger political decisions that he has taken to see whether that will shape whether he sits in the party, and about four weeks ago i did a ring round of conservative association chairman, and he still have a lot of support amongst conservative grassroots. political predictions? nobody goes there. we won't. thank you very much, alex forsyth. new powers come into force today designed to stop nuisance calls from personal injury and claim management firms. you'll now need to opt in to allow companies to contact you. businesses that don't comply could face a fine of half a million pounds. manuela saragosa has more. for many of us, cold calls are a daily torment. hello? the financial conduct authority says some 2.7 billion nuisance calls texts and e—mails were made over the past year. that works out to be about 50 calls, texts and e—mails sent to every single adult in the country.

many are made by companies offering to settle personal injury claims, or to claim back ppi, payment protection insurance. but, from now on, these companies will have to check first that the recipient has explicitly agreed to receive those calls and messages. companies that don't could face a fine of up to £500,000, and people are encouraged to report them to the ico, the information commissioner's office. some companies will see the new change in law and i think they will desist from the activity. when they don't, i'm afraid people are going to have to complain. the ico does need the information from people about these calls, and she will then tackle, use her powers and, slowly but surely, we will get on top of it and they will completely cease. campaigners say the new rules do not go far enough. they will not, for example, stop calls from fraudsters and note, too, that firms based overseas are not covered. the issue of consent,

they argue, is a red herring and they would prefer to see the authorities rule that unsolicited direct marketing calls are not a legitimate way of doing business. manuela saragosa, bbc news. a couple and a child have had a miraculous escape after a tube train went over the top of them at baker street station in london last night. police say the woman was pushing a buggy along a platform before falling onto the tracks, after being distracted by looking at the arrivals board. the fatherjumped down to help and as they saw a tube approach, the three of them moved into a pit beneath the track. thankfully, the tube passed safely over the top of them. none of them was seriously hurt, but they were taken to hospital for checks. in a statement, transport for london said they were relieved that the family were able to escape unharmed. they underlined the need for customers to remain behind the yellow line when waiting for trains or walking along the platform.

russian warplanes have lauched more air strikes on rebel positions in syria's idlib province, as government forces continue their military build—up. the united nations is warning of a major new humanitarian crisis, if syria and its russian allies launch an all—out military offensive. idlib is the last major rebel stronghold in northern syria. thousands of civilians are trapped in the area, and turkey fears a new refugee crisis if families are forced to flee across the border. the head of the us military says he's spoken to the white house about what happens if syrian forces use chemical weapons in an assault on idlib. our middle east correspondent yollande knell reports. with the fate of idlib hanging in the balance, its residents are taking to the streets, desperately calling for international intervention to prevent a deadly government offensive in this rebel—held area. this man demands that the un special envoy on syria and his colleagues stop any bloodshed. they must protect people

from air strikes. civilians are being targeted, he says. the un security council did meet yesterday to discuss idlib. there were fresh warnings that any battle for this province would be horrific and bloody. it's feared that tens of thousands of syrians could be caught up in a humanitarian catastrophe. but when russia and the assad regime say they want to counter terrorism, they actually mean they want to bomb schools, hospitals and homes. they want to punish the civilians who had the courage to rise up against assad. but earlier at talks in tehran, russia and iran, key allies of the syrian government, ignored turkish calls for a truce, insisting that islamist militant groups must be dealt with. and as if to make the point, russian warplanes and syrian government forces have been continuing to bomb rebel positions in idlib.

now many syrians here are fleeing. there's a growing sense that this seven—year—old war that killed hundreds of thousands is reaching its final stages. yolande knell, bbc news, beirut. it's emerged that a russian exile who was murdered in britain last march believed that two men from moscow had tried to poison him five years earlier. nikolai glushkov, a former deputy director of the russian airline, aeroflot, was found apparently strangled at his home in south—west london. his death came a week after the former—spy, sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, were poisoned in salisbury. the police have now re—opened their investigation into the incident in 2013, in which mr glushkov was apparently taken ill after drinking champagne with two russian men. the headlines on bbc news. labour mp chuka umunna has accused jeremy corbyn of driving centre—left mps like himself out of the party. companies can no longer make cold calls unless a claimant has opted in to receive them.

claims management companies that break the rules will face large fines. russian war planes have launched fresh strikes on rebel—held positions in the syrian province of idlib, as protesters call for international help to stop the offensive. investigating alleged collusion with russia. george papadopoulos, who admitted the offence, was also ordered 200 hours of community service, and to pay a fine of $9,500. he was the first former member of the trump election team to plead guilty to offences during the 2016 presidential campaign. this is a former adviser to president donald trump, who is now swapping the white

house for the jailhouse. george papadopoulos's house for the jailhouse. george pa padopoulos's crime? house for the jailhouse. george papadopoulos's crime? he admitted lying to fbi investigators who are looking into allegations that russia interfered into the us election. his rule began in early 2016 when the campaign sign him up as a foreign—policy adviser. when mr papadopoulos was questioned by officers investigating alleged collusion between the two and trump —— the truck campaign, he said he met individuals with ties to russia before he worked with the president. in fact, it is the slight which he pleaded guilty to, which has led to his sense of 1a days in jail. outside court, his lawyer said that his client had acted stupidly by following the president's lying on the russia investigation. he was tweeting seven days before george was interviewed that the president of the united states had based all this information, and information he had, that this was a witchhunt, and

that it was fake news that russia had meddled in the election. donald trump has always denied ever seeking help from the kremlin to win the election, and his reaction to the census was typically bluff, to complain about the cost. but this investigation is worrying the white house. no evidence of russian collusion has so far been revealed, but several people close to the president have been found guilty of various other crimes. one person has been arrested in barnsley after a man was stabbed in the town centre. police were called to the area this morning, and a number of shops remain closed. the victim suffered minor injuries. sweden's prime minister has urged voters to reject extremism and fascism on the final day of general election campaigning. stefan lofven said that supporting the far—right sweden democrats party, who are forecast to win around 20% of the vote, was "dangerous" and "counterproductive". neither his centre—left social democrats nor the main centre—right party is likely

to win a majority. earlier i spoke to james savage, the stockholm based founder of online news publisher the local. i started by asking him for his election prediction. the polls are showing very different kinds of results. we are seeing with some that the estimate for sweden democrat is anything from 17% to 25%. that could mean they are the largest third largest party. whatever happens, the way that the system in sweden will mean that there will still be a coalition government, but almost certainly will not include the sweden democrats, because the moderate party on the centre—right and its allies, and the social democrat party, the ruling party right now, have said that they won't do deals with it, which means there will be no sweden democrat ministers in any kind of government. but we have seen some interesting developments

over the last two years. we have seen the big parties have shrunk, and the sweden democrats, and other parties, including the former communist left party and the liberal centre party, we have seen them grow at the expense of the major parties. obviously this is following a trend we have seen across europe and other parts of the world where migration is a key dividing factor. are the other parties going to be forced to take on some of that grand? they already have. in 2015, as many will be aware... sweden took in a lot of refugees and it became clear they could not cope with some of the numbers arriving. it introduced much more strict migration policies. most parties, all the larger parties, supported those

much stricter policies. that has already been baked in, but there was a shock to the system in 2015, and i think a lot of voters felt unsettled by the number of people arriving, and a perception perhaps that the big parties didn't really have control of the situation. that helped the sweden democrats grow from where they were at the last election, around 12%, to where they are now, 17—25%. it has help them and it has forced other parties to re—evaluate their position. is enough being done in terms of supporting areas which have seen migration? is there enough in terms of welfare and organisation? there are problems in certain areas that are immigrant dominated. some of the suburbs of stockholm, gothenburg and malmo. there are problems with segregation, and with poverty and unemployment. there are lots of activities going on in those areas,

both at local government level and that national government level to try to help integration and help people to get into the job market, and to deal with some of the other social issues which come from immigration. clearly, i think all parties accept that more needs to be done. their approaches differ from the sweden democrats, who have made approaches to clamp down on immigration even further, to the social democrats, who are much more focused on demanding things for the immigrants who have arrived. tributes have been paid to the us rapper, mac miller, who's died after an apparent drug overdose. the 26—year—old, who's real name was malcolm mccormick, was found at his home near los angeles. he rose to fame after topping the us charts with his debut album in 2011. earlier this year, the musician went

through a well—publicised break—up with his long—term girlfriend, the singer ariana grande. a massive operation to scoop plastic waste from the middle of the pacific ocean is being launched today. a 600—metre long device will be towed out from california, as jenny kumah reports. sights like this have shocked people all over the world. the damage to wildlife has inspired a bold project with an ambitious goal, to rid the ocean of plastic. and this is the structure that will help to do it. it's been built in san francisco and is launching from there today. it will travel to an area in the eastern pacific known as the great garbage patch, where currents trap plastic. if we don't do it now, all this plastic will start breaking down into smaller and smaller pieces, and the smaller the pieces are, the more harmful and harder to extract from the marine environment.

so we feel there is a sense of urgency. so how will it work? a giant tube, 600 metres long, will float on the surface in the shape of a horseshoe. over time, the plastic should gather in a small area and then can be taken out. underwater, a barrier will hang three metres down and trap plastic below the surface. it is meant to allow fish to swim underneath it. but some experts worry that the system can harm wildlife. our major concern is for those passive floaters, rather than fish, mammals, plankton, jelly fish, for example. they simply cannot get out of the way of this, they are going to be crammed into this and not be able to escape. the plan is to start with one collection device and eventually deploy 60. the people behind the project estimate a full roll—out will clean up half of the great pacific garbage patch in five years. jenny kumah, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav.

a lot of clout around, some areas very wet. however that rain will tend to ease down for a time this evening, and the first part of the night before more rain turns to the western areas. this is the weather front that brought the wet weather through central portions of the country. a bit dry to the south and certainly parts of scotland, it has been glorious this afternoon with lots of sunshine. the sunshine will end the day here across much more of the eastern scotland. that rain for the eastern scotland. that rain for the shuffle is a way, but to the latter parts of the night, and other weather front will bring a further rain here. it can be quite cool in the skies... double figures underneath the cloud. this is the big picture for sunday, we can see those weather fronts across western

errors which will bring down the start. this area of low pressure slowly moving north, and also some strong winds. we start off on a damp note, outbreaks across western areas, clearing northwards and is in the afternoon, we should see some brighter weather moving in behind, a better afternoon for many. 1—2 showers for western scotland, it will also be very windy. a warmer day is to come across england and wales. a damp start to the great north, but improving into the afternoon but sunshine, but those winds will pick up from the southwest of the day wears on. on the sunday evening, it will be a fine end of the day for many, continuing with the blustery conditions across much of scotland with showers or longer spells of rain, particularly across western areas. temperature wise, ranging from 9—13d in the south. heading into next week, monday and tuesday, low pressure always to the north of

the country with stronger winds and fabrics of rain, whereas the south, it will tend to stay more settled with sunny spells. a temperature split as well across the country for monday and tuesday, cooler to the northern half, slightly warmer across the south. temperatures will be hovering around the mid teens celsius in the north with outbreaks of rain and fairly strong winds. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... labour mp chuka umunna has said jeremy corbyn supporters are driving centre—left mps out of the party, as he urged the leader to "call off the dogs". new powers designed to end nuisance calls from personal injury and claim management firms come into force today. companies will have to make sure people have opted in to recieve their calls. russian war planes have launched fresh strikes on the syrian province of idlib, turkey and the united nations have warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in the event

of an all—out offensive. tributes have been paid to the us rapper, mac miller, who's died after an apparent drug overdose. the 26—year—old, who's real name was malcolm mccormick, was found at his home near los angeles. a couple and a child have had a miraculous escape after a tube train went over the top of them at baker street station in london last night. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes. hello and thank you very much. starting with cricket. day 2 of the final test between england and india is still on—going at the oval but it looks firmly like it's england's match at the moment. after yesterday's disappointment, today they turned 198 for 7 into 332 all out, largely thanks tojoss butler who made 89. alongside stuart broad who deserves a mention with his 38. in reply, broad also took the wicket of opener

dhawan before rahual went and then pujara — the first of two wickets forjames anderson but virat kholi is still in, he's the danger man. the latest score from the oval is india are 104—4, india trailing england by 228 runs. could be 106 forfive. england have already won the series. onto football and northern ireland have had a disappointing start to their uefa nations league campaign — beaten at home to bosnia— herzegovinia. despite dominating for much of the match at windsor park, northern ireland fell behind in the first when haris duljevic flicked—in edin dzeko's cross. bosnia made it 2—0 after the break when elvis saric capitalized on a defensive mix up. the home side grabbed a late consolation from substitute will grigg but it ended 2—1. a disappointing start for northern ireland. england start their nations league campaign

tonight against spain in their first international since losing in the semi—finals of the world cup. our correspondent natalie pirks is at wembley for us, natalie, this league is designed to replace meaningless friendlies but spain are tough opponents for england's first game back? it isa it is a very tough start and do not forget in the same group they have croatia and it has been 59 days since the semifinal defeat against croatia in russia. it feels a bit less actually, it feels like it has