degrees. that is latest weather. —— thatis degrees. that is latest weather. —— that is your latest weather. peter willsman — a member of labour's ruling body — was recorded saying the israeli embassy was "almost certainly" behind the anti—semitism row. it's almost certain who is behind all this anti—semitism againstjeremy. almost certainly it is the israeli embassy. but critics say the punishment doesn't go far enough — also on the programme the london bridge attackers — a lawyer for the victims‘ families tells the inquests there'd been opportunities galore to spot what they were planning. made in mexico — taxed by trump — the president slaps a stinging new tax on all mexican imports over illegal immigration. thousands of liverpool and tottenham descend on madrid ahead of tomorrow's

all england champions league final. all roads lead to madrid for die—hard liverpool all roads lead to madrid for die—ha rd liverpool and tottenham fans, some spending a small fortune to be here for the pinnacle of european club football. coming up on bbc news, west indies have sent out a strong message to the other teams in the cricket world cup. they thrashed pakistan by seven wickets at trent bridge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a senior labour official has been suspended from the party following accusations he made anti—semitic comments. peter willsman, a member of labour's ruling body, allegedly claimed that the israeli embassy

was orchestrating complaints against the party's leader, jeremy corbyn. it comes just days after the equalities and human rights commission launched a formal investigation into whether labour had "unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are jewish". a labour spokesperson says the party takes all complaints of anti—semitism extremely seriously. our political correspondent chris mason reports. peter willsman sits around an important table in politics, with a seat on labour's ruling national executive committee, or nec. politically, he is on the left of labour. the same wing as the leader, jeremy corbyn. this is the moment injanuary he was secretly recorded at a meeting with an american israeli author. one of these things about anti—semitism is that they're using that to whip people up. they use anything, any lies. it's all total lies, theyjust whip it up. you know, i imagine, i tell you this off the record, it's almost certain who is behind all this anti—semitism againstjeremy.

almost certainly it was the israeli embassy. do you plan to withdraw as a candidate from the nec? it isn't the first time mr willsman has been accused of anti—semitism. last summer he was recorded claiming jewish trump fanatics were behind the allegations. but this row about anti—semitism within labour matters because it extends well beyond one man. it's provoked anger and demonstrations, and dogged the party for much ofjeremy corbyn‘s time as leader. today, labour said, peter willsman has been suspended from the labour party pending investigation. the labour party takes all complaints of anti—semitism extremely seriously and we are committed to challenging and campaigning against it in all its forms. ifjeremy corbyn and the labour leadership have a jot of feeling about the concerns in thejewish community, pete willsman can'tjust be suspended,

it left to be blown over, and et back in at some point in the future, he needs to be expelled from the nec, be expelled from the party, for now and for good. and this seniorfigure in the party agrees. if this is not dealt with incredibly effectively, and quickly, and i'm saying 14 days should be the time limit, then is the institution capable of being effectively anti—anti—semitic, or is the institution so sclerotic, in some way, that it might itself be institutionally anti—semitic? the party now has to decide what to do about peter willsman. let him stay, or kick him out. there has been no word from peter willsman today. tonight, three jewish organisations have written to the party's general secretary, the most seniorfigure in the party's general secretary, the most senior figure in the party administration, demanding he is immediately expelled. they draw a contrast between his suspension and the kicking out of the spin doctor alistair campbell, who used to work

for tony blair. he was kicked out for tony blair. he was kicked out for voting liberal democrat in last week's european parliament elections. this row is far from over. the london bridge inquests have heard that there were "opportunities galore" to spot that the attackers were planning a rampage before it happened. gareth patterson, who's representing several victims‘ families, outlined a number of instances where the three extremists were together and suggested there may have been potential clues to indicate they were plotting an attack. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. dumping a mobile phone to avoid any surveillance, just days before the attack. meeting in the street in the small hours of the morning. re—fuelling a hire van as they head toward central london on the night itself. this is what mi5 surveillance officers might have seen if they had been following the three men. representing the families of six of the eight people killed, gareth patterson qc said today,

there were opportunities galore for this attack are planning to be picked up prior to the beginning of the attack. the court has heard that khuram butt, the lead attacker, had been investigated by mi5 for two yea rs, been investigated by mi5 for two years, that police had seized his computers and phones eight months earlier, devices that showed clear support for the islamic state group, as well as a job application for the prince's trust. time and again, lawyers for the bereaved families emphasised how they believed that if khuram butt had been properly monitored by mi5, his relationship with the other two killers and their preparations for the attack could have been spotted. for the family, dominic adamson said he was a dangerous man, who should have been treated as such at all times. a phone found after the attack had been used to search for westminster abbey in the palace of westminster

before the destination was set as oxford street, suggesting the intended target kept changing. phones seized from his home and relative showed how worried they we re relative showed how worried they were about him. one said, let's look out for khuram, i feel he's a bit dodge, i think he is an isis sympathiser. north yorkshire police say the seven—year—old boy who fell from a rollercoaster yesterday is in a critical but stable condition. the boy — who suffered head injuries — was flown to hospital in leeds from the lightwater valley theme park near ripon. witnesses said the boy fell from a height of up to 15 feet from the twister ride. a health and safety investigation is underway. ajudge has ordered the police to return of materials belonging to two journalists in northern ireland trevor birney and barry mccaffrey

had the material seized last year. the pair claimed that it was aimed at covering sources and intimidating whistle—blowers. president trump has announced a new tax on all goods coming into the united states from mexico — as he steps up the pressure on the mexicans to curb illegal immigration. mr trump warned that in just ten days' time a 5% tariff will be imposed, but that will rise to 25% by october if nothing's done. large numbers of mexicans are still trying to cross the border illegally. almost 100,000 were stopped last month alone. our north america editorjon sopel is in washington for us. a big hike, what impact could not have? well, it will have a huge impact ona have? well, it will have a huge impact on a soapy. i mean, by some calculations mexico is now the us‘s biggest trading partner. unlike the trade war with china, where it is a slow burn through the supply chain before prices will go up, mexico

exports huge amounts of fresh agricultural produce to the united states, like avocados, and so people will feel it immediately at the supermarket checkout. price rises will go up. if mexico retaliates, then of course that could hit american exporters. that is why there's been a lot of opposition to this, not just from there's been a lot of opposition to this, notjust from the usual sources, but senior republicans that are normally loyal to donald trump have come out and there are even reports that the most senior trade advisers to the president in the white house have also advised against this at a time when the president is trying to get through a new trade deal with canada and mexico. now, the president has grown increasingly frustrated at what he sees as the endless flow of illegal immigrants coming from central america into the united states. and he wants mexico to do more. at what he's done is he has chosen the weapon of a trade war to deal with a social policy issue. and there are a number of people who are questioning whether he has picked up the right

cudgels to use for such a situation. jon sopel, thank you. more and more gps are cutting their hours or quitting the profession altogether, because of the workload and recent tax changes that hit their pensions. many now say it's not worth their while financially to continue. new figures out today also show that a growing number of gp practices have closed — 138 last year alone — across the uk. our health editor hugh pym reports. jackie knows all about long waits to see a gp. she knew her back and neck problem wasn't urgent but she got a shock when she was told how long it would take to get an appointment at her local practice. i was told that there was no appointments available and the earliest appointment i could get, this was back in march, would bejune. however, the books were not open, the appointments weren't actually open yet forjune and i'd have to phone back in another month's time and, of course, you know what happens, is that you phone back in another months time and theen all of the slots are taken again.

patient numbers are growing — more of them are elderly with complex conditions. there's a tighter squeeze on the whole system. so what are the pressures on general practice? well, recent research showed there were falling gp numbers across the country relative to the size of the population. a new report says there has been an increase in the number of practices closing over the last five years and doctors' leaders say that pension tax rule changes mean some have opted to leave the profession. gps are twice as likely now to retire early from theirjobs than they were previously. the new arrangements for pensions mean that the pension pot of senior gps are taxed at a higher level and this creates an incentive, a financial incentive, for some gps to be leaving early. gps also say there's a rising workload which is taking its toll on members of the profession. so a lot of that's down to the fact

that there hasn't been investment in the general practice the way it's required for the last ten years or so. that's meant that the workload has had to to go up, there are not enough gps to cope with the workload, that means the ones that were working in general practice were either burning out or deciding to cut down the number of sessions they were doing, which has made the problem worse. nhs england says there is new investment, with more doctors and health staff being recruited, and some practices may be closing because they're merging with others and creating more efficient health care. but training new doctors will take time and patients may wait a while yet to see the benefits of the promised improvements. hugh pym, bbc news. the time is 6:12. our top story this evening... labour's anti—semitism crisis deepens, as party official peter willsman is suspended over comments about the israeli embassy.

a first major exhibition for the artist frank bowling has opened in london. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, neil lennon has been named as celtic‘s permanent manager on a i2—month rolling contract. it comes after he guided them to a historic treble treble at the weekend. thousands of football fans are arriving in madrid ahead of tomorrow's champions league final between liverpool and tottenham. it's more than ten years since the final of this competition has been contested by two english teams and comes after both staged dramatic comebacks in the semi finals. clive myrie is in madrid now. yes, those tottenham and liverpool fa ns yes, those tottenham and liverpool fans have by hook or by crook managed to get here. it hasn't been easy. the chance of flights, the bookings have gone from —— through the roof, they have been expensive

and some fans have actually hired private jets to get here to madrid. but there is a warning for those who are arriving without tickets, it has been made clear that touts, who are other in the city, have no problem cleaning out bank accounts and taking thousands of pounds from fans without tickets, four fake tickets. so fans are being told to be very wa ry so fans are being told to be very wary of that. natalie reports on the journey of the fans to get here. singing: bob paisley and bill shankly. .. since there is nothing greater, nothing greater in life. it means more than so many things. you got the atmosphere, you are soaking up the sun. ijust wouldn't miss it. like, you just wouldn't miss it. football, like music, invokes passion and people do extraordinary things for love. stressful, on a thursday morning. you've got 12,000 miles you are coming. i don't think it is actually possible to be any further away. that should do it.

but after 30 hours travelling from new zealand, lifelong spurs fan michael blackman had to unpack in the corridor, as his room was still in use, but at least he has a ticket. right? i've got a ticket to madrid but not so much to the game. so, literally, i'm going to lose all dignity. seriously. i'm going to use whatever i can and if it comes down to cash, just deal with it at the time. he's far from the only one with hope in his heart. everywhere you turn are desperate fans, with black market tickets going for up to ten times the value of official ones. a field day for those looking to cash in. but it's notjust the cost of tickets, merely getting here and staying here has cost fans a fortune, with businesses accused of profiteering off passion, but is it outrageous or merely supply and demand? in my opinion, it's normal that you put up the prices when demand is very high, but not so much, not so much. i think they are abusing it a little bit. madrid is expecting an extra

800 flights this weekend, but what about those who couldn't fly? 100 euros a night has bought mike's family a patch of tarmac for their tent and pick—up truck, 12 miles out of the city. it's a life's dream, it's something i've been wanting to do since i was five, six, seven years old. i've been so excited recently because obviously we found out quite a while ago that we're going and it's been, like, such an excruciating wait. that wait‘s almost over but, tonight, we're hearing the dream is finished for others who came here thinking they'd bought tickets from resale sites, only for them to fail to materialise. they're here on a wing and a prayer. football, their religion. natalie pirks, bbc news, madrid. that's what football does to you, it can send you completely round the bend! while clearly from that piece some of those fans have had an eventful journey trying to some of those fans have had an eventfuljourney trying to get here,

what about the teams in question, totte n ha m what about the teams in question, tottenham and liverpool and those momentous semifinals where they similarly, well, in fact they did come back from the dead? how have the been preparing for this pinnacle of european club football? it is our sports editor dan roan. —— here is oui’ sports editor dan roan. —— here is our sports editor. no city has been home to the champions of europe more often than madrid. but here in the spanish sunshine, an english team is about to bask in such glory. runners—up in last year's competition, runners—up in this year's premier league, liverpool trained here this evening desperate to cap progress with the game's prestigious prize. that's the obvious thing, the silverware, that's why we are here, we want to win it with all we have, but the things that didn't happen in the past, for me, i've still got confidence, can take confidence out of that and could always. wijnaldum! if tomorrow's half as dramatic as the semifinals, it will be compelling. liverpool overcoming barcelona in a game anfield will never forget. 0h, they've done it! and spurs with just as miraculous a comeback

against ajax the next night. manager mauricio pochettino unable to contain his emotions. looking forward to the game, mauricio? of course. today, in madrid, he was more relaxed, as his team prepares for a first—ever champions league final that could prove transformational for the club. the occasion is massive, not only for everybody involved, but for the clu b for everybody involved, but for the club and the fans. it shows just how far tottenham has come as a club. i have managed to see it since how many years ago it is until today and it is going to be a really special night for everybody involved and quite an emotional night as well for everybody. the match sees two of the game's most popular and respected managers go head—to—head. pochettino has succeeded without the spending power of his counterpart, but klopp‘s reached more finals, this the fourth of his liverpool reign. both men are, however, yet to win silverware with their current clubs. when liverpool and spurs emerge from this tunnel here tomorrow evening, they will realise they are about to play one of the biggest matches that

english club football has ever seen. on only one other occasion in european football's most prestigious club competition have two english teams contested the final. it simply doesn't get much bigger. liverpool are defined by success in this competition, winning it a remarkable five times, although spurs did become the first british side to lift a major european title, the cup winners' cup in 1963. spurs have been acclimatising here for the last three days, but having finished some 26 points behind liverpool in the league, one man who played for both clubs believes there is a clear favourite. i still believe liverpool will win. i say that purely based on the season they've had. you know, liverpool are so consistent. they play with a high intensity, have beaten tottenham twice. ok, arguably a little bit lucky in the second one at anfield, but get the job done time after time after time. this is a special period for english football. chelsea beating arsenal this week in the europa league final.

now two more of its clubs stand on the verge of the ultimate prize. dan roan, bbc news, madrid. security, of course, also very high on people's mines. every now and again police helicopters buzzed the stereo and 5000 extra police deployed in the streets. dish—mac buzzed the stadium. heavy vehicles have also been prohibited from driving near the stadium too, the fear of course that some kind of heavy vehicle could be used as a weapon against people on the street. but the fans are just glad and happy to be here for what is going to be an incredible moment for their clubs tomorrow night. clive, thank you. there'll be intense political campaigning in peterborough this weekend ahead of next week's by—election. the seat was held by the labour mp fiona onasanya, who was forced out after being convicted of perverting the course of justice over a speeding ticket. the by—election is being seen as a test of whether the brexit party can continue the success it achieved

in the european elections, as our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. in or out? that's the question that still seems to be dominating in peterborough. at the lido, swimmers were weighing up who to vote for as their next mp. in this city, most people voted to leave the eu, and it keeps surfacing as the key issue. janet wants someone who's committed to leaving. obviously, brexit is on everybody‘s mind, and that's a blessing and a curse. it obviously weighs very heavy on my mind as well, but there are other issues beyond brexit, so it's very difficult to know who to vote. i know the eyes of the country are going to be on peterborough. once the centre of british brickmaking, peterborough is built on industry. still selling local bricks, this builder's merchants says brexit uncertainty hasn't damaged business. but they do want clarity. i don't mind which party, you know,

it is about brexit, basically. and getting our exit sorted out. that is the key thing, i think. in this election, the brexit party is hoping to build on its recent success. last won by labour, this seat is usually a fight between them and the conservatives. but the lib dems are pushing hard after doing well in recent votes. in total, 15 candidates are standing, including representatives for the green party and ukip. this election is of course about the support each party gets, but beyond that, several crucial votes in parliament have been on a knife edge lately. so whoever wins here could make a difference to decisions that affect the whole country. within peterborough‘s large polish community, it's a chance to make a change. ana sells specialist clothes and shoes for children, relying on imports from her native poland. she says concern about brexit has damaged her business.

lots of the polish community travel back... leave peterborough? leave peterborough, yeah. so, that's what affects my business. i'm going to look for the party that wants to remain. come on in. for some, it's much wider than brexit. carol runs the community fridge, providing fresh food and company to those who need it. i think the mp has to care about homelessness. there is not enough housing stock, there are drug and alcohol—related issues. it makes me enormously sad that in this day and age, we have queues down the alleyway for food. there's your bananas... whatever the choice, the outcome here clearly matters. alex forsyth, bbc news, peterborough. and this a full list of all the candidates standing for parliament in the peterborough by—election next week — there's more on our website at bbc.co.uk/politics.

cricket — and the west indies produced a blistering bowling display at trent bridge to thrash pakistan by seven wickets as they began their world cup campaign with an emphatic victory. pakistan were bowled out forjust 105 in 21 overs — only two of their batsmen passed 20. the west indies secured their win with a six. he studied painting alongside david hockney 60 years ago, but the artist frank bowling has never reached the same level of fame and acclaim — despite being highly influential. he was born in guyana in south america but moved to britain as a teenager. now at the age of 85 — his first major exhibition has opened at tate britain in london. our arts editor, will gompertz, met him at his studio. these are frank bowling's early paintings, made when he was clearly influenced by francis bacon's expressionism and swinging 60s pop culture.

he was part of the scene, a young london—based artist who had trained alongside david hockney. both were highly rated, both left for america. hockney went to la and became a star. bowling went to new york and became a teacher. spray adhesive on the stencil... and directly on the canvas. he continued to paint, of course, but to no great acclaim. recognition had been a long time coming. how do you feel about the tate exhibition? er, well, i waited for such a long time for it to happen, that when it was announced that it was going to happen, i was told that the exhibition would be an exhibition that i wanted, and i quickly found out that once more, the language between myself and people like the tate, i hear one thing and they think

they've said something else. well, it turned out that it's going to be the tate's show, not mine. he wanted the show to focus purely on the nature of his work, which has been a 60 year investigation into the effects of light and colour. not, as is the case, a broadly chronological exhibition tied to his life story and race. there was a new thing that was sprang on me about black and asian art in england. well, i don't know what black and asian art is. i only know that art is art. he is still hard at work, but painting less nowadays. more directing his assistants with the aid of an infrared pointer. they gave me this thing so i can say, "over here," and they'll follow what i say. but i wait for the area of paint to sort of sing, then i'm happy. it sums up his work in a way, which is all about being drawn to the light. will gompertz, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.

here's alena jenkins. contrasts across the uk to end friday, but increasing amounts of such an across central and southern england and parts of wales, a fine end to the day. for scotland and northern ireland, rather wet affair. more rain to come here, which will be slowly sinking southwards and eastwards courtesy of this frontal system. this is running into an area of high so much the range will fizzle out but as it eases from scotla nd fizzle out but as it eases from scotland and northern ireland, some rainfora time scotland and northern ireland, some rain for a time moving into northern england and north wales, than most places becoming dry overnight. a fairamount of places becoming dry overnight. a fair amount of cloud in scotland and northern ireland, some sugary rain across the western isles. clear skies south and east. for most of us quite a muggy and humid night, temperatures not much lower than ten 01’ temperatures not much lower than ten or 11 sources. the best of the centring tomorrow morning across central and southern england. further north, more cloud, again a humid feel with patchy rain for

north wales, northwestern, parts of northern ireland and west and north of scotland. for scotland and northern ireland, a drier day. very warm in east anglia and south—east england. temperatures could get up to 27 or 28 here. sunday, low pressure arriving from the atlantic which will freshen the wind and bring another spell of rain, quite persistent across scotland, also affecting northern ireland. looks like east anglia and south—east england probably escaping mainly dry through much of the day, but we could see a few thunderstorms here through the afternoon. holding on to the heat but the winds will be freshening all the while from the west, of things to come as we head into next week. on sunday, temperatures to up to 2a or 25 in the east, cooler further north and west. that's all from the bbc news at six,

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hello and good evening. you are what bbc news. i am chris rogers. must have a look at the latest ally. labour suspends a member of the willing national executive committee. peter was meant over allegations of anti—semitism. the london bridge attackers a lawyer for the victims families tell the inquest that there have been lots of opportunities to spot what they were planning. president trump says he will impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming into the united states from mexico unless the country does more to stop illegal immigration. and as excitement in madrid as liverpool and spurs fans arrive ahead at small nights champions league final showdown.