half of the week are very few showers around, most places dry, sunny spells. and temperatures into the 20s across many parts of the country once again. which will feel pleasant, i think, for the vast majority of you. into next week, it looks like most places will start dry before showers arrive later. have a good evening. sir kim darroch said it was impossible to do his job after president trump's very public attacks on him. some say he resigned because borisjohnson refused to back him in last night's debate — but the tory frontrunner rejects that claim. my view is it's wrong to drag civil servants into the political arena. that's what i think. he's basically thrown this fantastic diplomat under the bus to serve his own personal interests. so has mr trump got his way? also tonight: lifting the lid on how labour has dealt with accusations of anti—semitism — a bbc investigation is told mr corbyn‘s office interfered

in the independent process. warwick university apologises to female students who faced online rape threats — but one victim says being sorry is not enough. andy murray's comeback dream is over — even his tie—up with serena is not enough. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, new zealand book their place in the world cup final after india fall short at old trafford. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it started as an anglo—american diplomatic row, but now it's taken centre stage in the political fight between the rival camps

in the conservative leadership race. britain's ambassador to washington, sir kim darroch, resigned this morning, saying he could not carry out his duties after president trump's unprecedented attacks on him. but supporters ofjeremy hunt say the top diplomat‘s decision was linked to frontrunner boris johnson's refusal to give him full support during last night's tv debate. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has the story. his report contains some flash photography. sir kim darroch, 42 yea rs photography. sir kim darroch, 42 years a photography. sir kim darroch, 42 yea rs a loyal photography. sir kim darroch, 42 years a loyal public servant, the boy from the council of state who advised prime ministers, and until this morning her majesty's ambassador to the united states. he said he resigned because its leaked remarks, critical of donald trump, made impossible for him to carry out his will. at westminster, anger and supporting equal measure. sir kim

has given a lifetime of service to the uk and we him an enormous debt of gratitude. good government depends on public servants being able to give full and frank advice. i think the comments made about him are beyond unfair and wrong, i think he has given honourable and good service and should be thanked. at the state visit last month, mr trump and sir kim were on good terms, but his private description of an inept and dysfunctional whiteheads prompted a wave of presidential insults and the announcement he would no longer deal with the ambassador. i will keep him until he is due to retire, i would like to know if you would? and after the man who might be our next prime minister refused to support our man in washington last night, some whitehall sources said sir kim decided he had to go. former foreign secretary borisjohnson, he hopes to be the future prime minister, has

basically thrown our top diplomat under the bus. and there are lots of people in the commons who are very, very angry. allies of mrjohnson said this was a shabby to politicise the resignation and sir kim's position was untenable before the debate last night. he is a superb diplomat and i worked with him for many years, and i think whoever lea ked many years, and i think whoever leaked this has done a grave disservice to other civil servants. reporter: you said last night you we re reporter: you said last night you were not going to back him. my view agents want to drag civil servants into the political arena. the resignation has wrought a heavy blow on british diplomacy. foreign office morale is low and the risk is it leaves britain looking like a leaky ship, buffeted by a foreign power, with diplomats fearful in the future of speaking truth to politicians who may not defend them if the truth

ever leaked. this afternoon, foreign office staff met to show solidarity with sir kim. their boss told mps it was unprecedented for the head of a friendly government not to co—operate with a british ambassador. i have already been in touch with all the ambassadors this week, stressing that unvarnished, honest analysis is what we need, it's what officials need in order to give the best possible advice to ministers so that their decisions can be as good and evidence—based as possible. the question is who will be the next resident in the british embassy in washington? he or she will have a big repairjob to do. let's speak to nick bryant in washington. mrtrump may mr trump may have broken diplomatic rules but many would say he got his way? he tried to make sir kim's position here untenable, notjust by ridiculing him on twitter but by

black boarding him on twitter. the monday night tweet when he entered the administration would no longer do business with him, diplomatic doors started closing. sir kim was dis— invited from eight that very evening where he was meant to sit and eat in a room with the president. we had this extraordinary situation, unprecedented in modern times, where the white house would bea times, where the white house would be a no—go zone for the ambassador of america's closest ally. without that access, ambassadors cannot do theirjob. donald that access, ambassadors cannot do their job. donald trump that access, ambassadors cannot do theirjob. donald trump did not have to use his famous catchphrase, you're fired, but that was the message of his tweets. there was pushback from theresa may, pushback from jeremy hunt, there was not pushback from boris johnson. thank you, nick. boris johnson faces a backlash from another quarter, too. this time former prime minister sir john major has warned that he is ready to go to court to stop the next conservative leaderfrom suspending parliament over brexit. borisjohnson has repeatedly refused

to rule out such a move, to ensure britain leaves the eu by the end of october. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. the report contains flash photography. fanfare. democracy doesn't get more british than this — the queen opens and closes parliament. holding the prime minister and government to account — that's mps' job. my lords, pray be seated. but the man at the back, the blond one, borisjohnson, hinted he might suspend parliament so mps can't block a brexit with no eu deal. past pms sometimes criticise successors — never like this. the queen's decision cannot be challenged in law, but the prime minister's advice to the queen can, i believe, be challenged in law, and ifor one would be prepared to go and seekjudicial review to prevent parliament being bypassed. sirjohn major's lit a fire under the question who will decide the shape of brexit? parliament is always suspended between sessions, but a former prime minister

threatening to take a successor to court if he tries to shut the doors of this place to shut down opposition to a no—deal brexit — extraordinary. his case — abuse of the constitution. why elect mps if a prime minister can send them home if they are in his way? post—politics career, boris. all too soon! borisjohnson, pulling pints like the practised campaigner he is today, was having none of it. and i think the idea of now consecrating the decision to the judiciary is really very, very odd indeed. what we want is for parliament to take their responsibilities, get it done, as they promised that they would. but this issue is much bigger than an argument in a pub or a row between politicians. it could draw the queen in her palace into a messy political dispute, a legal battle over whether she should ever be advised to suspend parliament and sideline elected politicians. the other candidate for pm has been clear —

he wouldn't shut down opposition from mps. if you shut up parliament because you don't agree with what it's doing in a parliamentary democracy, that is an absolutely huge thing, and i think if you were to do that as part of a process of forcing through a no—deal brexit, the social and democratic consequences would be unimaginable. one expert can imaginejudges deciding a legal challenge. one expert can imaginejudges deciding a legal challengem one expert can imaginejudges deciding a legal challenge. it could go to court, the courts would have to hear if —— decided they would hear it, substantively, that would ta ke hear it, substantively, that would take deysel weeks and nobody could say for certain how the case might turn out. like other possible crises, this one may never happen, but it is another doubt brexit that could affect all our futures, one that could take britain into british politics somewhere wholly unexplored. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. some ofjeremy corbyn‘s closest

allies have been accused of interfering in the independent investigations into allegations of anti—semitism within the labour party. the bbc‘s panorama programme has seen emails which suggest the party's general secretary attempted to interfere in the selection of a disciplinary panel — and that the labour leader himself was copied in to the correspondence. labour has rejected the claims, saying they come from disaffected staff. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. they might not call me a dirtyjew, but they will call me a dirty zionist. labour members abused by others. i do not think the labour party is a safe space forjewish people anymore. meant to be friends, comrades. labour is not an anti—racist party. provide it was —— but is the party they love, that he leads, giving enough to protect them? we are your allies. lets

jeremy corbyn always vowed to do everything he could. tonight, accou nts everything he could. tonight, accounts from seven former officials from party hq give a different impression. e—mails from corbyn‘s senior team. jackie walker, a prominent cobra supporter, is being investigated for comments made about jews. the case was referred to the ncc, the independent complaints panel, but an e—mail last year from labour's top officialjennie formby, a close ally of mr corbyn, said the ncc cannot be allowed to continue in the way they are at the moment. i will also challenge the panel for the jackie walker case. friends, comrades... later in the correspondence it appears she is aware that what she suggests is dubious, she asks others to switch toa dubious, she asks others to switch to a different e—mail address, i think i have permanently deleted all trace of the e—mail, too many eyes

on my labour address. labour says jennie formby temporarily stopped using her party e—mail because of concerns a political opponent had access. crucially, the correspondence was copied and not just to mr corbyn‘s senior aids but to his own private e—mail. labour says the e—mails are about holding the complaints panel accountable for the complaints panel accountable for the amount of time they take to hear cases and protecting the party again successful legal challenge on the basis of perceived bias if the same panel is used in high—profile cases. the man in charge at party hq for yea rs the man in charge at party hq for years is iain mcnicol. the e-mails you have showed me are really important. the issues raised within them should ring alarm bells. across them should ring alarm bells. across the party. to try to interfere politically within the ncc is just wrong. the people she brought in when she became general secretary

overruled as and downgraded what should have been a suspension to an investigation, at worse to just a reminderof investigation, at worse to just a reminder of conduct, effectively a slap on the wrist. labour rejects those suggestions, but in another e—mail, seumas milne, one of corbyn‘s closest advisers, asked for a review of the disciplinary process looking at anti—semitic complaints. he wrote there was a risk of muddling a political dispute with racism. sam matthews is officially in charge of handling complaints. this was the leader's office requesting to be involved directly in the disciplinary process. the party said this was not a request for a formal review to take place, adding the leader's office did not intervene, these former disaffected employees so review of staff in the leader's office, which was complied with in good faith. these disaffected former officials include those who have always opposed the

leadership ofjeremy corbyn, acted to undermine it and have personal and political actors to grind. jeremy corbyn attracted thousands and thousands of new members to labour, but the number of allegations of racism againstjews grew, a stain on his success rebooting the party. by spring there was a backlog of 1000 complaints, only 15 expulsions. many staff, overwhelmed, clips, including a jeremy corbyn backer, breaking legal agreements to keep them quiet to out tonight. it was so prescriptive in not speaking about anything i had heard of happening in the labour party, but i will not be able to live with myself unless i speak out about the horrendous things i know have happened. the thought crosses my mind as to whether i sent her my resignation and then do something that nobody should ever consider, and that i actively considered committing suicide. labour has

promised again and again to take this poison out of the party. we will do all we can to make it very clear to anybody who thinks that they can have those abhorrent views in our party and in ourfamily, that they are not welcome. mps and members of the lords have quit in protest already, many party members have left. if labour cannot get a grip on racism in its ranks, what might they lose next? and you can see more on that story tonight on panorama on bbc one at nine o'clock. let's speak to laura. labour dismissed the panorama claims, but surely this must add to the pressure on jeremy claims, but surely this must add to the pressure onjeremy corbyn. claims, but surely this must add to the pressure onjeremy corbynm well, george, i mean, labour com pletely well, george, i mean, labour completely reject the allegations put forward tonight, they say that staff who have spoken out are disaffected, they are suspicious about the motives of people who have given their own accounts of what went on during that time working for

the party. it is worth saying that jeremy corbyn was asked to give an interview for the programme but he declined to give a defence will put his side of the argument. there has been such deep, deep alarm in parts of the labour party, and of course the widerjewish community in particular, about what has been going on, and the evidence that is put forward tonight will only serve to heighten that. one senior labour figure, lord falconer, who was asked to look into the claims of anti—semitism byjeremy corbyn, has said this paints a picture tonight ofa said this paints a picture tonight of a party that is still in denial, yea rs of a party that is still in denial, years on, still failing to get a grip on the serious, serious problem. laura, anna will lead story, the diplomatic row, how challenging is all this for boris johnson? it has been a day of turmoil everywhere, hasn't it? boris johnson is expected to be moving into number ten a fortnight today, and if you like these events are the first act of a hypotheticaljohnson premiership, even though his team

would content whether or not so came made his mind upjust to quit because of what boris johnson made his mind upjust to quit because of what borisjohnson said, 01’ more because of what borisjohnson said, or more pointedly did not say in the debate last night when he would not give him his explicit backing. it is not, of course, unheard of for independent civil servants to get caught up in a political row, but this is on a different kind of scale, and this saga suggests the convention that our country and our country alone chooses our ambassadors is something that is at risk here, and that is a serious convention to ignore, something that many people in westminster believe we should not give up without a backward glance, and a reminderfor borisjohnson backward glance, and a reminderfor boris johnson that while backward glance, and a reminderfor borisjohnson that while his friendship with donald trump might be an advantage in some ways, it will also be a very big political risk. laura, thank you very much. our top story this evening: britain's ambassador to the us has resigned in the row over leaked emails critical of president trump.

and still to come... it is, it is, it is over! new zealand stun india, beating them to make it to the world cup final. and coming up on bbc news, novak djkovic marches through to the wimbledon semifinals. could rafa nadal and roger federerjoin him there? the government has been accused of having a "ramshackle, dad's army" approach to making sure we can cope with the impacts of rising temperatures. that's according to the committee on climate change. theresa may recently committed the uk to cutting almost all greenhouse—gas emissions by 2050. but given what's happening worldwide, we might be heading for a temperature rise of more than three degrees celsius by the end of this century anyway. ministers insist britain is setting a strong example for other countries to follow.

our correspondentjon kay reports. the hottest, the driest, the wettest, the coldest — if the uk's weather is going to get more extreme, how should we deal with it? take theresa, who lives in a council block near bristol. the government's climate change advisor say we need to make properties like hers much warmer in winter and cooler in summer heat waves. it's unbearable sometimes in here. i normally sit by the fan, and even that, it's a struggle. and you're using more electricity by doing that. i'm using more electricity, yeah, i just got that one yesterday. the doors aren't allowed to be opened, and it's sweltering on this ward. last summer, we reported how some parts of the nhs were struggling with extreme temperatures. today the committee on climate change called on the government to make sure hospitals, care homes and schools are all much

better prepared for the future. they said the power industry was one of the only sectors on track to meet its targets, and the committee said the government needs to have a morejoined up, less ramshackle approach to climate change. for example, the report says we need to think much more about our green spaces. parks like this in our towns and cities soak up heat and could also soak up floodwater. but over the last couple of decades, because of all the building that's been going on, the amount of green space in oururban areas has dropped from 63% to 55%. but the government insists it's leading the world on climate change. so ministers say there will be many more projects to protect the uk, like here in somerset, where this coastal defence system hasjust been installed — designed in the netherlands

to deal with rising sea levels. but if time is tight, so is money — resilience costs. jon kay, bbc news. warwick university's vice chancellor has apologised for the way it responded to complaints from female students targeted with rape threats. it's after an independent review found what it calls a "legacy of mistrust" generated by the handling of the case. two women are suing the university for discrimination and negligence. larissa kennelly reports. the report contains details that some might find distressing. at warwick university in march 2018, a female student found a facebook chat group where male undergraduates were discussing raping and assaulting women at the university. it was portraying it as funny to rape a girl. things that made us feel ill when we read them. the woman and another friend mentioned in the chat complained to the university, handing in around 90 pages' worth

of abusive comments and threats. hundreds of students protested in february after the university announced that two of the men behind the chat group, originally suspended for ten years, would now be returning after just one year. the backlash led warwick to announce an independent review of their handling of the woman's complaint. the report highlighted that there was a profoundly unsatisfactory outcome for almost every single person involved. it also remarked that, to the external eye, there were other very problematic features connected to processes and procedures and the obvious lack of trust in them, including the ready assumption that they were not independent or impartial, and the inability of the university to effectively demonstrate the contrary. we did get it wrong, and i do apologise, and we are trying really hard,

through an independent review, and also some work about values that we need to discuss as well, to build something very different for the future. i need to apologise, but we also need to learn and make changes. much as i am enjoying this conversation, i don't want to have it with you again in this kind of context, and that's what we're trying to build — build a system based on values which is going to deliver for us a much better outcome for all people involved in disciplinary processes in the future. but one of the victims told us that in may this year, even as the review was in its final stages, the university continued to make serious mistakes with her welfare. i came in to take one of my final exams, i came into the room where i was supposed to be individually sat, it's something i do for my own mental health, particularly after this case, and i'd been placed in a room with one of the boys who was involved in the case. so it wasjust me and him in a room. a few minutes into the exam, he was moved, i was shaken up for the entirety of the exam,

and i knew that i had further exams to sit which i then had to contact the university and say the trust was gone. yesterday, the university also apologised for this incident, calling it a miscommunication. today's independent report describes the legacy of mistrust generated by this case — a legacy which warwick is trying to change. but continued mistakes such as this one have made the task of rebuilding that trust and the university's reputation all the more difficult. larissa kennelly, bbc news. cricket, and india have been knocked out of the cricket world cup after a dramatic semifinal comeback by new zealand. the kiwis won in a tense finish at old trafford and will face either england or australia in sunday's final. joe wilson has the story. the puddles dried and wednesday morning arrived with enthusiasm. well, just 240 to win. rohit sharma, five hundreds in this world cup, out for one today. virat kohli, captain, inspiration,

lbw, gone. 5-2. no, 5-3. kl rahul out too. and this is what wickets do to the mood. new zealand were exceptional — bowling, fielding. look at this from jimmy neesham. this was their match. except that india still had ravi jadeja. jadeja goes, and he goes well again. a hundred partnership with ms dhoni and hope rebuilt through the grandstands. india needed 37 off the last three overs. jadeja went again. underneath it, new zealand's captain. still there was dhoni, 38 years old, galloping like a foal. but not quick enough by about an inch. run out. india finished 18 runs short. 240 to win a world cup semifinal? that was very easy. very easy. it happens. india had a chance, but at the end, they choked. they choked? they choked.

follow that? well, england's semifinal tomorrow. but india, world cricket superpower, are out. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. it's been an action—packed day at wimbledon as three men with 53 grand slam titles between them — novak djokovic, roger federer and rafael nadal — were all in quarterfinal action in the men's singles. andy murray and serena williams also took to the court in the mixed doubles. here's andy swiss. when it comes to winning here, they've turned it into an art form — the three towering figures of men's tennis, all hunting another title. first up, the champion. novak djkovic facing david goffin, and they served up perhaps the point of the championships — through the legs not just once but twice. but while goffin won that, the match was emphatically djokovic's — through in straight sets. next, it was roger federer‘s turn. after losing the first set to kei nishikori, he took the next two —

flashes of that familiar brilliance. the day's other big draw is here on court two, the dream team of andy murray and serena williams hoping for another win in the mixed doubles. they faced some test — the top seeds, bruno soares and nicole melichar, and it was spellbinding stuff. wow! it went to a deciding set, but it wasn't to be. defeat for them, but for murray, just being able to play here has been a personal triumph. well, on court now i can tell you that roger federer has just completed his victory, while the third of the big three, rafael nadal, is two sets up against sam querrey, george. andy, thank you very much. some newsjust in, and all flights in and out of gatwick airport are currently suspended,

they say it is because of a problem with air—traffic control. passengers are being advised to check with their airline before they travel. let's get the latest on the weather with ben rich. pretty warm, humid, dark clouds gathering across some parts of the uk, particularly across northern ireland and scotland. this is the radar picture from the last few hours, quite intense downpours working across northern ireland and effecting the north—east of scotland, don't be at all surprised through the next few hours if you see the odd flash of lightning, rumble of thunder, some showers giving a lot of rain in a short space of time, surface water and spray on the roads, poor travelling conditions. through the night, outbreaks are heavy, thundery rain working across many areas. the far south of england staying just about dry, warm and humid, 13—16d, misty and murky and drizzly for coasts and hills in the west. into tomorrow, the morning showers will clear from

eastern areas, then a lot of drier some spells of sunshine coming through, always the chance of one or two showers persisting into the afternoon, particularly across eastern scotland and north—east england, where they could be heavy, thundery downpours. things change a little bit as we look ahead to friday, we switch the winds around, they come from the north west, things turning cooler and fresher. another day of sunshine and showers, showers is heaviest in eastern parts, 17—24 degrees. into the weekend, high pressure slowly but surely building its way in more strongly from the west, and that will tend to suppress the shower activity, so still some showers around on saturday, but fairly light, certainly well scattered, some spells of sunshine as well. sticking with the slightly fresher feel, temperatures in the high teens 01’ feel, temperatures in the high teens or low 20s. a quick look at sunday, one 01’ or low 20s. a quick look at sunday, one or two showers, mostly dry, 2a degrees. that's all from us. now on bbc one, we canjoin

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