labour agrees to pay "substantial" damages to seven former employees who sued the party over anti—semitism. an unreserved apology in the high court for party comments about the seven, who spoke out in a bbc panorama programme last year. we are pleased that our reputations have been restored, although it will take time to repair the damage caused by their unfounded attacks. we are glad that keir starmer is showing the leadership which is so desperately needed to bring this chapter to a close. there's an apology too to the bbc presenterjohn ware. also this lunchtime... are you a soft touch on russia, prime minister? pressure on the government to tighten security laws, after accusations of underestimating the threat of russian interference. the uk and the us agree to amend

an "anomaly" that allowed the woman accused of killing harry dunn to claim diplomatic immunity. a presidential change of heart — donald trump says it would be "patriotic" to wear a mask, as he says the pandemic will get worse before it gets better. and bad table manners — restaurant owners, severely hit by the pandemic, react angrily over the number of "no—show bookings". and in the sport, later in the hour on bbc news, we'll look ahead to the final day of the championship. can west bromwich albion hang on to their automatic promotion spot? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. labour has apologised

and agreed to pay what's been described as substantial, undisclosed damages to seven former employees who'd criticised the pa rty‘s handling of anti—semitism complaints. the party has also issued an "unreserved apology" and paid damages to a journalist who investigated alleged anti—semitism in the party for bbc panorama. our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. july 2019, jeremy corbyn was still labour leader and the party was being accused of not dealing properly with anti—semitism allegations. the bbc‘s panorama aired allegations from whistle—blowers, who claim to senior figures to mr corbyn had interfered in the party's disciplinary process. that provoked a furious reaction from mr corbyn‘s allies, who denied the allegations and called the whistle—blowers former disaffected

employees with political axes to grind. fast forward a year, and labour, under new leadership, apologised for those comments. in a statement, the party said, we unreservedly withdraw all allegations of bad faith, malice and lying. we would like to apologise unreservedly for the distress, embarrassment and hurt caused by their publication. we have agreed to pay them damages. we are pleased that our reputations have been restored, although it will take time to repair the damage caused by their unfounded attacks. we are glad that claire starmer is showing the leadership which is so desperately needed to bring this chapter to a close, but it is not the end of the story. the party also apologised to john ware, the journalist behind the panorama programme. labour boss in the shadow foreign secretary welcomed the pay—out. the shadow foreign secretary welcomed the pay—outlj the shadow foreign secretary welcomed the pay-out. i think it's the welcome step forward that shows labour is taking this seriously, and justice is being done. we have

acknowledged we got it wrong, that is the right thing to do. the case was settled in the courts but it has huge political meaning to stop keir starmer is trying to draw a line under some of the controversies over anti—semitism which have dogged the party in recent years, and to say, while he is leader, they will be dealt with very differently. in the last few minutes, jeremy corbyn has said he'd had legal advice that the pa rty‘s said he'd had legal advice that the party's case was strong. he said the decision to settle the claim was disappointing and risked giving credibility to what he called inaccurate and misleading allegations about actions taken by the party to tackle anti—semitism. his ally, unite's len mccluskey, said the pay—out was a misuse of party funds. the new leader doesn't agree and hopes today wasn't a decision will help the party move on, but it could mean more splits in the party exposed once again. let's speak to our assistant

political editor, norman smith. let's pick up that point, because to us let's pick up that point, because to us this now draw a line of sort under this? i think it is a significant moment because, although, frankly, you'd have to be wandering around with a paper bag over your head not to realise that sir keir starmer, since taking over as leader, has sought to distance himself from the corbyn leadership, you can see that in his style, his weeding out of corbyn supporters, it's been on this emblematic issue of anti—semitism that he's chosen to make a stand. we saw that with the sacking of rebecca long—bailey from the shadow cabinet over an anti—semitic tweet and, in today's really quite extraordinary apology, which almost certainly would not have been forthcoming from mr corbyn. indeed, he and his supporters seem to be convinced they would have won the court case. instead, sir keir starmer has gone out of his way to say to these seven

whistle—blowers over anti—semitism, not just sorry but, whistle—blowers over anti—semitism, notjust sorry but, in effect, you we re notjust sorry but, in effect, you were right, the party was wrong underjeremy corbyn, wrong not to ta ke underjeremy corbyn, wrong not to take your claims seriously, wrong to label you as somehow disaffected, disgruntled individuals seeking to undermine the labour leadership, and we've seen that attempt to disassociate himself from the corbyn yea rs disassociate himself from the corbyn years in the commons again injust the last half an hour, where, in contrast to jeremy corbyn, circuit starmer has come out very, very strongly in criticising russia in the wake of that report into russian interference in our democracy, yesterday pledging to work with borisjohnson in yesterday pledging to work with boris johnson in providing yesterday pledging to work with borisjohnson in providing the intelligence services with new powers to make national security a top issue, and even chiding boris johnson for not doing enough to stand up to russia. the report was very clear that until recently the government has badly underestimated the russian threat and the response it required.

it is still playing catch—up. the government has taken its eye off the ball. arguably, it wasn't even on the pitch! after this government has been in power for ten years, how does the prime minister explain that? mr speaker, i really think the right honourable gentleman's questions are absolutely absurd. there is no country in the western world that is more vigilant in protecting the interests of this country or the international community from russian interference. and in fact, we are going further now and introducing new legislation to protect critical national infrastructure and to protect our intellectual property. i don't know whether today could compare with tony blair's klaus four moment, but it has certainly infuriated team corbyn, and this is a battle which is very poor from over. nevertheless, you sense that, within circuit starmer‘s side, they

110w within circuit starmer‘s side, they now believe they have the momentum and support within the party to close the book on the corbyn years. norman smith, thank you. as we were hearing, there's still considerable pressure on the government over the russia report, with calls for tighter restriction on russians coming to the uk and more powers for the security and intelligence agencies. let's go to our security correspondent, gordon correra. particularly the idea of registering russian nationals coming to the uk. yes, we heard in the last half hour from james brokenshire, the security minister, with an outline of all the things he said the government had been doing that russia in the last year and been doing that russia in the last yearand a been doing that russia in the last year and a half, since the government gave evidence to the intelligence and security committee, saying it is taking all kinds of action to deal with it. one issue which is certainly at the forefront at the moment is the issue of new powers, possibility, for instance, of reviewing the issue of —— the

initial secrets act and a foreign registration act, something that the us has, in which someone who is working on behalf of a foreign government has to register themselves. if they fail to do so because they are operating covertly, they are liable to prosecution first up they are liable to prosecution first up that is something which has been talked about for a while, and what we heard today is it is being looked at and reviewed. i think the crucial question to see is whether the government actually pushes ahead with that, and how quickly. britain has agreed with the united states to remove immunity from criminal prosecution for the families of us diplomats and embassy staff after 19—year—old harry dunn was killed in a fatal collision involving the wife of a us diplomat. 0ur correspondent, rob watson, is here. what does this mean for anne sacoolas, the woman at the centre of the case? this is not retrospective, so the case? this is not retrospective, so it could only apply if there were future incidents such as this, and let's remind ourselves of what she

was accused of. she was charged in december of killing harry dunn by driving dangerously, but she was in the united states by then and was claiming to promote a community to stop this change in the diplomatic immunity rules, if you like, probably part of an agreement yesterday between dominic raab, foreign secretary, and mike pompeo, us secretary of state, going forward , us secretary of state, going forward, it would mean you couldn't claim immunity if you were the wife, husband or whatever other us official serving in the uk. thank you, rob watson. our top story this lunchtime: labour agrees to pay "substa ntial" damages to seven former employees who sued the party over anti—semitism. and still to come — a rare appearance from a grand old duke — and new prints of a birthday prince. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: a lifeline for aston villa, as they move out of the relegation

zone for the first time in five months. president trump has used his first coronavirus briefing in weeks to warn that the outbreak in the united states will get worse before it gets better. he also urged americans to use face coverings — it would show "patriotism" — he said. all very different from news conferences not long ago, and a marked change in tone. but then there's an election coming, and he's not polling well at the moment. peter bowes reports. a different tone and a different message — noticeably subdued and less combative than usual, president trump took to the podium at his first coronavirus briefing since april. he acknowledged the pandemic was far from over. we are in the process of developing a strategy that's going to be very, very powerful.

we're developing as we go along. some areas of our country are doing very well. others are doing less well. it will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better, something i don't like saying about things, but that's the way it is. it's what we have. you look over the world — it's all over the world. apparently heeding the advice of his experts, who were absent from the stage, mr trump spoke enthusiastically about facemasks, even though he's been seen only once in public wearing one himself. i mean, i carry the mask when i have to go away. i went to walter reed hospital the other day. i have the mask right here. i carried it and i will use it gladly, no problem with it, and i've said that, and i say, if you can use the mask, when you can use the mask, if you're close to each other, if you're in a group, i would put it on when i'm in a group. if i'm in an elevator and there are other people with me, including like security people, it's not their fault. they have to be in the elevator. i want to protect them also.

the change in rhetoric comes at a time when opinion polls suggest most americans disapprove of the way mr trump has dealt with the pandemic, and, with the number of new covid—19 cases soaring in some southern and western states, the president seemed to go out of his way to hammer home his new message. we are imploring young americans to avoid packed bars and other crowded indoor gatherings, be safe and be smart. after questions about the virus, the news conference took an unexpected turn when a reporter asked about ghislaine maxwell, the former girlfriend of the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. ghislaine maxwell is in prison, and a lot of people want to know if she's going to turn in powerful people. i know you talked in the past about prince andrew and you criticised bill clinton's behavior. i'm wondering, do you feel that she's going to turn in powerful men? how do you see that working out? i don't know. i haven't really been following it too much. ijust wish her well, frankly.

i've met her numerous times over the years, especially since i lived in palm beach, and i guess they lived in palm beach. but i wish her well, whatever it is. i don't know the situation with prince andrew. ijust don't know — not aware of it. a surprise ending to a new style of coronavirus briefing from the white house. peter bowes, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, barbara plett usher, is in washington. a change of rhetoric and tone and the use of notes. what is going on? it is being perceived as a significant change that the president is taking the pandemic more seriously, much less happy talk, much more about how this could get worse before getting better, endorsing masks, which he hadn't done before really, and also pledging to defeat the virus, no matter what it took. but he didn't commit toa matter what it took. but he didn't commit to a national coordinated strategy to do so, which is something public health officials and state governors have said is

necessary to really fight the virus effectively. also much more discipline to has been noted. it was about 35 minutes, the briefing, whereas he has sometimes gone on for two hours before, with rambling and sometimes bizarre comments which sabotaged himself and stop this was much more disciplined, and the general is a political one to stop the cases are rising of covid, his numbers are coming down and he doesn't have a platform to talk to the public in an election year for the public in an election year for the thought he would be going to rallies and it hasn't happened, so it seems that his aides convinced him to return to this format and, at least on this one instance, to be much more disciplined and on message. thank you, barbara plett usher. the world health organisation has strongly rejected claims, made by the us secretary of state in london yesterday, that its head was "bought" by china. speaking to a group of mps and peers, mike pompeo called the who a "political, not a science—based organisation", and accused its current head,

dr tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, of being too close to beijing. the labour mp chris bryant, who was at the meeting, told the bbc what the secretary of state had said. he went into a long section about how the chinese had bought the head of the world health organisation and then mike pompeo then said that british people were dead because of chinese lies about the virus. i must say in my heart, i wanted to say well, a lot of american people are dead because of donald trump's lies about the virus. the government's being urged to ensure that work carried out to homes as part of its energy efficiency scheme is done to a high standard — after concerns about faulty installation at hundreds of thousands of uk homes. the green homes grant plan pays for at least two thirds of the cost of home insulation or boilers and will start in september. zoe conway's report was filmed before social distancing restrictions were introduced.

if i can just show you my boy's bedroom. as you can see there is black mould and spores in here. this is dangerous to anybody‘s health. gavin ward's house in bridgend is so riddled with damp and mould that the council says it is uninhabitable. he and his family had to move out two and a half years ago. emotionally, what can be worse than you feeling that you've failed your child? homes built after the 1920s have a gap between the exterior brick wall and interior wall known as a cavity. insulation started to be added in the 1970s. it can be wool, beads or foam and is injected into the brick. before insulation is installed, the cavity must be completely clear of debris. but all too often, installers haven't bothered to check. you're seeing debris at the base of the cavity. once you have installed the insulation, that insulation and the rubble will cause a bridge and it will cause damp penetration

from the outside to the inside. gavin has spent three years trying to get the company that did the work, miller pattison, to fix his house. but gavin won't get a penny off them. because like so many insulation companies, miller pattison has gone bust. they've been fighting these cases for year upon year. they know what it can cause yet they are allowing families to stay in conditions like this. the work was guaranteed by the cavity insulation guarantee agency, or ciga. they have admitted the insulation should never have been installed. they have offered to extract it but not pay the £60,000 repair bill. they argue the house has been poorly maintained and say gavin could go to arbitration to resolve the issue. campaigners and some mps say that ciga isn't fit for purpose. how can it call itself independent? how can it say it's standing up for the consumer, they ask,

when its governing body is almost entirely made up of the industry? in a statement, ciga says that it is now dealing with more than 3,000 claims per year. they say they have appointed a consumer champion and independent advisers to their board and, they say, they now carry out physical inspections on 5% of all installations. in just a few weeks' time another government green energy scheme will be under way. ministers say that installers will have to meet high and stringent standards, ensuring consumer protection. but what campaigners also want to know is what they plan to do to help all the people whose insulation has failed. zoe conway, bbc news. passport offices are dealing with a backlog of more than 400,000 applications. home office minister baroness williams said reduced staffing — to allow social distancing — meant forms were taking longer to process.

she said steps were being taken to increase capacity after travel restrictions were eased — but those applying may have to wait longer than the usual three weeks. it's the ultimate in bad table manners — the restaurant ‘no—show‘ where people book a meal — and then don't turn up. and during social distancing — when tables are at a premium — it's an issue causing real problems, and hardship, to restaurateurs. their plea to diners who change their mind? let us know. simon browning has more. we've had 33 no shows. on friday it was bad. got a bit better on saturday and it was just as bad on sunday as well. no—shows have always been a blight for restauranteurs. they are an acute financial problem now. covid security means fewer chairs and fewer tables. but when customers who booked to sit in them don't show, it's really bad for business. these tables and chairs are the lifeblood of our business.

el pastor, a mexican in kings cross, has welcomed back its treasured customers with tacos and margaritas. but last week, their restaurants had an average no—show rate of 10%. that means paying for too many staff and too many ingredients in the kitchen, at a time when there is no slack. the gut reaction to no—shows, sort of in the pit of my stomach, it's very unpleasant because you know that it's impacting a bottom line that has already been deeply traumatised by the last three months. so how can restaurants fight back? i've heard talk of there being like a mandatory fee that you have to pay where you make a reservation. i think restaurants should fully employ that. i'd be happy to do that, especially if you can still call ahead in advance and say couldn't turn up, then i think that's more than fair enough, to be honest. when those don't turn up it can have a negative impact. as so many restaurants fight for survival, one of the biggest table booking websites says please give them notice.

let restaurants know with as much time in advance as you can that you won't be able to turn up foryourtable. every hour that you give a restaurant is time that they can use to refill those tables. and so it's really crucial that you communicate with restaurants and let them know. for restaurants up and down the country the economics of turning a profit have always been tight. pack people in and serve them fast. but as chairs and revenue disappear, restaurants are having to work harder than ever before to do what they've always done for their loyal customers. but as some feel the heat, others are adapting quickly. the wetherby whaler in whitefield hasn't suffered from no—shows because the fish and chip trade is all about walk—ins. and there's been plenty of them. initially we thought we'd just do bookings only and then we soon realised that once we opened the door, booking wouldn't work because people were just coming up and saying, can we come in? so it's a party for how many people?

to survive, restaurants need diners to come and enjoy. because no—shows means empty tables and empty tills. simon browning, bbc news. johnny depp's lawyers have been questioning his former wife amber heard about her allegations that he attacked her with broken bottles. she is giving evidence for a third day at the libel case brought by the hollywood actor against the sun over a report which claimed he was a wife—beater. allegations he strongly denies. david sillito reports. amber heard on day three of her account of her relationship with johnny depp. this case brought by johnny depp. this case brought by johnny depp. this case brought by johnny depp as a libel action against newsgroup newspapers after an article by the sun newspaper described him as a wife beater, a statement based on claims by his former wife amber heard for the proceedings today began with questions about an alleged incident in australia. amber heard described it as in australia. amber heard described itasa in australia. amber heard described it as a three—day hostage situation, the worst experience of her life. she said there was prolonged

violence and she sustained injuries to herface violence and she sustained injuries to her face and arms. violence and she sustained injuries to herface and arms. but in court it was put to her that it was she who had been violent. you worked yourself into a rage screaming at him. agree or disagree. disagree, she said. and you took a bottle and threw it at his head. disagree, she said. i put it to you you would get yourself into a rage. angry at times but not so at would throw something at him offensively. i would suggest you through things. i only threw things atjohnny to escape him. i punched him only in defence of myself and my sister. amber heard was then shown in this photograph of johnny depp and was asked about the mark on his cheek. she was then questioned about this appearance in the james corden show in december 2015 which took place just after an incident which she claims she

suffered injuries to herface. she said that the marks were hidden by make—up. she was also questioned about a visit from a nurse in the days after. it was put to her, you met her looking dishevelled, weepy and sad and told her about an argument with johnny depp and sad and told her about an argument withjohnny depp that she says that she saw bleeding from her lip but it was put to her, you do not have any bruising at all. amber heard denied it saying i had two black eyes, a broken that. i had bruises on my hairline, on my chin. chunks of hair were missing. amber heard says beneath this make—up there were tonnes of injuries. johnny depp strenuously denies all the allegations of assault. for thousands of families, lockdown has been especially hard because they've not been able to visit relatives in care homes. visits are already permitted in certain circumstances in scotland, wales and northern ireland and, in the last few minutes, the government have issued new guidance on how relatives can visit care homes in england safely. fiona lamdin has been to see how one

care home is coping. when we last saw her, it was cold, it was wet. we were all wrapped up in jumpers and now we're all in our summer things and ijust hope we get to go and see her before we're back in our winter jumpers. dreaming of the reunion. they haven't seen their mum in person forfive months. you're not really there with them and giving them a hug. and while they cannot visit her, they can at least bake her a cake. it's a little bit short around the back. anyway, mum, you're looking really well. so they're sharing their lives, like so many families right now, over the internet. i know! this doorstep is the closest they can get to 100—year—old barbara. you're so close, though. her room is just round the corner. it's so frustrating. this care home has been in complete lockdown. visitors haven't been allowed in.

the staff haven't been out. but two weeks ago, after 84 days, most of the staff were finally reunited with their family and could go home. it was lovely because i had "welcome home" banners on the door and, you know, seeing all my family, lots of hugs and kisses. butjulie and her dog, poppy, volunteered to stay a little longer. that's it, good girl. there we are. going home, after all this time. when did you last have a day off? it's been so long, she can't remember. yeah, when we came in, whatever day that was, i don't know. yeah, that was the last time i had a day off. so you've been here now for 98 days. what's it going to be like going back to the outside world? i'm a bit nervous, actually, because you've been so protected in here that i'm really feeling quite nervous about going outside. and what i can and can't do.

see you tomorrow. the government have hinted that in the nearfuture, care homes will be welcoming visitors again. we need to work out where the chairs would sit. so we've got two metres. but here in somerset, they don't want to rush things. we locked in before anybody else even thought of it. we stopped visitors coming in before it became the norm. we started testing our staff weekly before the government advised us to. it was all obvious to us what we had to do. so whatever the government says and you know, whatever rules that they make, we will decide when the time is right. and when they do finally open up, visitors will have to have their temperature taken, wear masks, sit outside, and not touch. oh, look at that. barbara is clearly delighted with her homemade cake. very nice! she just wishes she could share

it with her family. fiona lamdin, bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has made a rare public appearance to carry out a uniquely socially distanced ceremony, handing over a military role to the duchess of cornwall. for 67 years, philip has been closely associated with the rifles and its earlier regiments, acting as colonel—in—chief of the infantry unit. but the 99—year—old, who retired from public duties in 2017, has now handed over his role to camilla, while she was almost 100 miles away at her highgrove home in gloucestershire. two photographs of his great—grandson, prince george, have been released to mark his seventh birthday. in the photos, taken by his mother, the duchess of cambridge, the future king is seen smiling at the camera. the images of the third in line to the throne were taken at the family's norfolk home. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich.

many parts of the uk after a bright start to the week to date have a lot of cloud. this is how it looked in the scottish borders and this is how it looks from space, this ribbon of cloud coming in from the atlantic and producing some outbreaks of rain. towards the south of the uk we held onto some bright skies, beautiful scenes in east sussex earlier on and with that sunshine down towards the south temperatures climbing up to 25 degrees. mainly fine for the south—east of wales but for northern and western wales and parts of northern england some outbreaks of rain. northern ireland likely to brighten up in the afternoon but central and southern scotland, cloudy and damp but for the murray coast, 0rkney & shetland it should stay fine and dry with some spells of sunshine. heading through this evening and tonight we keep a supply of cloud rolling in

from the atlantic, quite misty