tonight at ten — jeremy corbyn, the former labour leader, is suspended from the party, following a report on anti—semitism. it found that labour, under mr corbyn, had been responsible for discrimination. he said the problem had been "dramatically overstated", but that response led to his suspension. very shocked and very disappointed. i've been the labour party all my life and i want to make it absolutely clear — anti—semitism has no place whatsoever in our party or our movement. the report detailed "serious failings" during mr corbyn‘s leadership in addressing anti—semitism, and labour's new leader explained why he'd taken action today. we won't tolerate anti—semitism or the denial of anti—semitism through the suggestion that it's exaggerated or factional, and that's why i was disappointed

with jeremy corbyn's response. but some of mr corbyn‘s allies are warning that the decision will cause chaos within the labour party. also tonight... in nice in the south of france, police are called to the scene of a knife attack in a church where three people were killed. president macron has visited the city. he said it was an "islamist terrorist attack". the suspect was shot and is in hospital. west yorkshire is the latest english county to be put into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, tier three, from monday. in texas, the drive—through polling stations help to break the early voting records, but there are claims of voter suppression targeting minorities. and in liverpool, we talk to those involved in a new drug trial to find a treatment for the early stages of covid—19. and coming up on later on bbc news, tottenham hotspur beaten in belgium as they lose for the first time since the opening

weekend of the season. good evening. jeremy corbyn, who stepped down from the labour leadership just six months ago, has been suspended from the party. the decision, by mr corbyn‘s successor sir keir starmer, follows a report into allegations of anti—semitism within labour's ranks. the report, by the equality and human rights commission, found that the party under mr corbyn‘s leadership has been responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination. but it was mr corbyn‘s response to the report which led to his suspension. he said that the problem of anti—semitism in the party had been "dramatically overstated". he'll now face a disciplinary hearing, as our deputy political editor vicki young reports. a year ago he was trying to be prime minister.

today, jeremy corbyn is suspended from the party he joined more than 50 years ago. despite the years of labour fighting over anti—semitism, he was clearly taken aback by today's dramatic move. very shocked. and very disappointed. i've been in the labour party all my life and i want to make it absolutely clear, anti—semitism has no place whatsoever in our party or our movement. i've opposed it and racism in all its forms or my life. they chant: shame on you! his time in charge was turbulent and divisive. jewish mps said it was his fault they were bullied out of the party. today, the organisation set up to legally protect equality, concluded there had been serious failings and three breaches of the equality act, including political interference in anti—semitism complaints by staff in mr corbyn‘s office, harassment, and a failure to provide adequate training to those handling complaints. when mr corbyn was leader

he repeatedly said that anti—jewish hate would not be tolerated. but last year bbc panorama interviewed several former staffers who said the problem was being ignored. i do not think the labour party is a safe space forjewish people any more. labour isn't now an anti—racist party. this was the leader's office requesting to be directly involved in the disciplinary process. when he became leader, sir keir starmer promised zero tolerance for anti—semitism. he said today's highly critical report was hard to read. it is a day of shame for the labour party. we have failed jewish people, our members, our supporters, and the british public. mr corbyn, though, had struck a very different tone, insisting he'd improved things, made it easier and quicker to kick

out anti—semites, but he added that... the scale of the problem was dramatically overstated for political reasons by opponents inside and outside the party as well as much of the media. and its that statement that has prompted his suspension. i made it clear that we won't tolerate anti—semitism or the denial of anti—semitism through the suggestion that it's exaggerated, and that's why i was disappointed withjeremy corbyn‘s response and that is why appropriate action has been taken which i fully support. for this jewish former mp who resigned from the party, mr corbyn‘s words are not enough. we can point to a catalogue of things he himself said and platforms he shared that were anti—semitic and he has shown no contrition in the response he has issued today, denying many victims‘ experience, jewish labour party members, who have suffered great pain and distress over the last couple of years. when he took over as leader,

sir keir starmer promised to bring together the warring factions in the labour party. today's move is unlikely to do that. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. jeremy corbyn‘s allies have reacted angrily to the decision to suspend him. one of the most powerful, the unite general secretary len mccluskey, said the decision was a "grave injustice", and warned it would "create chaos within the party". some of mr corbyn‘s supporters on the party's national executive committee have also been highly critical, suggesting that legal action could be taken. there's concern among some mps that the party is heading for another damaging confrontation between the left and the leadership, as has happened in the past. a warning — there are some flashing images in chris mason's report. crowd chants. there aren't many politicians who get treated like rock stars. but at glastonbury, jeremy corbyn did. another world is possible

if we come together. but to understand the central tension at the heart of the labour party for more than a0 years, compare this — with this. no words required. a smile free zone. a sense of doom for many labour mps as mr corbyn became their leader five years ago. jeremy corbyn elected as leader of the labour party. doom, because they saw him as idealistic, but unelectable. mr corbyn‘sjubilant supporters saw his internal critics as sell—outs. a different room, a different decade, a familiar theme. this was 1985. the then labour leader neil kinnock in a battle with the party's left. i'll tell you what happens with impossible promises. you start with far—fetched resolutions. they're then pickled into a rigid dogma code, and you go through the years

sticking to that — outdated, misplaced, irrelevant to the real needs. one such left—wing labour mp then was dave nellist, himself suspended in 1992. the campaign against his suspension led by, yes, jeremy corbyn. to what extent does this remind you of what has happened within the labour party in the past? today's playing out very similar to the 1980s with the attack on the militant tendency by neil kinnock, is keir starmer trying to prove to the establishment he will be safe as a prime minister. even in power the tensions within labour still bubbled. tony blair offering this reflection in 2006. you know, they say i hate this party and its traditions. well, i don't. i love this party. there's only one tradition i ever hated. losing. we are a democratic socialist party, not a revolutionary socialist party.

the historical context is that we've never, from day one, from keir hardie — keir starmer was called keir after keir hardie — our founder, in 1900, we have never been pushed towards the intolerant extreme of the left. all parties have their divisions. what we've witnessed today is the latest chapter in the tussle for the soul of the labour party. history suggests it won't be the last. chris mason, bbc news. live to westminster and our deputy political editor vicki young. we heard her report earlier. what is your sense of the reaction to this? we have some people forecasting there will be chaos within the party. what's your reading of how keir starmer has played this?” think it's a really interesting debate tonight within the labour party about how much this was planned in advance by sir keir

starmer. we heard there about the former labour leaders who had their defining moment, wanting a break with the past, and after disastrous election results those huge rows over anti—semitism, you can see why sir keir starmer might want to take that stand, but i'm not convinced he woke up this morning thinking he was going to suspend his predecessor from the party and the question is, if this becomes permanent, don't forgetjeremy corbyn is under investigation but it's a temporary suspension at the moment, what kind of havoc does that wreak? as you say, we've had len mccluskey, the leader of the unite union saying that actually fits not reversed it will create chaos. he says they need to find a unifying way forward. now, sir keir starmer talked a lot about his mantra that the labour party was under new management and no one will be in any doubt about that tonight. the possibility of courses lots of mr corbyn‘s supporters start to leave the party. one mp who is very critical of mr corbyn said to me

tonight, well, that would be certainly a silver lining. but i think we shouldn't forget at this point if you like what a lot of mps and labour party members are still focusing on and that's the findings of the report itself. the labour party, whose values are there to uphold equality, found to be in breach of the equality law. many of them will think that today, as sir keir starmer said, was a day of shame for the labour party. vicki young, many thanks, with the latest at westminster. every region of france has been placed on the highest level of security alert, after three people were killed in a knife attack in a church in nice. the suspect was shot by police and is being treated in hospital. the attack happened less than a fortnight after an islamist extremist beheaded a teacher outside a school in the suburbs of paris. let's join our correspondent lucy williamson in nice, for the latest. well, tonight the prosecutor has been giving a few more details of the suspected attacker. he said he

only arrived in france a few weeks ago, so perhaps understandably he wasn't known to the police, but he wasn't known to the police, but he was found today with four knives on him and a koran. he is now fighting for his life in hospital. meanwhile, here in nice, people are starting to absorb the shock of this attack. among the candles outside the church tonight behind me as a bouquet. its message reads, nice is still standing, rest in peace. gunfire notre dame today was not a place of refuge. not for the attacker, nor for those he killed. inside these walls, a churchwarden and two worshipers became the latest targets of a terrorist attack. translation: i still imagine him, i still see him walking, lighting the candles and now i'm thinking, he's not there any more. one, a 60—year—old woman, was decapitated. the churchwarden was 55—year—old vincent loques.

a colleague tonight described him as a cheerful man who took good care of people. another of the victims managed to escape. according to local reports, she spoke a few words before dying of her wounds. "tell my children i love them," she said. around her, the panic was already spreading through the streets. president macron, arriving in nice after a crisis meeting, said attacks like this would never work. translation: if we've been attacked again, it's because of our values, our taste for freedom, the possibility there is here to believe freely and not to give in to any terror. let me say this very clearly again, we will never give in. france's prosecutor said tonight that the suspected attacker is a 21—year—old tunisian man who arrived in two just a few weeks ago.

—— who arrived in europe just a few weeks ago. the treasurer of notre dame new vincent loques well. he found his body at the entrance to the church this morning. translation: i'm utterly devastated. you dedicate your life to helping people and then this happens. it creates a big hole. it's less than two weeks since france mourned its last terrorist attack, the decapitation of a history teacher in a suburb of paris triggered a wave of secular defiance here. the message today, faith offers no protection, and france, no place of refuge from attack. this afternoon, churches across nice rang out their bells for the victims. they weren't symbols this morning, just three local people, a churchwarden, worshipper and mother whose last words were of love. lucy williamson, bbc news, nice. a major study of the spread of coronavirus throughout england

estimates that nearly 100,000 people are now being infected every day. the analysis, by imperial college london, also estimates that the number of people infected is doubling every nine days. our health editor hugh pym has been examining the findings. the yorkshire and humber region is one of those in england which will move up to the tier 2 high alert level on saturday. according to the latest survey, it has one of the highest infection levels. and in the city of hull today, people gave their views on tighter restrictions. economically, it's not the greatest thing as we are struggling. you can see the high street is pretty much empty. but it's what do you value more — the economy or people's lives? it makes no difference to us. we don't go out that often. we're still shielding most of the time, anyway. but it's half—term at the minute so we've just popped out to have a little treat, haven't we ?

the react survey by imperial college london estimates that infections in yorkshire and the humber and the north west of england, at more than 200 per 10,000 people, are the highest in england. among the rest, the south—east and east of england are said to be the lowest, at below 70 per 10,000 people. cases are going up, hospitaladmissions, deaths. what is really concerning about the react study is that the most recent round is showing an acceleration, and that's the last thing we need. we need it notjust to slow down the growth, we need growth to reverse, we need cases to come down. and instead, we're seeing the opposite and that is really worrying. some scientists are calling for tougher restrictions across england, though ministers say they're sticking for now with the current system. we don't have a plan today to do a full national lockdown. we can see that there are arguments in favour of that, in terms of simplicity and clarity, but there are very strong arguments against it, as well, in that it is treating all parts of the country the same. data from virus testing

is being watched very closely, but results from four out of five of those tested in england were taking longer than 2a hours to come back in the latest week, though that was a slight improvement. isabel, who is a student, had to wait 11 days for her result, and isolate during all that time with her housemates. i was really disappointed with how long it took, because it also caused me a lot of anxiety because i was worried about whether i had it or not, whether i could go outside, and i was thinking, what if our whole house are negative and we've been wasting our time inside? and in another reminder of the impact of the virus, the number of covid patients in uk hospitals has gone above 10,000 for the first time since may. though that's still around half the level seen at the previous peak. hugh pym, bbc news. as countries across europe tighten their restrictions, or impose nationwide lockdowns in some cases, and with the prospect

of further measures in the four nations of the united kingdom, our science correspondent rebecca morelle has been looking at how effective both national and regional lockdowns can be in tackling the pandemic. preparing for the worst. a hospital in germany getting ready for a virus that's spreading out of control. all across europe, countries are facing national lockdowns. it's the most extreme action we can take for covid. so, should we be doing this in the uk, too? this was the picture back in march. covid cases were increasing incredibly rapidly, then the national lockdown was introduced and the numbers slowly came down. the lockdown worked, but at a big cost to the economy and other parts of the health service. now, though, there's a regional approach, which is making a difference in some areas. derry city and strabane in northern ireland had some of the highest numbers in the uk.

but after tough local measures were introduced, the infection rate has fallen. in the south of england, cases aren't yet as high, but they are surging. so is it time for restrictions in the south to match those in other parts of the country? if cases continue to rise, eventually those places may well end up moving through the tiers — what's currently tier 1 will become tier 2 and tier 3, and you end up getting forced to make that decision as health care becomes under strain, so there can be advantages in areas where perhaps things are lower to acting earlier to give you more options for control. last week wales began a 17—day fire—break lockdown. in scotland they're bringing in a five tier framework. in manchester, pubs and bars are closed unless they're serving meals. and in the south—west, on the lowest of england's three alert levels, restrictions are a lot less. it's complex and constantly changing, especially compared

with the simple nationwide "stay at home" message from march. and this has knock—on effects for people sticking to the rules. several things are really important to enable people to adhere to what are often challenging restrictions. these are clarity, perceived fairness, and for things to be understood. the rationale to be understood by people. and if those three things aren't in place, then adherence is more challenging. france is hoping the simpler message of its countrywide restrictions will work, but choosing any form of lockdown isn't easy. it's a delicate balance involving the economy and other health and social costs. with the pandemic raging, it's the virus that's sooner or later forcing governments' hands. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 23,065 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means that the average number

of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 22,125. 1,223 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last sunday. 10,308 people are now in uk hospitals with the disease. and 280 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week 230 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 45,955. as we've been hearing, several areas in yorkshire and the humber, as well as parts of the west and east midlands, luton and oxford city, will enter tier 2 restrictions — the high alert — from saturday. and it was announced earlier this evening that west yorkshire is to come under the highest level

of coronavirus restrictions — that's tier 3 — from monday. our correspondent alison freeman is in leeds tonight. it was in a statement released this afternoon that the leaders of the five councils which make up west yorkshire said they had reluctantly agreed to this move into the third tier because infection levels had reached a critical level. there were concerns about the economic impact this move would have on the area but ina this move would have on the area but in a news conference it was announced that £59 million of government funding had been secured, 1:6 government funding had been secured, 46 of which will go to supporting local businesses, and the rest will go on local businesses, and the rest will goona local businesses, and the rest will go on a local track and trace system, so on monday people living in west yorkshire will not be allowed to meet outdoors in hospitality venues or private gardens and businesses like soft play and casinos and pubs that do not serve meals will have to shut.

also we heard that hospitals in leeds have now admitted more patience for covid—19 than they had in april at the peak of the pandemic and that is what council leaders say is driving this move —— patients. thanks forjoining us. the international monetary fund has downgraded its forecast for the uk economy this year and next year. the economy is now forecast to shrink by 10.4% this year and to bounce back by 5.7% next year. at the same time, the imf praised the uk's financial response to the pandemic, and said there was a case for the government to spend more to help the worst affected. our economics editor faisal islam is here. when we look at these projections, how will they affect the government's strategy dealing with the pandemic in the year ahead? the

imf is known as a banker to countries that are in financial difficulty but it also does an annual health check of its members and it has been doing that for the uk. it is notable that the forecast has gone down slightly for this year and next year because it only made the forecast that it changed two weeks ago, and that it identified risks of the second wave of the pandemic which it says is now materialising, and a slightly smaller bounce back next year, but they do say, though, that they praise the coordinated actions of the treasury and the bank of england in trying to support the economy but there is a sting in the tail in that they argue that there is more space for the government and that they should consider whether more support would be required and that will be releva nt would be required and that will be relevant not just with the would be required and that will be relevant notjust with the pandemic intensifying but also because of rising unemployment and also in the case of a no trade deal exit from the negotiations. thanks forjoining

us. with just five days to go to election day in the united states, more than 75 million americans have already cast their votes for the next president, breaking all records for early voting. more people have voted early in texas than in any other state, but as our north america correspondent nick bryant reports, there have also been accusations of attempts to suppress voting among minorities. houston, we have a problem. how to engineer the mechanics of a presidential election in the midst of a planetary pandemic. the city that helped put a man on the moon has come up with a solution and borrowed from the coronavirus playbook to do so. drive—through polling stations that resemble drive—through covid testing centres. good afternoon. how are you? good, thanks for asking. thanks for coming out to vote today. are you excited? yeah.

all right... we were just spectators, not participants, and what we witnessed was the great paradox of the 2020 election. even though much of america remains in lockdown, record numbers of people are coming out to vote. in texas, turnout is three times higher than it was at this stage four years ago. it has been a very, very good experience so far. so covid has actually made you find a more efficient way of voting? i guess you could say that, yes, sir. performing your civic duty is as easy as ordering a burger. this is your voting sticker. drive—in voting has actually been a huge success, but the local republican party has tried to shut it down. the state's republican governor has also limited the number of places where you can physically deliver your mail—in ballot and that's made it harder to vote. in a city of almost 5 million people it has meant long carjourneys and fuelled complaints of voter

suppression targeted at minorities. it's idiotic to me. this is not america, this is not democracy at all. voting shouldn't be hard. you know, voting should be everyone's privilege and everyone's right. it's a deterrent, that is all it is. that won't work. yeah! texas now has a non—white majority and that presents a demographic dilemma for a republican party that relies on a mainly white base. with each new generation, this conservative stronghold has turned more democratic, so suppressing turnout is becoming a more urgent political necessity. at this counting centre, officials are not as busy as they should be, because the republicans have blocked efforts to expand postal voting. restricting it in the main to those aged over 65. even those worried about catching the coronavirus have to vote in person.

daniel, from a nonpartisan community group, says those tactics are blatantly undemocratic. the united states will brag about the strength of its democracy, how fair and equal it is, but it's actively suppressing the vote of its very own citizens. in this epic nationaljourney, texas has already reached the point where the country will arrive at in 25 years time, when white voters nationally will be in the minority. the face of america is changing. a trend line that currently favours the democrats. nick bryant, bbc news, houston. bobby ball, one half of the popular comedy act cannon and ball, has died at the age of 76. he had tested positive for covid—19. come on, tommy, rock on. what you mean, it's not a discotheque!

ball rose from the cabaret circuit of northern england to become a household name. he also starred in several sitcoms, including last of the summer wine and heartbeat. his long time friend and comedy partner, tommy cannon, said he was devastated by the loss. one of the greatest rugby union players of the past half century, the former wales and lions winger jj williams, has died at the age of 72. he was in the lions squad that won a famous victory over south africa in 1974, and part of the great wales teams of the 1970s, helping them to four five nations titles, including two grand slams. he was also a national sprint champion and represented wales at the commonwealth games. scientists in liverpool have started trials of a new treatment against coronavirus. the antiviral drug is one of several potential treatments, aimed at curbing infection in the early stages, and reducing the risk of people developing serious illness. our medical editor fergus walsh went to meet some of the first volunteers who are receiving the experimental medication.

the preparations are meticulous. safety para mou nt. mention clinical trials and many still remember when six volunteers in london fell dangerously ill within minutes of receiving an experimental drug. that was 14 years ago. now, doctors must wait 24 hours after the first person is dosed. after northwick park it was recognised that we must have a pause between dosing our first individual and dosing the rest of the cohort, so 24 hours is a reasonable time period for most medicines. it gives that time for the emergence of any unusual side effects. so, we have the go—ahead. yesterday's volunteer is fine so that means catherine, a nurse, can be given the trial drug — these antiviral tablets,