labour's top team is in the midst of being reshuffled, as keir starmer acts in the wake of the english election results. it comes after hours of uncertainty and accusations of scapegoating as his deputy, angela rayner, was stripped of key party roles. that's what you do in leadership, you take responsibility. you don't scapegoat and blame others. you take it on the chin. they're hard calls, but it's for keir to choose the team he wants and get people in the positions that he wants us to be in. tonight, another by—election looms, as a labour mp wins the race for west yorkshire mayor. also on the programme: when, not if, nicola sturgeon tells boris johnson on the question of another scottish independence referendum. rail passengers are warned of more disruption in the days ahead, after cracks were found in some high—speed trains. hugs are to be, officially, 0k again in england, with an announcement due tomorrow on the next lockdown easing.

good evening. in the last hour, the labour leader sir keir starmer has begun calling members of his top team, as he carries out a reshuffle in the wake of the election results in england. he'd already faced accusations of seeking to shift the responsibility onto others, as he stripped the deputy leader, angela rayner, of her campaign responsibility roles. live to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. what are you hearing? in the last couple of minutes, it has been confirmed there is a new look shadow cabinet and a new shadow chancellor and a new chief whip, around half a dozen moves in total. reshuffles are meant to be a day when leaders can

show their suez authority and that they are in control and in charge, but in the wake of some pretty tough election results on thursday, instead for keir starmer, it has been a day that has been messy and some labour sources have described as mayhem. our report tonight contain some flashing images. morning, mr starmer. tense and tight—lipped. is removing angela rayner as party chair you taking responsibility? no day of rest this sunday. is this the first of many changes, mr starmer? after some awful election results, keir starmer has edged out his deputy, angela rayner, as party chair, sparking a messy dispute. was she sacked or offered a differentjob? with no clarity from the leader's team. some labour mps around the country are baffled and angry. we need to know this is an individual that has a game plan for taking us forward. and at the moment, that isn't clear. so i think he needs to up his game.

shadow ministers hanging by the phone to find out about their job. leaders do make those decisions, they're hard calls, but it's for keir to choose the team he wants and get people in the positions that he wants us to be in. and others demanding much faster change. we can'tjust saunter our way back into power, we have to show- the country that we get the message that we were told and act _ absolutely decisively. tonight, labour had something to cheer. a new mayor for west yorkshire. and some celebrations in west sussex. even some gains in oxfordshire. the party nibbling around the edges of some traditional tory parts of the country. yet they've taken a hammering in many areas they used to see as their own, losing durham councilfor the first time in 100 years. and rather than set out a compelling plan today of how to get out of the mess, labour has been clouded by this spat. the opening move of a reshuffle gone wrong.

what public relations genius thought this was a good move, on the very day, actually, we were having successes? instead of strengthening their grip and power, up in the leader's office, keir starmer�*s team has been holed up for hours and hours, stuck over what to do, rather than making calls to announce the new and, they hope, improved shadow team. these elections were the first for labour with keir starmer in charge and the first since the party received a drubbing in 2019. there were some pockets of progress but, overall, the picture was still tough. so this shuffling and shifting of his top team was meant to be part of an effort to show he can change, and he's decisive and determined that the party can punch their way out of this slump. but instead, it's been a day, for labour, of delay and dispute. home after a long and difficult and may be damaging a's work.

after all the wrangling, the reshuffle is done. the shadow cabinet due to meet tomorrow after all the strife over who would be invited. back at the office, the lights burned long into the evening, resentment burns long, too. laura, what do you make of the key changes and what did they suggest? it is not an enormous sweeping reshuffle on a vast scale, but there are some particular notable changes. angela rayner, the deputy of the labour party, the bust up with keir starmer began the bitterness and disputes of this reshuffle today and she will go to another big job, she will be the shadow chancellor of the duchy of has. a fancy name for being somebody very senior in the house of lords he will face off in the house of commons against michael gove. shadow chancellor anneliese dodds has been demoted to party chair to be replaced by rachel reeves, who has been prominent in labour circles for a long time, not somebody

identified with the left of the party in any way. and perhaps not a huge household name but a name that really matters around these parts is the veteran chief whip nick brown is out. he has been putting out a statement saying he and keir starmer have left them some perfectly decent terms, but in terms of the machinations of how this place works, this departure is something that will really matter. this certainly has not been a kind of day keir starmer would have wanted. a reshuffle is about putting a rocket in people and getting things going, particularly after labour had a patchy set of results with really tough contests and losing ground to the tories in many areas they would like to think of as their own. but his allies are saying tonight that he resisted some demands other people were making, he kept his head down and it took longer than they wanted and it was messy, but he did manage to get it done. but this does give a wobble to labour sentiment.

he has critics on the left who have already used this as an opportunity to pile in and to push him to change direction. the shadow cabinet itself is due to meet tomorrow at noon and one wonders quite what the atmosphere will be like in the room. laura, thank you very much. nicola sturgeon has told borisjohnson its a matter of "when, not if" there's to be another scottish independence referendum. the two spoke this afternoon for the first time since pro—independence parties won a majority in the scottish parliament. the uk government believes independence was settled in 2014 and that the scottish government should focus on the post—pandemic recovery. here's our scotland editor, sarah smith. nicola sturgeon congratulating some of her brand—new msps who will bolster the pro—independence majority in the next scottish parliament. confident she has a strong mandate for an independence referendum, she still might eventually face the hurdle of a legal challenge from a uk government.

will you see them in court if you have to? to have a referendum. i think we should probably _ to have a referendum. i think we should probably all _ to have a referendum. i think we should probably all respect - should probably all respect democracy. the snp won the election on a commitment for a referendum when we are through the crisis and we won that election overwhelmingly and in any normal democracy, that would be expected. for now, she is clear, her priority is dealing with the pandemic and she is to meet the prime minister for a covid summit. nicola sturgeon doesn't intend to take any steps towards a referendum in the near future. eventually, she does plan to pass legislation through the scottish parliament to authorise another vote on independence. if the uk want to stop that happening, they may have to challenge in court whether the scottish parliament has the legal authority to authorise that referendum. the uk minister charged with keeping the kingdom united is in scotland swerving questions on a legal challenge to any referendum. the priority at the moment is not court cases, it is not independence legislation,

it is recovery from the pandemic. and to be fair to the first minister, during the course of this election campaign, she said that was the single most important thing that we should all be concentrating on. we should work together as team uk in order to deal with the pandemic. is scotland allowed to leave the uk? of course it is. how? through a legal referendum which would allow people to make that choice. votes cast on thursday appeared to show voters in scotland are split roughly 50—50 on the question of independence. anyone eager for another referendum will have to be patient. this election result makes it more likely, but not imminent. i would like it to happen soon, but i am prepared to wait a few more years. it has changed since 2014, with us being taken out of the eu, so i would like to see another independence referendum. i think that people voted for that. maybe it is a case of hanging i

on and getting ourselves sorted and when we are in a good place, then yes. _ but right now, we are in a pandemic, no. i on that, there is widespread agreement — no referendum during a covid crisis. but in the months and years to come, a political and possibly legal battle over the future of the united kingdom is looming. sarah smith, bbc news. the conservative candidate and frontrunner in the contest to become wiltshire's next police and crime commissioner has been ruled out because of a past criminal conviction. counting begins tomorrow but, jonathon seed will not be able to take up the post, if elected, because of an historic drink—driving offence, and another election would need to be held. rail passengers are being warned to expect disruption into the working week while investigations continue into cracks in the chassis of hitachi 800 trains. one company, gwr, is advising against travel on its long—distance routes tomorrow. katy austin has the story. tannoy: this train will not be

calling at llanelli... 183 of these high—speed trains were held back for safety checks after small cracks were found in some. great western railway has been hardest hit. only 10% of its long—distance service has been running today. i was meant to travel yesterday and that got cancelled twice, so i ended up going today. i got to paddington, not really picking up on the news last night. and then i found out that most of the trains had been cancelled. but it's added about an hour. passengers are being told not to travel on monday, either. we've got 93 of these trains in our fleet and we need around 60 or 70 to run the kind of levels of service that we would normally do during the week. yesterday, we had 12 of those running, so that gives you an idea. certainly, this is going to impact the early part of next week. and we need to understand more before we know what that will mean for the remainder of it at the moment. there will also be some cancellations on lner services for the rest of this week.

the government has asked the rail industry to urgently set out a plan to resolve the prolonged disruption and it has asked hitachi for a safety inspection plan and a longer—term repair strategy. some trains have been reintroduced now, following inspections. it's not yet clear how many others need repairs or how long that will take. katy austin, bbc news. funerals have been taking place in the afghan capital, kabul, after a series of bomb attacks on a school yesterday. the death toll has now risen to at least 68 people — mostly young girls. the dead are from afghanistan's shia muslim hazara community, which has been regularly targeted by islamic state militants, and by the taliban. secunder kermani reports. the coffins kept coming throughout the day. most of the dead, teenage girls.

their hopes and dreams buried with them. "she was very intelligent, never missed a day of school", says the uncle of one 15—year—old. "we buried her here today." the attack took place as pupils were making their way home. it began with a car bomb outside the school gate. two more explosions followed. there's still been no claim of responsibility, but many suspect the islamic state group is behind the bloodshed. they have repeatedly targeted this minority community of shia hazaras in the past, too. in hospital corridors, anxious families wait. many of the victims remain in a critical condition. this woman described the terror she witnessed.

translation: i saw injured people being carried away. l some of them had lost their legs, some had lost their arms. the street was covered in blood. people were crying. the situation was very bad. parents were searching for their children. at the scene of the attack, bloodied textbooks and abandoned schoolbags. violence in afghanistan is getting worse, just as the last international troops begin to leave. and many more lives are likely to be lost. secunder kermani, bbc news. police have been given more time to question a man arrested in connection with the death of police community support officer julia james. the 53—year—old was found dead near her home in snowdown, kent,

almost two weeks ago. detectives arrested a man in his 20s from the canterbury area on friday evening. there has been more violence in the last few hours in and around the old city ofjerusalem. it's the third consecutive night of confrontations between israeli police and palestinians, with tensions running high over planned evictions of palestinians from homes in eastjerusalem. last night's violence came after thousands had prayed at the al—aqsa mosque compound, on the most holy night of ramadan. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. what is happening now? well, after dark, after ramadan _ what is happening now? well, after dark, after ramadan evening - what is happening now? well, after. dark, after ramadan evening prayers, several of the hot spots around east jerusalem became inflamed once again including close to the al—aqsa mosque and also by the damascus gate, one of the entrances to the old city. and there have been heavy clashes between israeli police, local palestinians and jewish settlers in this neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah, that is where palestinian families have been fighting against their eviction to make way forjewish settlers. and despite the fact that earlier in the

day, a court hearing was delayed, a key court hearing in their case, and that was an effort to try to lower the temperature. tonight, there have been rockets fired from gaza by palestinian militants and on top of all of that, it is nowjerusalem day, that is when palestinians commemorate the capture of east jerusalem in the 1967 middle east war and events taking place tomorrow are often seen as a provocation to palestinians, they could well lead to more violence.— palestinians, they could well lead to more violence. yolande knell, in jerusalem. — to more violence. yolande knell, in jerusalem, thank _ to more violence. yolande knell, in jerusalem, thank you. _ hugging is likely to be officially allowed in england again when the government makes an announcement tomorrow on the next lockdown easing from may the 17th. the changes on household mixing will be the most significant since the rules were introduced last year. but we're being urged to use "common sense" and limit close contact. here's our science editor, david shukman. remember this, the comfort of a hug? well, for more than a year, we've been warned against it because of the risk

of transmitting the virus. but now, with fewer infections and many more people vaccinated, it seems to be the moment for a cautious return. we've seen an absolutely extraordinary success of both the vaccine programme and also the suppression of cases as a result of this very prolonged lockdown which we've had, and so i think it is time — based on the very careful modeling that's been done — to start relaxing some of those restrictions. so will people rush to hug again or might they hold back? in newcastle this afternoon, we found a range of views. it's brilliant. yeah, really looking forward to that. couldn't help but wanting to hug my friends here at the table. i've never been a big hugger myself. people know that about me, so i think it won't change much. i will be cautious, but i really am looking forward to hugging - the parents and the in—laws and stuff that we haven't i done for a long time. they need it as well, so, yeah, it'll be really nice. _ the prime minister is reported as saying that we need to use our common sense when it comes to hugging, so what exactly does that mean?

well, an infected person can release the virus through their breath, so here's the scientific advice. limit the number of people you hug — just those who mean most to you, not everyone you meet. keep it short — that'll reduce the chances of the virus being passed on. and try to avoid being directly face—to—face. in any event, scientists say a lot depends on exactly who it is you're hugging. if you're a grandparent hugging a grandchild, and the grandparents are fully vaccinated, that's probably quite a low—risk activity most of the time. but it would worry me if we were advocating we can hug all of our friends every time we meet again, because i think that's going to perpetuate an awful lot of additional close contact that could still spread the virus. the pandemic has meant new ways of behaving — elbow bumps, for example. but while life in the uk is now set to become a bit more normal, it's far too early for that in much of the rest of the world. david shukman, bbc news. and the latest figures show

there were 1,770 new covid infections in the past 2a hours, with two more deaths recorded. more than 35 million people have now had their first dose of a vaccine. that's over two thirds of the uk's adult population. more than 17.5 million people have had both jabs, meaning over a third of all adults are now fully vaccinated. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. chelsea have retained the women's super league title. they beat reading 5—0 on the final day of the season to finish two points clear of manchester city, but they still have a lot to play for. jo currie reports. history in their sites, chelsea are aware that a win at home to reading would notjust hand them the league title but also their second trophy in a potential quadruple winning campaign. and when chasing silverware, quick starts can be crucial. very minute on the clock when the strike by melanie leupolz

put them ahead and before the break, fran kirby and sam kerr combining so much as they have done this season and chelsea doubled their lead. a change of ends and no chase of pace, the kerr and kirby strikeforce working again. it was becoming a question of not if chelsea would win but by how many. the ff courtesy of their scrappy effort with erin cuthbert eventually getting it over the line. jab cuthbert eventually getting it over the line. , .,, ., . ,, the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. the line. job done in a ruthless fashion- my — the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. my job _ the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. my job has _ the line. job done in a ruthless fashion. my job has always - the line. job done in a ruthless. fashion. my job has always been the line. job done in a ruthless - fashion. my job has always been to fashion. myjob has always been to put them into a position where they could repeat these things. so as i always say to them when they are such grey and old, it will be these things they talk about. champions auain, things they talk about. champions again. chelsea _ things they talk about. champions again, chelsea defending - things they talk about. champions again, chelsea defending their. things they talk about. champions | again, chelsea defending their title and adding it to the league cup trophy they have already won this season, but next up the biggest prize of all when a weak�*s time, they play in their first ever champions league final when this set of players hope to continue that winning feeling.

jo currie, bbc news. there were four games in the premier league today. match of the day has all the goals for you after the news, but stay there for the results. the title hasn't been won yet. defeat for manchester united at aston villa would have seen manchester city become champions, but united won 3—1 and now trail city by ten points, with four games left to play. west bromwich albion have been relegated. they lost 3—1 at arsenal and return to the championship after one season. elsewhere, there were wins for wolves and everton. stjohnstone are into the scottish cup final. they beat st mirren 2—1 and will return to hampden park later this month to face hibernian. substitute glenn middleton scored what proved to be the winner from a free kick. stjohnstone have already won the league cup this season. lewis hamilton has stretched his lead in the formula 1 drivers�* championship to 1a points. starting on pole, he lost the lead to max verstappen, but overtook his title rival with six laps remaining. victory at the spanish grand prix means that he has won three of the first four races. harlequins are looking good

for the rugby union premiership play—offs, after an incredible victory against wasps at the stoop. fly—half marcus smith scored 28 points, and that included a last—minute try which he then converted to seal victory by 48 points to 46. and that's all the sport for now, mishal. thank you. that is it from us on bbc one, the news where you are, goodnight.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm mary and machinery. more than 400 athletes, including us athletejustin gatlin, are taking part in a test event at the olympic stadium in tokyo. it is hoped this will show everyone that the olympics can take place safely injuly, as they were cancelled last year due to the pandemic.

but there are concerns, as parts ofjapan are under a recently extended state of emergency due to the number of coronavirus infections in the country. rachel stanton reports. on your marks, get set, and go. athletes here in tokyo are preparing for the upcoming olympics. due to happen injuly, more than 11 test events have taken place to make sure the games can go ahead after they were cancelled last year as a result of the pandemic. translation: they had social distancing. - and every time we touched something, they sterilised it. i thought the organisers were being very attentive and had good anti—virus measures in place. but not everyone feels the same way. there are concerns about the games being given the green light. translation: honestly, we are all so scared - of getting the virus. we understand that we will not be able to take part in the race if we get infected here,

so, to be frank, i am taking part in fear. athletes aren't the only ones to voice their concerns. "no olympics" — that is just one of the signs here outside the stadium. and more than 200,000 people have signed an online petition hoping the event will be called off. |translation: covid-19 infections are important in tokyo and osaka, with many severe cases. so i would like the money from the games to be used in hospitals instead. despite opposition, world athletics president sebastian coe insists it can all be held safely. the covid protocols, particularly that world athletics have developed over the last year and a half by our health and science teams, who are extremely good at this, have consistently helped deliver events in a safe and secure environment. with daily cases topping 7,000 for the first time since the beginning of the year,

the battle against the virus is far from over. but with covid restrictions in place across the country, the government is hoping to rein in the surge of infections and that, byjuly, the most famous international sports competition can bring back some normality to our lives. rachel stanton, bbc news. bran castle in romania — long associated with count dracula — is offering visitors the chance to getjabbed. doctors and nurses with fang stickers on their scrubs have set up a coronavirus vaccination centre there. sightseers are offered a dose of the pfizerjab, along with free entry to an exhibition of mediaeval torture instruments. staff hope the move will lure people back after several slow months during the pandemic. time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. on sunday the uk recorded its highest temperatures since the end

of march, 22.5 celsius in suffolk. now nothing that high in the week ahead, temperatures will be close to average for the time of year, and for monday a mix of sunshine and showers. that pretty much covers it for much of the week ahead, because for much of the week ahead, because for much of the week ahead, because for much of the week ahead, low pressure will be closed by the uk. the source of the showers, and some brisk winds on monday as well, especially in england and wales. after a cloudy, shower unite, this is where temperatures are to start the day, in fact some spots just around 10—12 c. we aren't expecting any frost in the week ahead. there may be some rain scouting it parts of eastern england to begin with. some of that could be heavy and thundery. elsewhere there's sunshine, showers moving as the dutch west to east, at some risk of hail and it'll be quite blustery, particularly in england and wales, average wind speeds between 40—115 mph or so. temperatures generally in

the range of 13—17 c. quite a bit of sunshine to end the day across east anglia as many showers will fade away. as ever some places will avoid showers, you may get one, just a brief wet moment and an otherwise dry day. england and wales will be my only dry on monday night, showers moving into scotland. tuesday morning's temperatures getting frost out there. low pressure still very much close by as we go into tuesday, and from that we will see some further showers. maybe notjust pepping up, further showers. maybe notjust popping up, tending to move into a zone that will travel from southwest to northeast during the day. some are bricks of rain, some places may well miss the showers —— some outbreaks of rain. for wednesday and thursday, sunshine and showers won't be as breezy. friday comes becomes mainly dry, but with the air coming down from the northeast, it will turn a bit cooler but not

particularly cold, mind you. that's how the week is shaping up, it is sunshine, showers, some of those will be quite heavy, and not as cold as was last week — it mainly frost free, i don't know if we're done with frost at the moment, but certainly not around this week.