charlie elphicke was suspended from the conservative party in november 2017.y whip restored a couple of months later just hours before whip restored a couple of months laterjust hours before a crucial vote of no confidence in theresa may. last summer when he was charged at the whip was withdrawn again. we continue to sit as an independent before standing down at the last election in december. his wife, natalie elphick, took over as the local conservative candidate. natalie elphick, took over as the local conservative candidatelj think local conservative candidate.” think she will be a fantastic member of parliament and i also think it's really great that dover will have a female mp for the first time. some campaigners argue parliament's male dominated history combined with its power dynamics make sexual harassment all too common. it has been incredibly important that people were brave and courageous enough to go on the record, to demonstrate this was a cultural problem. that culture of deference and silence had allowed bullying, harassment and sexual harassmen

the metro reports on the trial of former mp charlie elphicke let's kick off at the times, the new realityg to see your gp. yes, this is the rope college of gps that has come up with a proposal putting out that one of the places where people are quite likely to catch any virus, coronavirus, is in agp catch any virus, coronavirus, is in a gp waiting room. it's when you go to see the doctor, therefore, it may make sense to have a triage system where you get an appointment first via skype or over the phone, then they decide what the next steps are. it is being framed in quite a negative way, this is the only way to make gp surgeries safe, but actually, one of the great success stories of the last three months has been the way that primary care adapted in a tremendous follows people seeing their doctor's face to face and an increase in the use of technology, they nhs has been trying to use and have indeed been encouraged to use for many years now. if you think about it, why should you have to turn up and wait ina waiting should you have to turn up and wait in a waiting room where you could cat

jurors were told that charlie elphicke, the former mp for dover, chanted "i'm a naughty tory" duringf sexual assault, including two further counts against a second woman in 2016. two paramedics have been stabbed after responding to a call out in wolverhampton. they were sent to check on the welfare of a man on stephens close at around 12.15 this lunchtime. shortly after arrival the crew reported they'd been stabbed. both have been taken to hospital for further treatment. a man was tasered by police and also treated for injuries. officers confirmed a man has been arrested. india has recorded more than 211,000 new cases of covid—19, in the past 2a hours, taking its total above that of russia. the country now has the third—largest number of confirmed cases in the world. one month ago, india reopened shopping centres, places of worship and offices. the surge in numbers has been powered by a rise in cases from a handful of southern states. for the last three days, india's caseload has increased, at an alarming rate. the total number of infections stands at almost 700,000. and the number o

charlie elphicke, who represented dover until december, denied groping the women in similar situationsould go to prison. sentencing will take place on 15th september. black children from caribbean backgrounds in england continue to be almost twice as likely to be excluded from school than their peers, according to figures from the department of education. exclusions have remained high, despite long standing calls for the issue to be tackled. schools have a statutory duty not to discriminate against pupils over race, but discipline policies banning for example black hairstyles and fist—bumping are being blamed in part, as our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, reports. excluded from school more than 50 times. renee is now a successful graphic designer, but her school years were difficult. my mum suffers from borderline personality disorder, so i really didn't get much support during school. they knew that my behaviour was possibly a reflection of what was going on at home. renee also feels she was punished because of the colour of her skin. we had policies that seemed like they ha

charlie elphicke, who represented dover until december, denied groping the women.september. new laws come into effect tomorrow to ensure those who lose theirjobs while on furlough receive redundancy pay based on their normal wages, instead of the reduced rate. the government said some firms took advantage of the current crisis to pay lower redundancy pay. jackson carlaw has resigned as leader of the scottish conservatives after only six months in the job. he succeeded ruth davidson in february but said today he didn't believe he was the best person to lead the case for scotland remaining in the uk. in australia there are fears a lockdown of melbourne may not be working, after the state of victoria reported its worst covid death toll and a sharp rise in cases. it's prompted the country's prime minister to say he would take "whatever actions are necessary" to bring the situation under control. 0ur sydney correspondent shaimaa khaliljoins me. until recently australia seemed to be dealing well with the virus. that's right, sophie. it's a very different picture now from

the former conservative mp charlie elphicke has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault atous verdicts on the charges, which involved two women. in court the dover mp admitted lying to the conservative party whips when they interviewed him about the accusations. the deaths of young people involved in horse racing has prompted a renewed focus on the wellbeing of those working in the sport. a bbc investigation has found that in the last three years, there's been a large rise in the number asking for help with their mental health. charlotte gallagher reports. liam treadwell winning the grand national atjust 23 years old. but last month he died suddenly at the age of 34. in recent years, he'd spoken frankly about his struggles with depression after suffering a severe head injury. james banks, another talented jockey, died in february. an inquest found the 36—year—old had taken his own life. michael curran, a dedicated stable lad, died suddenly in may. well, it doesn't appear to me that we seem to have the same prevalence in other sports. it is young people, rural communities. i