jas athwal, the mp for ilford south, owns 15 rental flats. of ants crawling up their child�*s body — and others of being threatened with eviction by the letting agent if they complained. mr athwal has denied this, and said he was not aware of problems as the properties are managed by an agency. labour�*s election manifesto committed to preventing "private renters being exploited and discriminated against". here�*s our political investigations correspondentjoe pike. labour promised to crack down on bad landlords, but the residents of ilford south may have just elected one. this is the bathroom ceiling of a flat owned by the area�*s mp, jas athwal. he has 15 rental properties. seven are above this shop, where almost half the families told me they regularly clean their bathroom ceilings to remove black mould. when i visited, filming on my phone, i also saw evidence of ant infestations in a number of the properties. "the ants are everywhere," one resident said, pointing to insects running up their wall. "they are on my kid�*s body and on their cl

labour promised to crack down on bad landlords, but the residents of ilford south may have just elected is the bathroom ceiling of a flat owned by the area's mp, jas athwal. he has 15 rental properties. seven are above this shop, where almost half the families told me they regularly clean their bathroom ceilings to remove black mould. when i visited, filming on my phone, i also saw evidence of ant evidence of intimidation. it seems like the man who manages these properties for the mp jas athwal knows we're here and he knows we're asking questions. on two separate occasions, when i was having private conversations off camera with separate tenants, they got a call from the property manager. one resident who'd spoken on camera about problems with their flat later asked that we not use the interview. another asked me not to use images of the mould two days after allowing me to take pictures of it. i'm here at fairlop waters in redbridge with councillorjas athwal. until elected to parliament last month, he was the local council leader. jas athwal introduced a new licensing regime for rental

jas athwal, mp for ilford south and the house of commons' biggest landlord, owns 15 rental flats. one tenant told us that they were threatened with eviction by the letting agent if they complained. mr athwal says that he is shocked by the bbc�*s findings, that maintenance will be done swiftly, and that tenants are free to speak out. here's our political investigations correspondentjoe pike. labour promised to crack down on bad landlords, but the residents of ilford south may have just elected one. this is the bathroom ceiling of a flat owned by the area's mp, jas athwal. he has 15 rental properties. seven are above this shop, where almost half the families told me they regularly clean their bathroom ceilings to remove black mould. when i visited, filming on my phone, i also saw evidence of ant infestations in a number of the properties. "the ants are everywhere," one resident said, pointing to insects running up their wall. "they are on my kids body and on their clothes." in the dirty communal areas, the lights didn't work and the fire alarm appeared to be broken. none of the tena

ilford south mp property agent.lford south mp jaz atwell, who owns a rental portfolio of 15 homes and three commercial buildings in london, said he was shocked and sickened by the conditions. and finally, for you tonight, the met office is extending warnings for thunderstorms until midnight on monday. much of england , wales monday. much of england, wales and scotland are covered by the weather alerts, with up to three inches of rain expected. forecasters say there's a risk of flash flooding and damage to buildings. those are your latest headlines. for more stories and analysis, head to gb news. >> com for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> hello and welcome to headliners, your first look at monday's newspapers. i'm stephen allen. tonight our well balanced panelis allen. tonight our well balanced panel is made of right wing paul cox and someon

jas athwal, mp for ilford south, is the biggest landlord in the house of commons.was unaware of these issues, as the properties are managed by an agency. also on the programme... why has untreated sewage been discharged for over a week into sites flowing into windermere? my values have not changed. kamala harris defends herself against accusations of flip—flopping on policy in herfirst interview since entering the presidential race. jaco van gass collect another gold medal! and jaco van gass wins the first of paralympics gb's cycling golds in the men's 3,000m individual pursuit final. and coming up on bbc news. is ivan toney off to saudi arabia in a £40 million deal? we'll have all the latest on transfer deadline day. good evening. the house of commons' biggest landlord, a newly elected labour mp, is renting out flats with black mould and ant infestations, the bbc has learnt. mould and ant infestations,

jas athwal, mp for ilford south and the house of commons' biggest landlord, owns 15 rental flats.ned with eviction by the letting agent if they complained. mr athwal says that he is shocked by the bbc�*s findings, that maintenance will be done swiftly, and that tenants are free to speak out. here's our political investigations correspondentjoe pike. labour promised to crack down on bad landlords, but the residents of ilford south may have just elected one. this is the bathroom ceiling of a flat owned by the area's mp, jas athwal. he has 15 rental properties. seven are above this shop, where almost half the families told me they regularly clean their bathroom ceilings to remove black mould. when i visited, filming on my phone, i also saw evidence of ant infestations in a number of the properties. "the ants are everywhere," one resident said, pointing to insects running up their wall. "they are on my kids body and on their clothes." in the dirty communal areas, the lights didn't work and the fire alarm appeared to be broken. none of the tenants wanted their names to be used. some sp

he represents ilford south.tually introduced the licensing for landlords in his constituency, which is quite interesting. so for the great british debate, that's all i'm asking. can you trust labour to transform renters rights? joining me is property expert ricardo blanco or richard blanco.i ricardo blanco or richard blanco. i can't help it. ricardo blanco. i can't help it. ricardo blanco it just sounds good, doesn't it? >> good afternoon nana lovely to see you. you can call me either right now. >> let's do this. labour in james archewell has come out with this licensing for landlords. give us a brief summary of what that entails. and he was found not to have a license for the thing that he introduced his own scheme. >> that's right. nana. it's been reported that seven of his properties that should have what's called a selective license don't have a license. >> i believe that's the case. that's what's been reported. anyway, these are pretty expensive, actually, and it's a bit of a scandal, really, that, redbndge

ilford south mp jaz properties., who owns a rental portfolio of 15 residential and three commercial properties in the capital, said he was shocked and sickened by the conditions, which included black mould. a party on the hard right is on track to be the biggest in one of germany's state elections. alternative for germany, also known as afd, are expected to win in thuringia with a third of the vote in neighbouring saxony. the party is expected to come second if correct. the anti—migrant eurosceptic party will be the first on the right to win since the second world war. sir keir starmer has joined world leaders condemning what he's described as

jas athwal, who was elected mp for ilford south injuly, said his tenants had been "let down", and heted swiftly. the government is starting a campaign to encourage retired people to see if they are eligible for credit after only those receiving the payment will get winter fuel payments. it is estimated at around 880,000 eligible people are missing out on pension credit and urges them to check. the government says it will look at the dynamic ticket pricing model after some offence plea over the odds for a way to seekers for concerts across the uk and ireland. the tickets have gone on sale on saturday. the practice allows providers to charge a higher price with no face value tickets left. many oasis fans are angry at that. you're live with bbc news. polls have closed in eastern germany where the far—right alternative for germany party is on course to win a big victory in the state of thuringa with almost 33% of the vote. the party is nine points ahead of the conservative cdu and is far ahead of germany's three governing parties. this will be the first regional election the afd has won,

jas athwal, who was elected mp for ilford south injuly, said his tenants had been �*let down', and heompleted swiftly. in the uk, the snp leader, john swinney, has set out his priorities for the coming year in his address to his party's conference in edinburgh. the first minister said he wanted his government to end child poverty, reach net—zero targets, deliver strong public services and boost the economy. our scotland editor, james cook, reports. times are tough for the snp. after 17 years in power, it faces problems with high waiting lists, educational inequality and endemic poverty. butjohn swinney says scotland's real problem is london, where labour is making billions in cuts after promising an end to austerity. that is politics at its most cynical. a total breach of trust with all those who supported labour. a labour party that promised change is delivering more of the same. the same tory debt rule, the same tory cuts agenda. labour has not delivered change. labour is delivering the same damaging austerity as the tories. mr swinney said his government had expanded child care, en

jas athwal, the mp for ilford south, owns 15 rental flats.ilings to remove mould — one told us of ants crawling up their child's body. mr athwal has denied this. the northwest switzerland city of basel will host next year's eurovision song contest. geneva had been widely regarded as the favourite. switzerland hosts the competition next may as they won this year's contest — with �*the code' performed by nemo. you're live with bbc news. here in the us, republican presidential nominee donald trump has been staking out his positions on pregnancy: how to start one, and how to end one. at a campaign event in michigan on thursday, mr trump said he would ensure all women have access to in—vitro fertilisation, either by funding it via the government, or by forcing employers' health insurance companies to cover the procedure. in february, alabama's supreme court ruled that embryos created by ivf should be considered people. democrats tried to tie mr trump to that ruling, saying he won't protect access to fertility treatments. but mr trump has consisten

ilford south mp property agent. ilford south mp jaz athwal, who owns rental, a rental portfolio of 15 homes and three commercial buildings in london, said he was shocked and sickened by the conditions. to germany now, and a party on the hard right is expected to be the biggest in at least one state of the country's regional elections. alternative for germany , also known as the afd, germany, also known as the afd, is expected to win in thuringia with a third of the vote in neighbouring saxony, the party is expected to come second. that means the anti—migrant eurosceptic party will be the first on the hard right to win since the second world war. sir keir starmer has joined world leaders condemning what he's described as the horrific and senseless killing of six hostages in gaza. meanwhile, the israeli prime minister insists he won't rest until those responsible are caught. the leader of the snp has been speaking on the final day of its conference in edinburgh. the keynote speech by scotland's first minister, ministe

jas athwal, who was elected mp for ilford south injuly, said his tenants had been �*let down�*, and heith me is our political investigations correspondent joe pike, who uncovered the story. how embarrassing is this for him? i how embarrassing is this for him? ~ �* , , , him? i think it's deeply embarrassing, - him? i think it's deeply i embarrassing, samantha, him? i think it's deeply - embarrassing, samantha, but in particular because he spent a decade as a leader of the council, his whole legacy from that. he claimed was action on housing, he said he would tackle rogue landlords. it's also perhaps important to point out that his language and position has developed, evolved over the last couple of days. initially when we contacted him he was bullish and defensive, now he says he's shocked and sorry and the man, the agent he has dismissed today, raymond williams, was the man that he said just three days ago was selected for his excellent customer service, this is the same age and attendant toll me he threatened them with eviction if they either complained or started claiming benefits,

jas athwal, who was elected mp for ilford south injuly, said his tenants had been "let down", and heould be completed swiftly. the snp leaderjohn swinney has addressed his party conference in edinburgh, insisting he is "learning the lessons" of a tough general election. the snp lost 39 of their 48 mps at westminster injuly. the first minister said he wanted his government to end child poverty, reach net—zero targets, deliver strong public services and boost the economy. you're live with bbc news. polls have closed in eastern germany where the far—right alternative for germany party is on course to win a big victory in the state of thuringa with almost 33% of the vote. the party is nine points ahead of the conservative cdu and is far ahead of germany's three governing parties. this will be the first regional election the afd has won, even though it's unlikely the party will be able to form a government as it does not hold the majority of the vote. the afd is anti—immigration, wants to replace the euro with the deutschmark, and opposes the national government's approach to the war in u

jas athwal, the mp for ilford south, owns 15 rental flats. of some of these flats spoke of having to regularly scrub bathroom ceilings to remove mould — one told us of ants crawling up their child's body. mr athwal has denied this. european governments have expressed further concern about israel's military operation this week in the occupied west bank. here in the uk, one of israel's closest allies, the foreign office, says it's worried about the methods israel is using and urged restraint. and france has said the latest israeli operations "worsen a climate of unprecedented instability and violence". ukrainian officials say at least five people have been killed and dozens injured in russian strikes on the city of kharkiv, in the northeast of the country. a young girl was killed in a playground. others died as apartment blocks were hit. there's been this reaction from one of her relatives. you'll make it is simply impossible to get over this. how can this is possible? i don't know, they are children. the local governor said russia targeted civ

jas athwal, mp for ilford south and the house of commons' biggest landlord, owns 15 rental flats.ocked by the bbc�*s findings, that maintenance will be done swiftly, and that tenants are free to speak out. here's our political investigations correspondent joe pike. when i visited seven of jas athwal�*s flats above a shop in redbridge, one resident told me the ants are everywhere, and said they'd seen these ants, which they pointed to climbing up which they pointed to climbing up a wall, on their child's body and their child's clothes. other residents talked about the black mould on their bathroom ceilings that they kneed to clean regularly. otherwise it would come back. and the communal areas, lights weren't working, the fire alarm seemed to be broken. and also, the residents didn't seem to want to speak out. they seemed scared. they seemed worried. and one tenant told me that they had been threatened with eviction if they complained about the state of their property. now, jas athwal, the mp and land lord, has said that he's profoundly sorry by what we've found. he's shocked by th

jas athwal, mp for ilford south, said in a statement tonight that he knows it is his responsibility to caps off a golden day for great britain at the paralympics in paris. we report from the west bank on the third day of israel's military operation there. the foreign office says it's deeply worried by its methods. why has untreated sewage been discharged over the last week into sites flowing into windermere? and could raheem sterling be about to swap chelsea for arsenal on transfer deadline day? and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world.

ilford south mp jaz properties. ilford south mp jaz athwal, who owns a rental portfolio of 15 residential and three commercial properties in the capital, said he was shocked and sickened by the conditions, which included black mould. a party on the hard right is on track to be the biggest in one of germany's state elections. alternative for germany, also known as afd, are expected to win in thuringia with a third of the vote in neighbouring saxony. the party is expected to come second if correct. the anti—migrant eurosceptic party will be the first on the right to win since the second world war. sir keir starmer has joined world leaders condemning what he's described as the horrific and senseless killing of six hostages in gaza. us president joe biden has also said he's devastated and outraged by the news, while the israeli prime minister insists he won't rest until those responsible are caught. here in the uk, the leader of the scottish national party has been speaking before members on the final day of conference

bathroom ceilings of properties owned by biggest landlord in the house of commons — the mp for ilford southfinal round of the selection process. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc? officials in ukraine's second city, kharkiv, say at least five people have been killed and dozens injured in russian strikes. more than 50 people have been injured after a russian guided

jaz athwal, who represents ilford south, owns 15 flats where tenants have complained about black mould and ant infestations . he says he's ant infestations. he says he's shocked at the reports and vowed to take immediate action to address the issues . address the issues. international news and a 32 year old woman has been arrested in germany after six people were injured in a knife attack on a bus heading to a festival last night. three of those attacked in the incident, east of cologne, are in a life threatening condition, with another three have been discharged from hospital . discharged from hospital. authorities in germany say there is no evidence at this stage of a political or a religious motive . fighting in gaza is set motive. fighting in gaza is set to pause tomorrow as part of a plan to roll out polio vaccines to hundreds of thousands of children. the scheme will be staggered during breaks in the conflict over three days. it comes as after last week, health officials confirmed that a baby had been paralysed by the virus. the first case there, in 25 years. the social media pla

next, it's been revealed that ilford south mp jack archewell has was renting out flats and infestations't paid certain licensing. it was his scheme as well. is he fit to be a labour mp? you know, the thoughts of a lawyer and where he stands legally next in the interview at 23, big brother winner anthony hutton's life changed for good, taking home a whopping £50,000 prize. cheeky, charming personality captivated viewers, but all that glitters is not gold and anthony found himself down a dark path of drugs and alcohol. he'll be live to tell us his story , and i'll to tell us his story, and i'll be testing my panel's knowledge on the big stories this week. coming up, though, in click bait, a young man finds himself in what looks like a tidal sewer. but what happens next? before we get started, let's get your latest news with tatiana sanchez. >> nana. thank you. the top stories. sir keir starmer has met with his irish counterpart as part of a commitment to reset relations between the uk and ireland. they say coordination on security policy will be among the priorities of planned annual uk i

jas athwal, who represents ilford south, owns 15 flats where tenants have complained about black mould and ant infestations. he says he's shocked at the reports and vowed to take immediate action to address the issues . travellers address the issues. travellers at heathrow are facing disruption as border force staff go on strike today. around 650 members of the pcs union have walked out in a protest over rota disputes, with strikes lasting four days. further disruption is expected from wednesday as workers refuse to do overtime, leading to an overtime ban from the 4th of september. despite the escalating tensions, the home office says it's committed to continuing the conversation to resolve the dispute . right resolve the dispute. right leaning politicians are on the cusp of winning the most votes in german state elections for the first time since the second world war. the decade old afd is likely to win in former communist states of thuringia. whilst they are expected to tie in saxony, the anti—immigration party has seen surging support following a knife attack in western germany last

jas athwal, who represents ilford south, in east london, has apologised about the poor condition of someen of jas athwal�*s flats above a shop, one resident told me that the ants were everywhere. they had seen ants which they pointed to climbing up the wall, on the child's body and their child's clothes. other residents spoke about the black mould on their bathroom ceilings that they needed to clean regularly, otherwise it would come back. in the communal areas lights were not working, the fire alarm seemed to be broken and the residents did not seem to want to speak out. they seemed scared and worried and one tenant told me that they had been threatened with eviction if they complained about the state of their property. jas athwal, the mp and landlord, said he is profoundly sorry by what we found. he was shocked by the bbc�*s revelations. but it does contrast with his initial statement in which he said he was a good landlord and claimed his properties had been repaired. now he is saying that maintenance will be done swiftly. he added his rates are below market rates. the properties are

the labour party in the party has full confidence in the integrity south ilford integrity of the southays investigate concerns that are raised to candidate raised in relation to candidate selection reject the selection, and we reject the allegations that been made . allegations that have been made. a guido fawkes exclusive has revealed how labour's new first minister vaughan minister of wales and vaughan gething decided to swan off on houday gething decided to swan off on holiday to spain without even spending a full day in the office or holding his first meeting with his new cabinet. and is this a bad look now for the welsh national leader? a sign, how little they sign, maybe, of how little they care . care. >> i don't think we should get too uptight about this. probably if you look at it, you'll find that he booked that to that he booked that trip to spain donkeys ago, spain donkeys years ago, probably his own. probably not going on his own. probably going with family or others that he doesn't want to let politicians have let down. even politicians have to holidays. and then, to have

treatment in the nhs because she voted in favour of a ceasefire in gaza put jas athwal, the mp at ilford southlord accused of renting out flats with black mould and ant. i accused of renting out flats with black mould and ant.— accused of renting out flats with black mould and ant. i don't know about the specifics. _ black mould and ant. i don't know about the specifics. i _ black mould and ant. i don't know about the specifics. i don't - black mould and ant. i don't know about the specifics. i don't know i about the specifics. i don't know about the specifics. i don't know about the specifics of those stories but crucially, the most important thing is that as a government we get on with the most important task which is governing this country responsibly, getting the economy growing, getting our public services working again, focusing on making sure we get those nhs waiting lists down getting coppers on the streets of the country and i'm really proud after what we have seen in the past 14 after what we have seen in the past ilt years to be part of a government thatis ilt years to be part of a

jas athwal, who represents ilford south in east london, also admitted that some of his properties don'tlocal council leader last year. here's more from our politics investigations correspondent, joe pike. when i visited seven of jas athwal�*s flat above a shop, one resident told me that the answer everywhere. they had seen dance which they pointed to climbing up the wall, on the child's body and their child's clothes. other residents spoke about the black mould in their bathroom ceilings. the need to clean regularly otherwise it would come back and in the communal areas lights were not working, the fire alarm seemed to be broken and the residents did not seem to want to speak out, they seemed scared and worried and one tenant told me that they had been threatened with eviction if they complained about the state. of their property. now jas athwal, the np and landlord said he is profoundly sorry by what we found. he shocked by the bbc�*s revelations but it does contrast with his initial statement in which he said he was a good landlord and claimed his properties had been repaired. now he

the mp for ilford south. we've been talking about it.ommons with 15 properties when he was head of the council, he set up a licensing scheme for all landlords. but unfortunately he didn't bother getting licences for all of his properties will clamp down on damp and mouldy homes by bringing arab law into the social rented sector this autumn, and will extend it to the private rented sector to okay again, what are you going to do about jazz ? well, if to do about jazz? well, if you're that bothered about mouldy homes and all of that, the labour mp jazz archewell has not yet been punished for mouldy and infested properties. now i'm not sure how angela can say all of that in her speech with a straight face. they haven't even removed the whip from this mp. he's still a labour mp and has received no real punishment whatsoever. and now an issue with the nurseries that he owns. if they really want us to take them seriously. actions speak louder than words . right? so louder than words. right? so before we get stuck into the debates, here's what e

this hour i'm asking ilford south mp james archewell was renting out flats with ant infestations andbe facing consequences quicker than this? although i don't think he's faced any consequences yet. send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay . so comments gbnews.com/yoursay. so let's talk about ilford south mp james archewell, who's renting out flats with ant infestations and black mould. now he'd introduced a property licensing scheme as redbridge council leader and admitted that his own flats did not meet these standards. in fact , he didn't standards. in fact, he didn't have a licence for at least seven out of those properties. yet he's still an mp and is yet to face consequences . so joining to face consequences. so joining me now, my panel are former labour minister mp lloyd russell—moyle and also dame andrea jenkyns. all right. i'm going to start with you , lloyd going to start with you, lloyd giles. well, he's still knocking about the labour party. i don't hear any real murmurs about anything about to happen to him. is there anything going on with him? >> what

jas athwal, the newly elected mp for ilford south in east london, owns a rental portfolio including 15mould and infestations, dodgy firearms were found. mr athwal says he was unaware of the problems . he's apologised the problems. he's apologised unreservedly. kelvin, he's accidentally become a slum landlord. >> yes, well , it's a disgraceful >> yes, well, it's a disgraceful story. he knows full well what those houses look like. he knows full well he has not invested one single penny of his rent in there. and what makes me laugh, of course, is he is a member of a party which is going to is supposed to crack down on this quy- supposed to crack down on this guy.so supposed to crack down on this guy. so this guy says nothing to do with me, guv, despite the fact it's his capital. he's the guy that's receiving the rent. he says this will not save him because under labour, of course, he's going to be in the most fearful amount of trouble. and he gives all landlords a bad name and i'm a landlord, i'm a landlord, and i know whether there is mould or ants, there isn't actually, they are perfect

apparently companies house records list the ilford south mp as having significant control of the firme was renting out substandard flats with mould and ant infestations. and we can just round off this tranche of newspapers with the daily telegraph. they go new phase of middle east and war after walkie talkie blitz. they've also got melania. i'm proud of my nude modelling and pm rewrites rules to pay sue gray more than he earns. oh, there's a story on page four. starmer and lord ali's £18 million penthouse, which i have a sense, might be doing some of the rounds tomorrow. whenever anyone finally gets to read telegraph page four. but there you go. it keeps on coming. and now, just before we talk about some of these front pages, mark, i'm going to kind of lob it your way a little bit here because you've been doing some research haven't you, at the popular conservatives. and it's an exclusive poll from your group. and it's revealed that grassroots tory members, i believe, support robert jenrick over kemi badenoch to become the next tory party leader . and 89% next tory party leader. and 8

jaz athwal, who represents ilford south, owns 15 flats where tenants have complained about black mouldr complaints. he says he's shocked at the reports and has vowed to take immediate action to address the issues . mental health the issues. mental health experts are warning a surge in high street cosmetic treatments could spark a public health crisis. the number of high street beauty salons offering cosmetic treatments has jumped by 31% across the uk in just the last five years. the easy access to procedures like botox and fillers is raising concerns, particularly as vulnerable young people turn to quick fix treatments . turning to news treatments. turning to news overseas and fighting is set to pause in gaza tomorrow as part of a plan to roll out polio vaccines to hundreds of thousands of children. there the scheme will be staggered during breaks in the conflict over three days. last week, health officials confirmed that a baby had been paralysed by the virus in the first such case in the territory for 25 years. and in brazil, the social media platform x has been banned after a long s

newly mp, newly elected ilford south, the biggest landlord in parliament, 15 properties when he was leaderon. he brought forward quite an interesting scheme, didn't he? yeah, he brought forward the licensing scheme. >> so if you want to rent out your property you had to have a licence . but it turns out that licence. but it turns out that seven of the 15 properties that he had did not have a licence, it was his own scheme. and of course his flats were full of mould and with ants. and i saw one of the videos where there was the fire alarm was just hanging from the ceiling. squalor. it was absolute squalor. and he i mean, they haven't , as i know, haven't yet haven't, as i know, haven't yet removed the whip. but this is by—election territory, surely. >> i mean, taking the whip off means they take them . they means they take them. they effectively just have to sit on the back benches as an independent and when the tories were in trouble last year or this year , labour would scream this year, labour would scream and shout and quite right, and the tories would take the whip off a number of mps.

ilford, where daniel was baptised. in a statement, his family said, "we have lost the most loved and amazing son." our top story this afternoon... the boss of souths on the reporting of apparitions and supernatural phenomena. coming up on bbc news... day two of the pga championship is under way in kentucky. can anyone keep pace with american xander schauffele, the overnight leader, after a flawless opening round? ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv, in the north, has come under sustained drone attack overnight. president zelensky is asking western partners for more air defence systems, amidst fears russian forces could soon be within artillery range. the town of vovchansk, just north of kharkiv, is currently facing the brunt of russian attacks, with vladimir putin saying capturing kharkiv isn't part of russia's current plan. jonathan beale is in the city for us. the fighting getting ever closer to you, jonathan, in the city? yes. the fighting getting ever closer to you, jonathan, in the city? yes, you still cannot— you, jonathan, in the city? yes, you still cannot hear— you, jonathan, in the city? yes, you still cannot hear it. _ you, jonathan

ilford north. we've got shabana mahmood there in birmingham, ladywood , jonathan ashworth in ladywood, jonathan ashworth in leicester southali in bethnal green and stepney. now at least 2 or 3 of those people who are running against them. jeremy corbyn is described as being close personal friends of. so if he tips up in those seats and campaigns against labouh seats and campaigns against labour, which i reckon he will, thatis labour, which i reckon he will, that is a problem, isn't it? >> well, i think fundamentally there's no way that that group could ever form a government. and so the challenge for voters in this election really is do you want change or do you want more of the same? and the only way that there can be a change of government in this country is for a labour government to be elected. so everything else really is a bit of theatre and a little bit of , pantomime theatre little bit of, pantomime theatre in that particular case. so i think fundamentally the choice that people have to make is not whether or not the labour party is the most perfect political party that they've and stands for everything they want

ilford, 100 miles from her home in corby. a murder investigation was launched naming her husband pankaj lamba as the prime suspect. 0ur south asiaaking to the family in delhi and joins us now. this is a family devastated? it has been a little over a month since harshita brella was killed, even though her body was found four days later. you can imagine speaking with her mother, father and sister, this is a family that is bereft. the grief is overwhelming. at the same time, all three demand some kind of justice for their daughter. they want to see whoever is responsible face those crimes. this is a clip of myself speaking with her mother in which she makes that case for justice. tell me about the last time you saw her. translation: we took her to the airport. when she was leaving for the uk. she was crying a lot, saying goodbye to me. as she walked away, she turned her head to look at me. i did not know she was saying goodbye to me for the last time. she said, "mummy, iwill come visit in march or april." i didn't know this was how she would come home. god hasn't been kind to her. my daughter deserves justice. pa nkaj pankaj lamba