jas athwall himself had to say? jas athwal describes himself _ himself had to say?ribes himself as a - himself had to say? jas athwal describes himself as a printersj describes himself as a printers champion and he has issued a statement saying he was not aware of any of the problems in the property which is managed by a managing agent. he says he prides himself on being a good landlord and says he is never evicted any tenants and as recently as two weeks ago, repairs had been carried out on some of the properties. but that has not stopped conservatives ask questions suggesting perhaps the labour party should investigate his conduct in this case. ., ~ ,. , this case. david, thank you very much. five hospices caring for terminally ill people have planned job cuts in the last two months because of financial pressures, bbc news has learned. the organisation representing the sector — �*hospice uk' is warning of a funding crisis. 0ur health editor, hugh pym reports. at st giles hospice in the west midlands, andrew, who has renal cancer, is getting used to his new calmer

jas athwal has said tonight he's more than happy for tenants to provide updates to journalists. here at fairlop waters in redbridge with councillorjas athwal... mr athwal has also admitted his flats do not have the correct licences required under a scheme he introduced last year as redbridge council leader. he had previously incorrectly told the bbc he was in full compliance. conservative london assembly member andrew boff has visited the flats and seen the mould. he wants labour to investigate. the labour party and redbridge council have got to ask themselves whether or not they can sustain that position, with him being a councillor and indeed a member of parliament. and is jas athwal a rogue landlord? all the evidence says yes. mps are supposed to stand up for their constituents. some are arguing tonight that jas athwal has been letting them down. i have been back in touch with some of his tenants tonight, the fact that their landlord mp says he is happy for them to talk to journalists has not changed their willingness to speak out, they still seem worried. there are wider chal

that statement from jas athwal, the labour mp.at the house in oldbury yesterday afternoon, but he died of his injuries. earlier west midlands police issued a statement. i�*m here to let the family and the wider community know that we will work with you and support you as we seek to find who is responsible for the death of this young boy. we have a team of detectives investigating exactly what happened, and we are following active lines of inquiry to find the suspects. we know that the incident took place inside his home, and i would appeal to anyone who has information to come forward. we have local officers and youth workers in the area over the coming days, so please speak to them directly if you have any concerns or information that you would like to pass to us. we have created an online portal for people to send us information as we build our investigation. our correspondent phil mackie is in oldbury. there�*s still a police presence here. more than 2a hours after the boy died in his own home. and during the day, we�*ve seen a

and is jas athwal a rogue landlord? all the evidence says yes.upposed to stand up for their constituents. some are arguing tonight that jas athwal has been taking advantage of them. there are potentially wider problems for the labour party here. it was just last month in their election manifesto that they committed to protect private renters like the people i met in that block in ilford south. i have asked number ten tonight to comment, to respond to our report and they are not commenting at this moment, but referred is instead to that statement from jas athwal, the statement from jas athwal, the statement which of course included the claim that he is a renters�* champion. the claim that he is a renters' champion-— the claim that he is a renters' champion. thank you. joe pike reporting- _ untreated sewage has been discharged continually for the last week into sites that flow into windermere in cumbria. the water company, united utilities, said the overflows are designed to work during heavy rainfall. campaigners say storm overflows are only suppo

jas athwal has said tonight he's more than happy for tenants to provide updates to journalists. ouncillorjas athwal... mr athwal has also admitted his flats do not have the correct licences required under a scheme he introduced last year as redbridge council leader. he had previously incorrectly told the bbc he was in full compliance. conservative london assembly member andrew boff has visited the flats and seen the mould. he wants labour to investigate. the labour party and redbridge council have got to ask themselves whether or not they can sustain that position, with him being a councillor and indeed a member of parliament. and is jas athwal a rogue landlord? all the evidence says yes. mps are supposed to stand up for their constituents. some are arguing tonight that jas athwal has been letting them down. police have begun a murder investigation after a 13—year—old boy was stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. the boy was treated by paramedics at the address in oldbury yesterday afternoon, but he died of his injuries. here's phil mackie. it's a tragically familiar

now, jas athwal, the mp and land lord, has said that he's profoundly sorry by what we've found.imed his properties had been repaired. now he's saying that maintenance will be done swiftly. he's added his rents are below market rates. the properties are managed by an agency, and he'd not been aware of these problems. perhaps remarkably, he's also admitted that the seven properties don't have the licences that they should have under a local authority scheme, and a scheme that he introduced himself in december as the leader of the local council. he'd previously inbe correctly told us that he was fully compliant with that property licensing regime. here, more than 650 border force staff are expected to go on strike at london's heathrow airport today. the workers, who are members of the public and commercial services union, will walk out for four days in an ongoing dispute over what they call 'inflexible rosters'. after that, staff will continue with an overtime ban into late september. a spokesperson from the home office said: "we will have robust plans in place to minimise disrupti

now jas athwal, the np and landlord said he is profoundly sorry by what we found.is initial statement in which he said he was a good landlord and claimed his properties had been repaired. now he is saying it will be done swiftly. he added his rates are below market rates. the properties are managed by an agency and he had not been aware of these problems. remarkably he has also admitted that the properties do not have the licenses they should have under a local authority scheme and a scheme that he introduced himself in december as the leader of the local council. he previously incorrectly told us he was fully compliant with that property licensing regime. earlier this week you might have heard the story of a four—year—old boy who accidentally smashed an ancient vase during a trip to a museum. and when we say ancient... . here's how the 3500—year—old pottery looked after ariel geller tipped it over at the hecht museum, in the israeli city of haifa. ariel — seen here in a blue cap, with his hand being firmly held by mum — was invited back for a guided tour with his

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

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, 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.

ceilings of properties owned by biggest landlord in the house of commons — the mp for ilford south, jas athwalof 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

people she got quicker treatment in the nhs because she voted in favour of a ceasefire in gaza put jas athwal of commons biggest landlord 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 il

now the new elected representative for ilford south, jas athwal, has been found to be renting out flatsck mould and ant infestations. now he is the biggest landlord in the houses of parliament. he's got house of commons, sorry with 15 homes and serves a party that's committed to transforming renters rights in their manifesto. now here he is with the prime minister, sir keir starmer, speaking alongside mr atwell back in 2021. >> i'm here at fairlop waters in redbndge >> i'm here at fairlop waters in redbridge with councillor jaz athwal, leader of redbridge council. it's been brilliant just meeting residents and people around and seeing the great work that redbridge council has been doing . despite council has been doing. despite conservative cuts and despite the unimaginable challenges of the unimaginable challenges of the pandemic. redbridge council has brought labour values to life. they've been building building homes , libraries and building homes, libraries and leisure centres . they've been leisure centres. they've been protecting our key services . protecting our key services. >>

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