lord kerslake, former head of the civil service. report. 0n the attack in new york state in which a number ofjewish people have been stabbed at the house of a rabbi in monsey in new york state and local officials talking about a concerning rising anti—semitism. of hanukkah and end of shabbat, the end of thejewish sabbath. it is hard to fathom what they were going through when a man came through the door and started stabbing people with a machete. what we have seen since early this morning are people out in the front lawn area here holding and comforting each other as they try to make sense of how this happened. we were scared but not surprised because this is not the first incident in new york or rockland county. it is horrible. my parents were survivors of the concentration camps and they told me how fearful it was to be jews. they said we can't let it happen again but i am scared it is happening again. word is coming out this happened in a house of worship, it's extremely troubling and it is what the principles of our country are

the former head of the civil service, lord kerslake, is leading calls for an independent enquiry.er to the information commissioner's office and is looking into how this happened. but privacy campaigners have expressed concern at what they say is an inexcusable mistake. data experts warn the government could face legal action, notjust from the data watchdog, but from those who've seen their personal details leaked, information many may have wanted to keep private. katharine da costa, bbc news. well, earlier, ispoke to our correspondent katy austin and asked what the reaction to the leak has been. reaction has reflected the seriousness of the incident. there are several things to think about here. it is not just that there are celebrities who want their privacy protected, there are also security figures, senior policing figures, and their address in the wrong hands would really pose a security risk. we have heard iain duncan smith, who is being knighted, calling this a complete disaster and saying very serious questions need answering, and also lord kerslake, the former head of the

we'll be speaking to the former head of the civil service, lord kerslake, about the data breach justlock. more than a quarter of a million people have signed a petition demanding that sydney cancels its traditional new year's eve firework display and spends the money on tackling australia's bush fires instead. dozens of fires are raging across the country, with the largest one on the outskirts of sydney. will batchelor reports. it's one of the biggest and most spectacular parties on earth. syd ney‘s spectacular parties on earth. sydney's new year firework display. but now the city's authorities are facing growing calls to cancel the event and divert the money it costs, around £3 million, towards tackling both severe drought conditions and the dozens of bushfires which are raging across australia. close to 300,000 people have signed an online petition, which is the fireworks may traumatise some people who are dealing with enough smoke in the air. sydney's lord mayor has said the show, which is planned and paid for months in advance, must go on. however, there are reports this play cou

the former head of the civil service, lord kerslake, is leading calls for an independent inquiry.says it has report the matter to the information commissioner's office and is looking into how this happened. but privacy campaigners have expressed concern at what they say is an inexcusable mistake. data experts warn the government could face legal action, notjust from the data watchdog, but from those who've seen their personal details leaked. information many may have wanted to keep private. katharine da costa, bbc news. earlier i spoke to the former head of the civil service, lord bob kerslake, and i asked him what his reaction was, when he first heard about this data breach. i was very shocked. it is a serious breach and that deserves to be taken very seriously. i found it quite extraordinary because this is such a well established process, it happens regularly of course and there are well—recognised processes for handling it so for this to have happened is quite extraordinary. and it does need careful examination not just as to who was responsible and how it happened but how muc

we'll be speaking to the former head of the civil service, lord kerslake, about the data breach juster past nine, so stay with us for that. several people have been stabbed at a rabbi's home in the state of new york. at least five people, all of them jewish, have been taken to hospital. the new york mayor, bill de blasio, says he'll step up security around jewish houses of worship. the suspect fled but police said he was later taken into custody. david hoffman, a local journalist, described the attack. people were being stabbed, were being hit. somebody that i know personally, very, very well, an older man, was stabbed. he is now in surgery in a critical condition. everyone is praying for him. and then supposedly some of the people in the house started to throw things at this attacker and they forced him out of the house and then they chased him and he tried to go into the synagogue next door but they locked the doors. among those to react to the stabbing is mayor of new york bill de blasio, who described the stabbings as ‘horrific‘ and said " we cannot overstate the fear people are

we'll be speaking to the former head of the civil service, lord kerslake, about the data breach in aew minute's time. several people have been stabbed at a rabbi's home in the state of new york. at least five people, who were alljewish, have been taken to hospital. the new york mayor, bill de blasio, says he will not allow events like this to become the ‘new normal‘ and will step up security around jewish houses of worship. the suspect fled but police said he was later taken into custody. earlier, david hoffman, a localjournalist, described the attack. people were being stabbed, were being hit. somebody that i know personally, very, very well, an older man, was stabbed. he is now in surgery older man, was stabbed. he is now in surgery in a critical condition. everyone is playing —— praying for him. and then supposedly some of the people in the house started to throw things at this attacker and they forced him out of the house and then they chased him and he tried to go into the synagogue next door but they locked the doors. more than a quarter of a million people have signed a petiti

earlier i spoke to the former head of the civil service, lord bob kerslake, and i asked him what his when he first heard about this data breach. i was very shocked. it is a serious breach and that deserves to be taken very seriously. i found breach and that deserves to be taken very seriously. ifound it breach and that deserves to be taken very seriously. i found it quite extraordinary because this is such a well established process, it happens regularly of course and there are well—recognised processes for handling it so for this to have happened is quite extraordinary and it does need careful examination not just as to who was responsible and how it happened but how much worse that properly trained, and whether proper understandings of the expectation on this. it is crucial to the whole honours process that personal data is handled sensitively including when something has gone seriously wrong like here. inducted smith described it as a disaster. how dangerous could this be in terms of all the celebrities and politicians whose addresses have been made public. it's not good for anybo