louise ellman hasn't decided to sign up louise ellman hasn't decided to sign upfor louise ellman hasn'tg robust action to root out anti—semitism. but while louise ellman's resignation may not come as much of a surprise, she's been a long—standing critic of jeremy corbyn, and was facing a reselection battle in her constituency, for some it will be yet further proof of the pa rty‘s failure to it will be yet further proof of the party's failure to deal with this issue. we don't tolerate anti—semitism in any form whatsoever in our party or any form whatsoever in our party or any other part of society, just as resolutely as we are opposed to islamaphobia or any other form resolutely as we are opposed to islamaphobia or any otherform of racism. i will hold that position until my dying day. claims of anti—semitism in labour has led to protests and an investigation by the equality and human rights commission. as that continues, big questions hangover the party. many are now watching to see if that enquiry provides a nswe rs. see if that enquiry provides answers. jessica parker, bbc news. there

louise ellman spoke to the today programme this morning.itism in the labour party. even now? i think he has had to acknowledge it but he finds it very difficult to do it and even now the labour party only takes action when there is public exposure of what is going on and when brave whistle—blowers come out and talk about what they themselves have experienced. there's been plenty of reaction on twitter, labour mp ruth smeeth, calling it a tragic loss to our movement, saying another jewish woman has been hounded out of the party. miriam mirwitch, national chair of young labour, says "we are failing if talented, strong and dedicated mps like louise ellman cannot remain in our movement." though labour said today they are tackling anti—semitism. another story with lots of reaction today is the death of boxer patrick day, the 27—year—old boxer who was put into a coma while fighting in chicago on saturday. his death was confirmed last night and we've seen tributes from boxing promoter eddie hearne, anthonyjoshua's promoter, he said. devastating to

dame louise ellman quits labour after 22 years as an mp, saying she can no longer advocate voting forarty whenjeremy corbyn could become prime minister. president trump describes a meeting with the family of harry dunn as beautiful and sad. the parents refused to meet the woman involved in the crash that killed their son. we are still willing to meet her, but it needs to be on uk soil. and as kurdish forces fight to retain territory under turkish attack, president trump says the conflict is no longer a matter for the us. william and kate in the mountains of the hindu kush to see for themselves the effects of global warming. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, john rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent, and journalist at the wall streetjournal anna isaac. stay with us for that. good evening. the frantic search for a last—minute brexit deal has reached new levels today on the eve of the european summit in brussels. officials are said to have agreed the basis of a new agreement, but hopes of finalising the work by midnigh

dame louise ellman quits labour after 22 years as an mp, saying she can no longer advocate voting for the party whenjeremy corbyn could become prime minister. as kurdish forces fight to retain territory under turkish attack, president trump says the conflict is no longer a matterfor the us. president trump describes a meeting with the family of harry dunn as beautiful and sad. the parents refused to meet the woman involved in the crash that killed their son. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anna isaac, reporter at the wall streetjournal, and john rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent. all of tomorrow's front pages are now in. let's start with the express. it says boris johnson is tantalisingly close to a brexit deal after last—minute negotiations with the eu. optimism in the daily mail, as well, over the prime minister's likelihood of clinching a deal, although it warns he could still meet resistance at home. a more cautious tone in the mirror. it claims borisjohnson‘s hopes of securing a brexit deal are

and victoria will be hearing from louise ellman on the programme shortly. stay with us for that.on a british airways flight which filled with smoke mid—air have told the bbc they are still experiencing breathing difficulties two months on. ba said it was waiting for the outcome of a spanish air accident investigation, which is examining why the cabin of the flight from heathrow to valencia in august filled with smoke shortly before landing. 0ver—the—counter genetic tests can "easily be misinterpreted" and should not be relied on solely to make health decisions. that's according to experts who say the dna tests, which promise insights into ancestry, disease risks and personality traits, commonly provide false results. the scientists from the university of southampton urge gps to put results in context for patients. so, extinction rebellion activists targeted the london underground this morning with disruption at three stations in east london. have a look at this, footage taken and shared by commuters show activists climbing on to a train at shadwell station, while commuters have b

the labour mp dame louise ellman has quit the party after 55 years, saying thatjeremy corbyn is not fitinister. dame louise, who isjewish and represents liverpool riverside, said she had been deeply troubled by the growth of anti—semitism within the party in recent years. labour said it would continue its robust efforts to tackle racism within the party. us vice president mike pence and secretary of state mike pompeo will travel to ankara today in an attempt to persuade turkey to stop military action against syrian kurdish fighters. the visit comes as donald trump sent a letter to turkey's president erdogan saying, "you don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people," and urging him not to be a "tough guy" or a "fool." so far, president erdogan has dismissed calls for a ceasefire. what do you get if you take 608 eggs, 66 pounds of butter, 73 pounds of flour, and 12 jars of apricot jam? the answer — an entire village made of cake. lynn nolan spent three months recreating eyam village, in derbyshire, using 65 different cakes baked by residents. she then hand—decorated t

one of labour's most senior mps, dame louise ellman, who's been a party memberfor 55 years, has announcedving labour, of being unfit to become prime minister. the mp for liverpool riverside said that under mr corbyn‘s leadership, anti—semitism in labour had become mainstream. he had, she claimed, ‘presided over a culture of hatred, fear and intolerance'. legislators in california have made it illegal to create or distribute so—called deepfake images in the run—up to an election. deepfake technology can be used to manipulate images to make it look as if a person said or did something that never happened. researchers say that there's an equally dangerous trend of using the technology in pornographic material. as part of the bbc‘s 100 women series, which pays tribute to inspiring and influential women from around the world, megha mohan spoke to a victim of deepfake technology, the former disney actress bella thorne. at a party in beverly hills, the hollywood actress bella thorne is raising awareness of mental health for a generation growing up online. a recent worry is deepfake technology. s