news. the headlines at 3. labour's david lammy leads 200 mps who've signed a letter calling for government promises to windrush migrants to be written into law. south korea says kimjong—un has promised to close north korea's nuclear test site next month — and has invited the world to watch. in northern ireland, police have taken two wanted men back into custody after they were found tied up on a bench in a county armagh village. also in the next hour — under attack from rising sea temperatures and pollution, australia is promising to spend £290 million to help restore and protect the great barrier reef celtic win the scottish premiership with a thumping 5—0 win over old rivals rangers and click visits a cryptocurrency mine in iceland and investigates a new and growing crime amongst hackers. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former immigration minister, brandon lewis, is supporting a claim by the home secretary that she didn't know about home office targets for removi

good morning and welcome to bbc news. labouras sought to distance itself from some facebook groups set up itself from some facebook groups set up by itself from some facebook groups set up by supporters ofjeremy corbyn after it emerged that members have posted anti—jewish, violent and abusive comments. the sunday times says it has uncovered more than 2000 offensive messages. labour said it didn't run the groups not have any official connection with them and it had strict rules prohibiting abuse and determination. jonathan blake has been following this story and is with me now. what is being said here? these are groups that are set up here? these are groups that are set up on facebook, not officially connected to the labour party, but in many cases to supportjeremy corbyn‘s leadership and they represent a total of about 400,000 people, and 20 of the biggest groups have been looked at by the sunday times. they found 2000 messages which contained various forms are pretty nasty abuse, some of it anti—semitic, otherforms pretty nasty

news. the headlines at 103m. labour denies having any official links to facebook groups forjeremy corbyn supporters — where anti—semitic comments have been posted. comedian eddie izzard joins labour's ruling committee — after a senior party official is forced to resign. heavyweight boxer anthonyjoshua beats new zealand's joseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo title to all his others. ifi if i was retiring on this high, i would be like, yes, iam if i was retiring on this high, i would be like, yes, i am the man. because i am retiring on a high. but i have got to defend again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. speaking without notes he remarked about god's capacity to surprise. this is the scene live at the vatican. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. yes, 100 years to

it goes back to new labour.ssumption successive governments have made is that the public out there are pretty bigoted, and they've got to be given red meat in the form of these very restrictive measures. that's done a lot of harm. i think the interesting thing about windrush perhaps for the first time, the public opinion has been ahead of the politicians, seeing that there is a terrible injustice here. the home secretary has apologised several times in recent days. for the moment, she appears safe in herjob. there will be more contrition when she returns to address the commons tomorrow. peter saull, bbc news. police have taken two wanted men back into custody after they were found tied up on a bench in a county armagh village. james white and alexis guesto were wanted for offences including a breach of their licences. images shared on social media appear to show them tied up and covered in paint. live now to our correspondent in belfast, john campbell. what is the latest? the police of the protection branch have

news. the headlines at three: labour leaderjeremy corbyn has said he would sanction operations in syria only if they had the un's approval. there has to be a process where the objective is to bring about peace, to bring about resolution to conflict, to bring about a political solution. hundreds of australian firefghters are tackling a large bushfire threatening homes in the suburbs of sydney. the chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, martin sorrell, is stepping down. also coming up: jubilation at the commonwealth games. england beat australia in the netball, to secure the greatest result in their history and win their first commonwealth gold medal. and at 15:30: click visits a farm where robots drive tractors, manage a field and harvest crops. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has said he would only consider involvement in syria if it had the backing of the un. it follows yesterday's missile strikes by the us, france and the uk on suspected chemical weapons sites. meanwhile, the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, said no further mili

to its new nec member, the comedian eddie izzard. it comes as labouristances itself from some pro—jeremy corbyn facebook groups featuring anti—semitic and abusive comments. heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo title to all his others. if i was retiring on this high, iwould be, like, yes, iam the man, but i have got to defend my throne again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis calls for ‘reconciliation‘ in the middle east, singling out the conflict in yemen during his easter message to the world. (00v) the royal air force has been marking its centenary with a series of events across the country. and the travel show heads tojerusalem and bethlehem.

labour wants a new war powers act to give mps a say. the snp is calling for an emergency debate.ere is to be any further change to the role of uk forces in syria, any change to that, or further change to that should be sanctioned by a parliamentary vote. the prime minister will hope this action doesn't have to be repeated, but even some of her own mps will want greater scrutiny of her decisions. well, a little earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent, mark lobel, and asked him what the chances were of a parliamentary vote taking place. there's a lot of opposition parties calling for a vote. the snp calling for an emergency debate which would force a vote. that would be a protest vote at the very least, it would not bind the government, but it would expose divisions between some of the mps and their leader. labour has also called for a vote and they are particularly unhappy, jeremy corbyn is unhappy about what he calls the dubious legal nature of the justification for these strikes that theresa may launched in western syria. particularly by choosing humanitarian grounds, he

the new labour macro government got through home secretary is quite fast, charles clarke, john reid,y difficult department to run. i think theresa may will be looking for someone who can actually handle that department. i think david lidington isa department. i think david lidington is a possibility. james brokenshire has experience of immigration. i think sajid javid would be an interesting symbolic appointment... is the prime minister brave enough to do that symbolism? yes... it does not have a huge amount of experience in running a department either. not have a huge amount of experience in running a department eitherlj in running a department either.” think she realises that the home office is such an appalling department to have to run. i think she will go for the safest pair of hands she can find. i thinkjames brokenshire and david lidington would be safe hands. sajid javid, possibly, i respect him, have a lot of time for him, but i suspect he has not quite got that weight. the other thing, apart from thinking who has got the weight, the experience, the safe pair of hands, is ho

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour sought to distance itself from some facebook groups set up by supporters ofjeremy corbyn after it emerged members have posted anti—jewish, violent and abusive comments. the sunday times says it's uncovered more than 2,000 offensive messages. labour said it didn't run the groups or have any official connection with them and it had strict rules prohibiting abuse and discrimination. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent jonathan blake, who has been following this story for us. they have investigated what they say are the 20 biggest groups on facebook, which are set to support jeremy corbyn and his leadership of the labour party and combined there are about 400,000 people who are a member of one or some of these groups. the investigation has found around 2000 with various examples of different forms of abuse, anti—semitism, otherforms different forms of abuse, anti—semitism, other forms of racism, misogynistic abuse against women, threats of violence, and the list goes on. it is

news. the headlines: labour distances itself from some facebook groups set up by jeremy corbyn supporters after anti—semitic comments were posted. comedian eddie izzard joins labour's ruling committee after a senior party official is forced to resign. heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo title to all his others. ifi if i was retiring on this high, i would be, like, yes, iam the man, but i have got to defend my throne again ina but i have got to defend my throne again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. speaking without notes he referred to god's capacity to surprise. the royal air force is 100 years old today.

news. the headlines at six... labour'slose north korea's nuclear test site next month, and invites the world to watch — according to the south. police in northern ireland have taken two wanted men back into custody after they were found tied up on a bench in county armagh. also in the next hour, how to protect one of the world's treasures from pollution... australia is promising to spend 290 million pounds to help restore and protect the great barrier reef. and celtic win the scottish premiership with a thumping 5—0 win over rivals rangers. and officials confirm brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa breaks the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed — an 80ft swell

news. the headlines at six... labour's david lammy leads 200 mp5 who've signed a letter calling for government promises to windrush migrants to be written into law. kim jong—un promises to close north korea's nuclear test site next month, and invites the world to watch — according to the south. police in northern ireland have taken two wanted men back into custody after they were found tied up on a bench in county armagh. also in the next hour, how to protect one of the world's treasures from pollution... australia is promising to spend 290 million pounds to help restore and protect the great barrier reef. and celtic win the scottish premiership with a thumping 5—0 win over rivals rangers. and officials confirm brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa breaks the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed — an 80ft swell in portugal last november. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the former immigration minister, brandon lewis, is supporting a claim by the home secretary — that she didn't know of targets for the removal of ille

news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at midday. labour's david lammy leads 200 mp5 who've signed a letter calling for for government promises to windrush migrants to be written into law. south korea says kimjong—un has promised to close north korea's nuclear test site next month and has invited the world to watch. there are calls for an investigation by the competition and markets authority into a potential merger between british supermarket chains sainsbury‘s and asda. also in the next hour, can you trust that five star rating? a bbc investigation finds fake online reviews are being openly traded on the internet. and click visits a cryptocurrency mine in iceland and investigates a new and growing crime amongst hackers. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 200 mps have written to theresa may calling for assurances given to the windrush generation about their citizenship rights to be written into law. the letter, co—ordinated by the labour mp david lammy, said concerns over compensation,

tom symonds, bbc news. labourng of the windrush scandal, where some people who came to the uk from the commonwealth decades ago have been threatened with deportation or refused jobs or health care. speaking at the welsh labour conference mr corbyn accused the government of evading its responsibility. we can now speak to our wales political editor nick servini. tell us a bit more about whatjeremy corbyn had to say. he arrived here for a highly charged welsh labour conference still reeling from the news yesterday, frankly, that the first minister of new going micro—wales, carwynjones, announced he will step down. he announced a timetable where that would happen in the autumn. with the new leader in place when it came to december. when he took to the stage, predictably, thatis he took to the stage, predictably, that is what dominated in terms of the content of his speech. it is fairto the content of his speech. it is fair to say the two leaders, labour leaders, have not been particularly close but their relationship

this is bbc news, our latest headlines. labour denies having any official links to facebook groups forjeremy corbyn supporters, where anti—semitic comments have been posted. comedian eddie izzard joins labour's ruling committee — after a senior party official is forced to resign. heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo title to all his others. pope francis is delivering his traditional easter blessing and message from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. overnight, he urged believers to break out of their routines and renew their lives. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. time for sport.

tom symonds, bbc news. labourng of the windrush scandal, where some people who came to the uk from the commonwealth decades ago have been threatened with deportation or refused jobs or healthcare. speaking at the welsh labour conference, mr corbyn accused the government of evading its responsibility. this week, something rotten at the heart of government has come to the surface. the windrush scandal has exposed how british citizens who came to our country to rebuild it after the second world war have faced deportation because they couldn't clear the deliberately unreachable bar set by theresa may's hostile environment for migrants. we have seen one hostile environment for migrants. we have seen one government hostile environment for migrants. we have seen one government minister after another, including the prime minister herself, trying to dodge and leave around the facts to avoid scrutiny and entirely justified criticism. labour leaderjeremy corbyn. at least 31 people have been killed and 50 injured in a suicide

news. the headlines at midday. labour distances itself from some facebook groups set up by jeremy corbyn supporters after anti—semitic comments were posted. comedian eddie izzard joins labour's ruling committee after a senior party official is to resign. the heavyweight boxer anthonyjoshua beats new zealand's joseph the heavyweight boxer anthonyjoshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous when. ifi with a unanimous when. if i was retiring on this high, i would be, like, yes, iam the man, but i have got to defend my throne again ina but i have got to defend my throne again in a few months so i am kind of balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis calls for reconciliation in the middle east and singles out the conflict in the yemen. and also coming up, the royal air force is 100 years old today. we will be live at biggin hill wait a fly past is due to take place. and hugh edwards discusses the events to mark the 100th birthday of the raf. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour has sought to distanc

tom symonds, bbc news. labourhe government's handling of the windrush scandal — where some people who came to the uk from the commonwealth decades ago have been threatened with deportation or refused jobs or healthcare. the party's leader, jeremy corbyn, who's been speaking at the welsh labour conference, said that lives had been "ripped apart because of the personal decisions and actions of theresa may and her government." these are people that came, mainly from the caribbean, all those years ago to work in our health service, transport, schools and do a great job and be part of our community. and then to reach sixties, seventies, even eighties and be told you've got to go, you've got to be deported because you no longer belong here, they've lived here, they've worked here, they have families here, they've voted here. it's just inhuman, the way they've been treated. the origins of it is the 2014 immigration act, which removed the simpler system that was there in the past, where if somebody‘s papers weren't availa

tom symonds, bbc news. labourles to intensify its criticism of the government's handling of windrush migrants, with jeremy corbyn saying that its policy has ripped apart people's lives. thousands of people, who came to britain from the caribbean after the second world war, have had their right to be here questioned, because of a crackdown on illegal immigration. our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, told me that pressure was increasing on the government over this. there's more stories have emerged about the treatment of some of the windrush generation. the pressure has increased on the government. we've now got a senior labour politicians accusing theresa may of presiding over racist policies. we've got labour and the snp calling on the home secretary to resign. so is their pressure? absolutely, but tonight is the home secretary amber ruddin tonight is the home secretary amber rudd ina tonight is the home secretary amber rudd in a precarious position? no, i don't think she is, however, could that change? a

the government is preparing to outline a new strategy to tackle the problem. labourays ministers have their heads in the sand. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. china's president is expected to promote economic openness in his keynote speech even as the trump administration warns about more tariffs. and taiwanese start-ups are finding in awaited new ways to turn the island's image from a garbage filled area into a recycling haven. welcome to asia business report. it's a brand—new week and us china relations will continue to be the focal point for the markets this week. the boa0 forum begins today on the resort island of hainan. xi jinping will deliver the keynote investment —— address and investors will be watching to any escalating trade tensions with america and how ha rd trade tensions with america and how hard china may push back. the technology sector remains under scrutiny because on tuesday and wednesday, facebook chief mark zuckerberg will testify in front of congress about the cambridge analytica date to misuse scandal. and c

to its new nec member, the comedian eddie izzard. it comes as labours featuring anti—semitic and abusive comments. heavyweight boxer anthony joshua beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo title to all his others. if i was retiring on this high, iwould be, like, yes, iam the man, but i have got to defend my throne again in a few months, so i am balanced and we are still hustling. pope francis calls for ‘reconciliation‘ in the middle east, singling out the conflict in yemen during his easter message to the world. (00v) the royal air force has been marking its centenary with a series

news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines... labour's newest nec member, comedian eddie izzard, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it comes as labour distances itself from some pro—jeremy corbyn facebook groups featuring anti—semitic and abusive comments. anthonyjoshua moves a step closer to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, after beating new zealand's joseph parker. if i was retiring on this high i'd be like, "yes, i'm the man". because you retire on a high. but i've got to kind of defend my throne again in a few months, so i'm kind of balanced. we're still hustling. pope francis has called for an end to what he says is carnage in syria and for humanitarian aid to be allowed to reach the vulnerable. i'm shaun ley, and in the next hour.... happy centenary, raf. ceremonies have been taking place around the country as the queen pays tribute to the skill and sacrifice of the men and women of the royal air force who, she said, had gallantly defended freedom. an

labour want a new war powers act to give mps a say.np is calling for an agency debate. for an emergency debate. if there was to be any further change to the role of uk forces in syria, any change to that, or further change to that should be sanctioned by a parliamentary vote. the prime minister will hope this action does not have to be repeated, but even some of her own mps will want greater scrutiny of her decisions. our political correspondent, mark lobel, is here. all sorts of people have said there needs to be a parliamentary vote although it would be retrospective in this case, what are the chances of this happening? not impossible. a lot of opposition parties are calling for a vote, the snp in particular calling for an emergency debate. that would be a protest vote, it would not bind the government but it would expose divisions in several parties between the mps and their leader. labour has also called for a vote and they are especially unhappy, jeremy corbyn, about what he calls the dubious legal nature of the justification for

this is bbc news — our latest headlines. labourenies having any official links to facebook groups forjeremy corbyn supporters, where anti—semitic comments have been posted. comedian eddie izzard joins labour's ruling committee after a senior party official is forced to resign. heavyweight boxer anthony joshua, beats new zealand'sjoseph parker with a unanimous win to add the wbo title to all his others. pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. speaking without notes he referred to god's capacity to surprise. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. now on bbc news, weather world. the team discover how meteorology has helped to shape the royal air force. this time on weather world we're marking 100 years of the royal air force. and where better than here at its biggest base, raf brize norton? nick and i have been finding ou

i wrote a book called crusaders, about the new labour dawn and the politics of it. be like to wake up every morning with that kind of thing? and huge responsibilities that go with it and things that crop up out of nowhere. there are three big challenges in thejob. the first there are three big challenges in the job. the first is that all of the job. the first is that all of the things we deal with as home borders, police, anti—terrorist, they are hot topics. the public has an appealing about how it should be carried out. they all know how dashes and think they know how it should be sorted out. customers do not want you to succeed. people in the country illegally, plotting terror acts, they don't want the home secretary to do very well. the third thing is the problem has come out of the sky. the job of the home secretary, more than any other quick you get missiles flying out of the blue foot you do not know when. how keen were civil servants, politicians and former home secretary is to talk to you? everybody likes to tell a story. everything was done afterwards. it i

this is bbc news — our latest headlines. labourust stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with the jewish community, according to its new executive member, the comedian eddie izzard. it comes as labour distances itself from some pro—jeremy corbyn facebook groups featuring anti—semitic and abusive comments. anthonyjoshua moves a step closer to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, after beating new zealand's joseph parker. pope francis has called for an end to what he says is carnage in syria and for humanitarian aid to be allowed to reach the vulnerable. sorry about the sneezing fit there, but now i have got time to blow my nose, it is time for westminster in view. —— review. hello and welcome to westminster in review, our look back at all the big events in parliament since christmas. coming up, as the uk inches ever closer to leaving the european union, there is agreement between the two sides on the next phase of brexit. but there are still some big sticking points, not least the fishing rights. the to

joe wilson, in central london for bbc news. labourrbyn saying that the government policy has ripped apart people's lives. thousands of people, who came to britain from the caribbean after the second world war, have had their right to be here questioned, because of a crackdown on illegal immigration. today the justice secretary, david gauke, said it was the implementation of the policy that had been wrong. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster. how much pressure is the government under over this? the government has been accused by one senior labour politician of presiding officer racist policies. labour and the snp are calling on amber rudd the home secretary to resign. is there pressure? absolutely. yet is the home secretary to night in a precarious position? no. could that change? yes. we've had apologies from the government to those affected and this week we expect more detail about the compensation sum will get. but of that compensation doesn't come quickly enough or if there is not significant progress in h

that and of course the mentioned by somebody who is so powerful, unite was labour's largest single donor in 2017 election. the new him raising mandatory selection will alarm some labour mps. with many people think was going to conclude with recommendations to make it easier for local partners to get rid of it sitting mps. that is a threat

news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn has questioned the government's decision to launch air strikes on syriag he would only consider taking military action with the backing of the united nations. the strikes by britain, the united states and france targeted suspected chemical weapons sites — today the foreign secretary borisjohnson said no further action was planned. but he said if the assad regime used chemical weapons again, the government would "study the options". here's our political correspondent ben wright british jets have already fired their missiles at syrian targets. but the political argument continues. the government says the purpose of yesterday's air strike was clear, to show the use of chemical weapons whether in salisbury or syria could never be accepted. there is no proposal on the table at the moment for further attacks, because, so far, thank heavens, the assad regime hasn't been so foolish as to launch another chemical weapons attack. he said there would be no slide into this or meddling into the civilian war. and showing how low the relationship with russia has sunk, bo

the headlines on bbc news: the labour leaderjeremy corbyn calls for an end to the "hostile environmentes the government's treatment of the windrush generation. four british people die and 12 are injured in a coach crash in saudi arabia. the accident happened as the group travelled from mecca during an umra pilgrimage. the health secretary jeremy hunt says social media companies must do more to protect children online, or they may face new laws. let's catch up with an incredible weekend of sport. chelsea will face manchester united after a two nil victory over southampton at wembley. with chelsea struggling for top four places and southampton under threat from relegation, it was a welcome structured. a trip to wembley, so often described as a day out to fans, but here are two clubs for which this now mean so much more. by their respective standards, chelsea and southampton have suffered a stuttering season. chelsea's chased the trophies has so far been thwarted. frustration that in the first half would only continue. neither side finding a route through before the break, immediately aft

news. the labour party has expelled an activist for bringing the party into disrepute.e party's rules when he verbally attacked the mp ruth smeeth, at the launch of a report about anti—semitism two years ago. now, 35 years after they last worked together, the swedish supergroup abba announced today that they've recorded two new songs. # mamma mia, now i really know... #. this, of course, isn't the new work — no release date has been set for that, but one of the tracks, titled i still have faith in you, will be performed in december, on a tv special to be broadcast by the bbc. the group said that when they went back into the recording studio it was as if they had just been away ona it was as if they had just been away on a short holiday. the name of the latest addition to the royal family has been revealed — four days after he was shown off to the world's media. the duke and duchess of cambridge's third child is louis arthur charles — he'll be known as prince louis of cambridge. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. it's taken four days, twice the time it to

granted his parole, he will be in the studio speaking with us about his reaction to that news shortly. labour'ssecretary to resign. amber rudd apologised last night for being unaware that the home office had targets for removing illegal immigrants from the uk. this morning cabinet ministers offered her their support. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. we have been seeing a lot of amber lately, probably more than she would like. home secretary, will you resign over when the rush? and inconvenient questions keep coming. on wednesday, the home secretary denied knowledge to remove migrants. targets to remove migrants? but with a she was in the parliament to clarify. the home office has been using global targets for internal performance management. on friday, they showed a leaked document, talking to explicitly about targets. ita talking to explicitly about targets. it a series of tweets, she said she had not seen it, and she will be backin had not seen it, and she will be back in parliament to explain herself on monday. apologising that of course, she should have seen it. but she ca

that and of course the mentioned by somebody who is so powerful, unite was labour's largest single donor in 2017 election. the neweneral secretary of the labour party in the former senior unite official. does the prospect of him raising mandatory selection will alarm some labour mps. with many people think was going to conclude with recommendations to make it easier for local partners to get rid of it sitting mps. that is a threat which has been made, but every one of the mps quoted here has retaliated and said we will not be powered by this and we are going to speak out. it is not a smear to highlight cases of anti—semitism and it's really important to note that jeremy corbyn himself has said on occasions that he does not regard as a smear. we found earlier that this article written by lynn mccloskey was not cleared byjeremy corbyn soffits. do you think you will be angry about this? they will regard as unhelpful. not least because individuals being singled out and already the climate around this is so already the climate around this is so febrile, which can be set up today and talked about the abuse they receive

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. labourresign. amber rudd apologised last night for being unaware that the home office had targets for removing illegal immigrants from the uk. this morning, cabinet ministers offered her their support. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, reports. morning, home secretary. we've been seeing a lot of amber rudd lately. probably more than she would like. home secretary, will you resign over windrush? was it theresa may? good morning. and inconvenient questions keep coming. on wednesday the home secretary denied knowledge of targets to remove migrants. targets for removals, when where they set? we don't have targets for removals. but on thursday she was summoned to parliament to clarify. the immigration arm of the home office has been using local targets for internal performance management. on friday, the guardian newspaper reported a leaked civil service memo copied to amber rudd from june last year which talked explicitly about targets. in a series of tweets, she said she hadn't seen it,

news. the headlines... labourons with the jewish community, according to the newest member of its ruling body, the comedian eddie izzard. it comes as labour distances itself from some pro—jeremy corbyn facebook groups featuring anti—semitic and abusive comments. anthonyjoshua moves a step closer to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world after beating new zealand's joseph parker. if i was retiring on this high i'd be like, "yes, i'm the man". because you retire on a high. but i've got to kind of defend my throne again in a few months, so i'm kind of balanced. we're still hustling. pope francis has called for an end to what he says is carnage in syria, and for humanitarian aid to be allowed to reach the vulnerable. in the next hour... the royal air force is 100 years old today.

labour want a new war powers app to give mps say. is calling for an agency debate.“ there was to be any further change to the role of uk forces in syria or further change to that, it should be sanctioned by a parliamentary vote. the prime minister will hope the action does not have to be repeated but even some of her own mps would wa nt but even some of her own mps would want greater scrutiny of her decisions. and iainjoins me now. so, theresa may goes to the commons tomorrow to explain why she ordered the strikes. what sort of reception can she expect? i think she will get a favourable reception from some of her own mps and even some from the labour benches but criticism will come pretty heavily on two fronts. why did she do it without prior un approval, asjeremy did she do it without prior un approval, as jeremy corbyn did she do it without prior un approval, asjeremy corbyn has suggested? and is there a genuine legal basis for this? the government says there is. jeremy corbyn is arguing quite clearly a message to self defence or u

prolific british playwright is enjoying a purple patch, acknowledged my 20 won the best new comedy olivier for labourt. him and his work in the future. it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. more on our top story tonight — and the un security council is due to meet tomorrow to discuss the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. medical sources say dozens of people were killed in an attack on the rebel—held town of douma on saturday. both syria and russia deny a chemical attack took place. i've been speaking to the conservative mp tom tugendhat, who's chairman of the commons foreign affairs select committee. i asked him what the response should be from the international community. i think the security council has got a really important role here, and it's really a testing moment, because much of the action that they would have conducted has been blocked by russia. russia has 40,000 troops in syria, backing the assad regime, which hasjust again used chemical weapons against its own people. so we've really got to see some proper action by the un, and stop

news. thank you, victoria, good morning. labourthe vast majority of the outstanding cases of alleged anti—semitism within the party by the end ofjuly. jeremy corbyn says the top priority for labour's new general secretary will be dealing with complaints swiftly and fairly. it follows a meeting last night between mr corbyn and members of the board of deputies of britishjews and thejewish leadership council. both groups expressed disappointment afterwards, complaining of a lack of action and describing the meeting as a missed opportunity. merseyside police are questioning two italian men on suspicion of attempted murder after a fight between liverpool and roma fans before last night's champions league semifinal. the confrontation happened outside a pub near anfield. the police say a 53—year—old man from ireland was hit on the head. he's described as being in a critical condition in hospital. serious violent crime remained at roughly the same level in 2017 as the year before. that's according to a study by cardiff university which sug

news. the headlines at 3. labour's government promises to windrush migrants to be written into law. south korea says kimjong—un has promised to close north korea's nuclear test site next month — and has invited the world to watch. in northern ireland, police have taken two wanted men back into custody after they were found tied up on a bench in a county armagh village. also in the next hour — under attack from rising sea temperatures and pollution, australia is promising to spend £290 million to help restore and protect the great barrier reef celtic win the scottish premiership with a thumping 5—0 win over old rivals rangers and click visits a cryptocurrency mine in iceland

less than a year ago, jacinda ardern was deputy leader of new zealand's opposition labour party, facingin to lose. today, she is the country's youngest leader. time magazine included her in the top 100 most influential people on the planet. she is also about to have her first baby. in an exclusive interview with lucy hockings, the prime minister talked about the decriminalisation of homosexuality — an issue that was discussed at the recent commonwealth summit. it was important to raise the issue of discrimination. and you were able to raise it? yes, happily, and as i would in any environment, regardless of the position of others. i acknowledge that we are a country that is in a different position than others, but i still see it as our responsibility to promote genuine inclusion and the removal of discrimination. do you support charles as being head of the commonwealth? my view is that it should follow the crown. and was there agreement amongst the 53 members? yeah, we absolutely agreed with the resolution that was put around, charles taking over as the head of the commonwealth if and wh

this is bbc news — our latest headlines. labour'sewest nec member, comedian eddie izzard, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it comes as labour distances itself from some pro—jeremy corbyn facebook groups featuring anti—semitic and abusive comments. anthonyjoshua moves a step closer to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world after beating new zealand's joseph parker. pope francis has called for an end to what he says is "carnage" in syria and for humanitarian aid to be allowed to reach the vulnerable. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events have been held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. now on bbc news, withjust 12 months to go, what do voters make of the progress towards brexit? we've been to coventry, where just over 55% of people voted leave, to meet a group of leavers and remainers, to find out. they were selected for the bbc by the research company britain thinks, and our politica

labour wants the uk to join a new customs union.nder of the money saving expert website is suing facebook over claims the site published fake posts using his name and photo. martin lewis launches his case at the high court today, he says he wants the social media giant to change the way it operates. ben ando reports. these are just a few of the 50 or so facebook adds that money saving expert founder martin lewis says nothing to do with him. facebook, he claims, isn't doing enough to stop bogus ads and people who trust his name are being ripped off, so he's suing for defamation and is promising to give damages to anti— scamming charities. facebook is free because of ads. it has said: but mr lewis isn't convinced. i have reported it time and time again over the last year, i put them on notice that i don't do ads, so any advert with my name and face in is fake, stopped running them, and it does nothing. it's been a tough few weeks for facebook and its founder, mark zuckerberg, over concerns about its use of personal data. martin lewis