nearly a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of theest row about anti—semitism. personal details of 150 million users of a popular online fitness programme are compromised by a data security breach. also in the next hour. senior staff at some academy trusts are accused of taking unjustifiably high salaries. mps say the academies in england are using public money that could be better spent on children's education. and 70 years on from sex, lies and murder on the high seas. new evidence about the porthole mystery. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. thousands of suspects under investigation for violent and sexual offences have been released from police custody without any bail conditions attached, according to research by the bbc. new rules were introduced in england and wales a year ago, designed to prevent people being kept on bailfor months and, in some cases, years. the charity women's aid said the figures were shocking, and would worry victims of domestic violence. our home affairs corres

nearly a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of theest row about anti—semitism. personal details of 150 million users of a popular online fitness programme are compromised by a data security breach. also in the next hour: senior staff at some academy trusts are accused of taking "unjustifiably" high salaries. mps say the academies in england are using public money that could be better spent on children's education. and the week the world got a wake—up call over the misuse of personal data. that's in click in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. thousands of people suspected of violent and sexual offences have been released from police custody without any bail restrictions, according to research by bbc news. it's after new rules were introduced in england and wales a year ago, designed to stop people being kept on bailfor a long time. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. it was the case of paul gambaccini that sparked concerns about precharge or police bail. the bbc radio presenter was qu

how much pressure does this letter put onjeremy corbyn, the labour party and her? on this issue. ifjeremy corbyn had been hoping for this issue to quieten down over the easter weekend, this shows that it is not going to do that. with these calls for christine shawcroft to be suspended from the party, she was of course the party's former disputes chief, a post she quit this week after it emerged that she had opposed the suspension of a council candidate who had been accused of holocaust denial. christine shawcroft has said she wasn't aware of the facebook post, which she described as abhorrent, would lead to this council candidate's ‘s suspension. nonetheless, 39 labour mps and peers are calling for her suspension from the party, saying she should be removed from the pa rty‘s she should be removed from the party's national executive committee, of which she is a member. they have written an open letter to jeremy corbyn saying "we are concerned that christine shawcroft remains a member of the national executive committee. you pledge to bea executive committee. you ple

also this morning: the pressure mounts onjeremy corbyn to take stronger action to deal with anti—semitismt meeting withjewish leaders to discuss their concerns about the rise of anti—semitism in the labour party. good morning, where in york where

near griffiths the shadow defence secretary has come out in a scathing attack onjeremy corbyn and emily she disagreed with the official stance. his quite important speech. and this is going to run. we have heard rumours of a resignation from the shadow cabinet and jeremy corbyn has said, this is a despicable act, but he did not condemn russia or blame russia. he says there is not enough evidence yet. and his chief of staff said, remember the wmd, it was never proven, how can we prove this? corbyn is a pacifist but it will cause so many ruptures in labour. we need to talk about stephen hawking before we run out of time, who died today and people talk about him is possibly the most famous scientist since newton. it is incredible. he had this populism which not many scientists have. he is one of the national treasures, the national treasure‘s national treasure. he was so loved across the country by people who probably did not understand the first thing! —— we are amongst them. but he was much loved. on personal grounds, we know that when he was 21, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disea

over a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of the latestbout anti—semitism. are you willing to fight? a gamer and his friends race to save a virtual world in ready player one. we'll get mark kermode‘s thoughts in the film review. it's 5pm. we will talk now about our main story injust a we will talk now about our main story in just a moment. we will talk now about our main story injust a moment. before we will talk now about our main story in just a moment. before that, some news that come through in the last few minutes from the ministry of defence, issuing a statement in the last few moments saying that it is with regret that we must confirm that a member of uk armed forces was killed by an improvised explosive device yesterday in syria. the mod telling us that the individual was embedded with us forces on a counter daesh operation, and anti—islamic state operation, when the incident occurred. the ministry saying that the family of the person killed has been notified, and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. the mod saying it

them. membership on brexit and are angered by his sacking. by his sacking. so an awkward point onjeremy corbynof these. analytic have been searched by the uk's information commissioner. uk's information commissioner. warrant to access the database and service. service. campaigning finished in the early hours of this morning. hours of this morning. in rallies today in support of tighter gun control. tighter gun control. in florida where 17 people were killed in the gun attack last month. killed in the gun attack last month. ownership keko i think it is the question of momentum. question of momentum. in the headlines, keep it in the front of people's minds. front of people's minds. florida itself, by getting some changes the law there. changes the law there. saying, is about time you need our schools safe. schools safe. they will be up to 500,000 people here doing that. here doing that. more than £38 million was raised during last nights sport relief. during last nights sport relief. helps vulnerable people in the uk and around the world. and around the world. organisers say the event was still

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this was a central plank of his argument when he took onjeremy corbyn plank of his argument when he tookof his argument when he took onjeremy corbyn for the labour leadership almost two years ago. but crucially, once you sit around the top table of any political party, you are in the cabinet or the shadow cabinet, you are bound by a collective responsibility. you are meant to sing from the same hymn sheet as everyone else. you are meant to articulate party policy. party policy for labour is to stay in the customs union with the eu after brexit, but not the single market. mr smith suggested staying in the single market tom and that there should be a vote in parliament on the final bill the government reaches with the european union, not a vote that we all get to take part m, a vote that we all get to take part in, which was the view that mr smith articulated. he was willing to take that risk. it has cost him his job. there are lots of labour mps who quickly and assiduously supported mr smith last night. nordhaug, the former northern ireland secretary, said it felt like a stalinist purge —

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the same question onjeremy corbyn, and it is to — one the other way 18% saying he has handled it well case. theresa may, jeremy corbyn, but see if we can dissect the politics of the week with a panel drawn from the best and brightest of oui’ drawn from the best and brightest of our nation's madrid. racheljohnson, bestselling order and guardian columnist owen jones and bestselling order and guardian columnist owenjones and the times' jenni russell. the media failing has been a disgrace, and that includes your own programme. yesterday the background on your programme you had jeremy corbyn dressed up against the kremlin skyline, no, dressed up as a soviet... you even further shot his hat. it was him in front of the kremlin. people should complain to the bbc about that, it is whoever signed it. it was a real picture of him. who was it, which party over and over again demanded an amendment to crackdown? which party resisted, the conservatives. which politician kibosh and enquiry, delayed undermined from a year after year, against the poisoning of litvinenko, and in doing so potentially emb

nearly a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of ther online fitness programme are compromised by a data security breach. also in the next hour: senior staff at some academy trusts are accused of taking "unjustifiably" high salaries.

nearly a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of the latest row about anti—semitism. also in the next hour. senior staff at some academy trusts are accused of taking unjustifiably high salaries. mps say the academies in england are using public money that could be better spent on children's education. and laura kuenssberg listens to a panel of voters as they discuss their views on brexit. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. russia has told the uk it must further reduce its diplomatic contingent in the country within a month, the latest turn in an escalating row over the poisoning of a former spy, sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. moscow says the british mission in russia must be the same size as russia's mission in the uk. it has also ordered tit—for—tat expulsions of diplomats from western countries that acted in support of britain. the uk foreign office described moscow's latest move as "regrettable." helena lee reports. today, at the foreign ministry in russia, ambassadors were summon

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our top story this lunchtime: jewish groups launch a scathing attack onjeremy corbyn, accusing him oft you ? i was information does facebook have about you? i was surprised, you may be too. coming up on bbc news. more on the fallout of one of cricket‘s biggest ball tampering scandals. we‘ll have the latest australian reaction as steve smith steps down as captain from from ipl side rajasthan royals. the family of an 11—year—old boy with autism have received £42,000 in compensation after they sued the scout association for discrimination. ben gleeson‘s parents were told he couldn‘t go to camps or take part in athletics without supervision. they sued the scouts, saying it amounted to a ban. the scout association has apologised and started an inquiry. 0ur legal correspondent clive coleman has the story. 11—year—old ben glesson, who has high functioning autism, loved being a cub scout. that one‘s campfire one. having been a beaver, hejoined the 10th harpenden swift pack in 2015. i quite enjoyed cooking. i liked singing around the campfire. at a camp ben became distressed and tried to run a

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also this morning: the pressure mounts onjeremy corbyn to take stronger action to deal with anti—semitismithin labour. jeremy corbyn seeks an urgent meeting withjewish leaders to discuss their concerns about the rise of anti—semitism in the labour party. good morning, where in york where one chocolate manufacturer says they reduce the amount of sugar without affecting the flavour too much and without adding sugar. does it sound too good to be true? i'll be finding how they do it and what the future holds for one of our favourite industries. in sport, australia's cricketers move on from cape town as investigators move in, but were they ball—tampering during the ashes? one former england captain says he's pretty sure they were. and a head for heights is a must for this spring cleaning job. we'll be live at cheddar gorge as it's given a facelift in time for easter. and carol has the weather. hello! good morning. a cloudy start to the day and a band of rain moving north and east, clearing the east, lingering in the north—east of scotla nd lingering in the north—east of scotland and behind it,

jewish leaders mount a searing attack onjeremy corbyn's handling of anti—semitism in the labour partyg: the adult film actor, stormy daniels, who claims she had an affair with donald trump, tells us tv she was threatened with violence to keep quiet about the encounter. the white house denies the claims. at least 48 people are dead and 16 more missing in a fire at a shopping centre in russia, many children are feared to be among the dead. in sport, the crisis engulfing australian cricket continues. their captain steve smith admits to cheating, he's booed as they slump to a heavy defeat in south africa. a leading charity is calling for customers who use rent—to—own products to have a similar cap on repayments to the ones already introduced for payday loans. i'll be hearing from one mum about why it would have helped her. and carol has the weather. if you fail your maths gcse in england you have to keep retaking it until your 19, the only exception is this scenario, when you're doing your apprentice ship, but is it fair? we will find out later. and carol has the weather. good morning fro

suggestion that the party has failed to do enough to get to grips with anti—semitism has been a drag onjeremy corbyn'ster but on the other side of london. brick lane in the east end of london has historically been home to a thriving jewish community, which is why it was particularly incendiary when, in 2012, an apparently anti—semitic mural was painted on this wall. the mural was removed following complaints, and there's a very different picture here now. but recently a jewish labour mp, luciana berger, highlighted a facebook post byjeremy corbyn from 2012 which appeared to oppose the removal of the mural. of course, that was before jeremy corbyn was leader and he later explained that he hadn't realised that the picture was anti—semitic. nonetheless, for some the response was insufficient, and it led to protest outside parliament. in the same constituency, and just a few streets away from where the anti—semitic mural was painted, we went to meet michelle grant, a former member of the tower hamlets labour party, who believes that the labour party's handling of her complaint against one individual left

onjeremy corbyn‘s handling of anti—semitism in the labour party. in an open letter they accuse him of siding with anti—semites, mr corbyn says he's sincerely sorry fortresses the party is anti—racist. good morning, it's monday the 26th of march. also this morning: the adult film actor, stormy daniels, who claims she had an affair with donald trump, tells us tv she was threatened with violence to keep quiet about the encounter.