today at 6pm... jeremy corbyn — the former labour leader — is suspended from the party following a report on anti—semitism. the report found that labour — under mr corbyn — had been responsible for discrimination. he said the problem had been ‘dramatically overstated', but that response led to his suspension. very shocked and very disappointed. i've been in the labour party all my life. and i want to make it absolutely clear. anti—semitism has no place whatsoever in our party or our movement. the report detailed ‘serious failings‘ during mr corbyn‘s leadership in addressing anti—semitism, and labour‘s new leader explained why he‘d taken action today. we won‘t tolerate anti—semitism or the denial of anti—semitism through the suggestion that it‘s exaggerated orfactional. and that‘s why i was disappointed withjeremy corbyn‘s response. we‘ll be looking at the findings in more detail — and the impact of mr corbyn‘s suspension on labour‘s membership. also today... in nice in the south of france, police are called to the scene of a knife attack in a church where three people were killed. president macron has visited the city. he said it was an ‘islamist terrorist attack‘. the suspect was shot and is in hospital. france is called again tonight to respond to the unspeakable for the second time in as many weeks. a major study estimates that nearly 100,000 people are now being infected with coronavirus every day in england. in liverpool, we talk to those involved in a new drug trial to find a treatment for the early stages of covid—19. come on, tommy. rock on! what do you mean, rock on? it's not a discotheque! and bobby ball — one half of the hugely popular cannon and ball comedy act — has died after testing positive for coronavirus. and coming up on bbc news... tributes are paid to a rugby great. welsh wing j] williams, who has died at the age of 72. good evening. jeremy corbyn — who stepped down from the labour leadership just six months ago — has been suspended from the party. the decision by mr corbyn‘s successor sir keir starmer follows a report into allegations of anti—semitism within labour‘s ranks. the report by the equality and human rights commission found that the party — under mr corbyn‘s leadership — has been responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination. but it was mr corbyn‘s response to the report which led to his suspension. he said that the problem of anti—semitism in the party had been ‘dramatically overstated‘. he‘ll now face a disciplinary hearing, as our deputy political editor vicki young reports. a year ago he was trying to be prime minister. today, jeremy corbyn is suspended from the party he joined more than 50 years ago. shame on you! this time in charge was turbulent and divisive. jewish mps said it was his fault they were bullied out of the party. today, the organisation set up to legally protect equality concluded there had been serious failings in the way labour dealt with anti—semitism. in response, mr corbyn seems to suggest the problem had been exaggerated, prompting the dramatic step by his successoi’. prompting the dramatic step by his successor. i made it clear we will not tolerate anti—semitism or the denial of anti—semitism through the suggestion that it is exaggerated or factional and that is why i was disappointed with jeremy factional and that is why i was disappointed withjeremy corbyn‘s response and that is why appropriate action has been taken, which i fully support. when mr corbyn was leader he repeatedly said that anti—jewish hate would not be tolerated. but last year bbc panorama interviewed severalformer last year bbc panorama interviewed several former staffers who said the problem was being ignored. several former staffers who said the problem was being ignoredlj several former staffers who said the problem was being ignored. i do not think the labour party is a safe space forjewish people any more. labour is not an anti—racist party. the report finds the party was responsible for three breaches of the equality act, including harassment and failure to provide training to handle complaints. and most significantly, blame was put at mr corbyn‘s office door, his staff had interfered in decisions about whether to investigate claims. had interfered in decisions about whether to investigate claimslj find this report hard to read. and it isa find this report hard to read. and it is a day of shame for the labour party. that was sir keir starmer's response but mr corbyn struck a different tone, suggesting he improved things and made it easier to cut out anti—semites but he added that the scale of the problem was dramatically overstated for political reasons by opponents and the media. and it is that statement that has punted his suspension. very shocked and very disappointed. i have been in the labour party all my life. i want to make it absolutely clear. anti—semitism has no place whatsoever in our party or our movement. i have opposed it and racism in all its forms all my life and that is what i have made clear during my leadership of the party andi during my leadership of the party and i will make clear today as a member of parliament and proud to be won. for this jewish former mp who resigned from the party, mr corbyn‘s words are not enough. resigned from the party, mr corbyn‘s words are not enoughlj resigned from the party, mr corbyn‘s words are not enough. i can point to a catalogue of things he himself said and platforms he shared that we re said and platforms he shared that were anti—semitic and he has shown no contrition in the response he has issued today, denying many victims‘ experience, jewish party members, who have suffered great pain and distress over the last couple of yea rs. distress over the last couple of years. when he took over as leader, sir keir starmer promised to bring together the warring factions of the labour party. today‘s move is unlikely to do that. previous labour leaders such as neil kinnock and tony blair had dramatic defining moments where they took a stand, really trying to demonstrate a clean break with the past and this could well be the moment that sir keir starmer did the same. i don‘t think he set out today to suspend his predecessor, but he had promised zero tolerance when it comes to anti—semitism and he simply felt he had to act. he has a mantra since becoming leader that the party is under new management, no one can be any doubt about that tonight. he also promised to unite his party, it could well be that instead he has reignited one of the oldest battles of all, a battle with the left of the labour party. many thanks, vicki young with the latest at westminster. the whole of france has been placed on the highest level of security alert after three people were killed in a knife attack in a church in nice. the suspect was shot by police and is being treated in hospital. officers have also been dealing with a second incident in avignon. the deaths in nice comes less than a fortnight after an islamist extremist beheaded a teacher outside a school in the suburbs of paris. let‘s join our correspondent lucy williamson in nice for the latest. here in nice tonight, notre dame is ringed with security, forensics teams are working away inside. passers by, when they pass the church, they stop, they stand for a minute in silence. in the city, already bruised by a major terrorist attack four years ago. the church of notre dame today was not a place of refuge. not for the attacker, notre dame today was not a place of refuge. not forthe attacker, nor for those he killed. inside these walls, a churchwarden and two worshippers became the latest targets of terrorist attack. translation: we just learned from the television that our churchwarden has been killed, i am so shocked. the television that our churchwarden has been killed, i am so shockedlj still imagine him, i still see him walking, lighting candles. and thinking, he is not there any more. 0ne thinking, he is not there any more. one of the victims is said to have escaped to a nearby bar. according to local reports, she managed to say, tell my children i love them, before dying from her wounds. around her, the panic was spreading through the streets. an enquiry has been opened into a terrorist assassination. lee say they believe the attacker is a 21—year—old tunisian man who arrived in europe just a few weeks ago. the mayor of nice said his motive was clear. translation: nice, like france and perhaps more than any other place in france, today is paying too heavy a price by being once again a victim of islamofascism. president macron arriving in nice after a crisis meeting said attacks like this would never work. translation: meeting said attacks like this would never work. translatiosz meeting said attacks like this would never work. translation: if we have been attacked again, it is because of our values, like our taste for freedom, the possibility there is here to believe freely and not give in to any terror. let me say this very clearly again. we will never give in. it is less than two weeks since france mourned its last terrorist attack. the decapitation ofa terrorist attack. the decapitation of a history teacher in a suburb of paris triggered a wave of secular defiance here. the message today, faith offers no protection and france no place of refuge from attack. this afternoon, churches across nice rang out their bells for the victims. they were not symbols this morning, just three local people. i churchwarden, a worshipper and a mother, whose last words of love. lucy williamson, bbc news, nice. a major study of the spread of coronavirus throughout england estimates that nearly 100,000 people are now being infected every day. the analysis by imperial college london also estimates that the number of people infected is doubling every nine days. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been examining the findings. the yorkshire and humber region is one of those in england which will move up to the tier 2 high alert level on saturday. according to the latest survey, it has one of the highest infection levels. and in the city of hull today, people gave their views on tighter restrictions. economically it‘s not the greatest thing as we are struggling and you can see the high street is pretty much empty. but it‘s what do you value more? the economy or people‘s lives? it makes no difference to us. we don't go out that often. we are still shielding most of the time, anyway. but it's half—term at the minute so we've just popped out to have a little treat, haven't we ? the react survey by imperial college london estimates that infections in yorkshire and the humber and the north west of england are at more than 200 per 10,000 people — the highest in england. among the rest, the south—east and east of england are said to be the lowest, at below 70 per 10,000 people. cases are going up, hospitaladmissions, deaths. what is really concerning about the react study is that the most recent round is showing an acceleration, and that‘s the last thing we need. we need it notjust to slow down, the growth, we need growth to reverse, we need cases to come down. and instead, we are seeing the opposite. and that is really worrying. some scientists are calling for tougher restrictions across england. though ministers say they are sticking for now with the current system. we don‘t have a plan today to do a full national lockdown. we can see that there are arguments in favour of that, in terms of simplicity and clarity. but there are very strong arguments against it, as well, in that it is treating all parts of the country the same. nearly 2 million virus tests were processed in england in the middle week of this month. but results from four out of five of those took longer than 2a hours to come back — a slight improvement on the previous week. isabel, who is a student, had to wait 11 days for her result, and isolate during all the time with her housemates. i was really disappointed with how long it took because it also caused me a lot of anxiety because i was worried about whether i had it or not, whether i could go outside, and i was thinking, what if our whole house are negative and we‘ve been wasting our time inside? on both sides of the humber, including parts of lincolnshire, the alert level has been raised. along with some other areas, that means tougher rules for local people in the latest bid to curb the virus. hugh pym, bbc news. as countries across europe tighten their restrictions, or impose nationwide lockdowns in some cases, and with the prospect of further measures in the four nations of the united kingdom, our science corrrespondent rebecca morelle has been looking at how effective both national and regional lockdowns can be at tackling the pandemic. preparing for the worst. a hospital in germany getting ready for the virus that is spreading out of control. all across europe, countries are facing national lockdowns. it is the most extreme action we can take for covid. should we be doing this in the uk also? this was the picture back in march. covid cases were increasing incredibly rapidly, then the national lockdowns was introduced on the numbers are slowly came down. the lockdown worked but a big cost to the economy and other parts of the health service. now, there is a regional approach, which is making a difference in some areas. derry city and stra bane difference in some areas. derry city and strabane in northern ireland had some of the highest numbers in the uk. but after tough local measures we re uk. but after tough local measures were introduced, the infection rate has fallen. in the south of england, cases are not yet as high but they are surging. is it time for restrictions in the south to match those in other parts of the country? if cases continue to rise, eventually those places may well end up eventually those places may well end up moving through the tiers, becoming clear to and tier 3, and you end up getting forced to make that decision as health becomes under strain so there can be advantages in arrears where perhaps things are lower to acting earlier give more options for control. last week wales began a 17 day firebrick lockdown, in scotland they are bringing ina lockdown, in scotland they are bringing in a five tier framework. in manchester, pubs and bars are closed unless they are serving meals. and in the south—west, on the lowest of the three alert levels in england, restrictions are a lot less. it is complex and constantly changing, especially compared with the simple nationwide stay at home message from march. and this has knock—on effects for people sticking to the rules. severalthings knock—on effects for people sticking to the rules. several things are really important to enable people to adhere to what are often challenging restrictions. these are clarity, perceived fairness, and for things to be understood. the rationale to be understood by people. and if those three things are not in place, adherence is more challenging. choosing any form of lockdown is not easy. it is a delicate balance involving the economy and other health and social costs. but with the pandemic rating, it is a virus that could sooner or later force the government‘s card. the latest government figures show there were 23,065 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means that the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 22,125. 1,223 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last friday. 10,308 people are now in uk hospitals with the disease. and 280 deaths were reported. that‘s people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week 230 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 45,955. well, as we heard earlier, several areas in yorkshire and the humber, as well as parts of the west and east midlands, luton and oxford city will enter tier 2 restrictions — the high alert — from saturday. and while we‘ve been on air, it‘s been announced that west yorkshire is to come under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions — that‘s tier 3 — from sunday. —— from monday. 0ur correspondent corinne wheatley is in leeds for us tonight. tell us what has led to this. yes, we have been waiting all week to hear what will happen in west yorkshire after south yorkshire moved into the highest level of restrictions, tier 3, and it felt like it was a question of when and not if the same thing that happened in west yorkshire and in the last few minutes the leader of leeds city council has confirmed west yorkshire will move into tier 3, the highest level of restrictions, from one minute past midnight on monday. she described this as a very difficult decision and said this is a significant moment for leeds in west yorkshire. 0nly getting the detail about how tier 3 will be applied because it has varied slightly from one area in the gone to another but they said the usual tear to another but they said the usual territory restrictions would apply in regards to household mixing and added that casinos, car—boot sales and adult gaming centres and soft play areas will close in west yorkshire. gems will close in west yorkshire. gems will stay open but they are advising against indoor classes. we have been told by leaders in west yorkshire this will be accompanied by what they see as a significant package of support £146.6 million but after all the speculation about west yorkshire moving into tier 3 there will be lots of businesses and families waiting for the exact detail about how tier 3 will be implemented. thank you. our top story this evening. jeremy corbyn, the former labour leader, is suspended following a report on anti—semitism. and coming up... we have a report on the row on the government‘s planned housing reforms. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... plotting an upset. irish side dundalk take on arsenal in the europa league later. just the second time in the club‘s history they‘ve featured in the group phase of the competition. scientists in liverpool have started trials of a new treatment against coronavirus. the antiviral drug is one of several potential treatments aimed at curbing infection in the early stages and reducing the risk of people developing serious illness. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh went to meet some of the first volunteers who‘ll be receiving the experimental medication. the preparations are meticulous. safety para mou nt. mention clinical trials and many still remember when six volunteers in london fell dangerously ill within minutes of receiving an experimental drug. that was 1a years ago. now, doctors must wait 2a hours after the first person is dosed. after northwick park it was recognised that we must have a pause between dosing our first individual and dosing the rest of the cohort, so 2a hours is a reasonable time period for most medicines. it gives that time for the emergence of any unusual side effects. so, we have the go—ahead. yesterday‘s volunteer is fine so that means catherine, a nurse, can be given the trial drug — these antiviral tablets, which are designed to prevent her covid infection getting worse. i've got it quite mild so i can stay at home. i don't need a hospital admission. so, if we could treat more people in the community with this medication if it does work it will reduce hospital admissions. the research team wants to see how quickly the drug — called molnupirivir — is absorbed into her blood stream and saliva, where it should get to work. when coronavirus infects human cells, it hijacks the machinery within to make multiple copies of itself. molnupirivir is designed to incorporate into the virus‘ genetic code, introducing mutations which will hopefully neutralise the virus and prevent it from infecting more cells. there are several medicines against coronavirus which looked promising in the laboratory and animal trials but the only way we can know if they work and don't have unwanted side effects is through rigorous clinical trials. jake is the other volunteer today. he‘s not worried about being on a drug trial but his mum is. when she found out i was taking a trial drug she wasn‘t happy whatsoever. why is your mum worried? just the risk involved. she worries about everything, really. she looks at the worst possible scenarios that could happen. you are just trying to do your bit? yeah, i‘m just trying to help out, really, and obviously it could help me as well. once the follow—up checks are done, jake and catherine will take the rest of their five—day treatment at home. just think about what a potent antiviral could achieve. schools could stay open, trains could run, planes could fly, the whole economy could get back on its feet and we could somehow get back to life as we once knew it. it will be months before we know if molnupiravir is the next big thing orjust another failed experiment. the answers will come only through the dedication of research staff and volunteers, working together to find new ways to beat coronavirus. fergus walsh, bbc news, liverpool. let‘s take a look at some of today‘s other news... the international monetary fund has downgraded its forecast for the uk economy. it‘s now forecast to shrink by 10.4% this year, and to bounce back by 5.7% next year. at the same time it praised britain‘s financial response to the pandemic, and said more help could be offered to the worst affected. pizza express says it expects to lose around 1,300 jobs, on both a compulsory and voluntary basis, in its uk restaurants, after recent trading worsened. the company said 370 restaurants would be affected. the uk government is to remove cyprus and lithuania from its travel corridor list, meaning that from this sunday people travelling into england from those destinations will have to self—isolate for two weeks. new restrictions have been confirmed for scotland, starting on monday. the central belt, including glasgow and edinburgh, in addition to dundee, will be placed under the second highest level, level 3, meaning household mixing is banned in homes and no alcohol can be sold in pubs and restaurants. aberdeenshire, fife, the borders and dumfries and galloway are in level 2. meanwhile, shetland, the highlands, 0rkney and the western isles are in level1. the housing secretary robertjenrick says the government won‘t budge from its target of building 300,000 new homes a year in england — but will listen to concerns about where they are built. senior conservative mps have raised concerns that a new system to determine local housing need will mean more homes in rural parts of the south of england — rather than the north — where they say investment should be targeted. today‘s the deadline for people to share their views on government reforms — as our political correspondent alex forsyth reports from kent. providing enough homes is a problem that‘s plagued politicians for years. failing to get enough built in the right place at the right price has pushed some people into insecure, even unsafe, housing. for others, owning a home seems impossible, particularly where costs are high, like in parts of kent. giles feared his family would be priced out. they were renting a flat in rochester, struggling to save a deposit. only a new development with the option of buying part of a property got them on the ladder. even the sense of ownership is amazing. my son‘s bedroom actually feels like his bedroom and so on and having an outdoor space has been so invaluable. i mean, we used to have a postage—stamp sized balcony. it‘s been a real game changer for us — a life changer, i would say, to be fair. to speed up building the government wants to radically change the planning rules, designating land as suitable for development and setting a new system to see how many homes each area should provide, but it‘s proving politically toxic. several tory mps and councils say it will override local input and lead to homes in the wrong parts of the country. if you have a levelling—up agenda, which i completely support, then what you want to do is make living more attractive in those disadvantaged communities, therefore build more houses so that more people want to live there, and at the same time reduce pressure on the south—east of england and other areas in the country. the government isn‘t budging from its overall plan to build more but says... obviously we will listen to the views that have been expressed in the consultation as to whether there are different ways in which we can achieve that or whether we need to push more of those homes to the midlands and the north. successive governments have tried to tackle the housing crisis but the bottom line is none have found a way to fix this fundamental problem, making sure there are enough homes to meet people‘s need without overloading existing communities. we will have houses up to our fence. take ian and his wife angela. they understand the need for more houses but say plans for 3,000 new properties here would surround their family home and swamp the local area. devastated, as you can well imagine. we have been here so long. i don't know what we're going to do. we really don't know what to do. now is the time when we can enjoy it in my retirement, which has now been effectively taken away from us, so instead of finishing our lives in a happy mood we now have this dark cloud hanging over us. decisions about the very places we live do raise real passion and when it comes to the government‘s latest plan there is a politicalfight on the horizon. alex forsyth, bbc news, kent. one of the greatest rugby players of the past half century — the former wales and lions wingerjj williams — has died at the age of 72. he was in the lions squad that won a famous victory over south africa in 1974 — and part of the great wales teams of the 1970s — helping them to four five nations titles — including two grand slams. he was also a national sprint champion — and represented wales at the commonwealth games. bobby ball — one half of the popular comedy act cannon and ball — has died at the age of 76. he had tested positive for covid—19. his long—time friend and colleague, tommy cannon, said he was devastated. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been looking back at his life and career. sorry, i‘m sorry... rock on. after meeting as welders, cannon and ball began their career playing pubs and clubs. for god‘s sake! rock on! rock off! spotted by a tv producer, they ended up with their own series and appearances on countless other shows. rock on, then. you've done it again! bobby ball was the one who fizzed with energy. you could have made me pregnant then! bouncing wildly off tommy cannon‘s straight man. physical comedy... ..music. .. ..they were masters of them all, and at their height were two of the country‘s most famous entertainers. today tommy cannon said... their style of comedy did eventually fall out of fashion. ball‘s talent didn‘t go to waste, though, with appearances in comedies like last of the summer wine... ..and hit sitcom not going out. i see what‘s going on. you‘re trying to fit us up with all your old unsolved crimes. like the time the off—licence in bolton road was broken into in 1974 and all they took was a bottle of harvey‘s bristol cream and 20 silk cut. apparently. today‘s stars still recognising and wanting to share with audiences the comedy gifts of bobby ball. it was a wet start as you can see across the country. the rain has been moving north—east throughout the afternoon which has allowed it to brighten up a letter across england and wales. the rain continues to move northwards overnight. it has been quite a windy day as well across the country. the wind is coming from the south westerly it is actually driving in milder air. you may not have noticed that today but you may