in a statement on x, reform uk chairman zia yusuf said... he added: our political correspondent, leila nathoo explained why zia yusuf resigned in the first place. recently a new reform mp asked the prime minister if he would bandy back. and zia yusuf who is a muslim man describes that question as dumb. this was a public spat in the party earlier on wednesday. that was what he was referring to as his post-born of exhaustion. nigel farage who is the leader of reform uk said he was genuinely sorry. it was a big blow for the party. he had become really influential for reform uk which was an upstart party trying to professionalise its network on the ground and he had become a public spokesperson for reform uk. it was a sudden and unexpected decision and certainly a big loss for reform uk. here we are a few days on, he said, look, many supporters are saying please reconsider your decision. he implies that the tweet was made in haste about his colleague and he says he is returning. it does not seem he is returning as chairman but in this role as try

he had become instrumental for reform uk. this upstart party he was seeking to professionalise and grow its party. he had become a public spokesperson for reform uk. it was a sudden and unexpected decision and certainly a big loss for reform uk. here we are a couple of days on, he says, lurk, a lot of supporters have been getting in touch and it -- he says, look, a lot of supporters have been getting in touch. it seems that he is not returning as chairman but in this role as finding efficiencies in local government. so, a huge sort of turbulent few days for the party and certainly a world went. nigel farage is pleased that he is returning and describing it as a great outcome. we do not know what has been going on behind the scenes over the last few days, but after the local elections, this is really seen as having momentum. they have momentum behind them and one councils at local elections back in may. they increased their vote share massively in the scottish parliament earlier this week. they are leading in the polls and had

and he had become a very public spokesperson for reform uk too. so it was a sudden decision, a very unexpected one and certainly a big loss for reform uk. now here we are, just a couple of days on, he says, look, a lot of his supporters have been getting in touch saying please reconsider. your decision, he says, implies that his tweet was sort of made in haste about his colleague and he says he's returning. it doesn't seem that he's returning as chairman, but in this role of trying to find efficiencies in local authorities, because reform won lots of control of lots of councils at local elections earlier in the year. so, you know, a huge sort of...a bit of a turbulent few days for the party and certainly a bit of a whirlwind. but nigel farage clearly is very pleased that he's returned, describing it as a great outcome. three people have been killed in one of russia's most intense bombardments yet of ukraine's second-biggest city, kharkiv. russia's ministry of defence said it was targeting military factories. officials say more than 20 others were

the returning chair of reform uk.s a surprise when he announced his resignation from the role of a couple of days ago, because reform uk had seen to be on the up, doing well in local government elections. it seems that this is bbc news, the headlines reversing the resignation and saying his earlier decision was rushed. another shooting near us-backed aid distribution centre in southern gaza - civil defence agency says at least six people have been killed gaza humanitarian foundation says it is halting operations following a direct threat from hamas. hamas has denied the claim russia launches a major aerial attack on ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv, with at least three people reported killed. the mayor has called it the most powerful attack on the city since the beginning of the war and elon musk deletes social media posts that alleged a link between donald trump - and the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein hello. breaking news on the last few minutes, the chair of reform uk until a couple of days ago when he q

she's the new reform uk mp. she's the one who asked the question this week that seems to have led to this whole domino effect. would it make any difference now if they kicked liz truss out of the tories? i think people are talking about the future and they've got to say but what they are for, not what they aren't. i keep expecting her to walk into pmq 's like a big tally like a teacher at the end of term. if you look at tomorrow's paper. the egos have landed, babies at war. you know who that is, and elon musk. on the front of the times, pumping cash into the nhs, we were just talking about the spending review. £30 billion blues next wednesday, apparently. and that is the king with some headphones on or some year defenders. on the front of the ft, trump and must urge to hug and make up after explosive rift in the front of the sun. cops will never pin natty on me. that's the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. and that is all we've got time for tonight. don't forget, of course, he can

meanwhile, reform uk, who came third in the by-election, the deputy leader of reform uk, richard tice, called his party's third-place finish truly remarkable, adding they had come from nowhere. while for the scottish conservative party a lot of soul-searching will be taking place. miles briggs of the msp said it was a difficult night for his party and they fell victim to protest voting. a final thought, the scottish greens, the liberal democrats, not commenting yet, but the leader of the alba party to sizing snp for not holding the seat, and also saying that they were right not to field a candidate. it is described as a surprise win by labour of the hamilton by-election. sir keir starmer, the uk prime minister, describing it as a fantastic victory. we are watching those live pictures, lots of cheering, following the surprise labour win of the hamilton by-election. it was a pretty tight race between labour and the snp with the reform party coming in third. a lot of soul-searching coming up for the scottish conservative party. this by-election had been caught following the death of the

in scotland, a narrow win for labour in the hamilton by-election, beating the snp and reform uk. tokyo, we have a problem: contact is lost with an unmanned japanese spacecraft trying to land on the moon. and look, no hands! the bbc is given a ride in one of china's new driverless lorries. so here we are, we are racing down the freeway and i've got to say it's pretty weird because you look over, there's the driver, his hands are off the steering wheel. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the bromance between president trump and elon musk is well and truly over. just a week after the world's richest man stepped back from his role as advisor to the world's most powerful politician, the pair are involved in an increasingly bitter feud on social media. it began when elon musk called a key piece of mr trump's legislation - his tax and spending bill - "an abomination" and appealed to lawmakers to kill it. on thursday, president trump said he was "very disappointed" by the comments. in response, mr musk launched a series of extraordinary attacks on x. here's our north ameri

it was also a strong night for reform uk, who came in third, and with just a 3% gap in the vote share behind the snp. the conservatives trailed in fourth, with just 6% of the vote. here's our scotland editor james cook. davy russell, scottish labour party, 8559... delight and relief for scottish labour. their leader, anas sarwar, had been under pressure and under fire in a nasty campaign which had included nigel farage calling him sectarian and obsessed with race. nigel farage looks at me and he sees something alien to his values and alien to his beliefs. i know that the vast majority of scots look at me and think this is just one of their own working hard to do his best for this country. i'm trying to change scotland. nigel farage and reform are trying to divide scotland. scotland has had enough of the politics of nigel farage. it never accepted the politics of nigel farage. and yet, mr farage's reform uk party did well here, coming a strong third, not that far behind the scottish national party, and miles ahead of the conservatives. so, what's your reaction to the result? it's a thr

nigel farage insists reform uk isn't in disarray, following the return of zia yusuf to the party after he resigned as chairman on thursday. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. the prince of wales has said that "an urgent wake up call" is needed for what's going on with the planet's oceans. speaking ahead of a un conference on ocean protection which is due to start in the southern french city of nice on monday - prince william said it could no longer be a matter of "out of sight, out of mind". take a listen. if we are to reach our goal, we urgently need to take bold action to protect and restore our planet. we must realise the potential of the blue economy for our ecosystems, our economies and our communities. with creativity, ingenuity, investment and support, we can unlock exciting innovations and solutions that protect our planet, create jobs, sustain livelihoods, and encourage prosperity. this challenge is like none that we have faced before. but i remain an optimist. i believe that urgency and optimism have the power to bring about the action needed to change the course of history. i

reform uk came third, pushing the conservatives into fourth. let's go live to westminster our political correspondent, jack fenwick, who has been judging reaction. i suppose that's a demonstration that labour still have ground game to eke out a win, albeit narrow. one of the interesting things that we've seen is just that it is in england, keir starmer and his party has been trying to say politics is becoming a two horse race between them and reform, but we've seen the snp trying to adapt a similar strategy. that was a tactic used by the snp, and a lot of the polls suggest snp were on favourite to win. labour have won and that's quite difficult for the snp to make that argument. clearly, labour will be very happy to have defied the polls, as anas sawar put it. nevertheless, the conservatives will be particularly worried. they went from 18% to just 6%. i think it's further evidence that reform are in some ways in the country replacing the conservatives on the right of politics. but i don't think they will be disappointed coming third because the

reform uk leader nigel farage says he's 'delighted' the former chairman zia yusuf is coming back to the party - just two days after he resigned. russia launches a major aerial attack on ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv - with at least three people reported killed. the mayor has called it the most powerful attack on the city since the beginning of the war. donald trump warns elon musk of very serious consequences if he funds democratic candidates - after the pair's very public falling out and trading of insults on social media. so, i knew that my grandad had worked in the wool trade, but i never really asked any questions. my father came to this country when he was 18 years old, and this was one of the first mills that he worked in. so, this smell, of wool and lanolin, it makes me think of my father and my childhood. going back to the industrial revolution, every mill, every coal mine would always like to have the best brass band. bringing two different cultures together, the punjabi and the english together - it's never been done, but it's going to happen tonight in bradford. sing

nigel farage insists reform uk isn't in disarray, following the return of zia yusuf to the party after he resigned as chairman on thursday. in colombia, a prominent opposition figure and presidential hopeful is shot and seriously injured. the prince of wales has said that "an urgent wake up call" is need to what's going on with the planet's oceans. speaking ahead of a un conference on ocean protection which is due to start in nice on monday - prince williams said it could no longer be a matter of "out of sight, out of mind". take a listen. with creativity, ingenuity, investment and support, we can unlock exciting innovations and solutions that protect our planets, create jobs, sustain livelihoods and encourage prosperity. this challenge is like none we have faced before. i remain an optimist, i believe that urgency and optimism have the power to bring about the action needed to change the course of history. i'm an optimist because as the founder of the initial price, i'll see incredible examples of the ideas, innovations and technologies that are harnessing the power of the ocean whils

reform uk came third, pushing the conservatives into fourth. reform were delighted with their performance - but of course the party is now looking for a new chair after zia yusuf quit. our political correspondent damian grammaticas spoke to us from westminster and outlined what this result meant for the different parties. the headline was this surprise result for labour. we always knew that they were going to be competitive, but all the attention had been on the snp and reform. so, the rise of reform, would this be a sort of two-horse race, that would it be between the two of them? labour came through now that it took a few people by surprise, but has been a big fillip for the labour party because they've suffered recently in the polls, suffered recently in local elections in england, won parliamentary by election. so, to win this, delight from the scottish labour leadership, who said it now points the way towards elections in scotland next year, where they hope to be a credible alternative to the snp led government there. but a word of caution

the chairman of reform uk, zia yusuf, resigns. we'll be live in westminster with the latest reaction. two teenagers have been sentenced for the manslaughter of bhim kohli, the 80-year-old man killed in a park

it was also a strong night for reform uk, who came in third, and with just a 3% gap in the vote

just two days after resigning as reform uk's chairman, zia yusuf says he's returning to the party in a new role. russia launches a major aerial attack on ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv, with at least three people reported killed. the mayor has called it the most powerful attack on the city since the beginning of the war donald trump warns elon musk of very serious consequences if he funds democratic candidates who vote in favour of the president's sweeping budget bill. if you took your finger and held it at arm's reach, tens of thousands of galaxies will fit into that one little portion of the sky that is covered by your finger. ev is seen as the future of driving, but for china the future has arrived. that's a video game, man! that's my voice in a video game! from high on a mountaintop in the chilean andes, scientists will soon be able to see the universe like never before and better understand where it came from. this is the vera c rubin observatory, home to the most advanced telescope ever made. its goal is to map the entire night sky every three days for ten years. the am

reform uk have said they want to see huge tax cuts and claimed they'd make their sums add up by followingonald trump's example to search out waste. there is so much waste. surely we can all agree, stop wasting money in the back office and spend in the front office where actually you deliver proper, efficient front-line services. in almost a year in office, the chancellor has made a feature of taking tough, sometimes unpopular, decisions. the choices she makes this week will do much to define how this labour government is seen come the next election. damian grammaticas, bbc news. and reform uk's deputy leader richard tice says his party knows "exactly" what it's doing after zia yusuf resigned as chairman, only to return 48 hours later to take on a different role. mr yusuf said his decision to step down had been due to exhaustion and he was now redoubling his commitment to the party. a powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook colombia's capital, bogota, and other regions of the country on sunday morning. the shallow quake struck at 9:08 local time near the city of paratebueno in central colo

now, we've also been hearing this morning from reform uk.ey say the different choice they want to make is to look at waste and saving money, they say, in the back office to spend it on the front office. that's something they're trying to do in some of the councils that they have taken over. at the same time, of course, reform's just welcomed back the man who was their chairman, who resigned two days ago, has returned in a more junior role, or a slightly different role. reform's richard tice today saying that he hopes they can now move on from that. staying with a story which damian mentioned there, and the reform leader nigel farage has welcomed the return of zia yusuf, just two days after he resigned as party chairman. mr yusuf left the party after one of its mps suggested the government should ban the wearing of burkas. he confirmed his return with this post on x. here's the deputy leader of reform uk, richard tice, speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg. zia yousuf has done a brilliant job in growing the party, creating huge infrastruct

this sort of thing is one of the areas that reform uk have talked about, immigration is pretty centralnd has been pretty central to the whole political debate, so the conservatives are focusing on this and kemi badenoch herself, this has been an issue. she and her leadership campaign said she didn't think leaving something like the european convention on human rights, or european court of human rights, would be a silver bullet, as she put it, but she is clearly shifting her position. damian grammaticas, thanks for talking us through that, our political correspondent. the uk medicines regulator is warning about the risks of using weight loss jabs following reports that women have had surprise pregnancies, despite using contraception. the mhra has received more than 40 reports relating to pregnancy among women on so-called skinny jabs. the regulator is also warning that there's not enough safety data to know whether the drugs could harm babies during pregnancy. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. mother-of-two natasha was using the weight-loss injection mounjaro when she

and reform uk's deputy leader richard tice says his party knows "exactly" what it's doing, after ziasuf resigned as chairman, only to return 48 hours later to take on a different role. mr yusuf said his decision to step down had been due to exhaustion and he was now redoubling his commitment to the party. health workers in gaza say israeli gunfire killed four people near a us and israeli-backed aid distribution centre on sunday. israel's military said it fired warning shots at suspects who approached them in a threatening manner. our correspondent sebastian usher has more detail about what happened. what we've been hearing are reports from rescue workers and from some of those who have been treated in hospitals. after this incident. it appears to have happened early in the morning, again near an aid distribution site in rafah, in the south of gaza, before it had opened. in fact, people have been told not to go to that site until later in the day. as you say, four people are reported to have been killed, others wounded. one eyewitness, a woman, said that her husband had been shot in t

election results in may, and then also the loss of what was a labour seat in runcorn and helsby to reform ukedback seemed to be pretty clear from labour mps, from actually people in the cabinet who recognise that this issue was really coming up on the doorstep and doing some damage to labour. so it seemed like the government felt like it had to move on it. all be it, it's been a really slow u-turn, but it does also strike me now that there's a couple of potential risks with this. i guess the first one is, will the government now get the credit for doing what it's done now? the people that will now get this winter fuel payment come this winter, will it be a case of aha, all is forgiven. you know, we've got our winter fuel payment back. thank you very much. we're glad that the government kind of recognised that it was in a place on this, that most people or a lot of people, it's not fair to say most people, but, you know, the feedback was that a lot of people weren't brilliantly happy about it or not. and the other bit of this is what about rachel reeves? because, you know, this was one of the

in scotland, a narrow win for labour in the hamilton by-election, beating the snp and reform uk. tokyo, we have a problem: contact is lost with an unmanned japanese spacecraft trying to land on the moon. and look, no hands! the bbc is given a ride in one of china's new driverless lorries. so here we are, we are racing down the freeway and i've got to say it's pretty weird because you look over, there's the driver, his hands are off the steering wheel.

and reform uk's deputy leader richard tice says his party knows "exactly" what it's doing, after ziausuf resigned as chairman, only to return 48 hours later to take on a different role. mr yusuf said his decision to step down had been due to exhaustion and he was now redoubling his commitment to the party. a powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake, shook colombia's capital, bogota and other regions of the country on sunday morning. the shallow quake struck at 9:08 local time near the city of paratebueno in central colombia, some 170 kilometres, 105 miles east of bogota, according to the us geological survey. no casualties or damage were immediately reported. earlier our correspondent jose carlos cueto gave us this update from colombia. what i can report from being here on the ground is that it was a scary morning. i live in a multistorey building and we could feel it was shaking the building so heavily that we immediately got downstairs, seeking safety in the street. in the street there were also many residents looking for safety, calling relatives and friends, checking everyone was safe i

the chairman of reform uk, zia yusuf, resigns. we'll be live in westminster with the latest reaction. two teenagers have been sentenced for the manslaughter of bhim kohli, the 80-year-old man killed in a park near leicester. democrats in the us have condemned donald trump's ban on citizens from 12 countries entering the united states. and we are alive in london as beyonce's cowboy carter to work comes to london. president trump has signed a ban on travel to the us from 12 countries, including afghanistan, haiti and iran. the executive order claims to "protect the united states from foreign terrorists, national security and public safety threats". there are an additional seven countries whose nationals face partial travel restrictions, including cuba and venezuela. there are a number of exemptions, including for dual citizens with passports from countries outside the ban. the president claimed it was a response to the recent firebombing attack in boulder, colorado that injured 12 people. despite the suspect being an egyptian nation

reform uk came third, and the conservatives fourth. our scotland reporter katie hunter is in hamilton for us. bring us up-to-date, a two horse race became a three horse race. this was the biggest test of voter opinion in scotland since the general election last year. it was a close contest, just 600 votes or so between scottish labour and the snp, with reform coming not far behind in third. i think this result came as a slight surprise for some. scottish labour leader anas sarwar said this morning that his party approved posters, political commentators and bookmakers wrong. the snp were hopeful of holding onto the seat. first minister john swinney and snp leader had been talking this up as a two horse race between the snp and reform. as you mention, it became a three horse race with scottish labour just edging it. john swinney has been saying this morning that he is disappointed not to win but the people in this constituency have made it clear the snp still has work to do. when it comes to the win, old-fashioned campaign tactics are de

as chairman of reform uk it helped to propel it to victory in local elections and a parliamentary election last month. the winner of that contest, who became reform's fifth mp, asked this of keir starmer in the commons. will he in the interests of public safety, follow the lead of france, denmark, belgium and others, and ban the burka? zia yusuf described that question as "dumb" and in a post on x later that day, suddenly resigned saying he no longer believed working to get reform elected was a god use of his time. but last night, just 48 hours later, he announced he was returning to reform writing online: reform's leader nigel farage said he was delighted that zia yusuf was coming back. i think he made a mistake the other day. i think that he was somewhat overwrought and had a huge number of responsibilities. and then what we saw yet again was another tirade of horrendous, racist abuse on x and he just thought - to hell with it! and i think that he realised that he had made a mistake. he spoke to me and i said - look, while i wasn't very pleased, you are a very important part of this team

just two days after resigning as reform uk's chairman, zia yusuf says he's returning to the party in a new role. donald trump warns elon musk of very serious consequences if he funds democratic candidates who vote in favour of the president's sweeping budget bill. sir david attenborough tells prince william he's "appalled" by the damage done to oceans. what we have done to the deep ocean floor is just unspeakably awful.

we have also been hearing this morning from reform uk, they say that different a choice they want toe is to look at ways and saving money, they say, in the back office to spend it on the front office. they're trying to do that in some of the councils they have taken over. at the same time, they have just welcomed back the german who resigned two days ago, who has returned in a slightly different role. reform's richard tice today saying that he hopes they can now move on from that. thank you. on monday, president trump's newly announced travel ban comes into force. it affects 12 countries, with partial bans on another seven. most of the countries affected are in africa and parts of asia, although cuba and haiti will also be subject to restrictions. william patey, a former british ambassador to afghanistan and sudan, told me about the possible impact of the travel ban, especially for countries in the midst of conflict. president trump has targeted countries who are either in conflict or at war with each other. and it's mainly an immigration issue. this appears to be, because these are

nigel farage insists reform uk isn't in disarray, following the return of zia yusuf to the party after he resigned as chairman on thursday.

reform uk have said they want to see huge tax cuts and claimed they'd make their sums add up by followingnald trump's example to search out waste. there is so much waste. surely we can all agree, stop wasting money in the back office and spend in the front office where actually you deliver proper, efficient front-line services. in almost a year in office, the chancellor has made a feature of taking tough, sometimes unpopular, decisions. the choices she makes this week will do much to define how this labour government is seen come the next election. damian grammaticas, bbc news. now, it's time for a look at today's sport with lizzie greenwood hughes, and lizzie, a thrilling men's final in the french open. yes, indeed, in fact i said a couple hours ago on the bbc news channel that it might go the distance. and it really did. i said that two and a half hours ago and it did - but it was worth it. after the second longest grand slam final in tennis history carlos alcaraz has won the french open for the second year in the row. he started in the worst possible way, losing the first two sets to t

the prime minister signs up to a plan to reform the uk's armed forces for a completely new era of war, based on a report he commissioned from a panel of experts. we will speak to one of them in this episode of the bbc's daily news podcast, newscast. hello, it's adam in the newscast studio, and we're going to dedicate this whole episode of newscast to the publication today of the strategic defence review. this is a huge piece of work about the uk's defence and its armed forces - and actually a lot more than

the prime minister signs up to a plan to reform the uk's armed forces for a completely new era of war, based on a report he commissioned from a panel of experts. we will speak to one of them in this episode of the bbc's daily news podcast, newscast. hello, it's adam in the newscast studio, and we're going to dedicate this whole episode of newscast to the publication today of the strategic defence review. this is a huge piece of work about the uk's defence and its armed forces - and actually a lot more than that - that was commissioned a year ago by the government from a former head of nato, a foreign policy and security expert, and a former general. and today, they have delivered their huge report, which recommends a massive change to just how every aspect of the uk's defence is thought about in a world that is becoming progressively scarier with every passing month. it was unveiled today by the prime minister, who did a visit to a shipyard in scotland, and we've already heard a few clues about how the uk is going to respond to this report - for example, building up to 12 new attack s

mp after an i edited video appearing to show him calling nigel farage a c—u—n—t was published by reform ukuff. so obviously we don�*t stuff. so obviously we don't want our mps to be abused, especially for things they haven't even said. what is interesting is that the video, although it's not clear who created the video, it does have a watermark for wizard eye. 50 if you�*re going to put out the fake videos, at least, you know, get rid of the watermarks. >> you want the credit, you want the engagement, you want the viral clips. >> oh, that's true, that�*s true. >> oh, that's true, that's true. but i mean, the real issue here is that we�*re all cuck. no one's is that we're all cuck. no one's going to know what videos are real in a year�*s time. like with the new a! software coming out, it's very difficult to tell what's real isn't anyone over 50 is screwed. >> i�*m not totally sure that >> i'm not totally sure that you're real tonight. >> yeah, i mean, i think, i think when they tweak it, it�*ll start sounding more intelligent. but right now. >> yeah, yeah. no, it's an early version with jon

uk. an independent commission looking at reforming the water industry in england and wales has announced its interim findings. the report says there are "deep-rooted, systemic and interlocking failures" and that change is needed to rebuild public trust. jonah fisher reports. many of us have become used to the sight and smell of raw sewage being discharged into our lakes, rivers and seas. last year, it happened for more than 3.5 million hours. but for water companies, money has also kept flowing. in the decades since privatisation, billions in dividends have been paid out, millions in bonuses, and the water companies have, between them, racked up more than £60 billion of debt. there are few who argue with the environment secretary when he calls it a disgrace. well, it's an absolute disgrace, what we've seen going into our waterways. the regulator now has the power to ban those unjustified multi-million pound bonuses that the water chief execs were paying themselves, and instead that money will be invested into fixing our broken sewerage system so we can clean up the sewage from our rivers

uk. still the strength of reform.t does it mean, as you put that together with what we know in terms of the news narrative? >> yeah. well, it takes on different forms and flavors across the world, across context. but overall it's pressure on the establishment, pressure on existing parties. we can see in the united states, for instance, donald trump having a hostile takeover of the republican party. we can see in places like brazil a rise of alternative candidates like and politicians like bolsonaro. it takes on different forms, but overall it's pressure on the existing system and in some cases the system, the system phrase. >> let me ask you about attitudes toward migration, because this has been such a defining feature of so many elections around the world, from the us to germany to other parts of europe. how are attitudes toward migration changing? >> well, it's extremely important, right. and i would and we would make the argument that the debate about immigration is not about immigration. it's about identity. it's

he says he's no longer believing that getting a reform uk government elected would be a good use of hiss a row over what he described as a dumb burqa ban. question from reform�*s newest mp, a policy he reform's newest mp, a policy he said wasn't even party backed. leader nigel farage says yousef had clearly had enough, but called him a huge factor in the party's rise. meanwhile, labour has accused reform of not being serious and the liberal democrats have mocked yousef for, quote, sacking himself. it comes as reform is eyeing an upset in today's holyrood by—election in scotland. meanwhile, a 15 year old boy and 13 meanwhile, a 15 year old boy and 15 year old girl have been sentenced to manslaughter for bhim koli, who was attacked while walking his dog in a leicestershire park. the eight year old was slapped with a shoe and racially abused during the incident in september. the boy has been jailed for seven years. the girl avoided custody but was handed the girl avoided custody but was mmma the girl avoided custody but was handed a three year rehabilitation order and a six month curfew. t

reform uk councillor jamie mcivor and ex labour party adviser matthew laza.esterday we showed you this. >> that baby mama drop drop drop drop drop drop. >> well get ready for the x—rated part two to that massive cfinge x—rated part two to that massive cringe fest. >> you know you do that baby mama drop drop drop drop drop drop drop drop down up. >> o on diane abbott's back at >> 0 on diane abbott's back at it. good evening. earlier this evening, gb news reported that reform uk chairman sir yusuf resigned from the party, effective immediately. writing on x, yusuf wrote. 11 months ago i became the chairman of reform. i�*ve worked full time as a volunteer to take the party from 14 to 30%, quadrupled its membership and delivered historic electoral results i no longer believe. working to get a reform government elected is a good use of my time and hereby resign the office. this came after what has been claimed to be an internal party disagreement, after new reform mp sarah pochin asked the prime minister about a burqa ban in parliament. yesterday, while speaking to

that's doctor david bull, and he�*s been unveiled as the new chairman of reform uk.fter zia yusuf sensationally quit the role last week. we�*re going to find out more from the man himself in just a few moments time. >> elsewhere, petrol bombs, missiles and houses left damaged as public disorder breaks out in the northern irish town of ballymena. well, this following an alleged sexual assault in the area by people who needed romanian translators. >> ed miliband. he secured £14 billion of funding for the sizewell c nuclear plant in suffolk, but apparently it won't be built until at least 2033. and why do these things always cost so much in this country? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> keir starmer is here in suffolk unveiling £14 billion on a new nuclear reactor. and he set his face against nigel farage's plans for new coal mines. it's farage versus starmer over how we keep ourselves warm. >> catch up with you a little bit later, chris. elsewhere, a tory mp is launching a campaign against the equality act. she says this legislation in too many cases, puts judges and bureaucrats w

also, reform uk's chairman zia yousef has resigned from the party.e'll bring you the latest on that with our political correspondent. >> and you don't want them? >> and you don't want them? >> widow quantum. that was donald trump when he was announcing travel bans from multiple countries. your thoughts on that one? and villages have been left furious after travellers tend a field into a gravel car caravan park within 24 hours without planning permission. apparently, this seems to be a new trend. well, we've got lots to discuss tonight, ladies and gents, alongside me to do just that. kelvin mackenzie, the former editor of the sun, and matthew torbitt, the former labour advisor. but before we get stuck in, let's cross live and give in, let�*s cross live and give you your 6:00 news headlines. >> michelle, thank you and very good evening to you. just after 6:00. well, breaking tonight in a major shake up for reform uk zigi yusuf has quit as party chairman with immediate effect, saying he no longer believes that getting a reform government elected is, he

reform uk government a reform uk government rather could push support for scottish independence to 58%head of labour nationally, the party claims sir keir starmer is panicking. in the united states, eight people have been injured in a suspected terror attack at a pro—israeli rally in boulder, colorado. police say a man shouting free palestine threw molotov cocktails at the crowd using a makeshift flamethrower dufing using a makeshift flamethrower during a weekly event supporting israeli hostages. the fbi has now named the suspect an egyptian national who overstayed a us visa. footage shows panic as smoke filled the air, people fleeing and others trying to help the injured. vodafone has completed its £15 billion merger with three uk, creating now the largest mobile network in the country. the newly formed vodafone three creative name says it will invest £11 billion over the next decade to boost sg coverage. vodafone ceo says the deal will transform the uk's digital infrastructure and put the country at the forefront of european connectivity and european connectivity, and supermarkets cou

nigel farage is in scotland today as reform uk steps up its campaign in the hamilton by—election.scotland, says the reform leader doesn't care about reform leader doesn�*t care about the country as the party faces criticism over its attack. ads targeting scottish labour leader anas sarwar. meanwhile, a new poll across the nation suggests a reform uk government could push support for scottish independence up to 58%. and with reform uk now polling ahead of labour nationally, the party claims prime minister sir keir starmer is starting to panic. eight people have been injured in a suspected terror attack at a pro—israel rally in boulder, colorado. us police say a man shouting free palestine threw molotov cocktails at the crowd using a makeshift flamethrower dufing using a makeshift flamethrower during a weekly event supporting israeli hostages. the fbi has now named the suspect as mohammed sabry suleiman, an egyptian national who overstayed a us visa. footage shows panic as smoke filled the air and people started to flee. officials say they�* re people started to flee. officials say t

the top story tonight, just 48 hours after resigning as reform uk chairman, zia yusuf is back.ecision to quit a mistake. he says born of exhaustion. speaking alongside nigel farage, yusuf said he felt drained by relentless racist abuse online. however, after messages urging him to reconsider and what he called peace talks with the reform leader, he now plans to take on a new role. he'll oversee policy, media, fundraising and the party's cost cutting doge unit. he says his commitment is redoubled and called reform, quote, the most important project of his life. the chairmanship will also now be split as the party moves from what yusuf called start up to scale up. meanwhile, tonight, donald trump has warned elon musk will face very serious consequences if he funds democratic candidates, escalating what has been a dramatic public fallout. asked if their relationship is over, trump told american reporters i would assume so. it comes after musk had tweeted, then deleted, a claim that donald trump appears in the so—called epstein files and suggested the president should be impeached.

. >> nigel farage, with his customary inflammatory language there at a reform uk press conference. >> the bbc has held an urgent meeting to discuss how to appeal to reform voters. i mean, maybe stop telling us that people like this are impartial. >> i�*m telling you that you are >> i'm telling you that you are focusing on pakistani grooming gangs because probably you're racist. >> yeah. in other news. it�*s >> yeah. in other news. it's d—day >> yeah. in other news. it's d— day for rachel reeves. tomorrow she d—day for rachel reeves. tomorrow she announces the spending review. will it be a political suicide note plus? the echr is stopping us clamping down on low skilled migrants. time to leave on my panel tonight. we have got broadcaster and columnist esther krakow. gb news presenter alex armstrong and journalist jonathan news presenter alex armstrong and journalistjonathan lis. 0h, and journalistjonathan lis. oh, and journalistjonathan lis. oh, and yes, i will have all of tomorrow's news tonight on the brand spanking new late edition show. ii p.m. till midnight. all show. 11 pm. till

also reform uk of today commenced their doge volunteers determined to root around and find savings across councils. i like it, but you tell me, do you think it will deliver results? and the scenes when it came to channel crossings this weekend were absolutely appalling. some are saying it's time to suspend the french fishing licences until they actually help us to get a grip. what do you think? well, we've got all of that and lots more tonight and i�*ve got a cracking panel for you. zia yousef. and i've got barry gardiner. but before we get stuck into it all, let's cross live and give you your 6:00 news headlines. >> michelle. thank you. the top stories. defence secretaryjohn stories. defence secretary john healey says a new era for uk defence is needed, as he pledged to make the british army ten times more lethal. he says. in a statement to the house of commons, mr healey said the government will accept the 62 recommendations in the strategic defence review. his comments come after sir keir starmer says every citizen has a role to play as the uk shifts to full war fighting readiness, in

party reform uk, now the natural party for unionists? ll also speak for unionists? we'll also speak to richard tice, deputy leader of reform, about zia yusef's astonishing return, just 48 astonishing return, just lr8 hours after quitting as party chair. what on earth is going on with that party? plus, i�*ll be joined by greg swenson, who's the chairman of the republicans overseas uk. he's going to bring us the very latest from the white house and former foreign secretary and chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt is going to be here to discuss his new book and why he believes britain is still capable of shaping the world we live in. as ever, we've got 90 minutes of punchy politics to come, so do not even think of going anywhere. before that. we've got a stellar set of sunday papers to get through. and joining me now to do that is the chief political commentator at the i, kitty donaldson. hello, kitty. hello. lovely to see you this morning. you too. shall we start by discussing the reform of zia yusuf? after flouncing out on friday. he's

what does it mean for the future of reform uk? >> indeed. and yet ban the burqa. that conversation that just does not go away. kemi badenoch says bosses should have the right to enforce a ban in the right to enforce a ban in the workplace. but is it a step too far? and greta thunberg, there she is. you can see her on your screens now is on board a so—called freedom flotilla headed to gaza. but is her latest stunt a mission of peace or part of a growing trend linking climate activism with anti—israel extremism? and did you see the game last night? well, do football fans set the tone? last nights chants at the andorra game turned on the prime minister? well, the game was a bit dull. so are football fans the real political litmus test? it was boring though, wasn't it? it was boring though, wasn�*t it? i�*m dawn neesom and this is the weekend. 50 last night's football game so last night's football game england. andorra was a bit of a snooze fest, but the fans obviously thought so as well because they went through an entire repertoire of songs that weren't flattering t

reform uk�*s policy promises announced by nigel farage earlier this week. do they measure up to labour's current economic performance? and janie hamilton, whose son james died after battling cannabis addiction, will be here to share her family's heartbreaking her family�*s heartbreaking story. amid calls to decriminalise the drug this week, we've once again got week, we�*ve once again got another action packed show lined up another action packed show lined up for you, so do not even think of going anywhere. let's get stuck into the sunday papers, first of all. and joining me to analyse them is former bbc broadcaster nicholas owen. nicholas. lovely to see you this morning. good morning. let's get into the migrant story. all over the telegraph's front. all over the telegraph�*s front. >> page it says, yes, it�*s time for pictures to paint a thousand words and all that, isn't it? words and all that, isn�*t it? i mean, the thing that strikes me. sunday telegraph front page. there's this migrant boat coming across the channel, rather anxious looking. but what i

reform uk�*s policy promises announced by nigel farage earlier this week.measure up to labour's current economic performance? let's get stuck into the sunday papers, first of all. and joining me to analyse them is former bbc broadcaster nicholas owen nicholas. lovely to see you this morning. good morning. let's get into the migrant surge story all over the telegraph�*s front page. over the telegraph's front page. >> yes. it�*s time for pictures to paint a thousand words and all that, isn't it? i mean, the thing that strikes me. sunday telegraph front page. there�*s telegraph front page. there's this migrant boat coming across the channel. all young men on. yes. now, actually, there are other pictures showing 1 or 2 children being lifted in as well. but mostly it's young men. what are we. >> extrapolating from there? >> extrapolating from there? >> well, i mean, these people are obviously looking for a better life. yes, and all of that. but the numbers are just getting extraordinary. and the operation yesterday in the channel was quite amazing. the border fo