26/02/2017 BBC Weekend News

The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is to deliver a rallying call

to his party after last week's defeat in the Copeland by-election.

He'll say that, despite the scale of the task, now is not

the time to retreat, run away or give up.

Mr Corbyn will be giving a keynote speech to the Scottish Labour

Here's our political correspondent, Tom Barton.

His report contains flash photography.

Do you still think you are the man to rebuild Labour? Jeremy Corbyn

arriving in Perth this morning. We are campaigning for a just and fair

society. Preparing for his first major speech since the party's

historic defeat in the Copeland by-election last week. Ahead of that

speech in an article in the Sunday newspaper, he wrote, the result was

deeply disappointed. He also makes it clear he is not

planning on going anywhere. Labour Party, 7000... Labour held

the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central but the loss in Copeland for the

first time in 80 years has led some to question whether Labour can win a

general election. Those loyal to Jeremy Corbyn is a constant

questions about his leadership are hurting the party. One of the issues

is that people see a divided party and the last 20 months, half of them

have been leadership elections where we looked divided. People say it is

not about the leadership election, it is about us coming together,

listening to people, developing the policies, but also making sure those

policies are communicated in words that people fully appreciate. In

Scotland, where Labour was once dominant but now faces a massive

task to overturn the SNP, delegates at the party's conference today back

the party 's leader. I want people to come back to -- a lot of people

have come back to Labour since Jeremy became leader. It has not

been a great week but we will go forward. In his speech this

afternoon, Mr Corbyn will say the result in Copeland shows the scale

of the challenge facing Labour. But he will also try to inject the party

with confidence, saying now is not the time to retreat, runaway or to

give up. The new independent reviewer

of terror laws has warned that Britain faces a level of threat not

seen since the IRA Max Hill told the Sunday Telegraph

that plots by Islamist extremists to attack UK cities

was an enormous risk. With me now is our correspondent,

Caroline Hawley. What else has he said? To let you

know, the current threat level is classified as severe which means an

attack is likely. Now we have Max Hill saying the threat is enormous

comet continuing, it will not abate, and it cannot be ignored. --

enormous, continuing. IS is being squeezed on the battlefield in the

Middle East and is lashing out with tax. We have seen attacks in Europe.

But the threat to the UK, the warning is very severe. Being

likened, as you said, to the threat to London when the IRA were active.

The Home Secretary Amber Rudd has agreed and said the country is in

dangerous times. Thank you. In the last few minutes,

Britain's four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has insisted he is a clean

athlete who has never He spoke out in a statement

after a leaked draft report by US anti-doping authorities has

suggested that Alberto Salazar, Mo Farah's coach, may have

broken the rules to boost Mr Salazar has been under

investigation since allegations about drugs use at his American

training base were made by the BBC's Can it be 1-macro-2 for the better

Salazar group? He is the mastermind behind Mo Farah and his gold medals.

But a better Salazar has been under investigation by the US anti-doping

agency since a BBC Panorama programme in 2015 revealed claims of

doping. -- better Salazar. High-profile US athletes made a

series of allegations against their former coach. He is a sort of win at

all costs person. It is hurting the sport. Today the first glimpse of

the findings, an interim report by the agency has been leaked by the

Russian hacking group and passed to the Sunday Times. The report alleges

Mr Salazar used banned or unethical methods including the fusions of

supplements over the legal limit, and tested and potentially unlawful

medical procedures and medications. An alleged use of an infusion in

2014 remains under investigation. They said it could confirm it has a

a report in response to a subpoena from a state medical licensing body

regarding care given by a physician to athletes associated... Serious

questions for UK Athletics who were according to the leaked report

warned about Mr Salazar and his methods by one of their own doctors

as far back as 2011. Mr Salazar maintains his athletes' use of

medications has always fully complied with the world anti-doping

code and in exactly the way Usada directed. Mo Farah has released a

statement saying, it is deeply frustrating I am having to make an

announcement on the subjects. I am a keen athlete who has never broken

the rules as O'Groats meat regards to substances -- the rules as

regards to substances. Questions will persist over Mo Farah's

continuing loyalty to the controversial coach that the doping

authorities seems so determined to pursue. Mark Daly, BBC News. Five

people have been injured after being hit by a car in south-east London

this morning. According to reports, a car struck a wall and collided

with pedestrians. The driver of the vehicle has been arrested on

suspicion of causing serious injury I dangerous driving.

Tonight's the night in the world of show business -

While there are a few British hopes for an Oscar,

the real money's on the musical, La La Land, which has

This report from our Los Angeles correspondent, James Cook,

# Are you shining just for me? #

Hollywood's golden age refashioned for the 21st century.

By turns dazzling and bittersweet, La La Land has a record-equalling

We are standing right where I was sitting when Ryan

The woman responsible for the film's breathtaking choreography is now

in last-minute rehearsals for tonight's Academy Awards.

We are doing a medley of City of Stars and Audition.

The fabulous John Legend will be singing, which is

Ryan and Emma would have been great, but John Legend is incredible.

Well, the big question in Los Angeles is, will the Academy

opt for the escapism of La La Land or will it choose to confront one

of the many serious subjects on offer in pretty much every

There's Manchester by the Sea, a study in grief,

Denzel Washington directs and stars in Fences in which a father

struggles to bring up his family in a segregated America.

It's not easy for me to admit that I've been standing

Hidden Figures also tackles racism and sexism -

the true story of three women working at Nasa has been

Why didn't you come home like you were supposed to?

And then there is Moonlight with its themes of neglect,

drug addiction and sexuality, earning a nomination

Really great art reflects society and edifies us and shows us

a different way of operating and so I definitely think that

it's going to be a very political year at the Oscars.

And so we approach the Oscars amid talk of politics and protest.

In some ways, the world of entertainment has

You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

The next news on BBC One is at 5.35pm.

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