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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Friday, October 30

Keir Starmer warned of Labour ‘split’ after Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned he faces a split in the Labour Party after Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension over a report on anti-Semitism.

A report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found the party was responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination.

Mr Corbyn rejected some of the equality watchdog's findings and claimed the issue had been "dramatically overstated for political reasons" by his critics.

The former Labour leader’s stance put him at odds with his successor Sir Keir Starmer and led to him having the whip removed.

Allies of Mr Corbyn criticised the decision and warned it risked opening up splits, with Unite union boss Len McCluskey called it an "act of grave injustice”.

Nearly fifth of England to be under toughest coronavirus rules by Monday

Almost a fifth of England is set to be under the toughest Covid-19 restrictions by the beginning of next week.

West Yorkshire will move into Tier 3 (very high) restrictions from Monday, with council leaders in the region saying they had negotiated a financial package worth an additional £59.3 million.

It will take the total number of people in the highest level of restrictions to just over 11 million - 19.6 per cent of the population.

It adds to the mounting pressure to impose a national lockdown as the number of coronavirus cases and patients in hospital continues to climb.

Nottingham youngsters on last night out before restrictions kick in

Young people took to the streets of Nottingham in fancy dress, drinking alcohol in large groups last night ahead of the implementation of Tier 3 restrictions.

The Government announced the city would be placed into the "very high" bracket from Friday at 12.01am - with rules coming into place such as a ban on buying alcohol from shops after 9pm.

Britons prepare for weekend washout as rain warnings are issued

Britons are braced for a weekend washout as downpours lash much of the country, with several warnings for rain to come into force.

The Met Office issued a series of yellow alerts for heavy showers through to Sunday.

They have been put in place as two separate Atlantic low-pressure systems will track to the north-west of the UK over the weekend.

The remnants of ex-Hurricane Zeta are set to bring further heavy rain and strong winds on Sunday.

Kanye gets Kim hologram of her late father for 40th birthday

Kim Kardashian West has revealed husband Kanye gave her a hologram of her late father for her 40th birthday.

The reality TV star shared a video of the hologram's message on social media, showing a digital likeness of well-known lawyer Robert Kardashian, who died in 2003, telling her: "I am so proud of the woman that you've become."

The digital Kardashian - who represented OJ Simpson during his 1995 murder trial - praised his daughter for also pursuing a career in law.

Kim celebrated her birthday last week. She described her husband's present as "the most thoughtful gift of a lifetime" and a "special surprise from heaven".

On this day…

1751: Playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan (The Rivals, The School For Scandal) was born in Dublin.

1925: In his workshop in London, John Logie Baird achieved the first television pictures using a dummy's head.

1938: Orson Welles's radio adaptation of HG Wells's War Of The Worlds caused panic in the US by convincing many listeners that Martians had really landed.

1990: Crews at work on the Channel Tunnel met for the first time when French workers drilled a pilot hole through to the British side of a service tunnel.

1991: The Queen opened the Queen Elizabeth Bridge over the Thames at Dartford.