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Two bodies have been found in the search for a man and his son who went missing during a hike in the Scottish Highlands.
Tom Parry, 49, and his son Richie, 12, were due to return to their Cheshire home on Wednesday after visiting Glen Nevis and Glencoe.
Their car was found in the Three Sisters car park in Glencoe where they stopped the day before to go hillwalking.
In an update on Thursday, Police Scotland said two bodies had been found during a search in the area on Wednesday evening.
A force spokesperson said: "They are yet to be formally identified. However, the family of father and son Tom Parry, 49, and Richie Parry, 12, from Cheshire, who had been reported missing in the area, have been made aware."
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Inspector Craig Johnstone said: "Our thoughts are with all those involved. I would like to thank all emergency services and mountain rescue volunteers."
Sir Keir readmitted Ms Abbott as one of the party's MPs on Tuesday, after she was suspended last April for saying Jewish, Irish and Traveller people do not face racism "all their lives".
Labour has not confirmed who its candidate will be in her constituency, which it won with a majority of more than 33,000 at the last election.
Reports that Ms Abbott had been barred from standing for Labour first emerged on Tuesday evening, shortly after it was confirmed her suspension as a Labour MP had been lifted.
She then told the BBC on Wednesday morning she had been "banned from standing as a Labour candidate".
At a rally outside Hackney Town Hall, she said the party had not communicated with her personally, but she was "shocked to learn yesterday that I'm going to be banned from running" for Labour.
"The national party is insisting that I be banned," she said, adding: "They haven't given a reason for banning me. They just want me excluded from Parliament".
"I am so shocked. And so alarmed about what is going on. Because it is as if you are not allowed to be a Labour MP unless you're prepared to repeat everything the leader says".
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During a campaign event in Worchester, Sir Keir told reporters it is "not true" about Ms Abbott being barred. "
"No decision has been taken to bar Diane Abbott," he added.
It is unclear whether his comments are a statement of technical fact – no formal decision about her candidacy will be made until Labour's ruling body meets next week – or a shift in the direction of travel.
The party is selecting remaining candidates before a meeting at the National Executive Committee (NEC) to endorse them next week, before nominations legally close on 7 June.
The deadline for Labour branches to put forward their own candidates passed on Monday.
Writing on X earlier, Ms Abbott suggested there was a wider "cull of left wingers" happening within Labour, referring to the case of another prospective candidate, Faiza Shaheen.
On Wednesday, it was confirmed that Ms Shaheen had not been endorsed by Labour to be their for Chingford and Woodford Green in north east London, after she allegedly liked a post on X that downplayed antisemitism accusations.
Ms Shaheen told BBC Newsnight she had received an email that claimed she would "frustrate Labour's purpose".
"I'm just in a state of shock to be honest," she said.
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Momentum, the left-wing campaign group set up to support Mr Corbyn's leadership has said it is "sickened" by reports Ms Abbott will not be picked, adding "the way Keir Starmer has treated Britain's first Black woman MP is appalling, vindictive and cruel".
Six unions - Aslef, the TSSA, Unite, the NUM, the Communication Workers Union and the Fire Brigades Union - have also called for Ms Abbott to be confirmed as the Labour candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
Who is Diane Abbott?
First black woman to be elected to Parliament in 1987, as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington in east London
After a long career on the backbenches, she was promoted to Ed Miliband's front bench following her unsuccessful bid to become Labour leader in 2010
Previously held the posts of shadow international development secretary and shadow health secretary
A close ally of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, she was appointed as his shadow home secretary in 2016, a position she held until 2020
Criticism of the handling of Ms Abbott's case has also extended beyond the left of the party.
Lord Boateng, who was the UK's first black cabinet minister under Tony Blair, told BBC London he was disappointed there was no place for Ms Abbott on the Labour benches, describing her as "a trailblazer for equal rights".
Labour launched an investigation in April last year after Ms Abbott wrote in the Observer that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people "undoubtedly experience prejudice" which she said is "similar to racism".
The letter added: "It is true that many types of white people with points of difference, such as redheads, can experience this prejudice.
"But they are not all their lives subject to racism."
Ms Abbott apologised and withdrew her remarks shortly after they were published.
BBC Newsnight revealed earlier this week that the party's investigation was completed in December 2023.
Labour's NEC issued her with a "formal warning" for "engaging in conduct that was in the opinion of the NEC, prejudicial and grossly detrimental to the Labour Party".
It said it expected her to undertake an "online, e-learning module" which a source said was a two-hour antisemitism awareness course.
Ms Abbott did the module in February, after which it is understood she received an email from Labour's chief whip acknowledging she had completed it.
However, as recently as Friday, Sir Keir had been saying the investigation into her comments was not "resolved".
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Labour needed to "clear up" this issue.
"The Labour Party has been telling everybody this investigation into Diane Abbott is ongoing, it now appears it concluded months ago," he said.
Meanwhile, Mr Corbyn, who was suspended as a Labour MP in 2020 for saying the scale of antisemitism within Labour's ranks had been "dramatically overstated" by his opponents, has launched his campaign to stand as an independent candidate in Islington North.
Speaking at a launch event, he said he had been "disturbed at the way Diane's been treated" and had sent her a "message of support".
A complete list of candidates standing in the seat will be available on the BBC website after nominations close.
Child in serious condition and three adults injured in Hackney shooting
Several police cars and ambulances were seen on Kingsland High Street in Dalston
A child is in serious condition and three adults have been injured after being shot near a restaurant in north-east London.
Police were called to Kingsland High Street, in Dalston in Hackney, at about 21:20 BST on Wednesday, after reports of gunshots.
Officers, including firearms specialists, and the London ambulance service attended the scene, the Metropolitan Police said.
The four victims were found with gunshot injuries and were taken to hospital in east London, the Met added.
The force said the child remains in serious condition and that it is awaiting further details of the other victims' conditions.
No arrests have been made and an investigation into circumstances around the incident has been launched.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward said Londoners "will be shocked" by the incident.
"Our thoughts go to all those affected," he added.
"Fast moving enquiries are under way and we will update as soon as we can. If anyone has any information, please contact us."
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said it treated the three adults and the child at the scene before taking them to a major trauma centre.
Passer-by Ayo Adesina told the BBC: "I arrived maybe about four, five, six minutes after it happened.
"People were just silent, like someone was trying to help... people just seemed stunned and trying to work out what was happening."
He said Kingsland High Street was a popular area and it was "very reckless for someone to have done". "Literally anyone could have got shot," he added.
Labour launched an investigation in April last year after Ms Abbott wrote in the Observer that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people "undoubtedly experience prejudice" which she said is "similar to racism".
The letter added: "It is true that many types of white people with points of difference, such as redheads, can experience this prejudice.
"But they are not all their lives subject to racism."
Ms Abbott apologised and withdrew her remarks shortly after they were published.
BBC Newsnight revealed earlier that the party's investigation was completed in December 2023.
Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) issued her with a "formal warning" for "engaging in conduct that was in the opinion of the NEC, prejudicial and grossly detrimental to the Labour Party".
It said it expected her to undertake an "online, e-learning module" which a source said was a two-hour antisemitism awareness course.
Ms Abbott did the module in February, after which it is understood she received an email from Labour's chief whip acknowledging she had completed it.
'Slap in the face'
As recently as Friday, Sir Keir had been saying the investigation into her comments was not "resolved".
Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden said it was "inconceivable" that the Labour leader "wasn't told the process had finished and a warning issued".
Questioned about the situation earlier, Sir Keir told reporters that "the process overall" was "obviously a little longer than the fact-finding exercise".
Ms Abbott, who became the first black woman to be elected to Parliament in 1987, was a close ally of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and served as his shadow home secretary.
Mr Corbyn, who was suspended as a Labour MP in 2020 for saying the scale of antisemitism within Labour's ranks had been "dramatically overstated" by his opponents, has confirmed he will stand against the party.
He will contest Islington North, which he has held since 1983, as an independent candidate. A complete list of candidates standing in the seat will be available on the BBC website after nominations close.
Momentum, the left-wing campaign group set up support Corbyn's leadership, said it would be "outrageous" for the party not to pick her as its candidate, having readmitted her as an MP.
"Anything less is a slap in the face to Diane, her constituents and the millions inspired by her example," it added.
Labour's full list of candidates is set to be endorsed at the NEC on Tuesday next week.
Parliament is due to be formally shut down on Thursday, triggering the official five-week election campaign ahead of polling day on Thursday 4 July.
Her comments came against a backdrop of historical claims of anti-Semitism in the party – a problem Sir Keir Starmer has been keen to stamp out since he took over as leader.
Despite her allegedly not being able to stand again, it is understood that Ms Abbott was given back the Labour whip on Tuesday with Labour sources telling The Telegraph that senior figures in the party were trying to reach a “soft landing” for the MP whereby she can “go with grace”.
The party leadership has decided that there are no circumstances in which she will stand for Labour on July 4, according to The Times.
Those close to Sir Keir are hoping to reach a deal with Ms Abbott, whereby in exchange for having the whip restored she agrees not to stand as an MP, according to the source.
“They don’t think it is appropriate for her to stand again but they are trying to reach out to her and get a soft landing – an agreement that she will retire in exchange for symbolically getting the whip back,” they said.
“They are keen to reach an amicable agreement that reflects her unique status as an iconic figure for a lot of ethnic minority people.”
Some Labour MPs have been pushing for Ms Abbott, who is the first black female MP, to be given a seat in the Lords.
Kim Johnson, a Labour MP on the Left of the party, urged Sir Keir to allow Ms Abbott to stand as the party’s candidate in the election.
She wrote on Twitter:
Solidarity with Diane, undeniably a trailblazer & a hero of our movement.
At a time when all our energy should be focussed on throwing the Tories out, this process looks nakedly factional.
Diane should have the whip restored now so she can stand as Labour's candidate in the GE.
Earlier on Tuesday, Sir Keir was accused of lying after it emerged that the investigation into Ms Abbott was completed last year.
When asked whether Ms Abbott would be readmitted into the party, he has repeatedly insisted that the matter is being dealt with by an independent process that has nothing to do with him.
On Tuesday, BBC Newsnight reported that Labour’s national executive committee had completed its investigation into Ms Abbott in December and she subsequently took a two-hour online anti-Semitism awareness training course.
The matter was subsequently said to have been passed to Sir Alan Campbell, the Labour chief whip, but Ms Abbott has not heard from Sir Alan since they held a meeting earlier this year.
Asked about the row on Tuesday morning, Jonathan Reynolds, a Labour frontbencher, refused to say whether Ms Abbott would be one of the party’s candidates at the general election.
Mr Reynolds said he wanted the case “resolved as soon as possible” but declined to say whether she should be allowed to stand on a Labour ticket.
The Labour Party has set an internal deadline of June 4 to select all its candidates around the country, meaning it now has a week to decide whether to readmit Ms Abbott and allow her to run as the Labour candidate for her constituency. She could otherwise stand as an independent candidate.
Jess Barnard, who sits on Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee, told The Telegraph that Sir Keir has been “untruthful” to suggest the process is independent, given that the “independent” NEC investigation concluded five months ago.
She told The Telegraph: “It is clear for everyone to see that they are running the clock down to the general election and they are using the NEC as a cover to run an alternative candidate. Although we see Keir Starmer claim that this is an independent process, we all know that it’s not.
“If the conclusion of a case is that Diane Abbott should have been readmitted, those are instructions that the whip and Keir Starmer should have followed. Their decision not to conclude that case is political interference. It is very clear for everyone to see that it is Keir Starmer who is calling the shots.”
Sir Keir, along with members of his shadow cabinet, has maintained that there is an ongoing independent process into Ms Abbott. In March, he said her suspension from the parliamentary Labour Party was subject to an independent process that was separate from him.
A spokesman for Momentum, the Left-wing pressure group, claimed the revelation that the NEC investigation had concluded in December showed Sir Keir had been “lying”.
He said: “The whole process has served to expose the fiction that the Labour leadership’s handling of the whip is independent and that what is happening has nothing to do with Starmer. It has everything to do with him.
“Clearly it has been in his hands and in the hands of the chief whip for months now and they have been pretending it isn’t to try and push Diane out. Now they have been exposed and they have a choice – do they really want to go ahead with forcing out Britain’s first black woman MP or do they want to do the right thing, let her back in and let her run?”
Asked whether he had given misleading answers over Ms Abbott’s case, Sir Keir, speaking at an event in Stevenage, said: “The process as a whole obviously involves both the findings of fact and then the consequent action on the back of that, which the chief whip is overseeing.
“That always takes time. So the process as a whole was not completed, but in the end, it’s a matter for the NEC.” Asked when a decision would be made, he added: “I think fairly soon. The question of candidates is being finalised at the moment.”
Following her suspension from the party last year, Ms Abbott apologised for her remarks and claimed they were a first draft sent to The Observer in error.
In March, she claimed Labour would not return the whip because she was too critical of the party leadership. She has said Labour’s economic policy is not Left-wing enough and advocated a return to policies advocated by Mr Corbyn.
