内容摘要：Amanda Rowe, IOPC director, said: "This was a disturbing incident in broad daylight in a residential area and it is appropriate that we examine police actions in responding to the events.

Amanda Rowe, IOPC director, said: "This was a disturbing incident in broad daylight in a residential area and it is appropriate that we examine police actions in responding to the events.

Labour has faced growing pressure over its stance on the conflict, since Israel launched a military campaign in response to Hamas's unprecedented attack on 7 October.but critics said the party was too slow to reach that position.

In its manifesto, Labour has committed to recognising a Palestinian state.Last year, Sir Keir was criticised after appearing to say Israel had the "right" to cut off water and energy to Gaza.He later clarified that he meant only that the country had a right to self-defence.

Sir Keir Starmer said “most” of the stories about his chief of staff Sue Gray are “wildly wrong”, after reports of rifts in No 10.Gray has been the subject of numerous newspaper stories since Labour entered government, including claims she has a fractious relationship with Cabinet Secretary Simon Case and strategy chief Morgan McSweeney.

Case is the UK’s most senior civil servant. McSweeney masterminded Labour’s successful general election campaign.

A senior government source has told the BBC the claims are “completely and utterly overblown” and “Sue is working with teams throughout civil service and acts with nothing but professionalism”.His vehicle has since been found, but a spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: "It is believed in his attempts to escape he has been swept away and tragically died."

Search teams gathered from first light and are scouring the banks of the river from the ford between Bolton and Abberwick, all the way to the sea at Alnmouth.Officers from the coastguard joined the search using a dinghy, accompanied by a trained dog.

A water level indicator at the ford showed the river was still more than 1ft (30cm) deep, but it would have been much higher at the weekend during the storm.His wife Anna and family thanked police, friends and the local community for their help and support.