this is bbc news. the headlines at five. chanting: shame - on you, shame on you! the home secretary and mayor of london call for an independent investigation after last night's clashes between police and crowds during a south london vigil in memory of sarah everard. we absolutely did not want to be in a position where enforcement action was necessary, but we were placed in this position because of the overriding need to protect people's safety. hundreds of demonstrators have now gathered near the houses of parliament in central london, following a protest at police headquarters — demonstrators lay on the ground for a minutes silence. labour says it will vote

against a bill in parliament this week to boost police powers against protesters. they should've been allowed to protest, to have their vigil, to come together in peace and i was very disturbed to see the police action. i think it was wrong and i'm pleased it's now going to be reviewed. the foreign secretary makes another call for the immediate release of british—iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — after she faces new allegations of anti—government propaganda in court. authorities in the republic of ireland recommend temporarily suspending use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after a report of four new cases of blood clotting incidents in adults who'd had the jab in norway. and it's the music industry's biggest awards night of the year — the grammys. they're being held at a virtual ceremony in los angeles.

the home secretary is asking her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary to look into the policing of last night's vigil in clapham common. the vigil was in memory of sarah everard, whose body was found in woodland days after she disappeared. police intervened to break up the vigil and made several arrests. in the last hour, home office sources say priti patel still has confidence in cressida dick. however, the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for the inspectorate to conduct a "full independent investigation" into the events. demonstrators have this afternoon gathered at new scotland yard and parliament square to protest against the police�*s handling of last night's vigil and what they describe as "police brutality". labour leader sir keir starmer said

the commissioner should not quit, but condemned the policing on saturday as "wrong". i don't think cressida dick should resign. we need to see the reports that have now been called for. but more than that, this is a bigger issue. all of the concerns, all of the problems with violence against women and girls have been there for a very, very long time. this week in parliament we start a policing bill, 300 or so pages, i70—something clauses, and almost nothing, almost nothing if you can believe it, on violence against women and girls. it's a gaping hole in this bill. it's why we will be voting against it, and a complete missed opportunity by the government. in the past few minutes we've been hearing from the met police commissioner, cressida dick. i would like to start by saying the events of last week for poor sarah and herfamily were events of last week for poor sarah and her family were absolutely

ghastly. just a horrible, horrible set of events which i think has touched the whole nation. i know i can speak for my people when i say this incredible strength of feeling, angen this incredible strength of feeling, anger, and sadness and a real determination to getjustice for sarah, and in the last couple of days, i've been out with my investigation teams make up my forensics teams, by searching teams, my neighbouring teams, although women at the mets are outraged by what has happened that they are working as hard as they can to get justice for sarah. in that context, none of us would have wanted to see the scenes we saw at the end of yesterday's events. worth saying of course i fully understand the strength of feeling, i think as a woman and hearing from people about

their experiences in the past and what they feel about what happened to sarah and what has been going on, i understand why so many people wanted to come and pay their respects and make a statement. indeed if it had been lawful, i'd have been there. i'd have been at her vigil. and six hours of yesterday was really calm and peaceful. very few police officers around, respectful, people of maine flowers, not gathering, an individual that did not breach the regulations. —— people laying flowers. unfortunately later on, we had a really big crowd that gathered. lots of speeches. and quite rightly as far as i can see, my team felt this is now an unlawful gathering which poses a considerable risk to people's health according to

the regulations. really invidious position to find ourselves in but they then moved to try to explain to people to engage with people, to get people to engage with people, to get people to engage with people, to get people to disperse from these unlawful gatherings and many people did. unfortunately a small minority did. unfortunately a small minority did not. , , ., did. unfortunately a small minority did not. ,, ., , did not. dame cressida dick defending — did not. dame cressida dick defending her _ did not. dame cressida dick defending her officers - did not. dame cressida dick defending her officers last l did not. dame cressida dick- defending her officers last night, interesting scene that hadn't been lawful, she would have attended the vigil for sarah lawful, she would have attended the vigilfor sarah everard lawful, she would have attended the vigil for sarah everard at clapham common as well. incidentally, the home secretary priti patel has asked for a report to be sent to her, that report has arrived, priti patel says she has confidence, still has confidence in the met commissioner. that is despite the leader of the liberal democrats calling for her to consider position. more protests today. let's go to parliament square. our correspondent vishala sri pathnam is there.

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our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins me now. pretty strong statements certainly from the mayor of london about the policing last night. we heard that statement from cressida dick in the last few minutes saying she defends her officers. the home secretary not giving her completely unequivocal support either. i do giving her completely unequivocal suoport either-— giving her completely unequivocal support either. i do understand the home secretary — support either. i do understand the home secretary still _ support either. i do understand the home secretary still has _ support either. i do understand the home secretary still has full - home secretary still has full confidence in the met commissioner and shoemaker in the last 20 minutes orso and shoemaker in the last 20 minutes or so that she is not considering her position and given the fact that the labour party seem to be comfortable with that i think the media pressure on her has probably gone but there are going to be too big reviews into the way that this has been policed, one by the inspectorate of constabulary, the other by the independent 0ffice inspectorate of constabulary, the other by the independent office for police conduct. and clearly about the home secretary and the mayor of london still have big questions was that they have held talks with cressida dick today, so has the prime minister, all seemed to still have questions about the way that the situation yesterday was dealt with. the expedition we are getting

from the met was that the policing operation was very difficult and hard to pass detailed judgment on what went on into —— until those reviews happen. but i think in the immediate term it is pretty clear at the met commissioner is staying in herjob despite those calls for yesterday to resign. find herjob despite those calls for yesterday to resign.— herjob despite those calls for yesterday to resign. and yet the olice yesterday to resign. and yet the police would _ yesterday to resign. and yet the police would argue _ yesterday to resign. and yet the police would argue and - yesterday to resign. and yet the police would argue and she - yesterday to resign. and yet the i police would argue and she actually said that the police were in an invidious situation there, so much legislation has gone through parliament, not necessarily well draughted, so many more powers given to the police, and being asked to enforce the unenforceable and yet there were discrepancies. black lives matter, the blm protest a few months ago, very different police response there which caused the anchor for the response there which caused the anchorfor the home response there which caused the anchor for the home secretary at the time. , , ., , ., time. there will be questions about the political — time. there will be questions about the political sides _ time. there will be questions about the political sides of— time. there will be questions about the political sides of this _ time. there will be questions about the political sides of this as - time. there will be questions about the political sides of this as well - the political sides of this as well whether too much pressure is being put on the police to crack down on some protests as you say, the home secretary it made pretty clear when those black lives matter protests were happening in london that she

wanted to see stricter enforcement and the debate is when to dominate the next few days in parliament because we are seeing the policing bill come before mps. there is a lot in that that is because concern among opposition mps about the scope it gives the police to crack down on protests. so yes absolutely i think the debate is going to continue. nick, thank you very much indeed. the group reclaim these streets organised the vigil at clapham common yesterday, before it was cancelled following a consultation with the police. we can speak now to anna birley from the group. do you have some sympathy for the police, anna? do you have some sympathy for the police. anna?— police, anna? that's a really interesting _ police, anna? that's a really interesting question, - police, anna? that's a really interesting question, not. police, anna? that's a really| interesting question, not one police, anna? that's a really - interesting question, not one on my list that i thought you were going to ask. we found working with the police incredibly difficult. so far as we're concerned, the ball has beenin as we're concerned, the ball has been in their court from day one when we started organising practically reached out. we have given them so many opportunities to

engage with us constructively and to create something which has a proportionate response to a peaceful vigil which was a strict social distancing and other covert guidelines and they have consistently failed to do that. —— other covid guidelines. i am pleased that cressida dick is not resigning, we have delivery not called on her to resign, we want women to safety whether or not one person at the top of an organisation to be the headline in the news tomorrow... the story has to be women are safe and the truth of the matter is they are not... if the truth of the matter is they are not... . ., , the truth of the matter is they are not... . . , ., , not... ifi can interrupt ifi may, these aren't _ not... ifi can interrupt ifi may, these aren't guidelines - not... ifi can interrupt ifi may, these aren't guidelines these i not... ifi can interrupt ifi may, l these aren't guidelines these are laws. this is why i asked the question about the city for police and that there are two separate things. if the police will enforce the will and they're being told by the will and they're being told by the home secretary who is angry about how they dealt with the demonstrations a few months ago for blm, that means they will enforce the law and that's what they say they were doing. i the law and that's what they say they were doing.— the law and that's what they say they were doing. i think there are a few thins they were doing. i think there are a few things to _ they were doing. i think there are a few things to unpick _ they were doing. i think there are a few things to unpick here. - they were doing. i think there are a few things to unpick here. the - they were doing. i think there are a few things to unpick here. the blm protest happened under a different

set of covid guidelines to what we were planning so i do not think that is a fair comparison and i think regardless of the calls, blm being a very worthy cause as is the rate for women to be able to enjoy public spaces safely... mn; women to be able to en'oy public spaces safely. . .h women to be able to en'oy public spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. _ spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. we _ spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. we do _ spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. we do need - spaces safely... my point is about the guidelines. we do need to - spaces safely... my point is about i the guidelines. we do need to make sure that the — the guidelines. we do need to make sure that the police _ the guidelines. we do need to make sure that the police are _ the guidelines. we do need to make sure that the police are enforcing i sure that the police are enforcing all laws and we are all bound by the human rights act 1998 and the justice made it clear in his high courtjudgment on friday that the onusis courtjudgment on friday that the onus is on the metropolitan police to meet with us to enable a safe and legal vigil. they continue to fail to do this. we ask repeatedly we sat in meetings with them, we offered many suggestions and they offered none. we have asked to meet with cressida dick today and she has not met with us before putting out a statement. and we are forced to explore further legal options. in explore further legal options. in that statement she said were at waffle, she would have attended that

vigil. waffle, she would have attended that viuil. . , , ., ,., vigil. that is news to us and i think she _ vigil. that is news to us and i think she could _ vigil. that is news to us and i think she could have - vigil. that is news to us and i think she could have reached j vigil. that is news to us and i - think she could have reached out to let us know in advance because her offices were telling us that there was no way that it could be lawful and were essentially putting in place a blanket ban on all form of assembly despite the fact that mr justice holgate in his ruling in court on friday said that woelfel assembly it must be permitted under human rights. assembly it must be permitted under human rights-— human rights. what about some re orts human rights. what about some reports that _ human rights. what about some reports that missiles _ human rights. what about some reports that missiles were - human rights. what about some | reports that missiles were thrown human rights. what about some - reports that missiles were thrown at police, their agitators within the crowd who helped provoked it? irate police, their agitators within the crowd who helped provoked it? we are a u-rou crowd who helped provoked it? we are a a-rou of crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women _ crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and _ crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and i _ crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and i think- crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and i think now - crowd who helped provoked it? we are a group of women and i think now we i a group of women and i think now we can call our results of movement of women who want to empower other women. so i'm not going to be joining into a discussion about other women or put in a position where i'm criticising or putting them down. what i would like to say though is that we had really watertight plans on how to run a covid safe event... watertight plans on how to run a covid safe event. . ._ watertight plans on how to run a covid safe event... would you mind answerin: covid safe event... would you mind answering that _ covid safe event... would you mind answering that question _ covid safe event... would you mind answering that question because i covid safe event... would you mind | answering that question because the report suggesting that there were agitators, provocateurs within that

group. do you know if that is the case? i group. do you know if that is the case? ., , ., group. do you know if that is the case? . , ., ., group. do you know if that is the case? ., ., .,, ., group. do you know if that is the case? ., ., ., ., ., case? i was not on clapham common. we had been — case? i was not on clapham common. we had been asked _ case? i was not on clapham common. we had been asked to _ case? i was not on clapham common. we had been asked to stay _ case? i was not on clapham common. we had been asked to stay away - we had been asked to stay away police organisers or risk criminal prosecution. i was not there, i don't think it would be appropriate to cast aspersions on an event i wasn't attend if at some point i would like to say is that would not have happened had we been able to organise and run a covid safe event last night. we had watertight plans which we wanted the police to engage with in a constructive waif so that we could make sure that we worked together to make the event lawful and say for everyone involved. what they did by failing to work with us, they did by failing to work with us, they failed all the women there yesterday and the women at the capital because they failed to create an environment in which people were safe and were... the high emotions could be expressed in a way which did not end in women being manhandled by police. anna,

thanks very — being manhandled by police. anna, thanks very much _ being manhandled by police. anna, thanks very much for _ being manhandled by police. anna, thanks very much forjoining - being manhandled by police. anna, thanks very much forjoining us. . the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who has just completed a five—year prison sentence in tehran, has again appeared in court to face new charges. she's accused of propaganda against iran, including taking part in a demonstration in london 12 years ago. earlier i spoke to nazanin's husband, richard ratcliffe, who told me about his conversation with his wife earlier. i have spoken to her this afternoon, yes. and yes, she probably was relieved that the court was over. as you say, she was in court on a charge of spreading propaganda against the regime. that has been hanging over her now for, well, four years almost. that court case kept coming back and forwards. so it happened, the final part of it, this morning. she met thejudge, it was all quite calm. thejudge said to her that he would be giving a verdict within a week or so, so at least the court process is over. and seeing thejudge, seeing the interrogators again,

hopefully that is no more, at least. so we will await to see what comes next, but at least she hasn't got to go and face those guys. so where is she now? back at her mum's and dads. so, as you said in your intro, she finished a five—year sentence last weekend and had an ankle tag that was taken off. and as it was taken off, she was given this new case. the past week she has been quite tense and stressed, and we weren't sure if it was going to be just one court hearing or a long, drawn—out game. and the relief of it coming off, she actually went out for lunch with her mum and sister. so, back at home and, you know, probablyjust trying to make sense and draw breath as to where we really are. so, after the traumatic, what, three or four years, including being kept in solitary confinement, and almost amounting to torture, really, is she beginning to get better? no, she is definitely still in the middle of things. i think it is fair to say

that the worst of her experience was the beginning, and that is when she was in solitary. that's when all the most military abuses were happening. but she is not safe, she is still in harm's way, and she is still sitting, facing an unknown sentence for an unknown length of time where she's going to be held for. so, it is not a place where she can relax, even if she can breathe that at least nothing more bad was going to happen today. dominic raab has criticised the fact she has had to go back to court. did the british embassy in tehran accompany her and help? certainly, i thought dominic raab's comments as foreign secretary were strong and i am glad he did them. we've certainly been asking him to do it, and i think the government's tone has hardened over the last few weeks. yes, we requested the british embassy to accompany her to court. they need permission to go into court, but they don't need permission to accompany her, and they declined to, so certainly i feel that was something they could have done and would have sent an important

signal of protection. richard ratcliff speed to be earlier. 17 minutes past five. the headlines on bbc news... the home secretary and mayor of london call for an independent investigation — after last night's clashes between police and crowds during a south london vigil in memory of sarah everard. hundreds of demonstrators have now gathered near the houses of parliament in central london, following a protest at police headquarters — demonstrators lay on the ground for a minutes silence. labour says it will vote against a bill in parliament this week to boost police powers against protesters. —— againsta —— against a new bill in parliament. around two million vulnerable people are being sent texts from nhs england this weekend, urging them to book their coronavirus vaccination. urging them to book their those with pre—existing medical conditions such as diabetes and certain types of cancer who have not yet received a letter from their gp will be able to make

an appointment via a link. here's our health correspondent anna collinson. ciara lawrence has a learning disability. she was nervous about getting vaccinated so on the about getting so on the day told the nurse. i told her that i didn't like needles and so she prepared it away from me and she came from behind me and as she was doing it, my husband was there to talk to me and distract me. my message for those people who are afraid of having the covid jab is don't be worried, don't be scared. there are calls for millions more vulnerable people with underlying health conditions to follow ciara's lead. more than 7 million people are in group six and have been prioritised because they're more likely to become seriously unwell from coronavirus. the group includes those with underlying health conditions like cancer and heart disease, their carers, and people with learning disabilities. as part of a renewed call to help some of the most vulnerable, leading charities including mencap

have published an open letter urging them to consider booking their coronavirus jab. 0verall, more than 23 million people have now been vaccinated, but there's still a long way to go. this morning, the republic of ireland announced it was suspending using the oxford/astrazeneca jab afterfour people in norway developed blood clots. but the uk's regulator, the mhra, insists available evidence didn't suggest the vaccine was the cause. the vaccine roll—out has been a success, but that doesn't mean covid—19 will not continue to pose a threat. we need also to recognise that this is a virus that isn't going to go away and i have no doubt that in the autumn, there will be a further wave of infections. so, as restrictions continue to be lifted, like the reopening of schools in england this week, the scientific community will be watching the data closely for any causes for concern. anna collinson, bbc news. music's biggest night of the year —

the grammy awards — take place in los angeles tonight. but, because of the pandemic, it won't be the same star studded red carpet event we're used to. sophie long has been speaking to some first time british nominees # shining through the city with a little funk and soul # so i'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa—oh—oh # dynamite immediately became a record—breaking song on multiple platforms for k—pop band bts. it's earned a grammy nomination for them and for the london duo who wrote it. wow, we've got a grammy nomination. so, getting a grammy nom on a song that we wrote over zoom in lockdown and in the midst of a pandemic has just got to be a silver lining to any dark cloud and any terrible year, so, yeah, we'rejust so, so happy. it wasjust, like, a mad like... surreal, yeah. ..surreal 20 minutes of watching it and a buzz, and then suddenly it was just like —

back to real life! back to work, yeah. keep it moving. david and jessica have written hundreds of songs together. they kind of knew this was a little different. we understood how huge bts were. we knew that it was their first ever english—speaking song which was a major thing that we were like, "i think this is it." and then it only got more and more exciting when we see the visual, we see the video, and we was like, "this is like nothing we could ever imagine." it'sjust, the levels of this is like nothing that we've ever worked on before. in los angeles, the stage is being set for bts to perform on sunday night, but due to the pandemic, jessica and david will be watching thousands of miles away in london. i was hoping to go to a guest in los angeles but i think we have just, we have just lost contact, just, we havejust lost contact, how annoying. we would try to go back to

her in a moment. let's moved on. a british report from the army has said that the military is in a porta spate, saying the military defence has wasted brings up is partly because of procrastination and... our correspondent has this. borisjohnson says the upcoming defence review will end an era of retreat and transform britain's armed forces. but this report raises serious questions as to whether the ministry of defence can deliver on that promise. mps say the army's ageing fleet of tanks and armoured vehicles are in a deplorable state, outmatched and outgunned by both allies and potential adversaries. what we are seeing is a diminution in our conventional hard power capability, ourability to do expeditionary warfare. we have an obligation to nato to provide a warfighting division, we now can't really do that any more.

the report says the mod has already squandered large amounts of money with little to show for it. the mod spent £400 million to modernise hundreds of these warrior armoured vehicles, but now the entire programme is expected to be scrapped. mps describe it as a woeful story of bureaucratic procrastination, military indecision, financial mismanagement, and general ineptitude. i welcome any plan to modernise the army's equipment, certainly over the years, some of it has been neglected and that's long overdue, but by modernising for example a tank, you've got to be very careful that you don't produce a really exquisite piece of equipment but don't necessarily have it in enough numbers or don't have enough people to crew those vehicles. the mod insists a significant increase in funding for defence will deliver an upgraded armour force to meet the threats of the future but the defence review

is still expected to cut the number of tanks and armoured vehicles. mps say the army's armoured capabilities today are at risk of being denuded on the promise of technically advanced jam tomorrow. jonathan beale, bbc news. for those of you waiting to hear more about the grammys. we can now speak to ammar kalia — a global music critic. you are in west london, maybe that explains why we had promised. at the 63rd grammys, very different and virtual as we know. what are you looking out for tonight? i virtual as we know. what are you looking out for tonight?- looking out for tonight? i think it will be interesting _ looking out for tonight? i think it will be interesting to _ looking out for tonight? i think it will be interesting to see - looking out for tonight? i think it will be interesting to see how- will be interesting to see how performances go down without an audience in the room and i think it would be interesting to see the rock performance category where you have female nominees, if fiona apple wins she said she might smash her grammy. that would be fun. also a country

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gradually feed its way further east. across a cross m ost across most of the western side, western scotland, wales and northern ireland in the afternoon with patchy rain that leaves eastern parts rice and sundaes easter monday, indicating it is not as windy as it has been, the winds will ease down further in the afternoon and if you are in a bit of sunshine, it is going to feel a bit warmer out there. high pressure is trying to build then, a couple of weather fronts to move through before that really becomes established. 0vernight and into tuesday, and vape will bring a bit of rain, quite quickly on to say out of the way from scotland and northern ireland, plenty of sunshine here during the afternoon, much of a good and wales will be cloudy with patchy rain slowly pushing its with southwards. temperatures a bit higher on tuesday and will feel pleasant if you are in that afternoon sunshine. it is after that afternoon sunshine. it is after that high—pressure becomes more established very close to us but it

is going to be drier and calmerfor a time but later in the week, between the high—pressure here and the low pressure to the south of us there will be coming in from the east a strengthening wind especially a crossing that and wales and that is going to bring temperatures down and it will be a few showers along with that whereas scotland and northern ireland, temperatures will stay fairly average. this week high—pressure comes back, drier and calmerfor a time, the wind picks up later again later in the week along with the cold air moving in particularly for england and wales.

the head of the metropolitan police has defended its actions in breaking up last night's vigil in memory of sarah everard. there will be an independent review of police tactics, which has been welcomed by the met commissioner, cressida dick. i don't think anybody who was not in the operation can actually pass a detailed comment on the rightness and wrongness of it. you know, this is fiendishly difficult policing. but criticism of the police has been swift, and from across the political spectrum. as i was sat in the van, as my hands

were handcuffed i wasjust thinking, gosh, all i wanted was to stand with other women. mps are due to debate a bill this week giving the police wider powers in dealing with public gatherings and demonstrations. also on the programme... two million people with pre—existing conditions, like diabetes and cancer, are being urged to book their covid jabs. the uk would be outgunned in any conflict say mps, due to ageing army equipment. and defeat for england in the second twenty20 international with india, which levels the series at 1—1. good afternoon. the commissioner of the metropolitan police has defended the tactics

of the force in breaking up last night's vigil for sarah everard, the 33—year—old woman whose body was found in woodland on wednesday. dame cressida dick said she welcomed an independent review into what happened, but that anyone "who wasn't in the operation cannot pass detailed comment". 0fficers made several arrests, saying the gathering risked covid infections, but critics say police tactics were heavy handed. mps will debate a new bill this week giving forces wider powers in dealing with public gatherings and demonstrations. this report from our home editor mark easton contains flash photography. within moments of being taken, this picture of police holding down a woman on clapham common became a symbol of female defiance against male aggression. as darkness descended on the vigil in memory of sarah everard, what had been a peaceful demonstration of female solidarity turned ugly. police moved in to disperse

the crowd, there was pushing and shoving with a number of women taken away in handcuffs. four of them were arrested for public order and coronavirus regulation breaches, among them this woman. as i was sat in the van, i was thinking, gosh, all i wanted was to stand with other women, and the fear that has been brewing for years from a very young age, we are harassed and we are aware of the abuse and violence against women. as the police surrounded the bandstand, emotions intensified. they had grabbed me, they were being really aggressive, just in my arms, they put me in handcuffs, the beautiful women stood with me, one of them is the pictures are circulated, they were thrown to the floor, she had police officers on their back with their feet. the olice their back with their feet. the police are _ their back with their feet. the police are saying _ their back with their feet. the police are saying they had to act for public safety reasons. i for public safety reasons. i personally being there didn't see

anyone being at risk. the sight of women, who had come together to stand against male violence, being manhandled has led to a chorus of criticism across the political spectrum. the mayor of london described the scenes as completely unacceptable, demanding the commissioner of the met explain herself at a meeting today. an official enquiry was ordered by the home secretary this afternoon as dame cressida dick defended her officers. thea;r afternoon as dame cressida dick defended her officers. they have to make these — defended her officers. they have to make these really _ defended her officers. they have to make these really difficult - defended her officers. they have to make these really difficult calls, . make these really difficult calls, and i don't think anybody should be sitting back and saying i would have done it differently, without actually understanding what was going through their minds. the metropolitan police were already being investigated details around the sarah everard murder enquiry. now they find themselves under increasing political pressure. the focus of this _ increasing political pressure. tie: focus of this weekend should be on

sarah everard and herfamily. but it is right also that the police are to wed explain their actions. thea;r wed explain their actions. they should have — wed explain their actions. they should have been _ wed explain their actions. they should have been allowed - wed explain their actions. they should have been allowed to protest, to have _ should have been allowed to protest, to have their vigil, to come together— to have their vigil, to come together in peace and i was very disturbed — together in peace and i was very disturbed to see the police action. ithink_ disturbed to see the police action. i think it _ disturbed to see the police action. i think it was wrong and i am pleased _ i think it was wrong and i am pleased it's now going to be reviewed. pleased it's now going to be reviewed-— pleased it's now going to be reviewed. , . ., reviewed. there is evidence to su . . est reviewed. there is evidence to suggest some _ reviewed. there is evidence to suggest some of— reviewed. there is evidence to suggest some of those - reviewed. there is evidence to suggest some of those who i reviewed. there is evidence to - suggest some of those who attended the vigil had been looking for trouble, and the police have been criticised before for not intervening in protests during the pandemic, notably by the home secretary. this evening a crowd of protesters gathered outside sutton blood, presenting a challenge to the police's ability to handle the outpouring of anguish sparked by sarah everard's death. up to now, the met stands accused of getting it badly wrong. matt easton, bbc news. sarah everard's death has shone a critical light on the issues of violence against women, and the safety of our streets. 0ur correspondent, katy austin, has been to clapham to speak to some of the women who attended last

night's vigil, about why it was important to go. catherine and anna maria made a short walk from their homes to clapham common this afternoon. i mainly wanted to be pay respects to sarah everard and herfamily. it had a massive impact on me as a woman, living around here, and i think it has so many others. bath think it has so many others. both went to last _ think it has so many others. both went to last night _ think it has so many others. both went to last night was _ think it has so many others. both went to last night was met - think it has so many others. both went to last night was met vigil despite being aware of lockdown rules. they say they wore masks and kept social distance. irate rules. they say they wore masks and kept social distance.— kept social distance. we could not no. kept social distance. we could not go- because _ kept social distance. we could not go- because it— kept social distance. we could not go. because it affects _ kept social distance. we could not go. because it affects every - kept social distance. we could notj go. because it affects every single one of— go. because it affects every single one of us — go. because it affects every single one of us. it go. because it affects every single one of us. , ., ., ., ., ., ., one of us. it is rare for a woman to be abducted _ one of us. it is rare for a woman to be abducted off _ one of us. it is rare for a woman to be abducted off the _ one of us. it is rare for a woman to be abducted off the street, - one of us. it is rare for a woman to be abducted off the street, but i one of us. it is rare for a woman to be abducted off the street, but in i be abducted off the street, but in recent days many women have been sharing other experiences on social media of feeling afraid, being harassed or assaulted.- media of feeling afraid, being harassed or assaulted. there were “ust so harassed or assaulted. there were just so many _ harassed or assaulted. there were just so many posts _ harassed or assaulted. there were just so many posts all— harassed or assaulted. there were just so many posts all about - harassed or assaulted. there were just so many posts all about what | just so many posts all about what happened, about sarah everard, but alsojust in general. it happened, about sarah everard, but also just in general.— also just in general. it has resonated _ also just in general. it has resonated with _ also just in general. it has resonated with everyone i | also just in general. it has i resonated with everyone i know, also just in general. it has _ resonated with everyone i know, not only in— resonated with everyone i know, not only in the _ resonated with everyone i know, not

only in the south—west of london but everyone _ only in the south—west of london but everyone that i know. the only in the south-west of london but everyone that i know.— everyone that i know. the sea of flowers at _ everyone that i know. the sea of flowers at the _ everyone that i know. the sea of flowers at the bandstand - everyone that i know. the sea of i flowers at the bandstand continued to swell today. people stood in reflective silence. the number of tributes which have been left in the number of people still coming here todayis number of people still coming here today is just one sign of how widely sarah's story has resonated. naomi also chose to attend yesterday. i didn't like being told that i wasn't allowed to. she felt it was too important. looking at sarah, you just think it could have been me or it could have been my friends or it could have been my loved ones so easily. and just to carry that fear around with you everyday, just weighs down. aha, around with you everyday, “ust weighs mi around with you everyday, “ust weighs «mi weighs down. a week that has included international - weighs down. a week that has i included international women's day and mother's day has also seen mourning for the shocking loss of a woman's life and a wider national conversation about male violence and female safety. katie austin, bbc news. and our home editor mark eastonjoins me now.

sarah everard's terrible death, the vigil last night and the police handling of it, together they seem to suggest there is a big moment in society and how we deal with these kind of things. i society and how we deal with these kind of things-— kind of things. i think so. there are moments, _ kind of things. i think so. there are moments, catalysts - kind of things. i think so. there are moments, catalysts for i kind of things. i think so. there l are moments, catalysts for public mood to change, for the politics to change. we saw that with the black lives matter movement and the death of george floyd. and perhaps we are seeing the same thing with the death of sarah everard. there is this eruption of emotion and anger, it reflects on a change and forces a rethink. the political unanimity we are saying about the need for an investigation into the police and their handling of the vigil and wider concerns about the way they handled the murder enquiry. and i think that reflects a sense that the wind has changed. as well as her meeting with the london mayor today at city hall, dame cressida also attended a meeting with the prime

minister in downing street, a sign of how important this issue has become. now she says she has no intention of resigning and both the prime minister and the labour leader have said they have confidence in her leadership. but this affair is not over. a her leadership. but this affair is not over. ., , ., her leadership. but this affair is not over. ., ., ., not over. matt easton, our home ednon around two million vulnerable people are being sent texts from nhs england this weekend, urging them to book their coronavirus vaccination. those with pre—existing medical conditions, such as diabetes and certain types of cancer, who've not yet received a letterfrom their gp, will be able to make an appointment. here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. ciara lawrence has a learning disability, she was nervous about getting vaccinated so on the day, told the nurse. i told her i did not like needles and she prepared it away from me and she came from behind me, and as she was doing it my husband was there to talk to me and distract me. my message for those people who are afraid of having the jab is don't be worried,

don't be scared. there are calls for millions more vulnerable people with underlying health conditions to follow her lead. more than 7 million people are in group six and have been prioritised because they are more likely to become seriously unwell from coronavirus. the group includes those with underlying health conditions like cancer and heart disease, their carers and people with learning disabilities. as part of a renewed call to help some of the most vulnerable, leading charities including mencap have published an open letter urging them to consider booking their coronavirus jab. 0verall, more than 23 million people have now been vaccinated, but there still a long way to go. —— more than 2a million. this morning, the republic of ireland announced it was suspending using the oxford astrazeneca jab afterfour people in norway developed blood clots. the uk regulator insists available evidence did not suggest the vaccine was the cause. the vaccine roll—out has been a success but that doesn't mean

covid—19 will not continue to pose a threat. we need to recognise this is a virus that is not going to go away and i have no doubt that in the autumn, there will be a further wave of infections. so as restrictions continue to be lifted, like the reopening of schools in england this week, the scientific community will be watching the data closely for any causes for concern. anna collinson, bbc news. the latest coronavirus figures show infections continuing to fall, though weekend numbers tend to be lower due to reporting delays. there were 4,618 new cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is 5,703. there were 52 deaths reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test — which means on average, 145 people died every day in the last week from coronavirus,

taking the total to 125,516. over half a million people have had their first dose of a covid vaccine in the latest 2a hour period, which means a total of more than 2a million people have now had their firstjab, and more than one and a half million people have had both doses of the vaccine. a report by mps says the british army's tanks and armoured vehicles are in a "deplorable" state which would see the uk outgunned in any conflict. the report says the ministry of defence has squandered hundreds of millions of pounds, partly because of �*bureaucratic procrastination and military indecision'. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, has that story. borisjohnson says the upcoming defence review will end an era of retreat and transform britain's armed forces. but this report raises serious questions as to whether the ministry of defence can deliver on that promise.

mps say the army's ageing fleet of tanks and armoured vehicles are in a deplorable state, outmatched and outgunned by both allies and potential adversaries. what we are seeing is a diminution in our conventional hard power capability, ourability to do expeditionary warfare. we have an obligation to nato to provide a warfighting division, we now can't really do that any more. the report says the mod has already squandered large amounts of money with little to show for it. the mod spent £400 million to modernise hundreds of these warrior armoured vehicles, but now the entire programme is expected to be scrapped. mps describe it as a woeful story of bureaucratic procrastination, military indecision, financial mismanagement, and general ineptitude. i welcome any plan to modernise the army's equipment,

certainly over the years, some of it has been neglected and that's long overdue, but by modernising for example a tank, you've got to be very careful that you don't produce a really exquisite piece of equipment but don't necessarily have it in enough numbers or don't have enough people to crew those vehicles. the mod insists a significant increase in funding for defence will deliver an upgraded armour force to meet the threats of the future but the defence review is still expected to cut the number of tanks and armoured vehicles. mps say the army's armoured capabilities today are at risk of being denuded on the promise of technically advanced jam tomorrow. jonathan beale, bbc news. at least 1a protesters have been killed in clashes in myanmar�*s main city yangon as politicians ousted by the military coup called for "revolution". china's embassy in the country has

called on the authorities to protect its property and citizens, after several chinese factories were also set on fire. it's now six weeks since the army seized control. the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's just completed a five—year prison sentence in tehran, has appeared in court again to face new charges. she's accused of propaganda against iran, including taking part in a demonstration in london 12 years ago. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, is with me. what happened in court today? it was in a revolutionary court in front of the samejudge who in a revolutionary court in front of the same judge who sentenced her to five years in 2016. she was extremely nervous, she is suffering from ptsd. the trial lasted less than 20 minutes, just about 20 minutes. her lawyer gave his defence, she got a chance to speak, said she didn't accept the allegations and wanted a fair trial. she was told to expect a verdict in seven days. and since then we've had

a very strong statement from the foreign secretary who says this is a wholly arbitrary case, that iran is subjecting her to a cruel and inhumane ordeal. and her husband says she is being held as leveraged, leveraged he believes over a debt that britain owes to a run for some tanks that iran bought before the islamic resolution and then never delivered after the revolution. so what is clear from the iranians is they want something in return for her freedom. they want something in return for herfreedom. what they want something in return for her freedom. what is far less clear is when her ordeal will finally be over. ., ., . ~ is when her ordeal will finally be over. ., ., ., ~ , ., now with the day's sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much. good evening. england have been thrashed by india in their second t20 international in reverse of the opening match this time it went all india's way as they won by seven wickets to level the series one all. inside the well�*s biggest cricket

ground, those imposing stands make inviting targets. jason roy the first england batsmen to take aim. when he's in the mood there are few more formidable. sometimes you just have to get out of his way. england are regarded as the best in the world at this form of the game but even the best sometimes come up short. this was roy out for 46. his team—mates struggled to get going, 160 for a decent total but one india had every chance of catching. particularly with shots like this. india's batsmen bold, at times brilliant, finding connections where england's hadn't. those huge stands now brought their feet. even the likes of ben stokes, usually end in's most reliable, was struggling. here a missed chance for him to england. india winning with overs to spare, england brought down—to—earth. ireland have beated scotland with a late penalty

in rugby union's six nations championship. after taking an early lead at murrayfield — robbie henshaw with the opening try... scotland fought back to level the scores and there was a nail biting few minutes untiljonny sexton kicked the winning points in the 27—24 victory for ireland which puts them second behind wales in the table. it's the same old story sometimes with us. we are just letting in soft tries, tries that aren't acceptable at international level and it's frustrating because i felt we dominated large parts of that game and were 1a points up and suddenly we are drawing with a few minutes to go. great character to stay in the moment and bounce back, and better things we've been working on. brighton moved a step closer to premier league survival with a 2—1win at southampton. leandro trossard's second half goal was enough to settle the south coast derby. brighton are now 16th in the table and three points from the relegation zone. meanwhile, iheanacho scored a hat—trick for leicester as they thrashed bottom side

sheffield united 5—0. the win moves leicester up to second, but it was a rotten start for sheffield united's new interim manager, paul heckingbottom, who only took over this morning. in the day's other games it is one all in the north london derby between arsenal and tottenham with half an hour to go. there was no upset in the women's league cup final, where holders chelsea beat bristol city with the biggest scoreline in the history of the competition. sam kerr scored a hat—trick in the 6—0 victory — but every goal was set up by england striker fran kirby, who scored twice herself. chelsea are also leading the wsl and into the quarter—finals of the champions league. the world of boxing is paying tribute to one of its greats — marvin hagler — who's died unexpectedly at the age of 66. the american dominated the middlweight division for nearly a decade in the 1980's. nicknamed "marvellous marvin", he won 62 of his 67 fights, most of them knock—outs.

britain's former world champion, lennox lewis, called him a "legend". and lee westwood is about to tee—off his final round at the players championship in florida. you can find out how he gets on, on the bbc sport website. that's it. i'll be back with the late news at 10.

hello. this is bbc news. let's return now to our main story. that the metropolitan police commissioner cresside dick is coming under pressure over how last night's vigilfor sarah everard was handled. speaking in the last hour, cressida dick said she would not be resigning, and explained how difficult it is to police demonstrations within the current coronavirus restrictions. i wouldn't have wanted to see a vigil in memory of sarah end with those things, and that is why this morning i said, from what i can tell, i wasn't there, but my officers were in a very difficult position as they have been again

and again over the last year. policing within coronavirus restrictions. having to uphold the law, having to be impartial, having to be fair, but of course, trying to apply common sense, and discretion, and if people don't understand the law trying to help them to understand and engage and speak before we ever turn to any enforcement. but that is why i said we didn't want it to end like that. let's have a review. so i welcome the fact that this appears now. the home secretary, i believe, has asked for the hmr to review it. i have spoken in the day by both the home secretary and i'm very comfortable with that. i think my officers will be.

today, it seems, we are not comfortable with your reasoning. they have both come out and said they are not satisfied with that meeting in response to the answers you have given. the home secretary �*s believes there are still questions and answers that haven't been satisfied. so, i can't speak for them. you've interpreted what they have said. what i can say is that i think it will be good for public confidence, for this policing operation in the context that it was delivered, in the round, given extraordinary strength of feeling that there was at the time, but also given the fact that we are still in a pandemic and there are unlawful gatherings. of if people are putting themselves massively at risk. what we do in one event sets a precedent for other events. i'm really comfortable that we review what happened. i don't think anybody who was not in the operation can actually pass a detailed comment on the rightness and wrongness of it.

this is fiendishly difficult policing, but also i'm sure for the people who wanted to express their feelings. that was a difficult situation for them. and that is why it needs cold light of day, sober review. i think we are all agreed on that. there have been calls from many quarters for you to resign. are you considering your position? no, i'm not. what happened to sarah appalls me. as you know, i'm the first woman commissioner in the met. perhaps it appalls me in a way even more because of that. what has happened makes me more determined, not less, to lead my organisation. i have listened to what people have been saying in the last week. i know that the streets all across the uk, women do not feel as safe as we would all

like women to feel. i am utterly determined. we have done an awful lot in the last three years to bring down violence, to, for example, set up our predatory offender units, to get nasty violence, get them arrested and charged for violence against women, but there must be more we as the met can do and more our justice system can do, and there must be more that wider society can do to ensure that women can walk around our streets being safer than they are now and feeling safer than they are now. so, my view is i am entirely focused on that. i am focused on growing the met to be even stronger and even better together with others at keeping women safe. that's myjob right now. growing the met is going to be much harder given what happened in terms of reputational damage. do you feel you owe an apology to your front line officers who are bearing the brunt of some of the fury and feeling out there at the moment? i feel for my officers.

i feel for them every day. i havejust told you i have been out with them a great deal in the last 36 hours. that's the sort of commissioner i am. i completely recognise that they are particularly in this last year after finding themselves in very difficult situations. they are policing during a pandemic. nobody wants a third wave to happen. it is only a few weeks since the nhs was on its knees. they have a really difficultjob. they have to make fine judgments. they often don't have infinite information or all the time in the world. they have to make these really difficult calls. and i don't think anybody should be sitting back in an armchair in saying, that was done badly, i would have done it differently, without actually understanding what was going through their minds. i guarantee that every single officer who was policing last night, like me, would rather we were not in this time of coronavirus. there could be a large,

peaceful set of vigils all over the country and most of them would have been at those vigils. and i guarantee, also, that my officers up and down london and beyond, if they weren't working, will have been thinking of sarah at 9:30pm last night. they would have been lighting candles or pausing and it is something we care about very, very deeply. hello, after a real battering over the last week, the week ahead brings us a different story. lighterwinds the week ahead brings us a different story. lighter winds initially and a tale of high pressure trying to make its way across us. it's not an entirely straightforward story. there will be some weather fronts running into the north of area of high pressure and justice that high—pressure build will govern what

things will look and feel like through the remainder of the week. some showery rain into parts of england and wales and across scotland and northern ireland there will be clear skies and light winds. some thrust here at the start of monday. a bit of cloud getting into the west. we will keep temperatures up the west. we will keep temperatures up into northern ireland into the small hours. we will see some rain here. elsewhere, guide you throughout the day. cloud building from the west as the hours go by. eastern counties keeping their sunshine there until evening. lighter winds across the board. temperatures around average or slightly above for the time of year. we could see up to 13 in the south—east of england. through monday evening and overnight into tuesday, that band of cloud and rain which is this one weather front will work its way eastwards across the uk and a cold—weather front dollars in behind it. don't be too concerned by the name cold front because we are still originating some fairly mild

airfrom the atlantic still originating some fairly mild air from the atlantic said the temperatures won't fall away too sharply. we start the day with cloud and rain across england and wales but much brighter by the afternoon and a fairly healthy array of temperatures widely in the lower end of double figures. it's from mid week onwards that we have to keep a close eye on what this hi does next. looks like it will build quite well across the but this bill quite well into the current tenant and leaves us with their north air stream. the temperatures won't look too bad into wednesday but come thursday and friday is that northerly or north—easterly establish itself we will see temperatures falling away. strength of the wind will add significant wind—chill. called for all of us by the end of the week.

this is bbc news. i'm tim willcox. the headlines at six. chanting: shame - on you, shame on you! the head of the met police says she does not intend to resign and welcomes a review into the police's handling of last night's vigil for sarah everard. i don't think anybody who was not in the operation can actually pass a detailed comment on the rightness and wrongness of it. you know, this is fiendishly difficult policing. but criticism of the police has been swift, and from across the political spectrum. as i was sat in the van as my hands were handcuffed i wasjust thinking, "gosh, all i wanted "was to stand with other women." hundreds of demonstrators are gathered this evening

near the houses of parliament — earlier they lay on the ground