the police officer who kidnapped and murdered sarah everard is given a whole life tariff. he will never be released from prison. sarah everard was abducted as she walked home in south london. thejudge said wayne couzens had shown no contrition. wayne couzens used his police id to carry out a bogus arrest and coerce sarah into his car. thejudge said wayne couzens�*s crime has eroded public confidence in policing. we will ask what this means for the metropolitan police with calls for the commissioner to resign. the fellow scheme which helped protect millions ofjobs ends today

with uncertainty for those who still can't return to theirjobs. the number of people seeing a gp face to face in england has barely changed since the last knock—down. new figures show 50% of appointments are in person. pupils taking gcse and a—levels exams in england next year will receive fewer top grades than this year's group. britney spears�* father is suspended from the legal arrangement that gave him control over many aspects of her life. aus a usjudge suspends a us judge suspends a further�*s conservative ship.

good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. the to the bbc news at one. metropolitan police office kidnapped, the metropolitan police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard will spend the rest of his life in prison. ajudge at the old bailey handing down the whole life tariff said he had no doubt that wayne couzens had used his position as a police officer to coerce her into his car and that he had shown no sign of contrition. sarah everard who was 33 was abducted from a street in south london in march as she was walking home from a friend's house. megan patterson reports. in the aftermath of sarah everard's murder, shock, grief and anger were shed at vigils around the country. the chilling details of her death described as unspeakably grim. the everard family present throughout proceedings in a statement her mother said she was brokenhearted.

the family tormented by the circumstances of her daughter's death. arriving at the old bailey this morning wayne couzens was later sentenced to a whole life order, his actions were described as warped, selfish and brutal. a man who under the guise of his duty as a police officer picked sarah everard in the street as she walked home from a friend �*s house. in an exchange that lasted less than five minutes, he showed his warrant card and use knowledge of covert macro constrictions to handcuff sarah everard and put her in his hire car. witnesses saw this. the moment of the calculator kidnap they believed wayne couzens was an officer doing hisjob. couzens drove wayne couzens was an officer doing his job. couzens drove to a remote rural area where he raped and murdered sarah everard. he is later seen on cctv calmly continuing with daily life, ordering a hot chocolate in a nearby coffee shop. questioned he feigned innocence, knowing he put sarah's body in a fridge and set it on fire. d0

sarah's body in a fridge and set it on fire. ,, ~ ., ., on fire. do you know where sarah is? durinu the on fire. do you know where sarah is? during the sentencing, _ on fire. do you know where sarah is? during the sentencing, wayne - on fire. do you know where sarah is? l during the sentencing, wayne couzens sat with his head bowed. sarah everard's family asked him to look at them. herfather told him, the horrendous murder of my daughter is in my mind all the time and will be for the rest of my life. afamily a family broken by unimaginable loss, a police force left questioning how it will recover. i am deeply ashamed and i am deeply angry and so inevitably, yes, that fragile trust certainly between women and the police has been fractured yet further.— women and the police has been fractured yet further. described as a wholly blameless _ fractured yet further. described as a wholly blameless victim, - fractured yet further. described as a wholly blameless victim, to - fractured yet further. described as| a wholly blameless victim, to those who loved her, sarah everard will always be the precious little girl who became a woman with a beautiful mind, taken truly by a man who took

advantage of his position. helena wilkinson is at the old bailey. exceptionally strong language from thejudge. tell us more about exceptionally strong language from the judge. tell us more about some of the reaction and what you have been hearing in court.— of the reaction and what you have been hearing in court. when wayne couzens was _ been hearing in court. when wayne couzens was sentenced _ been hearing in court. when wayne couzens was sentenced to - been hearing in court. when wayne couzens was sentenced to a - been hearing in court. when wayne couzens was sentenced to a whole l couzens was sentenced to a whole life order, what that means is he will never be released from prison. he will die in prison. he was shaking as he was sentenced, he was standing in the dock and sarah everard's parents were in the court room not too far away, listening to that sentence. the former metropolitan police officer who was a serving officer at the time sentenced for the kidnap, rape and murder of their daughter. in the sentencing remarks, thejudge described the case as devastating and tragic. he said the seriousness of the case was so exceptionally

high that it warranted a whole life order. he also said to wayne couzens in the dock that he had eroded public confidence in the police in england and wales. we know whence —— wayne couzens abused his position and trip sarah everard to get back into the car. we know the sentence was handed down that police officers who were involved in the investigation hug sarah everard's family, herfriends were in investigation hug sarah everard's family, her friends were in the public gallery to hear the sentence here today. but as the family said yesterday and as you heard in megan's piece there, some powerful, devastating victim impact statements from the family yesterday. they have said that no punishment will ever compare to the pain and torture couzens inflicted on them and all they want is sarah back.-

couzens inflicted on them and all they want is sarah back. later we will be talking _ they want is sarah back. later we will be talking about _ they want is sarah back. later we will be talking about the - they want is sarah back. later we j will be talking about the pressure on the metropolitan police. there have been calls on the commissioner to resign and we will talk more about that in the bulletin. the rest of the day's main stories. the government's job retention scheme, which helped save millions ofjobs during the pandemic, ends today. over 19 months, furlough has helped to pay the wages of more than 11 million workers across the uk. at the last count, 1.6 million people were still receiving support through the scheme. our business correspondent, ben thompson, has been to crawley in sussex, the town with the highest number of people on furlough in the uk. not all airportjobs involve working with planes or baggage. michael and emma look after the pets and other animals that in more normal times flew with us around the world. but when flights were grounded, theirjobs were furloughed. now, though, they're back. nice to have some work and a bit more stability and a bit

of a routine and something to get up for and come out the house for! it's nice to be back and actually — yeah, feel like you're earning your money, not just getting it from the government. i think, without furlough, yeah, i dread to think, really, where we would be now. the staff might be back but it isn't a business as usual and they have been warned theirjobs could be at risk. the government insists furlough has been a success but has announced extra help towards the cost of living as support schemes are with drawn.— are with drawn. that is a new resnonse _ are with drawn. that is a new response which _ are with drawn. that is a new response which will _ are with drawn. that is a new response which will be - are with drawn. that is a new i response which will be delivered through councils and that will be going live in october to provide additional help throughout the course of this winter.- course of this winter. gatwick airort course of this winter. gatwick airport "s _ course of this winter. gatwick airport "s 2-5 _ course of this winter. gatwick airport 's 2.5 miles _ course of this winter. gatwick airport 's 2.5 miles in - course of this winter. gatwick airport 's 2.5 miles in that. airport �*s 2.5 miles in that direction but here in crawley, the

nearest town, its impact can be seen all around. nearest town, its impact can be seen allaround. unlike nearest town, its impact can be seen all around. unlike other towns and cities across the country there are plenty of boarded—up shops and vacant businesses here. but those that do remain are incredibly reliant on the economic activity that comes from being near a major international airport. firms like divina's sewing and craft shop. it is still open, for now.— is still open, for now. people haven't got — is still open, for now. people haven't got the _ is still open, for now. people haven't got the money. - is still open, for now. people | haven't got the money. worse is still open, for now. people - haven't got the money. worse than last ear haven't got the money. worse than last year actually. _ haven't got the money. worse than last year actually. how _ haven't got the money. worse than last year actually. how confident i last year actually. how confident are you that you will be here this time next year?— are you that you will be here this time next year? difficult question. difficult question. _ time next year? difficult question. difficult question. i _ time next year? difficult question. difficult question. i want _ time next year? difficult question. difficult question. i want to - time next year? difficult question. difficult question. i want to still. difficult question. i want to still be here and i will do my best to still be here. for be here and i will do my best to still be here.— still be here. for industries and communities _ still be here. for industries and communities still— still be here. for industries and communities still feeling - still be here. for industries and communities still feeling the i communities still feeling the effects of this pandemic, the future without furlough could involve some

tough decisions. ben thompson, bbc news, crawley. with me now is our economics editor, faisal islam. it isa it is a big change today, big difference on thejobs it is a big change today, big difference on the jobs market but this is an economy in a country not back to where we were pre—pandemic. it is worth reflecting on what the scheme has done. we haven't had anything like this in the country before. it was put together quite quickly by the hmrc officials and it succeeded in keeping unemployment down, below half what reasonable expectations were given the economic shock we had supporting millions of people. now there is a real test. we don't know what will happen with the million or so workers who are still connected to the scheme as it ends. the chancellor has been out and about this morning talking about, he thinks it is the right time to end the scheme and he references the fact that in other parts of the

economy, we have labour shortages and there are a million vacancies. those two things won't fit together like a jigsaw puzzle but there is evidence in areas such as the airport towns crawley, slough, the south of manchester, we have seen some suggestion that those workers that were worried about instantly losing theirjobs as the scheme ends, their employers are worried about when normality does return that they will be able to get the stuff they need, so some of those people are getting those jobs back even as demand hasn't come back. so some hope. we author also seen some modest amounts of support announced today by the government, about £500 million. it is relatively small compared to the sums before but they hope is normality starts to assert itself such schemes not required on an ongoing basis. the number of people seeing their doctor face—to—face has

barely changed since the last lockdown when most appointments were carried out online. before the pandemic, about 80% of appointments were carried out in person but figures out today show that is now only 58%. gps say they're struggling with rising demand and staff shortages. jim reed reports. my day—to—day medicine cabinet will have multiple painkillers in it, nsaids, anti—inflammatories. through the pandemic, katie has been living with endometriosis — a painful, chronic condition. it was the most difficult time of my life. she needs check—ups as her symptoms change. she's happy with her gp in manchester but says she's struggled with telephone appointments. i haven't seen a gp face—to—face since before the pandemic. everything went to become on the phone in terms of appointments, which is really difficult to say, "i have this pain and it's here." you can't show somebody where "here" is over the phone.

before the pandemic, gps in england were seeing 83% of patients face—to—face. the first lockdown saw that figure fall sharply. since then, it has climbed back to 57%, though it does depend on where you live. in parts of the north—west, less than a half see their gp in person. in parts of essex, it's as high as 73%. good morning, bridgewater surgeries. hello, bridgewater surgeries. bridgewater surgeries, how can i help? - this gp surgery in watford looks after 30,000 patients. they've taken hundreds of calls this morning. some are given face—to—face appointments, others are offered phone consultations. thank you, bye. hi, good morning, it's simon hodes, i'm one of the gps in bridgewater surgeries... downstairs, doctors are calling those patients back. i think even though you've been vaccinated, you probably should get a proper covid test, which is called a pcr. first up is someone who may have covid, orjust a cough. equally, if you feel you'd rather sort of take a course of antibiotics over the phone, that's probably not unreasonable, given your symptoms. doctors say keeping the virus out

of waiting rooms is crucial, and often patients do prefer... hello! ..phone or video appointments. sometimes you don't really need to come in, to be honest. when you tell them what is going on, they prescribe something for you. just come down and pick your medication. people with language barriers, they're finding it very difficult. to express their symptoms over the phone. _ later that morning and after a phone consultation... dr hodes has asked this patient to come into the surgery. i have, like, a fever. 0k. demand for gp services like this has bounced back strongly since lockdown. i'm pleased i've seen you, everything looks fine. at the same time, the number of fully qualified gps has been falling in england and wales, though not in scotland or northern ireland. have patients just got to accept that the way they access health care and their gp has got to change? i think it should come down to what the patients want. they need to have the choice. if they want a phone call and they're dealt with safely, great.

you know, if they need face—to—face, they should be seen. ministers say gps must provide face—to—face appointments to those who want them. the demands on all parts of the health service make that request far from straightforward. jim reed, bbc news. gcse and a—levels exams in england will go ahead next year, with fewer top grades being awarded. allowances made over the past two years to reflect the impact of the the pandemic will be scaled back. the department for education and the exams regulator, quual, say grades will return to their normal levels in 2022. here's our education correspondent elaine dunkley. for these year 11 students at copley academy in stalybridge, it's the return of gcse exams. but concern around covid hasn't gone away. i'm excited that we're doing exams because i really want it to just be as normal as we can be and get back to normality. but it is scary and, like, i'm very nervous about it

because other places haven't been hit as hard as us and we're still being hit pretty hard. in february, pupils will get notice of exam topics in subjects like history and english. in maths and science, formula sheets can be used. these students say february is too late after 18 months of disruption. subjects that involve a lot of memory, like for example, language subjects, you haven't had the time in school to get the marks you need. the government says teacher—assessed grades might be used as a last resort. since we've been back in september, we've had nearly a fifth of our year 11s who have tested positive to covid, plus a small number of colleagues... this head teacher says if cases continue to rise locally and disrupt classes, national exams could leave many students at a disadvantage. it is an issue, particularly when you do look at the differential impact across the country of how the transmission rates have hit different areas of the country. it's really important that our students do have similar percentages of the high grades that students had last year. two years of teacher—assessed grades

has meant record numbers of students getting top marks. the regulator, quual, is hoping the return of exams will bring results back to pre—pandemic levels. what happened in the last two years, these weren't exams. we are going to beensuring the safety net makes sure that there are more higher grades issued than were issued in the last time that exams were sat. exams will also take place in wales, scotland and northern ireland next year, with reduced course content. in deciding how pupils are assessed there are no easy answers. the challenge will be ensuring fairness. elaine dunkley, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: the police officer who kidnapped and murdered is everard is given a whole life tariff. he will never be released from prison. still to come on the programme, the mental health of children and young people hasn't

improved since last year's lockdown. coming up on the bbc news channel: qatar will host a formula i race for the first time this season after being added to the calendar in what will be a record 22 races. britney spears has won a bitter legal battle to wrest control of herfinances back from herfather, with a judge in california suspending jamie spears from a conservatorship which has been in place since 2008. the singer, who's 39, has accused her father of years of abusive behaviour. here's our correspondent in los angeles, sophie long. cheering it was the day they'd been waiting for. free britney now! free britney now! ever since britney spears told the world her father's control over her life was abusive, they've believed the end must be in sight.

for hours, members of the free britney movement, who travelled from all over the united states, marched in protest of her 13 year ordeal and the system they say is failing many thousands of others. by taking a lens to britney spears — an icon the world over — i'm hoping that people who don't a voice, who don't have name recognition, will be able to get the same scrutiny in their lives that britney's getting today. britney's lawyer had asked the judge to remove her father from the conservatorship. in reaction, his lawyers asked for it to be terminated completely. inside court, after more than an hour of legal argument, judge brenda penny said the current situation was untenable, reflected a toxic environment and required the immediate suspension of james spears. the pop star was not in court. her reaction came

in a symbolic post. "on cloud nine", she said, as she flew a plane for the first time. cheering outside court, britney spears' lawyer was given a hero's welcome. jamie spears and others are going to face even more serious ramifications... cheering he said the ruling was a substantial step towards the star gaining herfreedom, which he said he hoped she would have by her 40th birthday in december. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the mental health of children and young people has not improved since last year's lockdown. figures out today show that one in six children in england had a probable mental health disorder this year, a similar rate to last year. michelle roberts has this report. this 20—year—old law student is a

mental health ambassador at his university. last year, when covid hit, he experienced a breakdown. flit hit, he experienced a breakdown. of course after that, when i had that realisation came back into reality i was like, you know what? i need to get help. i referred myself to my gp. he referred me to an organisation in birmingham called healthy minds. they got me through therapy in a programme to help me out. he therapy in a programme to help me out. , ., ., ., , therapy in a programme to help me out. ., ., , out. he is one of many young people who say their — out. he is one of many young people who say their mental _ out. he is one of many young people who say their mental health - out. he is one of many young people who say their mental health has - who say their mental health has suffered during the pandemic. a survey has asked more than 3500 children and young people about theirfamily and children and young people about their family and school life and any anxieties or worries they've been experiencing in recent months. the findings up to march of this year reveal one in six likely had a made it elite mega mental disorder in 2021. four in ten of children aged 6-16 2021. four in ten of children aged 6—16 said they had experienced a deterioration in their mental health. among those aged 17—23, just over half said their mental health

had declined. girls fared worse than boys, possible eating problems, disturbed sleep and loneliness were some of the issues young people faced. experts say the pandemic has put extra strain on children and parents alike.— put extra strain on children and parents alike. this was not a blip. we need to _ parents alike. this was not a blip. we need to be — parents alike. this was not a blip. we need to be worried _ parents alike. this was not a blip. we need to be worried about - parents alike. this was not a blip. we need to be worried about the l we need to be worried about the well—being of our young people and that... the standard risk factors that... the standard risk factors that come up in lots of study without their son look like we're just seeing more of them and they are impacting on our most vulnerable people in society over time. the government _ people in society over time. the government says _ people in society over time. the government says it is investing in mental health services but campaigners say provision in schools and the community must be boosted to cope with the high need. michelle roberts, bbc news. the government has started deploying a reserve fuel tanker fleet, driven by civilians, to try to boost deliveries to forecourts.

but the petrol retailers association says there is no sign of any more improvements in the supply of petrol to their members' forecourts and is a quarter are still without fuel. a week of chaos and queues for many at petrol stations across the country. the queue at this south london forecourt may be long but drivers are managing to fill up. but, according to the latest analysis from the petrol retailers association which represents two thirds of station owners, the picture is still bleak.- thirds of station owners, the picture is still bleak. what we have this morning. _ picture is still bleak. what we have this morning, again _ picture is still bleak. what we have this morning, again slightly - this morning, again slightly surprisingly, is that the surge in demand appears to be continuing. so there's been no easing off of the pressure from drivers wanting to refuel whenever they can, wherever they can. for refuel whenever they can, wherever the can. ., .,~ , they can. for some key workers caettin they can. for some key workers getting petrol — they can. for some key workers getting petrol in _ they can. for some key workers getting petrol in their— they can. for some key workers getting petrol in their tanks - they can. for some key workers getting petrol in their tanks is l getting petrol in their tanks is essential and that the suffolk forecourt the owners have decided to give them a dedicated our first thing in the morning, just for them.

a move these drivers appreciated. quite good, actually, to know we can come and get some because i'm watching mine go down and it's not good if you can't come and get some, there is no pointjoining a queue. we are not only letting our residents down but the families down and our— residents down but the families down and our colleagues down if we don't .et and our colleagues down if we don't get to— and our colleagues down if we don't get to work — and our colleagues down if we don't get to work-— get to work. forecourt giant eg urou - , get to work. forecourt giant eg group. which — get to work. forecourt giant eg group, which has _ get to work. forecourt giant eg group, which has 400 - get to work. forecourt giant eg group, which has 400 sites - get to work. forecourt giant eg i group, which has 400 sites across the country and employs around 10,000 people, says it is giving its staff a pay rise. the industry say that some petrol station staff have faced verbal and physical abuse. the government says the first of the reserve tank as they promised to have hit the roads. army personnel are expected to deliver fuel in the next few days but the message from both industry and government is for drivers to not buy more than they actually need. a football fan has been jailed for eight weeks. after racially abusing a player online. west bromwich albion supporter

simon silwood was found guilty of racially abusing one of the club's players, romaine sawyers. our sports correspondent laura scott is in birmingham. this is a significant case, laura? it really is. this is believed to be the first time in england and wales that a person has been handed an immediate custodial sentence for the online racial abuse of a footballer. it was back injanuary, after romaine sawyers had played in west bromwich albion's 5—0 defeat to manchester city that he was closed and shown the racial message at the heart of this case. he said he was distressed by it notjust because it came from a supporter of his club. in a victim statement read out in court today he said it is 2021, behaviour like this is unacceptable and he said every time he plays football now he thinks about the comments that might be being made about him online. simon silwood has always denied that message he posted on facebook was intentionally racist. he blamed auto correct that

the language that was used but that was thrown out at trial and today the districtjudge bryony clark said he had shown very minimal remorse and there was no place for racist abuse. she handed him an eight week prison sentence and ordered him to pay £500 in compensation plus costs. that is on top of the lifetime ban. in the last 20 minutes, the club and romaine sawyers, who now plays the stoke city, have welcomed the sentence and romaine sawyers says he hopes to act as a deterrent to others. he called on social media companies to do more to prevent abuse and said players must stand strong together to rid the game and society of this hideous behaviour. thank you, laura. laura scott. when the climate change summit cop26 begins in glasgow in a month's time, world leaders will discuss how to cope with extreme weather. it's a challenge made all the more urgent by a series of catastrophes this year, including flooding in europe which left more than 200 people dead. our correspondentjames cook

has been hearing from survivors of that disaster, in germany's ahr valley, near bonn. this place should be buzzing now. wine is the lifeblood of the ahr valley and harvest festivals would normally be in full swing. but with vines damaged and visitors absent, this community is struggling. translation: we were due to open this wine garden a week _ and a half after the flood. we spent six months doing the place up, cleaning it, making it beautiful. the tables and chairs were all set out ready and then came the flood. and climate change means a rising risk of such floods and the trauma they bring. we don't sleep in this night. we always heard cries and my husband helped a man

in the water and saved him. linda kleber survived but her restaurant was ruined. and as high as...as high as there? this was the highest place. and it's so sad. my heart is broken. everything is ending here, it's flat. for the winemakers too, with their ruined crop, this is a bleak autumn, with a long and bitter aftertaste. on the night of the floods, the water came halfway up these vines and this crop is no good for this year but further on, it's even worse. closer to the river, the vines have been completely destroyed. they'll have to replant them and that means it will be four or even five years before this area bears fruit again. forecasters say they did predict this deluge but... when we look at what

happened in this event, we are asking ourselves — how can we better prepare for such events in the future? and it's clear that we need to improve our systems. we need to be able to make more accurate forecasts. so perhaps this disaster is a warning that even the richest nations are ill—prepared for climate change. james cook, bbc news, in germany's ahr valley. and you can see more on that story on our planet now — a special programme looking at how scotland is making an impact in tackling climate change as it prepares to host the glasgow climate change summit. that's tonight at 8pm on the bbc news channel and bbc one scotland. let's return to our main story this lunchtime. the whole life tariff handed down to wayne couzens, a serving police officer who kidnapped and murdered sarah everard. dominic has been following this at the old

bailey. just how great is the pressure on the metropolitan police now, dominic? i pressure on the metropolitan police now. dominic?— now, dominic? i think there are really serious _ now, dominic? i think there are really serious questions - now, dominic? i think there are really serious questions for i now, dominic? i think there are really serious questions for the | really serious questions for the metropolitan police and the commissioner name—macro. thejudge commissioner name—macro. the judge made commissioner name—macro. thejudge made very clear as they had been an investigation what happened in this case was a fundamental undermining of the public�*s trust in the police where an appalling man had abused his position as a police constable to deceive, kidnap, rape and murder his victim. now the independent watchdog is looking into various allegations as to whether or not police carried out effective investigations into three incidents of indecent exposure allegedly involving wayne couzens was that we don't know the outcome of those yet but already today harriet harman mp, one of the most senior parliamentarians, has said cressida dig must go because she cannot over effectively oversee reforms people believe are necessary to make sure

someone might wayne couzens never ever again gets into uniform. so