the government orders an inquiry into the failures that allowed the killer of sarah everard to be employed as a police officer. —— that allowed a serving police officer— —— that allowed a serving police officer to — —— that allowed a serving police officer to kill sarah everard. she was officer to kill sarah everard. sue: was kidnapped, raped and murdered by wayne couzens and the home secretary says that her blake need to know nothing like this will happen again. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. we have the latest from the conservative party conference in manchester. the prime minister says he is not worried about rising prices and problems in the supply chain. we are seeinu problems in the supply chain. we are seeing stresses _ problems in the supply chain. we are seeing stresses and _ problems in the supply chain. we are seeing stresses and strains _ problems in the supply chain. we are seeing stresses and strains due - problems in the supply chain. we are seeing stresses and strains due to i seeing stresses and strains due to demand for gas and hgv drivers

across the planet. we demand for gas and hgv drivers across the planet.— demand for gas and hgv drivers across the planet. we will have the ve latest across the planet. we will have the very latest from — across the planet. we will have the very latest from the _ across the planet. we will have the very latest from the conservative i very latest from the conservative party conference in manchester. in other news, the staggering scale of child sexual abuse by the french roman catholic church — an inquiry says more than 200,000 were victims over a 70—year period. mark zuckerberg says sorry to the world after facebook, whatsapp and instagram all went down for six hours yesterday. a breakthrough in the treatment of sickle cell disease — a revolutionary new drug will be given to nhs patients in england which could keep thousands out of hospital. list of of the soyuz with an actress and her producer. and reaching for the stars — a russian actress and director blast off to film the first movie ever made in space. and coming up on the bbc news channel: liverpool have collected substantial evidence as they investigate an allegation from manchester city that a home fan spat at staff during their draw at anfield on sunday.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the home secretary has announced there'll be an inquiry into the failures that allowed a serving police officer to kidnap, rape and murder sarah everard. at the conservative party conference, priti patel said the public needs ansers to ensure that something like this can never happen again. she described wayne couzens, who's been sentenced to life in prison, as a monster. the home secretary also criticised protesters who have recently caused motorway disruption and says courts will get new is to prevent some people from travelling to protest. —— will get new powers.

0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. this conference has mostly focused on the conservatives' direction of travel with very few specific policy announcements. today that'll change. the prime minister tried to drive home his green credentials, promising to tackle climate change for future and indeed promising to tackle climate change forfuture and indeed passed generations. when it comes to those protesting against what they see as slow progress, there will be a clamp—down. the home secretary announced new laws aimed at stopping disruption. we announced new laws aimed at stopping disru tion. ~ . ., , disruption. we will increase the maximum _ disruption. we will increase the maximum penalties _ disruption. we will increase the maximum penalties for - disruption. we will increase the i maximum penalties for disrupting disruption. we will increase the - maximum penalties for disrupting a motorway and give the tony centre court to new powers to deliver so they can deal with a small minority of offenders intent of travelling around the country, causing disruption and misery to communities —— and give the police and the courts. -- and give the police and the courts. ., . ., ., , ., .,

courts. violence against women, for all the wrong _ courts. violence against women, for all the wrong reasons, _ courts. violence against women, for all the wrong reasons, has - courts. violence against women, for all the wrong reasons, has moved i courts. violence against women, for| all the wrong reasons, has moved up the political agenda. the home secretary promised to do more to make women feel safer and announce an inquiry into wayne couzens' murder of sarah everard. the public have the right _ murder of sarah everard. the public have the right to _ murder of sarah everard. the public have the right to know _ murder of sarah everard. the public have the right to know what - have the right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. i can confirm today that will be an inquiry to give the independent oversight needed to ensure something like this could never happen again. priti patel said she was addressing conference notjust as the home secretary that has a woman. she wanted to convey she shared the growing concerns about violence against women and was now acting on them. there were further announcements from the justice secretary aim to tackling violent offending. we secretary aim to tackling violent offendina. ~ ~' ., secretary aim to tackling violent offendina. ~ ~ ., ., secretary aim to tackling violent offendina. ~ ., ., ., offending. we know 39% of violent crime is offending. we know 3996 of violent crime is linked _ offending. we know 3996 of violent crime is linked to _ offending. we know 3996 of violent crime is linked to alcohol, - offending. we know 3996 of violent crime is linked to alcohol, but - offending. we know 3996 of violent crime is linked to alcohol, but nowi crime is linked to alcohol, but now we have game changing innovation in

surprise attacks which can test whether someone has been drinking every 30 minutes. —— in sobriety tax. every 30 minutes. -- in sobriety tax. . , every 30 minutes. -- in sobriety tax. .,, ., , tax. critics say the conservatives have tipped _ tax. critics say the conservatives have tipped the _ tax. critics say the conservatives have tipped the balance - tax. critics say the conservatives have tipped the balance too - tax. critics say the conservatives have tipped the balance too far l tax. critics say the conservatives - have tipped the balance too far away from individual rights. the government _ from individual rights. the government is _ from individual rights. the government is trying to shutdown people's— government is trying to shutdown people's ability to hold it to account, _ people's ability to hold it to account, whether through photo id, weakening — account, whether through photo id, weakening judicial review, weakening the human _ weakening judicial review, weakening the human rights act, silencing people — the human rights act, silencing people in— the human rights act, silencing people in the streets, that is the balance — people in the streets, that is the balance of— people in the streets, that is the balance of power the government is trying _ balance of power the government is trying to— balance of power the government is trying to change. balance of power the government is trying to change-— trying to change. today's announcements - trying to change. today's announcements were - trying to change. today'sj announcements were not trying to change. today's - announcements were notjust trying to change. today's _ announcements were notjust designed to please the party faithful, the government will change laws to show they are in touch with people because my priorities. —— with people's priorities. let's speak to our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani. he is at the royal courts ofjustice in london. what form will be inquiry into the murder of sarah everard take? it into the murder of sarah everard take? , ., ., ., .,, .,

take? it is a ma'or development from the home take? it is a major development from the home office. _ take? it is a major development from the home office. we _ take? it is a major development from the home office. we have _ take? it is a major development from the home office. we have to - the home office. we have to inquiries from the police watchdog into specifics as to how wayne couzens it... potential complaint against wayne couzens were handled in the police and also offices around him sharing the such alleged contents. —— sharon misogynistic content. there would also be an inquiry into the culture of the force led by an independent figure and now we have priti patel launching a major inquiry, the first part will encourage wayne couzens' previous behaviour and try to establish a definitive account of his conduct so lessons can be learnt about opportunities missed, the second will be whiter and this is the really important thing going forward, it will look at things like vetting and disciplinary issues within the police because that is what really matters never couzens is locked up for life, how you rebuild public confidence in the police ——

at the second will be wider. thank you, dominic casciani. borisjohnson said he is not worried about shortages or higher prices and says the country cannot go back to relying on foreign workers. borisjohnson has denied the uk is facing a crisis as shortages of workers and problems with fuel and food deliveries continue to affect the country. 0ur correspondent chris mason is at the conference. good afternoon from manchester where the prime minister has been doing around 12 interviews, he turned to the studios at breakfast time and since then has been sitting down. he appears very sanguine about these bumps that the economy is facing up a moment, whether queues are perpetual stations, the supply problems, unanswered questions about how christmas might be —— whether queues at the petrol stations. he

says it is up to the private sector to adjust and it is not government responsibility to try to solve every problem. let's show you the highlights of the interview laura kuenssberg has had with the prime minister this morning. kuenssberg has had with the prime ministerthis morning. prime minister, why wasn't the government prepared for what you described is very real stresses and strains on the country right now? this very real stresses and strains on the country right now?— the country right now? this is a function of _ the country right now? this is a function of a — the country right now? this is a function of a global— the country right now? this is al function of a global recovery and the country right now? this is a - function of a global recovery and we are seeing stresses and strains caused by the global economy and demand from everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. rather than the government patching and mending supply chains, in the country we have fantastic expertise, fantastical skill in logistics, they will manage this. you fantastical skill in logistics, they will manage this.— will manage this. you will want about every — will manage this. you will want about every single _ will manage this. you will want about every single one - will manage this. you will want about every single one of- will manage this. you will want| about every single one of these issues and you are basically still saying the government might be able to help around the edges but

business has to sort it out —— you were warned. business has to sort it out -- you were warned-— business has to sort it out -- you were warned. you cannot go back to the tired, failed _ were warned. you cannot go back to the tired, failed model _ were warned. you cannot go back to the tired, failed model of _ were warned. you cannot go back to the tired, failed model of the - were warned. you cannot go back to the tired, failed model of the uk - the tired, failed model of the uk economy which has led to relative under productivity in comparison with our major competitors for decades, which has held wages, growth and productivity down. the government cannot magic up changes to their systems overnight. it to their systems overnight. it sounds like he was saying, "it is not my problem." —— it sounds like you are saying. in not my problem." -- it sounds like you are saying-— you are saying. in terms of the consumer. _ you are saying. in terms of the consumer, the _ you are saying. in terms of the consumer, the impact - you are saying. in terms of the consumer, the impact on - you are saying. in terms of the . consumer, the impact on people's lives, we are giving all the protections we can. some of the people who may be worried about this who are writing to me, i am not worried, it will be good for businesses to invest in people. you are not worried _ businesses to invest in people. you are not worried about inflation? i i are not worried about inflation? i believe supply will match to demand, thatis believe supply will match to demand, that is what we want to encourage

this, we are putting money into skills. ~ , , skills. the prime minister says he is not worried, _ skills. the prime minister says he is not worried, he _ skills. the prime minister says he is not worried, he says _ skills. the prime minister says he is not worried, he says there - skills. the prime minister says he is not worried, he says there is i skills. the prime minister says he| is not worried, he says there is not a crisis and there is a focus on the longer term, a rebuilding of the british economy focusing on low emigration and higher wages and effectively placing the responsibility, the burden on private sector businesses to adjust —— low immigration. the big challenge is how long these bumps go on and in the end, who do people blame, companies for not adjusting quickly enough, or the prime minister? chris mason, many thanks. 0ur political correspondent in manchester. an independent inquiry has revealed the staggering scale of sexual abuse by the french catholic church. it says 216,000 children have been abused by priests and clergy in the last 70 years. and the number of victims could rise to 330,000 a third of a million once the actions of lay members of the catholic church are also taken into account. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield is in paris.

the inquiry saying there could be even more victims? this the inquiry saying there could be even more victims?— the inquiry saying there could be even more victims? this report was from a commission _ even more victims? this report was from a commission set _ even more victims? this report was from a commission set up - even more victims? this report was from a commission set up two - even more victims? this report was i from a commission set up two games ago by the church in response to the growing number of scandals and legal cases involving the church. the french public was perfectly well aware of problems in the church with paedophilia before this, but the report will break the news to many and be a shock to them about the scale, the sheer number of cases involved. forthe scale, the sheer number of cases involved. for the first time it seems to be systemic, systematic, as you say, and although most of the cases took place 50 or more years ago, the commission report also insists it is not over now, it is not behind the church. jean—marc sauveis not behind the church. jean—marc sauve is the report's commissioner, and here he was at a press conference today. translation: out of those

in france aged over 18, - 216,000 were sexually assaulted by clerics, priests oi' fiui'is as itiifioi's. if this is added to the victims of lay people in catholic churches, for example employees or volunteers in religious education, or in establishments or youth movements, the number of victims increases from 216,000 to 330,000. in total, violence against minors in the catholic church represents 4% of the total number of sexual offences in france. 0ther other findings, four out of five of those abused were boys and most of the nature between ten and 13, 60% of those abused reported later in their lives severe difficulties in their lives severe difficulties in the emotional and sexual lives —— four of five of those abused were boys and most were aged between ten and 13. as one senior cleric at this

moment of catharsis, let the church tremble. hugh schofield, thank you. ministers in northern ireland have been urged to establish a public inquiry into the experience of women and girls who were sent to institutions for unmarried mothers. a recent report found more than 111,000 girls and women were sent to workhouses, homes and so called magdalene laundries between 1922 and 1990. many were held against their will and forced to give up children for adoption. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, is at stormont. chris? yes, the devolved government has commissioned a team of three experts to come up with a plan for a state investigation. they had just published its report and had said there should be a full public inquiry. 0ne there should be a full public inquiry. one member of the tunnel, a human rights expert, said the abuse in those institutions for unmarried mothers was one of the greatest

scandals of our time. the panel has also said survivors should get financial redress payments from the start of the investigation. this is a hugely important day for people carrying big burdens for many years. the secrets of these institutions are being shattered by the stories of those who were once shamed. more than 10,000 unmarried women were sent to mother and baby homes in northern ireland. they and their sons and daughters were the victims of a harsh morality. my brother didn't have a voice at the time either, but i certainly will be his voice now. fionnuala was adopted from a home in belfast. she discovered her brother had died as a baby and searched for his burial place. i wouldn't call it a grave, it was more of a pit. there's over 30 babies in, you know, the spot where he's buried. they were all just thrown in together like they didn't matter, in unconsecrated ground, in a bog, at the bottom of a cemetery.

she recently had a headstone put up to mark her siblings 50th birthday. finally, he had his name emblazoned in marble. that's what he always should have had. ultimately, it's the bravery of survivors who've broken the stigma by speaking out that has led to this inquiry. they want answers and accountability for what happened in these institutions, and for the suffering of women and their children. one of the many issues to be examined as the unpaid and exhausting labour in these institutions, magdalene laundries. there were four in northern ireland — over 3000 women spent time in one. caroline was sent to a laundry in londonderry during her early teens. it was very frightening. very steamy, very warm. the constant machines, you could hear the machines always going, you know, at a very young age. one of the women taught me how to use a presser,

and i mean it was a presser as big as this table. so there were many women in there who had been there for many years. a long, long time. some of them women were in from their young years and died in it. there's a lasting legacy of trauma. survivors hope the inquiry will expose wrongdoing and bring healing. women was ashamed. shouldn't have been ashamed. chris page with that report. the boss of facebook, mark zuckerberg, has apologised after the company's services, including whatsapp and instagram, went down for about six hours yesterday. the firms platforms are used by 3.5 billion people worldwide, and the outage caused disruption across the world. facebook blamed technical problems, as rory cellan—jones reports.

maybe you are part of a neighbourhood whatsapp group or one you use with colleagues to organise the working day. perhaps you use instagram as the shop window for your small business. or maybe you turn to facebook to plan a wedding or a big night out. if so, you were among billions around the world for whom these vital services just stopped working yesterday. what was striking about this catastrophic breakdown in facebook services was just how long it went on. usually these kind of things are sorted out within an hour or so, but this went on for six hours before services were finally restored. so what was going on? facebook�*s boss, mark zuckerberg, didn't have an explanation, but made this apology. "sorry for the disruption today." "i know how much you rely on our services to stay connected with the people you care about." but a statement from facebook�*s engineering team blamed what they called "configuration changes on the backbone routers that co—ordinate network traffic between our data centres." more simply, someone had fiddled with the settings on the company's own network,

and that meant the wider internet could no longer see facebook. this all happened at the worst possible time for a social media giant which has been accused of putting profits before the wellbeing of its users. later today frances haugen, a former employee turned whistle—blower, will tell us politicians that facebook�*s own research found instagram was dangerous for teenagers' mental health. around the world, the many small businesses which depend on facebook will also have an urgent question for the company: what are you going to do to stop this kind of disastrous breakdown happening again? rory cellan—jones, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime... the government orders an inquiry into the failures that allowed a serving police officer to kill sarah everard. and still to come, a sharp rise in the number of pupils absent from state schools in england for covid related reasons. coming up on the bbc news channel,

arsenal begin their champions league group—stage campaign at barcelona later, with bossjonas eidevall saying they have no fear at all facing the defending champions. nhs england has struck a deal to give 5,000 people a revolutionary new drug to treat sickle cell disease. the hereditary condition is particularly common in people with an african or caribbean background. it reduces the amount of oxygen transported by red blood cells, causing severe pain and organ failure. the new drug is expected to significantly reduce the number of times a sickle cell patient needs to go to a&e, as adina campbell reports. daily medication and monthly visits to hospital have been a normal part of sarah—jane's life ever since she was a baby. i've always been quite a smiley child... she's one of 15,000 people living with sickle cell disease in the uk.

i've spent a lot of my life in hospital. just simple things i can't do sometimes, like washing myself or, you know, brushing my teeth. i need help to do that. and i'm 27 years old. sometimes i feel like i'm living in a hundred—year—old body. but change could be on the way. guy's and st thomas' hospital in london cares for sickle—cell patients and will be one of the first to offer new treatment. the drug will be offered to hundreds of people in england over the next three years and could significantly reduce the number of trips to hospital to treat severe pain. the moment that a new drug comes that is approved to be used, ourjob is to make sure we can do a deal that makes that affordable and then get it out as quickly as possible. sickle cell disease is the world's

most common genetic blood disorder. it mainly affects people from african and caribbean backgrounds. there's a one in four chance you will have the disease if both parents are carriers. most sickle—cell patients need to be regularly monitored in hospital, and that often means being given morphine to manage their pain, but the announcement of this new treatment could be life changing, reducing the number of times a patient needs to go to a&e by ao%. but senior health campaigners say this should have happened a long time ago. people have said to our staff, "oh, this is a black person's disease, unlikely to affect me." but i think race has played a part in thinking, "well, it's over there, it doesn't affect the majority population." for those living with sickle—cell, the future is looking brighter. it’s the future is looking brighter. it's been a

the future is looking brighter. it�*s been a long time coming, it should have came years ago, but to finally see it outcome is amazing, i can't wait to see what this drug can do for me and my friends. more data is needed to find out about the drug's potential long—term benefits. medical experts will continue to collect information through clinical trials. renewed hope for sickle cell patients and their families. adina campbell, bbc news. a coroner has opened the inquests into the victims of the serial killer stephen port, who murdered four young men in east london between 2014 and 15. the jury was told much of the evidence will focus on the competence of the police investigations into the deaths. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at barking town hall. daniel, just bring us up to date on what has been said.— daniel, just bring us up to date on what has been said. yes, ben, the coroner examining _ what has been said. yes, ben, the coroner examining the _ what has been said. yes, ben, the coroner examining the deaths - what has been said. yes, ben, the coroner examining the deaths of i what has been said. yes, ben, the i coroner examining the deaths of four young gay men in their 20s killed by stephen port, who will be spending the rest of his life in prison. the

coroner, sarah munro qc, told the 11 jurors that the inquest was being held to consider whether the lives of the men who died later could have been saved if the investigations into the earlier deaths had been conducted differently. because it wasn't until weeks after the fourth macro death that any of the deaths was considered as a possible homicide. she said they would be looking at the competence and adequacy of the metropolitan police in the inquiries that followed. the first man, anthony walgate, was found dead outside stephen port�*s apartment, who had called the police, who lied to police about not knowing who anthony walgate was, and he was jailed for perverting the court of justice. he was jailed for perverting the court ofjustice. the second man, gabriel kovari and daniel whitworth, we a few weeks apart in the same corner of the same graveyard. the

coroner recorded open conclusions, raising the possibility of a third party involved in the death of daniel whitworth. in the death of a fourth man, jack taylor, it was only when an officer who knew stephen port, who recognised him on cctv being used in the appeal, that stephen port was arrested on suspicion of murder and ultimately arrested. ben.— arrested. ben. daniel sandford reporting- _ the secret owners of more than 1,500 uk properties bought using offshore firms have been uncovered by a bbc investigation. the details are featured in the pandora papers leak of offshore financial documents and list property with an estimated value in excess of £4 billion. andy verity, one of those property owners as the wife of the retail tycoon sir philip green. that is riaht, tycoon sir philip green. that is right. tine _ tycoon sir philip green. that is right, tine green, _ tycoon sir philip green. that is right, tine green, she - tycoon sir philip green. that is right, tine green, she is- tycoon sir philip green. that is right, tine green, she is the i tycoon sir philip green. that is i right, tine green, she is the wife of sir philip green, and it is in

her name that the family's wealth is held. she is named as the beneficiary of anonymous companies held in the british virgin islands that bought properties in 2015 and 2016 just when the indebted to department store that they had sold was headed for collapse. you may remember that in march 2015, they sold bhs for £1, a nominalsum, to a former bankrupt businessman with no retail experience, and one year later it went bust with a huge hole in its pension scheme of more than £500 million. just a few months after off—loading bhs, we discovered that an offshore company owned by tina green bought a flat in mayfair for £4.5 million and year one of sir philip's favourite haunts, the dorchester hotel. then later they bought a town house for their daughter in belgravia, very close to buckingham palace, and then in march they bought a £15 million apartment, again not farfrom they bought a £15 million apartment, again not far from the dorchester hotel in mayfair. and just a few

weeks after that last purchase, bhs went under, there was an outcry, and sir philip later agreed to put £363 million into the pension scheme. we approached both of them but they declined to comment or answer our questions, saying that these were private matters.— questions, saying that these were private matters. andy, thank you, andy verity- _ a number of schoolchildren absent from school is about two thirds to covid related absences. elaine dunkley reports. so as soon as they start to crystallise... at honley high in west yorkshire, a science class. these pupils are glad to be in school. it's much more fun now. the lessons are funner than what they was before. back at home, we couldn't actually do the practicals, we just had to write down the method and what they'd make, but now we can actually do them. you can be more interactive, yeah, like actually see - the experiments happen. for these pupils, a sense

of normality, but an increasing number of their classmates are at home with covid. we are moving towards the 200 mark in terms of how many children are currently out of school with a confirmed case of covid—19. the head teacher is concerned about the health of pupils and those who are vulnerable. whilst we can ensure that they do not fall behind academically, because we have the systems in place to ensure that work is provided for them remotely, it is actually a concern for those children who really need to be in school for their welfare, and that is a concern, given the numbers we're talking about. for numberone... in schools in england, covid restrictions such as social distancing and bubbles have been lifted by the government. here, an old building makes ventilation an issue. a spike in cases means open evenings are now online, assemblies are cancelled, and the wearing of masks is being encouraged. yeah, it's very stressful when you have to isolate... this group of pupils are worried about catching covid and missing more time in school.

gcse are next year, mocks are next year, and then i have missed so much, and instead of revising stuff i have already done, i've had to scramble everything together, teachers have said we're trying to rush through it a little bit to get everything done. i'm going to throw it over to you... many in the teaching profession are also feeling the pressure. at this school, nearly a fifth of staff are off with covid. you might have two or three people off in your department, then you're definitely going to feel that pinch for the day. trying to ensure that any supply teacher has got as much support as they need with any of the classes. so yeah, i think there's a definite additional stress when you come in in the morning and there might be two or three people off. the school is working closely with the local public—health team. in a statement, the department for education says it's about managing the risks with ventilation, regular testing and vaccinations. with today's figures showing just over 200,000 children absent in england, keeping pupils in school and covid out continues to be a challenge. elaine dunkley, bbc news,

in honley, in west yorkshire. a russian actress and director have blasted off into space in a bid to film the first movie in orbit. the crew are hoping to beat a similar hollywood project planned by tom cruise and nasa. the russian crew will spend 12 days in space, filming scenes for the challenge, as richard galpin reports. lift—off of soyuz�*s ms—19 with an actress... just before day local time, the soyuz spacecraft blasted off, heading for the international space station. nothing new here, except along with the cosmonaut piloting the flight are some unusual passengers — an actress, yulia peresild, and the film director klim shipenko. and whilst they're in outer space, they'll make a movie called the challenge, about an emergency at the international space station with cosmonauts' lives at risk.

in space travel at the gagarin space centre. they've both had what's been described as a crash course in space travel at the gagarin space centre. speaking earlier, yulia peresild said there was no time left for fear. translation: we have been working really hard. - although we look all happy and smiles, we are very tired. it's been very difficult, both mentally and physically. if they succeed in making this film, it will be a first. russia will have beat an american project to do the same thing, which tom cruise is due to star in. all this as the 90—year—old star trek legend william shatner confirmed he too was going to go boldly into space. and this is what they'll be treated to. richard galpin, bbc news, moscow. let's get the latest forecast from susan powell. a real deluge overnight in many parts of the country.