after the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer. it says many claims of sexual misconduct, misogyny and homophobia by officers are badly mishandled. and that there are unacceptable levels of racial bias. here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. the murder of sarah everard the turning point, but the dangerous behaviour of some officers ongoing. when a police officer kidnaps, rapes and kills a woman, trust is forfeited. too many allowed to get away with sexual harassment, racism, and misogyny. i have found in their internal misconduct system that it isn't good enough, it isn't quick enough, and it has racial disparity. the force needs to accept that. the whole force needs to accept it. they mustn't deny it. the report is clear — the met�*s system for dealing with its offices is not fit for purpose.

it has a systemic racial bias and misses repeat offenders. one officer had 11 complaints against him, from assault to abuse to sexual harassment. he's still in the met. parm sandhu was a chief superintendent. black and asian officers are 80% more likely to be accused of misconduct. she was one and sued for discrimination. i absolutely was targeted because of my racial background. and the fact that i had raised a misconduct issue many years before against another senior officer. and because of that, you then become targeted yourself, you become ostracised. when two police officers take photos with the dead bodies of murdered sisters nicole smallman and biba henry, then share them with colleagues, it is clear too many unsuitable officers have been allowed to stay. it is time now for change. we need that because when we are in trouble, the only people we can call are the police.

and if you are not sure that they are going to be honest and true, we are all left in a terrible state. from the met police's hq you can look out over london and the people here they are supposed to serve. but the failure over years and decades to get to grips with corrupt and dangerous officers have left that public at risk. the new commissioner admits hundreds of officers who should have been sacked are still in the met police and it is appalling. i'm so angry about how we've let so many people down. what you read about what women and non—white officers are suffering in the organisation, it's disgraceful our feebleness in response to that. and i apologise to them that we have let them down so badly. i apologise to the public, as well. for too many years the met police has failed to police itself. change is always promised

but so far has never come. lucy manning, bbc news. all bird keepers in england, scotland and wales must now follow strict biosecurity measures by law with an avian influenza protection zone coming into force across britain. 190 cases of bird flu cases have been confirmed in the uk since october. is the country's largest outbreak. the manchester united footballer mason greenwood has appeared in court charged with attempted rape. the 21—year—old is also charged with assault and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour. the scottish government has set out its plans for the economy in an independent scotland. the paper detailed proposals for issues such as currency, she also pledged to rejoin the eu

and said it was obvious being in the united kingdom did not offer financial security. opposition parties say there is not enough detail in her latest prospectus. are you voting for independence or not? that's the question, and to help these voters and their fellow scots answer it, nicola sturgeon has been setting out the economic case. the uk economy is in long—term decline. the uk economic model is failing, and failing badly. but in relation to an independent scotland, people want to know — indeed, people have a right to know this — can we do better? do we know how to do it? and will it be worth it? her answer — emphatically, yes. but there were questions about checks on the border, when a new currency could be launched, how an oil fund would work, and more. is it not simply a fact that the first years, perhaps even the first decades, of an independent scotland would require tax rises, spending cuts, vast and expensive borrowing or a combination of all of those?

is this an easy path for any country? no. but it is one that we are able, doing it this way, to guide through a sensible approach, consistent with our values. scotland already has some of the building blocks of an independent state. parliament, for a start. this document attempts to sketch out the economic architecture. but opponents say it's still not enough. i don't think any of the circumstances about scotland being able to be part of the strong united kingdom have changed in terms of the questions that need to be answered. people are desperate to know exactly what it is that independence would actually mean. this paper doesn't provide that. this isn't a plan for change, | it isn't a solution to the tory made crisis in the uk. it's a plan for yet more crisis, doubling down. of crisis, from the snp. but what about those voters? how did they feel about the independence debate? economically, yes, there is going to be the people,

but every country that got its independence in the first few years had its upheaval, because they had to set up a central bank, they had to set up all the institutions. brexit isn't done yet. we're still feeling the pain for that. l and i think financially this is a terrible time| to go for indyref2. we've got inflation running at 10—11%.| imagine the hadrian's wall border crossing. | laughter but do you not think that we possibly have resources? i mean, we have a lot of wind in scotland. can we use this? can we generate more power? can we sell this power? we've heard the saudi arabia of renewables, the state—owned energy company. these are all things the scottish government could have done and snp said they wanted to do, and they just haven't done. so how do we know that's not going to happen after independence as well? there are so many little things, i and all they are asking you is, i "do you want to be independent or do you not?" _ it's a yes or no question. how difficult... that's a difficult thing to answer. if they get a chance — because they, we, are waiting for the supreme court to rule

on the legality of another referendum. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. the sri lankan author shehan karunatilaka has won this year's booker prize. his book the seven moons of maali almeida is set during the sri lankan civil war. he was awarded the prize by the queens consort in a ceremony in london tonight. good evening. we are celebrating this wonderful darkly comic ghost story set 30 years ago amid the horrors of war and the winner of the booker prize, shehan karunatilaka joins me now. how does it feel to joins me now. how does it feel to join the likes of salman rushdie, hillary mantell and win this prize? i am used to releasing books to little fanfare and that is what i thought for this. i thought it would come out, maybe some would like it

and then we got on the book a long list. every step the party has continued and i will have a drink and go home tonight. this continued and i will have a drink and go home tonight.— and go home tonight. this is fabulous- — and go home tonight. this is fabulous. it's _ and go home tonight. this is fabulous. it's a _ and go home tonight. this is fabulous. it's a better - and go home tonight. this is fabulous. it's a better story. and go home tonight. this is - fabulous. it's a better story than that and you get to win. as i said it's a ghost story and your protagonist wakes up dead on the first page of the novel and has to spend seven moons, seven days trying to find out who kills him. how important is it for you to get the message of the sri lankan civil war out? i message of the sri lankan civil war out? . , �* ~ message of the sri lankan civil war out? ., , �* ~ .,, out? i wasn't thinking in those terms. i out? i wasn't thinking in those term i was — out? i wasn't thinking in those terms. i was writing _ out? i wasn't thinking in those terms. i was writing a - out? i wasn't thinking in those terms. i was writing a murder| terms. i was writing a murder mystery and it seemed every sri lankan atrocity, we never deal with it, we move on. the idea of a ghost story where the dead get to speak, i thought that was an absurd enough conceit for a novel. but yes, 1989 was a particularly grim time in our

history which was forgotten by many, including in sri lanka. it was interesting to research that. many congratulations _ interesting to research that. many congratulations and _ interesting to research that. many congratulations and i'm _ interesting to research that. many congratulations and i'm sure - interesting to research that. many congratulations and i'm sure many cannot wait to read this novel. time for a look at the weather. here's chris faulkes. we have had some pretty big contrast. in the capital temperatures reached 20 degrees celsius but in contrast, in scotland, raine refused to let up in places and there were areas that saw temperatures of 10 degrees today. the rain was bought out by this area of low pressure which will be moving out of their way and in its place we will get high pressure building in from the north, but with that comes colder air, low—pressure to the south—west will england and wales milder air but the threat of rain over coming days. before we get there, overtonight, over coming days. before we get there, over tonight, a few showers left overfor

there, over tonight, a few showers left over for the north—east of scotland, otherwise a dry picture but a colder night with temperatures dipping down into low single figures and there will be and fog patches developing as we head into the first part of tomorrow. some of those could last the first or two, i believe most widespread in wales, east anglia and the south. the odd shower left over for the north—east of scotland and cloud could threaten rain in cornwall but otherwise dry. on wednesday we start to see low pressure push bands of rain in from the south—west, so rain for a time for parts of england, wales, northern ireland. scotland and north—east england should stay dry. temperatures nine to 12 degrees. thursday we see another band of rain, this one more potent, heading northwards and eastwards. clear in the south with brighter skies following and mild, 15 in belfast,

highs reaching around 18 or 19