today at 1:00pm, britain's biggest police force, the met, accused of institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia. a damning review into the force after the murder of sarah everard lays bare its failings and says it may have to be broken up. there is, without doubt, a discriminatory culture right across the metropolitan police. it's not in pockets, it pervades the whole organisation. we accept the findings of the report. obviously it's a deeply, deeply disturbing report, it sparks a range of emotions, as i'm sure it does for viewers and londoners. it sparks anger, frustration, upset. and in the last few minutes, the home secretary has said the met faces a long road to recovery and that those not fit to wear the uniform must be prevented from doing so.

also this lunchtime... borisjohnson accepts he did mislead parliament over lockdown parties in downing street, but says he didn't do it intentionally or recklessly. a warm handshake from the chinese president for vladimir putin, even though the russian leader is now wanted for war crimes in ukraine. a new scheme to keep lung patients out of hospital, as new research show a sharp north/south divide. and maddie hinch, who saved all four penalties to win olympic gold for great britain, announces her retirement. and coming up on the bbc news channel, he's back — roy hodgson returns to crystal palace, tasked with keeping the club in the premier league again.

good afternoon. a scathing report has found that britain's biggest police force is "institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic". baroness casey's review into the metropolitan police follows the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer, wayne couzens. the report says a "boys club" culture is rife within the force. the met police commissioner, sir mark rowley, has admitted his force has "let londoners down" and said today's report prompts feelings of "shame, anger and embarrassment." here's our special correspondent lucy manning. let's remember how all this began. sarah everard walking home — kidnapped, raped and murdered by a met police officer. it shocked then and this report is frightening. a force that is broken, failing. there is, without doubt,

a discriminatory culture right across the metropolitan police. and i think that institutional racism, institutional sexism, institutional misogyny and homophobia are definitely present across the organisation. we think the met is not able to assure all of us that its officers are of sufficient integrity and standards to be serving police officers, so it needs to clean itself up. the met has lost the consent to police, the report believes. it can't protect its own female, gay and minority ethnic staff and it can't provide adequate policing for these groups when they're victims of crime. for too long, the met has had predatory officers and a culture of denial about the scale of its problems. the details set out in this report of a broken force are frankly horrific. rape evidence that had to be

discarded because the fridges in police stations didn't work. a sikh officer who had his beard cut by colleagues, a muslim officer who found bacon in his boots, and female officers routinely targeted and humiliated by their male counterparts. couzens and carrick, the met�*s murderer and its rapist. baroness casey clear those who have the powers to search, arrest and detain need to have the trust and confidence of those they police. so this needs to be a landmark moment. the commissioner of the met apologetic, promising change, but not accepting every word of the report, despite baroness casey's plea to do so. it's disturbing. it's upsetting. it's heartbreaking. i apologise to those who've suffered as a consequence. do you accept baroness casey's findings that the force is institutionally racist, institutionally misogynistic and institutionally homophobic?

i accept her diagnosis about the racism, misogyny, homophobia in the organisation, and also that we have these systemic failings, management failings and culturalfailings. i understand her use of the term institutional. it's not a term i use myself. it's nearly a quarter of a century since the met was labelled institutionally racist after the murder of stephen lawrence. in a statement, his mother baroness lawrence said... shabnam chaudhri was a detective superintendent in the met and lived through some of the racism the review highlights. there was a particular officer, for example, who whenever i was out of the room, referred to me as the p, with the

p—word. she believes the met must change from the top to the bottom. my message to sir mark rowley is implement your systems and processes, ensure that your leadership is strong, ensure that leadership is supported at every level. ensure that those who want to whistle blow can speak out, so that you can root out the dirty, rotten apples that sit within your organisation that have a huge detrimental impact on trust and confidence. reports have come, commissioners have gone and still the met hasn't changed. the warning is this is its last chance. if it doesn't, it could face being broken up. trust in the police has been hugely damaged. ultimately i want both my daughters to grow up in a society which not only do they feel trust in the police, but isjust fundamentally safe. for too long, it has failed too many — the very people who need protecting. victims of crime. black and asian communities, women and children. people just walking home. lucy manning, bbc news.

our home editor mark easton is here. as we've heard, this is a really, really damning report. what are the implications notjust for the met but for forces around the country and what are the potential solutions? i and what are the potential solutions?— solutions? i think this is a potentially _ solutions? i think this is a potentially catastrophic i solutions? i think this is a - potentially catastrophic moment for policing in this country, certainly in london. the report is almost certainly going to mean that trust and confidence, already low, will fall still further, but forces across england and wales are vetting their forces again at the moment and it means that every misconduct hearing, every court case, is very likely to damage confidence and trust in policing around the country. in the short—term i think it is going to make it much harder recruit the women, the people from the lgbt and ethnic minority backgrounds that louise casey says it should be employed to stop will theyjoin it should be employed to stop will

they join a it should be employed to stop will theyjoin a force that is insidiously prejudiced against them? morale will not be improved by a report so ferocious about the met and its culture. the question is, can the police turn things around quickly enough, visibly? the report talks about reviewing progress in two years, five years. politicians talk about two years. but we have an election probably next year and manifestos written sooner than than that. the clock is absolutely taking on the police right now and they will have to prove very quickly that they are changing or actually it could be very serious for policing in this country. home editor mark easton, thank you. the former prime minister boris johnson has accepted that he did mislead parliament over lockdown parties in downing street, but he insists the statements he made were in good faith and based on what he knew and believed at the time. his written evidence to a committee of mps who are investigating him has just been published. mrjohnson says he did not "intentionally or recklessly" mislead the house of commons

in december 2021 and "would never have dreamed of doing so". our chief political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. it's a couple of weeks since the privilege committee published its interim report when it said it should have been obvious to boris johnson the rules were being broken because he had set them. it said that there were a number of occasions where they believed the former prime minister may have misled parliament. today we get this, borisjohnson's defence which he hopes will clear his name. borisjohnson, huddled boris johnson, huddled around borisjohnson, huddled around a table with downing street staff. this was during covid restrictions in england when we were all told not to gather for social events. the partygate scandal helped bring down mrjohnson but now he is facing another question, did he mislead parliament? i’m another question, did he mislead parliament?— another question, did he mislead

parliament? �* , ., ., parliament? i'm sure that whatever ha ened, parliament? i'm sure that whatever happened. the _ parliament? i'm sure that whatever happened, the guidance _ parliament? i'm sure that whatever happened, the guidance was - parliament? i'm sure that whatever. happened, the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. , . , and the rules were followed at all times. , .,, , . , and the rules were followed at all times. , ,. , ::' times. this was december 2021 when -a times. this was december 2021 when party reports — times. this was december 2021 when party reports first _ times. this was december 2021 when party reports first emerged. - times. this was december 2021 when party reports first emerged. mps - times. this was december 2021 when party reports first emerged. mps are | party reports first emerged. mps are now looking at whether mrjohnson misled the commons and whether he did it intentionally or recklessly. fast forward to today and boris johnson's defence is published where he accepts parliament didn't get the full story and he says it wasn't his fault. there is a lot in mrjohnson's 52 page submission, including extracts of messages involving key aides. he said he relied on their advice before making comments to parliament, writing, iwas before making comments to parliament, writing, i was the prime minister of the country...

but not everyone will be convinced. mps and the powerful privileges committee have already suggested it should have been obvious to mr johnson that the rules had been broken. they will interrogate his evidence tomorrow and could recommend sanctions, from an apology to suspension from parliament, potentially triggering a by—election. that hearing, which will be televised tomorrow is down to last for several hours and it will see borisjohnson asked some detailed questions about what is contained in this submission. he has now admitted that parliament was misled. that is a key moment in this process. the question will now focus on whether he did so intentionally or recklessly. mrjohnson is making the argument in his 52 page submission that it was neither, that he asked his aides on several occasions

whether the rules had been followed and when he went to parliament he was acting in good faith. but this row has trundled on for months and months and months. there are many who think mrjohnson should have known more and should have been far clearer to him when he appeared before mps in december 2021 that those rules had been broken and that he should have made it clearer to mps that that was the case. we will find out a lot more about his defence tomorrow afternoon. studio: nick eardley at westminster, thank you. the chinese president has described china and russia as "strategic partners". on the second day of xi jinping's visit to moscow, he invited the russian leader vladimir putin to beijing. that's despite the fact that only last week, the international criminal court accused mr putin of war crimes over the conflict in ukraine, and issued a warrant for his arrest. china does not recognise the court. here's our diplomatic

correspondent, caroline hawley. its a visit being watched around the world for what its global consequences could be. according to the chinese president, his meetings in moscow will give new momentum to china's relations with russia at the expense of both countries hope of the west. out of this meeting with the west. out of this meeting with the russian prime minister came an invitation from president xi. for president putin to pay a return visit to china. and then in the grandeur of the kremlin the two leaders met for a second time, eventually standing shoulder to shoulder, a big morale boost for vladimir putin, now wanted for war crimes in ukraine after an arrest warrant last week from the international criminal court. on several fronts the war is not going as president putin wanted. this talk of some kind of chinese peace plan

but what russia wants is chinese weapons to help change the course of the conflict on the ground. so far china has only given dual use technology for fear of secondary sanctions on chinese companies. xi sanctions on chinese companies. a jinping's bottom line is that he will not abandon russia, he is not willing to see a humiliating defeat for vladimir putin willing to see a humiliating defeat foeradimir putin in willing to see a humiliating defeat for vladimir putin in ukraine. and he is willing to keep providing certainly non—military supplies that have propped up putin's war machine over the last year or so. from have propped up putin's war machine over the last year or so.— over the last year or so. from the kremlin, china _ over the last year or so. from the kremlin, china is _ over the last year or so. from the kremlin, china is happy _ over the last year or so. from the kremlin, china is happy to - over the last year or so. from the kremlin, china is happy to have i kremlin, china is happy to have russian energy at reduced rates and moscow is more and more reliant on china as a market. the war in ukraine is reshaping economic, diplomatic and political relations. today in kyiv, a surprise but pointed visit from the japanese prime minister delivering a message of support for ukraine, timed to

coincide with president xi's trip to moscow. against the backdrop of a war that is changing the world, these were only exercises last week, but they brought together china, russia and iran, countries trying to forge ahead with a stronger anti—alliance. caroline hawley, bbc news. a mental health unit criticised over the deaths of three teenagers was "chaotic and unsafe," a report found. an independent inquiry found "excessive and inappropriate" restraint was used at middlesbrough�*s west lane hospital. the report also found self—harm was "facilitated" with staff told not to intervene unless it could be fatal, while "insufficiently curious" leaders tolerated safety failures. west lane hospital has been renamed and the service is being run by another trust. fiona trott has the story. to change the size you go up there. ollie's mum says he is lucky to be alive. whilst being treated for an eating disorder at west lane hospital,

she says, he lost around five kilos in five weeks. he was 15. penny was alarmed by the way the hospital was run. ollie got up from his bed and started talking and started wandering around the room, and then he just fell down unconscious. and they immediately knew what had gone wrong, because they sort of pulled the hoodie down and there was a noose round oliver's neck, and he'd been walking round the room the staff knew it was there? yes, the staff knew it was there, because they had the "least restrictive practice" they weren't allowed to remove a noose from a child's neck. and, to me, that was extremely negligent. all the routines, it wasjust all the routines, it was just the way the — all the routines, it was just the way the ward was run, itjust didn't feel safe _ way the ward was run, itjust didn't feel safe it— way the ward was run, itjust didn't feel safe. itjust felt way the ward was run, itjust didn't feel safe. it just felt like we were 'ust feel safe. it just felt like we were just some — feel safe. it just felt like we were just some patients who were stuck all in _ just some patients who were stuck all in a _ just some patients who were stuck all in a box — just some patients who were stuck all in a box together and had to get

on with_ all in a box together and had to get on with it _ all in a box together and had to get on with it no — all in a box together and had to get on with it no matter what. how did that make you feel? like they didn't give a... sound dipped ..about us. he is now looked after by carers in his own accommodation. ollie was being treated at west lane hospital at the same time as christie harnett. she and two friends, nadia sharif and emily moore, all died under the care of the tees, esk and wear valleys trust. last year, an investigation found 120 failings in their care. the trust apologised unreservedly. this new investigation has been looking at the concerns that were raised about west lane hospital, and what is striking is that it says there wasn't enough scrutiny by nhs england itself or the care quality commission, and that following these recommendations now, nhs england must carry out a full review within six to 12 months. as for the tees, esk and wear valleys trust, it says...

meanwhile, the families left traumatised by what happened there hope today's recommendations will ensure every mental health patient gets the treatment they expect and deserve. fiona trott, bbc news, darlington. if you are suffering distress or despair and need support, including urgent support, a list of organisations that can help is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. the time is 13:18. our top story this lunchtime... a damning review into britain's biggest police force — the met — accuses it of instiutional racism, misogyny and homophobia. and still to come, concerns about the number of people suffering medical complications after travelling to turkey for weight loss surgery.

coming up on the bbc news channel: sarah hunter hopes for the perfect end — the england captain and world cup winner will retire from rugby against scotland this weekend at her home town stadium in newcastle. new research shows a sharp north—south divide in the number of people needing emergency hospital treatment for lung conditions. the figures are three times higher in some parts of the country than the richest areas of the uk. the research by the charity asthma and lung uk shows the north—west of england, central scotland and parts of northern ireland had much higher rates of illness and death than other areas. 0ur health correspondent, jim reed, reports. amy was just the centre of our family. she was just full of life, really. and she was only 22. joanne's daughter, amy,

had lived with severe asthma all her life. it's just breathing. it's something that everyone takes for granted. and, at times, amy could notjust breathe. then in october, amy collapsed in the middle of the night. an ambulance was called. they started her heart again. and then they took her to wigan royal infirmary. lots of people came into the room, into the family room, and said that her brain had been starved of oxygen during the asthma attack. i actually feel sick, as if i'm going in to get my results. and then i had to come home and, on the friday night after school, and tell bailey that his mummy had died, which wasjust... ..the worst thing i've ever had to do.

new research shows the impact of asthma and other lung conditions does, though, depend on where in the uk you live. in parts of the north—west of england, for example, hospital admissions and deaths are among the highest in the country — in places, double or even triple the rates seen in parts of london and the south—east. we need to make sure that we are tackling air pollution and smoking rates and poor quality housing, but also making sure we're treating and supporting people to live well with their lung condition. olaf, originally from germany, lives near glasgow and has another common lung condition, copd. out of the blue, i got the feeling, "oh, i can't breathe." and it's like somebody puts steel around your chest and you can't breathe any more. but he now he logs his symptoms from home. results can be sent back with data from a fitness tracker,

to pick up problems early. all this can then be analysed by his doctors. we can see here, for instance, a flare up and then an improvement. it is hoped this idea can cut hospital admissions by half. a large proportion of these patients do not need to come to hospital. we now have the technology, the tools, the data to provide all the care that they require at home safely. lung disease costs the nhs billions. ministers say more funding for research and new targets to cut pollution and smoking should make a difference. but doctors think more still needs to be done to improve and save thousands of lives. jim reed, bbc news. the family of a headteacher who killed herself while waiting for an 0fsted report on her school— have said she was under 'intolerable pressure.�* the 0fsted inspection downgraded ruth perry's primary school in reading from outstanding to inadequate. teaching unions have called

for school inspections to be paused but the department for education says they're 'hugely important�*. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreys, is here. has this reignited really the debate about school inspections? absolutely, this sad set of events which will be fully investigated at an inquest into the death of ruth perry this summer, it has unleashed a torrent of angst from head teachers and teachers about what they describe as an intolerable stress from the way the inspections are conducted but also a lot of debate about the fact that, in the end, all the complexity of a school will come down to one overriding judgment and in the case of ruth perry's school it went from outstanding to the bottom grade of inadequate based on one set of concerns, even though much else was found that was incredibly good in this vibrant and welcoming school,

as the 0fsted inspectors described it. there is a debate about where this goes next, labour is proposing a report card system for schools in england, the government is committed to the current system. 0fsted says it deeply regrets the tragic death of ruth perry. it deeply regrets the tragic death of ruth perry-— it deeply regrets the tragic death of ruth per . �* ., ., ,, i. a bbc investigation has found that seven british patients who travelled to turkey for weight loss surgery died after operations there. others have returned home with serious health issues after gastric sleeve operations, during which more than 70% of the stomach is removed. the operations, used to treat morbid obesity, are carried out in the uk, but it can take years to get one through the national health service so some people travel abroad for treatment. monika plaha's report contains some graphic images. last year, stacey travelled to turkey for weight loss surgery that reduced the size of her stomach. right, we're just going

to do a little test... as a mum to two young children, and having had a heart attack, she wanted the operation to avoid health problems in later life. one of the main driving things was, you know, i did this before i became a drain on the nhs, before i had any major medical problems. but on her return to the uk, she suffered a massive blood clot. she continues to receive treatment for this on the nhs. i'd been assured i was absolutely fine, i had a fit to fly note. two days later, i turned over in bed and one of my wounds just burst open. it was, you know, the bed was full of pus, blood. horrible. stacey regrets her choice of clinic, but not having the surgery. my advice would be do your research, massively, you know? don'tjust stop at, you know, people's before and after photos. whilst that is incredible to see and everybody wants a bit of that, there is a bigger picture. her doctor says she's not alone. we have seen a significant rise in patients going to turkey

for private bariatric procedures. and he's increasingly treating serious complications as a result. what we've seen is that some patients have flown home and then straight up to our emergency hospital in cramlington, not truly understanding the surgery they have had done and the risks they have actually taken. weight loss surgery abroad is marketed heavily on social media. here at ten stone six, and she was 17 stone ten. it gets mixed reviews... i don't ever see me getting better. ifeel like i've ruined my life. ..but provides a short cut to surgery which people might wait many years for on the nhs. our investigation has spoken to patients who have had serious complications from botched surgery carried out in turkey. 0ne even had her entire stomach removed. we have also found out that seven people have died in the last four years after travelling to turkey for weight loss surgery, and we've learned that the number of surgeries on the nhs has fallen

by a third in england since covid. when investigating, we heard concerns that women who were not obese were being operated on in turkey. we decided to ask 27 clinics if they would accept patients at normal bmi levels. six clinics accepted women for surgery who weren't overweight at all. and some of those that didn't even encouraged women to gain weight to enable them to be accepted. a leading british doctor says this is reckless. i think to tell patients to put on weight so they can meet a particular weight threshold so they can then have weight loss surgery, i think that's just wrong. interest in going to turkey for weight loss surgery shows no sign of waning. the government says it takes obesity seriously and those travelling abroad need to consider the risks. monika plaha, bbc news.

the former england football manager roy hodgson has been reappointed at crystal palace until the end of the season. the 75—year—old replaces patrick vieira who was sacked by palace on friday after a 12—match winless run left them 12th in the premier league. hodgson has described his return as a privilege. the olympic gold medallist maddie hinch has announced she's retiring from hockey at the age of 3a, saying "the tank is empty." the goalkeeper saved all four penalties in the 2016 0lympic final shoot—out, to lead team gb to their first women's hockey gold. 0ur sports correspondent, jo currie, reports. for a decade, maddie hinch has been the heartbeat of great british hockey. the heartbeat of great british hocke . a, . the heartbeat of great british hocke . n, . , the heartbeat of great british hocke . a, . , ., the heartbeat of great british hocke . . , ., ., hockey. maddie hinch is the hero for encland. a hockey. maddie hinch is the hero for england- a hero _ hockey. maddie hinch is the hero for england. a hero and _ hockey. maddie hinch is the hero for england. a hero and a _ hockey. maddie hinch is the hero for england. a hero and a born - hockey. maddie hinch is the hero for england. a hero and a born winner, l england. a hero and a born winner, she first tasted _ england. a hero and a born winner, she first tasted success _ england. a hero and a born winner, she first tasted success at - england. a hero and a born winner, she first tasted success at the - england. a hero and a born winner, she first tasted success at the 2015 | she first tasted success at the 2015

european championships, and that was just the start. 0ne european championships, and that was just the start. one year later, gold again, this time on the biggest stage in rio. again, this time on the biggest stage in rio-— again, this time on the biggest stauein rio. , . �* . . stage in rio. great britain are the gi mic stage in rio. great britain are the olympic hockey — stage in rio. great britain are the olympic hockey champions. - stage in rio. great britain are the olympic hockey champions. a - stage in rio. great britain are the - olympic hockey champions. a moment that was watched _ olympic hockey champions. a moment that was watched by _ olympic hockey champions. a moment that was watched by 10 _ olympic hockey champions. a moment that was watched by 10 million - that was watched by 10 million people, saw the ten o'clock news delayed and change the lives of the players forever. the delayed and change the lives of the players forever-— players forever. the olympic gold medal is incredibly _ players forever. the olympic gold medal is incredibly special, - players forever. the olympic gold medal is incredibly special, it - players forever. the olympic gold | medal is incredibly special, it gave us a moment in the spotlight, an opportunity to share stories, create a household name and inspire a generation. a household name and inspire a generation-— a household name and inspire a reneration. �* :: ' ., generation. amid the 2021 lockdown great britain — generation. amid the 2021 lockdown great britain added _ generation. amid the 2021 lockdown great britain added a _ generation. amid the 2021 lockdown great britain added a bronze - generation. amid the 2021 lockdown great britain added a bronze medal| great britain added a bronze medal at the tokyo olympics. you are still at the tokyo olympics. you are still at the tokyo olympics. you are still at the top of your game, the paris olympics arejust over a at the top of your game, the paris olympics are just over a year a way, have attempted was that? it olympics are just over a year a way, have attempted was that?— have attempted was that? it was absolutely on — have attempted was that? it was absolutely on the _ have attempted was that? it was absolutely on the radio, - have attempted was that? it was j absolutely on the radio, i wanted have attempted was that? it was i absolutely on the radio, i wanted to be part— absolutely on the radio, i wanted to be part of— absolutely on the radio, i wanted to be part of that journey with these -uys be part of that journey with these guys but — be part of that journey with these guys but i — be part of that journey with these guys but i know i would not do it giving _ guys but i know i would not do it giving my all to it any more, my heart _ giving my all to it any more, my heart is — giving my all to it any more, my heart is not _ giving my all to it any more, my heart is not in it and i will not just— heart is not in it and i will not just take _ heart is not in it and i will not just take easy choice. affectionately known as mad dog,

hinch was named world goalkeeper of the year three times in a row but she says her biggest achievement is inspiring girls and boys to pick up a hockey stick. you inspiring girls and boys to pick up a hockey stick.— a hockey stick. you can be a superhero — a hockey stick. you can be a superhero if _ a hockey stick. you can be a superhero if you _ a hockey stick. you can be a superhero if you want - a hockey stick. you can be a superhero if you want to, i a hockey stick. you can be a superhero if you want to, in | a hockey stick. you can be a - superhero if you want to, in any form _ superhero if you want to, in any form of— superhero if you want to, in any form of life _ superhero if you want to, in any form of life. we are on the planet to do— form of life. we are on the planet to do something special and it was fortunate — to do something special and it was fortunate that i was handed back, i was meant — fortunate that i was handed back, i was meant to be a goalkeeper for the british— was meant to be a goalkeeper for the british team but that was only possible — british team but that was only possible because somebody gave me that had, _ possible because somebody gave me that had, i_ possible because somebody gave me that bad, i hope people continue to .ive that bad, i hope people continue to give kids— that bad, i hope people continue to give kids opportunities. hinch that bad, i hope people continue to give kids opportunities.— give kids opportunities. hinch was instrumental _ give kids opportunities. hinch was instrumental last year _ give kids opportunities. hinch was i instrumental last year when england made history again, when in commonwealth gold in front of the home crowd in birmingham. this hero in a helmet it leaves behind an unrivalled legacy. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it has been a soggy march, so far, for many parts of the uk, not least this weather watcher in

warwickshire. in cambridge we have already seen more