year three times in a row but 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 bad, _ possible because somebody gave me that bad, 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 than 2.5 times the rainfall we'd normally expect in a typical march. looking further north to orkney, up to 9am here we had only seen a surge of the rainfall we'd normally expect that there rain gauges have had a top up today, this band of cloud pushing northwards across orkney and shetland, bringing outbreaks of rain, then a mixture of sunshine and showers that here comes the next rain bearing weather system pushing into northern ireland, parts of west wales and south—west england by the end of the day, the breeze and strengthening too. hefty showers elsewhere, very mild, ii and strengthening too. hefty showers elsewhere, very mild, 11 degrees. in a way and perhaps 16 in hull, really mild for the time of year —— 11 degrees in stornoway. heavy rain over the hills in south—west england, wales, north—west england and western scotland where gales will develop by the end of the night, turning very when she ——

windy for western parts of scotland, and strong winds will combine in places with high tides. five to 11 degrees tonight, mild. tomorrow, more rain across the northern isles and in the south—east of england for and in the south—east of england for a time, low pressure in charge more broadly so even when the persistent rain has cleared we will see hefty downpours across the north west of scotland and further showers, particularly in the west, some of which are heavy and possibly thundery. winds remaining a feature, these are the wind gusts we can expect, gusty around some of these western coasts, it will be mild, a bit cooler than today in northern scotland, eight or nine, 1a or 15 further south. another sunshine and showers a day on thursday, showers joining together into bands, but there could be sunshine in between. quite breezy and quite mild,

temperatures between nine and 15. for the end of the week, low pressure is still in charge, one frontal system clipping the south—east of england, more persistent rain that the centre of this low drift east, allowing big downpours and thunderstorms to break out during friday, some sunny spells, staying and settled into the weekend. mild in the south but perhaps turning colder in the north of the uk. ., ~ ,, �* that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. i'm qasa alom. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. roy hodgson has been reappointed as crystal palace manager until the end of the season. he takes over from patrick vieira, the man who replaced him

as the palace boss 20 months ago, and becomes the oldest manager in the premier league at 75 years old. we're joined now by bbc football reporter alex howell. alex, you're at selhurst park. what's the mood like there after the news of hodgson�*s return and remind us how this has come about? crystal palace are not in the relegation places, but they are in a period of very bad form. they have not won a game this year. they are not won a game this year. they are not scoring goals. they have not scored two goals in a match since new year's eve last year. so, they've sacked patrick vieira last friday, and on that same day, they said that roy hodgson was a serious contender to take over. he has done just that. there are some supporters worried about him returning to the

club. the back end of his stint when he was last manager here, they feel was not great. he took over last season for a short term and was not able to keep them up, but he does know these players. he has decades of experience, so you can see the board is thinking of the reason why they reappointed him. what board is thinking of the reason why they reappointed him.— board is thinking of the reason why they reappointed him. what does this sa about they reappointed him. what does this say about crystal _ they reappointed him. what does this say about crystal palace? _ they reappointed him. what does this say about crystal palace? they - say about crystal palace? they appointed patrick vieira to be this young dynamic manager to take crystal palace forward and it hasn't really gone to plan, has it? it really gone to plan, has it? it really hasn't. just a year ago, just over, patrick vieira was leading the team to an fa cup semifinal in the stadium behind me. as you say, they hired him to change the way they played club football. he replaced roy hodgson, which makes this scenario a little bit strange. he was widely praised for that. they brought in young players and played

a lot of attacking football, and even at the stand behind me, they have plans to redevelop, but all of those types of projects are on hold at the moment because in a broad statement, the chairman said they are in a precarious position and bringing roy hodgson into to fight off relegation and that is the main aim in the long—term future. none of it can be planned for unless they are in the premier league and so thatis are in the premier league and so that is why they have turned to roy hodgson. that is why they have turned to roy hoduson. ., ~ that is why they have turned to roy hoduson. . ~ i” , that is why they have turned to roy hoduson. ., ~ ,, , . to hockey, where olympic champion goalkeeper maddie hinch has announced she is hanging up her international pads after a highly decorated career. the 34—year—old has been speaking to bbc sport'sjo currie about herjourney and the perhaps surprise impact of winning that historic gold at rio 2016. the olympic gold medal was incredibly special, but for me it was a hugely challenging period of my life. we were a team that

prepared for everything that could possibly happen on the pitch, and off it, but during the games. the only thing we didn't prepare enough for was what happened when you win gold. when that happened, you were swung into the limelight, and there was in the wake of expectations to perform and i spent the last few years chasing perfection, but push myself to much and burn myself out. it was a challenging moment where i resplendent —— resented the sport and was shadow of myself. i wish i had spoken about what i was speaking about earlier. you had spoken about what i was speaking about earlier-— about earlier. you had a european old, but about earlier. you had a european gold. but one _ about earlier. you had a european gold, but one medal— about earlier. you had a european gold, but one medal missing - about earlier. you had a european gold, but one medal missing was| about earlier. you had a european| gold, but one medal missing was a commonwealth gold. did it help being able to get that final commonwealth gold and sign of that aspect as well? i i gold and sign of that aspect as well? . ., gold and sign of that aspect as well? . . ., ., well? i i chatted with a view of the uirls and well? i i chatted with a view of the girls and said _ well? i i chatted with a view of the girls and said if _ well? i i chatted with a view of the girls and said if we _ well? i i chatted with a view of the girls and said if we win _ well? i i chatted with a view of the girls and said if we win a _ girls and said if we win a commonwealth gold i am done. i do

believe everything is for a reason, i am that person, and it was a career after everything, and this commonwealth gold was something we had been so close to and then suddenly at home we had the crowds back in, the stage is set to go and do something special again, and it happened. i rememberthinking, yeah, maybe this is part of it, a sign that this is your chance now to step away. at the top and having done another great thing. i didn't know, though, and that's why i continued for a few munch —— a few months and continued with the team to argentina. i needed a few moments to decide on my mind that this was 100% right. for decide on my mind that this was 100% riuht. ., , ., decide on my mind that this was 100% riuht. ., ., , decide on my mind that this was 100% riuht. ., ,, ., , ., decide on my mind that this was 100% riuht. ., ., , ., right. for you individually what you think our right. for you individually what you think your legacy — right. for you individually what you think your legacy is _ right. for you individually what you think your legacy is now? - right. for you individually what you think your legacy is now? that - think your legacy is now? that an hinu think your legacy is now? that anything is — think your legacy is now? that anything is possible. - think your legacy is now? that anything is possible. it - think your legacy is now? trust anything is possible. it really is. i was just your average kid anything is possible. it really is. i wasjust your average kid in school, loved playing sport and want to be a part of a team in

particular. it's bring into being a goalie, probably not my first choice, but now i get it. colours position on the pitch. and ijust hope that my legacy is that you can be a professional sportsman if you want to. i hope it gives kids the opportunity to test his positions in life. you can go on and have an amazing journey with a huge amount of support and lots of self belief as well. that hurt certainly help me along the way. —— that has certainly helped me along the way. and another retirement today — sarah hunter, the england rugby union captain and world cup winner has also revealed that she will be hanging up her boots. but not before one final flourish. the 37—year—old will play her last ever game for england against scotland this saturday in their opening six nations match at kingston park in newcastle, the city of her birth. hunter has been speaking to sara orchard. not many athletes are offered fairy tale endings, but sarah hunter is no

ordinary athlete. she has 140 caps, which makes her the most capped england player ever, and the most capped england women's player in the whole world. she has got an impressive array of six nations and grand slam titles and a world cup winners medalfrom grand slam titles and a world cup winners medal from 2014. grand slam titles and a world cup winners medalfrom 2014. it is winners medal from 2014. it is really hard _ winners medal from 2014. it is really hard to _ winners medal from 2014. it is really hard to look— winners medal from 2014. it 3 really hard to look beyond that 2014 win. there are moments which will be really proud and special for me, like you first cap, those sorts of moments, but i guess we have still got a whatsapp group, so it does go off at times, but you know that everyone will be thinking about that moment on the part i played was in the english women's journey and what history it made. and i think, yeah, pretty hard to beat. the history it made. and i think, yeah, pretty hard to beat.— history it made. and i think, yeah, pretty hard to beat. the 'oy of 2014 can never pretty hard to beat. the 'oy of 2014 can be i pretty hard to beat. the 'oy of 2014 can never be taken h pretty hard to beat. the joy of 2014 can never be taken away, _ pretty hard to beat. the joy of 2014 can never be taken away, but - pretty hard to beat. the joy of 2014 can never be taken away, but the i can never be taken away, but the 37—year—old has also had to deal with the heartache of losing three

other world cup finals against new zealand. in retirement, she has specifically chosen newcastle the city where she was born and learnt the game is her last match. it is where england take on scotland in their opening six nations match this weekend. it is their opening six nations match this weekend. , ,., weekend. it is where i sold programmes _ weekend. it is where i sold programmes on _ weekend. it is where i sold programmes on match - weekend. it is where i sold programmes on match day| weekend. it is where i sold i programmes on match day so weekend. it is where i sold - programmes on match day so i could go and watch newcastle falcons play. itjust has go and watch newcastle falcons play. it just has a go and watch newcastle falcons play. itjust has a very special place in my heart and i am really proud to be geordie. itjust seems really fitting that i get to go and finish it there. , ., fitting that i get to go and finish it there. ,., ., ., it there. hunter will bow out of ruab it there. hunter will bow out of rugby union — it there. hunter will bow out of rugby union is _ it there. hunter will bow out of rugby union is one _ it there. hunter will bow out of rugby union is one of- it there. hunter will bow out of rugby union is one of the - it there. hunter will bow out of l rugby union is one of the greats, notjust in england, but the whole world. and that's all the sport for now. let's go back to our top story. evidence has been published in the last couple of hours which borisjohnson believes will prove he didn't knowingly

mislead parliament over partygate allegations. here are some of the points in the 52 page dossier that mrjohnson has compiled in his defence. he says that statements he made to parliament about potenital rule breaking in downing street during the pandemic were made "in good faith, on the basis of what i honestly knew and believed at the time." he says, "i did not intentionally or recklessly mislead the house on december12021, december 8 2021, or any other date." he goes on to say that he 'relied on assurances that he received from his trusted advisers' on what happened in downing street. and he adds that any allegation that he was 'reckless' to rely on the assurances he received from his advisers is 'unprecedented and absurd'. in response, the privileges commitee says there is "no new documentary evidence" in boris johnson's submission.

and it rejected claims it had been "sitting on" the submission, saying that the initial version "had a number of errors and typos, and a final corrected version was not submitted to the privileges committee until early this morning." let's talk about the defence. i'm joined now by the former private secretary to both margaret thatcher and john major, caroline slocock. thank you for being with us. what you make of the defence? it is 52 pages and details on quite robust, is it? , , ., pages and details on quite robust, isit? , ., is it? yes, you can tell that it has been written _ is it? yes, you can tell that it has been written by _ is it? yes, you can tell that it has been written by a _ is it? yes, you can tell that it has been written by a top-notch - been written by a top—notch barrister. he has obviously made a huge amount of foot, got the best advisors to spin it in the best possible way, but ultimately for me it is unconvincing. first of all, i think it is a bad tactic to be

attacking, but also when you look at the facts he waits brought to bear, he was advised, when you look at it, his trusted advisers are spin doctors. it is the director of communications who told him to say that, effectively, to parliament. actually, if you were really concerned about the optics, and surely any prime minister putting these draconian rules on the rest of these draconian rules on the rest of the country would be concerned about the country would be concerned about the optics, you would absolutely get the optics, you would absolutely get the best advice from the experts, not from spin doctors. there is no evidence he did that. actually, jack doyle was the person who told him, he put down on a whatsapp to a colleague, i'm struggling to come up with the way in which this was within the rules. he talks about blowing another great gaping hole in the prime minister's account. i think there is evidence really that this is just think there is evidence really that

this isjust spin, and ifind it really strange that borisjohnson really strange that boris johnson was concerned more about how this would look, and did not get the sort of advice, especially after the huge row when this story came to the media, about dominic cummings breaking the rules. do media, about dominic cummings breaking the rules.— breaking the rules. do you think this committee _ breaking the rules. do you think this committee will— breaking the rules. do you think this committee will eventually l breaking the rules. do you think. this committee will eventually find that he did intentionally and recklessly mislead the commons? well, that is up to them, isn't it? just bear in mind that they are in majority committee of tory mps. they have combed through all of the evidence they have, and they have put out a pretty damning report which i read in great detail sometimes about the evidence against him. i think sometimes about the evidence against him. ithink it sometimes about the evidence against him. i think it is pretty strong. i think we are all waiting to see how it goes tomorrow, but i think they are going to crawl all over the statements that borisjohnson has made.

statements that boris johnson has made. �* , ., ., statements that boris johnson has made. 3 ., ., , ., made. it's quite hard to prove thouuh, made. it's quite hard to prove though. isn't _ made. it's quite hard to prove though, isn't it, _ made. it's quite hard to prove though, isn't it, that - made. it's quite hard to prove though, isn't it, that he - though, isn't it, that he intentionally misled parliament? he is admitted that he did, but said he didn't do it knowingly. this is admitted that he did, but said he didn't do it knowingly.— didn't do it knowingly. this is the essence that _ didn't do it knowingly. this is the essence that they _ didn't do it knowingly. this is the essence that they will _ didn't do it knowingly. this is the essence that they will have - didn't do it knowingly. this is the essence that they will have to . didn't do it knowingly. this is the | essence that they will have to get down to, but the gist of their cases that he was at these parties, he saw what was going on, he was telling the country what rules were and what the country what rules were and what the guidance was, literally hours before he was attending these events and he must have known. you have the other evidence that at no time did he get a definitive statement from an eczema that what he was doing was within the rules. so, yeah, i think that they are likely to rule that he did mislead the house in one way or another and that he was slow as they say in the report to correct the record. let's see how tamara goes. some tory mps have said that this amounts to a witch hunt. some of his supporters and allies have said

that. do you think that the privileges commitee is a fair and balanced committee in the house of commons? ~ , , , ., commons? absolutely. it is a ma'ori commons? absolutely. it is a majority conservative - commons? absolutely. it is a i majority conservative committee commons? absolutely. it is a - majority conservative committee but there are people who, brexit is, who have been supporters of boris johnson, and i think they are trying to do a serious job. it is johnson, and i think they are trying to do a seriousjob. it is not becoming of a man who wants to become prime minister again and has been accused of breaking rules and standards to be attacking the same committee that is investigating the rules and standards. it's a very bad luck, but it is sort of a classic john sony and technique to try and sort of put dust in the eyes of people that are looking at this. i guess there are some people who will believe that acts as station. but i believe that acts as station. but i believe it is a fair committee and process and i believe they have been very forensic in gathering the evidence. i'm sure they are being

very careful about the final report that they write.— very careful about the final report that they write. thank you so much for our that they write. thank you so much for yourtime- _ a damning review into the uk's biggest police force has been published this morning, after a year long investigation. baroness casey was appointed to investigate the culture at the metropolitan police following the rape and murder of sarah everard by serving officer wayne couzens. the 363—page report condemned the force as institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. the report said that staff routinely experience sexism, there are racist officers and staff, and a "deep—seated homophobia" in the organisation. the report also accused the force of failing to protect the public from officers who abuse women, whilst predatory and unacceptable behaviour has "been allowed to flourish". and it says the that the met has a culture of denial, with "systemic and fundamental problems" in how the force is run,

adding that the met could be dismantled if it does not improve. i'm joined now by susan hall, the leader of the city hall conservatives and chair of the london assembly police and crime committee in london. thank you very much for being with us. when you look at this report and its devastating findings, what is your reaction and first thoughts? i suppose —— i spoke to mark rowley on the television this morning, and he said that when he read it he had a mixed emotions about it all, and i can understand that. you experience anger that they should behave in that way, shame that they actually did. it is a sadness because there are so many very very good officers out there, and this reflects on them, and it should not do in some reflect —— some respects. so, it was worse than i had feared, but we have

got to look forward now and make sure that everything that has been put in there is look to and changed so that we don't ever say something like this again. we so that we don't ever say something like this again.— so that we don't ever say something like this again. we have had reviews like this again. we have had reviews like this again. we have had reviews like this before, _ like this again. we have had reviews like this before, after _ like this again. we have had reviews like this before, after stephen - like this before, after stephen lawrence's murder, and we were told in that report that the force was institutionally racist. are you confident that things will change this time? , ., , ., ~ this time? yes, i really am. i think the force has _ this time? yes, i really am. i think the force has changed _ this time? yes, i really am. i think the force has changed quite - the force has changed quite considerably anyway. that was sort of 20 or 30 years ago. it needs to change more and much, much quicker. i do unfortunately think it is going to look worse over at least the next couple of years as things come out of the woodwork, which is what is going to happen if sir mark rowley starts looking into issues and problems. obviously it will come to the fore and we've got to expect that, but we really have to get to grips with the management. i have read the report and there is a clear

issue with management and all the way up the ranks which has got to be looked out. the biggest thing is to be able to get rid of these officers if they are at fault in any way. at the moment, you can't. it has to go to a board, and sometimes they have dreadful situations and going on to and put to the board and the board let them back in the force. that cannot be right. they are looking at how that can be changed. hopefully, things like that will change so that sir mark rowley and very senior officers can get rid of very senior officers. 1, ., , , officers can get rid of very senior officers. 1, ., ,, .,, , officers can get rid of very senior officers. ., ,, , , officers can get rid of very senior officers. ., ,, , ., officers. baroness casey says that it ma be officers. baroness casey says that it may be that _ officers. baroness casey says that it may be that the _ officers. baroness casey says that it may be that the metropolitan i it may be that the metropolitan police, the biggest force in the country, has to be disbanded and broken up. do you think that is possible or desirable? personally, i don't think that _ possible or desirable? personally, i don't think that is _ possible or desirable? personally, i don't think that is desirable. - possible or desirable? personally, i don't think that is desirable. so - don't think that is desirable. so much goes on in the capital. it is also intertwined, and it would make more sense to keep it together.

though, what does needs to happen, especially if you would lock at the mr 19, their specialist firearms units, and the protection officers, those particular units are singled out in the reports, and reading it it is so upsetting and damning. something has got to happen with those two units, but i would hate to see the metropolitan police broken up see the metropolitan police broken up in any way. there are so many parts of it that perform so well. because of its nature, people can't discuss it, but they do some incredible work. ijust hope that sir mark rally gets to grips with some of the issues that are out there and have been pointed out in this report. working in the ambulance service can be fraught with danger and challenges. now, specialist paramedics have spoken out about their experiences. the hazardous area response team happened to be wearing a camera

for bbc wales when they were called to the scene of an explosion in swansea last week. jenny rees has been to speak to them. a glimmer of relief amidst the destruction, and a cat is pulled from the rubble. following an explosion in swansea last week that killed one person and left three needing hospital treatment. these are the images captured on camera as we'd given specialist paramedics. we wanted to highlight the work they do in hazardous areas. we never expected a call out on this scale. it's like something from a movie set. you've got the building, which is completely destroyed. you've got debris everywhere. there is bits of house in the trees. the wind was quite strong that day as well, and things were falling out of the trees. there are lots of damaged cars, buildings. it all going on around you. obviously, focusing

on the task at hand. to do that, the hazardous area response team, which is part of the welsh ambulance service are trained in all manner of things, car rescues, floods, working at height or confined spaces, chemical, biological or nuclear events. and of course, collapsed buildings. that's it, keep pulling. keep pulling. there we go. that's it, it's clicked. lovely. prior to hart, we didn't have that ability to treat the patient where the patient fell, within that hot zone, within that risk zone. we weren't allowed to go forward through that cordon. what hart gives us is that capability to move forward into that hazardous area, into that zone, to treat the patient where it is needed most.

it means that the team certainly don't travel light. so, this is what we got on our heavy vehicles. so, this is your box of tricks. this is got... so, whatever you get called out to, something in here, you'll be able to cope with whatever eventuality. absolutely. we've got a vacuum mattress, so, for somebody with a spinal injury and different types of stretches. you can see the green bags there. there are harnesses, so where we use harnesses for safe working at heights. so we've got dry suits as well for working in the water, and a sled, an inflatable sled when working through flooded areas. since being established, just over a decade ago, the team has worked on the search for apriljones in 2012. a dramatic 54—hour cave rescue in the brecon beacons two years ago, and the novochok poisonings in salisbury in 2018. the types ofjobs that we go to, there is that potential of sort of more dramatic incidents we go to. but he working in this department,

everybody got a trim practitioner that looks at the primer and can speak to somebody and you can be referred on for your welfare. the role of a paramedic is an amazing role. it's a privilege to be able to go into peoples homes, all different environments that provide care to people in some of their worst times. but add that to them a hazardous area where there might be fires going on, the risk of explosion, chemicals involved, running water, stuff like that, it just adds an additional dynamic. but it is occasions like these that they train for, ever—prepared for what the next call might bring. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. for some parts of the uk, it has been a very soggy march so far. in cambridge, we have seen 2.5 times the rainfall we would

normally expect in a typical march. a different story in the north of the uk, kirkwall in orkney has seen just a third of the rainfall it would normally expect. there has been some rain across orkney so far today. that is drifting northwards across shetland. behind that, a mixture of sunny spells and showers. perhaps the thundery one in eastern parts of england. with the next band of rain pushing into northern ireland west wales and the south—west of england. a mild day, temperatures between 11 and 16 celsius. tomorrow night, —— overnight rain pushes from the east. —— into these. winds were really pick up. western and eastern parts of scotland will see gales by the end of the night. there should could be some coastal flooding around these western areas with wind gusts combining with their water height.

affecting parts of orkney and shetland but also coming back into the far south—east of england. another clutch of heavy downpours and some strong winds moving across the north—west of scotland. a sunshine and showers day, show is becoming increasingly intensified across western parts as we go through the afternoon. a windy day, strong winds generally particularly gusty around some of these western coasts. again it will be mild. maybe a little bit cooler than today in northern scotland, but generally 11 to 15 celsius. looking ahead to thursday, and sunshine and showers. the showers will break up quite widely again. some will be heavy, possibly thundery, and some persistent rain getting in to the channel islands, and into the south of england later in the day. a little weather system clipping the far south—east during thursday night. into friday, this area of low pressure numbers its way eastwards. that will allow some of the big

downpours and thunderstorms to break out through the day on friday. it will turn a bit cooler in the north of the uk.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm martine croxall. our top stories: britain's former prime minister, borisjohnson, accepts that he did mislead mps about illegal parties held during covid lockdowns, but insists his original denials were made "in good faith". president putin says the chinese leader xijinping has invited him to beijing, as the two men hold talks in moscow aimed at boosting ties. britain's biggest police force is branded "institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic" in a scathing new report which says it needs a complete overhaul. the culture sadly in the met is all pervasive and the institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia is largely led by what their officers have said and what our own research has shown.