charlotte wright, bbc news.lso sent us this update from clapham common in south london. the bandstand here on clapham common has become a bit of a focal point for people to come and leave flowers and pay tribute to sarah. we are just a few yards from where she went missing. lots of people have come out this morning to lay flowers. just standing and having a moment of reflection. and i think that is what the organisers of the vigil had hoped forfour 6pm but the organisers of the vigil had hoped for four 6pm but we have the organisers of the vigil had hoped forfour 6pm but we have now heard that vigil has been cancelled. the organisers, third group called reclaim these streets said they repeatedly tried to find a way to hold the event this evening, making suggestions like staggering start times and splitting into time slots, saying it would be socially distanced, but it is against lockdown rules to hold a large mass gathering for any reason at the moment and the metropolitan police had been keen to impress that on

charlotte wright, thank you.ears. the director general tim davie says for the first time a majority of network television production will be made outside the capital and much of radio production will be relocated across the country. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has more. on six music will be talking about our national anthem today... six. our national anthem today... six music is heading north, to salford, just one of a whole series of bbc services, staff and departments that are being shifted out of london. the bbc says this is an attempt to change its tone, to make it feel less london centric. what that means in practice is that a lot of people in practice is that a lot of people in this building, broadcasting house in this building, broadcasting house in london, are today being told they are moving, so radio three, which is “p are moving, so radio three, which is up there, is going to salford. news beat, over there, up there, is going to salford. news beat, overthere, is going up there, is go

charlotte wright, bbc news. let's go to scotland yard and get more detail from charlotte wright.eing investigated.— the police themselves being investiuated. , ~ , , investigated. yes. as they continue their investigation, _ investigated. yes. as they continue their investigation, it _ investigated. yes. as they continue their investigation, it turns - investigated. yes. as they continue their investigation, it turns out - their investigation, it turns out they are being investigated themselves. it comes after it was revealed the suspect had been accused of indecent exposure three days before sarah went missing. we know two officers are now being investigated by the police watchdog, the independent office for police conduct, overtheir the independent office for police conduct, over their response to that accusation. that is one of five investigations currently being carried out in this case by the police watchdog. the others look at how the met responded to that initial report of sarah going missing and also how the suspect sustained serious head injury in custody. sustained seri

charlotte wright, bbc news.uk economy slumped by nearly 3% injanuary, as the country entered its third national lockdown. the office for national statistics also says the export of goods from the uk to the eu fell by more than 40% in the first month of trading under new, post—brexit arrangements. imports were down by nearly 29%. ben thompson talked me through the data. ~ ., , , ben thompson talked me through the data. ~ . , , ., data. what is interesting about economic growth _ data. what is interesting about economic growth figures, - data. what is interesting about| economic growth figures, there data. what is interesting about i economic growth figures, there is data. what is interesting about - economic growth figures, there is no huge surprise because the uk was entering its third national lockdown and businesses could not operate in any sort of normal fashion. looking into these details it says where has suffered most. the services sector once again, but things like retail down 3.5%, manufacturing also dow

charlotte wright reports.eview body. it says anything higher would require re—prioritisation of funds. last night, the business secretary highlighted the difficulties currently facing all parts of the economy. no—one is doubting that the nhs has been absolutely first class in this whole pandemic. what i am suggesting is that the whole economy has been under huge pressure. when i look to people in the hospitality sector, in aviation, in retail, many of them are very, very worried that they won't even be in a job. trade unions have contrasted the chancellor's response with scotland and wales, where health workers received bonuses last year, but the government says more than a million nhs staff continue to benefit from deals which have delivered a pay rise of more than 12% for newly—qualified nurses, and will increase junior doctors' pay scales by 8.2%. it says while pay rises in other public sectorjobs are paused, in the nhs they are not, but some believe the proposal would actually leave them worse off. we don'

charlotte wright reports. 19—year—old student richard okorogheye has been missing from his home for eight cope with university pressures, but his disappearance is extremely out of character. richard is a very, civilised child, boy. he is very focused, intelligent, loved by everyone. ifeel, we fear, richard has been taken away. he went to a friend and something happened there. richard left his family home here in the ladbroke grove area of west london on monday last week. he was last seen in the area at around 8:30pm, but he didn't return home and two days later his family reported him as missing to the police. but when she first went to the police, richard's mother says she wasn't taken seriously. they told me that... i was told that richard was an adult, he can make his decisions, he can go out and come back whenever he feels like. he is a young adult with a medical condition and he has left home without his medication, no jacket, no money, so i am worried, i am concerned about his well—being. i need help, i need them to look for him for me. the met police say, "our officers have been wo

charlotte wright, bbc news. l speak to simonjones in ashford, in kent, where an intensive police search is ongoing. first let's go to scotland yard and get more detail from charlotte wright. good morning. the murder investigation is continuing. give us more information on the met police putting itself under scrutiny in connection with a separate but clearly connected charges. goad clearly connected charges. good morninu. clearly connected charges. good morning. while _ clearly connected charges. good morning. while the _ clearly connected charges. good morning. while the police - morning. while the police investigation continues the investigation continues the investigation into that police will also begin because the met is facing pretty serious questions at the moment, in particular after it emerged that the suspect had been accused of indecent exposure three days before sarah went missing. we know two officers are being investigated by the independent office for police conduct over their response to that accus

first this report from charlotte wright.entless year for those working in the nhs, battling a health emergency like no other. so tough that, for ten weeks at the start of the pandemic, the public took to their doorsteps to show their appreciation for those on the front line. applause now the government has recommended a pay rise of 1% for nhs staff in england next year, which some have described as "a kick in the teeth." it's been a really difficult time. i know nurses that have been suffering with ptsd, i know people that have moved out of their homes and not seen families to protect their families from covid, nurses, and i honestly believe this is the final straw. the figure�*s been submitted by the department of health to an independent pay review body. it says anything higher would require re—prioritisation of funds. last night, the business secretary highlighted the difficulties currently facing all parts of the economy. nobody is doubting that the nhs has been absolutely first class in this whole pandemic. what i am su

our reporter charlotte wright joins twitterjust a few moments ago. y had hoped to hold a vigil here _ from here. they had hoped to hold a vigil here this evening at six oflock— vigil here this evening at six o'clock this evening, organised by a group called reclaim of these streets — group called reclaim of these streets. they have just announced they will_ streets. they have just announced they will not be holding this vigil here this — they will not be holding this vigil here this evening anymore. there was some _ here this evening anymore. there was some question of whether or not they should _ some question of whether or not they should go— some question of whether or not they should go out. and of course we are in lockdown, — should go out. and of course we are in lockdown, and holding vigils and public— in lockdown, and holding vigils and public events at the moment, large gatherings, are against the rules. now it _ gatherings, are against the rules. now it seems that they have agreed to cancel_ now it seems that they have agreed to cancel the ev

charlotte wright, bbc news. passed to humans from bats through another animal. it also dismisses claims that the virus escaped from a lab in china, calling the suggestion "extremely unlikely." the study is due to be officially released later this afternoon. and we will be bringing you that world health organization news conference where those findings will be unveiled in detail, live from geneva at three o'clock, here on the bbc news channel — do stay with us for that. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. we saw 20 celsius across the sout—heast across the south—east of england yesterday, making it the warmest day so far. today and tomorrow looks like it could be even warmer across parts of england and wales with lots of sunshine, though it continues to stay wet across the north—west of scotland thanks to this weather front, with the continued risk of some localized flooding here. now, as we move through the overnight period, some of that rain may shift a little bit further south

charlotte wright, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. do it again on wednesday away from the north and west of cologne which was a cloudy and wet with increasing cold northerly winds digging in here. the rest of the country will have another sunny and very warm afternoon with temperatures again creeping closer to the mid—20s celsius across central and southern and eastern part of a man. it gradually turns cooler through thursday although some warmth in the south and is colder for all areas some warmth in the south and is colderfor all areas by some warmth in the south and is colder for all areas by friday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines — officers policing the london vigil earlier this month in memory of sarah everard acted �*appropriately�* — says the police watchdog. the met welcomes the finding but the organisers express their disappointment we spent ten hours testifying to the inquiry about our experience with the met, and to say we're disappointed is putting it mildly. coranavirus probably originated in bats, before infecting

our reporter charlotte wright has more. a relentless year for those working in the nhs, battling a health emergency like no other. so tough that, for ten weeks at the start of the pandemic, the public took to their doorsteps to show their appreciation for those on the front line. applause. now the government has recommended a pay rise of 1% for nhs staff in england next year, which some have described as "a kick in the teeth." it's been a really difficult time. i know nurses that have been suffering with ptsd, i know people that have moved out of their homes and not seen families to protect their families from covid, nurses, and i honestly believe this is the final straw. the figure's been submitted by the department of health to an independent pay review body. it says anything higher would require re—prioritisation of funds. last night, the business secretary highlighted the difficulties currently facing all parts of the economy. nobody is doubting that the nhs has been absolutely first class in this whole _ been absolutel

let's get more on this from our reporter charlotte wright.s for people who have taken it to the uk's highest court today as it didn't go their way. the case centred on the question of how much care as it should pay when they are on sleep in shifts. some care providers at the moment pay a flat fee for this kind of thing at the moment, but two care workers argued that the supreme court they should be paid an hourly minimum wage. 0ne be paid an hourly minimum wage. one of those is clare tomlinson lake, a support worker in yorkshire, who argued they should be paid that because she always has a listening ear out, she is always working even when she is asleep, she says. in 2017 she was told by a tribunal that she was entitled to an hourly minimum wage, which would have meant she would be paid £60 per shift instead of the 29.05 she was getting, so quite a significant difference. the following year in 2018 the court of appeal said sleepers in are characterised as available for work rather than actually working, and that was agreed with by the supreme

our correspondent charlotte wright was at the coroners court in maidstone.efore she disappeared on her walk home and it was her boyfriend who raised the alarm the next day, concerned about her whereabouts. of course, sarah's body was then discovered the following week last week in an area of woodland just outside ashford in kent. two postmortem examinations have now taken place but today they did not give a medical cause of death. we were told that her body has been given back to herfamily, though, as they continue with the funeral arrangements. a serving met police officer has been charged with her kidnap and murder. a provisional date for the trial has been set for the 25th of october. of course, the inquest won't continue until the criminal proceedings have taken place. adjourning today, the coroner said all that remains to be said to sarah's family for now is just how sorry she is for their loss. the welsh labour party has launched its senedd election campaign with a string of pledges. welsh labour leader and first minister mark drakeford said they want

charlotte wright, bbc news. "squander the gains" made against coronavirus in recent months — that's a warning from the head of nhs england. professor stephen powis said "enormous progress" had been made, but it "does not mean job done". he made the comments ahead of lockdown restrictions in england easing tomorrow, allowing groups of up to six, or two households, to meet outside and in private gardens. the stay—at—home rule is also ending. our reporter simon jonesjoins us now. simon, give us some more details about what the warnings are specifically stephen powis here. this morning is important because it comes from the medical director at nhs england who has been at the forefront of fighting the coronavirus —— this morning. it is a big day in england tomorrow because the stay at home rule officially comes to an end. we are still being urged not to make unnecessary journeys and stay local but you will be allowed to meet outside and in a group of up to six people, two households, and it can be in a private garden

let's speak to our news correspondent charlotte wright.t point and the government by that point said it had offered a first dose of the vaccine to all over 805, they found in this survey that 43% of those surveyed said they had met up with somebody other than a personal care support worker, someone in their household or social bubble, since being vaccinated, which you are not allowed to do in the restrictions. but the vaccine was being rolled out before these lockdown restrictions came into play and so some of those meetings may have been within the rules. what is interesting is 41% of over 805 vaccinated in the past three weeks from mid—february, they said they had met with someone other than their support worker, household bubble, member of their household indoors during that time, suggesting that some of these people have been breaking lockdown rules. iloathed that some of these people have been breaking lockdown rules.— breaking lockdown rules. what is the reaction to the _ breaking lockdown rules. what is the reaction to the figures?