you the commission of the metropolitan police, cressida dick.— police, cressida dick.ida dick. you can run away from the — police, cressida dick. you can run away from the fact _ police, cressida dick. you can run away from the fact that _ police, cressida dick. you can run away from the fact that this - police, cressida dick. you can run| away from the fact that this sexual predator, this man who adopted, right, killed sarah, and then set her body a serving police officer. you cannot run away from that. this was somebody who transferred from police services and served at least two years. this is why it is important we get to the bottom whether other people were aware of inappropriate comments, his behaviour. we have to look into any allegations made previously. across society, we have to address this culture of misogyny. cressida dick is the right person to bring about the transformation needed. the issue will not be addressed by one officer. we have to make sure the education our buoys receive and in schools receive is right, how is it right that girls in school have

cressida dick is probably the most qualified _ nonsense.rson - nonsense. cressida dick is probably the most qualified person in - nonsense. cressida dick is probably the most qualified person in the - the most qualified person in the country to deal with these problems. she took on a force that was in a difficult situation with huge cuts in resources trying to do a job that was very difficult and actually growing with the complexity. and she has tried to do her best to do that i don't think there's anyone else in the country that would do a better job. what are you going to do? put a man in place to deal with the issue? i'm not sure that's going to help. it doesn't necessarily matter, does it come if it is a man or a woman, as long as somebody knows had to fix the problem and is committed to fixing it? i the problem and is committed to fixin: it? ., ,, the problem and is committed to fixin it? ., ,, ,., the problem and is committed to fixin. it? ., ,, , , fixing it? i can assure you she is and she will _ fixing it? i can assure you she is a

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the head of the met, dame cressida dick, has offered to | dame cressida dick, has offered to apologisehether their ethnicity was a factor. t their ethnicity was a factor. i think if this had been a white, social worker who had gone missing had got no history of going missing before, i wonder if it would have been taken more seriously. fin before, i wonder if it would have been taken more seriously. on this the olice been taken more seriously. on this the police watchdog _ been taken more seriously. on this the police watchdog says _ been taken more seriously. on this the police watchdog says it - been taken more seriously. on this the police watchdog says it found l been taken more seriously. on thisl the police watchdog says it found no evidence of stereotyping or bias in the sisters' case. the time is 6.15pm. our top story this evening. public sector workers are to get a pay rise but how much won't be known until next spring. and still to come, walter smith — described as one of scottish and a virtual audience for the clearing but it is announced that the queen will not attend the cop

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it is interesting to hear cressida dick say if there are any lessons.der if you think there clearly it is quite obvious there are lessons given what we know about his history before this terrible event took place? yeah, i mean this is devastating. it isjust a particularly, obviously devastating for sarah's family, l but also for everyone seeing the real horrific _ details of this case. sarah everard was murdered by somebody she should - have been able to trust, _ someone charged with keeping her and everyone else safe. the betrayal involved in this - horrific crime does have an impact ion people's confidence and i thinkl there are huge questions about how a man who was so dangerous could be a serving police officer— for so long. there is a series of questions - about allegations that were made about indecent exposure and questions about - vetting and screening. but the system clearlyl failed to stop someone who was so dangerous being able to use and abuse his power- as a police officer to murder— someone, to kidnap someone and then to murder someone. so

i think cressida dick should go. - what is your view on that? i think cressida dick should go.illy tackles the issues was watching today when she made a statement and she seemed genuinely move but she refused to answer questions from the media after what's just happened as the head of the mat she refused to engage with questions. that doesn't seem to me leadership at all. 0k. questions. that doesn't seem to me leadership at all.— leadership at all. 0k. again this auestion leadership at all. 0k. again this question is _ leadership at all. 0k. again this question is not _ leadership at all. 0k. again this question is not going _ leadership at all. 0k. again this question is not going to - leadership at all. 0k. again this question is not going to go - leadership at all. 0k. again this. question is not going to go away. let's move onto something that is positive that's emerged today for top the first antiviral drug to treat covid. it looks as though according to trials that it could have a housing effect on the risk of death and hospitalisation. that would be an incredible news. b

we have seen harriet harman your colleague call for cressida dick to resign. do you have sympathy with that view? i'm not commenting i on the commissioner, the select committee has not discussed it, so i don't think. it would be appropriate. there are issues that harrietj has raised that are the same ones that we are all raising. if a police officer for example is being investigated - for domestic abuse i have dealt with cases where the police - officer has not been suspended. i think that means the police are not taking seriously- about issues of violence against women. - we need other cases _ investigated, much more widely and that is what i think the home office needs to make sure happens. we can'tjust have warm words when it has an impact - on confidence for women . especially, but also when it comes against a backdrop . of the failure of the criminal justice system more widely to deal with violence - against women and girls. with your experience of studying the work of the justice system, do you fear that even inside the organisations like the police ther

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d0 cressida dick is going anywhere at the moment -- saddiq khan.q khan. do you think the police will— the moment -- saddiq khan. do you think the police will now _ the moment -- saddiq khan. do you think the police will now be - the moment -- saddiq khan. do you think the police will now be saying i think the police will now be saying to the government you need to think about our budgets, if we are going to really seriously look at the safety of women and girls, we need more money to put more police officers on the beat, for example? i imagine that will be part of the conversation. we know the met was talking overnight about 650 new police in london to monitor some of those areas where women and girls have reported feeling unsafe. i think the bigger pressure politically is going to come on the government to take some firm action, frankly. we heard kit malthouse saying that this had been a devastating blow for the police and fought trust in the police services. but the pressure that's coming from the labour party is for and concrete action, for the

there is clearly a lot to be done and clearly a lot of work for both cressida dick and priti patel toet on with. what we want to see results on with. what we want to see results on the street. we want to see safer streets and we want safer particular for women and girls. and that is what has to be the legacy of theirs. more questions ahead i'm sure. let us move in if we can to something that looks like potentially good news in the ft. a pill that house the rest would not risk of covid death. , . , ., ., death. yes finally we are moving into the area _ death. yes finally we are moving into the area of _ death. yes finally we are moving into the area of treatment. - death. yes finally we are moving | into the area of treatment. there have _ into the area of treatment. there have been— into the area of treatment. there have been some... to getting to be good _ have been some... to getting to be good developments. the problem with covid was _ good developments. the problem with covid was notjust good developments. the problem with covid was not just that so many people — covid was not jus

- see with cressida dick. do you think she is effective in this job? i - see with cressida dick.er to improve the culture and practices, particularly for the metropolitan police, to make it a much better force. she is very committed to the fight against violence in london but we are seeing some good progress, and in particular committed to the fight against violence against women and girls, sol fight against violence against women and girls, so i do think given her capacity that she has shown to take on the problems... fist capacity that she has shown to take on the problems. . .— on the problems... at the moment there are police _ on the problems... at the moment there are police officers _ on the problems... at the moment there are police officers who i on the problems... at the moment there are police officers who share | there are police officers who share a whatsapp group, for example, as you will well know in the case of wayne couzens. the chief inspector of constabulary sir tom winsor has warned that police officers are failing to raise concerns about colleagues who exhibit

mrjohnson also said he was "absolutely" standing by the head of scotland yard, dame cressida dick, despiteer calls for her resignation. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer, who has so damaged public trust. today, beginning of the life sentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. i think it's very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their complaints, their anxieties, are not taken seriously enough by the police. the wider problem is illustrated by a whatsapp group in which wayne couzens swapped misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear co

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cressida dick says she won't resign over what happened, but admits the way recruits are vetted beforeondent, lucy manning. the metropolitan police commissioner on patrol this morning, on the same streets that some women feel scared to walk down alone at night. she and herforce have been rocked by wayne couzens' crimes, and are now promising to restore trust, in the first interview since couzens was sentenced. your officer kidnapped, raped and murdered a lone female, sarah everard. you were his ultimate boss. it was on your watch. why won't you resign? these events have been absolutely dreadful. they have made everybody in the met furious. and we depend on public trust, so today, i am announcing that we will be doing a review that will be led by a high profile independent person, and the review will look at our internal culture and our professional standards. some would say that is not enough, that you need to go, did you offer to resign? people will be entitled to their opinion. i've got a job to do, i'm getting on with it. myjob now is to lead the met through difficult times. couzens

couzens's horrific crimes have left the head of london's police force, dame cressida dick, in a precariousion. her force had failed to link wayne couzens to at least two incidents of indecent exposure, one before he joined the force and one just three days before he killed sarah everard. women who now feel concerned when stopped by officers are being advised to ask to speak to the control room on the police radio, and, if still concerned, just run, but labour want to hear more on what the police will be doing. what we need right now is clear communication to women, who are particularly concerned not about what they have to do differently but what the police are going to do to reassure them about the way that they're going to police the situation. she's ready to take action, to do the right thing. and while the force has been celebrating 100 years of women in policing, some former officers have said misogyny, contempt for women, is widespread, and people are afraid to report it. there are some people who challenge, and they become marginalised, and they become almost like the pariahs of the

london's top police chief — cressida dick — has announced an independent review into the metropolitan follows the conviction of wayne couzen5 who was a serving officer when he kidnapped, raped and killed sarah everard in march. cressida dick says she won't resign over the incident — but that national police vetting standards should be looked at. she was talking to our special correspondent lucy manning. the metropolitan police commissioner on patrol this morning, on the same streets that some women feel scared to walk down alone at night. she and herforce have been rocked by the crimes of wayne couzens, and are now promising to restore trust, in the first interview since couzens was sentenced. your officer kidnapped, raped and murdered a lone female, sarah everard. you were his ultimate boss. it was on your watch. why won't you resign? these events have been absolutely dreadful. they have made everybody in the met furious. and we depend on public trust, so today, i am announcing that we will be doing a review that will be led by a high profile independent person, and the review will l

dame cressida dick speaking a little earlier.are afg hanistan�*s children are continuing afghanistan's children are continuing to pay the price of the conflict as unemployment rates and poverty saw. to avoid hunger, hundreds of afghan children are travelling to neighbouring countries hidden under lorries, carrying goods to sell to try to make money for theirfamilies. this report from the border crossing between pakistan and afghanistan. this little afghan girl has just entered pakistan holding baggage heavier than her own weight. and while she is trying to run before she is caught by the border guards, another lorry has arrived with more afghan children carrying luggage. this practice is not new, but many believe that now its scale is much bigger than before. translation: we are forced to do this because of poverty. _ my father is unwell. it's better to earn something than stay idle and waste time. we deal with suppliers who give us the goods and tell us where to drop them. when we deliver the stuff, we take receipts from shopkee

mrjohnson also said he was absolutely standing by the head of scotland yard, dame cressida dick, despiteor her resignation. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer, who has so damaged public trust. today, beginning of the life sentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. n undermining confidence in officers right across the uk.— right across the uk. i think it's very important _ right across the uk. i think it's very important that _ right across the uk. i think it's very important that people - right across the uk. i think it's - very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their com

the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, has said she is deeply concerned that suchpublic would be concerned as well. david carrick bowed his head as he was remanded in custody by the sitting magistrate, and he will appear in court again at the beginning of next month. graham satchell reported. a former facebook employee, who anonymously leaked compromising documents about the company, has revealed her identity. the documents highlighted internal research by the company research by the firm, which suggested its instagram platform was impacting the mental health of teenagers. facebook said the leaks were misleading. in an interview on the us network cbs, frances haugen accused the social media company of putting its profits above everything else. you have your phone. you might see only 100 pieces of content, if you sit and scroll for five minutes. but facebook has thousands of options it could show you. how facebook is picking up that content today is that it is optimising for content that gets engagement, a reaction. but its own research is showing that content that

your thoughts on the met commissioner cressida dick.are enough a lot of calls for her to go but it is not clear who the replacement would be and one wonders _ the replacement would be and one wonders whether, if this is, as happened _ wonders whether, if this is, as happened on her watch, she may be the best— happened on her watch, she may be the best person to sort it out. i've been _ the best person to sort it out. i've been thinking a great deal about this _ been thinking a great deal about this she — been thinking a great deal about this. she is supposed to go, well, how then — this. she is supposed to go, well, how then does get sorted out. i would _ how then does get sorted out. i would like — how then does get sorted out. i would like to hear who the figure is within— would like to hear who the figure is within the — would like to hear who the figure is within the metropolitan police or any other— within the metropolitan police or any other going to be able to do a much _ any other going to be able to do a much betterjob. and wha

the home - is well it mentions at the home office in various are getting more frustrated with cressida dickh confidence in her doing that. would a chilly call for her to go but they didn't seem to be a great deal of support her across the newspaper industry and the people who bright the leaders. but looking at this priti patel is saying a very similar think that borisjohnson, is listen to women, take what they're saying seriously, if there's been an incident it has to be thoroughly

couzens�*s horrific crimes have left the head of london's police force, dame cressida dick, in a precarious link wayne couzens to at least two incidents of indecent exposure, one before he joined the force and one just three days before he killed sarah everard. women who now feel concerned when stopped by officers are being advised to ask to speak to the control room on the police radio, and, if still concerned, just run, but labour want to hear more on what the police will be doing. what we need right now is clear communication to women, who are particularly concerned not about what they have to do differently but what the police are going to do to reassure them about the way that they're going to police this situation. she's ready to take action, to do the right thing. and while the force has been celebrating 100 years of women in policing, some former officers have said misogyny, contempt for women, is widespread, and people are afraid to report it. there are some people who challenge, and they become marginalised, and they become almost like the pariahs of the team. that needs to stop.

armed officer serving mps and peers but the ongoing concerns as to why the government reappointed cressida dicko given the concerns which we have only found out about that would have been given to the home office. she is questions which i am sure will be asked for some time about the issue of violence against women and girls. the prime minister was asked about this quite extensively by marr whether he would commit to our public enquiry about how wayne couzens was allowed to be in that position and whether the police had a cultural problem that had to be tackled. ., , ., . ., tackled. there was no commitment desite tackled. there was no commitment despite the — tackled. there was no commitment despite the prime _ tackled. there was no commitment despite the prime minister - tackled. there was no commitment despite the prime minister being i despite the prime minister being asked several times. the prime ministers argument was that as an issue with how the justice system deals with accusations of violence against women.— deals with accusations of violence against women. what i am saying to ou is

commissioner dame cressida dick announced the appointment after earlier this week setting out plans forat the force's leadership, recruitment, vetting, training and communications. she was one of the most photographed figures of the late 20th century. diana, princess of wales remains a continuing source of intense fascination, nearly a quarter of a century after her death. now a new film, spencer, hasjust had its uk premiere at the london film festival. it looks at the strained relationship between the late princess, her husband prince charles and the royal family. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba spoke to the star of the film, kristen stewart. three days, that's it. it's set over christmas 1991, a period where diana felt trapped by the royalfamily. taking on the role was empowering, says kristen stewart. to play her, even though it was sad and torturous, it was sad and tumultuous, ironically, i felt taller. i felt like somebody who could lead with love and make people feel good, and it's really contagious. it comes right back at you. do you think i got delayed by someone? oh

commissioner dame cressida dick announced the appointment after earlier this week setting out plans forthe force's leadership, recruitment, vetting, training and communications. at half past seven i will be back with the panel for dateline london. first, for a full ——at half past seven it's dateline london, but first a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, after weeks of negotiations, the english cricket board have confirmed this evening that the men's ashes tour of australia will go ahead. the ecb released a statement saying that the players will tour, on the basis that "several critical conditions" are met. as far as we know it, this tour is going ahead. it will start in brisbane on the eighth of december, but, of course, it subject to these critical conditions being met and we are not entirely sure what those are. but it is interesting that they clearly have enough players that seem happy to go that they are talking about a squad selection, but clearly they needed to get some sort of update today on their position on their point of view from an ecb perspective. wales kick off the

one of the comic looking factors here is that it bears a remarkable resemblance to what cressida dickulture, where article to be done by the police but of the offices of an independent chair. when the curious questions is how the two independent inquiries are actually going to relate to each other and whether one has primacy, because my understanding is that the government announced want to do is go to be a non—statutory inquiry with no powers of compulsion, which is very much like the cressida dick establishment already, so we have at the moment two inquiries announced looking at very similar things and neither with statutory powers. fiifi very similar things and neither with statutory powers.— statutory powers. ok, so the fact that neither _ statutory powers. ok, so the fact that neither have _ statutory powers. ok, so the fact that neither have statutory - statutory powers. ok, so the fact l that neither have statutory powers, does that mean they are inherently flawed? ., , ., , ., ., flawed? no, just means that the two flawed? no, 'ust means that the two --eole are flawed? no, just

i am confident that cressida dick is the right person to bring about the transformation that is neededlence against women and girls will not be addressed by one officer, we have to make sure that vindication our boys receive in school, this isn't right, not girls having to change their behaviour, we have to change the law and misogyny should be a hate crime and misogyny should be a hate crime and harassment of women in a public place should be criminal. how is it right that only 3% of those for rape are only found guilty. there has to be a transformative effect across society and, by the way, i support the inspector when she says there is an epidemic in society when it comes to violence against women and girls, it requires a whole society response. it requires a whole society re5ponse-_ i'm joined by labour's shadow home secretary, nick thomas—symonds mp. thank you forjoining us. the labour mayor of london saying that he still has confidence in dame cressida dick to lead the police. what is your view? i to lead the police. what is your view? ., , . ., view? i do share the view of the m

cressida dick says she won't resign over the incident but that national police vetting standards shouldens, and are now promising to restore trust, in the first interview since couzens was sentenced. your officer kidnapped, raped and murdered a lone female, sarah everard. you were his ultimate boss. it was on your watch. why won't you resign? these events have been absolutely dreadful. they have made everybody in the met furious. and we depend on public trust, so today, i am announcing that we will be doing a review that will be led by a high profile independent person, and the review will look at our internal culture and our professional standards. some would say that is not enough, that you need to go, did you offer to resign? people will be entitled to their opinion. i've got a job to do, i'm getting on with it. myjob now is to lead the met through difficult times. couzens, seen here the night that he murdered sarah, buying things to use in the attack, but could he be stopped days earlier in the met were investigating two incidents of indecent exposure? we have an independent office

in a statement, the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick said that had police responded betterausing the family immeasurable pain. she added, "i am very sorry that the level of service we provided fell short." the sisters' family, here with supporters at a vigil earlier this year, has called the police lack of initial response shameful and shocking. injuly this year, a 19—year—old, danyal hussein, was found guilty of the sisters' murders. james reynolds, bbc news. half of all people in england who are eligible for the covid booster vaccination have already received theirjab. more than five million people in total have received their top—up vaccination. a further two million invites are being sent out by the nhs this week, to those who had their second jab six months ago. astronomers have found hints of what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy. the possible planet was located by nasa here in the messier 51 galaxy — also known as the whirlpool galaxy — some 28 million light years away from earth. nearly 5,000 exoplanets, which are worlds orbiting st

a big old mop up operation on the part of cressida dick and all her fellow bosses but obviously somethingn the state of the police force and on top of all the fears and all the comments that have been made about the woman blaming, the victim blaming that we are accused of, this is only setting the right deeper into the applecart, unfortunately. well, to be honest, not surprised. i think_ well, to be honest, not surprised. i think there — well, to be honest, not surprised. i think there are huge cultural issues within_ think there are huge cultural issues within the _ think there are huge cultural issues within the police. you know, quite apart— within the police. you know, quite apart from — within the police. you know, quite apart from the sarah everard case, more _ apart from the sarah everard case, more than — apart from the sarah everard case, more than 200 women a year are murdered _ more than 200 women a year are murdered by men and the police response — murdered by men and the police response appears to be every time it happens _ response appears to be every time it happens to— res

harriet harman again calling for, as labour have been doing, of late, calling for dame cressida dick,overnment has done all it can to improve the situation and make sure police forces have better vetting procedures in place when it comes to recruitment. that is just happened. we have also got some breaking news that has just come into us and that concerns write to and from morocco in north africa. morocco says it will suspend flights to the uk on the national carrier royal air maroc. to the uk on the national carrier royalair maroc. it to the uk on the national carrier royal air maroc. it has been tweeting that it will be suspending its flights between the uk, germany and the netherlands from midnight tonight. the twitter thread goes on tonight. the twitter thread goes on to say that by decision of the authorities and due to the evolution of the pandemic, so it is covid related, flights to and from germany, the netherlands and uk will suspended today from midnight. reimbursement of tickets, in case you are hoping to fly off to morocco or fly you are hoping to fly off to morocco orfly

london stop police officer dame cressida dick has announced an independent review into the metropolitanards. the move follows the conviction of rain cousins it was a serving officer when he kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard in march. a secretive russian whose businesses have backed 3a members of parliament from the uk's ruling conservative party has been involved in a russian corruption scandal according to an investigation by the bbc news penrod do not panorama programme. leaked documents show that the former oil ask that you have secretly benefited from the ledge for billion—dollar fog. his lawyers told the bbc there is no evidence whatsoever that he behaved improperly. the revelations come from the pandora papers, a leak of 12,000,000 offshore documents. these are the beaches, a russian businessman has big plans for them. france is 100 miles across the channel. laterthis france is 100 miles across the channel. later this month the uk government will decide whether or not to approve in ambitious plan to link the two within underwater energy and communication cable. the billi

the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, has admitted that the level of service providedas expected and had officers acted differently, then they could have been saved immeasurable pain. she has now offered to meet the family in person at a time of their choosing to say sorry. but in a statement, the womens' mother said: "we are not the only parties who suffered mental anguish "at the hands of the met�*s incompetent, reprehensible "and blatant disregard of agreed procedures "regarding missing persons. "sorry is something you say when you comprehend the wrong you do "and take full responsibility for it. "demonstrating that by taking appropriate, proportionate action, "which, to our minds, is not going to happen." this is not an isolated issue. so i think unless there is a fundamental review of how missing persons are reported and there is a fundamental review around the whole process, the danger is this will happen elsewhere. following the failings in the investigation, an officer and two members of police staff will now face action over their performance. the man who kill

couzens's horrific crimes have left the head of london's police force, dane cressida dick, in a precariousincidents of indecent exposure, apparently involving wayne couzens. one before he joined the force, and one just three days before he killed sarah everard. the metropolitan police has had to issue advice to women that if they are unsure about an officer who has stopped them, they should ask to speak to the control room on the police radio and, if still concerned, just run. she is ready to take action, to do the right thing. and while the force has been celebrating 100 years of women in policing, some former officers have said misogyny, contempt for women, is widespread, and people are afraid to report it. there are some people who challenge and they become marginalised, and they become almost like the pariahs of the team. that needs to stop. that is why i talk about there needs to be a support network, and those officers need to be actively encouraged to come forward. the confidence issues go far beyond the capital. the force in manchester has been repeatedly criticised for how it hand

cressida dick as the head of this organisation. does janes need to come at the top?s you need to come at the top? it is fair to say — you need to come at the top? it is fair to say this _ you need to come at the top? it is fair to say this is _ you need to come at the top? it is fair to say this is a _ you need to come at the top? it is fair to say this is a problem looking well beyond the met police? yes, that is right. policing is done by consent. at the moment, the emphasis on the ball is in the court of the police. people are wanting to hear how they can reassure women, lone women out on the streets if they are stopped by a police man. some of the ideas put forward do not seem that practical. some seem easily spoofed. it undermines the way in which they would confirm any reassurance in the first place. i think it is a very difficult time. the police have been very slow off the mark to understand the strength of feeling here, particularly from women in the country. there is a long way yet to go, both the police and the government, to reassure women in the wake of

commissioner dame cressida dick announced the appointment after earlier this week setting out plans for the force's leadership, recruitment, vetting, training and communications. and another piece of breaking news. a 67—year—old man has admitted the 1987 killings and caroline pierce in tunbridge wells. david fuller accepted he killed the two women, "subject to the issue of diminished responsibility". his trial is due to start on november the 1st. it's emerged at the inquest for the four men murdered by the serial killer stephen port that he was identified early on in the police investigation into the killings as a "significa nt witness". the four young men were murdered by stephen port in 2014 and 2015. they were killed by fatal doses of a date rape drug. inquests are now examining whether the police made mistakes our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford has been detailing what was said in court today. thejury have been hearing that the first of stephen port�*s four victims was found dead just after four in the morning on the 19th ofjune 2014 outside the block of flats where port

in a statement, the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, said that, had police respondedr—old, danyal hussein, was found guilty of the sisters' murders. james reynolds, bbc news. in a statement, the mother of the two women mina smallman responded to the metropolitan police. she said, "we're not the only parties who suffered mental anguish at the hands of met�*s incompetent, reprehensible and blatant disregard of agreed procedures regarding missing persons." "sorry is something you say when you comprehend the wrong you do and take full responsibility for it." "demonstrating that by taking appropriate proportionate action which to our minds is not going to happen." we can speak now to dal babu, former chief superintendent of the met police, and one of the country's most senior ethnic minority officers. thank you for speaking to us this morning here on bbc news. i’d thank you for speaking to us this morning here on bbc news. i'd like our morning here on bbc news. i'd like your response _ morning here on bbc news. i'd like your response most _ morning here on bbc news. i'd li

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in a statement, the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick said that had police responded better family, here with supporters at a vigil earlier this year, has called the police�*s lack of initial response shameful and shocking. injuly this year, a 19—year—old, danyal hussein, was found guilty of the sisters�* murders. james reynolds, bbc news. in a statement, the mother of the two women, mina smallman, responded to the metropolitan police. she said: "we�*re not the only parties who suffered mental anguish at the hands of met�*s incompetent, reprehensible and blatant disregard of agreed procedures regarding missing persons. there has been a sharp rise in the number of police officers and staff in england and wales who�*ve been accused of abusing their positions for sexual purposes, according to the police watchdog. last year, the independent office for police conduct investigated 70 people ? in 2016 that figure was ten. the most serious, we have serious sexual offending and at the other end, we have behaviours such as unwanted contact, excessive messaging, that sort of thing. and

speaking last year, the met commissioner, dame cressida dick, said no one is above the law.ment, the met say they have concluded their review and will be taking no further action. ms giuffre is alleged to have been trafficked to the uk by the american financier and sex offenderjeffrey epstein. epstein took his own life in a new yorkjailhouse in 2019. epstein and prince andrew were friends for a number of years. there have been previous reviews into the allegations against prince andrew and jeffrey epstein. explaining their decision to take no further action in those cases, the met said, "any investigation into human trafficking would be largely focused on activities and relationships outside the uk", and that the metropolitan police service was not the appropriate authority to conduct inquiries in these circumstances. prince andrew has retired from royal duties. he is rarely seen in public. the outcome of this review means there is no prospect of a formal criminal investigation here in the uk. but the met say they will continue to liaise with other law enforcement agencies.

the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, has admitted that the level of service providede has now offered to meet the family in person at a time of their choosing to say sorry. but in a statement, the womens' mother said: "we are not the only parties who suffered mental anguish "at the hands of the met�*s incompetent, reprehensible "and blatant disregard of agreed procedures "regarding missing persons. "sorry is something you say when you comprehend the wrong you do "and take full responsibility for it. "demonstrating that by taking appropriate, proportionate action, "which, to our minds, is not going to happen." this is not an isolated issue. so i think unless there is a fundamental review of how missing persons are reported and there is a fundamental review around the whole process, the danger is this will happen elsewhere. following the failings in the investigation, an officer and two members of police staff will now face action over their performance. the man who killed nicole smallman and bibaa henry, danyal hussein, will be sentenced for their murders this week. si

the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, has admitted that the level of service providedn at a time of their choosing to say sorry. but in a statement, the women's mother said: this is not an isolated issue. so i think unless there is a fundamental review of how missing persons are reported and there is a fundamental review around the whole process, the danger is this will happen elsewhere. following the failings in the investigation, an officer and two members of police staff will now face action over their performance. the man who killed nicole smallman and bibaa henry, danyal hussein, will be sentenced for their murders this week. simon jones, bbc news. let's take a look now at the latest coronavirus data for the uk. almost 41,000 new cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours. a further 263 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for covid—19. and more than 79% of the uk population aged 12 and over have now had two coronavirus vaccinations. millions of workers will get a pay rise next year, as the government ends its public sector pay freeze. unions are

the met commissioner dame cressida dick has said she is deeply concerned that such a serious offenceic would be concerned as well. david carrick bowed his head as he was remanded in custody ijy head as he was remanded in custody by the city man —— with a sitting magistrate and he will appear in court again at the beginning of next month. the biden administration has sent thousands of haitian migrants back to haiti in recent weeks. many of them were rounded up at texan mexico is also repatriating haitians, putting additional pressure on an already impoverished caribbean country. those who return have been off—loaded with no money or housing, no work, some have no money. with the assassination of the present three months ago, the security situation has been worsening. many have not set foot on haitian soil in a decade full stop now they are being sent back in their droves, every day planeloads of haitian deportees arrive, returning from the border camp in texas, exhausted and disappointed, most own nothing in haiti but the clothes on their back. daniela and her family spent five years