i think dame cressida dick was involved in - cressida dick was involved in mcpherson and the recommendationre change. we saw culture change because the recommendations we are talking about in terms of progression and an external service and stop and search etc so there were various things that we could see progress and we had political oversight from the labor government will this group so she knew what to do and that's why when she was appointed i welcomed her appointment despite issues around stockpile and case and everything because i knew she had a very important phase after the mcpherson reports and the culture change that went with it. when i saw the litany of things is happening and she said she does not recognise institutional racism and she does not recognise institutional sexism i thought she in denial or eat she in denial or disingenuous in the past and she's in denial now? i was surprised at how she seemed to be defending and being defensible and as a result of that he seemed to be eroding trust and confidence especially when it came to the black community. the black community h

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for those of you j just joining us, dame cressida dick justjoining us, dame cressida dick will be steppinghe crucial part from the mayor of london, saying, "i am not satisfied with the commissioner's response. of being informed of this, dame cressida dick has said she will step aside." now why is sadiq khan so focused on the need to change the culture within the metropolitan police right now here in mid february?— police right now here in mid februa ? ~ �* , ., , february? well, we've seen a number of calamitous — february? well, we've seen a number of calamitous episodes _ february? well, we've seen a number of calamitous episodes happening - february? well, we've seen a number of calamitous episodes happening in l of calamitous episodes happening in the met in the last 12 months. we go back almost 12 months ago, the terrible killing of sarah everard by a serving met officer. questions over wayne cousins, the man who killed sarah everard, and the way he had been vetted, and lots of issues flowed through there. from there we have the issue of violence against women and that many women in l

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the search is on for dame cressida dick�*s repacement dame cressida dick�*s replacement as the commissioner talks in moscow. we�*re expecting a to hear from ben wallace at a news conference at the british embassy in moscow imminently. we�*ll bring it to you live. better than expected — the uk economy rebounded from the pandemic last year, growing by 7_5%_ but warnings remain about rising inflation. spain relaxes covid restrictions for unvaccinated teenagers from the uk. ministers want more disabled people in work over the next five years — we�*ll hear about some of the barriers to employment. in cricket, after it was sanctioned for its handling of the azeem rafiq racism scandal, yorkshire�*s right to host international matches is reinstated. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the search is under way to find a replacement for britain�*s top police officer, after dame cressida dick announced her resignation from the metropolitan police last night. dame cressida said she�*d been left with "no choice" but to go, once the mayor of london sadiq khan made it clear he had no confidence in her

the ft carries a photo of dame cressida.the damning report by the police watchdog which found a culture of homophobia and sexism within the met ranks. in the i — dame cressida announces she will resign as met chief only hours after she insisted that she had "absolutely no intention" of quitting. the telegraph says that the dame cressida had no choice but to quit after mayor of london sadiq khan told her that he was �*not satisfied' with her plans to change the culture at scotland yard. and in other news, the times says that the defence secretary ben wallace will fly to moscow tomorrow with a new package of sanctions in an attempt to persuade russia to step back from a war over ukraine. 0k, from a war over ukraine. let us begin. we're going start 0k, let us begin. we're going to start with the guardian. lucy, if i could kick off with you. one story has broken in the last few hours. their headline talking about the toxic culture failings in the mets. this was a bit of a shock because cressida dick had been very defiant this mo

search is on to find a new commissionerfor the uk's largest police force after the resignation of dame cressida dick. campaigners have welcomed her decision to stand down and say now is the time for change. what we will be looking for, those of us who are pushing for reform, is somebody who has a history of speaking truth to power. this lunchtime, the home secretary has said people across the country must have confidence in the integrity of police officers. we'll have the latest. also on the programme... better than expected — the uk economy rebounded from the pandemic last year, growing by 7_5%_ but warnings remain about rising inflation. as the government says it wants more disabled people in work over the next five years, we hear about some of the barriers to employment. questions in beijing, as it's confirmed the 15—year—old russian figure skating sensation failed a drugs test before the winter olympics. we can all feel scared sometimes, just like our little owl friend, plop. and we have a sneak preview of the first royal reading of the cbeebies bedtime story. coming up on bbc news channel,

also it's a nice program 2 also it's a the search is on for dame cressida dick's replacement as commissionere uk's largest police force. the home secretary says the successor will face immediate challenges to address the culture and behaviour of the met�*s officers better than expected — the uk economy rebounded from the pandemic last year, growing by 7.5% but warnings remain about rising inflation. spain relaxes covid restrictions for unvaccinated teenagers from the uk. i don't feel safe with any of them... death on the nile has a star—studded cast — what does mark kermode make of it? find out in the film review at 5.45pm. the defence secretary ben wallace has warned russia that any invasion of ukraine will have "tragic consequences" for both countries. following talks in moscow with his russian counterpart, mr wallace said he made it clear that any invasion of ukraine would prove dire. those talks comes as the us warns its citizens to get out of the country — though diplomatic efforts are continuing. us presidentjoe biden has been holding virtual talks this afternoon with a number of world

the headlines at 9.00: the search is on for a new commisioner of the metropolitan police after dame cressidaick resigned saying she'd been left with "no choice" but to step down. it is quite clear that the mayor no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership of the metropolitan police service for me to continue as commissioner. the uk economy rebounds with 7.5% growth last year. president biden tells american citizens remaining in ukraine to leave, saying he would not send troops to evacuate them should russia invade. it is one of the largest armies in the world. it is a very different situation and things could go crazy very quickly. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to set off on a half—term getaway in the coming days, as covid testing for fully—jabbed travellers returning to the uk is scrapped. and, facing bushfires and disease, the koala is listed as endangered across most of the australian east coast. the search is on for a new metropolitan police commissioner — after the sudden resignation of dame cressida dick last night. she said she'd been left with "no choice" beca

the ft carries a photo of dame cressida.s the damning report by the police watchdog which found a culture of sexism and homophobia within the met ranks. in the i, dame cressida announces she will resign as met chief only hours after she insisted that she had "absolutely no intention" of quitting. the guardian says that dame cressida was forced out of her role after mayor of london, sadiq khan, accused her of failing to deal with the culture at scotland yard. and in other news, the times says that the defence secretary, ben wallace, will fly to moscow tomorrow with a new package of sanctions in an attempt to persuade russia to step back from a war over ukraine. let us begin. let's start with you, joe. we'rejust let us begin. let's start with you, joe. we're just going to let us begin. let's start with you, joe. we'rejust going to kick let us begin. let's start with you, joe. we're just going to kick off with the guardian. it's a striking front page. it's a big move because there's so much at stake not only with a series of sc

dame cressida dick said she'd been left with "no choice" but to step down as metropolitan police commissioner. the search is on for a new metropolitan police commissioner it is quite clear that the mayor no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership of the metropolitan police service for need to continue as commissioner. police service for me to continue as commissioner. is the economy growing, and by how much? we are about to get the clearest picture yet of how well it bounced back in 2021 but a warning that growth this year will be hampered by inflation. what does it mean for businesses and what does it mean for businesses and what does it mean for businesses and what does it mean for you? i am at a factory in nottinghamshire finding out. president biden urges american citizens to leave ukraine, as the uk defence secretary holds more talks in moscow. it's not over yet. liverpool aren't letting manchester city run away with the premier league title. they keep up the pressure with victory over leicester. and it is a frosty start to friday but a beautiful winters day out there for many

civilian life now beckons for dame cressida dick, standing down as britain's top police officer. she says she lost the confidence of the mayor of london, while the home office was blindsided by her resignation. we'll have the latest. also on the programme... growth continues for businesses after covid with the uk's economic performance better than expected. despite omicron, the economy was remarkably resilient. we were the fastest—growing economy in the g7 last year and are forecast to continue being the fastest growing economy this year. six months after his son shot dead five people in plymouth, we talk to mark davidson about his sorrow for the victims�* families. russia claims there's been a "misunderstanding" over olympic figure skater kamila valieva's positive drugs test. we can all feel scared sometimes, just like our little owl friend plop. and the royal good night from the duchess of cambridge. a bedtime story marking children's mental health week. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we'll look ahead to a busy weekend in the six nations champ

dame cressida dick resignation, which i have accepted.clear the only way to deliver the scale of the change required is to have new leadership right at the top of the metropolitan police. i'd like to thank dame cressida dick for her years of public service, with the vast majority at the met, where she was the first woman to become commissioner. i commend her for the recent work in helping us to bring down crime in london, but of course there is more to do. and for the record again, there are thousands of incredibly brave police officers at the met who go above and beyond every day to help keep us safe, and we owe them a huge debt of gratitude. i will work closely with the home secretary on the appointment of a new commissioner so we can move quickly to restore trust in the capitals police service, while keeping london safe. ross: that's the mayor of london. here is cressida dick herself. >> following contact with the mayor of london today, it is quite clear the mayor no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership of the metropolitan

the search is on to find a new commissionerfor the uk's largest police force after dame cressida dickpushing for reform, is somebody who has a history of speaking truth to power. better than expected — the uk economy rebounded from the pandemic last year, growing by 7.5%. but warnings remain about rising inflation. britain's defence secretary is told by his russian counterpart of an increasingly tense situation in ukraine. the pair have been holding talks in moscow. we're expecting a to hear from ben wallace at a news conference at the british embassy in moscow in half an hour. we'll bring it to you live.

i'm told there was a meeting last week between dame cressida dick and the mayor of london.discussed. sadiq khan's reaction? "we can't wait for your review. we need urgent, wide—ranging action." but can change happen in weeks? the met�*s review will take all year. perhaps it starts with mid—ranking officers. leroy logan used to be one and says it is about dealing with toxic attitudes openly expressed. they put it on social media, whatsapp groups, and it spread, that's how it has been picked up. i'm not hearing supervisors coming out and saying, "we caught this person, we dealt with them." the commissioner is the ethical leader of the force, appointed by the home secretary, but if the mayor no longer backed her, she would almost certainly have to go. tom symonds, bbc news, at new scotland yard. a man who's already serving a life sentence for murdering his fiancee in 2016 has been told he'll never be freed, after being found guilty of murdering his first wife, six years earlier. when ian stewart was sentenced for killing his fiancee, the author helen bailey, police began inves

my understanding is that dame cressida dick met the mayor of london last week, told him there would be feeling is that the mayor wants to see something a bit quicker. one official close to him said it's an urgent issue, we cannot wait for the casey review, we need an urgent and wide ranging plan. sadiq khan said this morning the next time he sees her, he wants an answer within days or possibly weeks so that is the pressure on the police. there is also an inquiry commissioned by the home office which will take some time to conclude so pressure all around. , ., , ., . around. the trust of this force in the balance- _ around. the trust of this force in the balance. tom _ around. the trust of this force in the balance. tom symonds, - around. the trust of this force in i the balance. tom symonds, thank around. the trust of this force in - the balance. tom symonds, thank you. mps have criticised the government's performance on delivering brexit, saying the only detectable impact so far has been an extra burden on businesses in terms of increased costs, paperwork and border delays. the cross—

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on thursday, dame cressida dick said she had to resign from the role after the mayor of london made itdership. lord blair said he was _ confidence in her leadership. lord blair said he was sad at the turn of events, saying it was a real dilemma. events, saying it was a real dilemma-— events, saying it was a real dilemma. ~ . . ., ., dilemma. we are in a real dilemma now. the responsibility _ dilemma. we are in a real dilemma now. the responsibility for - now. the responsibility for oversight as a commissioner is broken — oversight as a commissioner is broken. we have got to people, each of whom _ broken. we have got to people, each of whom can — broken. we have got to people, each of whom can effectively fire the commissioner, and they are from different— commissioner, and they are from different parties with different agendas. something will have to be done to— agendas. something will have to be done to restore a situation where only one — done to restore a situation where only one person can take that decision _ only one person can take that decision. ., , only one person can take th

dame cressida told the bbc the problems couldn't be blamed on a few rogue officers.nfirmed there will be £150 council tax rebates for people living in bands a to d. she said the money will either be given as a direct payment by local authorities or used as credit towards council tax bills. government figures show 19 million homes in the uk are in need of better insulation, with two in every three leaking heat. the chief advisor on climate change says ministers must do better and that insulation is the way out of the current energy crisis. the uk is believed to have some of the oldest and draughtiest housing stock in europe. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. so you've got lots of heat coming out of this window here and again, under this window upstairs, we've probably got a radiator here. that's money coming through your wall. we are hunting for draughty homes using this thermal camera, and it is easy pickings here in manchester. virtually every home has insulation issues. you can't really see the wall. and here is the difference insulation can make. how woul

after the resignation of dame cressida dick, the home secretary says a strong and decisive leadershiped at the metropolitan police. that's it. i'm back at ten. hello, i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday. for the first time in 20 years, there'll be no british medals in the skeleton. why have the sliders slumped so badly? a russian doping case is overshadowing the olympics — kamila valieva's participation is in the balance after a failed drugs test. which way will the title race swing in the women's super league? there could be a change at the top of the table tonight. also coming up in the programme: in scotland follow up their calcutta cup classic with victory in cardiff? we are going to have all the six nations latest. good evening. the wait goes on. we've now had seven days of full competition at the winter olympics but no sign of a british medal. the team has excelled in the skeleton in recent years — three of their record five medals at the last games came from the sliders. but not this year. our sports correspondent andy swiss was at the yanching national slidin

speaking on bbc london, dame cressida dick said she is "seething with anger" at the behaviour of someing after weeks of mounting pressure, the commissioner of the country's largest police force says she's going nowhere. i have absolutely no intention of going. and i believe that i am — and have been, actually, for the last five years — leading a real transformation in the met. but that transformation isn't happening overnight. just last week, the police watchdog released a string of offensive messages sent between some offices at charing cross police station four years ago — the latest in a series of devastating headlines. speaking to bbc radio london's eddie nester, dame cressida dick admits the force's reputation is tarnished. there is no place in the met for sexism, for racism, for homophobia, for abuse of trust or bullying. and in the last few days, i've gone out extremely strongly to my colleagues and told them, "enough is enough." the mayor of london says he's put the commissioner on notice, demanding a plan of action to restore public confidence — something she knows is crucial

it follows the resignation of dame cressida dick as commissioner, who says she lost the confidence of change to a beleaguered force. the met has suffered a string of high profile scandals, over misogyny, racism and homophobia. here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. arriving at new scotland yard this morning, the woman who is walking away from the biggestjob in british policing. although she's highly respected in the force, she'd felt she had no option after intense pressure from the london mayor, sadiq khan. cressida dick first came to public attention as the officer in command whenjean charles de menezes was wrongly shot, though a jury said she was not personally to blame. in her time as met commissioner, two officers took pictures of the bodies of the murdered sisters bibaa henry and nicole smallman. and worst of all, a serving met policeman killed sarah everard. a team of officers at charing cross police station exchanged shocking, misogynistic, racist and homophobic whatsapp messages, and the met was slow to investigate alleged parties during downing street during

civilian life now beckons for dame cressida dick, standing down as britain's top police officer.gnation. we'll have the latest. also on the programme... growth continues for businesses after covid with the uk's economic performance better than expected. despite 0micron, the economy was remarkably resilient. we were the fastest—growing economy in the g7 last year and are forecast to continue being the fastest growing economy this year. six months after his son shot dead five people in plymouth, we talk to mark davidson about his sorrow for the victims' families.

mayor of london sadiq khan says scotland yard's commissioner, dame cressida dick, has "days and weeksopolitan police force. a report by the independent office for police conduct revealed highly offensive language used on whatsapp and facebook chats by officers from a now—disbanded team based in westminster, primarily at charing cross. 14 officers were investigated by the watchdog, nine remain serving — with two officers having been promoted. i have been quite clear to the commissioner, my expectation is, the next time i see her, i want to see what her response is to the examples, not of one officer, of 14 officers being involved in racist, sexist misogynistic, homophobic, anti—semitic, islamophobic and the like behaviour, nine of whom are still serving. and secondly, what her plans are to win back the trust and confidence that has been both knocked and shattered as a consequence of these cases. and i make this point, in the words of the iopc, the independent office for police conduct, these cases are not historic, they are not isolated, and that is why it is important for the commissi

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says the commissioner of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dicks and weeks" to show him she has a plan to restore public trust in her running of the force. health minister gillian keegan apologises for continuing with a meeting yesterday, despite having tested positive for covid. booing on the pitch for footballer kurt zouma, as police confirm they are investigating footage of him kicking his pet cat. hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a cross—party group of british mps says the uk's exit from the european union has so far only led to increased costs, paperwork and border problems for businesses. a report from parliament's spending watchdog, the public accounts committee, found costs for businesses had risen and trade had fallen as a result of leaving the eu. the report also warned there could be further disruption to cross—border trade this year, when new import controls come in. the mps say more must be done to improve border arrangements for businesses. they say that brexit has led to increased costs for export

tonight, the home secretary paid tribute to dame cressida.hejob is a popular pioneer, but her tenure has ended with her losing the faith of both the politicians and the public. president biden has warned us citizens to leave ukraine now. in a tv interview with nbc news he says "things could go crazy quickly" in ukraine. it comes after yet anothe rday of frantic diplomatic activitiy — in a moment we'll here about a particularly frosty meeting in moscow between the british foreign secretary liz truss and her russian counterpart sergei lavrov. at the same time as that meeting was underway. borisjohnson has been at nato headquarters — meeting withjens stoltenberg — nato's secretary general. there were blunt assessments — from both. yellow match a package of support to strengthen further our collective security sending troops, planes and ships to protect nato from north to south. �* , ., , ., , south. but the states are very hiuh. in south. but the states are very high- in this— south. but the states are very high. in this very _ south. but the st

tonight, the home secretary paid tribute to dame cressida.ut her tenure has ended with her losing the faith of both the politicians and the public. now to developments in canada, where the border crossing between the province of manitoba and the united states has become the latest to be blocked, by anti vaccine mandate protesters. police say the crossing has been blockaded using both vehicles and farm equipment. this follows the blocking of the ambassador bridge that connects canada with michigan — america's car production hub. as a result, ford and toyota have halted some production. the governor of michigan has called for the bridge to be re—opened. canada's capital ottowa has been the centre of protests by truckers for several days. they're angry at the government's covid i9 restrictions. our correspondent samira hussain sent this update from ottawa. the resolve to stay here for the long term is quite strong, so from a police perspective, it does pose a challenge, how do you get this crowd to disperse in a peaceful kind of manner. well, ma

dame cressida dick said she'd been left with "no choice" but to step down as metropolitan police commissioneror no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership of the metropolitan police service for need to continue as commissioner. police service for me to continue as commissioner. is the economy growing, and by how much? we are about to get the clearest picture yet of how well it bounced back in 2021 but a warning that

tonight, the home secretary paid tribute to dame cressida.pioneer, but her tenure has ended with her losing the faith of both the politicians and the public. all abandoned wells in morocco are to be surveyed following the tragic death of a five—year—old boy earlier this week. rayan's plight at the bottom of a narrow, 32 metre deep borehole, gripped millions of people in the country, and beyond. a water ministry official said the survey was designed to prevent a repeat of the tragedy. those who have dug wells which flout regulations will be required to pay to make them safe. now to canada, where the chaos caused by the trucker protests is spreading. two us—canada border points have been affected, including the ambassador bridge, one of the most important trade corridors between the two countries. car makers say it's affecting production. samira hussain has the latest from ottawa. if there is any sense that this is going to resolve sometime soon, that doesn't seem to exist. from a lot of the people i've spoken to share over the past several day

it follows the resignation of dame cressida dick as commissioner, who says she lost the confidence of that she could bring change to a beleaguered force. here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. arriving at new scotland yard this morning, the woman who is walking away from the biggestjob in british policing. respected by colleagues, but forced out by the london mayor, sadiq khan. cressida dick first came to public attention as the officer in command whenjean—charles de menezes was wrongly shot, though a jury said she was not personally to blame. in her time as met commissioner, two officers took pictures of the bodies of the murdered sisters bibaa henry and nicole smallman, but worst of all, a serving met policeman killed sarah everard. a team of officers at charing cross police station exchanged shocking, misogynistic, racist and homophobic whatsapp messages. and the met was slow to investigate alleged parties in downing street in lockdown. the force has also had to face the anger of sarah sak and the other families whose sons were murdered by the serial killer stephen

dame cressida dick resigned from the role on thursday after mr khan made clear he no longer had confidenceer told the bbc that reforms were needed across the uk police service, notjust the metropolitan force. it is really worth stressing this is notjust it is really worth stressing this is not just that one it is really worth stressing this is notjust that one individual solving this comments about sussex, police cottle, otherforces this comments about sussex, police cottle, other forces as well and there is a real perfect storm facing policing right now. is going up, there is a legacy of damaging cut round also toxic cases around the culture and winners to be a proper... around reform and i believe the british policing model, policing by consent, something we should be proud of and we also have to defend it, stand up for it and deliver reforms that will achieve it is at the moment there has been none of those reforms from the home secretary who has been silent on policing for a year and we've not seen any of the kinds of forms that we need and labour has set up a plan that would do that i

britain's top police officer dame cressida dick has resigned from herjob. her departure — two years earlier than expected came after she admitted the mayor of london sadiq khan had lost confidence in her ability to tackle failings within the force. as well as responsibility for the police service in london the role comes with a string of national responsibilities including leading counter—terrorism, liaising with foreign governments and police forces, and other duties concerning the security of the british state. our correspondent, james reynolds, has this report. the commissioner the commissioner and the commissioner and the the commissioner and the mayor the commissioner and the mayor once headed in the same direction, but they have now come to a sudden stop. following contact with the mayor of london today, it is quite clear that the mayor has no sufficient confidence in my leadership of the metropolitan police service for me to continue as commissioner. he has left me no choice but to step aside. it has left me no choice but to step aside-— step aside.

tonight, the home secretary paid tribute to dame cressida. her tenure has ended with her losing the faith of both the politicians and the public. some breaking news now, and the 15 year old skater at the centre of an olympic doping controversy faces a fight to stay at the winter games in beijing. it's been confirmed that ice skater kamila valieva tested positive for a banned substance before the games started. but her provisional suspension was lifted by the russian anti—doping agency and a decision the ioc will now appeal. valieva was part of the winning team event and is due to compete in the individual figure skating event next tuesday. now to canada, where the chaos caused by the trucker protests is spreading. three us—canada border points have been affected, including the ambassador bridge, one of the most important trade corridors between the two countries. samira hussain has the latest. for yet another day lorry drivers, furious at maxine van dates and covid restrictions have blocked the busiest border crossing in north america. it jus

dame cressida dick resigned from the role on thursday after mr khan made clear he no longer had confidenceette cooper told the bbc that reforms were needed across the uk police service, notjust in the metropolitan force. it's really worth stressing this. this is not aboutjust one individual solving this or one police force. you've seen similar issues around leicestershire, sussex, police scotland, other forces, as well. there is a real perfect storm facing policing right now, and it is a serious one. you have a situation where crime is going up, prosecutions are going down, confidence is falling. there is a legacy of damaging cuts, and also these individual toxic cases around the culture. there needs to be a proper serious programme of reform for policing. i strongly believe in the british policing model, policing by consent. i think that's something we should be proud of, but that means we also have to defend it, stand up for it and also deliver reforms that will achieve it. at the moment, there's been none of those reforms from the home secretary. the home secretary has been silent on po

tonight, the home secretary paid tribute to dame cressida.ith her losing the faith of both the politicians and the public. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. hitting the canadian economy. the truckers protests spreads from ottawa to more borders with the united states. there is mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, freemen taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khamenei, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud _ farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning — elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defende

dame cressida dick resigned from the role on thursday after mr khan made clear he no longer had confidence of conservative home. what do you make of this in terms of how much input sadik khan has or how much power he has in deciding the next commissioner, because it does reside with priti patel but we have already seen how his input has had the impact of cressida dick going? ultimately its priti patel�*s decision but of course if any body wants to stay in the job, then having the support of the mayor of london is important. because metropolitan police has got a national as well as looking after the police of london role. ifear that the lesson hasn't been learned and that we have had this awful combination of a lot of bureaucratic woke gestures and when cressida dick was appointed everybody was excited about her being a woman whereas what we really need is someone who is effective at doing the job. and always woke gestures haven't actually stopped instances misogyny and racism... actually stopped instances misogyny and racism-— and racism... when you talk about woke gestures. — and racism..

her comments came after the resignation of dame cressida dick as commissioner. the hope is there severalperience and the resilience to tackle these problems and put right at the top of that, there's a problem of leadership and cultural change. it is quite clear that things of god to change in orderfor the public to that things of god to change in order for the public to get the services they deserve and the police officers and staff in policing to get the leadership they need. there also pressing police problems and we need to respond to the concerns about violence against women and girls, concerns about fairness and inclusion. the homicide rate and delivering the crime plan whilst achieving onboarding of 20,000 new officers. that is a hugejob, isn't it? that is a hugejob, isn't it? this is news, the latest headlines. ontario declares a state of emergency — as the premier of the canadian province pledges to crack down on the protesters — claiming it's an illegal occuption. nato allies meet virtually to discuss ukraine — the us warns a russian invasion could happen at any time — and advis

i�*m told there was a meeting last week between dame cressida dick and the mayor of london.pressed. they put it on social media, i whatsapp groups, and it spread, and that's how it has been picked up. i i'm not hearing supervisors coming out and saying, i "we caught this person, we dealt with them." i the commissioner is the force�*s ethical leader, appointed by the home secretary, but if the mayor no longer backed her, she would almost certainly have to go. stay with us on outside source — still to come... we will talk about west ham football club, it�*s find its defender kurt zouma the maximum amount possible for mistreating his cat. —— it has fined kurt zouma. from friday, fully vaccinated british holidaymakers will no longer need to do a covid test when they arrive back home. but some families are cancelling half—term trips to spain because over—12s have to be double jabbed to get in. here�*s katy austin. ben and his family have great memories of the canary islands. they were looking forward to making more last year but restrictions forced them to postpone to this februa

dame cressida dick resigned from the role on thursday after mr khan made clear he no longer had confidenceividual or one police force solving this, you have seen billy scott and other forces as well, there is a real perfect song facing policing right now and it is a serious one. you have a situation where crime is going up prosecutions are going down, confidence is falling and there is a legacy of damaging cup and also these individual toxic cases around the culture and the need to be a proper serious programme of reform for policing and i strongly believe in the british policing model policing by consent and i think that is something we should be proud of. we should stand up for it. the home secretary has been silent on policing every purely your pique to reforms to policing that we need labour has set out a plan that would do that including reforms to training and vetting, to misconduct and making sure that violence against women and girls with strategic policing requirement, including with policing in the oval office so you can challenge any... to make sure policing of the country can b

with the departure of dame cressida dick as chief of the met police, they will want to get this donetainly. do you know what questions _ leaves office, certainly. do you know what questions are - leaves office, certainly. do you know what questions are in - leaves office, certainly. do youj know what questions are in the questionnaire? tote know what questions are in the questionnaire?— know what questions are in the questionnaire? we obviously don't because this _ questionnaire? we obviously don't because this is _ questionnaire? we obviously don't because this is a _ questionnaire? we obviously don't because this is a police _ questionnaire? we obviously don't because this is a police matter, i questionnaire? we obviously don'tl because this is a police matter, and this is a confidential matter, but essentially, if we look at the covid regulations, the key thing they are looking for is, was there a reasonable excuse because the laws that set out those rules and regulations do have some reasons for gatherings, work meetings and that kind of stuff. but if we look at the scale of the

i'm told there was a meeting last week between dame cressida dick and the mayor of london.to experts, because it's your nose that should be doing all the hard work, it naturally filters out all the bad stuff. and while you might be able to change your habits during the day, checking your breathing while you sleep is much harder. so let me introduce you to a new fad called mouth taping. which involves putting a small strip of skin—friendly tape over your lips to keep them shut during the night, forcing you to breathe through your nose. not facilitate that i put up her mind a little earlier to demonstrate. you can get permeable tape, isn't that right, and you do this, you started doing this, tipping your mouth shut at night. it is great that i'm not married because _ is great that i'm not married because if— is great that i'm not married because if i_ is great that i'm not married because if i wasn't _ is great that i'm not married because if i wasn't divorcedl because if i wasn't divorced already _ because if i wasn't divorced already i_ because if i wasn't divorced already,

sadiq khan told the bbc he wants to see an urgent plan from dame cressida dick on how to deal with culturalroup of her officers at charing cross station. my expectation is, the next time i see her, i want to see what her response is to the examples, not of one officer, of 14 officers being involved in racist, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic, anti—semitic, islamophobic and the like behaviour, nine of whom are still serving. and secondly, what her plans are to win back the trust and confidence that has been both knocked and shattered as a consequence of these cases. and i make this point, in the words of the iopc, the independent office for police conduct, these cases are not historic, they are not isolated, and that is why it is important for the commissioner, when i next see her, to answer me those two big questions. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie has more on this story. 0h, oh, just to be clear, the mayor doesn't appoint her, but his involvement in her selection of continuation is key?— involvement in her selection of continuation is key? yes, it is. he will consult _ continuation is key

and the metropolitan police commissioner dame cressida dick will be taking part in eddie nestor�*s programme ask a question call 0800 7312000 or email eddie@bbc.co.uk. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. problems on the tube. the circle line is supended, the district line part suspended between high street kensington and edgware road. the hammersmith and city line also part suspended with severe delays on the metropolitan line. it's because of a signal failure at edgware road. and the victoria line is part suspended because of a track fault at brixton. 0nto the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. yesterday we saw a cold front going through and today that chillier feeling air will start to show its hand. it's already a cool start to this morning, particularly the northern home counties but there's quite a lot of cloud around. we could see a few spots of drizzle from the thickness of the cloud but it will sink its way southwards, and behind it lots of sunshine on that cold feeling air. so a largely sunny af

i'm told there was a meeting last week between dame cressida dick and the mayor of london., wide—ranging action." but can change happen in weeks? the met�*s review will take all year. perhaps it starts with mid—ranking officers. leroy logan used to be one and says it is about dealing with toxic attitudes openly expressed. they put it on social media, whatsapp groups, and it spread, that's how it has been picked up. i'm not hearing supervisors coming out and saying, "we caught this person, we dealt with them." the commissioner is the ethical leader of the force, appointed by the home secretary, but if the mayor no longer backed her, she would almost certainly have to go. tom symonds, bbc news, at new scotland yard. 15 people have been arrested in india following protests against a ban on wearing the islamic headscarf in college. the controversy began when hijab wearing students were denied entry to their schools in the state of kar—nata—ka. the state has now shut down all high schools and colleges for three days. the chief minister for the state has called for �*peace and ha

the search is on for dame cressida dick's replacement as commissioner of the uk's largest police force. the home secretary says the successor will face immediate challenges to address the culture and behaviour of the met�*s officers. better than expected the uk economy rebounded from the pandemic last year, growing by seven and a half percent. despite a macaw in the economy was remarkably resilient we were the fastest growing in the g7 last year and forecasted to be the continued this year. six. and forecasted to be the continued this ear. ,, ., , ., ., ., this year. six months after a man shot dead five _ this year. six months after a man shot dead five people _ this year. six months after a man shot dead five people in - this year. six months after a man i shot dead five people in plymouth. we talk about his sorrow of the victims. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider�*s view of events in the uk in dateline. hello and welcome to bbc news. we will bring you straight to the white housein will bring you straight to the white house in wash

the commissioner of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick has been summoned to a meeting with thebia and violent, sexualised messages. many of them had been passed off as "banter". officers joked about raping their colleagues, killing black children and domestic violence. operation hotton was sparked by allegations, ultimately unproven, that an officer had had sex with a drunk person at the police station. the iopc said their investigation had uncovered disturbing themes. what we found was that female officers, probationers, officers from diverse and ethnic backgrounds were being bullied. this from diverse and ethnic backgrounds were being bullied.— were being bullied. this report is u-asettin. were being bullied. this report is upsetting- lt _ were being bullied. this report is upsetting- it is — were being bullied. this report is upsetting. it is graphic _ were being bullied. this report is upsetting. it is graphic in - were being bullied. this report is upsetting. it is graphic in nature. but we want to express what this culture looks like. notjust for the public but also equal

it was only in september the home secretary . in september the home secretary extended dame cressidat with him. extensive plans. whether she sees that come track through is in the balance. while borisjohnson is abroad, dealing with the crisis in ukraine, here at home the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major has said mrjohnson and his officials "broke lockdown laws" over downing street parties. sirjohn says they dreamt up �*brazen excuses' for their behaviour and asked the public to �*believe the unbelievable'. sirjohn's damning comments come as police investigate a total of 12 separate gatherings. at number ten the prime minister and official blog lockdown laws. brazen excuses were drained up. day after day, the public was asked to believe the unbelievable. ministers were sent out to defend the indefensible, making themselves look gullible or foolish as they did so. our political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. it was a scathing speech. yes, and john major is that long—time critic of borisjohnson and they disagree over briggs in other issues sol think for some