here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. a serial killer. fashion student anthony walgate from hull, gabriel kovari from slovakia, young chef daniel whitworth from kent, and forklift driver jack taylor, from dagenham. an inquest found today that police errors contributed to three of the deaths. thejury said... immediately afterwards, the bereaved families welcomed what they felt had been the only conclusion the jury could have reached. the inadequate investigation by the metropolitan police into the deaths of anthony, gabriel, daniel and jack should be on public record as one of the most widespread institutionalfailures in modern history. and britain's largest police force could do nothing except apologise. it is a devastating finding. our thoughts are with everybody who loved these young men. we are so sorry for their loss. i give my own and the met's heartfelt apologies. it all began injune 2014, when 23—year—old anthony walgate was found dead outside stephen port�*s flat in barking. it was port who had called the ambulance

daniel sandford, our home affairs correspondent.row self—interest" of european countries and denounced those who use migrants for political propaganda. the pope was speaking on a visit to a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, where he warned the treatment of migrants in the mediterranean could lead to the "shipwreck of civilisation". from lesbos, our special correspondent fergal keane reports. i love you! they embrace the man and the message. because at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives at a time of renewed political crisis in europe over the issue of migration. since his last visit, fences have gone up, there've been pushbacks of migrants on land and at sea, and globally, there's no coherent political vision to tackle the problems of poverty and war that are driving people from their homes in their thousands. the pope spoke to an audience largely made up of refugees, but aimed his frustration at political leaders. translation: let's stop ignoring reality, stop constantly _ shifting resp

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report. ives cruelly cut short by a serial killer. fashion student anthony walgate from hull, gabriel kovari from slovakia, young chef daniel whitworth from kent and forklift driverjack taylor from dagenham. all murdered with the date rape drug ghb. but the police could have stopped the killing. the men's bodies had all been discovered in the same small area of barking in east london over a period of less than a year and a quarter. but detectives simply didn'tjoin the dots. they didn't investigate. they didn't do the smallest of things that you would expect a police officer to do. they didn't do theirjob, as simple as that. it all began injune 2014 when 23—year—old anthony walgate was found dead outside stephen port�*s flat in barking. it was port who had called the ambulance, and almost immediately the police errors started mounting up. the mistakes are too many to list but they went on for 15 months before port was finally arrested for murder. and by that time, three other young men were als

daniel sandford.e governor has described the �*unspeakable trauma�*, suffered by people, as he confirmed that at least 74 people have died, with at least 109 people still missing. search and rescue efforts have been continuing across western kentucky. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports now from the town of mayfield. people would normally be back in work, but instead it�*s a third day of rebuilding their lives. the town�*s doctor would be seeing patients. instead, he is trying to save his surgery. we�*re trying to clean out a path to it to get a truck in here, to maybe get some equipment out that could be salvaged. his staff have managed to find computers and stethoscopes. dr williams, he's really close to the town and the people here. he's been here for a long time now, so a lot of people are relying on us, so that's why we're just trying to clear everything out and get to the patients as soon as possible. the scale of destruction is staggering to see in person. entire homes have be

daniel sandford has more. four lives cruelly cut short by serial killer. l kovari from slovakia. young chef daniel whitworth from kent and forklift driver jack taylorfrom dagenham — all murdered with the date rape drug ghb but the police could have stop the killing. it isa it is a devastating finding. our thoughts are with everybody who loved these young men. we are so sorry for their loss. i give my own and the met�*s heartfelt apologies. the bereaved families remain shocked that the officers involved are still in theirjobs. that the officers involved are still in theirjobs— in theirjobs. what faith in olicin: in theirjobs. what faith in policing and _ in theirjobs. what faith in policing and the _ in theirjobs. what faith in policing and the british i in theirjobs. what faith in i policing and the british public in theirjobs. what faith in - policing and the british public have when _ policing and the british public have when failure is not only go punished but are _ when failure is not only go punished but are instead rewarded? how can the much _ but are

daniel sandford, bbc news, westminster. drug users and the county lines networks. what is new is that we are putting a lot more investment, number one, into tackling the 300,000 problem drugs users who drive more than half of the acquisitive crime and half of the homicides in this country. crime has been coming down overall in the last couple of years but we are seeing a lot of problems caused by these 300,000 problem drug users and what we are doing is ramping up our campaign against the county lines networks that are preying on these users. you've got to invest in rehabilitation, everybody who knows about drugs trials, 300,000 people, their lives are chaotic and they need to be taken off drugs, put into rehab, but you've also got to come down hard on the gangsters who are making a hell of people's lives. we want everyone to be able to grow up in safer streets, everybody to have the right to have a safe community to grow up in. the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer said drug problems in the uk had got worse duri

here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. walgate from hull, gabriel kovari from slovakia, young chef daniel whitworth from kent, and forklift driver jack taylorfrom dagenham. an inquest found today that police errors contributed to three of the deaths. the jury said there were fundamental failings in these investigations from the beginning, which allowed the male to continue his acts towards subsequent victims. it is a devastating finding. our thoughts are with everybody who loved these young men. we are so sorry for their loss. i give my own — and the met�*s — heartfelt apologies. the bereaved families remain shocked that the officers involved are still in theirjobs. what faith in the police can the british public have when their failings not only go unpunished, but are instead rewarded? how can the much—touted platitude of "lessons being learned" be true when there is a culture of rewarding failure? it all began injune 2014, when 23—year—old anthony walgate was found dead outside stephen port�*s flat in barking. it was por

daniel sandford, bbc news, westminster.orrespondent adam fleming is in westminsterfor us. great to have you on the programme as ever. what is going on, what are the politics of this?— the politics of this? morning. there are loads of — the politics of this? morning. there are loads of interesting _ the politics of this? morning. there are loads of interesting things to i are loads of interesting things to look at in this strategy once it is published later on today. first of all, just as we were hearing there, this new focus on what to used to be called recreational or middle—class drug users, people who might take cocaine occasionally at the weekend all students, rather than real problem drug users which has been the focus of strategies in the past. that's interesting. also what we will be looking at where the balance is between this crackdown on supply, and other things to try and affect the demand. are we going to see a very classic law and order per approach, where you see tougher sentencing and more action by the polic

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here.eft the country 19 days after her car collided with harry dunn's motorbike and him dying there as a result of that collision. the us claimed _ as a result of that collision. the us claimed she _ as a result of that collision. tue: us claimed she had as a result of that collision. tte: us claimed she had diplomatic immunity, britain felt they could not do anything to stop leaving the country but in december 2019, she was charged with death by dangerous driving and since then there has been a big diplomatic engagement between britain and the us to find out some way of solving this. boris johnson said that presidentjoe biden himself was actively involved in that. there was a great sense in the british government of the injustice felt by the family of harry dunn, but it was never quite clear how this thing would be resolved. it looks as though anne sacoolas will attend a court hearing on the 18th of january at westminster magistrates' court in london, but she will do so by video link from

here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. erial killer. fashion student anthony walgate from hull, gabriel kovari from slovakia, young chef daniel whitworth from kent, and forklift driver jack taylorfrom dagenham. an inquest found today that police errors contributed to three of the deaths. the jury said there were fundamental failings in these investigations from the beginning, which allowed the male to continue his acts towards subsequent victims. it is a devastating finding. our thoughts are with everybody who loved these young men. we are so sorry for their loss. i give my own — and the met�*s — heartfelt apologies. the bereaved families remain shocked that the officers involved are still in theirjobs. what faith in the police can the british public have when their failings not only go unpunished, but are instead rewarded? how can the much—touted platitude of "lessons being learned" be true when there is a culture of rewarding failure? it all began injune 2014, when 23—year—old anthony walgate was found dead outside stephe

here's more from our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford.as left the country 19 days after her car collided with harry dunn's motorbike and him dying there as a result of that. the us claimed she had diplomatic immunity, britain felt like they couldn't do anything to stop her leaving the country, but two years ago in december 2019, the service to charge her with death by dangerous driving. since then, there's been a big diplomatic engagement between britain and the us to try and find out some way of solving this boris johnson said presidentjoe biden was involved in that. there was a sense involved in that. there was a sense in the great british government of the injustice felt by harry dunn's family, but it was never quite clear how this would be re—resolved. it does look as if anne sacoolas will attend a a court here in london, but will do so by video link from the united states. what isn't clear from what the crime prosecution service that today is whether she's faking original start of death by dangerous driving or up with some charge wit

daniel sandford, bbc news, parking.he met�*s actions were driven in part by homophobia — a charge the met denies. we are incensed by the police's successful attempt to prevent the joy successful attempt to prevent the joy from examining whether prejudice played any part in the police's actions. the coroner did not rule that the police were not homophobic and our position remains unchanged. based on the treatment we received, our firmly held belief is that the metropolitan's police actions were driven by homophobia. had four white heterosexual girls been found in the same manner, then the police because my actions and the likely outcomes would have been different. the approach of the met on the issue of homophobia demonstrates to us that even today, seven years on, they have learned very little. so even today, seven years on, they have learned very little.— have learned very little. so that was the solicitor _ have learned very little. so that was the solicitor who _ have learned very little. so that was the solicitor wh

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here with me now.d, to remind people of the case. it was au:ust remind people of the case. it was august 2019. _ remind people of the case. it was august 2019, and _ remind people of the case. it was august 2019, and outside - remind people of the case. it was august 2019, and outside the i remind people of the case. it was| august 2019, and outside the raf base where anne sacoolas's husband worked, her car hit harry dunn's motorbike, and he died. within 90 days of that happening, she was allowed to leave the country, because the us government said she had diplomatic immunity. the british government accepted that and she was able to flee the country. it looked like there was no possibility of the court process. but in december 20 19, two years ago, the crown prosecution service said they were going to charge anne sacoolas with death by dangerous driving, and since then, there has been a long, protracted, diplomatic negotiation first with president trump's team, then with president biden's team, it got

daniel sandford is here. please give us the background of this case.gust 2019, he died as a result of _ harry dunn was on in august 2019, he died as a result of that _ harry dunn was on in august 2019, he died as a result of that collision. i died as a result of that collision. but 19— died as a result of that collision. but 19 days after that collision, anne _ but 19 days after that collision, anne sacoolas was able to leave the country _ anne sacoolas was able to leave the country because the us government had said _ country because the us government had said she had diplomatic immunity. the british government felt powerless to do anything about that. nonetheless, two years are in december 2019, the crown prosecution service _ december 2019, the crown prosecution service charged anne sacoolas with death— service charged anne sacoolas with death by— service charged anne sacoolas with death by dangerous driving, and an ongoing _ death by dangerous driving, and an ongoing negotiation between the british— ongoing negotiation between the british and the a