wayne _ over the murder of sarah everard. wayne couzens _ over the murder of sarah everard.e had from the crown prosecution service, it does mean there are many unanswered questions. what drove wayne couzens to abduct her on that night? he has previously admitted he abducted her and raped her, but he was not asked at a previous hearing for a pee on the charge of murder. he was asked that this morning, and his response was guilty. he will now be sentenced. sentencing will happen in september. travel companies are reporting a huge surge in demand forflights and holidays after the government announced changes to quarantine rules. in ten days, anyone in england who's double—jabbed can visit an amber list country without having to self—isolate when they return. the easing of restrictions is expected to result in a big boost for the travel industry. our correspondent aruna iyengar has this report. remember this? a foreign holiday may soon be a reality. travel companies say bookings to amber list countries have taken off following the relaxation of rules on quarantine. it's a life—

a metropolitan police officer has pleaded guilty to the murder of sarah everard. wayne couzens had already admitted kidnapping and raping the 33—year—old who went missing on a walk home in south london in march. all of us in the met are sickened, angered and devastated by this man's crimes. they are dreadful. the killing of sarah everard prompted demands from women everywhere to be able to walk home safely. we'll be live at the old bailey. also this lunchtime: a huge surge in bookings forforeign holidays as the government says fully vaccinated uk travellers coming back from amber—list countries won't have to isolate afterjuly 19th. the nhs covid contact—tracing app could be made less sensitive when restrictions ease in england. and the ten—year—old who was given mason mount�*s england shirt after the team won on wednesday says she will never wash or sell it. and coming up on the bbc news channel, can anyone stop novak djokovic? the world number one is on centre court later as he looks to reach a third straight wimbledon final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc

in court, she'd satjust feet from the everard family.ak to them earlier today and say again how very sorry i am for their loss and fortheir pain and their suffering. all of us in the met are sickened, angered and devastated by this man's crimes. they are dreadful, and everyone in policing feels betrayed. shame on you, shame on you, shame on you...! questions for the force how couzens could have been cleared to carry a gun when he would go on to kill. and the police watchdog is now investigating what met officers did when he exposed himself twice just days before the murder, and what kent officers did about similar allegations six years ago — could he have been stopped? the murder of one woman resonated with thousands of others — demands that the streets must be safe, violence against women must stop, harassment and abuse must be taken more seriously. the everard family had one wish — that sarah would come home safely. but a policeman took her future away. the metropolitan police have faced many difficult times in much criticism but this

in court, she'd satjust feet from the everard family. earlier today and say again how very sorry i am for their loss and fortheir pain and their suffering. all of us in the met are sickened, angered and devastated by this man's crimes. they are dreadful, and everyone in policing feels betrayed. shame on you, shame on you, shame on you...! questions for the force how couzens could have been cleared to carry a gun when he would go on to kill. and the police watchdog is now investigating what met officers did when he exposed himself twice just days before the murder, and what kent officers did about similar allegations six years ago — could he have been stopped? the murder of one woman resonated with thousands of others — demands that the streets must be safe, violence against women must stop, harassment and abuse must be taken more seriously. the everard family had one wish — that sarah would come home safely. but a policeman took her future away. day metropolitan police have faced many difficult times and much criticism, but this must be

in court, she'd satjust feet from the everard family.em earlier today and say again how very sorry i am for their loss and fortheir pain and their suffering. all of us in the met are sickened, angered and devastated by this man's crimes. they are dreadful, and everyone in policing feels betrayed. shame on you, shame on you, shame on you...! questions for the force how couzens could have been cleared to carry a gun when he would go on to kill. and the police watchdog is now investigating what met officers did when he exposed himself twice just days before the murder, and what kent officers did about similar allegations six years ago — could he have been stopped? the murder of one woman resonated with thousands of others — demands that the streets must be safe, violence against women must stop, harassment and abuse must be taken more seriously. the everard family had one wish — that sarah would come home safely. but a policeman took her future away. the met police has faced many difficult times and much criticism, but perhaps today is one

what has changed since sarah everard's death?— sarah everard's death?ath? we had the announcement that _ sarah everard's death? we had the announcement that misogyny - sarah everard's death? we had the announcement that misogyny is . sarah everard's death? we had the i announcement that misogyny is going to be trialled as a hate crime from the autumn. 0ther to be trialled as a hate crime from the autumn. other than that, i would not say that we have seen a huge amount of change. i think what happened after sarah's murder was this enormous outpouring of stories, of grief, this fear that women feel every day. and it is still not being taken seriously. i think that is really the main message is that we need to take this seriously. your previous guest talked about a culture of misogyny within the police, i would say we have a culture of misogyny throughout our entire society. and we need to address that head—on so that we don't have women feeling this way constantly all the time. it is just not ok. 50 constantly all the time. it is 'ust not ok. ., constantl

the everard family had one wish — that sarah would come home safely.etropolitan police commissioner looked shaken when she came out of court to make that statement. there are serious questions for her force and other officers as well. what exactly happened to that vetting of wayne couzens when he joined the met? we know he was vetted in his previousjob of guarding nuclear power stations. was he vetted again when he joined the met? and serious questions about that indecent exposure. what happened to that investigation? it was three days before he kidnapped sarah, it was the very day that he booked his hire car. and we now understand from the police regulator that there was another indecent exposure allegation in 2015 in kent. so, what did kent police do about that? more than anything, sarah everard�*s family want to know what happened to her, because wayne couzens, although he has pleaded guilty, still has not given the police any information. he only told them a fake story. he will be sentenced in september. our home editor mark easton is here. could t

it’s death of sarah everard? it's absolutely _ death of sarah everard?rah everard? it�*s absolutely that. we really do need to take a whole system approach to ending at preventing violence against women and girls. one of marv thatis against women and girls. one of marv that is we need to invest in prevention, by tackling these attitudes at a young age, moving on we also need to target perpetrators, many of whom will repeat repeat this behaviour over and over again and that's what we have seen in this case as well. when a man killed a woman it's almost always part of a pattern of violence and abuse and we have seen that play out in this case also. we also need to reform the culture of our criminaljustice agencies, and we are seeing small steps towards change but what we really need is we need an overhaul of how women are treated, and how serious the crimes against them are taken. and as we said, it should be across society, notjust policing but looking at education, health, and supporting victims by investing in specialist services that are there to suppo

metropolitan police officer wayne couzens pleads guilty to the murder of sarah everard.l from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it's just gone 1:30 — i'm austin halewood with your latest sports news. the first of the men's semifinals is underway at wimbledon. italian matteo berretini is taking on poland's hubert hurkacz — neither player has reached the final of a grand slam before. and following them, it's world number one novak djokovic against dennis shapovalov. well, chetan parthak is at wimbledon for us and this first match is a great opportunity for both players? it isa it is a big opportunity for matteo berretini and hubert hurkacz. what a big day this is here at wimbledon. we have a familiar face in the final in novak djokovic. we've been talking about the changing of the guard for some time now. rafael nadal chose not to be here, murray and federer gone. three of these semifinalists are first—time semifinalists. we are going to see on centre court matteo berretini. he has lo

the guardian leads with a report on the officer who pleaded guilty to the murder of sarah everard.ites he had been accused of a sex offence six years ago. no more self—isolation rules for nhs works, says the ft. for nhs workers, says the ft. it reports that ministers are reviewing the policy amid fears of a staffing crisis ahead of the next phase of rule relaxing — which could see the introduction of covid passports, according to the times, which leads with reports that bars, restaurants and clubs will require certificates for entry in a bid to drive up vaccinations. �*0ne game from glory�* — england's squad, which has �*won over the public with skill, bravery and humility�* take the front of the i, ahead of sunday's final — which is expected to draw in 35 million viewers around the uk — that's according to the front of the mail, which writes that the nation hopes �*harry kane will follow in the golden footsteps of bobby moore�*. and the moment that england made it to the final — gareth southgate roars on the front of the mirror, which reports that the manager is firing up the lion

big serve, the big forehand to back it up at six, a police officer pleads guilty to murdering sarah everard in south london. the 33—year—old had been walking home from a friends in march when she was taken by pc wayne couzens. he raped and murdered her before dumping her body in kent. the head of the met today apologised to sarah's family. all of us in the met are sickened, angered and devastated by this man's crimes. they are dreadful. couzens could now spend the rest of his life behind bars. also tonight: coronavirus infections across the uk back at levels

admission of the entry of guilty plea by the police officer who was found to have murdered sarah everardestions. there really are. cressida _ of unanswered questions. there really are. cressida dick, - of unanswered questions. there really are. cressida dick, the . of unanswered questions. there i really are. cressida dick, the head of the metropolitan police, made a statement today and i thought she did better than she has done in previous interactions about this case. she seemed contrite and heavy hearted about the fact that serving police officer murdered a woman in cold blood. and, there were allegations of sexual misconduct and indecent exposure in the days leading up to that that weren't dealt with. and when a flag like thatis dealt with. and when a flag like that is raised against a serving police officer, it's incredibly important that it's taken seriously immediately. she didn't, cressida dick, i mention that fact or apologise for that fact, though she said she had spoken to and apologised to him, said that she was sorry to the family for their extraordinary loss. and i think th

the creation of the role was recommended in a report after 33—year—old sarah everard was murdered inwomen's safety. these crimes that disproportionately affect women and girls are despicable. it is high time we sent a message — enough is enough. this government will always stand up for the law—abiding majority. and through this strategy, we will strive relentlessly to prevent these crimes, to support victims and to bring perpetrators to justice. today, rape prosecutions are a record low, domestic abuse in this country is soaring, charging is falling. sexual abuse in school is being normalised, according to the recent 0fsted inspections. ending violence against women and girls is a cross party issue. on all sides of this house, there is a profound concern and desire for an ambitious strategy that would deliver. mr speaker, the strategy today is not ambitious enough. the housing secretary has said that mortgage lenders should no longer require safety information on external walls for properties in low and medium—rise blocks. in the wake of the grenfell tower fire in 2017, banks had bee

the rape and murder of sarah everard earlier this year horrified women everywhere — and spurred manyction. when we found out that they'd found sarah's body, i think there was a general feeling of, like, anger and frustration, so there was a reclaim these streets facebook page that was created down in clapham, and we found ourselves on it trying to organise something for glasgow. nikki and jenn formed reclaim these streets glasgow and organised vigils across the city. they are now cataloguing the scores of letters, messages and stories of sexual violence left by the women who took part. some were from students assaulted by fellow students on campus. one in particular was from a girl at glasgow university who said that she was sexually assaulted in her first year at university, and she's now in her fourth year and he's still there. i think that sentiment is echoed quite a lot in terms of what women have gone through. in a 2018 survey, seven of out ten female students across the uk said they'd experienced sexual violence at university. in scotland, over the last two years, complaints of

we heard a lot of. voices saying that after the sarah everard murder of course. is really going to make a difference? this something that is really going to make a difference?— something that is really going to make a difference? this should be a olicin: make a difference? this should be a policing priority _ make a difference? this should be a policing priority because this - policing priority because this is a significant proportion of what is all crime. the appointment of this new police lead needs to be supported by a national policing strategic prioritisation of a sexual violence and a metric abuse but it also requires a massive culture shift. we have seen that policing responses on sexual violence and rape are really poor and the government recently apologising for the failure in prosecutions in rate cases. so it is not quite clear currently how this new role is going to ensure that those improvements are driven across the board in all the different police forces across the country. but the accountability really needs to be there and when the police do perf

the creation of the post follows the disappearance and murder in march of 33—year—old sarah everard,n's safety. ministers also say they will consider making harrassment such as wolf—whistling a specific crime. we can talk to our special correspondent lucy manning. lucy, what other measures are in this strategy?— this strategy? well, the starting oint of this strategy? well, the starting point of this is, _ this strategy? well, the starting point of this is, do _ this strategy? well, the starting point of this is, do you - this strategy? well, the starting point of this is, do you feel safe | point of this is, do you feel safe walking home at night? have you been harassed, assaulted or sexually abused? and i think many women would answer yes to one of those questions. so the government is promising a radical strategy to try and protect women and deal with violence against women. and it's across all government departments, so there is £5 million to improve the safety of women out at night. there are coordinators in the police and coordinators for transport to make that safer. they say

the creation of the role was recommended in a report after 33—year—old sarah everard was murdered ina public debate about women's safety. the new national policing lead comes amid concern about record low rape conviction rates and a culture of sexual harassment in schools. the publication of this new strategy marks an important moment in our mission to crack down on violence against women and girls, but we will not stop there. later this year, we also plan to publish three further documents — the domestic abuse strategy, a revised national statement of expectations covering all forms of violence against women and girls and a revised male victims position statement. these crimes that disproportionately affect women and girls are despicable. it is high time we sent a message — enough is enough. ending violence against women and girls is a crossparty issue. on all sides of this house, there is a profound concern and desire for an ambitious strategy that would deliver. mr speaker, the strategy today is not ambitious enough. there are things to welcome. a policing lead on violence against

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a police officer pleads guilty to murdering sarah everard after abducting herfrom a street in south londonl outcry over women's safety. metropolitan police officer wayne couzens pleaded guilty to her kidnap, rape, and murder. the head of the force said everyone in policing felt betrayed. all of us in the met are sickened, angered and devastated by this man's crimes. they are dreadful. we'll be looking at the lengths couzens went to in trying to cover up his crimes — and questions tonight for the police. also on the programme. coronavirus infections across the uk back at levels not seen since february — as more and more people

- [host] with women in britain and around the world still shaken from the murder of sarah everard.can men do better? plus. - it's not like if you put kids back in the building then the learning resumes. they are going to be returning from what is likely th most traumatic incident of their life. - [host] teacher of the year turn congresswoman, representative johana hayes talks to michel martin about this year's undeniable impact

a parliamentary inquiry into policing at the sarah everard vigil in march, has found there were multiple on clapham common, but cleared of any wrongdoing by inspectors. but the all parliamentary group said the right to peaceful protest must be supported, not suppressed by the law. her majesty s inspectorate of constabulary has rejected the findings of the parliamentary group, saying its own review found officers acted proportionately. chelsea and westminster hospital has opened a new state—of—the—art expansion to its intensive care unit. the ribbon was cut by three and a half year—old theo hutton, who was born prematurely atjust 23 weeks and looked after by doctors and nurses at the hospital. the new neonatal intensive care unit will allow the hospital to treat 150 more sick babies every year. intensive care is a very technical care process, lots of machines, lots of noise, lots of beeps, lots of staff, lots of very skilled interventions. but actually, what makes a big difference to recovery and a big difference to family is that kind of comfort level, the human issues around light, the

the creation of the role was recommended in a report after 33—year—old sarah everard was murdered ineath sparked huge protests and a public debate about women's safety. the government will also reveal plans for a new 24—hour rape and sexual assault helpline. there will be £5 million of funding to tackle violence in public places at night and an online tool will be created so women and girls can log areas where they have felt unsafe. it comes as rape conviction rates fell to a record low in the year tojuly 2020. police recorded more than 55,000 rapes in england and wales. police recorded more than 55,000 reports of rapes in england and wales. but this led to just over 1,400 convictions. we will talk to the safeguarding minister in 15 minutes. let's cross to our special correspondent lucy manning who has more on this. these kind of measures, will there be enough to make sure women are safe in public places? let’s be enough to make sure women are safe in public places?— safe in public places? let's start with the good — safe in public places? let's start with the good points _ safe in p

the creation of the role was recommended in a report after 33—year—old sarah everard was murdered in the home secretary _ the £54 million absolutely the home secretary secured an agreement last i'li-i'it secretary secured an agreement last night to— secretary secured an agreement last night to help police the borders of france _ night to help police the borders of france but — night to help police the borders of france but in terms of the funding we have _ france but in terms of the funding we have put into tackling violence against women and girls the 5 million — against women and girls the 5 million as— against women and girls the 5 million as a specific fund to help ensure _ million as a specific fund to help ensure our— million as a specific fund to help ensure our streets are safer at night _ ensure our streets are safer at night for— ensure our streets are safer at night for women. ensure our streets are safer at night forwomen. forgive me, it is but one _ night forwomen. forgive me, it is but one fund, when action in the strategy — but one fund, when action in the strategy. we

the creation of the role was recommended in a report after 33—year—old sarah everard was murdered insappeared while walking. walking home. her death sparked huge protests and a public debate about women's safety. the government will also reveal plans for a new 24—hour rape and sexual assault helplinethere will be for a new 24—hour rape and sexual assault helpline. there will be £5m of funding to tackle violence in public places at nightand an online tool will be created so women and girls can log areas where they have felt unsafe. it comes as rape conviction rates fell to a record low in the year to july 2020. police recorded more than 55,000 rapes in england and wales. but this led to just over 1,400 convictions. i spoke to our special correspondent, lucy manning, a little earlier who gave me more details on the plans. let's start with the good points on it, what the government are trying to do, they're promising a radical change to protect women against violence. they are trying to cover all the different areas, so, notjust policing, but the justice system, how you manage offenders

this is from everard inbox. to come from the south with some rain. but, today, what we've got is a new weather warning from the met office. this is an amber extreme heat warning. it is impact based, like the warnings that the met office has for wind, snow, for rain, for example and it's looking at health impacts due to the heat, as well as impacts on infrastructure. now, the forecast for today is largely dry. we have started off with some mist and a fair bit of cloud, most of that burning away, but we could hang on to a bit more cloud across the north east of the country and it is around the coasts, of course, where it will be cooler with sea breezes developing. through the day, we could see the odd shower, which could be heavy and thundery, most will miss them, and these are our temperature ranges. cooler in the north, it's fresher, at around 15 celsius, and as we come south, we are looking at the high 20s or the low 30s. even into the evening, we still have ambers and reds on the chart, so the temperature only

well, i know that the kind of women they were, they would have been at sarah everard's vigil, they would patel. a new way to tackle knife crime is being trialled in the capital from this week. knife crime prevention orders mean londoners as young as 12 can be banned from certain areas or forced to curfew. it's part of a range of approaches. they are bespoke to the individual, so it's understanding the needs of the individual and placing a positive requirement on them that would help them divert away from a life of crime. sometimes you find these young people on the cusp of crime and actually it takes a knife crime prevention order to divert them away from that and that's the important piece for me here. a convicted murderer who tackled the fishmongers' hall attacker usman khan on london bridge is to be freed from prison on licence. steve gallant was serving a life sentence for murder when he helped stop khan's terror attack in november 2019. mr gallant was on day release to attend the prisoner rehabilitation conference, when khan stabbed and killed jack merritt and saskia jones. there ar