it is not myjob to second—guess the iopc. they are totally independent.gation of theirs. they have come to their decision, they are the right people to come to that decision and let us not forget this investigation has also been reviewed by sir richard and reviewed on one —— more than one occasion by other police officers. in my view there is no requirement whatsoever for any further investigation. myjob is to make sure they met lance and mavis into the future and that is why at that interplay is the leadership today, infrastructure and other closely with her majesty's inspector to make sure that we continue to investigate historic allegations with impartiality, without fear or favour, with integrity and having learnt the lessons of iopc. —— midland. just a moment beyond 100 days, but first the weather. umbrellas at the valley. for today for some of us it has been brain. clear spells with showers, most of these pushing into western areas. temperatures not going down too far, they were not overnight this week, it is too went for any prost or fogg. into tom

he also said the iopc report was flawed, and fell well short of an effective investigation.ed to present the whole picture when seeking search warrants, the investigation into lord britain went on far too long. of this, there is no question. the question for the iopc is whether the five officers involved acted deliberately or criminally. they have made mistakes, that the process has failed, but they were not guilty of gross misconduct. indeed, sir richard himself acknowledges, notwithstanding the many mistakes made, the officers had conducted the investigation in a conscientious manner with propriety and with honesty. the question therefore for the police, for the home office and for us as parliament is what needs to change organisationally and culturally in order to ensure that investigations are properly, objectively, and successfully pursued. so does the minister agree with me that the police owe it both of the victims of sexual crime and to the principle of innocent until proven guilty to carry out their investigations professionally and thoroughly, without fear or favou

they have pushed back, the iopc, but com pletely pushed back, the iopc, but completely defended themselves if his article in the daily mail is anything to go by, they would have to have a heck defence because he is absolutely slamming them. this is an organisation that was created just under two years ago to lead and manage the develop and of the police service and if his article on his findings are right, they are not leading and managing much, they couldn't find their way out of a paper bag, what is saying. more detail tomorrow. lives were so badly affected by this. you might be familiar with harvey proctor who lost his house in hisjob. familiar with harvey proctor who lost his house in his job. very damaging to him and other people. this programme very controversial. this programme very controversial. this secret database which has thousands of people being looked at for the prevent programme. liberty have got hold of it. the secret database is have got hold of it. the secret data base is about have got hold of it. the secret database is about keeping tabs on and controlling people. it'

the police watchdog the iopc rejects this.director general michael lockwood said. lincoln seligman, the godson of sir edward heath, has fought to preserve the reputation of a man who had no family. quite obviously the whole thing was such a complete disaster, to say that nobody did anything wrong defies common—sense. so while carl beech is serving a prison sentence for his lies, the force that he deserved for 18 months remains in the dock. june kelly, bbc news. a baby boy has died in hospital following a stabbing in which his mother was seriously injured. emergency services were called to an address in north tyneside, last wednesday to find a 21—year—old woman and her son with life threatening injuries. our correspondent fiona trott is outside the hospital where the baby died, what more can you tell us? ra nts to rants to is is the home of lord britton and other suspect. the police watchdog the iopc rejects this. well, this is the freeman hospital in newcastle where doctors had been treating the baby. police confirmed this aft

five police officers were originally referred to the iopc. against him. the otherfour officers have all retired from the metropolitan police, including kenny macdonald, who is the detective superintendent who is the detective superintendent who uttered the words credible and true in relation to the account given by carl beech at the time. so, they have all retired, so no action will be taken against them, but there is a huge disquiet, it should be said, about the way that the iopc has conducted investigation, from harvey proctor and his legal team, and also the retired judge, who is writing in the daily mail today, and said firstly that firstly the delays in producing the findings were inexcusable, and also said that the investigative process was minimal, unprofessional and flawed. the iopc has defended itself to those criticisms, saying it took over 1800 documents, 300 statements and that it was not a cursory exercise but an independent and impartial investigation. police have released a photograph of the teenager who stabbed a solicitor to

the iopc tonight have insisted theirs was a proper and detailed investigation. daniel, thank you.a bbc music event last night has told his supporters he's well, and will be back in no time. krept, who's 29, suffered a slash wound at ixtra live in birmingham. he was treated at the scene and the event ended early. the bbc says it's cooperating with the police to establish exactly what happened. it's often described as a hidden epidemic, one that affects 176 million women across the world. endometriosis is a condition that can affect women from their teenage years and causes intense pain. more than 13,000 who suffer from it in the uk have now shared their experiences with the bbc, their stories revealing the far—reaching impact of endometriosis on their education, careers, relationships and mental health. sarah campbell reports. you know that feeling before you go on an aeroplane, when you're right nervous? yeah. you just think, "it'll be nice if i get there, but it might crash". the risk is that i'm not better, but hope is like a magic word because if you've got no hope, you've got

the iopc have not interviewed cressida dick. she was not interviewed.to the programme, and let's have a debate about it. she won't come. i wa nt to debate about it. she won't come. i want to get to how this has impacted you, but i need to do myjob as well. i respect your work very much, but you must not invite people onto your programme and then not allow them to speak. i am allowing you to speak, and i will allow you to speak. i also need to give a right of reply, rather than letting you say things that are potentially incorrect, or when people don't have a right to reply. i am sorry, i am not having this. harvey proctor, former conservative mp. what is clear is the impact that this investigation has had on his life, as he said at the very beginning, how it has impacted him. harvey proctor talking to us this morning. former conservative mp. yes, it is clear it is a story that has affected him very personally. let's have a look at the time. 9:16am. now, the weather. iam i am starting again with this photograph, it is just so lovely. it is near the banks

the iopc is hand in glove with the metropolitan police. into these police officers. while carl beech is in prison for his lies, the police watchdog is insisting it has carried out a thorough and detailed investigation into what went on at scotla nd investigation into what went on at scotland yard. june kelly, bbc news. us troops have withdrawn from northeastern syria, opening the way for a full—scale turkish assault against kurdish fighters there. the syrian democratic forces, led by the kurds, had been the americans' main allies in the fight against the so—called islamic state. the sdf called the us withdrawal a stab in the back. turkey, which regards kurdish militias as terrorists, said its army was ready to launch operations against them at any moment. police have arrested more than 130 people in connection with the climate change protest in london organised by extinction rebellion. the group says its aim is to shut down the whole of westminster. you can see they are right here across the road and that means the main streets around traf

already acted on so richard plus make recommendations and we will act on those we expect from the iopcntation of so richard plus market recommendations, the upcoming recommendations we also expect to receive from the iopc, and lessons learnt these investigations. the commission welcomes independent assurance that the relevant lessons are embedded in our practice. this is obviously important for public confidence. the hmi have the appropriate skills and independence to do this work and we welcome their engagement. as police officers which owned the service to help people and protect them from crime. we expect to be scrutinised for our decisions, and that difficult judgments to be scrutinised for our decisions, and that difficultjudgments we sometimes have to make. when we get it wrong, as we have in the circumstances, with such damaging consequences, we find it genuinely distressing. so, finally, let me be very clear, i am deeply, deeply sorry for the mistakes that were made. and for the ongoing pain that these mistakes have caused. i promise we will do all we can to prevent them happen

the iopc is hand in glove with the metropolitan police.on into these police officers. while carl beech is in prison for his lies, the police watchdog is insisting it has carried out a thorough and detailed investigation into what went on at scotland yard. june kelly, bbc news. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines: american businesswoman jennfer arcuri refuses to say whether she had an affair with borisjohnson when he was mayor of london. the prime minister says he will talk to the white house about withdrawing diplomatic immunity for a woman involved in a car crash in which a teenager was killed. the independent office for police conduct says police officers didn't deliberately mislead a judge over claims of a vip westminster paedophile ring — but there were shortcomings in the investigation. to chris silverwood is named as the new coach of english cricket. andy murray continues his come back with a win at the shanghai masters. and england say they will not take any risks over the fitness of billy vunipola as they wait t

the iopc is hand in glove with the metropolitan police.ese police officers. while carl beech is in prison for his lies, the police watchdog —— the first that he strung along for 18 months is still in the dock. the police watchdog insisted it has carried out a thorough and detailed investigation into what went on at scotla nd investigation into what went on at scotland yard. june kelly, bbc news. metropolitan police commissioner creddida dick has issued a statement this afternoon saying she is "deeply sorry for the mistakes that were made during our investigations into the appalling lies spun by carl beech. they simply should not have happened." the commissioner went on to say that her force will take time to consider the findings of the independent office for police conduct and any improvements that are needed to be made. statement by cressida dick earlier this afternoon. an american businesswoman, whose past friendship with borisjohnson is a matter of controversy, has broken her silence about her dealings with mrjohnson when he was mayor

crucially, the iopc, the independent body that regulates the police, have given officers a clean bill as to why that was given. there is still a question lingering. if they are saying this is a matter of potential misconduct, and yet they have been cleared by the regulator, who is right? does that have to be looked in to again? good question. more now on our main story and the uk and us governments have warned facebook to abandon its plan to encrypt the messages of all users on its platforms. in an open letter to company's boss mark zuckberg, the home secretary priti patel argues encryption will make it tougher to fight crime and risks to online safety of children. let's discuss this with silkie carlo — director big brother watch which campaigns against what it calls the surveillance state and for people in the uk to be free from unfair intrusion. she's in our central london studio. good morning to you. what do you make of this latest development in the ongoing debate between governments and organisations like facebook over to what extent data on social media platforms should be encry

serious enough, they have triggered an illegal threshold and the monitoring officer have spoken to the iopcnson police complaints. there are clearly questions for borisjohnson to a nswer over questions for borisjohnson to answer over this and serious questions over whether he should have declared these interests or not. i believe he should have. based on what? when you get elected to any position in city hall, whether it's me or the mayor of london, you sign a code of conduct which is very clear that you have to make these declarations where there are personal interests such as this. again, borisjohnson personal interests such as this. again, boris johnson has personal interests such as this. again, borisjohnson has said there was no interest to declare. the prime minister has a couple of days left to answer this letter that you sent to him. what happens if he doesn't reply? we are hoping he will. he has indicated he will reply to our letters. we then have to judge what he says. if he doesn't we have power of summons and we can legally compel him to come and a nswer legally compel him to co