our home editor mark easton is here., it is notjust about the past, but about the present, so how serious is this for the met in your view? for present, so how serious is this for the met in your view?— present, so how serious is this for the met in your view? for an inquiry commissioned _ the met in your view? for an inquiry commissioned by _ the met in your view? for an inquiry commissioned by the _ the met in your view? for an inquiry commissioned by the home - the met in your view? for an inquiry i commissioned by the home secretary, to accuse a police force of institutional corruption, is about as serious a finding as you could imagine. the most serious since the 1999 macpherson report into the murder of stephen lawrence that found the metropolitan police was institutionally racist, you will remember. legitimacy is the vital ingredient in the british system of policing by consent and the report today therefore represents i think a major and current crisis for the met in general and for its commissioner cressida dick

mark easton, bbc news, dover.s across the uk to include six london boroughs today. the government—backed trials aim to assess the risks and benefits of e—scooters. critics say they are a menace to pedestrians and other road users, while proponents say e—scooters offer a low—carbon alternative to cars and buses for people who don't want to cycle. with more and more people now planning staycations this summer instead of going abroad, some companies are warning of a shortage of summer products. things like tents, garden toys and outdoorfurniture are becoming more difficult to get hold of, according to a survey of suppliers. covid restrictions and the backlog from the suez canal blockage in march are partly to blame. danny savage reports from west yorkshire. there's something missing from the decking behind the dale family. so, it was a set of cedar furniture that we've had for a couple of years, and we used to just love sitting out and admiring the view and having our teas out there. one night a few weeks ago, that f

mark easton reports.period in 2020. the challenge right here and now is that day after day we see these small boats coming through. we see the organised gangs expanding, and expanding the routes, and very worryingly more vulnerable children are coming in, especially young girls and children. three quarters of those are being cared for in kent, with the county's director of children's services warning he'll no longer be able safely to accept new arrivals from the end of this week. the council's lawyers have issued a formal claim forjudicial review against the home secretary, demanding the government require other english local authorities to share the burden. in a statement, the leader of kent county council, roger gough, has said, "the wholly disproportionate strain on kent's children's services continues to be overlooked. we must ensure that all uk local authorities with capacity share in the support of these children. enough is enough." the fact is that there is a capacity issue in the area. with things

mark easton, bbc news, dover.est leading actress, director and drama writer. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson was watching. i may destroy you. these bafta tv awards were dominated by one woman. michaela coel. the bbc one drama i may destroy you was based on michaela coel�*s own experience of being sexually assaulted. how did last night end? it was named best miniseries and she was best actress. to go along with baftas she'd already won for directing and writing the show. speaking backstage, she explained how making the programme had been cathartic. i'm getting a bit emotional. it was, to be honest, incredible. it really helped me get past some troubling stuff. and what it enabled me to do is sort of pair something quite tragic with something quite beautiful. i did used to think i could read your mind at times. i don't know, maybe that's normal. bbc three's normal people was a huge word—of—mouth lockdown hit. here, its star paul mescal was named best actor. do you have any worries it's going to be the

mark easton reports. year, 4000 migrants have reached the uk coast having set out from france in small boats. among them, around 250 unaccompanied children — 60 more than in the same period in 2020. the challenge right here and now is that day after day we see these small boats coming through. we see the organised gangs expanding, and expanding the routes, and very worryingly more vulnerable children are coming in, especially young girls and children. three quarters of those are being cared for in kent, with the county's director of children's services warning he'll no longer be able safely to accept new arrivals from the end of this week. the council's lawyers have issued a formal claim forjudicial review against the home secretary, demanding the government require other english local authorities to share the burden. in a statement, the leader of kent county council, roger gough, has said... the fact is that there is a capacity issue in the area. with things like college places for these young people. an

mark easton, bbc news. on her son's application to be approved more than a month after applying. explain how the process has been for you and where you are now with it. i applied last month for the three of us to receive settled status, i applied late because i had to renew the passport. despite the fact i had booked an appointment last year to renew the passport the appointment book was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. therefore, our passports have been renewed just a few months ago. i applied for me first as the government advised and i received my settled status within five days of applying. afterwards, i linked my children's application to my application, as was advised by the government. my daughter received the government. my daughter received the application after seven days, my six—year—old son has not. so we are still waiting for my british born son, six years old, to receive his settled status. 50 son, six years old, to receive his settled status.— settled status. so you and your dau

our home editor mark easton has this report. concession transition last december to apply to stay indefinitely. there have already been 5.6 million applications, with 5.2 million europeans having had their residency rights confirmed. but around 400,000 applicants are still waiting for a decision and an estimated 150,000 eligible eu citizens have not yet applied. lawyers are concerned that some vulnerable eu nationals such as elderly people and children in care may not realise their rights to residency are about to be revoked, and could find themselves unable to access vital support. we have seen what happened with the windrush scandal and we are concerned that a repetition will happen when it comes to europeans and their family members who haven't applied in time and will then face the realities of the hostile environment, losing their right to work, their right to rent in the uk. access to health care. so, this could have catastrophic implications on individuals. the home office stresses it will take a pragmatic and flexible ap

our home editor mark easton, is with me now. this all happened decades ago, why does it matter now?why does it matter now?— does it matter now? well listening to what tom _ does it matter now? well listening to what tom said _ does it matter now? well listening to what tom said at _ does it matter now? well listening to what tom said at the _ does it matter now? well listening to what tom said at the end - does it matter now? well listening to what tom said at the end of - does it matter now? well listening to what tom said at the end of his| to what tom said at the end of his report, for an inquiry commissioned by the home secretary to accuse a police force of institutional corruption is about as serious a finding as it is possible to imagine. the most serious since the i999 imagine. the most serious since the 1999 macpherson report into the stephen lawrence murder. legitimacy is the vital ingredient in the british approach of policing by consents. the report represents a major and current crisis for the met in general and for its commissioner dame cressida dick in particular. the

our home editor is mark easton. foran inquiry for an inquiry commissioned by the home secretary to accusepossible to imagine.— about as serious a finding as it's possible to imagine. certainly the most serious _ possible to imagine. certainly the most serious since _ possible to imagine. certainly the most serious since the _ possible to imagine. certainly the most serious since the 1999 i most serious since the 1999 macpherson report indicated that david and murder that found the metropolitan police was institutionally racist. legitimacy is that fact and ingredients and the british approach of policing by consent. it is important i think represents a major and current crisis for the metropolitan police in general and for its commissioner dame cressida in particular. in simple terms, the force is being accused of putting its corporate reputation and head of the search for truth. reputation and head of the search fortruth. dame reputation and head of the search for truth. dame cressida expressed that he accused of obstructing the panel's work and causing delays which added further and unne

mark easton gives more details.cover up that scandal, but today's report said that that was completely unfounded. there were shortcomings in the process, but he was the best in the job among those applied. if any of those who were invited not road access knew the truth about all his lies, he wouldn't have been appointed. that's what the inquiry said. those individuals did know. however, the current director general tim davie, and a sigh of relief short lived because tomorrow, he and lord hall and among those being interview looking into the affair and already the chair of that committee said he's deeply concerned about the contents of report and the decision to rehire mr bashir when there are high level doubts over his integrity stretches to breaking point. it looks as though there will be another tough day for the bbc tomorrow. another tough day for the bbc tomorrow-— another tough day for the bbc tomorrow. ., ., ., , ., tomorrow. nato leaders meeting at their summit _ tomorrow. nato leaders meeting at their summit