metropolitan police are working with the british transport police to try and track down this subject.pparently has injuries to the right side of his face and it is advised, police are advising people to not approach him. instead, anyone who has any information, dash cam footage and so on to call a special number, a special metropolitan police number. 0207175 278 for altar call 101 and get through to crimestoppers in that way. just to recap on some of the details of that incident. we know that other emergency services were called here this evening at around 7:30pm following reports that a woman and her two young daughters had been attacked with a corrosive subject. we now know that subjects of the corrosive alkaline substance. that is what the police had to tell us. the mother and the two young children were then taken into hospital, treated in hospital and the mother and the young daughter three years old apparently, could well have life changing injuries. the mother is 31—year—old and the two young girls are eight and three years old. sojust two young girls are eight and three years

absolutely, and not only the _ the metropolitan police. d not only the metropolitan - and not only the metropolitan police. he was a special constable, which is effectively a volunteer police officer in kent. he worked for the civil nuclear constabulary as well so there were stages during his career when there was intelligence on the police computer, most alarmingly, intelligence about him being a suspect for indecent exposure, which clearly wasn't taken seriously at the time, that should have caused those officers responsible for that aim to look much harder and much more forensically at couzens's background. that didn't happen and it is heartbreaking for sarah's parents that those opportunities were missed. actual police investigations of crimes or alleged crimes, crimes reported to them, on two occasions, couzens was in his vehicle and the number plate were identified back to him as a serving pad that it might police officer. that still wasn't enough to raise alarm bells to take immediate action there and then. that goes back to 2015. an

let's get more information from a former metropolitan police superintendent. e have found a body in the river? i that police have found a body in the river? ~ ., river? i think we need to give credit to _ river? i think we need to give credit to the _ river? i think we need to give credit to the met _ river? i think we need to give credit to the met police's - credit to the met police's underwater search unit. they have been searching for some time. it was important to find the body but to be perfectly honest i wasn't entirely sure they would because bodies that go into the thames sometimes don't get found and bizarrely when the police were searching for the body of abdul shokoor ezedi they actually found two other bodies which were unconnected, which would give you an indication of how turbulence that river is, the undercurrent, and the fact that if you go into that river with all the currents, sometimes your body will go some significant distance as indeed has happened on this occasion. bud distance as indeed has happened on this occasion-— this occasion. and

if anything, i would be less likely to report a sexual assault of the metropolitan police than i would been three ears auo. ., , , years ago. in the last few minutes we had reaction _ years ago. in the last few minutes we had reaction from _ years ago. in the last few minutes we had reaction from sir - years ago. in the last few minutes we had reaction from sir mark- we had reaction from sir mark rowley, the commissioner. he has talked about, regardless of our significant progress over the past year, the scale of the change needed inevitably means it will take time and it is not yet complete. he talks about the determination to reform the met police. what would you say would be the priority, if you were talking to them directly? i would be the priority, if you were talking to them directly?- talking to them directly? i would sa that it talking to them directly? i would say that it is _ talking to them directly? i would say that it is too _ talking to them directly? i would say that it is too little _ talking to them directly? i would say that it is too little and - talking to them dire

morning to stop as this| large scale manhunt gets under way, it's in full swing now involving metropolitan policeolice. new details and questions about abdul ezedi's past have been raised. the bbc has been told that he is a convicted sex offender and also he was granted asylum in the uk after two previous failed attempts. the metropolitan police have released an image of the suspect believed to be the last known sighting of him in a tesco shop in north london. in that image he is wearing a blue t—shirt and carrying a bottle of water. there is also scarring, injuries, to the right side of his face which could have been caused by the substance he is accused of using in this horrific attack which took place on this road attack which took place on this road a little earlier this week. police say it is a targeted attack, not a random one, so police say the public should not be worried but abdul ezedi should not be approached. the mother and her two young daughters, eight years old and three years old, remain in hospital today being treated for those injuries following the attack. the three—year—old, p

this was a joint operation between the joint operation between the joint operation between the metropolitan policearrests were made but inquiries and a search which is now inquiries and a search which is now in its five day continues. people living near the scene on this road here in north tyneside say the road was cordoned off last night. they say police and police dogs were on the scene for around a couple of hours and local people say the best —— the takeaway behind me and a flat above that business were part of the search operation. 0ne resident told us that officers left after two hours of the scene and did not appear to be taking anything away and the search for ezedi continues into its eighth day.— into its eighth day. briefly, mark, we know the _ into its eighth day. briefly, mark, we know the search _ into its eighth day. briefly, mark, we know the search is _ into its eighth day. briefly, mark, we know the search is continuing | into its eighth day. briefly, mark, i we know the search is continuing but we know the search is continuing but we know the search is continuing but we know anyt

what we have seen already in the metropolitan police and clearly| the metropolitan police and clearlyause couzens was serving in the metropolitan police at the time of sarah's terrible abduction, rape and murder. the commissioner has been in place for over 18 months and has made it an absolute pledge on his appointment that he will root out predatory offices and we see that manifesting itself in three police officers a week being in our courts because of the infrastructure that has been put in place to make sure that officers who have got a history of sexual offending, who have other factors that mean they have no place for policing are being identified, are being brought tojustice for policing are being identified, are being brought to justice and going through the disciplinary process and being removed from policing and taken away from the front line. and that has to happen because without that

corrosive substance, an alkali substance and police launched a nationwide manhunt involving the metropolitan policerse, the british transport police and northumbria police because he had links to newcastle. he was then tracked using cctv all across london. his movements coming down from newcastle in the early hours of wednesday morning and then throughout london making his way as the suspect in this attack to clapham and then he was seen tracked on cctv leaving clapham in his last movements which were tracked and seen to be on chelsea bridge in london in the late hours of wednesday 31st of january. police couldn't track him down. they offered a reward of up to £20,000 for any information leading to his arrest and they were scouring hours and hours of cctv. it was a huge nationwide manhunt. eventually they worked out that abdul shokoor ezedi, an asylum seeker, who managed to successfully asylum in the uk after two failed attempts, believed to have come to the uk via a lorry across the channel, he was last seen on cctv on chelsea bridge at about 11:30pm on the evening of the attack. he was seen pacin

dutch is coming from the metropolitan police. —— that is coming from.ul ezedi who had significant injuries to the right hand side of his face, was last seen crossing chelsea bridge on the 3ist of january just last seen crossing chelsea bridge on the 3ist of januaryjust hours after the 3ist of januaryjust hours after the attack in clapham in south london. he is wanted for attempted murder after the mother and her children were injured. the mother we are told by the authorities has a life changing injuries from the corrosive liquid. the police have just been talking as we see some of the cctv from that night, that attack. he pulled out one of the young children from the back of that car, flinging the child to the ground. the two children have been released from the hospital but the mother remains in hospital with those life changing injuries. it is worth repeating and underlining what the police have been doing in the last week because they have been going through hours and hours of cctv footage, principally around central london. 100 different officers w

yes, yesterday the metropolitan police superintendent l metropolitan police superintendent gabriel cameronto members of the press, reporters, broadcasters and the public that violence against women should not be tolerated and will not be tolerated by the metropolitan police. witnesses here on this road have told me and other members of the bbc here that they saw a man following the attack fleeing up the road towards clapham common, one of london's busiest parks, and the attack took place at a busy time of day, at around 7:30pm in the evening. metropolitan police say lots of people, they hope, should have seen, may have seen something, and may have more information about what happened. they are also appealing for anyone who may have dashcam footage or cctv footage to come forward and help the police in their investigation as they carry out this large—scale manhunt and this large—scale investigation into what happened here. this large-scale investigation into what happened here.— this large-scale investigation into what happened here. charlie rose, our correspondent. _ what happened here. ch

an inquiry into how a serving metropolitan police officer was able to abduct and kill sarah everard hasuded he remained on the force because of failures in recruitment and vetting. the inquiry said red flags were missed at the three different police forces where wayne couzens served over several years. he was off duty when he kidnapped the 33—year—old in march 2021. he is now serving a whole life sentence for rape and murder. her killing by a serving police officer prompted a widespread outpouring of anger and grief and sparked demonstrations over concern for the safety of women. the chair of the inquiry said that without a radical overhaul of police vetting and recruitment there is nothing to stop another wayne couzens operating in plain sight. we are expecting the full police response shortly but we have heard an opening statement from chief constable gavin stevens who said the harrowing murder of sarah everard carried out by a serving police officer has caused untold suffering. wayne couzens should never have been a police officer and this should never have happened. we are reviewing

and i briefly want to remind viewers that we are waiting to hear from sir mark rowley, the metropolitan policeho will be speaking to bbc radio london shortly about the attack. we had a statement, charlie, from the police not too long ago and what they have to say? in their statement they were giving very pertinent key details about this case. they confirmed some details which we didn't know last night. to begin with we thought we were told we believed that the woman in the two young children were attacked with what was described as attacked with what was described as a corrosive substance, but then this morning the metropolitan police told the press that in actual fact that substance was an alkaline substance, he said the attacker and the woman were known to each other. he also confirmed the ages of the victims. the woman is 3102 young daughters are aged eight and three and they also said the family are being treated in hospital. —— and eight. the youngest daughter, the three—year—old may have sustained a life changing injuries. three-year-old may have sustained a life changing injuries.— life

the metropolitan police, the british transport police and northumbria police, because the suspect, abdulng about abdul shokoor ezedi's past. he has been —— the bbc has been told he is a convicted sex offender, also that he was granted asylum here in the uk following two previous failed attempts. in the last day the metropolitan police have released a picture of abdul ezedi, believed to be the last known sighting of him, in north london at a tesco express. abdul ezedi in that picture is seen wearing a blue t—shirt, carrying a water bottle and he seemed to have what looked like very serious injuries to the right side of his face. those injuries may well have been caused by the substance he is accused of using in this horrific attack. police say abdul ezedi should not be approached. anyone who sees him should dial 999. they are appealing for anyone who has information, dash cam footage, cctv to get in touch with them as they carry out this large—scale investigation. they are hoping someone may have seen the suspect in this attack flee the scene, because it took place in a very busy area, ve

i still would have been taken into the metropolitan police?— metropolitan police?y 2022, that the vetting team was correct. that is not my team as view now, and might view has been expressed to elish angiolini in the run—up to this report. clearly, there was an absence of professional curiosity, determination, with that information that was on the police national database about that unresolved allegation. he should not have been through the doors of the police service. further inquiries should have led to him not succeeding the vetting. have led to him not succeeding the vettint. ,., ., have led to him not succeeding the vettint. ., . , vetting. reporting to the telegraph. given what the _ vetting. reporting to the telegraph. given what the report _ vetting. reporting to the telegraph. given what the report has _ given what the report has identified, _ given what the report has identified, what— given what the report has identified, what we - given what the report has identified, what we knowl given what the report has - identified, what we know about the failings

he's a metropolitan police commissioner. he says that the angelini report was was an urgent action for all urgent call for action for all of us in policing and the service go further and service must go further and faster to gain back the trust of the public in the wake of cousins's crimes. does that statement go far enough for you? what would what else would you like to him possibly to have said? well look, sir, mark is doing his to best root out the rotten apples within the policing. >> i've never seen so many people being either sacked, charged and convicted of serious , serious sexual crimes , but he , serious sexual crimes, but he just can't arrest his way out of a situation. this isn't just about going out and arresting those officers. there are good officers within policing. but he has a culture that is well has got a culture that is well and truly embedded within the framework of policing that he now has got to change. you cannot officers that cannot have officers that display those type of behaviours continuing to o

. with the metropolitan police.w, kevin. so kevin 9/11 days ago. beg your pardon? on february the 9th, it was believed that abdullah ezedi had entered the river thames at chelsea bridge . and now, 11 days chelsea bridge. and now, 11 days later , the body emerges and this later, the body emerges and this is entirely in line with the trail of evidence. isn't it? yes it is. >> and in fact, you know, having deau >> and in fact, you know, having dealt with bodies that have been recovered from the thames or disappeared, what you find is after a period of time, the bacteria in the stomach. and as the body starts to decompose , the body starts to decompose, they start to give off gases . so they start to give off gases. so if the body was on the on the bottom somewhere, it basically blows up like a balloon and the person it's pretty person surfaces. it's pretty unpleasant for the people who had to recover him. it'll be unpleasant for those who had to take the body to the coroner's office, and it won't be much. uh, the wrong

the metropolitan police, british transport police and northumbria police.with any information is being urged to contact the police and dial 999. you mention that _ contact the police and dial 999. you mention that this is not a widespread investigation involving numerous different police forces across the uk. the last sighting of the suspect was in caledonia road just next to king's cross station. is the top ten he then got on a train and travelled north? we understand he has links to the north—east. he understand he has links to the north-east— north-east. he has links to newcastle. _ north-east. he has links to newcastle, which - north-east. he has links to newcastle, which is - north-east. he has links to newcastle, which is why i north-east. he has links to _ newcastle, which is why northumbria police are joining newcastle, which is why northumbria police arejoining in newcastle, which is why northumbria police are joining in with this investigation. it is a huge investigation. it is a huge investigation involving three police forces. police are despera

she was abducted, raped and murdered by an off—duty metropolitan police officer, wayne couzens, in a hocked the country and raised questions over police policy and procedures, as well as women's safety in public spaces. tragically, the report identifies that wayne couzens was completely unsuitable to serve as a police officer, and worse still, there were multiple occasions where this should, could have been recognised. lady eilish angiolini fans significant and repeated problems into recruitment and vetting throughout wayne couzens�*s career. including overlooking his chaotic financial situation. this meant that he was able to serve on a range of privileged roles, including as a firearms officer. it is appalling that reports of indecent exposure by wayne couzens were not taken sufficiently seriously by the police, and that officers were not adequately trained, equipped or motivated to properly investigate those allegations.— those allegations. james cleverly s - eakin . those allegations. james cleverly speaking in _ those allegations. james cleverly speaking in the _ those allegation

what progress has metropolitan police made? the post office chief exec, _ metropolitan police made?e chief exec, the current one, i office chief exec, the current one, nick read, denied accusations or suggestions that they are dragging their feet when it comes to compensation. he also said they have been working hard to challenge perceptions of the post office, they said they are trying to improve the culture and they've got people going to post office branches to improve the view of what the post office people think of the post office. given the huge impact that this scandal has had, do you feel that the post office is now tainted, really, as a company, as an organisation? it really, as a company, as an organisation?— really, as a company, as an organisation? really, as a company, as an oruanisation? ., ., ., organisation? if we go down that route we are _ organisation? if we go down that route we are tainting _ organisation? if we go down that route we are tainting about i organisation? if we go down that| route we are tainting about 9000 hard—working people who run the post offic

we can talk to former chief superintendent with the metropolitan police.es or so. there are three working theories, _ minutes or so. there are three working theories, one - minutes or so. there are three working theories, one abdul i minutes or so. there are three . working theories, one abdul ezedi had gone overboard for that which is highly unlikely. one of the theories that he's been held and kept and supported that's why the police offered £20,000 reward to try and flush them out. the final was he took his own life. it appears he has committed suicide. although nobody has been found. we committed suicide. although nobody has been found.— has been found. we were going throu~h has been found. we were going through what — has been found. we were going through what the _ has been found. we were going through what the working - has been found. we were going - through what the working assumptions were from that briefing from the metropolitan police for that we're looking at cctv footage on our screen. just give me an idea of how big a task that would have be

the metropolitan police has responded that it must go further and faster to regain public trust. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. he was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform. a criminal with state—sanctioned powers. wayne couzens should never have been allowed to join the police, and constant flawed vetting meant he was able to continue in his role despite a series of red flags. these are the stark conclusions of today's inquiry report. the metropolitan police service told the inquiry in 2022 that it would still have recruited him if provided with the same information. i found this astonishing. without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another wayne couzens operating in plain sight. the report describes how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down his application to join, but allowed him to work voluntary as a special constable. in 2011, another force, the civil nuclear constabulary, took him on — despite a recommendation that he shouldn't get through the vetting. in 2018, he transferred to the met. an indecent exposure allegation, which was on

about 20,000 i people marching today according to the metropolitan police and right in the metropolitand speeches going on at the moment. most people here are calling for a separate palestinian state, also a ceasefire in gaza. the atmosphere here today has been really peaceful. people have been walking peacefully along. they have been chanting, waving banners but so far i haven't seen anything inflammatory. police have said they will crack down on any illegal slogans or chanting that would inflame community tensions but so far, all has been pretty peaceful. police say they have had hundreds of police officers on alert in the area and so far, things have been pretty quiet. i have seen groups of families, people of all ages talking, marching peacefully, so very much coming together. people say that they are asking for a ceasefire. they want the situation in palestine with israel to be kind of resolved in some way. most people are also saying, people that i spoke to, i talked about tensions in the jewish community. people have recognised that the jewish community feels unsafe at the moment

this attack launched a huge, widescale manhunt involving three police forces, the metropolitan policeort police and northumbria police because the suspect abdul shokoor ezedi has links to newcastle. police have spent many hours scouring lots and lots, hours and hours of cctv, tracking his movements after the attack to clapham underground station, tower bridge station, king's cross, the victoria line, and eventually they tracked him to chelsea bridge and that's where the trail appeared to end. he was seen making his way onto chelsea bridge on the cctv, apparently pacing up—and—down the bridge and leaning over the bridge. but there is no cctv to suggest he left chelsea bridge. this is four hours after the attack on 31st of january. this is why police believe he then fell into the river and their latest theory was that he was in the water and they launched a major search of the river thames to find the body of abdul shokoor ezedi. and he has now been found yesterday at four o'clock a little further downstream in the city of london. his body was discovered by a passing boat. police say it

now, at the metropolitan police.hinking is about what i was thinking is about what does this mean for justice when it comes to the victims? yes. if this is abdul ezedi, which seems like it very much is, uh . then, you know, he's not is, uh. then, you know, he's not going to be behind bars for life, is he? or is it perhaps greater justice that he won't be able to live out the rest of his days? >> well, get in touch, gb news news at gbnews.com. is it better that he's found dead or should he have been locked up for the rest of his life, but also really fascinating to learn there that we that there will be positive identification even possible sex possible thanks to the sex offenders register. possible thanks to the sex oferes,'s register. possible thanks to the sex oferes, indeed.er. possible thanks to the sex oferes, indeed. because he's >> yes, indeed. because he's already convicted criminal. already a convicted criminal. but, up already a convicted criminal. but, up , already a convicted criminal. but, up , we're alr

vetting and investigation generally, these issues are systemic and they are not restricted to the metropolitan policeature and they mean that serial abusers are not being held to account, especially within the police but also in society as a whole. the perpetrator is now behind bars, but the officers who failed to investigate each one of his historic crimes are probably still in post and potentially still making those kind ofjudgment calls on a daily basis. this is exactly why the gemini project is campaigning and asking everyone to support our campaign which is being considered in parliament as an amendment to the criminaljustice bail and is named in memory of my cousin who died at the age of 19 following failings. the amendment will make the kinds of failures highlighted today a misconduct issue. so if an officer repeatedly shows that they cannot do their job, repeatedly shows that they cannot do theirjob, they can lose theirjob. i think it will mean, essentially, that survivors who have failed in the way that my cousin was failed, in the way that unfortunately, i mean, you know, the context here o

from the moment he was born, prince harry has been surrounded by armed metropolitan police protection go with him wherever he went. but that was when and because he was a working royal. when he stepped down and left the country in 2020, that routine taxpayer funded protection was downgraded. government lawyers said armed security would still be provided but only when it was believed to be necessary and on a case—by—case basis. prince harry's case was that the decision made by a group known as ravec, or the executive committee for the protection of royalty and public figures, was wrong, unfair and unlawful. his lawyers pointed out that panel members had included senior members of the royal household at a time when tensions between prince harry and some senior members of the royal family itself were incredibly high. thejudge did not agree. the court has found that there has not been any unlawfulness in reaching the decision of the 28th of february 2020. it's a judgment that will have security implications for the king's younger son. while the government may insist that protection will b

and then finally, i think, in 2018, when he joined the metropolitan police in their vetting proceduresprocedures, they also, uh , checked into the police uh, checked into the police databases . they said, i looked databases. they said, i looked at the police national computer and said it found nothing on him, but there was information given about previous incidents on that police national computer about him disappearing, going missing, reported missing in 2013 and of course, about that incident in dover in 2015 where it's alleged that he, uh, indecently exposed himself to this couple, uh, when he was in his vehicle there. so things that were just never picked up on of great concern . an and the on of great concern. an and the police now the home secretary, the police service and the various forces involved say they have and are still tightening their procedures to make sure that they can't , uh, you know, that they can't, uh, you know, they will not have a repeat of what happened to, uh, with regards to wayne couzens >> okay. mark white, thank you for that comprehensive update on the d

there former metropolitan police senior investigating officer peter kirkham has worked on a number ofypothesis is that abdul ezedi entered the river thames via a bndge entered the river thames via a bridge , and now that now turns bridge, and now that now turns to a waterborne search for britain's most wanted man, abdul ezedl britain's most wanted man, abdul ezedi, the chemical attacker . ezedi, the chemical attacker. we'll have lots more on that story. of course, during the show. but before that, we know all about the thousands of people who have crossed the channel the uk in channel and arrived in the uk in this direction . but now it turns this direction. but now it turns out there's one illegal immigrant who to the immigrant who wants to go the other can't. the 25 other way, but he can't. the 25 year syrian says he feels year old syrian says he feels trapped in this country and has been trying to leave for an astonishing five months. but he says that every time he tries to get on a lorry bound for france, the police catch him. you can't make this stuff up. well, joining me now to

farooq abdullah wanted by the metropolitan police , is suspected of going to police, is suspected ofto yemen and been wanted for over a decade. yemen and been wanted for over a decade . and some people, if they decade. and some people, if they have a suitably equipped network that's broad enough and wide enough to move them around and feed them, clothe them , feed them, clothe them, transport them, keep them, fund it, and simply go on the run and stay on the run. now, i sincerely hope that that is not the case with this man . he the case with this man. he definitely needs to be captured and perhaps he is in a bolt hole in dreadful pain . possibly. who in dreadful pain. possibly. who knows ? and let's hope the police knows? and let's hope the police are encircling him and soon they're going to slap the handcuffs on. but the way things have gone with the different information they've released, the different press conferences and all of that kind of information, i'm not very confident that we'll be hearing of an arrest very soon. >> well, uh, peter, thank you very much for joining >> we

but the metropolitan police once again urging the public to help them in their search for abdul ezedi yard and our correspondent graham satchell. tell us more about what the met police had to say.— police had to say. some very interesting — police had to say. some very interesting new _ police had to say. some very interesting new information | police had to say. some very . interesting new information first police had to say. some very - interesting new information first of all on the condition of the people who were injured in this horrific attack in clapham. some good news i suppose as far as the children are concerned. we are told they condition is not as serious as was potentially first thought and they are in the care of the nhs. so the children do not have life changing injuries. not such good news for the mother who was described there as very poorly and will most likely have life changing injuries. she is sedated. then we got some considerable detail about what the police have been doing since wednesday night. we now know that there were five warrants issued, number in the ea

the news that has come through in the past few minutes is the metropolitan police have said two raidsout by armed officers at addresses in newcastle associated with the suspect in the early hours of this morning. the force said it was a joint operation with northumbria police. the addresses included his place of work, but the key thing here is that no arrests were made and inquiries and searches continue. that is the latest from police. to remind you of the background to this. this 35—year—old, who is believed to have carried out an alkali attack by using a corrosive substance on a woman and her two young children in clapham. it was last seen on the 315t clapham. it was last seen on the 31st of january after the attack and the metropolitan police have called on him to hand himself in. they have even offered a reward to try and get more information about his whereabouts. but eight days on there is still no information on where he could be at the moment. as you may have heard earlier, if you are watching earlier, the 31—year—old woman, the victim of the attack, is still in hospital and

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the metropolitan police clearly want to speak to them as part of this investigation.ils about that relationship weren't revealed, however. early on in the day, we heard from the man in charge at the metropolitan police, its commissioner cup sir mark rowley. he described the attack is ghastly, frightening and extremely rare. he wanted to reassure the public not to be worried because it was not a random attack but instead he said it was a targeted attack. police now have a huge... sorry to interrupt. police now have a huge... sorry to interrut. ., ., ., police now have a huge... sorry to interrupt._ sorry. - police now have a huge... sorry to interrupt._ sorry. the i interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the olice interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the police now— interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the police now have _ interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the police now have a _ interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the police now have a huge - interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the| police now have a huge manhunt interrupt. no, go on. sorry. the - police now have a huge manhunt under way working with the britis

in 2018, he successfully applied to join the metropolitan police.he report found the vetting was flawed. an indecent exposure allegation was one of the concerns about him, which was on the system but appeared to be missed. there are no words that i can use that can adequately express to the everard familyjust how sorry we are across the whole of policing. i was left aghast at the catalogue of missed opportunities, errors, red flags to stop wayne couzens. the report describes how wayne couzens used his police powers to falsely arrest sarah everard on a street in clapham in south london during the covid lockdown in 2021. here, showing sarah his warrant card and accusing her of breaching lockdown rules. couzens then drove sarah 80 miles to kent, where he raped and strangled her. a week after sarah's disappearance, wayne couzens was arrested. described as a man of diverse and deviant sexual interests, he allegedly committed a very serious sexual assault against a child barely in her teens before hejoined the police. at a mcdonald's drive thru, in the da

the metropolitan police has responded that it must go further and faster to regain public trust. with state—sanctioned powers. wayne couzens should never have been allowed to join the police, and constant flawed vetting meant he was able to continue in his role despite a series of red flags. these are the stark conclusions of today's inquiry report. the metropolitan police service told the inquiry in 2022 that it would still have recruited him if provided with the same information. i found this astonishing. without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another wayne couzens operating in plain sight. the report describes how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down his application to join, but allowed him to work voluntary as a special constable. in 2011, another force, the civil nuclear constabulary, took him on — despite a recommendation that he shouldn't get through the vetting. in 2018, he transferred to the met. an indecent exposure allegation, which was on the system, was missed. and by 2020, he was part of the parliamentary and diplomatic protection, and was carr

the metropolitan police are saying . as well as injuring nine saying. e hurt coming to help the family. he attacked and the former subpostmaster , who has led the subpostmaster, who has led the campaign for justice subpostmaster, who has led the campaign forjustice in the post campaign for justice in the post office scandal, has rejected the government's compensation offer . government's compensation offer. alan bates, whose two decade fight inspired the itv series mr bates versus the post office, says the offer was offensive and cruel. mr bates told the daily telegraph the offer was a sixth of what he'd requested , calling of what he'd requested, calling it a terrible way to treat human beings for the latest news headlines, head to gbnews.com. and if you'd like a gb news alert, scan the qr code on your phone right now or go to gb news .com/ alerts . for a valuable .com/ alerts. for a valuable legacy your family can own. >> gold coins will always shine bright. rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report , a quick snapshot for you report,

wayne couzens, who murdered sarah everard while serving with the metropolitan police, should never haveopportunities to stop him were missed. those are among the stark findings of a damning independent inquiry. here's our home affairs correspondentjune kelly. he was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform. a criminal with state sanctioned powers. wayne couzens should never have been allowed to join the police and constant flawed vetting meant he was able to continue in his role despite a series of red flags. these are the stark conclusions of today's inquiry report. the metropolitan police service told the inquiry in 2022 that they would've still have recruited him if provided with the same information. i found this astonishing. without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another wayne couzens operating in plain sight. the report describes how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down his application to join but allowed him to volunteer as a special constable. in 2011, another force, the civil nuclear constabulary, took him on, despite a recommendation that he shouldn'

superintendent cameron from the metropolitan police added to his update saying, initial reports to police had thrown a child to the suspect, had thrown a child to the ground and the substance now known to be alkaline had been thrown. they said the man attempted to make off in a car but collided with the stationary vehicle and then made off on foot in the direction of clapham common, which isjust a stone's throw from where i am is dumping now. i can see it in the distance at the end of this road. the police believe the man and woman are known to each other and their investigation is in its early stages. 0vernight they were focusing their investigations on a white car, it was being searched by forensic teams and at that white car has been taken away. police are now appealing for witnesses, cctv, and to get more information and find out how this horrific attack came about. a manhunt is under way and i hope to be giving more information is soonest they have it.- be giving more information is soonest they have it. the us military says it's destroyed ten attack drones and a ground control stati

those are the key new details coming from the metropolitan police.ing story today. prince harry has agreed further damages in his case against mirror group newspapers. prince harry has agreed further damages in his case against mirror group newspapers. he settled his remaining claims of phone hacking and invasion of privacy. in a statement, the duke of sussex said, the mirror had acted in a shockingly dishonest way for many years, then had sought to conceal the truth. prince harry's victory — follows a judge's ruling in december that mirror group journalists — had made extensive use of hacking. the mirror said it was pleased to have reached a deal over events for which it had apologised. 0utside court, harry's lawyer, david sherbourne, delivered this statement on his behalf. "after our victory in december, mirror group have finally conceded the rest of my claim, which would have consisted of another two trials, additional evidence, and 115 more articles." "everything we said was happening at mirror group was in fact happening." "and indeed far worse,

the metropolitan police have given an update on the manhunt for the man

in 2018, he successfully applied to join the metropolitan police. report found the vetting was flawed. and indecent exposure allegation was one of the concerns about him which was on the system, but appear to be missed. there are no words i can use that can adequately express to the family just how sorry we are across the whole of policing. i was left aghast at the catalogue of missed opportunities, errors, red flags, to stop wayne couzens. the report describes how wayne couzens used his police powers to falsely arrest sarah everard on a street in clapham in south london during the covid lockdown in 2021. here, showing sarah his warrant card and accusing her of breaching lockdown rules. couzens then drove sarah 80 miles to kent, where he raped and strangled her. a week after sarah's disappearance, wayne couzens was arrested. described as a man of diverse and deviant sexual interests, he allegedly committed a very serious sexual assault against a child barely in her teens before hejoined the police. at a mcdonald's drive—through in the days before he

you look at the likes of the metropolitan police, there has been a lot surrounding the police in londonminished there do you think that thejustice diminished there do you think that the justice system should be looking at this in a different light? it is at this in a different light? it is really clear _ at this in a different light? it is really clear to _ at this in a different light? it is really clear to me _ at this in a different light? it is really clear to me that - at this in a different light? it 3 really clear to me that if the public one faith they will get it from the conviction. if we are using to 15—year—old children to restore public faith in the metropolitan police then i think that is a pretty damning indictment on society. all of this is tragic, whichever way you look at it it is a tragedy. you can likely say that we would make this other decision for faith in the criminaljustice other decision for faith in the criminal justice system, other decision for faith in the criminaljustice system, then i think we are looking at things the wrong way round.— wrong way round. w

well, within the last hour, the metropolitan police has confirmed to us that a complaint has been madeinst the former tory mp, lee anderson, over comments he made about the london mayor and unknown complainant to unknown complainant went to the met police a day after lee anderson said islamist had control of sadiq khan . the control of sadiq khan. the ex—deputy tory party chairman was stripped of the whip after refusing to apologise for his remarks . he has since admitted remarks. he has since admitted his choice of words was clumsy, but said he'd been trying to represent concerns of his represent the concerns of his constituents . it's a major constituents. it's a major search and rescue was launched after the bodies of at least three suspected migrants were pulled from the english channel today , despite the bad weather, today, despite the bad weather, gb news filmed these pictures of an rnli lifeboat rushing in to rescue the small boat , which an rnli lifeboat rushing in to rescue the small boat, which had migrants on board and was getting into difficulties in poor visibility and ch

commanderjon savell from the metropolitan police gave an update to the media a little earlier and heughters. we are seven days on, as you know. she is still sedated, still very poorly, and we have not been able to speak with her. 0ur poorly, and we have not been able to speak with her. our thoughts are with her in terms of making a recovery. the children were able to get a little bit of an account of what went on, but we are taking a great deal of care and how we are approaching the children, for obvious reasons, so there is not a great deal i can release two at the moment about exactly the movements that evening just before attack. we do know they were arranging to meet and that they did get any car, and that the attack took place in any car, as you will have seen from cctv. lets speak to our correspondent azadeh moshiri who's outside new scotland yard in central london. tell is more. what you had there is a big development _ tell is more. what you had there is a big development in _ tell is more. what you had there is a big development in terms - tell is more. what you had there is

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in 2018, he successfully applied to join the metropolitan police.ing was flawed. and indecent exposure allegation was one of the concerns about him which was on the system, but appear to be missed. there are no words i can use that can adequately express to the everard familyjust how sorry we are across the whole of policing. i was left aghast at the catalogue of missed opportunities, errors, red flags, to stop wayne couzens. the report describes how wayne couzens used his police powers to falsely arrest sarah everard on a street in clapham in south london during the covid lockdown in 2021. here, showing sarah his warrant card and accusing her of breaching lockdown rules. couzens then drove sarah 80 miles to kent, where he raped and strangled her. a week after sarah's disappearance, wayne couzens was arrested. described as a man of diverse and deviant sexual interests, he allegedly committed a very serious sexual assault against a child barely in her teens before he joined the police. at a mcdonald's drive—through in the days before he abducted sara

but there again, you see, if we talk about the metropolitan police in broader . when the police stopped patrols because all those university educated senior officers said , well, you senior officers said, well, you can't measure the effectiveness of a police officer who goes out on the street for eight hours and just walks and talks. they didn't realise that an officer like that could come back into the police station or wash with tea and a wash with information . tea and a wash with information. >> yeah, yeah. and so where's this heading? i mean, have you heard of just utter heard stories of just utter lawlessness embracing lawlessness that's embracing london now? >> every day i hear dreadful stories which involve police inactivity . the worst one that inactivity. the worst one that came my way over the weekend was of a restaurant worker who was stabbed twice, once in the neck and once in the face by somebody wielding a very sharp metal pen. the police didn't turn up, but security officers from a company called my local bobby, who patrol in a number of beats and

the metropolitan police say the 35 year old was last seen on cctv leaning over the railings of chelseadge. for those watching on tv , you can those watching on tv, you can see that figure just walking across the bridge around 11:30 pm. last wednesday. that was p.m. last wednesday. that was four hours after the incident in south london, and that was the last time he was seen. marine units. we understand, will now be carrying out searches of the river thames, but they say it could be very difficult to locate a body due to fast moving water. police have also added the victim of the attack on the sist the victim of the attack on the 31st of january is still very ill in hospital and unable to speak to officers . in other speak to officers. in other news, piers morgan has accused the duke of sussex of what he called ruthless intrusion into the private lives of the royal family he hears the daily mirror editor , former daily mirror editor, former daily mirror edhon editor, former daily mirror editor, speaking to reporters earlier invading the privacy of the royal family is utterly reprehensib

london's metropolitan police.lice say the death is not being treated as suspicious. tate modern says it will be closed for the rest of the day. in 2019, a boy was badly injured after being thrown from a balcony at the same art gallery. the offender was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison. the government is offering £1000 to new nursery workers or those returning to preschool care. as part of a plan to cope with increased demand in england when eligible working parents of all two—year—olds will get 15 hours of free care from april. but some early years leaders say the recruitment effort too late. now to the social media giant meta, the owner of facebook and instagram and is safe to say that its boss and found a mark zuckerberg is having a better end to this week that how it started. he faced a torrent of criticism when he and other social media bosses went before the us senedd to answer questions about the child safety on their platforms but on thursday meta shares soared after it announced the quarterly profi