let's speak to our correspondent ben schofield from a rather rowley earlier frustrated mark rowley earliers involving serving metropolitan police officers that the force he started to �* police he started to review police vetting. that is officers scrutinising officers background and complaints made against them to ensure that background and complaints made agai were em to ensure that background and complaints made agai were err and nsure that background and complaints made agai were err and proper hat background and complaints made agai wereerr and propertot they were fit and droper to they were fit and droper to the rank and carry a hold the rank and carry a warrant card. that process was called operation we are called operation ashore. we are not sure of the numbers around have been sacked or resi - ned. resi-ned. others resigned. others are have resigned. 29 others are currently on leave currently on special leave losing their betting after losing their betting clearance. more than a hundred clearance. more than a'hu'rrdrsd are clearance. more than a'hu'ndrsd are in the early stage oth

the commissioner of the metropolitan police, sir mark rowley, says policing has been left in a hopelessaid the decision was absurd. at the oval office as he signed the executive order. within the trump administration. spending. if we do nothing about this deficit, the country is going bankrupt. it is essential. to provide things to its citizens and not simply be adding to vast amounts of debt. the author sir salman rushdie has told a court left him in a pool of blood. punched by hadi matar, who's been charged with attempted a detailed description of the attack that took place three years ago. he recalls a stab to his eye saying it was the most painful and he took off his glasses which concealed a right eye and to him, "as you can see, that is what is left of it and there is no vision in this eye at all." he said, that was my predominant thought. they said to him, do you remember you were stabbed 15 times or did you receive the information? and i did not need to be told by anybody. and he was satjust yards away from the man accused of trying to kill him. of the intention. they have also

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murder of sarah everard in south london may still be the head of the metropolitan police, sir mark rowleyeverard's murder shocked the nation. came under increased pressure to change. but today, the commissioner said that task has become a lot against sergeant lino di maria. he took legal action after being dismissed over sexual assault allegations. by removing their vetting clearance, leading to this response. trusted to work with women, or those who cannot be trusted to enter the homes of vulnerable people. it is absolutely absurd that we cannot lawfully sack them. sergeant di maria failed the vetting clearance. on the basis of allegation and not proven fact". of the force. infecting the force. this woman, who was assaulted by a police officer calls for new regulations. will take a short break. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. security conference for what surely will be one of the most pivotal diplomatic engagements. voices in the senate when it came to sustaining cannot guarantee ukraine's security without america. a lucrative reconstruction contract, post—war, with

met police commissioner sir mark rowley said the force will be seeking an appeal on the judgement. >> today's ruling on the law has left policing in a hopeless position. we now have no mechanism to rid the met officers who are not fit to hold, vetting those who cannot be trusted to work with women, or those who cannot be trusted to enter the homes of vulnerable people. it is absolutely absurd that we cannot lawfully sack them. >> israel's prime minister says the gaza ceasefire will end if hamas does not return israeli hostages by midday on saturday, benjamin netanyahu warned of intense fighting if the hostages are not released. his comments echo those of us president donald trump, who earlier said the israel—hamas ceasefire should be cancelled if hostages held in gaza are not returned on time. terror group hamas announced last night that they will delay hostage releases planned for saturday until further notice. and finally, sir alex ferguson led the tributes to denis law as the football community paid their final respects, saying he was one of the greatest players ever at man united.

my last dollar that there are agents on the list and there are prosecutors who have done what ryan rowleyjust described, who did less and did it with less enthusiasm than mr. beauvais. >> well, given. >> the. >> number of cases. >> and the pretty explicit descriptions. >> that we. >> see in. >> the reporting. >> i think it's a pretty good bet. >> so what's really going on? >> that's that's a loaded question. i'm not quite. sure that anybody's really figuring out that emile probably knows what's going on. but look, i think. >> there's a huge challenge. >> here for. >> the for. >> the. >> department and how they handle this, because, you know, look, i'm an institutionalist and i have great faith in the institution. i think it's just demoralizing and disheartening when if you're within. >> one of. >> those institutions and there is a false narrative that is. promising actions such as. >> these. >> it's one thing to reform an institution. institutions need to be reviewed and it needs to be evergreen. you need to completely evaluate yourself, and i think it's completely legitimate for this adm

met police commissioner sir mark rowley said the force will be seeking an appeal on the judgement. >>oday's ruling on the law has left policing in a hopeless position. we now have no mechanism to rid the metal of officers who are not fit to hold, vetting those who cannot be trusted to work with women, or those who cannot be trusted to enter the homes of vulnerable people. it is absolutely absurd that we cannot lawfully sack them. >> elsewhere, mps have scrutinised the assisted dying bill at committee meetings this morning. it comes as it was revealed last night that assisted dying cases would no longer have to be signed off by the high court. under changes proposed by the bill's supporters, the proposed law currently says a high court judge must check on each person and see if they are eligible and has not been coerced into making that decision to die. kim leadbeater, the labour mp behind the terminally ill adults bill, is expected to bring forward amendments for a so—called judge plus system after hearing concerns during expert evidence sessions last month. the law society has issued

mark rowley. >> day's ruling on the law has left policing in a hopeless position.ave no mechanism to rid the metal officers who are not fit to hold, vetting those who cannot be trusted to work with women, or those who cannot be trusted to enter the homes of vulnerable people. it is absolutely absurd that we cannot lawfully sack them. >> well, i want your thoughts on this. do you know that name that wayne couzens, even just hearing that man's name, it's just enough, isn't it, to send a shiver down your spine? i'll never forget that that guy had the audacity, ladies and gents, to actually appeal his sentence. remember that you've got a question. what actually goes through the mind? how egotistical, how warped must you be? not least to have done that in the first place, but then to have got your tariff and sit there and pontificate to yourself and think, do you know what? it's a really good look for me now to try and get a reduced sentence. i mean, goodness gracious me. get in touch me and tell your thoughts coming up hello there. michelle dewberry dewbs& co gb07 ben

. >> well, sir mark rowley said this leaves the metropolitan police in an impossible position. he is now calling on the government to introduce new legislation. >> okay. and in other news, labour grandee diane abbott, she's calling on all members of the andrew gwynne whatsapp group to quit. that's after a second mp is suspended from the party, accused of sending offensive messages. >> elsewhere. labour's llama drama. their new health minister, who previously called for an end to same sex toilets, orindeed for an end to same sex toilets, or indeed single sex toilets, i should say, has also backed people identifying as llamas. plus, we'll reveal further comments from the new minister tasked with protecting your health. >> and what a load of absolute rubbish. yes, bristol council under fire after considering plans to collect your bins. guess only once a month in a bid to reduce costs and reverse a dip in recycling rates. i've got a comment on that last story there . once a month, once story there. once a month, once a month? >> how much rubbish are. people producing? i mean, do. >

met police commissioner sir mark rowley said the force will be seeking an appeal on the judgement. news, two bodies found in a river in aberdeen have been identified as those of sisters eliza and henrietta hudson, who went missing in january. the sisters, both aged 32, were last seen on cctv on market street at victoria bridge over the river dee. police also say there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. chelsea footballer sam kerr, who called a metropolitan police officer stupid and white in january 2023, has been found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment. the australian international made the comments to pc stephen lovell during an incident in south—west london. she said she regretted the way she expressed herself, but added i feel the message was still relevant. miss kerr denied using whiteness as an insult and claimed i believed it was him using his power and privilege over me because he was accusing me of being something i'm not. elsewhere, labour officials were warned about offensive whatsapp group messages before the comments were made public. i

. >> well, let's talk now to former adviser to michael gove, charlie rowley, who joins us in the studioood to see you this morning, charlie. good morning. what's your reaction to what we've seen in munich? another horrific car attack. >> well, as you say, germany. exactly as you say, it's another one. another one in germany, a horrific attack where people who are going about their everyday lives in the morning. it was a organised sort of march by trade unionists and a chap in a white mini, as you can see, has driven into the back of the people at the back of that protest, taking out up to 30 people, including children. it is a horrific it is another attack, as you say, something that we're getting used to and seeing this all too familiar sight. >> people just ask why charlie? they look at that and they think, what's he achieving? what statement is he making there? >> and that's the question . >> and that's the question. because, you know, it's coming up to a general election in germany where there's the rise of the afd. that's the far right, the. >> alternative conference going on. >> b