sarah's death and that of sabina nessa, killed last month in south london, have led to a wide publicith plans for a smartphone app called walk me home. an emergency number, potentially 888, would enable women to have theirjourneys tracked and an alert triggered if they don't reach home in a set time. the government says it is considering bt�*s proposal and welcomes working with the private sector but there are already a number of apps like this. oi! screams alarm rings hollie guard, for example, has been downloaded more than 300,000 times. in an emergency it alerts a series of contacts, gives a precise location and starts recording video automatically. it was set up by hollie guard's family after she was killed by herformer partner. 0urapp is for 0ur app is for everybody, anyone who wants to feel extra safe when they are out of the house. it is tried, it's tested, and it's been working out for six years and we can put that out tomorrow to the whole country. is technology the answer? the co—founder of the campaign group reclaim the streets says bt�*s idea is little more than a stickin

sarah everard and sabina nessa were killed in different circumstances in two separate attacks in theaths have led to an outcry over women's safety. now the phone company british telecom has suggested that users could opt into a gps tracking system, triggering an alert, if they people dont�* reach their planned destination. here's graham satchell. more than six months after the murder of sarah everard, flowers and messages are still being left at the bandstand on clapham common where a vigil was held in her name. sarah's death and that of sabina nessa, killed last month in south london, have led to a wide public debate about the safety of women and potential solutions. bt have now come up with plans for a smartphone app called walk me home. an emergency number, potentially 888, would enable women to have theirjourneys tracked and an alert triggered if they don't reach home in a set time. the government says it is considering bt�*s proposal and welcomes working with the private sector but there are already a number of apps like this. oi! screams alarm rings hollie guard, for example, h

executive said the firm started to develop the system in the wake of the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessary about their plans but some campaigners are arguing such a service doesn't tackle the deeper problem of male violence. lebanon's electricity grid has shut down, leaving the country without power for the second weekend in a row. fuel shortages forced its two largest power stations to stop operations, as the country grapples with an economic and financial crisis. officials say it's unlikely supplies will resume before monday. the wildlife campaginer chris packham and around 100 children have delivered a petition to buckingham palace — calling on the royal family to rewild its estates — restoring the land to its natural state. ecologists believe some of the estates would naturally be home to beavers and wild boar, as simonjones explains. taking their message direct to buckingham palace, campaigners say the royals must re—wild. they're the biggest landowning family in the country but it's claimed their estates are an ecological disaster zone, with practices like deer stalking and grouse

executive said the firm started to develop the system in the wake of the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessalans in a letter to the home secretary. but some campaigners argue such a service does not tackle the real problem of male violence. the wildlife campaigner chris packham and around 100 children have delivered a petition to buckingham palace calling on the royal family to rewild their estates, restoring the land they own to its natural state. ecologists believe some of the estates would naturally be home to beavers and wild boar, as simonjones explains. taking their message direct to buckingham palace, campaigners say the royals must rewild. it is claimed their estates are an ecological disaster zone with practices like deer stalking and grouse shooting and there are calls for the land to be allowed to return to a more natural state.— for the land to be allowed to return to a more natural state. because of their global— to a more natural state. because of their global celebrity _ to a more natural state. because of their global celebrity where - to a more natural state. because of thei

tonight, they held a vigil for sabina nessa, one of more than 80 women killed by men since sarah everardng, the prime minister refused to back calls for misogyny to be classified as a hate crime because he believes current laws are sufficient. this new inquiry must notjust highlight the problems but make the changes, so that all women can be safe. lucy manning, bbc news. miles of beaches in southern california remain closed after pipeline closed due to barrels of oil flowing into the ocean. the us coast guard, and the pipeline ceo said there was a delay between the siting of the spill and the response. this year's nobel prize for physics has been awarded to three scientists for their work linked to climate change. all of them have developed new methods and describing the complex systems that lie behind the phenomenon. one of the recipients urged governments to act to combat global warming. our planet is in peril in a way thatis our planet is in peril in a way that is totally unprecedented. the ice caps are melting, forest fire burning, the coral reefs are dying and the air is often thick

hundreds of people have held a vigil for the middle school teacher sabina nessa, in eastbourne, whereher body was found just a few minutes walk from her home last month. a new cafe is due to open its doors in mayfair this autumn — where most of the staff have a learning disability. many say it's already changed their lives, giving them their first paid job and the opportunity to learn new skills. the cafe owner is challenging other employers to give their trainees a chance. we are giving them very vigorous training. we are giving them so many different types of qualifications to give them that competitive advantage. so i do hope that we can just kind of disseminate the message amongst employers that, to hire someone with a learning disability is taking on all of their uniqueness and abilities. some earlier problems on the other gram have now cleared. tune into your local abc radio station for the latest travel news. onto the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. some october warmth coming our way across the capital as we head towards the end of the working week and,

tonight in eastbourne they held a vigilfor sabina nessa, one of more than 80 women killed by men sincerard. but this morning, the prime minister refused to back calls for misogyny to be classified as a hate crime because he believes current laws are sufficient. this new inquiry must notjust highlight the problems but make the changes, so that all women can be safe. lucy manning, bbc news. borisjohnson has said he's not "worried" about rising prices and the disruption to food and some fuel supplies, saying the country can't go back to what he called the "failed model of the uk economy." the prime minister said the government can't "magic up" solutions and argued supply chains would "sort themselves out." he was speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg at the conservative party conference in manchester — and her report contains some flash photography. this is fantastic. he doesn't hide how much he is enjoying himself. ahead in the polls with the plump percussion of a huge majority back at parliament. but carefree? the country is not. with rising prices, some empty shelves. prime

sabina nessa, one of more than 80 women killed by men since sarah everard, but this morning, the prime a hate crime because he believes current laws are sufficient. this new inquiry must notjust highlight the problems but make the changes, so that all women can be safe. lucy manning, bbc news. such huge ramifications for what is happening. two completely different story now, what to tell you how to pop artists, the oscar—winning films, korean culture has been making a name for itself around the world the last couple of years. now, that success has been recognised in the pages of the oxford english dictionary. widely seen as the accepted authority on the english language has added 26 new words of korean origin to its latest additions. if you have ever seen anyone eating large amounts of food while commentating on what they're doing. that is known as:. welcoming a senior lecturer and popular music and world cinema at liverpool university. she spoke to us as to the success behind these new korean exports. the industry is really getting recognised and enjoying it very much. these words cam

policing of crimes against women has come under scrutiny since the killings of sarah everard and sabina nessapaper saying about this apparent attention? that what is the newspaper saying about this apparent attention?— this apparent attention? that is ri . ht, the this apparent attention? that is right, the observer _ this apparent attention? that is right, the observer today - this apparent attention? that is right, the observer today is - right, the observer today is reporting there are some tensions over whether or not a new offence would be needed to tackle public sexual harassment and this taps into this wider question, and ongoing live debate about whether new legislation is needed to tackle male violence against women. there are calls from mps across the political spectrum to make misogyny a hate crime, which would mean if any harassment or assault was deemed to be due to misogyny, judges could get further sentencing powers and punishment could be more severe as a result. the home office have also said that they are looking at whether there are any gaps in existing laws to tackle viole

tonight, they held a vigil for sabina nessa, one of more than 80 women killed by men since sarah everard calls for misogyny to be classified as a hate crime because he believes current laws are sufficient. this new inquiry must notjust highlight the problems but make the changes, so that all women can be safe. lucy manning, bbc news. such a difficult time for so many people affected by that and with so many repercussions coming from that one case. well, i want to bring you a completely different kind of story now about korean culture, from k pop artists to oscar—winning films, this korean culture has been making a name for itself around the world in the last couple of years. now that success has been recognised in the pages of the oxford english dictionary. the oed which is accepted as the authority on the english language has added 26 words of korean origin. they include: hugely underrated skill, i suppose. is acting roles go this one definitely counts as being out of this world. a russian actor and director have loaned to the international space station to start working on the first fi

executive said the firm started to develop the system in the wake of the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessater to the home secretary. some campaigners argue such a service does not tackle the real problem of male violence. the us open champion emma raducanu, has been knocked out of the indian wells tournament in california, losing herfirst competitive match since her momentous grandslam win last month. the 18 year old brit was beaten in straight sets by the world number 100, alexandra sasanovich. mike bushell reports. —— aliaksandra sasnovich. and from great britain, _ please welcome emma raducanu! a new feeling for britain's teenage star, walking out onto the court as a big name, the world superstar. and in terms of the world rankings, the favourite. emma raducanu, the world number 22 now, up against an opponent only just inside the top 100. and early on, raducanu lived up to this billing, an excellent start against aliaksandra sasnovich of belarus. holding to love in the opening game and roared on by a supportive crowd of 4,000 for the night session. but remember the british number one is

the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessa prompted bt boss philipjansen to develop the app provisionally me home". he says it would allow users to opt into a remote tracking mechanism which would activate an alert if they did not reach their destination in the estimated time. the home office says it is reviewing mrjansen�*s proposal. nhs england is planning to speed up the roll—out of a scheme which aims to get more people living with severe mental illness back into work. more than 4,000 people found jobs through the scheme last year but it missed its long—term target after being disrupted by the pandemic. charities say working regularly can often have a significant mental and physical health benefit. here is claire murdoch from nhs england. here is claire murdoch from nhs encland. , ., , , ., england. there is absolutely no reason with _ england. there is absolutely no reason with the _ england. there is absolutely no reason with the right _ england. there is absolutely no reason with the right support i england. there is absolutely no - reason with the right support white we cannot hel

. —— sabina nessa.iry must notjust highlight the problems but make the changes, so that all women can be safe. lucy money, bbc news. —— manning. borisjohnson has said he's not 'worried' about rising prices and the disruption to food and some fuel supplies, saying the country can't go back to what he called the 'failed model of the uk economy. the prime minister said the government can't 'magic up' solutions and argued supply chains would 'sort themselves out'. he was speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg at the conservative party conference in manchester — and her report contains some flash photography. this is fantastic. he doesn't hide how much he is enjoying himself. i had in the polls with a plum percussion of a huge majority back at parliament. but carefree? the country is not. with rising prices, some empty shelves. prime minister, why wasn't the government prepared for what you describe as very real stresses and strains on the country right now? this is a function of a global recovery

boss said the firm started to develop the system in the wake of the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessa a letter to the home secretary. some campaigners argue such a service does not tackle the real problem of male violence. we arejoined by we are joined by doctor ashley morgan, from the cardiff metropolitan university. welcome and thank you very much forjoining us. how wise is it to set up this app? i how wise is it to set up this app? i think it is a fairly ludicrous thing to spend £50,000,000 on, because fundamentally what is not being addressed is men's behaviour, rather than... whole system is set up, whatever we think or feel about it, everything we hear is women should try harder to keep themselves safe, and nobody is calling out men's behaviour. i think spending £50,000,000 on a phone line where you don't know who will answer the phone, you don't know whether you are speaking to somebody in a safe place or what they will do with the details you give them. i think it is ludicrous, personally. you details you give them. i think it is ludicrous, personally.— ludicrous, personally.

executive said the firm started to develop the system in the wake of the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessaas set out its plans in a letter to the home secretary. some campaigners argue such a service does not tackle the real problem of male violence. joining me now is a human rights barrister specialising in violence against women and girls speak and was known from north london. thank you very much forjoining us. you agree with some of the critics are saying that it is not dealing with the real issue here? absolutely. it is 'ust the real issue here? absolutely. it is just nothing _ the real issue here? absolutely. it isjust nothing more _ the real issue here? absolutely. it isjust nothing more than - the real issue here? absolutely. it. isjust nothing more than attempting is just nothing more than attempting to paper over the cracks of what is an enormous issue of male violence against women and girls. i mean, 1.6 million women experience domestic abuse in one year. 85,000 women are raped every year, and the response, it seems, it seems, from government officials and other agencies that ar

executive said the firm started to develop the system in the wake of the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessale the real problem of male violence. earlier i spoke with dr charlotte proudman, human rights barrister specialising in violence against women and girls. he it's just he it'sjust nothing more than to he it's 'ust nothing more than to ave he it'sjust nothing more than to pave over _ he it'sjust nothing more than to pave over the — he it'sjust nothing more than to pave over the cracks _ he it'sjust nothing more than to pave over the cracks that - he it'sjust nothing more than to pave over the cracks that of - he it'sjust nothing more than to | pave over the cracks that of what he it'sjust nothing more than to i pave over the cracks that of what is an enormous issue of violence against women and girls. millions of women experience domestic abuse a year. 85,000 women are raped every year. 85,000 women are raped every year. and the response it seems from governmental officials or other agencies that are supposed to be protecting women are to be home by eight p.m., so there is a curfew, car

executive said the firm started to develop the system in the wake of the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessats plans in a letter to the home secretary. some campaigners argue such a service does not tackle the real i'm joined now by nick gazzard, founder and ceo of the hollie gazzard trust who have an app on safeguarding women. this is a similar app and has been downloaded around 300,000 times. the father of the woman who was murdered is the ceo and joined us in gloucester. thanks forjoining us here in bbc news. ijust first off want to get your reaction to this announcement today about the bt social media phone app. in announcement today about the bt social media phone app.— announcement today about the bt social media phone app. in one way, i am really. — social media phone app. in one way, i am really, really _ social media phone app. in one way, i am really, really pleased _ social media phone app. in one way, i am really, really pleased because l i am really, really pleased because it means that the government are taking this issue really seriously. but on the other hand, i am a little b

executive said the firm started to develop the system in the wake of the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessas in a letter to the home secretary. some campaigners argue such a service does not tackle the real problem of male violence. to discuss this, i'm nowjoined by dr gillian harrop, senior lecturer in forensic psychology at the university of worcester. thank you very much forjoining us this evening. what is your view on the idea of having this tracking app to try to get women home safely? having heard the rationale behind it from bt, it does come from a good place, but it does suggest a lack of understanding of what women and girls have faced for a long time in our culture, because many of us already do this. we tell our friends when we are going to be home, we do these things already, and again commit seems to be placing the onus on the winning. here's how not to be a victim of violence and abuse, as opposed to saying here is how we create a culture where people who perpetrate violence and abuse are really just perpetrate violence and abuse are reallyjust being ignored. so the onus has b

it's after lucy kirkwood heard about the murder of school teacher sabina nessa in kidbrook last monthto the royal court theatre in chelsea, who've put it on immediately in front of a near sell—out audience. kirkwood said she feels like the play "had to happen now". well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking. and now the weather. good morning. high pressure still in charge of our weather. however, today we have a cold front and that will introduce more in the way of cloud. it is a bright start. sunshine around first thing, albeit hazy. the cloud will gradually progress. as we head into the afternoon we lose the sunshine. the cloud will produce the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. temperatures reaching a maximum of 16 celsius. this evening and overnight the cloud will break up. the cold front moves away. we get a clear spells and mist and fog patches. the minimum temperature single figures, could feel quite chilly away from central london. into tomorrow morning that most and fog will lift. we will see sunny spells developing. hig

gathered in east sussex last night for a vigil to honour the murdered primary school teacher, sabina nessaights at the memorial event in eastbourne, where the man charged with her murder was arrested. a man has died and another has been left with serious injuries following a series of stabbings in gloucestershire. the two men and a woman were attacked during an incident in walton cardiff, near tewkesbury, yesterday evening. a man in his 50s has been arrested and remains in custody. officers said members of the public intervened, and a police cordon remains in place. the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson boris johnson closes borisjohnson closes the conservative party conference today with a promise his government has more guts than any before, when it comes to issues facing society and the economy. the £20 a week increased universal credit, claimed by almost 6 million people, comes to an end today. next week, anybody who wants to get into a nightclub or a large event in wales will need a covid pass to show that they have been fully vaccinated or have recently tested negative. more on th

police have come under scrutiny since the killings of sabina nessa and sarah everard.new laws need to be put in place to tackle the issue. as you have said, politicians from across the political spectrum have campaigned to make misogyny a hate crime. it would essentially mean that if any harassment or assault was deemed to be due to misogyny, thenjudges could get extra sentencing powers, punishment could be more severe as a result. secondly, the home office have also said they are looking at whether there are any gaps in existing legislation and whether any new law making public sexual harassment a specific offence could address some of those gaps, i.e., cracking down on any behaviour that makes people feel unsafe in public spaces, especially at night. as you have pointed out, the prime minister just days ago on this programme said he wasn't in favour of any new laws to tackle male violence against women. he said the existing laws were abundant already and that giving the police more things to deal with, giving the police more things to dealwith, in his giving the poli

sabina nessa, one of more than 80 women killed by men since sarah everard, but this morning, the primer refused to back calls for misogyny to be classified as a hate crime because he believes current laws are sufficient. this new inquiry must notjust highlight the problems but make the changes, so that all women can be safe. lucy manning, bbc news. let's talk to the shadow home secretary. hejoins me now live for. hello to you, thanks for being with us. do you welcome priti patel�*s call for inquiry? us. do you welcome priti patel's call for inquiry?— us. do you welcome priti patel's call for inquiry? hello, and good evenina. call for inquiry? hello, and good evening. labour _ call for inquiry? hello, and good evening. labour has _ call for inquiry? hello, and good evening. labour has been - call for inquiry? hello, and good| evening. labour has been calling call for inquiry? hello, and good - evening. labour has been calling for a full transparent and comprehensive independent inquiry for days, prime ministers not appear to want to grant one. i'm pleased the home secretary has now acce

the murders of sarah everard and sabina nessa wanted bt boss philipjensen to develop the app, provisionallyome. he said it would allow users to opt into a remote tracking mechanism which would activate and alert if they didn't reach their destination at the estimated time. the home office as it is reviewing mr mrjanse's proposal. nhs england is planning to speed up the rollout of a scheme which aims to get more people living with severe mental illness back into work. more than 4000 people were found paid employment under the skin last year, but it missed its long—term target after being disrupted by the pandemic. charities say working regularly can often have a significant mental and physical health benefit for people.- a significant mental and physical health benefit for people. there is absolutely no _ health benefit for people. there is absolutely no reason _ health benefit for people. there is absolutely no reason why - health benefit for people. there is absolutely no reason why we - health benefit for people. there is absolutely no reason why we can't| absolutely no reason why we can'

sarah everard, sabina nessa, wenjing lin, geetika goyal and bennylyn burke are names which, with allained a live round. reports have now emerged about safety concerns on set in the days before halyna hutchins was killed. our us correspondent sophie long reports. it is now nearly a week since 42—year—old halyna hutchins was shot dead while she was doing herjob. these are the last pictures of the cinematographer alive on the set of rust. she's in the blue coat and headphones. you can see alec baldwin beyond the camera. he was holding the gun that fired the shot that killed halyna and severely injured directorjoel souza. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. the actual lead projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr souza. we regard this specific spent casing and recovered projectile to be the live round that was fired from the revolver by mr baldwin. when alec baldwin was handed the weapon by assistant director dave halls, he was told it was safe — what's called a cold gun. the person responsible forfirearms on the