the message from police chief sara thornton. the government says she's right to prioritise.what is really key is it is about harm. what harm is it causing you, your family, your business and your community? and different crimes cause different harm in different parts of the country. a google search for its own staff as workers around the world stage walk—outs in protest at the company's treatment of women. medicinal cannabis products can now be legally prescribed to some patients across the uk for the first time. taking whale—watching to new heights. the scientists using the latest imaging technology to count the numbers of whale species in our ocean from space. and coming up on bbc news... owen farrell returns at flyhalf for england's first autumn international with south africa on saturday. ben te‘o starts at centre afterjust one appearance this season. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. arron banks, a seniorfigure in the leave campaign during the 2016 eu referendum, has been referred to the national crime agency for alleged criminal offences, the electoral

sara thornton said yesterday that if the public want officers to investigate violence and burglaries, like recording incidents of misogyny — prejudice against women, which isn't currently a crime. but women's equality campaigners say the importance of recording misogyny shouldn't be played down. why should one of the most common forms of hate crime be ignored? we have to get it recognised, and that's the first step, and once it is recognised at the scale it is, then perhaps police will give it due priority. the real issue here is resources. if society decides that hate speech and gender—based hate speech is a crime, then we have to provide the resources. but the government says any decisions on policing priorities should be being taken locally. local police chiefs should be free, alongside the elected police and crime commissioners, to set the priorities that their communities need or have to deal with. that is local policing, it's operationally independent. and with spending decisions due in the autumn, the debate over police funding is onlyjust warming up. daniel sandford, bbc news.

sara thornton said yesterday that if the public want officers to investigate violence and burglaries, like recording incidents of misogyny — prejudice against women, which isn't currently a crime. but women's equality campaigners say the importance of recording misogyny shouldn't be played down. why should one of the most common forms of hate crime be ignored? we have to get it recognised, and that's the first step, and once it is recognised at the scale it is, then perhaps police will give it due priority. the real issue here is resources. if society decides that hate speech and gender—based hate speech is a crime, then we have to provide the resources. but the government says any decisions on policing priorities should be being taken locally. local police chiefs should be free, alongside the elected police and crime commissioners, to set the priorities that their communities need or have to deal with. that is local policing, it's operationally independent. and with spending decisions due in the autumn, the debate over police funding is onlyjust warming up. daniel sandford, bbc news.

the message from police chief sara thornton. the government says she's right to prioritise.

sara thornton, chair of the national police chiefs council, was criticised by some people for sayingviolent crime rather than misogyny. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. so, sara thornton's remarks were regarded as controversial, but backing for her from the country's top police officer. yes, and this is all about senior officers coming out and saying, look, we have to be realistic about what we can do, what we can prioritise and what we can't do at a time when resources are stretched, when we've lost a lot of police officers and staff. cressida dick is saying that for her the priority has a lwa ys saying that for her the priority has always been tackling serious violence. yesterday a 15—year—old boy was stabbed to death in south london and she says you can't increase the scale of the mission by enforcing new laws such as misogyny u nless enforcing new laws such as misogyny unless you provide extra manpower and staffing to deal with that. she said the met has two bogeys on serious offenders and she includes enough people who are responsible for producing and distribu

chief constable sara thornton said forces were too stretched to deal with "deserving" issues, such as claims against people who'd died. today the shadow home secretary was among those arguing that police should have more resources. dominc casciani reports. the bread and butter of fighting crime. merseyside police investigating a killing last month, the sixth shooting in liverpool in weeks. police chiefs said officers are under huge pressure, responding to ever widening demands, and pressure to investigate incidents that are not even offences, such as hate based on gender. speaking yesterday, one of the country's most senior police officers said recording misogyny as a crime would be a step too far. the public expect an effective response to organised crime, to terrorism, to the focus on the vulnerable, but they also expect the basics. responding to emergencies, investigating and solving crime and neighbourhood policing. but we just do not have the resources to do everything that is desirable and deserving. i want us to solve more burglaries and bear down on violence before we make rec

and different crimes cause different harm in different parts of the country and sara thornton is absolutely should be set by the police leaders and the locally elected police and crime commissioners. the concerns come as the government commits to cracking down on organised crime that is costing £37 billion a year. police will even target estate agents suspected of money—laundering, just another new demand of the police service that is being transformed by 2ist—century crime. staff at google offices around the world are staging a series of walkouts — in protest at the company's treatment of women. the employees are demanding changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the firm — including a call to end forced arbitration — which demands any disputes are dealt with internally rather than through other methods such as the courts. sophie long reports. at ”am local time, google workers stopped swiping their screens and downed their devices. hundreds moved away from their workstations and took part in the protest, against sexual harassment, leaving this message at their desks..

we need to focus on catching criminals — the message from police chief sara thornton — the governmentght to prioritise. that's all from the bbc news at one. so, it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. england have named their team to face south africa in the first autumn international this weekend, and saracen‘s owen farrell will start at fly half at twickenham. it's the start of an important series for head coach eddiejones with england struggling for form ahead of next year's world cup. our rugby union reporter chrisjones is at the england training camp in portugal. the england boss eddiejones has hinted he wants to see owen farrell more at fly half this autumn and his selection in the number 10 shirt with ben te‘o alongside him in the centre suggesting england might be tweaking their style. a friend, england looked callow, kyle sinclair doesn't have meant starts. tom cu rley, doesn't have meant starts. tom curley, marc wilson amber rudd shields have just ten caps curley, marc

chief constable sara thornton also warned that a lot less policing was going on in england and wales,n went to see if the claims resonated with north wales police. when it comes to defining core policing, this is the front line in north wales. the emergency call handlers know resources are limited and mustjudge what the priorities should be. the chief constable says it is very different from when he started in the force. years ago, people would have asked for the police and the police would have attended. now we have significantly less resources. we've lost £30 million in north wales over the last seven years. less than 20% of the calls are actually about crime. it is more about the vulnerability in our communities and how we deal with that effectively. the former home secretary, now prime minister, theresa may, once said that the police's role was to cut crime, no more and no less. but the calls coming in here might be about an abandoned baby, a lost child, a confused old gentleman or a flooded high street. the demands go far beyond crime. this is a row about choices, but it's also a

chief constable sara thornton also warned that a lot less policing" was going on in england and wales. our home editor mark easton went to see if the claims resonated with north wales police. when it comes to defining core policing, this is the front line in north wales. the emergency call handlers know resources are limited and mustjudge what the priorities should be. the chief constable says it is very different from when he started in the force. years ago, people would have asked for the police and the police would have attended. now we have significantly less resources. we've lost £30 million in north wales over the last seven years. less than 20% of the calls are actually about crime. it is more about the vulnerability in our communities and how we deal with that effectively. the former home secretary, now prime minister, theresa may, once said that the police's role was to cut crime, no more and no less. but the calls coming in here might be about an abandoned baby, a lost child, a confused old gentleman or a flooded high street. the demands go far beyond crime. this is a row ab

now the weather, with sara thornton. good morning to you.h. they will lift up, and then later we are generally dry and certainly very mild for the time of year. some cloud around through the first half of the day especially. out towards the east later we had some sunshine coming through, and as i say, mostly dry. could catch stray shower, very, very unlucky to catch one, though. 15 degrees on the map here, but we could see 17 celsius, well above average for the time of year. as we go through this evening an overnight we are dry at first, but by the end of the night we can see the rain trying to push in from the west. so it is not an wild night. 11 celsius to start us off tomorrow morning but tomorrow morning you will want your umbrella. we've got rain pushing across us tomorrow morning, dries up little later but then we see some fog and showers for the afternoon. still pretty mild for the time of year. a good couple of degrees above average, as we will be through much of this week, but we will have the showers tomorrow. thursday a better day

sara thornton, chair of the national police chiefs council, was criticised by some people for saying get the thoughts of sir peter fahy, former chief constable of greater manchester police, who joins us via skype from oldham. good afternoon. was she right to say that? yes, she was. she was obviously reinforcing the comments made by sara thornton, the chair of the national police chiefs. two issues here. one is about resources, the huge cuts in the police budgets, further cuts due to pension changes, the fact that chief constables are threatening to take the treasury to judicial review, but i think the issueis judicial review, but i think the issue is also about whether a criminal justice issue is also about whether a criminaljustice approach is the best solution to a problem like misogyny. even then, that debate about this one issue can hide a much more serious issue about how police forces are stretched, not able to give the book is to violent crime they would like. one thing i wanted to say, having retired you're probably more able to speak than those still serving. is their anger

now the weather with sara thornton. good morning. not a great start out there this morning.or the afternoon with a rumble of thunder mixed in, but sunshine as well. 13 or 14 degrees, well above average for the time of year, showers continue for a time evening, clearing away overnight and then we get clear skies. the temperatures will fall away, probably the coldest night of this week and certainly of the coming nights. five or six degrees in the centre of the capital and cooler towards the suburbs. but tomorrow, a much better day. rain towards the west stays away from us, we are dry with sunshine right cross london. temperatures above average at 13 or 14 degrees, we keep the mild air with us for the coming days, but at the weekend it will be wet and windy at times. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. see you soon. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: a blow for donald trump as the democrats take back control of the house of representativ

the paper says sara thornton's plea drew criticism from campaigners.morning as well, including organised crime. the times suggests sara thornton's comments will be seen as a challenge to the home office which has asked the law commission to consider whether misogyny and ageism should be included in hate crime legislation. the paper also has a picture of the duchess of cambridge at the imperial war museum in london reading messages from her great—great uncles who died on the western front. the daily telegraph leads on research which suggests men who father children at a5 or older are more likely to give their babies health problems. the woman pictured is the former brand director of topshop, jane shepherdson. she describes her former boss, sir philip green as a "bully", claiming she spent years protecting her team from him. last week he was named in parliament as the businessman behind allegations of bullying and racial behaviour. he denies behaving unlawfully. the daily mirror leads on the story we told you about here on breakfast yesterday, the launch