in this case, of course, wayne couzens — in this case, of course, wayne couzens has ended up in prisonh a whole life order~ _ courts, and he sent out with a whole life order. while that will be of some — life order. while that will be of some solace to the family, that this man has— some solace to the family, that this man has gone to jail without the prospect— man has gone to jail without the prospect of a trial, the police have -ot prospect of a trial, the police have got questions to answer this afternoon about what they do next. it is something the judge touched on in his sentencing remarks. he said to wayne couzens that he had eroded public confidence in the police in england and wales. you mentioned calls for the commissioner to resign. we know she hasjust had her contract extended. what do you think of her position now? irate contract extended. what do you think of her position now?— of her position now? we are waiting to hear what — of her position now? we are waiting to hear what she _ of her position now? we are waiting to hear what she has _ of her position now? we are waiti

as wayne couzens sat in the dock, sarah's father jeremy everard asked him... re telling him... "no punishment that you receive will ever compare to the pain and torture that you have inflicted on us." couzens, in handcuffs, when he was arrested at home, telling lie after lie. he'd already kidnapped, raped, murdered and burned sarah. as sarah was walking from a friend's house, couzens was looking for a victim. this, the moment of deception. his car on the pavement, hazard lights on, he stops sarah. his arm outstretched, showing her his warrant card. using his handcuffs, he falsely arrests her. he'd been on covid patrol, so knew the words to use. witnesses see sarah with her arms behind her back but they think it's an undercover police operation. it was kidnap. he used all the equipment and knowledge of being a police officer to do this. after the murder, couzens was callous and carried on life as if nothing had happened. after dumping sarah's body in woods in kent, he stops at costa coffee to get a hot chocolate. he calls the vet about his dog. yeah, i was wonde

couzens drove wayne couzens was an officer doing his job. e to a remote rural area where he raped and murdered sarah everard. he is later seen on cctv calmly continuing with daily life, ordering a hot chocolate in a nearby coffee shop. questioned he feigned innocence, knowing he put sarah's body in a fridge and set it on fire. d0 sarah's body in a fridge and set it on fire. ,, ~ ., ., on fire. do you know where sarah is? durinu the on fire. do you know where sarah is? during the sentencing, _ on fire. do you know where sarah is? during the sentencing, wayne - on fire. do you know where sarah is? l during the sentencing, wayne couzens sat with his head bowed. sarah everard's family asked him to look at them. herfather told him, the horrendous murder of my daughter is in my mind all the time and will be for the rest of my life. afamily a family broken by unimaginable loss, a police force left questioning how it will recover. i am deeply ashamed and i am deeply angry and so inevitably, yes, that fragile trust certainly between women and the poli

" by wayne couzens�* questions and sickened" by wayne couzens�* are being axed a wayne questions are axed about how wayne couzens was able to carry out his crime and the future of the met police cressida dick will be heard. an albanian man appears at the old bailey accused of murdering primary school teacher sabina nessa in south—east london earlier this month. the petrol retailers association, which represents thousands of garages, says they are seeing unprecedented demand, despite additional deliveries of fuel. britney spears wins a bitter legal battle to regain control of her finances. a usjudge suspends her father's conservatorship. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard will spend the rest of his life in prison. a judge at the old bailey handing down the whole life tariff said he had no doubt that wayne couzens had used his position as a police officer to coerce sarah into his car and that he had shown no sign of contrition. sarah everard, who was 33, was abducted from a street in south london in march

this full life sentence that wayne couzens has - couzens. this full life sentence that wayne couzens has been i couzens. this full life sentence - that wayne couzens has been given its unusual he will die in prison. thejudge who handed it its unusual he will die in prison. the judge who handed it down said that because of the way that this murder and this kidnapper was committed it was akin to terrorism and serious errors terrorism and had the same seriousness of a murder of religious and political reasons. he used his warrant card to trick sarah into getting into his car and then raped and murdered her. so the life sentence is an unusual one but this is what the judge thought was fit in these circumstances. the story is also quickly moved onto dame cressida dick, the met police commissioner and her responsibility as head of the forest and it does appear that have been a number of errors that are being investigated. and what the met knew about when couzens had already committed, been investigated for exposing himself at a mcdonald's and ther

in an exchange which lasted less than five minutes, wayne couzens showed his warrant card and used knowledgerestriction policing to handcuff sarah everard and put her in his hire car. witnesses saw this. the moment of the calculated kidnap, they believed couzens was an officer doing hisjob. couzens then drove to a remote rural area, where he raped and murdered sarah everard. he's later seen on cctv calmly continuing with daily life, ordering a hot chocolate in a nearby coffee shop. questioned by police, he feigned innocence, knowing he put sarah's body inside a fridge and set it on fire. during the sentencing, wayne couzens sat with his head bowed. sarah everard's family asked him to look at them as they gave their statements. sarah everard's father told him... a family broken by an unimaginable loss, a police force facing questions about how it will recover. it is right that we constantly hold the police to account for what has happened. and with regards to the whole issue around the fact that he was a serving police officer, which has been reflected upon in the judgement today, there are q

wayne couzens will never be released.d to arrest her in london and lured her into his car as she walked home from a friend's house. hours later he raped and strangled her. sarah's family said the sentence brought some relief though nothing could ever bring her back. the head of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick, said she was horrified that couzens had used his position of trust to deceive and coerce sarah. but tonight there are questions over whether he could have been identified as a threat sooner. our special correspondent lucy manning was in court. sarah everard was, thejudge said, simply walking home. for herfamily, nothing can make things better, nothing can bring sarah back, they said, but the rapist, murderer, policeman will never be released — and herfamily said that brings some relief. this moment, using his position of trust and privilege as a police officer to falsely arrest the 33—year—old, his arm out holding his warrant card, his use of handcuffs, persuaded thejudge he should die in prison. the mis

sarah everard was put into the back of wayne couzens' hire car.ge her getting into a car when someone —— with someone she did not know unless by force or manipulation. that was what the prosecutor told the court on behalf of the former long—term boyfriend of miss everard. so incredibly horrific details about what happened to miss everard in march. she was kidnapped, raped and murdered by wayne couzens, a serving metropolitan police officer. we expect this afternoon to hear victim personal statements from miss everard's parents. we haven't heard from them at all, so expect to hear that those statements read out by the prosecutor or by her parents in court. that is later this afternoon we are expecting that. sentencing continues tomorrow and the judge is expected to hand down that sentence tomorrow and there is discussion about whether wayne couzens should be sentenced to a whole life order, which would mean he would never be released from prison. whyte and helena wilkinson, thank you. tbs, released from prison. whyte and helena wilkinson, thank you

wayne couzens was in the dock., says she was haunted by the horror of her daughter's last hours, the thought of it is unbearable. she said in her statement, the thought of it is unbearable. she said in herstatement, in the thought of it is unbearable. she said in her statement, in her last hours, she was faced with brutality and terror, alone with someone intent on doing her harm. the thought of it is unbearable. i am haunted by the horror of it. you mentioned also sarah everard's father, jeremy everard, he also stood in the witness box, he demanded that couzens, who was in the dock with his head bowed for much of the hearing, he demanded that as he read that stamens couzens looked at him, faced him, and he also asked for a picture of his daughter to be put up on screen in the courtroom, and in his statement, he talked directly to couzens and he said, the impact of what you have done will never and for the horrendous murder of my daughter, sarah, is in my mind all the time and will be for the rest of my life. a fat

we already _ mat to actually stop wayne couzens.ted — we already know that had been reported for behaviour before hand and the _ reported for behaviour before hand and the second thing is the policing strategy— and the second thing is the policing strategy which actually took place at a vigil — strategy which actually took place at a vigil that will lots of women attended — at a vigil that will lots of women attended for the death of sarah everard — attended for the death of sarah everard where there was a criticism that policing was very heavy— handed. i'm that policing was very heavy— handed. in actually— that policing was very heavy— handed. i'm actually quite surprised at the speed _ i'm actually quite surprised at the speed at— i'm actually quite surprised at the speed at which the story has pivoted to focus— speed at which the story has pivoted to focus on— speed at which the story has pivoted to focus on cressida dick. you've also _ to focus on cressida dick. you've also got — to focus on cressida dick. you've also got priti

wayne couzens, who was a serving metropolitan police officer, pretended to arrest the 33 year old and home from a friend's house. today sarah everard's family addressed the court and said they were broken hearted. they said they were haunted by the horror of what happened to their daughter. our special correspondent lucy manning was in court. "she was my precious little girl," said sarah everard's mother. "i can never talk to her, never hold her again. i am tormented at the thought of what she endured." that was at the hands of wayne couzens, in handcuffs when he was arrested at home, telling lie after lie. he'd already kidnapped, raped, murdered and burnt sarah. he's asked if he knows her. do you know sarah? i don't know. 0k. do you know where sarah is? no. all right. i'm sat in handcuffs and... so you must have something to say that i know her. as sarah walked from her friend's house, couzens was hunting for a victim — this the moment of that deception. his car on the pavement, hazard lights on, he stops sarah. his arm outstretched, showing her his warrant card, using his handcuffs,

cctv images show the moment sarah was stopped by wayne couzens in south london. he will be sentenced tomorrow. still plenty of long queues for fuel but there are more signs that crisis is gradually easing across the uk. and celebrating the life and achievement of betty campbell, the first black headteacher in wales, with a statue in central cardiff. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, testing times and cheering as losses and's champions league winners chelsea take on italian giantsjuventus. good evening. after four consecutive defeats since the general election of 2010, labour was told today that it would never again ask for people's support without having a serious plan for government. that message was delivered by the party leader sir keir starmer in a conference speech widely seen as a significant moment in labour's quest to get back into government. sir keir set out new policies on education, housing and mental health but he also talked about his own background and values. he told the conference in brighton that the country faced a big moment

wayne couzens used his police id to falsely arrest and handcuff sarah everard. estions are being asked about the vetting process of the metropolitan police as couzens had previously been accused of indecent exposure. britney spears�* father is suspended from the legal arrangement that gave him control of her life. pupils taking gcse and a levels exams in england next year will receive fewer top grades than this year's group. and by the order of the phoenix... jk rowling's desk in an edinburgh cafe rises from the ashes. the government's job retention scheme which helped to save millions ofjobs during the pandemic, ends today. furlough was introduced in march of last year after covid caused large parts of the economy to close. during the last 19 months the scheme has helped to pay the wage of around 11.6 million workers in the uk. at its peak nearly 9 million jobs were supported that's nearly a third of the entire workforce. since coronavirus restrictions were lifted during the summer, the number of people on furlough has steadily fallen. at the last count injuly,

wayne couzens pretended to arrest sarah after she was walking home in march.y have damaged a precious fund of trust with police. sarah everard was, thejudge said, simply walking home. for herfamily, nothing can make things better, nothing can bring sarah back, they said, but the rapist/murderer policeman will never be released — and herfamily said that brings some relief. this moment, using his position of trust and privilege as a police officer to falsely arrest the 33—year—old, his arm out holding his warrant card, his use of handcuffs, persuaded thejudge he should die in prison. the misuse of a police role to murder a lone victim needed the greatest punishment. in the dock, couzens, as he had done throughout, kept his head down. he started shaking as thejudge sentenced him, with sarah's family looking on. lord justice fulford told wayne couzens, "you kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, having long planned a violent sexual assault. you have eroded the confidence the public is entitled to have in its police forces. you have considerably added to the

lord justice fulford told wayne couzens, "you kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, having longl assault. you have eroded the confidence the public is entitled to have in its police forces. you have considerately added to the insecurity felt by people, perhaps particularly women. i have seen no evidence of genuine contrition." thejudge condemned his lies. do you know sarah? i don't, no. his behaviour, calmly buying snacks after raping and murdering sarah and coolly letting his children play in the woods where he'd dumped her remains. should the police not have detected a murderer in their ranks? they admit they missed a check when vetting him which could have linked him to one of three indecent exposure allegations. and how can women regain trust in them now? this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. i absolutely know that there are those who feel their trust in us has been shaken. there are no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry. no res

that was at the hands of wayne couzens, in handcuffs when he was arrested at home, telling lie afterd, murdered and burnt sarah. he's asked if he knows her. within minutes, he's pretending he's handed sarah over alive to an eastern european gang. as sarah walked from her friend's house, couzens was hunting for a victim. this, the moment of that deception. his car on the pavement, hazard lights on, he stops sarah. his arm outstretched, showing her his warrant card. using his handcuffs, he arrests her. he'd previously been on covid patrols, so knew what to say. witnesses see sarah with her arms behind her back, but they think it's an undercover police operation. it was kidnap. he used all the equipment and knowledge of being a police officer to do it. couzens sat in the dock, never lifting his head. sarah's family and friends listened to the devastating detail that is their daily reality. in the hours after kidnapping her, there was a mixture of the banal and the evil. after dumping sarah's body in woods in kent, he stops at costa coffee to get a hot chocolate. police think he's raped

the policeman, wayne couzens, has admitted raping and murdering sarah everard in march.s women. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. "she was my precious little girl," said sarah everard's mother. "i can never talk to her, never hold her again. i am tormented at the thought of what she endured." that was at the hands of wayne couzens, in handcuffs when he was arrested at home, telling lie after lie. he'd already kidnapped, raped, murdered and burnt sarah. he's asked if he knows her. within minutes, he's pretending he's handed sarah over alive to an eastern european gang. as sarah walked from her friend's house, couzens was hunting for a victim. this, the moment of that deception. his car on the pavement, hazard lights on, he stops sarah. his arm outstretched, showing her his warrant card. using his handcuffs, he arrests her. he'd previously been on covid patrols, so knew what to say. witnesses see sarah with her arms behind her back, but they think it's an undercover police operation. it was kidnap. he used all the equipment and knowledge of being a police off

wayne couzens pretended to arrest her in london in march.handcuffed her, kidnapped her and then raped and killed her. sarah's family were in court watching as he was sentenced. 0ur correspondent lucy manning has more. sarah everard was, thejudge said, simply walking home. for herfamily, nothing can make things better, nothing can bring sarah back, they said, but the rapist, murderer, policeman will never be released — and herfamily said that brings some relief. this moment, using his position of trust and privilege as a police officer to falsely arrest the 33—year—old, his arm out holding his warrant card, his use of handcuffs, persuaded thejudge he should die in prison. the misuse of a police role to murder a lone victim needed the greatest punishment. in the dock, couzens, as he had done throughout, kept his head down. he started shaking as thejudge sentenced him, with sarah's family looking on. lord justice fulford told wayne couzens, "you kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, having long planned a violent sexual assault. you have

the policeman, wayne couzens, has admitted raping and murdering sarah everard in march.ked an outcry against male violence towards women. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. "she was my precious little girl," said sarah everard's mother. "i can never talk to her, never hold her again. i am tormented at the thought of what she endured." that was at the hands of wayne couzens, in handcuffs when he was arrested at home, telling lie after lie. he'd already kidnapped, raped, murdered and burnt sarah. he's asked if he knows her. do you know sarah? i don't, no. within minutes, he's pretending he's handed sarah over alive to an eastern european gang. as sarah walked from her friend's house, couzens was hunting for a victim. this, the moment of that deception. his car on the pavement, hazard lights on, he stops sarah. his arm outstretched, showing her his warrant card. using his handcuffs, he arrests her. he'd previously been on covid patrols, so knew what to say. witnesses see sarah with her arms behind her back, but they think it's an undercover police operation. it

spoken of their torment over her kidnap, rape and murder by serving metropolitan police officer, wayne couzens, as further details emerge at his sentencing hearing. in his first in person party conference speech as labour leader, sir keir starmer set out his vision for the future and attacked the government's response to coronavirus and lorry driver shortages. the prime minister, either get a grab bar get out of the way and let us step up and clear up this mass. the fuel industry says there are signs of pressure at the petrol pumps easing, the aa believes �*the worst is over�* but drivers are still urged not to rush to fill up. tv personality katie price has been warned she could face jail, after she admitted drink driving, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance following a car crash near her home. a court in los angeles will decide whether or not to suspend britney spears's father's control over her financial affairs at a hearing about her controversial conservatorship arrangement. good evening. a court has heard how a police officer used covid rules to kidnap sarah everard

that was at the hands of wayne couzens, in handcuffs when he was arrested at home, telling lie afterhe'd already kidnapped, raped, murdered and burnt sarah. he's asked if he knows her. do you know sarah? i don't, no. 0k. do you know where sarah is? no. all right. i'm sat in handcuffs and... so you must have something to say that i know her. as sarah walked from her friend's house, couzens was hunting for a victim — this the moment of that deception. his car on the pavement, hazard lights on, he stops sarah. his arm outstretched, showing her his warrant card, using his handcuffs, he arrests her. he'd previously been on covid patrol, so knew what to say. witnesses see sarah with her arms behind her back, but they think it's an undercover police operation. it was kidnap. he used all the equipment and knowledge of being a police officer to do it. couzens sat in the dock, never lifting his head. sarah's family and friends listened to the devastating detail that is their daily reality. in the hours after kidnapping her, there was a mixture of the banal and the evil. after dumping sarah's b

was wayne couzens fitted properly?cause in 2015 there was an indecent exposure allegation that could have been looked at. the number plate registered for that event was not looked at when he joined. and we are hearing from the police regulator that 16 officers or former police officers, many from the met, are being investigated in relation to the case. it shows these are notjust one—offs. the big issue is violence against women. the prime minister said the murder was sickening and women need not to have fear but women do have fear. she was doing what women are told to do, on a busy road, street lights, calling someone on the way home. that does not work and women are saying we do not work and women are saying we do not want to have to change our behaviour, it has to be the name. what will success look like? when women stop being battered. —— murdered. the government's furlough scheme — which helped save millions ofjobs during the pandemic — is being wound up today. at its peak, the furlough scheme helped to pay the wag

the newspaper reports that her killer, wayne couzens, exploited covid rules to falsely arrest her. the guardian says wayne couzens used his police warrant card and handcuffs to lure sarah off the street. the newspaper also carries a picture of labour leader sir keir starmer, following his conference speech in brighton. "sarah didn't stand a chance." that's the headline in the sun, which reports on the agony of sarah's mother, at the thought of what her daughter endured. the times says sarah's father spoke directly to her killer in court, asking him to look at him, before telling him how his crime had devastated the family. the i says met commissioner cressida dick is being urged to restore trust in the police, after sarah's murder. a different story in the financial times. it reports that ministers are to outline plans to shift green surcharges from household electricity bills and on to gas bills. so let's begin... we start tom with the story of sarah everard's milder and the appearance in court of herfamily everard's milder and the appearance in court of her family who were able t

that was at the hands of wayne couzens, in handcuffs when he was arrested at home, telling lie after murdered and burnt sarah. he's asked if he knows her. within minutes, he's pretending he's handed sarah over alive to an eastern european gang. as sarah walked from herfriend's house, couzens was hunting for a victim. this, the moment of that deception. his car on the pavement, hazard lights on, he stops sarah. his arm outstretched, showing her his warrant card. using his handcuffs, he arrests her. he'd previously been on covid patrols, so knew what to say. witnesses see sarah with her arms behind her back, but they think it's an undercover police operation. it was kidnap. he used all the equipment and knowledge of being a police officer to do it. couzens sat in the dock, never lifting his head. sarah's family and friends listened to the devastating detail that is their daily reality. in the hours after kidnapping her, there was a mixture of the banal and the evil. after dumping sarah's body in woods in kent, he stops at costa coffee to get a hot chocolate. police think he's raped and

as wayne couzens sat in the dock, sarah's fatherjeremy everard asked him... couzens, please will you look at me?" before telling him... "no punishment that you receive will ever compare to the pain and torture that you have inflicted on us." couzens in handcuffs, when he was arrested at home, telling lie after lie. he'd already kidnapped, raped, murdered and burned sarah. do you know sarah? i don't, no. do you know where sarah is? no. as sarah was walking from a friend's house, couzens was looking for a victim. this, the moment of deception. his car on the pavement, hazard lights on, he stops sarah. his arm outstretched, showing her his warrant card. using his handcuffs, he falsely arrests her. he'd been on covid patrol, so knew the words to use. witnesses see sarah with her arms behind her back but they think it's an undercover police operation. it was kidnap. he used all the equipment and knowledge of being a police officer to do this. after the murder, couzens was callous and carried on life as if nothing had happened. after dumping sarah's body in woods in

this week, the killer, the murder of sarah everard, wayne couzens, the former policeman, will be sentencednths apart, one woman who wasjust walking home, another woman who was just walking to meet a friend. who was 'ust walking to meet a friend. ~ . , who was 'ust walking to meet a friend. , ., ., . ., ., ., friend. many thanks once again, our secial friend. many thanks once again, our special correspondent, _ friend. many thanks once again, our special correspondent, lucy - friend. many thanks once again, our i special correspondent, lucy manning. at the labour conference in brighton, the party leader sir keir starmer has been heavily criticised by his colleague andy mcdonald, who resigned today as shadow employment secretary. mr mcdonald claims the party is more divided than ever under sir keir�*s leadership, and accused the leader of breaking promises on policy to party members. during the day, labour unveiled its plans to invest £28 billion every year to help tackle climate change. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg sent this report. turbulence, rarely far from labour�*s shore. the

the judge told wayne couzens his actions were warped, selfish and brutal. to avoid another government shutdown. the stopgap legislation has passed hours before the midnight