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it's exactly one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a serving police officer is being questioned on suspicion of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who was last seen in south london more than a week ago. police investigating her disappearance have found what they believe to be human remains in woodland in kent. the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, said it was incredibly rare for someone to be abducted on the street — but she understood that women may be feeling scared. aru na iyengar reports. all along the route sarah took from clapham common over a week ago, posters bearing her image are on every lamp post and bus stop, appealing for information. yesterday evening, police investigating her disappearance discovered what appears to be human remains in woodland in ashford, kent. police say they are not yet able to confirm any identity, and that may take considerable time. officers also searched his house in deal, kent. cars were taken away. it is believed to be the home of a serving police officer. he has been arrested on suspicion of sarah's kidnap and murder, and over a separate allegation of indecent exposure. the officer, in his 40s, was responsible for guarding diplomatic buildings. he was not on duty on the night sarah disappeared. a woman in her 30s was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. the news today that it was a metropolitan police officer who was arrested on suspicion of sarah's murder, has sent shock waves and anger through the public and through the met. i speak on behalf of all my colleagues when i say that we are utterly appalled. sarah's disappearance in these awful and wicked circumstances, i know, are every family's worst nightmare. the met commissioner said it was incredibly rare for a woman to be abducted from our streets. patrols have been stepped up in this area of south london. sarah, a marketing executive, had been at a friend's house on leathwaite road, close to clapham common. she left there at around nine in the evening to return to her home in brixton, about 50 minutes walk away. police believe she made her way across clapham common. this footage showed sarah on poynder road at around 9:30pm. it was the last time she was seen. sarah's family is being supported by specialist police officers. her family and friends want people to come forward to help police with anything they saw that night. aruna iyengar, bbc news. our reporter, simonjones, sent this update from ashford in kent. police have described what happened to sarah everard as every family's worst nightmare and they're determined to find answers for her family. this morning at the scene where human remains were found yesterday there has been a lot of police activity, we've seen vehicles coming and going, we have seen sniffer dogs being exercised so there are hundreds of officers involved in this case and those investigations are very much continuing. initially, the focus had been on south london and clapham, where she was last seen just over a week ago, but yesterday it dramatically shifted to kent, as well as the search here where the remains were found. also, a property believed to belong to the suspect was being searched in deal and speaking to neighbours there, they are saying their sense is one of shock, shared by the metropolitan police who are having to investigate one of their own. the shock waves they say being felt right across the force and in the wider community, too. simonjones reporting. simon jones reporting. there's simonjones reporting. there's been a statement from the prior minister borisjohnson who says he is shocked and deeply saddened by the developments in the sarah everard case, adding "we must work fast to find all the answers to this horrifying crime. helen has been in touch on twitter saying, "we don't feel unsafe on the streets, we are unsafe on the streets". there is a huge conversation going on on social media and elsewhere as a result of this case about how women feel, our feeling as they walk around on the streets. get in touch if you want to comment on your experience. do it on twitter. the case has started a national conversation about women's safety, and the violence against them — and joining me now to talk about that is the labour mpjess phillips — who worked for the domestic abuse charity women's aid before entering parliament. thank you very much forjoining us today. you only have to glance briefly at social media, don't you, to see that absolutely women have experienced this, it isn'tjust the fear of experiencing, feeling threatened as they walk about on the streets but they have felt threatened.— streets but they have felt threatened. ., , , threatened. 0h, absolutely. everybody — threatened. 0h, absolutely. everybody i _ threatened. oh, absolutely. everybody i know— threatened. 0h, absolutely. everybody i know has - threatened. 0h, absolutely. everybody i know has some | threatened. 0h, absolutely. - everybody i know has some incident, or one or two, they can talk about. feeling threatened on the street. for younger women, there is a marked increase in the amount they get harassed on the street but every single woman i know before they leave the house, no matter what time of day, does a little risk assessment about how safe we are. and i think sarah everard's case has brought this conversation about because it feels as if it isn't fair, actually. we draw a line and we feel we should be safe on the streets. ., we feel we should be safe on the streets. . , , , ., streets. that sums up the mood of those conversations, _ streets. that sums up the mood of those conversations, doesn't - streets. that sums up the mood of those conversations, doesn't it, i those conversations, doesn't it, because as cressida dick says, it is incredibly rare for someone to be snatched off the street but that fear isn't rare, that fear is real and no one should have to go about their daily life without fear, carrying that with them, having to necessarily plan in the way you talk about so how do we start to turn this from the conversations going on right now into some sort of action? look, the reality is it is right to say it is rare to be snatched, what may be a random attack, off the street, and is the kind of thing we were raised as women to be frightened of and it is quite rare. it isn't rare for women to suffer violence in their homes, at work on the streets. that is not rare. what we have to do as a society and certainly those of us that our policymakers have got to do is make sure that there are a punishable crimes of violence against women and girls that are taken seriously. if you look at data around rape conviction or domestic abuse conviction, the vast majority of people who come forward and say they've been a victim of that crime will never ever see a police referral of their case to the crown prosecution service, this is vanishingly rare, and vanishingly rare is people getting a conviction so we have to do something. we have to stop the system where violence against women and girls is something people feel they can do on the streets, homes and workplaces with total impunity! i want to see men as part of the debate because violence against women and girls is something i will against women and girls is something iwill campaign against women and girls is something i will campaign for against women and girls is something iwill campaignforand against women and girls is something i will campaign for and have campaigned for all my life but the reality of what we are talking about here is men's violence and men have a responsibility tojoin in here is men's violence and men have a responsibility to join in this conversation to take action and to start doing something about the fact women are frightened to walk the streets. we women are frightened to walk the streets. ~ ,., women are frightened to walk the streets. ~ ., ., ., ., streets. we saw a lot of men on social media _ streets. we saw a lot of men on social media saying _ streets. we saw a lot of men on social media saying what - streets. we saw a lot of men on social media saying what can . streets. we saw a lot of men on j social media saying what can we streets. we saw a lot of men on i social media saying what can we do to be allies, what can we do if we are walking down a relatively quiet street, whatever time of day, and there is a woman in front of me, what can i do to make herfeel safer? clearly, men are thinking about this and they have to be part of the solution because the vast majority of violent crimes are carried out by men on women. i spoke a little earlier to the director of the end violence against women campaign and she said in her... oh, whata shame, we campaign and she said in her... oh, what a shame, we have lostjess phillips in the middle of that conversation, let's see if we can get her back. she is back, great, good to have you back. i was saying i spoke earlier to a campaigner, she was talking about the most recent report at the beginning of this year calling for a single joined report at the beginning of this year calling for a singlejoined up strategy to deal with violence against women, championed by ministers. do you think there is enough of a joined up approach at the moment? what does a joined up approach look like to you? explain that to us. , �* ., ., that to us. there isn't one, and currently _ that to us. there isn't one, and currently have _ that to us. there isn't one, and currently have a _ that to us. there isn't one, and currently have a vyners - that to us. there isn't one, and currently have a vyners against women's is an girls strategy for the country that hasn't been updated in a timely manner and the government are seeking to take some of the biggest things out of that strategy and talk about it as if it isn't a crime that largely happens to women. the reality is we haven't done enough and year on year we've seen prosecutions fall to the point where criminality for these things is almost impossible to achieve, that is how it feels. what a joined up approach would look like is that health services are involved, that education is involved, that this is a housing solution for women, that this isn'tjust a criminaljustice solution in court. if you work with people, you work with victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence, street harassment, what is everybody�*s strategy to be doing something about this? if rare everybody's strategy to be doing something about this? if we take a ve basic something about this? if we take a very basic and _ something about this? if we take a very basic and fundamental - something about this? if we take a l very basic and fundamental approach to this and think about people walking around on the streets, this is about a conversation between adults, a conversation that should be started in schools with boys and girls about how we behave around one another. and also about thinking about how the other person might fuel. �* , ,., , about how the other person might fuel. absolutely! we've pushed for compulsory _ fuel. absolutely! we've pushed for compulsory education _ fuel. absolutely! we've pushed for compulsory education and - fuel. absolutely! we've pushed for compulsory education and we - fuel. absolutely! we've pushed for compulsory education and we willl compulsory education and we will have to see how that roll—out goes. with regard to relationship and gender roles and stereotyping, and how it feels to grow up in a world where your sister is under more threat than you are. that sort of thing has to happen. the reality is until we start taking violence against women and girls as seriously as it is, if there was a death because of any other crime, because of terrorism, because of, you know, any other violent incident, we see when knife crime incidents cause a big issue, how so much political weight goes into that when those things are on the rise, every single week, week in, week out, violence against women and girls is taking and damaging the lives of massive swathes of our population and we just don't care about it as much as we should. just don't care about it as much as we should-— just don't care about it as much as we should. jess phillips, thank you ve much we should. jess phillips, thank you very much for— we should. jess phillips, thank you very much forjoining _ we should. jess phillips, thank you very much forjoining us _ we should. jess phillips, thank you very much forjoining us today. - the uk foreign secretary, dominic raab, has issued a rebuke to china, after beijing approved controversial new laws, paving the way for hong kong's electoral system to be overhauled. the move will reduce democratic representation and allow a pro—beijing panel to vet candidates deemed as "patriotic". in a statement, mr raab said it was the latest step by beijing to "hollow out the space for democratic debate" in hong kong. our correspondent steve mcdonnell is in beijing and explained how the new laws were approved. what they've done in that final session is overwhelmingly rubber—stamp through changes developed by china's communist party leadership to overhaul the electoral system in hong kong, changes which will mean that there will be no official political opposition in hong kong's mini parliament any more. they do this by basically vetting all candidates standing in elections in hong kong and also enabling pro—beijing committee to directly appoint members of the legislative council fare. appoint members of the legislative council there. for those who want to know about the vote, here we go. in terms of when people are asked what do you think about this proposal to change hong kong electoral system, 2895 for, zero against, and one abstention. now, most of the votes today went that way. there aren't that many of them, there are around ten. for example, two others which were zero against was approving the government work report, the sort of big report on all the operations of the government, and also changes to the national people's congress rules, zero people voted against that. interestingly, though, it is only a little bit of dissent, i guess, but when people were asked to approve the work of the supreme court, 65 delegates voted against that motion, and 52 against the work of the prosecutors in this country. so, something is going on there, whereby some in the sort of upper echelons of the communist party are not happy with how the supreme court is going about its work. it's interesting, given the prosecutors here have a virtually ioo% success rate in the courts, i don't know where... ..what is prompting that dissent. john lewis has warned that there will be more store closures as it revealed an annual pre—tax loss of £517 million. it's thought to be the first annual loss in its history. the partnership's chairperson sharon white has been speaking to the bbc, and said that decision on which stores will be closed has yet to be announced. no decisions have been taken. as you imagine when we do take a decision our partners will be the first to know. it is part of a broader picture. you know, you look at the last year, this has been the biggest economic shock, the biggest public health emergency any of us have lived through. we have had a decades worth of changes in shopping habits in one yearand worth of changes in shopping habits in one year and we are adapting fast and we are changing faster how our customers want to shop with us. that was sharon — customers want to shop with us. that was sharon white. earlier i spoke to the bbc�*s business correspondent victoria fritz and asked her exactly how many stores can we expect to see close? the short answer is they are looking at the moment, and they will come back at the end of march with negotiations ongoing with landlords. now we know that it is probably likely to be up to eight department stores that will not reopen when the shops start reopening in april, and nonessential retail is allowed to be continued in britain but it is unknown where those locations might be but sharon white was talking about how there are areas that will not profitably sustain a john lewis store which is incredibly sad because as we all know they can act as anchors on high streets, you might go in thinking you're going to pick up one thing from a john lewis store and actually you're probably going to get a coffee on your way and do other things, so other smaller retail units often benefit from the traffic generated from those larger stores, exactly the same situation with shopping centres as well. when it comes to job losses, it isn'tjust the losses that might come from the headquarters, from all the department stores, think about futurejob department stores, think about future job losses as well because these big retailers are often a rite of passage for youngsters as they are entering the workforce, so their first taste of income and independence, and that all—important crucial work experience on young cvs as well so it isn'tjust the jobs immediately, which is something we've been seeing last year with the stores they were closing last year, which is part of the restructuring they've seen this year of restructuring the business but it is the future losses i am thinking about as well. it's exactly one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic — that's the point the disease was confirmed as a truly global problem. covid—i9 has so far claimed 2.6 million lives but there is hope on the horizon as vaccines reach some of the furthest corners of the world. our global health correspondent, naomi grimley, has been looking at the pandemic, one year in. it's been a year that most of us will remember for the rest of our lives. one of grief and loneliness on a scale none of us could have imagined. it is exactly 12 months since the world health organization officially sounded the alarm about the seriousness of covid—i9. we have therefore met the assessment that covid—i9 can be characterised as a pandemic. and, yet, after a whirlwind of scientific discoveries, we are now seeing vaccines being distributed to some of the most remote communities on earth. in brazil they've mounted a vaccination campaign reaching reservations and villages like this one deep in the amazon jungle. translation: i'm happy. we are grateful for the vaccination so we will not catch the disease and my people will get better. because of a new variant spreading their brazil has seen some of the worst death toll figures since the pandemic began in the last few days. but overall scientists are positive about bringing the pandemic to an end. we are in a much more powerful situation because we understand so much more about the virus now so i am very optimistic for the future, we have a better handle on the virus and we are able to keep up, i suppose, with the race against an evolving virus. this graph shows some of the differences in pace, however, of vaccination rates globally. chile, israel and the us have powered ahead. faring less well are brazil, russia and china. in europe, there's been a huge amount of disquiet over disappointing vaccine rates. the situation in france has not been helped by negative remarks from president macron about the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine which he later retracted. this family doctor is doing his best to persuade reluctant patients. translation: there's always a hesitation and we have - to convince some patients. that's time and energy used. if we don't have support both from government and media, it's hard to go up from there. patients trust us but only to a certain extent. meanwhile, the international covax programme says it's delivered over 20 million doses to more than 20 developing countries, mostly in africa. but it is really only enough to vaccinate key medical workers. whether it is drive—through vaccinations in la or doctors and nurses in nigeria, get ready for an increasingly divided world, depending on who has been vaccinated and who hasn't. with over 2.6 million deaths in the pandemic so far, everyone can agree that much better protections are needed to ensure it never happens again. naomi grimley, bbc news. here in the uk, new research suggest there's been a fall in the amount of sugar consumed through fizzy drinks in the year since the government imposed a sugar tax. the drop is said to be about 10% but it's not because people drank fewer soft drinks, as our health correspondent, anna collinson, reports. obesity is seen as one of the biggest health crises facing the uk. to try and tackle the problem, three years ago, the government brought in a tax to discourage customers, particularly children, from buying the most sugary drinks. if a beverage contains more than five grams of sugar per 100 millimetres, companies have to pay a levy. if it's below that, they don't. now, a study suggests that in the year since this was introduced, there was no change in the total volume of soft drinks bought, but there was a reduction in the amount of sugar consumed, an estimated three teaspoons per person, perweek. researchers believe it's because manufacturers have increased healthier options by changing the formulas for their products, reducing sugar content. it's notjust helping people to have healthier diets to consume less sugar, but the fact that we found no change in the total volume of drinks purchased suggests to us that this is good news for industry as well, that they're selling the same volume of product, but that it's perhaps better for us. experts say cutting out even the smallest amount of sugar will have an impact on the number of people who have obesity and type two diabetes, two groups who are particularly at risk of coronavirus. anna collinson, bbc news. today marks ten years since japan was hit by a four—storey—high tsunami, which left 18,000 people dead and countless communities devastated. a moment of silence was observed at the exact time that the disaster struck, with prime minister yoshihide suga and emperor naruhito attending a memorial event in tokyo. the tsunami also sparked the most severe nuclear accident in 25 years, at the fukushima power plant. our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, has been meeting some of the people whose lives were changed forever on that day. a major earthquake hit japan. .. march 11th 2011, on the north—east coast of japan, a huge earthquake has triggered a giant tsunami. live pictures are broadcast around the world as the waves sweep through the majorfishing port, destroying everything in its path. by the end of the day, one in ten of the residents are missing. among them are this man's family, including his wife and 14—year—old daughter. ten years on, he takes me to the place his house once stood. clutched in his arms, his most precious possession — his daughter's school uniform, all that he has to remember her by. translation: in the beginning, i was drinking heavily. _ i really don't remember much of the first three years after the earthquake. after four years, i started to tell my story. i had a fight with my wife that morning before the earthquake struck. so now i tell people, "what would you do if tomorrow never comes?" i tell them to live every single day as if you don't have tomorrow. down the coast, the tsunami triggered a second disaster at the fukushima nuclear plant. explosions ripped through the reactor buildings, releasing a huge radioactive cloud. today, the two towns closest to the fukushima plant remain deserted, frozen in time. the plant itself is now circled by vast waste dumps. underneath these green sheets are millions of tonnes of contaminated topsoil. unlike with chernobyl, the japanese government has set out to decontaminate the land here around the fukushima plant. vast areas of topsoil have been removed, creating millions and millions of tonnes of waste. and here behind me, you can see new towns being built for the nuclear evacuees. in large part, it has been a success. the radiation levels here are very low. it is safe for people to return to live here. unfortunately, there is no guarantee they will. this man is struggling to open the door to his deserted and badly damaged workshop. after ten years, the roof is falling in. this is where his family made pottery for 300 years. but he now has no desire to see this place decontaminated. translation: this place may look like a mess, but i want it to be left alone. this is my home. i have so many memories here. i don't want others to come in and trample on everything. on the spot where his house once stood, he has planted three pine trees to commemorate those he lost. nearby, a huge new sea wall has been built to protect the area from future tsunamis. but he too has no desire to return to live here next to the ocean that took his family from him ten years ago. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news. let's speak now to tom greatrex, ceo of the nuclear industry association, the trade body of the civil nuclear industry in the uk. thanks very much forjoining us. if you look back over the past decade since fukushima, what would you say has changed in the nuclear industry since that time? i has changed in the nuclear industry since that time?— since that time? i think 'ust seeing those pictures * since that time? i think 'ust seeing those pictures again, _ since that time? i thinkjust seeing | those pictures again, remembering your, ten years ago, it brings it home, the number of people, 19,000 that died as a result of the tsunami, and the effect of that tsunami, and the effect of that tsunami was absolutely huge and devastating for those communities. in terms of the nucleoside, it is important to remember there's only been one death associated with excess radiation but the disruption on the lives of the communities, and i visited it a couple of years ago, it is very eerie and is significant. you see a band in relation what that means for nuclear more widely, well, what happened in fukushima and the consequence of the tsunami and the flooding of the cooling system and the back—up generators, which is what led to the explosion, was a result of their being definable and potential risks not being mitigated, and a failure of regulation. in the uk, what happened almost exactly ten years ago was the then coalition government had a review of all of our existing fleet and the plans for new power stations to ensure that that could not happen in the uk, that could not happen in the uk, that the back—up systems were there, and they were able to resist anything like that, even though that could happen a thousand times more likely injapan at could happen a thousand times more likely in japan at that could happen a thousand times more likely injapan at that point. japan's nuclear safety commission had never been independent from the industry, it was said. is there that separation of powers in most parts of the world or not?— of the world or not? yes, there is and in the — of the world or not? yes, there is and in the uk _ of the world or not? yes, there is and in the uk we _ of the world or not? yes, there is and in the uk we have _ of the world or not? yes, there is and in the uk we have an - of the world or not? yes, there is - and in the uk we have an independent body of government, whose role is to regulate, and they do that on all of the nuclear sites in the uk which is the nuclear sites in the uk which is the same in a number of other countries where nuclear power as part of the mix, in canada in the us and many other countries. it is essential the regulation is independent and it should be, and it absolutely is. independent and it should be, and it absolutely is— absolutely is. radiation knows no boundaries. _ absolutely is. radiation knows no boundaries, there _ absolutely is. radiation knows no boundaries, there needs - absolutely is. radiation knows no boundaries, there needs to - absolutely is. radiation knows no boundaries, there needs to be i boundaries, there needs to be international cooperation when it comes to nuclear safety but how do you ensure that in a world where we have seen a rise in isolationism? in terms of civil nuclear and nuclear power, there are very strong cultures of international cooperation. the iaea, part of the un, works across pretty much every country, and there is a lot of cooperation between regulators. radiation is everywhere, you are right, if you go to: eat a banana, you will be exposed to more naturally occurring radiation than if you stood next to a nuclear power station. —— if you go to cornwall or eat a banana. it is everywhere in our life, but what happened ten years ago demonstrates there is a big psychological impact around the fear and lack of understanding about radiation, which is a bigger challenge for the entire community, notjust challenge for the entire community, not just the challenge for the entire community, notjust the industry, but in society more generally. the german resonse society more generally. the german response was _ society more generally. the german response was to _ society more generally. the german response was to greatly _ society more generally. the german response was to greatly scale i society more generally. the german response was to greatly scale back | response was to greatly scale back its number of nuclear powered reactors. the risk, the price, was deemed to be far too high by angela merkel, of continuing with its nuclear programme. so how much do we need to be reliant on nuclear power in the desire to kind of leave carbon fuels behind? if we look at other forms of energy, like solar, wind, et cetera, how much do we need to be reliant on the nuclear? i think germany is a very interesting example and explains the german political decision about ten years ago. the consequence of that has been, despite a massive expansion in wind and solar in germany, carbon emissions have hardly gone down at all. why is that? it is because what they have had to do to provide reliable, secure energy supply for industry in the south of germany, is by burning lignite, the dirtiest form of coal you can imagine. some studies have shown it is about 1000 lives per year that have been shortened as well as the additional carbon released. if we want to have a situation where we are not actually limiting people's lives as actually limiting people's lives as a result of carbon emissions, we need to have a mixture of energy use, and in the uk and across the world, that means nuclear as part of that mix for the times at which renewables like wind and solar are not able to deliver as much as they have done. that is an impact we have seenin have done. that is an impact we have seen injapan at the moment. in japan, emissions are up, it is relying significantly on importing liquefied gas and burning coalfor its electricity since the reduction in nuclear, and it is starting to gradually reopen nuclear power plants injapan, but it is leading to a situation where there is more damage being done as a result of high carbon emissions.— damage being done as a result of high carbon emissions. thank you very much — high carbon emissions. thank you very much for— high carbon emissions. thank you very much for your _ high carbon emissions. thank you very much for your time. - high carbon emissions. thank you very much for your time. thank i high carbon emissions. thank you i very much for your time. thank you. hello, this is bbc news with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: human remains have been found in the search for missing sarah everard. a metropolitan police officer is being questioned on suspicion of murder. the uk government is considering whether china's latest move to control hong kong elections breaches the sino—british joint declaration. john lewis confirms another raft of store closures as it announces an annual pre—tax loss of £517 million, thought to be the first annual loss in its history. and it's exactly one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. a huge financial aid package to help americans struggling through the pandemic has cleared its final hurdle. president biden's plan, worth almost £2 trillion, has passed both houses of congress without a single republican vote in favour. he'll sign it into law on friday. from washington, here's lebo diseko. this is a huge victory for democrats. president biden's first major piece of legislation will become law. speaking after it was passed, democratic leaders of congress said the bill will give vital help to americans. you will receive $1400 cheques by the end of march. help is on the way. vaccines will be available far more quickly to far more people in a shorter time. help is on the way. for many, that is sorely needed. the economy is down 9.5 million jobs from february last year and around 40% of americans say they still feel the financial impact of the pandemic. i do need help right now. more than ever. christy was laid off in november. it is like having a huge anxiety attack every single day. the motion is adopted. this was a vote strictly on party lines. not a single republican voted for it in either chamber of congress and say democrats sidelined their concerns and the bill contains things that are unrelated to the pandemic. this is not a rescue bill. it is not a relief bill. it is a laundry list of left—wing priorities that predate the pandemic and do not meet the needs of american families. no wonder even house democrats have said there they are embarrassed by what is in it. despite that criticism, president biden insists this is a win for everybody. this will represent an historic victory for the american people, and i look forward to signing it later this week. joe biden began his term promising to work across the political aisle. although he met with them early on, he and democrats decided to advance this bill in a way that did not require republican votes. the president will need them to pass future legislation due to an upcoming bill on infrastructure to that support looks unlikely to be forthcoming. miniature cameras that are small enough to be swallowed and can film tumours in the gut are being trialled in the fight against bowel cancer. the devices, called pillcams, are encased in a capsule to make them easier to ingest, and it is hoped they can replace more invasive methods of screening. around 11,000 patients across england are set to take part in the initial trial in over a0 areas of the country. let's speak now to genevieve edwards, chief executive of the charity bowel cancer uk. thank you very much forjoining us. what do you know about this development, the history of it, from the initial idea to now the trials? well, it is an incredible innovation it is called the colon endoscopy, it takes about 6—8 hours to make its way through your body, taking two photographs every second, and it can be used to rule out bowel cancer and reduces the need for colonoscopy services. so it is really fantastic news, and it will take pressure off hospital services and mean that patients are able to do this test in the comfort of their own homes. 50 the comfort of their own homes. so many advantages, presumably it means that more people can be checked out and faster than compared to traditional endoscopies. yes, and it is really important, _ traditional endoscopies. yes, and it is really important, because - is really important, because endoscopy services were at capacity and really struggling going into the pandemic, and we all know what a disruptive effect that has had on cancer services, from screening through diagnostics and treatment. so to have something like this, which takes that pressure off, it will be trialled in about 11,000 patients to start with. it is also being trialled with patients in parts of scotland too. it will be a game changer for the parts of scotland too. it will be a game changerfor the nhs capacity and for patients, i am delighted to see this today.— and for patients, i am delighted to see this today. how many people are diarnosed see this today. how many people are diagnosed with _ see this today. how many people are diagnosed with bowel— see this today. how many people are diagnosed with bowel cancer- see this today. how many people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each i diagnosed with bowel cancer each year? it diagnosed with bowel cancer each ear? , ., .,, diagnosed with bowel cancer each ear? , ., ., , . ., ., year? it is the fourth most common cancer in the _ year? it is the fourth most common cancer in the uk, _ year? it is the fourth most common cancer in the uk, but _ year? it is the fourth most common cancer in the uk, but it _ year? it is the fourth most common cancer in the uk, but it is _ year? it is the fourth most common cancer in the uk, but it is the i cancer in the uk, but it is the second biggest cancer killer, and it really shouldn't be. and this is because of people not being diagnosed early enough. now, diagnosis at stage one, most people will survive that, but if you are diagnosed at a four, your survival chances are less than 10%. so something that helps to speed up diagnosis, meaning that people get a diagnosis, meaning that people get a diagnosis when it is more curable, is fantastic news. polite early diagnosis, as with any illness, crucial, particularly so diagnosis, as with any illness, crucial, particularly— crucial, particularly so with cancers and _ crucial, particularly so with cancers and this _ crucial, particularly so with cancers and this type i crucial, particularly so with cancers and this type of. crucial, particularly so with i cancers and this type of cancer. if someone is concerned, let's take this opportunity, what signs should they be looking for if they are worried about their health? the red flan worried about their health? the red flag symptoms _ worried about their health? the red flag symptoms are _ worried about their health? the red flag symptoms are any _ worried about their health? the red flag symptoms are any bleeding i worried about their health? the red i flag symptoms are any bleeding from your bottom or blood in your poo, or if you have pain in your tummy, unexpected weight loss, tiredness, that sort of thing. that doesn't mean you have got cancer, most people would have something else entirely, but if something doesn't feel right to you, please see your gp. the nhs is really at pains to stress that they are open, they want to see you, and they will do so safely, so anything that doesn't feel right for you, and all of the symptoms are on our website, go and see them. polite genevieve, good to talk to about this incredible innovation. now, in the last few moments. _ innovation. now, in the last few moments, home _ innovation. now, in the last few moments, home secretary i innovation. now, in the last few moments, home secretary priti| innovation. now, in the last few i moments, home secretary priti patel has made a statement about the case of the missing sarah everard, and let's just show you that. the home secretary says i am deeply saddened by the developments in the sarah everard investigation, my heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with sarah, herfamily and friends thoughts and prayers are with sarah, her family and friends at this unbearable time. his statement goes on, many women have shared their stories and concerns online since there are's disappearance last week. these are so powerful, because each and every woman should be able to walk on our streets without fear of harassment or violence. this deeply sad and tragic time, as we pray for sarah and herfamily, i will continue through my role to do all i can to protect women and girls from violence and harassment. that statement from the home secretary, priti patel, as the investigation continues into missing sarah everard. please confirm in last night that human remains, what they believe to be human remains, have been discovered in a wooded area of kent. a man who is a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. that statement isjust coming and murder of sarah everard. that statement is just coming in from the home secretary, priti patel. the number of people in england waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. figures from nhs england show that 4.59 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of january — the highest number since records began in 2007. the number of people waiting more than 52 weeks to start hospital treatment stood at more than 300,000. a boy who suffered life—changing burns in a caravan fire that killed his younger brother is attempting to scale the height of everest at home. harley's family was told to prepare for the worst after the fire, but he's since made a remarkable recovery. now he wants to raise money for the charity that helped get him back on his feet. a warning — tomos morgan's report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. coming home to the house is when it really hit. everything was just so different and so quiet. on january 19th last year, zach and his older brother harley, were staying with their father in a caravan when a fire broke out overnight. harley was saved by their heroic father. but as the blaze grew stronger, zach was unable to be rescued and died. the police came then. even though i knew what they were going to say, about zach, when they said it, it was just... everything just came crashing and it was just... i was in shock. the surviving son was transported by air ambulance to bristol for immediate surgery, as mum erin made a three and a half hour drive in the car as fast as she could to be there for harley. they sat us down and said it wasn't looking very good and to obviously be prepared for the worst and for harley to not make it. no matter what they they said, couldn't prepare us for when we walked into that room. it was a big shock. he was in a critical condition on intensive care. the prognosis wasn't good. the medical teams kept preparing the family for the worst. but on week three... harley! ..harley took his first steps since the blaze. his recovery was remarkable, miraculous, better than most had predicted. in another three weeks, he was home. and just over a year later... ..look at him now. like every five—year—old boy, he's as active, lively and cheeky as ever. and just wants to play. ok, we'll do one more slide down and then you're going to sit down. 0k. his recovery will continue at swansea over the next few years. so harley and older brother alex have decided to do something to help the welsh dragons burns club, a charity there. the boys are on day 15 of their challenge. they have 39,662 steps. are you ready, boys? yeah. go! climbing snowdon is off limits due to lockdown, so it's the stairs. but the highest mountain in wales wasn't enough of a challenge. so the aim, over 12 weeks, is to climb the 114,000 steps needed to summit everest. alex, how are you finding it so far? er, it's a bit tiring. the cause of the fire is still unknown. it's not being treated as suspicious, and the family are awaiting an inquest. every day there'll be something that will remind me of zach, or what's happened, and then i'll get emotional and it'll be hard. but then i do always have the kids to pick me back up and get on with it for them. his positivity and his energy definitely helps us all get through, i think, especially me. just seeing his his attitude towards it all is definitely what kept me going. have you done it today? no. no? are we going to do it when we get home? actually, i'm buying - something from the shop. buying something from the shop, ok. two weeks down, and if the remarkable recovery of this young lad is anything to go by, a few stairs won't be getting in his way. tomos morgan, bbc news. what a remarkable little boy, i am sure we will get a update on his progress, climbing the equivalent of everest, well done to him. human remains have been found in the search for missing sarah everard. a metropolitan police officer is being questioned on suspicion of murder. the uk government is considering whether china's latest move to control hong kong elections breaches the sino—british joint declaration. john lewis confirms another raft of store closures as it announces an annual pre—tax loss of £517 million, thought to be the first annual loss in its history. a restaurant owner who wanted to give back to the community during the coronavirus outbreak will today reach the milestone of delivering 100,000 meals to hospital staff, community centres, homeless projects and care homes. sujan katuwal had feared at the beginning of the pandemic that panas gurkha restaurant may have to close. however, after being inspired to help those in his local area, he has since gained incredible recognition for his work. he has been awarded a queen's award for voluntary service and had the backing and support from high profile names such asjoanna lumley. earlier i spoke to sujan katuwal, joanna lumley, and margarita vidiella from the lewisham and greenwich nhs trust charity, which has benefited from deliveries, and he began by explaining by and his wife had decided to start them. me and wife had decided to start them. idle and my wife had decided to start them. iie and my wife wife had decided to start them. iij: and my wife were planning to wife had decided to start them. ii: and my wife were planning to give the restaurant back to the landlord. when i came home from the restaurant, she said, why don't we help the community before we run away? when we started, we never looked back. the hospital, those ambulance drivers, giving them the meals i got from my wife and my mum. quite an operation, hundreds of meals prepared every night, so once you started, you didn't look back. how much help have you had? well, obviously, my staff, my customers, there are a few customers, you know, they have always stood by me, they always come, like every other day they come and ask me how i am doing, if i need any help. and then obviouslyjoanna lumley! she is a big fan of me, please, we thank her for what she has done to the nepalese community. i know members of your family have served in the gurkhas, sujan, and joanna has been a huge supporter of the gurkhas. joanna, let's turn to you, i understand sujan wrote an e—mail to you and you got back in touch, that is how the connection developed in the first instance. i wasjust so impressed by this initiative, it seems such a generous and open—hearted thing to do to look out and realise that people who are terribly busy literally won't have time to get food, and the food that sujan makes is absolutely delicious. i know because i have tried it, it is quite first—class! but the idea of some rice and hot curried stuff in a lovely little container, which you can eat on the go, and that idea just snowballed and snowballed, and i love the idea that he took in the homeless community, care workers, everybody everybody in need, anciliary staff. it wasjust wonderful, and the numbers crept and crept, and then sujan, a great celebration as you crack through the 100,000 free meals, it is quite sensational. let me just pop back to sujan, have you already hit 100,000, or is that today? we are going to go across that barrier today, annita. what a moment that will be, definitely cause for celebration. joanna, have you been involved in delivering any of the meals? i hope today i'm going to be packing some of them, i have been rushing around, with the restrictions, one couldn't really do it, but i have been a silent person in the background, i hope assisting and supporting. i was going to ask what people's reactions were when they saw joanna lumley standing there, but behind the scenes, we all need people working hard behind the scenes as well. margarita, to you next, you and your staff, you have been benefiting from all this wonderful cooking, i believe a medium hot chicken curry is the dish that sujan is delivering, he and his staff, delivering, and who doesn't love a medium hot chicken curry, frankly?! what difference has it made, to have people think about you as health workers and deliver something at a time when you would be under such stress and so very busy? it has meant so much _ to my colleagues in the front line, and to all the other colleagues working in hospital. _ iasjoanna said, a lot of the time, i they didn't have time to have a hot meal, and therefore to have that delicious curry delivered - by the community has been fantastic. so we are really grateful to sujan. it has been absolutely incredible, we have been really touched i by the support, and i think it really demonstrates i how valued our colleagues are. and how did these deliveries happen in the first instance? did someone get in touch orjust turn up with the food? no, there is a little bitj of a distance involved, so sujan and his team got in touch with us, i and we said we would be delighted, and he said that he and his team i were very generous in offering them to the two hospitals in lewisham i and in woolwich, and also - some of our community settings, so it has been really fantastic, it has been really welcome. i i haven't tried one myself, - i look forward to trying one soon! i think you must, absolutely! sujan, i know you said you had been inspired by captain sir tom moore, by marcus rashford in your efforts, and are you going to keep going with this? you will get to 100,000 today, then what is next? thank you! today is the end of the 100,000, then i will begin a newjourney that is called panas helping hands. i will carry on my work, what i have been doing, i might go a bit further, like south london, if any people need my help. but i will continue doing good work. joanna, do you think sujan embodies the nepalese spirit, which you know so well? i absolutely do — cheerful, generous to a fault, the best friends this country could ever have. we have not got time to talk about his other projects that he set up back in his own country and in india, is simply remarkable man, and this is a wonderful project, i am very proud to be his friend and supporter. and when we, amidst all the doom and gloom, because certainly we have had plenty of that in the last year, when you hear wonderful stories of people responding in this way and putting in such a huge amount of effort to serve their communities, it is really heart—warming, isn't it, joanna? i think it inspires us all, that is the truth of it, and sujan said he was inspired by captain tom, and there are so many untold stories of sacrifice and help which go unreported, annita, as you know, and it is heart—warming to know of something on the scale, and for me, being in south london, just in my hood, as you would say! just a final word to you, sujan, you are doing all this charity work, obviously you are doing take a ways as well, but you must be so looking forward to customers being able to come back into your restaurant as well. i can't wait, to be honest, everyone is asking when we will be open, joanna will be the first person coming to panas! chanua, an eight—year—old black rhino, has embarked on a 4,000—mile trip from england to africa tojoin a conservation project. luxmy gopal followed the first leg of her epicjourney from north yorkshire to tanzania. chanua has been training for this moment for weeks. her keepers in yorkshire have worked on coaxing the eight—year—old black rhino to step into the crate. and now, for the final time, the barrier comes down and she's safely stowed, ready to start herjourney to africa. getting a crate holding a one tonne rhino onto a lorry is no mean feat. but this precious cargo is worth the effort. chanua's new life in east africa is part of a vital conservation mission to help revive the black rhino population, a critically endangered species. she's travelling from her home in malton, down to hythe in kent, where she'll spend time with two other captive females before they're all transported by air to tanzania, tojoin a new herd of rhinos brought there from other zoos. like her predecessor, almaty, who was moved to rwanda in 2019, her transition to life in the wild will be gradual, with the team helping the herd adjust. we need to assimilate them to the natural diet in the area, wean them off of the zoo food which we've been feeding her, and the dried pellets, and start introducing her to local flora, specifically alfalfa. it's a long drive down to kent. luckily, she seems to be a calm passenger, even when a stop—off at the services is needed. and finally, the first leg of herjourney is complete. luxmy gopal, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. the day may have started a little bit earlier for some of you thanks to those strong winds rattling many a window up and down the country. the strongest of the winds overnight were in north—west wales, capel curig, snowdonia, 86 miles an hour! strongest winds in wales since february last year. but even in that, in parts of gloucestershire, winds approaching 70 miles an hour. those were the peak winds, they are nowhere near as strong but it is still going to be a blustery day with a mixture of sunshine and showers. this big curl of cloud is where the persistent rain is on its way out, speckled cloud, an indication that through the rest of today ever—changing skies. don't be fooled by sunshine out there because every so often the skies will darken, you could see some heavy, thundery showers rattle across. just about anyone could see them and they could come, as i said, with hail and thunder. winds were at their strongest this morning for many of you, so, whilst still blustery, easing a little bit into the afternoon, but as we head into the evening, north—west scotland 60 miles an hour gusts are possible, and those winds will be making it feel cooler than 7—12 c would perhaps suggest. it does stay windy into this evening and overnight, showers in eastern areas in the south will fade, though. clearer skies here but the showers keep going to the north and west, changing to sleet and snow over higher ground, and more frequent showers pushing in from the west later. what you'll also notice as we go into friday morning, these are the temperatures as we start the day, 2—5. it will be cold out there tomorrow morning, so wear something warm and take something waterproof again, particularly during the morning. showers are possible just about anywhere. hail, thunder, again winding over the hills possible but during the afternoon, fewer showers across england and wales, and there will still be a bit of sunshine between the showers in scotland and northern ireland although northern ireland will cloud over more generally during the second half of the day. temperatures down a degree or so on today's values. as we go into the weekend, we get sandwiched between low pressure to the north—east of us and high pressure to the south—west. keeping north—westerly winds which will bring batches of weather fronts, one pushing through friday night into saturday so a wet night for some, some of the rain, sleet and hill snow lingering over these central parts during the day. either side of it, some sunshine around, the best of which towards southern counties and it will be another cool day. a similar day to come for sunday, the best of the sunshine in the south, sunshine and showers elsewhere, the wind easing down. going into next week, high pressure builds a bit more and it will become a lot less windy than it is at the moment. see you soon. this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at 11:00am... the prime minister says he's "deeply saddened" after human remains were found in the search for sarah everard. a police officer is being questioned on suspicion of murder. i speak on behalf of all my colleagues when i say that we are utterly appalled at this dreadful, dreadful news. the case has prompted a huge amount of discussion, with women sharing their experiences of feeling unsafe on the streets —and men asking what they can do to help women feel safe — let me know about your experiences or your thoughts on this by getting in touch on twitter at bbcjoannag or with the hashtag bbcyourquestions. figures from nhs england show the number of people waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. john lewis confirms another raft of store closures as it announces an annual pre—tax loss of £517 million — the first annual loss in its history. it's exactly one year since the world health organisation officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. the foreign secretary issues a strong reboke to china — after its latest move to control hong kong elections is ratified. hello and welcome to bbc news. a serving police officer is being questioned on suspicion of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who was last seen in south london more than a week ago. police investigating her disappearance have found what they believe to be human remains in woodland in kent. the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, said it was incredibly rare for someone to be abducted on the street — but she understood that women may be feeling scared. aru na iyengar reports. all along the route sarah took from clapham common over a week ago, posters bearing her image are stuck to every lamp post and bus stop, appealing for information. but yesterday evening, police search teams investigating sarah's disappearance, discovered what appears to be human remains in woodland in ashford, kent. police say they are not yet able to confirm any identity and that might take considerable time. officers also searched this house in deal, kent. cars were taken away. it is believed to be the home of a serving police officer. he has been arrested on suspicion of sarah's kidnap and murder. and over a separate allegation of indecent exposure. the officer in his 40s was responsible for guarding diplomatic buildings. he was not on duty on the night sarah disappeared. a woman in her 30s was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. the news today that it was a metropolitan police officer who was arrested on suspicion of sarah's murder has sent shock waves and anger through the public and through the met. i speak on behalf of all of my colleagues, when i say that we are utterly appalled. sarah's disappearance in these awful and wicked circumstances, i know are every family's worst nightmare. the met commissioner said it was incredibly rare for a woman to be abducted from our streets both patrols have been stepped up in this area of south london. sarah, a marketing executive, had been at her friend's house on leathwaite road, close to clapham common. she left there at around 9:00pm to return to her home in brixton — about a 15 minute walk away. -- 50 —— 50 minutes walk away. police believe she made her way across clapham common. this footage showed sarah on poynders road, part of london's south circular road ataround 9:30pm. it's the last time she was seen. sarah's family is being supported by specialist police officers. her family and friends still want people to come forward to help police with anything they saw that night. we can cross now to the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer, who is launching his party's local election campaign in england. to the upcoming elections, after 11 months behind a camera lens and on a zoom screen, i can't tell you how pleased i am finally to be launching this campaign. to have the opportunity to get out across the country and to make our case for a better future under labour. i want to thank our great deputy leader, angela rayner, and all of our brilliant speakers this morning. from siddique, mark, simon, david and of course, kim. this isjust a glimpse of the labour team that you'll be hearing a lot more from in the weeks to come. and despite the frustrations of not being able to get out of the country in the last few months, i am proud to have worked with our great labour mayors and our candidates. i have seen the difference that labour makes in power in the way mark drakeford's team lead wales through the pandemic, the way that andy burnham, steve rotheram, sadiq khan, and jamie driscoll, stood up for their local communities and how our amazing labour councillors have gone above and beyond that beyond. many others who have secured protective equipment for the front line and we will neverforget the equipment for the front line and we will never forget the labour councils across the country from durham to plymouth, who stepped up when the conservatives refused to provide free school meals. i want to thank all of you for everything that you have done to make a very real difference. now, this year, it has been like none other. when i look back and reflect, i think of our nhs staff, who have worked under the most unimaginable pressure day in, day out and it's not over yet. i think about our care workers who brought hope and compassion to the most vulnerable. i think about how local communities have come together. the small things. a knock on the door, delivering food, delivering medicines, keeping each other safe. delivering medicines, keeping each othersafe. i delivering medicines, keeping each other safe. i think of the businesses who have gone to lengths they never thought possible just to keep their heads above water and i think about the families who haven't been able to see each other or hug their loved ones for almost a year. but i also think of the missed opportunities and the mistakes the conservatives have made because we mustn't let the extraordinary achievements of the nhs in rolling out the vaccine blind us to what happened before. the conservatives were too slow to lockdown, too slow to protect care homes, to slow to get proper protective equipment to the front line and too stubborn to sack dominic cummings, when he broke the rules. a decade of conservative government left britain unprepared going into this pandemic and now they have left us with the highest death toll in europe and the worst economic crisis of any major economy. after everything we have been through, we cannot go back to business as usual. we have to build a betterfuture, and more secure economy that works for everyone and a more prosperous and outward looking country. that's why these elections are so important because they are about how britain recovers, how our communities and public services are run and how we reward our front line. services are run and how we reward ourfront line. there is a simple choice ahead of us. to change or to go back to more of the same. there is one thing we know about the conservatives, don't listen to what they say, watch what they do. a pay cut for nurses, tax rises for families, nothing for social care, no plan to cut nhs waiting lists and no plan to cut nhs waiting lists and no idea how to tackle the single biggest threat that britain faces — the climate emergency. they are masks are slipping. we are seeing the realface of masks are slipping. we are seeing the real face of this conservative party, out of touch, out of ideas... a party that gives a 40% pay rise to dominic cummings but a pay cut for our nurses. a party that gives billions to... and nothing to our nhs. a party that spent a decade weakening the foundations and now has no answers for the future. under my leadership and with our great candidates across the country, labour offers a very different route to recovery. labour is changing and our priorities are your priorities. securing the economy, protecting the nhs, rebuilding britain. in these elections, a vote for labour is a vote to support our nurses, our doctors, our nhs staff and to reward our key workers. my mum was a nurse. my our key workers. my mum was a nurse. my sister was a nurse. my wife works for the nhs. i know what it means to work in the nhs. when i clapped for our carers, i meant it. the prime minister clapped for our carers and then he slammed the door on them. every vote in this election is a chance to show the conservatives that the british people value our nhs and our key workers so much more than this government does. it is also the chance to show that we can't wait any longer for the conservatives to fix social care. for ten years, they have been promising to fix this. and for ten years, they have failed. and that is why it is so unforgivable that our care homes were left unprotected during this pandemic. we simply can't let them make the same mistakes again. this election is also a chance to vote against the conservatives tax rises on families. that is going to take money out of people's pockets in the worst possible time. the conservatives put the last election with a tax guarantee. the only guarantee now is that families will pay more tax. it is a chance to say that after a decade of conservative mistakes, we need to build a better future, decade of conservative mistakes, we need to build a betterfuture, to rebuild the foundations of our economy, to tackle a regional imbalance and the unfairness that is holding so many people back. to breathe new life into our towns and into our high streets. to make sure our children can seize the opportunities of the future and to back british businesses to create the jobs of the future. it is also a chance to build safer communities. i was director of public prosecutions for five years. that meant working with the police across the country day in, day out. so, i know first hand that it's only through tackling the causes of crime that we can have safer neighbourhoods and fewer victims of crime. labour's police and crime commissioners will have one central focus— the safety of all of our communities. that will make a real difference. these elections are also a chance to unite our country. after everything that we have been through, the last thing we need now is more division. yet, in scotland, the snp are fighting amongst themselves rather than fighting for themselves rather than fighting for the scottish people. there 13 years in power has seen a child poverty rise and educational standards fall. and if you can believe it, scotland now has the lowest life expectancy in western europe and the highest number of drug deaths. that is a record of shame. and what the snp's priority? another divisive referendum. under our brilliant new leader, labourwill referendum. under our brilliant new leader, labour will focus on what unites scotland, not what divides us. covid recovery plan to protect our nhs. a catch—up programme to tackle the snp's appalling failure of education. ajobs programme tackle the snp's appalling failure of education. a jobs programme to get scotland back to work and to build the economy of the future. that is what labour offers in scotland. socialjustice in a modern united kingdom. in wales, it has been mark drakeford's labour government that has taken the tough decisions that were needed. it now has a plan to take wales forward. mark has shown the leadership that has been lacking from borisjohnson. he has shown the difference that labour can make in power. this election is the chance to give welsh labour the tools to finish the job and to deliver recovery that puts jobs and the nhs first. since we were elected, labour has changed. we are reconnecting be we british people in every nation of the united kingdom and we are working hard to rebuild trust. we know there is a long way to go but i am incredibly proud of what we have achieved, whether that is rooting out anti—semitism in our party or rebuilding our relationship with british business, this is a different labour party. under new leadership. we are making a different offer to the british people. above all, these elections are our chance for labour to give something back, to offer the british people a better, more secure future for this country. to reward those who have given so much in the last year and to put labour values into action. there are 57 days until election day, let us make every day count. let's get out there and fight for every vote. let's bring about the change we so desperately need. thank you. over to you, angela. read max keir starmer launching labour's election campaign. lets return to our main story — and a serving police officer is being questioned on suspicion of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who was last seen in south london more than a week ago. police investigating her disappearance have found what they believe to be human remains in woodland in kent. in the last hour, prime minister borisjohnson has tweeted this morning, he said: "i am shocked and deeply saddened by the developments in the sarah everard investigation. like the whole country my thoughts are with her family and friends. we must work fast to find all the answers to this horrifying crime." home secretary priti patel has also released a statement this morning, it reads: "i am deeply saddened by the developments in the sarah everard investigation... many women have shared their stories and concerns online since sarah's disappearance last week. these are so powerful because each and every woman can relate. every woman should feel safe to walk on our streets without fear of harassment or violence." our reporter, simonjones, sent this update from ashford in kent. well, police have described what happens to sarah everard as every family's nightmare. this morning, here at the scene, where human remains were found yesterday, there has been a lot of police activity. we have seen vehicles coming and going and we have seen sniffer dogs being exercised. there are hundreds of officers involved in this case and those investigations are very much continuing. now, initially, the focus had been on south london in clapham, where she was last seen just over a week ago, but yesterday, it dramatically shifted to kent as well as the search here, where the remains were found. also, in a property that might a property which was thought to belong to... the metropolitan police are having to investigate one of their own. the shock waves, they say, is being felt right across the force and in the wider community as well. that is our correspondent, simonjones, covering correspondent, simon jones, covering the correspondent, simonjones, covering the investigation in kent. it has triggered comments on the safety of girls and women walking the streets. thank you very much for your comments, so far. if you want to be part of the conversation here on bbc news, you can get in touch with me directly on twitter... chris rogers has got in touch to say his 14—year—old daughter was approached by a group of 30—year—old men on the street. he says even after she said how old she was, they still made a sexual comments. this was in the middle of the day on saturday. john, says that as a man, i am appalled that women feel afraid to walk in the dark... i will be asking my attention for her thoughts on that. she is coming up... later this hour, i'll be talking to maya tutton, co—founder of our streets now, a movement to end public sexual harassment which she set up with her sister, afer they were both harassed as children. stay with us for that, here on the bbc news channel it's exactly one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic — that's the point the disease was confirmed as a truly global problem. covid—19 has so far claimed 2 point 6 million lives across the world, but there is hope on the horizon as vaccines reach some of the furthest corners of the world. our global health correspondent, naomi grimley, has been looking at the pandemic, one year in. it's been a year that most of us will remember for the rest of our lives. one of grief and loneliness on a scale none of us could imagine. it's exactly 12 months since the world health organization officially sounded the alarm about the seriousness of covid—19. we have therefore made the assessment that covid—19 can be characterised as a pandemic. and yet after a world wind of scientific discoveries, we are now seeing vaccines being distributed to some of the most remote communities on earth. in brazil, they have mounted a vaccination campaign reaching reservations and villages like this one, deep in the amazon jungle. translation: i am happy. we are grateful for the vaccination, so that we will not catch the disease and my people will get better. because of a new variant spreading there, brazil has seen some of the worst death toll figures since the pandemic began in the last few days. but overall, scientists are positive about bringing the pandemic to an end. we are in a much more powerful situation because we understand so much more about the virus now. so, i am very optimistic about the future. i think we will have a better handle on the virus and we will be able to keep up with the race against an evolving virus. this graph shows some of the differences in pace, however, of vaccination rates globally. chile, israel and the us have powered ahead. faring less well are brazil, russia and china. in europe, there has been a huge amount of disquiet over disappointing vaccination rates. the situation in france has not been helped by negative remarks from president macron about the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine, which he later retracted. this family doctor is doing his best to persuade reluctant patients. translation: there is always i a hesitation and we have to convince some patients that it is time and energy used. if we don't have support both from the government and the media, it is hard to go up from there. patients trust us but only to a certain extent. meanwhile, the international covax programme has said that it has delivered over 20 million doses to more than 20 developing countries, mostly in africa. but it is really only enough to vaccinate key medical workers. whether it's drive—through vaccinations in la or doctors and nurses nigeria, get ready for an increasingly divided world depending on who has been vaccinated and who hasn't. with over 2.6 million deaths in the pandemic so far, everyone can agree that much better protections are needed to ensure it never happens again. a new study suggests that cancer patients get less protection than the rest of the population from a single dose of pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. scientists at king's college london and the francis crick institute said this group should receive their second dose more quickly. but cancer research uk said the trial was small, and its findings not yet peer—reviewed, and urged cancer sufferers to continue to follow doctors' advice. the head of a uk press body, has resigned over the statement he issued following the duke and duchess of sussex's comments about racism in the media. ian murray said he would step down from his role at the society of editors so it could "rebuild its reputation". on monday, he defended newspapers against the accusation they were bigoted, but he later faced criticism for those comments. john lewis has warned that there will be more store closures as it revealed an annual pre—tax loss of 517 million pounds. it's thought to be the first annual loss in its history. the partnership's chairperson has been speaking to the bbc, and said that decision on which stores will be closed has yet to be announced. no decisions have been taken, and as you can imagine, once we take a decision, our partners will be the first to know. it is a part of a broader picture. you look at the last year, this has been the biggest economic shock, the biggest public health emergency that any of us have lived through. you have had a decades worth of changes in shopping habits in one year. we are adapting fast and we are trying to change to how our customers want to shop with us. how our customers want to shop with us. our business correspondent victoria fritz has been looking into the story and explains how many stores can we expect to see close. the short answer is, they are looking at the moment and they will come back with an answer in march. we do know it is likely to be up to eight department stores that will not reopen when the shops are reopening in april. and nonessential retail is allowed to continue here in britain. but it is unknown, where these might be. there are simply areas that will not profitably sustain a john lewis store. as we know, they can act as anchors in the high street. you might go in to think that you will pop in from for one thing injohn lewis and you might go for a coffee... it is exactly the same situation with shopping centres as well and when it comes tojob shopping centres as well and when it comes to job losses, it is notjust the losses that might come from the headquarters or all of the department stores but think about the future job losses as well because these big retailers, they are often a rite of passage for youngsters as they are entering the workforce and their first taste of income and independence and also that all important, crucial, work experience on their cvs. so, it's notjust experience on their cvs. so, it's not just the experience on their cvs. so, it's notjust thejobs experience on their cvs. so, it's notjust the jobs immediately experience on their cvs. so, it's not just the jobs immediately and this is something that we have been seeing last year with the stores that they were closing last year and that they were closing last year and that part of the cost that they have seen is well with restructuring the business. it is the future losses that i'm thinking about as well. i just want to bring you one more comment on the conversation that is growing after the disappearance of sarah everard. julian brown has got in touch to say, firstly, ijust want to say it is horrific and saddening to hearfrom mates how this resonates with them and some of the fear is that they have. no women should feel fearful walking the streets of this country and we have to address this as a nation. it is really interesting that the first comment is that i am getting in from you, have been from men. when talking from the perspective of a father and when as a friend of women. perhaps this is conversations that haven't been had and perhaps there hasn't been such an awareness amongst men about how women feel about this. it is great to get your comments. you keep sending them in and we will read them out and you can be part of the conversation that we are having. in a few moments, i will be talking to maya. if you are a woman, tell us about your experiences if you feel like you would like to share them and obviously, we would like to hear from the male perspective as well. we will be talking much more about that injust a we will be talking much more about that in just a few minutes but let's catch up with the weather. hello. the wind is out there for the rest of the day — nowhere near as strong as they were for some of you earlier on, but still, it is going to be a blustery day with ever changing skies. a bit more sunshine to start in the afternoon in eastern areas, but even here, the showers will get going. the showers are already there in the west. some of them are becoming heavy with hail and thunder. so, it could be sunny one minute with lots of downpours the next. when the showers come through, the temperatures will drop and you will notice the wind, still blustery. down on earlier values but the wind gusts in the north of scotland could start to strengthen again up to 50 or 60 mph. those winds will make it feel cooler then the temperatures that are around seven to 11 celsius. this evening and overnight, southern and eastern areas will turn dry as a showers phase, but more showers will start to pack western areas and it will be a cold night tonight with temperatures only a few degrees above freezing. so, a chilly start on friday with another story of sunshine and showers and that story continues right the way through into the weekend. see you later. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the prime minister says he's "deeply saddened" after human remains were found in the search for sarah everard. a police officer is being questioned on suspicion of murder. figures from nhs england show the number of people waiting a to start hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. john lewis confirms another raft of store closures as it announces an annual pre—tax loss of £517m — the first annual loss in its history. it's exactly one year since the world health organisation officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. the foreign secretary issues a strong reboke to china — after its latest move to control hong kong elections is ratified. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. hello there. good morning. full back max malins will make his first start for england in their six nations match against france at twickenham on saturday. he replaces elliot daly in one of three changes to the side beaten by wales, with luke cowan—dickie starting at hooker and charlie ewels named in the second row. malins will line up alongside anthony watson and jonny may in the back three. more rugby union news for you this morning. more rugby union news for you this morning. new zealand's dual—code rugby international sonny bill williams has confirmed his retirement, at the age of 35. he won two rugby union world cups with the all blacks and was part of the kiwi team that reached the rugby league world cup final in 2013. he now plans to concentrate on his boxing career — he's won all seven of his professional heavyweight fights to date. silverstone has been earmarked as one of three tracks ready to stage one of the first sprint races this season, as changes to the traditional run—up to grand prix are trialled. the second practice session on fridays is likely to be replaced by qualifying for the shortened race the following day, which will last about half an hour and will decide grid positions for the grand prix on sunday. the idea is to make race weekends less predictable and increase the sport's fan base. f1 teams are broadly in support of the new format. football isn't the only thing on the mind of chelsea's beth england, the striker is also studying for a degree — and the fa want more players, to think about life after football. they're launching new guidance today, whicih they hope will prevent so many young english players heading for the us college system. our correspondent katie gornall reports: as a player, beth england has a laser focus. it's england from long range...! but the chelsea and england striker has goals off the pitch too. she's studying for a law degree. why choose law? law is just something i've always been interested in. growing up, i used to watch csi, criminal minds, law & order with my mum. i never thought this would be a full—time job, so i always knew that education would have to come into it. afterfootball, you need to make sure that you've got something set up ready for that transition. the fa want to make it easier for the top female players to combine football and education. the new plan is for every women's super league and championship club to be linked with a university or college. we know that whilst the women's game is growing enormously and you can earn a decent living, you're certainly not earning the kind of money that men are earning, and when you get to the end of your career, we want you to have an alternative and we want you to have the best possible chance to do well in life, not just well in football. until now, the usa has always been a big draw when it comes to mixing sport and study. lucy bronze, demi stokes and rachel daly are just some of the current england squad that came through the us college system on soccer scholarships. many players will still go for the experience, but can the english system now make them think twice? england goalkeeper karen bardsley was born in the us and went to college there, but while playing for manchester city, she also studied for a masters in sports directorship. well, i think what's really interesting is, like, the right of accelerated growth and improvement of the wsl. you know, i think if you would have asked some of these girls may be four or five years ago whether they felt they would miss out on anything if they went to the states, they'd probably say no. however, if you ask people now, they definitely say yes, i think. for many, just being paid to play is a dream come true. england's shot — brilliant! now it's about being ready for whatever the future holds. katie gornall, bbc news. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including a look back at the last match played in front of a full crowd — liverpool's champions league game against atletico madrid at anfield a year ago today. thank you very much. first comments from the duke of cambridge after the interview that his brother harry and sister—in—law gave to oprah winfrey at the weekend. the duke of cambridge has defended the royal family against accusations of racism that were made in the interview, saying they are very much not a racist family. they are on a visit to a school in london. they have been out this morning promoting a mental health initiative for children. asked whether he has spoken to his brother, he said he had not yet but he will do. i'm trying to find the lines coming in, he just trying to find the lines coming in, hejust made a trying to find the lines coming in, he just made a few comments. we hope to bring those camera but he is saying he has not yet spoken to his brother but he will do. saying he has not yet spoken to his brother but he will do. the prime minister says he's "shocked and deeply saddened" after human remains were found in kent by police investigating the disappearance of sarah everard. a serving metropolitan police officer is being questioned on suspicion of murdering the 33 year old, who was last seen in clapham in south london a week ago. this case has started a national conversation about women's safety, and joining me now to talk about that is maya tutton, she's the co—founder of our streets now, a movement to end public sexual harassment which she set up with her sister, afer they were both harassed as children. welcome, thank you forjoining us. this conversation has really evolved, bringing in male voices, men standing up and saying how did they support women? in a lot of cases they did not know this is how women feel, did not understand the vulnerability. what are your thoughts on the conversation evolving? i thoughts on the conversation evolvin: ? ,, thoughts on the conversation evolvini ? ,, , thoughts on the conversation evolvini? ~ , ., , , evolving? i think it is absolutely essential that _ evolving? i think it is absolutely essential that men _ evolving? i think it is absolutely essential that men are - evolving? i think it is absolutely essential that men are part i evolving? i think it is absolutely essential that men are part of. evolving? i think it is absolutely i essential that men are part of the conversation and that men reflect on their own actions and their behaviour towards women. i think from a study, one in three men had made sexually harassing comments to women in the last months, off—line and online. that speaks to the long structural embedded patriarchal notion that men can make comments about women's bodies and get away with it. that is why my sister and i started this campaign because we want a world in which women and girls can feel safe in public space. we believe cultural and education changes are at the heart of this and we encourage all male allies to join is in that and all meant to reflect on the role in these structures regarding women and girls. i on the role in these structures regarding women and girls. i want to brini in regarding women and girls. i want to bring in your— regarding women and girls. i want to bring in your twitter page, _ regarding women and girls. i want to bring in your twitter page, it - regarding women and girls. i want to bring in your twitter page, it is i regarding women and girls. i want to bring in your twitter page, it is a i bring in your twitter page, it is a women on a bus being winked at by a man. when you talk about men getting away with sexual harassment, there is sometimes a perception amongst men that it should be flattering. let us just see what the video shows. so that was, the woman, showing on her face so that was, the woman, showing on herface she so that was, the woman, showing on her face she was feeling vulnerable but him standing there looking pretty confident, winking openly at her. talk is through why you decided to make video like that? the her. talk is through why you decided to make video like that?— to make video like that? the crucial thini to make video like that? the crucial thing about — to make video like that? the crucial thing about the _ to make video like that? the crucial thing about the video _ to make video like that? the crucial thing about the video is _ to make video like that? the crucial thing about the video is the - to make video like that? the crucial thing about the video is the girl's i thing about the video is the girl's age. that is something which is the core of our campaign, two thirds of schoolgirls according to plan uk, a children's charity, found that two thirds of schoolgirls have experienced this and a third have experienced this and a third have experienced in their school uniform which says harassment is about power and about men asserting power over women. that is why we need legislative tools. we need specific legislation in place to women and girls can seekjustice when they are harassed. we need this to be taught in schools, we need men to be part of the conversation and we also need boys to be taught about respect and consent so they never become perpetrators. violence against women and girls is bad for everyone, it is corrosive in society. through cultural and legislative change we can call for a better world in which this violence is not taking place. what are boys told in school is about respect and consent? this is not a new conversation and yet there are still issues. we look at the statistics that come out from the united nations saying 97% of women aged between 18—21: say they have been sexually harassed. so —— schoolgirls azure saying, all sorts of things. schoolgirls azure saying, all sorts of thinis. , schoolgirls azure saying, all sorts ofthinis. , ., _ , , of things. yes, obviously compulsory six education — of things. yes, obviously compulsory six education was _ of things. yes, obviously compulsory six education was introduced - of things. yes, obviously compulsory six education was introduced in i six education was introduced in september of that year and we welcome that. we are especially keen for sexual harassment to be included in the curriculum and taught in primary schools. if the majority of girls in schools are experiencing this, it is important here supported through that, they need to know where they can get support and crucially they need to know it is never their fault. crucially they need to know it is never theirfault. my crucially they need to know it is never their fault. my younger sister who i started the campaign met, came to me in tiers, she was wearing shorts and she was 11 and she thought it was her fault. why was i wearing the 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conversation. john said, i am appalled women do not feel safe walking in the dark, i want to help i cannot think what i can do to make a difference. what can do to make a difference. what can he do?— can he do? the first thing is if you do not harass _ can he do? the first thing is if you do not harass yourself _ can he do? the first thing is if you do not harass yourself then i can he do? the first thing is if you| do not harass yourself then calling out that behaviour is essential. we need to get better at not letting this and also racistjokes and homophobicjobs, this is the pyramid. if we allow that base level of disrespect. that is the first thing. secondly, joiner movements, our streets or other alliances and organisations which you can join by signing petitions, support them financially, you can write your mp asking for more to be done, you can write your local councillors for better lighting, educational programmes implemented. we should all be calling on parliament to reflect on the last few days and on why as you said, women in the uk 97% of young women have been sexually harassed, that cannot continue. we cannot live in a society where my sister was sexually harassed, not only is that incident not going to be the only one and most likely it won't be the worst i said to her. yes, you have been sexually harassed at the age of 11 but statistics about women being grouped in clubs, festivals, assaulted at university, domestic abuse soaring through the pandemic, this is part of a wider cycle again —— about violence against women and girls so we have to reflect individually and collectively to make sure when girls are born, they are not born into a system in which they have a 97% chance of being sexually harassed. that cannot continue. my attachment from our streets, thank you very much. ., ,, i. ., from our streets, thank you very much. ., ,, ., ., to much. thank you for having me. to kee- much. thank you for having me. to keep your comments _ much. thank you for having me. to keep your comments coming i much. thank you for having me. to keep your comments coming in. i one year on since the coronavirus pandemic was declared, and the world has changed in ways we couldn't previously have imagined. three of our correspondents look back at what's happened in shanghai, rome and johannesburg — and what the situation is there now. we start in china, where covid—19 was first discovered, with our correspondent robin brant. this is the place where it all began, and it started as an outbreak in a small part of the city. it went on to become an epidemic, and now it is a global pandemic. but here, 15 months on from that, in the country where it all started, things are pretty much normal. in shanghai, everyone wears a mask, but the buses are running, the are banks open, and the restaurants are doing business. most of the schools in this country have been teaching face—to—face since last august. and people are travelling in their millions on planes, on trains, but china is a country shut off from the rest of the world. almost no—one is allowed in internationally. it is rolling out vaccines — there are three home—made versions at the moment — but�*t is doing it slowly. it's aiming to get almost half the population having had those jabs, but not until this summer. at the same time, it's using some of that stock to help other countries abroad and also to try to win diplomatic favour. now, china's official version of how it dealt with coronavirus is one of success, and look to the official numbers. in a country of one billion people, 15 months on from the outbreak, they have had 108,000 cases, according to the official numbers, and just under 5000 deaths. this week marks a year since italy became the first country in the world to impose a nationwide lockdown, and one year on, the situation is again not looking good. with the infection curve rising here and the r value, the spread of the virus, going back above one again in the last week, italy is thought to be in a third wave. it's become the second country in europe to surpass 100,000 deaths, after the uk, and fatalities remain high at 3—400 today. the government of the new prime minister, mario draghi, is tightening restrictions, with different regions in different tiers — yellow, orange and red. but he's under pressure to tighten further and faster, with support growing for a more stringent lockdown, despite the dire economic impact — italy's economy shrank by about 9% last year. the vaccination roll—out here is rather sluggish. italy has administered by 5.8 million doses, but that's a lower number per 100,000 people than the rest of europe, including spain, greece and portugal. one year after the pandemic started, brazil is going through its worst moment, breaking daily records of cases and deaths. injanuary, the amazon city of manaus as made the news again due to a shortage of oxygen and hospitals overwhelmed. and now the fear is that we could see that happening in other parts of the country as the situation has gotten worse all over the territory. a handful of facts explain how we got here — there is of course the new variant identified in manaus, with mutations that make the virus more transmissible. but that's not the only reason. brazilians have been disregarding social distancing recommendations for the past few months, sometimes stimulated by their own president, jair bolsonaro, who has been downplaying the severity of the pandemic since the beginning. vaccination started injanuary, but the roll—out has been very slow, so it could take a long time for brazilians to get some sense of normality back. it's been a year since south africa recorded its first case of coronavirus. the country went from a mere two cases at the beginning of march last year to currently reaching over 1.5 million infections, and with more than 50,000 deaths, this is the worst affected country on the continent. a third wave is expected here during the winter months, and there are fears that less than half the population will have been vaccinated by then. let us go back to the comments from prince william after the interview given by his brother and sister—in—law to oprah winfrey over the weekend. the duke of cambridge has defended the royal family against accusations of racism made by the duke and duchess of sussex, he said we are very much not a racist family. he and his wife have been visiting a school in east london. we can hear now what he said. ., , ., london. we can hear now what he said. ., ,, , london. we can hear now what he said. ., i. , ., london. we can hear now what he said. ., , ., said. have you spoken to your brother since _ said. have you spoken to your brother since the _ said. have you spoken to your brother since the interview? l said. have you spoken to your i brother since the interview? no, i have not had _ brother since the interview? no, i have not had time _ brother since the interview? no, i have not had time yet _ 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clear there, we _ very much not a racist family. brief but very clear there, we are - very much not a racist family. brief but very clear there, we are very much not a racist family. a boy who suffered life—changing burns in a caravan fire that killed his younger brother, is attempting to scale the height of everest at home. harley's family was told to prepare for the worst after the fire, but he's since made a remarkable recovery. now, he wants to raise money for the charity that helped get him back on his feet. a warning, tomos morgan's report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. coming home to the house is when it really hit. everything was just so different and so quiet. on january 19th last year, zach and his older brother harley, were staying with their father in a caravan when a fire broke out overnight. harley was saved by their heroic father. but as the blaze grew stronger, zach was unable to be rescued and died. the police came then. even though i knew what they were going to say, about zach, when they said it, it was just... everything just came crashing and it was just... i was in shock. the surviving son was transported by air ambulance to bristol for immediate surgery, as mum erin made a three and a half hour drive in the car as fast as she could to be there for harley. they sat us down and said it wasn't looking very good and to obviously be prepared for the worst and for harley to not make it. no matter what they they said, couldn't prepare us for when we walked into that room. it was a big shock. he was in a critical condition on intensive care. the prognosis wasn't good. the medical teams kept preparing the family for the worst. but on week three... harley! ..harley took his first steps since the blaze. his recovery was a remarkable, miraculous, better than most had predicted. in another three weeks, he was home. and just over a year later... ..look at him now. like every five—year—old boy, he's as active, lively and cheeky as ever. and just wants to play. ok, we'll do one more slide down and then you're going to sit down. 0k. his recovery will continue at swansea over the next few years. so harley and older brother alex have decided to do something to help the welsh dragons burns club, a charity there. the boys are on day 15 of their challenge. they have 39,662 steps. are you ready, boys? yeah. go! climbing snowdon is off limits due to lockdown, so it's the stairs. but the highest mountain in wales wasn't enough of a challenge. so the aim over 12 weeks, is to climb the 1:4,000 steps needed to summit everest. alex, how are you finding it so far? eh, it's a bit tiring. the cause of the fire is still unknown. it's not being treated as suspicious, and the family are awaiting an inquest. every day there'll be something that will remind me of zach, or what's happened, and then i'll get emotional and it'll be hard. but then i do always have the kids to pick me back up and get on with it for them. his positivity and his energy definitely helps us all get through, i think, especially me. just seeing his his attitude towards it all is definitely what kept me going. have you done it today? no. no? are we going to do it when we get home? actually, i'm buying - something from the shop. buying something from the shop, ok. two weeks down, and if the remarkable recovery of this young lad is anything to go by, a few stairs won't be getting in his way. tomos morgan, bbc news. hundreds of climbers are poised to return to mount everest for the first time next month since the pandemic shut down nepal's mountaineering sector for a year. climbers must quarantine for seven days and present a negative covid test result before setting off. a tourism department official said she expected more than 300 to make an attempt on the peak — slightly down on the spring season two years ago. an eight—year—old black rhino has completed the first leg of her 4,000 milejourney from north yorkshire to tanzania. chanua left her home at �*flamingo land' to travel to africa as part of a plan to increase the number of the species. luxmy gopal has been following herjourney. chanua has been training for this moment for weeks. her keepers in yorkshire have worked on coaxing the eight—year—old black rhino to step into the crate. and now, for the final time, the barrier comes down and she's safely stowed, ready to start herjourney to africa. getting a crate holding a one tonne rhino onto a lorry is no mean feat. but this precious cargo is worth the effort. chanua's new life in east africa is part of a vital conservation mission to help revive the black rhino population, a critically endangered species. she's travelling from her home in malton, down to hythe in kent, where she'll spend time with two other captive females before they're all transported by air to tanzania, tojoin a new herd of rhinos brought there from other zoos. like her predecessor, almaty, who was moved to rwanda in 2019, her transition to life in the wild will be gradual, with the team helping the herd adjust. we need to assimilate them to the natural diet in the area, wean them off of the zoo food which we've been feeding her, and the dried pellets, and start introducing her to local flora, specifically alfalfa. it's a long drive down to kent. luckily, she seems to be a calm passenger, even when a stop—off at the services is needed. and finally, the first leg of herjourney is complete. luxmy gopal, bbc news. inafew in a few weeks they will be off to join a new herd, start a new family and start new life in the wild. luxmy gopal, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. the day may have started a little bit earlier for some of you thanks to those strong winds rattling many a window up and down the country. the strongest of the winds overnight were in north—west wales, capel curig, snowdonia, 86 miles an hour! strongest winds in wales since february last year. but even in land, in parts of gloucestershire, winds approaching 70 miles an hour. those were the peak winds, they are nowhere near as strong but it is still going to be a blustery day with a mixture of sunshine and showers. this big curl of cloud is where the persistent rain is on its way out, speckled cloud, an indication that through the rest of today ever—changing skies. don't be fooled by sunshine out there because every so often the skies will darken, you could see some heavy, thundery showers rattle across. just about anyone could see them and they could come, as i said, with hail and thunder. winds were at their strongest this morning for many of you so, whilst still blustery, easing a little bit into the afternoon but as we head into the evening, north—west scotland 50—60 miles an hour gusts are possible, and those winds will be making it feel cooler than 7—12 c would perhaps suggest. it does stay windy into this evening and overnight, showers in eastern areas in the south will fade, though. clearer skies here but the showers keep going to the north and west, changing to sleet and snow over higher ground, and more frequent showers pushing in from the west later. what you'll also notice as we go into friday morning, these are the temperatures as we start the day, 2—5. it will be cold out there tomorrow morning so wear something warm and take something waterproof again, particularly during the morning. showers are possible just about anywhere. hail, thunder, again wintry over the hills possible but during the afternoon, fewer showers across england and wales and there will still be a bit of sunshine between the showers in scotland and northern ireland although northern ireland will cloud over more generally during the second half of the day. temperatures down a degree or so on today's values. as we go into the weekend, we get sandwiched between low pressure to the north—east of us and high pressure to the south—west. keeping north—westerly winds which will bring batches of weather fronts, one pushing through friday night into saturday so a wet night for some, some of the rain, sleet and hill snow lingering over these central parts during the day. either side of it, some sunshine around, the best of which towards southern counties and it will be another cool day. a similar day to come for sunday, the best of the sunshine in the south, sunshine and showers elsewhere, the wind easing down. going into next week, high pressure builds a bit more and it will become a lot less windy than it is at the moment. see you soon. this is bbc news. the headlines... prince william says he is yet to speak to his brother harry after his interview with oprah — and defends the monarchy against charges of racism. can you just let me know is the royal family a racist family, sir? no, we are very much not a racist family _ the prime minister says he's "deeply saddened" after human remains were found in the search for sarah everard. a police officer is being questioned on suspicion of murder. i speak on behalf of all my colleagues, when i say that we are utterly— colleagues, when i say that we are utterly appalled at this dreadful, dreadful news. utterly appalled at this dreadful, dreadful news. the case has prompted a huge amount of discussion, with women sharing their experiences of feeling unsafe on the streets and men asking what they can do to help women feel safe. let me know about your experiences or your thoughts on this by getting in touch on twitter at bbcjoannag or with the hashtag bbcyourquestions. figures from nhs england show the number of people waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. john lewis confirms another raft of store closures as it announces an annual pre—tax loss of £517m — the first annual loss in its history. it's exactly one year since the world health organisation officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. the duke of cambridge has defended the monarchy against accusations made by the duke and duchess of sussex, saying "we're very much not a racist family". prince william made the comment during his first public appearance since harry and meghan's explosive interview with us chat show host oprah winfrey, in which they claimed a lack of support led them to move overseas. let's listen to what prince william said. so, have you spoken to your brother since the interview? remark no, i haven't spoken to him yet. but i will do. we are very much not a racist family. we are very much not a racist family. one of the most damaging accusations levelled against the royal family during the oprah interview was that one unnamed family member raised questions about the skin colour of harry and meghan's son archie. so we haven't had the conversation of, he won't be given security, he won't be given a title and also concerns and conversations about how darker skin might be when he is born. our royal correpsondent sarah campbelljoins me now. so, we have the official statement saying that it will be dealt with privately as a matter within the family. obviously, prince william was unable to avoid questions and he has made a public comment now? well. has made a public comment now? well, indeed. has made a public comment now? well, indeed- this _ has made a public comment now? well, indeed. this was _ has made a public comment now? well, indeed. this was a _ has made a public comment now? well, indeed. this was a visit _ has made a public comment now? well, indeed. this was a visit this _ indeed. this was a visit this morning by the duke and duchess of cambridge in a school in east london. it is interesting that you say that prince william is not able to avoid questions but prince charles was at an engagement a couple of days ago and did avoid questions. it is possible. obviously, reporters would ask the question not necessarily expecting the answer. but clearly, prince william felt strongly enough that he had to address the issue and he did so quite directly. we heard there that he was asked whether he had spoken to his brother, harry, and he had said not yet. i intend to, i will do. and when he was asked whether they were a racist family, we had a very clear response, we are very much not a racist family. so, a direct kick back there to the accusation.— direct kick back there to the accusation. , ., ., , accusation. the statement as i mentioned _ accusation. the statement as i mentioned said _ accusation. the statement as i mentioned said it _ accusation. the statement as i mentioned said it would i accusation. the statement as i mentioned said it would be i accusation. the statement as i i mentioned said it would be dealt with as a private, family matter. what more is known about how it is going to be dealt with and how anybody found to have said something like that would be dealt with if they were a senior member of the royalfamily? they were a senior member of the royal family?— they were a senior member of the r0 alfamil ?~ ., , royalfamily? welcom of course, we know that discussions _ royalfamily? welcom of course, we know that discussions were - royalfamily? welcom of course, we know that discussions were had i know that discussions were had following the interview between meghan and harry and the other members of the family. one will expect that those discussions will be held behind closed doors. they would be... you heard william say that he is going to speak to harry and do it here back to the original statement that was issued on tuesday, what it does say is that the whole family are saddened to hear about how challenging the last few years have been for harry and meghan and the issues of race are concerning. they say that while some recollections are varied, they are taking it very seriously. while some recollections may vary always suggested that there would be discussions between the family members to say, well, maybe we remember it differently, how do you remember it differently, how do you remember it? one has to second guess and say that is how they are hoping to deal with it behind closed doors. but there have been headlines across the world intimating that the royal family is racist. this is the first time that one of the senior members has come out and really repetitive out and said no, we are very much not a racist family.— not a racist family. they keep everything — not a racist family. they keep everything very _ not a racist family. they keep everything very private - not a racist family. they keep everything very private but i everything very private but obviously, we know now that prince william and prince harry have not spoken yet since that interview. i guess any desire to build bridges is going to take some time but how much communication there is between harry and the family we heard in the interview that harry said that for a while, his dad was not taking his calls... , ., , while, his dad was not taking his calls... , . , calls... yes, he was asked directly about his relationship _ calls... yes, he was asked directly about his relationship with - calls... yes, he was asked directlyl about his relationship with william and he referred to it as their being and he referred to it as their being an issue of space in their relationship which suggested that they had not been much recent contact between him and his brother and he also finished at the interview saying that he hoped that time would be a great healer, which suggested that they were hoping that either the family would reach out to them or that they would reach out to them or that they would reach out to the family. and as i say, william says that he hasn't spoken to him yet but intends to, that suggest that that may happen. the prime minister says he's "shocked and deeply saddened" after human remains were found in kent by police investigating the disappearance of sarah everard.a serving police officer is being questioned on suspicion of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who was last seen in south london more than a week ago. police investigating her disappearance have found what they believe to be human remains in woodland in kent. the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, said it was incredibly rare for someone to be abducted on the street — but she understood that women may be feeling scared. aru na iyengar reports. all along the route sarah took from clapham common over a week ago, posters bearing her image are stuck to every lamp post and bus stop, appealing for information. but yesterday evening, police search teams investigating sarah's disappearance, discovered what appears to be human remains in woodland in ashford, kent. police say they are not yet able to confirm any identity and that might take considerable time. officers also searched this house in deal, kent. cars were taken away. it is believed to be the home of a serving police officer. he has been arrested on suspicion of sarah's kidnap and murder. and over a separate allegation of indecent exposure. the officer in his 40s was responsible for guarding diplomatic buildings. he was not on duty on the night sarah disappeared. a woman in her 30s was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. the news today that it was a metropolitan police officer who was arrested on suspicion of sarah's murder has sent shock waves and anger through the public and through the met. i speak on behalf of all of my colleagues, when i say that we are utterly appalled. sarah's disappearance in these awful and wicked circumstances, i know are every family's worst nightmare. the met commissioner said it was incredibly rare for a woman to be abducted from our streets both patrols have been stepped up in this area of south london. sarah, a marketing executive, had been at her friend's house on leathwaite road, close to clapham common. she left there at around 9:00pm to return to her home in brixton — about a 50—minute walk away. police believe she made her way across clapham common. this footage showed sarah on poynders road, part of london's south circular road ataround 9:30pm. it's the last time she was seen. sarah's family is being supported by specialist police officers. her family and friends still want people to come forward to help police with anything they saw that night. home secretary, priti patel, has also made a statement this morning. she said, "i am deeply saddened by the developments in the sarah everard investigation. many women have shared their stories and concerns online since sarah's disappearance last week. these are so powerful because each and every woman can relate. every woman should feel safe to walk on our streets without fear of harassment or violence." simonjones, is in ashford in kent, at the scene where human remains were found yesterday. well, we have heard from the prime minister saying that he is shocked and saddened from what has happened. the police say that what has happened to sarah everard is every family's worst nightmare and they are determined to find answers for the family. their investigation today has been continuing at pace. we've seen a large number of police vehicles coming and going. we have seen police dogs in the site as well. also, a unit containing divers is about to move into the area. certainly, this search is being extended after the discovery of human remains yesterday. the police are stressing it is going to take some time to identify those but it is a difficult investigation for the metropolitan police because they are, of course, investigating one of their own serving police officer and that's why the commissioner of the preece said that shock waves are being felt and also further afield. —— the commissioner of the police. people are questioning whether it is safe for them to walk alone on the streets of london and further afield, particularly women. the metropolitan police commissioner is keen to point out that events like this are incredibly rare but, nevertheless, there are going to be increased patrols and surveillance to try to reassure the public in south london. they tell my dad may also be necessary here in kent. —— that may also be necessary here in kent. reassurance is going to be the key goal. kent. reassurance is going to be the ke coal. . ~ kent. reassurance is going to be the ke coal. ., ~ kent. reassurance is going to be the ke coal. . ~' , kent. reassurance is going to be the ke coal. ., ~ , . key goal. thank you very much, simon. well, this case has started a national conversation about women's safety, with many online sharing stories of when they have been harassed or abused. joining me now to talk about how we can end violence against women is nazir afzal, former chief crown prosecutor. welcome. thank you very much for joining us. a lot of men are saying, how do they support women? what is your answer to that? it is how do they support women? what is your answer to that?— your answer to that? it is really distressing _ your answer to that? it is really distressing reading _ your answer to that? it is really distressing reading the - your answer to that? it is really i distressing reading the comments online are people who have been impacted — women who have been impacted — women who have been impacted on a daily basis by sexual harassment and, obviously, impacted on a daily basis by sexual harassmentand, obviously, i impacted on a daily basis by sexual harassment and, obviously, i have dealt with women as well. i've tried to organise a million man march in 2015 and 52 men signed up. i do keynote speeches on the issue of male violence, some man will walk out of the room because he just can't take me challenging them but the reality is that the only way we're going to change this is by changing attitudes. men who tolerate violence against women are also more likely to perpetrate against women. the reality is is that there is enormous number of myths about masculinity. somehow, people seem to think that masculinity means violence and it is the exact opposite. i have already told people and i tell my children that it might require enormous courage but when you are in a rumour about people who are making jokes about women, for example, it is not a joke and you must stand up. even if it means losing friends about this. i don't see that level of conversation. sadly, when we have this terrible incident like today, we will have a day or two or three days of conversation about this and then it will all die down and people will go back to doing the same old thing. what we need is, men who are champions and who are willing to challenge men who are undoubtedly... sorry to interrupt you just for a moment because i want you to continue for a moment butjust for now, say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. hope you have a good afternoon goodbye. two. hope you have a good afternoon aoodb e. ~ ., goodbye. well, we need to demonstrate _ goodbye. well, we need to demonstrate that - goodbye. well, we need to demonstrate that violence | goodbye. well, we need to. demonstrate that violence is goodbye. well, we need to - demonstrate that violence is not manly. it is nothing to do with masculinity. that means that all of the choices that women make, one of the choices that women make, one of the things that struck me, is that we still blame women all the time. we keep saying, what she wore, where she went, what she did to... that somehow legitimises what men do to them. nothing is a excuse. it starts in school and it starts with young people. we have to change the generation and work with young people. one of the things the welsh government has done, for example, is introduced mandatory relationship education from year one, right in primary school, where boys are taught responsibility and about such incidences as domestic violence. we need to make sure that messages... we should be giving out messages to women about how to make and sell safe but we should also be sending out messages to perpetrators or potential perpetrators. the ghost of any woman who you are violating will be standing over you. we have got to come up with some strong messaging around this and it comes down to every forum that you are in, every placement that you are at, every table that you are sitting out, you have got to challenge people and they keep saying this, misogyny drives this. the need for power and control is what drives this behaviour towards women and men need to stand up, speak up and even if it means losing friends, you have got to do it. ., ., . ~ means losing friends, you have got to do it. ., ., means losing friends, you have got todoit. ., ., . to do it. you have packed so much into what you _ to do it. you have packed so much into what you have _ to do it. you have packed so much into what you have talked - to do it. you have packed so much into what you have talked about i into what you have talked about there. i'm sure a lot of it will resonate. one of the things that you did talk about is where it starts on the importance of the messaging to kids at school. so many people are getting in touch on social media. caroline bennett really echoes what you were talking about with the problem in schools. she says that sexual harassment of girls was rife in the mixed of secondary school. it needs to start in primary school. what is going on that in 2021, the message is still to girls, don't wear short skirts because it could provoke the girls and the boys are taught about the other end of the responsibility and that? max and people are scared of having this conversation. why should women decide that they can't go out after 90 m? i decide that they can't go out after 90 m? ., ., ., ., ., . 90 m? i would love to have a curfew for men. 90 m? i would love to have a curfew for men- i — 90 m? i would love to have a curfew for men. i should _ 90 m? i would love to have a curfew for men. i should say _ 90 m? i would love to have a curfew for men. i should say on _ 90 m? i would love to have a curfew for men. i should say on the - 90 m? i would love to have a curfew for men. i should say on the 21st - 90 m? i would love to have a curfew for men. i should say on the 21st ofl for men. i should say on the 21st of june, no man should be allowed out after 90 m. if i did that, just wait for the amount of abuse that i would get. last night after 9pm. what get. last night after 9pm. what about the law _ get. last night after 9pm. what about the law to _ get. last night after 9pm. what about the law to underline - get. last night after 9pm. what about the law to underline that even the things that men don't see as significant or important are actually made a crime? i was talking to maya and she would want to see public sexual harassment a crime, even something such as winking to someone on a bus, where it is unwarranted. the man might think it is flattering and the woman might not think of it that way and feel quite vulnerable. the number of police forces that have made misogyny a hope crime does not hate crime. you probably don't need new laws. , , ., ., laws. every time they mention that, ou 'ust laws. every time they mention that, you just watch _ laws. every time they mention that, you just watch the _ laws. every time they mention that, you just watch the amount - laws. every time they mention that, you just watch the amount of- laws. every time they mention that, you just watch the amount of abuse | you just watch the amount of abuse the police will get. they are constantly told, no, you cannot police what people think. i can tell you from experience that what people think drives what they do. so, we have to work on that and make sure that people start challenging misogyny and that, absolutely, if you can prise new laws, the home secretary should be thinking it. but even the laws that we have right now are not being enforced. there will be another murder. there are two or three every week. two or three murders every week of women in such circumstances. that continues to happen because we allow men to get away with it. happen because we allow men to get away with it— away with it. thank you for 'oining us. do away with it. thank you for 'oining no please i away with it. thank you for 'oining us. do please keep * away with it. thank you for 'oining us. do please keep yourh away with it. thank you forjoining us. do please keep your thoughts| us. do please keep your thoughts coming in. iam reading all of us. do please keep your thoughts coming in. i am reading all of them. coming in. iam reading all of them. i coming in. i am reading all of them. i can't bring all of them into the conversation because we don't have time but it is good to hear your thoughts and your experiences. so if the experiences that i'm reading about some of you are really distressing and i am sorry that you have experienced those things. the way to get in touch with me directly is on twitter. a third member of the government's lgbt advisory panel, ellen murray, is resigning. it comes after nearly 20 lgbtq+ organisations and campaigners have written to the equalities minister to express their "deep concern" following her response to calls to ban so—called "conversion therapy". campaigners say kemi badenoch failed to engage with recent calls for urgent action. the letter comes after two advisers quit the government's lgbt advisory panel yesterday in protest. the miniter has yet to respond. our political correspondent chris masonjoins me. so, chris, now three resignations over this. , �* so, chris, now three resignations over this. , . ., over this. yes. a twitter thread from ellen _ over this. yes. a twitter thread from ellen marie _ over this. yes. a twitter thread from ellen marie in _ over this. yes. a twitter thread from ellen marie in the - over this. yes. a twitter thread from ellen marie in the last - over this. yes. a twitter thread | from ellen marie in the last half over this. yes. a twitter thread . from ellen marie in the last half an hour is saying that she has resigned her seat in the uk lgbt advisory panel for what she describes as the government's persistence of hostility against our society... the government has acted in appalling faith full stop as you say, the third resignation injust the last couple of days. this particular anxiety, frustration, angerfrom anxiety, frustration, anger from some anxiety, frustration, angerfrom some of these panellists on these advisory panels, provoked by a debate in parliament isjust the other night, specifically on the issue of conversion therapy. the practice of trying to change someone's sexuality or gender identity. the frustration of some on that panel that the response wasn't in their view, sufficiently full throated to press ahead with the idea of a legislative ban on conversion therapy, so, in other words, putting it into the law. in the last hour, keir starmer has said that he would ban conversion therapy. i suspect we will hear from downing street in the next half an hour or so. the official spokesman for the prime ministers taking questions this lunchtime. thank you very much- — it's exactly one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic — that's the point the disease was confirmed as a truly global problem. covid—i9 has so far claimed 2 point 6 million lives but there is hope on the horizon as vaccines reach some of the furthest corners of the world. let's speak now to dr chaand nagpaul, chair of the council of the british medical association. welcome. thank you very much for joining us. so, one year on, it is really quite extraordinary to think that we are in the position of people being vaccinated. it was not clear when this first emerged how long this would take. how much further advanced are we in our understanding of covid—i9? i further advanced are we in our understanding of covid-19? i think we really do _ understanding of covid-19? i think we really do need _ understanding of covid-19? i think we really do need to _ understanding of covid-19? i think we really do need to learn - understanding of covid-19? i think we really do need to learn the - we really do need to learn the lessons of the last year. remember, we are going to see future pandemics and one of the most important learning points is that you don't wait for a pandemic, you need to have prepared well in advance. and some of the issues that afflicted us in the uk was, firstly, we didn't have adequate preparation in terms of ppe. the stockpiles were not sufficient in the early first or two months. this resulted in huge difficulties for us including the numbers of people and staff in care homes who were infected. the second is the infrastructure of the nhs. for far too long, is the infrastructure of the nhs. forfar too long, we have is the infrastructure of the nhs. for far too long, we have existed with significant workforce shortages. we entered the pandemic in a crisis with record numbers of patients waiting for treatment. we have about one third of the hospital beds compared to france and we had a quarter of the intensive care beds and head to germany. we had to stop routine nhs services and redeploy staff to cope with the covid—i9 pandemic. that meant that for three months, about 12 million fewer people were seen in hospitals for non—covid—i9 problems. and if there is one thing that we need to learn, it is that we must have adequate capacity in the nhs so that when we have services in demand during a pandemic, we don't have to stop everything else. 50. pandemic, we don't have to stop everything else-— pandemic, we don't have to stop eve hinu else. ., ., ., everything else. so, how do you have that capacity — everything else. so, how do you have that capacity in _ everything else. so, how do you have that capacity in normal _ everything else. so, how do you have that capacity in normal times - everything else. so, how do you have that capacity in normal times when i that capacity in normal times when it is just not required because, obviously, it would be an enormous expense and it would be unnecessary and normal situations? what happened this time was that the nightingale hospitals were set up to allow for that search but then there wasn't the staff but actually run them so they didn't become as productive as they didn't become as productive as they should have done. well. they didn't become as productive as they should have done.— they should have done. well, in fact, they should have done. well, in fact. before _ they should have done. well, in fact, before the _ they should have done. well, in fact, before the pandemic, - they should have done. well, in fact, before the pandemic, we | they should have done. well, in - fact, before the pandemic, we were already in a crisis. we were running the nhs with about 100,000 vacancies before the pandemic started. about 10,000 unfilled doctorsjobs. we have far too few intensive care facilities. i think there is a need for the nhs to have the facilities to cope with the normal pressures, so that when you have a pandemic, you don't have to take such drastic action in the way that we did. the nightingale issue was that we didn't have the workforce. it goes back to the point that we need to be having an nhs that is made up of numbers of people and staff and the beds and the facilities that are comparable to other european nations. i think we were disadvantaged. the other thing i would like to say is that public health — we have seen brutal cuts in public health medicine and services in the nhs in the public sector since 2013. what that meant was that we didn't have the infrastructure of test and trace and we didn't have enough staff in the local areas and that is why we had to outsource so much of it and what you heard yesterday from the public accounts committee is just how expensive it was and more importantly, it didn't deliver. one key lesson is that we have to have eight properly resourced —— eight properly resourced public health service. the public has shown us that when you have any pandemic, it disadvantages those who are already disadvantaged all the more. we need to do two things, we need to address the structural factors that have led to such disparities, such as people in poor communities are twice as likely to die from covert. —— covid—i9. but also our policy throughout the pandemic were not focused on those most disadvantaged people. so, there is a lot to learn when you're on but, of course, when remarkable achievement that we have seen is the development of vaccines. vaccines that would have taken ten years to develop were developed in a global effort in record time. that is something positive that needs to be recognised but moving forward, we are not out of the woods yet. thank ou ve are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much- _ are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much. we _ are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much. we are _ are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much. we are going - are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much. we are going to - are not out of the woods yet. thank| you very much. we are going to talk more about the vaccine. a new study suggests that cancer patients get less protection than the rest of the population from a single dose of pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. scientists at king's college london and the francis crick institute said this group should receive their second dose more quickly. but cancer research uk said the trial was small, and its findings not yet peer—reviewed, and urged cancer sufferers to continue to follow doctors' advice. let's speak now to dr sheeba irshad, one of the authors of the study. welcome. thank you very much for joining us. obviously, it will be very concerning for any cancer patients to hear this. just talk us through the top lines of your findings. through the top lines of your findinus. ,., ., . ., ., through the top lines of your findinus. _, ., ., ., ., . ~ through the top lines of your findinus. ., . ~' ,, findings. good afternoon. thank you for invitin: findings. good afternoon. thank you for inviting me _ findings. good afternoon. thank you for inviting me to _ findings. good afternoon. thank you for inviting me to talk— findings. good afternoon. thank you for inviting me to talk about - findings. good afternoon. thank you for inviting me to talk about our - for inviting me to talk about our study. so, our study for inviting me to talk about our study. so, ourstudy is for inviting me to talk about our study. so, our study is an observational study which was carried out to look at what are the new responses in cancer patients, specifically to the proviso vaccine. we started really early on as part of the government vaccination roll—out happens in december. that's when we started recruiting our patients. a lot of our patients are older patients with an active cancer diagnosis who are on treatments. we recruited a total of 151 cancer patients and also a group of healthy, non—cancer patients as well. the plan was to look at the immune responses. as the study went on, in line with the government to change in policy, only a subset of our patients, so actually a small percentage of our patients receive the second dose in three weeks and the second dose in three weeks and the other patients received it either at 12 weeks oral were currently waiting to get this at a later date and these are patients that we are continuing to follow up and there will be more data that comes along with the study. the three key messages is firstly that the pfizer vaccine works very well in healthy people in terms of the amount of immune response that it generates from the first dose. that is in line with what is already known and what has been published with regards to a healthy population. the second thing is that the study is unique because we had the study is unique because we had the ability very early on to have a small subset of people who had a cancer diagnosis and who did get a second dose and it shows that it works very well in cancer patients if you do give them the boost at three weeks. that is good news and i wanted to bring that across that the vaccine did work for a lot of the solid cancer patients specifically if they were given the boost at three weeks. so, obviously, in terms of the patients that are going to have the boost in 12 weeks, that data is still pending and we do not have that. but the reason we have had this study come out early and share the findings with the global community is so that it highlights that we need to continue to maintain the public health measures that are already in place and that the government has already... even if you are vaccinated, these things are still important. the study shows that the panel, cancer patients, that the panel, cancer patients, thatis that the panel, cancer patients, that is even more important. we did a blood test, three weeks after the first dose. in healthy patients, that was sort of up to 97% compared to 39% in the solid cancer patients. if the patient is then had the booster, that percentage of 39% goes up booster, that percentage of 39% goes up to 97%. which is what i mean. others study really shows is that if the patience to get the booster, we were able to rescue that poor immune efficacy. it is not that surprising because a lot of our patients are on therapies they do suppress your immune system, so the fact that they take longer to generate a immune response and they need a little extra help from the booster is perhaps not that surprising but... i think the second thing is that this is the first study that is looking specifically at immune responses in cancer patients globally and we would just highlight that it means that this data needs to be reviewed by experts and policymakers in terms of whether we need to think about bringing that second dose forward for this patient population. there are complex decisions but i think i would urge that this data gets reviewed and looked at quickly. i think the final thing i would like to say is that the vaccine is very well tolerated in cancer patients and i would advise that all patients that have an appointment for the vaccine continue to have that vaccine continue to have that vaccine and all cancer patients do get vaccinated as soon as possible. thank you very much forjoining us. the covid surge injanuary hit key nhs services including cancer and routine surgery, according to figures out this morning. more than 300,000 of those have been waiting more than a year for treatment — compared to 1,600 before the pandemic began. with me is our health correspondent, katharine da costa. we knew that waiting list were growing — we knew that waiting list were growing but that is huge. to give ou growing but that is huge. to give you contexts. — growing but that is huge. to give you contexts, we _ growing but that is huge. to give you contexts, we saw— growing but that is huge. to give you contexts, we saw a - growing but that is huge. to give you contexts, we saw a surge i growing but that is huge. to give you contexts, we saw a surge in| you contexts, we saw a surge in covered cases at the start of the year, 60,000 new cases a day. 100,000 covid patients were being treated in hospital in the month of january. nhs england says one in three of all covid patients were treated in that one month. that had a real impact on non—covid care, less than half the expected operations were carried out in january, pushing the waiting list to a record high of 4.6 million. more than 300,000 people have been waiting more than a year for their treatment, compare that to 1600 and february before the pandemic started. these are people waiting for things like knee and hip operations that could be a pain, could have restricted mobility. the royal of searches for england said that dealing with this backlog is going to take time and continued investment in the nhs. —— royal surgeons. we have also had cancer figures, the numbers have returned to pre—pandemic levels in autumn but the date forjanuary saw a slight dip in the numbers for the first time after the first wave last april, just under 23,000 people starting treatment compared to 27 and a half thousand last year. in terms of accident and emergency, attendance is lower than last year, attendance is lower than last year, a total of 1.3 million attendances were recorded in february, down from 2 million last year in february. figures are down year—on—year and they suggest people are staying away from accident and emergency departments because of covid. nhs england said given the scale of covid admissions we saw injanuary, there was disruption and it was unavoidable but the medical director has said thanks to the hard work of nhs staff, hospitals treated more than 1 nhs staff, hospitals treated more than1 million people with nhs staff, hospitals treated more than 1 million people with other conditions injanuary, non—covid at the peak of winter, nearly twice as many as stated in april during the first wave last year. the overall message is the nhs is very much open for business as usual but if you have symptoms and concerns, do not put it off, come forward do not delay speaking your doctor. john lewis has warned that there will be more store closures as it revealed an annual pre—tax loss of £517 million. it's thought to be the first annual loss in its history. the partnership's chairperson has been speaking to the bbc, and said that decision on which stores will be closed has yet to be announced. no decisions have been taken and as you can imagine, when we do take a decision our partners will be the first to know. but it's part of a broader picture. you look at the last year, this is been the biggest economic shock, the biggest public health emergency that any of us have lived through. we've had a decade worth of changing shopping habits in a year and we are adapting fast and we are changing fast to how our customers want to shop with us. our business correspondent victoria fritz has been looking into the story and explains how many stores can we expect to see close. the short answer is, they are looking at the moment and they said they will come back with an answer in march. negotiations are currently ongoing with landlords. we do know it is likely to be up to eight department stores that will not reopen when the shops are reopening in april. and nonessential retail is allowed to continue here in britain. but it is unknown, where these locations might be. sharon white said there are simply areas that will not profitably sustain a john lewis store. that is incredibly sad, because as we know, they can act as anchors in the high street. you might go in to think that you will pop in for one thing injohn lewis and you might go for a coffee... you do all sorts of other sorts of things. so other small retail units often benefit in the traffic that is generated byjohn lewis larger stores. it is exactly the same situation with shopping centres as well and when it comes to job losses, it is notjust the losses that might come from the headquarters or all of the department stores but think about the future job losses as well because these big retailers, they are often a rite of passage for youngsters as they are entering the workforce and their first taste of income and independence and also that all important, crucial, work experience on their cvs. so, it's notjust thejobs immediately and this is something that we have been seeing last year with the stores that they were closing last year and that part of the cost that they have seen this year as well with restructuring the business. but it is the future losses that i'm thinking about as well. new research suggest there's been a fall in the amount of sugar consumed through fizzy drinks — in the year since the government imposed a sugar tax. the drop is said to be about ten percent — but it's not because people drank fewer soft drinks — as our health correspondent, anna collinson, reports. obesity is seen as one of the biggest health crises facing the uk. to try and tackle the problem, three years ago, the government brought in a tax to discourage customers, particularly children, from buying the most sugary drinks. if a beverage contains more than five grams of sugar per 100 millimetres, companies have to pay a levy. if it's below that, they don't. now, a study suggests that in the year since this was introduced, there was no change in the total volume of soft drinks bought, but there was a reduction in the amount of sugar consumed, an estimated three teaspoons per person, perweek. researchers believe it's because manufacturers have increased healthier options by changing the formulas for their products, reducing sugar content. it's notjust helping people to have healthier diets to consume less sugar, but the fact that we found no change in the total volume of drinks purchased suggests to us that this is good news for industry as well, that they're selling the same volume of product, but that it's perhaps better for us. experts say cutting out even the smallest amount of sugar will have an impact on the number of people who have obesity and type two diabetes, two groups who are particularly at risk of coronavirus. anna collinson, bbc news. miniature cameras that are small enough to be swallowed and can film tumours in the gut are being trialled in the fight against bowel cancer. the devices, called pillcams, are encased in a capsule to make them easier to ingest, and it is hoped they can replace more invasive methods of screening. around 11,000 patients across england are set to take part in the initial trial in over 40 areas of the country. let's speak now to dr richard roope — clinical lead for cancer at the royal college of gps. welcome, thank you forjoining us. explain the difference this could make. ., . ., , ., make. 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there. you have to have bowel preparation which is probably the least desirable part of this test so you basically have to clear out the barrel. he then swallow the capsule, which is two centimetres long and as it travels through the barrel, it takes photos as it moves. that is downloaded to a box you wear on your waist. it takes between five and eight hours to transit through the system. it eight hours to transit through the s stem. , , , system. it is quite big, 'ust lookin: system. it is quite big, 'ust looking mi system. it is quite big, 'ust looking at it i system. it is quite big, 'ust looking at it on i system. it is quite big, 'ust looking at it on our i system. it is quite big, just looking at it on our hands. | looking at it on our hands. obviously the technology is extraordinary so it cannot be too tiny but this is all done at home? yes, it can all be done at home, you are supplied with the capsule and a box for your waist. it takes the photos from bluetooth i guess and then that is downloaded for full analysis which integrates with al and you can see the whole lining of the barrel. 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" iiijij , ., doing. those 11,000 patients, are they people _ doing. those 11,000 patients, are they people who _ doing. those 11,000 patients, are they people who have _ doing. those 11,000 patients, are they people who have shown - doing. those 11,000 patients, are - they people who have shown symptoms of bowel cancer and on a waiting list for more traditional scans? they are basically those were waiting for a colonoscopy. it could be a mix of those already in the system, having surveillance done to them after initial investigation. this will be able to detect cancerous polyps but also the precancerous polyps which are also very important to undergo surveillance to make sure they are not developing. surveillance to make sure they are not developing-— not developing. anything which is aoinu not developing. anything which is auoin to not developing. anything which is going to help _ not developing. anything which is going to help speed _ not developing. anything which is going to help speed up _ not developing. anything which is going to help speed up treatment not developing. anything which is i going to help speed up treatment is obviously special welcome right now with the backlog from what has happened with covid, cancer screening services have been suspended for a year. what would you estimate the impact of that to be, there have been various figures put forward in terms of the number of lives that have been lost because of the fight cancers have not been picked up soon as they otherwise might have been? we picked up soon as they otherwise might have been?— picked up soon as they otherwise might have been? we have got pretty aood data might have been? we have got pretty good data up — might have been? we have got pretty good data up to _ might have been? we have got pretty good data up to the _ might have been? we have got pretty good data up to the end _ might have been? we have got pretty good data up to the end of— might have been? we have got pretty good data up to the end ofjanuary i good data up to the end of january which shows nearly a third of a million less ardent cancer referrals. if you look at the normal rates of cancer diagnosis within that group, that suggests there are about 22,000 cancer still out there in the general public and community that have not yet come forward. so we are expecting as covid rates drop a little bit, we will see more of those patients coming forward and really your gp does want to hear from you if you have any worrying symptoms. we from you if you have any worrying symptoms-— from you if you have any worrying s mtoms. ~ , ., ~ ., symptoms. we were 'ust talking about the backlo: symptoms. we were 'ust talking about the backlog in _ symptoms. we were 'ust talking about the backlog in the — symptoms. we were just talking about the backlog in the nhs, _ symptoms. we were just talking about the backlog in the nhs, the _ symptoms. we were just talking about the backlog in the nhs, the waiting i the backlog in the nhs, the waiting list, i know the messages come forward but people might be worried if they do, they will be waiting for ages anyway. if they do, they will be waiting for ages anyway-— ages anyway. yes, i know but the im lortant ages anyway. yes, i know but the important message _ ages anyway. yes, i know but the important message is _ ages anyway. yes, i know but the important message is that i ages anyway. yes, i know but the important message is that our i ages anyway. yes, i know but the i important message is that our queues and they are longer than we want but when we get you into the system, we can prioritise the speed at which you go through that process. in particular with the symptoms which may be related to bowel cancer, we have a very simple stool test which will enable prioritisation for those at greater risk and those that slightly lesser risk will be dealt with in a slightly slower fashion. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you so much. this is a huge victory for democrats. president biden's first major piece of legislation will become law. speaking after it was passed, democratic leaders of congress said the bill will give vital help to americans. you will receive $1400 cheques by the end of march. help is on the way. vaccines will be available far more quickly to far more people in a shorter time. help is on the way. for many, that is sorely needed. the economy is down 9.5 million jobs from february last year and around 40% of americans say they still feel the financial impact of the pandemic. i do need help right now. more than ever. single mother christy was laid off in november. it is like having a huge anxiety attack every single day. the motion is adopted. this was a vote strictly on party lines. not a single republican voted for it in either chamber of congress and say democrats sidelined their concerns and the bill contains things that are unrelated to the pandemic. this is not a rescue bill. it is not a relief bill. it is a laundry list of left—wing priorities that predate the pandemic and do not meet the needs of american families. no wonder even house democrats have said there they are embarrassed by what is in it. despite that criticism, president biden insists this is a win for everybody. this bill represents an historic victory for the american people and i look forward to signing it later this week. joe biden began his term promising to work across the political aisle. although he met with them early on, both he and democrats decided to advance the bill in a way that did not require republican votes. the president will need them to pass future legislation due to an upcoming bill on infrastructure. that support looks unlikely to be forthcoming. lebo diseko, bbc news, washington. the headlines on bbc news... prince william says he is yet to speak to his brother harry after his interview with oprah — and defends the monarchy against charges of racism. the prime minister says he's "deeply saddened" after human remains were found in the search for sarah everard. a police officer is being questioned on suspicion of murder. john lewis confirms another raft of store closures as it announces an annual pre—tax loss of £517m — the first annual loss in its history. a boy who suffered life—changing burns in a caravan fire that killed his younger brother, is attempting to scale the height of everest at home. harley's family was told to prepare for the worst after the fire, but he's since made a remarkable recovery. now, he wants to raise money for the charity that helped get him back on his feet. a warning, tomos morgan's report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. coming home to the house is when it really hit. everything was just so different and so quiet. on january 19th last year, zach and his older brother harley, were staying with their father in a caravan when a fire broke out overnight. harley was saved by their heroic father. but as the blaze grew stronger, zach was unable to be rescued and died. the police came then. even though i knew what they were going to say, about zach, when they said it, it was just... everything just came crashing and it was just... i was in shock. the surviving son was transported by air ambulance to bristol for immediate surgery, as mum erin made a three and a half hour drive in the car as fast as she could to be there for harley. they sat us down and said it wasn't looking very good and to obviously be prepared for the worst and for harley to not make it. no matter what they they said, couldn't prepare us for when we walked into that room. it was a big shock. he was in a critical condition on intensive care. the prognosis wasn't good. the medical teams kept preparing the family for the worst. but on week three... harley! ..harley took his first steps since the blaze. his recovery was a remarkable, miraculous, better than most had predicted. in another three weeks, he was home. and just over a year later... ..look at him now. like every five—year—old boy, he's as active, lively and cheeky as ever. and just wants to play. ok, we'll do one more slide down and then you're going to sit down. 0k. his recovery will continue at swansea over the next few years. so harley and older brother alex have decided to do something to help the welsh dragons burns club, a charity there. the boys are on day 15 of their challenge. they have 39,662 steps. are you ready, boys? yeah. go! climbing snowdon is off limits due to lockdown, so it's the stairs. but the highest mountain in wales wasn't enough of a challenge. so the aim over 12 weeks, is to climb the 44,000 steps needed to summit everest. alex, how are you finding it so far? eh, it's a bit tiring. the cause of the fire is still unknown. it's not being treated as suspicious, and the family are awaiting an inquest. every day there'll be something that will remind me of zach, or what's happened, and then i'll get emotional and it'll be hard. but then i do always have the kids to pick me back up and get on with it for them. his positivity and his energy definitely helps us all get through, i think, especially me. just seeing his his attitude towards it all is definitely what kept me going. have you done it today? no. no? are we going to do it when we get home? actually, i'm buying i something from the shop. buying something from the shop, ok. two weeks down, and if the remarkable recovery of this young lad is anything to go by, a few stairs won't be getting in his way. tomos morgan, bbc news. hundreds of climbers are poised to return to mount everest for the first time next month since the pandemic shut down nepal's mountaineering sector for a year. climbers must quarantine for seven days and present a negative covid test result before setting off. a tourism department official said she expected more than three—hundred to make an attempt on the peak — slightly down on the spring season two years ago. last week on bbc news, we heard about the littercam — new technology that could help catch people throwing rubbish from car windows. but, it seems good old fashioned people—power is also having an impact. according to keep britain tidy, there's been a rise in the number of families asking for litter—picking kits to help keep their communities clean during lockdown. phil mackie's been to meet one group in birmingham that's been making its mark. you see it everywhere, whenever you go out for a walk, a run, to cycle orfor a drive. in a recent survey, 83% of people said they'd noticed more litter during the pandemic, but something else has happened, too — there's been a surge in people doing something about it. the erdington litter busters in birmingham are one of a growing number of groups across the country who are doing their bit to clean up the streets. it's a combination of exercise, and also a sense of achievement. also improving their mental well—being, because you go out, you litter pick, you tidy up your street, you feel really good about it. and whilst we set out to pick up litter, i think the spin—offs have been to really lift people in this area. people want to get outdoors and it's really lifting people's mental health as well. it's not great weather for litter picking, and it's blowing around, but they come out no matter what the conditions, and during the pandemic, people are out walking, running, cycling a lot more, and that has inspired more people who see the litter to come out and join groups like this. this is andy, who has founded another group in nearby warmley. he's found a hedgerow full of litter on the outskirts of the city. i've had so many people say, well done, well done, thank you for doing that. i realise i shouldn't have to do it, but i do, and as i say, it is growing locally and nationally. public enemy number one, hunted all over the world. i call on ldv, litter. defence volunteers. it's not as if this is a new message. they've been hammering it home for decades, though the way it's delivered has changed quite a bit. debbie and deb are out on patrol in their country park. because you're out every day, because it's the only thing that you can do at the moment, you see the litter and you just think, rather than walk past it every day, i'll start and pick it up myself and take action and help the community. it's unbelievable how people can just walk along and throw litter out of a car window orjust dropped litter in a park or on the side of the road. it's infuriating, yes, really infuriating. they are out in all weathers, a new army of litter pickers. there's very little reward, but occasionally there is a small treat. bringing you a few treats seeing as you're doing such good work in the community. oh, right. thank you so much. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. an eight—year—old black rhino has completed the first leg of her 4,000 milejourney from north yorkshire to tanzania. chanua left her home at 'flamingo land' to travel to africa as part of a plan to increase the number of the species. luxmy gopal has been following herjourney. chanua has been training for this moment for weeks. her keepers in yorkshire have worked on coaxing the eight—year—old black rhino to step into the crate. and now, for the final time, the barrier comes down and she's safely stowed, ready to start herjourney to africa. getting a crate holding a one tonne rhino onto a lorry is no mean feat. but this precious cargo is worth the effort. chanua's new life in east africa is part of a vital conservation mission to help revive the black rhino population, a critically endangered species. she's travelling from her home in malton, down to hythe in kent, where she'll spend time with two other captive females before they're all transported by air to tanzania, tojoin a new herd of rhinos brought there from other zoos. like her predecessor, almaty, who was moved to rwanda in 2019, her transition to life in the wild will be gradual, with the team helping the herd adjust. we need to assimilate them to the natural diet in the area, wean them off of the zoo food which we've been feeding her, and the dried pellets, and start introducing her to local flora, specifically alfalfa. it's a long drive down to kent. luckily, she seems to be a calm passenger, even when a stop—off at the services is needed. and finally, the first leg of herjourney is complete. luxmy gopal, bbc news. inafew in a few weeks they will be off to join a new herd, starting new family and starting new life in the wild. luxmy gopal, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. some very strong winds have caused disruption last night and today as well. winds have been easing, just some disruption to travel, big waves around the coast, this is hastings and east sussex. we keep the strong winds today, a mixture of sunshine and showers and hail and thunder mixed in. this is the satellite picture, the main band of rain heading to the east but then this speckled cloud piling on from the west bringing heavy and blustery showers. gusts of wind through the afternoon, 40 mph or up to 50 mph towards the north and west where we will see the bulk of the showers. temperatures between 8—12 . staying dry spell longest in the east but into the evening, we will see heavy showers of hail and thunder. showers are falling as snow over the highlands of scotland, icy conditions developing overnight. washers piling on from the west overnight, eastern area of remaining dry and clear with temperatures down to three or 4 degrees. milder air we have more cloud in west. tomorrow is similar to today, sunshine and blustery showers moving through the west on that breeze. again, some of these heavy showers could bring hail and thunder and more sleet and snow over the mountains of scotland. towards the west we will see the bulk of the showers during the afternoon, brighterand bulk of the showers during the afternoon, brighter and drier in the east. towards the weekend, low pressure is not far away. areas of low pressure in the east, another one approaching from the west so still unsettled. saturday another day of sunshine and blustery showers, wintry and high ground, scotland in particular. 8—10 on saturday, best of the sunshine in southern england. things turning quieter on sunday but still a brisk wind coming in from the north—west. more rain into north—west later in the day. some eastern areas avoid the day. some eastern areas avoid the showers, temperatures around 9-11 the showers, temperatures around 9—11 on sunday. high pressure builds towards next week so it will be a little bit quieter and drier with overnight frosts. goodbye. made by harry and meghan on us television. the duke of cambridge says he hasn't spoken to his brother since the interview with oprah winfrey was broadcast. reporter: have you spoken i to your brother since the interview? no, i haven't spoken to him yet, but i will do. and can you just let me know is the royal family a racist family, sir? we're very much not a racist family. we'll have the latest from our royal correspondent. also this lunchtime. detectives investigating the disappearance of sarah everard in south london are continuing to question a serving police officer on suspicion of kidnap and murder. the number of patients waiting to start hospital treatment in england hits a new high — four and a half million people injanuary, with cancer services among the worst hit.

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