at new scotland yard. the former president of georgia has been arrested within hours of his return to his homeland after years of exile. he said he was returning from ukraine on the eve of municipal elections to urge voters to abandon the governing georgian dream party. georgia s president, salome zourabichvili, has reportedly said she will not pardon mr saakashvili. the coach of american soccer team has been psyched of psyched of allegations of harassment and sexual misconduct towards players dating back several years. paul riley, from liverpool, led north carolina courage to two league titles, and he faces a string of allegations, including remarks about player s sexual orientation, by the athletic sports news website. it s as riley denies any sexual
at new scotland yard. let s get some of the days other stories now. the former president of georgia has been arrested within hours of his return to his homeland after years in exile. he said he was returning from ukraine on the eve of municipal elections to urge voters to abandon the governing georgian dream party. georgia s president, salome zourabichvili, has repeatedly said she will not pardon mr saakashvili. ecuador says it will pardon 2000 inmates its overcrowded prisons to prevent further violence following the worst prison riot in the country s history. priority for release would be given to the disabled, the elderly, the terminally ill and women. at least 118 inmates at the guyas prison in the western city of kayak will were killed in
i think this is a tide that has turned and a tide that we can look at notjust in policing but across society. and the case of sarah everard, murdered by a police officer as she walked home, might also be the moment when forces have to address the toxic attitudes that some men in their ranks hold towards women. daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. also in the uk, the military will begin delivering petrol to garages across the country from monday, to help tackle the ongoing crisis. around 200 servicemen and women are receiving training, because of a lack of tanker drivers which has caused queues at petrol stations. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the latest from westminster. these drivers, 100 of them are actually drivers, as you say, will begin on monday. and as well as that, what we ve actually heard
and that is something we place a really strong focus on within policing. so the case of sarah everard, murdered by a police officer as she walked home, could become a watershed moment, when police forces have to address the toxic attitudes that some men in their ranks hold towards women. daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. the conservative police and crime commissioner for north yorkshire has apologised for saying women need to be streetwise about police powers of arrest. he sparked fury following a radio interview in which he said sarah everard never should have submitted to arrest by her killer. he was speaking on bbc radio york. fix, to arrest by her killer. he was speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can t just speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can t just arrest speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can tjust arrest you, - speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can t just arrest you, there - officer can t just arrest you, there has
kind of stand together, rather than go to the police. we have to kind of have back up from other means. the senior officer who will lead the national effort to address those concerns said this is a watershed moment. i think this is a marked moment in society, to stand and look at ourselves about the level of violence against women and girls. i think this is a tide that has turned and a tide that we can look at notjust in policing but across society. and the case of sarah everard, murdered by a police officer as she walked home, might also be the moment when forces have to address the toxic attitudes that some men in their ranks hold towards women. daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: more on europe s first mission to mercury, which is due to reach its final destination in the next few hours.