hello to you. and welcome to the programme. is the bloody battle for bakhmut over? the head of russia s wagner mercenary group says its forces will hand over the city to russian forces as it declares victory and withdraws. kyiv, though, says it still controls pockets of the city. also in the programme: migration is not out of control. the uk prime minister says the number of people coming to the uk is still too high after new figures show net migration hit a new record high. as business demands more workers, we ll assess proposals for a new skills based visa system. armed officers descend on central london after a car crashes into the gates of downing street. police say a man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but the incident is not being treated as terror related. and after a storm of racist abuse against real madrid s vinicius junior, the president of la liga denies that the spanish football league is racist, but he calls for new powers to
it in a way that they feel beleaguered, but to say, ok, let this be a driverfor change beleaguered, but to say, ok, let this be a driver for change and sustainable change at that. bind sustainable change at that. and there is also sustainable change at that. and there is also a sustainable change at that. and there is also a sharp contrast here of course with the met police. we know that sir mark really refusing to describe his force as institutionally racist, misogynistic, homophobic. how important is it that he is been repaired to put his head above the parapet that there is a problem in now is the time to do with it. i think it is timely because it is only when you acknowledge a problem than you can do something about it and then you have to measure it and have independent oversight and one of the things in the casey report is london policing board and i think that independent oversight will uphold the mark riley and the rest of the met to account. and i would like to think poli