cyclists call for britain s roads to be made safer, as a survey finds a quarter of motorists admit driving dangerously close to bikes. a damning report has warned that hundreds of police officers in england and wales have been cleared to serve when they should have failed vetting procedures. forces accepted applicants with convictions for robbery, indecent exposure and domestic abuse. the police watchdog looked at eight forces, reviewing hundreds of vetting files. his majesty s inspectorate of constabulary, fire and rescue services focused on the poor treatment of women, and sexual misconduct, following the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. the review found officers with criminal records, significant debts, or whose families had links to organised crime. police chiefs have promised to put the problems right. tom symonds reports. in 2012, nicola brooks reported she was being abused and stalked online. an inspectorfrom sussex police handled her case, but he carried
policy failures during the migration crisis. a damning report says hundreds of recruits to the police in england and wales are joining the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. with almost all the votes counted in israel s general election, former leader benjamin netanyahu looks set to return to power with the support of the far right. and channel 4 turns a0 after being set up in 1982 to shake up television , today the broadcaster celebrates four decades of being on air. good afternoon. the prime minister rishi sunak said the migrant crisis is a serious and escalating problem and admitted that not enough asylum claims are being processed. the prime minister insisted the government is getting a grip of the situation and backed the home secretary s handling of the issue. suella braverman has been criticised for saying southern england was facing an invasion of illegal migrants. this afternoon, the albanian prime minister condemned the home secretary s
people, grow for everyone everywhere, wherever they are. a fairer, greenerfuture. the home secretary tells police chiefs that common sense policing must take priority over diversity and inclusion initiatives as she sets out her the priorities of her crime cutting agenda. the government has defended its sweeping range of tax cuts from criticism that they favour the better off. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng s package of measures include scrapping the top rate of income tax for the highest earners and reducing the basic rate by a penny moves the government say will promote growth. the institute for fiscal studies says the richest who pay the most tax will benefit most. our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. it s an all out attempt to grow the economy with the biggest tax cuts in four decades. at spitalfields market, in east london, they are taking stock of a mini budget that s signalled a massive shift in political direction. what do you make of moves like rev