at home safely. lung disease costs the nhs billions. ministers say more funding for research and new targets to cut pollution and smoking should make a difference. but doctors think more still needs to be done to improve and save thousands of lives. jim reed, bbc news. let s return to today s scathing review of london s metropolitan police which found it to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. the report s author baronness casey said many londoners had lost faith in the metropolitan police and the force could be broken up if it didn t change. labour party leader sir keir starmer and shadow home secretary yvette cooper are giving a press conference in response to the report, let s listen in. good afternoon everyone thank you very much forjoining us. baroness casey s report today commissioned by the mayor of london is forensic, thorough and truly damning. it is deeply critical about the problems in the metropolitan police and the urgent change some of
when all else fails, and if we can t trust them to do theirjob properly, that s a very, very scary thought. the report was commissioned following the rape and murder of sarah everard by a serving officer in 2021. we ll be considering the future of the met in the light of the findings. also tonight. borisjohnson has accepted that he misled parliament in relation to social gatherings during lockdown, but he insists it wasn t intentional or reckless. on the second day of the chinese state visit to moscow a warning to the west not to supply more weapons to ukraine. a report from the highlands on a giant project which could be the uk s biggest hydro electric scheme in a0 years. and why the hollywood star gwyneth paltrow is in court after a collision on a ski slope. and coming up on the bbc news channel, arsenal s women have it all to do if they re to reach the final four of the champions league, as bayern munich strike first. good evening. the biggest police force in the united
of the 1970s has died aged 81. if in doubt, dress up. don t ever dress down, you will be so disappointed. we will be live in liverpool as soon as that news conference begins over the killing of elle edwards, but before that. tributes are being paid to the brazilian football legend pele widely regarded as the greatest player of all time who has died at the age of 82. he was experiencing colon cancer. during his two decades on the pitch, pele scored a world record of more than 1,200 goals in around 1,300 appearances and became the only player to win the world cup three times. tributes have been pouring in from around the world. they go from the political highest to the footballing greatest. french star kylian mbappe described pele as the king of football , adding his legacy will never be forgotten . and former president barack 0bama said, pele was one of the greatest ever to play the beautiful game. and as one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, he under
with the regional governor blaming russia. a warning that petrol prices could rise after global oil producer opec agrees it will reduce output. the home office suspends an immigration official and former met officer after a bbc investigation reveals he d been posting racist content on whatsapp. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. breaking news to bring in the last few minutes. police say that at least 20 people are dead, many of them children following a mass shooting at a preschool in north eastern thailand. the report said the attack took place at a childcare facility in non bua lam phu province. a recently dismissed police officer are said to have stormed the building and open file before escaping while some victims are said to be stabbed. the investigation is under way at the moment to try to find the attacker and the report are still coming in of this, there had been reported by the news agencies and all the agencies have been alerted to take action an
in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there s an electric car with a secret. no, it s not its ultra light, ultra strong carbon fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and it s not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 19505, although that is important too. no. look closer at that shiny finish, and you ll see that it s not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, solar panels instead of a back window. yes, this is a solar powered car, and they call it lightyear one. the first production model will be going on sale this summer. its five square metres of solar panels come in narrow sections that better curve around the body and also mean that if it s parked partly in the shade, the sections that are in the sun still work at full capacity. but even though the battery can take you 440 miles on a single charge, a day s worth of sunlight will only provide about 45 mil