of bakhmut over to russian forces. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. here in the uk new figures show net migration hit a record high in 2022. net migration is the difference between the number of people coming to live in the uk and the number leaving. it rose to 606,000 last year, driven by people from non eu countries arriving for work and study, after the pandemic. that s up from 488,000 in 2021. the figure includes people coming to the uk under resettlement schemes from both ukraine because of the war and hong kong, after a political crackdown in the former british territory. joining me live to discuss the issue is peter walsh senior researcher at the oxford university migration 0bservatory. also the bbc s mayeni jones who is in lagos in nigeria and our correspondent in hong kong martin yip. first, let s go to peter, thank you for coming on the programme. what do you make of these n
the reservations and concerns about acknowledging that institutional discrimination exists in policing. however, it is right for me. it s the right thing to do for me as chief constable to clearly state the institutional racism, sexism, misogyny and discrimination exist. police scotland is institutionally racist and discriminatory. live now to glasgow, with our scotland correspondent james shaw. really strong language being used there. give us a bit of the background. its, there. give us a bit of the background. there. give us a bit of the background. a very striking statement background. a very striking statement by background. a very striking statement by sir background. a very striking statement by sir iain - background. a very striking - statement by sir iain livingstone, the chief constable of scotland and unlike anything we have seen from other chief police officers in other parts of the united kingdom. essentially, this comes off the back of a review of police scotland cu
very much for bringing us that. thank ou. ,, x , .,, thank you. quick reminder, please constable sir thank you. quick reminder, please constable sir iain thank you. quick reminder, please constable sir iain livingstone - constable sir iain livingstone admitting the force is institutionally racist. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at some of the stories making news here in the uk. an investigation has found that young people with complex mental health needs are being put at risk, by being placed on general children s wards in england. the report was compiled by government funded organisation, the healthcare safety investigation branch. nhs england says it has an ongoing programme to improve mental health services for children and young people. plans to abolish fixed term tenancies in england would destroy the student housing market, landlords have warned. students are typically offered a 12 month fixed term contract to reflect the academic year and
by serving officers and there are one or two high profile cases, for example the case of a man who died in fife in 2015 after being restrained by police officers. an inquiry going on into that at the moment. and then another case where a female police officer one commons asian after unemployment tribunal because it was found she had been victimised after eric complaining of discrimination and sexism. so a lot of things will sir iain livingstone to address. bear in mind he is also about to resign, he is resigning in august, just in a few months time and this common sense, it is a valedictory statement, his parting comments to billy scotland as he leaves after many years in charge. so he will want to see this is a really significant statement that he has made me that he will hope will
sir iain livingstone said prejudice and bad behaviour within the force was rightly of great concern . this is what he s been saying in the last hour or so. the meaning of institutional racism set out by sir william macpherson in 1999 and his report on the appalling murder of stephen lawrence in 1993 is rightly very demanding. the phrase, the terminology, however, can and as often misinterpreted or misrepresented as unfair and personal critical assessments of police officers and police staff as individuals. that is not the case. does institutional discrimination mean our police officers and police staff are racist and sexist? no, it absolutely does not. i have great confidence in the character and values of our people. i am proud of police scotland. i am proud of my colleagues, proud of my officers and staff. so i know and i have shared