and political ties between the two countries following talks between the two in moscow. at a news conference in the last hour and a half, the pair announced increasing economic partnerships, and said they would deepen co operation between their armed forces. president putin praised china s plan to end the war in ukraine, saying the proposals could form the basis for a peace settlement. however there were no further details of the plans, and they are unlikely to be acceptable to the ukraine government. the russian leader said moscow would help chinese businesses replace western firms that had abandoned operations in russia due to sanctions. president xi, meanwhile, described their discussions as friendly, frank, and fruitful. it s the chinese leader s second day in moscow our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley sent this report earlier. it s a visit being watched around the world for what its global consequences could be. according to the chinese president, his meet
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
police force in london about which a damning report has published, but about all police forces across the uk. you are watching bbc news. this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m martine croxall and these are the latest headlines. britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson, accepts that he did mislead mps about illegal parties held during covid lockdowns but insists his original denials were made in good faith . president putin says the chinese leader xijinping has invited him to beijing, as the two men hold talks in moscow aimed at boosting ties. britain s biggest police force is branded institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic in a scathing new report which says it needs a complete overhaul. the culture sadly in the met is all pervasive and the institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia is largely led by what their officers have said and what our own research has shown.
at fact it is the case. you have to accept the shortcomings in the first place. there are obvious concerns about how far this report could reach out and actually be capitalist to that fundamental change. the home secretary has to that fundamental change. the home secretary has also to that fundamental change. the home secretary has also reported to that fundamental change. the home secretary has also reported this - secretary has also reported this afternoon that words like institutional are perhaps unhelpful. i wonder if is there a sense that if you don t brand the entire force institutional, you re going to take more people with the? is a institutional, you re going to take more people with the? more people with the? is a very difficult one. more people with the? is a very difficult one. the more people with the? is a very difficult one. the metropolitan i difficult one. the metropolitan police, baroness casey also says it s the time to start to break down parts within the
reset of stop and search. in london now, sir mark rowley, the metropolitan police commissioner, he said he accepted the findings and systemic failings, but he said that he stopped short of calling it institutional. but he said that he felt that london has had been let down and that the report was brutal. and he said he s keen to make changes and will be reflecting on the report. a mental health unit criticised over the deaths of three teenagers was chaotic and unsafe , a report found. an independent inquiry found excessive and inappropriate restraint was used at middlesbrough s west lane hospital. the report also found self harm was facilitated, with staff told not to intervene unless it could be fatal, while insufficiently curious leaders tolerated safety failures. west lane hospital has been renamed and the service is being run by another trust. fiona trott has the story.