in new zealand to remember the 51 people killed when a gunman opened fire at two mosques in christchurch in 2019. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a metropolitan police officer will appear in court today, charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who went missing while walking home in south london, ten days ago. wayne couzens, who s a8, will appear at westminster magistrates court today. he was taken to hospital yesterday for a second time in two days, to be treated for a fresh head injury sustained in custody. a vigil planned for sarah everard on clapham common will now not take place, organisers have confirmed. charlotte wright reports. it is ten days since sarah everard disappeared in south london. she was walking home. today a serving metropolitan police officer, 48 year old wayne couzens, will appear before magistrates, charged with her kidnap and murder. it follows a large scale police investigation spanning sites in london
good afternoon. a serving metropolitan police officer has appeared in court charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. sarah, who was 33, disappeared whilst walking home in south london 10 days ago. her body was discovered in woodland in kent a week after she went missing. 48 year old wayne couzens appeared before magistrates this morning. as our correspondent, helena wilkinson, reports. arriving at westminster magistrates court this morning, pc wayne couzens believed to be in this police van. the 48 year old met police officer joined the force two years ago. today he appeared in the dock charges of kidnap and murder were formally put to him. it s ten days since sarah everard disappeared in south london. her body was found here in woodland, near ashford, in kent. extensive searches are continuing close to where her body was found. 13 miles away, the police officer s house in deal, in kent, is also a focus. and an old garage, in dover, where he used to work is b
back to life once again. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a serving metropolitan police officer has appeared in court charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. sarah, who was 33, disappeared whilst walking home in south london ten days ago. her body was discovered in woodland, in kent, a week after she went missing. 48 year old wayne couzens appeared before magistrates this morning as our correspondent, helena wilkinson, reports. arriving at westminster magistrates court this morning, pc wayne couzens believed to be in this police van. the 48 year old met police officer joined the force two years ago. today he appeared in the dock charges of kidnap and murder were formally put to him. it s ten days since sarah everard disappeared in south london. her body was found here in woodland, near ashford, in kent. it was found inside a builder s bag and identified through her dental records. extensive searches are continuing close to where her body was found.
hello and welcome to bbc news. we ll be getting more on all our top stories this afternoon, including tonight s doorstep vigilfor sarah everard, when we join the bbc one bulletin with clive myrie in a few minutes time. but first to the american city of minneapolis, and one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history $27 million to the family of george floyd. he s the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year. lawyers for his family say the city has agreed to settle in the civil case for damages. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on criminal charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. today marks the one year anniversary of the killing by police of breonna
superted is making a comeback the teddy bear with magic powers that became a cartoon favourite among a generation of children is being brought back to life once again. hello and welcome to bbc news. a serving metropolitan police officer has appeared in court, charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. she disappeared while walking home in south london ten days ago, and the 33 year old s body was discovered in woodland in kent on wednesday. wayne couzens, who s a8, appeared before magistrates this morning. the duchess of cambridge is among many to have laid flowers at clapham common, where a vigil in memory of sarah was to take place. but that memorial has now been cancelled because of covid restrictions. helena wilkinson reports. arriving at westminster magistrates court this morning, pc wayne couzens believed to be in this police van. the 48 year old met police officer joined the force two years ago. today he appeared in the dock charges of kidnap and murder w