the chancellor promises a back to work budget. labour says the government s following its lead. and the oscars almost here. i would say i was and the oscars almost here. i would say i was live and the oscars almost here. i would say i was live from the red carpet, but for say i was live from the red carpet, but for the say i was live from the red carpet, but for the first time in history, he doesn t but for the first time in history, he doesn t read. officially, it is champagne. to me it looks beige. good morning. england have suffered - their heaviest home defeat in history. france producing a ruthless display to score seven - tries at twickenham in the six nations, i winning 53 points to 10. and in whether it will be milder for most and in whether it will be milder for most of and in whether it will be milder for most of you and in whether it will be milder for most of you over the next few days but with most of you over the next few days but with rain at t
institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic in a scathing year that says it needs a complete overhaul to restore public faith. the culture, sadly, in the met is all pervasive and the institutional racism and homophobia, misogyny, largely led by what their officers have said and what our own research has shown. ., , have said and what our own research has shown. ., . , have said and what our own research has shown- has shown. today is one of the darkest days. has shown. today is one of the darkest days, without - has shown. today is one of the darkest days, without a - has shown. today is one of the darkest days, without a doubt, j has shown. today is one of the - darkest days, without a doubt, and history darkest days, without a doubt, and history of darkest days, without a doubt, and history of almost 200 year old met police history of almost 200 year old met police service. history of almost 200-year-old met police service- police service. european stock mark
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
most of the time patients have a great experience but we must not paper over the problems we face. we expect backlogs to rise before they fall. a teenager is arrested after a 15 year old boy was stabbed outside his school in huddersfield in west yorkshire. five british captives who were held by russian backed forces in ukraine are released in a prisoner exchange. ministers lift their ban on fracking in england in a bid to increase energy production but critics are warning about environmental damage and a risk of earthquakes. retiring tennis champion roger federer will play the final match of his career in a doubles team alongside his long time rival rafael nadal as part of the laver cup tomorrow. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. interest rates have been raised to 2.25%, the highest level since 2008. it s the seventh consecutive time that they ve been increased by the bank of england, in an attempt to curb soaring prices. the rate has gone up from 1.75%. the bank of e
time for a look at the weather. here s darren bett. it s turning cooler over the next few days. the cooler air is in the north west, pushing down from the north west, pushing down from the north west behind this band of thick cloud that brought a lot of rain into cumbria. we ve got that rain pushing south eastwards across england and wales. it s becoming a little lighter and more patchy as it moves towards the south east. further north across the uk will have clearer skies so this time it s going to be much colder across northern areas, temperatures in eastern scotland and north east england could be down to 5 6, it will probably start sunning in these places. we ve got the cloudy weather across east anglia and the south east throughout tomorrow and they will be rain at times. the weather should cheer up in the midlands, other parts of england and wales seeing some sunshine, maybe one or two showers but the showers will be scattered across scotland and northern ireland on the