mi5 suspected a muslim preacher who was close to the manchester arena bomber of being a radicaliser a bbc investigation reveals. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk prime minister rishi sunak is in belfast, where he has called for mps to back his new deal on post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the agreement between the uk and eu, called the windsor framework, is aimed at significantly reducing the number of checks on goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. the agreement between the uk and eu, called the windsor framework, is aimed at significantly reducing the number of checks on goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. it also creates new powers for stormont, that s the northern ireland assembly, to reject changes to eu regulations. and this new agreement will replace the northern ireland protocol. that was introduced after the uk left the eu , and meant additional checks were required
important to the global economy but its also seen as one of the most polluting. it s responsible for about 2.5% of the carbon emissions that are warming the planet. that and noise pollution is why the dutch government is trying to cut the number of flights at amsterdam s schiphol airport by more than 10%. and it s defending its plans in court today. but of course airlines aren t happy. the likes of klm, delta and easyjet are behind the legal action. they ve invested heavily in what is the third busiest airport in the world for international passengers. our correspondent anna holligan is outside the dutch parliament. this is quite an interesting case being watched around the world, because lots of governments are in a similar situation. tell us what are the arguments both sides are laying out in court today. this could be seen as precedent setting around the world. seen as precedent-setting around the world. , seen as precedent-setting around the world. 3 , seen as precedent
at the metropolitan police following the rape and murder of sarah everard by serving officer wayne couzens. the 363 page report condemned the force as institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. the report said that staff routinely experience sexism, there are racist officers and staff, and a deep seated homophobia in the organisation. the report also accused the force of failing to protect the public from officers who abuse women, whilst predatory and unacceptable behaviour has been allowed to flourish . and it says that the met has a culture of denial, with systemic and fundamental problems in how the force is run adding that the met could be dismantled if it does not improve. baroness louise casey is the report author she s been speaking to bbc radio four s today programme. the culture, sadly, in the met is all pervasive, and that the institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia is largely led, by what their officers have said and what our own research has shown,
green lane getting rid of virtually all checks. rishi sunak says that would remove any sense of the border in the irish sea. a red line for goods going to the republic of ireland would see full checks. northern ireland would follow some eu laws but a new measure, the stormont brake would give the northern ireland assembly a way of saying no to some changes in future. the prime minister s been speaking about the deal this morning the prime minister will be speaking in northern ireland today. this the prime minister s been speaking about the deal this morning on bbc radio four s today programme. he explained how the new green and red lanes would mean goods meant only for northern ireland would not face red tape at customs. let s take a listen to some of what he had to say.
at the moment the message is really things can be controlled at the current level with the nhs but there is some concern, you can see by the way they are putting in these plans for the nightingale hospitals, you could see exchange as we go forward in the next couple of weeks. the former president of afghanistan, ashraf ghani, has said he made a sudden decision to flee his country on august 15th, minutes after his security forces at the palace told him they could no longer protect him or the capital. in a conversation with the former british chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter for the bbc radio four s today programme, mr ghani said he had been made a scapegoat for afg hanistan s crisis. he said his only mistake was to trust his international partners, including the united states. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet reports. crowd clamour. chaos in kabul. the upheaval of august. afghans fleeing for the airport when the taliban swept in.