and the watchdog for the police, the inspectorate constabulary, is looking at whether the met properly deals with corruption within its ranks. what it finds is that it s fundamentally flawed, it s not fit for purpose and, in the words of one senior inspector today, that it is arrogant, lethargic and secretive. just a few areas they had concerns firstly, vetting. they said they couldn t be sure from the records that officers working in sensitive areas like child protection and major investigations, that they had proper vetting. they had concerns that 100 staff members had committed criminal offences in the last two years, and also, that more than 2000 police warrant cards had gone missing, effectively. now, they could give you access to a police station or they could be used to pretend that you re a police officer when you ve actually left the ranks. of course, that s quite sinister because the sarah everard case, wayne couzens, the man who murdered sarah everard, he was a serving o
the headlines on bbc news. gps in england are being told to see more patients face to face, as ministers unveil a £250 million winter rescue package. there s a warning the nhs in england is facing an exceptionally difficult winter, as the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high of 5.7 million. the north yorkshire police and crime commissioner, phillip allott, whose comments about the sarah everard case sparked outrage has resigned, after a no confidence vote. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told the bbc the government is doing everything it can to ease supply chain blockages. but businesses in industries from toys to construction to meat have warned that blockages at ports, caused by a shortage of lorry drivers, are still causing big delays. there are concerns about the impact on food prices, and the government has confirmed only 20 emergency visas for foreign drivers have been processed. 0ur economics correspondent
this is bbc news. the headlines. gps in england are told to see more patients face to face, as ministers unveil a £250 million winter rescue package. there is a huge amount of demand on our fantastic gps and how we can help with that is through providing the financial support, getting rid of some of this red tape and helping to shift some of that demand to other, more sensible places. a warning the nhs in england faces an exceptionally difficult winter, as the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high of 5.7 million. north yorkshire police and crime commissioner, phillip allott, whose comments about the sarah everard case sparked outrage resigns, after a no confidence vote. in norway, a man who killed five
as the number of people waiting for routine hospital operations reaches a record high of 5.7 million. the north yorkshire police and crime commissioner, phillip allott, whose comments about the sarah everard case sparked outrage has resigned after a no confidence vote. in norway, a man who killed 5 people using a bow and arrow, was known to the police who say they d had concerns he d been radicalised. new research suggests babies of black and asian origin are at higher risk of being stillborn or dying shortly after birth a leading charity is calling for urgent action here is the latest sports news. we
verbally or physically. because i think people don t do anything about it anymore. the silhouettes represent women killed by a serving or former police officer across the uk since 2009. most of the deaths happened in a domestic situation, the killer knew his victim. the exception was sarah everard, duped and falsely arrested by pc wayne couzens who kidnapped, raped and murdered her. her killing has provoked a national debate on the issue of violence against women. this week at the conservative party conference, the home secretary, priti patel, announced an enquiry into the sarah everard case. now she is being urged to include a specific focus on sexual violence and domestic abuse in new policing legislation. we really welcome the strong words from priti patel, our home secretary, and from borisjohnson, saying that ending violence against women and girls is one