also this lunchtime. borisjohnson accepts he did mislead parliament over lockdown parties in downing street, but says he didn t do it intentionally or recklessly. a warm handshake from the chinese president for vladimir putin, even though the russian leader is now wanted for war crimes in ukraine. a new scheme to keep lung patients out of hospital, as new research show a sharp north/south divide. and maddie hinch, who saved all four penalties to win olympic gold for great britain, announces her retirement. and coming up on the bbc news channel, he s back roy hodgson returns to crystal palace, tasked with keeping the club in the premier league again. good afternoon. a scathing report has found that britain s biggest police force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic . baroness casey s review into the metropolitan police follows the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer, wayne couzens. the report says a boys club culture is rife within the force. the
intentionally or recklessly. why the hollywood actress gwyneth paltrow is in court today over a skiing accident seven years ago. and the plans to turn highland water into power in the biggest hydro electric project in the uk for a0 years. on bbc london. white make a return appointed the crystal pilots since relegation was avoided from the premier league. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. the head of the metropolitan police sir mark rowley has apologised and accepted his force has let people down after scathing report found it to be institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic . the review by baroness casey says britain s largest police force needs a complete overhaul to restore public trust. it was commissioned after the rape and murder of sarah everard by a serving met police officer. it found that female officers and staff routinely face sexism and misogyny . baroness casey described a deep seated homophobia within the met, with claims of racism
Home despite record complaints and waiting times. As the former head of ofsted has said, its increasingly difficult to have the hard conversations in the workplace that are needed, but thats what hmrc must have. Plus its been a difficult day for the royal mail, as it has announced a reduced service for second class post. This comes amidst news revelations about amidst gb news revelations about counterfeit stamps. State of the nafion counterfeit stamps. State of the nation starts now. Ill also be joined by an ebullient panel this evening, former home Office Special adviser Claire Pearsall and the political commentator kai willsher. As always, as you know, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me at gb news. But now its time for the news of the day with sophia wenzler. Jacob thank you. Im sophia wenzler your top story this houn wenzler your top story this hour. A new poll suggests labour could sweep to victory with more than 400 seats at the next election ,
humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. every other member of the council backed the resolution, apart from the uk, which abstained. palestine condemned the result as a terrible day for the council, but israel thanked the us, saying a ceasefire would give hamas - which is classed as a terror group by many western governments, including the uk a chance to regroup. our correspondent hugo bachega reports. in gaza, there is no safe place, says the un secretary general. the healthcare says the un secretary general. the healthca re system says the un secretary general. the healthcare system is collapsing, hospitals have come battlegrounds, and palestinians have no shelter or anything else needed to survive, he says. this was the scene in khan younis in the south yesterday, in the aftermath of an israeli abstract, as the military pushes ahead with its against hamas. hours later, the un in new york, the secretary general called for a ceasefire and how did this warning. there is a high risk
over the pennines, increasingly across the north of scotland over the hills, turning back to rain as the hills, turning back to rain as the milder air moves on. very blustery, gales in the southwest, surveyor tails inaughty scotland and northern ireland, heavy and persistent rain severe gales in north west scotland. double figures later in the day, increasing for the rest of the country, as the rain moves north. very wet and windy weather confined to the northern isles tonight. many places turning clearer with blustery showers, mostly in the north and west. a frost free night to come for most. i milder start to friday. some sunshine, plenty of showers, longer spells of rain in northern and western areas, fairly strong winds. south east england, faring best with drier and brighter weather. temperatures, double figure play mat in north london, much of england and wales. feeling noticeably milder double figures for northern ireland. sunday, another low, heavy rain and stro