by claims of racism in recent years. but now the very plan set up to tackle this is at the centre of fresh claims of racism. ijoined the programme to share my lived and professional experience, as well as my knowledge and working in the police. the police race action plan, published last year, aims to build trust with black communities. one person who worked on the programme told us they had this experience. they want to remain anonymous because of their current role. i was treated differently to my white colleagues, by a lack of support being offered when the workload increased. it was openly questioned if black people were even needed to work on the plan. i increasingly felt my voice, and at times my lived and professional experience, were being ignored. they re just one of several people of colour who ve raised serious concerns about discrimination at the unit, with some saying that their experiences
these latest allegations paint a picture of a body beset by problems, at a time when trust in policing amongst people of colour is a critical issue. the entire process left me completely disillusioned. black staff, in my opinion, were seen as troublemakers or difficult for providing a perspective from black people. sima kotecha, bbc news. with more on this, sima kotecha joins me now from the newsroom. so where do thrives lacings now leave this whole plan? that so where do thrives lacings now leave this whole plan? leave this whole plan? that is a very good leave this whole plan? that is a very good question, leave this whole plan? that is a very good question, hello, - leave this whole plan? that is a very good question, hello, we | leave this whole plan? that is a - very good question, hello, we don t really know, what we do know is that the former head of this plan, very recently, retired from his position, following unrelated allegations of bullying, so there is a new leader no
korean capital seoul. there was confusion when an early morning phone alert was sent out, telling people to prepare for an evacuation. that message was retracted 20 minutes later. according to the south korean military which released these images of what it says was wreckage of the missile the projectile disappeared from radar and might have crashed or exploded. north korea was unusually quick to comment on what had happened, confirming on its website that the rocket crashed into the sea after problems with a new engine system and fuel. but it does crucially say it ll be continuing such launches. the us hasjoined south korea and japan in condemning the launch, saying it involved ballistic missile technology in breach of un sanctions. live now to washington dc to speak to mark fitzpatrick, associate fellow at the international institute for strategic studies a think tank. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme- thank you for coming on the rou
as russian soldiers. so what if they were? the school director shot back at me. what kind of question is that? moments later, the line cut out. line beeps. sasha has told me five children taken with him still haven t been returned to their families. because russia doesn t make it easy even when vladimir putin has been indicted for their removal as a suspected war criminal. sarah rainsford, bbc news. we can go live now to nathaniel raymond, who is the executive director of humanitarian research lab at yale university and a member of their conflict 0bservatory group which was one of the first groups to highlight the abduction of ukrainian children. thank you for coming on the programme it thank you for coming on the programme thank you for coming on the programme thank you for coming on the rouramme ,. , ., , programme it is a pleasure to be here. we listened programme it is a pleasure to be here. we listened to programme it is a pleasure to be here. we listened to the - prog