by his criticism of the duchess of sussex after dramatically leaving itv�*s breakfast show — and putting stammering in the spotlight — the actor sir michael palin, whose father stammered, on why this disability should be talked about more. everyone needs to be heard. everyone has a voice and the idea, the old idea, that stammerers somehow have little to say or aren't as bright as everybody else — that is so utterly, ridiculously wrong. and coming up on bbc news: can the champions league breathe life back into liverpool? jurgen klopp�*s side have won just two games in their last eight, as they get set to face rb leipzig. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman disappeared in london last week. 33—year—old sarah everard has not been heard from since she left a friend's house in clapham last wednesday night. the officer — who's in his 40s — was detained last night in kent — along with a woman in her thirties, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. today, officers have been searching a house in deal and woodland near ashford. lucy manning is in kent. a week ago tonight, sarah everard walked from a friends house, like many women do, many women walking alone, and police said she vanished from sight. today the disturbing news that a serving police officer had been arrested on suspicion of murder, leaving the hopes of her family and herfriends murder, leaving the hopes of her family and her friends looking very bleak. off the beaten track, surrounded by woodland, many miles from where sarah everard was last seen in south london. police meticulously search an old golf course in ashford in kent, as one of their own colleagues sits in police custody, suspected of her kidnap and murder. it seems hopes of finding the 33—year—old alive are fading. sarah everard was last seen a week ago walking from a friend's house to her home. family and friends desperate for news. this morning, a shocking update. yesterday evening, officers arrested a serving metropolitan police officer at an address in kent in connection with the disappearance of sarah everard. this is a serious and significant development in our search for sarah, and the fact that the man who's been arrested is a serving metropolitan police officer is both shocking and deeply disturbing. i recognise the significant concern this will cause. the police officer is in his 405, his house in deal in kent the focus of searches all day, police removing cars. he was part of the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command, but instead of protecting embassies he's facing questions about a possible murder. a woman was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. about four o'clock in the morning, i heard car doors banging. i just assumed it was, like, night workers. you know, people going to bed, going to work, and then i just saw some activity with police down there. a week ago, sarah, a marketing executive, had been visiting a friend's house on leathwaite road, close to clapham common in south london. she left there at around 9pm in the evening to return to her home in brixton an hour away. police believe she made her way across clapham common. this footage from a doorbell camera showed sarah on poynders road at around 9:30pm. it's the last time she was seen. for the past week, the search has been in south london, now in kent, very firmly focused on these fields. all day, there has been a stream of police vans, officers and equipment arriving here. the policeman arrested was, scotland yard said, off duty at the time of her disappearance, and it's not known if he was or wasn't connected in any way to the missing woman. amazing, lovely, fantastic — just a few ways her family describe sarah everard. and she still hasn't been found. this search will continue into the evening. large lights have been brought in to help that. it is a fast—paced police investigation, a large one. initially the arrest was on suspicion of kidnap, perhaps some hope, but that arrest is now on suspicion of murder, which makes it so much more difficult for sarah everard's family.— the prime minister has been defending the test and trace system in england after fierce criticism from a group of mps. the commons public accounts committee says the £37 billion system didn't have a clear impact on infection levels — but borisjohnson said the scheme has been a success. with more, here's our health editor hugh pym. a testing site today now part of everyday life, but it has cost a lot of money to get where we are and a highly critical report by mps has fuelled a new debate on what test and trace has achieved. it was raised at prime minister's questions. the government is throwing a staggering 37 billion at a test and trace system that we know has made barely any difference. the prime minister defended its performance. it is thanks to nhs test and trace that we are able to send kids back to school and begin cautiously and irreversibly to reopen our economy and restart our lives. the £37 billion budget is over two years. the report criticises the use of consultants. 2,500 were still on the books early last month, with one paid more than £6,000 a day. lots of money was being thrown at lots of projects and, you know, in many cases there are big questions about how that money has been allocated, how it is being spent and the overall oversight. remember that parliament doesn't get a good look at some of these issues because of the coronavirus act. it is worth remembering that early on in the first wave there was nothing like this. the test and trace network had to be created from scratch. the key issue is, has it been as effective as it should have been? there were long waits at testing centres and for results when infections rose rapidly in september and october, and the system failed to keep up, with people sometimes ask to drive 100 miles or more to get a test. it is an absolute joke. i have had to bring my three kids out of school. i willjust have to go back home and try again, i guess. the performance figures have improved since those problems last year. nearly 83% of test results came back in 2a hours in the last reported week in february, compared with only around 33.5% one week in october. the proportion of close contacts reached was more than 93% in late february, compared with about 60% back in october. the number of daily tests carried out has more than doubled since the new year to over a million yesterday, but this includes those done in schools, which have reopened. yes, we do have very large number of tests. we successfully reached a very large number of people to ask them to self—isolate. that is what test and trace was set up to do, so this report accuses us of delivering what we said we were going to do, to build the service that the country needed in this extraordinary crisis that we are all facing. some argue that local council officials knocking on doors rather than a national call centre system is the best way to reach contacts of those who test positive. health leaders in england say both approaches are required. hugh pym, bbc news. the latest figures on coronavirus show 5,926 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 5,734. across the uk, the latest data shows the number of patients in hospital with coronavirus is 9,435. 190 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. on average, 172 people have died every day in the last week from coronavirus — the lowest it's been since 21st october. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 124,987. as for vaccinations, more than 217,000 people have had their first dose of a covid vaccine in the latest 24 hour period. it means more than 22.8 million people had theirfirstjab and over 1.25 million people have had both doses of the vaccine. women have borne a bigger burden of childcare, home—schooling and housework than men over the course of the pandemic — according to new analysis of data from office for national statistics. it also suggests women have experienced significantly poorer levels of personal wellbeing and are more likely to have been furloughed. our health correspondent, catherine burns, has been hearing from some women about the effect the pandemic has had on them. it's an experience that really allows feelings of anxiety, loneliness, to fester. we allows feelings of anxiety, loneliness, to fester. ~ . , loneliness, to fester. we have been havin: to loneliness, to fester. we have been having to juggle _ loneliness, to fester. we have been having to juggle home _ loneliness, to fester. we have been having to juggle home schooling, i having tojuggle home schooling, fifield, _ having tojuggle home schooling, fifield, looking after an 18 month year old~ — fifield, looking after an 18 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constant _ time has gone by. i find myself in this constant struggle _ time has gone by. i find myself in this constant struggle between i time has gone by. i find myself in. this constant struggle between the desire to pursue my own dreams, to pursue this business, my own ambitions, and also the unwillingness to put my child in second place, and the result was that i often worked through the night. that i often worked through the niuht. ~ ., ., , ., that i often worked through the ni. ht, . ., ., , ., 4' , night. women have been more likely to be picked — night. women have been more likely to be picked on _ night. women have been more likely to be picked on furlough. _ night. women have been more likely to be picked on furlough. it - night. women have been more likely to be picked on furlough. it has - to be picked on furlough. it has happened tojenny twice. i to be picked on furlough. it has happened to jenny twice. i have had to sort of do — happened to jenny twice. i have had to sort of do more _ happened to jenny twice. i have had to sort of do more in _ happened to jenny twice. i have had to sort of do more in the _ happened to jenny twice. i have had to sort of do more in the house - happened to jenny twice. i have had to sort of do more in the house and | to sort of do more in the house and quite rightly so, my husband and my son have been put under massive pressure being key workers. these fiuures pressure being key workers. these figures reflect _ pressure being key workers. these figures reflect the _ pressure being key workers. these figures reflect the first _ pressure being key workers. these figures reflect the first year - pressure being key workers. these figures reflect the first year of - figures reflect the first year of coronavirus. the question is if things will be more balanced when we finally get through the pandemic. it's understood that the duchess of sussex formally complained to itv about piers morgan's comments and the effect they could have on the issue of mental health generally and those attempting to deal with their own problems. piers morgan dramatically left itv�*s good morning britain yesterday — after saying he didn't believe a word of what meghan said in her interview with oprah winfrey. 0ur media editor amol rajan has been looking at how morgan's style of personality—led tv news is changing the media landscape. what? and you are not going to tell me who had the conversation? i think that would be — me who had the conversation? i think that would be very _ me who had the conversation? i think that would be very damaging - me who had the conversation? i think that would be very damaging to - me who had the conversation? i think that would be very damaging to them. an era _ that would be very damaging to them. an era of— that would be very damaging to them. an era of culture wars fuelled by the attention economy. every element of the story is catching up for the frenzy and theory of social media. sometimes it boils over. broadcaster piers morgan left itv yesterday, and willing to apologise for saying he did not believe meghan�*s claims. morgan was bullish this morning. i believe in freedom of speech, the right to have an opinion. if people want to believe meghan markle it is their right. want to believe meghan markle it is their riuht. �* . , ., ., their right. britain is about to launch an _ their right. britain is about to launch an experiment - their right. britain is about to launch an experiment partly. their right. britain is about to - launch an experiment partly inspired by america. in the us cable news is no longer regulated. it prioritises personality and opinion in prime—time slots from nbc to fox knows. britain still has a broadcast regulator, 0fcom, but is moving in the same direction. more than 40 years after being chairman of sky, andrew neil is playing the same role for gb news, a soon to launch centre—right antidote to the established broadcasters. here he is earlier in the week. will we be different from the existing networks? yes. what is the point in doing the same thing. will we give voices to people outside the metropolitan consensus? yes. do we have any interest in fox news? no. this information? no.— this information? no. conspiracy theories? no. _ this information? no. conspiracy theories? no. gb— this information? no. conspiracy theories? no. gb news- this information? no. conspiracy theories? no. gb news will- this information? no. conspiracy theories? no. gb news will havej this information? no. conspiracy- theories? no. gb news will have the distinction of a balance across the network like lbc have navigated. in an age of abundant information, attention becomes the most precious resource and it is for those who can best grab that attention. generating noise is easy, generating news is hard and expensive. gb news will galvanise british broadcasting but it will do so by accelerating trends we are seeing online and in america, towards big personalities.— towards big personalities. america not rid of towards big personalities. america got rid of its _ towards big personalities. america got rid of its requirement - towards big personalities. america got rid of its requirement that - got rid of its requirement that journalists in broadcasting represent all views fairly. and we see what has happened there as a result. peoplejust see what has happened there as a result. people just watch the television channel which agrees with their views and prejudices. {lime their views and pre'udices. once u on a their views and pre'udices. once upon a time. _ their views and pre'udices. once upon a time, the _ their views and prejudices. once upon a time, the news - their views and prejudices. once upon a time, the news was - their views and prejudices. once upon a time, the news was the i their views and prejudices. once upon a time, the news was the star. in the new world, it is the stars that will be the news. our top story this evening: a serving police officer has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of sarah everard in london. coming up — the former welsh rugby international, markjones, on how his stammer drove him to violence behaviour on the pitch. and coming up on sportsday bbc news. 20 times grand slam winner, roger federer, returns to the court for the first time in more than a year. we'll have news on how britain's dan evans fared against him at the qatar open. there's been so much pressure on intensive care units during the pandemic, that senior consultants and surgeons have been drafted in from other parts of hospitals to help support the intensive care nurses. at kings college hospital in london, they set up a family unit, a team who were tasked with keeping patients in touch with their relatives. now the unit is being wound down. reeta chakrabarti has been talking to some of the team before they go back to