by police in luton. and where there's a will, there's a way. former royal marine mark ormrod, who lost his legs and arm in an ied attack in afghanistan, takes on and completes an extraordinary personal challenge. what do you think? are you confident dad can do it? 100%? more than 100%? one trillion zillion kazilion percent! and coming up on bbc news, after five years and a journey from league one to the premier league, today's the last day in charge for chris wilder at bottom side sheffield united. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former british cycling and team sky chief doctor richard freeman has been found guilty of ordering the banned drug testosterone in 2011, knowing or believing it was to help to dope a rider. a medical tribunal ruled freeman ordered the substance with the knowledge it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance. the verdict will cast a shadow over a glorious period for british cycling, when riders from the uk dominated the sport. dan roan reports. for a decade, british cycling has enjoyed a period of unprecedented success, dominating on both the road and track. for much of that time, richard freeman was the sport's top doctor, but two years after his medical tribunal began, today he was found to have ordered a banned drug to help to dope a rider. the big question is, which rider was the testosterone ordered for? it's seriously damaging. i'm not sure how british cycling and the sport can recover. the reputation of the sport in terms of management and governance is in tatters. the saga began in 2011 when freeman ordered 30 sachets of testogel to the sport's headquarters. six years later, having already left team sky, the medic resigned from british cycling. in 2019, he admitted to 18 general medical council charges, including initially lying to uk anti—doping, and last month he was charged by the agency with two anti—doping rule violations. freeman, who has been at the centre of a number of controversies in recent years, told the tribunal he ordered the testosterone to treat the erectile dysfunction of this man, former british cycling and team sky technical director shane sutton, who denied the claim. i got myself into an emotional state, because when you know that you're not lying and you are accused of lying, you get yourself worked up. pretty disappointed at the way i have been singled out and feel like i'm on trial. back in 2018, freeman told me he'd clear his name. i can clear everything up, but at the moment i am under investigation about my medicines management policy by the general medical council, and therefore i am not at liberty at the present time, due to respect for them, not to talk about it. but no wrongdoing? no wrongdoing. but today he learned the tribunal panel had found against him. the controversy sparked by the delivery of a banned performance enhancing drug here to the national velodrome, known as the medal factory, almost a decade ago has hung over british cycling for years. the fear will be that today's ruling does lasting damage to the reputation of one of the country's most successful and best—funded sports. two years ago, amid mounting scrutiny, team sky became team ineos in what was seen as a fresh start, but british cycling's bid to move on from the past has just become harder. dan roan, bbc news. and we can talk to dan at the manchester velodrome. mentioned the long—term damage that this could cause, what has been the reaction in the medium term? weill. reaction in the medium term? well, in the last few _ reaction in the medium term? well, in the last few minutes, _ reaction in the medium term? well, in the last few minutes, shane - in the last few minutes, shane sutton, dr freeman's colleague, who played a central role in this, has issued a statement in which he spoke about the sadness at the huge that this verdict will cast over the huge success of team sky and british cycling. this place became known, of course, as the medal factory, that is how much success they enjoyed over the last decade, he said that while both dr freeman and former boss dave brailsford, who heads up team ineos�*s cycling team, of course, didn't know anything about the delivery of testosterone, it was important, he felt that whoever the rider was that it was intended for is now identified. and that is the crux of this, it leaves so many unanswered questions, this verdict that the sport was so dreading. who was the banned substance for? one rider or more? who knew about it? and will dr freeman now will be a more in the coming days and weeks, now the verdict has calmed against him? it is a decision, make no mistake, that will send shock waves through the sport and british sport, and the timing is particularly painful, because in a few months�* time, team gb go to the tokyo games, and this all relates back to a delivery which came just a year before london 2012. delivery which came “ust a year before london 2012._ delivery which came “ust a year before london 2012. the police watchdog is investigating scotland yard�*s handling of an allegation of indecent exposure made against the officer suspected of murdering sarah everard. it will consider if the metropolitan police responded appropriately to the alleged incident, which happened three days before ms everard was last seen in clapham, in south london. simonjones reports. the police investigation continues at pace. officers say they are determined to find answers for sarah everard�*s family, described as a wonderful daughter and sister. in a statement, her family say she was bright and beautiful, she broughtjoy to their lives. they thanked the police for all they are doing. but the met is now facing serious questions about how it has handled the investigation into one of its own officers. the police watchdog has been looking into five separate aspects of the case. among them, whether it responded appropriately to allegations that, three days before sarah disappeared, the suspect exposed himself in a fast—food restaurant. and how he got a serious head injury while in custody, which led to him being taken to hospital. doubt has now been thrown on a proposed vigil for sarah to be held on clapham common tomorrow. organisers have been told they could face heavy fines for breaking lockdown rules. they are going to court today to challenge that. yes, of course it should be allowed to go ahead, and i think it�*s appalling that they are having to go to court. they have had to crowdfund in order to be able to get the resources to do that. i have, this morning, sent a message to the home secretary saying please step in here, allow this vigil to go ahead. sarah everard was last seen on wednesday last week, on her way home from a friend�*s house in clapham in south london. almost a week later, on tuesday night, the met police officer was arrested in kent. police have been searching a house in deal and woodland near ashford. human remains found near ashford have yet to be formally identified, but the searches are continuing, with diving teams once again going on to the site. the met says it understands the public strength of feeling and is continuing discussions with the vigil�*s organisers. sarah�*s disappearance has highlighted the fear that many women feel while walking alone. the government say they are developing a new national strategy to tackle violence against women and girls. we do recognise this needs to be a focus. i think my reaction to all of the media coverage over the last few days, listening to the hundreds of stories, about women feeling unsafe is that we do need to do more. more flowers are laid for sarah, expressing the shock and anger felt by the community here. simonjones, bbc news, ashford. organisers of a vigil planned for tomorrow evening on clapham common are going to court after police said the event couldn�*t go ahead because of lockdown rules. 0ur correspondent dominic casciani is at the royal courts ofjustice. so there is obvious pressure to allow the vigil to go ahead, but the decision resting with the courts. yes, potentially that is the case, this is effectively a diy body that has come together to express its outrage at the disappearance of sarah everard, this terrible crime. they said they had initial talks with the metropolitan police to have a virtual go—ahead in london, there were plans for other vigils in other cities around the uk well. the met has told them it cannot go ahead because of the covid regulations, despite the fact that organisers say it will be covid safe, social distancing and masks. they have some serious legal firepower behind them, some very experienced lawyers in the field of protest law, who want to come to court this afternoon, potentially remotely or here, we are not quite sure, to say there is a human rights issue here. the law allows you to leave your home for a reasonable excuse, and they are going to argue that the law also allows this protest to go ahead because it is necessary for women to show their sorrow and outrage and anger at what has happened during this case. ultimately, that may become a decision for the judges in this case, but also i don�*t think you can rule out, because pressure is now mounting on scotland yard, that may be some accommodation will be reached before it goes before a judge this afternoon. exports of goods to the european union dropped by a1% injanuary. that�*s the largest monthly fall since records began. at the same time, the british economy shrank by 2.9%, largely because of covid restrictions. andy verity reports. is dorset based seafood export and knows all too well how its business has changed since the brexit transition, not less but much more, and new costs like paying for vet checks have made it harder to compete. checks have made it harder to com ete. ~ . checks have made it harder to compete-— checks have made it harder to comete. ~ . ., ., , compete. what we have actually -hased compete. what we have actually hased as compete. what we have actually phased as we — compete. what we have actually phased as we are _ compete. what we have actually phased as we are still— compete. what we have actually phased as we are still here - compete. what we have actually phased as we are still here in i compete. what we have actually - phased as we are still here in march and still facing what we believe our challenges at the border. it still has an impact, because if you face one delay at the border, it can have a knock—on effect for the rest of your trading weight. the a knock-on effect for the rest of your trading weight.— your trading weight. the extra checks as _ your trading weight. the extra checks as a — your trading weight. the extra checks as a non-tariff- your trading weight. the extra checks as a non-tariff barriers| your trading weight. the extra i checks as a non-tariff barriers to checks as a non—tariff barriers to trade, one of the reasons why inside the eu we sought so little meat or poultry on supermarket shelves from the rest of the world. 0verall, exports to the uk dropped by 41%, the biggest fall on record. the eye far the hardest hit were exporters of food and live animals, with derry down 50%, meat exports down 59%, and fish and shellfish down by 83%. the department of trade said the figures didn�*t reflect the overall trading relationship with the eu, blaming what it said was a unique combination of factors including stockpiling ahead of the transition period, covid lockdowns, and businesses adjusting to the new regime. businesses ad'usting to the new re . ime. ~ , ., businesses ad'usting to the new reuime.~ businesses ad'usting to the new reaime. ~ ., regime. when you account for the fact that half _ regime. when you account for the fact that half of _ regime. when you account for the fact that half of our _ regime. when you account for the fact that half of our trade - regime. when you account for the fact that half of our trade is - regime. when you account for the fact that half of our trade is done | fact that half of our trade is done with the eu, a 40% slump in exports, 29% and imports, is really worrying. what everyone will be hoping is that combination of teething problems, and also there was a lot of stockpiling, so companies were anticipating the transition, so they were using up that supply. the official forecast _ were using up that supply. the official forecast is that once the vaccination programme is done and restrictions are lifted, the wider economy will accelerate away with 7% growth pencilled in for next year. but for now, lockdown three mean some businesses, like the goodwood race in sussex, still have big cost going out and no revenue coming in. after the economy was brought screeching to a halt in the first lockdown, it picked up speed, only to have the government slammed the breaks on after christmas. the hope is that january will prove to have been the worst of it and that we will pick up speed from here on in. the office for national statistics said much of the drop in exports and imports was likely the result of temporary factors. just weeks after the transition ended, economists cannot yet tell how much of the damage done to trade is down to teething troubles and how much might be more lasting. andy verity, bbc news. an inquest has found neglect contributed to the death of leon briggs, who died in november 2013 after being restrained by police in luton. the jury said police officers and ambulance workers made a number of serious failings. jon ironmonger reports. his name has become a catchword of the black lives matter movement. but leon briggs was a family man first, a popularfather, brother and son. for more than seven years, the truth has been hidden about his final hour of consciousness in the hands of police officers. and no family, the coroner said, should have had to wait so long for answers. marsh road, in luton. captured on cctv, leon is suffering a mental health crisis and has taken a heavy dose of amphetamines. arriving on the scene, armed response officers, sergeant loren short and pc geoffrey bennett, who pin leon to the ground for 13 and a half minutes, just out of sight of the only camera that recorded it. exactly what happened against this wall, we may never know for certain. at the inquest, the police officers gave various accounts that leon was laying on his side, oratan angle, or that he was moving constantly. but, among a string of eyewitnesses, there was general agreement that leon was face down on his front for most, if not all, of his restraint. leon is handcuffed and his legs are bound together. the pathologist said bruising on his body was consistent with a lot of pressure on his back, but, in court, sergeant short denied using excessive force. mr briggs pushed pc bennett and was an unmanageable risk of violence, he said. the only paramedic at the scene, kevin mead, here fixing his jacket, chose not to carry out a physical assessment. and leon is detained under section 136 of the mental health act. he�*s put in the back of a police van on his own. leon was not a violent person in any way at all. i didn�*t even need to see the video to know that he didn�*t need to be taken to the police station. you can see how he was acting when he�*s walking down the street, you can see that he wasn�*t mentally stable, anyway, so, from that, he should have been taken to hospital for him to get the specialist care that he needed. shouting. from the outset, leon�*s arrival into custody is distressing. in the white shirt, custody sergeant grant waterman doesn�*t ask about leon�*s restraint in the street and he is held on his front in a cell while pc peter baron carries out to search. suddenly, he becomes quiet, unconscious. and sergeant waterman tries to get his attention. what's your name? the restraint continues, but, according to an expert cardiologist, leon�*s heart has stopped. in court, sgt waterman said he saw no change in leon�*s health and that unresponsive detainees may be planning to attack you. but, having exited the cell, he starts to become concerned. mr briggs? leon? offices re—enter and begin cpr, but leon died later in hospital. he was suffering from coronary heart disease. policing has changed since leon�*s death and, today, in bedfordshire, mental health professionals are being deployed to the frontline. but the inquest�*s findings could be a difficult reckoning for the force, which continues to employ all of the officers involved. john ironmonger, bbc news. the time is 1:17pm. our top story this lunchtime... the former chief doctor of british cycling and team sky has been found guilty of ordering performance—enhancing testosterone for an unnamed rider. jobs or climate? will the planned coal mine in cumbria get the go—ahead? coming up on bbc news, england are about to begin their t20 series against india. the top two sides in the world and a crucial test ahead of this year�*s twenty20 world cup. the welsh government has announced a relaxation of lockdown measures. people are now urged to stay local, rather than to stay at home. up to four adults from two households will be allowed to meet in a private garden, and hairdressers and barbers will reopen. mark hutchings reports. as shopping experiences go, it�*s not a bad setting, but the high streets of rural monmouthshire are just as desperate as city centres to get back into full trading. since the december lockdown, tommy brooks has swapped hairdressing for a temporaryjob cleaning on a building site. he�*s ready to reopen. from the last experience, the first week back, i could have probablyjust had someone full time on the phone, because the phone was just nonstop. obviously, everyone is desperate for a professional haircut at the moment. it�*s welcome news for so many, including the likes of maria cracker, who says a haircut is a work necessity. as a carer, i will have my hair cut on wednesday, because of myjob and especially for my personal hygiene, it's very important. it is a rather mixed bag of news from the welsh government. from tomorrow, stay at home becomes "stay local". the guidance is five miles, though those in rural areas are afforded more leeway. four people from two households can socialise outdoors, including gardens. on monday, hairdressers return and, from march the 22nd, those shops already open, such as supermarkets, can sell nonessential items. but it won�*t be until april to 12 that all other shops in close but it won�*t be until april 12th that all other shops in close contact services can open. as soon as we relax the rules and people begin to mix again, there is an inevitable risk that infections will rise. if we do too much too quickly, we will lose control of the virus. those clicking then collecting are helping things take are helping things tick over — but only just. and one retail representative with a shop called that�*s lovely, that currently has rather less appreciation of the first minister. my biggest question would be why i have you not communicated with us? you've asked us to close and now i you're treating us like children i in the room who don't need to know the rest of the story. _ few could accuse the welsh government of throwing caution to the wind. this is a very gradual emergence from lockdown, welcomed by some, far too slow for others. and, for many businesses, whether they are in a rural high street or a big city centre, it will be another month before they can try to bounce back. mark hutchings, bbc news, cardiff. new rules allowing more outdoor meeting for people in scotland have come into force. 0ur correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. yes, the first minister has described these as a firm but tentative steps back to life as we knew it. they are relatively minor changes, but they might have a major impact on some people. the biggest one is the fact that four people from two households can then eat outside, including in private gardens. if they really have to, they can go through the house to get to the garden and if they have to, use the loo as well. groups of four teenagers can meet outdoors as well from up to four households and there is an increase in the number of people who can take part in noncontact outdoor sports, 15 people maximum can now do that. some of the big roast still remain in place. it is still stay at home as much as much as possible and also stay as close to home as much as possible. those travel restrictions remain in place. these are easing of restrictions today come slightly earlier than expected, though, and the scottish government says that they hope to announce a further indicative date for further easing of restrictions in other areas like nonessential shops next tuesday. thank you. there�*ll be a public inquiry into the new coal mine planned for cumbria. the local council has backed the proposal, which would create hundreds ofjobs, but ministers have been warned the scheme will damage the uk�*s reputation ahead of a major climate conference later this year. roger harrabin reports. coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel and digging it to burn for industry is the main cause of climate change. power stations worldwide gobble up coal to produce electricity, to light our streets and power our gadgets. but nations are turning away from coal and the pollution it brings. the uk started shutting its mines in the 1980s and shifted to gas for generating power. it�*s now urging other nations to follow suit to save the climate. now it is faced with a plan for a new coal mine in cumbria, producing jobs and special coal to make steel, not to generate power. it will be a lifeline for the steel industry, the mine�*s supporters say. it will create over 500 direct jobs, paying between 60 and £70,000 a year. it will also create over 1,000 jobs in the supply chain, it will support local hospitality, it will be a real massive economic boost at a time when the economy, both locally and nationally, are trying to recover from covid. but the climate can�*t tell the difference between the emissions from special coal for steel and ordinary coal for power. the uk�*s climate credibility is critical. if the uk wants to be pushing other countries to take tough action on climate change, it�*s got to be doing the same at home. the government cannot be allowing a new coal mine to go ahead if it wants its credibility ahead of climate response to be intact. we have got to say no to this coal mine and end call use for power mine and end coal use for power generation or for industry. but what about the jobs the mine would bring? the nuclear station sellafield is a big employer locally and the area has below average unemployment. but ministers will be under pressure to provide newjobs in clean industries if the cumbria mine is blocked. roger harrabin, bbc news. well, iain watson is in westminster. the proposed mine has opened up political divisions — not least for the prime minister. that�*s right, on the surface of it, it might seem bizarre that the conservative party, which closed so many coal mines is having a bit of a row over opening a new one and labour, which opposed the pit closures a generation ago, don�*t want the cumbrian colliery to go ahead. what has changed in the intervening years is concerned that the environment has shot up the political agenda and, as we have been hearing, the government has been hearing, the government has been under pressure not to resurrect the fossil fuel industry ahead of the fossil fuel industry ahead of the big international conference on climate change in glasgow later this year. something else has changed, far more recently. many seats have changed hands from labour to conservative in northern england and some of the newly elected mps are saying, in order to level up, boris johnson shouldn�*t be stopping companies from digging deep. the local mp, trudy harrison, who won the seat in a by—election from labour is a parliamentary aide to borisjohnson but she wants this mine to go ahead to boostjobs and another conservative mp from cumbria today accused the government effectively of capitulating in the face of the green lobby. so the prime minister is facing pressure from his mps on one hand, pressures from his mps on one hand, pressures from environmental is on others and has decided the best way to handle this political hot potato is to give it over to a public inquiry. iain. it over to a public inquiry. iain, thank yom _ for many runners, clocking up five kilometres might seem an achieveable aim. but, for one former royal marine, it represents an extraordinary challenge. mark 0rmrod lost both his legs and his arm in afghanistan, and vowed to run the distance for a charity. john maguire reports. focus. whoo! determination, focus, grit. they�*re qualities that mark 0rmrod needed to become a royal marine commando, to fight in afghanistan and, crucially, to survive a bomb blast that destroyed his legs and one of his arms. yeah, nice, mate, lovely. and now he�*ll need those qualities once again, as he attempts to run five kilometres for charity. i�*m not a particularly good runner with prosthetics anyway. it takes a lot of concentration for me to stay upright and to make sure my toes are where they need to be when the foot lands so that i can keep going forward. and, then, as i progress, and i start to fatigue, the concentration is affected. i can�*t hold a conversation or anything with anybody. i�*m in my own little zone, just trying to get into a one—two, one—two rhythm, and thenjust mentally keep on top of the burn that i�*m going to feel in my glutes. he�*s no stranger to challenges. from riding 3,000 miles on his hand—powered bike, to winning medals at the invictus games. breathe, focus. his trainer, also a former royal marine, has created exercises tailor—made for mark�*s abilities. he's got no quads, no hamstrings, no calf, so he's relying off basically one muscle group, which is his glutes. and most human beings are pretty lazy with the glutes, and most of us don't actually activate them when we're doing a lot of exercise. it's incredible, really. the fact of the matter is that i think, mentally, more than anything, is where mark gets his strength from. shoulder blades nice and tight. elbow a little bit higher. the way the kettlebell is upside down, it�*s unstable. so everything from my wrist, you�*ve got it get it up. so all this side�*s screaming, this side�*s getting pulled down and it�*s just constantly pulling your core out of alignment. so it looks like i�*m just walking with something heavy. but actually, my core, my glutes, everything�*s activated and working at the same time. it�*s a killer! he�*s raising money for reorg, a charity that uses a brazilian martial art to help military emergency services and veterans. six! three more. make sure we're touching that head, let's go. seven! training in his garage has one advantage — some home support from his family. you�*ve got all this, haven�*t you, to run with? these knees and these and these big feet! and i don�*t have any of them, do i? no. so, do i know what i have to use to run? your running legs! i use butt muscles, your bum muscles. yucky! yeah. that�*s what i use. what do you think — are you confident dad can do it? 100%? more than 100%? let's see. one trillion, zillion, kazillion per cent! l that�*s confidence. less than five months after the explosion in 2007, mark stood shoulder—to—shoulder with his comrades from a0 commando as they returned from afghanistan. but today, apart from ben�*s support, he�*ll run alone, aiming to prove once again that what seems impossible can be made possible. and mark completed his run succesfully this morning, raising more than £160,000. he spoke tojohn maguire shortly afterwards. it was rough, like i expected. my back�*s very sore, my legs are sore. certain points where my sockets have pinched my skin. we�*ll deal with that when we get home, with creams and everything and a nice soak in the tub. but, yeah! i actually didn�*t have as many issues as i thought i was going to have. normally, my left leg, because it�*s so damaged, the flesh, the leg doesn�*t stay on as well as the right. normally, it would come off when i�*m running. we were just blessed this morning that it didn�*t and we managed to do the whole thing without a break, which was great. we made up the time quite well. yeah, i mean, it was what i expected. my lungs were burning, my heart was pounding, my glutes and my legs were just full of lactic acid the whole time, but we did it and we had good conditions. well done, mark! 0ne tumble just on the last lap. what happened there? that was a fatigue thing. i was completely wiped out. everything, my whole lower body was just shutting down at that point and, yeah, i took a stumble. somehow, i managed to stay up, which was great. i didn�*t think i was going to. but, yeah, i crossed the line and only... i didn�*t fall at all, i don�*t think, throughout the run. no, just on that very last lap. so, a good day! yeah, yeah. a good day. and you were joined by two of your children for the last lap. mason, what do you think of your dad? yeah, i think he's really cool because, like, we all have...well, not all, but most of us have normal legs, but he has prosthetic legs and it's really amazing what he can do. mark 0rmerod and his family talking tojohn maguire. time for a look at the weather. here�*s louise lear. good afternoon, everybody. well, if you are out taking some exercise ngc cloud like this, my advice is get home quickly because there are plenty