updates urgently to protect their networks after flaws in the system are detected. an inquest finds neglect contributed to the death of a man — who died after being restrained 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. would you be confident dad can do it, 100%? more than 100%? one trillion gazillion percent! the metropolitan police have confirmed that a body found in kent woodland is that of sarah everard. it comes as the police watchdog investigates scotland yard's handling of allegations of indecent exposure made against the officer suspected of murdering the 33 year old. the met police has confirmed to the bbc that there were actually two complaints of indecent exposure — notjust one. and that they were both on the same day — february the 28th — and at the same fast food restaurant. the alleged incidents happened three days before ms everard was last seen in clapham, in south london. simonjones reports. hundreds of officers are now involved in this investigation and this afternoon sarah everard's family were told the news they had been dreading. i can now confirm that it is the body of sarah everard. clearly, sarah's family have been updated with this most distressing news and i want to pause and say that my thoughts and prayers and those of the entire organisation remain with her, and with them, at this awful time. described as a wonderful daughter and sister, in a statement her family said she was bright and beautiful and that she brought joy to their lives. they thanked the police for all they're 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. the bbc understands there were two complaints made about his alleged behaviour in the same restaurant on the same day. the watchdog will also look at how he got a serious head injury while in a 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 say they 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. 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, thousands 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. well, let's hear that update from assistant commisioner of the metropolitan police, nick ephgrave as he confirmed the body found in kent was that of sarah everard. as you know, on wednesday evening detectives investigating the disappearance of sarah everard discovered a body secreted in woodland in kent. the body has now been recovered and a formal identification procedure has been undertaken. i can now confirm that it is the body of sarah everard. clearly, sarah's family have been updated with this most distressing news and i just want to pause for a moment and say that my thoughts and prayers and those of the entire organisation remain with her and with them at this most awful time. specialist officers remain in constant contact with sarah's family and will continue to support them throughout the investigation and beyond. that investigation continues at pace and we have hundreds of officers working around the clock to establish the full circumstances of her disappearance and her murder. a man remains in custody in a london police station on suspicion of committing those crimes. i know that the public feel hurt and angry about what has happened. and those are sentiments i share personally and i know my colleagues here at scotland yard and across the met share as well. i also recognise the wider concerns that have been raised quite rightly about the safety of women in public spaces, in london, and elsewhere in the country. i want to say now that this organisation and everyone in it remains committed to protecting londoners, wherever they are in this city. that commitment is undiminished by these events and if anything the commitment is strengthened by these tragic circumstances. thank you very much. nick from the metropolitan police. andy moore is in ashford and joins us now. andy, terrible news for the family, but i thank you were saying earlier that this is news that they were expecting. that this is news that they were exectinu . , that this is news that they were meeting-— that this is news that they were exectina. , ,_ , expecting. yes, inevitably, they -robabl expecting. yes, inevitably, they probably were _ expecting. yes, inevitably, they probably were expecting - expecting. yes, inevitably, they probably were expecting this . expecting. yes, inevitably, they. probably were expecting this news. expecting. yes, inevitably, they- probably were expecting this news. a mean, they would've been briefed by the police. they would've been expecting the worst since the body was discovered here hidden in woodland near ashford on wednesday. it was removed by private ambulance yesterday they released that statement. yesterday, they paid tribute to a kind and caring woman, a shining example to others. they spoke of her in the past tense then and talked of a crime committed against her. so they would've been expecting this news, they would've been braced for it, but terrible confirmation to hear nonetheless. in the meantime, the police can best —— investigation is continuing? the meantime, the police can best -- investigation is continuing?— investigation is continuing? that's ri . ht. a investigation is continuing? that's right- a very _ investigation is continuing? that's right. a very large _ investigation is continuing? that's right. a very large investigation i right. a very large investigation involving hundreds of police officers, even though the body has been removed from this site here in ashford, the investigation is still very much to large. we have seen police divers here, lots of activity. and this isjust police divers here, lots of activity. and this is just one location that is involved in this investigation. there is the investigation. there is the investigation in south london, of course, that is continuing. an investigation into the suspect�*s house that a deal in kent, and nearby dover, a garage used that is also being searched. a postmortem examination is being carried out on the body. we have yet to hear the cause of death. the suspects, a police officer in his 40s, still being questioned, and police have been given more time by a magistrate so they can extend that. he hasn't been charged yet, they are still questioning him.— been charged yet, they are still questioning him. been charged yet, they are still uuuestionin him. . ~ , . questioning him. thank you very much indeed. questioning him. thank you very much indeed- that — questioning him. thank you very much indeed. that is _ questioning him. thank you very much indeed. that is andy _ questioning him. thank you very much indeed. that is andy moore, _ questioning him. thank you very much indeed. that is andy moore, our - indeed. that is andy moore, our correspondent there in ashford in kent. just a reminder to you that we are waiting for the ruling from the high court as to whether or not a vigil planned by the reclaim the streets campaign to take place can go ahead, although, of course we will bring you that ruling, that decision, once we have it. 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. exports of goods to the european union dropped by more than 40% 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. this dorset—based seafood exporter now knows all too well how its business has changed since the end of the brexit transition, not less paperwork, but much more, long forms and new costs like paying for vet checks have made it much harder to compete. what we've actually faced is that we are still here in march and we're still facing what we believe are challenges at the border. it still has an impact because if you face one delay at the border, that can actually have a knock—on effect for the rest of your trading week. the extra checks act as a non—tariff barrier to trade, one of the reasons why inside the eu we saw so little meat or poultry on supermarket shelves from the rest of the world. 0verall, export of goods to the eu dropped by 40.7%, the biggest fall on record. by far the hardest hit were exporters of food and live animals, with dairy down 50%, meat exports down 59%, and fish and shellfish exports 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 end of the transition period, covid lockdowns and businesses adjusting to the new regime. when you account for the fact that half of our trade is done with the eu, a 40% slump in exports, a 29% slump in imports is really worrying. i think what everyone will be hoping is that is a 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 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 mark three means some businesses, like the goodwood racetrack in sussex, still have big costs going out and no revenue coming in. after the economy was brought screeching to a halt by last spring's lockdown, it picked up speed in the summer and in the autumn, only to have the government slam the brakes on again 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 can't 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. the headlines on bbc news... scotland yard confirm the body found hidden in woodland in kent is that of sarah everard. the former chief doctor of british cycling and team sky has been found guilty of ordering performance—enhancing testosterone, knowing or believing it was to be given to an unnamed rider. exports of goods to the european union dropped by more than 40% injanuary — the largest monthly fall since records began. 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 a search. suddenly, he becomes quiet, unconscious. and sgt 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? - 0fficers re—enter and begin cpr, but leon dies 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. jon ironmonger, bbc news. coronavirus infections may be levelling off in some of the uk, according to data from the office for national statistics. the figures for the week up to the 6th march suggest cases continue to fall in much of the uk but some areas have seen that slow, or even rise slightly. dame annejohnson is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at university college london and president of the academy of medical sciences. shejoins me now. good afternoon to you, professor johnson. what a mixed picture, isn't it? how would you assess where we are? i it? how would you assess where we are? ~ , it? how would you assess where we are? ~' , ., ., ., are? i think there is a lot of good news to be _ are? i think there is a lot of good news to be had _ are? i think there is a lot of good news to be had in _ are? i think there is a lot of good news to be had in that _ are? i think there is a lot of good news to be had in that the - are? i think there is a lot of good l news to be had in that the infection rates have continued to come down this week. we now have about one and 270 people infected in the population, but that is still a high level, and this is a difficult message to get across to the public that we could need to continue with our efforts to go on bringing these rates down, but understand that there is a lot of infection and we are now at a moment when the schools, all the children going back to schools, that obviously does present a new level of mixing in the population, notjust children, but teachers, children's families and everything, and all of that will tend to create situations where transmission can increase. so we've got to be particularly vigilant now and look after our children to make sure that they can be as safe as possible in school, but ourselves keep on with all of the adhering to all of the restrictions as we gradually move forward. so vaccination rates going up, th