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There are calls for Cressida Dicks resignation, as the Home Secretary says the met has serious questions to answer. Also tonight a 50 year old man becomes the first person in england and wales to be jailed for racially abusing a footballer online. An investigation finds that as many as m boxing matches at the rio olympics in 2016 were rigged by referees, including this Super Heavyweight final, with britainsjoejoyce the loser. And Britney Spears wins a bitter legal battle to regain control of her finances. A Usjudge Suspends her fathers conservatorship. Hello, good evening. The metropolitan Police Officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard will spend the rest of his life in prison. The judge at the old bailey, handing down the whole life tariff, said he had no doubt that Wayne Couzens used his position as a Police Officer to coerce miss everard into his car, and that hed shown no sign of contrition. The 33 year old was abducted from a street in south london in march as she was walking home from a friends house. Megan paterson has our first report. In the aftermath of Sarah Everards murder, shock, grief and anger were shared at vigils around the country. At her killers sentencing, the chilling details of her death described as unspeakably grim. The everard family present throughout proceedings. In a statement, her mother susan said she was brokenhearted, the family tormented by the circumstances of her daughters death. Arriving at the old bailey this morning, Wayne Couzens was later sentenced to a whole life order. His actions were described as warped, selfish and brutal a man who, under the guise of his duty as a Police Officer, picked Sarah Everard up in the street as she walked home from a friends house. From the met police today, an apology. There are no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. I am so sorry. In an exchange which lasted less than five minutes, Wayne Couzens showed his warrant card and used knowledge of Covid Restriction Policing to handcuff Sarah Everard and put her in his hire car. Witnesses saw this. The moment of the calculated kidnap, they believed couzens was an officer doing hisjob. Couzens then drove to a remote rural area, where he raped and murdered Sarah Everard. Hes later seen on cctv calmly continuing with daily life, ordering a Hot Chocolate in a nearby coffee shop. Questioned by police, he feigned innocence, knowing he put sarahs body inside a fridge and set it on fire. During the sentencing, Wayne Couzens sat with his head bowed. Sarah everards family asked him to look at them as they gave their statements. Sarah everards father told him. A family broken by an unimaginable loss, a Police Force Facing questions about how it will recover. It is right that we constantly hold the police to account for what has happened. And with regards to the whole issue around the fact that he was a serving Police Officer, which has been reflected upon in the judgement today, there are questions, serious questions, that will need to be answered by the Metropolitan Police. Described as a wholly blameless victim, to those who loved her, Sarah Everard will always be the precious little girl who became a woman with a beautiful mind, taken cruelly from them by a man who took advantage of his position. Megan paterson, bbc news. Sarah everards family have released a statement after sentencing. It says. The statement goes on to say. The Prime Minister has released a statement. Borisjohnson said. We will talk about a lot of the issues raised in those statements in the course of the next hour. Lets get the very latest on the proceedings themselves. Our correspondent Helena Wilkinson has been following proceedings at the old bailey. Such a distressing day and a distressing case, just summarise the really Strong Language used by the judge today, helena. Jdne really Strong Language used by the judge today, helena. Judge today, helena. Jane have absolutely judge today, helena. Jane have absolutely distressing, judge today, helena. Jane have absolutely distressing, and absolutely distressing, and yesterday this is but a two day hearing here at the old bailey yesterday, the parents of Sarah Everard, we heard those incredible difficult statements read by them to the court, to Wayne Couzens, where they spoke about the torments, the grief, the deep pain, the ongoing pain that they are suffering as a result of the crimes that Wayne Couzens committed. He was a serving metropolitan Police Officer when he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard. Today, in court, thejudge, as you have mentioned, handed down a whole life order, and what that means is that Wayne Couzens will never be released from prison, but today the judge, never be released from prison, but today thejudge, in never be released from prison, but today the judge, in front of a packed courtroom, with the met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick in the courtroom as well, sarahs family, herfriends and the courtroom as well, sarahs family, her friends and the the courtroom as well, sarahs family, herfriends and the public gallery, all listed as the judge said in his sentencing remarks that miss everard was intelligent, resourceful and much loved, he said he had not the slightest doubt that couzens had used his position as a Police Officer to coerce her on a false pretext into his car, and as you heard there in megans report, we now know that couzens stopped Sarah Everard as she was walking back from a friends house, he showed her his warrant card, he falsely arrested her and kidnapped her before driving her to kent, where he raped and murdered her. Today, thejudge said in court where he raped and murdered her. Today, the judge said in court that herfinal hours of today, the judge said in court that her final hours of her life would have been as bleak and agonising as was possible to imagine. Earlier today, we heard from his barrister, the defence barrister, who said that couzens was ashamed by what he had done. Thejudge couzens was ashamed by what he had done. The judge today, couzens was ashamed by what he had done. Thejudge today, though, said that his offending was so warped, selfish and brutal that he should never be released, and as the judge asked couzens to stand in the dock, he was shaking, couzens was shaking, as thejudge handed down he was shaking, couzens was shaking, as the judge handed down that whole life order today. Life order today. Helena wilkinson, thank ou, life order today. Helena wilkinson, thank you. Our life order today. Helena wilkinson, thank you, our correspondent thank you, our correspondent following sentencing at the old bailey. Lets discuss the culture within the Metropolitan Police. Parm sandhu served in the Metropolitan Police for 30 years, rising to the rank of chief superinterdent. She left the force two years ago. Thank you so much for your time tonight. In your three decades with the force, did you experience sexism . , ,. , sexism . The culture of sexism does exist, and normally sexism . The culture of sexism does exist, and normally it sexism . The culture of sexism does exist, and normally it is sexism . The culture of sexism does exist, and normally it is written exist, and normally it is written off as being, of, it isjust a joke, we did not really mean it, nothing meant by it, and unfortunately there is not the Support Mechanism so you can highlight and bring those issued forward so they can be looked at properly. As a fema officer, it is incredible difficult to raise your hand and say this is not right a female officer. The majority of people youre working with is men, so the culture within the met police hub with an all Police Services, does need to change to actually encourage people to come forward thoseissues encourage people to come forward those issues stop what if an officer of any rank had concerns about the behaviour, the attitude of of any rank had concerns about the behaviour, the attitude behaviour, the attitude of another officer, would behaviour, the attitude of another officer, would they behaviour, the attitude of another officer, would they ever behaviour, the attitude of another officer, would they ever were behaviour, the attitude of another officer, would they ever were did l officer, would they ever were did you experience, did they have the confidence to take those concerns to some of the higher rank . It might be a male officer who has concerns about another male officer. Would they have that confidence . I about another male officer. Would they have that confidence . They have that confidence . I dont think that culture they have that confidence . I dont think that culture of they have that confidence . I dont think that culture of confidence i think that culture of confidence exists. However, no officerwould sit by if they thought that a colleague was going to go on and murder somebody. That is a completely different set of circumstances. However, if that behaviour is of a certain level, and they are then going to be labelled as the complainer, the persistent boner, they would be quite reluctant to bring those issues to the fore, because they would be labelled, and that would follow them, whatever team that got them to stop what so got them to. Got them to. Is it fair to say there is an got them to. Is it fair to say there is an acceptance got them to. Is it fair to say there is an acceptance of, got them to. Is it fair to say i there is an acceptance of, nothing is forgivable, but of what we might call low level behaviour . If someone used sexist lenglet or racist language, is thatjust brushed under the carpet . Is that your experience . I have experienced both. However, over the last years, that has gotten better. The sexism exist much more than the racism exists. It is swept under the carpet. And as a woman especially, youve got to be stronger, tougher and able to cope with those sort of comments, and what they call it as just a banter, jokes, type thing. But if you do take that forward, youve got to make sure youve got the right support around you, and that Support Mechanism, that support bubble, does not exist. I have never seen it exist. And women, especially women, they get marginalised and they become the demised as well, because they are the ones out on their own. A big question, but how would you go about changing the culture . Youre saying on one level there is a lot more men employed than women, there is partly a numbers game here, but what beyond that as well, beyond trying to recruit more women, how do you go about creating a more Inclusive Culture where someone feels they can raise concerns if they have them . Feels they can raise concerns if they have them . Police officers get trained in how they have them . Police officers get trained in how to they have them . Police officers get trained in how to deal they have them . Police officers get trained in how to deal with they have them . Police officers get trained in how to deal with victims, | trained in how to deal with victims, with women, men, anybody, but they dont get trained in how to do with their colleagues, so there does need to be training that looks at the behaviour of colleagues as well as the behaviour of people outside who are offenders, but the culture needs to change to say, those offenders can be within the Police Service and especially in this case, where the Vetting System failed. This was a monster in uniform. How many other people are there who hopefully never at, ever are going to be in the situation where they kill somebody, but how many people are there that should not have got to that Vetting Procedure . There are two issues there. One is about Training Officers within the service so they dont accept that behaviour and the Support Mechanisms to take those issues forward, and a second one is to look at the vetting and have that independent Review Overhaul and look forward and use the passion from this case to actually make the changes that we need for the future, to rebuild that trust and confidence stop what the judge was very clear in sentencing this morning, saying that in sentencing this morning, saying than ,. ,. In sentencing this morning, saying thai ,. ,. In sentencing this morning, saying thai ,. That Public Confidence in the police will have been that Public Confidence in the police will have been very that Public Confidence in the police will have been very badly that Public Confidence in the police will have been very badly hit that Public Confidence in the police will have been very badly hit by will have been very badly hit by this. What would you say to a young woman wherever she lives in the uk today, who needs help from the police . What would you say to her about the extent to which she can seek help from the police or the extent to which she can trust a Police Officer who comes up to her . The majority of Police Officers, me included, as a retired Police Officer, or hurting inside knowing that theyre going to be Vulnerable Women and girls and men as well who are going to need help and who are going to be too afraid to ask for that help. But my advice is, ask for help when you need it. If you feel uncomfortable, if youre being stopped by some of the knot in uniform and has an unmarked car and you dont feel comfortable, phone 99 and make sure that they are there legitimately. If they ask you to get in the car, get them to call for a marked police vehicle. You should be transported in a marked police vehicle, and if you cannot phone and you are very scared, scream, draw attention to that stop, draw attention to that stop, draw attention to that stop, draw attention to yourself, and that is how we are going to have to behave in the future. Until that trust and confidence has been rebuilt, and thats got to come within the Police Service, and partners and Community Working together. Bier . Service, and partners and Community Working together. Working together. Very briefly before that working together. Very briefly before that you working together. Very briefly before that you go, working together. Very briefly before that you go, youve working together. Very briefly i before that you go, youve talked a lot about Culture Change. Does Cressida Dick need to go . Is that the only way to try to improve things . To the only way to try to improve thins . ,. , the only way to try to improve thinis . ,. ,. , things . To improve the trust and confidence. Things . To improve the trust and confidence, we things . To improve the trust and confidence, we need things . To improve the trust and confidence, we need to things . To improve the trust and confidence, we need to have i things . To improve the trust and confidence, we need to have a i things . To improve the trust and i confidence, we need to have a fresh set of eyes at the home, we need to have somebody who is independent, who is not afraid to challenge past procedures, howd you do things, lets change things, and he was not afraid of that blame culture, so it does need a new person at the top and thats where that Culture Change has got to start. And thats where that Culture Change has got to start has got to start. Parm shandhu, thank you has got to start. Parm shandhu, thank you so has got to start. Parm shandhu, thank you so much has got to start. Parm shandhu, thank you so much for has got to start. Parm shandhu, thank you so much for your i has got to start. Parm shandhu, | thank you so much for your time. Has got to start. Parm shandhu, i thank you so much for your time. We really appreciate you talking to us on the bbc, parm shandhu, who served in the met for 30 years. Im also joined by andy marsh, chief constable of the College Of Policing. Thejudge says the judge says confidence in policing, Public Confidence in policing, Public Confidence in policing, has been severely damaged by this case. Would you agree . I would. I listened to the last interview, and parm shandhu is right we are going to have to work hard to win the confidence of our communities, especially women and girls ended our protection who need our protection. Ihmd girls ended our protection who need our protection. Girls ended our protection who need our protection. And how does that transformation need our protection. And how does that transformation happen . I need our protection. And how does that transformation happen . The l that transformation happen . The service is that transformation happen . Iie service is changing. That transformation happen . Tie service is changing. I have been with Chief Constables from across england and wales today there are 43. 17 of them are england and wales today there are 43. 17 of them are women. We england and wales today there are 43. 17 of them are women. We talked about recruiting figures. The overrepresentation of the service is 30 , but ive been in policing for 34 years, my wife is still a serving Police Officer. I recognise what parm shandhu said, this service is changed but it needs to change more, and my role as chief of the College Of Policing is to lead on the Setting Standards and guidance about how we implement them and make no mistake, there is no place in policing for sexist and racist and i have sacked many in my career. You have sacked many in my career. You have sacked have sacked many in my career. You have sacked some for those transgressions . Absolutely, absolutely transgressions . Absolutely, absolutely. And transgressions . Absolutely, absolutely. And now transgressions . Absolutely, absolutely. And now youre | transgressions . Absolutely, i absolutely. And now youre ahead transgressions . Absolutely, absolutely. And now youre ahead of the colleie absolutely. And now youre ahead of the college policing, absolutely. And now youre ahead of the college policing, as absolutely. And now youre ahead of the college policing, as parm the college policing, as parm shandhu, you wouldve her talk about vetting clearly vetting failed in this case. What sort of vetting goes on . What sorts of assessments are you making about someones character . You making about someones character . ,. ,. , character . There are lots of aspects of our communities character . There are lots of aspects of our communities will character . There are lots of aspects of our communities will be character . There are lots of aspects of our communities will be rightly i of our communities will be rightly concerned about, and my responsible at these start with the guidance around Recruitment Post up and under treatment, people are venting, but the conduct of people is a 24 7365 thing. The key thing here is to make women feel confident to report wrongdoing, to make men feel confident to call it out, and confident to call it out, and confident that the service will deal with it robustly, in a way ijust explained. You asked about vetting. Vetting involves checks around convictions, cautions, taking reference and and social media checks. About the sort of character and values that people bring into policing. And values that people bring into ioilicin. ,. , and values that people bring into ioilicin. ,. Policing. There is also a system whereby once policing. There is also a system whereby once someone policing. There is also a system whereby once someone is i policing. There is also a system whereby once someone is in i policing. There is also a system | whereby once someone is in the police force, they can move from force to force to force, they can change jobs and there is force to force to force, they can changejobs and there is no more vetting. Once you are in the Vetting Procedure and. Is that something that could benefit from changing as well . I that could benefit from changing as well . , that could benefit from changing as well . ,. , , well . I am telling people listening toda im well . I am telling people listening today im good well . I am telling people listening today im good to well . I am telling people listening today im good to leave well . I am telling people listening today im good to leave no well . I am telling people listening today im good to leave no stone i today im good to leave no stone unturned to actually give women and Girls Confidence they can trust a police force, and i recognise that is a refreshing there is a refreshing of vetting. I have moved into being the chief exec of policing. I have been reinvented. There is periodic preventing depending on what role you are in. It can happen depend on the Sensitivity Level of the job youre going on . Irlat Sensitivity Level of the ob youre ioiin on . , Sensitivity Level of the ob youre ioini on . ,. ,. , going on . Not can happen, it does ha en. Going on . Not can happen, it does happen peoples going on . Not can happen, it does happen. Peoples vetting, going on . Not can happen, it does happen. Peoples vetting, i going on . Not can happen, it does happen. Peoples vetting, i think l happen. Peoples vetting, i think the slowest refreshes ten years. I will be honest with you, vetting is important, but he cannot be our first line of defence about this. There are so many other things we need to do and we need to do properly to make sure we dont have people who wouldnt. Properly to make sure we dont have people who wouldnt. This is an awful crime we are seven stated about for several� s family, but talking about micro aggressions, sexist behaviour, there is no place for it in policing. find sexist behaviour, there is no place for it in policing. For it in policing. And you say you have sacked for it in policing. And you say you have sacked people for it in policing. And you say you have sacked people because i for it in policing. And you say you have sacked people because of l for it in policing. And you say you i have sacked people because of that, so presumably you would want anything, any of that sort of behaviour to result in that outcome . The current guidance, regulations, about misconduct misconduct, if it is gross misconduct, it is now adjudicated over by an independent legally qualified chair. Some Chief Constables are uncomfortable about that, not in my opinion because they are soft on this, in my last force, i reviewed a decision by an independent legally qualified chair because they did not dismiss someone. I think we need to be very robust around standards of behaviour. Robust around standards of behaviour. ,. ,. ,. , behaviour. 0k, and tom windsor, who i mentioned behaviour. 0k, and tom windsor, who i mentioned earlier, behaviour. 0k, and tom windsor, who i mentioned earlier, he behaviour. 0k, and tom windsor, who i mentioned earlier, he has behaviour. 0k, and tom windsor, who i mentioned earlier, he has talked i i mentioned earlier, he has talked about today A Culture Of Colic protection within the police, a culture issue that has to be shifted colleague protection. Lets culture issue that has to be shifted colleague protection. Colleague protection. Lets be clear on the colleague protection. Lets be clear on the facts colleague protection. Lets be clear on the facts of colleague protection. Lets be clear on the facts of this colleague protection. Lets be clear on the facts of this awful, l clear on the facts of this awful, devastating fact, as the judge setting summing it up summing it up. He commended the investigation. He said there was no hint of a cover up. And there was no hint of a cover up. And there would not be, this is an awful crime. There is an issue when small teams of people Work Together and sometimes theyre in a situation when theyre relying on each other for their safety because they do face life threatening life changing situations. That becomes an environment where we have to work very hard to make sure they follow the code of conduct, the code of ethics, which states they have a Response Ability and a duty to call out wrongdoing by colleagues, whistle blowers. Callout wrongdoing by colleagues, whistleblowers. Whistleblowers. Andy marsh, we a i ireciate whistleblowers. Andy marsh, we appreciate your whistleblowers. Andy marsh, we appreciate your time whistleblowers. Andy marsh, we appreciate your time tonight. I whistleblowers. Andy marsh, we l appreciate your time tonight. Thank you very much indeed, head of the couege you very much indeed, head of the College Of Policing. And of course, we are going to talk more about this after 5 30pm tonight. A 36 year old man has appeared at the old bailey accused of murdering the Primary School teacher sabina nessa, in South East London nearly two weeks ago. Kochi selamaj, who is albanian, was arrested in eastbourne in east sussex. Prosecutors say the attack on sabina nessa was premeditated and predatory and that she didnt know her attacker. Kochi selamaj was remanded in custody for a plea hearing in december. Officers are currently searching an area of woodland near Tunbridge Wells in kent as part of the investigation into the teachers death. The governments Job Retention scheme, which helped save millions ofjobs during the pandemic, ends today. Over 19 months, furlough has helped to pay the wages of more than 11 million workers across the uk. At the last count, 1. 6 Million People were still receiving support through the scheme. Our Business Correspondent ben thompson has been to crawley in sussex, the town with the highest number of people on furlough in the uk. Not all airportjobs involve working with planes or baggage. Michael and emma look after the pets and other animals that in more normal times flew with us around the world. But when flights were grounded, theirjobs were furloughed. Now, though, theyre back. Nice to have some work and a bit more stability and a bit of a routine and something to get up for and come out the house for its nice to be back and actually yeah, feel like youre earning your money, not just getting it from the government. I think, without furlough, yeah, i dread to think, really, where we would be now. The staff might be back, but it isnt business as usual, and they have been warned theirjobs could be at risk. The government insists furlough has been a success but has today announced extra help towards the cost of living as Support Schemes are with drawn. It isa it is a new response delivered through councils and that will be delivered live in october to provide additional help throughout the course of this winter. Gatwick airports 2. 5 miles in that direction but here in crawley, the nearest biggest town, its impact can be seen all around. And like other towns and cities across the country, there are plenty of boarded up shops and vacant businesses here. But those that do remain are incredibly reliant on the Economic Activity that comes from being near a Major International airport. Firms like divinas sewing and craft shop. It is still open, for now. People just havent got the money. Worse than last year, actually. How confident are you that you will be here this Time Next Year . Oh, difficult question. Difficult question. I want to still be here and i will do my best to still be here. For industries and communities still feeling the effects of this pandemic, the future without furlough could involve some tough decisions. Ben thompson, bbc news, in crawley. Im joined now by dr anne sammon, a partner and Employment Law specialist at pinsent masons. Hello, good afternoon. Hi. A hugely hello, good afternoon. Ii. A hugely extensive scheme, so i guess had to come to an end, but inevitably there will be some losers from this . I suppose one of the positives as we knew this was coming to an andy, so it is not like previously where the furlough scheme switched on, switched off and we had huge uncertainty about always happening. Employers have been able to plan for a very definite and to the furlough scheme and so we just have to wait now and see what the impact of that scheme coming to an end actually is. For someone who feels, there are people out there still who have concerns about going back to work if thatis concerns about going back to work if that is the op shot if that is what we are talking about today for the someone who is vulnerable or has concerns for ever reason, they have any rights . Comp located area. It is relativel any rights . Comp located area. It 3 relatively complicated, but the key take away is employers have the ability to make adjustments for anybody who is reasonably disabled, and i will likely include anybody who is clinically vulnerable. The types of things we see employers do is to take away certain duties that might put the employee or at risk, if it is possible to do that within the role. If if it is possible to do that within the role. ,. , if it is possible to do that within the role. , ,. ,. , the role. If it is possible to do that. Would the role. If it is possible to do that. Would you the role. If it is possible to do that. Would you hope the role. If it is possible to do that. Would you hope that i the role. If it is possible to do that. Would you hope that in l that. Would you hope that in most instances, any disagreements can be worked out in a civilised way between employee and employer . 50 between employee and employer . Sr what between employee and employer . 5r what we between employee and employer . 5ii what we tend to see is that employers have a dialogue with their employees, to talk through what the issues of concern are, and then try to put steps in place where they can and where it is reasonable to do that, and ultimately if they are not able to reach agreement, that is where we get grievances and potentially Employment Tribunal investigation. find potentially Employment Tribunal investigation. Potentially Employment Tribunal investiiation. � ,. ,. , investigation. And you mentioned the ih sical investigation. And you mentioned the physical ailments investigation. And you mentioned the physical ailments that investigation. And you mentioned the physical ailments that we investigation. And you mentioned the physical ailments that we might i investigation. And you mentioned the physical ailments that we might all i physical ailments that we might all know about and people clinically vulnerable, what about Mental Health . Is that. How clear is it Employment Law Mental Health issues as opposed to physical issues . The wa that as opposed to physical issues . The way that the as opposed to physical issues . Tie way that the law is as opposed to physical issues . Ti; way that the law is set, we look at whether a condition is a long term impairment, something likely to last for 12 month or more, and whether it is having impact on someones ability to do normal day to day activities, and thats the case whether it is a physical condition or a mental impairment, and so a lot of Mental Health conditions, so long as they are sufficiently long term, will be covered by the definition of disability, and so will have protection of underemployment must appoint so your advice to someone who is watching this tonight and is concerned for whatever reason, they realise their Furlough Monies coming to an end, what is your key piece of advice . Talk to your employer. Be prepared to slain wire concerns exist. Potentially, but some solutions that you can talk about creatively with them about what you can do differently. Them about what you can do differently them about what you can do differentl. Differently. Thanks so much about our time differently. Thanks so much about your time tonight. Differently. Thanks so much about your time tonight. Dr differently. Thanks so much about your time tonight. Dr anne differently. Thanks so much about i your time tonight. Dr anne sammon, thank you. Letsjust your time tonight. Dr anne sammon, thank you. Lets just take a look at the official Corunna Vermis Data for the official Corunna Vermis Data for the uk. There are a further 36,480 new cases of covid 19. A further 137 debts have been reported. The total number of second Covid Vaccine doses now stands at 44,867,373 to be precise, perhaps worth telling you, 82 of the population aged 16 and over has had both doses 137 deaths. Much more coming up in the next half hour, but lets look at the latest weather with louise lear. We have seen rain around. Weather with louise lear. We have seen rain around. It weather with louise lear. We have seen rain around. It has weather with louise lear. We have seen rain around. It has been i seen rain around. It has been whipping up the in east sussex this afternoon. More wet weather to come as we go through the night tonight. The heaviest of the rain looks likely to be through north wales in particular and that weatherford will continue to move its way south and east overnight, leaving a trail of showers into the far northwest, but because of the cloud around, comparison tonight, it will be a slightly milder start. It is good to be a grey, wet and often windy one as that rain sinks its way south east, improving into the afternoon, with some sunshine coming through. Scully showers very much a feature across western scotland, Northern Ireland and northwest england, with top to purchase likely of 18 degrees the hi. I will have more details on what is in store for the weekend, but if you dont want to know, look away now. Here we go. Saturday to sunday, staying windy, staying wet. Autumn well and truly here over the next few days. Hello, this is bbc news with me, jane hill. The headlines the Police Officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard will spend the rest of his life in jail. He will never be released. Wayne couzens used his police id to carry out a Bogus Arrest On Sarah as she walked home from a friends house in london in march. Outside the old bailey, the head of the met police said she had been horrified by sarahs murder, which had damaged precious trust in the police. This man has brought shame on the met. Speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. A 50 year old man becomes the first person in england and wales to be jailed for racially abusing a footballer online. An investigation finds that as many as 14 boxing matches at the rio olympics in 2016 were rigged by referees, including this Super Heavyweight final, with britainsjoejoyce the loser. Sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, heresjohn. Good afternoon and we began there with the investigation. An investigation has found a system to manipulate the outcome of boxing matches at the rio 2016 olympics was in place during the games. Suspicious bouts include the mens Super Heavyweight final, which saw britainsjoejoyce lose out on gold, and irish boxer michael conlans shock defeat in his bantamweight quarterfinal. Alex capstick has the details. There was lots of speculation, rumours swirling around rio that the boxing tournament was corrupt. There were certain fights that hit the headlines because the results were astonishing to some people, certainly experts within the game. One of them was michael conlan, the irish fighter in the quarterfinal against the russian. He lost that fight, a fight that most observers felt he had won easily. Afterwards, he was critical and outspoken of the judging, the refereeing and in fact the whole of the amateur International Boxing organisation. Another one isjoejoyce and his Super Heavyweight final, which he lost to a french opponent. It was quite a close fight, but many people thought that looked suspicious. That is one of the contests on the red list. He said he cant confirm at this stage that it was rigged, that it was manipulated. But that is something they will look at in the coming months. Michael conlan was the reigning world and european champion at the time, and his defeat led to public outcry after he had appeared to win the bout comfortably. Speaking today, conlan said he feels the decision ruined his dream of becoming an olympic champion. The thing of what couldve been will always be there for me. No matter what. Dont get me wrong, i think what happened in rio has probably benefited my career more than if i had won gold. At the same time, it stole a dream that i ve had from a kid, to be an olympic champion, and that will always be there. Phil foden and Ollie Watkins have been named in Gareth Southgates england squad for the up coming World Cup Qualifiers against andorra and hungary next month. Foden returns having missed the last matches in september because of injury. The same applies for the aston villa forward Ollie Watkins, who southgate said came close to making his squad for the european championship. Ac milan defender Fikayio Tomoroi is also included, along with arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in place of nick pope. Manchester united defender Harry Maguire misses out through injury, along with liverpool defender Trent Alexander arnold. We have got to now push each time we are together, put performance every day on the training page. And so, yes, we have kept some stability, which i think is right, but every player in that team and in that squad does that there is huge competition for places. And i think thats driving some of the performances that we have. Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito santo insists its up to his team to recover from their poor run of form. Santo has faced criticism following three Successive League defeats, where theyve only scored once. Tottenham face slovenian side ns mura in the Europa Conference League tonight, and santo says he wants to see a reaction. We need to change it. Today and tomorrow and the day after. Because this is the moment that we have to react. We have to react. Its not, as you can imagine, its not good feeling this way, like we are feeling now, like our fans are feeling now. Its not good. But the difference between us and our fans is that we can change it. Its up to us to change it. Well have more for you in sportsday at 6 30pm. Thank you, jon watson, there with the sport. More now on the news that the Police Officer who murdered Sarah Everard will die in jail after a judge today sentenced him to imprisonment for life. The head of the Metropolitan Police, dame Cressida Dick, speaking outside the old bailey, said she was disgusted and appalled by couzens behaviour. She says the murder has led to damage in the trust in the Metropolitan Police. Wayne couzens stopped Sarah Everard on The Streets Of London in march this year and pretended to arrest her. He handcuffed her before raping and killing her. Wayne couzens has been given a whole life tariff. This is what was said in a statement outside the old bailey. I absolutely know that there are those who feel that their trust in us is shaken. I recognise that for some people a precious bond of trust has been damaged. Our dedication to you, our public, remains undiminished. As commissioner, i will do everything in my power to ensure we learn any lessons. I know that what happened to sarah, and indeed what has happened to other women in london and beyond in recent times, has raised important questions about womens safety. Here in the met, i commit to keep working with others to improve womens safety and reduce the fear of violence. There are no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. I am so sorry. The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. This afternoon, the Home Secretary, priti patel, was asked for her reaction to the case. What we have heard today is sickening to everyone, and there are simply sickening to everyone, and there are simply no sickening to everyone, and there are simply no words, no worries at all that can simply no words, no worries at all that can describe the appalling tragedy that can describe the appalling tragedy around Sarah Everards Murden Tragedy around Sarah Everards murder. All our thoughts and our sympathy murder. All our thoughts and our sympathy are with her family, and she is sympathy are with her family, and she is constantly in my thoughts as welt she is constantly in my thoughts as welt and she is constantly in my thoughts as welt and in she is constantly in my thoughts as well. And in terms of the monster that has well. And in terms of the monster that has been convicted today, it is iilht that has been convicted today, it is right that that has been convicted today, it is right that he has been given a whole life tariff right that he has been given a whole life tariff and with that he can never life tariff and with that he can never walk the streets of our country never walk the streets of our country again. It� s never walk the streets of our country again never walk the streets of our country again. Its not ust his conduct but its i country again. Its not ust his conduct but its the i country again. Its notjust his conduct but its the polices i conduct but its the polices conduct. He was known to his colleagues as someone that women were uncomfortable around. His colleagues called him the rapist. Why was this man allowed to be a Police Officer . Police officer . Well, i think, first of all, Police Officer . Well, i think, first of all. These Police Officer . 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In my holding up an account of the much broader police in previous account of the much broader police in previous months, as a seven a minute in previous months, as a seven a minute that in previous months, as a seven a minute that she went missing, these were clear minute that she went missing, these were clear points and questions and challenges were clear points and questions and challenges were put to Metropolitan Police challenges were put to Metropolitan Police and to the met commissioner directly police and to the met commissioner directly. Now, ithinkjust police and to the met commissioner directly. Now, i thinkjust on this point directly. Now, i thinkjust on this point in directly. Now, i thinkjust on this point in particular, we will have to be very point in particular, we will have to be very clear that right now there is a grieving family, and with that there are is a grieving family, and with that there are many women and girls who simply there are many women and girls who simply feel there are many women and girls who simply feel unsafe as to what has happened simply feel unsafe as to what has happened and will listen to what has been said happened and will listen to what has been said of the judge today about the abuse been said of the judge today about the abuse of trust and abuse of power the abuse of trust and abuse of power by the abuse of trust and abuse of power by a Serving Officer, a serving power by a Serving Officer, a Serving Officer in metropolitan Police Serving officer in Metropolitan Police it Serving Officer in Metropolitan Police. It is my duty and responsibility to continue to hold the Police Responsibility to continue to hold the police to account, to continue to ask the police to account, to continue to ask questions that i have been asking to ask questions that i have been asking over recent months, but also ithink asking over recent months, but also i think importantly to ensure that the change that we need to see within the change that we need to see within the Police Actually takes place within the Police Actually takes ilace. ,. , within the Police Actually takes ilace. ,. ,. ,. , place. Should the commissioner resiined . Place. Should the commissioner resigned . Issue place. Should the commissioner resigned . Issue the place. Should the commissioner resigned . Issue the person i place. Should the commissioner resigned . Issue the person to i resigned . Issue the person to oversee that change . I resigned . Issue the person to oversee that change . Resigned . Issue the person to oversee that change . I think first of all there oversee that change . I think first of all there are oversee that change . I think first of all there are important oversee that change . I think first i of all there are important questions and challenges him to be honest about and challenges him to be honest about this and challenges him to be honest about this particular to this case but also about this particular to this case but also the conduct of that Serving Officer but also the conduct of that Serving Officer and but also the conduct of that Serving Officer and conduct of policing more broadly officer and conduct of policing more broadly so officer and conduct of policing more broadly. So i will continue to work with the broadly. So i will continue to work with the Metropolitan Police and the commissioner to hold them to account, commissioner to hold them to account, as everybody would expect me to account, as everybody would expect me to do. Account, as everybody would expect me to do, and i will continue to do that that was the Home Secretary, priti patel, talking about the sentencing in the Sarah Everard case to our Political Correspondent Damian Gramaticas A little earlier today. Lets discuss the implications of the murder of Sarah Everard. With me is baroness Helena Kennedy qc, a human rights lawyer and labour peer who leads an independent Working Group for the Scottish Government on Tackling Misogynist abuse. Also im joined by conservative mp caroline nokes, who chairs the women and equalities committee. A very good evening to both of you. Helena, can i come to you first . I think the reason people feeljust such despair about this case is that this is pure misogyny. Thats what this is pure misogyny. Thats what this is pure misogyny. Thats what this is about. This is about. One of the things that we have this is about. One of the things that we have to this is about. One of the things that we have to address this is about. One of the things that we have to address in i this is about. One of the things that we have to address in all | this is about. One of the things| that we have to address in all of this is that this was a singular and terrible, terrible crime, and the fact has been said that the punishment will mean that he will not ever be a danger women again. Thats a vital statement to women for a start because this was premeditated, it was well planned, based on. You have to be about wanting to punish a woman it has to be. And torture because she was exposed to the prolonged nature of this but i want to just deal with the background to it. Because we are talking about a culture within policing, and there is a problem because of necessity, police start its days without having women at the heart of it and it was about creating a forest and there is a sort of masculinity in the way that it was created. And while it has embraced women more in recent times, it still has that sense of being a male organisation with male informed views of the heart of it. And let me say its a problem in our wider society, too. There is a culture which actually is permissive about certain levels of. Im which actually is permissive about certain levels of. Certain levels of. Im sorry for the freeze certain levels of. Im sorry for the freeze on certain levels of. Im sorry for the freeze on the certain levels of. Im sorry for the freeze on the light certain levels of. Im sorry for the freeze on the light and i certain levels of. Im sorry for the freeze on the light and we | certain levels of. Im sorry for i the freeze on the light and we will see if we can get back to Helena Kennedy. I hope you are at least able to hear baroness kennedy. And the police, there is misogyny in society, so should we assume by definition there is sometimes regrettably going to be misogyny in the police force . How do we deal with that . , the police force . How do we deal with that . ,. ,. , , with that . Having a really robust whistleblowing with that . Having a really robust whistleblowing procedure with that . Having a really robust whistleblowing procedure so i with that . Having a really robust| whistleblowing procedure so we with that . Having a really robust whistleblowing procedure so we know Whistle Blowing procedure so we know that colleagues of this individual concerned by his behaviours and what he is and concerned by his behaviours and what he is and there should be a way for police he is and there should be a way for police to he is and there should be a way for police to report on their colleagues without police to report on their colleagues without fear of repercussion. I think without fear of repercussion. I think it without fear of repercussion. I think it is without fear of repercussion. I think it is absolutely incumbent upon think it is absolutely incumbent upon the think it is absolutely incumbent upon the metropolitan Police Commissioner, who quite rightly expressed her anger and sadness at what occurred, but actually Concrete Ptahsm what occurred, but actually Concrete Ptahsm we what occurred, but actually concrete plans. We have seen yet but we do know plans. We have seen yet but we do know that plans. We have seen yet but we do know that we plans. We have seen yet but we do know that we are months on from this crime know that we are months on from this crime having know that we are months on from this crime having been perpetrated and we are mohths crime having been perpetrated and we are months on from a guilty plea and the Metropolitan Police have had the time to the Metropolitan Police have had the time to show the public and women in london time to show the public and women in london what time to show the public and women in london what steps they are prepared to take london what steps they are prepared to take to london what steps they are prepared to take to make sure that you can restore to take to make sure that you can restore that to take to make sure that you can restore that trust. I to take to make sure that you can restore that trust. Restore that trust. I think we will sit with the restore that trust. I think we will sit with the begin restore that trust. I think we will sit with the begin improve restore that trust. I think we will sit with the begin improve your i restore that trust. I think we will. Sit with the begin improve your lot as well. Helena kennedy is back with us. There are, including for example the labour mp creasy who argued misogyny should be a hate crime. Is that something that should be considered now . I that something that should be considered now . That something that should be considered now . ,. ,. , considered now . I would phrase and do it differently considered now . I would phrase and do it differently which considered now . I would phrase and do it differently which is considered now . I would phrase and do it differently which is i considered now . I would phrase and do it differently which is i think do it differently which is i think we should be having eight misogyny legislation which is a misogyny act to deal with and gather together all the areas where there is a problem creating a sense of Public Safety in our environments around male behaviour toward women. I think we should be looking at that and in a that it may be there should be and aggravate herfor that it may be there should be and aggravate her for it whether there is a clear sense of misogyny in the background, that it should lead to lengthier sentences. That has clearly happened in this case. This judge has undoubtedly and the judge is a very distinguished judge who understands misogyny and understands how a patriarchy operates and he has given this extended sentence to life because he knows these exhilarating additionalfactors because he knows these exhilarating additional factors were present. Because he knows these exhilarating additionalfactors were present. Not all crimes have that additional factor but i do think that we should be seeing lengthier sentences where it is present, as it should be with racism and other forms of hatred. Its not about all man hated women or anything like that. There are many decent good men out there, but there are and within society when women complain and the ways in which they are put in fear, threatens, degraded, the insults to become part of a womans life, that they should be taken seriously to because its all part of the same, if you like, water and which misogyny swims. So we went to do something about the training of our police and also by the fact that sometimes women themselves because of our socialisation see this of us being trivial and something we have to accept but we must not be accepting any from a misogyny or threat that makes womens lives, is somehow corrosive of our lives and thats what women i this has to stop. Lets what women i this has to stop. Lets even come what women i this has to stop. Lets even come back what women i this has to stop. Lets even come back to what women i this has to stop. Lets even come back to you, what women i this has to stop. Lets even come back to you, caroline, this conversation involves minutes well because there will be men within the police force who had concerns or have had concerns about a fellow officers behaviour and we have heard many reports today already of examples where concerns about behaviour are not escalated up and are not raised by men or women in the force because there is a culture that prevents them from doing that. They are concerned to be whistle blowers. Doing that. They are concerned to be whistleblowers. Doing that. They are concerned to be whistleblowers. Absolutely. And we cannot combat whistleblowers. Absolutely. And we cannot combat violence whistleblowers. Absolutely. And we cannot combat violence is whistleblowers. Absolutely. And we cannot combat violence is and whistleblowers. Absolutely. And Wej Cannot Combat Violence is and having been on cannot combat violence is and having been on our cannot combat violence is and having been on our side and it is imperative in them and draw the police, imperative in them and draw the police, male and female officers are empowered to come forward to report concerns empowered to come forward to report concerns and that those concerns and acted concerns and that those concerns and acted upon concerns and that those concerns and acted upon. We concerns and that those concerns and acted uon. ~. Concerns and that those concerns and acted upon acted upon. We are struggling today, and i really apologise acted upon. We are struggling today, and i really apologise because acted upon. We are struggling today, and i really apologise because we and i really apologise because we have two fantastic guests to talk about this and i was just see whether i can try one more final thought with Helena Kennedy. Your thoughts on mens role in this conversation as well. Thoughts on mens role in this conversation as well. Listen, we are to do this together. Conversation as well. Listen, we are to do this together. And conversation as well. Listen, we are to do this together. And Men Conversation as well. Listen, we are to do this together. And men have i conversation as well. Listen, we are l to do this together. And men have to call out the behaviour of other men when they speak in derogatory when or are dealing with the thing when the complainant as of their trivial matters. We need to have men on our side and all of this. And unfortunately sometimes our institutions have been created by men with a sort of male camaraderie, which makes it difficult for men to sort of break free of the things that protect or protect each other. So it has got to stop it women are just saying come on site at help us do this because it really is making the lives of our daughters wretched that they should be living in fear of going out at night because there might be confronted by abusive behaviour or even worse than that seriously threatening behaviour and then ultimate violations of the sort of crime. ~ then ultimate violations of the sort of crime. , i. ,. Of crime. Thank you both very much and im sorry of crime. Thank you both very much and im sorry we of crime. Thank you both very much and im sorry we had of crime. Thank you both very much and im sorry we had considerable l of crime. Thank you both very much | and im sorry we had considerable to double difficulties with greg to talk to you both in very good to talk to you both in very good to talk to you both in very good to talk to you, Helena Kennedy and the conservative mp caroline notes he was the chair of the women inequalities committee. Women and inequalities committee. Women and inequalities committee. In the past hour the chancellor has been speaking about the end of the Furlough Schemes lets hear that. Todayis Furlough Schemes lets hear that. Today is an important date to mark the end of the furnace came in as a back im really proud of what look back im really proud of what the scheme was and what it accomplished with the millions of jobs up in a country at a really difficult time and also the proud about everyone who has displayed such resilience over the past 18 months to get through this. It also want people to know that even though the furlough scheme is ending today, we are not done supporting people naturally have a plan forjobs which is focused on providing people with the skills and the opportunities they need to find fantastic work and thats what we are now focused on delivering. Irate thats what we are now focused on deliverinu. ~ ~. , thats what we are now focused on deliverinu. ~ ,. ,. , delivering. We know there is ob vancreaca fl delivering. We know there is ob vacancies. Are d delivering. We know there is ob vacancies. Are you i delivering. We know there is Job Vacancies. Are you suggesting i delivering. We know there is job i vacancies. Are you suggesting that the Million People coming off furlough will walk straight into one of those jobs . {lari furlough will walk straight into one of those jobs . Of those obs . Of those who were still on of those jobs . Of those who were still on for of those jobs . Of those who were still on for locum of those jobs . Of those who were still on for locum is of those jobs . Of those who were still on for locum is important of those jobs . Of those who were still on for locum is important to l still on for locum is important to remember half of them are already back at their place of work. They are on flexible furlough so they are already back at their employment. And for the others, we have a plan forjobs and what you are seeing is Job Vacancies are running up record levels, so Job Vacancies are running up record levels, 501 millionJob Vacancies around and business will do our people and we are also helping by providing people with skills and training opportunities like the kick start scheme for example the provides fully funded Job Placement for young people at the risk of unemployment or indeed the Prime Ministers Lifetime Skills guarantee which give people an opportunity to retrain at any stage in their life. Those are the types of things we are doing to help people in ipo confident about the future. The chancellor confident about the future. The chancellor theyre speaking in the last hour. Researchers have warned that a weakness in the apple pay feature on iphones allows unauthorised Contactless Payments to be made via visa cards even if the phone is locked. The findings come from Computer Science experts at the universities of birmingham and surrey. Apple said the matter was a concern for visa. Visa said hacks of the kind described in the experiment were impractical outside of a laboratory. A football fan has been jailed for eight weeks after racially abusing a player online. West bromwich albion supporter Simon Silwood was found guilty of targeting one of the clubs players, Romaine Sawyers. Our Sports Correspondent laura scott says this is a significant case. This is believed to be the first time in england and wales that a person has been handed an immediate custodial sentence for the online racial abuse of a footballer. It was back injanuary, after Romaine Sawyers had played in West Bromwich albions 5 0 defeat to manchester city, that he was shown the racially offensive message at the heart of this case. He said he was distressed by it, not least because it had come from a supporter of his own club. In a Victim Statement that was read out in court today, he said, its 2021. Behaviour like this is unacceptable. And he said that every time he plays football now, he thinks about the comments that might be being made about him online. Now, Simon Silwood has always denied that the message he posted on facebook was intentionally racist. He blamed autocorrect for the language that was used, but that was thrown out at trial, and today the Districtjudge Briony Clarke said that he had shown very minimal remorse and that there was no place for racist abuse. She handed him an eight week Prison Sentence and ordered him to pay £500 in compensation, plus costs. Thats on top of the lifetime ban from West Bromwich albion. In the last 20 minutes, the club and Romaine Sawyers, who now plays for stoke city, have welcomed the sentence. And Romaine Sawyers says he hopes it acts as a deterrent to others. He called on social Media Companies to do more to prevent abuse and he said players must stand strong together to rid the game and society of this hideous behaviour

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