speak to the founder of a support group helping black fathers. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondence based in london gave an outsider�*s view of events in the uk in dateline. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has urged the public to trust in the police, despite the murder of sarah everard, but admitted that there are problems in the force that need fixing and said the government would come down very hard on them. borisjohnson said the justice system was "snarled up" with "too few prosecutions" and "too few successful convictions" of rape. mrjohnson also said he was "absolutely" standing by the head of scotland yard, dame cressida dick, despite further calls for her resignation. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer, who has so damaged public trust. today, beginning of the life sentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. i think it's very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their complaints, their anxieties, are not taken seriously enough by the police. the wider problem is illustrated by a whatsapp group in which wayne couzens swapped misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary and the norfolk constabulary. all are being investigated for gross misconduct. two of the officers face a criminal investigation for allegedly sending grossly offensive messages. i am so sorry. couzens's horrific crimes have left the head of london's police force, dame cressida dick, in a precarious position. her force failed to pick up at least two incidents of indecent exposure apparently evolving wayne couzens. one before he joined the force, and one just three days before he killed sarah everard. the metropolitan police has had to issue advice to women that if they are unsure about an officer who has stopped them, they should ask to speak to the control room on the police radio and, if still concerned, just run. she is ready to take action, to do the right thing. and while the force has been celebrating 100 years of women in policing, some former officers have said misogyny, contempt for women, is widespread, and people are afraid to report it. there are some people who challenge and they become marginalised, and they become almost like the pariah of the team. that needs to stop. that is why i talk about their needs to be a support network, and those officers need to be actively encouraged to come forward. the confidence issues go far beyond the capital. the force in manchester has been repeatedly criticised for how it handles domestic abuse. young women in the city today said they have lost trust in the police. they are there to keep you safe, and the idea they are not, they're doing quite the opposite, it's quite scary. i don't feel i could go to the police now. i feel like we have to kind of stand together, rather than go to the police, we have to kind of have backup from other means. it left police chiefs today trying to reassure the public. we have issued guidance today to make sure, with our own forces, amongst our own teams, out there on the ground, to call out where there is behaviour or where there are things that are said which are not right. and that is something we place a really strong focus on within policing. so the case of sarah everard, murdered by a police officer as she walked home, could become a watershed moment, when police forces have to address the toxic attitudes that some men in their ranks hold towards women. daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. the conservative police and crime commissioner for north yorkshire has apologised for saying women need to be streetwise about police powers of arrest. he sparked fury following a radio interview in which he said sarah everard never should have submitted to arrest by her killer. he was speaking on bbc radio york. fix, to arrest by her killer. he was speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can't just _ speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can't just arrest _ speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can'tjust arrest you, - speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can't just arrest you, there - officer can't just arrest you, there has to be a reason, so covid, for example, it is not indictable, are you go to prison or potentially crown court, so women, first of all, just need to be streetwise about when they can and cannot be arrested. she should never have been arrested. she should never have been arrested and submitted... but arrested. she should never have been arrested and submitted. . ._ arrested and submitted... but she didn't know _ arrested and submitted... but she didn't know that, _ arrested and submitted... but she didn't know that, because - arrested and submitted... but she didn't know that, because a - arrested and submitted... but she didn't know that, because a police j didn't know that, because a police officer_ didn't know that, because a police officer is_ didn't know that, because a police officer is telling me this, a man police _ officer is telling me this, a man police flashing a police id saying you are — police flashing a police id saying you are in — police flashing a police id saying you are in breach of covid is, how would _ you are in breach of covid is, how would i_ you are in breach of covid is, how would i know— you are in breach of covid is, how would i know that?— you are in breach of covid is, how would i know that? well, you ask me how women — would i know that? well, you ask me how women can _ would i know that? well, you ask me how women can protect _ would i know that? well, you ask me how women can protect themselves, | how women can protect themselves, and there are a range of things we are doing in north yorkshire, but just on that technicality, what i'm saying is that perhaps women need to consider, in terms of the legal process, just to learn little bit... why is it down to women? the labour leader, sir keir— why is it down to women? the labour leader, sir keir starmer, _ why is it down to women? the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has - why is it down to women? the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has called i leader, sir keir starmer, has called for his resignation, adding that he couldn't think of a more inappropriate thing to say. the commission has tweeted, saying i would like to wholeheartedly apologise for my comments on bbc radio york and wish to retract them in full. our political correspondent peter saull is in westminster, the level of revelation, i think, in the last few days, has been shocking to many, about how problems within the police in the country are still rife and intense, but it has become very political now. ads, and intense, but it has become very political now— political now. a huge amount of olitical political now. a huge amount of political reaction _ political now. a huge amount of political reaction to _ political now. a huge amount of political reaction to this - political now. a huge amount of political reaction to this horrific| political reaction to this horrific case, we heard from the prime minister saying that we can still trust in the police, but there are still serious questions to answer in this case, and he said authorities should come down hard on officers found guilty of misconduct, but he wanted to highlight what the government was doing in terms of speeding things up in domestic abuse cases, he said it is taking far too long from the time women reporters crimes to actual prosecutions and convictions happening. he is certainly not the first politician to say that. early in the year, robert buckland, the formerjustice secretary, apologised to rape victims for how slow the whole process was taken, the home secretary, priti patel, said she was ashamed of low conviction rates. labour have said that violence against women and girls should be considered a top policing priority, put on a par with things like terrorism, child abuse, organised crime. ministers saying there is provision for that within the policing bill that is going through the house of commons at the moment. so an awful lot of reaction from all sides of the political spectrum today, but really they are sort of united in their call for answers from the metropolitan police and for action now so that women out there who probably frankly will feel quite worried, given what we have learnt in recent days, so that they can be reassured. in recent days, so that they can be reassured-— reassured. pete saull, thank you very much- _ energy bills are set to rise substanitally in england, wales and scotland. the energy price cap, which limits the maximum amount that households can pay for their gas and electricity, is being lifted from today. about 15 million of the uk's 28 million households are affected. bills will rise by about £137 a year on average. what you pay will go up if you're on your energy provider's standard variable tariff or on a pre—paid meter. the rise has been caused by a huge jump in wholesale gas prices globally. the concern is that low income families will be hit the hardest, as our consumer affairs correspondent coletta smith reports. this sort of course helps people to think about things that will help them on their low income... things are already tight for debbie. the last thing she needs is higher bills, but that's exactly what's happening. it's scary. because you can't afford to live day by day as it is. and then everything is going up, you know? you think, where is the actual money coming from? you know how much you've got coming in? yeah. and then... there's twice as much that's got to go out. so it doesn't make sense. it's stupid. now we've got this threat of the gas and electric going up, how people are going to manage, ijust don't know. there will be so many more people getting their debts going up and up and up. it's obvious that there is going to be people that won't be putting the heating on this winter. they will be having to wrap up a bit warmer, whether or not they'll be able to cook for their kids, whether it'll be just sandwiches or cereal. average bills are going up to £100 a month — and more for those on prepayment meters. the price cap used to just be the backstop to prevent us getting totally ripped off by energy companies. and the advice was always that if you shopped around, you'd likely get a better deal. but not any more. the price of wholesale gas has gone up so much this summer, that lots of smaller providers have gone bust, and those that are still hanging on are charging us more. even those on fixed deals will find it hard to get anything cheaper than the price cap when they come to renew. the regulator says they realise millions of customers will struggle, but energy companies say prices had to rise to cover their costs. there is additional support as well for this period, and of course there is existing schemes for vulnerable people. so i think it's very important anyone watching this who is worried about their bill, particularly if they're vulnerable, gets in touch with their supplier to find out if they're eligible for that kind of support. but of course we recognise that it's a really difficult period. the regulator, ofgem, says it's striking the right balance between allowing companies to make a profit, while keeping bills down for customers. but that's not how it feels in new brighton. with universal credit being cut at the same moment, and plenty of people still working from home, this hugejump in utility bills will be hard for everyone to swallow. colletta smith, bbc news, on the wirral. the petrol giant bp says the situation at its forecourts seems to be stabilising, but retailers are reporting a mixed picture across the country. caroline davies reports. it is very patchy, and the demand for fuel has not gone down to normal levels, so retailers say the situation at the pumps has been improving, but that has been slowing down, and much like a car running out of petrol, the concern is that it could stall altogether. they say 26 of their members run dry today, 27% yesterday, small improvements, but they want that to go faster. the picture is patchy across the uk, so scotland and the north of england seem to be improving, not quite the case in london and the south east. it is also getting more political, so keir starmer said today that the government need to be taking emergency action to tackle the crisis, including getting temporary visas for foreign drivers through pasta. the government have had their tank is out on the roads for the last few days, we have been told to expect the army in the next few days, and they have promised 5000 additional visas. those drivers won't arrive, until the earliest, later on this month. quite a lot of the measures they have introduced will take time to work through, it still hasn't reassured people, the big question is, what will? caroline davies there. _ at the start of the pandemic australia shut its international borders, and they've remained closed. but now the government has announced that from next month double vaccinated australians will finally be allowed to travel again. it will be particularly welcome news for the tens of thousands of australians who've been stranded abroad since last year. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. a decision millions have been waiting for. australia had sealed itself off from the world since the beginning of the pandemic. now it is finally reopening. we will be able to open those international borders again, and that will enable australians who are fully vaccinated... it's an emotional moment for many, including amy hayes, who currently lives in reading and hasn't seen herfamily in brisbane in nearly three years. there isjust so much you miss out on day to day, friends and family have babies, there have been really tough times for friends back home as well, and you just miss out on that, but ultimately, i think the thing i most upset about it all with is really the feeling of abandonment and betrayal by the collective state and federal governments in australia. but so much is still unclear, including the rules on proof of vaccination, which could be a potential headache for both airlines and border authorities. there are still many details to iron out, especially the parts of australia that have approached the pandemic differently. in new south wales, an outbreak of covid—i9 has stabilised, and the state is getting ready to open up after months of lockdown. but the situation is different in queensland and western australia, for example, where they are still striving for zero covid and continue to be very strict with their borders. by next month, you could get a scenario where someone here in sydney would be able to travel to london but not to brisbane or perth. while the practicalities of resuming international travel will be tricky, there is no doubt that this is a big day for australia. finally opening up to the world after nearly two years of isolation. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. the prime minister urges the public to trust in the police but admits there are issues that need addressing after the death of sarah everard. get set for a hike in your energy bills, why15 million households in britain will have to pay more for gas and electricity from today. cut off from the world since the start of the pandemic, next month australia reopens its international borders, but only for fully vaccinated australians. todayis today is the start of black history month with events taking place throughout october celebrating black culture and heritage. the annual commemoration was first held in the uk in 1987 to recognise the contribution that african and caribbean people had made to this country over many generations. this year's theme is temporary, and we can speak to marvin harrison, the founder of dope black dads, a support group for black fathers. he has also been picked by 1xtra as one of the future figures to look out for, and hejoins us from central london. thank you so much for your time, what does black history month mean? sorry, we have clearly not been able to... are you muted? have you muted? we cannot hear you, i am so sorry. sorry, i am so sorry, we will try again and come back to you if we can, clearly a problem there with the sound, but we will do our best. red hot lava from a volcano has reached the sea, letting out steam and it, it is feared, toxic gases. 0ur correspondent danjohnson 0ur correspondent dan johnson reports. welcome to the newest part of la palma — a volcanic island extension that's growing all the time. and all this lava has destroyed 900 homes and forced thousands more to be abandoned. emily and augustine are the latest to pack up, ready to leave, fearful it's heading their way. it won't stop. that's my one big fear, we are only just seeing the beginning. and there's augustine's mum and his aunt — 96 and 97. they've both lived through two previous eruptions — 19119 and 1971 — but this time, it's too much. "this is much worse than the other eruptions," she says. "i'll be much calmer when i've reached the other island." everything's horrible. i mean, we are still lucky. we have the house — i mean, hope is always stronger than fear, and we hope we'll stay. i have so many friends who lost their houses and everything. around the clock, the lava keeps flowing, and new vents have opened up, threatening other villages. ash is continually clouding these skies. so janet's work is never done, because this volcanic grit just keeps falling. translation: it's not easy, - we never imagined this could happen. it's hard to see people without anywhere to live. on this island, we are family. there's a huge exclusion zone being controlled by the coastguard because although that's mostly steam being given off when the lava hits the water, there's also the risk that toxic gases are released, as well. and nobody knows how much more lava is going to flow into the sea. there's no sign of this ending any time soon. la palma's fishermen can only watch and wait. it's said the fish all swam away just before the eruption. translation: we don't know what the future will be - like because there are fewer fish. i don't see a future here if they don't help us. do you think you'll leave la palma? si. others are adapting to this strange new way of life, dominated by the deep rumbling of the volcano and the unpredictable threat of its everflowing lava. danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. at 7:30, it's dateline london, but first a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. the czech foreign affairs minister says he will summon the british ambassador after allegations that the rangers player glen kamara was subjected to booing and jeering in prague last night. rangers have contacted uefa after kamara was targeted during their europa league defeat by sparta prague, just months after he was racially abused by a slavia prague player. the game was initially supposed to be played behind closed doors, sparta supporters had racially abused a monaco player in an earlier match, but it was later decided to allow 10,000 schoolchildren to attend to 1—0 game. sparta have denied the allegations, saying, "it is absolutely unbelievable that after a match we have to watch innocent children being attacked and face unfounded accusations of racism." the czech foreign affairs minister waded into the argument by tweeting: "enough!" "intentionally spread disgusting insults of czech children in the media and on the internet do not belong in football and not in good relations between the two countries at all." "i will summon the british ambassador on monday and resolve the matter with him." however, marvin bartley, the livingstone captain and the scottish fa's equality advisor, thinks these attitudes won't change until there's a deterrent. there's no consequences for people's actions, nothing will change. if they think they will get away with these things, why is it going to change? there has to be a deterrent for people, and slavia prague did what they did, glen kamara was, you know, again, it should have been an empty stadium. why were 10,000 people allowed in, children or adults? itjust shows that uefa do not care, and for far too long it has been going on, but they don't care, it was meant to be behind closed doors, what kind of message sending out? premier league players who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to travel to countries on the uk's red list during the international break and will be allowed to train or play when they quarantine on return, announced by the uk government. tottenham's giovanni lo celso was one of four england based argentine players who played in a match against brazil last month, which was stopped by brazilian health officials, saying they had to quarantine. for this international break, english based players including brazilians bobby firmino and manchester city's gabrieljesus, will be allowed to travel but will have to quarantine in "bespoke facilities" for ten days when they get back to the uk. liverpool managerjurgen klopp is not impressed. that would mean the players would go for 10—12 days with their national teams, and then another ten days away from their families into a quarantine. that is 22 days, and two weeks later there is the next international break, the next international break, the next international duty. so that doesn't sound for me like a real solution. chelsea manager thomas tuchel has confirmed that defender reece james will not be joining the england squad for matches against andorra and hungary this month, because he's not back to full training yet. james was named in gareth southgate's 23 man—squad yesterday, despite coming off injured in the defeat against manchester city last week and not featuring in the trip tojuventus in midweek. he's currently only in the pool and will miss tomorrow's game with southampton. tuchel thinks there's been a misunderstanding unless james is playing for a different england team. when i saw it, i thought that maybe he goes with the water polo team for england, because right now he trains in the pool, so i was a bit surprised. but i understood that he was selected for the football team, so this will not happen, cos he is training in the pool right now. my last information is that he will not 90, last information is that he will not go, so it can only be a misunderstanding, nothing else. british boxerjoejoyce says he trusts he will be awarded an olympic gold medal after an independent investigation found officials manipulated the outcome of matches at rio 2016. joyce lost his super heavyweight final to france's tony yoka, and that was one of 11 suspicious bouts. the head of the investigation, professor richard mclaren, said a system for the manipulation of fights was in place. the sport's world governing body, the aiba, said it noted the report with concern. joyce has released a statement, saying he was sad to see corruption in the sport he loves and he'll be considering the finding with his legal team. he added, "i firmly believe that i was the winner of the match with tony yoka and deserved the gold medal." "if corruption has taken place, and it appears that it has, i trust the aiba and the ioc will ensure the integrity of the sport is upheld and award me the gold medal." that's all the sport for now. now it is time for the weather with nick miller. according to the met office it has been the second warmest september on record, a little drier than average. for the first weekend of october, autumn in full throttle, heavy rain making up for autumn in full throttle, heavy rain making upforany autumn in full throttle, heavy rain making up for any rainfall- making up for any rainfall deficit, and temperatures _ making up for any rainfall deficit, and temperatures a _ making up for any rainfall deficit, and temperatures a little - making up for any rainfall deficit, and temperatures a little bit - making up for any rainfall deficit, i and temperatures a little bit below the average for the time of year. there are some weather warnings, have a look at them online if you have a look at them online if you have got travel plans. by sunday, this rain and wind moving to scotland, sunshine and showers as well. it may start dry on saturday, but it will not last that way. for northern ireland, it brightens up with a few showers. the heaviest rain for wales, england, 30—110 millimetres in places, difficulty travel conditions. whilst for many the wins will be on a par with the last few days, strengthening, temperatures in the mid teens. inland, gusts up to 50 mph, exposed coastal parts will see 65 mph gusts, a risk of disruption. into sunday, a chance of local flooding in eastern scotland with the heaviest, most persistent rain, clearing on sunday morning, they were and windiest weather will be in the northern isles, whereas elsewhere a brighter day on sunday with showery rain spreading eastwards through the day, still very blustery and gusty out there, temperatures for the most part in the mid to low teens. we are in between weather systems as we go from sunday into monday, a brisk north—westerly flow, and there will be sunshine as well as showers. most of those scattered around western areas, but some will track further east on the breeze during the day. in some sunshine, though, even though temperatures are made to low teens, it will feel reasonably pleasant. rain gathering to the south—west, another area of low pressure forming and deepening as it moves into the uk. tuesday, some uncertainty about the exact position of this, focusing most of its wind and rain on england and wales, showers to scotland and northern ireland. who will get the heaviest rain and winds depends on the exact position of this, we will keep you updated. after that, again, for wednesday, we are in between weather systems, quite a cool start on wednesday morning with largely clear skies, but then a frontal system moving in from the atlantic. for many on wednesday, it looks to be staying dry with sunny spells, clouding over in the west, initially northern ireland getting the first of the rain through wednesday. after that, we are following ex—harry kane sam, a lot to play for in the position of this, but if it tracks toward the north—west of us, the north and west will see the most of the rain and any wind left from the system, where towards the south—east of the uk, closer to higher pressure, things may become somewhat drier, and also turn a little bit milder as well. that's still not set in stone, i think for most next week, if you get the idea it is very autumnal out there, there will be further wind and rain at times, you won't be going far wrong. that's your latest weather. of that we will have some very strong winds as well. hello and welcome to dateline london, i'm geeta guru murthy. it's conference season for the political parties here in the uk the moment in the year when parties see to define who they are and where they are going. for sir keir starmer the labour opposition leader, his first conference speech in person was billed as make or break where did it land? and with borisjohnson heading to manchester, if he can manage to fill up his petrol tank, what will conservative conference bring this week?