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abattoirs. the staggering scale of child sexual abuse by the french roman catholic church. an enquiry says more than 200,000 children were victims of a 70 year period. and the couple have led a life of slavery bully slavery and the united states and 50 years ago are finally being honoured with a blue plaque in london. she said the couple who fled a life of slavery in the united states. ——the couple who fled a life of slavery in the united states. if anyone welcome to bbc news. the home secretary has announced there will an enquiry into the feelings that allowed a serving police officer to kidnap, rape and murder sarah everard. at the conservative party conference, priti patel said the public needs answers to ensure that something like this can never happen again. she described wayne cozens, who has been sentenced to life in prison, as a monster. the home secretary made the announcement a little earlier today. it is a little earlier today. it is apparent _ a little earlier today. it is apparent that _ a little earlier today. it is apparent that a - a little earlier today. it is apparent that a serving l a little earlier today. it 3 apparent that a serving police officer was able to abuse his position of power, authority and trust to commit such a horrific crime. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a serving police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. ican i can confirm today that there will be an enquiry to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. that ensure that something like this can never happen again.— ensure that something like this can never happen again. that is the home secretary there. _ never happen again. that is the home secretary there. let's _ never happen again. that is the home secretary there. let's now _ never happen again. that is the home secretary there. let's now speak - never happen again. that is the home secretary there. let's now speak to i secretary there. let's now speak to chris mason, who is at the conservative party conference in manchester. chris, what is important about this is that there are two elements to this enquiry. just explain the significance of both parts. explain the significance of both arts. ., , explain the significance of both arts, ., , , explain the significance of both arts. . , , ., explain the significance of both arts. ., , , ., ., explain the significance of both narts. .,, , ., ., ., parts. there has been a lot of reflection _ parts. there has been a lot of reflection here _ parts. there has been a lot of reflection here of— parts. there has been a lot of reflection here of the - parts. there has been a lot of reflection here of the last - parts. there has been a lot of. reflection here of the last couple of days at the conference, as there has in wider society, about the implications of the news from last week, and what needs to change, as far as the criminaljustice system is concerned, and then also what needs to change in society at large. and there have been those: ever since last week for an enquiry into precisely what happened, as far as the sarah everard case is concerned, the sarah everard case is concerned, the veteran comedy checks and balances, or lack of them that exist within the metropolitan police and other police forces around the uk. news this lunchtime from priti patel of this enquiry, and the home office releasing some more details alongside the details we just played you from her speech here. so a 2—part enquiry, as you say. the first one into it when cozens' previous behaviour, a definitive account of his conduct leading up to his conviction last week. various reported details as to alleged behaviour prior to events in march. the first part of the enquiry will explore that. secondly, the wider issues across policing that are provoked by what we learned last week. so vetting practices, professional standards and discipline. it will be a non—statutory enquiry, could be converted into a statutory enquiry if necessary, the home office say. we do not yet know who will chair the enquiry, the terms of reference, or precisely when conclusions from it will be published. and suddenly there's some concern the labour party this afternoon that there is a danger that the enquiry could take a long time —— certainly there is constant and some concern. nick thomas—symonds, the shadow home secretary, described the government's announcement as half—hearted, and instead sing, as soon as parliament is back after the party conference season, there should be additional legislation, tougher laws, to clamp down on street harassment.— tougher laws, to clamp down on street harassment. chris, for now, thank ou street harassment. chris, for now, thank you very _ street harassment. chris, for now, thank you very much. _ street harassment. chris, for now, thank you very much. chris - street harassment. chris, for now, | thank you very much. chris mason, street harassment. chris, for now, i thank you very much. chris mason, a political correspondent at the conservative party conference in manchester. let's now speak to the quimby by red bee media. of london, sadik khan, welcome to bbc news. —— let's speak to the mayor of london. is this the start of rebuilding trust in the met? it is this the start of rebuilding trust in the met?— is this the start of rebuilding trust in the met? it is a start, i have been _ trust in the met? it is a start, i have been in — trust in the met? it is a start, i have been in constant - trust in the met? it is a start, i have been in constant contact. trust in the met? it is a start, i- have been in constant contact with the home secretary over the last few days, and i welcome the announcement. the vast majority of our police officers are very brave, running towards danger, in this case sarah everard's abduction, rape and murder by a serving police officer who used his position to get sarah into his car has shattered the confidence of the british public, no stone must be left unturned, to find out what exactly occurred in this particular case, how this man was able tojoin particular case, how this man was able to join first kent police, then transferred to the met police. we are hearing about him showing really offensive whatsapp messages of other serving police officers, we are hearing about him being involved in indecent exposure, and there is a wider issue in relation to the violence against women and girls, an epidemic in our society, there is notjust a policing issue, but there are lessons the police have to learn. are we detecting inappropriate behaviour early enough, and are we addressing some of the behaviour of men that leads women to be uncomfortable when they join the police service? is that one of the reasons why we have not been successful at addressing violence against women and girls? so i welcome today's announcement. but it important to get answers sooner rather than later.— important to get answers sooner rather than later. sadiq khan, many ofthe rather than later. sadiq khan, many of the issues _ rather than later. sadiq khan, many of the issues you _ rather than later. sadiq khan, many of the issues you highlighted - rather than later. sadiq khan, many of the issues you highlighted there l of the issues you highlighted there are not new issues, and many people watching this today will say, once again, an enquiry has been announced, and as a political correspondent was telling us there, no date as to when this will overturn a ruling, a verdict, a decision. there is no detail on what the terms of reference will be, and in the meantime, londoners and the general public will feel unsafe. tote general public will feel unsafe. we cannot general public will feel unsafe. - cannot run away from the fact that even before sarah everard's of the case, eight months ago, many women did not feel confident to report when they had been the victims of crime. underreporting is a huge issue. but also when they did report a criminal offence to the police, the conviction rates are appallingly low. that is notjust a policing issue, but a whole criminaljustice system issue. in my view, the misogyny that exist across society, from the boys in schools up to men in the public realm, i think misogyny should be a hate crime, i think announcement in a public space should be a criminal offence, i think we should be teaching our boys about healthy relationships. but also we cannot run away from the fact that this man was a serving police officer. he abused the trust we have in him in such a way, it is both a betrayal and shameful. and thatis both a betrayal and shameful. and that is why it is so important to look into this, the independent office for police conduct to look into this, but it is also right and proper that the home secretary works with me to restore the shattered confidence the public have, particularly women.- confidence the public have, particularly women. how confident are ou particularly women. how confident are you that _ particularly women. how confident are you that when _ particularly women. how confident are you that when this _ particularly women. how confident are you that when this enquiry - are you that when this enquiry report back, it will actually change anything? it report back, it will actually change an hinu ? ., , report back, it will actually change an hina? ., . report back, it will actually change an hint? ., . , report back, it will actually change an hint? ., . ., anything? it has to. that is one of the reasons _ anything? it has to. that is one of the reasons i _ anything? it has to. that is one of the reasons i welcome _ anything? it has to. that is one of the reasons i welcome the - the reasons i welcome the announcement today on the speed with which it is going to report. we are working closely with the home secretary to make sure we get a good chair in place, good terms of reference. 0ne chair in place, good terms of reference. one of the reasons why this is not a public enquiry is that that may delay things. we need things to change now. that is why it is important to get change now, not just giving the public the confidence but also police officers went to the public to know that the vast majority of them are not misogynistic, not sexist, not homophobic, but clearly there is an issue where some officers' behaviour issue where some officers' behaviour is and down the whole police service. ., , ., ., service. how will you reform the olice? service. how will you reform the police? we _ service. how will you reform the police? we have _ service. how will you reform the police? we have to _ service. how will you reform the police? we have to make - service. how will you reform the police? we have to make sure i service. how will you reform the i police? we have to make sure that service. how will you reform the - police? we have to make sure that no stone is left — police? we have to make sure that no stone is left unturned. _ police? we have to make sure that no stone is left unturned. nothing - stone is left unturned. nothing should be off the table from recruitment practices to what happens in relation to personal standards, vetting processes, discipline, and what happens in relation to women in particular feeling confident to report the behaviour of other police officers came, even if they are superior to them, it should be possible for women to feel they can report those things. the current situation, where those we ask to police us, are not trusted by the public or their fellow officers. i trusted by the public or their fellow officers.— trusted by the public or their fellow officers. i return to my earlier point _ fellow officers. i return to my earlier point of— fellow officers. i return to my earlier point of why _ fellow officers. i return to my earlier point of why has - fellow officers. i return to my earlier point of why has it - fellow officers. i return to my i earlier point of why has it taken the death of sarah everard to bring about an enquiry that may lead to change? you talk about wanting change? you talk about wanting change now, quite clear we will have to wait for this enquiry to do its work, but meanwhile, of people still feel unsafe, and unsafe of the people who should be protecting them. i people who should be protecting them. ~ ., people who should be protecting them. ~ . , . , ., them. i think that is a very fair oint. i them. i think that is a very fair point. i think— them. i think that is a very fair point. i think sarah's - them. i think that is a very fair. point. i think sarah's abduction, rape, murder, and then her body being banned by a serving officer has shattered the confidence of the british public, particularly women and girls. i think none of us in positions of power should run away from that. what today is about as part of the package of measures to try to restore the public�*s confidence in the police. i make this point, the vast majority of our police officers, men and women, we should be incredibly proud of, but clearly something went wrong in this case, and there are issues in other police forces around the country, which have to be addressed urgently. what will that look like in practice? how do you effectively change within the police force, on the skill that is required, and also given, as you have painted, given the cultural problems that exist at the cultural problems that exist at the heart of policing? i the cultural problems that exist at the heart of policing?— the heart of policing? i don't think misogyny began — the heart of policing? i don't think misogyny began or _ the heart of policing? i don't think misogyny began or ends _ the heart of policing? i don't think misogyny began or ends of - the heart of policing? i don't think misogyny began or ends of the - the heart of policing? i don't think. misogyny began or ends of the police service. across our society, there are problems with misogyny, sexism. i speak to young girls are go to primary school whose behaviour is changed because of the behaviour of boys. that cannot be right. i speak to women on a daily basis who change their route home because some routes are better lit than others, who change the footwear they are wearing so they can run quicker. that cannot be right. i speak to women on a daily basis and have a self—imposed curfew and don't go out after certain times of the night because they don't feel safe. we also know that those who do report serious crimes like rape, the conviction rates are incredibly low, so i think thatis rates are incredibly low, so i think that is how society approaches healthy relationships in school to make sure we have the right statutes, misogyny should be a hate crime and harassment in a public place should be a criminal offence, to make sure the criminaljustice system addresses the issue of violence against women and girls. you and i have a different experience to women and girls watching this. from the top to bottom, we have to change our society. bottom, we have to change our socie . , , ., ., society. interesting you mentioned there women _ society. interesting you mentioned there women in _ society. interesting you mentioned there women in particular - society. interesting you mentioned there women in particular having i society. interesting you mentioned| there women in particular having to change their plans when they go home of an evening as a result of this, and a concern that they have. when will you commit to restarting the night tube in london, and for those who don't know, of course, that is a tube that runs much later, in some cases all night, to allow people to get more safely?— cases all night, to allow people to get more safely? night tube was not in existence — get more safely? night tube was not in existence for _ get more safely? night tube was not in existence for 150 _ get more safely? night tube was not in existence for 150 years _ get more safely? night tube was not in existence for 150 years until - get more safely? night tube was not in existence for 150 years until i - in existence for 150 years until i became mayor, and i think it is important to support people in the night—time economy. because of the pandemic, we had to stop running the night tube. we are hoping to get it up night tube. we are hoping to get it up and running as soon as possible. when? ., , , , up and running as soon as possible. when? . , , , ., when? that is the issue of getting staff in place. _ when? that is the issue of getting staff in place, but— when? that is the issue of getting staff in place, but also _ when? that is the issue of getting staff in place, but also make - when? that is the issue of getting staff in place, but also make each| staff in place, but also make each other as the demand. at the moment, tube numbers are running at around 55%. i am tube numbers are running at around 55%. iam hoping tube numbers are running at around 55%. i am hoping that the notes tube will be back up and running by the end of the year. but there are night buses. , , ., , . . end of the year. but there are night buses. , ., , . . ., ., buses. just to be clear, one line of the tube running _ buses. just to be clear, one line of the tube running by _ buses. just to be clear, one line of the tube running by the _ buses. just to be clear, one line of the tube running by the end - buses. just to be clear, one line of the tube running by the end of - the tube running by the end of the year? i the tube running by the end of the ear? h, ., , ., the tube running by the end of the ear? ., i. . year? i cannot give you a definitive date, but i — year? i cannot give you a definitive date, but i hope _ year? i cannot give you a definitive date, but i hope and _ year? i cannot give you a definitive date, but i hope and expect - year? i cannot give you a definitive date, but i hope and expect that i year? i cannot give you a definitive. date, but i hope and expect that the next tube will be running again by the end subtitles by red bee media. of london, good to have you with us this afternoon, thank you. borisjohnson has said he is not worried about the supply chain or rising process. he dismissed fears the uk is facing a crisis. problems with fluent —— fuel and food deliveries continue to affect the country. prime minister, why was the government not prepared for what he describes the very real stresses and strains on the right now? this is a function of a global recovery, and you're seeing stresses and strains caused by the work economy sucking in demand for everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. rather than government stepping in to mend, patch and mend every bit of our supply chains, what you've got in the country is fantastic expertise, fantastical skill in logistics. listen to some of the supermarkets, they will manage this. you were warned about every single one of these issues, and you're basically still saying, "well, the government might be able to help around the edges but basically business has got to sort it out." what you can't do, and must not do, laura, is simply go back to the old, tired, failed model of the uk economy that has led to relative underproductivity by comparison with our major competitors for decades, and has held wages dow, held growth down and held productivity down. government can't magic up changes to their systems overnight. it sounds like what you're basicaly saying is, "it's not my problem." what we're doing is making sure that, in terms of the consumer, the impact on people's lives, that we're giving all the protections we can. some of the people, you know, who have been writing to me may be worried about this, but i'm not worried about this, because actually it will be good for their businesses to invest in people and to invesit in capital... so you're not worried about inflation? i believe that supply will match to demand, and that is what we want to encourage, and we want ot encourage people to invest in... that's why we're putting money into skills. the prime minister there speaking to our political editor at laura kuenssberg. more from that interview a little later. meanwhile, some of the first pictures we have of the military operation delivering fuel to some part of the uk. this footage was filmed in a flower. it shows military personnel at the mansfield oil depot near hemel hempstead in hertfordshire. nearly 200 servicemen and women, 100 of them are drivers, they have been drafted in to provide temporary support, we are told, to ease the pressure on the fuel chain. the national pig association has told the bbc that pig farmers in east anglia have now started killing their animals, east anglia have now started killing theiranimals, due east anglia have now started killing their animals, due to the lack of skilled butchers and abattoirs. we can speak more now to lizzie wilson, whose policy services officer at the national pig association. thank you forjoining us. we have had a grim milestone today, but the slaughter has begun, started killing animals, thatis has begun, started killing animals, that is not because they are going to be food chain, they arejust being slaughtered because they are not enough people to process them. yes, it is a small number of farms across the country, to be clear, but really, due to the desperate lack of butchery and packing staff in abattoirs, these abattoirs have been sloshing around 25% fewer pigs for around 11 weeks now, so those pigs obviously start on farms with nowhere to go, these farmers are left with no other option. you nowhere to go, these farmers are left with no other option.- left with no other option. you say left with no other option. you say left with no other option. you say left with no _ left with no other option. you say left with no other _ left with no other option. you say left with no other option, - left with no other option. you say left with no other option, just - left with no other option. you say| left with no other option, just talk to me about the process that would normally go on and where there are problems in that chain.— normally go on and where there are problems in that chain. usually pigs would be sent— problems in that chain. usually pigs would be sent to _ problems in that chain. usually pigs would be sent to an _ problems in that chain. usually pigs would be sent to an abattoir - problems in that chain. usually pigs would be sent to an abattoir for - would be sent to an abattoir for slaughter on a regular basis, which would either be weekly or monthly. obviously the abattoirs have had to reduce their throughput quite significantly, which means the farmers are told, i'm sorry, we cannot secure pigs this week, they will have to stay on fun, so there is a situation whether around 120,000 to 150,000 pigs start on farms that should have been butchered, process, to be within the food chain or be eaten by now. so that means those pigs are growing larger on farm, they are being faired very expensive feed at the moment, farmers are already operating their contingency plans, but of course they only last a few weeks. so now they are having to look at, besides the temporary accommodation they have been housing pigs and, what can we do? and some are having to stop serving sows, but there is a ten month delay there so that does not have an immediate impact. so of course, the only other option is to begin to have the conversation or begin to cull healthy animals. i conversation or begin to cull healthy animals.— conversation or begin to cull healthy animals. i wanted to ask ou, healthy animals. i wanted to ask you. actually. — healthy animals. i wanted to ask you, actually, what— healthy animals. i wanted to ask you, actually, what happens - healthy animals. i wanted to ask i you, actually, what happens next. you said at the moment it is just a small number of animals, but how quickly can we situation change before it is untenable? it is quickly can we situation change before it is untenable?- quickly can we situation change before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge- _ before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there _ before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there is _ before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there is a _ before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there is a variety i before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there is a variety of| knife edge. there is a variety of different circumstances out there from those that may be a couple of weeks away from having to think about a welfare cull to those obviously in a far more desperate situation at the moment. but we have had emotional conversations with farmers who are having to this very drastic reality, brutal reality, and having to have the conversation with their vet and with their staff as well as to how exactly they are going to execute the scowl on farm. and given then what you say about. conversations that will have to go on on farms up and down the country, what did you make of what the prime minister said on sunday? you said, let'sjust wait and minister said on sunday? you said, let's just wait and see. trier? let'sjust wait and see. very disappointing _ let'sjust wait and see. very disappointing would - let'sjust wait and see. very disappointing would be - let'sjust wait and see. very disappointing would be my. let's just wait and see. - disappointing would be my diplomatic answer, i was astounded at the flippancy, and the failure to appreciate the gravity of the situation, and the failure to appreciate how a food supply chain works. if pigs are not cold on farm, they cannot enter the food supply chain. yes, they may die anyway, but it is a complete waste of their life, resources, feet, i wasjust flabbergasted. life, resources, feet, i was 'ust flabbergastedi life, resources, feet, i was 'ust flabberaasted. . ., , flabbergasted. what would be your non-diplomatic _ flabbergasted. what would be your non-diplomatic answer? _ flabbergasted. what would be your non-diplomatic answer? i - flabbergasted. what would be your non-diplomatic answer? i was - non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled- _ non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled- i— non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled. i was _ non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled. i was disgusted, - non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled. i was disgusted, to | non-diplomatic answer? i was i appalled. i was disgusted, to be honest. he should have been far better briefed than he was. what better briefed than he was. what ha--ens better briefed than he was. what happens next. — better briefed than he was. what happens next, how— better briefed than he was. what happens next, how does - better briefed than he was. what happens next, how does this problem get results? the happens next, how does this problem aet results? ,., . ., get results? the government have got to ste in, get results? the government have got to step in. we — get results? the government have got to step in. we are _ get results? the government have got to step in, we are in _ get results? the government have got to step in, we are in any— get results? the government have got to step in, we are in any proactive - to step in, we are in any proactive industry, we constantly try to find solutions for ourselves will stop —— we are a very proactive industry. we do not whinge and ask the solution is to be presented to us. we have presented the government time and again with various options they can help with, a temporary i2 again with various options they can help with, a temporary 12 month covid recovery these are to help us secure skilled staff from all around the world, and i know the poultry sector have been granted three month temporary visas, but three months justis temporary visas, but three months just is not long enough. it is not attractive to people, particularly attractive to people, particularly at this time of year, to travel to the uk to start work in an abattoir. and also we would like them to lower the english level required to enter the english level required to enter the uk as well, does the same at the moment whether you are a vet, a doctor, or whatever. wejust need these... government may not consider them skilled, but we need skilled butchery staff, who potentially don't need the same standard of a—level english as of the people trying to enter the country. and just a recognition, to be honest, that there is a huge problem blooming, if they don't step in and do something soon, there will not be a domestic pig sector left in the any more. a domestic pig sector left in the any more-— a domestic pig sector left in the an more. . . any more. lizzie, we are grateful for our any more. lizzie, we are grateful for your time _ any more. lizzie, we are grateful for your time this _ any more. lizzie, we are grateful for your time this afternoon, - any more. lizzie, we are grateful i for your time this afternoon, thanks to its winning some of the issues you are contending with. we wish you well. thanks very much, was a wilson, policy services officer at the national pig association. an independent enquiry hasn't revealed the staggering skill of sexual abuse by the french catholic church. it says 216,000 children have been abused by priests and clergy over the last 70 years. the enquiry says abuse was systemic, that the catholic church showed cruel indifference to the victims. if schofield is in paris. the french public were properly well aware there were problems with paedophilia in the church before this, but i think what the report will do is break the news to many, it will be a shock to them, but the scale and the sheer number of cases that are involved. for the first time, as you say, it seems to be systematic, systemic, and although most of the cases it is true took place 50 or more years ago, what the commission will report —— what the commission will report —— what the commission report also insists on is that it commission report also insists on is thatitis commission report also insists on is that it is not over now, it is not behind the church. the commission's president spoke of the press conference today. translation: out of those in france aged over 18, - 216,000 were sexually assaulted by clerics, priests oi' i'iui'is as itiii'ioi's. if this is added to the victims of lay people in catholic churches, for example employees or volunteers in religious education, or in establishments or youth movements, the number of victims increases from 216,000 to 330,000. in total, violence against minors in the catholic church represents 4% of the total number of sexual offences in france. other findings, four out of five of those abused were boys, and most of them are aged between ten and i3, and 60% of those abused reported later in their lives severe difficulties in their emotional and sexual lives. many people in france, many in the church, will be horrified by these revelations. others will see it as a welcome catharsis. as one senior cleric put it, let the church tremble. you're watching bbc news, it is 2.24. the you're watching bbc news, it is 2.21t. the home secretary said in her speech at the conservative party conference that there are long—standing problems over the immigration issues. priti patel so there's no reason for an asylum seeker to cross the channel from france, and that new c tactics are now being used to turn back the boats. let's talk more about this with lucy martin from the isu, the union football does immigration and customs. welcome to bbc news. she said the union for boarders immigration and customs. what did you make of the home secretary's remarks this afternoon? she you make of the home secretary's remarks this afternoon?— remarks this afternoon? she is laruel remarks this afternoon? she is largely repeating _ remarks this afternoon? she is largely repeating the _ remarks this afternoon? she is largely repeating the bill- remarks this afternoon? she is i largely repeating the bill making its way through parliament at the moment. and there are significant challenges to the steps that she proposes, this is a system that has been under resourced for some time. and simply cannot cope with the demands that have been placed on it at the moment. fishd demands that have been placed on it at the moment.— demands that have been placed on it at the moment. and therefore, given what ou at the moment. and therefore, given what you have _ at the moment. and therefore, given what you have said _ at the moment. and therefore, given what you have said and _ at the moment. and therefore, given what you have said and what - at the moment. and therefore, given what you have said and what work- at the moment. and therefore, given | what you have said and what work has been done right now, you're suggesting it isjust been done right now, you're suggesting it is just not enough. it suggesting it isjust not enough. it is a very broad ranging set of proposals that are contained there. a lot of it requires the cooperation of other countries, other governments, and we have not been able to gain that in the last ten years, so why would we get that now they some of it requires significant infrastructure resource in, for example if you are going to criminalise individuals who seek entry in this way, you need to resource the presence system so that we can house them. you need to resource the court system so that we can try them and hear any appeals. all of whichjust adds can try them and hear any appeals. all of which just adds massively to the public purse. it is a very expensive proposal. fishd the public purse. it is a very expensive proposal.- the public purse. it is a very expensive proposal. and as we had from the home _ expensive proposal. and as we had from the home secretary, - expensive proposal. and as we had from the home secretary, talking l from the home secretary, talking about the system now being under british control, and we can decide how this is policed and what efforts and resources are put into it, but what you're telling me now is that more resources needed, even with the flexible to be have right now, that may not be enough. it flexible to be have right now, that may not be enough.— flexible to be have right now, that may not be enough. it pretty much was always — may not be enough. it pretty much was always under— may not be enough. it pretty much was always under our— may not be enough. it pretty much was always under our control. - was always under our control. irregular migration, people coming across the channel on small boats on the back of the lorry, that was a while we were in the eu, it is illegal now, it has not actually change. but what has changed is our ability to resource our own courts, resource our own housing systems, education systems, the immigration system is, the inability to arrest and remove at the end of that. it is that that needs to be fixed, not seeking further cooperation with other governments, which we have never really been able to get. 50 never really been able to get. so aside from extra resources, how would you like to see this fixed? irregular migration has been an issue for more than a decade, and there's no easy answer, but the one thing that will make us less attractive will come as priti patel wants to do, break the bond with the criminality, with the people smugglers, is if it does not work. and if you are only in the uk for a short space of time, before your claim is decided, your appeal is heard, and if all correct and proper avenues are exhausted, you are removed from the uk, for that only takes a few months, people will not spend the types of money that they are spending. the turnback proposals, yes we are able to use them in theory. in practice, it is so constrained in order to protect life at sea, it has never been used, and almost certainly never will be used. that is not a deterrent for migrants either. fixing the broken system inside the uk is really the only thing that has a hope of working. only thing that has a hope of workinu. ., , . , , working. how frustrating is it being in our working. how frustrating is it being in your position _ working. how frustrating is it being in your position and _ working. how frustrating is it being in your position and with _ working. how frustrating is it being in your position and with the - in your position and with the members you must speak to every day, given the focus and the spotlight thatis given the focus and the spotlight that is now on what you do once again, and yet, as you said there, you feel you are almost doing up with one hand tied behind your back? the members are civil servants. all civil servants have known for some time that we are there to do the will of our political masters with what resources they give us to do it. yes, it is annoying to hear politicians put proposals up that we know cannot work. it is even worse to have the staff, the civil servants, blame for things which are not in fact their fault. and that has not happened on this occasion. but they are quite accustomed to being asked to deliver a gold—plated service with wooden chopsticks. lucy, good to have your thoughts this afternoon, thanks for your insight. elsewhere today, uk officials have held talks with senior members of the taliban in afghanistan. the representatives travelled to the country in part to prevent the region becoming an incubatorfor terrorism. let's speak more with our diplomatic correspondent, james langdale, who is with me now. that question is that we how significant are these talks? it question is that we how significant are these talks?— question is that we how significant are these talks? it matters because there is a huge _ are these talks? it matters because there is a huge amount _ are these talks? it matters because there is a huge amount of - are these talks? it matters because there is a huge amount of is - are these talks? it matters because there is a huge amount of is going i there is a huge amount of is going on in afghanistan at the moment. if you remember after the fall, when the taliban over at the end of august, the whole of the diplomatic british mission moved lock stock and barrel to qatar for safety reasons, security reasons. there have been contact since then, but today is the first day that the prime minister's personal representative in afghanistan have actually physically gone to campbell and sat down with three of the most senior members —— gone to kabul to actually discuss theissues gone to kabul to actually discuss the issues that the uk has come on humanitarian situation, those people that the west still wants to get out, they have responsibility for, and also as you said, this concern about afghanistan in the future becoming an incubator, a haven for terrorism in the future. so on another level, it matters because they are important issues to discuss. what else are they hoping to get out of this? fin what else are they hoping to get out of this? ., ,, . what else are they hoping to get out of this? . , . .,, of this? on a basic level, reopen communications. _ of this? on a basic level, reopen communications. you _ of this? on a basic level, reopen communications. you cannot - of this? on a basic level, reopen communications. you cannot do | communications. you cannot do everything at one remove. we have got to re—establish communications. this is a new government that is feeling its way. the international community has to engage with it, others have been doing so. this is very natural for the uk to do this, as well. the difficulty, of course, is there will come a moment where there will be a debate about whether or not this new administration should be technically recognised officially, as the legitimate rulers in afghanistan. i think we are a long way from that. the uk tends not to do that. these consultations have to do that. these consultations have to happen simply because if the international community do not provide aid to afghanistan in the same measure that it has done in recent years, then the afghan economy will collapse, there will be a humanitarian crisis, it will potentially become a refugee crisis. if you talk to people in pakistan, they are petrified that this happens. those kind of discussions are going on, it is notjust the uk that are having these concerns about humanitarian issues. the entire region needs to make a situation that remains stable because the potential for instability is huge. that remains stable because the potentialfor instability is huge. i potential for instability is huge. i know you're going to stay across that for us. thank you very much. the latest on those talks between senior members of the taliban and uk officials. just after 2:30pm. let's have a look at the weather. some parts of england to a month's worth of rain. still some rain for england and eastern scotland into this evening. tomorrow, though, a much drier day overall. lighter winds and many of us will see some sunshine. here is that rain lingering across eastern scotland, northern england, pushing down into east anglia. through the evening and into the small hours of wednesday. still windy, but that will make for a mild night. further west, still windy, but that will make for a mild night. furtherwest, lighter winds, clearskies, a mild night. furtherwest, lighter winds, clear skies, just two degrees in glasgow. a much quieter day on wednesday as a little ridge of high pressure builds. we shall keep a northerly breeze and some cloud down the north sea coast, but overall a lot of sunshine through the morning. cloud and rain pushing into northern ireland come the afternoon. in terms of temperatures, milderthan of temperatures, milder than tuesday, of temperatures, milderthan tuesday, temperatures in the mid teens, perhaps 17 in london. it is looking like things will become much warmer through the end of this week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the government orders an inquiry into the failures that allowed a serving police officer to kill sarah everard. the public have a right to know what systematic failure is enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. also at the conservative party conference, the prime minister says he's "not worried about" rising prices and problems in the supply chain. you are seeing stresses and strains caused by the world economy sucking demand for everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. pig farmers in east anglia say they're killing their animals, due to a lack of skilled butchers in abattoirs. the staggering scale of child sexual abuse by the french roman catholic church — an inquiry says more than 200,000 children were victims, over a 70 year period. sport now. and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england all rounder sam curran has been ruled out of the t20 world cup with a lower back injury and has been replaced by his brother tom. sam curran was in pain after his chennai super kings ipl game on saturday. he will fly back to the uk for further scans and be assesed by the ecb's medical team. along with the addition of his brother tom, reece topley has also been added as a travelling reserve. england's campaign gets underway against west indies on october 23rd. amid concerns over the rate of vaccination among footballers, but still�*s team doctor says their rate is less than 50%. it follows news that the premier league were considering rewarding clubs whose vaccination rates were high, after an email revealed last week that only seven of the top flight teams were 50% fully vaccinated. dr wesley tanner saying there are many reasons for the low rates, including misinformation. football changing rooms are different to most other work environments. they are altogether, it is an echo chamber. if one of the senior players are an influential person has seen something on social media and that is passed to someone else, they are not necessarily likely to critically appraise where that has come from. you can end up going down a rabbit hole. you can spend two hours from when the video to another due to the algorithms on social media. next thing you know you believe the earth is flat. james ward-prowse _ you believe the earth is flat. james ward-prowse has _ you believe the earth is flat. james ward-prowse has been _ you believe the earth is flat. james ward-prowse has been held - you believe the earth is flat. james ward-prowse has been held up - you believe the earth is flat. james ward-prowse has been held up to. you believe the earth is flat. james ward—prowse has been held up to the england squad for the matches against andorra and hungary. the southampton captain replaces the injured leeds midfielder calvin phillips. he will be hoping to win his ninth england cap. he was included in the initial england squad for euro 2020 this summer, but he missed the cut for the final 26. women's super league leaders arsenal will be hoping to take their brillaint form into the champions league but have the tough task of facing champions barcelona in their group stage opener. 16 teams feature in the group stages in a new look tournament. barcelona lifted the trophy for the first time in may after thrashing chelsea 4—0. but arsenal are unbeaten so far this season and bossjonas eidevall says they have "no fear at all" of facing the defending champions. some rugby league news now, as england coach shaun wane has returned to wigan in a "leadership" role with the club also announcing that matty peet is their new head coach. peet replaces australian adrian lam who left after two seasons in charge, and wane will now combine his role at wigan with the england job, where he's had just one game in charge because of covid, a postponed world cup and a cancelled australia test series. previously with wigan, he led them to three super league titles, a challenge cup and world club challenge triumph before his 2018 exit. tyson fury and deontay wilder are getting ready to fight each otherfor the third time this weekend. fury knocked wilder out the last time they fought back in 2020 after the first ended in a draw, but fury admitted to bbc radio 5live steve bunce that wilder is one of the most dangerous fighters out there. there is no secrets here, is there? i am dealing with a guy who can knock you clean out with one punch. and he is dealing with the same, basically. so, when you have got two big heavyweights going at it on the world's biggest stage, you're always in for an exciting night. as you have seen lately, anything can change like that. the heavyweight landscape can change in seconds. as it has done many, many times in the past. it is up to me to keep it on track and not let it change. and emma raducanu is preparing for herfirst tournament since winning the us open where she could potentially face one of her idols. the 18—year—old received a wild card and a bye for indian wells and will play either maria camila osorio serrano or aliaksandra sasnovich. if she wins, she could face two time grand slam winner simona halep — one of her tennis heroes. her stunning victory at flushing meadows in new york saw radacanu jump from 150th to 22nd in the world rankings. that is all your support for now. i will have lots more in the next hour. the home secretary priti patel says she plans to increase the maximum penalties for disrupting a motorway. speaking at the conference earlier, she criticised protesters and says she criticised protesters and says she plans to criminalise interference with key infrastructure, including roads but also railways. she said she will give police and courts new powers to deal with offenders. so, what difference will it make? with me is aled luckman, conservative councillor for alvechurch and chair of the west mercia police and crime panel. cameron ford is also with us, an activist with insulate britain. it is good to have you with us this afternoon on bbc news. cameron, maybe i can start with you. i wonder what you have heard of what the home secretary said this afternoon and what you will do differently, if anything, as a result of these new laws. i anything, as a result of these new laws. , , ., , laws. i believe you were 'ust saying she is going — laws. i believe you were 'ust saying she is going to t laws. i believe you were just saying she is going to criminalise - she is going to criminalise interference with key infrastructure. so, that would effectively be criminalising themselves because the way that things are going, if they do not reduce their co2 emissions, we are going to say roads literally washed away from flooding. it is great she is getting these laws in for herself right away. i is getting these laws in for herself ri . ht awa . . is getting these laws in for herself riiht awa . . ., is getting these laws in for herself riiht awa. . ., _, is getting these laws in for herself riiht awa. . ., ., ., is getting these laws in for herself riihtawa. . ., ., ., right away. i want to come onto some ofthat right away. i want to come onto some of that in just — right away. i want to come onto some of that in just a _ right away. i want to come onto some of that in just a moment _ right away. i want to come onto some of that in just a moment and - right away. i want to come onto some of that in just a moment and the - of that in just a moment and the purpose of insulate britain protests. but let me bring in aled at this moment. aled, it is quite clear, cameron telling us that there are bigger issues at stake, but first of all let's talk about the change in the law and what difference it would make. what you make of what the home secretary said? i make of what the home secretary said? ., , make of what the home secretary said? ,, , _, , , said? i think it is completely proportional- _ said? i think it is completely proportional. i— said? i think it is completely proportional. ithink- said? i think it is completely proportional. i think it - said? i think it is completely proportional. i think it is - said? i think it is completely proportional. i think it is an. proportional. i think it is an important step in police the tools in their— important step in police the tools in theirarsenalto important step in police the tools in their arsenal to deal with those equal— in their arsenal to deal with those equal warriors. in their arsenal to deal with those equalwarriors. i in their arsenal to deal with those equal warriors. i think it is not just— equal warriors. i think it is not just to — equal warriors. i think it is not just to protect the public, who want to just to protect the public, who want toiust _ just to protect the public, who want must get — just to protect the public, who want tojust get on just to protect the public, who want to just get on with their daily lives, — to just get on with their daily lives, get to work, or as we saw yesterday— lives, get to work, or as we saw yesterday visit their loved one in hospitat — yesterday visit their loved one in hospital. but it is also actually to protect _ hospital. but it is also actually to protect the protesters from this emergence of vigilantes who are now taking _ emergence of vigilantes who are now taking the _ emergence of vigilantes who are now taking the law into their own hands and ripping these protesters off the road _ and ripping these protesters off the road i_ and ripping these protesters off the road. i don't believe in that, i road. idon't believe in that, i think— road. idon't believe in that, i think if— road. i don't believe in that, i think if the _ road. i don't believe in that, i think if the appropriate step is for the police — think if the appropriate step is for the police to do that, and i think these _ the police to do that, and i think these new— the police to do that, and i think these new rules will give them the power— these new rules will give them the power to— these new rules will give them the power to do so. these new rules will give them the power to do so-— these new rules will give them the power to do so. cameron, i promise we will talk — power to do so. cameron, i promise we will talk about _ power to do so. cameron, i promise we will talk about some _ power to do so. cameron, i promise we will talk about some of - power to do so. cameron, i promise we will talk about some of the - we will talk about some of the reasons behind the protests in just a moment, buti reasons behind the protests in just a moment, but i want to talk first about directly about directly about what the home secretary announced this afternoon, those tighter rules. you heard there from aled, calling you a vigilante, saying that the laws are proportional. do you agree? i think our response to the government's own declaration of a climate emergency nearly two years ago, this is proportionate to an emergency. what we are not seeing it as a proportionate response from the government on an emergency. you think of back to the blitz and you would see on every street people digging anderson shelters. you might see a bit of external wall insulation now and again going on, but we arejust insulation now and again going on, but we are just not seeing anything like a proportionate response for what sir david king, who is their own chief scientific adviser, retired now, he is saying we have 3-4 retired now, he is saying we have 3—4 years to drastically change things because the future of humanity is at stake. stand things because the future of humanity is at stake. and the --urose humanity is at stake. and the purpose of — humanity is at stake. and the purpose of your— humanity is at stake. and the purpose of your protest - humanity is at stake. and the purpose of your protest is - humanity is at stake. and the purpose of your protest is to | humanity is at stake. and the l purpose of your protest is to do exactly that, to raise the awareness of the climate change concerns and theissues of the climate change concerns and the issues that you have and how thatis the issues that you have and how that is being handled by government. but the measures that you are using, the tactics you are deploying to make that protest are what has come in for criticism. is it fair to block a motorway, however much you believe in your cause, to disrupt people going about their everyday lives and their everyday business? yes, i think in a couple of decades's time, we will be even more frustrated that their everyday lives are ending, for quite frankly. right now, we have short—term, temporary disruption to stop a long—term, permanent catastrophe. i think we need to zoom out and look ahead at what is coming down the road and see this little inconvenience that we are causing as really quite necessary to get the government to meet its own co2 reduction targets. chatham house, has said that we are 95% likely to miss the target. i just wonder how the counsellor feels about his conservative party going to miss the target. lets about his conservative party going to miss the target.— to miss the target. lets ask him. aled, let to miss the target. lets ask him. aled. let me _ to miss the target. lets ask him. aled, let me bring _ to miss the target. lets ask him. aled, let me bring you _ to miss the target. lets ask him. aled, let me bring you in. - aled, let me bring you in. you're 21, climate change will affect all of us over our lives. is cameron's tactic not the way to raise the profile of something that will hugely, significantly affect our day—to—day lives? ida. hugely, significantly affect our day-to-day lives?— day-to-day lives? no, i don't believe so. _ day-to-day lives? no, i don't believe so. i— day-to-day lives? no, i don't believe so. i think— day-to-day lives? no, i don't believe so. i think the - day-to-day lives? no, i don't. believe so. i think the message day-to-day lives? no, i don't- believe so. i think the message is getting _ believe so. i think the message is getting lost in the anger and frustration that it is causing to everyday— frustration that it is causing to everyday working people who are just trying _ everyday working people who are just trying to _ everyday working people who are just trying to get on with their lives post—pandemic. it is disrupting businesses, who need to deliver goods. — businesses, who need to deliver goods. it — businesses, who need to deliver goods. it is _ businesses, who need to deliver goods, it is disrupting our emergency services. i think there is plenty— emergency services. i think there is plenty of— emergency services. i think there is plenty of other ways to get the message across. you know, you are the conservative party conference we have got _ the conservative party conference we have got protesters here who are going _ have got protesters here who are going about it in the right way. they— going about it in the right way. they are — going about it in the right way. they are not trying to disrupt it, they— they are not trying to disrupt it, they are — they are not trying to disrupt it, they are just getting their message across— they are just getting their message across clearly. we saw yesterday when _ across clearly. we saw yesterday when somebody try to hit iain duncan smith— when somebody try to hit iain duncan smith with _ when somebody try to hit iain duncan smith with a traffic cone, that overstepped the mark and they were arrested _ overstepped the mark and they were arrested it— overstepped the mark and they were arrested. it is exactly the same principle — arrested. it is exactly the same principle here. when you overstep the mark, — principle here. when you overstep the mark, we need to use the law to bring _ the mark, we need to use the law to bring you _ the mark, we need to use the law to bring you to — the mark, we need to use the law to bring you tojustice. the mark, we need to use the law to bring you to justice.— bring you to 'ustice. cameron, is that true. — bring you tojustice. cameron, is that true. you — bring you tojustice. cameron, is that true, you are _ bring you tojustice. cameron, is that true, you are alienating - bring you tojustice. cameron, is that true, you are alienating the| that true, you are alienating the people from your cause question mark can i ask if any of those protesters outside the conference party have had a space on the bbc news today, are they being interviewed like myself? we are missing the point, really. unfortunately we have to because this disruption because it gives us a platform. us bbc news and all other journalists and gives us a platform. us bbc news and all otherjournalists and media at news outlets, it is responsibility to talk about the missing co2 target. if we think we are missing the message, it is the news's responsibility to overlook the minor inconvenience we are causing right now and talk about the absolute apocalypse that is coming our way. cameron, you're right, there is a lot to talk about and there are many different issues. the reason we are talking today is because we are looking at the tactics you have deployed to raise the profile of that cause. and i want to put it to you again, aled says you are alienating people do, you're losing your message by these destructive actions. 50 your message by these destructive actions. , ., ,, your message by these destructive actions. ,, , actions. so you think people will actions. so you think people will act less on _ actions. so you think people will act less on the _ actions. so you think people will act less on the climate - actions. so you think people will act less on the climate crisis - act less on the climate crisis because of what we have done? i just because of what we have done? i 'ust wonder if there i because of what we have done? i 'ust wonder if there are i because of what we have done? ijust wonder if there are better ways of getting your message across. igtgte wonder if there are better ways of getting your message across. we have been t ini getting your message across. we have been trying that _ getting your message across. we have been trying that for _ getting your message across. we have been trying that for 30 _ getting your message across. we have been trying that for 30 years, - getting your message across. we have been trying that for 30 years, and - been trying that for 30 years, and we are in this situation. we have been doing this, we keep saying we have been trying. it doesn't work, so you have to take direct action. i am sorry, but the government, by ignoring us, ignoring our demand that we sent two months ago, we did not get a reply to it, so we have tried through their means, and they ignore you. as a 31—year—old, i am pretty kissed off about my future that has been handed to quite frankly. that has been handed to quite frankl . �* . ., that has been handed to quite frankl . �* . ,, . frankly. aled, when we talk about the government _ frankly. aled, when we talk about the government response, - frankly. aled, when we talk about the government response, i - frankly. aled, when we talk about the government response, i knowj the government response, i know you're a conservative councillor, so i wonder whether the government is doing enough to tackle some of these huge issues that are facing us and to deal with some of the concerns that protesters and activists like cameron have? i that protesters and activists like cameron have?— that protesters and activists like cameron have? ., ., cameron have? i think the government have committed _ cameron have? i think the government have committed to _ cameron have? i think the government have committed to ambitious - cameron have? i think the government have committed to ambitious plans - have committed to ambitious plans that they— have committed to ambitious plans that they will absolutely meet. they are fully _ that they will absolutely meet. they are fully committed to meeting them, and i are fully committed to meeting them, and i am _ are fully committed to meeting them, and i am seeing on a local level in my division— and i am seeing on a local level in my division and in my county council area, _ my division and in my county council area, we _ my division and in my county council area, we have — my division and in my county council area, we have declared a climate emergency. that ensures that the support— emergency. that ensures that the support and funding is there to commit — support and funding is there to commit to ambitious targets and to get on _ commit to ambitious targets and to get on with delivering them. i have every— get on with delivering them. i have every confidence that the government will do _ every confidence that the government will do that. it is every confidence that the government will do that. , ., ., ., every confidence that the government will do that. , ., . ,, every confidence that the government willdothat. , ., . ,, ., will do that. it is good to talk to ou will do that. it is good to talk to you both- _ will do that. it is good to talk to you both. declaring _ will do that. it is good to talk to you both. declaring an - will do that. it is good to talk to i you both. declaring an emergency will do that. it is good to talk to - you both. declaring an emergency is different. you both. declaring an emergency is different- it — you both. declaring an emergency is different. it was _ you both. declaring an emergency is different. it was declared _ you both. declaring an emergency is different. it was declared two - you both. declaring an emergency is different. it was declared two years| different. it was declared two years ago. stop declaring it and start acting on it. igtgte ago. stop declaring it and start acting on it— ago. stop declaring it and start actini on it. . . ., ., . . acting on it. we have got to declare it to be able — acting on it. we have got to declare it to be able to _ acting on it. we have got to declare it to be able to actually _ acting on it. we have got to declare it to be able to actually get - acting on it. we have got to declare it to be able to actually get the - it to be able to actually get the sport— it to be able to actually get the sport and — it to be able to actually get the sport and get the funding. that is the first— sport and get the funding. that is the first step. i declaring it, we are now— the first step. i declaring it, we are now committing to our plans and we are _ are now committing to our plans and we are getting on with delivering them _ we are getting on with delivering them. tite— we are getting on with delivering them. ~ . we are getting on with delivering them. . . ., g; , . , we are getting on with delivering them. . ., g; , . , ., them. we have got 3-4 years. your uk chief scientific _ them. we have got 3-4 years. your uk chief scientific adviser _ them. we have got 3-4 years. your uk chief scientific adviser says _ them. we have got 3-4 years. your uk chief scientific adviser says so, - them. we have got 3-4 years. your uk chief scientific adviser says so, so - chief scientific adviser says so, so get on with the job. that chief scientific adviser says so, so get on with the job.— chief scientific adviser says so, so get on with the job. get on with the 'ob. at that point, we will get on with the 'ob. at that point, we win drew — get on with the 'ob. at that point, we will draw a — get on with the job. at that point, we will draw a line _ get on with the job. at that point, we will draw a line under- get on with the job. at that point, we will draw a line under it. - get on with the job. at that point, we will draw a line under it. we i get on with the job. at that point, i we will draw a line under it. we can talk all day, i am really grateful to you both. thank you for arguing your perspective points this afternoon with us here on bbc news. thank you very much. a panel of experts has declared there should be an enquiry that backed the group was commissioned by the devolved government to design an investigation into abuses into mother and baby homes where thousands of women spent time from 1922 until 1990. survivors say they were detained against their will, forced to give up babies for adoption, and made to do unpaid labour. our ireland correspondent has the details. the secrets of these institutions are being shattered by the stories of those who were once shamed. more than 10,000 unmarried women were sent to mother and baby homes in northern ireland. they and their sons and daughters were the victims of a harsh morality. young macro my brother did not have a voice at the time either, but i certainly will be his voice now. this women was adopted from a home in belfast. she discovered her brother had died as a baby and search for his burial place. i baby and search for his burial lace. ., �* baby and search for his burial tlace, ., �* . ., baby and search for his burial lace. ., �* .. . baby and search for his burial lace. ., �* . . place. i wouldn't call it a grave. it was place. i wouldn't call it a grave. it was more _ place. i wouldn't call it a grave. it was more of _ place. i wouldn't call it a grave. it was more of a _ place. i wouldn't call it a grave. it was more of a pet. _ place. i wouldn't call it a grave. it was more of a pet. there - place. i wouldn't call it a grave. . it was more of a pet. there were more than 30 babies on the spot where he is buried. they were all just thrown in together, like they didn't matter, enhanced consecrated ground in a bog. — back in an consecrated ground. she ground in a bog. - back in an consecrated ground. she recently had a headstone — consecrated ground. she recently had a headstone put _ consecrated ground. she recently had a headstone put up _ consecrated ground. she recently had a headstone put up to _ consecrated ground. she recently had a headstone put up to mark _ consecrated ground. she recently had a headstone put up to mark his - consecrated ground. she recently had a headstone put up to mark his 50th. a headstone put up to mark his 50th birthday. you'll macro finally has had his name emblazoned in marble. that is what he always should have had. ultimately, it is the bravery of survivors who have broken the stigma by speaking out that has led to this enquiry. they want answers and accountability for what happened in these institutions, and for the suffering of women and their children. one of the many issues to be examined as the unpaid and exhausting labour in these institutions. there were four in northern ireland, over 3000 women spent time in one. caroline was sent to a laundry in londonderry during her early teens. it to a laundry in londonderry during her early teens.— her early teens. it was very frightening- _ her early teens. it was very frightening. very _ her early teens. it was very frightening. very steamy, i her early teens. it was very i frightening. very steamy, very her early teens. it was very _ frightening. very steamy, very warm. you could hear the machine is always going. at a very young age, or it was a pressure as big as this table. there were many women in there who had been there for many years. the, had been there for many years. long time. some of the women were in there from young years.— there from young years. there is a lastini there from young years. there is a lasting legacy _ there from young years. there is a lasting legacy of — there from young years. there is a lasting legacy of trauma. - there from young years. there is a j lasting legacy of trauma. survivors hope the enquiry will expose wrongdoing and bring healing. women were ashamed- _ wrongdoing and bring healing. women were ashamed. they _ wrongdoing and bring healing. women were ashamed. they shouldn't - wrongdoing and bring healing. women were ashamed. they shouldn't have i were ashamed. they shouldn't have been ashamed.— were ashamed. they shouldn't have been ashamed. ., ., ~ . , been ashamed. caroline mcgee ending that re hort been ashamed. caroline mcgee ending that report by — been ashamed. caroline mcgee ending that report by chris _ been ashamed. caroline mcgee ending that report by chris page. _ the headlines on bbc news... the government orders an inquiry into the failures that allowed a serving police officer to kill sarah everard. also, at the conservative party conference, the prime minister says he's "not worried about" rising prices and problems in the supply chain. the staggering scale of child sexual abuse by the french roman catholic church — an inquiry says more than 200,000 children were victims over a 70 year period. the boss of facebook, mark zuckerberg, has apologised after the company's services, including whatsapp and instagram, went down for about six hours yesterday. the firm's platforms are used by three and a half billion people, and the outage caused disruption across the world. facebook blamed technical problems, as rory cellanjones reports. maybe you're a part of a neighbourhood whatsapp group or one which you use with colleagues to organise the working day. perhaps you use instagram as the shop window for your small business. or maybe you turn to facebook to plan a wedding or a big night out. if so, you were among billions around the world for whom these vital services just stopped working yesterday. what was striking about this catastrophic breakdown of facebook services was just how long it went on. usually these kind of things are sorted out within an hour or so, but this went on for six hours before services were finally restored. so, what was going on? facebook�*s boss mark zuckerberg did not have an explanation, but made this apology. "sorry for the disruption today. i know how much you rely on our services to stay connected with the people you care about." but a statement from facebook�*s engineering team blamed what they called configuration changes on the backbone routers that coordinate network traffic between our data centres. more simply, someone had fiddled with the settings on the company's owned network, and that meant the wider internet —— on the company's own network, and that meant the wider internet could no longer see facebook. this all happened at the worst possible time for a social media giant which has been accused of putting profits before the wellbeing of its users. later today, francis haugen, a former employee turned whistle—blower, will tell us politicians that facebook�*s own research found that instagram was dangerous for teenagers' mental health. around the world, the many small businesses which depend on facebook will also have an urgent question for the company — what are you going to do to stop this kind of disastrous breakdown happening again? it is 2:42pm — back pm. a black couple who escaped slavery in the us and fled to england are to be honoured with a blue plaque. ellen and william craft settled in london in the 1850s and campaigned for abolition. it comes as the guardian newspaper has discovered only 2% of plaques in london commemorate black people. we can speak now to the writer and historian dr edson burton. welcome to bbc news. it is great to have you with us. let's talk about these plaques and the importance they play. we know we celebrate famous people and history, butjust 2% of them celebrate a famous black people. it 296 of them celebrate a famous black --eole. . , 296 of them celebrate a famous black tea tle, ., , , ., 296 of them celebrate a famous black --eole. , . 296 of them celebrate a famous black hheole. , ., .,, ., , people. it has been a rapid 'ourney for black history * people. it has been a rapid 'ourney for black history and h people. it has been a rapid 'ourney for black history and black_ for black history and black historians. we have got to bear in mind that we have come from the context in which black history has been largely ignored. and any sense what we are picking up with now with this 2% is that the work that remains to be done. there are some notable people who have been captured. mary c cole, marcus darby and many others, but of course there is so much more to be done. the work of people like david and others are uncovering these stories of contemporary and historic black presence. yes, the hand, 2% shows the dearth of capture of that black history, but also we need to be pragmatic and realise that this is because it is not until the 80s, really, that black history began to be considered by people like peter fryer. now that work is being picked up fryer. now that work is being picked up and extended, and what we want is for it to be mainstream. we would like to think that in the future there will be more blue plaques commemorating the history of people of african heritage. igtgthat commemorating the history of people of african heritage.— of african heritage. what role do these plaques — of african heritage. what role do these plaques play _ of african heritage. what role do these plaques play in _ of african heritage. what role do these plaques play in bringing i of african heritage. what role do . these plaques play in bringing these stories to life? i these plaques play in bringing these stories to life?— stories to life? i think what they do as they _ stories to life? i think what they do as they start _ stories to life? i think what they do as they start a _ stories to life? i think what they do as they start a dialogue. - stories to life? i think what they| do as they start a dialogue. they start subtle dialogue, which gets us to think about, is a city, as a country, who it is that we celebrate, what do we think of a civic contribution, who are the civic contribution, who are the civic contributors? we know the great and good of british history in the past have been noted and there are blue plaques across the cities in the uk and london. but any sense, black people have only recently been seen as part of this politic. by creating blue plaques, what we are doing is changing our imagination of what it is to be british and what it is to make a civic contribution. also, it means that we reimagine the role of community support advocacy and activism, which sometimes in the past might have been seen as problematic, but now today as part of our journey towards problematic, but now today as part of ourjourney towards civic justice. i5 of ourjourney towards civic 'ustice. , . . , . of ourjourney towards civic 'ustice. , . ., , ., ., ., justice. is it the case that for a hla . ue justice. is it the case that for a plaque to _ justice. is it the case that for a plaque to be — justice. is it the case that for a plaque to be erected, - justice. is it the case that for a plaque to be erected, people i justice. is it the case that for a - plaque to be erected, people need to know about that story in the first place. maybe that is because a bit of advocacy from people in the local community, orsomeone of advocacy from people in the local community, or someone who is passionate about that person and their story. actually, the reality is that there are many amazing stories that we just do not know about in the black community. that is riiht. about in the black community. that is right- any _ about in the black community. that is right. any sense, _ about in the black community. trust is right. any sense, up and the country, i am calling in from bristol, up and down the country there is this work going on at grassroots level by activists, community leaders, historians, which is about bringing and developing our awareness of that black contribution. so that in our local communities we begin to disentangle, to rethink who our civic contributors are, how things have changed in the past. of course, with the new generation, that i think is looking toward socialjustice and what it is to be progressive in a different way, then people who may not have been seen as part of that great push towards british identity and reimagining that, now are included. those which might have been seen once as troublemakers, like paul stephenson in bristol, who led the bristol bus boycott. it is really good _ led the bristol bus boycott. it is really good to — led the bristol bus boycott. it is really good to have you with us this afternoon. thank you for your thoughts on all that. i have learned a lot about that this afternoon, too. if you want to know more about the story, there is much more on the bbc news website. as we were discussing, these plaques are bringing these stories to life. much more detail on the bbc news website. i will be back with the headlines for you at 3pm. now the weather. tuesday started with some torrential rain. for northern england and eastern scotland, there is still more rain to come in the next be others. tomorrow it is a very different —looking day, particularly for the eastern side of the uk, is this law will finally shift off into the north sea. but to get us on into the north sea. but to get us on into the evening, still some wet weather for easter in scotland, northern england, and some pushing back down into east anglia. gusty winds here, as well. under the cloud, with the wind and rain, a mild enough night across the eastern side of the uk. towards the west, lighter winds, clear skies, towards the west, lighter winds, clearskies, down towards the west, lighter winds, clear skies, down to two celsius in glasgow. skies clearing as we get a little ridge of high pressurejust toppling in from the atlantic. that will make for a drier day, certainly across the eastern side of scotland and northern england on wednesday. pretty cool northerly breeze across the north sea coast. towards the west, after today, sunshine for northern ireland, more cloud around, and some rain through the afternoon. a warmer day than today, tempt us in the mid teens. in terms of warmth, the mid teens. in terms of warmth, the end of the week is what we really need to talk about because temperatures are going to push up well above average. we normally expect averages of around 11—14 across the uk in october, but thanks to this area of low pressure, which will keep some pretty wet weather to the north—west of the uk through the end of the week, we will pull air up right away from the tropics ahead of those weather fronts. even where we will have the rain across northern ireland and scotland on thursday, we are still talking highs in the mid to high teens. 3—5 above the average. for england and wales, we could see temperatures of 20—21. certainly england and wales most likely to see the driest and brightest weather on thursday. friday morning, we could start the day with some fog across southern and eastern england. that should clear as the hours go by. there will be more rain is that front continues to sneak across northern ireland and scotland. perhaps a slightly drier day across eastern scotland on friday. just take a look at the temperatures. 18 celsius in aberdeen, 20 in norwich. very much on the website for this time of year. looking further ahead to the weekend, does look like things will start to become a little cooler. temperatures returning to more average values, but a fair amount of fine weather in the outlook. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3.00 — the government orders an inquiry into the failings that allowed a serving police officer to kill sarah everard. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. also at the conservative party conference, the prime minister says he is not worried about rising prices and problems in the supply chain. you are seeing stresses and strains caused by the world economy - sucking in demand for| everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. pig farmers in east anglia say they are killing the animals due to a lack of skilled butchers in abattoirs. de butchers in abattoirs. prime minister's comments e the de prime minister's comments about the reality of pig farming cause anger in the industry. i the reality of pig farming cause anger in the industry.— anger in the industry. i was astounded _ anger in the industry. i was astounded by _ anger in the industry. i was astounded by the _ anger in the industry. i was astounded by the flippancy| anger in the industry. i was - astounded by the flippancy and disregard and the failure to appreciate the gravity of the situation. ~ , �* situation. -- the prime minister. a whistle-blower _ situation. -- the prime minister. a whistle-blower says _ situation. -- the prime minister. a whistle-blower says that _ situation. -- the prime minister. a whistle-blower says that facebookj whistle—blower says that facebook units sites were particularly harmful to young people's mental health. —— facebookknew its sites. good afternoon. a very warm welcome to bbc news. the home secretary has announced there will be an inquiry into the failings that allowed a serving police officer to kidnap, rape and murder sarah everard. at the conservative party conference, priti patel said the public needs answers to ensure that something like this can never happen again. she described wayne couzens, who has been sentenced to life in prison, as a monster. ian watson reports from the conservative party conference. for all the wrong reasons, violence against women and girls has moved up the cortical agenda. a vigil following the murder of sarah everard by seven police officer in march highlighted many of the concerns women have about their own safety. but the home secretary recognises that this has also lowered public confidence in the police. such today she wanted to demonstrate that she did notjust check concerns about violence against women, but would act on them, and that there would be an independent enquiry into how wayne couzens have been able to abuse his position as a police officer. i sagt position as a police officer. i say this is home _ position as a police officer. i say this is home secretary, - position as a police officer. i say this is home secretary, but - position as a police officer. i 3: this is home secretary, but also position as a police officer. i 3 trust to commit such a horrific crime. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a serving police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. the enquiry will look at wayne couzens' contacts as a seven police officer and whether any opportunities have been missed to prevent the murder of sarah everard. —— wayne couzens' conduct as a serving police officer. priti patel says that she wants to restore confidence in the police, but in this speech, she also announced new powers for the police. she has been frustrated about the difficulties in clearing climate change protesters off major roads, so she announced new laws that could see anyone who blocks the highway sent to prison for six months. igtgte blocks the highway sent to prison for six months.— for six months. we will also increase _ for six months. we will also increase maximum - for six months. we will also | increase maximum penalties for six months. we will also - increase maximum penalties for disrupting a motorway. and give the police and the courts new paris to deliver so that they can deal with the small minority of offenders intent on travelling around the country, causing disruption and misery to our communities. but critics say _ misery to our communities. but critics say that _ misery to our communities. but critics say that priti patel is undermining the right to peaceful protest, and is getting the balance between security and liberty wrong. i think what we need to remember is that protest — i think what we need to remember is that protest is a fundamental freedom, it is essential for expressing our descent and making our voices— expressing our descent and making our voices heard, and yes, it can be restricted _ our voices heard, and yes, it can be restricted in— our voices heard, and yes, it can be restricted in certain circumstances, but it— restricted in certain circumstances, but it shouldn't be in ways that are disproportionate.— disproportionate. rhetoric on the lawn order often _ disproportionate. rhetoric on the lawn order often plays _ disproportionate. rhetoric on the lawn order often plays well - disproportionate. rhetoric on the lawn order often plays well with i disproportionate. rhetoric on the i lawn order often plays well with the party faithful, but the home secretary was also addressing the wider public, and she tried to convince them that their concerns were her priority. iain watson, bbc news, manchester. let's now speak to chris mason, who is at the conservative party conference in manchester. there has been a lot of reflection here over the last couple of days at the conference, as there has in wider society, about the implications of the news from last week, and what needs to change, as far as the criminaljustice system is concerned, and then also what needs to change in society at large. and there have been those calling ever since last week for an inquiry into precisely what happened, as far as the sarah everard case is concerned, the vetting, the checks and balances, or lack of them that exist within the metropolitan police and other police forces around the uk. news this lunchtime from priti patel of this inquiry, and the home office releasing some more details alongside the details we just played you from her speech here. so a two—part inquiry, as you say. the first one is into wayne couzens' previous behaviour, a definitive account of his conduct leading up to his conviction last week. various reported details as to alleged behaviour prior to events in march. the first part of the inquiry will explore that. secondly, the wider issues across policing that are provoked by what we learned last week. so vetting practices, professional standards and discipline. it will be a non—statutory inquiry, could be converted into a statutory inquiry if necessary, the home office say. we do not yet know who will chair the inquiry, the terms of reference, or precisely when conclusions from it will be published. and certainly there's some concern the labour party this afternoon that there is a danger that the inquiry could take a long time. there is obviously a desire that it is thorough, but the enquiry could take a long time, and in the meantime, there is not adequate to change as a result. nick thomas—symonds, the shadow home secretary, described the government's announcement as half—hearted, and instead saying, as soon as parliament is back after the party conference season, there should be additional legislation, tougher laws, to clamp down on street harassment. chris mason, our political correspondent at the conservative party conference in manchester. i spoke to the mayor of london, sadiq khan, he said the inquiry was welcome. i also asked on wednesday night trip would start again, something that many londoners feel could improve safety for women in the capital. because of the pandemic, we had to stop running the night tube. we are hoping to get it up and running as soon as possible. when? there is the issue of getting staff in place, but also making sure there is the demand. at the moment, tube numbers are running at around 55%. i am hoping that the night tube will be back up and running by the end of the year. but there are night buses. just to be clear, one line of the tube running by the end of the year? i cannot give you a definitive date, but i hope and expect that the night tube will be running again by the end of the year. sadiq khan, mayor of london. borisjohnson has said he is not worried about the supply chain or rising process. he said the country could not go back to the line when cheap foreign workers. —— relying on cheap foreign workers. he dismissed fears the uk is facing a crisis. problems with fuel and food deliveries continue to affect the country. prime minister, why wasn't the government prepared for what you described as very real stresses and strains on the country right now? this is a function of a global recovery, and you're seeing stresses and strains caused by the work economy sucking in demand for everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. rather than government stepping in to mend, patch and mend every bit of our supply chains, what you've got in the country is fantastic expertise, fantastical skill in logistics. listen to some of the supermarkets, they will manage this. you were warned about every single one of these issues, and you're basically still saying, "well, the government might be able to help around the edges, but basically business has got to sort it out." what you can't do, and must not do, laura, is simply go back to the old, tired, failed model of the uk economy that has led to relative underproductivity by comparison with our major competitors for decades, and has held wages dow, held growth down and held productivity down. government can't magic up changes to their systems overnight. it sounds like what you're basicaly saying is, "it's not my problem." what we're doing is making sure that, in terms of the consumer, the impact on people's lives, that we're giving all the protections we can. some of the people, you know, who have been writing to me may be worried about this, but i'm not worried about this, because actually it will be good for their businesses to invest in people and to invesit in capital... so you're not worried about inflation? i believe that supply will match demand, and that is what we want to encourage, and we want to encourage people to invest in... that's why we're putting money into skills. the prime minister there speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. one of the other problems has been a lack of workers in the agriculture industry. this afternoon, the national pig association has told the bbc that pig farmers in east anglia have now started killing their animals because of a lack of skilled butchers in abattoirs. policy services officer lizzie wilson told me a little earlier that some abattoirs have been slaughtering around 25% fewer pigs for 11 weeks now because of staff shortages. usually pigs would be sent to an abattoir for slaughter on a regular basis, which would either be weekly or monthly. obviously the abattoirs have had to reduce their throughput quite significantly, which means the farmers are told, i'm sorry, we cannot take your pigs this week, they will have to stay on farm, so there is a situation where there are around 120,000 to 150,000 pigs stuck on farms that should have been butchered, processed, to be within the food chain or be eaten by now. so that means those pigs are growing larger on farm, they are being fed very expensive feed at the moment, farmers are already operating their contingency plans, but of course they only last a few weeks. so now they are having to look at, besides the temporary accommodation they have been housing pigs in, what can we do? and some are having to stop serving sows, but there is a ten month delay there so that does not have an immediate impact. so of course, the only other option is to begin to have the conversation or begin to cull healthy animals. i wanted to ask you, actually, what happens next? you said at the moment it is just a small number of animals, but how quickly can the situation change before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there is a variety of different circumstances out there from those that may be a couple of weeks away from having to think about a welfare cull to those obviously in a far more desperate situation at the moment. but we have had emotional conversations with farmers who are having to face this very drastic reality, brutal reality, and having to have the conversation with their vet and with their staff as well as to how exactly they are going to execute this cull on farm. and given then what you say about those tough conversations that will have to go on on farms up and down the country, what did you make of what the prime minister said on sunday? he said, "let's just wait and see." "very disappointing," would be my diplomatic answer, i was astounded at the flippancy, and the failure to appreciate the gravity of the situation, and the failure to appreciate how a food supply chain works. if pigs are culled on farm, they cannot enter the food supply chain. yes, they may die anyway, but it is a complete waste of their life, resources, feed, i was just flabbergasted. what would be your non—diplomatic answer? i was appalled. i was disgusted, to be honest. he should have been far better briefed than he was. what happens next, how does this problem get results? the government have got to step in, we are a very proactive industry, we constantly try to find solutions for ourselves. we do not whinge and ask for solutions to be presented to us. we have presented the government time and again with various options they can help with, a temporary 12—month covid recovery visa to help us secure skilled staff from all around the world, and i know the poultry sector have been granted three—month temporary visas, but three months just is not long enough. it is not attractive to people, particularly at this time of year, to travel to the uk to start work in an abattoir. and also we would like them to lower the english level required to enter the uk as well, it's the same at the moment whether you are a vet, a doctor, or whatever. we just need these... government may not consider them skilled, but we need skilled butchery staff, who potentially don't need the same standard of a—level english as other people trying to enter the country. and just a recognition, to be honest, that there is a huge problem blooming, if they don't step in and do something soon, there will not be a domestic pig sector left in the uk any more. an independent inquiry has revealed the staggering scale of sexual abuse by the french catholic church. it says 216,000 children have been abused by priests and clergy over the last 70 years. the inquiry says abuse was systemic, that the catholic church showed cruel indifference to the victims. hugh schofield is in paris. this report comes from a commission that was set up two years ago by the church in response to the growing number of scandals, and indeed legal cases involving the church. the french public were properly well aware there were problems with paedophilia in the church before this, but i think what the report will do is break the news to many, and it will be a shock to them, about the scale and the sheer number of cases that are involved. for the first time, as you say, it seems to be systematic, systemic, and although most of the cases it is true took place 50 or more years ago, what the commission report also insists on is that it is not over now, it is not behind the church. the commission's president spoke at a press conference today. translation: out of those in france aged over 18, - 216,000 were sexually assaulted by clerics, priests oi' i'iui'is as itiii'ioi's. if this is added to the victims of lay people in catholic churches, for example employees or volunteers in religious education, or in establishments or youth movements, the number of victims increases from 216,000 to 330,000. in total, violence against minors in the catholic church represents 4% of the total number of sexual offences in france. other findings, four out of five of those abused were boys, and most of them are aged between 10 and 13, and 60% of those abused reported later in their lives severe difficulties in their emotional and sexual lives. many people in france, many in the church, will be horrified by these revelations. others will see it as a welcome catharsis. as one senior cleric put it, "let the church tremble." the headlines on bbc news, the government ordered an enquiry into the feelings that allowed a serving police officer to kill sarah everard. also at the conservative party conference, the prime minister said he is not worried about rising prices and problems in the supply chain. and as we have been here on, farmers have expressed anger over the prime minister's comments about the prime minister's comments about the reality of pig farming is the industry begins culling animals because of a lack of skilled butchers. uk officials have held talks with senior members of the taliban in afghanistan. the high representatives travelled to the country in part to prevent the region becoming an incubatorfor terrorism. our diplomatic correspondent, james langdale, spoke to me earlier. he talked about the importance of maintaining a dialogue with the taliban, he told me what needs to be done. �* . done. after the fall, when the taliban took _ done. after the fall, when the taliban took over _ done. after the fall, when the taliban took over at _ done. after the fall, when the taliban took over at the - done. after the fall, when the taliban took over at the end l done. after the fall, when the | taliban took over at the end of august, the whole of the diplomatic british mission moved to qatarfor safety reasons, security reasons. but others though there have been contacts ever since then, but today is the first day that the prime minister's personal representative in afghanistan actually physically went to kabul and sat down with three of the most senior members of the leadership, the acting foreign minister, the acting director prime minister, the acting director prime minister, to actually discuss those issues that the uk and the rest of the west have, mainly the humanitarian situation. those people that the west still wants to get out, they have responsibility for, and also as you said, this concern about afghanistan in the future becoming an incubator, a haven for terrorism in the future. so on an overt level, matters, because there are important issues to discuss. clearly terrorism will be the focus of these talks, but what else are they hoping get out of this? fin a they hoping get out of this? on a ve basic they hoping get out of this? on a very basic level, _ they hoping get out of this? on a very basic level, just _ they hoping get out of this? 01 < very basic level, just reopen communications. you cannot do everything at one remove, you have to re—establish communications. this is a new government in kabul that is feeling its way, going from one step... you know, the international community has to engage with it, others have been doing so, so this is very natural for the uk to do this as well. the difficulty of course is, they will come a moment where there will be a debate about whether or not this new administration should be technically recognised, officially, as the legitimate rulers in afghanistan. i think we are a long way from that, the uk tends not to do that anyway, but these canuck indications and consultations have to happen, simply because, if the international community does not provide aid to afghanistan in the same measure that it has done in recent years, then the afghan economy will collapse, there will be a humanitarian crisis, there will be a humanitarian crisis, there will be a humanitarian crisis, there will potentially be a refugee crisis in the region. if you talk to people in pakistan, they are petrified that this happened, and so when those kind of discussions are going on, it is notjust the uk having these concerns about humanitarian issues, the entire region needs to make a situation that remains stable because the potential for instability is huge. the nhs in england has struck a deal to give 5000 people a revolutionary new drug to treat sickle cell disease. the hereditary condition is particularly common in people with an african or caribbean background. introduce them out of oxidant transported by red blood cells, causing severe pain and organ failure. the new drug is expected to significantly reduce the number of times a sickle—cell patient needs to go to ian lee. —— it reduces the amount of oxygen —— needs to daily medication and monthly visits to hospital have been a normal part of sarah—jane's life ever since she was a baby. i've always been quite a smiley child... she's one of 15,000 people living with sickle cell disease in the uk. i've spent a lot of my life in hospital. just simple things i can't do sometimes, like washing myself or, you know, brushing my teeth. i need help to do that. and i'm 27 years old. sometimes i feel like i'm living in a hundred—year—old body. but change is on the way. guy's and st thomas' hospital in london cares for sickle—cell patients and will be one of the first to offer new treatment. the drug called crizanlizumab will be offered to hundreds of people in england over the next three years and could significantly reduce the number of trips to hospital to treat severe pain, known as a sickle—cell crisis. the moment that a new drug comes that is approved to be used, ourjob is to make sure we can do a deal that makes that affordable and then get it out as quickly as possible. sickle—cell disease is the world's most common genetic blood disorder. it mainly affects people from african and caribbean backgrounds. there's a one in four chance you will have the disease if both parents are carriers. most sickle—cell patients need to be regularly monitored in hospital, and often that means being given morphine to manage their pain, but the announcement of this new treatment could be life—changing, reducing the number of times a patient needs to go to a&e by 1t0%. but senior health campaigners say this should have happened a long time ago. people have said to our staff, "oh, this is a black person's disease, unlikely to affect me." but i think race has played a part in thinking, "well, it's over there, it doesn't affect the majority population." for those living with sickle cell, the future is looking brighter. it's been a long time coming, it should have came years ago, but to finally see an outcome is amazing, i can't wait to see what this drug can do for me and my friends. more data is needed to find out about the drug's potential long—term benefits. medical experts will continue to collect information through clinical trials. renewed hope for sickle cell patients and their families. adina campbell, bbc news. this year's nobel prize for physics has been awarded to three scientists for their work to understand complex systems such as the earth's climate. the swedish academy of science praised the work. elsewhere, in in that nhs nurses are suffering from more sickness including anxiety and depression than before the pandemic. the royal college of nursing is a experienced by staff in england was up experienced by staff in england was up by nearly 10% this may, compared to two years earlier. it means that thousands of days lost an already busy wards, which add more pressure to the health service as winter approaches. sharon mason is a nurse consultant working in yorkshire. last year, she caught covid. she says she's still dealing with the symptoms months later — something that's also damaged her mental health. so the impact mentally of not... not being able to go into work is just absolutely huge. mentally, you just want to be there. the latest figures suggest sickness rates among nurses in england have been rising since the pandemic began. the royal college of nursing says the most common reason to be off work is not covid itself but a mental health condition like anxiety, stress or depression. it's warning that the nhs now faces a tough winter that could have an impact on patient care. and what we can say is that flu is going to be an issue. we know that other respiratory viruses are going to be a problem, and we know that the nhs is working over and above to try to catch up the two years it's lost during the covid pandemic. and we know that we already have a massive shortage of registered nurses and other health care workers and, on top of that, what we are now seeing is increasing sickness levels. the government said that the number of nurses in england has grown by almost 10,000 this year and it plans to add 50,000 by the end of this parliament. jim reed, bbc news. more than 200,000 pupils were absent from state schools in england for covid related reasons last week. at honley high in west yorkshire, a science class. these pupils are glad to be in school. it's much more fun now. the lessons are funner than what they was before. back at home, we couldn't actually do the practicals, we just had to write down the method and what they'd make, but now we can actually do them. you can be more interactive, yeah, like actually see - the experiments happen. for these pupils, a sense of normality, but an increasing number of their classmates are at home with covid. we're moving towards the 200 mark in terms of how many children are currently out of school with a confirmed case of covid—19. the head teacher is concerned about the health of pupils and those who are vulnerable. whilst we can ensure that they do not fall behind academically, because we have the systems in place to ensure the work is provided for them remotely, it is actually a concern for those children who really need to be in school for their welfare, and that is a concern, given the numbers we're talking about. for numberone... in schools in england, covid restrictions such as social distancing and bubbles have been lifted by the government. here, an old building makes ventilation and issue. a spike in cases means open evenings are now online, assemblies are cancelled, and the wearing of masks is being encouraged. yeah, it's very stressful when you have to isolate... this group of pupils are worried about catching covid and missing more time in a school. gcses are next year, and mocks are next year, and then i have missed so much, and instead of revising stuff i have already done, to scramble everything together, teachers have said we're trying to rush through it a little bit to get everything done. i'm going to throw it over to you... many in the teaching profession are also feeling the pressure. at this school, nearly a fifth of staff are off with covid. you might have two or three people off in your department, then you're definitely going to feel that pinch for the day. trying to ensure that any supply teacher has got as much support as they need for any of the classes. so i think there is a definite additional stress when you come in in the morning and there might be two or three people off. the school is working closely with the local public—health team. in a statement, the department for education says it's about managing the risks with ventilation, regular testing and vaccinations. with today's figures showing just over 200,000 children absent in england, keeping pupils in school and covid out continues to be a challenge. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in honley, in west yorkshire. to the united states and a us senate hearing in washington, dc. we are expecting to hear from a facebook whistle—blower, she has criticised her employer, saying that they prioritise growth over safety. mi; prioritise growth over safety. my name is prioritise growth over safety. ii1' name is frances prioritise growth over safety. ii1 name is frances haugen. i used to work for facebook. i am here today because i believe facebook�*s products harm children, stock division, and we can our democracy. the company's leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer, but will not make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people. congressional action is needed. they will not solve this crisis without your help. yesterday, we saw facebook get taken off the internet. i don't know why it went down, but i know that for more than five hours, facebook was not used to deepen divides, destabilise democracies, and make young girls and women feel bad about their bodies. it also means that millions of small businesses were not able to reach potential customers, and countless photos of new babies were notjoyously countless photos of new babies were not joyously celebrated countless photos of new babies were notjoyously celebrated by countless photos of new babies were not joyously celebrated by family and friends around the world. i believe in the potential of facebook. we can have social media we enjoy, that connects us, without tearing our democracy apart, putting our children in danger, and sewing ethnic violence around the world. we can do better. we can do better. i have worked at a product manager at large tech companies since 2006, including google, yelp, and facebook. myjob is largely focused on algorithmic projects such as google search and the one that powers the facebook news feed. having worked on four different types of social networks, i understand how complex and nuanced these problems are. however, the choices being made of facebook are disastrous, for our children, for a public safety, for our privacy, and for our democracy. and that is why we must demand facebook make changes. during my time at facebook, and counter espionage, i saw facebook repeatedly encounter conflicts between its own profits and our safety. facebook consistently resolve these conflicts in favour of its own profits. the result has been more division, more harm, more lies, more division, more harm, more lies, more threats, and more combat. in some cases, this dangerous online talk has led to actual violence that harms and even kills people. this is not simply a matter of certain social media users being angry or unstable, or about one side being radicalised against the other, it is about facebook choosing to grow at all costs, becoming an almost trillion dollar company by buying its profits with our safety. during my time at facebook, i came to realise the devastating truth, almost no one outside of facebook knows what happens inside of facebook. the company intentionally hides vital information from the public, from the us government, and governments around the world. the documents i have provided to congress prove that facebook has repeatedly misled the public about what its own research reveals about the safety of children, the efficacy of its artificial intelligence systems, and its role in spreading divisive and extreme messages. i came forward because i believe that every human being deserves the dignity of the truth. the severity of this crisis demands that we break out of our previous regulatory frames stop facebook wants to trick you into thinking that privacy protections or changes to section 230 alone will be sufficient to stop while important, these will not get to the core of the issue, which is that no one truly understands a destructive choices made by facebook except facebook. we can afford and nothing less than full transparency. as long as facebook is operating in the shadows, hiding its research from public scrutiny, it is unaccountable. until the incentives change, facebook will not change. left alone, facebook will continue to make choices that go against the common good, our common good. when we realise that tobacco is hiding the harms and costs, the government took action. when we figured out cars were safer with seat belts, the government took action. and when our government took action. and when our government learned that opioids were taking lives, the government took action. i implore you to do the same here. today, facebook shapes our perception of the world by choosing the information we see. even those who do not use facebook are impacted by the majority who do. a company with such frightening influence over so many people, over their deepest thoughts, feelings and behaviour, needs real oversight. but facebook�*s closed design means it has no real oversight. only facebook knows how it personalises your feed for you. at other large tech companies like google, any independent researcher can download from the internet the company's search results and write papers about what they find. and they do. but facebook hides behind walls that keeps researchers and regulators from understanding the true dynamics of their system. facebook will tell you privacy means they cannot give you data. this is not true. when tobacco companies claimed that filtered cigarettes were safer for consumers, scientists could independently validate these marketing messages. and confirm that in fact they posed a greater threat to human health. the public cannot do the same with facebook. we are given no other option than to take their marketing messages on blind faith. not only does the company hide most of its own data, my disclosure has proved that when facebook is directly asked questions as important as how do you impact the health and safety of our children, they mislead and... they choose to mislead and misdirect. facebook has not earned our blind faith. this inability to see into facebook�*s actual systems and confirm how they work, and confirm that they work as community, is likely department of transportation regulating cars by only watching them drive down the highway. today, them drive down the highway. today, the regulator has solutions for how to face facebook because facebook did not want them to know enough about what is causing the problems. otherwise, there wouldn't have been need for a whistle—blower. how is the public supposed to assess that facebook is resolving conflicts of interest in a way that is aligned with the public good if the public has no visibility into how facebook operates? this must change. facebook wants you to believe that the problems we are talking about are unsolvable. they want you to believe in false choices. they want you to believe that you must choose between a facebook full of divisive and extreme content or losing one of the most important values in the country was founded upon, free speech. but you must choose between public oversight of facebook�*s choices and your personal privacy. that to be able to share fun photos of your kids with old friends, you must also be inundated with anger driven virality. they want you to believe that this is just part of the deal. i am here today to tell you that is not true. these problems are solvable. a safer, free speech respecting, more enjoyable social media is possible. but there is one thing that i hope everyone takes away from these disclosures, it is that facebook can change, but is clearly not going to do so on its own. my fear is that without action, divisive and extremist behaviours we see today are only the beginning. what we saw in myanmar and are now seeing in ethiopia are only the opening chapters of a story so terrifying no one wants to read the end of it. congress can change the rules that facebook plays by and stop the many harms it is now causing. we now know the truth about facebook�*s destructive impact. i really appreciate the seriousness which the members of congress and the securities and exchange and are approaching these issues. i came forward at great personal risk because i believe we still have time to act. but we must act now. i am asking you, our elected representatives, to act. thank you. thank you for taking that personal risk. thank you for taking that personal risk we _ thank you for taking that personal risk. we will do anything and everything to protect... we will leave events _ everything to protect... we will leave events there _ everything to protect... we will leave events there in _ everything to protect... we will leave events there in the - everything to protect... we will leave events there in the us i everything to protect... we will- leave events there in the us senate hearing in washington, dc. as you can see, it was frances to macri who was giving evidence, a former facebook employee who has turned whistle—blower. she was pretty critical of what she said was a company that depends divides and destabilises democracies, in her words. at the same time, she underlined its importance to people around the world and also crucially of course to businesses. but she said there are choices being made inside facebook that are, in her words, disastrous. she said that facebook consistently resolve these conflicts in favour of its profits. she said facebook was choosing to grow at all costs, growing profits, she said, with our safety. and she made particular reference to the new speed within the facebook website. she said facebook is able to shape our perceptions of the world by choosing what it shows us. what she is calling for is greater transparency about how that process works. how does facebook decide what to show us when we log into the website or to the app every day? she said it is a closed design that has no oversight from regulators or technical experts. facebook, for its part, has said the leaks are misleading and all of this evidence will gloss over the positive research that is being conducted by the company. but as we sat there, some very critical statements as part of that us senate hearing from that former facebook employee frances haugen about some of the practices within facebook. she has criticised them, saying it is one of the most urgent threats to our country. we will stay right across that for you. if there is any more evidence to bring you, we will return to washington. just approaching 3:40pm. let's return to our main story. the home secretary has said there will be an enquiry into how a serving police officer was able to kidnap, rape and murder sarah everard. i'm joined now by tim brains, former chief constable of gloucestershire police and honorary senior research fellow at cardiff university. he's in cheltenham. what do you make of this announcement this afternoon from the home secretary that there will be, by all accounts, a third enquiry into the events that led to the death of sarah everard? it had become absolutely _ death of sarah everard? it had become absolutely necessary, j death of sarah everard? it had - become absolutely necessary, given the extreme concern that has developed over the last few days in the wake of the verdict into the murder of sarah everard. it became absolutely necessary. i think it became more necessary because of the somewhat haphazard response of the metropolitan police to the whole events. they seemed to be responding as if the whole thing had come as a surprise to them, rather than they had had weeks if not months to be able to prepare their position. so i think that did not help. the metropolitan police in terms of restoring confidence. so that made this announcement today almost inevitable. pare this announcement today almost inevitable. �* , ., this announcement today almost inevitable. . , ., . inevitable. are you confident that the slit, inevitable. are you confident that the split. joe _ inevitable. are you confident that the split, joe focus _ inevitable. are you confident that the split, joe focus of— inevitable. are you confident that the split, joe focus of this - the split, joe focus of this enquiry, one into the events that allowed wayne couzens to continue in his role, despite concerns within the police force, and then the second focus making sure that doesn't happen again, are they the right ones? i doesn't happen again, are they the ri i ht ones? ., doesn't happen again, are they the right ones?— doesn't happen again, are they the riht ones? ,, , _, , right ones? i think the second focus is more about _ right ones? i think the second focus is more about seeing _ right ones? i think the second focus is more about seeing whether - right ones? i think the second focus is more about seeing whether therej is more about seeing whether there are wider problems within the police service that have come as a result of part one of the enquiry. whether we will ever get to the stage where any set of vetting procedures are going to be100% safe is very doubtful. we have got to try to aim for that, and i think it is a serious question to ask now, whether the procedures that are in place did not happen, in which case, why not? or if they did happen, are those procedures adequate? most officers on application go through quite an exhaustive scrutiny before they are able to join the police. but it is not deep psychological processing. however, in the case of wayne couzens, is a firearms officer, he would have undergone a deeper psychological profiling. so we have got to ask questions, is that sufficient or did it not happen as it should? i would expect the enquiry to come up with something like an answer to those two questions. like an answer to those two questions-— like an answer to those two uestions. ., ., . ,, ., questions. how long will it take for this investigation? _ questions. how long will it take for this investigation? we _ questions. how long will it take for this investigation? we do - questions. how long will it take for this investigation? we do not - questions. how long will it take forj this investigation? we do not know yet when this enquiry will report back. but how long will it take, even after the publication date, for that to effect change within the police? it that to effect change within the holice? . ., ., that to effect change within the holice? _, ., _, , . that to effect change within the holice? ., , . ., police? it could, of course, have to affect change _ police? it could, of course, have to affect change in — police? it could, of course, have to affect change in the _ police? it could, of course, have to affect change in the whole - police? it could, of course, have to affect change in the whole police i affect change in the whole police service across england and wales, maybe even scotland and northern ireland. it could be a very extensive process. i think we do have to remember that a lot of things are already in place. the police service have made great strides to be more inclusive across a whole spectrum of considerations in recent years. so we would expect those things to be already in place. whether more needs to be in place is the big question. that probably will take some time. because what we may be talking about is culture. organisational culture, how individuals perceive their role and perceive their role in the wider world. that is a very long—term change to effect. it took years for the macpherson enquiry. it could take years with this one. we just have to be realistic. if that is what the enquiry finds. if the enquiry finds that actually the procedures were in place, theyjust did not work properly, then that may be a much quicker fix. did not work properly, then that may be a much quickerfix. ihts did not work properly, then that may be a much quicker fix.— be a much quicker fix. as you have touched on. _ be a much quicker fix. as you have touched on, changing _ be a much quicker fix. as you have touched on, changing a _ be a much quicker fix. as you have touched on, changing a culture - touched on, changing a culture within any organisation is very difficult indeed. and i wonder whether given your role that you had a gloucestershire police, whether you recognise that rather distressing picture that is being painted of some police officers, the racism, sexism, homophobia, that exist within some police forces and among some police officers will stop frankly, no. we did have some instances of bad behaviour, of course. police forces will get that. but they were known about, they were dealt with when with the disciplinary procedures. that is not to say we are complacent about these things, but it was perhaps a different area, with different standards applied, and people took a different attitude to some of the issues, that are now coming to the fore and being treated more sensitively. i do not deny if the problems, seen in today's light, did not exist, but perhaps they were seenin not exist, but perhaps they were seen in a different light ten, 20, 30 years ago. it seen in a different light ten, 20, 30 years ago-— 30 years ago. it is good to have our 30 years ago. it is good to have your thoughts — 30 years ago. it is good to have your thoughts this _ 30 years ago. it is good to have your thoughts this afternoon. i 30 years ago. it is good to have - your thoughts this afternoon. thank your thoughts this afternoon. thank you for being with us. a panel of experts has decided that there should be a public inquiry into institutions for unmarried mothers in northern ireland. the group was commissioned by the devolved government to design an investigation into abuses in mother and baby homes and magdalene laundries, where thousands of women spent time from 1922 to 1990. survivors say they were detained against their will, forced to give up babies for adoption, and made to do unpaid labour. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. the secrets of these institutions are being shattered by the stories of those who were once shamed. more than 10,000 unmarried women were sent to mother and baby homes in northern ireland. they and their sons and daughters were the victims of a harsh morality. my brother did not have a voice at the time either, but i certainly will be his voice now. this women was adopted from a home in belfast. she discovered her brother had died as a baby and searched for his burial place. i wouldn't call it a grave. it was more of a pit. there's more than 30 babies in the spot where he is buried. they were all just thrown in together, like they didn't matter, in unconsecrated ground in a bog. she recently had a headstone put up to mark her siblings 50th birthday. finally he had his name emblazoned in marble. that is what he always should have had. ultimately, it is the bravery of survivors who have broken the stigma by speaking out that has led to this enquiry. they want answers and accountability for what happened in these institutions and for the suffering of women and their children. one of the many issues to be examined is the unpaid and exhausting labour in these institutions — magdalene laundries. there were four in northern ireland, over 3000 women spent time in one. caroline was sent to a laundry in londonderry during her early teens. it was very frightening. very steamy, very warm. constant machines, you could hear the machines always going. at a very young age, one of the women taught me how to use a big presser. and, i mean, it was as big as this table. there were many women in there who had been there for many years. a long, long time. some of the women were in there from when they were young girls and died in it. there is a lasting legacy of trauma. survivors hope the enquiry will expose wrongdoing and bring healing. women were ashamed. they shouldn't have been ashamed. caroline mcgee ending that report by chris page. let's talk now to mr duffy, whose birth mother was in a newry mother and baby. it is nice to have you with us. thank you for talking to us this afternoon. maybejust thank you for talking to us this afternoon. maybe just briefly if you can recount your story, how you became aware of what had gone on all that time ago, and the impact it has had on you. i that time ago, and the impact it has had on you-— had on you. i only found out in 2016 that i was actually _ had on you. i only found out in 2016 that i was actually adopted - had on you. i only found out in 2016 that i was actually adopted as - had on you. i only found out in 2016 that i was actually adopted as a - that i was actually adopted as a baby from a mother and baby institution that ran a magdalen laundry on the same site. i mean, i had to start a quest to try to establish the whereabouts of my birth mother, who spent many months they are. i made that reconnection later, and we have been in touch ever since. later, and we have been in touch eversince. ifound her ever since. i found her coincidentally, eversince. ifound her coincidentally, actually, in england. coincidentally, actually, in england-— coincidentally, actually, in enland. �* ., ., england. and when you found out, what effect — england. and when you found out, what effect did _ england. and when you found out, what effect did that _ england. and when you found out, what effect did that have - england. and when you found out, what effect did that have on - england. and when you found out, what effect did that have on you? | england. and when you found out, . what effect did that have on you? it is hard, it is life changing. for me, and we are all individuals, it became an all—consuming phenomenon for me. it affected my life ever since. it has got me involved in all the activism, the confirming, the advocacy work — back the campaigning. which tries to reunite families that have been separated under those circumstances. i suppose some of that — under those circumstances. i suppose some of that marketing _ under those circumstances. i suppose some of that marketing to _ under those circumstances. i suppose some of that marketing to where - under those circumstances. i suppose some of that marketing to where we i some of that marketing to where we are today as today as far as that enquiry its concern. we were hearing in the report, talking about the purpose of this, to expose the wrongdoing, but also promote healing. and that is the most important element, one would assume, and all of this, to help heal after all this time. it and all of this, to help heal after all this time.— all this time. it is healing, catharsis. _ all this time. it is healing, catharsis, it _ all this time. it is healing, catharsis, it only - all this time. it is healing, catharsis, it only comes i all this time. it is healing, i catharsis, it only comes with justice. there is a lot of talk about financial compensation etc. i mean, there's no such thing as compensation when people, women and children, have been horribly abused. they have suffered countless numerous human rights violations and crimes and abuses over an extended period of time. these institutions go back almost 300 years when they were first established. they were run by the catholic church, the salvation army, the nspcc, all, including gps, solicitors, healing will only come when these people that are suffering ongoing this is not historical. there is no historical narrative here, because the vast majority of people are still alive and still suffering the consequences what went on in those institutions. and they will do until we take measures and the churches take measures to alleviate all of their ongoing trauma and repercussions. i their ongoing trauma and repercussions.— their ongoing trauma and repercussions. their ongoing trauma and re hercussions. . ., . ,~' their ongoing trauma and re-ercussions. . ., . repercussions. i wanted to ask you what justice _ repercussions. i wanted to ask you what justice would _ repercussions. i wanted to ask you what justice would look _ repercussions. i wanted to ask you what justice would look like - repercussions. i wanted to ask you whatjustice would look like as - repercussions. i wanted to ask you whatjustice would look like as a i whatjustice would look like as a result of this enquiry.— result of this enquiry. justice would come _ result of this enquiry. justice would come in _ result of this enquiry. justice would come in many - result of this enquiry. justice | would come in many different result of this enquiry. justice - would come in many different forms. it is about proof, it is about the very injustices that... people want criminaljustice, some people want mechanisms around transitional justice, that includes socioeconomic factors. the potential and the options for criminal prosecutions and weavers, it is about accountability. it is about establishing liability, believability, credibility. it is about giving these people agency and empowerment, recognition and acknowledgement. various reparations, apologies, memorialisation. stopping these people from becoming survivors and existing in life and doing something that give their life more meaning, which includes re—establishing, for those that want it, potential reunion with their children and mothers. the very fact that there are extensive and disappearances year, that came largely as a result of the malpractices that were carried out in these institutions. we need citizenship rights because there has been ongoing deportation from places like america, for example, where a lot of children were forcibly adopted and have never been naturalised as american citizens. there has been extensive migrant schemes carried out in the salvation army to the likes of australia and canada, as well. this is absolutely massive. even in the north of ireland, you are talking around 30,000 people plus that have been affected by this. in ireland, you're talking about maybe one end format, one in five families. most of these people do not even notice that they have a connection to these institutions at this point.— institutions at this point. perhaps this enquiry _ institutions at this point. perhaps this enquiry will _ institutions at this point. perhaps this enquiry will help _ institutions at this point. perhaps this enquiry will help bring - institutions at this point. perhaps this enquiry will help bring some | this enquiry will help bring some closure to that. i am aware we are in very early days. this is just the announcement of the enquiry, there is still a long way to go, but i wonder what difference it will make for you, and crucially of course for your mother. it for you, and crucially of course for your mother-— your mother. it makes a huge difference _ your mother. it makes a huge difference because _ your mother. it makes a huge - difference because unfortunately, even the likes of dna testing, are difficult. because of the legal and criminal practice element carried out, some people will only establish reunion with loved ones, and knowing fate and whereabouts of loved ones through dna testing. that is where we are at now because this is all about giving people rights will stop it is about heritage and culture, it is about alleviating the stigma and the shame of the women and girls themselves that were... detained and held hostage. some of these women spent their entire lives in these institutions and died in these institutions. then, of course, many women and babies were inhumanely buried in multiple mass graves etc, up buried in multiple mass graves etc, up and down the length and breadth of this country and elsewhere. i know it is not easy to talk about this, so thank you for speaking with us about this this afternoon. we wish you all the best. as we said, early days, but some progress as far as that enquiry is concerned. we wish you well as that enquiry gets under way. thank you for being with us this afternoon. it is just approaching 3:55pm. a black couple who escaped slavery in the us and fled to england are to be honoured with a blue plaque. ellen and william craft settled in london in the 1850s and campaigned for abolition. it comes as the guardian newspaper has discovered only 2% of plaques in london commemorate black people. i have been discussing the legacy with the writer and historian doctor edson burton. it with the writer and historian doctor edson ifuton-— edson burton. it has been a rapid 'ourne edson burton. it has been a rapid journey for— edson burton. it has been a rapid journey for black _ edson burton. it has been a rapid journey for black history - edson burton. it has been a rapid journey for black history and - edson burton. it has been a rapid| journey for black history and black historians. we have got to bear in mind that we have come from a context in which black history has been largely ignored. and any sense, what we are picking up with now, with this 2%, is that the work that remains to be done. there are some notable people who have been captured. mary c cole, marcus garvey, and many others. but there are so much more to be done. the work of people like david and others are uncovering these stories of contemporary and historic black presence. yes, the one 2% shows the dearth —— on the one hand, the dearth, and be pragmatic and realise that this is it gets us to think about as a city, is a country who it is that we celebrate, what do we think of civic contribution and who are the civic contributors? we know the great and good of british history in the past have been noted and there are blue plaques across the cities in the uk and in london. but any sense, black people have only recently been seen as part of the body politic. by creating blue plaques, what we are doing is changing our imagination of what it is to be british and what it is to make a civic contribution. also, it means that we'll reimagine the role of community support advocacy and activism, which sometimes in the past might have been seen as problematic, but now which today is part of ourjourney towards civicjustice. is it which today is part of our 'ourney towards civicjusticeh towards civic 'ustice. is it the case that — towards civic 'ustice. is it the case that for — towards civicjustice. is it the case that for a _ towards civicjustice. is it the case that for a plaque - towards civicjustice. is it the case that for a plaque to - towards civicjustice. is it the case that for a plaque to be i case that for a plaque to be erected, people need to know about that story in the first place, and maybe that is because a bit of advocacy from people in the local community or someone who is passionate about that person and their story? and actually the reality is that there are many amazing stories that we just do not know about in the black community? that is right. so, in a sense, up and down the country, i am calling in from bristol, up and down the country, there is work going on at glass suits level by activists, community leaders, historians —— grassroots level, which is about developing our awareness of that black contribution, so that in it were local communities, at ward level and beyond, we begin to disentangle, to rethink whoever civic contributors are, how things have changed in the past, and of course with a new generation, that i think is looking toward social justice and what it is to be progressive in a different way, then people who, again, he may not have been seen as part of that great push towards british identity and reimagining that now are included. those which might have been seen once as troublemakers, like paul stephenson in bristol, who led the bristol bus boycott. igiigte stephenson in bristol, who led the bristol bus boycott.— stephenson in bristol, who led the bristol bus boycott. we are going to have the headlines _ bristol bus boycott. we are going to have the headlines for _ bristol bus boycott. we are going to have the headlines for you - bristol bus boycott. we are going to have the headlines for you at - bristol bus boycott. we are going to have the headlines for you at 4pm. . have the headlines for you at ltpm. now it's time for a look at the weather. some parts of england saw a month's worth of raindrops on tuesday. still some more rain this evening. tomorrow a much drier day overall. lighter winds and many of us will see some sunshine. here is that rain are lingering across eastern scotland, northern england, pushing down into east anglia through the evening and into the small hours of wednesday. still windy, but that will make for a milder night. further west, lighter winds, clear skies, just two degrees in glasgow. a much quieter day to come on wednesday is a little ridge of high pressure builds. we still keep a northerly breeze and some countdown at the north sea coast, but overall at the north sea coast, but overall a lot of centring through the morning. cloud and rain pushing into northern ireland come the afternoon. in terms of temperatures, milder than tuesday, temperatures in the mid teens, perhaps up to 17 in london. it is looking things will become much warmer through the end of this week. this is bbc news. the headlines at four: the government orders an inquiry into the failings that allowed a serving police officer to kill sarah everard. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. also at the conservative party conference, the prime minister says he is not worried about rising prices and problems in the supply chain. you are seeing stresses and strains caused by the world economy - sucking in demand for| everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. as some farmers began killing animals because of a lack of skilled butchers, the prime minister's comments cause anger in the industry. i comments cause anger in the indust . . , comments cause anger in the indust . ., . industry. i was astounded at the fli- tan industry. i was astounded at the flippancy and — industry. i was astounded at the flippancy and disregard. - industry. i was astounded at the flippancy and disregard. just - industry. i was astounded at the flippancy and disregard. just the failure to appreciate the gravity of the situation. a whistle—blower says that facebook units sites were particularly harmful to young people's mental health. lift off. beginning a journey to the international space station. the international space station. a russian actress from off to —— blast to thump the first movie in space. this is the seen live inside the international space station is a satellite prepares for the arrival of the rocket and the russian actress. good afternoon. a very warm welcome to bbc news. the home secretary has announced there will be an inquiry into the failings that allowed a serving police officer to kidnap, rape and murder sarah everard. at the conservative party conference, priti patel said the public needs answers to ensure that something like this can never happen again. she described wayne couzens, who has been sentenced to life in prison, as a monster. ian watson reports from the conservative party conference. for all the wrong reasons, violence against women and girls has moved up the cortical agenda. a vigil following the murder of sarah everard by seven police officer in march highlighted many of the concerns women have about their own safety. but the home secretary recognises that this has also lowered public confidence in the police. are you doing enough to prevent violence against women and girls? so today she wanted to demonstrate that she did notjust check concerns about violence against women, but would act on them, and that there would be an independent enquiry into how wayne couzens have been able to abuse his position as a police officer. i sagt i say this is home secretary, but also as a woman. it is appalling that a service police officer —— serving police officer was able to abuse his position of power, authority and trust to commit such a horrific crime. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a serving police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. the enquiry will look at wayne couzens' contacts as a seven police officer and whether any opportunities have been missed to prevent the murder of sarah everard. —— wayne couzens' conduct as a serving police officer. priti patel says that she wants to restore confidence in the police, but in this speech, she also announced new powers for the police. she has been frustrated about the difficulties in clearing climate change protesters off major roads, so she announced new laws that could see anyone who blocks the highway sent to prison for six months. we will also - increase maximum penalties for disrupting a motorway. and give the police and the courts new paris to “ new powers —— new powers to deliver, so that they can deal with the minority of offenders intent on travelling around the country causing disruption and misery to our communities. but critics say that priti patel is undermining the right to peaceful protest, and is getting the balance between security and liberty wrong. i think what we need to remember is that protest is a fundamental freedom, it is essential for expressing our dissent and making our voices heard, and yes, it can be restricted in certain circumstances, but it shouldn't be in ways that are rhetoric on law and order often plays well with the party faithful, but the home secretary was also addressing the wider public, and she tried to convince them that their concerns were her priority. iain watson, bbc news, manchester. let's now speak to chris mason, earlier, our home affairs correspondent explained the significance of this enquiry. this is a major _ significance of this enquiry. ti 3 is a major development from the home office, just to recap, we already have two enquiries from the police watchdog into the specifics of how wayne couzens, how complaints against him were handled in the police, but also about officers around him sharing allegedly misogynist conduct. the metropolitan police yesterday said it was going to start its own internal enquiry into standards and culture in the force, led by an independent figure. this morning, on top of this, we have the home secretary launching a major enquiry. the first one will examine wayne couzens's previous behaviour and try to establish his conduct so that lessons can be learned and that kind of thing. the second will be wider, and this is the important thing going forward, because it will look at vetting and disciplinary issues within the police, because that is what really matters now that couzens is locked up matters now that couzens is locked up for life, how you rebuild public confidence in the police. speaking to me earlier, _ confidence in the police. speaking to me earlier, the _ confidence in the police. speaking to me earlier, the major-mac - confidence in the police. speaking to me earlier, the major-mac of l to me earlier, the major—mac of london, sadiq khan, said this latest enquiry was welcomed and a start in restoring trust in the police. because of the pandemic, we had to stop running the night tube. we are hoping to get it up and running as soon as possible. putting the staff in place but also making sure there is the demand. at the moment, tube numbers are at about 55%. in the meantime, there are night buses during the course of the night, and the tube runs until 12:30am and starts again at 5am. t0 the tube runs until 12:30am and starts again at 5am.— the tube runs until 12:30am and starts again at 5am. to be clear, one line of _ starts again at 5am. to be clear, one line of the _ starts again at 5am. to be clear, one line of the tube _ starts again at 5am. to be clear, one line of the tube running - starts again at 5am. to be clear, one line of the tube running by l starts again at 5am. to be clear, i one line of the tube running by the end of the year? i one line of the tube running by the end of the year?— end of the year? i can't give a definitive _ end of the year? i can't give a definitive date, _ end of the year? i can't give a definitive date, but _ end of the year? i can't give a definitive date, but i - end of the year? i can't give a definitive date, but i expect l end of the year? i can't give a i definitive date, but i expect and hope the night tube to be running by the end of this year. boris hope the night tube to be running by the end of this year.— the end of this year. boris johnson has told me _ the end of this year. boris johnson has told me he _ the end of this year. boris johnson has told me he is _ the end of this year. boris johnson has told me he is not _ the end of this year. boris johnson has told me he is not worried - the end of this year. boris johnson has told me he is not worried by i has told me he is not worried by disruption to supply chains or high prices and save the country couldn't go back to relying on cheap foreign workers. he dismissed fears the uk is facing a crisis. problems with fuel and food deliveries continue to affect the country. prime minister, why wasn't the government prepared for what you described as very real stresses and strains on the country right now? this is a function of a global recovery, and you're seeing stresses and strains caused by the world economy sucking in demand for everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. rather than government stepping in to mend, patch and mend every bit of our supply chains, what you've got in the country is fantastic expertise, fantastical skill in logistics. listen to some of the supermarkets, they will manage this. you were warned about every single one of these issues, and you're basically still saying, "well, the government might be able "to help around the edges, but basically business has got "to sort it out." what you can't do, and must not do, laura, is simply go back to the old, tired, failed model of the uk economy that has led to relative underproductivity by comparison with our major competitors for decades, and has held wages dow, held growth down and held productivity down. government can't magic up changes to their systems overnight. it sounds like what you're basicaly saying is, "it's not my problem." what we're doing is making sure that, in terms of the consumer, the impact on people's lives, that we're giving all the protections we can. some of the people, you know, who have been writing to me may be worried about this, but i'm not worried about this, because actually it will be good for their businesses to invest in people and to invest in capital... so you're not worried about inflation? i believe that supply will match demand, and that is what we want to encourage, and we want to encourage people to invest in... that's why we're putting money into skills. the prime minister there speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. let's go to manchester, where chris mason is standing by for us. chris, good to see you. so many announcements today, so let me let you pick out the highlights. hearing from the prime minister, he's not worried about supply chain disruption, but also hearing from the home secretary about that investigation out into the events that led to the death of sarah everard. what was a particular moment you have picked out? we will look ahead to what the health secretary will say in just a moment. as you say, those two significant strands of conference news, with the health secretary limbering up in the wings about 20 yards down the hall from me, expected to take to the stage pretty soon, as we anticipate his take on where we are, where the nhs is in england as far as pandemic recovery is concerned, and the whole question, not least, of waiting lists, a huge issue the nhs confronts, given the backlog created by all the pressure is associated with the pandemic. to rewind, i think the most striking and newsworthy moment here came at lunchtime, when priti patel, the home secretary, announced this enquiry that you been talking to the mayor of london about, looking into what led up to the murder of sarah everard and what lessons can be learned within policing as a result of what happened there. there has been a lot of political reaction to that, and that was a surprise. we didn't know that was coming from the home secretary. didn't know that was coming from the home secretary-— home secretary. chris, bear with us, sor to home secretary. chris, bear with us, sorry to interrupt, _ home secretary. chris, bear with us, sorry to interrupt, we _ home secretary. chris, bear with us, sorry to interrupt, we are _ home secretary. chris, bear with us, sorry to interrupt, we are just - sorry to interrupt, we are just hearing from the health secretary who has just stood hearing from the health secretary who hasjust stood up. let's hearing from the health secretary who has just stood up. let's listen to what sajid javid has to say. living in a small flat above the shop _ living in a small flat above the shop to— living in a small flat above the shop to living in downing street. but i _ shop to living in downing street. but i can— shop to living in downing street. but i can tell you now that she is even _ but i can tell you now that she is even more — but i can tell you now that she is even more proud, because the thing is, she _ even more proud, because the thing is, she always wanted me to be a gp. like is, she always wanted me to be a gp. like many— is, she always wanted me to be a gp. like many asian mothers. and when i told her_ like many asian mothers. and when i told her that— like many asian mothers. and when i told her that i got thisjob, she said. _ told her that i got thisjob, she said. well, _ told her that i got thisjob, she said, well, son, you didn't quite make _ said, well, son, you didn't quite make it — said, well, son, you didn't quite make it to— said, well, son, you didn't quite make it to gp, but at least you're working _ make it to gp, but at least you're working in— make it to gp, but at least you're working in health care. laughter applause it really is an honour to serve my country _ it really is an honour to serve my country again, and to be entrusted with such — country again, and to be entrusted with such a — country again, and to be entrusted with such a critical task at this essential— with such a critical task at this essential moment. we _ essential moment. i've been in thisjob essential moment. i've been in this job for 100 essential moment. i've been in thisjob for 100 days, and i_ i've been in thisjob for 100 days, and i can— i've been in thisjob for 100 days, and i can tell you that it's my toughest _ and i can tell you that it's my toughestjob yet. but i've been inspired — toughestjob yet. but i've been inspired each and every day by the commitment and dedication of all those _ commitment and dedication of all those on — commitment and dedication of all those on the front line of health and social— those on the front line of health and social care. the porters, the paramedics, the drivers, the doctors. _ paramedics, the drivers, the doctors, nurses, the care workers, the cleaners, — doctors, nurses, the care workers, the cleaners, the scientists, the vaccinate — the cleaners, the scientists, the vaccinate ofs. it's because of their efforts _ vaccinate ofs. it's because of their efforts in— vaccinate ofs. it's because of their efforts in so — vaccinate ofs. it's because of their efforts in so many others like them that thousands of lives and millions of livelihoods have been saved. you know _ of livelihoods have been saved. you know. they— of livelihoods have been saved. you know, they have brought a new meaning — know, they have brought a new meaning to the words public service. so, meaning to the words public service. so. to— meaning to the words public service. so. to all— meaning to the words public service. so, to all those across the nation who stood — so, to all those across the nation who stood up and served their country— who stood up and served their country in _ who stood up and served their country in this time of peril, we stand _ country in this time of peril, we stand and — country in this time of peril, we stand and salute you. applause thank you. thank you, thank you. look, my priorities— thank you, thank you. look, my priorities are _ thank you, thank you. look, my priorities are simple — covid recovery, _ priorities are simple — covid recovery, reform. covid, getting us and keeping — recovery, reform. covid, getting us and keeping us out of this pandemic. recovery, _ and keeping us out of this pandemic. recovery, tackling the huge backlog of appointments that it has caused. and reform — of appointments that it has caused. and reform of our health and social care systems for the long term. today. — care systems for the long term. today. i'm _ care systems for the long term. today, i'm going to look forward. we can all— today, i'm going to look forward. we can all be _ today, i'm going to look forward. we can all be here at this conference and talk— can all be here at this conference and talk about the future because of the success — and talk about the future because of the success of our vaccine programme, an amazing example of what public — private collaboration can do _ what public — private collaboration can do 0f — what public — private collaboration can do. of course, we cannot afford a single _ can do. of course, we cannot afford a single dose of complacency. this virus _ a single dose of complacency. this virus has _ a single dose of complacency. this virus has shown itself to be unpredictable, but so far, our vaccine — unpredictable, but so far, our vaccine wall of defence has held firm, _ vaccine wall of defence has held firm, and — vaccine wall of defence has held firm, and we will keep strengthening it, firm, and we will keep strengthening it. brick— firm, and we will keep strengthening it, brick by— firm, and we will keep strengthening it, brick by brick, jab byjab, with one of— it, brick by brick, jab byjab, with one of the — it, brick by brick, jab byjab, with one of the only national booster programmes in the world. we took the difficult _ programmes in the world. we took the difficult decision before the summer to put— difficult decision before the summer to put our— difficult decision before the summer to put our faith in that vaccine, before — to put our faith in that vaccine, before that was possible, as a country. — before that was possible, as a country, we sacrificed our freedoms and our— country, we sacrificed our freedoms and our way— country, we sacrificed our freedoms and our way of life to protect our elderly _ and our way of life to protect our elderly and vulnerable. as conservatives, we will never see state _ conservatives, we will never see state control as the default. we know _ state control as the default. we know the — state control as the default. we know the impact that lock downs have onjobs, _ know the impact that lock downs have onjobs, life— know the impact that lock downs have onjobs, life chances, education, mental— onjobs, life chances, education, mental health and everything else. and just _ mental health and everything else. and just as we know that government money— and just as we know that government money is _ and just as we know that government money is taxpayers' money, we know that freedom ultimately belong to the citizens, because we will always be the _ the citizens, because we will always be the party of freeing things up, not locking things down. applause and the challenge for us now is this - getting _ and the challenge for us now is this — getting past the peak of the pandemic, in won't mean that we are suddenly— pandemic, in won't mean that we are suddenly immune from all the effects on our— suddenly immune from all the effects on our society and our economy. when i on our society and our economy. when i came _ on our society and our economy. when i came in. _ on our society and our economy. when i came in. i_ on our society and our economy. when i came in, i said i was notjust a covid _ i came in, i said i was notjust a covid secretary, i am the health and social— covid secretary, i am the health and social care _ covid secretary, i am the health and social care secretary. there was no doubt _ social care secretary. there was no doubt about — social care secretary. there was no doubt about the biggest item that was spilling out of my in tray, and nhs waiting list that will get worse before _ nhs waiting list that will get worse before it _ nhs waiting list that will get worse before it gets better, that was projected to grow as high as 13 million — projected to grow as high as 13 million. no government, no health secretary. — million. no government, no health secretary, no society can accept that. — secretary, no society can accept that. that — secretary, no society can accept that. that is why we have prioritised elective recovery. checkups, scans, surgeries with the biggest _ checkups, scans, surgeries with the biggest catch up fund in the history of the _ biggest catch up fund in the history of the nhs. and we are already delivering, including rolling out surgical— delivering, including rolling out surgical hubs and 40 new community diagnostic— surgical hubs and 40 new community diagnostic hubs right across the country — diagnostic hubs right across the country. as we recover, we must recognise _ country. as we recover, we must recognise that not everyone or everywhere has been affected in the same _ everywhere has been affected in the same way _ everywhere has been affected in the same way. the pandemic has been described — same way. the pandemic has been described by some as a great levellen _ described by some as a great leveller. that'sjust not true. health — leveller. that'sjust not true. health disparities in our society, whether— health disparities in our society, whether regional, racial or socioeconomic, they have deepened under— socioeconomic, they have deepened under covid. that's why one of my first visits — under covid. that's why one of my first visits as — under covid. that's why one of my first visits as health secretary was to blackpool. i remember one of the nurses— to blackpool. i remember one of the nurses there. she told me that you can trace _ nurses there. she told me that you can trace back the entrenched health problems— can trace back the entrenched health problems in blackpool going back over a _ problems in blackpool going back over a century. let me ask you this - do— over a century. let me ask you this - do you _ over a century. let me ask you this - do you know— over a century. let me ask you this — do you know what the healthy life expectancy— — do you know what the healthy life expectancy gap is between blackpool and richmond upon thames? it's almost _ and richmond upon thames? it's almost 20 — and richmond upon thames? it's almost 20 years. it's time to level ”p almost 20 years. it's time to level up on _ almost 20 years. it's time to level up on health. the state was needed in this— up on health. the state was needed in this pandemic more than any time in this pandemic more than any time in peacetime, but government shouldn't— in peacetime, but government shouldn't own all risks and responsibilities in life. we, as citizens. — responsibilities in life. we, as citizens, have to take some responsibility for our health, too. we should — responsibility for our health, too. we should always go first to the state _ we should always go first to the state. what kind of society would that be _ state. what kind of society would that be? — state. what kind of society would that be? health and social care, it begins _ that be? health and social care, it begins at — that be? health and social care, it begins at home. it should be family first, _ begins at home. it should be family first, then _ begins at home. it should be family first, then community, then the state _ first, then community, then the state if— first, then community, then the state. if you do need support, we are lucky— state. if you do need support, we are lucky we live in a compassionate society— are lucky we live in a compassionate society in— are lucky we live in a compassionate society in a — are lucky we live in a compassionate society in a developed country that can afford — society in a developed country that can afford to help you. there are few higher— can afford to help you. there are few higher callings for anyone than to care _ few higher callings for anyone than to care for— few higher callings for anyone than to care for another person. now, some _ to care for another person. now, some of— to care for another person. now, some of you _ to care for another person. now, some of you may know that i got up to some _ some of you may know that i got up to some antics when i was a student. i to some antics when i was a student. | -ot to some antics when i was a student. i got thrown — to some antics when i was a student. i got thrown out of party conference. i did, for campaigning against _ conference. i did, for campaigning against the — conference. i did, for campaigning against the erm. do you remember that? _ against the erm. do you remember that? the _ against the erm. do you remember that? the european exchange rate mechanism. but what you might not know— mechanism. but what you might not know is— mechanism. but what you might not know is that, at the same time, when i know is that, at the same time, when i was _ know is that, at the same time, when i was a _ know is that, at the same time, when i was a student at exeter, almost every— i was a student at exeter, almost every saturday, i would visit a care home _ every saturday, i would visit a care home as _ every saturday, i would visit a care home as a — every saturday, i would visit a care home as a volunteer to keep the residents— home as a volunteer to keep the residents company. and i especially became _ residents company. and i especially became very fond of, i remember, a great _ became very fond of, i remember, a great lady— became very fond of, i remember, a great lady called margaret. not the one you _ great lady called margaret. not the one you are thinking of. laughter that experience left a real impression on me of the importance of dignity— impression on me of the importance of dignity in — impression on me of the importance of dignity in our later years, and of dignity in our later years, and ofthe— of dignity in our later years, and of the dedication of care workers. and now. — of the dedication of care workers. and now. as— of the dedication of care workers. and now, as we all approach, at some point _ and now, as we all approach, at some point we _ and now, as we all approach, at some point we approach our later years, we can— point we approach our later years, we can plan— point we approach our later years, we can plan with confidence that we and our— we can plan with confidence that we and our families will be protected from _ and our families will be protected from catastrophic costs. this has been _ from catastrophic costs. this has been a _ from catastrophic costs. this has been a long—term challenge that frankly— been a long—term challenge that frankly has been dumped for far too long. _ frankly has been dumped for far too long. and _ frankly has been dumped for far too long. and i— frankly has been dumped for far too long, and i tell you that i am proud to work— long, and i tell you that i am proud to work for— long, and i tell you that i am proud to work for a — long, and i tell you that i am proud to work for a prime minister that is willing _ to work for a prime minister that is willing finally to take it on. applause so, our values as a party, as a government— so, our values as a party, as a government and as a country, they are clear~ — government and as a country, they are clear. time and again, we choose to prioritise _ are clear. time and again, we choose to prioritise the health of our citizens _ to prioritise the health of our citizens. we have absolutely nothing to prove _ citizens. we have absolutely nothing to prove on — citizens. we have absolutely nothing to prove on that. but it's also true that if— to prove on that. but it's also true that if you — to prove on that. but it's also true that if you value something, or someone, _ that if you value something, or someone, you want them to be the best they— someone, you want them to be the best they can be. the nhs may have the best— best they can be. the nhs may have the best principle behind it. it is staffed — the best principle behind it. it is staffed by some of the best people our country has to offer. but that, of course, — our country has to offer. but that, of course, it— our country has to offer. but that, of course, it doesn't mean that as an organisation it is the best at everything. it wouldn't help anyone to pretend — everything. it wouldn't help anyone to pretend otherwise. our undeniable commitment to the nhs is what should drive us _ commitment to the nhs is what should drive us to— commitment to the nhs is what should drive us to make it as effective as it can _ drive us to make it as effective as it can be — drive us to make it as effective as it can be. because ultimately it is our national health service, and it is only— our national health service, and it is only as — our national health service, and it is only as good as the service it provides— is only as good as the service it provides our citizens. the public rightly— provides our citizens. the public rightly and — provides our citizens. the public rightly and proudly expect a service that is— rightly and proudly expect a service that is free — rightly and proudly expect a service that is free at the point of use, but they— that is free at the point of use, but they also expect a service to deliver— but they also expect a service to deliver for— but they also expect a service to deliver for them, wherever they live in the _ deliver for them, wherever they live in the country. they expect to be able _ in the country. they expect to be able to _ in the country. they expect to be able to see — in the country. they expect to be able to see their gp in the way that they choose, and to have a relationship with that service that .oes relationship with that service that goes beyond picking up the pieces when _ goes beyond picking up the pieces when things go wrong. in the past, some _ when things go wrong. in the past, some governments have chosen between cash, and _ some governments have chosen between cash, and others have chosen reform. cash or— cash, and others have chosen reform. cash or reform. i think that's a false _ cash or reform. i think that's a false choice. you can't have one without — false choice. you can't have one without the _ false choice. you can't have one without the other. so, yes, we will continue _ without the other. so, yes, we will continue to— without the other. so, yes, we will continue to prioritise funding for the nhs — continue to prioritise funding for the nhs in the wake of this global pandemic, but i also promise you this, _ pandemic, but i also promise you this, that — pandemic, but i also promise you this, that 2022 will be a year of renewal— this, that 2022 will be a year of renewal and reform. applause at a time like this, business as usual, — at a time like this, business as usual, it — at a time like this, business as usual, it cannot be good enough. i've usual, it cannot be good enough. we worked — usual, it cannot be good enough. i've worked with some of the largest organisations in the world, and two factors— organisations in the world, and two factors stand out on whether they succeed _ factors stand out on whether they succeed - — factors stand out on whether they succeed — leadership and innovation. so, succeed — leadership and innovation. so. i_ succeed — leadership and innovation. so. i want _ succeed — leadership and innovation. so, i want the nhs to embrace innovation _ so, i want the nhs to embrace innovation and to build a truly modern _ innovation and to build a truly modern, digitised system. that's the only way— modern, digitised system. that's the only way we — modern, digitised system. that's the only way we can drive down that backlog — only way we can drive down that backlog and build a sustainable service — backlog and build a sustainable service for the future. of course, there _ service for the future. of course, there are — service for the future. of course, there are some bright spots, but there _ there are some bright spots, but there is— there are some bright spots, but there is also a lot of levelling up to do— there is also a lot of levelling up to do within the nhs. that's not 'ust to do within the nhs. that's not just about — to do within the nhs. that's not just about tech, it's about management and a focus on outcomes, notjust— management and a focus on outcomes, notjust input. and so, to help with that mission, i've asked retired general— that mission, i've asked retired general sir gordon messenger to lead a review— general sir gordon messenger to lead a review of— general sir gordon messenger to lead a review of leadership and management in health and social care _ management in health and social care this— management in health and social care. this will be the most far—reaching review since roy griff of's review — far—reaching review since roy griff of's review to margaret thatcher in 1985 _ of's review to margaret thatcher in 1985 it _ of's review to margaret thatcher in 1983. it will shine a light on the outstanding leaders who can drive efficiency — outstanding leaders who can drive efficiency and innovation, and it will see — efficiency and innovation, and it will see how we can replicate that leadership throughout the country. no reform — leadership throughout the country. no reform is easy. we know that. otherwise — no reform is easy. we know that. otherwise it would have been done already _ otherwise it would have been done already. but if we get this right, no, already. but if we get this right, not when — already. but if we get this right, no, when we get this right, we won't build _ no, when we get this right, we won't build back— no, when we get this right, we won't build back the way things were, we will build _ build back the way things were, we will build a — build back the way things were, we will build a future where our health and social— will build a future where our health and social care systems are integrated seamlessly together, where _ integrated seamlessly together, where british life sciences and lead the world _ where british life sciences and lead the world on new treatments, where we have _ the world on new treatments, where we have not— the world on new treatments, where we have not only the best surgeons but the _ we have not only the best surgeons but the best robots performing life—saving surgeries, and where we don't _ life—saving surgeries, and where we dontjust— life—saving surgeries, and where we don'tjust treat life—saving surgeries, and where we don't just treat diseases and ill health— don't just treat diseases and ill health but prevent more of them from happening _ health but prevent more of them from happening in the first place. you know. _ happening in the first place. you know. this — happening in the first place. you know, this last year, it will be remembered for decades to come, perhaps— remembered for decades to come, perhaps even for centuries. people locked _ perhaps even for centuries. people locked in— perhaps even for centuries. people locked in their own homes, schools closed _ locked in their own homes, schools closed and — locked in their own homes, schools closed and empty streets. intensive care units _ closed and empty streets. intensive care units struggling to cope. we are emerging now, taking the first steps _ are emerging now, taking the first steps in _ are emerging now, taking the first steps ina— are emerging now, taking the first steps in a new era, as we go from covid _ steps in a new era, as we go from covid to— steps in a new era, as we go from covid to recovery to reform. this is a time _ covid to recovery to reform. this is a time for— covid to recovery to reform. this is a time for head and heart. of compassion but also firmness of purpose — compassion but also firmness of purpose. so, let's be sure that in generations — purpose. so, let's be sure that in generations to come people say they thought— generations to come people say they thought the virus, won the peace. let's _ thought the virus, won the peace. let's make — thought the virus, won the peace. let's make this the era of reform, let's— let's make this the era of reform, let's make — let's make this the era of reform, let's make this the era of recovery. let's _ let's make this the era of recovery. let's make — let's make this the era of recovery. let's make this the era in which we truly— let's make this the era in which we truly build — let's make this the era in which we truly build back better. thank you all very— truly build back better. thank you all very much. thank you. applause there we will leave the health secretary, sajid javid, taking applause at the conservative party conference, after a relatively short speech outlining prioritise for the nhs. he started by praising key workers who have worked during the pandemic, highlighting the roll—out of the vaccine programme, and a particular focus of the vaccine programme, and a particularfocus on the of the vaccine programme, and a particular focus on the booster programme, that he says is the only one of the world. also talking about the backlog of procedures that now need to get under way, that have been delayed by the pandemic, and that's putting extra pressure on the health service i had of winter, when traditionally it is much busier, of course. and he ended talking about reform in the long term. he said this is an era of recovery but also an era of reform. he will try to make changes to the way the health service is run. let's get a bit of analysis on what we heard there from sajid javid. we can speak to our health correspondent, who is with us. i know you were listening, as i was. i wonder what stood out for you in that speech, particularly of course when we are still very much in the midst of this pandemic, even though things are starting to return to normal. itiigte though things are starting to return to normal. ~ . though things are starting to return to normal. . . . , , ., though things are starting to return to normal. . . ., i. to normal. we are, as you say, in the pandemic. — to normal. we are, as you say, in the pandemic, and _ to normal. we are, as you say, in the pandemic, and it _ to normal. we are, as you say, in the pandemic, and it was - the pandemic, and it was interesting how little he talked about covid. he started off saying this is his toughestjob ever, no surprise given the pandemic has been the most difficult for 100 years, but he made the point of saying he is notjust the point of saying he is notjust the covid secretary, he is the health secretary. he wanted i think to try and move on from the terrible impact the pandemic has had by talking about the things that are going to be done in the future, firstly, the need to recover, the need to tackle the backlog in nonemergency treatments that has developed during the pandemic. you mentioned the creation of new surgical hubs and community hubs to carry out scans and tests. last week it was announced that football stadiums and shopping centres will start having clinics in them to test people, to carry out scans, to help tackle that backlog, so he touched on that. but he also talked about the reforms the government wants to introduce. he's notjust content with tackling that backlog, and this, i mean, these are for the long—term, but he mentioned social care reform, the introduction of cap on care costs, so that people, he said, wouldn't have to pay the catastrophic cost of moving to a care home that they have previously. and he also hinted about a wider reform, a review of leadership in the nhs, the appointment of a retired general, sir gordon messenger. ahead of his speech, it was believed he would be taking a tough line with managers, wanting to parachute in new leadership, new management, into hospitals that don't improve. we didn't get the detail of that in this speech, but it's clear that the government does have an agenda to reform the nhs, as well as deal with the consequences of covid. �* . ., well as deal with the consequences of covid. . xi «i ., ., well as deal with the consequences ofcovid. . «i ., ., ., of covid. and nick, we know none of this comes — of covid. and nick, we know none of this comes cheap, _ of covid. and nick, we know none of this comes cheap, and _ of covid. and nick, we know none of this comes cheap, and he _ of covid. and nick, we know none of this comes cheap, and he started i of covid. and nick, we know none of this comes cheap, and he started byj this comes cheap, and he started by praising those key workers in the nhs during the pandemic. they don't want appreciation, just a little more money. clearing that backlog of procedures also costs, a lot of resource needed for that. and then the reform in the longer term we assume comes with a price. as the former chancellor, now health secretary, he knows those pressures all too well. secretary, he knows those pressures all too well-— all too well. yes, he does. the government — all too well. yes, he does. the government has _ all too well. yes, he does. the government has promised - all too well. yes, he does. the | government has promised extra funding for the nhs for the next couple of years to deal with the ongoing pressures from covid. of course, for the social care reform, there is the increase in national insurance to pay for that, but i think the big unknown now, evenjust for the next few weeks and months, is what is going to happen with covid. a lot of these plans could quickly unravel. there could be the need for even more money this winter if cases do go up in hospital admissions then follow suit. we are actually just, admissions then follow suit. we are actuallyjust, coming back to covid, we are at a very crucial point. we are seeing cases going up in schoolchildren. yet to be seen whether that then translates into more cases in older age groups, which would put the pressure on the nhs. as i say, he didn't want to address that. there is a lot of uncertainty about that, so the plans he has could easily be set off course if the covid situation deteriorates.— course if the covid situation deteriorates. ., ., . deteriorates. nick, for now, thanks very much- — deteriorates. nick, for now, thanks very much- some — deteriorates. nick, for now, thanks very much. some reaction - deteriorates. nick, for now, thanks very much. some reaction to - deteriorates. nick, for now, thanks very much. some reaction to what. very much. some reaction to what we've heard from the health secretary, speaking at the conservative party conference. as nick was saying there, we are at a crucial point in the corona virus outbreak. we've had the latest officialfigures. the number of new infections of people testing positive within 28 days, 33,869. sorry, i should say positive within 28 days, 33,869_ sorry, i should say current infections. that is down from 35,077 on monday. but debts within 28 days of a positive test coming in at 166, up of a positive test coming in at 166, up from the 33 that were recorded yesterday. remember, overthe yesterday. remember, over the weekend, yesterday. remember, overthe weekend, there is often a backlog, so it takes a little while for those numbers to filter through. we often see on a monday that death numbers are a little lower, before rising during the week. the latest official death toll, 166 deaths. we arejust going we are just going to pause for a brief moment. we can get the weather. ~ . brief moment. we can get the weather. . . , ,., brief moment. we can get the weather. . . , , . weather. we have seen some epic rainfall across _ particularly eastern england in the last 24 hours. a month's worth following and a number of hours. courtesy of this when i battled through earlier in the day. this kickback of cloud has stuck to scotland and northern england through this afternoon and will drop further heavy rain on into the into the evening. the rain sinking down into the midlands, east anglia, perhaps just glancing into the south—east. this evening, quite gusty winds here. you can see the rain does not even really believe those coasts by the end of the night. furtherwest, those coasts by the end of the night. further west, just to celsius in glasgow. much clearer skies here and the winds are light. a brief ridge of high pressure working its way across the uk from wednesday. still if your showers in the east, still some cloud, and quite hla northerly breeze. towards the west, cloud push into northern ireland through the afternoon, ushering in our next area of rain. a much sunnier story for eastern scotland and northern england. and warmer, with chapters in the mid teens. thursday and friday it is set to become unseasonably warm as we pull in some warm air from the tropics. there will still be some wetter weather to be found across northern ireland and scotland. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the government orders an inquiry into the failures that allowed a serving police officer to kill sarah everard. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. also, at the conservative party conference, the prime minister says he's "not worried about" rising prices and problems in the supply chain. you are seeing stresses and strains caused by the world economy sucking demand for everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. but as some farmers begin culling animals because of a lack of skilled butchers, the prime minister's comments about the realities of pig farming cause anger among the industry. i was astounded at the flippancy and disregard. just the failure to appreciate the gravity of the situation. a former facebook employee appears before a us senate committee, calling for tougher regulation of the company, and greater transparency about its operations. left off of so use ms in 19 with an actress and her producer... and reaching for the stars — a russian actress and director blast off to film the first movie ever made in space. now, time now for the sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello. tonight marks the start of this season's women's champions league group stages and arsenal couldn't have wished for a much harder opening game they're in spain to face the holders barcelona. but arsenal are in great form domestically sitting at the top of the wsl, and scoring goals forfun. earlier, i spoke to sports journalist alex ibeceta, who explained how tough tonight will be forjonas eidevall�*s side. threats all over the pitch, really. you look at the start of the season, they've scored 35 goals and conceded one. that one was in the last match in the league. they were down 1—0 and they ended up winning 9—1. that is nothing to say about lily, nothing to say about the quality of the league, because that league is very underrated, itjust says how good barcelona are. you have the best european player in the world right now, got the uefa world. she is at number ten and she is scoring goals because she is a striker. that is not including other players. you have all these players from all over the pitch that can hurt any team in the pitch that can hurt any team in the world, including chelsea, like we saw last season in the champions league final. in my opinion, barcelona has the best midfield in the world. that is purely to do with football, individually they are amazing talents, together they work impeccably. i think that is a big, big engine in or where barcelona can hurt arsenal, i would say anywhere in the pitch. it is quite scary, but it is going to be a really good match. �* , , it is going to be a really good match. . , , , ., it is going to be a really good match. . , , i. . match. and i sensing you are predicting — match. and i sensing you are predicting a _ match. and i sensing you are predicting a barcelona - match. and i sensing you are predicting a barcelona win? i j match. and i sensing you are - predicting a barcelona win? i think i have to predicting a barcelona win? i think i have to say _ predicting a barcelona win? i think i have to say it. _ predicting a barcelona win? i think i have to say it. just _ predicting a barcelona win? i think i have to say it. just how— predicting a barcelona win? i think i have to say it. just how good - i have to say it. just how good barcelona are. there is no other way to put it. they are the best team in the world right now. they have not lost their momentum since they beat chelsea 4—0 in the champions league final last season. i think arsenal are going to do a lot better than people think. i think arsenal are an excellent team, it is just a matter, like i said, it is a matter of how good barcelona are and how well they match up to a good barcelona side. i think barcelona will edge edge it, but we will see how arsenal get on. wrote that game kicks off at 8pm. james ward prowse has been called up to gareth southgate's england squad for the matches against andorra and hungary. the southampton captain replaces the injured leeds midfielder kalvin phillips. ward prowse will be hoping to win his ninth england cap. he was included in the initial england squad for euro 2020 this summer, but missed the cut for the final 26. england all—rounder sam curran has been ruled out of the t20 world cup with a lower back injury and has been replaced by his brother tom. sam curran was in pain after his chennai super kings ipl game on saturday. he will fly back to the uk for further scans and be assesed by the ecb's medical team. along with the addition of his brother tom, reece topley has also been added as a travelling reserve. england's campaign gets underway against west indies on october 23rd. some rugby league news now, as england coach shaun wane has returned to wigan in a "leadership" role, with the club also announcing that matty peet is their new head coach. peet replaces australian adrian lam who left after two seasons in charge, and wane will now combine his role at wigan with the england job, where he's had just one game in charge because of covid, a postponed world cup and a cancelled australia test series. previously with wigan, he led them to three super league titles, a challenge cup and world club challenge triumph before his 2018 exit. that is all your support for now. —— sport for now. a coroner has opened the inquests into the victims of the serial killer, stephen port, who murdered four young men in east london between 2014 and 15. the jury was told much of the evidence will focus on the competence of the police investigations into the deaths. our correspondent sanchia berg is following the story for us from barking town hall. what was heard in court this afternoon?— what was heard in court this afternoon? , . ., ., . afternoon? this afternoon we heard from the families. _ afternoon? this afternoon we heard from the families. we _ afternoon? this afternoon we heard from the families. we heard - from the families. we heard statements from relatives, from partners of the four men who died and who are still very much missed by their friends, and who are still very much missed by theirfriends, by and who are still very much missed by their friends, by their loved ones. the family ofjack by their friends, by their loved ones. the family of jack taylor say they still lay a place for him at christmas. they put his christmas jumper on it. they think about their loved ones all the time. because these were, as they all said many times, young men with their whole lives in front of them. and they are very much missed. but this morning, when the coroner began, she started out by saying finally this day has come. because it has, for the families, been a very long wait. more than seven years since the first young man was murdered, nearly five years since stephen port was found guilty. so they have waited a long time for this inquest, and they will be listening very closely to the evidence presented to the jury. this will be evidence about how the police conducted this investigation, which they hope will explain why it has taken so long. for which they hope will explain why it has taken so long.— has taken so long. for now, thank ou ve has taken so long. for now, thank you very much- — has taken so long. for now, thank you very much. sanchia _ has taken so long. for now, thank you very much. sanchia berg - has taken so long. for now, thank you very much. sanchia berg at i you very much. sanchia berg at barking town hall. a facebook whistle—blower and says she believes the social media products harm children, stop division and our democracy. she has been telling a committee that facebook�*s leadership know how to make their products safer but won't because they have put profits before people. i safer but won't because they have put profits before people.- put profits before people. i 'oined facebook because i put profits before people. i 'oined facebook because i h put profits before people. i 'oined facebook because i think h put profits before people. ijoined. facebook because i think facebook has the potential to bring out the best in us. but i am here today because i believe facebook�*s products harm children, stop division and weaken our democracy. the company's leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer, but will not make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people. congressional action is needed. they will not solve this crisis without your help. yesterday, we saw facebook get taken off the internet full stop i don't know why it went down, but i know that for more than five hours, facebook wasn't used to deep divides, destabilise democracies, and to make young girls and women feel bad about their bodies. it also means that millions of small businesses were not able to reach potential customers, and countless photos of new babies were notjoyously celebrated by family and friends around the world. i believe in the potential of facebook. we can have social media we enjoy, that connects us, without tearing our democracies, putting our children in danger and selling ethnic violence around the world. we can do better. that selling ethnic violence around the world. we can do better.- world. we can do better. that is frances haugen, _ world. we can do better. that is frances haugen, a _ world. we can do better. that is frances haugen, a former - world. we can do better. that is - frances haugen, a former facebook employee, speaking at a us senate committee. that is continuing as we speak. more from there if there are any further developments. the national pig association in the uk has told the bbc that pig farmers in east anglia have started killing their animals due to a lack of skilled butchers and abattoirs. lizzie wilson told me earlier that some abattoirs have now been slaughtering around 25% fewer pigs for 11 weeks because of staff shortages. for 11 weeks because of staff shortages-— for 11 weeks because of staff shortaes. , . , , , ., for 11 weeks because of staff shortaes. i, , ., , shortages. usually pigs would be sent to an abattoir _ shortages. usually pigs would be sent to an abattoir first _ shortages. usually pigs would be sent to an abattoir first letter - shortages. usually pigs would be sent to an abattoir first letter on | sent to an abattoir first letter on a regular basis, so that would either be weekly or monthly. obviously the abattoirs have had to reduce their throughput quite significantly, so that means the farmers are told, i am sorry we cannot take your pigs this week, they will have to stay on farm. we are currently at a situation where there are around hundred and 20— hundred and 50,000 pigs stuck on form that should have been slaughtered, butchered, processed and be within the food chain or be eaten by now. so that means those pigs are growing larger on farm, they are being fed very expensive feet at the moment. farmers are already operating their contingency plans, but of course they only last a few weeks. so they are now having to look at, you know, besides the temporary accommodation they have been housing pigs and, what can we do? some are having to stop serving sows, but there is a ten month delay, so that does not have an immediate impact. of course, the only other option, is to begin to either have the conversation or begin to cull healthy animals. i wanted to ask you what happens next. you set at the moment it is just a small number of animals, but how quickly can the situation change before it is untenable? it is quickly can the situation change before it is untenable?- quickly can the situation change before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge- _ before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there _ before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there is _ before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there is a _ before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there is a variety i before it is untenable? it is on a knife edge. there is a variety of| knife edge. there is a variety of different circumstances out there, from those that may be a couple of weeks away from having to think about a welfare cull, to those in a far more desperate situation at the moment. but we have had some very emotional conversations with farmers who are having to face this very drastic reality, brutal reality, and having to have the conversation with their vet and with their staff, as well, as to exactly how they're going to execute this cull on farm. and given what you say about those tough conversations that are having tough conversations that are having to go on and on farms up and down the country, but you make of what the country, but you make of what the prime minister said on sunday? i do not know if you are able to hear it, but speaking to the bbc�*s andrew marr, he said it letsjust it, but speaking to the bbc�*s andrew marr, he said it lets just wait and see. young michael very disappointing would be my diplomatic answer. i was astounded at the flippancy and this regard, just a failure to appreciate the gravity of the situation. bud failure to appreciate the gravity of the situation.— the situation. and a failure to appreciate — the situation. and a failure to appreciate how _ the situation. and a failure to appreciate how the _ the situation. and a failure to appreciate how the food - the situation. and a failure to i appreciate how the food supply the situation. and a failure to - appreciate how the food supply chain works. obviously, if pigs are called on farm, they cannot enter the supply chain for sub yes, they may die anyway, but it is a complete waste of their life and resource and of feet. it was just... i was flabbergasted. of feet. it was 'ust... i was flabbergasted.- of feet. it was 'ust... i was flabbergasted. offeet. it was 'ust... iwas flabberasted. . . ., , flabbergasted. what would be your non-diplomatic _ flabbergasted. what would be your non-diplomatic answer? _ flabbergasted. what would be your non-diplomatic answer? i - flabbergasted. what would be your non-diplomatic answer? i was - non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled- _ non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled- i— non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled. i was _ non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled. i was disgusted, - non-diplomatic answer? i was appalled. i was disgusted, to | non-diplomatic answer? i was i appalled. i was disgusted, to be honest. he should have been far better briefed than he was. what better briefed than he was. what hat-ens better briefed than he was. what happens next? — better briefed than he was. what happens next? how _ better briefed than he was. what happens next? how does - better briefed than he was. what happens next? how does this problem get resolved?— happens next? how does this problem get resolved? government have got to ste- in. we get resolved? government have got to step in- we are — get resolved? government have got to step in- we are a _ get resolved? government have got to step in. we are a very _ get resolved? government have got to step in. we are a very proactive - step in. we are a very proactive industry. we constantly try to find solutions for ourselves. we do not sit and whinge and ask for solutions to be presented to us. and we have, we have presented the government time and time again with various options that they can help with. a temporary 12 month covid recovery visa to help us secure skilled staff from all around the world. i know the poultry sector have been granted three month temporary visas, but three month temporary visas, but three months is not long enough. it is not attractive to people. particularly at this time of year, for them to travel to the uk to start work in an abattoir. and also we would like them to lower the english level required to enter the uk, as well. it is the same at the moment whether you are a vet, a doctor, or whatever. wejust need these... government may not assume that they are skilled, but we need skilled butchers staff who potentially don't need the same standard of a—level english as other people trying to enter the country. and just a recognition, to be honest, that there is a huge problem looming. and if they do not step in and do something soon, there won't be a domestic pig sector left in the uk anymore. the be a domestic pig sector left in the uk anymore-— be a domestic pig sector left in the uk anymore. the implications there of some of supply — uk anymore. the implications there of some of supply chain _ uk anymore. the implications there of some of supply chain issues - of some of supply chain issues particular to the agriculture industry. but we have also been hearing from the premise are a little earlier seeing this as part of a readjustment and he is not particularly worried of the shortages of various things. greggs, the high street baker, says recent trading has been affected by labour shortages and disruption to supplies. it's also warned the price of ingredients and supplies is rising. but the company says it's confident about future trading and will accelerate store openings to 150 a year. a panel of experts has decided that there should be a public inquiry into institutions for unmarried mothers in northern ireland. the group was commissioned by the devolved government to design an investigation into abuses in mother and baby homes and magdalene laundries, where thousands of women spent time from 1922 to 1990. survivors say they were detained against their will, forced to give up babies for adoption, and made to do unpaid labour. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. the secrets of these institutions are being shattered by the stories of those who were once shamed. more than 10,000 unmarried women were sent to mother and baby homes in northern ireland. they and their sons and daughters were the victims of a harsh morality. my brother did not have a voice at the time either, but i certainly will be his voice now. this women was adopted from a home in belfast. she discovered her brother had died as a baby and searched for his burial place. i wouldn't call it a grave. it was more of a pit. there's more than 30 babies in the spot where he is buried. they were all just thrown in together, like they didn't matter, in unconsecrated ground in a bog. she recently had a headstone put up to mark her siblings 50th birthday. finally he had his name emblazoned in marble. that is what he always should have had. ultimately, it is the bravery of survivors who have broken the stigma by speaking out that has led to this enquiry. they want answers and accountability for what happened in these institutions and for the suffering of women and their children. one of the many issues to be examined is the unpaid and exhausting labour in these institutions — magdalene laundries. there were four in northern ireland, over 3000 women spent time in one. caroline was sent to a laundry in londonderry during her early teens. it was very frightening. very steamy, very warm. constant machines, you could hear the machines always going. at a very young age, one of the women taught me how to use a big presser. and, i mean, it was as big as this table. there were many women in there who had been there for many years. a long, long time. some of the women were in there from when they were young girls and died in it. there is a lasting legacy of trauma. survivors hope the enquiry will expose wrongdoing and bring healing. women were ashamed. they shouldn't have been ashamed. caroline mcgee ending that report by chris page. there's a warning that nhs nurses are suffering from more sickness, including anxiety and depression, than before the pandemic. the royal college of nursing says illness experienced by staff in england was up by nearly 10% this may, compared with two years earlier. it means thousands of days lost on already busy wards adding more pressure on the health service as winter approaches. jim reed reports. sharon mason is a nurse consultant working in yorkshire. last year, she caught covid. she says she's still dealing with the symptoms months later — something that's also damaged her mental health. so the impact mentally of not... not being able to go into work is just absolutely huge. mentally, you just want to be there. the latest figures suggest sickness rates among nurses in england have been rising since the pandemic began. the royal college of nursing says the most common reason to be off work is not covid itself but a mental health condition like anxiety, stress or depression. it's warning that the nhs now faces a tough winter that could have an impact on patient care. and what we can say is that flu is going to be an issue. we know that other respiratory viruses are going to be a problem, and we know that the nhs is working over and above to try to catch up the two years it's lost during the covid pandemic. and we know that we already have a massive shortage of registered nurses and other health care workers and, on top of that, what we are now seeing is increasing sickness levels. the government said that the number of nurses in england has grown by almost 10,000 this year and it plans to add 50,000 by the end of this parliament. jim reed, bbc news. a russian actress and director have blasted off into space in a bid to film the first movie in orbit. the crew are hoping to beat a similar hollywood project planned by tom cruise and nasa. the russian crew will spend twelve days in space, filming scenes for the challenge, as richard galpin reports. lift—off of soyuz�*s ms—19 with an actress... just before day local time, the soyuz spacecraft blasted off, heading for the international space station. nothing new here, except along with the cosmonaut piloting the flight are some unusual passengers. an actress, yulia peresild, and the film director klim shipenko. and whilst they're in outer space, they'll make a movie called the challenge, about an emergency at the international space station with cosmonauts' lives at risk. they've both had what's been described as a crash course in space travel at the gagarin space centre. speaking earlier, yulia peresild said there was no time left for fear. translation: we have been working really hard. - although we look all happy and smiles, we are very tired. it's been very difficult, both mentally and physically. if they succeed in making this film, it will be a first. russia will have beat an american project to do the same thing, which tom cruise is due to star in. all this as the 90—year—old star trek legend william shatner confirmed he too was going to go boldly into space. and this is what they'll be treated to. richard galpin, bbc news, moscow. this is the moment that they arrive. the cosmonaut, actress and director all arriving from that space capsule, arriving at the international space station. i think there is probably a more technical term than floating, but floating between the shuttle into the international space station to begin that project. a black couple who escaped slavery in the us and fled to england are to be honoured with a blue plaque. ellen and william craft settled in london in the 1850s and campaigned for abolition. it comes as the guardian newspaper has discovered only 2% of plaques in london commemorate black people. i've been discussing the craft�*s legacy with the writer and historian, dr edson burton. it has been a rapid journey for black history and black historians. we have got to bear in mind that we have come from a context in which black history has been largely ignored. and in a sense, what we are picking up with now, with this 2%, is that the work that remains to be done. there are some notable people who have been captured. mary seacole, marcus garvey, and many others. but there is so much more to be done. the work of people like david and others are uncovering these stories of contemporary and historic black presence. yes, on the one hand, 2% shows the dearth of ca ptu re of capture of that black history, but... be pragmatic and realise that this is because it is not until the 80s, really, that black history began to be seriously considered by people like peter fryer. now that work is being picked up and extended. now what we want, of course, export to be mainstream. -- is —— is for it to be mainstream. we would like to think that in the future there will be more blue plaques commemorating the history of people of african heritage. what sort of role to these blue plaques play in bringing these stories to life? i think what they do is they start a dialogue. it gets us to think about, as a city, is a country who it is that we celebrate, what do we think of civic contribution and who are the civic contributors? we know the great and good of british history in the past have been noted and there are blue plaques across the cities in the uk and in london. but in a sense, black people have only recently been seen as part of the body politic. by creating blue plaques, what we are doing is changing our imagination of what it is to be british and what it is to make a civic contribution. also, it means that we'll reimagine the role of community support advocacy and activism, which sometimes in the past might have been seen as problematic, but now which today is part of our journey towards civic justice. is it the case that for a plaque to be erected, people need to know about that story in the first place, and maybe that is because a bit of advocacy from people in the local community or someone who is passionate about that person and their story? and actually the reality is that there are many amazing stories that we just do not know about in the black community? that is right. so, in a sense, up and down the country, i am calling in from bristol, up and down the country, there is work going on at grassroots level by activists, community leaders, historians, which is about developing our awareness of that black contribution, so that in it in our local communities, at ward level and beyond, we begin to disentangle, to rethink whoever civic contributors are, how things have changed in the past, and of course with a new generation, that i think is looking toward socialjustice and what it is to be progressive in a different way, then people who, again, he may not have been seen as part —— then people who, again, who may not have been seen as part of that great push towards british identity and reimagining that now are included. those which might have been seen once as troublemakers, like paul stephenson in bristol, who led the bristol bus boycott. doctor edson burton speaking to me a little earlier. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather. some really wet weather still across eastern parts of southern scotland at the moment, covering much of northern england, too. this is the scene just recently in perth and kinross. contrast that to what it looks like across the western side of scotland, it is completely different. clear blue skies and sunshine. this is in dumfries and galloway. you can see where we have got the contrast if you pull out and take a look at the bigger picture, which is our satellite image. this is the coral of cloud that has been dropping all of the rain. western scotland now clear, northern ireland as well pick up some late son trained. to the south, sunshine and some punches you wish to get us through the next couple of hours. in eastern scotland, northern england, and increasingly part of the midlands and east anglia, some wet weather as we go through the evening into the small hours of wednesday. i never quite gets away from those coastal counties even by the end of the night, still pretty wet, still some fairly gusty winds. further west, just to celsius in glasgow with clear skies. would havejust west, just to celsius in glasgow with clear skies. would have just a little ridge of high pressure, a brief break in the weather, if you like, for wednesday. there is our next system, it is not far away. it will be moving into northern were —— northern ireland through wednesday. ahead of it, some decent sunshine for scotland, much of england and wales, and it will be warmer than today for sub a little bit chilly down there or seacoast again, still a bit of a northerly wind here and still the chance of a future worse. but quite a difference to the way things are going to feel for the end of the week. temperatures 5—6 above average by day and night. it is thanks partly to those weather fronts pushing to the north—west of the uk. part of an area of low pressure that is actually the remnants of hurricane sandy. it is tapping into airfrom all the remnants of hurricane sandy. it is tapping into air from all the way southin tapping into air from all the way south in the tropics. dragging it all the way up to our shores. there will be a lot of humidity thursday and friday, and it will be warmer. some quite heavy rain possible for northern ireland and scotland on thursday, but even in any downpours, temperatures will still be in the high teens. england and wales, 21 degrees in hull. we barely made double figures today. that is a jump of 10-11 double figures today. that is a jump of 10—11 at least. double figures today. that is a jump of10—11 at least. on friday, perhaps early fog around, quite a bit of moisture around, that should burn back. we should push that front a little bit further out of northern ireland and scotland so a day of more widespread some time to end the week. some very impressive temperatures for the time of year across the board. up to 18 celsius in aberdeen, we could see 21 somewhere in england and wales. this is bbc news. the headlines. the government orders an inquiry into the failures that allowed a serving police officer to kill sarah everard. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a peace officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. the prime minister says he's not worried about rising prices and problems in the supply chain. a former facebook employee appears before a us senate committee, calling for tougher regulation of the 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