Its monday the 22nd april, our main story. The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has told the bbc that the investigation into his death should be reopened, after the metropolitan Police Issued another apology for the way theyve handled the case. Stephen was 18 when he was stabbed to death in a racist attack in south london 31 years ago today. The metropolitan Police Commissioner has apologised to Doreen Lawrence after questions were raised about another suspect in a bbc investigation. Daniel de simone reports. The racist murder of Stephen Lawrence took place 31 years ago today at a south london bus stop. Two of the original five prime suspects were convicted almost 20 years after the murder. But the met� s disastrous handling of the case means no one else has been brought to justice. Last year, the bbc publicly identified a sixth suspect matthew white, who died in 2021 and revealed multiple failures by the met to properly investigate him. Now, stephens mother, baroness Doreen Lawrence, gives her first interview about the new evidence and the met� s response. We knew there was five, possibly six. Now we know that there were six. And the one thats just passed away, hes probably the key one who probably caused stephens murder and they did nothing about it. We showed not Everything Possible was done before the Murder Investigation was closed four years ago. Baroness lawrence now has a personal message for the met commissioner, sir mark rowley. Theres still lines of inquiries for them to follow up on. Theres still three suspects out there, and im sure theres witnesses that probably could help them, if theyre interested. So i think thats what id like to see him do is to instruct his team to follow up on the information, whatever is out there. Because if you dont go and look, youre never going to find anything. The officer now responsible for the case, Deputy Assistant commissioner matt ward, promised baroness lawrence answers last year about the met� s handling of the sixth suspect, but failed to provide them. He wrote to her injanuary to say hes ashamed and regretful, and then went silent. Last week, her lawyer wrote to the met commissioner himself to complain. Now, in a statement to the bbc, sir mark says on top of the failures over the decades, this is totally u na cce pta ble. Restoring trust in the met is one of my top priorities, and that includes how we work with those affected by the failures of the past. I apologise to baroness lawrence, who must have answers to all her questions. I have written to her and offered to meet. She says she wont settle for the met� s failures. I dont think any mother would want to do that. And im no different. I think all mothers want to make sure that theyre there to support their child if something happened. Its to hold those accountable for what happened to that person. Im from the bbc. Bleep. Three prime suspects, including brothers neil and jamie acourt, remain free. Theyve always denied murder. Were you there when Stephen Lawrence was attacked . So would you like to see the investigation reopened . Definitely so. She says the outstanding suspects are cheating justice. Theyre living their lives. They dont have to worry because the police have no intention of following up and seeking to investigate them. And they continue to get away with murder. Daniel de simone, bbc news. More news now on london policing. The metropolitan Police Commissioner will meet london mayor sadiq khan today following a row over his forces handling of protests. Sir mark rowley has faced calls to quit after an Anti Semitism Campaigner was threatened with arrest at a pro palestine protest. Louisa pilbeam has the story. Its an incident thats prompted not one, but two apologies from the metropolitan police. Jewish anti semitic campaigner gideon falter wanted to cross the road through a pro palestinian march, but was stopped by officers. When mr falter disagrees, the officer threatens to arrest him, caught on camera by the anti semitism charity he works for. I was being treated like a criminal for being jewish, and after wed been stopped by police, people started shouting abuse at us and the police surrounded us and not them. They told us we were threatened with arrest, not them. There were people crossing the road left, right and centre in any direction they wanted to. The incident has led to met chief sir Mark Rowley Apologising twice in three days. Hes since been summoned to an urgent meeting today with the mayor of london, sadiq khan. It comes amid calls for the commissioner to resign. Sir mark and the Met Have Come Under Fire for the way pro palestinian marches have been accused of Turning London into a no go Zone Forjewish people. In a bid to mend those relations, he will also speak Withjewish Groups today. If i remain here, you will arrest me . Mr falter has been invited to a private meeting with the met, which he has accepted. Louisa pilbeam, bbc news. The government says it is determined that its flagship rwanda bill will not face any more delays and that mps and peers will have to keep sitting and voting until its passed when it returns to Parliament Today. The legislation is designed to make sure that migrants can be sent to the African Country, by curbing legal challenges. Wet wipes containing plastic will soon be banned from sale in the uk. The government is expected to announce today that it wants to introduce the legislation in england before thejuly summer recess, which would make it illegal to sell or supply them. It follows overwhelming support from a public consultation. The rest of the uk is set to join the ban by the autumn. Crucial Safety Equipment used on Smart Motorways has been hit by hundreds of Power Outages during the past two years, according to a new bbc investigation. Its meant there were times when signals, cameras and radar detection systems werent working for days at a time. National highways says Smart Motorways are the safest of britains roads. The us journalist terry anderson, who was held by kidnappers for nearly seven years during lebanons civil war, has died at the age of 76. He was held hostage along with terry waite and john mccarthy. He spent much of his time in solitary confinement. The mp mark menzies has quit the Conservative Party and said that he will leave parliament at the next general election, after being accused of misusing party funds. He strongly denies a Newspaper Report that he used political donations to pay for medical bills and to help resolve a dispute. Our Political CorrespondentHarry Farleyjoins us now from westminster. What is the reaction in parliament to the decision to step down . I think eyebrows might be raised particularly in response to the conservative statement. They say they concluded an internal investigation but they cannot conclude there had been a misuse of party funds because the particular county was paid out of falls out of the remit they say of the Conservative Party. As a reminder, the background, it stems from a report in the times last week that said mark menzies had called an Elderly Party activist in the early hours in december asking for £5,000 in campaignfunds hours in december asking for £5,000 in Campaign Funds to be paid to him because he was being held by what he described as bad people and it emerged a further 111,000 had been paid out of Campaign Funds to cover his private medical expenses. He has said he will step down. He did not reference the allegations in his statement but said it had been a difficult week and he requested his familys privacy was respected. He will step down at the next election. We had the whip suspended from the Conservative Party and he denies the allegations. 11 people have been reported missing and Tens Of Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes after heavy rain caused severe flooding in parts of southern china. Rescue teams have been sent to the province of guangdong after days of heavy rain have swollen rivers and caused landslides. Lets get the latest from our china correspondent, laura bicker. The numbers of people potentially affected by the flooding is absolutely staggering. How is it looking now . It is absolutely staggering. How is it looking now . Looking now . It is the most populated looking now . It is the most populated province looking now . It is the most populated province in looking now . It is the most populated province in chinaj looking now . It is the most populated province in china with 127 Million People living there which is why the government dispatched rescue teams early. We are monitoring the situation in beijing and we see river levels are receding but overnight, water levels were as some officials described it, grim. They said heavy rain and local storms has turned quiet rivers into fast flowing torrents of water. Some places, around 30 centimetres, around a foot of rain fell in 2a hours. This area is used to flooding and is prone to flooding but even whether officials have been worried because they feared a once in a half century Flooding Event and those fears appear for now to be unfounded. However, 11 people are still missing. Rescue teams are searching for them. There have been a number of landslides that blocked roads and highways so getting in and out of remote areas has been difficult. Schools have been closed and Electricity Supplies have been disrupted. And Electricity Supplies have been disruted. , ~ and Electricity Supplies have been disruted. ~ i. Disrupted. Thank you. Extreme conditions disrupted. Thank you. Extreme conditions there disrupted. Thank you. Extreme conditions there in disrupted. Thank you. Extreme conditions there in china. Heres carol with a look at the weather. Good morning. Good morning. This week the weather is quiet back at home. If you are heading out and live in the south east, east anglia, you will notice a cold start. Norwich at the moment is only two degrees. Cloudy and the rest of the country. In inverness, the temperature currently at 9 degrees. Through this week, temperatures will be below seasonal average. There is a risk of night frosts. We will see rain coming south today. Most will be dry and we will see proper rain coming back as low pressure comes back into the forecast through the weekend, especially saturday night into sunday. This is what we have at the moment. A warm front moving south. The rain light and we have drizzle. A bright and sunny start in the south east and then the Cloud Will Push to the south east through the midlands into South West England and wales as we go through the day. It will move away from scotland and Northern Ireland and here we will see sunshine return. A mild weekend across the north. Northern ireland had its warmest day of the year so far yesterday. Today, not quite the 19. 3 we saw yesterday. 1a. 16 in glasgow and 8 10 as we move south. This evening and overnight, the Weather Front continues the descent south, taking cloud, light rain with it. Clear skies follow behind. Under clear skies, it. Clear skies follow behind. Under clearskies, it it. Clear skies follow behind. Under clear skies, it will be a cold night. Temperatures for five in the north. Maybe seven in the night. Temperatures for five in the north. Maybe seven in the south. Thank you. An estimated 1. 4 million across england, scotland and wales are currently in receipt of an allowance of £81. 91 each week, for providing unpaid support to a friend or relative. Calls for that figure to increase in line with the National Living wage will be highlighted during a debate in westminster later, as carers face growing demands on their finances amid the cost of living crisis. 0ur reporter abi smitton has been speaking to some of those affected. Every monday morning, Northamptonshire Carers Choir meets to rehearse. For many of the unpaid carers here, its their only break from the constant demands of supporting a loved one. Good girl. Thank you. Sarah cares for her daughter phoebe. Phoebes 23 and has a rare genetic disorder pitt hopkins syndrome. There is a relentlessness to caring. There is just this feeling that im doing this day in, day out, day in, day out. She had to give up work to care for phoebe full time. Ifelt like we had no choice. I couldnt balance everything. But, yeah, it was scary. It was scary thinking about the money. You know, i still wanted to achieve and strive and do stuff for myself. So it was a tricky one. It was very difficult. Sarah is one of more than 1. 4 Million People in england, wales and scotland who claim carer� s allowance. Carers can earn just under £82 each week if they spend at least 35 hours a week caring for someone else. A week caring for someone. Its pennies, really, in comparison. It doesnt equal because the caring role can be so sporadic and its across the whole day and night. Its just a drop in the ocean. Victoria works for northamptonshire carers. She dropped everything to care for her dad until he passed away last year. She says claiming carer� s allowance was a battle. Shed spend hours on the phone to the Department For Work And Pensions, desperately trying to get support. Not that you cant put a value on caring for someone, but it doesnt pay the bills. It doesnt help, really. And its a very cold, standard process which is followed. The letters are very sharp. And when youre feeling really low, it doesnt help at all. It doesnt help. Sarah cares for her mum, her brother and two children. She receives her carer� s allowance payments each week, but they dont go far. It goes straight on my car. Last week, i had four appointments between my mum and my brother, i had four medical appointments, and thats on top of taking my children out and doing things. So it doesnt go very far with fuel prices and distances and everything. Campaigners say the carer� s allowance system is too confusing. Neil has cared for his partner, david, since he was diagnosed with a rare degenerative eye condition. It is like a bereavement when you lose your eyesight. But, now, ive learned to cope the best i can, havent i . Yeah. Yeah, you dont have a choice, really, do you . Just back him up and everything and make sure hes 0k. Yeah. Last year, neils carer� s allowance was abruptly stopped when he started claiming his state pension. Under the governments rules, carers arent entitled to both payments at the same time. I was quite annoyed, actually, i was quite annoyed. His disability is bad enough for me to get it before i was 66. It should still be the same the day after i was 66. Because they stopped It Straightaway. It is a 24 hourjob, it is constantly running around sorting out and organising the phone calls, the letters just everything. Carers will head to Parliament Today to call for changes to carer� s allowance, including raising minimum payments and providing Additional Support for people earning the state pension. Its like im not valued. I feel like what i do isnt valued. The Department For Work And Pensions says they recognise the role of unpaid carers and are committed to helping them financially. I would also love to have the assurance that if there was an emergency, we would be looked after. We will be talking about that issue later in the programme. Lets take a look at todays papers. The guardian leads with calls by some conservative mps for concessions on the rwanda bill. They want people from afghanistan who served alongside uk forces to be protected from being sent to rwanda if they arrive on small boats across the English Channel. The daily mail leads on calls byjewish leaders for the met police chief to resign. It says he will be hauled before the home secretary James Cleverly this week. Its after an officer threatened to arrest a jewish man at a pro palestine march. The front page of the mirror shows sir keir starmer meeting Doreen Lawrence 31 years after her son stephen was murdered. The paper says the Labour Leader has vowed to honour Stephen Lawrences legacy. Lots of todays papers inluding the sun have this photo of Victoria Beckham being given a piggyback by her husband david, as she left her 50th birthday party. And if youre a spice girls fan, youre going to be very excited by this video. Stop right now, thank you very much. I need somebody with a human touch. David is clearly very excited by it. All five members of the spice girls sang it at the party. And wasnt there any reference to a talk on a comment about them getting back on the road . Since then, bookmakers� odds of an