to restore public faith. the culture sadly in the met is all pervasive and the institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia is largely led by what their officers have said and what our own research has shown. todayis today is without a doubt one of the darkest today is without a doubt one of the darkest days in an almost 200 year old met police service. european stock markets recover in early trading with shares in banks rallying after moves to reassure investors following the takeover of credit suisse. barricades go up in new york in preparation for protests. a grand jury could make history by indicting former president donald trump over alleged hush money paid to a porn actress. hello and welcome to bbc news. the chinese president xi jinping, who s in moscow, has described russia and china as strategic partners and great neighbouring powers . on the second day of his visit, mr xi invited vladimir putin to visit beijing this year, and said he would make ties with mos
re vetting firearm offices. a fundamental reset of stop and search in london. 50 mark rowley of the metropolitan police commissioner said he accepted the findings and systemic failures, but stops short of calling it institutional. but people had felt that gown and the report was brutal. he will be reflecting on the report. thank you ve much reflecting on the report. thank you very much indeed reflecting on the report. thank you very much indeed for reflecting on the report. thank you very much indeed forjoining - reflecting on the report. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. i just to bring you our breaking news this hour, borisjohnson has had his defence published before the committee hearing tomorrow on whether he misled the house of commons about attending parties during the covid i9 lockdown. i m joined now from westminster by political correspondent jonathan blake. what is the initial assessment of what it says? what is the initial assessment of what it says? wh
interest rates have gone up by three quarters of a percentage point, the biggest increase for more than 30 years. it pushes the base rate up to 3%, as the bank of england tries to control inflation. it s the eighth rise in a row, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. meanwhile the bank has also warned the uk could be on course for its longest recession since reliable records began, over a century ago. our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. it is the biggest interest rate rise in a third of a century. the cost of living has been rising at its fastest rate for a0 years for global reasons but the bank of england is trying to prevent runaway inflation from becoming embedded in the domestic economy. these are big changes, they have a real impact on people s lives, so why are we doing it? and why are we doing it now when so many people are already struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? quite simply we are increasing the bank rate bec
persist. and divide and rule we get the inside track on the business that s split the world up into 57 trillion three metre squares, each with its own code. it s an innovative approach to mapping that s being taken up by the likes of the red cross and deutsche bahn. don t forget, we always want to hear from you about anything on the programme it s easy to get in touch, just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme, stay tuned for that inside track, it is fascinating, this three metres square here has its own unique code, we will explain that for you later. the eu and china will attempt to deepen ties at a summit later. there is concern among some about us president donald trump s stance on trade and climate change. chinese premier li keqiang will meet european council president donald tusk and the head of the european commission jean claude juncker. chinese premier li keqiang will meet european council president they re looking at how they can counter donald