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
intentionally or recklessly. why the hollywood actress gwyneth paltrow is in court today over a skiing accident seven years ago. and the plans to turn highland water into power in the biggest hydro electric project in the uk for a0 years. on bbc london. white make a return appointed the crystal pilots since relegation was avoided from the premier league. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. the head of the metropolitan police sir mark rowley has apologised and accepted his force has let people down after scathing report found it to be institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic . the review by baroness casey says britain s largest police force needs a complete overhaul to restore public trust. it was commissioned after the rape and murder of sarah everard by a serving met police officer. it found that female officers and staff routinely face sexism and misogyny . baroness casey described a deep seated homophobia within the met, with claims of racism
and healthy new years eve. we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict the 16th has died at the age of 95. the vatican says the retired pope passed away early this morning. his funeral will be held on january 5th in st. peters square. presided over by pope francis. that is the man who became leader of the catholic church after benedict resigned from the role in 2013. msnbc looks back on his life and legacy. it was a resignation that shocked the catholic church. pope benedict, less than eight years after his election, he became the first pope and seven centuries to voluntarily retire. he said that he lacked the strength of mind and body to do the job. he felt like he was being prevented from being the pope in a way that he felt the pope should be present for the people of god. he was born joseph rat singer in wartime germany. in the deeply catholic weijia bavaria. he and his brother george people became priests. both eventually landed
coming their way. there were experiences in the door. they blocked the door. it sounds like a commando operation. straight out of the military. it still feels like . i blame myself for everything. the story about young couples and their children, their tangled relationships is so disturbing you might question what kind of creatures where you humans are. you ve been forewarned. we have a lot of strange cases in the course of day one. but this one has a chilliness to it that is just unmatched. it s something you don t usually hear about. the trip into the darkness actually begins on a sunny fall day. october 27th, 2018. and the sleepy town of sodus, and way upstate new york. tiffany fare was headed out to the grocery when her two years old got fussy about what they were eating. we went to the kitchen to grab gummy bears. some neighbor talking with a gentleman outside. didn t think any of it thing of it. her neighbor josh, leaving against his truck
the struggle is real for southwest. the lead starts right now. six days in, southwest has canceled more than 15,000 flights. tomorrow may not be better. southwest s stock is taking a hit. then, new details emerging about the final days of the trump administration. a witness told the january 6th committee donald trump s chief of staff regularly burned documents. gives a whole new meaning to fireside chats. plus, why celebrities and social media are driving a shortage of a life-saving diabetes drug. welcome to the lead, i m phil mattingly. relief is still a few days away for southwest airlines passengers. the airlines canceled 2,500 flights today. more than 2,000 others already canceled tomorrow. putting the total number north of 15,000 since bad weather hit last week. airports are filled with long lines of southwest passengers trying to rebook as piles of lost luggage continue to grow. now, while other airlines recovered from the winter storm fairly quickly, southwes