and i am at the cheltenham festival, looking ahead to the highlight of the week here, the gold cup. and coming up on the bbc news channel, crystal palace are looking for a new manager after sacking patrick vieira. he leaves after a run of 12 games without a win. good afternoon. a major review of the metropolitan police is expected to heavily criticise the force for racist, sexist and homophobic behaviour. baroness casey was appointed to examine the met s standards and internal culture after the murder of sarah everard by wayne couzens, a serving policeman. the bbc has been told the review published next week will be extremely bad for britain s biggest police force. our special correspondent, lucy manning, has been talking to former partners of police officers who say the met fails to deal with abusive officers in its ranks. sirens. they used to be in uniform, until they were convicted. since wayne couzens was arrested, more met police officers have been sentenced, many
plans forjune and july. if anyone is worried now, what plans forjune and july. if anyone is worried now, what are - plans forjune and july. if anyone is worried now, what are the - plans forjune and july. if anyone l is worried now, what are the rules about how long you have to go on your passport expiry before you are allowed to travel? allowed to travel? these have changed. allowed to travel? these have changed. of allowed to travel? these have changed, of course, allowed to travel? these have changed, of course, very - allowed to travel? these have | changed, of course, very much allowed to travel? these have - changed, of course, very much around the brexit period and in recent months. really, you need to make sure that you have at least six months on your passport. it differs depending on the country you re going to, and also your age, the age of the passport holder. to be on the safe side, you should always make sure you have got at least six months left on your
who died in the bomb attack on the st petersburg underground has risen to m. in northern ireland a man who sexually abused a woman with a learning disability and held her captive for 8 years has been jailed. and why no mention of easter provokes a row about eggs and faith. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that at least 58 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel held town in north western syria. the syrian observatory for human rights reported that the strikes were carried out by syrian government or russianjets. and it claimed that rockets were fired at clinics treating some of the survivors. the united nations security council is due to meet to discuss the attacks and officials have confirmed that if the reports are confirmed the attacks would amount to a war crime. syrian and russian military officials have denied any involvement. our correspondent wyre davies reports . the footage posted online by syr
Today at 1:00: a major report on the metropolitan police is expected to criticise it for racist, sexist and homophobic behaviour. the review of the standards and culture of britain s biggest police force follows the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer. we hear from the former partners of met police officers who say their allegations of coercive control and domestic abuse were not properly investigated. also this lunchtime. concerns for holiday makers as passport office workers prepare to go on strike. but industrial action by teachers in england is put on hold for a fortnight while there a new talks with the government. homelessness a growing problem in the countryside, as well as the big cities.
The protests on the streets of many french cities, shep. shepard: it has been interesting to watch as the french president has taken a very hard line with these protesters. not in the way that other french leaders have in past. very different, indeed to previous french leaders a lot of people, in fact, are calling this sarkozy s fatua moment. margaret thatcher battled with the unions back in the mid 1980s and literally changed the culture of britain in so doing. president sarkozy has ordered riot police n the same manner that thatcher did. clearly he is not going to negotiate with the unions in any way. that is why we are seeing the violence on the streets. sarkozy seems absolutely determined to change the french system of benefits. it s a very extensive system. the unions feel losing much more than just the retirement age, shep. shepard: most protests might seem unorganized. but they are usually organized by somebody in this case. is it just the unions? it s largely the unions