on wednesday. buses brought protestors into the city ahead of more action planned on thursday. they re calling for fresh elections. all police forces across england and wales are being asked to check their officers against national databases to help root out corrupt individuals who may have slipped through the vetting process. it comes after a serving officer, david carrick, was found to be a serial rapist. the government has promised reforms that will leave offenders with no place to hide . our home editor mark easton reports. chanting: no justice! no peace! no rapist police! the reverberations from the carrick scandal continue with police chiefs and politicians expressing their determination to root out misogyny and predatory behaviour from the ranks. sexist police have got to go! every police officer and staff member in england and wales will be checked against national police databases for any convictions or intelligence that might identify those who have, like carrick,
has agreed to help prosecutors in brussels in return for a reduced prison sentence. qatar denies claims it bribed officials to win influence in parliament. the rmt and aslef unions have announced a fresh wave of rail strikes over pay and conditions on februaryi and 3. teachers and civil servants will also take action over pay and on wednesday, nurses in england and wales will stage a two day strike. our health correspondent dominic hughes has been talking to nurses about pay and the cost of living. who s looking after our mums and dads and kids? it s nurses, but you can t do that when you re running on empty. ifirst met carmel, an experienced nurse in liverpool, back in june. they take care of the nursing family but we can t take care of anyone. then we talked about the impact of the cost of living crisis on health workers. now, on the eve of two days of strike action, carmel says things have got even worse. we ve got people leaving because they can t afford to be a nurse. nu
this seems like paradise, but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reefs for income, for protection, and for our survival, as well. i travel across the islands to meet some inspirational people with exciting ideas. seeing the radical new ways to bring coral reefs back to life, and a completely new, sustainable way of reclaiming much needed land. this is extreme conservation. ..the maldives. the maldives is located about 500km south of india, in the pacific ocean. it s made up of almost 1,200 islands that sit within these circular formations called atolls. and it s these low lying islands th
rishi sunak called the execution a callous and cowardly act. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: the maldives. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter with a passion for conservation. for the past 35 years, my work has taken me all over the world. and in that time, i ve seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we travel to different countries, meeting inspirational people. hello! ..with new ideas. this time, i m in the maldives. this seems like paradise, but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i ve got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reefs for income, for protection, and for our survival