warwickshire. in cambridge we have already seen more than 2.5 times the rainfall we d normally expect in a typical march. looking further north to orkney, up to 9am here we had only seen a surge of the rainfall we d normally expect that there rain gauges have had a top up today, this band of cloud pushing northwards across orkney and shetland, bringing outbreaks of rain, then a mixture of sunshine and showers that here comes the next rain bearing weather system pushing into northern ireland, parts of west wales and south west england by the end of the day, the breeze and strengthening too. hefty showers elsewhere, very mild, ii and strengthening too. hefty showers elsewhere, very mild, 11 degrees. in a way and perhaps 16 in hull, really mild for the time of year 11 degrees in stornoway. heavy rain over the hills in south west england, wales, north west england and western scotland where gales will develop by the end of the night, turning very when she windy for western
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
own research has shown. sri lanka s president says his country will no longer be deemed bankrupt as it prepares to receive the first installment of a bailout from the international monetary fund. the bbc discovers seven british patients who travelled to turkey for weight loss surgery died after operations there. others have returned home with serious health issues. good afternoon. a 50 page dossier of evidence which the former british prime minister borisjohnson believes will prove he didn t knowingly mislead parliament over partygate allegations has been published. in it, mrjohnson accepts that he misled parliament when he said covid rules had been followed in downing street, but insists the statements were made in good faith. he raises serious concerns about the way the cross party privileges committee is looking into the case, saying it has gone significantly beyond its terms of reference. mrjohnson will be questioned by mps tomorrow. our chief political correspondent,
and political ties between the two countries following talks between the two in moscow. at a news conference in the last hour and a half, the pair announced increasing economic partnerships, and said they would deepen co operation between their armed forces. president putin praised china s plan to end the war in ukraine, saying the proposals could form the basis for a peace settlement. however there were no further details of the plans, and they are unlikely to be acceptable to the ukraine government. the russian leader said moscow would help chinese businesses replace western firms that had abandoned operations in russia due to sanctions. president xi, meanwhile, described their discussions as friendly, frank, and fruitful. it s the chinese leader s second day in moscow our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley sent this report earlier. it s a visit being watched around the world for what its global consequences could be. according to the chinese president, his meet
at home safely. lung disease costs the nhs billions. ministers say more funding for research and new targets to cut pollution and smoking should make a difference. but doctors think more still needs to be done to improve and save thousands of lives. jim reed, bbc news. let s return to today s scathing review of london s metropolitan police which found it to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. the report s author baronness casey said many londoners had lost faith in the metropolitan police and the force could be broken up if it didn t change. labour party leader sir keir starmer and shadow home secretary yvette cooper are giving a press conference in response to the report, let s listen in. good afternoon everyone thank you very much forjoining us. baroness casey s report today commissioned by the mayor of london is forensic, thorough and truly damning. it is deeply critical about the problems in the metropolitan police and the urgent change some of