grand slam today, while hoping england do them a favour by beating france. and it has been pretty unsettled of late but as we look towards the next couple of days, high pressure is building, something brighter and drier on the horizon, i will be back with all the details. it s saturday 13 march. our top story: a metropolitan police officer will appear in court today, charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who went missing while walking home in south london ten days ago. wayne couzens, who s a8, was taken to hospital yesterday for a second time in two days, to be treated for a fresh head injury sustained in custody. charlotte wright reports. it is ten days since sarah everard disappeared in south london. she was walking home. today, a serving metropolitan police officer, 48 year old wayne couzens, will appear before magistrates. charged with her kidnap and murder. it follows a large scale police investigation spanning sites in london and kent. woodland in ashford
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. hundreds of women in london have gathered in defiance of covid rules to hold a memorial for sarah everard. she was kidnapped and murdered two weeks ago and her death has become the focus of widespread anger in the uk about sexual violence against women. this was the scene a little while ago ago as groups of women gathered on clapham common in south london, near to where sarah everard was last seen. they held a candlelit vigil, despite the official cancellation of the event because of coronavirus restrictions. concern about case has been fuelled by the charging of a serving police officer with sarah everard s murder. and there s criticism too for the way the police have tried to break up saturday s event. there was supposed to be an official vigil here at 6:30pm. that was cancelled after the women s safety campaign group reclaim these streets failed to get a judge to overturn the metropolitan police s order th