of the met with our home editor. also this lunchtime. scotland s former first minister nicola sturgeon cancels a public appearance today, as the police investigation into her husband continues. a new drug on the nhs for people living with inherited breast and prostate cancer. and delays again for holiday makers booked on cross channel ferries from dover, as the easter getaway begins. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we round up the latest action, he key interviews and discuss the day s biggest talking points in sport. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. dozens of metropolitan police officers have been diverted from investigating serious crime and terrorism to root out wrongdoing within the force. the head of the met, sir mark rowley, says he expects hundreds of staff to be removed from duty over the next few years. it comes after a damning report last month called britain s biggest police force instutionally racist, homophobic and misogynist. helena wilki
hello and welcome. we will concentrate on the stories dominating the headlines here in the uk. some breaking news here in the uk an inquiry fails to determine whether or not a british mp told a minister that her muslim faith was a factor in her sacking but finds mark spencer did not break ministerial rules. nusrat ghani claimed she was told her muslimness was raised as an issue when she lost herjob as transport minister in february 2020. our political correspondent jonathan blake gave details on the background to this investigation. this investigation began in february of last year when borisjohnson was prime minister. he asked his ethics adviser at the time to look into the claims by nusrat ghani, a conservative mp who claims that when she had been sacked as transport minister in 2020, she was told that her muslimness had been raised as an issue. subsequently, she raised concerns about those comments which were made. it was later revealed by the chief whip at the time, m
nicola sturgeon, she has been keeping a low profile. she was due to appear at a climate change event, called climate of change, but her spokesperson said she did not want to distract from the issue and so she would be cancelling her appearance there later today. james, thank ou. health officials in england have warned that they can t guarantee patient safety during next week s four day strike byjunior doctors. the walk out starts at 7am on tuesday the 11th until 7am on saturday the 15th of april. nhs providers, which represents trusts, says the challenges are unprecedented. tens of thousands of appointments are expected to be cancelled, with consultants drafted in to provide cover. the doctors union, the bma, says it will consider pulling junior doctors off picket lines if individual hospitals report lives are in immediate danger. 0ur health correspondent