it s thursday, 31st august. our main story. police chiefs in england and wales are to be given new powers to sack officers found guilty of gross misconduct. the overhaul of the disciplinary processes was prompted by the convictions of former metropolitan police officers wayne couzens, who murdered sarah everard, and the serial rapist, david carrick. our home editor mark easton reports. what is your relationship with malhotra? he s my cousin. i never knew it was so bad what he was doing. otherwise, i d never have gone along with it. frustration of pursuing bent coppers has seen sunday night tv drama echo the real world of policing. the head of scotland yard, sir mark rowley, is among a number of police chiefs, who ve been pushing the government to give them more powers to identify and sack rogue officers. the further people are away from it, the more forgiving they are of the behaviour is what i ve seen. so i want. i want the powers to be able to deal with this. the appalling
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and this was the start of a campaign against commercial vessels. already the houthis had aimed missiles at israel since october the 7th. now, using an array of weapons including missiles and drones, they were taking aim at the red sea. the ballistic missiles are really the tough one. this is the first time we ve ever seen ships hit by this type of weapon. and the us is clear on who it blames. while the houthis are pulling the trigger, so to speak, they re being handed the gun by iran. iran denies this, but the americans are acting. they ve released this footage of a us navy warship intercepting a houthi attack. the us has set up a large multinational naval task force, which includes france and the uk, and it has this message. these attacks are reckless, dangerous and they violate| international law. targeting civilian vessels is against international law, and these attacks connect to global tensions and to global trade. they re taking place in a narrow channel in the red sea
for a ukrainian counteroffensive? and the chelsea flower show opens, this year sustainability and diversity are key themes. coming up in the sport on bbc news one down, two to go. pep guardiola says to be considered one of the greatest teams, his side need to become european champions. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the home secretary, suella braverman, says she s confident nothing untoward has happened following controversy over her handling of a speeding offence last summer. now, she refused to be drawn on whether she instructed civil servants to arrange a one on one driving awareness course, instead of attending a public session. opposition parties say she should quit if she s found to have breached the ministerial code, because the rules say civil servants shouldn t get involved in the private affairs of ministers. rishi sunak has been meeting his ethics adviser to decide what happens next. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. any regre