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cyclists call for britain's roads to be made safer, as a survey finds a quarter of motorists admit driving dangerously close to bikes. a damning report has warned that hundreds of police officers in england and wales have been cleared to serve when they should have failed vetting procedures. forces accepted applicants with convictions for robbery, indecent exposure and domestic abuse. the police watchdog looked at eight forces, reviewing hundreds of vetting files. his majesty's inspectorate of constabulary, fire and rescue services focused on the poor treatment of women, and sexual m...

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. authorities in south korea say pyongyang has fired at least 17 missiles, including one which crossed what is known as the northern limit line — in effect, the border at sea between the two countries. that missile, a short—range ballistic device, came down near the south korean island of ulleung, to the east. people living on the island took shelter, but there was no damage, nor any casualties. it's the first time since the end of fighting in the korean war that a missile has been fired by the north into southern ...

against a bill in parliament this week to boost police powers against protesters. they should've been allowed to protest, to have their vigil, to come together in peace and i was very disturbed to see the police action. i think it was wrong and i'm pleased it's now going to be reviewed. the foreign secretary makes another call for the immediate release of british—iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — after she faces new allegations of anti—government propaganda in court. authorities in the republic of ireland recommend temporarily suspending use of the astrazeneca vaccine, afte...

we start with brexit, and an indication of how much effect the uk leaving the european union has had on trade in both directions across the english channel. figures compiled by the uk government show how british exports to the eu fell byjust over 40% injanuary — the first month when the post—brexit rules came into force. and imports from the eu were down by nearly 30%. there are of course contributing factors, like earlier stockpiling, and pandemic lockdowns. our economics correspondent, andy verity, has the details. this manchester exporter of branded clothing, much of it for co...

Exclusive: Too many women seen as a commodity by police officers to abuse, former police chief warns after figures show stark rise in complaints