that when and what is in doubt _ whitehall that when and what is in doubt you — whitehall that when and what is in doubt you call a cobra meeting and that doubt you calla cobra meeting and that will_ doubt you call a cobra meeting and that will produce answers. there's been _ that will produce answers. there's been a _ that will produce answers. there's been a cobra meeting today. i'm sure they'll— been a cobra meeting today. i'm sure they'll be _ been a cobra meeting today. i'm sure they'll be more tomorrow and we've seen from _ they'll be more tomorrow and we've seen from the cabin office advair, dealing _ seen from the cabin office advair, dealing with the ukraine crisis as well is _ dealing with the ukraine crisis as well is the — dealing with the ukraine crisis as well is the heads of the army. civil contingency and part of the british state _ contingency and part of the british state here. that cobra apparatus will operate consistently over the next 24 _ will operate consistently over the next 24 hours as far as johnson said, _ next 24 hours as far as johnson said. the —

but the headline made for whitehall convinced putin is about to invade. sebastian payne, how do you see a? i to invade. sebastian payne, how do ou see a? ~ to invade. sebastian payne, how do you see a?— you see a? i think i'm very glad to see that boris _ you see a? i think i'm very glad to see that boris johnson _ you see a? i think i'm very glad to see that boris johnson did - you see a? i think i'm very glad to see that boris johnson did not - you see a? i think i'm very glad to see that boris johnson did not try | see that borisjohnson did not try to do a tom cruise and present when he was visiting an raf base today. what you see in this front story today does suggest the real concern of the misinformation campaign going on by russia at the moment. they put out these images and videos of the past couple of days that seem to show tanks and troops being withdrawn from the ukrainian border adding a bit of hope that they may not invade. but the intelligent sources and the fact that this is being briefed from senior whitehall officials suggest that brita

ministers scurrying - around whitehall, shuffling the deck chairs, _ around whitehall, shuffling the deck chairs, cobbling together a shopping list of— chairs, cobbling together a shopping list of recycled policies and fiddling the figures. is this really it? n, , fiddling the figures. is this really it? , _, , fiddling the figures. is this really it? , ., , ., it? many communities have been made bi it? many communities have been made his promises. — it? many communities have been made his promises. not _ it? many communities have been made big promises, not least— it? many communities have been made big promises, not least places - it? many communities have been made big promises, not least places that - big promises, not least places that voted tory in 2019. there has been a lot of political focus on places like gedling in the midlands and north. now some in rural and coastal areas are warning they can't be overlooked. the government says this is about improving opportunity for everyone but acknowledges that that will take time. the question is whether have people have the pa

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators — it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. an emotional trip home for chagos islanders. exiled by britain 50 years ago, their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritius and the uk. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the armed forces minister, james heappey, says britain's military will not be able to fly uk nationals out of ukraine as it did in afghanistan. the united states has warned a russian invasion could come "at any time". moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. a number of countries including the uk and the us have called for their citizens to leave ukraine immediately. the us has told its non—emergency staff at its embassy in kyiv to leave and reportedly withdrawn nearly

, 12 in total, between may 2020 and april 2021, both in downing street and in some locations around whitehall. now, those documents have to be returned within seven days so the clock is ticking, and once they have been filled in, the police will look at them. what they are trying to establish from these is why people were at events, what the reason or purpose for being at the event was. just receiving them doesn't mean someone will end up with a fixed penalty notice or be found guilty of something. however, as you said there, they do have to be truthful in their response, so there could be some sort of serious explaining being done by people putting pen to paper over the course of the week. do we know anything about what the questions are in this questionnaire? i spoke to the metropolitan police about this earlier and for operational reasons, they are not going into it. i was inquiring, as they were 12 events, whether everyone was going to get the same questionnaire or whether it would be tailored to each individual recipient. the met police say that for operational reasons they aren't going

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. tense scenes in the final of the club world cup, with chelsea leading palmeiras 2—1 at the end of extra time. hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a day of high—stakes international diplomacy — over a possible war in ukraine has culminated — in direct talks between president biden and his russian counterpart, vladimir putin. the white house said mr biden reiterated that a further russian invasion of ukraine would produce widespread human suffering and diminish russia's standing. mr biden said he was committed to diplomacy but also warned of the "severe costs" of any russian military action. mr putin has accused the west of stoking tensions. more than a dozen nations, including the uk, have urged their citizens to get out of the country. our correspondent paul adams has been talkin

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter paris as part of a protest against france's coronavirus regulations. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. an emotional trip home for chagos islanders exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritius and the uk. the uk's armed forces minister says its military will not be able to fly uk nationals out of ukraine like it did for afghanistan. it comes as the united states warned a russian invasion could come "at any time". moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. a number of countries including the uk and the us have called for their citizens to leave ukraine immediately. the us has urged its non—emergency staff at its embassy in kyiv to leave. russia has confirmed that it has reduced the number of staff at its embassy in kyiv as more di

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show with rajan datar. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatar's capital city, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a seismic change in the fortunes of qatar. and at a turbocharged pace, qatar's hopes, dreams and buildings have risen high above the desert sands. since this small but mighty gulf nation won the right to host the fifa world cup back in 2010, it has spent billions on state—of—the—art stadia and infrastructure. and with the first match set to kick off this november, all eyes will be on qatar as it makes history, becoming the first ever middle eastern country to host the world cup. and i am here to meet some real players, both on and off the pitch. i asked someone here how much each of these were worth, and his answer was "priceless". this is the perspective that players will have as they walk out onto the game for the first match of the

there's— mounting concerns in whitehall there's been concerns raised by the education _ there's been concerns raised by the education select committee in the house _ education select committee in the house of— education select committee in the house of commons that basically there _ house of commons that basically there is— house of commons that basically there is a — house of commons that basically there is a politcised asian coming into schools and that children are not necessarily being taught things in a factual way, that there is some form _ in a factual way, that there is some form of— in a factual way, that there is some form of trias— in a factual way, that there is some form of bias developing. they started — form of bias developing. they started drawing up impartiality guidance last spring, apparently in the wake _ guidance last spring, apparently in the wake of this conflict. the ministers _ the wake of this conflict. the ministers warned about atmosphere and intimidation of fair that was at risk of— and intimidation of fair that was at risk of emerging in so

, so i'm pleased to see _ power in whitehall, so i'm pleased to see that— power in whitehall, so i'm pleased to see that recognition. in terms of what _ to see that recognition. in terms of what they— to see that recognition. in terms of what they are doing, i have a lot of ambition, — what they are doing, i have a lot of ambition, but so far i haven't yet see the _ ambition, but so far i haven't yet see the plan to get there including the details on how the devolution will work— the details on how the devolution will work and including sufficient funding — will work and including sufficient funding to really make a success of it. ~ ., funding to really make a success of it. ~ . ., funding to really make a success of it. . ., ., , ., funding to really make a success of it. . ., ., i. ~ funding to really make a success of it. what do you think is needed? peo - le it. what do you think is needed? peole in it. what do you think is needed? people in teesside _ it. what do you think is needed? people in teesside talk - it. what do you think is needed? people in teesside talk about

police as part of this investigation looking into 12 different events in downing street and around whitehall between may 2020 and april 2020 one. downing st officials have not said too much about this, other than issuing that statement that the pro—minister will respond as required. those getting a questionnaire are expected to answer truthfully, with officers asking them to explain and account for their attendance at events. but, we must be very clear on this. receiving a questionnaire does not mean that someone is going to get found guilty of something, or is going to even get a fine. of course, that's not to say it's all not politically difficult for the prior minister because it is. some supporters say that even if he gets a fixed penalty notice he can continue as prime minister, but others say his position would be untenable. some are wondering if all of this is a worrying distraction from other duties, for example concentrating on what is going on in ukraine. but the armed forces minister this morning insisted the prime minister is fully focused on carrying out his duties. thank you.

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter paris as part of a protest against france's coronavirus regulations. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks — a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. an emotional trip home for chagos islanders — exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritius and the uk. now on bbc news, professional photographer conor mcdonnell has travelled the world and photographed everyone from calvin harris in las vegas to david attenborough in kenya. we follow him as he revisits the people and places that gave him his big break. it's been a while since i've walked a dog around here. i know. do you remember you used to walk the dog when you were little? yeah. yeah, and you used to bring your camera and take lots of pictures. yeah, he was my test subject a lot of the time. yeah! i rememberyou being upset you

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. large numbers of people have defied an injunction against the protests in the canadian province of ontario. police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter paris as part of a protest against france's coronavirus regulations. an emotional trip home for chagos islanders, as a ship sent by the government of mauritius has arrived at the chagos archipelago which britain is refusing to hand over to the mauritian government. more evidence of the squeeze on household budgets, new figures show the soaring cost of a supermarket shop. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. president biden is to speak to vladimir putin by phone after the united states warned a russian invasion of ukraine could come "at any time". a few hours ago, the us secretary of state says america are prepared either way if russia chooses diplomacy or aggression. moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. the british and us governments have called for their citizens to leave uk

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. and champions of the world — chelsea beat palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in the final of the club world cup. ashleyjohn—baptiste is a bbc reporter who grew up in foster care and spent most of his life believing he was an only child. that is until his mid—20s, when he received a life—changing message. now on bbc news, he explores the separation of siblings by the uk care system. i can't even remember the first foster home i lived in because i was so young. i went into care at age two and didn't leave until 18. i always wondered whether i was considered for adoption and never had the courage to ask about it as a kid. it's really hard to describe what it felt like be

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. french police have fired tear gas on demonstrators protesting against covid restrictions in the capital, paris. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks — a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. an emotional trip home for chagos islanders — exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritius and the uk. more headlines at lipm. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week... imitates arnold schwarzenegger: i need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle. blimey! the terminator�*s on zoom! robert de niro�*s waiting and he's talking italian. and... # just one cornetto! can you hear me? hello? yes, can you hear me? are you muted? no, are you frozen? all i'm getting is me back. i can hear me. 0k, hang on. sorry! hang on! what have you done? have you dropped the phone? yeah, sorry. i can hear you now. hello? you've got me? yes, there we go.

in whitehall, my understanding _ has been this delay? in whitehall, my understanding is _ has been this delay? in whitehall, my understanding is the _ has been this delay? in whitehall, i my understanding is the department of health thought it was pretty much there and we were ready to go and they were happy with it, but it wasn't then signed off by the treasury and by number ten. there are still discussions going on between them and the department of health. the argument that is made by amounts of money and therefore there needs to be scrutiny around where that money goes and how you measure the extent to which that money has been well spent in terms of targets and timeframes, and that kind of thing. a lot of this is looked at through the prism of the disagreements, public disagreements we have seen between the prime minister and the chancellor, and all of the noise and circus and drama around borisjohnson and his future, and whether or not rishi sunak might fancy being prime minister himself. he was pretty coy about that in his intervi

he has got the police inquiry as you rightly say, the whitehall ethics chief report, the whitehall ethics chief report, the local elections in may, which people are predicting will be a bit of a setback for him, then of course, once we get to the summer and recess, will be conservative be plotting again with only a year or so before an election and if they want a new man or woman in place, they will have to move then. so, there is a lot happening and you've got dominic cummings with senior age with his magic box of tricks. what else is he going to pull out in the weeks ahead? he is not out of the woods yet by a long shot. matthew, the exnress — woods yet by a long shot. matthew, the express have _ woods yet by a long shot. matthew, the express have got _ woods yet by a long shot. matthew, the express have got a _ woods yet by a long shot. matthew, the express have got a defiance - the express have got a defiance boris will axe all covert rules and that something else that the prime minister is hoping the voters will like, the way the government has been able to blend restrictions in eng

this evening, detectives investigating alleged breaches of covid regulations in downing street and whitehall said they will be there and making contact with more than 50 people to get their version of events. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster. police saying they are continuing investigations at a pace, what is your take on what has been happening today? i your take on what has been happening toda ? ~ , , ., your take on what has been happening toda ? ~ , ,., , today? i think this is a significant development. — today? i think this is a significant development, it _ today? i think this is a significant development, it is _ today? i think this is a significant development, it is the _ today? i think this is a significant development, it is the special. development, it is the special inquiry team of the metropolitan police who say they have identified more than 50 individuals they believe took part in parties, events in downing street and whitehall, they will each be sent a letter with a legal questionnaire, being told they will have to answer truthfully and wit

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators. it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. more headlines at 6pm. in 1976, john curry became the olympic, world and european champion in figure skating. but off the ice, the impact his life and career had on sport and the lgbt+ community was even greater. this is his story. when i see and i think of john curry, i think of somebody who helped me see that you are the most successful when you're just yourself. growing up on the ice and in skating rinks, i would hear many wonderful stories about the artistry ofjohn curry. as a competitive skater, that would guide me right along. later in life, i would find myself in the same gay clubs here in new york city that he had frequented. john curry was a legend and an ico

johnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. large numbers of people have defied an injunction against the protests in the canadian province of ontario. police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter paris as part of a protest against france's coronavirus regulations. an emotional trip home for chagos islanders — as a ship has arrived at the chagos archipelago which britain is refusing to hand over to the mauritian government. more evidence of the squeeze on household budgets, new figures show the soaring cost of a supermarket shop. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm annita mcveigh. and this week, we assess the diplomatic efforts going on to persuade president putin not to invade ukraine. we also look at the alarming rise in the cost of living and compare what governments are doing to try to ease the pressure. and i'll find out from my guests which stories they think ought to be getting more of our attention. i'm joined by the london correspondent of the syd

more than 50 individuals who they believe took part in those parties, events, and downing street and whitehall. they are each going to be sent a letter with the legal questionnaire being told they have to answer truthfully and within seven days. they are investigating 12 seven days. they are investigating i2 parties. the animal welfare charity, the rspca, has removed two pet cats from the home of footballer kurt zoumer after video emerged of him kicking one of the animals. the player has been fined two weeks' wages by his club, west ham, and been dropped by the sportswear firm adidas. his actions have also prompted a social media backlash. in india, 15 people have been arrested following protests against a ban on wearing the islamic headscarf in college. the controversy began when hijab—wearing students were denied entry to their schools in karnataka. all high schools and colleges in the state have been shut down for three days. protests have now spread to other cities, including kolkata and chennai — two of the country's largest cities — and hyderabad. the pakistani government deplored

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators — it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks — a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. more headlines at 5pm. now on bbc news, it's time for the media show. hello. some big topics on the media show today. in the west, it's reported as the ukraine crisis — 100,000 russian troops assembled near the border. president macron is on a whirlwind diplomatic mission this week to avert a conflict. but i want to look at how the situation is being reported in russia and in ukraine. is there the same sense of urgency in domestic media? how are both sides using the media to advance their own objectives? francis scarr is in moscow with bbc monitoring and he's going to help us do that. francis, on a lighter note first, you'll have seen those images of putin and

johnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. large numbers of people have defied an injunction against the protests in the canadian province of ontario. police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter paris as part of a protest against france's coronavirus regulations. an emotional trip home for chagos islanders, exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritius and the uk. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. president biden is to speak to vladimir putin by phone after the united states warned a russian invasion of ukraine could come "at any time". the us secretary of state says america are prepared either way if russia chooses diplomacy or aggression. moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. the british and us governments have called for their citizens to leave ukraine immediately. in the past hour, the us has urged its non—emergency staff at its embassy in kyiv to leave. germany has become the latest country to join the

as you say, in the context of allegations of parties in whitehall during _ allegations of parties in whitehall during lockdown, sirjohn major echoed — during lockdown, sirjohn major echoed labour's phrase, saying the notion— echoed labour's phrase, saying the notion there is one rule for the government and one rule for everybody else is politically deadly and he _ everybody else is politically deadly and he said it had hit home. he made this specific— and he said it had hit home. he made this specific accusation. at number ten, the prime minister and officials broke lockdown laws. brazen excuses were dreamed up. day after day, the public was asked to believe the unbelievable. ministers were sent out to defend the indefensible, making themselves look gullible or foolish as they did so. asked about that afterwards, sir john major appeared to backtrack slightly, — john major appeared to backtrack slightly, saying there was little doubt — slightly, saying there was little doubt laws had been broken, but that it would _ doubt laws had been broken, but that it would he _ doubt la

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks — a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. and, champions of the world! chelsea beat palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in the final of the club world cup. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the presidents of the us and russia have held direct talks over the phone to try to resolve tensions over ukraine. the white house said president biden had told his russian counterpart vladimir putin that the us and its allies would impose "swift and severe costs" on russia in the event of an invasion of ukraine. earlier, following a phone call with president macron of france, mr putin dismissed claims that such an attack was imminent as "provocative speculation". our north america editor sarah smith has more. it's clear that the us is now deeply concerned that there is possibly less chance of a diplomatic solution. the white house say it's

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. and champions of the world! chelsea beat palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in the final of the club world cup.

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-— to wrestle the hours away from whitehall. ., ,, , ., ., ., ,, ., whitehall. thank you for talking to me toda . whitehall. thank you for talking to me today- the _ whitehall. thank you for talking to me today. the detail _ whitehall. thank you for talking to me today. the detail will - whitehall. thank you for talking to me today. the detail will be - whitehall. thank you for talking to j me today. the detail will be where the devil is and that�*s what people want to know. there are a lot of successful people from here, like moran, gerard material, all of these have gone on to become household names and very successful, but they had to move away from britain and they are unlikely to come back because there is not the opportunity here. levelling up, if it works a decade or two handle and come in peace, if they choose to where they grew up or at least moving to areas like the kinds ofjobs as well, victoria. joining me is dr miatta fahnbulleh who�*s chief executive at the new economics foundation, a left—wing social—economic think tank. she is a former la

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall.

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. now on bbc news it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. coming up on tonight's programme: in his 100th international, dan biggar wins it for wales as scotland are beaten in the six nations. manchester united are left with that familiar feeling again as southampton banish their old trafford demons. still no medals for team gb in beijing — missing out in the skeleton for the first time in 20 years. welcome, thank you forjoining us. we start with the performance — and result — wales fans were hoping for in cardiff today. after the disappointment of losing to ireland on the opening weekend of the six nations, the defending champions bounced back

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. and champions of the world! chelsea beat palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in the final of the club world cup. footballer christian eriksen made headlines around the world when he collapsed on the pitch while playing for denmark in the euro 2020 football championship. now with a heart—starting device, he is back in the premier league with brentford. in an interview with bbc sports editor dan roan, he reflects on his life over the past eight months and his plans for the future. they were the shocking scenes that left football fearing the worst. the cardiac arrest suffered by christian eriksen during last summer's euros was among the most distressing moments the sport has witnessed. but with the world watching on, the denmark star survived, and eight months on, he's now been handed the chance of a remarkable return with brentford. fresh from training and in his first interview since signing for the premier league club, he told me just how much it meant to be back doing what he loves.

the day and _ group of soldiers in whitehall the day and they were actually talking about _ day and they were actually talking about a _ day and they were actually talking about a change to the visa scheme to allow _ about a change to the visa scheme to allow people who served in the armed forces— allow people who served in the armed forces who _ allow people who served in the armed forces who were born overseas but served _ forces who were born overseas but served here — forces who were born overseas but served here for six years. so he is talking to — served here for six years. so he is talking to them about ukraine and he lets slip _ talking to them about ukraine and he let's slip this comment saying that putin— let's slip this comment saying that putin is— let's slip this comment saying that putin is gone full tonto and using for the _ putin is gone full tonto and using for the colourful language and ben wallace _ for the colourful language and ben wallace obviously was in the scott's car himself— wallace obviously was in the scott's car himself and he has been known

healthy snacks, after recent allegations of wine and cheese parties going on in lockdown in various whitehall locations. but it was interesting to note as well that tahari today was making headlines himself, giving injury with one welsh language magazine, where he described boris johnson as not a complete clown and recalled the moment that he was hired to this new position of director of communications, met with his boss and was reunited with boris johnson, and recalls that boris johnson, and recalls that boris johnson went on to say, i will survive to the klien of —— to the tune of gloria gaynor�*s song of the similar lyrics. went on to say that they did have a serious discussion after that about how they could reset the operation of government going forward, something which the prime minister himself that is a big priority for him after weeks and weeks of difficult headlines. yes. weeks of difficult headlines. yes, uuite a weeks of difficult headlines. yes, quite a colourful— weeks of difficult headlines. yes, quite a colourful first _ weeks of difficult headlines. yes, quite a colo

ministers scurrying around whitehall, shuffling the deck chairs, cobbling together a shopping list of recycled policies and fiddling the figures. is this really it? many communities have been made big promises, not least places that voted tory in 2019. there has been a lot of political focus on places like gedling in the midlands and north. now some in rural and coastal areas are warning they can't be overlooked. the government says this is about improving opportunity for everyone, but acknowledges that will take time. the question is whether people have the patience. take colette. she always backed the conservatives, but says today's plan won't make a difference to the daily struggle forfamilies and businesses like hers. we want to see the funding, we don't want it tracked - on a council balance sheet. we want it in our banks, i so we can employ people, protect apprentices, - actually pay people more. i think it's white noise. today was an attempt to shed light on what the government says is its key mission. the question, of course, will it cut it? alex forsyth, bbc news, nottinghams

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. and champions of the world! chelsea beat palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in the final of the club world cup. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the presidents of the us and russia have held direct talks over the phone to try to resolve tensions over ukraine. the white house said president biden had told his russian counterpart vladimir putin that he us and its allies would impose "swift and severe cost�*” on russia in the event od an invasion of ukraine. earlier, following a phone call with president macron of france, mr putin dismissed claims that such an attack was imminent as "provocative speculation". our north america editor sarah smith has more. it's clear that the us is now deeply concerned that there is possibly less chance of a diplomatic solution. the white house say it's not clear whether putin actually wants to pursue diplomacy, so they say, well, they are prepared to remain engaged with it. they are equally prepared for other scenari

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officers' own team, i can confirm the met is investigating a number of events at downing street and whitehall in the last two year in relation to potential breaches of covid—19 regulations. when cressida dick made her announcement, she said one of the criteria that we use to decide whether to investigate retrospective coronavirus offences is whether there is any ambiguity around a reasonable excuse. so you've got to assume that the ones they're looking at are the ones where they don't think there's much ambiguity at all, and that's why i think they will be the prearranged social events. partygate will leave lasting questions about the leadership of borisjohnson, his values and the culture he created in number10. nowjust imagine it, you are in number 10 and you set a disco going and up there is mrs thatcher, probably still awake and reading her papers — are you going to take a chance? are you going to run a disco at one in the morning? no, absolutely not. the culture is set from the top and, you know, civil servants working there will have a sense of what is and is not acceptable. those ar

officers�* own team, i can confirm the met is investigating a number of events at downing street and whitehall in the last two year in relation to potential breaches of covid—19 regulations. when cressida dick made her announcement, she said one of the criteria that we use to decide whether to investigate retrospective coronavirus offences is whether there is any ambiguity around a reasonable excuse. so you've got to assume that the ones they're looking at are the ones where they don't think there's much ambiguity at all, and that's why i think they will be the prearranged social events. partygate will leave lasting questions about the leadership of borisjohnson, his values and the culture he created in number10. nowjust imagine it, you are in number 10 and you set a disco going and up there is mrs thatcher, probably still awake and reading her papers — are you going to take a chance? are you going to run a disco at one in the morning? no, absolutely not. the culture is set from the top and, you know, civil servants working there will have a sense of what is and is not acceptable. those ar

johnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. large numbers of people have defied an injunction against the protests in the canadian province of ontario. police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter paris as part of a protest against france's coronavirus regulations. now on bbc news... it's time for click. this week... i need your close, and motorcycle. terminator is on zoom. robert de niro is here and he is talking italian, and just one... neto. —— cornetto. can you hear me? hello? yes, can you hear me? are you muted? no, are you frozen? all i'm getting is me back. i can hear me. hang on... sorry! hang on! what have you done? have you dropped the phone? yeah, sorry. i can hear you now. hello? you've got me? yes, there we go. i'm more used to talking to you like this than in real life now. yeah, and i'm more used to talking to you while you're walking up and down wherever you're going. did you know that a fifth of all zoom meetings last year took place while people were walking and running? and i reckon that'

borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators — it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the armed forces minister, james heappey, says britain's military will not be able to fly uk nationals out of ukraine as it did in afghanistan. the united states has warned a russian invasion could come "at any time". moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. a number of countries including the uk and the us have called for their citizens to leave ukraine immediately. the us has told its non—emergency staff at its embassy in kyiv to leave and reportedly withdrawn nearly all remaining soldiers. russia has confirmed that it has reduced the number of staff at its embassy in kyiv as more diplomatic efforts are made to prevent war in ukraine. this afternoon, french president emmanuel macron and russia's vladimir putin have re—iterated their desire to maintain dialogue, and in the last hour,

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more than 50 individuals who they believe took part in those parties, events, at downing street, and whitehall. they are each going to be sent letter with the legal questionnaire being the told they need to answer truthfully and within seven days. they are investigating 12 parties. damien grammatical is reporting there from westminster. sally will be here at the top of the hour. much more on that story coming up. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. vladimir putin regards nato, the us, and its western allies as hostile actors, posing a threat to russia's security, and the russian president is adept at exploiting weakness in his adversaries. so he surely welcomes discord over the ukraine crisis in western capitals. my guest is us congressman michael mccaul, an influential republican voice on foreign affairs. with the us facing huge strategic challenges notjust from russia, but china and iran, too, how damaging is the depth of division in washington? congressman michael mccaul in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. congressman michael mccaul in

detectives investigating alleged breaches of covid—i9 regulations in downing street and whitehall will begin contacting more than 50 people believed to have taken part in the events by the end of the week to get their accounts, the metropolitan police said. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster. what can you tell us about this latest piece of news that's reaching us about the 50 people? so latest piece of news that's reaching us about the 50 people?— us about the 50 people? so this is an announcement _ us about the 50 people? so this is an announcement put up - us about the 50 people? so this is an announcement put up with - us about the 50 people? so this is an announcement put up with the | an announcement put up with the metropolitan police just a little bit earlier this evening in which they have said more than 50 people, they have said more than 50 people, they say, will be contacted or they will start contacting usually by e—mail at the end of the week. and these are all people who have been identified as part of that investigation into dentistry an

received a legal questionnaire from police investigating a number of parties at downing street and whitehall during the covid lockdowns. the metropolitan police have said that about 50 people will be formally asked for information on why they attended particular gatherings. ione wells reports. what we know is that the military bodrum police have been sent these questionnaires and are sending them to 50 people who are alleged to have been at various different events between may 2020 in april 2021. events between may 2020 in april202i. —— events between may 2020 in april 2021. —— metropolitan police. people receiving the questionnaires, including the prime minister now, will be expected to account for why they were there and also expected to answer all the questions fully and truthfully as well. now, the fact that the prime minister has received this questionnaire doesn't necessarily mean the police will find him to have broken rules. it doesn't necessarily mean he will get a fine. this is all part of their ongoing inquiry. but it is fair to say politically it is an uncomfortable situa

during may 2020 and maple 202i restrictions during may 2020 and maple 2021 in downing street and across whitehall. these written questionnaires have the same status as a police interview under caution —— april. borisjohnson will be expected to answer truthfully and account for what he was doing there and why to help police decide whether or not he has broken the law. getting a questionnaire does not necessarily mean the police will find he has or issue him with a fine. previously, his defence has been to draw on how downing street is both his workplace and residents. he previously apologised for being at a drinks gathering in the downing street garden on may 20, 2020, by downing street garden on may 20,2020, by claiming... i believed implicitly that this was a work event. but politically. _ was a work event. but politically, this - was a work event. but politically, this is - was a work event. but politically, this is a i was a work event. but i politically, this is a very difficult situation for a serving prime minister to be in. while some allies have said they will support him, even if he

ministers scurrying around whitehall, shuffling the deckchairs, cobbling together a shopping list of recycled policies and fiddling the figures. is this really it? many communities have been made big promises, not least places that voted tory in 2019. there has been a lot of political focus on places like gedling in the midlands and north. now some in rural and coastal areas are warning they can't be overlooked. the government says this is about improving opportunity for everyone, but acknowledges that will take time. the question is whether people have the patience. take collette. she always backed the conservatives, but says today's plan won't make a difference to the daily struggle forfamilies and businesses like hers. we want to see the funding. we don't want it trapped in a council balance sheet. we want it in our banks so that we can employ people, protect apprentices, actually pay people more. i think it's white noise. today was an attempt to shed light on what the government says is its key mission. the question, of course — will it cut it? alex forsyth, bbc news, nottingha

more than 50 individuals who they believe took part in those parties, events in downing street, in whitehall. they are each going to be sent a letter with a legal questionnaire, being told they have to answer truthfully and within seven days and they are investigating, remember, 12 parties. damian grammaticas reporting on that story for us. let's get some of the day's other news. the main suspect in the 2015 paris attacks, salah abdeslam, has told a french court he has not killed or injured anyone. one 130 people died and many more were injured in an islamist attack at the bataclan concert hall. mr abdeslam is believed to be the sole surviving member of the is group. anti—vaccine protesters clashed with police outside of new zealand's parliament on thursday. dozens were arrested after demonstrators, who have laid siege to the legislature over the past three days, were ordered to move on. the protest began tuesday in solidarity with the freedom convoy in canada. the american singer, betty davis, whose music has influenced generations of artists, has died at the age of 77. davis enjoyed litt

it means providing them with strong local leaders who can hold westminster and whitehall to account. the bulk of the funding was already announced at last year's spending review. critics have said it's just too thin. this is just one step. this levelling up white paper is one step in what will be a long road, and my message to everyone in government is, we can't afford to go slow on this, but unless we're the government for levelling up, then we will have failed the people who voted for it in 2019. people like the nicholl family, who run a gymnastics centre in grimsby. we first met them at the height of the pandemic. they had supported the government. now they're losing faith. i feel there isn't anything different here, families are still struggling. i know there”s plans, but they haven't been implemented in the area, and it's definitely showing. do you trust the government to do what it says it's going to do? with what's been happening recently and what's been coming out? not like i did 12 months ago. towns like grimsby have received funding to improve high streets, regenerate. an