will be that i will have to make, if any, i will be advised upon. as the prime minister faces continuing pressure over whether he was initially loaned the money and by whom, we ll bring you the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime. an acute covid emergency in india. more than 200,000 are now dead and it s feared the actual number is much higher. as people die waiting for beds, and oxygen supplies remain critically low, the much criticised government considers lockdowns in the worst hit areas. 0ne dose of the 0xford/astrazeneca or pfizer vaccine vaccine halves the likelihood of a person who gets coronavirus passing it on. i wonder if you both remember when you first met? it i wonder if you both remember when you first met? you first met? it was a few years auo. it was a few years ago. and after a year spent on our sofas watching tv in lockdown, who s been nominated for this year s baftas? and coming up on the bbc news channel. wales star george north is ruled out of
it follows mounting discontent within her democratic unionist party we ll be looking at the implications for brexit and the future of the uk. here in belfast, a change of leadership raises questions over what it will mean for the power sharing dynamic at stormont and the recent tensions on the streets over brexit. india s covid crisis hospitals overwhelmed, record infections, and soaring death rates. what s driving this new surge in the pandemic? the former manchester united player ryan giggs appears in court he denies assaulting two women. a new study finds thatjust one dose of a covid vaccine cuts transmission by up to a half. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. we look ahead to manchester city s first champions league semifinal in five years, as they look to get the upper hand against paris st germain. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the independent watchdog that regulates political finance in the uk has launched a f
a country in chaos india s official covid death toll passes 200,000 but the real number is almost certainly much higher. 0ne dose of the oxford/astrazeneca or pfizer vaccine halves the likelihood of a person who gets coronavirus passing it on. the bafta tv nominations have been announced. sir steve mcqueen s bbc drama small axe leads the way with 15 nominations. and coming up how self driving vehicles could be allowed on uk roads by the end of this year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a formal investigation has been launched into the funding of borisjohnson s downing street flat refurbishments by the electoral commission. the watchdog announced it was satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred . mrjohnson came under sustained pressure from the labour leader during prime ministers questions about whether he d initially borrowed the money. the prime minister said again he had covered costs but has asked
the problem isn t fixed yet, but we definitely the problem isn t fixed yet, but we definitely have identified a way of fixing definitely have identified a way of fixing the problem, and the early data shows how to do that. former french president nicolas sarkozy is found guilty of corruption and given a three year sentence. he calls. they respond. lessons in yemen the blind nine year old taking classes near the front line as an entire generation faces losing an education. and the golden globe goes to my bestie, jodie foster. and a hollywood ceremony like no other, pyjamas as well as designer dresses, as stars receive their awards from home. and coming up in sport on bbc news: the british horseracing authority says it s appalled as a photo emerges of leading irish racehorse trainer gordon elliott sitting on a dead horse. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the duke of edinburgh has been transferred to bart s hospital in london to treat an infection having
you feel its negative. but there is a movement now that disabled is becoming something that you own and that you re proud of as an identity. how do you feel about the word disabled now? the way that i talk, i refer to myself as an amputee or a para athlete or a para model. i d never really say disabled. only because i feel like identifying myself as a disabled person still feels slightly limited, and i think that, within sport which i m now heavily involved in it s para sport, it s this. it s a category, but you re still this athlete. in 2017 came the call up to great britain s para canoe squad, and jack gave up hopes of competing for mr world to pursue elite sport full time. jack has successfully transitioned from the catwalk to the canoe. now, the race is on to qualify for the paris paralympics. the pinnacle is the paralympics. it s the thing that everybody talks about, it s the thing that brands and sponsors care about. strap yourselves in at home, folks, because thi