gunshot. japan s former prime minister shinzo abe has been shot dead during a campaign rally. police say the suspect used a handmade gun. the us presidentjoe biden signs an executive order to help safeguard access to abortion following the supreme court overturning of roe v wade. , ., ., . and at wimbledon, the defending men s champion proves too much for britain s cameron norrie. novak djokovic seals his place in sunday s final. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the latest from the women s euros in england. one of the tournament favourites, spain, survive an early scare, to get off the mark. good evening. the labour leader sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner have been cleared by durham police of breaking lockdown rules. the force was looking into an event last april during election campaigning, when sir keir was pictured drinking a beer in the office of another labour mp. he d promised to resign if he was fined. at the time, indoor socialising between diffe
and in the wimbledon men s semifinal, britain s cameron norrie loses in 4 sets to novak djokovic. the labour leader sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner have been cleared by durham police of breaking lockdown rules. the force was looking into an event last april during election campaigning, when sir keir was pictured drinking from a bottle of beer in the office of another labour mp. he d promised to resign if he was fined. at the time, indoor socialising between different households was banned. but today, the police said there was no case to answer, because of an exemption to lockdown rules for reasonably necessary work . our political editor chris mason reports april of last year sir keir starmer is having a beer and a curry. was this in breach of the covid rules at the time? durham constabulary looked into it, and today said no. people said to me i was taking a risk by saying i would step down if i was fined, but it was never about that. for me, it was a matter
as an excuse to build new coal mines. he was speaking at a un climate change summit where delegates are seeking ways of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. much of the world is now transitioning from locking down to living with covid 19, and that means that, in cities like london, cultural life is returning, performers are back on stage, audiences can gather to enjoy them. my guest today is the world renowned hungarian conductor and composer, ivan fischer, known for his innovative style. it has been a tough couple of years, so how easy is it to find the magic in music making? ivan fischer, welcome to hardtalk. lovely to be here. it s great to have you here in london. let me ask you how different has it been making music in the time of covid? covid had positive and negative effects on our life. the problem was that there is no audience and actually we make music for people. this is actually easy for musi
a resolution to this, but to do that we do need negotiations at a national level. i mean, it is all brilliant. rishi sunak has promised to bring down nhs waiting lists but says his main priority is halving inflation and argues paying public sector workers more would keep prices rising. the health secretary steve barclay has urged unions to keep talking and described previous discussions as constructive, but there is clearly an impasse on pay. what do we want? fair pay! - when do we want it? now! in wales, most of the strikes planned for next week have been postponed as union members consider a new pay offer from the welsh government of an extra 3%. for now, any similar pause to ongoing action in england looks unlikely. jonathan blake, bbc news. adults under 50 in england have a week left to get a free covid 19 boosterjab, that s a third dose of vaccine, before the scheme ends. it s the last opportunity for healthy
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