Downing street insists borisjohnson is still in control, after another conservative mp called on him to go. The Prime Minister has also seen the resignation of a fifth senior adviser. Rescuers in morocco are reported to be getting closer to reaching a young boy trapped at the bottom of a well. The five year old, called rayan, fell down the 32 metre well on tuesday. At 10pm, Reeta Chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, its newscast. Confession time. Wed recorded tonights episode of newscast, and then i went to the pub to have. Ah . It turns out two thirds of a pint with a friend. Then, of course, my phone went mad because loads of developments happened in the Downing Street sacking saga. So, ive popped back, laura never left. Whats happened tonight . Well, as one mp said to me, its not a Downing Street nightmare, its a Downing Street meltdown and lets say, we are now recording this at 8 15. In the last couple of hours, the Prime Ministers policy chief has
Downing street insists borisjohnson is still in control, after another conservative mp called on him to go. The Prime Minister has also seen the resignation of a fifth senior adviser. Rescuers in morocco are reported to be getting closer to reaching a young boy trapped at the bottom of a well. The five year old, called rayan, fell down the 32 metre well on tuesday. At 10pm, Reeta Chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, its newscast. Confession time. Wed recorded tonights episode of newscast, and then i went to the pub to have. Ah . It turns out two thirds of a pint with a friend. Then, of course, my phone went mad because loads of developments happened in the Downing Street sacking saga. So, ive popped back, laura never left. Whats happened tonight . Well, as one mp said to me, its not a Downing Street nightmare, its a Downing Street meltdown and lets say, we are now recording this at 8 15. In the last couple of hours, the Prime Ministers policy chief has
there are only a few metres to go, but that brings with it its own dangers the possibility of a landslide. the gathered crowd are desperate for progress and a happy outcome. rayan s father says he hasn t slept a wink. his mother says she s trying to remain positive. but this is a complex and delicate operation. oxygen and water has been sent down the well. a helicopter is on standby to get the boy to hospital. but rayan remains trapped while the most challenging part of the rescue is still ahead. simon jones, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: why iceland is promising to stop centuries of tradition by ending commercial whale hunting within two years. this is the moment
this is bbc news, the headlines: ahead of the opening ceremony of the winter olympics, china s president, xijinping, met his russian counterpart vladimir putin and gave his support to moscow s security and foreign policy aims. the official opening in beijing was toned down due to covid restrictions. the former us vice president, mike pence, has said he could not have overturned the result of the 2020 presidential election his strongest rebuttal so far of claims by donald trump. mr pence said it was un american to think that any one person could choose the president. emergency workers in morocco say they re hopeful that they ll reach a 5 year old boy trapped for four days in a deep well. the child, who s called rayan, slid more than 30 metres into the narrow shaft on tuesday, while his father was repairing it. now on bbc news, it s time for talking movies.
is to follow events on the ground, follow all the diplomatic activity, what s being said by political leaders, and see how the situation develops. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. an operation is under way in morocco to rescue a young boy trapped in a deep well. the five year old, called rayan, fell down the 32 metre well on tuesday evening in a village in a rural northern province. he s said to have suffered some injuries, but remains conscious. nasa says the international space station will be taken out of service in 2030 and then, will have a controlled crash into the pacific ocean in 2031. it has been in continuous use since the year 2000. its final resting place will be in a part of the ocean farthest from land, known as point nemo. that s all for now stay with bbc news.