the isolation period after a positive test from seven days to five. that s partly to help employers, with the nhs in particular struggling because of widespread staff absences caused by the spread of the virus and the need to isolate. hugh pym, bbc news. the time is 6.19pm. our top story this evening. mounting pressure on the prime minister to explain why a party took place at downing street during the height of lockdown. more during the height of lockdown. than 100 people we coming more than 100 people were invited. coming up, how the hs2 rail line led to the remains of a wealthy roman town being unearthed in a field in nottinghamshire. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel we ll have the latest from the africa cup of nations in cameroon as two of the most successful nations in the tournament s history meet in their opening group game. more than half of the population in afghanistan is now struggling to find enough to eat.
inquiry and his own mps. also on the programme tonight. a plane carrying military equipment arrives in ukraine to help bolster defences as tensions with russia continue to rise. the impact of the pandemic on front line nhs staff the nurse who s moved to the other side of the world after suffering what she calls complete emotional burn out. and the man who was trapped for more than 50 hours underground in the breacon becons after a caving accident returns the scene coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we ll head live to cameroon following the death of eight people in a stadium crush at the africa cup of nations. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the metropolitan police has launced
joe wilson, bbc news. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening. police launch an investigation into multiple allegations of parties at downing street during lockdown. coming up. what future for derby county football club? adminstrators hold crucial talks about its future funding. and coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel, rafa nadal says he was physically destroyed in his five set australian open quarterfinal, but he still made it through to the last four in melbourne. there s growing concern over staff shortages in the nhs, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. the latest survey from the royal college of nursing, shows that more than half of staff are considering leaving the profession. exhaustion is one of the key reasons. in the last of his special reports from the royal london hospital, clive myrie looks at the mental toll
our top story this evening. westminster waits for the report that could determine the prime minister s future amid more calls for him to resign. a million facemasks sent to front line nhs staff at the height of the pandemic how a highly critical report has now described them as counterfeit. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel. we ll have the latest from the africa cup of nations in cameroon will it be egypt or ivory coast that reach the quarterfinals in cameroon? the bbc s ashleyjohn baptiste grew up in care. he always thought he was an only child. but years later out of the blue he received a message from a man who said he was his older brother. he says the discovery had a profound effect on his life. he set out to discover how many other siblings are separated by the care system and what impact it has on their lives. by law, brothers and sisters should be kept together where possible. but new information from more than 200 local authorities
one of the prime minister s longest serving members of staff, munira mirza, has quit downing street over borisjohnson sjimmy savile attack on keir starmer. and northern ireland s minister resigns in a protest over brexit arrangements. and curling kicks off the winter olympics in beijing. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, there s more misery for england s cricketers the women, just ike the men, failing to regain the ashes from australia. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the cost of living crisis