welcome to bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: the uk health secretary, matt hancock, resigns over the publication of pictures showing him kissing a colleague in breach of covid guidance. he ll be replaced by sajid javid. he d led the government s response to the coronavirus pandemic from the very beginning and says he s let people down. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that is why i have got to resign. the mayor of the miami county where an apartment block collapsed has ordered an immediate audit of all
health. with long covid, a plan for social care and dealing with exhausted nhs staff, he has got quite the in tray. catherine burns, bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines: the uk health secretary, matt hancock has resigned over the publication of pictures showing him kissing a colleague, in breach of covid guidance. he ll be replaced by sajid javid. the mayor of the miami county where an apartment block collapsed, has ordered an immediate audit of all buildings of a similar age. five people have been confirmed dead. let s have more on that story. earlier i spoke to pablo rodriguez, whose mother and grandmother are currently missing. there is not really any updates. the only update i got was a phone call today from somebody in the organisation who told me they are still looking for my mother and grandmother.
this is bbc news. very good to have your company. i m rich preston. our top stories: the uk health secretary, matt hancock, resigns over the publication of pictures showing him kissing a colleague in breach of covid guidance. he ll be replaced by sajid javid. he d led the government s response to the coronavirus pandemic from the very beginning, and says he s let people down. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made. and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that is why i ve got to resign. the mayor of the miami county where an apartment block collapsed has called for
defence and interior ministers late on friday. the government s offered a reward of eight hundred thousand dollars for information that could lead to arrests. the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has launched his flagship istanbul canal project, at a construction site that the opposition says has nothing to do with the multi billion dollar scheme. president erdogan said the canal would save the future of istanbul, where he was once mayor. opponents say banks are reluctant to fund the canal in view of its possible environmental impact. this is bbc news, the headlines: the uk health secretary, matt hancock has resigned over the publication of pictures showing him kissing a colleague, in breach of covid guidance. he ll be replaced by sajid javid. the mayor of the miami county where an apartment block collapsed, has ordered an immediate audit of all buildings of a similar age five people have been confirmed dead. parts of the us are seeing
this is bbc news. very good to have you with us. i m rich preston. our top stories: the mayor of the miami county where an apartment block collapsed, has ordered an immediate audit of all buildings of a similar age five people have been confirmed dead. the uk health secretary, matt hancock, resigns, over the publication of pictures showing him kissing a colleague, in breach of covid guidance. he ll be replaced by sajid javid. he d led the government s response to the coronavirus pandemic from the very beginning and says he s let people down. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that is why i have got to resign.