the health secretary, matt hancock, resigns after the revelations over him kissing and embracing a colleague in breach of covid guidance. he d led the government s response to the coronavirus pandemic from the very beginning. but now after images of him and colleague gina coladangelo surfaced, he now 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 s why i ve got to resign. tonight, downing street announced the former chancellor, sajid javid, will take over as health secretary. also tonight. as rescuers search
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the headlines: ajudge in minneapolis has sentenced the former police officer derek chauvin to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of george floyd. the 46 year old african american died last year, after chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest. officials in florida say the apartment block that collapsed near miami on thursday leaving more than 150 people missing was due to undergo extensive repairs this year. four people are confirmed dead and a major operation is continuing to search for survivors and more bodies. here in the uk, borisjohnson has accepted an apology from his health secretary after pictures emerged of him kissing and embracing a colleague, in breach of covid guidance. matt hancock says he s let people down and is very sorry after the images showed him with gina coladangelo.
and everybody is screaming about the balloon. it was by itself and i said where are the baskets. i immediately reacted and started running this way. i got to right here, another gentleman and a few others and the thing was on fire. activists attempting to stage a banned gay pride march in the turkish city of istanbul have been forcibly dispersed by police. the march, which forms part of pride month, has not been permitted in turkey since 2015, with the authorities citing security and religious sensitivities . additionally there are now covid restrictions. attempts to stage the rally in recent years have been met with strong police intervention. you are watching bbc news, the main story this hour the uk health secretary, matt hancock resigns, over the publication of pictures showing him kissing a colleague, in breach of covid guidance. let s have more on that story. i ve been talking with our uk politics correspondent rob watson about why mr hancock had to go. i think the big proble
justice would ve been the maximum. the health secretary matt hancock under pressure to resign after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office in breach of covid guidance. good morning. there s no holding back now and the gloves are off the message from the wales manager to his players as they get ready for the first knock out match of euro 2020 against denmark this evening. this is why we want to be in football, to play especially for our country in the big games, test ourselves to play in the big tournaments. we want to try to do as best we can. and the 4 time olympic champion mo farah says he s in shock and will consider his future after failing to qualify for next month s olympic games in tokyo. and while today we can see a few sharp showers around, tomorrow it looks like something a bit wetter pushing into southern counties of england and wales. i ll have your full forecast right here on breakfast.