when they are hoping to lift the remaining covid restrictions. senior members of the democratic unionist party are expected to install sirjeffrey donaldson as the party s new leader later today. he s northern ireland s longest serving mp, having represented the lagan valley for 2h years. sirjeffrey will replace edwin poots, who is standing down after only three weeks in the job. a lot of us came to realise the importance of a good haircut during the lockdowns of the past year or so, but where will the next generation of barbers and hairdressers come from? the number of apprentices has fallen sharply, which is worrying some industry leaders. our business correspondent katy austin has been looking into this. my name is dulcie wilson. i m an apprentice here at frank di lusso s here in carshalton. i have always been really
this is bbc news. i m philippa thomas with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk health secretary, matt hancock resigns, over the publication of pictures showing him kissing a colleague, in breach of covid guidance. 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 everyone 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. as rescuers search for survivors of the miami apartment block collapse, news that there d been warnings three years ago, about the building s safety.
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 22 and half years for derek chauvin, over the killing of george floyd. 2070 months. 270. 22 and half years for derek chauvin, over the killing of george floyd. accountability at last, say his supporters and family. no one is above the law and no one is beneath it. a police officer is not above the law and george floyd is not beneath the law. 159 people are still unaccounted for, after the collapse of an apartment block, near miami beach. also in the programme, borisjohnson accepts an apology from his health secretary, after pictures emerge of him kissing and embracing a colleague, in breach of covid guidance. matt hancock says he s let people down and is very sorry.
today at six: the health secretary apologises, after pictures emerge of him kissing and embracing a colleague in breach of covid guidance. matt hancock says he s let people down and is very matt hancock says he s let people down and is very sorry, after the images showed him with his aide, gina coladangelo. seen here with the aide, mr hancock still has the support of the prime minister, but labour says he should be sacked. this saga does seem yet again to indicate that there is one rule for the conservatives and another rule for everybody else. there are questions about how mrs coladangelo, was appointed to the board of the department of health. also on the programme. football stadiums, now vaccine centres, as more drop in sites, are added, to beat covid.