the world s first fully working sand battery is installed in finland, with developers calling it a major breakthrough for green energy. and england chase victory over india at edgbaston to win the fifth test. borisjohnson s decision to appoint chris pincher as deputy chief whip is facing further scrutiny as a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald writes to the parliamentary standards commissioner this morning, saying that borisjohnson was briefed in person about an investigation into chris pincher s conduct as a foreign office minister. downing street had previously claimed that the prime minister wasn t aware of any specific allegations against mr pincher when he was appointed in february. but the bbc learned last night that boris johnson and the foreign secretary at the time, dominic raab, both knew about the issue. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip last thursday and was suspended as a conservative party mp after being accused of groping two
allegation that may have been made, and something that trips the wire, if you like, it s the threshold for former disciplinary action. a man is arrested by police in the us state of illinois after six people were shot dead at an independence day parade. 50,000 people have been put on evacuation alert as floods hit sydney for the third time this year. a bbc investigation has found that children as young as 11 have been housed in temporary accomodation as record numbers are placed into care. the world s first fully working sand battery is installed in finland, with developers calling it a major breakthrough for green energy. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson s decision to appoint chris pincher as deputy chief whip is facing further scrutiny as a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald, writes to the parliamentary standards commissioner this morning, saying that borisjohnson was briefed in person about an inv
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it by myself because of what i had seen and read over the last few days, i knew it to be wrong. things get to a point where you have to do the right thing. the deputy prime minister domic raab was being interviewed on bbc breakfast as simon mcdonald published his letter. i don t know, and that is news to me that the prime minister was briefed on the specific complaint that was made and then the outcome, precisely because it didn t lead to a formal disciplinary grievance process, let alone formal action. and i don t know how sir simon would know that, but if he does know that, he was briefed directly, that s news to me. and i think the distinction that is being drawn is awareness of a complaint that may have been. ..or an allegation that may have been made, and something that trips the wire, if you like, meets the threshold
in their subsequent questioning. and i think that is not working. the deputy prime minister domic raab was being interviewed on bbc breakfast as simon mcdonald published his letter. i don t know, and that is news to me that the prime minister was briefed on the specific complaint that was made and then the outcome, precisely because it didn t lead to a formal disciplinary grievance process, let alone formal action. and i don t know how sir simon would know that, but if he does know that, he was briefed directly, that s news to me. and i think the distinction that is being drawn is awareness of a complaint that may have been. ..or an allegation that may have been made, and something that trips the wire, if you like, meets the threshold for formal disciplinary action. and there was none taken here. and, indeed, that was the advice of sir simon in this case,