the final day of the libel case between footballer s wireless rebekah vardy and coleen rooney. lawyers are set out their closing outings. and britain s biggest ever lottery winners, the couple from gloucester who ve won £181; million. it s surreal, they say. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, a huge night for everton s players. after a difficult season they can ensure prmier league survival with a win against crystal palace. good evening. an mi5 agent used his intelligence status to terrorise and abuse women. yet his identity has been protected by the secret services. the bbc has been stopped from revealing his name after the government went to the high court. it says it is trying to protect national security and avoid a real and immediate risk to life. but the judge did rule that we can reveal details of the case in which the agent used his position to coerce and threaten to kill a former partner with a machete. the spy, who is not british
the police close their inquiry. in total 83 people have been penalised. millions of tonnes of grain stuck in ukraine, as the un warns of a globalfood crisis if exports don t resume. this crop is due to be harvested in just over a month s time, but the farmers here still have no idea where they re going to store it or how they re going to get it out of the country. music: chariots of fire main theme and the film score that mesmerised millions its composer vangelis has died at the age of 79. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: mcilroy sets the pace a storming start to the pga championship in oklahoma sees him on five under after his first round. good evening. we start tonight with the story of an mi5 agent accused of violent abuse and threats to kill his partner, whose identity has been protected by the security services and the government. the spy who s not british is said to have terrorised his partner while also threatening to sexually abuse and kill
photograph of footballers and their girlfriends of the world cup. she was giving evidence in her high court libel trial against rooney. the first picture of the enormous black hole at the centre of our galaxy and the passenger with no flying experience match to land the plane after the pilot passed out. the metropolitan police have issued more than 50 new fines for breaches of covid rules in downing street and other government buildings. these fixed penalty notices are in addition to more than 50 handed out last month, including to borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak. neither mrjohnson nor his wife carriejohnson are among those to be fined this time. our political correspondent ben wright reports. are you shocked at the scale of lawbreaking in number ten, prime minister? how could you let that happen under your watch? the fallout from whitehall rule breaking has followed the prime minister to stoke. for a cabinet away day also attended by the uk s top civil servant, simon
the bbc sees evidence of alleged war crimes committed by russian forces in ukraine with unarmed civilians shot dead near kyiv. doctors tell the bbc that long waits for ambulances are endangering safety. patients say they feel let down. we cannot rely on these services, and it s very frightening. so, one. you know, that trust has gone. and the first ever image of the monster black hole at the centre of our galaxy, it is a0 million miles across. and coming up on the bbc news channel. they have a new captain, and now england confirm their new men s test coach is the former new zealand captain brendon mccullum. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police have issued a further 50 fines after parties in downing street and other government buildings breached coronavirus rules at the height of lockdown. the new fines are on top of 50 already issued, including to the prime minister and the chancellor. it s thought some of them relate to a christmas party which borisjohnson