in coming up on bbc news, know that novak djokovic on course to defend his french open title and through to the third round after being roberto in straight sets. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the man who was until last night the conservative mp for bolton north east in greater manchester has joined the labour party. mark logan is not standing at the general election but he says he is now backing sir keir starmer as the next prime minister. this afternoon he told the bbc the conservative party was unrecognisable from the party hejoined a decade ago. it comes amid continuing confusion and division over the fate of one of labour s longest serving and best known mps, diane abbott. she says she s being banned from standing next month. keir starmer has been saying no decision has been taken. but today labour s deputy leader angela rayner said she sees no reason why she shouldn t be allowed to stand again for her seat in east london. our political editor chris mas
of a democratic state. speaking in the last hour at the annual munich security conference, borisjohnson said nato and its allies were united at a moment of extreme danger . they could not allow themselves to be blackmailed by russia. ukraine says it is concerned by the worsening situation in the conflict zone on its eastern border. russia has today claimed shells have been fired onto its territory. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has the latest. another day of diplomacy, another day where ukraine could be closer to a war. that is the mood here in munich. the warning to moscow from washington. we munich. the warning to moscow from washington- - - washington. we have engaged in aood faith. washington. we have engaged in good faith. russia washington. we have engaged in good faith. russia continues i washington. we have engaged in good faith. russia continues to i good faith. russia continues to claim it is ready for talks, while at the same time, it narrows the aven
the silver medal that finally puts team gb on the medal table on the penultimate day of these games. laura scott, bbc news, beijing. well, laura caught up with the gb team shortly after they picked up their medals in beijing. i enjoyed. a few hours on from that defeat, how are you feeling? it is caettin a defeat, how are you feeling? it is getting a wee defeat, how are you feeling? it 3 getting a wee bit better, every moment that passes. 0bviously getting a wee bit better, every moment that passes. obviously very chuffed to have a medal around my neck, which it was a different colour. but it proud of all of us, and to have this medal is feeling good. and to have this medal is feeling aood. ., and to have this medal is feeling ood, ., ,, .., and to have this medal is feeling ood. ., ,, .., .,, and to have this medal is feeling ood. ., ,, .., ., , ., good. how special does it feel that ou have good. how special does it feel that you have got good. how special does it feel that you ha