of vacancies in adult care. president biden casts his vote in the crucial us mid term elections. how much power will the republicans regain? and tributes to the veteran actor leslie phillips, who has died at the age of 98. and coming up on the bbc news channel, cash injection or complete sale? liverpool s owners say they are considering inviting new shareholders. we ask what that might mean for the premier league club. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there s been widespread criticism over comments made by one of the ambassadors for qatar s world cup who said fans travelling to the tournament will have to acceppt his country s rule among them a ban on same sex relationships saying homosexuality was a result of damage to the mind. the controversial tournament kicks off in less than a fortnight in the gulf state. the former fifa president sepp blatter now says the decision to award it to qatar was a mistake . our sports correspondent jane dougall has more.
in qatar, a senior football ambassador says homosexuality is damage in the mind and that visitors to the world cup will have to respect the country s laws. the fight for power in the us congress as trump and biden rally the party troops for the mid term elections. ding dong, you re not wrong! and leslie phillips best known for his roles in the carry on films has died at the age of 98. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a losing start for britain in the billiejean king cup, in their opener with kazakhstan. it means they could face an early exit in glasgow. good evening. it s taken just two weeks to prompt the first cabinet resignation of rishi sunak s premiership. a short while ago sir gavin williamson resigned as a senior minister following days of allegations about his conduct. he said he aimed to clear his name of any wrongdoing. downing street was already investigating accusations of bullying and harrassment and sir gavin has also been reported to the parli
has agreed to help prosecutors in brussels in return for a reduced prison sentence. qatar denies claims it bribed officials to win influence in parliament. the rmt and aslef unions have announced a fresh wave of rail strikes over pay and conditions on februaryi and 3. teachers and civil servants will also take action over pay and on wednesday, nurses in england and wales will stage a two day strike. our health correspondent dominic hughes has been talking to nurses about pay and the cost of living. who s looking after our mums and dads and kids? it s nurses, but you can t do that when you re running on empty. ifirst met carmel, an experienced nurse in liverpool, back in june. they take care of the nursing family but we can t take care of anyone. then we talked about the impact of the cost of living crisis on health workers. now, on the eve of two days of strike action, carmel says things have got even worse. we ve got people leaving because they can t afford to be a nurse. nu
distress signal through action and credible climate action. at least 19 people have died after a passenger plane crashes into lake victoria in tanzania during stormy weather. and with the us midterm elections just days away, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. hello and welcome to the programme. ukraine s president says russia is readying its forces for a large scale attack on this country s infrastructure. in his latest video address, volodymyr zelensky said he believed moscow would focus on ukraine s energy sector first. estimates suggest about 40% of ukraine s energy system has been damaged or destroyed in russian attacks targeting vital infrastructure. translation: during the week, i had several special meetings i as of this evening stabilisation black codes continued in kyiv and six regions. more than 4.5 consumers are without electricity. most of them are in kyiv and the kyiv region. it s really difficult. d