he acted pretty decisively in sacking nadhim zahawi as the conservative party chairman, as he defends his handling of the affair. the kremlin rejects claims by borisjohnson that president putin threatened him with a missile strike before russia s invasion of ukraine. and the former all black campbelljohnstone becomes new zealand s first national player to reveal he is gay. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. we wll have the draw for the fifth round of the women s fa cup, we re down to the last 16. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. firefighters and control room staff across the uk have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike for the first time in 20 years over pay. last year the fire brigades union rejected a 5% pay offer. the union now says it ll give the government and employers 10 days to come up with a better offer, or the strikes will go ahead. it s the latest in a series of strikes announced by the public sector. on wednesd
in a mosque in pakistan, at least 59 people have died and more than 150 have been injured in a suspected bomb attack. three years to the week when the uk left the european union, is it now possible to measure the economic impact of brexit? # well, i heard it through the grapevine.# and we remember barrett strong, the man behind much of the motown magic. and coming up on the bbc news channel. jarrod bowen on target for west ham against derby county in the fa cup with the winner taking on manchester united in the fifth round. good evening. for the first time in 20 years, firefighters and control room staff in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland have voted to go on strike. the main dispute is over pay, and the result of the ballot was overwhelming. the fire brigades union said while the mandate was very clear, it would not announce any dates for strike action until it had held talks with fire service employers in all parts of the uk. it s the latest in a series of pay
rolled off the production line. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start the programme for you in the middle east where the us. secretary of state antony blinken been holding discussions to resolve the escalating crisis there. he has told israel it will endanger its long term security if it abandons efforts to resolve the conflict with the palestinians. mr blinken who was speaking after talks with israeli prime minister, bejamin netanyahu said his immediate priority was to restore calm. the visit comes in the midst of a spate of violence between israelis and palestinians. the bbc s middle east correspondent, tom bateman, has more. in tom bateman, has more. jerusalem at the wreckai spreading injerusalem at the wreckage is spreading and another generation grows up in its wake. israel s new far right police minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestini
former new zealand rugby international campbelljohnstone has become the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. # i heard it through the bright side, not much longer would you be mine. i? side, not much longer would you be mine. , , ., ., be mine. # tributes are paid to motown legend be mine. # tributes are paid to motown legend barry be mine. # tributes are paid to motown legend barry strong i be mine. # tributes are paid to l motown legend barry strong who has died at the age of 81. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east where the us secretary of state has been holding discussions to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. antony blinken said that urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians, following days of rising violence. he travelled tojerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian
former new zealand rugby international campbell johnstone has become the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. music and we remember the man behind many motown hits, barrett strong, who has died at the age of 81. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east, where the us secretary of state has been holding discussions to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. antony blinken said that urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians, following days of rising violence. he travelled tojerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, later. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports. injerusalem the wreckage is spreading and another generation grows up in it wache. israel s knew far right elise minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestinian attackers and their families. this home in occupied eastjerusalem was bulldozed east jeru