he reacts differently when they are people who are loyal to him and that they help him stay in power. also on the programme. another sharp rise in covid across the uk. hospital admissions are up too. the number of new cases has jumped by half a million in a week we ll be looking at the latest figures. in ukraine, at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes near the black sea port of odesa. the end of an era for radio two s steve wright in the afternoon as the dj announces he is leaving the show after a0 years. and tennis history for britain s heather watson and cameron norrie at wimbledon, as they make it through to the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time. coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, a swashbuckling century from india s pant frustrates in england on the first day of the test in edgbaston. good evening. the conservatives party have suspended the mp chris pincher, who stood down from his government role following allegations
Welcome to bbc news. A british woman accused of smuggling drugs into egypt has been sentenced to three years in jail. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with 290 tablets of the painkiller, tramadol, which is banned in egypt. A spokesman from the Foreign Office says they will continue to provide assistance to the family. This family, we are disgusted that it has been able to carry on this long. In what country are you actually allowed to submit a 38 page document in arabic for somebody to sign it without having an interpreter. From day one this has been a complete nightmare and yesterday in the court she wasnt even allowed to have her own interpreter, she had to get the Court Interpreter who was interpreting the wrong answers, so we are disgusted and we are so upset, absolutely devastated. Do you know what happened in court today . Was itjust a sentencing . We just thought she was in court, our lawyer gave a fantastic case, she has got amazing evidence that su
Back at 2017s big film releases including the sequel to blade runner, thats the year in film in half an hour. The beatles drummer ringo starr and the last surviving member of the bee gees, barry gibb, are among those who have been knighted in the new year honours. The ex deputy prime minister, nick clegg, is also knighted, and the former ballerina turned strictly come dancing judge, darcy bussell, becomes a dame. This report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. Twist and shout twist and shout. More than 50 years after beatlemania, the fab fours drummer has been honoured with a knighthood. What would you do if i sang. Recognising ringo starrs half a century long contribution to music. I get by with a little help from my friends. Tragedy former bee Gee Barry Gibb said he was humbled and very proud to be made sir barry. With no one to love you, youre going nowhere. War horse author and one time childrens laureate michael morpurgo, who too has been made a knight, hopes his aw
What now for the tourists . And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news the deal is done. Phillippe coutinho has completed his dream move to barcelona. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A couple who met on an internet dating website have been convicted of planning a devastating christmas terror attack inspired by the Islamic State group. Munir mohammed, an Asylum Seeker from sudan who was living in derby, had stored up bomb making components with the help of a his girlfriend Rowaida El Hassan, a pharmacist. The court heard the pair were also researching how to make the deadly poison, ricin in the foiled attack a year ago. Heres our home affairs correspondent, june kelly reports. This is a story which stretches to the streets of sudan. The couple now convicted both had roots here, but they linked up thousands of miles away in the uk. Munir mohammed entered britain illegally and then sought asylum. A couple of years later, although married, he went on a muslim
Assistant referee, in the operations centre, 75 miles from here in west london, on four specific instances. You can get clarification on if a girl you can get clarification on if a girl goal should stand, he can ask about red cards, and he can ask about cases of mistaken identity, if there is confusion over which players should be punished. Should he not be able to get a clear answer from the video assistant referee, when he is looking at his screams, he can come to the side of the pitch. Let me step aside. This screen behind me is the monitor that the referee will have access to. He can go over there and have a look at it, look at the different replays, there are 15 cameras this evening, getting all of the different angles. If the referee needs to, he can have a look. We are going to be talking to mike riley today, from the premier League Referees with. This is what he had to say about the introduction. It is not designed to make the game of football perfect. It is designed to look at