Will track rising sea levels, improving our understanding of Climate Change. And coming up, barack obama discusses his long awaited memoir, a promised land, with historian david olusoga, talking about his reflections on the volatile racial divide in the us. I think, as i was watching the events unfold this summer, both the death of george floyd, the murder of george floyd, but also the response, it was a mixture of despair and optimism. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The annual 620 summit has opened with a call for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to everyone around the world. Saudi arabia is hosting the annual summit which is being held virtually online because of the pandemic. Borisjohnson is expected to call on countries to be more ambitious in their efforts to tackle coronavirus. Our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports. A thoroughly modern moment. Many families have to meet like this these days. Even the powerful 620 family. The 84 year old saudi
Life, so some closure but i am certainly not celebrating. Senior us officials have described last weeks election as the most secure in American History. It comes as former president barack obama accuses Senior Republicans of undermining democracy. Boris johnsons closest adviser, Dominic Cummings, is to leave downing street by christmas after 16 stormy months at the heart of government. Mr cummings helped drive through brexit last year, and has been at the forefront of the governments push to shake up the civil service. So, who is Dominic Cummings . In 2015, the former advisor to michael gove ran the pro Brexit Vote Leave Campaign in the Eu Referendum and was behind the groups take back control slogan. After becoming the Prime Ministers Senior Adviser in 2019, the get brexit done Campaign Message helped the conservatives win a large majority in the general election. But he made enemies. There were many disparaging comments. He described some tory brexiteer mps as useful idiots. Sajid ja
Of undermining democracy. A proposed shake up to University Admissions with the recommendations from University Leaders including offers based on actual exam results, rather than predicted grades. And if you want to get in touch about any of todays stories please do. You can tweet me Annita Mcveigh or with bbcyourquestions. Tonight marks a0 years since the launch of children in need well be looking at how the money raised is being used to help people. A happy ending for scotland for a change the time has come, the time really has come and coming up this hour. Scotland have finally done it, qualifying for a first mens major tournament in 22 years, after a dramatic win over serbia on penalties. More on that at 9 30am. Boris johnsons closest adviser, Dominic Cummings, is to leave downing street by christmas after 16 stormy months at the heart of government. Mr cummings helped drive through brexit last year, and has been at the forefront of the governments push to shake up the civil servic
A fair share of the cash. And in tennis Austrias Dominic Thiem beats Novak Djokovic to reach the atp final. Well have more on that and a round up of the rest of the sports news in sportsday at half past six. And coming up later this hour mark kermode gives his unique take on the latest releases, including the volcanic Action Thriller skyfire in the film review. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The annual 620 summit has opened with a call for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to everyone. Saudi arabia is hosting the annual summit which is being held virtually online because of the pandemic. Borisjohnson is expected to call on them to be more ambitious in their efforts to tackle the pandemic. Our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet reports. A thoroughly modern moment. Many families have to meet like this these days. Even the powerful 620 family. The 84 year old saudi king presiding. Everyone at their own table this year. Every country struggling with the impact of
Into the growth of private baby scanning companies with some questioning the quality of the service. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The annual 620 summit has opened with a call for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to everyone around the world. Saudi arabia is hosting the annual summit which is being held virtually online because of the pandemic. Borisjohnson is expected to call on countries to be more ambitious in their efforts to tackle coronavirus. Our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet reports. A thoroughly modern moment. Many families have to meet like this these days. Even the powerful 620 family. The 84 year old saudi king presiding. Everyone at their own table this year. Every country struggling with the impact of the deadly pandemic. Its this summits top issue. Shall i take the mask off . The worlds wealthiest under pressure to help the poorest. At the beginning there was a big race between the Different Countries to secure ppe, equipment, medication