another story of 30 attendees at a party in downing street, it has been alleged, and just a few hours later, just 30 people able to mourn at a funeral, a royal funeral. royal funeral. and who could for: et royal funeral. and who could forget those royal funeral. and who could forget those pictures - royal funeral. and who could forget those pictures of - royal funeral. and who could forget those pictures of the l forget those pictures of the queen alone? thank you very much for your time. mark lobel taking us through the latest party revelations. let s get some of the day s other news. the us supreme court has blocked a key part of president biden s strategy to combat the pandemic. it rejected the policy of making covid vaccinations or weekly testing compulsory at larger firms. mr biden said he was disappointed by the dismissal of a common sense policy. a candlelit vigil has taken place to mark the moment when the costa concordia cruise ship smashed into rocks off the italian coast
this is bbc news, the headlines: the us has placed more than 8,000 troops on a heightened state of alert as part of its readiness to respond if russia invades ukraine. a pentagon spokesman said that if deployed, the troops would bolster nato s presence in eastern europe. at least eight people have been killed in a crush at a stadium in cameroon hosting an africa cup of nations football match. dozens of others were injured when fans tried to push through the gates of the 0lembe stadium to see the host nation play comoros. downing street has admitted that staff gathered inside number 10 to celebrate borisjohnson s birthday during the uk s first coronavirus lockdown. it s the latest in a long line of party revelations surrounding the pm. an official report into the gatherings is due in the coming days.
the us has placed more than 8,000 troops on a heightened state of alert as part of its readiness to respond if russia invades ukraine. a pentagon spokesman said that if deployed, the troops would bolster nato s presence in eastern europe. at least eight people have been killed in a crush at a stadium in cameroon hosting an africa cup of nations football match. dozens of others were injured when fans tried to push through the gates of the 0lembe stadium to see the host nation play comoros. downing street has admitted that staff gathered inside number 10 to celebrate borisjohnson s birthday during the uk s first coronavirus lockdown. it s the latest in a long line of party revelations to hit the pm. an official report into the gatherings is due in the coming days. those are the headlines. now on bbc news,