them joint bottom of the premier league. and it s another cold day to day across southern and eastern parts of england, with some dense fog lingering for some in the north and west. more cloud and gradually turning milder. i ll have all the details here on breakfast. it s sunday 22 january. our main story: labour is calling for an investigation into claims made in the sunday times that the chairman of the bbc helped borisjohnson to secure a loan of £800 thousand just weeks before he was recommended for the position at the corporation by the then prime minister. richard sharp, whosejob involves upholding the bbc s independence, has denied any conflict of interest. a spokesperson for mrjohnson said he had never sought or received any financial advice from mr sharp. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. richard sharp was appointed as the new chair of the bbc injanuary 2021. he was chosen by the culture secretary and the prime minister, then borisjohnson. the sunday ti
the annual world health assembly will discuss a rare outbreak of monkeypox when it convenes in geneva later. a dozen countries. the premier league title race between manchester city and liverpool will be decided today. manchester city play aston villa, liverpool play wolves. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the long awaited report into gatherings in downing street during lockdown is expected to be published within days. the senior civil servant sue gray has given people she intends to name in her report until 5pm today to respond. meanwhile, pressure is growing on the prime minister to explain what was discussed at a meeting between him and ms gray several weeks ago. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. the long awaited report into gatherings at the heart of government is being finalised this weekend, and it is expected to be published within days. the senior civil servant sue gray has contacted all those she is intending to na
now on bbc news, click. this week, we re going to sea to see what the seals can see. really?! yes. and what can they see? an enormous turbine. we re going to find out whether sea life and sea machines can happily coexist. this is a harbour seal, and this is what we re looking for in the data. shiona takes control of this monster. paul gets up close to this beast. 0h. wrong room. and zoe gets attacked by a giant ironman. hello and welcome to another scenic glasgow location. mm hm. behind us is a victorian ship. for a long time, we ve known the power of wind at sea. but we re getting better than ever before at harnessing wind power. yeah. now, the year 2020 won t be fondly remembered for much, i d say. but it was at least a very windy year. apparently in 2020 we produced 50% more wind power than 2019. and one of the best places to have a wind farm is at sea, where there s lots of wind and also lots of space. but how do you look after it? well, paul carter s taken the plunge t
the ukrainian government says it won t agree to a ceasefire with russia that involves giving up territory in an apparent hardening of its position australia s prime minister elect gets ready to take to the world stage promising a new approach on climate change. there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, particularly with regard to climate change and our engagement with the world. the annual world health assembly will discuss a rare outbreak of monkeypox when it convenes in geneva later. the premier league title race between manchester city and liverpool will be decided today. manchester city play aston villa, liverpool play wolves. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show: waiting for the backpackers return. we have beautiful temples and a lot of beautiful places around cambodia. so it is something that they should come and have a look in their lifetime. ..following my nose in amsterdam. oh, it s very it s lovely! yeah!