were held at number 10 the night before the funeral of the duke of edinburgh. it was a time of national mourning, and covid rules meant indoor mixing was banned. washington and kyiv have accused russia of preparing to carry out false sabotage operations to create a pretext for an invasion of ukraine. the pentagon said moscow had sent a group of trained operatives into eastern ukraine, who could carry out acts of sabotage against russia s own proxy forces there. ukraine s defence ministry said russia was plotting to stage similar operations in neighbouring moldova. the kremlin has denied the reports. but speaking at a news conference, the pentagon press secretary, john kirby, said us intelligence indicated that the plans were well under way.
i m not normally a letter writer, but i m waiting to see what sue gray reports. it is of immense concern, and i m very conscious in the local community, in royal sutton coldfield, people are aghast at what s been going on. here and across the country, tory mps will be sounding out their local parties and voters. i think it s disgusting. they re like a rudderless ship, really. i think it s a vendetta - that the media have got. opposition parties are now calling on borisjohnson to quit. the prime minister allowed this to happen in number 10 not once, not twice, but on multiple occasions. the culture was is it s one rule for everybody else and one rule for us. for a prime minister under intense pressure, much hangs on an inquiry that could lay bare whether those responsible for setting lockdown rules repeatedly broke them. ben wright at westminster. washington and kyiv have accused russia of preparing to carry out false sabotage operations to create a pretext for an invasion of ukraine.
false sabotage operations to create a pretext for an invasion of ukraine. the kremlin denies the claims. coronavirus restrictions are changing in wales. from today the number of people allowed to attend outdoor events has been raised to 500, as part of a two week easing of rules. the coastguard is celebrating its 200th anniversary. staff and volunteers across the country will mark the milestone today by casting throwlines into the seas around the four nations of the uk. now on bbc news, it s time for the travel show with christa larwood. this week on the show: how to survive one of the planet s longest lockdowns. we decided to start looking at how we re going to survive, how we re going to keep our staff engaged, how we re going to create revenue. the island with pride of place in lgbt history. it was pretty young the first time i visited this sunken forest and i think pulling in on that ferry, and next to the american flag, was this big beautiful rainbow flag. and just what is it
washington and kyiv accuse russia of preparing to carry out false sabotage operations to create a pretext for an invasion of ukraine. the kremlin denies the claims. andy murray s bid for a first tennis title in more than two years has ended in defeat. he was beaten in straight sets in the final of the sydney classic by russia s aslan karatsev. now on bbc news, canada had a record heatwave and a number of devastating wildfires last summer. this special edition of our series life at 50 degrees looks at how the communities affected are planning for an uncertain, hotterfuture. when i was growing up, my grandmother used to tell me that we lived here forever. there s this collective conscious knowledge that is handed down from generation to generation.
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