well, the stage is now set for a potential presidential rematch. president biden has officially launched his re-election bid. he says the battle for the nation s soul as he s described it is not over, and he s ready to take on so-called maga extremists. and a new threat in war torn sudan. one of the warring factions seizing a laboratory in khartoum. samples of polio, measles, and cho cholera potentially exposed. and officials are warning a germ bomb could be released on the already devastated capital city. and parts of the midwest could see the worst flooding in 20 years here in the coming days. earlier than expected snow melt is pushing the mississippi river closer to cresting in parts of iowa, minnesota, and wisconsin. what this means for some of the major crops that americans depend on from those areas. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. four years to the day after he launched his 2020 president
off patients at a&e. save the nhs! rishi sunak invites unions to a meeting with government early next week to discuss a string of disputes that have led to strikes. we want to have an honest, grown up conversation about what is affordable, what s responsible for the country. those invitations have gone out and i m hopeful that those meetings can happen on monday. the uk and the german pharmaceutical company biontech join forces to speed up research into potential cancer vaccines. and the former chelsea striker and manager, gianluca vialli, has died at the age 58. and coming up on the bbc news channel. under pressure frank lampard says he understands the fans frustrations at everton. he s hoping for an improvement in form away to manchester united in the fa cup tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. prince harry has said he wants reconciliation with the royal family, despite leaked extracts from his memoir containing a series of sensational accusations aga
to an end to the industrial action. progress for the three dads and their campaign for suicide prevention on the curriculum. they visit a school where lessons are already being taught. the race is on in the premier league title race as manchester city beat chelsea to narrow the gap between themselves and leaders arsenal to five points. it might be a wet and windy start to divide upon spots of scotland but todayis divide upon spots of scotland but today is a drier and brighter day for most. it s friday the 6th of january. more revelations from prince harry s autobiography, spare, have emerged, four days before the book is due to be officially released. in the latest leaks, harry says he took cocaine aged 17, killed 25 taliban fighters whilst serving in afghanistan, and that he and his brother william urged their father not to marry camilla. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. across the commonwealth, it s prince harry s book which has war in the house of windsor, a
has made a first offer to the drivers union aslef. it comes as rishi sunak invites unions to meet the government on monday and bridge their differences. we think those conversations should happen and that is why i have invited everyone in on monday to have those talks. i m hopeful those talks will be constructive. more than 1.3 million people in england and wales identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual according to newly revelead census data and the uk is embarking on an ambitious plan to accelerate research into mrna cancer vaccines. former italy and chelsea player manager gianluca vialli has died at the age 58 from pancreatic cancer. good afternoon. prince harry has said he wants reconciliation with the royalfamily, despite extracts from his memoir containing a series of sensational accusations against them. details have also emerged about the moment he learned about the death of the queen and the days which followed. in the book, prince harry says he killed 25 taliban fighte