he s now clear of rafael nadal s total of 22 wins. the first man to win 23 grand slam titles. will have more for you later. well, let s turn our attention to other political news in the uk, and claims by the former prime minister borisjohnson that he s the victim of a witch hunt have been rejected by a leading government minister. the energy secretary, grant shapps, says the country wants to move on from the political drama surrounding borisjohnson. the former prime minister resigned as an mp after getting an advance copy of a cross party report that s expected to find that he misled parliament. meanwhile, the former conservative cabinet minister, sirjacob rees mogg, has warned the party s leadership not to try to block any future attempt by mrjohnson to return to parliament. he says any attempt to do so could plunge the conservatives into civil war. meanwhile, in the past hour, the house of lords appointments commission said it had not supported eight peerage nominees su
resort of marsa alam. the foreign office says it s supporting the british nationals involved. our correspondent, sally nabil who is in cairo told us how it s believed events unfolded. after finishing afterfinishing the after finishing the cruise, the boat was about to head back to the shores today and the footage we have seen from the fire is really dramatic and you can possibly imagine the hard times those people on board to have had after the fire broke out on board the boat. and no one knows exactly what happened, what caused this huge fire to break out. but initial reports are suggesting an electrical fault. investigations are still under way, electrical fault. investigations are still underway, but electrical fault. investigations are still under way, but if there seems to be another dimension, another reason, including man made factors like negligence, like poor maintenance, i think that would have really serious repercussions on the tourist industry in this area, which
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the arrest, questioning and release, of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she s been released, without charge pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent james cook reports. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectives questioned her as a suspect, before releasing her without charge seven hours and 15 minutes later. this evening, ms sturgeon issued a statement which was raw, blunt and defiant. i am certain i have committed no offence, she said, describing the situation as both a shock and deeply distressing. she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to
meanwhile, in westminster, a leading government minister has rejected claims by former prime minister borisjohnson, that he s the victim of a witch hunt . the energy secretary, grant shapps, says the country wants to move on from the political drama surrounding borisjohnson. the former prime minister resigned as an mp after getting an advance copy of a cross party report that s expected to find that he misled parliament. meanwhile, the former conservative cabinet minister, sirjacob rees mogg, has warned the party s leadership not to try to block any future attempt byjohnson to return to parliament. earlier, my colleague helena humphrey spoke to the bbc s political editor, chris mason, to help make sense of a tumultuous weekend in british politics. chris, thank you so much for being with us. now of course, two very different cases betweenjohnson and nicola sturgeon. but what do you think ties them together? the key thing here that ties together, as you rightly say, they are very diff
meanwhile, in westminster, a leading government minister has rejected claims by former prime minister borisjohnson, that he s the victim of a witch hunt . the energy secretary, grant shapps, says the country wants to move on from the political drama surrounding borisjohnson. the former prime minister resigned as an mp, after getting an advance copy of a cross party report that s expected to find that he misled parliament. meanwhile, the former conservative cabinet minister, sirjacob rees mogg, has warned the party s leadership not to try to block any future attempt byjohnson to return to parliament. earlier, my colleague helena humphrey spoke to the bbc s political editor, chris mason, to help make sense of a tumultuous weekend in british politics. chris, thank you so much for being with us. sturgeon. now of course, two very different cases betweenjohnson and nicola sturgeon. but what do you think ties them together? the key thing here that ties together, as you rightly say, they ar