hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. david cameron accuses borisjohnson of only backing leave, in order to further his own political career. but the brexit secretary insists that s not the case. remain would have been the easier career choice so borisjohnson led the campaign, he did so because he believes in brexit and is committed to delivering it. former conservative minister sam gyimah defects to the liberal democrats, after he lost the tory whip, for rebelling over brexit. the liberal democrat leader jo swinson will be taking questions from party members at their conference, at ten past two this afternoon we ll have live coverage, on the bbc news channel. the former international rugby star, gareth thomas, reveals he is hiv positive saying he wants to help reduce the stigma around the condition. iran dismisses accusations made by the us, that it was responsible for two drone attacks, that have crippled saudi oil production. protestors are gathering outside the brit
fled the war in afghanistan and 2015 he and his family live in this makeshift shelter without water electricity or basic sanitation and little food. if i had money wouldn t have come here my wife has been sick 3 years ago she got fever i was in hospital for 5 days she leaves but. i have no money to buy but their food. mohamed is one of 400 refugees sharing the small space in ca to do this in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit and wait for transit papers or permanent assistance but as conflicts in africa and the middle east continue frustration levels are rising the refugees have been demonstrating your front of the un refugee agency for the past several weeks many of them have come from afghanistan pakistan sudan eritrea somalia and iraq. 7 yet many blame the authorities for not doing enough. but if you re not protecting those in what are you doing
the attacks sparked huge fires at the abqaiq plant the world s largest oil processing facility as well as an oil field about 100 kilometres away. there are concerns that global oil supplies may be affected with reports saying as much as half of saudi arabia s output could be disrupted. jon donnison has the latest. these were audacious attacks at the heart of the saudi oil industry. the abqaiq processing plant, one of the world s largest, engulfed in flames after apparent drone strikes. the kingdom s second largest oil field at khurais was also hit. on a houthi owned tv channel, a military spokesperson for the group said it was behind the attacks. translation: this mission comes as part of our legitimate and natural right to react to the crimes, of the aggression and its continuous blockade on our country for the past five years. the war between a saudi led coalition and iranian backed houthi rebels in yemen began in 2015. saudi air strikes have left thousands dead and lef
hello this is bbc news with samantha simons. the headlines. borisjohnson has been warned against forever being known as mister no deal over brexit by donald tusk as world leaders gather at the g7 summit in biarritz. meanwhile the prime minister will urge trump not to escalate a trade war with china when they meet at the summit. prince andrew has said he did not see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to the arrest and conviction of disgraced financierjeffrey epstein. brazil s president has bowed to international pressure and ordered the armed forces to tackle the record number of fires in the amazon forest. tens of thousands of british airways passengers could be affected as pilots are to strike next month, in a dispute over pay. ba says it s extremely sorry passengers have found difficulties trying to re arrange their flights. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster and holly hamilto
yesterday, starting off with some frost and ice, snow showers in parts of scotland and northern ireland, rain clearing the far south and more snow coming into the south pushing north tonight into tomorrow. it s wednesday the 7th of february. proposals to improve access to nhs dentists in england are being announced by the government today. the plans include offering top up payments for dentists to take on new nhs patients as well as bonuses to work in under served areas. but health leaders say the measures don t go far enough. here s our health editor, hugh pym. a long queue outside a new dental practice in bristol. local people simply wanting to register as nhs patients. the opening following a public campaign after the previous site closed. the story was covered on bbc breakfast yesterday. the images illustrate the growing sense of frustration at the lack of nhs treatment in areas of the country which have been branded dental deserts. a new government and nhs plan for engla