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
that he made a payment to the tax office to settle a disagreement about his tax affairs. mr zahawi said hmrc accepted that an error concerning shares he gave to his father for help in setting up the polling company yougov in 2000 had been careless and not deliberate. it comes after newspaper reports that he d paid a seven figure sum and been subject to a penalty. it s understood the dispute over mr zahawi s taxes was resolved while he was serving as chancellor of the exchequer. earlier labour had called on nadim zahawi to resign. here s our political correspondent helen catt. nadhim zahawi is a seniorfigure in the government, the chairman of the conservative party, who sits in the cabinet. last year, he was for a few months borisjohnson s chancellor, in charge of the country s finances. is the hmrc still after you, sir? but since then, he s faced questions about his own financial affairs and claims he tried to avoid tax. over the summer, he dismissed claims that hmrc
A huge statue in a cairo slum which is thought to be of pharaoh ramses ii, one of the countrys most famous ancient rulers. The head and torso of the 26 feet high statue were found submerged in mud and ground water in the east of the city. Known as ramses the great, the pharaoh lived more than 3,000 years ago and is credited with massively expanding the egyptian empire. Tributes have been paid to the singerjoni sledge, of the group sister sledge, whos died at her home in phoenix, arizona. She was 60. Music We Are Family by sister sledge. The band of four sisters achieved fame in 1979 with their Signature Tune We Are Family. 0ther hits included disco classic the greatest dancer. A statement from the family said joni sledge had loved, and embraced life. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the weather with sarah. We have dry unsettled weather in the forecast. Some variations, with showers across the far east of england which should clear overnight, and we will see more cloud and spots of rain i
A huge statue in a cairo slum which is thought to be of pharaoh ramses ii, one of the countrys most famous ancient rulers. The head and torso of the 26 feet high statue were found submerged in mud and ground water in the east of the city. Known as ramses the great, the pharaoh lived more than 3,000 years ago and is credited with massively expanding the egyptian empire. Tributes have been paid to the singerjoni sledge, of the group sister sledge, whos died at her home in phoenix, arizona. She was 60. Music We Are Family by sister sledge. The band of four sisters achieved fame in 1979 with their Signature Tune We Are Family. 0ther hits included disco classic the greatest dancer. A statement from the family said joni sledge had loved, and embraced life. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the weather with sarah. We have dry unsettled weather in the forecast. Some variations, with showers across the far east of england which should clear overnight, and we will see more cloud and spots of rain i