here in the uk, a senior conservative has accused ministers of tory rebels trying to oust borisjohnson have been threatened renewed pressure on borisjohnson as a conservative mp says tory rebels have been threatened with damaging publicity and removal the intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter. moreover, the reports from which i m aware would seem to constitute blackmail. and we re getting pictures from ghana of the aftermath of a huge explosion in bogoso. many are feared dead. american diplomacy is in high gear as the tensions on the russian ukraine guardian porter escalade. foreign ministers from key european countries have held talks in berlin with the us secretary of state, antony blinken. they ve been trying to co ordinate a western strategy to avoid a conflict. here s mr blinken speaking earlier.