and the greens agree a new power sharing agreement but stop short of a formal coalition. a new covid drug treatment which involves injecting patients with anti bodies that attacks the virus has been approved by the medicines regulator. and, nicholas cage stars as a truffle forager coming to terms with the loss of his beloved pig. see what anna smith make of this and the rest of this week s releases in the film review at 5.45. in afghanistan, the taliban is tightening its grip across the country and there are growing concerns about religious and media freedoms under the new regime. the human rights organisation amnesty international says the group murdered 9 men from the hazara minority last month; some of them were tortured. while the german broadcaster deutschewelle says taliban fighters carried out a door to door search to try to find one of its journalists he d left the country, but they shot dead one of his relatives. here, the prime minister is due to hold a cobra em
about the country s finances the chancellor warns of the enormous strains, following the response to the coronavirus pandemic. speaking ahead of next week s budget, rishi sunak warned britain s finances were exposed and a bill would have to be paid. warmer weather tempts people to enjoy the outdoors, as a government advisor warns the public to still comply with current restrictions. military honours for captain sir tom moore, as his family bid him farewell. you may be gone, but your message and your spirit lives on. and wales catch england by surprise in cardiff, to stay unbeaten in the six nations. good evening. the chancellor, rishi sunak, says he will level with the british people that the response to the coronavirus pandemic has left public finances exposed when he unveils his budget next week. the government has borrowed £271 billion this financial year, and some are urging him to raise taxes. labour have said support programmes should be extended to give businesses
now the eu says it wants astrazeneca to hand over doses made in the uk. the difficulties of training for the olympics in lockdown as athletes are assured the tokyo summer games are still very much on course. and the chelsea flower show turns autumnal as it s postponed for the first time in its history. and coming up on bbc news a week out from the start of the men s six nations, organisers are confident the competition will go ahead as planned despite french on travel. good evening and welcome to the news at six. the prime minister has extended the current lockdown restrictions in england until at least march eighth. borisjohnson said an early unlocking could result in another spike in cases. he said data on hospital admissions, the vaccines and how effective they are would need to be assessed before any loosening of the rules. but getting children back to school remains the national priority. by the end of february, the government aims to publish its plan for the gradual
woman who it s thought was swept away in the tsunami. on his way home. novak djokovic boards a flight to belgrade at dubai airport, following his deportation from australia. and coming up this hour. scotland eases its boxing day restrictions on large outdoor events including football matches and concerts. we ll be live at celtic park ahead of tonight s match against hibs. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester as part of the investigation into a siege at a synagogue in the united states. the man responsible malik faisal akram from lancashire was shot and killed by police near dallas in texas, after he took a rabbi and three other people hostage during a service. they were later freed unharmed. counter terrorism authorities on both sides of the atlantic are now investigating what happened, as sophie long reports. this is the moment the three final hostages ran for their lives, more than ten hours after their ordeal began. a successful, but nonetheless terrifying en
it s come to the point where, if i m a bit short on electric and it s close to the time i m going to be paid to top up again, i have to be clever enough to say, don t do that washing, because you ll run out of electricity. no djokovic, no problem the australian open begins the world number one is on his way back to belgrade after being deported from melbourne following his failed week long legal challenge. good morning. it isa it is a cold and frosty start today. some fog around. that will lift. for most of what it is going to be a sunny day. details coming up. good morning. it s monday, the 17th of january. our main story. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester, as part of the investigation into a siege at a synagogue in the united states. a british man, malik faisal akram, was shot and killed by police in dallas, texas, after he took a rabbi and three other people hostage during a service. they were later freed unharmed. counter terrorism authorities on both sid