on this, holocaust memorial day. borisjohnson denies he personally ordered the airlift of animals out of afghanistan. it s claimed emails from officials suggest otherwise. and tributes to one of the most influential comedy writers of his generation. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, arsenal are looking to arrest their poor league form in wsl can they extend their lead at the top with the win over good evening. the health secretary, sajid javid, says a new chapter in the battle against coronavirus has begun, with the omicron variant now in retreat. today in england, restrictions in place since december, have been eased, meaning face coverings are no longer mandatory indoors in most public spaces. but some businesses are still encouraging people to wear masks, including major supermarkets and rail operators. and face coverings will remain mandatory in public spaces in scotland, wales and northern ireland. england is also diverging from the other home nations
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejessica elgot, deputy political editor at the guardian, and peter foster, public policy editor at the financial times. tomorrow s front pages. the metro says prince andrew will not settle his civil sex abuse case, and is set for a showdown in front of a jury in new york. it s the same lead story for the express, which also has an image of borisjohnson saying the conservative party are rallying behind him. the guardian covers the latest attack on the prime minister s credibility, after he was accused of lying over the rescue of a charity s cats and dogs from afghanistan. boris johnson accused of telling another whopper in the daily star that s a claim he denies, of course. the i says he s is being kept in suspense by the sue gray report, which is still yet to be released. the planned rise in national insurance is the focus of the telegraph, which has a report from mps who say i
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the metropolitan police have launched their own investigation into the parties that took place inside downing street, to see if they broke covid rules. they ve done so after receiving information from the internal inquiry, led by the senior civil servant sue gray. her report seen as critical in deciding prime minister boris johnson s future could be released as early as wednesday. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more. the law applies in every town, every city, every road, and every house, and in the sm postcode of number 10. and the police have concluded they ve seen enough about what happened behind closed doors when the law was lockdown that it merits a full and proper look. i can confirm that the met is now investigating a number of events that took place at downing street and whitehall in the last two years. so, for only the second time in a century. can you survive the police investigation, bo
studies reveals two thirds of people recently infected with omicron say they have had the virus before. pcr tests of about 100,000 volunteers in the react study also showed that1 in 23 people had covid in the first three weeks of january. the uk and us threaten sanctions against russia, if president putin decides to invade ukraine. and in northern ireland, proof of covid 19 status to enter bars, restaurants and cinemas will be scrapped later today as restrictions begin to ease. and also coming up this hour.. the siblings who have been separated while in the care system calls for a new law to keep them together. i m ben brown live in downing street. the official inquiry into gatherings at downing street and in whitehall during lockdown is believed to be complete and could be submitted to number 10 within hours. it s understood the senior civil servant, sue gray, has evidence including photographs and whatsapp messages, and wants the report to be published in full. borisjoh