And smooth in texture spreads well on a cracker. You d think it s the finest pate france has to offer, but it was actually the cats dinner! would you be able to tell the difference? we ll see if katty can later! hello, i m katty kay in washington, dc. Christian fraser is in london. For five years, dominic cummings was borisjohnson s right hand man the architect behind the victorious vote leave campaign, the prime minister s most senior aide in downing street and a widely feared political assassin. But there s a problem with having such a ruthless operator as your chief aide. One day, they may bite the hand that fed them. And today was that day. In a marathon seven hour session before a parliamentary committee, mr cummings who was forced out of number ten last year gave his inside view on how the government had handled the covid pandemic. He painted a picture of policy failure, dithering and a government that had no useful plan. And he was withering in his assessment of his for
And it s rarely talked about but two million people in the uk are living without at least one essential piece of furniture or major household appliance in furniture poverty. Like a fridge. Is this something you have struggled with? do get in touch, it s @vicderbyshire on twitter or email victoria@bbc. Co. Uk. Little mix! and women have dominated this year s brit awards. Little mix became the first all female band to win best british group and dua lipa won best album and best british female using her speech to thank nhs workers. We should all give a massive, massive round of applause and give boris a message that we all support a fair pay rise for our front line! cheering. Thank you so much. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. It s turning into the worst violence between israel and the palestinians for seven years. At least a0 people have been killed this week. The united nations has warned the conflict is moving towards full scale war. In the last fe
People killed in shootings in ballymurphy in belfast in 1971 were entirely innocent. A school shooting in russia. Seven pupils and a teacher are dead after an attack by a teenage gunman. A 21 year old man appears in court, charged with the murder of police community support officerjulia james. Police investigating the disappearance of mary bastholm, who was feared murdered by serial killer fred west, search a cafe in gloucester. Covid rules in most of scotland will be relaxed from next monday, with pubs reopening to customers indoors and people able to hug again. And it s the brits tonight, in front of thousands of music fans, as part of an experiment on getting audiences back into venues. Here at westminster, the queen has delivered her speech, setting out the government s programme for the coming session of parliament. In a covid secure ceremony in the house of lords, the queen said that the government s priority is to deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the unit
india has just reported the highest daily increases of cases in the world since the pandemic began. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. the u.s. justice department has now opened a sweeping civil investigation into the policing practices of the minneapolis police department. that announcement from the attorney general comes one day after former police officer derek chauvin was convicted of murder in the death of george floyd. the investigation i am announcing today will assess whether the minneapolis police department engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, including during protests. the investigation will also assess whether the mpd engages in discriminatory conduct and whether its treatment of those with behavioral health disabilities is unlawful. this investigation comes in the wake of a verdict welcomed by many