A spokesman for the uk Prime Minister rishi sunak says comments allegedly made by major conservative donor frank hester about the mp diane abbott were racist and wrong, but he was rightly apologised for the offence caused. The Guardian Newspaper claims frank esther said miss abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot frank hester. He has admitted he was rude about her in a private meeting five years ago but insisted his comments had nothing to do about her gender or skin colour. Miss abbott has reported him to the parliamentary liaison Investigations Team which was set up after the murder of another mp, jo cox, in 2016. She said, to and frightening. She said the comments were worrying and frightening. Chris mason has the story. Diane abbott is a political pioneer. First elected nearly a0 years ago, she was the first black woman mp. Whatever else happens after this, i think nobody can take this moment away from the black community. What did happen after tha
be fresher but brighter. your full forecast here on breakfast. it s friday 30th june. our main story today. a formal pledge for thousands more doctors and nurses is being unveiled by the nhs in england. the 15 year plan is backed by more than £2 billion of government funding. there ll be a greater emphasis on apprenticeships, and five year medical degrees could be shortened by 12 months. but labour has accused the government of adopting its ideas, and said the move had come a decade too late. here s our health correspondent dominic hughes. does daniel represent the future of the nhs workforce? he s what s known as an apprentice operating department practitioner learning on the job about how to be a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree, and for daniel, it s the ideal foundation on which to build a career in the nhs. i train and practise within the trust itself, so i am able to work alongside othe
They also discussed chinas12 point plan to bring an end to the war in ukraine. In a Statement Issued after the meeting they said the russian side welcomes chinas willingness to play a positive role for the political and diplomatic settlement of the ukraine crisis, and welcomes the constructive proposals set forth in chinas position on the political settlement of the ukraine crisis. At the white house today, us officials took pains to point out what they think china could do to end the war. If china wants to play a constructive role here in this conflict, then they ought to press russia to pull its troops out of ukraine in ukrainian sovereign territory. They should urge President Putin to cease bombing cities, hospitals and schools, to Stop The War Crimes and the atrocities and end the war today. It could happen right now. Kirby also said that the us does not want a ceasefire in ukraine right now, because it would freeze the battle lines in their current state. As a reminder, that would
of early exposure to peanut butter. why a spoonful for babies may help prevent an allergic reaction. welcome to bbc news. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky, has hailed the decision as historic but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. it is a war that he ordered. a war that brought death and devastation. a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that has now left president putin accus