in england won t have to take a covid test prior to departure. our chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster. lots of changes to get our heads around. , big changes, adam, what is the reasoning behind them from government? the reasoning behind them from covernment? ., ., , government? there are a few things ha enin: government? there are a few things happening and government? there are a few things happening and a government? there are a few things happening and a few government? there are a few things happening and a few reasons - government? there are a few things happening and a few reasons for - happening and a few reasons for them. first, the change to if you have a positive lateral flow test on the little stick, you will no longer have to get a confirmatory pcr test from test and trace. that is already kicking in in scotland, wales and northern ireland, and will apply in england from next tuesday. the thinking is that there is so much covid in the communi
will take and we don t know if we ll get a decision today. and we don t know if novak djokovic will be in the country until the decision is made. we know he challenging the government decision to be deported because he has made it a point to announce that he has been given an exemption to come back here to defend this title. this is an event, the australian open, that he had dominated and he has won it nine times. and he wanted to get his tense title. today, this is looking very doubtful in the now. == tense title. today, this is looking very doubtful in the now. tenth title. very doubtful in the now. tenth title- thank very doubtful in the now. tenth title. thank you very doubtful in the now. tenth title. thank you very very doubtful in the now. tenth title. thank you very much, - very doubtful in the now. tenth i title. thank you very much, shaimaa khalil in melbourne. we will have more on this. we ll have more on this story throughout the morning and will be getting
including russia for help. far to the west, in the port city of aktau, more crowds on the streets where it all began at the weekend. a sudden jump in the price of liquefied natural gas used to power cars caused fury. but the protests have now tapped into other long standing grievances. corruption and economic hardship. some vent their anger on the country s former leader, nursultan nazarbayev, who remains powerful. old man, leave, they chant. in another city, a crowd tries to pull his statue down. the us has urged the authorities to show restraint but back in almaty, some policemen were simply giving up. the government says eight officers and national guardsmen have been killed. the chaos is spreading. paul adams, bbc news. lawyers for ghislaine maxwell have demanded a retrial, after a juror said he d helped
of housing development. gordon henderson, the conservative mp for sittingbourne and sheppey, has called a special commons debate to raise his concerns. large scale development must not continue without the prerequisite investment in infrastructure, notjust from developers, but from the government. building mustn t be allowed to disproportionately affect kent and the south east. a tribunal has found a nurse at a south london hospital was discriminated against after she was told to stop wearing a cross necklace in work. ms onuoha who worked at croydon university hospital wore the cross for 13 years before she was asked to hide it under clothing. she resigned claiming constructive dismissal. the tribunal found the nhs trust hand been both discriminatory and unfair. around £a00,000 has been spent on preparations for a ferry service across the thames, which will never set sail.
the government says he is no longer open longer welcome. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules. and there are no special cases. rules are rules. that s what i said to you yesterday, and that s the policy of the government and it has been our government s strong border protection policies and particularly in relation to the pandemic that has ensured that australia has one of the lowest death rates from covid anywhere in the world. djokovic s lawyers are planning to challenge the deportation order. he could potentially apply for a new visa. the 34 year old star hasn t publicly confirmed his covid 19 vaccination status. he flew to australia after being granted a controversial medical exemption. tennis authorities said he d not received any special treatment. but many australians, who lived under some the world s