a coronavirus vaccination. in a tearful online apology, adele has postponed her entire las vegas residencyjust 2a hours before opening night, blaming covid cases and delivery delays. # like a bat out of hell, i ll be gone when the morning comes.# the rock star meat loaf has died at the age of 7a. with hits including bat out of hell and i would do anything for love, he sold more than 100 million albums across a six decade career. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, talks between foreign ministers from russia and the us over fears that russia could invade ukraine have concluded. us secretary of state anthony blinken said there had been a frank and substa ntive exchange. he also warned of a swift and severe response, and massive consequences if moscow was to invade. but the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said there are no plans to attack ukraine, adding he hoped emotions will calm down. meanwhile, the first members of a 30 strong british military t
and that they were lied to. we re expecting a news conference in downing street on extra covid measures for england. we lljoin that as and when it happens. also tonight on this extended edition of the bbc news at six. pfizer biontech announce that three doses of their vaccine can neutralise the new omicron variant of the virus. and a terrible start for england on the first day of the first ashes test in brisbane. welcome to the bbc news at six, which comes today from salford in greater manchester. borisjohnson has faced more calls for his resignation today, following the emergence of a video which has caused shockwaves at westminster and much further afield. the video showed his staff joking about a christmas party last december, during the strict lockdown, when many families were unable to visit loved ones. allegra stratton, the aide seen laughing on the video, has resigned this afternoon. boris johnson apologised for the video but repeated his claim that no party had taken
let s talk to our reporter in greece who is across this for us, daphne. give us a sense of what the authorities are up against. hello from athens. authorities are up against. hello from athens, the authorities are up against. hello from athens, the authorities - authorities are up against. hello from athens, the authorities have ordered the evacuation of the towns nearby, all areas in this region east of athens where the prius started this morning. around 12am local time where the fires started. this welfare began, spread over these other areas by the coast, most of them. around 17,000 residents in the three small towns, but in the summer they get much busier because of the coast, many people go there for summer holidays. also tourists visit the area. at the moment there are 150 firefighters with 40 moment there are 150 firefighters with a0 vehicles operating. there are some aircraft flying, though it is difficult to operate, government sources. there are near gale for