that catherine, the princess of wales, was admitted to the london clinic yesterday. that is a private hospital in central london, for planned abdominal surgery. we understand the surgery was successful. it is expected she will remain in hospitalfor ten to m days before returning home to windsor to continue her recovery. we are told by kensington palace that based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after easter. i will take you through some of the rest of the statement. it says she will appreciate the interest this statement will generate. she hopes the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible. of course, we know she has three young children, and her wish that personal medical information remains private. so we shouldn t expect over however long it takes for her to recuperate to get a running commentary, but we understand it is noncancerous. but clearly, as our colleagues at the bb
temperatures as we head into the next week as we see the return of gales, heavy rain but it is milder. that s it from the bbc news at six. time tojoin our that s it from the bbc news at six. time to join our colleagues at the news where you are. good evening to you. coming up on the programme: hello and welcome to sportsday i m sarah. extra sweet says raducanu on her winning return to grand slam action, where it was also a good day for three other britons in melbourne. the premier league s chief says a date has been set for the hearing into manchester city s alleged breaches of financial rules. and england manager sarina wiegman says she has unfinished business as she signs a new contract until 2027. also coming up on sportsday. a shock move from rugby union to american football for wales young star louis rees zammit. and seven time paralympic gold medallist hannah cockroft tells us disabled people in britain are being almost criminalised in the way they are treate
is this a moment of jeopardy for rishi sunak? tonight, the prime minister has lost two deputy chairman and one ministerial aid, and 58 of his own mps voted against him. has he lost his grip on his party? i ve been talking to one mp on the right of the party who defied the three line whip today. if we don t succeed in making the bill work and providing an effective deterrent that stops people setting off across the english channel illegally, then we will not be able to win the election. so, how much trouble is the pm s flagship policy in, if any? we ll discuss with two people in the know. also tonight, donald trump was the runaway winner of the iowa caucus. is he invincible? what donald trump has achieved here is remarkable. he is a phenomenon, especially when you consider that his attempt to overturn an election and unprecedented legal troubles do not seem to have dented the devotion of his supporters. and a mea culpa from fujitsu. we did have bugs and errors in the system, a
and was echoed by the likes ofjacob rees mogg. well, i think it s over baked. i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity. and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness that does not work to the committee s favour or advantage. the space provided on the bbc for the former prime minister and his supporters to reject the report s conclusions annoyed william riddell graham, who emailed, the 30 or so mps who support johnson should not be granted the same air time and the same deference as the hundreds of meps, including many conservatives, who will support the report . the bbc should seek balance, but when that quest for balance means that you are talking to eccentrics like fabricant and doris, then that quest becomes almost equivalent to a bias . that charge had already been levelled last friday when, before anyone else had seen its conclusions, borisjohnson dismissed the committee that investigated him as a kangaroo court. so, did the bbc allow this pr
now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. england lose two early wickets in their second innings as rain severly disrupts play at edgbaston. andy murray s got that winning feeling again with victory at the nottingham 0pen today as he chases a wimbledon seeding. and a moment for katie boulter to remember. a first wta title for her in a first all british tour level final in 46 years. and rory mcilory has a 5th major in his sights just a shot off the lead, ahead of his final round at the us open. also coming up on sportsday: wigan warriors hang on to edge a tight, and fiery encounter with warrington as they claim their spot in the final four of the challenge cup. hello there and welcome along to the programme and it s been a really frustrating day for england s cricketers in more ways than one. rain meant a premature end to the third day s play, in the first ashes test against australia at edgbaston. that, after england los