the impact of covid continues the number of people now waiting for routine treatment in england is now almost 6 million. and there s not much good news from down under, either, as england s dismal start in the ashes continues. and coming up on the bbc news channel. new covid measures mean football fans in england will need to be double jabbed or have a negative test to get into games with a crowd of more than 10,000. good evening and welcome to bbc news at six. the prime minister is facing yet more scrutiny today over claims of other christmas parties and now fresh questions over whether he misled an investigation into how refurbishments to his downing street flat were paid for. the conservative party has been fined nearly £18,000 for failing to keep accurate records of a donation. it comes as the investigation by the cabinet secretary into a party in downing street last december is being widened to look at two other gatherings. labour has called for the prime minister to
political stand off. singer britney spears regains contol of her life singer britney spears regains control of her life and career, as a judge overturns a conservatorship imposed 13 years ago. hello and welcome to bbc news. the official deadline for an agreement at cop26 in glasgow has passed but delegates and negotiators are now working through the night to try to sign off undertakings that can be agreed across the board. experts recognise that the agreements made at the summit will not limit global warming to under 1.5 degrees a key threshold which would avoid the worst effects of climate change. david shukman has the latest. sirens wail a warning from outside the conference about the state of progress inside it. world leaders are singled out forfailing to keep their promises, for allowing the planet to become dangerously overheated. appeals for action came in the conference halls as well, activists calling on governments not to water down key points in the agreement a
change in his budget. the current alcohol duty system will be overhauled meaning drinks with a lower alcohol percentage will be cheaper. labour accused rishi sunak of living in a parallel universe cutting taxes for bankers while ordinary people struggled to get by. so, madam deputy speaker, at least the bankers on short haulflights, sipping champagne, will be cheering this budget today. jeering. we ve been talking to lots of people and loads of small businesses here in bristol to see what they think today s announcements will mean for them. in other news: a serving metropolitan police officer has been charged with rape. pc adam zaman, who s 28, is a member of the east area command unit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor rishi sunak has delivered his budget saying it s preparing the uk for a post covid era of optimism. mr sunak also announced the results of the spending review, revealing how much each governm
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