will be here with a full round up of the days news. first, it s newcast. hello, it is adam in the studio. and laura in the same studio. and chris in the same studio for now. until i vacate the spot for a guest in a bit. so, actually, we have got less covid rules, but we have still got some covid rules, which is actually quite a good summary of whether a plan b still exists or not, because some bits of plan b in england still exist, but some bits of plan b disappear next week. but, it has been quite a dramatic week, where the prime minister s fortunes have ebbed and flowed and then they have relatively flowed, compared to where they were ebbing before. it has all been quite up and down. it has been really up and down. you know, downing street is still in a pretty precarious position, no doubt about that. if i choose my normal metaphor of choice, thejenga tower is very wobbly, some big pieces have been taken out, a few more may be crammed back in, maybe a little bit of scaffold
of the best selling of all time, has died at the age of 7a. the us and russia remain at a diplomatic stand off with their military assets standing by. after months of escalating tensions, the two superpowers have been holding talks about ukraine, which nato fears is the next sovereign territory moscow wants to seize through force. remember, it s less than a decade since russia annexed crimea. russia says it s concerned nato is sending weapons and military expertise to ukraine and wants guarantees that the organisation will pull back from its borders. speaking after the talks in geneva, russia s foreign minister, sergei lavrov, said the dialogue would continue and his country had no plans to attack ukraine. russia is understood to have more than 100,000 troops currently near its border with ukraine. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale sent this report. more russian forces on the move, surface to air missiles in the country s far east, due to join what moscow says are mi
a picture emerges of a party at conservative campaign headquarters last year shaun bailey, who ran for mayor of london, resigns form his current role. due to be sentenced the woman convicted of killing 16 month old star hobson, after months of assaults and psychological harm. a scintillating performance from premier league leaders manchester city. kevin de bruyne scores twice as they tear leeds united apart, hammering them 7 0. there will be a little bit of wet weather today in scotland, north west england and northern ireland. dry conditions will dominate the days ahead. i will tell you why with the full forecast on bbc breakfast. it s wednesday, the 15th of december. our main story. the prime minister is facing further pressure this morning after he suffered the biggest rebellion of conservative mps since becoming prime minister. nearly a third of tory backbenchers last night voted against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in nightclubs and large venues in engl
boars besieging the city. hello and welcome to bbc news. the women s tennis association says photos and video footage of the missing chinese tennis star peng shuai released on sunday by state media are insufficient and do not address the wta s concerns. the images appear to show the 35 year old at a youth tennis tournament in beijing. the clip follows two other short videos offered as evidence that peng is not under any form of duress; one claims to show peng having dinner at a beijing restaurant with her coach. james reynolds has the latest. this unverified video was posted by the editor of a state run newspaper. the footage claims to show peng shuai, in the white top, having dinner last night at a beijing restaurant with her coach and friends. the tennis player is shown listening, but not speaking. the video raises many questions. the clip starts with someone off screen saying now is the perfect time, ok, now is perfect. then there s a two second pause, and then the c
With russian troops gathering on ukrainian border washington warns invasion will be met with swift, severe and united response. france will introduce new covid pass rules for visitors to cafes and restaurants from next week. constitutional court has approved government plans to require proof of vaccination in public spaces. at least 100 people have been killed or wounded in an air strike by the saudi led coalition in yemen. a detention canter was hit in saada, a stronghold of the rebel houthi movement. cher and boy george lead tributes to bombastic singer meat loaf. rock legend died at the age of 7a. at ten o clock reeta chakrabarti