and coming up on the bbc news channel. with the ashes less than two weeks away, australian batter tim paine is taking a break from all forms of cricket and pat cummins replaces him as captain. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the health secretary sajid javid has told mps there is huge international concern about a new highly mutated variant of covid 19, which could pose a substantial risk to public health. no cases have yet been detected in the uk, but flights from six southern african countries have been suspended. the world health organisation is meeting in geneva to discuss the situation. our first report is from our health correspondent katharine da costa. the correspondent katharine da costa. emergence of a complex the emergence of a new highly complex variant in southern africa has sounded alarm bells around the world. so far most cases have been identified in one province of south africa where it appears the variant may be driving a new wave of infect
a plea to get young children vaccinated against measles, as the take up rate drops to its lowest level in a decade. and a southern koala, born not in australia but england, as part of a major conservation drive. and coming up on the bbc news channel: adios, aubameyang the arsenal striker and former captain joins spanish giants barcelona on a free after a busy transfer deadline day for premier league clubs. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, says conservative mps still overwhelmingly support borisjohnson, following the release of the initial findings of the report into lockdown parties in downing street. sue gray s inquiry concluded there d been a failure of leadership. but tory mp andrew mitchell this morning accused the prime minister of running government like a medieval court . and he warned the crisis risked breaking the conservative party. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has accused the prime minister o
as the take up rate drops to its lowest level, in a decade. officers at the met police exchanged highly offensive racist, sexist and homophobic messages, claiming it was just banter according to a highly critical report from the police watchdog. and, a southern koala, born not in australia, but england, as part of a major conservation drive. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, says conservative mps still overwhelmingly support borisjohnson, following the release of the initial findings, of the report into lockdown parties in downing st. sue gray s inquiry, concluded there d been a failure of leadership. but the tory mp andrew mitchell warned the crisis risked breaking the conservative party. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has accused borisjohnson, of trying to save his own skin, and taking the public for fools , in his defence of his own actions, in relation to alleged breaches of covid rules. with the latest, her
by the british army, in londonderry. manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. for more on this story i m joined now by our sports presenterjane dougal. what more do we know? well, just a few hours ago greater manchester police confronted a man and is 20 had been arrested on suspicion of rate and assault. the bbc understands that this man is in fact the manchester united striker mason greenwood and his arrest follows allegations on social media. it is thought that greenwood remains in custody for questioning and inquiries are ongoing. in it statement greater manchester police that they have made aware of social media images and videos posted by a woman reporting incidents of physical violence. this update comes at the manchester united suspended the striker and said that mason greenwood would not be returning to training or playing in matters until further notice. the club said that t
grand slam men s tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. remembering the dead of bloody sunday 50 years on, after 13 were killed by the british army, in londonderry. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. as tensions over ukraine continue, nato s secretary general has said it s up to russia to decide whether to pursue a diplomatic path offered by western powers or one of confrontation over ukraine. but russia denies planning to invade ukraine, despite having stationed large numbers of troops around its borders and in annexed crimea. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has accused the west of infringing russia s security. moscow has deployed around 100,000 troops near the border, angry that a country once part of the soviet union, is now seeking closer ties with the west. in eastern ukraine, separatists, backed by moscow, have actually been battling ukrainian forces since 2014, with at least 13,000 people being killed i