also this lunchtime. the number of people on hospital waiting lists in england, hits six million for the first time. england s isolation period for coronavirus is reduced yet again, if there are two negative results. the scale of our river pollution a damning verdict in a parliamentary report. and novak djokovic is in the draw for the australian open, but could he still be deported before start of play? and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel they re battling injuries, but mark wood says ben stokes and jonny bairstow are desperate to play for england in the final ashes test, which starts tomorrow. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson s future as prime minister remains in the balance, despite his apology for attending a drinks party during the first coronavirus lockdown in 2020. some senior conservatives are calling for him to resign. but members of the cabinet have rallied to his defence, after he said yesterday, he understood the public
time for a look at the weather news now and stav danaos has the details. it s been a cold start across england and wales, quite a hard frost in london in the south east, mist and fog around too and that s how it will stay for the next few days with high pressure around, we ll continue to see mist and fog and some of it will continue to linger in places. you can see on the latest satellite picture, generally more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, it will remain rather grey throughout the day today. more of a breeze for the final for scotland, today. more of a breeze for the finalfor scotland, one today. more of a breeze for the final for scotland, one or two spots of rain but elsewhere a lovely sunny day, some wintry sunshine continuing for most of us. away from the fog patches, whetherfog patches linger thenit patches, whetherfog patches linger then it will be colder than these temperatures suggest but very mild across the north east of scotland, 12 degrees into mor
But he wouldn t be drawn on the issue. why has a decision about novak djokovic s visa yet to be made and how long is your government going to let this drag on for? well, i refer to minister hawke s most recent statement and that position hasn t changed and these are personal ministerial powers able to be exercised by minister hawke and i don t propose to make any further comment at this time. it s been a strange day here in melbourne more drama, more tension, more anticipation, still no decision on novak djokovic s visa status, and the longer this drags on the closer we get to the australian open, the clearer it becomes that the government is in a real bind about what to do with this. the country s battling a surge in covid 19 cases and testing clinics are overwhelmed. as the diplomatic and political storm around him continues, novak djokovic is still waiting for a decision on whether he ll be able to defend his title. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, melbourne.
That is, of course, unless australia s government decides to deport him. the country s immigration minister alex hawke is still considering whether to cancel the star s visa and officials are looking at additional details submitted by djokovic s team after the tennis star revealed that he provided false information on his travel declaration form and admitted to doing an interview with the french publication l equipe when he knew he had covid. the prime minister scott morrison was asked about the delay but he wouldn t be drawn on the issue. why has a decision about novak djokovic s visa yet to be made and how long is your government going to let this drag on for? well, i refer to minister hawke s most recent statement and that position hasn t changed and these are personal ministerial powers able to be exercised by minister hawke and i don t propose to make any further comment at this time. it s been a strange day here in melbourne