People to get vaccinated against covid. We speak to some with reservations about getting the job. And meat loaf, who recorded one of the biggest selling albums of all time, dies at the age of 7a. And coming up in half an hours time, and outsiders looking in at that weeks news. The cost of living, cost of being prime minister, and cost of being prime minister, and cost of being prime minister, and cost of living war in europe. Thats on dateline at 7 30pm here on bbc news. Good evening. A warm welcome to bbc news, good to have your company this friday afternoon. We have no plans to invade that was the message from russias Foreign Minister after talks with the us about russian intentions in ukraine. His american counterpart said their discussions in geneva had been frank and substantive but also warned of massive consequences if moscow were to attack ukraine. Russia has amassed 100,000 troops near its borders with ukraine, leading to grave International Concern and to several European Cou
A campaign to persuade four Million People in the uk to be vaccinated against covid. We speak to some with reservations about the jab. At least 70 people are killed in an air strike in yemen carried out by the Saudi Led Coalition. Many more are injured. A metropolitan Police Detective is jailed for three years for secretly filming women while posing as a photographer. And tributes are paid to the us rock star meat loaf, whos died at the age of 7a. And coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. Its 17th versus 18th in the Premier League tonight, with a lot at stake. Who will come out on top between watford and norwich . Good evening. We have no plans to invade that was the message from russias Foreign Minister after talks with the us about russian intentions in ukraine. His american counterpart said their discussions in geneva had been frank and substantive but also warned of massive consequences if moscow were to attack ukraine. Russia has amassed 100,000 troops near its borders with
We start in the uk. Borisjohnson has faced many questions about whether covid rules were observed in Downing Street. Its understood around 30 people gathered for this event. Labour has called on borisjohnson to call come clean. Borisjohnson has faced many questions of about whether covid rules were observed. I can rules were observed. I can understand rules were observed. I can understand how rules were observed. I can| understand how infuriating rules were observed. I can i understand how infuriating it rules were observed. Ice i understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who have been setting the rules have not been following the rules. That was december 2021. 19 months earlier in may 2020, england was in its first lockdown. There were already over 30,000 covid deaths. 20th may was the hottest day of the year so far. And at 5pm, culture secretary 0liver Dowden led The Governments daily covid update and reiterated the rules. You can meet one person outside your hou
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Band from cinemas, theatres and sports stadiums. More on the drinks and games at the downing Street Christmas Party last year as questions remain about whether regulations were broken. Breaking news from the us as america has announced Government Officials will not be attending next years Winter Olympics in beijing. The White House Press secretary. The biden White House Press secretary. Tue Biden Administration White House Press secretary. Tte Biden Administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing Olympics and paralytic games considering the countrys ongoing crimes against people in xinjun zhang and other ongoing Human Rights Abuses with our athletes will have our support and we will be behind them from home but we will not to be to the fanfare of the game. The us to diplomatic visitation will treat these games as Business As Usual in the face of the countrys agree atrocities in xinjun zhang and was able he cannot do that. As the president has told