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restrictions are eased. and the new highway code rules designed to make the roads safer for cyclists. and coming up on the bbc news channel. an emotional alize cornet has knocked simona halep out of the australian open. cornet is through to her first grand slam quarter final at the 63rd attempt. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson has ordered an inquiry into claims by the tory mp nusrat ghani that her muslim faith was given as a reason for her sacking as a minister in 2020. ms ghani said she was told that her muslimness was raised as an issue. the conservative chief whip mark spencer said this weekend that she was referring to him, and that the claims were completely false. the inquiry into the affair comes as the senior civil servant sue gray is expected today to interview dominic cummings, borisjohnson s former chief aide, for her investigation into lockdown downing street parties, and the senior tory mp william wragg is due to see the po ....
the world record for rowing across the atlantic. borisjohnson has ordered a cabinet office inquiry into claims made by a muslim mp who says her faith was given as a reason for her sacking as a minister in 2020. nusrat ghani welcomed the inquiry, saying all she wanted was for the matter to be taken seriously. the government s chief whip, mark spencer, said ms ghani s allegation referred to him, but he said the claims were completely false. the new cabinet office inquiry comes at the beginning of what is likely to be a difficult week for the prime minister, with the expected publication of a report into parties on government premises that took place when coronavirus restrictions were in place. from westminster, here s ione wells. as one inquiry into parties here is about to draw to a close, another one is about to open. this time into claims made by the tory mp nusrat ghani, who s said this weekend that she had been told by a party whip that her muslimness was a reason sh ....
of fraudulent covid business loans. people arriving in england will no longer need to take people arriving in england a covid lateral flow test, if they have been double vaccinated. we promise we wouldn t keep these measures in place a date longer than was necessary. it s obvious to me now that vaccinated travellers has outlived its usefulness. the prime minister warns russia that invading ukraine would be a disastrous step as the uk withdraws staff from its embassy there. the founder of wikileaks julian assange wins the first stage of his legal bid to appeal against the decision to extradite him to the united states. and how well do you know the new rules of the road? the highway code s been rewritten to make it safer for cyclists. also coming up this hour overcoming scorching heat, sleep deprivation, and being trailed by sharks a british all women crew including a woman with incurable cancer break the world record for rowing across the atlantic. borisj ....
and thanks the russian president for sending troops. england battle back on the third day of the fourth ashes test as jonny bairstow hits a century. hello and welcome to bbc news. 200 members of the armed forces are being drafted in to help hospitals in london struggling to deal with covid related staff shortages. the royal college of nursing said the government could no longer deny there was a staffing crisis in the nhs. pressure on london hospitals has increased over the past month, with 4,000 patients currently in hospital with covid compared with 1,100 in december. meanwhile, outside of london, hospitalisations have also been ticking upwards with almost 18,000 patients currently in hospital with covid. as of thursday afternoon, 17 hospital trusts in england were experiencing critical incidents concerned they might not be able to provide core priority services, such as emergency care. it means they can get extra help and draft staff in from other duties. health s ....
labour says the uk prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. dementia cases are expected to almost triple across the world by 2050. experts say it s due to ageing and growing populations. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. 200 members of the armed forces are being drafted in to help hospitals in london struggling to deal with covid related staff shortages. the royal college of nursing said the government could no longer deny there was a staffing crisis in the nhs. a total of 39,142 nhs staff at hospital trusts in england were absent for covid 19 reasons onjanuary 2nd, up 59% on the previous week. meanwhile, pressure on london hospitals has increased over the past month, with 4,000 patients currently in hospital with covid compared with 1,100 in december. health secretary sajid javid urged people to get their vaccinations to help cut the pressure on the nhs, as he welcomed support ....