a country in chaos india s official covid death toll passes 200,000 but the real number is almost certainly much higher. 0ne dose of the oxford/astrazeneca or pfizer vaccine halves the likelihood of a person who gets coronavirus passing it on. the bafta tv nominations have been announced. sir steve mcqueen s bbc drama small axe leads the way with 15 nominations. and coming up how self driving vehicles could be allowed on uk roads by the end of this year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a formal investigation has been launched into the funding of borisjohnson s downing street flat refurbishments by the electoral commission. the watchdog announced it was satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred . mrjohnson came under sustained pressure from the labour leader during prime ministers questions about whether he d initially borrowed the money. the prime minister said again he had covered costs but has asked
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arlene foster is to step down as leader of the democratic unionists and as northern ireland s first minister, after dozens of colleagues said they d lost confidence in her leadership. the pandemic in india hospitals overwhelmed, record infections and soaring death rates. we report on the fight against the new surge. a new study finds thatjust one dose of a covid vaccine cuts the risk of transmission by up to 50%. and an excellent night in paris puts manchester city within sight of the champions league final. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, lions coach warren gatland admits it s a big blow losing george north to a knee injury ahead of their upcoming tour to south africa. good evening. there s to be an official investigation into the funding of renovation work on borisjohnson s flat above number ten downing street. a formal inquiry will be carried out by the electoral commission, which says there s reason to believe the rules may not have been followed. mr
through the day, there are frantic please for oxygen, hospital beds, medicines on the phone, online, even on the streets. and michael collins, one of the original members of the apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died aged 90. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. i m shaun ley. and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. you might call it back to the future. in a few hours from now, presidentjoe biden is expected to lay out plans for the biggest attempt to expand government support for working families in the us since the 1960s. it s not quite a cradle to the grave welfare state, but if it passes congress, the american families plan will provide free pre school education and free community college places, plus tax credits for the middle class. the entire plan would cost a staggering $1.8 trillion and republicans are already asking how america can possibly afford it. president biden will announce the pla
and michael collins, one of the original members of the apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died aged 90. hello, welcome to bbc news. i m shaun ley. you might call it back to the future. in a couple of hours from now, presidentjoe biden is expected to lay out plans for the biggest attempt to expand government support for working families in the us, since the 1960s. it s not quite a cradle to the grave welfare state, but if it passes congress, the american families plan will provide free pre school education and free community college places, plus tax credits for the middle class. the entire plan would cost a staggering $1.8 trillion, and republicans are already asking how america can possibly afford it. president biden will announce the plan in a speech to congress, marking his first 100 days in office. let s talk now to our washington correspondent, lebo diseko who s on capitol hill for us this speech comes in a couple hours time. what s the mood music they are about the sca