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
fresh food inflation hits 3%, the highest level in a decade we have details of the products that havejumped in price. novak djokovic was in the draw for the australian open first round, which hasjust been made but he s still waiting to hear if the host country s government will allow him to stay for the tournament. and a royal honour for rugby legend kevin sinfield as he collects an obe for his charity work supporting his friend rob burrow. good supporting his friend rob burrow. morning. the we yesterday good morning. the weather we had yesterday is going to be very similar to what we will get today. for england and wales, frosty and foggy start, then sunshine. the scotland and northern ireland, a bit more cloud with some drizzle. i will have all the details throughout the programme. it s thursday 13th january. our main story. the prime minister s future hangs in the balance as a growing number of conservative mps call for him to resign despite his apology in the house
story that was seared into our memory and consciousness, the nation s consciousness, when mrs till insisted on an open casket for her murdered and maimed 14 year old son. she said, let the people see what i ve seen. the reason the world saw what she saw was because of another hero in the story. the black press. that s a fact. the chicago defender. black radio and newspapers were unflinching and newspapers were unflinching and brave in making sure america saw what she saw. and i mean it. cheering and applause. wells once said, the way to right a wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon the wrongs. turn the light of truth upon the wrongs. that is a sacred view in my view, that is a sacred charge, a free press, and i mean that. that s what someone we still missed so much but we honour posthumously stood for. gwen arthur. she was among the very best. she moderated my first attempt at vice president and was a trusted voice for millions of americans. understood that the louder the
the president makes it official. he s running for re-election. we made a lot of progress. let s finish the job. most voters think he s still better than the alternative. plus historic testimony. this is an astonishing moment in our legal and political history. like pence testified before a grand jury investigating trump s efforts to overturn the election. are prosecutors moving closer to indicting the former president? and desantis versus disney. the days of putting one company on a pedestal are over. the would-be presidential candidate may have picked a fight he can t win. so why doesn t he just let it go, let it go welcome to inside politics, i m manu raju in for abby phillip. this morning president biden wakes up marking the end of his very first week as an official 2024 candidate. biden launched his re-election bid on tuesday setting up a battle which he must convince voters that he deserves to remain in the white house for another four years. now