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 police a
extensive cloud across most parts of the uk. a lot of cloud. some breaks, some sunny spells. northern scotland seeing the highest temperatures. tonight, large areas of cloud. some mist and fog patches in the south. one or two places may be down to 3 or minus four celsius. south west of england most prone to clear skies overnight and frost, but that is where we will see sunshine tomorrow. east of scotland will see sunshine as well, north west of scotland seeing thicker cloud and drizzle. for most of us, a cloudy day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. police will meet a conservative mp who s accused downing street of trying to blackmail politicians who ve tried to oust borisjohnson. the first shipment of american military aid to ukraine arrives there after talks over russia s troop build up on the border. a week after tonga was devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami, humanitarian aid begins to reach the tens of thousands of people affected. the actor arnold sc
good afternoon. a conservative backbencher who has accused government whips of trying to blackmail some mps seeking to oust borisjohnson is to meet the police to discuss his allegations. william wragg said he d be speaking to a scotland yard detective in the commons early next week. the prime minister has said he s seen no evidence to support the claims but mr wragg said he wanted any inquiry to be carried out by experts . our political correspondent helen catt reports. some of the methods used to persuade mps to follow their party line have always been a bit murky. these extraordinarily public allegations levelled at the government and its whips are serious. that some conservative mps suspected of wanting borisjohnson out have been in the end of attempts to intimidate them with embarrassing stories in the press and threats to take away public money from their constituencies. the intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter. moreover, the reports of which i a
them 1.5 billion pounds for not reaching annual targets. the targets are quite high. royal mail have to deliver 93% of all first class post within one day, that is the target set by the regulator. it is all very well saying, get your act together, does that suggest they do not believe the royal mail when they say it is because of coronavirus and staff absences. they want to see improvements. royal mail made £726 million last year and pre tax profits. the cost of a first class stamp by more than 20% last year. the regulator expecting more. here is the weather. large areas of cloud. potentially a touch of frost. milder further north. that brisk south westerly wind looking teacher blow across northern scotland tomorrow. a largely dry but is largely cloudy day. some sunny spells. south westerly wind will continue to blow across northern scotland. in the coming week, a lot of dry weather, the increasing chance of some rain in the north. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines.