now it s time for a look back at the day in parliament. hello again and welcome to monday in parliament. ministers are to scrap most covid rules in england, but they warn we ll have to learn to live with the virus. the situation can change and it can change quickly. but we cannot put our lives on hold forever. mps from all parties line up to condemn a new law to limit demonstrations. the struggles and protests being demonised by this bill today are actually seen as the milestones of progress in our society. like the suffragette movement, which faced considerable state repression and police brutality. also in this programme: can mps save the hedgehog? there can be little doubt that some modern farming practices have made survival more difficult for this country s favourite prickly mammal. but first, most covid rules in england are to be scrapped onjuly 19th, a week next monday. you ll no longer be told to work from home or wear a facemask in shops and the social distancing rul
pupils who ve self harmed. if you have self harmed, please do let me know who helped you and how. you can get in touch anonymously, of course @vicderbyshire on instagram or twitter. and the authorities in canada say it could take days to clean up after the massive snow storm that hit the greater toronto area. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the prime minister s former top advisor has acused borisjohnson of lying about the bring your own booze event in the downing street garden during the first lockdown. dominic cummings said he was prepared to swear under oath that mrjohnson knew it was a drinks party and not a work event a claim denied by number ten. here s our political correspondent, jonathan blake. once the prime minister s closest adviser, now one of his fiercest critics. dominic cummings newly detailed version of events contradicts what the prime minister told mps. drinks in the downing street garden when england was under
welcome to the programme. the us senators who travelled to kyiv monday to meet president zelensky believe the threat of a russian invasion is significant , immediate and ukraine needs to be ready for the worst. senator chris murphy from conneticut, one of the seven senators who travelled, said it would be the most significant disruption to the post cold war political order in europe since the conflict ended 30 years ago . no one is entirely clear whether vladimir putin has made up his mind. that explains the shuttle to policy now unfolding. the us secretary of state left washington a few hours ago for kyiv, where he will hold talks tomorrow with president zelensky. on thursday, he will talk with france, germany and the uk ahead of crunch talks in geneva on friday with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg, who today talked to the german chancellor, said the alliance is ready to defend itself. the risk of a conflict is real. nat
very well and this is rafael nadal we re talking about, a 22 time grand slam champion. i think the other advantage of winning two matches here already and having a third against jordan thomson of australia is that will be three matches in four days. if he wins the quarterfinal, then four matches in five days and this exactly what you need when you re returning to the tour having had a year away. there were two hours and 15 minutes on the clock when that third set began. we just need to be reliastic, if you ve been out since april and you have had three minor operations, two on her hand and one on her left ankle, then you re going to tire in the third set of a match of that quality and physicality. she was really going for her shots, we know that is the way she plays and wants to play. but her defence was very, very good. again, it s been a really encouraging couple of rounds for her. i think certainly above expectations given that she s had so little tennis in 2023. india hav
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the value of uk wages has fallen at the fastest rate since records began after taking into account the rising cost of living. household budgets are being squeezed by rising food, fuel and energy costs. average pay fell by 3% between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. that means prices are rising at an even faster rate, despite growth in regular pay excluding bonuses. meanwhile, job vacancies continued to increase, although the rate is slowing. the rise in the cost of living has prompted workers and unions across several industries to call for inflation matching pay rises with some, such as rail workers, going on strike. but the government claims the employment figures show the resilience of the uk economy. our business correspondent nina warhurst has more details on those uk job figures. average pay is growing faster than for 15 years but what is crucial at the moment, what everybody watching will