Given greensill s difficulties, but it seems to be this very official, bill crothers, was somehow given the go ahead to act as an adviser for greensill and did that for two months before he moved over to greensill. And in and decision, it was, they are trying to argue that because he then went on to become a director at the company, he did not need to get the 0k director at the company, he did not need to get the ok for that, because you had already been acting as an adviser. He did not actually run this directorship past the Advisory Committee and this is something that lord pickles from the head of the committee, is upset about, and this is how it has come to like today for some the greensill scandal has so money aspects to it. Saudi arabia, the civil servant, and deliver party is certainlyjumping on this and wanting to get its teeth into it. Lance price, my colleague chris mason did a report on this, and one of his thoughts is, theres always been lobbying, this happens in every coun
The drive to get more laptops to children to help them with Home Schooling. And how all these lockdown video calls from home have prompted an unexpected boost in business for books. And coming up on bbc news. West bromwich albion Contact Police over alleged online racist abuse of romaine sawyers. Hes the Third Premier League player to receive abuse this week. Good evening. Yet another new vaccine has been shown to be effective in major trials in just 2a hours. The latest is the janssen vaccine. Its 66 effective overall and only needs a single dose. And crucially its 85 effective against severe disease. Last night novavax announced uk trials had shown its vaccine to be 89 effective. And crucially that vaccine protects against the new more contagious uk variant. If approved the uk has millions of doses of both vaccines on order though they wouldnt be available until later in the year. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Covid Vaccine Trials keep delivering results beyond all expecta
Face covering. And be afraid. Thats the Warning Hackers put on ukrainian websites after highstakes talks to prevent a russian invasion stalled. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. With just days to go until the Australian Open, topranked Tennis Player Novak Djokovic is once again in Immigration Detention following the second cancellation of his visa. The serbian star arrived at a Melbourne Hotel being used as a Detention Facility earlier. Any hope of competing in The Open On Monday Rift rests on the outcome of an appeal hearing set for sunday. As phil black reports, australias Immigration Minister has introduced new reasons for why djokovic should be deported. Reporter the latest volley landing this match in court, served by australias Immigration Minister, alex hawk, canceling Novak Djokovics visa a second time, citing health and good order grounds on the basis that it was in the Public Interest to do so. In a quickly convened court hearing, djoko
Its the top of the hour. Im alisyn camerota. Victor is off today. This hour President Biden will huddle with his covid advisors at the white house about the Omicron Variant. New infections and hospitalizations are rising, forcing some colleges and universities to go virtual again. Meanwhile, cdc advisors are set to vote on the future of the Johnson Johnson vaccine. A new analysis sthoehows the ra of a rare Blood Clotting Division of the that vaccine were higher than thought. They are talking with College Students who will spend the rest of the semester online because of covid. Jeff, what do we know . Reporter alisyn, we do know that President Biden will be meeting with his covid advisors here at the white house really making clear theyre taking seriously the Omicron Variant threat. Dr. Anthony fauci, of course fcourse, the chief medical advisor to the president said this will be the dominant variant as early as next month. Theyre bracing for another winter surge, and the white house cl