it s monday 12th june. mps who have been investigating whether borisjohnson misled parliament about covid lockdown parties are meeting today to conclude their inquiry. mrjohnson has already seen a copy of their report and he resigned as an mp on friday describing the common s privileges committee as a kangaroo court. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. this is what the privileges committee has been looking into. borisjohnson attending pandemic parties. at one he broke the law and was fined. did he lie to parliament? will the prime minister tell the house whether there was a party in downing street on the 13th of november? prime minister. mr speaker, no, but i m sure that whatever happened, the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. for almost exactly a year, the seven mps on the privileges committee, a majority of whom are conservatives, have been investigating his conduct. last week, they sent him notice of the findings. certain t
over the pennines, increasingly across the north of scotland over the hills, turning back to rain as the hills, turning back to rain as the milder air moves on. very blustery, gales in the southwest, surveyor tails inaughty scotland and northern ireland, heavy and persistent rain severe gales in north west scotland. double figures later in the day, increasing for the rest of the country, as the rain moves north. very wet and windy weather confined to the northern isles tonight. many places turning clearer with blustery showers, mostly in the north and west. a frost free night to come for most. i milder start to friday. some sunshine, plenty of showers, longer spells of rain in northern and western areas, fairly strong winds. south east england, faring best with drier and brighter weather. temperatures, double figure play mat in north london, much of england and wales. feeling noticeably milder double figures for northern ireland. sunday, another low, heavy rain and stro
taken by the military. israel has not said who the men are, but it has confirmed that its forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strip s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operation worthy of that name in the south of gaza. from jerusalem, here s our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon off palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza and we have geo located the video there too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity s darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and th
england s phil foden has apologised and says he ll learn a valuable lesson after he and mason greenwood are sent home for breaching quarantine rules ahead of tonight s game in denmark. 2020 s unpredictable weather means an unpredictable harvest. there are warnings that yields of serial could be their lowest for a0 years. and the weather today comes with a much milder theme to it. humid out there this morning, most places are dry but there is some drizzle in the west. all the details, right here on brea kfast. it s tuesday the eighth of september. our top story. start taking coronavirus seriously orface a bumpy ride ahead that s the warning from england s deputy chief medical officer following the highest numbers of daily cases since may. professorjonathan van tam said people had relaxed too much over the summer and must now re engage with social distancing rules. charlotte gallagher reports. coronavirus has turned lives upside down and there is a stark warning that the
The single word judgement after an inspection by schools’ watchdog Ofsted, that a school is either outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate, will remain says government, despite universal condemnation.