but first of all, the prime minister s adviser allegra stratton has resigned, she was one of those people in the video, and this is what she said about that resignation. my remarks seemed to make light of the rules, rules that people were doing everything to obey. that was never my intention. i will regret those remarks for the rest of my days and i offer my profound apologies to all of you at home for them. there s allegra stratton explaining her resignation. we also want to look at this story and what it tells us about the broader relationship between the government and the press lobby. to help us do that we have katie perrior, director of communications for theresa may when she was prime minister. michael crick, political commentator for mail plus, and kitty donaldson, the uk political editor for bloomberg news. let s start with pippa crerar from the mirror. it was your story which started all of this. when did you first hear that there had been a christmas party in downin
appeal for everyone who s eligible to get a boosterjab. new guidance is issued for care homes in england that will limit visitors to three for each resident as omicron cases surge. britain warned russia it will face severe britain warned russia it will face severe consequences if it invades ukraine severe consequences if it invades ukraine. , , ukraine. the g7 meeting is discussing ukraine. the g7 meeting is discussing the ukraine. the g7 meeting is discussing the rising - ukraine. the g7 meeting is i discussing the rising tensions. welcome to bbc news. we start in the united states. president biden has described a series of tornadoes that have swept across parts of america s south and midwest as devastating. quite extraordinary footage has been emerging of the scale of the destruction. in southern illinois, drawn footage showed a collapsed amazon warehouse in edwardsville, the roof had fallen in. and the governor of kentucky in the last hour has said at least 70 peop
This is bbc news. i m jane hill. the headlines at five: at least 70 people have been killed as a series of devastating core needles strike the united states focusing on kentucky. this needles strike the united states focusing on kentucky. needles strike the united states focusing on kentucky. this has been the most devastating focusing on kentucky. this has been the most devastating tornado - focusing on kentucky. this has been the most devastating tornado event| the most devastating tornado event in our state s history. and for those that have seen it, what it has done here in grace county and elsewhere, it is indescribable. the only thing i elsewhere, it is indescribable. the only thing i can say to you all at this time only thing i can say to you all at this time that we need from everyone is we need this time that we need from everyone is we need your players, we need your is we need your players, we need your helo the uk faces a substantial wave of omicron infections n