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you ve never heard of the remarkable achievements of mercedes gleitz will be celebrated today. she was a pioneer of open water swimming. good morning. a win for england in the cricket at long last in their second t20, as they hang on to beat west indies in barbados. other than some rain in the north and west of scotland, another dry and west of scotland, another dry and rather cloudy day for most. will there be any changes in the week ahead? details here on breakfast. good morning. it s monday, the 24th january. our main story. it s a pivotal week for the prime minister, as the government awaits the publication of a report into downing street parties. it comes as borisjohnson faces significant pressure amid claims of blackmail and islamophobia within his government. our political correspondent, damian grammaticus, reports. this is a decisive week for borisjohnson. the biggestjeopardy he faces is when the inquiry into downing street parties is published. reports of a staff c ....
the catastrophic impact on the pandemic on many patients needing nhs treatment. almost 6 million people in england are waiting for routine operations and procedures but the committee says demands of staff shortages ruin plan to tackle the backlog. operating theatres stood idle, some were converted into temporary intensive care units. the nhs was braced for a covid surge in the first wave. only emergency procedures were done. so, patients hoping for planned surgery had to wait. now, a commons committee has set out the consequences. the chair says it s made an existing problem worse and radical action is needed. i m worried that we could turn a temporary crisis caused by the pandemic into a permanent change in the landscape where itjust becomes the norm for people to wait years and years for their operations. and without some really major reforms, particularly to make sure that we re training enough doctors and nurses for the future, i m afraid that is, again, on the hori ....
the labour leader has pledged to provide what he called straight leadership in a binding contract with the british public. he made the commitment as he set out his vision for the priorities of a new labour government. our jeopardy political editor reports. what does it take to be a leader, and has sir keir starmer got what it takes? critics say he lacks charisma, a lawyer who is good with words but doesn t inspire. today, though, he was wholeheartedly embracing that serious image. i want to start the new year by making a pledge of straight leadership. today, i want to introduce my contract with the british people. this will be a solemn agreement about what this country needs and how a good government should conduct itself. few would argue with the broad values he laid out security, prosperity and respect. this was all about drawing a comparison with borisjohnson. i don t think politics is a branch of the entertainment industry. i think it s the serious business of get ....
to reduce harmful emissions produced by livetsock such as methane. anna holligan reports. dutch beef is the planet, but it s costing the earth. the country s cattle cost 70% of all methane emissions and it is the biggest source of nitrogen pollution for the netherlands. he wants his business to be sustainable. he wants his business to be sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to take sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to take down - sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to take down the l who wants to take down the nature around us. i want to pharma with the nature. i m a farmer with nature. i am a solution. give me some tools so way can be the solution for multiple problems. another is what is missing at the moment, the tools. we were the pride of the tools. we were the pride of the nation. but now we are the problem of the nation stop by the dutch government s plan includ ....
astronauts are being put in danger of a collision with satellites launched by elon musk. hello and welcome. the supreme court in russia has banned one of the country s best known and oldest human rights organisations, memorial, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. liquidate, the judge says, as she orders one of russia s oldest civil rights groups, international memorial, to shut down. the n60 was found to have broken russia s draconian foreign agents law. disgraceful decision, the reaction from the gallery. it s100% a political thing. and the substance of this political decision is just one more step from authoritarian regime to totalitarian. for more than 30 years, memorial has been shining a light on one of the dar ....