back in the summer, says priti patel had not met the requirements of the ministerial code to treat civil servants with consideration and respect, and they said the investigation had found some evidence of bullying, even if it was not intentional. another source said the report was unambiguous that priti patel had broken the code, the rules that are meant to govern how ministers behave. yet for her part, here at the home office, priti patel has always firmly denied doing anything wrong. the uk s prestigious booker prize is about to be awarded to one of six authors who made the shortlist. the booker prize is open to any novel written in english by an author of any nationality. the winner will receive £50,000. the ceremony, broadcast from london s roundhouse, is already under way. let s go of her life to the ceremony now. i would like to welcome viewers of the bbc news channel and the bbc world news now who have just joined us. channel and the bbc world news now who havejustjoi
investigation into how panorama secured its interview with his mother is a step in the right direction. covid in care homes scientists who advised the government admit they never checked how the virus could be spread by staff working in multiple homes. and, a £300 million rescue package for 11 sports, struggling without spectators because of coronavirus. and coming up we look ahead to tonight s announcement of the booker prize winner for 2020. i ll speak to last years joint winner, bernadine evaristo, in just over half an hour. good afternoon. there s more encouraging news today about coronavirus vaccines. researchers from oxford university say the vaccine they re working on shows a promising immune response so far in people in their 60s and 70s. crucial further tests still need to be carried out and the vaccine isn t yet at the same stage as similar jabs being developed by pfizer and moderna. the uk has ordered 100 million doses of the oxford vaccine if it eventually re
has failed to track down nearly half the close contacts of people with coronavirus, in some of the worst hit areas. the drug ghb, which has been used in murder and rape cases, should have a higher classification according to an official report. and coming up we ll be speaking to douglas stuart whose novel about growing up in glasgow has won this year s booker prize for fiction. hello, good afternoon. the prime minister s adviser on ministerial standards, sir alex allan, has resigned, following the inquiry into allegations of bullying by the home secretary. sir alex s report found that priti patel had not always met the high standards expected of a minister. downing street said borisjohnson doesn t believe mrs patel has breached the ministerial code, and considers the matter closed. mrs patel has said she is sorry to have upset people. here s our political correspondent, helen catt. so we know that borisjohnson likes to stand by his ministers when they are under fire. we ve
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