herfor being late tricky times for madonna as fans sue her for being late at a show in new york. hello from the bbc sport centre. jordan henderson says it was a footballing decision, to leave the saudi arabian pro league and join dutch club ajax, adding his beliefs haven t changed and never will. henderson spoke at a press conference this afternoon in amsterdam. the england midfielder left liverpool to join al ettifaq last summer, amid much controversy given his backing for lgbtq+ rights, in a country where homosexual activity is illegal. he apologised again to anyone upset by his move to saudi arabia. these by his move to saudi arabia. things in life sometirr work these things in life sometimes don t work out, football and life in general and i made a decision soon as i knew the opportunity was there i had to make the decision the decision was this was the best move for me and my family at this time and if anybody was offended or feels as though i have upset them, that is on
the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi says he ll continue to support the prime minister from the backbenches, and criticised journalists for the way they reported his tax affairs. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccines minister, rising to become chancellor, this morning he was chairman of the conservative party but his ministerial career now lies in tatters. he had faced questions for some time about his previous tax affairs and the fact he paid a penalty to hmrc while he was in charge of the treasury. he insisted he acted appropriately throughout. the prime minister had asked his ethics adviser to investigate. sir laurie magnus reported back this morning. his findings were highly critical. in a letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021 nadhim zaha
extremist videos that influenced two mass killings in the united states. daniel harris was convicted of encouraging terrorism. us presidentjoe biden urges protesters in tennessee to remain peaceful after five former memphis police officers are charged with the murder of a black man, tyre nichols. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, and that the uk can be the next silicon valley with a network of investment zones, and brexit a catalyst for growth. but his speech follows recent warnings that thousands of british businesses face bankruptcy and a slump in the uk car manufacturing industry. this report from our economics correspondent, andy verity. uncertainty has made it really difficult to attract investment into the uk, and this is what we need to address. what we need is a plan. a growing chorus of business leaders has b
Of representatives, nancy pelosi. Now this letter comes as a growing number of countries are calling for an independent investigation into the israeli drone strike that killed seven aid workers. Thats after the idf published its first account of mondays deadly attack. Britain has echoed calls by the Charity World central kitchen for an independent review into the strike on its convoy of vehicles. Of those seven aid workers killed three were british nationals. The British Foreign secretary, lord cameron, said london would carefully review the initial report by the israeli military. He welcomed the suspension of two senior israeli officers as a first step, but said israel must publish its findings in full. And within the past couple of hours australias Foreign Minister, penny wong, said the Australian Government expects full accountability over the deaths. This has been a deadly failure of deconfliction. Deconfliction is the process by which humanitarian agencies engage with Defense Forc