boy fell into a well. the united states says it did everything it could to minimise civilian casualties during a raid in syria in which the leader of the islamic state group was killed. the president said that abu ibrahim al qurayshi, also known as hajji abdullah, blew himself up, along with four members of his family, as us specialforces approached the building. 13 people, including children, were killed, but no us casualties were reported. the bbc s state department correspondent barbara plett usher reports. in a corner of northwest syria where a forgotten conflict simmers, america reminded the islamic state group that its leaders were still a target. the raid took place in the dead of night and lasted two hours. us special forces landed in helicopters near the home of the is leader, hajji abdullah. those close by described a night of terror. translation: when we got out of the house, we saw aircraft - flying over our heads. and after ten minutes, we heard them shouting, g
the partygate scandal has engulfed borisjohnson s government. having to apologise - to the queen about those parties, was that a moment of shame for you? - i deeply and bitterly regret that that happened. for some, partygate is all about the prime minister s relationship to rules and honesty. a man who is getting i on with the job, a man of integrity, a man of decency. this is like the schoolboy s dog ate my homework series of excuses and it s clear that the truth is not being told. can borisjohnson bounce back? talking of christmas, should we be cancelling festive parties? this version of the virus is now starting to spread in the community. should we cancel christmas parties? as we worried that christmas might again be cancelled due to covid, the first report of a downing street party during lockdown a year earlier was published. number 10 responded to that story in the mirror by denying there had been a party, and insisting, covid rules have been followed at all times.
I was genuinely surprised when i saw that video, that people were laughing and joking about parties. although, to be fair to allegra stratton, it was kind of an acknowledgement that there isn t an answer to this. if individuals were having events in downing street which were social, purely social events during that time, then that shouldn t have happened. you know, we ve all been through this horrendous time. i think we need to cut the prime ministera bit of slack. this isn t an excuse for partygate or whatever you call it, but i think the staff in number 10 have worked all round the clock during this crisis and they deserve a lot of credit. ruby fuller and her mother obeyed the rules, even in the most heart breaking circumstances. so this is actually one of my favourite photos of ruby. it was actually taken about two weeks before she died. in may 2020, at the height of the first lockdown, ruby had terminal cancer.
Now on bbc news, it s panorama. is it time to resign, prime minister? could it be the end for borisjohnson? i was absolutely furious and it felt like an enormous betrayal. i was getting a large quantity of emails from my constituents, saying that this is outrageous. where s borisjohnson now? where is he? working! not having cheese and wine today? l we ve all been through this horrendous time. i think we need to cut the prime ministera bit of slack. as he waded through the empty bottles and the platters of sandwiches, he didn t realise it was a party!
Publicly called for the prime minister to resign. now on bbc news, it s panorama. is it time to resign, prime minister? could it be the end for borisjohnson? i was absolutely furious and it felt like an enormous betrayal. i was getting a large quantity of emails from my constituents, saying that this is outrageous. where s borisjohnson now? where is he? working! not having cheese and wine today? l we ve all been through this horrendous time. i think we need to cut the prime ministera bit of slack. as he waded through the empty bottles and the platters of sandwiches, he didn t realise it was a party!