studies reveals two thirds of people recently infected with omicron say they have had the virus before. pcr tests of about 100,000 volunteers in the react study also showed that1 in 23 people had covid in the first three weeks of january. the uk and us threaten sanctions against russia, if president putin decides to invade ukraine. and in northern ireland, proof of covid 19 status to enter bars, restaurants and cinemas will be scrapped later today as restrictions begin to ease. and also coming up this hour.. the siblings who have been separated while in the care system calls for a new law to keep them together. i m ben brown live in downing street. the official inquiry into gatherings at downing street and in whitehall during lockdown is believed to be complete and could be submitted to number 10 within hours. it s understood the senior civil servant, sue gray, has evidence including photographs and whatsapp messages, and wants the report to be published in full. borisjoh
to be prime minister. borisjohnson is due to face mps in the commons this lunchtime, as backbenchers wait to decide whether to submit votes of no confidence in the prime minister s leadership. and i m annita mcveigh with the rest of the day s stories advisors from russia, ukraine, germany and france are meeting in paris this morning, as tensions continue to rise over fears of a russian invasion of ukraine. meanwhile, russia has reacted angrily to warnings of personal sanctions against mr putin saying the us and nato has flooded ukraine with weapons and western advisors. pcr tests of about 100,000 volunteers in the react study also showed that1 in 23 people had covid in the first three weeks of january. and in northern ireland, proof of covid 19 status to enter bars, restaurants and cinemas will be scrapped later today as restrictions begin to ease. and also coming up this hour.. the siblings who have been separated while in the care system calls for a new law to keep th
the house of commons has finished for the day so it s now highly unlikely we will get to know the findings of sue gray s report this evening. and more controversy for the prime minister foreign office emails leaked by a whistleblower appear to show the prime minister did approve the evacuation of pen farthing and his animals from afghanistan in august which mrjohnson denied at the time. i ll be bringing you all the latest developments on that report into downing street parties as they happens. the as they happens. us embassy in the ukraine urges citizens the us embassy in the ukraine urges citizens to consider departing now as russia maintains a large military presence on the border with ukraine. it comes as advisers from russia, ukraine and germany and france continue talks to try to diffuse tensions. pcr test of around 100,000 volunteers in their react study also showed that one in 23 people had covid in the first three weeks of january. i m ben brown live in downing st
a british man who took four people hostage at a texas synagogue had been investigated by mi5, but by the time he flew to the us, malik faisal akram was assessed to be no longer a risk. britain s emma raducanu wins through to the second round of the australian open on a good day for british players, with andy murray among those also through. the prime minister has categorically denied being warned that a drinks party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown in may 2020 was against the covid rules. his former chief adviser, dominic cummings, has said he raised concerns with borisjohnson about it at the time and has now accused him of misleading mps. the latest is that dominic cummings will be approached by sue gray, the senior civil servant investigating downing street parties, to give evidence as she continues her inquiry. also today, the mp for bury south, christian wakeford, has become the latest conservative known to have submitted a letter of no confidence in