and tsunami cut the pacific nation off from the rest of the world. and untouched by climate change: scientists discover a rare pristine coral reef off the coast of tahiti. hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has insisted that he will fight any challenge to his leadership of the conservative party despite another bruising day caused by the row about lockdown drinks parties at downing street. during prime minister s questions, the former brexit secretary, david davis, called on mrjohnson to step down, telling him, in the name of god, go! earlier, one of the prime minister s own backbenchers dramatically defected to the opposition labour party. but the prime minister batted away repeated calls to resign, and in a statement which pleased many, he went on to announce an end to the main covid restrictions in england. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. the atmosphere in the prime ministe
abuse in northern ireland will finally receive an official public apology. found off the coast of tahiti a giant coral reef discovered in pristine condition. and disappointment of the brits at the australian open. and murray and emma raducanu are both out. and disappointment of the brits at the australian open. and murray and emma raducanu are both out. and coming up on the bbc news cchannel: england women have lost their first match in the ashes by nine wickets. australia running away with it to win the first t20 in the multiformat series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. one of the six conservative mps openly calling for borisjohnson s resignation because of lockdown parties in downing street has accused the government of blackmail and intimidation over a potential no confidence vote. william wragg, who chairs the public administration committee, said that would be rebel mps were threatened with the withdrawal of investment from their constituencie
at the australian open, with dan evans through and heather watson out, and attention now turning to andy murray and emma radacanu, both due on court soon. good morning. it isa it is a cold enough cold and frosty starter. a few showers. for most it will be dry with lengthy sunny spells. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, the 20th of january. our main story. secondary school pupils in england will no longer need to wear face coverings in classrooms from today, as the government s plan b measures are phased out. advice to work from home has also ended, and from next thursday, mandatory face masks in public places and covid passports will both be axed. simonjones has the details. face to face learning, but it will now be without the masks. from today, face coverings in the classroom in england can t come off, though unions are warning that coronavirus remains a challenge, with large numbers of staff and pupils absent. but the government is keen for us