as an influential tory mp predicts borisjohnson will probably be forced out of office. this is appalling and the public are rightly furious so at the moment it looks like checkmate but whether he can save himself we will see. also today facemasks are no longer required in schools and workers can return to the office as covid restrictions in england are eased. easing of restrictions from wednesday, vaccine passports, laws and pubs to be scrapped and no more rule of six. found off the coast of tahiti, a giant coral reef discovered in pristine condition. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says he s not seen or heard any evidence to support allegations that his mps have been intimidated and threatened by the government, to try to stop them speaking out against him. the senior conservative mp, william wragg, says would be rebel mps have been told funding could be pulled from their constituencies and embarrassing stories leaked to the press if
here in the uk, a senior conservative has accused ministers of tory rebels trying to oust borisjohnson have been threatened renewed pressure on borisjohnson as a conservative mp says tory rebels have been threatened with damaging publicity and removal the intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter. moreover, the reports from which i m aware would seem to constitute blackmail. and we re getting pictures from ghana of the aftermath of a huge explosion in bogoso. many are feared dead. american diplomacy is in high gear as the tensions on the russian ukraine guardian porter escalade. foreign ministers from key european countries have held talks in berlin with the us secretary of state, antony blinken. they ve been trying to co ordinate a western strategy to avoid a conflict. here s mr blinken speaking earlier. we have been very clear throughout, if any russian military forces moved across the ukrainian border and commit new acts of aggression against ukrain
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and midnight in geneva on the eve of key talks between us secretary of state antony blinken and his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov as tensions grow between russia and the west over the future of ukraine. mr blinken was in berlin thursday, meeting with european foreign ministers to coordinate a strategy over a potential russian invasion. mr blinken warned that the presence of 100 thousand russian troops along the ukranian border risked dragging the region back into a cold war era. our diplomatic correspondentjames landale is in geneva for us, and has this report. it is notjust the russians who are conducting military exercises. these are pictures released by ukraine s defence ministry, showing their forces training close to crimea. it was annexed by russia in 2014 and the kind of incursion that ukraine and its allies are trying to deter once again. i have been absolutely clear with president putin, there is no misunderstanding, i
next elections would be legitimate. the most immediate concern for the white house this morning is clearly ukraine. and the president s comments come at a tipping point in that region as russia nearly completes its buildup of forces along the ukrainian border, an invasion biden suggests is all but inevitable. russia will be held accountable if it invades. it s one thing if it is a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do or not do, et cetera. but if they actually do with their what they re capable of doing with force amassed on the border, it will be a force for russia. my guess is he will move in. he thats to do something. less than an hour later, the white house trying to clean up the remarks saying in a statement, president biden has been clear with the russian president. if any russian military forces move across the ukrainian border, that s a renewed invasion, and it will be met with a swift, severe, and united response from the united states
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