on this, holocaust memorial day. borisjohnson denies he personally ordered the airlift of animals out of afghanistan. it s claimed emails from officials suggest otherwise. and tributes to one of the most influential comedy writers of his generation. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, arsenal are looking to arrest their poor league form in wsl can they extend their lead at the top with the win over good evening. the health secretary, sajid javid, says a new chapter in the battle against coronavirus has begun, with the omicron variant now in retreat. today in england, restrictions in place since december, have been eased, meaning face coverings are no longer mandatory indoors in most public spaces. but some businesses are still encouraging people to wear masks, including major supermarkets and rail operators. and face coverings will remain mandatory in public spaces in scotland, wales and northern ireland. england is also diverging from the other home nations
the government is to try to make developers pay billions to help fix the cladding crisis. and the hopeful new cancer treatment that reprogrammes immune systems to fight disease. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, the first of the fa cup third round ties, as manchester city look to avoid a slip up at league two swindon town. good evening. the independent panel that advises the government on vaccines says it believes a fourth dose won t be needed for the moment to protect against severe covid disease. the uk health security agency believes the evidence suggests third jabs or boosters do continue to provide high protection. the news comes after a sharp rise in staff absences at nhs hospitals in england because of health workers contracting covid. the government says the nhs faces a rocky next few weeks. here s our health editor, hugh pym. as the booster roll out continued here in redcar, there was more positive news about its impact. a new study shows that, after th
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live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s seven in the morning in singapore and ten in the morning in melbourne, where world tennis champion novak djokovic has been denied entry to australia to compete in the australian open, following a controversy over his covid vaccine exemption. there had been huge criticism that he was receiving special treatment. the state government in victoria now says it will noy now says it will not support his visa application. citing the country s strict border policies, australian prime minister scott morrison said rules are rules, and no one is above them. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has more. it s the story that has gripped australia. access denied, an extraordinary visa bungle sees novak djokovic for hours under armed guard at melbourne airport. this was no mere bungle. in the last hour, the defending champion has been told his visa has been revoked and he will be deported. mrjokovic has failed to p