paperwork needed to enter australia. russia and nato hold their first face to face talks in two years as tensions remain high over the build up of russian troops on the border with ukraine. and why so many chinese students are still heading abroad for their studies, despite the pandemic. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and thanks forjoining us. borisjohnson is facing calls to resign from within his own party after admitting he attended a drinks party in the garden of downing street during the first coronavirus lockdown. speaking for the first time since details of the event emerged on monday, the uk prime minister apologised to the house of commons, but insisted he believed implicitly that the gathering in may 2020 had been related to work. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said mps were witnessing the pathetic spectacle of a man who had run out of road after months of deceit and deception . our political editor, laura kuenssbe
the tennis star novak djokovic admits making mistakes on his paperwork needed to enter australia. russia and nato hold their first face to face talks in two years, as tensions remain high over the buildup of russian troops on the border with ukraine. and why so many chinese students are still heading abroad for their studies, despite the pandemic. hello and thanks forjoining us. borisjohnson is facing calls to resign from within his own party after admitting he attended a drinks party in the garden of downing street during the first coronavirus lockdown. speaking for the first time since details of the event emerged on monday, the uk prime minister apologised to the house of commons but insisted he believed implicitly that the gathering in may 2020 had been related to work. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said mps were witnessing the pathetic spectacle of a man who had run out of road after months of deceit and deception. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. a
the australian open. and the repair of notre dame cathedral is expected to take years, but visitors can now step into the virtual realm to experience one of the oldest gothic structures in the world. for the first time, borisjohnson has admitted he did attend a downing street party during last year s lockdown. and for the first time, the leader of the opposition has called on him to resign. the prime minister urged all sides to await the findings of an internal inquiry led by the senior civil servant sue grey. but as far as lawbreaking goes, many would say he has already admitted, that his advisors if not the prime minister himself were in breach of laws that many others have been fined for breaking. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. a mess there is no other word. the prime minister belatedly trying to clean up. reporter: are you going to apologise? with an admission of possible rule breaking, an apology from a weakened leader. but will the answers t
could jump dramatically. the charity, crisis, says the problem may climb by three quarters in the uk over the next ten years. a second chance to gold botswanan athlete isaac makwala will run in the final of tinai s 200m after running his won alone against the clock. i wish to thank the imf for giving me another chance. and two women are rescued from the top deck ofa women are rescued from the top deck of a double decker bus after it crashed into a shop on a busy london high street. the driver has been taken to hospital. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. northumbria police has defended paying £10,000 to a convicted child rapist. 0fficers did it to gather information in an abuse investigation. the force is standing by its actions after 17 mostly south asian men and one woman were convicted of grooming vulnerable girls in newcastle. critics said it could have put victims at greater risk. responding to the convictions, a former director of public prosecutions, lord m
where america has a massive military presence. robby and leonora, the couple still recovering from the manchester arena bombing. he s lucky to be alive. the doctor called me the miracle lad. even after the operation i don t think he thought. it was still touch and go. bridging the generations. the veteran playwright alan ayckbourn turns to science fiction to reach a new audience. coming up in world athletics sportsday. .. later in the hour on bbc news, we ll look ahead to the seventh day of competition with two british finalists, including eilidh doyle in the 400 metres hurdles. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the national crime agency says modern slavery and people trafficking in the uk is a far larger problem than previously thought. it says victims are likely to be found anywhere from the high street to a farm. there are likely to be tens of thousands of them working in every large town and city . more than 300 police operations are currently targeting th