it follows mounting discontent within her democratic unionist party we ll be looking at the implications for brexit and the future of the uk. here in belfast, a change of leadership raises questions over what it will mean for the power sharing dynamic at stormont and the recent tensions on the streets over brexit. india s covid crisis hospitals overwhelmed, record infections, and soaring death rates. what s driving this new surge in the pandemic? the former manchester united player ryan giggs appears in court he denies assaulting two women. a new study finds thatjust one dose of a covid vaccine cuts transmission by up to a half. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. we look ahead to manchester city s first champions league semifinal in five years, as they look to get the upper hand against paris st germain. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the independent watchdog that regulates political finance in the uk has launched a f
a country in chaos india s official covid death toll passes 200,000 but the real number is almost certainly much higher. 0ne dose of the oxford/astrazeneca or pfizer vaccine halves the likelihood of a person who gets coronavirus passing it on. the bafta tv nominations have been announced. sir steve mcqueen s bbc drama small axe leads the way with 15 nominations. and coming up how self driving vehicles could be allowed on uk roads by the end of this year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a formal investigation has been launched into the funding of borisjohnson s downing street flat refurbishments by the electoral commission. the watchdog announced it was satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred . mrjohnson came under sustained pressure from the labour leader during prime ministers questions about whether he d initially borrowed the money. the prime minister said again he had covered costs but has asked
maryland. a navy medic allegedly armed with a rifle opening fire, critically wounding two, then driving through a gate at the base. shot and killed by army military personnel. and what we ve now learned about the suspect tonight. critical new testimony tonight in the trial of former police officer derek chauvin in the death of george floyd. now nine minneapolis police witnesses testifying against chauvin. tonight, the focus on training. a police lieutenant is shown an image of chauvin, his knee to floyd s neck and is asked, is that a minneapolis police department trained neck restraint? the answer, no, sir. newly obtained images tonight from the southern border. a young boy alone, in tears, approaching a border patrol agent, telling him he d been abandoned by his group and was scared. tonight, reports more than 19,000 migrant children are now in u.s. custody. the dramatic rescue. the ship in danger of capsizing. some crew members jumping overboard to escape. you ll se
on foreign travel, saying testing should not be needed for flights to low risk destinations. scientists say we may need social distancing for some time to come with warnings of a third wave as restrictions are lifted. hunter got thrown out of the military, the discharged. that is not true. his behaviour was a key election issue in the race for the white house, butjoe biden s son tells the bbc he denies allegations of corruption. i created a perception and a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency and that is why i said that it was gold to them. and star light, star bright why the pandemic means less light pollution and a better chance to see the night sky. coming up in the sport, later in the hour on the bbc news channel, it is a big night in europe for manchester city. they host borussia dortmund in the first leg of their champions league quarterfinal. good aftern
the argument over so called covid passports you may need it to travel abroad but you will definitely not need it for essential services. the disappearance of 19 year old richard okorogheye the met police say they are still trying to identify a body. the crowd should disperse immediately. in northern ireland, the stormont assembly s recalled after several nights of violence. the sky at night with less light pollution during the lockdown, we ve had some spectacular views. and and coming up on the bbc news channel. an audition for europe s most wanted as borussia dortmund s erling haaland prepares to face manchester city in their champions league quarter final first leg. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it s a question that s being asked both here and in the eu and today it was put again to borisjohnson is there a link between the astra zeneca covid vaccine and rare blood clots? speaking on a visit to the company s factory in macclesfield mrjohnson sa