welcomes the court ruling that her civil case against him can go ahead. china has denied interfering in uk politics, after mi5 warned an agent of the country had infiltrated westminster. a report recommends starving cricket of taxpayers money until it tackles deep seated racism in the sport. meanwhile, a strong start for england s cricketers in the final test before another century by an australian batsman. good morning. the australian government has cancelled novak djokovic s visa for the second time, in a row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated. the country s immigration minister said the decision was made in the public interest citing health and good order grounds. the 34 year old serbian, who was scheduled to play in the australian open on monday, can still launch another legal challenge to try and stay. this is what happened in the run up to today s decision. last wednesday, djokovic s visa was cancelled as he arrived in melbourne. border official
also this lunchtime. the number of people on hospital waiting lists in england, hits six million for the first time. england s isolation period for coronavirus is reduced yet again, if there are two negative results. the scale of our river pollution a damning verdict in a parliamentary report. and novak djokovic is in the draw for the australian open, but could he still be deported before start of play? and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel they re battling injuries, but mark wood says ben stokes and jonny bairstow are desperate to play for england in the final ashes test, which starts tomorrow. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson s future as prime minister remains in the balance, despite his apology for attending a drinks party during the first coronavirus lockdown in 2020. some senior conservatives are calling for him to resign. but members of the cabinet have rallied to his defence, after he said yesterday, he understood the public
six million people were waiting for planned operations and procedures in november. england s isolation period for coronavirus is reduced to five full days, if there are two negative covid test results on days five and six. vaccinated uk travellers will be allowed back to france from tomorrow as the government in paris relaxes restrictions. a rare interference alert is issued by mi5 to parliamentary offices. it warns of political interference activities on behalf of the chinese communist party. a former syrian colonel is found guilty of the torture of thousands of people at a prison in damascus during syria s civil war. the scale of our river pollution. mps call for a step change in efforts to clean up rivers in england. borisjohnson s future as prime minister remains in the balance, despite his apology for attending a drinks party during the first coronavirus lockdown in 2020. some senior conservatives are calling for him to resign. but members of the cabinet have rallied
more than half of them will pretend to be a christmas parcel delivery. i ll look at how you can spot the real ones, from the fakes. on a dramatic night of league cup football, liverpool stage a late fight back against leicester, to eventually reach the semi finals in a penalty shoot out. good morning. it isa it is a cloudy start to the day. some rain around, they heaviest of what is coming in from the west. but for most of us it will be unseasonably mild. details coming later. good morning. it s thursday, the 23rd of december. our main story. the omicron variant may cause milder illness than delta, according to two early studies, with patients less likely to need hospital treatment. scientists say the research is good news to a degree , but a big wave of infections in unvaccinated people could yet overwhelm the health service. the government says it is continuing to monitor coronavirus data. here s our health correspondent, katharine da costa. early data from south africa, a
police warn e scooter users they risk having them seized and destroyed if they re used on public roads. 15 month old. hey, baby. both of them are ok. 15-month-old. hey, baby. both of them are ok- 15-month-old. hey, baby. both of them are ok. and coming up: rescue footage emerges of two babies being pulled alive from the rubble of kentucky s tornado last week and handed over to their grandmother. the health secretary says the government has no plans to announce any further covid restrictions this week and will continue to monitor the data after two early studies indicated that the 0micron variant may cause milder illness than delta, with patients less likely to need hospital treatment. mrjavid urged people to remain caution during the festive period. we are not planning any further announcements this week. i want people to, despite the caution we are all taking, the sensible caution, people should enjoy their christmases with families and friends, of course remain cautious, a