is discovered off the coast of tahiti. and, how zara rutherford became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello, and thanks forjoining us. the united states has, with the backing of its european allies, warned russia that if any of the tens of thousands of its soldiers massed at the ukrainian border invade, there will be grave consequences. the us secretary of state antony blinken and his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov, are scheduled to have crucial talks in geneva, later, but moscow denies planning to invade ukraine. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. 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 pre
it s been impossible, we have been up against so much and it just ain t ready. i m really sorry. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united states has, with the backing of its european allies, warned russia that if any of the tens of thousands of its soldiers massed at the ukrainian border invade there will be grave consequences. the us secretary of state antony blinken and his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov, are scheduled to have crucial talks in geneva later, but moscow denies planning to invade ukraine. here s our diplomatic correspondent james landale. 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, he has no misunderstanding, if any assembled russi
abuse in northern ireland will finally receive an official public apology. found off the coast of tahiti a giant coral reef discovered in pristine condition. and disappointment of the brits at the australian open. and murray and emma raducanu are both out. and disappointment of the brits at the australian open. and murray and emma raducanu are both out. and coming up on the bbc news cchannel: england women have lost their first match in the ashes by nine wickets. australia running away with it to win the first t20 in the multiformat series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. one of the six conservative mps openly calling for borisjohnson s resignation because of lockdown parties in downing street has accused the government of blackmail and intimidation over a potential no confidence vote. william wragg, who chairs the public administration committee, said that would be rebel mps were threatened with the withdrawal of investment from their constituencie
at the australian open, with dan evans through and heather watson out, and attention now turning to andy murray and emma radacanu, both due on court soon. good morning. it isa it is a cold enough cold and frosty starter. a few showers. for most it will be dry with lengthy sunny spells. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, the 20th of january. our main story. secondary school pupils in england will no longer need to wear face coverings in classrooms from today, as the government s plan b measures are phased out. advice to work from home has also ended, and from next thursday, mandatory face masks in public places and covid passports will both be axed. simonjones has the details. face to face learning, but it will now be without the masks. from today, face coverings in the classroom in england can t come off, though unions are warning that coronavirus remains a challenge, with large numbers of staff and pupils absent. but the government is keen for us