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the australian prime minister, scott morrison has warned tennis star novak djokovic will be on the next plane home, without sufficient evidence to support his covid vaccination exemption to play at the australian open. we await his presentation and what evidence he provides to support that. if that evidence is insufficient, then he won t be treated any different to anyone else and he will be on the next plane home. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has been meeting his cabinet to ask them to back his decision not to impose any further covid restrictions in england, despite soaring levels of infection. ministers are also considering changing the rules on covid tests in england to ease staffing shortages by reducing self isolation periods. last night, borisjohnson said he hopes the country could ride out the current wave, but accepted that part of the nhs would feel overwhelmed. it comes as string of hospital trusts in england have declared critical ....
is considering its verdict in the trial of ghislaine maxwell. she denies sex trafficking allegations. desperate attempts to get aid to those hit by typhoon rai in the philippines more than 375 people are now known to have died. and how about this for a creepy crawly nightmare? fossil evidence of the eight foot long millipede that weighed 50 kilos and was the size of a car. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the world health organization is warning people ahead of the christmas holidays they may have to cancel some of their plans to reduce the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus. the head of the organisation warned it was unwise to assume at this stage the variant caused less serious infection, and called on people to make tough decisions to protect loved ones, saying, an event cancelled is better than a life cancelled. in the united states, the omicron variant has become the dominant strain of coronavirus, less than a mont ....
who created one the great formula one teams has died aged 79. the uk vaccination programme should be expanded as a matter of urgency because of the new omicron variant of coronavirus. that s according to the health secretary, sajid javid, as a third case has now been identified here. and there are expected to be more, with concerns that it may spread more easily and potentially evade current vaccines. ministers say they have acted swiftly in england, mask wearing in shops and on public transport will be a legal requirement once again a change that will come into force on tuesday. here s our health correspondent, anna collinson. some breaking news. south africa and the president addressing the nation. , , ., ., nation. scientists have also identified nation. scientists have also identified cases nation. scientists have also identified cases in nation. scientists have also identified cases in countries. nation. scientists have also - identified cases in coun ....
woman will have to make for herself. calls to evacuate as fire in honduras destroys thousands of homes. and the wait is almost over for the london the british prime minister has promised to change and improve the uk economy after coronavirus ahead of the conservative party conference in manchester. borisjohnson says he cannot go back might the country cannot go back might the country cannot go back to the way things were before the pandemic. iain watson reports. getting on with thejob that s one of the conservative conference s slogans an attempt to portray the prime minister as a man of action. the other, more familiar, slogan is build back better. borisjohnson insists that after the pandemic, life will notjust return to normal but will be much improved. and for him, every cloud has a silver lining. he says he wants to see a high wage and high skill economy, and much in demand hgv drivers could be the first to benefit. what we don t want to do is go back to a s ....
and it s particularly focused, magnified for poor.for the poor. the bbc has discovered evidence that a major conservative party donor was a director of a company secretly owned by a russian oligarch close to vladimir putin. a man who raped and murdered christine robinson seen here with her husband in south africa eight years ago will be sentenced after being tracked down by the victim s niece. and the queen is 96 today. this photo of her has been released to mark the occasion. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the government will try today to delay a vote which was due to happen this afternoon on whether borisjohnson should be investigated over claims he misled parliament. ministers now say the decision should wait until inquiries into lockdown parties by the met and the civil servant sue gray have finished. our political correspondent ione wells has more. i have been repeatedly assured, since these allegations have emerged, that there was no party. ..and th ....