the opening night. good morning. a shameful shambles . that s how mps have described decades of errors at the department for work and pensions. women are owed £1 billion in missed payments. liverpool are heading to wembley. and it s a double from diegojota that beats arsenal and sends liverpool through to the league cup final against chelsea. it isa it is a freezing 7 in parts of southern england, it is milder, eight in northern scotland, and that milder air is eight in northern scotland, and that milderair is coming eight in northern scotland, and that milder air is coming for all of us this weekend. i will have all of the details later. it s friday 21st january. our main story. moscow has denied plans to attack ukraine even though it s amassed tens of thousands of troops on the border. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has warned russia that invading ukraine would lead to terrible loss of life. her warning comes ahead of a meeting between the us secretary of state, anton
as an influential tory mp predicts borisjohnson will probably be forced out of office. this is appalling and the public are rightly furious so at the moment it looks like checkmate but whether he can save himself we will see. also today facemasks are no longer required in schools and workers can return to the office as covid restrictions in england are eased. easing of restrictions from wednesday, vaccine passports, laws and pubs to be scrapped and no more rule of six. found off the coast of tahiti, a giant coral reef discovered in pristine condition. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says he s not seen or heard any evidence to support allegations that his mps have been intimidated and threatened by the government, to try to stop them speaking out against him. the senior conservative mp, william wragg, says would be rebel mps have been told funding could be pulled from their constituencies and embarrassing stories leaked to the press if
eruption and tsunami. in the uk, opposition leader keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and lied over lockdown parties in downing street, and that the pm should resign in the national interest. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s nine in the morning in singapore, noon in melbourne, and 5am in dubai, where in the next 20 minutes or so, novak djokovic is expected to touch down following his deportation from australia. a panel ofjudges upheld the australian government s decision that his refusal to be vaccinated against covid 19 made him a threat to public health. the serbian prime minster has accused australia of a witch hunt. meanwhile, back in melbourne, the australian open is now underway without its defending men s champion. from there shaimaa khalil reports. he s used to winning on court, but today, he was defeated in it. the world number one men s tennis player lost his last ditch battle to stay in the country and was forced o
now on bbc news: dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline, the programme that brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week, britain s prime minister admits he partied in downing street after all. and he wasn t the only one. is the party over for borisjohnson? milder and less deadly, but what will omicron mean for countries largely unvaccinated 7 and putin s gambit or gamble? joining us are suzanne lynch, brussels correspondent with politico, jeffrey kofman, a former news anchor and correspondent for channels in north america. and in the studio, the bbc s health editor, hugh pym. welcome to all of you. good to have you with us again. levelling up, the idea of opening up opportunities to those left behind by decades of political neglect gave british conservatives a landslide election victory under boris johnson s leadership. so anything that smacks of the old politic