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are. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. downing street has apologised to buckingham palace following revelations that two parties were held at number 10 the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral. a spokesman for borisjohnson has said it was deeply regrettable that the events took place at a time of national mourning. covid rules at the time banned indoor mixing but reports suggest there was drinking and dancing until the early hours. a member of staff was sent out to a nearby shop with an empty suitcase, to fill it with supplies of alcohol. the prime minister wasn t at the parties, but the latest disclosures, which the daily telegraph reported, have amplified calls for his resignation. here s our political correspondent, nick eardley. the 17th of april last year. one of the defining pictures of the pandemic. the queen sitting alone at the funeral of the duke of edinburgh. the night before, in here, staff held leaving dos, despite people being banned from social
This is bbc news. the headlines. downing street apologises to buckingham palace after revelations that two parties were held at number 10 the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral last year. the prime minister did apologise for mistakes that have been made. we have the enquiry taking place by sue gray. and, you know, we are very clear that there were real mistakes made. a court in australia orders novak djokovic to be detained from tomorrow morning after the government cancels his visa for a second time. andy murray says the row is bad for the sport. thisjust seems like it s dragged
To report to the offices of border force in melbourne at eight o clock tomorrow morning at which point he will almost certainly be detained. that will allow him to spend the morning with his lawyers with border force official somewhere else in the building and then he will have to return to an asylum hotel where he spent four nights, waiting in the hearing last weekend. at that stage to healing will perhaps take place on the sunday. this has not been confirmed but the plan is to get everything done by sunday so novak djokovic and the australian open know where they stand. andy murray is in sydney, where s he sjust reached hsi first atp tour final for three years. after his semifinal win over reilly 0pelka he had this to say about the latest twist in the djokovic saga.
Of edinburgh s funeral last year. a court in australia orders novak djokovic to be detained from tomorrow morning after the government cancelled his visa for a second time. remembering ashling murphy vigils are to be held across the island of ireland for the 23 year old, murdered while outjogging. the welsh government has announced that restrictions on large events and businesses, brought in to tackle the 0micron variant, will be scrapped over the next two weeks although the first minister mark drakeford said that while the situation was improving, caution was still needed. there could be some difficult days and weeks still ahead as we continue to respond to the coronavirus crisis. but today s evidence is that we are able to move further and faster into their brighter days that we hope lie ahead for us all. let s hear now the latest from wales, from our correspondent tomos morgan.