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tennis star novak djokovic is facing fresh controversy after photos and footage emerged of him in public, without a mask, at around the time his lawyers say he tested positive for covid 19. australia has banned him from entering the country to defend his australian open title because he has refused vaccination. his lawyers say he doesn t need one as his infection was confirmed by pcr test on 16 december and he has since recovered. this footage shows the tennis player at an event on the 16th commemorating his own personal stamp. it s unclear whether djokovic knew he had covid at the time. he s currently in an immigration detention centre, ahead of an appeal hearing on monday. the bbc s shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. the world s top tennis player is spending the weekend in an immigration detention hotel. and his supporters have turned up for a third day. this is novak djokovic arriving in melbourne on wednesday. the documents his legal team presented to the court ....
hearted and humble. and rolling in the success adele s new album shoots to numer one, becoming the fastest selling album of the year. hello and welcome to bbc news. coronavirus restrictions in the uk are to be tightened again after two cases of the new omicron variant were confirmed in england. from next week, face coverings will become mandatory in shops and on public transport, and everyone entering the uk will have to take a pcr test. it comes as cases of the new variant emerge in several european countries and in israel. our coverage begins with our political correspondent, iain watson. it sounds like the title of a science fiction novel the omicron variant. but this latest version of covid, complete with many more mutations, is all too real. two cases have been identified here in the uk. the scientists say they need to learn more about it, but here s the reason the government s reacting swiftly to its presence. it does appear that omicron spreads very rapidly a ....
as the la palma volcano forces thousands more to flee. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk s home secretary has said police must raise the bar by taking the harassment of women more seriously. priti patel said crimes such as flashing and verbal abuse should not be taken lightly. she said women should feel confident to call out such offences. ministers have promised reform to the criminaljustice system, following the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer. simonjones reports. the death of sarah everard prompted an outpouring of public grief. now the government says it is determined her murder will bring about permanent change in how society deals with violence against women and girls. the prime minister says there are too few prosecutions and convictions for sexual violence. the time from report to referral, from referral to court proceedings, from court proceedings to the conclusion all three of those segments is f ....
social infrastructure bill. this week, the president and his top aides have been deeply involved around the clock in talks with the hill. here s what press secretary january psaki had to say about the state of those negotiations today. we ll work on finding that for you. the washington post laying out the stakes for the democratic party writes this, quote, the consequences for inaction remain great. democrats believe they seized control of the white house and congress in the 2020 election in part by championing biden s campaign pledge to build back better through sizable new investments in the country s inner workings. a failure to deliver could damage their standing in the eyes of voters ahead of the midterm elections in 2022. the gridlock, though, in congress comes at a perilous moment for the biden presidency, flagging approval ratings revealing a real serious need to turn the momentum back in his direction. new york times writes this. president biden s approva ....
natalie pirks, thank you for that. that s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello there. after generally cloudy skies of the past few days, wednesday brings the promise of something brighter. more sunshine on the cards with that will trigger some heavy thundering downpours. generally a cloudy start to the day on wednesday. we ll see patchy outbreaks of rain shifting eastwards brighter skies will so, a generally cloudy start to the day on wednesday. we ll see patchy outbreaks of rain shifting eastwards. brighter skies will feed in as we move through the day from the west, and with that sunshine, we could see those heavy, thundery downpours, particularly for eastern parts of scotland, northe east england, the midlands, down central and southern england. and with more in the way of sunshine, it will be warmer, highs around 12 17 degrees celsius. overnight, we ll see those showers fading away across england and wales, patchy cloud ....