also this lunchtime. the number of people on hospital waiting lists in england, hits six million for the first time. england s isolation period for coronavirus is reduced yet again, if there are two negative results. the scale of our river pollution a damning verdict in a parliamentary report. and novak djokovic is in the draw for the australian open, but could he still be deported before start of play? and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel they re battling injuries, but mark wood says ben stokes and jonny bairstow are desperate to play for england in the final ashes test, which starts tomorrow. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson s future as prime minister remains in the balance, despite his apology for attending a drinks party during the first coronavirus lockdown in 2020. some senior conservatives are calling for him to resign. but members of the cabinet have rallied to his defence, after he said yesterday, he understood the public
why countries in east asia and the pacific region are among the worst affected. we start in ukraine where a battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a meat grinder with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city s 70 thousand occupants have fled. russia is working hard to capture bakhmut in the hope it could lead to the fall of sloviansk and krama torsk as well the two most important cities in the donbas still under ukrainian control. but ukrainian forces are holding firm. the bbc s yogita limaye reports from the city. this is what the merciless bombardment of a city looks like. and how it sounds. once a quiet place known for sparkling wine, bakhmut is now a byword for war. and
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