county cricket club, says azeem rafiq should be praised for his bravery and says sorry to him and to his family. families across the atlantic are reunited as the us opens its borders to fully vaccinated travellers, for the first time in over a year and a half. former us president barack obama tells young people they should stay angry about climate change and warns time is running out. and coming up before eight o clock: the successor to the hubble space telescope which aims to picture the very first stars ever to shine in the universe. the prime minister has been accused of running scared from a debate taking place in the house of commons now about the rules that govern mps. it follows a row about the government s efforts to change those rules last week prompted by an investigation into lobbying by the former conservative mp owen paterson. that and the government u turn the following day caused outrage among opposition parties and many tory mps. the labour leader ke
of arts, in the city s old town, a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put and lock themselves inside classrooms. some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. the shooting is the deadliest in the czech republic s history in a country where gun crime is relatively rare. sarah rainsford reports from prague. the centre of prague was suddenly transformed today into a major crime scene. armed police rushed towards a university building as a gunman stalked the corridors there. at that point, he was still on the loose. and these were the scenes at charles university desperate students clinging for their lives to a ledge. their fear of falling overtaken by their fear of the gunman, metres away on the roof. as the shooting began, students had to barricade themselves into classrooms, told to hide with the lights off. down below, crowds scattered in fear, ordered to clear the area and take cover. although ma
consider working with rival parties also. pep guardiola s awkward post match interview. what was your response? ask the referee, not me. you don t seem happy you have won? i am happy. you are not showing t i m so happy, happy new year. and it s uphill all the way. what s it like to live on the steepest street in the world? good morning, it s tuesday, 3rd january. i m ben brown, welcome to bbc news room live. a man has been shot dead by police in an operation near the m62 motorway in huddersfield yesterday evening. west yorkshire police say the operation was pre planned atjunction 2a near ainley top, and that 5 people were arrested, they said it was not related to terrorism. the independent police complaints commission has sent investigators to the scene. it s the 5th fatal police shooting in england and wales within 9 months. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. the shooting happened shortly after 6 o clock yesterday evening on a slip road off the m62 at ain
the uk s most senior diplomat in brussels, sir ivan rogers, has resigned. sir ivan was criticised for warning the government that it could take a decade to reach a new post brexit trade deal with the european union. he told his office today that he would be stepping down as ambassador early just two months before formal brexit talks are due to begin. he was appointed by the then prime minister david cameron in november 2013. the reason for his resignation has not been revealed. let s get more from our political correspondent iain watson at westminster. quite a surprise, iain. a surprise to many people, he has not got back to many people, he has not got back to us to cast any light on the reasons for his resignation. he has not given by public resignation letter, that is unlikely to happen as he is supposed to remain impartial and behind the scenes. he was brought from the shadows if you like into the limelight, and uncomfortable place for a diplomat when he suggested it cou