plus, wnba star brittney griner is set to take the stand in russia, while the family of another american also held by the kremlin, also on drug charges, calls for more attention to his case. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead and merrick garland saying moments ago that the justice department will not hesitate to hold donald trump accountable for the events around january 6th even if trump is the republican nominee for president. if that s where the evidence leads them. listen to what else attorney general garland just told nbc s lester holt. we pursue justice without fear or favor. we intend to hold everyone, anyone who is criminally responsible for the events surrounding january 6th, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable. that s what we do. we don t pay any attention to other issues with respect to that. so if donald trump were to become a candidate for
while this lets turn to the main headlines. hamas leaders are looking at a new ceasefire proposal from israel, with the white house describing the offer is a good one. a leaked document says a teenager who vanished during anti government protests in iran was sexually assaulted and killed by the security forces. a study in the gambia suggests a stick on vaccine patch could help the fight against measles. we will hear from the legend of irish dance, michael flatley, who talked of the bbc about his glittering career to the bbc. now we can go to the sport news. hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with the world snooker championship in sheffield where it s at the early stages of the quarter finals. but already world number two judd trump has had to recover from a slight wobble, he s taking onjakjones as he looks for a second title. trump opened up this match with a superb 110 break, but then fell away. jakjones showing how dangerous he can be, taking the second and third
for this year s delayed oscars the most ethnically diverse, in the history of the academy awards. the world health organisation says vaccination programmes should not be halted after a growing list of eu countries decided to suspend the use of the oxford astrazeneca jab over safety concerns. germany, france, spain and italy are all taking the precautionary measure of suspending use of the vaccine because of fears about possible side effects, including blood clots. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. a public display of confidence in the oxford astrazeneca vaccine from northern ireland s chief medical officer today. by contrast, you cannot have the jab in the irish republic, in france, germany and is a growing list of eu countries which have temporarily suspended its use. this is a safe, effective vaccine as recommended by mhra. let s remember, this virus kills people, kills people my age, younger people and older people and the benefits are strongly in fav
country in 37 local authorities have been tested and failed the combustibility test. if you don t give me a permanent accommodation and not going to accept it. survivors of the grenfell tower fire challenge the housing minister about their living conditions. and, the end of flu jabs may be in sight researchers in america develop a vaccine patch. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: defending champion andy murray is named number one seed for wimbledon. it s the first time in 12 grand slams that the big four make up the top seeds. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the senior police officer at the hillsborough disaster, chief superintendent david duckenfield, is to be charged with the manslaughter, by gross negligence, of 95 men, women and children. the crown prosecution service says it has enough evidence to charge a further five people in connection with the crush at the fa cup final in 1989. the former chief constable sir norman bettison will face four c
Limited global surveillance shows Zika virus is active in at least 89 countries and territories but there is no currently licensed vaccine, said Branka Grubor-Bauk, an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide. "This vaccine is unique because it targets a protein inside, rather than outside of the virus meaning it won t enhance the symptoms of closely related viruses such as dengue fever, in people who have been vaccinated," Grubor-Bauk said.