olly foster, bbc news. and it's notjust about the new player signings today. we've had a pretty big manager signing on monday, as everton finally confirmed frank lampard as their new head coach. just over a year since he was sacked by chelsea, lampard has signed a two—and—a—half—year deal and says he's "hungry to get started". but he faces a challenge to turn things round for everton, who sacked rafa benitez afterjust one win in 13 games. the toffees lie 16th in the premier league, four points above the relegation zone. the draw for the fifth round of the women's fa cup has taken place, and we have a manchester derby to look forward to. united will host the three—time winners city. elsewhere, holders chelsea will welcome leicester to london. the current women's super league leader and 14—time fa cup winners, arsenal, will travel to championship table—toppers liverpool. the games will be played at the end of the month. formula 1 is to make covid—19 vaccines mandatory for all personnel this year. no—one will be able to work within the paddock w

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and ”pm in london where borisjohnson has been addressing his mps in a private meeting, trying to fend off more calls for him to step down. it comes after he again apologised to parliament, following a report by a senior civil servant into downing street parties during lockdowns. though limited in scope due to an ongoing police inquiry, the report was nevertheless greeted with anger by many mps including those in his own party. police say they are reviewing more than 300 photos passed to officers in relation to 12 events across government on eight different dates. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the day's events. it has been a long, uncomfortable wait for number ten — an official verdict into the government itself breaking the rules. part one, at least, has now arrived. will you take responsibility, prime minister? there may be no easy downing street escape. the blond head and red box you can spot from the sky arriving for a moment borisjohns

olly foster, bbc news. and it's notjust about the new player signings today. we've had a pretty big manager signing on monday, as everton finally confirmed frank lampard as their new head coach. just over a year since he was sacked by chelsea, lampard has signed a two—and—a—half—year deal and says he is "hungry to get started". but he faces a challenge to turn things round for everton, who sacked rafa benitez afterjust one win in 13 games. the toffees lie 16th in the premier league, four points above the relegation zone. the draw for the fifth round of the women's fa cup has taken place, and we have a manchester derby to look forward to. united will host the three—time winners city. elsewhere, holders chelsea will welcome leicester to london. the current women's super league leader and ia—time fa cup winners, arsenal, will travel to championship table—toppers liverpool. the games will be played at the end of the month. formula 1 is to make covid—19 vaccines mandatory for all personnel this year. no—one will be able to work within the paddock

jonathan head, bbc news. laura: in china later this week, beijing will become the first city ever to have hosted both summer and winter olympics, as the winter games get underway. the chinese government is committed to a plan of zero covid, so they have created enormous separation bubbles for the event. our chinese correspondent has more from beijing. reporter: in beijing, olympic athletes and the public are not allowed to mix. from arrival at the airport, visiting teams are in their own bubble. people will recognize the birds nest olympic stadium, and this is one of the main bubble areas. without special olympic accreditation, or without permission from officials, you cannot go past those gates to enter the bubble. even though it is a huge area with venues and the like, a small village, effectively. even within there, there are discrete bubbles so that athletes don't mix with the media or invited spectators. using dedicated driving lanes, olympic vehicles move between zones. special high-speed trains also co

now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ali miraj, who is a columnist at the article, and aletha adu, who is a political correspondent at the daily mirror. welcome to you both. let's have a look through what's already in. the guardian leads with sue gray's report, which blamed a "failure of leadership" for allowing parties to take place in downing street when the country was under strict lockdown. the same story makes the front page of the times, which reports that borisjohnson is facing a police investigation over at least four lockdown parties. the financial times says the prime minister is rejecting calls to resign, following that report by sue gray. the daily mail suggests the publication ofjust 12 pages has left the country stuck in limbo, and calls for the whole report to be published. and according to the telegraph, borisjohnson is to ask sue gray for a new report — in a bid to appease his backbenchers and save his prem

hugh pym, bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has announced new powers that will allow the uk to impose what she called the "toughest sanctions" yet against russia if their troops invade ukraine. borisjohnson's due to fly to ukraine tomorrow. the government has been coordinating with the us, which has also drawn up a list of sanctions targets, with president biden warning moscow of severe consequences if it attacks its neighbour. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is in kyiv. james, when we talk about sanctions, what are they likely to involve? well, sanctions is one way that the west wants to deter any likely invasion of ukraine, and they want to broaden the net to those individuals and organisations that could be targeted. under these new powers that will be rushed through parliament, the governor will be able to sanction somebody or an organisation simply for having close links to the kremlin. the idea is that if they were an invasion, then the uk, the us and other countries would be a

you're watching context on bbc news. failures of leadership and judgment, a culture in which those with concerns felt unable to speak out, and a series events that should never have taken place. the senior civil servant sue gray delivers her verdict on the downing st parties — some of the behaviour she said is difficult to justify. the prime minister has apologised once again. i want to say sorry and i am sorry for the things we simply did not get right, and also sorry for the way that this matter has been handled. the uk warns of tough new sanctions for russia, while the us says moscow poses a threat notjust to ukraine, but to the international order. donald trump admits he did want mike pence to "overturn" the result of the 2020 election and he calls on his supporters to come out in their thousands, if they dare to charge him for it. tonight with the context, ayesha hazarika, former labour advisor and evening standard columnist. and guto harri who worked with borisjohnson when he was the mayor of london. hello and we

ed thomas, bbc news, leigh. let me show you a snap poll carried out today just let me show you a snap poll carried out todayjust over a thousand adults and founded just over 60% want borisjohnson to resign, while 28% of conservative voters think he should resign. as well as that, it's 54% think tory mps should remove borisjohnson through a vote of no confidence. —— 64%. no sign yet that will happen. chrisjoins us confidence. —— 64%. no sign yet that will happen. chris joins us live. quite a big difference between the overall population and conservative voters themselves.— overall population and conservative voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen — voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now _ voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now is _ voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now is a _ voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now is a majority - voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now is a majority of - we have seen now is a majorit

news website. what we have today is 12 pages, farfrom website. what we have today is 12 pages, far from the full findings and mps have been expecting them to ask her to keep out any references to things that are ongoing and that is where this happened, but we have had and over 300 photographs" which officers are now combing through. based on that they will decide who they have to contact as part of the investigation. the departure of dominic�*s from november 2020. gatherings now under investigation by scotland. the detectives examining whether or not the prime minister and his staff are breaking the lock down rules that they themselves had written. so, which invents are the police investigating. looking at 12 gatherings from different dates from the print drum blues event from may 2020 during the first lockdown to leaving on the same day in april 2021. eight of the events were downing street and forward the labouring cabinet office. one was in the prime minister on flat. i5 the prime minister on

welcome back to bbc news. let's return to that news at the initial report by sue great into allegations of lockdown parties in downing street which is said that there were failures of leadership and judgment within number ten. failures of leadership and judgment within numberten. in failures of leadership and judgment within number ten. in response to the report borisjohnson gave this statement to the house of commons earlier. but statement to the house of commons earlier. �* , , ., ., earlier. but firstly, i want to say sor . earlier. but firstly, i want to say sorry- and _ earlier. but firstly, i want to say sorry- and i'm _ earlier. but firstly, i want to say sorry. and i'm sorry _ earlier. but firstly, i want to say sorry. and i'm sorry for - earlier. but firstly, i want to say sorry. and i'm sorry for the - earlier. but firstly, i want to say l sorry. and i'm sorry for the things we simply didn't get right and also sorry for the way that this matter has been handled. and it's no use saying that this or

hugh pym, bbc news. tens of thousands of homes have been without power for another day, after two storms battered parts of scotland. the electricity network in the north—east area and the highlands was worse affected, after winds gusted up to 90 miles per hour. alexandra mackenzie reports. the clear—up is under way. storm malik, followed by storm corrie, pummelled the north of scotland, particularly here in aberdeenshire. driving conditions were treacherous. several lorries were blown onto the grassy verge. thousands are without electricity, including the town of stonehaven. help has been given to those in need. we didn't have any electricity for six days in november, so this is us again. it six days in november, so this is us aaain. , ., ., ., , again. it is more for older people that i again. it is more for older people that i think _ again. it is more for older people that l think it — again. it is more for older people that l think it has _ again. it is more for older people that i think it has

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the report into downing street parties says gatherings were �*difficult to justify�* — there was a �*failure of leadership�* and �*excessive consumption of alcohol�*. the prime minister apologises. i understand the anger that people feel. but mr speaker, it isn�*t enough to say sorry. this is a moment when we must look at ourselves in the mirror and we must learn. sue gray listed 16 gatherings — 12 are being investigated by the met — three of those attended by the pm. labour leader keir starmer says borisjohnson is taking the public forfools and "hiding behind" that police investigation, and there�*s criticism from some conservatives as well. the prime minister the british public aren�*t fools, they never believed the word of it. they think the prime minister should do the decent thing and resign. idomy i do my right honourable friend did not write _ i do my right honourable friend did not write the rules or didn't understand them and others around them _ under

the headlines on bbc news... number 10 has now received a first draft, of the long awaited report by a senior civil servant, into lockdown parties in downing street. the report will be published shortly. after intense pressure, ministers meet to consider scrapping mandatory covid vaccinations for nhs workers in england. more extensive damage, after the double whammy of storms this weekend, in scotland and the north east of england. we've reached another milestone in the pandemic today. it's exactly two years since a uk hospital took in its first known covid patient. that hospital was in newcastle and we've been hearing from some of the people who work there, for their reflections. there were a lot of questions getting asked, but being a new pandemic none of us really knew the answers. i was at the start very worried thinking, "if i've got it, then i'd take it home to my children. everyone who works for the trust got an e—mail to say there was a covid . patient in the hospital- and it was like seeing bigfoot. ev

ollie foster, bbc news. ollie foster, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. a bit of luck on this one? we probably do after the weekend we have had we heard earlier about the problem we can. storm corrie is sliding away eastwards, but still some rough seas off the east coast of england because although the storm is clearing away, high pressure is building in from the west and there are still plenty of white lines on this chart, isobar is squashing together, and whenever you see that we still have quite brisk winds. they are 50 mph down this east coast, coupled with high tides with the potential for flooding. coast, coupled with high tides with the potentialforflooding. some of the potentialforflooding. some of the showers are wintry over the high ground in the north, but spots of rain later and temperatures generally between five and 10 degrees. this evening and tonight it will turn quite cold for a time in eastern areas. however, we see that her cloud and outbreaks of rain working in from the west and missed until fog. working in from the west and missed unt

jon donnison, bbc news. in football the transfer window closes today and the premier league club brentford have signed the denmark and former tottenham midfielder christian eriksen on a six—month deal. the 29—year—old hasn't played since suffering a cardiac arrest in denmark's match against finland at euro 2020 lastjune. here's our sports correspondent olly foster. this was christian eriksen's last competitive game.— this was christian eriksen's last competitive game. this was christian eriksen's last cometitive came. ,, ., , ., ., competitive game. seven months ago denmark's hopes. _ competitive game. seven months ago denmark's hopes, as _ competitive game. seven months ago denmark's hopes, as ever, _ competitive game. seven months ago denmark's hopes, as ever, rested - competitive game. seven months ago denmark's hopes, as ever, rested on | denmark's hopes, as ever, rested on their talisman. denmark's hopes, as ever, rested on theirtalisman. his denmark's hopes, as ever, rested on their talisman. h

mark lobel, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. borisjohnson has been handed an update of the sue gray report into parties at downing street. earlier he was asked if he did anything wrong. the prime minister said people need to wait for the outcome to be published. mandatory covid vaccinations for nhs staff in england could be scrapped. ministers meet today to make the final decision. and footballer christian eriksen completes a remarkable comeback. seven months after collapsing with a cardiac arrest during the euros, he's returning to the sport, with a new contract from brentford. thousands of homes across scotland could remain without power for several days after storm corrie brought winds of more than 90 miles an hour overnight. it came just a day after storm malik in which two people were killed by falling trees. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has more. it does look much calmer here in dundee this morning, but scotland was pummelled by both storms over the weekend, first storm malik on saturday and then storm co

- this is bbc news. eight welcome to viewersjoining us on bbc world news. we are following this press conference live in the hungarian capital of budapest, the uk defence secretary on a visit there as part of his visit to speak to eastern european allies, nato allies, on the issue of the situation with russia �*s build—up of troops on its border with ukraine. we are going to keep listening in. to let you know, another press conference in english, some of it in hungarian but there is translation as it goes along so we will stick with this and listen in.

john donnison, bbc news. the streaming platform spotify says it's working to add a warning to any podcast that includes a discussion about covid, after a row about misinformation. the musiciansjoni mitchell and neil young both removed their music from spotify in protest over its work with the american podcaster, joe rogan who has interviewed vaccine sceptics. have you ever watched your children having a pillow fight and thought this will go too far and end in tears? have a look at this. this was the first ever professional pillow fighting championship. there are weighted pillows, aren't there? ones that are a bit heavier. when i fight with the kids i had to use the light one. this is in florida. sixteen men and eight women most of them mma fighters competed for a $5,000 prize, using a specialised pillow. i once knocked my brother out in a pillow fight. we had beds. he thought the fight was over and i there is a chance for one last wallop will stop i clocked him on the side of the noggin and smashed his head o

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. uk prime minister borisjohnson prepares to travel to eastern europe this week while his foreign secretary prepares stricter sanctions against russian money. subsidies for carbon dioxide in the uk end today. the food and drinks industry warns there could be shortages on supermarket shelves. and roam if you want to, but it will be more expensive. vodafonejoins the mobile phone companies re—introducing roaming fees for brits visiting the eu. let's get down to business, and we begin with the intense diplomacy over the crisis at the ukraine—russian border. as you've been hearing, borisjohnson is due to hold talks with the russian president before visiting eastern europe this week. foreign secretary liz truss said on sunday she would set out legislation that would give moscow notice of a "severe economic cost" for any incursion into ukraine, by strengthening britain's ability to target russian assets in the uk. she will outline the details to the house of commons later today. this comes

hugh pym, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: going into a bubble. how beijing is sealing off the venues for the winter olympics to stop any spread of covid. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment — the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given i the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falm

now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is somebody who can claim to be one of south america's best—known global icons. she knows the continent well. born in peru, raised in chile, she was also schooled in bolivia and has lived in venezuela. isabel allende is not only an acclaimed novelist, she's also known for her political writings. her uncle was salvador allende, the chilean democratic leader who was ousted in a coup by general pinochet in 1973, forcing isabel and herfamily to flee to neighbouring venezuela. her books have been translated into more than a0 languages, including her latest novel, violeta. how does she use her own life to inform her work, and how does she interpret political trends across latin america? isabel allende, in california, welcome to hardtalk. now, i can see your book there, your latest one, violeta, behind you, and it depicts an old woman, violeta, writing a letter to her grandson. now, your... camilo. your book came out at a time when we were all experiencing covid, and it's set in 1

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm david eades. our top stories: as the diplomatic standoff continues, we report from the frontline in eastern ukraine, where government forces have been fighting russian—backed separatists. and this is about more than the future of ukraine. it is about the future shape of nato, about the security of europe. battle lines are being drawn now in a new cold war. spotify responds to protests by some music stars, and others, by announcing it will act to combat covid disinformation. north korea is thought to have tested one of its most powerful ballistic missiles in years. the us urges pyongyang to join direct talks without preconditions. record breaking rafa. the spaniard wins his 21st grand slam title, with victory at the australian open. hello. a very warm welcome to all of you. nato�*s secretary general has warned president putin to take the diplomatic approach offered over ukraine or face confrontation with the west. j

now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme that brings together leading uk columnists with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for the dateline london. this week an inspector is called — from russia without love — and mr breyer goes from washington. but is it the wrong one? joining us this week steve richards who writes, broadcasts and even takes to the stage with his take on life at westminster — rock n roll politics. stefanie bolzen is uk and ireland correspondent for the german newspaper die welt and its associated website. and i'm delighted to say that in the studio with me is michael goldfarb, formerly foreign correspondent with public broadcasting in the united states and now presents the podcast the first rough draft of history. now, the parties are over but the memories kind of linger. they are about to be tested too, thanks to the commissioner of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick, who announced a police investigation into gatherings in downing str

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says moscow wants equal, mutually respectful relations with the united states and its allies, as tensions continue over ukraine. spotify says it's working to add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes a discussion about covid after a row about misinformation. the united nations has warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis in myanmar, on the anniverary of the military coup. it urged the armed forces to respect human rights and give the un and its partners access to people in need. james rodehaverfrom the un office of the high commissioner for human rightsjoins us now from bangkok. james, us now from bangkok. thank you very much for joining james, thank you very much for joining us. just looking at your statement there, there's not much sign that you are going to get much cooperation frankly within myanmar or that the situation is going to get anything other than worse, is it? ., , it? right now, every time

welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories. as the diplomatic stand—off continues, we report from the front—line in eastern ukraine, where government forces have been fighting russian backed separatists. and this is about more than the future of ukraine. it is about the future shape of nato, about the security of europe. battle lines are being drawn now in a new cold war. spotify responds to protests by some music stars and others by announcing it will act to combat covid disinformation. north korea is thought to have tested one of its most powerful ballistic missiles in years. the us urges pyongyang tojoin direct talks without preconditions. manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says moscow wants equal, mutually respectful relations with the united states and its allies as tensions continue over ukraine. spotify says it's working to add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes a discussion about covid after a row about misinformation. later this week, beijing will become the first city ever to host both the summer and winter olympics. putting on one of the world's biggest sporting events in a country still committed to zero covid and with the omicron variant spreading has presented a massive logistical challenge. the solution has been to enforce enormous, strict, separation bubbles, as our china correspondent stephen mcdonell explains. in beijing, olympic athletes and the public are not allowed to mix. from arrival at the airport, visiting teams are in their own bubble. people will recognise the bird's nest olympic stadium, and this is one of the main bubble areas. without special ol

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello. a major trial will take place this year in the us. you'll remember the story behind it. el shafee elsheikh is accused of being a member of the islamic state group and of being one of the notorious is beatles. so named by their hostages because of their british accents and accused of torturing and beheading journalists and aid workers. itv news�* rohit kachroo secured interviews with el shafee elsheikh and another man before they were transferred into us custody. those interviews are to form part of the trial. so, what are the ethics of interviewing some of the members of a terror group? is it ever 0k to give what amounts to be publicity to people accused of such serious crimes? and how you even go about doing it? welcome to the media show, and let's start right at beginning of the story. who were the is beatles and when did you first come across them? everyon

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello. a major trial will take place this year in the us. you'll remember the story behind it. el shafee elsheikh is accused of being a member of the islamic state group and of being one of the notorious is beatles. so named by their hostages because of their british accents and accused of torturing and beheading journalists and aid workers. itv news' rohit kachroo secured interviews with el shafee elsheikh and another man before they were transferred into us custody.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is somebody who can claim to be one of south america's best—known global icons. she knows the continent well. born in peru, raised in chile, she was also schooled in bolivia and has lived in venezuela. isabel allende is not only an acclaimed novelist, she's also known for her political writings. her uncle was salvador allende, the chilean democratic leader

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode, as usual. so, mark, what do we have this week? packed week. we have parallel mothers, which is the new film by pedro almodovar. we have a new british horror movie, amulet. and sing 2 — more singing animals. that's quite the mixture. so, parallel mothers, lots of sort of excitement about almodovar�*s latest film. yes, and a nine—minute ovation when it premiered, i think, at venice. so, penelope cruz and milena smit are single mothers to be. they are sharing a room together in a hospital, they give birth together, their babies go into observation together, and when they leave hospital, they swap phone numbers. and perhaps a bit more. here is a clip. so, that's one strand of the story. in another strand, penelope cruz�*s character is trying to excavate a mass grave in her hometown from the civil war, so there are two stories. parallel mothers, parallel stories, personal and political, which sounds like a really fasci

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode, as usual. so, mark, what do we have this week? packed week. we have parallel mothers, which is the new film by pedro almodovar. we have a new british horror movie, amulet.

you head to the bbc news site. the united states has made a direct appeal to north korea tojoin direct talks about its nuclear and missile programs. this comes after north korea fired its biggest missile test in five years. the intermediate—range ballistic missile came down in the sea ofjapan, in north korea's seventh test this month. south korea, japan and the us have all condemned the launch. soo kim is a policy analyst at rand corporation. shejoins me now from washington dc. great to have you on the programme. we talk about north korea missile test a lot on newsday. it's the seventh this month, what is behind this do you think? we seventh this month, what is behind this do you think?— this do you think? we could look at the time and. _ this do you think? we could look at the time and, i _ this do you think? we could look at the time and, i think. _ this do you think? we could look at the time and, i think. the - the time and, i think. the geopolitical atmospheres are fairly conducive to provocations. as you

this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first the headlines. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. thousands of people in scotland and northern england are still without power, following storm malik on saturday. another powerful storm is forecast to hit tonight, with winds of up to 90 miles an hour. remembering the dead of �*bloody sunday.�* 50 years on, after 13 where killed by the british army, in londonderry. and rafael nadal has claimed a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. he came from two sets down to beat daniil medvedev of russia. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejo kiernan, former welsh labour adviser & broadcaster and annabel denham, director of communications for the iea.tomorrow�*s fr

jonathan blake, bbc news. rafa nadal has made history, becoming the first male tennis player to win 21 grand slam singles titles, after victory at the australian open. he beat russia's daniil medvedev in five sets, in a match lasting almost five—and—a—half hours. it puts him one title ahead of his great rivals roger federer and novak djokovic who was deported from australia earlier this month, for breaking covid rules. austin halewood reports. as the sun sets on another australian open, the crowd in melbourne were looking for one final piece of magic. rafa nadal knew he could leave the rod laver arena as the most successful men's singles player in history. but right now, daniil medvedev is right at the top of his game. it didn't take the russian long to seal the first set. and the second soon followed. but so many times in his career, nadal seemingly has done the impossible and into the third, an unlikely comeback looked on. nadal pulling one back. at 35, after six months out injured, just reaching the f

now on bbc news...yalda hakim travels back to afghanistan to find out what the country is like under taliban rule. last year, after 20 years of war, the taliban retook afghanistan. over 100,000 people fled. now, with access to the new taliban government, i want to find out what the country is like under their rule. they face a country shattered by war. the economy is close to collapse and millions face starvation. every baby and child in here is in a critical state and we just don't know if they are going to make it. and this one—time terrorist group now faces a new terror threat of its own. can the taliban form a government that can put their violent past behind them and help rebuild this broken country? the last time i was in afghanistan, it was two months before the taliban took kabul. almost everyone i met then — members of the former government, human rights activist and journalists — have since led the country in fear of reprisals from the new taliban government. with routes into the country beginning to reopen, i decided to head back to afghanistan to see for myself what

pallab ghosh, bbc news. there's no need to keep your laptop open or answer the boss's messages late at night. at least that's soon to be the case for thousands of workers in belgium — the latest country to introduce what's known as the "right to disconnect". from this tuesday 65,000 civil servants will gain the legal right to be offline, outside of their agreed working hours. jessica parker reports from brussels. the makings of a belgian shepherd's pie. delphine, a civil servant, is preparing dinnerfor herfriends. i love to cook, it is one of my passions. with a life outside of work, she welcomes ways to help people switch off. especially for young people, it is not always clear when they have to be available or not. because when you begin a newjob you want to be perfect, you know? and you think, if i don't answer that email at ten o'clock at night, maybe my boss will not like it, so now i think it is going to be yeah, a cultural change. the new rules mean outside normal hours, bosses can't get in touch, a

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. we think it is highly likely that he is looking to invade ukraine, that is why we are doing all we can through deterrence and diplomacy, to urge him to desist. rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. both the uk prime minister boris johnson and the chancellor say a widely—opposed rise in national insurance will go ahead to fund health and social care. counting the cost of storm malik, with another powerful front, threatening more homes, in scotland and northern england. remembering the dead of �*bloody sunday.�* 50 years on, after 13 where killed by the british army, in londonderry. now on bbc news... it's time for the travel show with lucy hedges. coming up on this w

jonathan blake, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. thousands of people in scotland and northern england are still without power, after storm malik blew in yesterday, killing a nine—year—old boy in staffordshire, and a 60—year—old woman. but there's no let up in the bad weather, with another powerful storm forecast tonight, with winds of up to 90 mph. there's already travel disruption after scotrail cancelled all passenger services from six o'clock tonight. david shanks has more. a lucky escape in aberdeenshire. it's obviously crashed through the ports but not through the main living room. natalie's partner got outjust in time as storm malik brought this enormous tree down on t

austin halewood, bbc news. this was only nadal�*s second australian open title and comes 13 years after his only previous success, all the more remarkable considering he had been struggling with afoot injury that threatened his career just a few months ago. afterwards, nadalsaid it's one of the most emotional wins of his career. of course it is amazing to achieve a grand slam at this moment in my career, it means a lot to me, and it is a special number, 21, and i am not... i mean, i know how it means, and it is a big significance, this title. ., liverpool's mohamed salah inspired an egypt comeback as they reached the semi—finals of the africa cup of nations, with an extra—time 2—1 win over morocco. he scored and assisted, with hosts cameroon waiting in the last four. nick parrott reports. egypt's journey to the semifinal was far from easy. the game was just a couple of minutes old when they gave away a penalty. former southampton player sofiane boufal put morocco ahead. that was as exciting as the first

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines... manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. both the uk prime minister boris johnson and the chancellor say a widely—opposed rise in national insurance will go ahead to fund health and social care. counting the cost of storm malik, with another powerful front threatening more homes in scotland and northern england. remembering the dead of bloody sunday 50 years on after 13 where killed by the british army in londonderry. caver george linnane was trapped for sa hours deep in a brecon beacons cave system after sustaining serious injuries in a fall. in his first broadcast interview he tells the bbc�*s hywel griffith about his fight for survival. did you think that you might no

you're watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. borisjohnson and the chancellor, rishi sunak, have confirmed that the rise in national insurance, will go ahead in april. 0pposition parties and some tory backbenchers, are urging the prime minister not to impliment the rise, which they say will hit already struggling families. it comes as borisjohnson is under pressure ahead of the report, into claims of parties in downing street during lockdown. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. borisjohnson and rishi sunak together in happier times. recently, there has been tension over a planned rise in national insurance, with claims that borisjohnson might have second thoughts.

this is bbc news the headlines at seven. manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. both the uk prime minister boris johnson and the chancellor say a widely—opposed rise in national insurance will go ahead to fund health and social care. counting the cost of storm malik, with another powerful front, threatening more homes, in scotland and northern england. remembering the dead of bloody sunday 50 years on, after 13 where killed by the british army, in londonderry.

austin halewood, bbc news. this was only nadal�*s second australian open title and comes 13 years after his only previous success. all the more remarkable considering he had been struggling with a foot injury that threatened his career just a few months ago. afterwards, nadalsaid it's one of the most emotional wins of his career. of course it is amazing to achieve another grand slam at this moment of my career, it means a lot to me and of course i know it is a special number, 21, and i am not... i mean, iknow how number, 21, and i am not... i mean, i know how it means, and it is a big significance, this title. for the last six months, i really fought a lot to try to be back on court, and... i have had very tough moments, moments really, conversations, tough ones, because i didn't know if i would have the chance to be back on the court. but yes, ifeel honoured. ifeel lucky to achieve one more very special thing in my tennis career. i don't care much if i am the one or not the one or the best in history, honest

jonathan blake, bbc news. manchester united say the footballer mason greenwood will not be playing or training with the club until further notice, after a woman accused him of assaulting her. she uploaded a video, photos, and an audio recording to her instagram account, but has now deleted the posts. police say they're working to "establish the full circumstances." our sports correspondent, jane dougal, is at old trafford. what more do we know about all this? as yet, no response from the 20—year—old manchester united striker mason greenwood. the allegations surfaced early this morning when audio recording, video and photographs were uploaded to social media, alleging that a woman had been assaulted by greenwood. the posts were made public for a few hours, but as you mentioned, they have since been deleted. greater manchester police have confirmed they are aware of the images and video circulating on social media, and their inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances. mason greenwood has been

hello this is bbc news, the headlines. rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. we think it's highly likely that he is looking to invade ukraine, that is why we are doing all we can through deterrence and diplomacy to urge him to desist. winds up to 90 miles per hour are forecast to hit northern parts of the uk as storm corrie moves in this evening. both the uk prime minister boris johnson and the chancellor say a widely—opposed rise in national insurance will go ahead to fund health and social care. families of those killed fifty years ago on "bloody sunday" have taken part in a walk of remembrance in londonderry to mark the aniversary caver george linnane was trapped for sa hours deep in a brecon beacons cave system after sustaining serious injuries in a fall. in his first broadcast interview he tells the bbc�*s hywel griffith about his fi

phil bodmer, bbc news. earlier today i spoke to wayne bridgman in northumberland, whose power and water had onlyjust returned following storm malik. a couple of months ago we had our power out for five days following storm arwen. we lost power again with a0 to 50 mile an hour winds about eight in the morning or so. it's back on now, i'm speaking to you. many of my neighbours are not. the biggest recourse for a lot of people here is me and tens of thousands of my neighbours have fridges and freezers full of, well, food for example. we've mobile phone masts that don't have power as well so you can't even dial out to emergency services. if such a problem were to arise. we have a0 mile an hour winds happening this evening, so fully expect the power to go out again then. how do you feel about it? do you feel the authorities, the people in charge should be doing better? as you can probably tell, i used to live down in berkshire. i do feel if this had happened in that area, people would pounce on it quite quickly,

this is bbc news the headlines at four. rafael nadal claims a record 2ist grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. we think it's highly likely that he is looking to invade ukraine, that is why we are doing all we can through deterrence and diplomacy to urge him to desist. winds up to 90 miles per hour are forecast to hit northern parts of the uk as storm corrie moves in this evening. families of those killed fifty years ago on "bloody sunday" have taken part in a walk of remembrance in londonderry to mark the aniversary. both the uk prime minister boris johnson and the chancellor say