they held that his refusal to be vaccinated against covid made him a threat to public health. the serbian prime minster has accused australia of a witch hunt. from melbourne, shaimaa khalil reports. he's used to winning on court, but today, he was defeated in it. the world number one men's tennis player lost his last ditch battle to stay in the country and was forced out of australia. the amended application... three judges upheld the government decision to cancel his visa. the immigration minister had argued that the unvaccinated tennis star's presence here could bolster anti—vaccination sentiment. in his statement, the world number one said... outside the court, many of his fans were still in shock, and emotions were high. it's disgraceful. how was his first visa. . . ? how did the first court ruling rule in his favour, but now it ruled against him? why? he had an exemption to come here and play tennis. he was allowed to come here. that's what he should be doing. it's a political stunt. and serbia's president was even more indignant. he came there with a medical exemption

and if the public health situation continues to improve we will make the further changes shown on the slide you are about to see. from tomorrow, the 15th of january, the about to see. from tomorrow, the 15th ofjanuary, the move about to see. from tomorrow, the 15th of january, the move from 50 to 500 people at outdoor events and from the 21st of january, friday next week, all outdoor activities will move to alert level zero. there will move to alert level zero. there will be no limits on the number of people who can take part in outdoor activities, crowds will return to outdoor sporting events and indoor hospitality, i beg your pardon, outdoor hospitality will be able to operate without additional measures and the covid pass will continue to be required for entry to larger outdoor events. on the 20th of january we will move to alert level 04 all indoor activities and premises. nightclubs able to reopen, working from home strongly advised that no longer a legal requirement and the covid pass to be required to enter larger indoor events. then when as we hope when we have returned to ale

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health. the serbian prime minster accused australia of a witch hunt. mr djokovic�*s family say they are "very disappointed" by the ruling, claiming the decision was not about sport, but politics. from melbourne, shaimaa khalil has the latest. for days, he's been fighting to stay in australia. but novak djokovic has finally conceded he has to go after three judges upheld the government's decision to cancel his visa. the amended application... the immigration minister had argued that the unvaccinated tennis star's presence here could bolster anti—vaccination sentiment, with the government's lawyer describing him as an icon for anti—vaxx communities. in his statement, the world number one said... outside the court, many of his fans were still in shock, and emotions were high. it's disgraceful. how was his first visa. . . 7 how did the first court ruling rule in his favour, but now it ruled against him? why? novak came here to play tennis. i can't understand what kind of threat novak to thi

health" _ be in the interest of public health." yet those who are making those _ health." yet those who are making those rules — health." yet those who are making those rules seem to have almost been treating _ those rules seem to have almost been treating them as a joke. and i think the public— treating them as a joke. and i think the public will be very angry that it looks — the public will be very angry that it looks as— the public will be very angry that it looks as if they were taken for tools _ it looks as if they were taken for tools and — it looks as if they were taken for fools. and i accept that it was very difficult, _ fools. and i accept that it was very difficult, it— fools. and i accept that it was very difficult, it was awful, and it still— difficult, it was awful, and it still is — difficult, it was awful, and it still is awful when you think about the people who couldn't hug their loved _ the people who couldn't hug their loved ones, the lady who commented in the _ loved ones, the lady who commented

as john just said, he would be a public health risk and he would be a public health risk and he would _ he would be a public health risk and he would give some succour to the anti-vaccine — he would give some succour to the anti—vaccine brigade. it is unlikely in australia — anti—vaccine brigade. it is unlikely in australia when 95% of the population are vaccinated and most people _ population are vaccinated and most people have bought into the vaccine, more _ people have bought into the vaccine, more so _ people have bought into the vaccine, more so than anywhere else. they don't _ more so than anywhere else. they don't have — more so than anywhere else. they don't have many anti—vaccine is there — don't have many anti—vaccine is there but _ don't have many anti—vaccine is there. but it seems he has been made an example _ there. but it seems he has been made an example of in australia and many of the _ an example of in australia and many of the people there with an election coming _ of the people there with an election coming up. — of the people there with an elec

but the health and public health factors are only one-— the health and public health factors are onl one. �* ., .,, are only one. but the government has done is announce _ are only one. but the government has done is announce the _ are only one. but the government has done is announce the new— are only one. but the government has done is announce the new nightingale units which will bring in extra capacity or covid patients and also an additional 4000 beds for covid patients beyond that. is that contingency planning sufficient for potentially all eventualities here? this is the struggle but we have had in the nhs, we have simply not known about what to expect going forward stop we took what i thought was the no regrets decision to create this insurance policy of this extra capacity, these nightingale hospitals, it gives us a very difficult challenge, where we need to use them but we would be in an emergency if we were using them but the problem being basically finding enough staff, particularly at the point we have staff absences but it's got to make sense that we have that capac

and for all the political, pr and public health reasons we've considered, it's unlikely to make that move anytime soon. meant dried start to january, only seeing half the rainfall we would normally see by this stage. not a great deal of rain this week, certainly not for england and wales, we might see more midweek across scotland, with low pressure approaching. but for the meantime, the high pressure still hanging on towards the south, a weather front towards the south, a weather front to the north has given 80 millimetres of rain on sunday, sinking further southwards on monday, but coming into high pressure it is a weak affair. where we have had the cloud break through the night, patchy frost and fog to watch for, some poor visibility, but not widespread. it will take time to clear at this time of year. and then some brightness and sunshine in eastern scotland, perhaps north east england, with thin cloud elsewhere, gloomy in some areas and cold. the weather front to the north will weaken as it heads towards the moray firth, with some trying developing to the north, but a fairly weak

interest, good order, health public risk, public health. in this particular case and many of these cases there seems to be a political overturn. you can get away with it because of the broadness of the description that's being used by the government. the broadness of the discretion used in the political overin discretion used in the political over in this particular case makes it inevitable to take it into political consideration not matter how they dress it up to be matters of public policy. it how they dress it up to be matters of public policy-— of public policy. it sounds as if what you're — of public policy. it sounds as if what you're talking _ of public policy. it sounds as if what you're talking about - of public policy. it sounds as if what you're talking about here of public policy. it sounds as if i what you're talking about here is not particularly mr novak chuck affixes case but more wider views or issues. —— djokovic. in his case as he met conditions to have a visa issued to him to enter the country as the law stands r

health grounds. the decision ends an ii—day legal row over whether djokovic would be able to defend his title at the australian open, which starts tonight. his name's now been removed from the order of play — and his wait for a record 21st grand slam title will go on. djokovic says he will now take some time to rest and recuperate. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. i think everybody is a bit shell—shocked at melbourne park on monday. but the show goes on, no one is irreplaceable and there are some amazingly talented and fabulous players in the draw — just look ahead to tomorrow, you've got rough elmo doll, ashley bardi, naomi osaka, cameron norey and action —— rafael nadal. before we know it, will be back enjoying the action for sure. on to rugby union — northampton have been beaten by 24—20 by ulster in the european champions cup. man of the match mike lowry crossed the line twice as ulster ran in four tries. the victory seals their place in the next stage. two secondâ€

health grounds. the orders of the court are, one, the amended application be dismissed with costs. disappointment and dismay from supporters in melbourne — djokovic himself says he is �*extremely disappointed' but will co—operate fully. tennis australia said it respects the court's decision. labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign, over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. the conservative party chairman, oliver dowden, says the culture in downing street must be addressed. i think the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law, i think he then lied about what had happened. people feel angry about what's going on in downing street, i feel angry about what is going on in downing street but the correct process now is to get to the full facts. australia and new zealand are sending surveillance flights to tonga, after a tsunami triggered by an underwater volcanic eruption caused �*significant�* d

and for all the political, pr and public health reasons we've considered, it's unlikely to make that move anytime soon.

health grounds. there's dismay from supporters — mr djokovic�*s family say they are �*very disappointed' with the decision and what they have called �*scandalous behaviour�* from authorities labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign, over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. the conservative party chairman, oliver dowden, says the culture in downing street must be addressed. it�*s being reported a man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in texas for more than 10 hours was a british citizen. police say the man is now dead, all the hostages have been freed. now on bbc news a special edition of our series life at 50 degrees when i was growing up, my grandmother used to tell me that we lived here forever. there�*s this collective conscious knowledge that is handed down from generation to generation. what you do to the land, you do to yourselves. that is how i was raised. but since a child i have seen changes in

health grounds. labour leader, sir keir starmer, says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign, over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. i think the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law, i think he then lied about what had happened. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the programme... rafa's out — everton sack benitez after fewer than seven months in charge. harrison is leeds�* hat—trick hero, as west ham's top—four hopes take a hit. and australia wrap up a 4—0 ashes win, as england's miserable tour ends with one last batting fail. welcome along, thank you forjoining. we start tonight with an all—too familiar story. not england's batting collapse — that's to come — but everton, who yet again are searching for a new manager after sacking rafa benitez. it comes after their disappointing 2—1 defeat at strugglers norwich city yesterday. there w

tote one public health expert urged caution. ~ ., ., ., ., , caution. we are not out of the woods in terms of — caution. we are not out of the woods in terms of the _ caution. we are not out of the woods in terms of the numbers _ caution. we are not out of the woods in terms of the numbers of— caution. we are not out of the woods in terms of the numbers of people i in terms of the numbers of people with covid, and although this is welcome news for the sector, it is not, should not be seen generally as yet another signal that it is all 0k, yet another signal that it is all ok, because we have had warnings today, we do need to still take care. ., , , today, we do need to still take care. . ,, ., ., today, we do need to still take care. ., ., , care. passenger locator forms will still be required. _ care. passenger locator forms will still be required. the _ care. passenger locator forms will still be required. the omicron - still be required. the 0micron variant put yet another dampener on the travel sector's fortunes. today's news has fuelled hopes t

and for all the political, pr and public health reasons we've considered, it's unlikely to make that move anytime soon. good evening. saturday may have been a dry day for the vast majority, but it certainly wasn't a desperately sunny one in most places. we had extensive cloud trapped underneath this area of high pressure. the high stays with us through tonight and into tomorrow, keeping things largely dry but often quite cloudy. so, large amounts of cloud in the sky as we head through tonight. where there are breaks in the cloud, they could well fill in with some patches of mist and fog, and where winds are light down towards the south, if you do have lengthy clear spells overhead, temperatures could get down to —3 or —a celsius and one or two places out in the countryside. it will be dependent upon the cloud cover and certainly not as cold up towards the north where we will keep a brisk wind. that wind will continue to blow across northern and western parts of scotland tomorrow with the odd spot of drizzle. for most, it is a dry day with a lot of cloud. some breaks for southwest

and also if— important public health advice? and also if i _ important public health advice? and also if i may, to follow one from tom's_ also if i may, to follow one from tom's question, is what you're saying — tom's question, is what you're saying today that by the end of march — saying today that by the end of march we will effectively be living with no _ march we will effectively be living with no restrictions place whatsoever?— with no restrictions place whatsoever? . ,, , ., , with no restrictions place whatsoever? . ,, , ~ ., whatsoever? thank you, emily. again, when it comes — whatsoever? thank you, emily. again, when it comes to _ whatsoever? thank you, emily. again, when it comes to the... _ whatsoever? thank you, emily. again, when it comes to the... what - whatsoever? thank you, emily. again, when it comes to the... what has i when it comes to the... what has happened in number ten, the photos and videos and things we have all seen and we all understandably, i think all of us have been pained and angered by that, it is right for the prime minister to respo

the australian government said it was protecting the many sacrifices made for public health. the capital of tonga is reported to have suffered significant damage after an underwater volcanic eruption in the south pacific. much of the island nation was covered with a layer of ash. the tsunami triggered by the eruption caused flooding on parts of the us west coast and japan. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from tokyo. from high up in space, weather satellites caught the moment the huge underwater volcano let loose, sending a cloud of ash and rock 20 kilometres high and at least 500 kilometres wide. that's an ash cloud that could stretch from london to edinburgh, and somewhere beneath it is the tiny island kingdom of tonga. the first thing to hit the island was the shockwave. then came the rushing waters of a tsunami, smashing into seawalls and flooding what here appears to be a church. next, day turned tonight as the ash to fall. in new zealand, prime minister jacinda ardern said communication with tonga remains difficult. shops along the coast have been damaged and a signific

health. the serbian prime minister accused australia of a witch—hunt. from melbourne shaimaa khalil has the latest. for days, he's been fighting to stay in australia. but novak djokovic has finally conceded he has to go after three judges upheld the government's decision to cancel his visa. the amended _ decision to cancel his visa. lie: amended application... the immigration minister had argued that the unvaccinated tennis star's presence here could bolster anti—vaccination sentiment, with the government's lawyer describing him as an icon for anti—vaxx communities. in his statement, the world number one said, i will now take time to rest and recuperate before making any further comments. i'm extremely disappointed with the court ruling to dismiss my application. outside the court, many of his fans were still in shock, and emotions were high. it’s emotions were high. it's disgraceful. _ emotions were high. it's disgraceful. how - emotions were high. it�*s disgraceful. how did the fi

health. djokovic's lawyers have been challenging the government's argument that the serbian player is an anti—vaccination figurehead. the judges say the verdict will be delivered on sunday or monday. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s phil mercer in melbourne. does this mean that all the evidence has been submitted and thejudges are now evidence has been submitted and the judges are now deliberating orders that process are still not complete?— orders that process are still not complete? novak d'okovic's f8 are not complete? novak d'okovic's fs now i not complete? novak d'okovic's f8 are now rests h not complete? novak d'okovic's f8 are now rests in _ not complete? novak d'okovic's f8 are now rests in the h not complete? novak djokovic's f8 are now rests in the hands i f8 are now rests in the hands of those three judges who have, for the past four or five hours, been hearing submissions on both sides, but the heart of this argument, the government says that novak djokovic was my presence in au

researchers writing in the lancet public health journal say more than 153 million people could be living with the condition by 2050. in the uk, the number of dementia cases is projected to rise by three—quarters in the same period, to 1.6—million. with me now is our health correspondent michelle roberts. quite alarming projected increases in dementia, what are the root causes? ., .., , in dementia, what are the root causes? ., , , ., causes? the forecast is looking at the thin . s causes? the forecast is looking at the things that _ causes? the forecast is looking at the things that can _ causes? the forecast is looking at the things that can contribute - causes? the forecast is looking at the things that can contribute to l the things that can contribute to dementia. we know some of it is set in stone, some of it is genetic, many different risk factors but some things are modifiable. things like smoking, obesity, diabetes are contributing factors that can be modified. and they are saying those are things that countries should be looking at but then obviously things like population g

health grounds. the orders of the court are, one, the amended application be dismissed with costs. disappointment and dismay from supporters in melbourne — djokovic himself says he is "extremely disappointed" but respects the decision, and will co—operate fully. australia's prime minister has welcomed the ruling. a sixth conservative mp has publically called for borisjohnson to step down as prime minister — following a series of parties at downing street during lockdown restrictions. new zealand's prime minister says an underwater volcanic eruption in the southern pacific caused "significant" damage to the island nation of tonga and some coastal areas are still cut off. no injuries or deaths have been reported. hello and welcome to bbc news. an australian court has ruled that novak djokovic cannot stay in the country — upholding the government's decision to cancel his visa. three federaljudges have dismissed his application and the world's men's tennis number one will not now have the opportu

health grounds. the orders of the court are, one, the amended application be dismissed with costs. disappointment and dismay from supporters in melbourne — djokovic himself says he is �*extremely disappointed' but will co—operate fully. australia's prime minister has welcomed the ruling, tennis australia said it respects the court's decision. these are the latest pictures showing novak djokovic walking through melbourne airport. the labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign, over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. the conservative party chairman, oliver dowden, says the culture in downing street must be addressed. i think the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law, i think you then lied about what had happened. people feel angry about what is going _ people feel angry about what is going on— people feel angry about what is going on in downing street, i feel angry— going on in downing str

so far, djokovic, the serbian institute of public health, and its office of information technology have not responded to bbc requests for comment. i think everyone's polarised at the moment on novak djokovic, which will be hurtful to him, but it won't do his reputation any good if it's found out that he's been telling porky—pies. rafael nadal will contest the australian open final on sunday — locked on 20 grand slams with the serbian, a 21st is unprecedented in men's tennis. djokovic may only have himself to blame as his rival takes shot at the prize he so covets. natalie pirks, bbc news. coronavirus cases in the uk remain stable, with more than 89,000 new cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period. on average nearly 90,000 infections have been reported per day in the last week. there are more than 16,000 people in hospital with covid, and that number has been falling. 277 deaths have been reported — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, though some will have died of other causes. on average in the past week, 261 deaths were announced every day. on vaccin

health rules and public health responsibility. and a level of control over pandemic management. so the victorian government along with tennis australia set up two channels to assess medical exemptions for unvaccinated australian open players and officials who wanted to play in the tournament who are not vaccinated. those two panels approved an exemption for novak djokovic to play in the australian open on the basis that he had sufficient evidence to prove that he had had covid in the last six months and therefore did not need to be vaccinated because he was, to a level, immune. now where the issue cropped up was that when he wanted to enter australia at melbourne airport, the federal border force officials applied their own tests as to whether he sufficed the criteria for exemption and that process is separate to the two victorian panels which allowed him to play tennis tournament. those processes and applications and those successful applications did not allow him entry into the country. so when the federal border force officials

health. his lawyers are appealing, describing the latest decision to cancel his visa, as irrational. today marks 25 years since princess diana walked through a minefield in angola to raise awareness of the lasting impact of conflict. diana captured global attention when she walked through the live minefield in 1997, escorted by the british landmine clearance charity the halo trust. she never lived to see the full impact of her visit — such as the signing of an international treaty to outlaw the weapons — as she died later that year. we've been speaking to louise vaughan from the halo trust who explained how that walk was organised. she was already very much involved with the international red cross and she was planning a trip to angola to highlight the terrible impact that these weapons were having on normal people who had absolutely nothing to do with the war, and particularly children. so when we heard she wanted to visit a minefield to showcase what was happening, we agreed that we wou

centre on public health & human rights. hejoins us from he joins us from washington. it's wonderful to have you on the programme. let me startjust by asking you, we're seeing these wreck record case numbers. but what is the data telling us when it comes to hospitalisations and deaths? weill. hospitalisations and deaths? well, it's a really important _ hospitalisations and deaths? -ii it's a really important question. so far, of course, the bad news is that the 0micron variant is perhaps the most contagious pathogen on the planet and one of the most contagious that we've ever seen in history of humankind. 0f contagious that we've ever seen in history of humankind. of the better news is that the cases don't reflect the same level of hospitalisations and deaths, so we are seeing more and deaths, so we are seeing more and more people hospital his eyes, but that's only because we've got more and more cases —— hospitalised. but the truth is that it does appear to be more mild and there is a certain level of natural or vaccine

so far, djokovic, the serbian institute of public health, and its office of information technology have not responded to bbc requests for comment. i think everyone's polarised at the moment on novak djokovic, which will be hurtful to him, but it won't do his reputation any good if it's found out that he's been telling porky pies. rafael nadal will contest the australian open final on sunday, locked on 20 grand slams with the serbian. a 21st is unprecedented in men's tennis. djokovic may only have himself to blame as his rival takes shot at the prize he so covets. natalie pirks, bbc news. a week after his death, but out of hell has re—entered the british charts at number three. released in 1977, it became one of the bestselling albums ever and has accumulated more than 500 weeks in the uk charts. meat loaf died last friday, aged 7a. playing video games for a living is an aspirational career for millions across the world. however, the most influential online streaming platform, twitch, is accused of encouraging unhealthy practices. there are now calls for the billion—dollar company to

health grounds. the orders of the court are — one, the amended application be dismissed with costs. labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. the conservative party chairman, oliver dowden, says the culture in downing street must be addressed. australia and new zealand are sending surveillance flights to tonga after a tsunami triggered by an underwater volcanic eruption caused significant damage to the island nation. england are thrashed in the final ashes test as another batting collapse sees australia romp to victory. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show with christa larwood. this week on the show: how to survive one of the planet's longest lockdowns. we decided to start looking at how we're going to survive, how we're going to keep our staff engaged, how we're going to create revenue. the island with pride of place in lgbt history. it was pretty young the first time i visi

health. will the prime minister finally raise sick pay so people are no longer faced with an impossible choice of doing the right thing or feeding theirfamily? mr speaker, in some of the poorest countries in the world, lest than 10% of the population are vaccinated. this is shameful. we know we can do more to assist the international vaccine efforts and what is the government doing about this? if we�*re going to break this endless cycle of new variants, we have to vaccinate the world. this is notjust a question of doing the right thing for other, it is in our national interest as well. finally, there are conservative members sat behind the prime minister who have spent recent weeks attacking hard—working public servants. isn�*t it time that the prime minister stood by our experts, professionals and officials that doing all they can to protect public health? if he was happy to protect dominic cummings, the former health secretary and owen paterson, why won�*t he defend those public ser

health grounds. labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign, over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. i think the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law, i think he then lied about what had happened. a british woman is missing in tonga after being washed away in the tsunami which hit the island. the amount of damage it's caused is still unclear.

but we are not public health experts, we only want to do this if it is viable for a public health point of view. i was taken by something the professor chris whitty said yesterday in an evening press conference when he said that positive lateral flow test was a very good marker of infectious disease. if a negative lateral flow test could actually be an indicator that someone does not need to be in isolation, could the government explore that? i think we do need to find ways to alleviate these staff shortages. it is a big problem and when you say that quite a few of your members are experiencing staff shortages, which particular businesses or industries are impacted the most? it is across the board. we see particularly in the hospitality sector, we see it in the food supply chain, the transport sector is very affected and i think the problem here is that this issue of staff shortages seems to be becoming a big problem of this wave of the pandemic. a digger�*s problem is anything else. it is the problem that threatens to overwhelm the nhs and the problem that i think threatens business.

that was doctor elizabeth stewart from the john hopkins bloomberg school of public health. i want to bring you some breaking news. the usjury has found elizabeth holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud investors in the blood testing startup. the verdict is still being read in the courtroom, and what we know at this stage is that prosecutors have said that holmes, aged 37, swindled investors between 2010 and 2015 by convincing them that small machines could run a few drops of blood for a friend or prick. we will have more on this breaking news story a little later on in the programme will we can speak to one of our correspondent, so do stay tuned for that. south africa's parliament has suffered further serious damage after a fire that was believed to have been brought under control reignited. the fire service in cape town said strong winds had caused smouldering wood in the roof to catch fire. no—one has been hurt. a 49—year—old man has been charged with arson, and is due in court tomorrow. apple has become the first us company to reach a market value of $3 trillion. la

so far, djokovic, the serbian institute of public health, and its office of information technology have not responded to bbc requests for comment. i think everyone's polarised at the moment on novak djokovic, which will be hurtful to him, but it won't do his reputation any good if it's found out that he's been telling porky pies. rafael nadal will contest the australian open final on sunday. locked on 20 grand slams with the serbian, a 21st is unprecedented in men's tennis. djokovic may only have himself to blame as his rival takes shot at the prize he so covets. natalie pirks, bbc news. playing video games for a living is an aspirational career for millions across the world. however, the most influential online streaming platform twitch is accused of encouraging unhealthy practices. there are now calls for the billion—dollar company to change the way it operates, as the bbc�*s gaming reporter steffan powell explains in this exclusive report. singing: welcome to my... what the... like, what?! screaming: i'm in trouble! this is twitch, where all day, every day, you'll find people fil

the country's immigration minister said the decision was made in the public interest citing �*health and good order�* grounds. the 34—year—old serbian, who was scheduled to play in the australian open on monday, can still launch another legal challenge to try and stay. this is what happened in the run up to today�*s decision. last wednesday, djokovic�*s visa was cancelled as he arrived in melbourne. border officials said he hadn�*t met the entry requirements for australia. a few days later, his lawyers revealed he�*d been given a vaccine exemption to enter australia because he�*d previously tested positive. however, social media pictures showed him at public events in the days after that apparent diagnosis. on monday, his visa cancellation was overturned by a judge who criticised the australian government. but the final say was in the hands of the immigration minister — who�*s cancelled his visa in the past few hours. here�*s australian sports journalist shane mcinnes. i think public sentiment has certainly changed during the week. i think the fact that his stat

health socialist state, for example, and they seemed to put freedom as a value above everything else, and you just said a few minutes ago that what conservatism needed to be about was community and not just individual? at the heart of this debate is this idea about what it means to be a virtuous human being because, presumably, we do want to live in a society of virtue. well, are we going to keep on terrifying people to comply with, to be obedient to very strict rules or are we instead going to be a responsible society which thinks for itself and does the right thing? now, what i find it is time and again, people say they want responsibility and they can defend it when it is easy but when it gets difficult and we might actually learn something and change, they give in and coerce instead. and that's what i am really opposed to. let's really make progress here. i think some people think there is a curiosity that there are people on the conservatives — usually the right of the conservative party — talk a lot about freedom but, for example, and you raised it, will then give the polic

so far, djokovic, the serbian institute of public health, and its office of information technology have not responded to bbc requests for comment. i think everyone's polarised at the moment on novak djokovic, which will be hurtful to him, but it won't do his reputation any good if it's found out that he's been telling porky pies. rafael nadal will contest the australian open final on sunday. locked on 20 grand slams with the serbian, a 21st is unprecedented in men's tennis. djokovic may only have himself to blame as his rival takes shot at the prize he so covets. natalie pirks, bbc news. a week after his death, the rock star meat loaf�*s most popular album, bat out of hell, has re—entered the uk charts at number three, its highest ever placing. released in 1977, the operatic rock album originally failed to chart at all, only starting to sell the following year when meat loaf appeared on a bbc television show. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @sipusey. thanks a lot for watching, i will see you soon. hello there. so far this month, it's been pretty quiet with high pressure dominati

, center on public health & human rights. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. my first question is what do you make of this milestone that the uk has reached? and compared, for example, to the united states. yes. example, to the united states. yes, well, i first — example, to the united states. yes, well, i first want _ example, to the united states. yes, well, i first want to _ example, to the united states. yes, well, i first want to say _ example, to the united states. yes, well, i first want to say that - example, to the united states. yes, well, i first want to say that i - well, i first want to say that i thought your footage was really beautiful because we have to remember the human loss that is involved, the human loss to families but also all the hardship and the national health service. that's the most important thing. it's true that the united kingdom and my own country, the united states, was among the world's worst performers. that is staggering because i was on the board of the global health security index, a

novak djokovic has been deported from australia, afterjudges rejected on public health grounds the unvaccinated tennis star's appeal to stay in the country. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the show — how to survive one of the planet's longest lockdowns. we decided to start looking at how we're going to survive, how we're going to keep our staff engaged, how we're going to create revenue. the island with pride of place in lgbt history. it was pretty young the first time i visited the sunken forest and i think pulling in on that ferry, and next to the american flag was this big beautiful rainbow flag. and just what is it that makes paris feel so parisian? i've returned to my home city of melbourne, after a long time away during the covid crisis. while the city has come through the pandemic well so far, in terms of preserving life it has still suffered a big upheaval. if you ask the locals, they will tell you melbourne is the most locked down city in the world. that may or may not be exactly true but it's certain that this city has endured a lot of restrictions, with

health grounds. there's dismay from supporters — mr djokovic�*s family say they are very disappointed with the decision and what they have called scandalous behaviour from authorities. labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign, over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. the conservative party chairman, oliver dowden, says the culture in downing street must be addressed. i think the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law, i think he then lied about what had happened. people feel angry about what's been going on in downing street, i feel angry about what is going on in downing street, but the correct process now is to get to the full facts. it's being reported a man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in texas for more than 10 hours was a british citizen. police say the man is now dead, all the hostages have been freed. now on bbc news, global questions travels to kyiv where zeinab badawi a

organisation's center on public health and human rights. it's true that the united kingdom and my own country, the united states, was among the world's worst performers. and that's staggering, because i was on the board of the global health security index and, before the pandemic, we ranked the uk and the us among the highest in the world in their preparation. but it didn't turn out that way, and i think it's because of a combination of loss of public trust in science and public health, an overwhelmed health system, and just the failure to take the political steps that needed to be taken early on to limit the number of deaths, as other countries have been able to do. what do you think was the source of that loss of trust? was that always there and exposed during the pandemic, or was it created? you know, ithink it was exacerbated. there was always a certain loss of trust, you know, in my country in particular, in the us, but also in the uk, there's a kind of feeling about, "what are my rights? what does government owe me?" and we don't thin

it has to be safe, so we wouldn't call for a public health measure, it's all about public health and safety, and this would have a huge impact. we have 2 million people with covid in the uk this week, so they are isolating, and if you are a big employer, what you can do is you can move projects around, you can move teams, even in the public sector except for specialised roles, you can move civil servants around between different functions. but if you are a small business with a team of five and you lose two or three of those, it will get very rough very fast, especially for customer facing businesses, you have only got so many people to fill the hours in the day. so the self isolation aspect of this is a real issue for us, and if it can be done safely and it's a big if, we are basically looking at the us cdc, the center for disease control, which did conclude that five days was the right time period, and that is the same science, the same variant, the same sort of workforce, so we would like the uk authorities, the chief medical and scientific advisers, to take a look, because if it

the on public health grounds. orders of the court are — the the orders of the court are — one, the amended application be dismissed with costs. disappointment and dismay from supporters in melbourne. djokovic himself says he is "extremely disappointed" but will co—operate fully. tennis australia said it respects the court's decision. labour leader, sir keir starmer, says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. the conservative party chairman, oliver dowden, says the culture in downing street must be addressed. i think the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law. i think he then lied about what had happened. people feel angry about what's been going on in downing street, i feel angry about what's going on in downing street but the correct process now is to get to the full facts. australia and new zealand are sending surveillance flights to tonga after a tsunami triggered by an underwater volcanic eruption caused significant damage to the island nation. now on bbc news, it's time f

so far, djokovic, the serbian institute of public health, and its office of information technology have not responded to bbc requests for comment. i think everyone's polarised at the moment on novak djokovic, which will be hurtful to him, but it won't do his reputation any good if it's found out that he's been telling porky pies. rafael nadal will contest the australian open final on sunday. locked on 20 grand slams with the serbian, a 21st is unprecedented in men's tennis. djokovic may only have himself to blame as his rival takes shot at the prize he so covets. natalie pirks, bbc news. a british hitman has been found guilty of conspiring to kill a pakistani dissident in the netherlands. a court in london heard how muhammad gohir khan, was offered £100,000 to carry out the murder —— a court in london heard how muhammad gohir khan was offered £100,000 to carry out the murder in rotterdam last year. however, he failed to track his target down and was arrested on his return to the uk. with more, here's our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani. hitman gohir khan captured on cctv i

so far, djokovic, the serbian institute of public health, and its office of information technology have not responded to bbc requests for comment. i think everyone's polarised at the moment on novak djokovic, which will be hurtful to him, but it won't do his reputation any good if it's found out that he's been telling porky—pies. rafael nadal will contest the australian open final on sunday — locked on 20 grand slams with the serbian, a 21st is unprecedented in men's tennis. djokovic may only have himself to blame as his rival takes shot at the prize he so covets. natalie pirks, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news president biden has used the collapse of a bridge in the us city of pittsburgh to defend his one trillion dollar infrastructure bill. arriving in the city hours after the collapse, mr biden said the us had been "so far behind on infrastructure for so many years". he promised to fix all the aging bridges of the country. a rights organisation has criticised a decision to allow north korea to chair a key un disarmament committee focused on preventing nuclear prol