this is bbc news. look recipe iraq. ——... these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: the uk health secretary matt hancock comes under pressure to resign, after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office in breach of covid guidelines. a covid lockdown has been extended to the entire city of sydney and surrounding areas, after a rise in cases of the delta variant. 159 people are unaccounted for, after the collapse of an apartment block north of miami beach. rescuers continue to search through the debris. the court commits you to the custody of the commission of corrections for a period of 270 months. that is two,

seven, zero. 22.5 years injail for the police officer who murdered george floyd. adults across england are being urged to grab a covid jab, with hundreds of walk—in centres open this weekend. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. pressure is mounting on the uk health secretary, matt hancock, to resign, after pictures — and now cctv footage — emerged of him sharing an intimate embrace with an aide in his office. mr hancock admitted breaching social distancing guidance after the incident was exposed by the sun newspaper. downing street said the prime minister had accepted his apology and considered the matter closed.

our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more. he has been at the forefront of the government's response to the pandemic, urging people to follow the rules... keep doing your bit. remember the basics — hands, face, space and fresh air. ..but matt hancock is now under intense political pressure for going against his government's guidance. yesterday's revelations in the sun that he was pictured kissing and embracing a close aide in his departmental office last month have led to accusations of hypocrisy and calls for him to quit. the question is can matt hancock do hisjob? do thatjob? he might stay in office, but can he do hisjob? and i think it is fatally compromised in a situation where he does not seem to abide by the evidence that he wants us to follow, which is critical to our safety and making sure that this third wave isn't much bigger than we feared.

matt hancock either needs to resign, or if he is not willing to do that - then the prime minister must remove him from his post. i i this isn't just a question of yet . again a conservative mp disobeying those rules and thinking - that they only apply to the rest of us, it's a case where we've seen cronyism on cronyism. _ labour are demanding an investigation into how gina coladangelo was appointed to the board at the department of health and accused mr hancock of breaking the ministerial code, but cabinet ministers are backing the health secretary. matt has apologised. he's clearly said that he made a mistake, he regrets that, and the prime minister has accepted that, considers the matter closed. very clearly, there is still a huge task for the country and matt as health secretary, us all in cabinet, we need to get on with thatjob. matt hancock's credibility and authority have taken a big hit, but the prime minister has shown no sign of sacking him and says he considers the matter closed.

the government's opponents disagree. jonathan blake, bbc news. we can now speak to the former conservative health secretary, stephen laurel, and he was in that post from 1995 to 1997. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. first off, itjust your forjoining us on bbc news. first off, it just your assessment forjoining us on bbc news. first off, itjust your assessment of forjoining us on bbc news. first off, it just your assessment of what you have seen in the papers and i don't know if you have seen the cctv footage as well and reaction for borisjohnson, what do you make of all that? boris johnson, what do you make of all that? ~ , ., ., ~ all that? well, i bear matt hancock ersonall all that? well, i bear matt hancock personally no _ all that? well, i bear matt hancock personally no ill— all that? well, i bear matt hancock personally no ill will. _ all that? well, i bear matt hancock personally no ill will. i _ all that? well, i bear matt hancock personally no ill will. i think- all that? well, i bear matt hancock personally no ill will. i think you i personally no ill will. i think you can continue to be a public servant in the future, but the core problem here is that this story feeds the narrative that the government has one set of rules for the rest of us and another set of rules for itself, and another set of rules for itself, and that is an unsustainable position in a democracy. so there are two points. —

position in a democracy. so there are two points, really, _ position in a democracy. so there are two points, really, aren't- are two points, really, aren't there? one that he broke the covid—19 is social distancing rules and secondly, and i think this is probably what is bothering a lot of people, is that you appoint somebody into a position who should be scrutinising you and then you have intimate relations with them. well. intimate relations with them. well, and of course _ intimate relations with them. well, and of course it _ intimate relations with them. well, and of course it later _ intimate relations with them. well, and of course it later emerges - intimate relations with them. -ii and of course it later emerges or it emerges anyway from the public�*s perspective that the person you appoint is somebody that you have had a long—standing... had a long—standing. .. inaudible a personal relationship going back to university. that is not a basis on which a wise politician would appoint somebody to a public office, evenif appoint somebody to a public office, even if all the processes had been set aside, in my view, so i agree with you, i think there are two issues here. one is that matt hancock was asking millions of people to observe social distancing and clearly didn't do so himself, was caught out not doing so himself.

and secondly, there are at the very least questions over the process that led to this lady being appointed to the board of the department of health and even if those processes were in fact fully satisfied, i would stand back and ask whether it was a wise decision anyway. ask whether it was a wise decision an a . ~ . ask whether it was a wise decision an a , ~ ., , ., ask whether it was a wise decision an a. ., anyway. what should happen to matt hancock? i'm — anyway. what should happen to matt hancock? i'm sorry, _ anyway. what should happen to matt hancock? i'm sorry, i— anyway. what should happen to matt hancock? i'm sorry, i didn't- anyway. what should happen to matt hancock? i'm sorry, i didn't hear- hancock? i'm sorry, i didn't hear the question- — hancock? i'm sorry, i didn't hear the question. what _ hancock? i'm sorry, i didn't hear the question. what should - hancock? i'm sorry, i didn't hear. the question. what should happen hancock? i'm sorry, i didn't hear- the question. what should happen to matt hancock? _ the question. what should happen to matt hancock? to _ the question. what should happen to matt hancock? to be _ the question. what should happen to matt hancock? to be honest, - the question. what should happen to matt hancock? to be honest, i- the question. what should happen to matt hancock? to be honest, i think| matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt should — matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt should sit _ matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt should sit down, _ matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt should sit down, look - matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt should sit down, look himself. matt should sit down, look himself in the mirrorand matt should sit down, look himself in the mirror and say, i wish to continue to be a public servant, but i can't continue in this role now. he should resign. i'm going to take you back to 1993 and john major's cabinet and be back to basics campaign and i wonder if you could just summarise it for us, for our viewers who can't remember going back that far. why this matters and why people are talking about it now. i think... why people are talking about it now. ithink... i mean, there's all

why people are talking about it now. i think... i mean, there's all kinds of history around back to basics, so simply summarising it is difficult. the prime minister at that time was to say the party must go back to basic standards and then there are numerous stories of members of the conservative party not observing those standards in their private lives. i thinkjohn major if he was sat here would say that was not what he meant anyway, but in a sense it doesn't matter because that is what he was heard to say and members of the conservative party didn't match up the conservative party didn't match up to what the prime minister had been heard to say.— up to what the prime minister had been heard to say. what do you think the conservatives _ been heard to say. what do you think the conservatives and, _ been heard to say. what do you think the conservatives and, i _ been heard to say. what do you think the conservatives and, i don't - been heard to say. what do you think the conservatives and, i don't know, | the conservatives and, i don't know, your attorney cabinet learnt from that episode?— your attorney cabinet learnt from thateisode? ~ , that episode? well... i suppose the core lesson — that episode? well... i suppose the core lesson is _ that episode? well... i suppose the core lesson is that _ that episode? well... i suppose the core lesson is that if _ that episode? well... i suppose the core lesson is that if a _ that episode? well... i suppose the core lesson is that if a prime - core lesson is that if a prime minister and a governing party espouses certain basic principles and senior people within that party

then don't live up to them, that undermines the credibility and the authority of the party and therefore, and most importantly, from the public�*s perspective, the ability of the government to do its job. and the core question here is that the government needs to be able to handle this public health emergency and to speak persuasively to people about their behaviour. now, when matt hancock are spoken, he has spoken many times about the importance of social distancing, for public health reasons, that he himself has been caught out not observing the rules, that many millions of people have observed to their own personal distress, in extreme circumstances, when relatives have died, grandparents can't hold their grandchildren, all of the stories we have heard multiple times. matt, unfortunately, and as i say, i bear him no ill

will, he is a very able man, but he was caught out not observing the standards he was asking the rest of the country to observe. just standards he was asking the rest of the country to observe.— the country to observe. just off the back of that, _ the country to observe. just off the back of that, you _ the country to observe. just off the back of that, you know _ the country to observe. just off the back of that, you know what - the country to observe. just off the back of that, you know what it - the country to observe. just off the back of that, you know what it is i back of that, you know what it is like to operate at the highest levels of power and we are talking about politics here. in most companies, if you break in employment law, you would be sacked. why are things different at number ten? ~ . ten? well, i agree with the implication _ ten? well, i agree with the implication of _ ten? well, i agree with the implication of your - ten? well, i agree with the l implication of your question. ten? well, i agree with the - implication of your question. you asked me what i thought matt hancock should do. i think the right thing for matt to do is to resign, but if he doesn't then i agree with the indication of your question. i have heard others comparing the way mcdonald's treated its chief executive when he was found to have breached company rules on behaviour with staff. they sacked him on the spot and the prime minister... this is not a question of morality, this is not a question of morality, this is a question of matt hancock asking

people to observe standards of social distancing then being caught out not doing so himself. that is theissue, out not doing so himself. that is the issue, coupled with the point about how the lady was appointed in the first place. {lilia about how the lady was appointed in the first place-— the first place. 0k, and 'ust to finish off, i the first place. 0k, and 'ust to finish off, what i the first place. 0k, and 'ust to finish off, what are h the first place. ok, and just to finish off, what are your- the first place. 0k, and just to i finish off, what are your thoughts on the question of... maybe there is a broader problem in the standards of public life of politicians these days? i of public life of politicians these da s? , . of public life of politicians these da 5? , ., ., ' of public life of politicians these da s? , ., .g _ of public life of politicians these da s? ,., .f ,,,.y days? i started off by saying i think the biggest _ days? i started off by saying i think the biggest issue - days? i started off by saying i think the biggest issue for - days? i started off by saying i | think the biggest issue for the government here is that there is already in the public space a narrative that says, in the case most obviously of dominic cummings, that there was one rule for them and another rule for the rest of us. and i think that is immensely damaging to the authority of the government. and the ability of the government to do itsjob, which is in the interests of all of us, whether or not we are supporters of the government. the government must be

able to do itsjob government. the government must be able to do its job and government. the government must be able to do itsjob and its government. the government must be able to do its job and its capacity to do that is being undermined by these narratives that there is the suspicion, and indeed evidence to support the suspicion, that ministers believe that they don't have to observe the rules they ask other people to observe.— other people to observe. stephen dorrell, other people to observe. stephen dorrell. just _ other people to observe. stephen dorrell, just very _ other people to observe. stephen dorrell, just very quickly, - other people to observe. stephen dorrell, just very quickly, how - dorrell, just very quickly, how likely or is the conservative party at risk of regaining the label of being the nasty party? i at risk of regaining the label of being the nasty party? i should say i left the conservative _ being the nasty party? i should say i left the conservative party - being the nasty party? i should say i left the conservative party some l i left the conservative party some years ago over brexit and a number of issues, so i am now a liberal democrat, so i... so i am not a supporter of the conservative party. it was definitely damaging to the conservative party when it was labelled the nasty party. that is not the point at issue here, i don't think, in fairness. not the point at issue here, i don't think, infairness. i not the point at issue here, i don't think, in fairness. i think the issue here is that no democratic government can operate effectively

if it is not seen to be bound by the same rules it espouses for everybody else. ,, , ,., same rules it espouses for everybody else. ,, , ., ~ i. else. 0k, stephen dorrell, thank you ve much else. 0k, stephen dorrell, thank you very much indeed. _ else. 0k, stephen dorrell, thank you very much indeed. enjoy _ else. 0k, stephen dorrell, thank you very much indeed. enjoy your - very much indeed. en'oy your weekend! * very much indeed. en'oy your weekend! thank_ very much indeed. en'oy your weekend! thank you b very much indeed. enjoy your weekend! thank you very - very much indeed. enjoy your i weekend! thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. the australian authorities have urgently extended a covid lockdown in sydney and surrounding areas that will last for two weeks, following a surge in cases of the delta variant. phil mercer has more from sydney. well, on friday the authorities here in sydney ordered four parts of the city into a lockdown. 2a hours later they say this cluster of infections is growing rapidly and is now of such great concern that the entire city and surrounding areas to the north, the south and the west will be subject to very strict lockdown measures for at least two weeks. the authorities believe this delta variant is

spreading very, very quickly through the community. all the way through the pandemic, the australian strategy has been to go hard and to go early, and the authorities are hoping that this two—week shutdown will be enough to snuff out this particular cluster here in sydney. and very quickly, phil, there are reports that australia is struggling somewhat with its vaccination programme. why is that? i think struggling is putting it quite politely. this has been a bit of a shambles, really. australians know that the only way really to end this cycle of lockdowns and to reopen its international borders are high rates of vaccinations. at the moment we know that fewer than 5% of australians are fully vaccinated, about a quarter have had one dose and this is way behind what the government is expecting. it is one reason why we are in a lockdown here in sydney, because not enough people

have been vaccinated. so australians need to be vaccinated and i think this lockdown in sydney will be a jolting reminder to many australians, firstly that the pandemic is far from over and secondly that they need to be vaccinated. that was phil mercer. meanwhile, new zealand has paused its travel bubble, with all of australia, for three days. the travel corridor was openedin three days. the travel corridor was opened in april, the first time either country had allowed quarantine three international travels and strutting their borders earlier in the pandemic. travel between new zealand and specifically australian states and territories have been banned for short periods, as covid outbreaks occur, but this is the first time that the bubble has been closed with all of australia since it opened. let's remind you of the headline tale bbc news... the uk health secretary, matt hancock, comes under

pressure to resign, after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office, in breach of covid guidelines. the entire city of sydney — and surrounding areas — are under a two—week covid lockdown, after a rise in cases of the delta variant. 159 people remain unaccounted for, after the collapse of an apartment block north of miami beach. rescuers are continuing to search the debris. rescue teams in miami are continuing their search for survivors after an apartment block collapsed two days ago, but the state governor has also called for a timely explanation of the cause. the number of people unaccounted for now stands at 159 and four deaths have been confirmed. our correspondent, will grant, sent this report from miami. the longer this search and rescue goes on, the more harrowing it becomes for the families. around the clock day and night,

the rescue teams continue to work at the site, sifting through the rubble brick by brick if they have to do. by brick if they have to. they are also using sniffer dogs to find if there is any remote possibility of locating families or individuals still alive. obviously holding on to that hope is the hardest thing for the relatives. they know that as each hour passes, the possibility of seeing their loved ones again is becoming more and more remote. president biden has said that federal funds and federal support are available for florida and he says that he understands that this period of waiting is the hardest part. the governor of florida, ron desantis, has said that when this investigation moves into investigating what happened here, that he will expect there to be full answers. however, those are issues that will still have to wait. for now, this remains an operation to try and locate survivors. battles will grant there.

i can now speak to dan cooke, who's operations manager at serve on's international response team and who has lead search and rescue missions across the world. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. first off, i am sure you have been following this story very closely, how would you classify this disaster? ~ , ., , disaster? well, yeah, it is terrible. _ disaster? well, yeah, it is terrible, isn't _ disaster? well, yeah, it is terrible, isn't it? - disaster? well, yeah, it is| terrible, isn't it? thoughts disaster? well, yeah, it is- terrible, isn't it? thoughts go out to those affected and those rescuers who are digging out, trying to help. it is a technical rescue and from a firefighter background it is not like a house fire that is relatively fast in terms of rescue, a car crash can be an hour or two at worst, but this is days and nights, slow methodical work, there are technical, and... i know that the team there, the task force there are based out of miami day, so as awful as it is, they have won in the world's heaviest and best trained

teams literally local to this incident, which is a blessing. inaudible having said that, it is slow going, you can'tjust pile loads of people on top of this thing, there is after... there are secondary collapses that can happen and yeah, it is a very hard job indeed. {lilia collapses that can happen and yeah, it is a very hard job indeed.- it is a very hard 'ob indeed. ok, so it is a very hard 'ob indeed. ok, so it is a technical— it is a very hard job indeed. ok, so it is a technical collapse. _ it is a very hard job indeed. ok, so it is a technical collapse. you - it is a very hard job indeed. ok, so it is a technical collapse. you have| it is a technical collapse. you have already highlighted issues of weight there. what would be their first priorities, then?— priorities, then? well, they will have already — priorities, then? well, they will have already assessed - priorities, then? well, they will have already assessed the - priorities, then? well, they will. have already assessed the scene, priorities, then? well, they will- have already assessed the scene, in terms of utilities, making it safe from that point of view, looking at go and no—go areas, even assessing initial signs of places where voids might be. it was 1am in the morning, most people would have probably been in bed. in terms of survivability, people have lasted a lot longer than we have thus far, so there is a window of opportunity still, and then they will perform at a technical search, so you mentioned dogs, there are dogs like ours at

the collapse structure scenting and they smell survivors, in simple terms, and tell you where the best chance of a scent is. there are also human remains dogs, which will probably be late on in the excavation of this collapse, but they will also have to use seismic and acoustic listening, different types of cameras and also a little bit of piecing together which bit of the building was where and who was there at the time. so multiple lines of search and investigation take place, and sometimes they have to stop want to do the other end again, if you werejust stop want to do the other end again, if you were just trying to put a dog over a space or listen to it, it didn't back a new kind of have to get everyone off because it is so sensitive it will hear boots on the ground or anything like that, so it can appear slow, it can appear like people, a way i could not go back in, but in many ways that is the quickest way to hone in on the survivors viability. fiend quickest way to hone in on the survivors viability.— survivors viability. and 'ust on that, to complete h

survivors viability. and 'ust on that, to complete our _ survivors viability. and just on - that, to complete our conversation, how long would the search and rescue phase likely go on for? well. phase likely go on for? well, because this _ phase likely go on for? well, because this is _ phase likely go on for? well, because this is a _ phase likely go on for? well, because this is a footprint. phase likely go on for? well, because this is a footprint of| phase likely go on for? well, i because this is a footprint of an incident, it isn't an entire city or country, that means they can resource it really well to operate really quickly. they will be good medical resources that people that are found that they can get them too and there is a chance of people surviving into the future, so it would be hard to put in a bit on it. people have apparently survived two weeks, i have been a bad rescue is a chance of people surviving into the future, so it would be hard to put a limit on it. people have apparently survived two weeks, i have been around rescues where people have survived a week and were trapped and brought out, so given the resources they have available and the location, i think they will achieve clearing this building relatively quickly, in a matter of days. {lilia quickly, in a matter of days. 0k, dan cooke. _ quickly, in a matter of days. 0k, dan cooke, thank— quickly, in a matter of days. 0k, dan cooke, thank you _ quickly, in a matter of days. ok, dan cooke, thank you very much for sharing your expertise. the former us police officer who murdered george floyd in minneapolis last year has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. some of mr floyd's family and supporters said the sentence handed to derek chauvin wasn't long enough. the prosecution had demanded 30 years in prison, but president biden said the term seemed appropriate.

here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a final day in court for george floyd's family and the man guilty of his murder, derek chauvin, to be sentenced for a crime that sparked protests across the country. this was the family's opportunity to express their thoughts as they searched for closure. george floyd's daughter, seven—year—old gianna, appeared first on video. too young to fully understand the tragic events of the past year, she talked about the father she no longer had. it would be, "i miss you and i love you." when it came to the sentencing, the judge said his decision was not based on emotional public opinion, but the law. for count one, the court commits you to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for a period of 270 months. hands up right now! let me see your hands! 22.5 years for his role in this, the arrest of george floyd, caught on camera by a bystander in a sequence of events that resulted in his

murder, pinned to the ground for more than nine minutes by derek chauvin, crying out that he could not breathe. i can't breathe! a scene that still haunts terrence floyd, george's brother, who struggled to speak as he addressed chauvin directly. i wanted to know from the man himself why? what were you thinking? what was going through your head, when you had your knee on my brother's neck? but there were to be no answers from the former officer, who expressed little emotion, even as his mother vouched for his character. it has been difficult - for me to hear and read what the media, public and - prosecution team believe derek to be — an aggressive, heartless and uncaring person. - i can tell you that is

far from the truth. i finally, but briefly, derek chauvin addressed the court. i do want to give my condolences to the floyd family... this right here... this 22 year sentence they gave this man... it is a slap on the wrist. we are serving a life sentence, as not having him in our life, and that hurts me to death. the reverend al sharpton, a long—time civil rights activist, puts chauvin's 22.5 year prison term in context. the sentencing is the longest sentence we have seen, but it is notjustice because george floyd is in a grave tonight, even though chauvin will be in jail. president biden gave his reaction to the sentence in the white house. well, i don't know all the circumstances that were considered, but it seems to me under the guidelines that seems to be appropriate. one down! three to go! three other officers who are involved in the

who were involved in the arrest of george floyd are still to face their day in court, but with the sentencing of derek chauvin there is hope that america has reached a turning point in the fight for racialjustice. peter bowes, bbc news. all adults in england are still being invited to "grab a jab" this weekend, as hundreds of walk—in centres offer coronavirus vaccinations without the need to book an appointment. anyone aged 18 or over can turn up at the sites, which include football stadia, theatres and shopping centres. our correspondent, ben boulos, has spent the morning at a vaccination centre in york. well, this is one of the largest pop—up walk—in vaccination centres in england. here in york, they have already vaccinated 300,000 people over the last few weeks and months. today they are hoping to vaccinate another 2,000. it is part of the "grab a jab" weekend. people can turn up, no appointment, no booking necessary. one of those who has taken advantage of that is pierre. pierre, what made you come along today? so, to be vaccinated and, well,

hopefully i will stop the virus as well and to be able to continue to travel and have a normal life again. 0k. pierre, we will not let you lose your place in the queue. go and get yourjab. thank you very much for speaking to us. of course, they couldn't do all of this without the staff and volunteers to make it all happen. one of those is chloe. chloe, this is yourfirst day being involved in the vaccination campaign. what's it like seeing people come down here? it's really great, what they are doing, how efficient they are getting through the vaccines and how helpful the volunteers are. and what's the atmosphere like among the volunteers? oh, it is great, they are very enthusiastic and very friendly. great stuff. well, you have got a busy day ahead, we will let you get on with that. and, as i say, they are hoping to vaccinate something like 2,000 people here each day and every shot that goes into someone's arm is another step towards the government's goal of getting all adults vaccinated with at least one dose by the 19th

ofjuly and to have 80% of adults having had both doses, fully vaccinated by that same day, which is of course when they are hoping to lift the remaining covid restrictions. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello, it may not feel like it for some of you at the moment, but i'm optimistic that all of us will see sunshine at some point through this weekend. with it today, there will be punctuated by a few showers, but tomorrow it's in southern counties of england and potentially south wales later on we could see some more persistent rain arrived from the south. more on that in a second. it's all due to the area of low pressure developing through the bay of biscay in northern france. weather front still wrapped around that across the uk, this is the cloud and a few showers this morning, old weatherfront across parts of southern scotland, northern england and east of northern ireland. rather grey and misty for some, the rest of today light rain and drizzle. the breeze not as strong as yesterday but still feeling rather cold. sunny spells more widely

into the afternoon across england, wales, but that could be enough as temperatures climb to 22, set off one or two showers, not as lively as yesterday. when they come along, they may temporarily dampen down what will be high or very high pollen levels for england and wales, especially. i'm sure many in wales will have their eyes on amsterdam this afternoon and for the players over there, the weather is more typically british. is more typically british, compared to what we saw in rome, temperatures low 20s, small chance of a shower. more persistent rain towards the south—west of the uk. first channel islands, then devon and cornwall, away from that lots of the country, one or two showers possible, mostly dry, clearest of the sky is the north and west. temperatures may dip down to single figures, but mild enough sunday morning. here is the chart for sunday. areas of low pressure becoming becoming a bit more established across western france. that will help to throw a weather front more and more our way. that will help to throw a weather front more our way. rain on and off in the channel islands, brightening in the afternoon, rain throughout across parts

of devon and cornwall. even after a bright start, it looks like things will turn wet here. rain could be heavy and sundry. rain could be heavy and thundery. into the afternoon, everywhere south of the m4 likely to see rain at some point, north of it dry, one or two showers, best of the sunshine in the west. temperatures 18, low 20s. into next week, though, pressure still close by to the southern half, showers on and off. some heavy and thundery. sunshine in between. north and west, some across northern ireland, western scotland, we barely see a drop of rain all week. it means for wimbledon potential for interruptions, especially the first half of the week, but still dry and warm weather too. goodbye for now.

about hello this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. about . the headlines... the uk health secretary matt hancock is under pressure to resign, after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office, in breach of covid guidelines. a covid lockdown has been extended to the entire city of sydney and surrounding areas, after a rise in cases of the delta variant. 159 people remain unaccounted for, after the collapse of an apartment block north of miami beach. rescuers continue to search the debris. 22.5 years injailfor the police officer who murdered george floyd.

and adults across england are being urged to grab a covid jab, with hundreds of walk—in centres open this weekend. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme that brings together leading british columnists and the foreign correspondence who write from the dateline, london. borisjohnson and the art of political cross—dressing and electoral cockroaches began

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