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people are amazing. and when the oscar nominations are unveiled tomorrow afternoon, it'll be a huge shock if brendan fraser's name isn't on the list for best actor. lizo mzimba, bbc news. a toddler has become britain's youngest member of mensa — the world—renowned society for those with a high iq. counts in french. teddy hobbs, who became a member aged three, can count from one to 100 in seven different languages, and mum beth says it's come as a surprise to everyone. during lockdown, obviously he watched a bit more telly than he would do normally but he was asking to watch alphablocks and numberblocks. we were asking the questions, "that's interesting, but do you want to watch teletubbies instead?" do you want to watch more generic
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children's programming? he is adamant he only wanted to watch the educational ones. mum beth and brainbox teddy, who is three, just a reminder in case you were wondering. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. how do i follow that? a dramatically cold start in east anglia, —io cold start in east anglia, —10 through the small hours in suffolk. contrast that to the start of the day in the scottish islands, 11 degrees in one place. normally we see cold weather coming into the north and milder conditions to the south but things are currently inverted with cold air stretching from the arctic across the continent into the south of the uk as we speak and it is much milder in the north with airflowing from and it is much milder in the north with air flowing from the atlantic. more cloud to the north of the uk. we will see hill fog, some patchy
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rain and drizzle around the coast and across hills but temperatures are into double figures. hazy cloud in england and northern wales but thicker cloud in south—east england and east anglia and a cold afternoon. in some spots they had freezing fog earlier, struggling to get above freezing. tonight, more cloud sitting to the south—east of the uk, the green shading, the frost shouldn't be as hard as the night just gone but somewhere in rural oxfordshire for example could get down to —8. relatively so much milder, though, as we look at the northern half of the uk. a ridge of high pressure extending across england and wales and into the small hours of tuesday. underneath that ridge of high pressure we still have a lot of moisture around from the rain earlier in the month. light wind, freezing fog could be an issue tomorrow morning but different areas tomorrow morning but different areas to today, the welsh marches, the midlands and east anglia are the favoured spots. cloud to the south should protect the thames valley a bit more. but a grey day for
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southern counties potentially on tuesday. a lot of sunshine when we shift the early morning mist and fog but if it lingers then temperatures will struggle to get above freezing. pretty chilly for much of england and wales. much milderfor scotland and wales. much milderfor scotland and northern ireland but cloud around here. late tuesday into wednesday we start to see a weather front sinking south. normally picking up a north—westerly wind would mean cold air coming in but actually through wednesday it taps into air that although coming from the north has originated in the atlantic so actually what it will do is squeeze away gradually that arctic air from the south of the uk. wednesday is already relatively mild for many with temperatures average for many with temperatures average for the time of year. still some cold spots to the far south of the uk but generally the trend towards the end of the week is we will pick up the end of the week is we will pick up a northerly wind but temperatures at average at best but in the south it will be considerably milder than it will be considerably milder than it is currently. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good afternoon.
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good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... into the last 16 stage of the australian open, and novak djokovic looks like he's going to take some stopping in the men's draw. he blew away the australian home favourite alex de minaur in just over two hours on the rod laver arena. djokovic lost just five games in a comfortable straight sets victory. he'll go level with rafael nadal�*s overall record of 22 grand slams if he wins at melbourne park. it would also be his tenth aussie open title. tonight it wasn't obvious that i was dealing with an injury. i didn't feel anything today. today was great. i thank my medical team, my
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physio. i thank god. anybody that really helped me. and, yeah, i keep on going obviously. djokovic will take on russia's andrey rublev who's seeded fifth. he was involved in something of an epic this morning with denmark's holger rune. it went to a fifth set tie break — before rublevjust edged through. elsewhere, wins for americans ben shelton and tommy paul who will meet each other in the last eight. there was a real story overnight with the women's fourth seed caroline garcia beaten by poland's magda linette — a player ranked 45th in the world. it means linette reaches a grand slam quarterfinal for the first time in her career. it's great. i don't know, ifeel quite calm actually. it feels really good but i don't know, if i can still believe it or i'm just really
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happy and i'm still focused maybe on the next round. great britain's ellie downie has retired from gymnastics at the age of 23. she anounced it on social media saying that after really tough last few years i've made the decision to prioritise my mental health and happiness. downie became the first british gymnast to win the all—around title at a major international competition, when she took gold at the european championships in 2017. and finally, the remarkable story of damar hamlin continues. he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field three weeks ago, and his recovery has been nothing short of remarkable. last night, he returned to buffalo, to watch his bills team live in the nfl playoffs. he'd have been glad to be inside though! the snow hammering down in the northeast of the united states. but a wonderful sight to see him there and the bills happened to be playing
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against the same team in which the incident occured — the cincinatti bengals. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport let's go back to our main story today — pressure on the prime minister over questions of accountability. we can hear that full interview now with the prime minister by our health editor hugh pym — who started by asking him about the growing row over the tax affairs of conservative chairman nadhim zahawi. integrity and accountability is really important to me and clearly in this case there are questions that need answering and that is why i have asked our independent adviser to get to the bottom of everything, to get to the bottom of everything, to investigate the matter fully and establish all the facts and provide advice to me on first�*s in compliance with the ministerial
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code. i am compliance with the ministerial code. iam pleased compliance with the ministerial code. i am pleased that nadhim zahawi has agreed with that approach and has agreed to fully cooperate with the investigation. you and has agreed to fully cooperate with the investigation.— with the investigation. you cant decide whether _ with the investigation. you cant decide whether he _ with the investigation. you cant decide whether he stays - with the investigation. you cant. decide whether he stays or goes. with the investigation. you cant - decide whether he stays or goes. why don't you ask him to stand down? accountability is really important to me but it is really important that we do these things properly and that we do these things properly and thatis that we do these things properly and that is why the independent adviser has been asked to fully investigate this matter and provide advice to me on nadhim zahawi's compliance with the ministerial code and on the basis of that we will decide on the next step but he has agreed to fully cooperate. next step but he has agreed to fully coo erate. ,, ., �* ., ., cooperate. shouldn't he agree to stand aside _ cooperate. shouldn't he agree to stand aside while _ cooperate. shouldn't he agree to stand aside while this _ cooperate. shouldn't he agree to l stand aside while this investigation is going on? he stand aside while this investigation is auoin on? stand aside while this investigation is going on?— is going on? he will continue to do the role that _ is going on? he will continue to do the role that he _ is going on? he will continue to do the role that he does _ is going on? he will continue to do the role that he does but - is going on? he will continue to do the role that he does but it - is going on? he will continue to do the role that he does but it is - the role that he does but it is important to establish the facts and get to the bottom of this. integrity and accountability is paramount in government and i want to do these things professionally, which is why i have asked the independent adviser
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to fully look at this matter and provide advice on. but to fully look at this matter and provide advice on.— to fully look at this matter and provide advice on. but doesn't he owe the public— provide advice on. but doesn't he owe the public more _ provide advice on. but doesn't he owe the public more of— provide advice on. but doesn't he owe the public more of an - owe the public more of an explanation?— owe the public more of an explanation? owe the public more of an exlanation? , , ., ., explanation? these things are dealt with b an explanation? these things are dealt with by an independent _ explanation? these things are dealt with by an independent adviser- explanation? these things are dealt with by an independent adviser who | with by an independent adviser who will fully investigate this matter and provide advice to me as prime minister on nadhim zahawi's compliance with the ministerial code. that is the right approach, the professional approach, and that is how we will restore integrity and accountability into government overall. by making sure that when situations like this arise we deal with them properly and we deal with them professionally and that is what we're doing in this case. imilli them professionally and that is what we're doing in this case.— we're doing in this case. will you order some _ we're doing in this case. will you order some sort _ we're doing in this case. will you order some sort of _ we're doing in this case. will you order some sort of probe - we're doing in this case. will you order some sort of probe the - order some sort of probe the appointment of richard sharpe as bbc chairman and his relationship to the former prime minister? this appointment _ former prime minister? this appointment was _ former prime minister? ti 3 appointment was honestly made by one of my predecessors before i became prime minister and the appointment process itself is a rigorous process, it is independent, there are two stages to it. it is transparent and published online and
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mr sharp's appointment went through that full process.— that full process. should the bbc chairman himself _ that full process. should the bbc chairman himself richarp - that full process. should the bbc chairman himself richarp sharp l that full process. should the bbc - chairman himself richarp sharp have declared during this process that he had some relationship with the prime minister over the loan? should that be declared by him? so minister over the loan? should that be declared by him?— be declared by him? so the appointment's _ be declared by him? so the appointment's process - be declared by him? so the appointment's process for i be declared by him? so the i appointment's process for this particular post is very rigorous, it is independent, there are two stages to it and it is all set out publicly and transparently. and all those processes were followed in this case. this was office in appointment that happened before i was prime minister and made by one of my predecessors. pare minister and made by one of my predecessors-— minister and made by one of my redecessors. �* , ., ., , _ ., predecessors. are you happy for him to continue — predecessors. are you happy for him to continue as _ predecessors. are you happy for him to continue as bbc _ predecessors. are you happy for him to continue as bbc chairman? - predecessors. are you happy for him to continue as bbc chairman? mr - to continue as bbc chairman? mr shar to continue as bbc chairman? ij�*i sharp went through to continue as bbc chairman? m sharp went through two different appointment processes, which are transparent and rigorous and have been followed fully. milli transparent and rigorous and have been followed fully.— been followed fully. will you apologise — been followed fully. will you apologise to _ been followed fully. will you apologise to the _ been followed fully. will you apologise to the public - been followed fully. will you apologise to the public for l been followed fully. will you i apologise to the public for not wearing a seat belt last thursday? yes, i regret not wearing a seat belt. it was a mistake and that is why i apologise straightaway. haifa
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why i apologise straightaway. how can the public— why i apologise straightaway. how can the public be _ why i apologise straightaway. how can the public be reassured that you as prime minister respect the laws of the land, which everyone has to follow? {iii of the land, which everyone has to follow? .., , ., of the land, which everyone has to follow? _, , ., ., , follow? of course i do and in this incident made _ follow? of course i do and in this incident made a _ follow? of course i do and in this incident made a mistake - follow? of course i do and in this incident made a mistake which i l incident made a mistake which i regret deeply and that is why apologise straightaway. . the prime minister talking _ apologise straightaway. . the prime minister talking to _ apologise straightaway. . the prime minister talking to our _ apologise straightaway. . the prime minister talking to our health - minister talking to our health editor. let's get more now on welsh rugby union, some of its former employees have told the bbc that there is a �*toxic�* culture of sexism at the organisation. two women who have left the wru said alleged bullying and sexism made them feel suicidal — with one saying a male colleague said in front of other staff that he wanted to rape her. the former rugby player and now labour mp, tonia antoniazzi, told the bbc that there needs to be more accountability. governing bodies have a responsibility to get to the facts, the truth and to do it properly and with transparency. what we have seen in this case is not everybody was spoken to and there's a lot of marking your own homework, as i've already said, but they are not... it's not being done properly, it's all to protect their reputation.
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and it is really difficult to come and speak about this because i love rugby, everybody, women and girls across wales absolutely love, live and breathe the sport, so it's so important they get it right and getting it right means holding your hands up, apologising and doing something about it. i'd like to see an independent review body put together that can hold, that can hold governing bodies to account, notjust in rugby. this week the chancellor is expected to announce hundreds of millions of pounds of support to help britain's two biggest steelmakers go green. the funding is designed to cut emissions and protect thousands ofjobs, but will be controversial due to the tough line the government is taking on pay settlements for public sector workers. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. this giant structure,
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a blast furnace, is the heart of a steelwork. it is here that iron is smelted from ore bearing rock. it uses vast quantities of coal and produces huge amounts of carbon dioxide. now, if you thought your energy bill was big, think again. this place produces 3.6 million tonnes of steel every year and uses enough energy to power more than 600,000 british homes. its carbon footprint is equally huge — 2% of uk emissions, more than 15% of wales's carbon emissions. just two companies still use blast furnaces in the uk — indian—owned tata steel in port talbot in south wales and british steel in scunthorpe, lincolnshire, which is owned by a chinese company. the government cash is to help the two companies switch to lower carbon production methods, most likely electric arc furnaces, which could use renewable power
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to recycle the large amount of scrap steel the uk produces. they are expected to be offered £300 million each. we need the same support from the government as our foreign competitors do have and that's what we need to make the uk steel sustainable and to fight for a green future. but should hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers, money help private companies like tata and british steel upgrade their facilities? lord adair turner is the chairman of the energy transitions commission, business leaders pushing to speed the decarbonisation of the global economy. i think there is a role for government to provide targeted support in the first stages of completely new technological deployment. we can't be purist about this. the us is now doing this on a massive scale. the government is in a tough spot. the two steel makers have warned they may shut their uk operations
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if support is not forthcoming. that would mark the end of the great tradition of iron making here in britain, with the loss of thousands ofjobs. justin rowlatt, bbc news, port talbot. it was almost two years ago when folajimi 0lubunmi adewole lost his life afterjumping into the river thames to save a drowning woman. known to his loved ones asjimi, he was hailed as a hero for his selfless act of bravery and now a plaque has been unveiled in his honour. luke hanrahan has this report. a place to forever honour the bravery of their son. 20—year—oldjimi 0lubunmi—adewole jumped into the thames here in april 2021 to rescue a complete stranger — a woman who'd fallen into the river and was calling out for help. hearing the scream of a woman, he went down the stairs, undressed, knowing how dangerous the thames is. no training, no support, no back—up.
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he knew he was risking his life to help another. and he paid the ultimate price. bernard kosia wasjimi's best friend, and was walking home from work with him that night when they heard the shouts for help. every time i'm here, ijust feel as if...like a part of me is gone. but i'm very much grateful because, at the same time, when i do come here, i feel at piece with myself, and i can connect with him. jimi was walking across london bridge with his friend bernard when he heard the 21—year—old woman's cries. he turned to his friend and simply said, "i have to save her," and jumped in. the river cold and dark — after midnight, the conditions were treacherous. sadly, jimi drowned — the woman he tried to save eventually rescued
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by the coastguard, along with another would—be rescuer. the action that he took that night, it shows of his character. so this itself is very honourable, forthe plaque being here, and it brings a whole life to us. it gives us a reason to be here, a reason for the community to be here, to connect with him. singing. a choral tribute from the borough welsh chapel choir, followed by a blessing by the bishop of southwark. family and friends forever proud ofjimi, who's since been posthumously recognised for his bravery and selflessness by the city of london police. it's a great feeling, it's a great feeling. we no longer feel sorry, we feel like we're celebrating life right now. that's it. celebrating his bravery. his bravery — yeah, exactly. a place now forever dedicated to the memory ofjimi. luke hanrahan, bbc news.
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breaking news that has just come in, midwives in wales have announced more strike dates. midwives and maternity support workers who were members of the royal college of midwives working in the nhs in wales will take strike action from 8pm, sorry 8am to 4pm and fibber of the seventh. i will get that right, 8am to 4pm on the 7th of february. they will also be taking industrial action short of a strike by claiming payment for any overtime worked in the week following the strike action. news from midwives in wales who are going to be going on strike on february the 7th from 80 am to apm. they will also be taking industrial action for any overtime worked in the week after that straight is bowled strike action takes place. now time for the stories making newsrooms right across the uk.
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a high courtjudge has ruled that a man shot by humberside police was unlawfully killed. lewis skelton died after an incident just off freetown way in hull in november 2016. caroline bilton has been following the case and sent this. this is the street where 31—year—old lewis skelton was fatally shot back in 2016. he had failed to stop for police, he was carrying an axe and he was tasered, but he was also shot twice and he later died in hospital. years later a coroner ruled that he had been unlawfully killed, but the firearms officer who shot those fatal shots challenged that decision. today, that challenge has been dismissed on all grounds by a high court. in a statement, humberside police say police officers often have to act quickly in challenging
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situations where there is extreme pressure and make split—second decisions in a bid to protect the public from any harm, and it has offered its thoughts and condolences to lewis's friends and family. lewis skelton's family say this challenge has prolonged the agony. we will be speaking to them on tonight's look north at half past six. imagine waking up every morning and seeing black mould over the ceiling above your bed, having to wipe puddles from windowsills, and clean fresh mould spores from your window frames daily. that's what a family from amesbury in wiltshire are having to deal with in the housing association flat they rent. they say it's not fit to live in, and although they've raised the issue with the landlord stonewater multiple times, the problems causing the mould have still not been fixed. jo kent reports. after two years on a council waiting list, lucy, herfive—year—old daughterand partner, phil, were happy to be offered this two bedroom flat.
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they moved in in october but when cold weather came, they found themselves fighting a daily battle with mould. it is not a place you want to call home. when i come back from work, i dread coming here because it can be cold, it's damp. if you look at the ceiling, there is obviously the black mould and if you look closely, you can see the drips of water coming through. in the bathroom it's even worse. just up there, with all the droplets and mould. the danger of living in mouldy housing was brought to national attention in november when a coroner ruled two—year—old awaab ishak died from breathing difficulties caused by exposure to mould in his rochdale home. with an asthmatic child in the house, it's a huge concern for phil and lucy. she is on two inhalers now for asthma, where before we moved here, she was nearly off her asthma medication.
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my partner has asthma and then you've got the anxiety and the stress levels. your mental health goes with it as well, obviously because you're not in great condition. the couple say the problems are caused by a leak in the roof, a faulty boiler, which has at times left them without heating and hot water, and damaged double glazing — all issues they have brought to the attention of stonewater, the housing association they pay their rent to. in a statement, stonewater told us: it says it will be providing and covering the cost of additional heaters, treating the mould, investigating the source of the leak and will fit a replacement window in february. meanwhile, phil is saving, hoping to get the family a new home in the private sector.
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jo kent, bbc south today, amesbury. in tennis, norfolk teenager ben bartram makes his grand slam debut tomorrow at the australian open. the 17—year—old is the country's highest—ranked junior wheelchair tennis player. but he's now playing in the senior ranks, and could face his hero, and training partner in norwich, alfie hewett. bartram told our sports reporter tom williams how tennis saved him from a "bad place" growing up. he has come a long way. he's now reached the top. ben bartram is in australia for the biggest match of his life, his grand slam debut. there was the confirmation i was in, i was just over the moon, i was so happy. it was a phone call. i just shouted it. i was at home, i said, i'm in! i mean, i'm absolutely buzzing for it, i can't wait to get out there and start playing. ben's enjoyed a stellar junior career, winning last year's boys us open. he has already won six senior titles too, earning him a wild card in melbourne. he has a rare genetic disorder that affects bone and muscle development.
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before tennis i hadn't played any sport for a year. i was actually in quite a bad place really, i was lonely, sad, i don't know, i didn't feel normal. i would put myself through pain walking like with my friends and stuff, sort of, like i said, feel normal. he struggled with anxiety growing up but began playing aged 11, inspired by another norfolk player, alfie hewett, who is now the world number one. we trained at the same venue back in norwich, so i've been hitting with him over a couple of years now on and off and basically whenever someone is at the net, you've got to be prepared for what is about to come because you know he's going to absolutely fire at you. alfie is the top seed this week. he's won 21 major titles. the majority alongside this man, gordon reid. a record—breaking partnership in wheelchair tennis.
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i think he's come on leaps and bounds the last couple of years. also, socially with us, he's more comfortable and better with us as well, so yeah, you can really see him maturing and hopefully for him it keeps going in the same direction. it's quite weird. it's like i've gone from sitting at home, watching them play at wimbledon and it's like now i'm playing with them. it's surreal really. i hope i can have that effect that they had on me when i was younger, for someone younger. that would just be amazing. wimbledon will come, maybe later this year. hisjourney wimbledon will come, maybe later this year. his journey starts here against the best, hoping maybe one day to beat them. martin is next up with the very latest news. now i look at the weather with susan powell.
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hello, really pronounced contrasting our temperatures. suffolk saw temperatures fall to —10 celsius through the small hours of monday. the coldest night in east anglia in a decade. further north, the highlands, 11 degrees, above average for the daytime temperatures here for the daytime temperatures here for this time of year. the cold air to the south has originated from the arctic and has been dragged in underneath a ridge of high pressure. the very mild air further north is been fed in on a south—westerly wind and has come from south in the atlantic. a lot of moisture around in the northern part of the uk, it will mean low cloud potentially into the early hours of tuesday and some patchy rain for the coasts and across some of the western facing hills. furthersouth across some of the western facing hills. further south where clear skies continue we could see —8 in somewhere in oxfordshire and this little area of green across southern and eastern most counties, there could be some cloud pulling in from
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the continent in the small hours that save those areas from the sharpest of the frost. but this ridge of high pressure extending across central parts of england and wales means light winds overnight, still a lot of moisture around from the rain. dense patches of freezing fog could be in issue full the midlands and east anglia first thing on tuesday. here is the cloud to the south, it is going to feel cold here, not as cold as it has done on monday. we should see some sunshine across that central suede and the fog lifting by the afternoon. if it sticks though temperatures will struggle to get above freezing. the mildest will always be towards the north—west, double figures across wales and northern ireland. by wednesday change is afoot. the front coming in from the north will eventually push out that very cold air from southernmost counties. a slowjob though, some southern areas will still struggle with the cold, some dense patches of fog around
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through wednesday. generally across our map our figures through wednesday. generally across our map ourfigures are returning closer to average values for the time of year. despite the fact by wednesday we will be picking up a north—westerly wind. even with a northerly wind we are still in relatively mild air as we look to the end of this week.
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this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines: are your tax affairs a distraction for the — are your tax affairs a distraction for the party— are your tax affairs a distraction for the party mr— are your tax affairs a distraction for the party mr zahawi? - the prime minister's independent ethics adviser is to look into the tax affairs of conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi. it's after it was revealed he paid a penalty for unpaid tax when he was chancellor. integrity and accountability is a really important to me. and clearly, in this case, there are questions that need answering, and that's why i've asked independent adviser to get to the bottom of everything. the bbc�*s chairman, richard sharp, says there was no conflict of interest after claims he helped the then prime minister boris johnson secure a loan, just before getting the bbcjob. more than 20,000 nhs ambulance workers are taking part in another strike over pay,
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manning picket lines across much of england and wales.

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