dominic cummings as well.graph of dominic cummings as well. they described this as a savage _ cummings as well. they described this as a savage counterattack - this as a savage counterattack against dominic cummings suggesting that he was nasty and sexist in explosive blog posts on friday. suggesting that he's trying to get at boris johnson's suggesting that he's trying to get at borisjohnson�*s partner. the trouble is i don't think this really has much of a counterattack. let's remind ourselves of what dominic cummings was alleging, he was alleging lack of competence, unethical behaviour. possibly illegal. and to suggest that he was just a bit nasty and sexist it does not in response meet the gravity of those allegations. but let's also focus on what's underlying all of this. this is in danger of becoming a soap opera very serious allegations about the propriety of government, of senior ministers about the whole functioning of government. we've got to keep focus on that and notjust government. we've got to ke

i cummings credibility, hasn't it been hit? ~' cummings credibility, hasn't it been hit?the people that would have already believed it would have believed them and the people that would not have lunch, i think this is an entrenchment of positions i don't think this will convince anyone of any other side. but in terms of his work for government, i think his reputation has been hit but i think it was damage for, it was december when he left the government and went to felt before them anyway and i don't think he has much to lose in this regard. so he will go all out. mo, this regard. so he will go all out. m0, is his credibility come into this at all? i mo, is his credibility come into this at all?— mo, is his credibility come into this at all? ~ , . , , this at all? i think his credibility was a shot _ this at all? i think his credibility was a shot when _ this at all? i think his credibility was a shot when we _ this at all? i think his credibility was a shot when we had - this at all? i think his credibility was a shot when we had the - this at all? i think his credibilit

ithink heading back against dominic cummings. i think that's right. well naviaated. cummings.hat's right. in navigated. thank you for the summary. it does appear from social media that there are a lot of people out there who are heartily sick of all of this and they want a transparent government. they want honesty from politicians, they are sick to the back teeth of it. dominic cummings does not have good approval— dominic cummings does not have good approval rating similar prime minister— approval rating similar prime minister has much better approval ratings _ minister has much better approval ratings. all of this is a huge distraction from the basic principles of good government, and actually— principles of good government, and actually in _ principles of good government, and actually in the first few months of this year— actually in the first few months of this year it — actually in the first few months of this year it seemed like the government was getting a handle on things— government was getting a handle on things in— government was getting a handle on things in terms

and cummings— friends of dominic cummings and cummings himself have made it very clear that _ cummingseverything out that happened during that time. sol think in— that happened during that time. sol think in a _ that happened during that time. sol think in a way, we are looking at the most — think in a way, we are looking at the most damaging thing that dominic cummings— the most damaging thing that dominic cummings can do out of government will he _ cummings can do out of government will he that — cummings can do out of government will be that-— will be that. dominic cummings was asked to respond _ will be that. dominic cummings was asked to respond by _ will be that. dominic cummings was asked to respond by the _ will be that. dominic cummings was asked to respond by the times, - will be that. dominic cummings was asked to respond by the times, he l asked to respond by the times, he did not respond for comment, according to the paper. thank you both on that story. let's go to the telegraph, which also has that line on its front page, and it also quotes senior downing street sources.

when dominic cummings— frankly, it stinks. when dominic cummings was— frankly, it stinks.ings was sacked - frankly, it stinks. when dominic cummings was sacked last - frankly, it stinks. when dominic| cummings was sacked last year, frankly, it stinks. when dominic . cummings was sacked last year, he took with him intimate knowledge of the way borisjohnson rantings. now he is threatening to reveal all, opening a potential pandora's box for the prime minister. india has registered a record number of coronavirus cases for a third consecutive day, adding to the pressures its health care system is facing. in the last three days, it's recorded nearly a million infections. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has more. the oxygen is reaching zero... as oxygen runs out in the indian capital, and across the country, it already feels like time has run out. today, one hospital in the city confirmed that 25 of its patients had died due to shortages. "we are literally gasping for breath," its medical director said. total panic and total emergency in the hospital. and we are not able t

he left his job dominic cummings and what he's had to say?r, almost inevitable we would hear more from him about this very close relationship, insider knowledge he has of the workings of downing street. ., . ., , ., , street. you can understand him being bitter, if, street. you can understand him being bitter. if. as — street. you can understand him being bitter. if, as it — street. you can understand him being bitter, if, as it is— street. you can understand him being bitter, if, as it is said, _ street. you can understand him being bitter, if, as it is said, that _ bitter, if, as it is said, that downing street referred to newspapers that he was the person that did the leaking, when he knew that did the leaking, when he knew that he did not. but we will have to c. it will become an incredible soap opera, with slightly shakespearean tanks to its, in some way. the one i would be most worried about, that may be public money issue related to the refurbishment of the flat, but it is the issue of competence, in which dominic cummings is alleging

well, i think dominic cummings is having his revenge i cummings is having his revenge served — cummings. and i'm not too sure he left _ mad, get even. and i'm not too sure he left under— mad, get even. and i'm not too sure he left under a cloud, but he certainly _ he left under a cloud, but he certainly would be in business asked to go. _ certainly would be in business asked to go. and _ certainly would be in business asked to go, and whether it's true or not, i to go, and whether it's true or not, i mean. _ to go, and whether it's true or not, i mean. it— to go, and whether it's true or not, i mean. it is— to go, and whether it's true or not, i mean, it is alleged, it is not factually— i mean, it is alleged, it is not factually proven, that if he has been _ factually proven, that if he has been leaking, this will be the petty prophetic— been leaking, this will be the petty prophetic side of politics, want to? is prophetic side of politics, want to? is getting _ prophetic side of politics, want to? is getting even, and who suffers because — is getting even, and who suffers because mike

. —— on the dominic cummings story. mail leads on former downing street adviser dominic cummings�* denials over accusations he leaked text messages sent between the prime minister and businessman, sirjames dyson — the paper describes it as "all—out war" between mr cummings and his former boss, borisjohnson. the i strikes a similar tone on its front page, noting dominic cummings�* attacks on the prime minister's competence and integrity. that story also the lead for the telegraph — but its front page also carries a message from government scientists who claim facemasks may not be needed this summer as the vaccine does the "heavy lifting" in the battle against coronavirus. "unethical and foolish" is the quote the times lifts from dominic cummings�* blistering attack on borisjohnson. the former adviser�*s remarks were part of a i,000—word post on his blog. the guardian describes mr cummings�* attack on the pm as "astonishing" but the paper also carries news of the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history — the wrongful

do not forget, when dominic cummings board, and made _ forget, when dominic cummings board, and madelating to the downing flat, allegations relating to the downing fiat, a _ allegations relating to the downing flat, a leak enquiry at the time of the second — flat, a leak enquiry at the time of the second lockdown, in relation to james _ the second lockdown, in relation to james dyson's texts. there is a huge amount— james dyson's texts. there is a huge amount there. also the whole greensiti— amount there. also the whole greensill lobbying investigation going _ greensill lobbying investigation going on as well. this is not going to he _ going on as well. this is not going to be one — going on as well. this is not going to be one minister stands up at the dispatch— to be one minister stands up at the dispatch box and we get to the bottom — dispatch box and we get to the bottom of this, this is going to drag _ bottom of this, this is going to drag on — bottom of this, this is going to drag on and on. that is the real danger— drag on and on. that is the real danger for— drag on and on. t

cummings says he was clear about that.to say in this blog the prime minister doesn't want or didn't want an inquiry into the leak because it could cause him great personal difficulty. there's a third issue dominic cummings raises in this blog. that is the issue of the renovation of the downing street flat where he resides with his partner. it's been reported for months that carrie symonds wasn't happy with the decor in this flat and she hired an expensive interior designer. dominic cummings says the prime minister is to have donors secretly play of -- secretly pay for the renovation of the flat. dominic cummings told it to him straight. i'm quoting from the blog, saying the plans were unethical, foolish, possibly illegal and certainly broke the rules on proper disclosure, if conducted in the way he intended. earlier today, before the statement was released, the government said the cost of the wider refurbishment of the flat and downing street had been met by the prime minister personally. >> was greg dors and. the jailed r

boss —— dominic cummings.atal stabbing of a 14—year—old in east london yesterday. fares maatou was killed with what police believed to be "a large—bladed item" outside a pizza restaurant in newham. two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. another 15—year—old boy was arrested in connection with the incident. the indonesian navy says a submarine that went missing with 53 sailors on board has sunk — and that debris from the vessel has been found. it follows an extensive search of an area north of bali where the vessel went missing earlier this week. here's richard galpin. this submarine, the nanggala 402, disappeared four days ago. on board, 53 crew members taking part in a torpedo exercise off the coast of bali. contact was lost after the crew asked for permission to dive. a major operation to find the stricken submarine was launched, with malaysia and australian ships amongst those helping. today it became clear all was lost. the indonesian navy chief told a news conference the subma

mr cummings said the pm stopped talking to him about the issue because dominic cummings told it to him almost certainly broke the rules on proper disclosure of political donations if conducted in the way he intended". now, earliertoday, before this statement was released, the government said that the costs of the wider refurbishment of that flat in downing street had been met by the prime minister personally. the reality tv star and transgender activist caitlyn jenner said she intends to run for governor of the us state of california. in a statement posted on social media, the star of the tv series keeping up with the kardashians said she would provide californians with a road map back to prosperity. the 71—year—old long—time republican is hoping to unseat the democratic governor, gavin newsom, who is facing a recall bid over charges of mishandling the state's coronavirus response. and before we go tonight, rocket company spacex has sent four astronauts bound for the international space station into orbit. lift—off was early this morning. two, one, zero, ignition and lift off! at the k

mr cummings has plenty more to get off his chest.e, carrie symonds, live in a flat in downing street. reports have been swirling about an expensive refurb, and mr cummings claims there were question marks over who'd pay for it. he says... a number 10 spokesperson says the government and ministers have acted in accordance with codes of conduct and electoral law on donations. now cast your mind back to last autumn. the decision to have a second lockdown in england was leaked and an inquiry launched to find out who'd done it. mr cummings said borisjohnson considered stopping that investigation when evidence pointed to one of carrie symonds�* friends. tonight, number 10 said the prime minister had never interfered in a government leak inquiry, but labour says there needs to be full transparency about everything that's gone on. now we've got number 10 officials fighting like ratsi in a sack about who's to blame rather than how— to put things right. and to top it off, really - serious allegations levelled against the prime minister- himsel

mr cummings has plenty more to get off his chest.ive in a flat in downing street. reports have been swirling about an expensive refurb, and mr cummings claims there were question marks over who'd pay for it. he says... a number 10 spokesperson says the government and ministers have acted in accordance with codes of conduct and electoral law on donations. now cast your mind back to last autumn. the decision to have a second lockdown in england was leaked and an inquiry launched to find out who'd done it. mr cummings said borisjohnson considered stopping that investigation when evidence pointed to one of carrie symonds�* friends. tonight, number 10 said the prime minister had never interfered in a government leak inquiry, but labour says there needs to be full transparency about everything that's gone on. now we've got number 10 officials fighting like rats in a sack- about who's to blame rather than how to put things right _ and to top it off, really serious allegations levelled _ against the prime minister himself by dominic cummings

today, dominic cummings has denied he was part of that leak.business with the government, but it's much more related to the ventilators and to covid policy. it has nothing to do with the tax issues the bbc has been reporting on earlier this week. now, there's also a second leaked story that dominic cummings touches on. cast your mind back to november last year, and there was leaked information that borisjohnson was on the verge of announcing a second lockdown in england. that led downing street to launch an inquiry into who was behind that leak. now, mr cummings says he was cleared of that along with the director of communications at the time, but he goes on the say in his blog that the prime minister doesn't want or didn't want an inquiry into the leak because it could cause him great personal difficulty. there is a third issue that dominic cummings raises in this blog, and that is the issue of the renovation of the downing street flat where he resides with his partner, carrie symonds. now, it's been reported for months that carrie symonds was

to a certain extent, dominic cummings is orwas rules.l service was something of a break and what the government wanted to achieve, and, as we know, you really wanted to see some wholesale root and branch reform of the civil service but, nonetheless, there are rules which ministers and the prime minister, obviously, is supposed to observe, and if it becomes apparent that these rules have not been observed, but i think it really does create a sense that borisjohnson isn't sufficiently in charge of his government.— medical experts are recommending that people who lose their sense of smell — due to covid—19 — are offered smell training rather than being treated with steroids. they suggest patients sniff different odours over a period of months to retrain the brain to recognise smells. professor carl philpott is a smell loss expert from the university of east anglia's norwich medical school — and director of the smell and taste clinic atjames paget hospital in gorleston. but are happy with us. so, typically, around one in five people who have

in a blog dominic cummings said...nson has now entered the fray. my impression is that there has been a constant wriggling about the source of the money for this refurbishment and that is just one illustration of the chaos that mrjohnson seems to bring in his wake. and the reason for that is because he is a vacuum of integrity. the government says the prime minister is paying for the works himself and no codes of conduct or electoral law were broken. the electoral commission is looking into whether there were any undeclared donations. number ten says all donations that need to be reported have been. but labour is accusing the government of not playing fair. they want to know if any conservative donor was initially involved in the funding and called for more transparency and an inquiry. publish the details, hold the full inquiry. if there is nothing to see here, whether it is the refurb of number ten, whether it is the dodgy contracts, privileged access, if there is nothing to say, publish everything, have a full inquir

reporter: did you get| it wrong, mr cummings?utdo dominic cummings' attack on borisjohnson, questioning any links between ministers and businesses too. reporter: did you get it wrong, prime minister? l the government has to answer as to why they have given out billions of pounds of money to their cronies and their friends and they won't even declare it through the current rules. publish the members' interests, the ministers' interests and publish who is on that vip list, and tell us about where you are getting this money from, boris, to do up your flat. dominic cummings was seen by some as a master of the political message. he now seems intent on taking back control of the agenda from his old boss, and he will have more to say about his time in downing street soon. here at westminster tomorrow, the country's senior civil servant will be questioned by a committee of mps and i am told he will be asked about another of dominic cummings's allegations, that the prime minister tried to halt a leak enquiry in case it put a friend of his

now mr cummings is having his say.sjohnson and the businessman sirjames dyson, reported by the bbc earlier this week. he said he is happy to hand his phone over to a senior civil servant to prove he didn't have access to them. now, let's go back to november. there was a leak of the decision to put england into a second lockdown. again, mr cummings denies that was him. he says the prime minister knows it wasn't him, and he accuses the prime minister of wanting to stop the enquiry into that leak because it would cause him personal personal difficulties. and then there is the issue of the renovation of the flat at number 11 downing st where the prime minister lives with his fiancee. for months there were rumours that this involved a very expensive designer and there was speculation about who would pick up the bill. mr cummings said today he told the prime minister that plans told the prime minister that plans to have conservative donors secretly pay for the renovation were unethical, foolish, possibly illegal, and almost

he is due to appear— cummings come up with.ct committee of mps this week and i think people in downing _ mps this week and i think people in downing street are very worried about _ downing street are very worried about what people say, in particular in relation _ about what people say, in particular in relation to that second lockdown in relation to that second lockdown in last— in relation to that second lockdown in last year— in relation to that second lockdown in last yearand in relation to that second lockdown in last year and who was opposed to that and _ in last year and who was opposed to that and exactly what was said. there _ that and exactly what was said. there are — that and exactly what was said. there are stories swirling around in the papers — there are stories swirling around in the papers that he may be talking about _ the papers that he may be talking about some rather inflammatory comment— about some rather inflammatory comment made around the time of the second _ comment made around the time of the second lo

uk prime - vanessa's former adviser dominic cummings has questioned his competence and integrity.as refuted the claims including claims he planned the donors to pay the renovations of flat. labour leader sur keir starmer has called for a full enquiry. if sur keir starmer has called for a full enquiry-— sur keir starmer has called for a full enquiry. if there is nothing to see here. — full enquiry. if there is nothing to see here, whether— full enquiry. if there is nothing to see here, whether it _ full enquiry. if there is nothing to see here, whether it is _ full enquiry. if there is nothing to see here, whether it is the - see here, whether it is the refurbished number ten, dodgy contacts, publish it then, because sunlight is the best disinfectant. indonesian rescue teams mccarver davey which is believed to have come from missing from the coast of bali on wednesday. —— indonesian rescue teams recover debris believed to be from the submarine missing. medical experts recommend smell training rather than treatment with steroids for people suffering from a loss of smell due to credi

and dominic cummings has a means of communicating what he knows.o give evidence publicly to a joint committee of mps on the government's handling of the pandemic. the prime minister's former advisor clearly believes that the best form of defence is attack. he is now questioning borisjohnson's competence and his integrity, and dominic cummings says he is happy to have every e—mail that he has sent and received during his time here at number ten published. dominic cummings is showing no signs of getting back in his box, and that could be bad news for his former boss. iain watson, bbc news. let's get more on this from our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. it is over all the front pages. fears being articulated about what might come at next from downing street stop it is quite a fight to have picked. street stop it is quite a fight to have picked-— street stop it is quite a fight to have icked. , ., ., ., , have picked. exactly. extraordinary when ou have picked. exactly. extraordinary when you think— have picked. exactly. extraordinary when

first of _ cummings is saying? i think two things. first of all, _ cummings is saying?ng? i think two things. first of all, this is a - things. first of all, this is a denial, but it's the fact that it's such an explosive denial, and the personal attack on the prime minister and his office. these two men worked closely together for several years. let's just go through the denial first of all. regarding the denial first of all. regarding the leak of text messages between borisjohnson and sirjames dyson. this was related to james dyson's staff coming to the uk to produce ventilators. the bbc reported on that and the information gleaned from those text messages. today, dominic cummings denied he was part of that leak. he said he does have text messages relating to dyson's business, but it's much more related to the ventilators and covid. it has nothing to do with the tax issues that the bbc has been reporting on earlier this week. there was also a second leak story that dominic cummings touches on. cast your mind back to november last year, and there was leaked information

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and dominic cummings has a means of communicating what he knows.blicly to a joint committee of mps on the government's handling of the pandemic. the prime minister's former advisor clearly believes that the best form of defence is attack. he is now questioning borisjohnson�*s competence and his integrity, and dominic cummings says he is happy to have every e—mail that he has sent and received during his time here at number 10 published. dominic cummings is showing no signs of getting back in his box, and that could be bad news for his former boss. iain watson, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, who gave us this update. downing street saying, well, no rules were broken, codes were followed, the prime minister paid himself. but the question then, as dominic cummings alleges, did the prime minister discuss or want to have some plan for tory donors to pay for it, and did he actually get help with that? remember, liz truss was saying that the costs, she was saying, are being covered. so the question was repeate

dominic cummings made the comments after denying he was the source mr cummings said it was "sad to seethe source of a damaging leak of text messages between mrjohnson and the businessmanjames dyson. 0ur political correspondent explained what the story is so potentially damaging. this explained what the story is so potentially damaging.- explained what the story is so potentially damaging. this is a denial but the _ potentially damaging. this is a denial but the fact _ potentially damaging. this is a denial but the fact it _ potentially damaging. this is a denial but the fact it is - potentially damaging. this is a denial but the fact it is such i potentially damaging. this is aj denial but the fact it is such an explosive denial and a personal attack on the prime minister and his office. these two men worked closely together for several years. let's go together for several years. let's go to the denial first of all regarding the leak of text messages between borisjohnson and sirjames dyson. this was relating to james dyson's step coming to the uk to produce ventilators. the bbc reporte

on his blog, mr cummings wrote...rime minister's office under scrutiny said there had been a refurbishment, mrjohnson paid for it himself, and ministers had acted in accordance with codes of conduct and electoral law. the electoral commission said it is working to establish whether any money relating to the work needs to be reported and published, but the former conservative attorney general, a long—standing critic of mrjohnson, said the prime minister's integrity was in question. my impression is that there has been a constant wriggling about the source of the money for this refurbishment, and that is just one illustration of the chaos that mrjohnson seems to bring in his wake. and the reason for that is because he is a vacuum of integrity. and that has been apparent for a very long time. labour too says there are serious questions to be answered, how much the refurbishment cost, where the money came from, was it a loan, has it been paid back? and that an enquiry is needed. it matters because it is about integrity, i

and dominic cummings has a means of communicating what he knows.ve evidence publicly to a joint committee of mps on the government's handling of the pandemic. the prime minister's former advisor clearly believes that the best form of defence is attack. he is now questioning borisjohnson�*s competence and his integrity, and dominic cummings says he is happy to have every e—mail that he has sent and received during his time here at number ten published. dominic cummings is showing no signs of getting back in his box, and that could be bad news for his former boss. iain watson, bbc news. let's get more on this from our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. when two allies fallout, so spectacularly and publicly, it is extraordinary, isn't it? there has been comment from a government insider. ., , been comment from a government insider. . , . ., ., been comment from a government insider. . , ~ ., ., ., insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday — insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday talk _ insider. there has. what we have ha

now that he is out of downing street dominic cummings seems keen for others tojoin street dominic cummingsrts stories. hello, this is your sports news. we start with football, and manchester city have won a record—equalling fourth successive english league cup title, beating tottenham 1—0 at wembley. the final at wembley stadium was played in front of 8,000 supporters, including 2,000 from each club, in what was the biggest crowd at a match since the covid—i9 pandemic hit last year. city picked up the first trophy of a potential three they are now aiming for. we won the first title and we are close to winning the second one and we are going to, yeah, to paris to try to get the next one. in the premier league, manchester united were held to a draw by leeds united in a disappointing game that offered up no goals. it was a game of few chances. marcus rashford came closest with a free—kick just before half—time. a plane trailing a banner proclaiming "2 billion stolen — glazers out" flew over elland road just before kick—off, underlining the strength of feeling created by this week's european s

dominic cummings denies being the source of that story.ccusations made against him in the media. he says he does have some whatsapp messages between the prime minister and sirjames dyson forwarded to him by borisjohnson. he is not found the ones, though, he says were leaked, nor is he aware of being sent to them. he goes on to say, "i was not directly or indirectly the source for the bbc�*s story." so, coming out there in response to a concerted effort by someone or some people in downing street to pin the leaking of those messages on dominic cummings, who does not work in downing street any more after leaving at the end of last year. he goes on to talk more about other incidents, namely the leaking of information about plans for a second lockdown in the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, and also the issue of how renovations in downing street and specifically the prime minister and his fiancee carrie symonds's flat has been paid for. he ends with a withering attack on boris johnson's downing ends with a withering attack on

now that he's out of downing street, dominic cummings seems keen for others tojoin him., bbc news. adam fleming is at westminster. various government ministers saying all this is gossip and tittle tattle, but mps are going to ask briton�*s top civil servant more about this today? briton's top civil servant more about this today?— briton's top civil servant more about this today? briton's top civil servant more about this toda ? ,, ., ., , , about this today? simon case is the cabinet secretary, _ about this today? simon case is the cabinet secretary, the _ about this today? simon case is the cabinet secretary, the senior- about this today? simon case is the cabinet secretary, the senior civil . cabinet secretary, the senior civil servant, and all the political stories we have been talking about over the last few weeks, whether it is the handling of coronavirus, the lobbying of the government by former prime minister, whether it is the prime minister, whether it is the prime minister's whatsapp, whether it is how the downing street flat renovations were paid for, all this

from close ally to bitter critic: dominic cummings launches an explosive attack on borisjohnson, accusinghe uk prime minister of lacking integrity. the reality tv star and transgender activist caitlyn jenner says she's going to run to be governor of california. and the former olympic swimmer setting a new high—altitude record in the mountain ranges of south america. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we're starting in india, where the healthcare system is collapsing under the pressure of a surging second coronavirus wave with hospitals full, patients left untreated for hours and supplies of oxygen desperately inadequate. it now has more daily cases than anywhere else since the pandemic began, and it's set a global record for two days running — in the past 2a hours, it's seen 330,000 new cases. 0ur delhi correspondent yogita limaye got access to the emergency ward of one hospital. her report contains distressing scenes from the start. the front line — an emergency room in a covid hospital, just about standing under the weight of an unfolding disaster. a patient

are quoting downing street sources reportedly blaming the prime minister's former adviser dominic cummings for leaking mobile texts between borisjohnson and sirjames dyson. hairdressers re—open in northern ireland — the last part of the uk where they're being allowed to welcome back customers. the risk of infection with coronavirus falls sharply after the first dose of a vaccine, a study finds, as the number of people in the uk who've received a jab reaches 33 million. and coming up this hour: the duke and duchess of cambridge have released a new picture of prince louis — to celebrate his third birthday and mark his first day at nursery school. hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. new restrictions for people coming to the uk from india have come into force this morning, as the country has joined the uk's "red list" — which effectively bans travel. in the past couple of hours, india has reported the biggest daily rise in infections of any country since the pandemic began — nearly a third of a million cases — for the second day in a row. the country is seeing a rapidly rising death t

now that he's out of downing street, dominic cummings seems keen for others tojoin him.l correspondent adam fleming has been giving us the latest on the allegations against the prime minister.— latest on the allegations against the prime minister. simon case is the prime minister. simon case is the cabinet _ the prime minister. simon case is the cabinet secretary, _ the prime minister. simon case is the cabinet secretary, britain's i the cabinet secretary, britain's most senior civil servant, and all the political stories we have been talking about, whether it is the handling of coronavirus, whether it is the lobbying of the government by former prime ministers, whether it is the prime minister's whatsapp, whether it is how the downing street renovations were paid for, all roads lead to him because he has been either an observer or involved in all of those issues, so there will be lots of questions for him. one of the questions today is how exactly did the prime minister pay for the renovations to his flat, which is above number 11 downing st. we now know that officially