damian grammaticas, bbc news, downing street.in the prime minister imran khan "had no legal effect". let's go live to islamabad and to our correspondent secunder kermani. why has this happened? secunder, why has this happened? well, this is a political drama that has been full of twists and turns, but as of the moment it looks as if imran khan is on his way out. last week he was meant to be facing a vote of no confidence in parliament, which he was widely expected to lose after a number of his coalition allies deserted him. instead, at the last minute the deputy speaker of the house blocked the vote from going ahead. instead, imran khan's party called for early elections, dissolving parliament. now the supreme court has ruled they did not have the right to do that, and so pending any further twists that vote of no confidence will go ahead on saturday morning, and it seems the opposition will be able to remove imran khanfrom opposition will be able to remove imran khan from power and nominate their own prime minister without elect

damian grammaticas.ay they've been frustrated by the red tape and delays forfamilies coming to the uk. they want the government to speed up the process and sort out the logistics. 0ur reporter nickjohnson went to meet them. for the past five weeks or so, people here in the uk have been able to register their interest in opening their homes to people in ukraine who are fleeing the russian invasion there. now, government figures show that around 72,000 visas have been issued to people in ukraine, but those same figures show that only around a third of those people have actually made the journey to the uk. now, people in ukraine can apply to come here under two different methods, one being the family scheme where they might have family connections here in the uk already. the second way is under the government's homes for ukraine scheme, also known as the sponsorship scheme, where we are talking about people registering for their homes to be open, families here wanting families from the ukraine to come and j

damian grammaticas, bbc news, downing street. sarwar set out plans to deal with the cost of living crisis. they include a windfall tax on oil and gas producers to reduce household bills, as well as plans to halve railfares for three months and a cap on bus fares. the welsh conservatives launched their campaign with promises of building "stronger, safer communities" — and pledges to give local residents a leading voice on where new houses and other infrastructure are built. the man accused of murdering the conservative mp sir david amess told jurors he decided to kill him because he voted for air strikes on syria. at his trial at the old bailey, which resumed today, ali harbi ali told jurors he doesn't regret killing sir david in essex last october. the 26—year—old from north london denies one count of murder and one of preparing acts of terrorism. traffic has come to a standstill in parts of kent again after police had to close a 23—mile stretch of the m20, to accommodate hundreds of lorries held up by channel crossing delays in

live to westminster and our political correspondent damian grammaticas.ith this? yes. what is the potential threat for the prime minister with this?— prime minister with this? yes, he now faces a _ prime minister with this? yes, he now faces a third _ prime minister with this? yes, he now faces a third investigation - prime minister with this? yes, he | now faces a third investigation and this is— now faces a third investigation and this is not— now faces a third investigation and this is not into whether there were parties _ this is not into whether there were parties and — this is not into whether there were parties and whether he was at them but into— parties and whether he was at them but into what he told mps about that so it is _ but into what he told mps about that so it is a _ but into what he told mps about that so it is a whole new angle to this and that— so it is a whole new angle to this and that committee can recommend serious _ and that committee can recommend serious sanctions, and of course the ministerial— serious sanctions, and of course

damian grammaticas, bbc news, downing street. a huge asteroid crashed into the earth, causing mass extinction. the reign of the dinosaurs ended and the rise of mammals began. we've seen countless dinosaur fossils, but for scientists, there's been a piece of the puzzle missing. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. the dinosaurs here were found all around the world, and they spanned their entire 180 million year reign on the planet. it's widely accepted that this domination came to an end when the asteroid struck, but there is a mystery. no one's ever found direct evidence of a dinosaur killed by the impact, or even a fossil dinosaur that died within 1000 years of it. and now, a new discovery may have changed that. scientists claim they've found the remains of a dinosaur that died the day the asteroid hit. they think they've found other creatures that died that same day, too. the fossils were found here, at a secret site in the us state of north dakota, called tanis. let me show you this map of what north america looked like

earlier our political correspondent damian grammaticas told me that the prime minister may not have escapedt get a fine, butjust means we do not know. up until this point, he has not received a second fine is what we know. it is being reported that fines are being sent out, a couple, perhaps, being sent by the police for this event on 20th may. the prime minister has been fined once for breaking the law by the police. that was at the event to celebrate his birthday. this is a month before that, may 2020, in that first lockdown when you were only allowed outside your house to meet one person in public or for a necessary work reason. this event, we know, happened in that garden in downing street, the pm's private secretary invited people to bring your own booze, people may remember that for this event. the prime minister had to go to parliament injanuary to say he had been at it, he was there for 25 minutes, he said he thought it was a work—related event, that was the explanation he gave. the police, it seems, have started sending out letters, downing street says not to the prime minister, do

our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the latest. in india, even as borisjohnson said he wanted to focus on other things — trade deals, ukraine — he couldn't escape questions about partygate. labour's leader wants to talk about an emergency budget to tackle the cost—of—living crisis. but today, he was unapologetic about keeping a focus on law—breaking in downing street. i do want to concentrate on the cost of living, but if you or anybody else thinks i am not standard about standards in public life, that it doesn't matter that the prime minister has broken the laws he made, that it doesn't matter that his authority to lead the country is shot through, that it doesn't matter his own mps now, as we saw on thursday, don't really want to defend him because they're sick of defending the indefensible — then i'm sorry, i'm not going to shy away from that. without defending mrjohnson, his party chairman parrying away calls from some senior tories that his fine means he should go. you do need to balance against that, first of all, the really

our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, gave us this update.d elsewhere. the police are looking at 12 of those, and we understand they have issued fines, perhaps 50 or more already, relating to three. now the reports that they have begun issuing fines for one more event, that garden party in downing street on the 20th of may, as you say. downing street here say the prime minister has not had a fine in relation to that. we don't know if he will in the future. what we do know is that he admitted to the house of commons that he was at that event and he was there for 25 minutes, and the rules at the time said you could only be outside your home for an essential work reason and he said he thought it was "a work event", but we will wait to see. the issue this week, is the woes this is bringing him and he tried in parliament to get his mps to vote to delay parliament deciding to hold its own inquiry. it seems many of them were not happy about being forced to go on the record and do that, so he backed down and that inquiry is now going ahead. this all

let's get more on this with our political correspondent damian grammaticas.ms made against her?— able to refute the claims made against her? able to refute the claims made auainst her? ~ ., .,, ., , against her? what he has done is restated the _ against her? what he has done is restated the defence _ against her? what he has done is restated the defence that - against her? what he has done is restated the defence that she - against her? what he has done is| restated the defence that she had made, herspokesperson restated the defence that she had made, her spokesperson had made the day before. what he has said is that she has done nothing wrong, she follows the rules, she pays uk tax here on her uk income, she pays, she says, every penny she earns internationally she would pay the full taxes on that was the phrasing he used there. this is how the system works for people like her who are international and have moved here. he has not quite settled all the questions there because it is not the way the system works for most people. whether you move here or you li

number 10 — with mrjohnson�*s leadership under increasing strain. 0ur politcal correspondent damian grammaticasson, as we wait for the results of the various investigations and reports? it is. investigations and reports? it is, baile . investigations and reports? it is, bailey- what _ investigations and reports? it is, bailey. what we _ investigations and reports? it is, bailey. what we had _ investigations and reports? it is, bailey. what we had in _ investigations and reports? it is, bailey. what we had in the - investigations and reports? it 3 bailey. what we had in the last 24 bailey. what we had in the last 2a hours was me the bolts coming out of new fines being issued by the police for those people attending parties in downing street, particularly one back on the 20th of may 2020. they have already issued 50 or so and one of those has gone to borisjohnson. we know he was at this event two, a party in the garden, and we know it because an e—mail was sent out from his principal private secretary inviting 100 people. about 30 turned up inviting 100 people. about 30 turned up including borisj

well, earlier i spoke to our political correspondent damian grammaticas, who had the latest.hose two people attending parties in downing street, particularly one that was back on may 20th 2020. now, they've already issued 50 or so. one of those has gone to borisjohnson. we know he was at this event, too. it was a party in the garden. we know it because an email was sent out from his principal private secretary inviting 100 people. about 30 turned up, including borisjohnson and his wife. there was drinks laid out in the garden. then the news came out he had to go to parliament and say that he thought that this was a work event and he only spent 25 minutes there. now, it appears we're hearing that there may have been one, perhaps more fines issued for this event. downing street say nothing issued to the prime minister, but these things come out very slowly because it's only up to individuals to come forward. downing street say they will tell us. everyone else doesn't have to come forward and so we wait to see. well, presumably downing street would have been hoping that news of

preventing parliament discussing issues like the cost of living crisis. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticasd been fined for it but now borisjohnson office and been fined for it but now boris johnson says office and been fined for it but now borisjohnson says he wants to focus on other things, trade deals, ukraine, but he could not escape questions about partygate. the labour leader wants to talk about an emergency budget to tackle the cost of living crisis. today was that man he was unapologetic about keeping the focus on lawbreaking in downing street. i the focus on lawbreaking in downing street. ., ., ., , ., street. i would want to focus on the cost of living _ street. i would want to focus on the cost of living but _ street. i would want to focus on the cost of living but if _ street. i would want to focus on the cost of living but if you're _ street. i would want to focus on the cost of living but if you're asking - cost of living but if you're asking me if i am not bothered by standards in public life, that it doesn't matter that the prime minister has broken the law is that he made,

damian grammaticas in westminster.ent in the commons. katy wedderburn is partner and head of the employment law group at macroberts law firm. she explained that while some of the claims might constitute harassment or discrimination, many mps are not protected by employment law because they're not classed as employees. the usual route to look at is whether someone has been sexually harassed or discriminated against at work is under the equality act, our uk legislation which includes discrimination, harassment preventions. if this was an ordinary workplace it would probably be covered by the provisions in the act because the act covers employment, people engaged to perform personal services and a number of other groups like public office holders. one would initially imagine i suppose that mps would be covered. but in fact, the provisions that apply in the workplace, that have protections against sexual harassment and discrimination do not apply to mp5. they are expressly excluded because they are elected into public offi

let's get more on this with our political correspondent damian grammaticas., why has the government decided to do this? ., _ , , this? the government says its reasons for— this? the government says its reasons for doing _ this? the government says its reasons for doing this - this? the government says its reasons for doing this is - this? the government says its reasons for doing this is that i reasons for doing this is that channel four, government owned but entirely funded by advertising, needs to change to compete in the sort of modern streaming media environment. channel four was set up in 1982 by the conservative government, margaret thatcher, with that model, the second commercial channel in the uk. provides a service that is a public service, funded by advertising so not funded from the government at all and what the government says now is that the difficulty channel four has, it believes, is that it cannot raise much finance to invest, it does not own the programmes it produces and therefore profit from them and in a new environment that needs to chan

lets get more from our political correspondent damian grammaticas.sa ? ., , to say? good morning. the first thing worth _ to say? good morning. the first thing worth saying _ to say? good morning. the first thing worth saying is _ to say? good morning. the first thing worth saying is that - to say? good morning. the first thing worth saying is that a - to say? good morning. the first - thing worth saying is that a £30,000 figure _ thing worth saying is that a £30,000 figure she _ thing worth saying is that a £30,000 figure she pays, that is the way this non—dom arrangement works. you deciare _ this non—dom arrangement works. you declare that _ this non—dom arrangement works. you declare that your real permanent home: _ declare that your real permanent home, your long—term permanent home is abroad, _ home, your long—term permanent home is abroad, you _ home, your long—term permanent home is abroad, you have no intention of staying _ is abroad, you have no intention of staying in— is abroad, you have no intention of staying in the uk long term, and aft

channel a said it was disappointed with the decision. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticasent owned, but entirely funded by advertising, needs to change to sort of compete in the sort of modern streaming media environment. channela sort of modern streaming media environment. channel a was set up in 1982 by conservative government, margaret thatcher, with that model. it was the second commercial channel in the uk. provides a service that is a public service. funded by advertising, so not funded from the government at all. and what the government at all. and what the government says now is that the difficulty channel a has, it believes, is that it cannot raise much finance to invest, it doesn't own the programme is that it produces and therefore profit from them and in a new environment, that needs to change. but there has been a lot of criticism already, a whole chorus of criticism from people saying, including we havejust chorus of criticism from people saying, including we have just had this morning ruth davidson, conservative, saying that channel a is publicly owned, it d

that was damian grammaticas speaking to me earlier.nterns, we hope you're able to find some light in the dark, and will be walking in memory of your baby that died. applause. as dusk approaches, hundreds of families gather to remember the lives that could have been, and those which were far too short—lived. the starlight walk has been organised by the baby loss charity, sands. kelly suffered a late miscarriage five months into her pregnancy, and went through the traumatic experience of giving birth to her son, henry. i believe that it changed my whole outlook in life. this person i was when i went into the hospital is not the same person that walked back out. i wish i could go back to being carefree and enjoying life. i strongly believe that if i was given support when i left the hospital, that i would never have ended up with have post—traumatic stress, or still be in therapy four years after having henry. kellie is far from the only one who didn't get the psychological support she needed. data on miscarriage is vague, as losses are n