we've known about this, dominic raab has alluded to this.ntly, the ea mail account of derek fox. we don't know if it was his personal account or whether it along to his files. it's pretty shocking stuff. still an ongoing police investigation. this is a really big deal. this is story has come out in drips and drops. but if it's what's being reported is correct this is the first real, clear—cut case of actual russian attempt at interference in the uk general election. that feels like a seminal moment to me. obviously, if the thinking behind it was to help jeremy corbyn it wasn't a terribly successful one. nevertheless, that doesn't make it any less serious. and as you say, the investigation is ongoing. not been officially confirmed or officially explain really what happened. 40 seconds, just a quick comment from you and we will discuss this more for the second of the papers. quick reaction from you on this one. we have to remember these are communications of then cabinet secretary. that's what makes it so very very serious. it doesn't matter w

that was the foreign secretary dominic raab speaking.taurants have been ordered to close in aberdeen this evening after a spike in coronavirus cases. 5a cases have been recorded in the cluster. residents have been told they can't visit each other‘s homes or travel more than 5 miles from where they live — unless for work or education — as lockdown restrictions are reimposed. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. aberdeen, back into a local lockdown. more than 200,000 people living here facing restrictions on what they can do and where they can go. this, a last pint poured in a granite city pub before, like other venues, at five o'clock it had to close. instead of closing down aberdeen, maybe close the two or three bars, that's fair enough. some people, this is the only enjoyment they get. it's fair enough but i think it's absolutely terrible they are having to go through all this again. what can you do? the first confirmed cases were traced back to this city centre bar. 5a people have now tested positive. more than 30 venues li

when mps returned from their recess, dominic raab was taking prime ministers questions.ery much, mr speaker. i've been asked to respond on behalf of my right honourable friend the prime minister, and i am pleased to tell the house that he is making a good recovery and is in good spirits. at the time borisjohnson returned to work, he had a new opponent. sir keir starmer, a senior lawyer in a past life, had been elected leader of the opposition. at question time each week you challenge the prime minister over his handling of the pandemic, here over plans to track and trace those with the virus. the prime minister wrist making mistakes he made at the beginning of the pandemic, brushing aside challenge, dashing forward, not estimating properly the risks. if two—thirds of those with covid—19 are not being contacted, that is a big problem. yesterday the right honourable gentleman was kind enough, actually, to say that he supported our policy and supported our programme. i seem to remember him saying that loud and clear, yesterday. today, as i say, i understand the constraints

when mps returned from their recess, dominic raab was taking prime minister's questions.. i've been asked to respond on behalf of my right honourable friend the prime minister, and i am pleased to tell the house that he is making a good recovery and is in good spirits. by the time borisjohnson returned to work, he had a new opponent — sir keir starmer, a senior lawyer in a past life, had been elected leader of the opposition. at question time each week, he challenged the prime minister over his handling of the pandemic, here over plans to track and trace those with the virus. the prime minister risks making mistakes he made at the beginning of the pandemic, brushing aside challenge, dashing forward, not estimating properly the risks. if two thirds of those with covid—i9 are not being contacted, that is a big problem. yesterday, the right honourable gentleman was kind enough, actually, to say that he supported our policy and supported our programme. i seem to remember him saying that loud and clear yesterday. today — today, as i say — i understand the constraints of the pr

the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the uk doesn't recognise the result of the elections in belarusthe re—elected president, alexander lukashenko, who's been in power for more than 25 years. he was heckled by workers today on a visit to a factory, made in the wake of a massive protest rally in the capital minsk at the weekend. jonah fisher sent this report. car horns honking. this was the day the workers turned on alexander lukashenko. thousands downing tools and marching to a tractor factory. while the strikers rallied outside, belarus' beleaguered president arrived by helicopter to address those who had stayed at work. he was no doubt hoping for a friendly crowd. jeering. what he got was a public relations disaster. chanting outside the plant, the striking workers were visited by the only opposition leader who hasn't been arrested or fled the country. translation: for 26 years, the authorities have humiliated us. thank you for not being afraid. we are not the little people, we are the nation. cheering are you worried about your own safety? no, i'm not worried, i feel very safe her

the foreign secretary dominic raab says the british government does not accept the result of what he — who has been in powerfor a quarter of a century — steps down. sarah rainsford reports. chanting alexander lukashenko is used to being greeted by crowds, but never one like this. they are factory workers, once loyal, now demanding he should go. so, mr lukashenko flew in today, and inside the factory was no better. booing as he tried to speak, the workers shouted "leave". notjust not just the tribune notjust the tribune but not just the tribune but the presidency. their ruler of 26 years publicly humiliated. "now i've finished, you can shout", he eventually tells them. pressure has been building fast. sunday saw the biggest political rally ever in belarus. central minsk turned red and white as a crowd poured out to demand fresh elections. and today the woman many voted for sent a new message of support from lithuania where she fled to safety last week. svetla na ti kha novs kaya svetla na tikhanovskaya said svetlana tikhanovskaya said she's ready to act as a transitional leader to rel

since you're in the uk, let's start there, uk foreign secretary dominic raab outspoken on this callingfull investigation. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning, kim. that's right. the focus right now is on alexey navalny's health and the british foreign secretary tweeted he was relieved that he was in germany, he was receiving medical care he needs. he certainly shares that sense of relief with alexey navalny's wife, yulia, who did not believe her husband was safe in russia. his family did not trust the doctors in the city where he was initially treated. they said that there was no evidence that navalny was poisoned, but his team believed he was kept in russia just long enough so that any poison that may have been administered to him would have had enough time to clear from his body. that is something that doctors reject, but his family certainly feel now that he is in safe hands in berlin. >> this case seems far from unique, he joins a growing list of kremlin critics who have either ended up dead or sick including two cases where you are in the uk. >> reporter: yes, well, righ

that was the foreign secretary dominic raab speaking. here‘s katherine downes.is evening session or the day goes to pakistan, doesn‘t it? you will have to say so, really a partnership, a star batsman, a test 50 in the opening session. real frustration here at old trafford. looking out now and i can see the umpires are having another inspection, they are prodding and poking in various parts of the outfield, and we did have a mod of rain here at old trafford and it is a bit damp on the match surface. that is why we have not had a start time at the moment. there is not the pressures of supporters... perhaps pushing the desire to get going. i think we have had an announcement, i will check what we have got, and indeed — 5:45 p:m.. will check what we have got, and indeed - 5:45 p:m.. it is a bit frustrating, we can see dissension coming up but it takes a long to get going again. once they do get going again, though, henry, what do you think england need to do? is it a case of mixing of that bowling attack or just case of mixing of that bowling attack orjust a case of

dominic raab pledged a five million pound aid package, and said the uk would offer search and rescueupport. it comes as the us promised a ‘steadfast‘ commitment to assist lebanon, and the red cross launched an emergency appeal to help the victims. let's turn to other news now, and it's thought that more than 700,000 people have now died from coronavirus worldwide. according to the latest research from johns hopkins university, the us has reported the most deaths with more than 157,000, followed by brazil and mexico. more than 11 million people have now recovered from the virus worldwide. the latest coronavirus data in the uk shows there were 892 new confirmed cases of covid—19 in the latest 24—hour period. the seven—day rolling average is 820 daily cases. you can see from the chart that the number of new cases is rising steadily. 65 deaths were also recorded in that same 24—hour period. it takes the total number of deaths in the uk to 46,364. on average in the past week, 58 people have died every day from coronavirus. those of the latest figures in the uk. the children's commissioner

and this morning, the foreign secretary dominic raab has called the violence against protestors appallingly here from belarus in a short while. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally nugent. it has not been a good weekend for manchester's football clubs in europe. city dumped out of the champions league by lyon on saturday, then 2k hours later united followed them — beaten by sevilla in the semi—finals of the europa league. it means a third season in a row without a trophy for manchester united. patrick gearey reports. the longest season has ended too early for manchester united and they'll finish with regrets. after all, they went ahead against sevilla. bruno fernandes didn't need to dwell on this touch. the referee had spotted a foul. penalty. fernandes is sometimes compared with eric cantona. a kick fit for a king. but no team has been more successful than sevilla in this competition and there was a beautiful efficiency about their equaliser scored by suso — once of liverpool. manchester united returned with purpose after the break. they had 20 shots in

and this morning foreign secretary dominic raab has called the violence against protesters appalling because they believe the elections we re because they believe the elections were rigged. they say all political prisoners, including detailed knees arrested during the crackdown on protesters, they must be released as well. —— detainees. it is hard to imagine how president lukashenko will be able to continue running this country, because the image of his legitimacy has been shattered. yesterday, hundreds of thousands of people came out onto the street across belarus to voice their protest, to voice their opposition to president lukashenko. a woman has been charged with the murder of a ten—year—old boy in acton in west london. olga freeman, who is forty, is expected to appear in court later today. police believe they know who the boy is, but are awaiting formal identification. millions of self—employed people whose trade has been hit by coronavirus can now apply for a second support grant from the government. more than three million people may be eligible for the payment of up to £6,57

the foreign secretary dominic raab says the british government does not accept the result of what heg place demanding that president alexander lukashenko — who has been in powerfor a quarter of a century — steps down. sarah rainsford reports. chanting alexander lukashenko is used to being greeted by crowds, but never one like this. they are factory workers, once loyal, now demanding he should go. so, mr lukashenko flew in today, not to face them, only inside the factory was no better. booing. as he tried to speak, the workers shouted "leave". not just the tribune, but the presidency. their ruler of 26 years publicly humiliated. "now i've finished, you can shout", he eventually tells them. pressure has been building fast. sunday saw the biggest political rally ever in belarus. central minsk turned red and white as a crowd poured out to demand fresh elections. and today the woman many voted for sent a new message of support from lithuania, where she fled to safety last week. svetlana tikhanovskaya said she's ready to act as a transitional leader, to release all of the political prisone