this is bbc news — i'm geeta guru—murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the. a huge fire has completely destroyed the south african national assembly — a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson. thousands protest against the military regime in sudan — the prime minister resigns urging coup leaders to move back towards democracy. a surge in covid infections affects travel — forcing the cancellation of over four thousand flights worldwide. secondary school pupils in england are being asked to wear face masks in classrooms to reduce the spread of 0micron. and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist, richard leakey — famous for his fossil discoveries that shed light on human evolution — has died aged 77.

this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world, i'm geeta guru—murthy. violent mob in washington nearly brought the us congress to its knees. presidentjoe biden prepares to mark the anniversary of the attack on the seat of american democracy, as the country remains deeply divided about what happened. i'm laura trevelyan on capitol hill. president biden is expected to blame his preecessor donald trump for the capitol riot and ask if america is a nation that lives in the shadow of lies. a court hearing on whether novak djokovic is medically exempt from covid entry requirements is adjourned until monday. former world number one rafael nadal responds. ifeel sorry for him. but at the same time, he knows, he knew the conditions

this is bbc news — i'm geeta guru—murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around theld. a huge fire has completely destroyed the south african national assembly — a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson. thousands protest against the military regime in sudan — the prime minister resigns urging coup leaders to move back towards democracy. a surge in covid infections affects travel — forcing the cancellation of over four thousand flights worldwide. secondary school pupils in england are being asked to wear face masks in classrooms to reduce the spread of omicron. and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist, richard leakey — famous for his fossil discoveries that shed light on human evolution — has died aged 77. hello and welcome. the south african authorities say that a massive fire inside the parliament building in cape town has completely destroyed the national assembly. police have arrested a forty—nine year old suspect, and charged him with theft and arson. the building was empty for the new year holidays and there've been no casualties. president cyril

i'm geeta guru—murthy.ovak djokovic wins his court battle after being refused entry to australia, but he could still have his visa cancelled. his supporters gather in melbourne — we'll ask how likely it is they'll get to see him defend his australian open title. his family is expected to hold a news conference in the coming minutes — we'll bring you what they have to say. also ahead: burma's ousted leader aung san suu kyi is jailed for another four years as the military tries to strengthen its grip following last year's coup. new york is in shock after 19 people — including nine children — are killed in an apartment block fire in the bronx. that's all coming up here on impact. welcome to the programme. novak djokovic has won his court battle to stay in australia and defend his grand slam title, but ministers have threatened that they might exercise powers to cancel his visa anyway. we are exepcting his family to give a press conference from belgrade shortly, with the world number one joining via video link.

i�*m geeta guru—murthy. so because he values power over principle. i�*m laura trevelyan on capitol hill — where president biden has warned americans there�*s a dagger at the throat of their democracy and the right to vote must be defended. a court hearing on whether novak djokovic is medically exempt from australia�*s covid entry requirements is adjourned until monday. former world number one rafael nadal responds.

i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories...n the anniversary of the attack on the us capitol, president biden has condemned has predecessor donald trump for threatening democracy. the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. he has done so because he values power over principle. i'm laura trevelyan on capitol hill — where president biden has warned americans there's a dagger at the throat of their democracy and the right to vote must be defended. a court hearing on whether novak djokovic is medically exempt from australia's covid entry requirements is adjourned until monday. former world number one rafael nadal responds. ifeel sorry for him, but at the same time, he knew the conditions since a lot of months ago. the uk prime minister borisjohnson has offered a "humble and sincere apology" over his failure to disclose key messages relating to the refurbishment of his downing street flat. this hello and welcome. the us presidentjoe biden has asked the people of

and peter, thank you both so much- _ the papers will be back again tomorrow evening, presented by geeta guruhours of thursday. he's already won one title at melbourne park this week. earlier, he and gordon reid won a record ninth consecutive grand slam with victory in the wheelchair doubles. patrick gearey reports. for alfie hewett and gordon reid, this is like greeting an old friend, a reunion that's become a tradition. on the top of your screen — and soon on top of the match — this was the road to their ninth straight grand slam title. there was a diversion — the accomplished pair of shingo kunieda and gustavo fernandez fought back to nip the second set. but, when you've done it as often as hewett and reid, victory becomes a sort of muscle memory. this was the third australian open, but winning never becomes boring. in the past two years, they have seized every grand slam available. different surfaces, climates, and opponents — with one formidable constant. i think i've got a good leader next to me. ever since we first partnered, which was nine years ago now, he's always took me under his

thank you very much indeed- _ this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy.he headlines at eight face coverings are no longer mandatory in england — but some big retailers ask customers to continue wearing them. campaign groups welcome the easing of care home restrictions in england, allowing for unlimited visits from today. borisjohnson says human beings were prioritised during the fall of kabul — it's after suggestions he was personally involved in rescuing animals from pen farthing's charity in afghanistan. this thing is total rhubarb. i was very proud of what our armed services dated. troops training on the border but russia tells the united states that there is still room for dialogue over ukraine. these are the images live from the centre of london. as many people gather around the country to remember 77 years since the liberation of the auschwitz birkenau camp on holocaust memorial day. one of the most influential figures in british comedy for the last six decades — barry cryer — has died at the age of 86. 77 years ago today the nazi concentration camp

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this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world, i'm geeta guru—murthy.ur top stories: one year since a violent mob in washington nearly brought the us congress to its knees. presidentjoe biden prepares to mark the anniversary of the attack on the seat of american democracy, as the country remains deeply divided about what happened. i'm laura trevelyan on capitol hill. president biden is expected to blame his preecessor donald trump for the capitol riot and ask if america is a nation that lives in the shadow of lies. a court hearing on whether novak djokovic is medically exempt from covid entry requirements is adjourned until monday. former world number one rafael nadal responds. ifeel sorry for him. but at the same time, he knows, he knew the conditions since a lot of months ago. dozens are killed in kazakhstan fighting — russia has sent troops at the request of the kazakh president. hello and welcome. presidentjoe biden will tell americans that donald trump, carries singular responsibility for the january 6th attack on america's seat of legislature, cap

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