. >> this is called the mason shuffle. >> reporter: mason mazuka had a way of lighting up any room >>rter: his mom kelly said he spread joy everywhere he went kelly, tell us a little bit about mason. >> he was full of life from the get-go. >> reporter: but in 2016, kelly got devastating news her 4-year-old had leukemia >> he was happy while he fought. >> reporter: he was able to even dance through the difficulties >> yes i miss him every single minute. he was my best friend. >> reporter: after mason passed in 2018, kelly and her family turned their grief into a mission their goal to help other children who need extra love and care >> okay. >> reporter: over the years, kelly and her husband, bob, opened their home to eight foster children. >> come on >> reporter: kelly taking care to protect their privacy. she also started a non-profit called mason's st strong village the organization honors mason's upbeat attitude the communityhelping kelly pack and give out joy boxes to kids in d.c. area hospitals. they're filled with some of his favorite things like stuffed animals, toy cars, and ar

chris mason there. you're watching _ before the selections. chris mason there.ws l before the selections. chris mason | there. you're watching bbc news in there. you're watching bbc news in the uk and around the world as we bring you this news from northern ireland that the nationalist party sinn fein that wanted to see a united ireland has reached a total of 27 seats in the general assembly elections which means no other party can overtake the number now and it means sinn fein has become the largest party in northern ireland and it is the first time ever that a nationalist party has won the most seats in the assembly and it means the democratic unionist party which last assembly election was the biggest party is now in second place in terms of the number of seats it has and it means that michelle o'neill, sinn fein's leader in northern ireland could become first minister but under the power—sharing arrangements here in northern ireland that will only happen if the dup agrees to become deputy first minister. i will have more conversations about this with my gues

chris mason, many thanks. there will be — right now. chris mason, many thanks.ks. there will be full coverage _ right now. chris mason, many thanks. there will be full coverage of - right now. chris mason, many thanks. there will be full coverage of the - there will be full coverage of the state 0pening there will be full coverage of the state opening of parliament on bbc one. join me at10.30 state opening of parliament on bbc one. join me at 10.30 tomorrow 0ne. join me at 10.30 tomorrow morning. now to the war in ukraine, and over to clive myrie, who is in the ukraianian capital, kyiv, tonight. thanks, huw, good evening from a city and a country, where all eyes were on moscow today — and the much anticipated speech from vladimir putin in red square. the russian leader addressed the huge victory day military parade, saying russian troops fighting here in ukraine, were "defending the motherland". he said the invasion of this country was necessary and had been provoked by the west. but he didn�*t make any major announcement related to the war or suggest when or ho

chris mason reporting from a very wet i mason reporting from a very wet westminster.than 20 rib fractures over weeks of beatings. the court heard that nathanial pope caused injuries to kermarni watson caused injuries to kemarni watson darby, comparable to a car crash. kermarni watson derby's mother also received 11 years imprisonment for causing or allowing his death. some viewers may find the details in this report by navtej johal distressing. this was kemarni watson darby, a three—year—old boy who was described in court as lively, boisterous and happy. injune 2018, he died while in the care of the people who should have been protecting him. his mother, alicia watson, and her partner, nathaniel pope. his ribs had been crushed and he died from severe abdominal injuries, which the court heard were comparable to a car crash orfall from height. doctors also found evidence on his body of a number of other serious injuries inflicted at his home in west bromwich that he had suffered in the days and weeks before. the evidence that was heard was something i've not seen before

chris mason explains. you'll they| chris mason explains.ely publication of the sue gray _ tomorrow with the likely publication of the sue gray report. _ tomorrow with the likely publication of the sue gray report. after - tomorrow with the likely publication of the sue gray report. after that, l of the sue gray report. after that, potentially as soon as thursday, an intervention or response to what we've seen today from the energy regulator. so the prime minister has been speaking to the senior economists with a range of views exploring the options as far as the government intervention is concerned. he'll meet rishi sunak pretty soon in the next couple days, and potentially as soon as thursday, politically convenient after all the headlines tomorrow, or certainly in the coming days, an announcement about what they might do. what could they do? there could be a bump up for benefits, a lump sum payment for families, and then there's discussions to be had about whether a broader range of households offered some support. in the medium term as t

chris mason, our olitical soon as thursday. chris mason, our political editor _ soon as thursday.al editor at _ soon as thursday. chris mason, our political editor at westminster, - political editor at westminster, many thanks. the annual energy bill for a typical household in england, wales and scotland is likely to rise by £800 in october according to the energy watchdog 0fgem. 0fgem expects the energy price cap to increase to around £2,800 in october — that corresponds to the maximum unit price of energy in a household using an average amount of energy. the cap currently stands atjust under £2,000. again, that's tied to the unit price so a household using a higher number of units than the average will see a higher annual energy bill than the cap. the bosses of 0fgem told mps today that around 12 million households were facing fuel poverty, spending more than 10% of disposable income on energy. our business editor simonjack reports. beth from bristol and herfamily are like millions of others, seeing their bills spinning out of control and she is clear about the biggest problem o

i mean mason do it when he put this out there. so what you know, we see that there's that that for you know, some americans are starting to think that we saw already that anti-slavery sentiment had been growing even before the revolution broke out. they've got petitions from tree and enslaved africans in massachusetts, we've got you know people freeing slaves. you've got some evangelicals starting to you know, talk about the need to get rid of slavery and so on so there's been some sentiment sure even though like george mason was a slaveholder wasn't known whether or not he was in favor of like keeping slavery in what would be like a national government. well, what's interesting is that he and thomas jefferson talk a lot in this period particularly about getting rid of slavery and jefferson. i'm going to show you a phrase that jefferson put in his draft constitution and up through the us constitution. yes, they do talk about it and they want they want government to stop it, but that they don't stop, you know, but that they don't f

our political editor chris mason reports. 13th 2020, the country is in lockdown, and this is what is happening in downing street. look at these pictures, obtained by itv news. the prime minister raising a glass, holding forth, bottles littering a table. asa as a senior colleague is given a sendoff. and the rules at the time — no person may leave or be outside of the place where they are living without reasonable excuse. we now know there were two gatherings in number 10 that night. borisjohnson was asked about one of them in the commons six months ago. will the prime minister tell the house whether there . was a party in downing street on the 13th of november? - prime minister. mr speaker, no, but i'm sure that whatever happened, the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. we now know at least one person at the drinks do was fined but the prime minister was not. this is clearly not a work meeting, this is clearly a gathering, a social gathering, that was clearly against the rules at the time. now, bori

chris mason in westminster. andl for it. chris, thank you. chris - mason in westminster. being held in iran for six years on spying charges, has told the bbc that a uk government official stood by while iran forced her to sign a last—minute false confession at the airport. she said she signed the statement "under duress," after being told the iranian authorities wouldn't allow her to leave unless she did so. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. relief all round, as nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and fellow hostage anousheh ansari arrive back in the uk in the early hours of a march morning. to secure their release, the uk had finally settled a long—standing military debt. but nazanin has now revealed there was another condition for her release. i was made to sign a false confession — at the airport, in the presence of the british government — whereas... could we just pause on that? so before you left iran... before i left iran, at the airport... you had to... had to sign it. otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to leave. they told me that, "you won't be able

so there was one about chris mason based onjesus christ superstar. so here isjeff serenading you, chris, in the style of andrew lloyd webber. # chris mason newscaster # do you think you're what they say you are? # chris mason, editor. # do you think you're what they say you are? five stars. brilliant. well done, jeff. oh, that's a work of musical genius, that is. i'm blushing, jeff. i'm blushing. that is blooming marvellous. thank you. and jeff also did one for katya, which is called the jellicle katya, which is the only way you can make me like cats. did he do one for you? no. that's fine. because i think i'd be like the narrator character. you could be ma—adam butterfly. i mean, it's a bit operatic. that's very highbrow. it is quite highbrow. i don't even know what that is. too much for you? yes. exactly. at least it's not les miserables, which would be what you'd talk about if it was a musical about energy prices, which is what we're going to discuss on this episode of newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello. it's adam in the studio. hello, it's al

chris mason, bbc news, in watford.ing households was highlighted this week when the head of 0fgem, the energy regulator, predicted that 12 million homes — that's nearly half of all uk households — could be in fuel poverty by the autumn. that's when over 10% of household income has to be spent on fuel bills. our business editor simonjack looks at the latest data. mimi, can we do some maths please? single mum zoe from the wirral is one of the 8 million people on low incomes who will qualify as a benefit recipient for two lump sum payments totalling £650 this year. that's in addition to the £400 everyone will see knocked off their bills. a boost to her of over £1000. i think it's a fantastic step forward. my worry is that obviously if we're going to get it in three separate payments, that when we come towards the winter, it's kind of going to be a doorstop for now but i am over the moon that the government is finally making us feel like we're being listened to and actually feel like we're being taken care of for a change.

chris mason, many thanks.ce as early as tomorrow new support for households hit by rising energy prices. the package of measures is thought to amount to at least £10 billion. our business editor simonjack is here. what do we know. it is worth reflecting — what do we know. it is worth reflecting how _ what do we know. it is worth reflecting how steep - what do we know. it is worth reflecting how steep and - what do we know. it is worth | reflecting how steep and how crushing these energy bill rises have been. if you look at the history of the price cap since it was instituted, pretty stable for a while. in april, up to nearly £2000 and then we heard, in october nearly £3000. so it has more than doubled in a year. earlier this year the chancellor announced support worth about £9 billion, just over £9 billion. it came from a £150 council tax rebate and £200 of most people bills, but repayable over the next five years. so a bigger package, coming over £10 billion. things will be targeted, the warm home discount an

chris mason, thanks for— it is not enough. chris mason, thanks forjoining _ it is not enough.100 people who've been trapped for two months beneath the rubble of a steelworks in eastern ukraine have finally been brought to safety after they were rescued on sunday. the evacuees have spent weeks — without seeing daylight — living in tunnels beneath the steelworks in the besieged city of mariupol. but the ceasefire that allowed them to escape was brief. fierce fighting has begun in mariupol again. and the red cross says there are still an unknown number of people trapped there. our correspondent, laura bicker, watched as the first evacuees finally made it to safety in zaporizhzhia this afternoon. theirjourney from hell is over. two months of horror ends in exhaustion and relief. katarina spent weeks hidden in the depths of the azovstal steel plant as russian bombs pounded the site. she tried to tell her children everything would be ok, even when she didn't believe it herself. translation: how we were living, to be honest, it was horrible. - from morning until night we were bombard

yes, i also immediately thought of the great, but i thought he would say masonic passing, the masonsat, forced a soft stone, i am afraid to think. by the grace of god, we are catherine the great empress and self-supporting the entire rural moscow kiev vladimirskaya novogorashovka could not stop the treacherous attack of the ottoman state on our southern land, i was in reasoning and having no other opportunities, we command to declare war. well, it will be active equipment. the turks will start the offensive, and i will counterattack, wear out raids on the rear, set up ambushes. is 20 fortresses considered appropriate by the turks, should we take them ? this is an impossible task, the moldavian clergy asked for the support of the people to rise up. i ask you to send me to poland, i am absolutely healthy and ready to participate in the battle grigory grigoryevich more suvorov, gentlemen, i ask you to end the war in two years. need if the russian commanders surpass them in the art of the enemy, then we will be able to overcome the tours, the fastest in 5. what is? your majesty may begin

mason to take another round. i'm also struck by the way in which the autocrats and authoritarians fuel-- feel it necessary to attack the lgbtq community all over the world and we see that with hungary, and we see it with putin in russia, with duarte, and crown prince and on and on and i wonder why that has become such a hallmark of the authoritarian regimes around the world and you know, i thought i'd get thoughts from anybody who wanted to, but perhaps prefer snyder we could start with you. >> you need to unmute, if you would. >> yeah, thank you for the question. so, number one, just to make a very simple observation, there's a lot of copying going on right now, so it's not a coincidence when different right wing regimes around the world use these as copying and fair amount of contact between the american far right and the russian regime on the issue of gays. number two right wing, far right wing regimes tend to identify children as an anxious place and so they use the rhetoric. exploitation of children as a way

chris mason, resembles a convincing answer. chris mason. thank — resembles a convincing answer.ed for two months beneath the rubble of a steelworks in eastern ukraine have finally been brought to safety after they were rescued on sunday. the evacuees have spent weeks without seeing daylight, living in tunnels beneath the steelworks in the besieged city of mariupol. but the ceasefire that allowed them to escape was brief. fierce fighting has begun in mariupol again. and the red cross says there are still an unknown number of people trapped there. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker, watched as the first evacuees finally made it to safety in zaporizhzhia this afternoon. their journey from theirjourney from hell is over. katarina spent weeks in the depths of the azovstal steel plant as a russian bombs pounded at the site. she tat tried to tell her children everything would be ok even when she didn't believe it herself. translation: didn't believe it herself. tuna/mom- didn't believe it herself. translation: ., ., , translation: how we were living was horrible. translation: how we were

the pudding will now be sold at fortnum & mason — all proceeds will go to charity.t, but you could also buy most of the elements, so that became accessible to everybody. and, you know, it's a trifle, but it's a beautiful, beautiful trifle, and it's sunshine in a bowl. a trifle to mark a moment in history. alongside victoria sponge and coronation chicken, we now have a queen elizabeth ii platinum pudding. daniela relph, bbc news, central london. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, senior associate editor of the new statesman, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. first let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages. the metro features pictures from a cctv video which it says show clear evidence of a russian war crime in ukraine — soldiers shooting unarmed civilians in the back. the ft leads on the turbulence in crypto—currency markets, and also reports on the growing politica

our political editor chris mason reports.he country is in lockdown, and this is what was happening in downing street. look at these pictures, obtained by itv news. the prime minister raising a glass, holding forth, bottles littering a table as a senior colleague is given a send—off. and the rules at the time — no person may leave or be outside of the place where they are living without reasonable excuse. we now know there were two gatherings in number 10 that night. borisjohnson was asked about one of them in the commons six months ago. will the prime minister tell the house whether there was a party in downing street on the 13th of november? prime minister. mr speaker, no, but i'm sure that whatever happened, - the guidance was followed i and the rules were followed at all times. we now know at least one person at the drinks do was fined, but the prime minister was not. this is clearly not a work meeting, this is clearly a gathering, a social gathering, that was clearly against the rules at the time. now, borisjohnson knows

keep your receipts from the master's luggage there are masons, blacksmiths. uh-huh left welcome.'m with you go without us. i want to get angry with my mother with a slug. i will make you beautiful earrings and bring you tomorrow with red stones. i want blue. no bro, he doesn't need to interfere with his brother. it's not for long. he was entrusted with a very important job. do not scratch the pimple will leave a trace. well, finally in the shower 2 days on the road without a soul, it's terrible. wait, go. do you think it turns him on or does nothing help? they unsuccessfully tried to escape. you tell me to get acquainted, we are local people artisans are alive, because and if we denounce you, why didn't you wrestle? same jew.

chris mason has more. >> if you've ever wondered ho far to make a guitar, this is the place to find out guitars made the instruments for ed sherwin, among others. they plan to sell plenty welcome to other the -- over the irish sea as well as worldwide. the boss here says the protocol has had -- made business harder. >> some of our valued partner, in england have said, this protocol, this administration is too much work. we have seen sales impacted there. we want to make things as smooth as possible for our partnerbut it is daunting to have to fill out import documentation for something you never had to think about before. >> when the u.k. left the european union, it was agreed that goods arriving in northern ireland from engine grand, planned and and weals would be monotold. that's because northern ireland shares a lands border with the republic of ireland, which is in the e.u. but an open border on the island of ireland is seen as an essential parent of the pales process. but the democratic union ex-party here in northern ireland says it won't go into devolved government until the prot

changes it will bring. >>> and singer florence welch of florence and the machine talks with anthony masond "dance fever." >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, and have a great weekend.

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the brilliant chris mason, who i think lakes _ brilliant chris mason, who i think takes over— brilliantitor tomorrow, says if you get on your high _ tomorrow, says if you get on your high horse — tomorrow, says if you get on your high horse he better be careful because — high horse he better be careful because it turns into a bucking broncho — because it turns into a bucking broncho. the danger for keir starmer, _ broncho. the danger for keir starmer, he seemed quite sanctimonious, constantly calling for boris — sanctimonious, constantly calling for borisjohnson's sanctimonious, constantly calling for boris johnson's resignation sanctimonious, constantly calling for borisjohnson's resignation if he were — for borisjohnson's resignation if he were fine. but if keir starmer himself— he were fine. but if keir starmer himself is— he were fine. but if keir starmer himself is no find, he will have no place _ himself is no find, he will have no place to— himself is no find, he will have no place to hide. the moral high ground will be _ place to hide. the moral high ground will be ripped from u

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines...ptionally bad, with no let up in russian shelling. the cities of severodonetsk and lysychansk are under intense bombardment as russian forces try to encircle them. people up to the age of fifty can now enlist in the russian army. the law, passed by the parliament in moscow, is linked to efforts to recruit more troops as russian casualties in ukraine continue to mount. under current legislation, russians can enlist only up to the age of forty, and foreigners up to age thirty. pfizer has announced it will no longer make a profit from selling its patented medicines to the world's poorest countries, after being criticized for making a profit from its coronavirus vaccines. pfizer�*s chief executive, albert bourla, said forty— five countries would benefit, covering a total of more than a billion people. rwanda will be one of the first countries involved and its president said pfizer's scheme was an important step towards sustainable health in developing countries. the supermodel kate moss ha

chris mason, bbc news.lmingly endorsed the only candidate vetted to be the territory s new chief executive. the former security secretary, john lee, received all but eight votes out of more than 1,400 cast. lee succeeds carrie lam who oversaw the implementation of a controversial national security law that led to massive protests against the territory's government in 2019. let's go live to hong kong where we can speak to the bbc�*s danny vincent. tell us more aboutjohn lee. john lee has a background in the police force. he quietly rose to a position of protest movement and overseeing the crackdown and implementation of the national security law which are seen widely at least by activists as essentially at least by activists as essentially a weapon against people that choose to speak out against beijing and against the authorities here and we see that a staunch supporter of a person backed by beijing has been selected to the city for the next five years. many people, especially activists and demonstrators, w

here's our political editor chris mason. it's long been suspected., involving loads of people, for months on end, right at the heart of the government led by boris johnson. the police offered few words, but they did have a big number — more than 100 fines. and they're not finished yet. the prime minister's been in staffordshire — happy to pose for pictures, less keen to talk about covid partying. look, as soon as i have any more to say on this subject, i will make sure that you, sam, are amongst the very first to know. but what we're doing here in stoke is making sure that we focus on the thing that i think matters most to the people of this country right now, and that is getting us through the post—covid after—shock. this is a list of the potential post—covid political after—shocks — the events in and around downing street now under investigation. a christmas do on 18 december, 2020 is thought to have led to a big chunk of this latest batch of fines. there was a downing street christmas party on friday night. do you recognise those reports? i went h

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. you're watching newsday on the bbc.... with china's growing influence. coping with china's growing influence. leaders of australia, india and japan meet for a summit. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the j tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of. the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than four and a half thousand episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. argh, i don'

who are the masons, but but everyone knows that the all-seeing eye is their symbols.e is on the coat of arms, braslava although our people. it seems to me that the version that says that the isosceles triangle is the holy trinity will be familiar, but, and the eye naturally belongs to god, although stanislav pyatovsky heraldists, the highest point of braslav is by no means a church, nor a church, nor any tower, it is a monument to the doctor stanislav. which in his time did a lot of good deeds for the garage, it is believed that the monument to stanislav narbut resembles a candle, a symbol of mercy and healing, such was the life of this man, who managed to get him appointed to braslav and treated the sick for free, if they had nothing to pay, the narbut loved the bracelets for everyone with his heart he was a director and an amateur theater actor, he published a newspaper, the spirit of a braslav citizen created a fire brigade. it is not surprising that a monument to him was erected with the money of ordinary people, but the monument also had a practical application e

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. let's get some of the day's other news.g its patented medicines to the world's poorest countries. pfizer was previously criticized for making a profit from its coronavirus vaccines. pfizer's chief executive, albert bourla, said 45 countries would benefit, covering a total of more than a billion people. rwanda will be one of the first countries involved. its president, paul kagame, said pfizer's scheme is an important step towards sustainable health in developing countries. senegal�*s president says 11 newborn babies have died in a fire at the neonatal section of a regional hospital in the town of tivaouane, around 120 km east of the capital dakar. president sall, who posted the news on twitter, didn't give any further details about the fire. the governor of luhansk province in ukraine has described the situation in the eastern donbas region as exceptionally bad, with no let up in russian shelling. the cities of severodonetsk and lysychansk are under intense bombardment as russian forces try to encircle them. people up to th

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.est demanding new elections. he urged supporters to join his long march to the capital despite all approach roads being blocked and thousands of police being deployed to prevent demonstrators reaching the city centre. he was ousted as prime minister in april in a no—confidence vote in parliament. mr khan claims his ousting was a plot orchestrated by the united states, but hasn't provided any evidence to back up his claim. the bbc�*s saher baloch reports from islamabad. islamabad this evening looks like a battleground. the capital is tense as protesters continue to arrive. former prime minister imran khan has asked his supporters and party workers to gather near the parliament. holding pakistan's flag in his hands, khan is also on his way towards the capital, where he will demand the dissolution of the parliament and call for early elections. protesters have fought all day to reach the city. there were early—morning classes in lahore, where tear gas was fired in an attempt to scatter th

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.t demanding new elections. imran khan has urged supporters tojoin his long march to the capital, despite all approach roads being blocked and thousands of police being deployed to prevent the demonstrators reaching the city centre. he was ousted as prime minister in april after a no—confidence vote in parliament. saher baloch reports now. islamabad this evening looks like a battleground. the capital is tense as protesters continue to arrive. former prime minister imran khan has asked his supporters and party workers to gather near the parliament. holding pakistan's flag in his hands, khan is also on his way towards the capital, where he will demand the dissolution of the parliament and call for early elections. protesters have fought all day to reach the city. there were early—morning classes in lahore, where tear gas was fired in an attempt to scatter the protesters — but they remained undeterred. tear gas was again fired this afternoon to disperse the protesters approaching islamabad

our political editor, chris mason, has this report.ine photos. and here it is. at party after party, when of course parties were banned, we read about wine and cheese, beer and pizza. on pages 15 and 16, an event with a karaoke machine, excessive alcohol consumption, one person being sick. a minor altercation, a fight between two people. people leaving in the middle of the night. and on page 13, a reference to that do where people were encouraged to bring their own booze. the day after a senior official says, "we seem to have got away with it." sue gray concludes there were events that should not have been allowed to happen. she puts blame on senior leadership at the centre, who must bear responsibility for this culture. since her earlier report injanuary, she accepts progress is being made in addressing the issues raised, but that we, the public, have the right to expect the highest standards of behaviour, and what happened fell well short of this. she makes one final observation, that it is her firm belief that these events did not r

chris mason, bbc news, in watford. forecast that the average bill could go up by a further £800 a year by the autumn. and up to 12 million households could be in fuel poverty. that gives you some idea of the scale of the problem the chancellor was trying to address today. our business editor, simonjack, has been taking a closer at all the numbers. can we do some maths? single mum zoe from the wirral — can we do some maths? single mum zoe from the wirral is _ can we do some maths? single mum zoe from the wirral is one _ can we do some maths? single mum zoe from the wirral is one of— can we do some maths? single mum zoe from the wirral is one of the _ can we do some maths? single mum zoe from the wirral is one of the 8 _ from the wirral is one of the 8 million people on low incomes who will qualify as a benefit recipient for two lump—sum payments totalling £650 this year in addition to the £400 everyone will see a knocked off their bills, a boost to her over £1000. 4' their bills, a boost to her over £1000. ~ , ., ., .,

chris mason, bbc news at westminster.ifies what she revealed in her interim findings published in january. there are, for example, the photos. crucially, there are also some gaps in her report. ms gray decided it was inappropriate to investigate any further after the police investigation was launched injanuary. here's our home editor, mark easton, on what we know, and what we've learnt about the culture behind that famous black door on downing street. the door of number 10 downing street, a black and white statement of the dignity, authority and integrity of those who occupy this most famous address, the staircase adorned with former pictures of the great public figures who have resided here. but now another set of pictures have emerged from behind the black door, illustrating the culture of rule breaking, drinking, rowdiness and rudeness in the building that represents the united kingdom too many around the world. nine published images taken by an official government photographer are just a fraction of the hundreds of pi

haley mason, it's your turn to ask a question to brad raffensperger. >> secretary raffensperger, youe said several times over the last two years there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in georgia. you have also launched your campaign to prevent voter fraud with an emphasis on preventing noncitizen voting. can you explain why this is an important thrust at this point in your campaign, given that data? mr. raffensperger: i am the only one on this stage that is fighting noncitizen voting, making sure only american citizens are voting in our elections. i'm the only candidate on this stage with real business experience, growing a business from the ground floor up. jodi heise has lived off the taxpayers for over seven years now. i am the only one that has successfully outlawed ballot harvesting and i will continue to investigate every charge we see. i am the first secretary of state you will 100% citizen check of our voter rolls to make sure only americans are in the voting rolls. over a week ago, jodi heise said "noncitizen voting was not his highest priority." it is my highest pri

chris mason, bbc news. as chris was saying, plenty of questions still unanswered., our home affairs correspondent. why was the prime minister fined for the birthday party and not for some other events?— birthday party and not for some other events? detectives in this investigation were _ other events? detectives in this investigation were dealing - other events? detectives in this investigation were dealing with | other events? detectives in this l investigation were dealing with an ever shifting matrix of constantly changing coronavirus rules and they haven't really wanted to discuss how they have been interpreting them, but i think there are some clues in who has been fined and for which events. if you take the birthday cake party before cabinet, for example, everyone seems to have been fined for that, it was a nonwork related event and the prime minister, the prime minister's wife and the chancellor of the exchequer all got fines, but these social gatherings at the end of the working day, the police i think i've accepted there was a work element to those, so for

chris mason, bbc news, in watford. need of more heavy weaponry to defeat a major russian attack in the east of the country. the foreign minister said the situation in donbass is worse than people understood — others have said that moscow has thrown all its resources into the assault. two key cities — severodonetsk and lysychansk have come under bombardment and there's heavy fighting for control of roads connecting ukranian territory. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports from kyiv. ukraine's government are warning that they are seeing a maximum intensity of fighting in the eastern donbas region. from the russian side we are seeing very slow, very deliberate and very familiar tactics when they are trying to encircle increasing number of locations. checked tanya ask, strategically significant, a single bridge allowing people to escape and supplies to come in. that's been targeted today by the russians as they continue to use their artillery and the area. there is ukraine's second largest city park eve which

our political editor chris mason there.om food alone, but the uk could be about to change things as it introduces a bill to parliament that would allow the commercial growing of gene edited crops. our science correspondent pallab ghosh went to see the scientists growing tomatoes modified to boost levels of vitamin d. these tomatoes could have great health benefits. they've been developed in a lab to be rich in the sunshine vitamin, d, which ordinary tomatoes don't have. it's vital for the development of strong bones and muscles, and one in six people in the uk don't get enough of it. with humans, half—an—hour in the sunshine every day is enough to make enough vitamin d3 for you, but a lot of people don't have that time outside. the tomatoes have been produced using an advanced scientific technique known as genetic editing. it usually involves snipping out a small portion of the plant's dna. the older technique of genetic modification involves putting genetic material in, sometimes genes from a completely different species.

the bbc�*s political editor chris mason has been speaking to rishi sunak about the shift in policy towardsx. we have announced £15 billion in support to help with the cost—of—living, with a third of all households, vulnerable, receiving around £1200 of help. there is also support for everyone. let's talk about the windfall tax. the prime minister has said, i don't like them. the business secretary says he has never been a supporter. i put it to you that you are ideological opposed to this idea. no, i have always been pragmatic about it, that is what i've said. i think it is entirely fair that we look at the extraordinary profits these companies are making at the moment, and when prices return to historically more normal levels, the energy profits levy will be removed. i notice you don't want to call it a windfall tax. it is a very specific levy we have designed which contains a very generous investment. come on, it is a windfall tax, isn't it? people can call it what they want. you won't call it a windfall tax? they are extraordinary profits, and they will be taxed. millions of families ri