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nomia iqbal— prince andrew this evening. thank you, nomia iqbal in _ prince andrew this evening.| business leaders are urging the government to lift the work—from—home guidance in england, amid falling rates of covid infections. the advice was announced just before christmas, to help combat the spread of the 0micron variant. the health secretary, sajid javid, has already said the country is leading the world in how to live with covid. here's our business editor, simonjack. it's a question office workers, their employers and politicians are asking, because it's one with big personal and economic consequences. it's one google is asking itself. its answer? to spend £730 million buying a building it currently rents and expand its office capacity by 50%. why would a technology giant do that? monday to friday, 9—5 looks like a thing of the past, but google — like many others — expect most of its workforce back in the office for most of the week. for the vast majority of roles, it will be three days. we've surveyed our employees, we've talked to them about what they value, what they wan

our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. people to remember a day of shock and resilience. lawmakers spent the anniversary sharing testimonials about where they were in those chaotic hours that shocked the world. you'll never take back our country with weakness. . you have to show strength. stop the steal! last year's riots are still staggering to see. people loyal to donald trump try to overthrow the election he lost. his supporters marched from his rally and made their way inside the capitol, as congress was in session to confirm joe biden's victory. the attack lasted for hours. five people died, including a police officer. nearly 140 security officials were injured. a year on, and a minute's silence was held inside the same building that came under attack. president biden gave an impassioned speech, saying the mob held a dagger at the throat of american democracy, due to the lies spread by donald trump. they didn't come here out of patriotism or principle. they came here in rage. not in service of america, but rather in s

nomia iqbal is in washington. what more do we know?n coming out but these are the details we can tell you so far. it started about three hours ago, the congregational service was under way and being live streamed. there were no images but a man could be heard speaking and at times cursing and also getting very angry and demanding that his sister be released from prison. police have not confirmed who he is. we have no confirmation of his identity so far although there has been speculation but no confirmation yet. police have said they made contact with him and conducted operations on the block where the congregation beth israel is located. they also told residents to avoid the area and one house official also said that they are monitoring things so this is very much an ongoing situation. thank you for that. the government's latest daily coronavirus figures show there were 81,713 new infections in the latest 24—hour period. that means there were 117,800 new cases on average per day in the last week. another 287 deaths were reported, that

that was nomia iqbal.rn, that a suspected chinese agent was able to target mps, in an attempt to make british policy more favourable to beijing. china has denied the claims, and accused the government of being "too obsessed with james bond movies." 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has more. an agent for the chinese state in the heart of westminster. that's the claim that sparked a row between the uk and china. christine lee was a well—known figure, a lawyer seen here encouraging people from the chinese community to engage in politics. your vote is your voice! she had contacts across the spectrum, providing hundreds of thousands of pounds of funding and meeting top politicians. but yesterday, mi5 issued this rare alert, warning she was trying to covertly interfere in british political life on behalf of the chinese communist party. today, china hit back, denying the claims, its foreign ministry spokesperson saying perhaps some individuals have watched too many 007 movies, leading to unnecessary menta

nomia iqbal reporting from the us there.e next few hours, novak djokovic will hear whether or not he'll be allowed to remain in australia. the government says the world number one tennis player, who hasn't been vaccinated against covid, is a threat to public health. his lawyers are appealing, describing the latest decision shaimaa khalil, reports from melbourne. free the refugee! once again, novak djokovic is in detention, and once again, the world number one is challenging the cancellation of his visa. in court documents which were released today, we learned that the immigration minister alex hawke made we learned that the immigration minister alex hawke made his decision because the player's presence in australia may foster anti—vaccination sentiment. the tennis star's legal team says the argument was invalid and irrational, and that deporting him would potentially undermine support for the vaccination programme. we want novak djokovic to play! and while some of djokovic�*s supporters gathered to back him, there has been l

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. the rare genetic disorder spinal muscular atrophy was approved for use on the nhs. it's the world's most expensive drug and has the potential to save the lives of babies with the condition. one—year—old edward was given the drug in august and it's changed his life. zoe conway has been to meet him and his mum megan. he's just my little boy, just completely in awe of him, he's like the strongest little baby i know. i'm just so proud of him. he's just doing so well. edward was born with the genetic condition spinal muscular atrophy. it causes progressive muscle weakness. as a baby, edward became floppy, he couldn't move his legs. doctors feared that one day he might lose the ability to breathe. and then along came the most expensive drug in the world — zolgensma. it costs £1.8 million, although the nhs got a discount and approved it for use last may. this is edward being given zolgensma via a drip last august. the one—off treatment lasted an hour. in that time, his life was transformed.

nomia iqbal reporting.ut "false sabotage operations" to create a "pretext" for an invasion of ukraine. the pentagon said moscow had sent a group of trained operatives into eastern ukraine. they could then carry out acts of sabotage against russia's own proxy forces there, which are concentrated in the donetsk and luhansk regions. ukraine's defence ministry said russia was plotting to stage similar operations in the disputed moldovan region, known as transnistria, on the ukrainian border. the kremlin has denied the reports but the pentagon says its intelligence showed the plans were well under way. we do have information that indicates that russia is already working actively to create a pretext for a pot — for a potential invasion. and, again, we've seen this kind of thing before out of russia. when there isn't an actual crisis to suit their needs, they'll make one up, and so, we're watching for that. ukraine has also accused russia of being behind a large—scale cyber attack that hit numerous government webs

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. royal and military titles to the queen, and will no longer be referred to as his royal highness in any official capacity. it comes after a court ruling in the us which left the prince facing a civil case later this year against virginia giuffre. she says she was sexually assaulted by him two decades ago when she was a teenager. he has consistently denied the allegations. prince andrew retired from public duties in november 2019 after an interview about the claims with the bbc�*s newsnight, and will now have to defend the court case as a private citizen. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. he's determined to fight on — rebutting the charges made against him, according to friends. but andrew will do so as a private citizen, shorn of the last trappings of his life as a royal. so there will be no more appearances on the balcony of buckingham palace alongside his mother and the rest of his family. those days are over — as is his use of the styling as his royal highness, and h

the mere iqbal, bbc news, washington. —— nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.s, have led to the authorities drafting in 200 members of the armed forces to offer support. among them will be 40 defence medics who'll be able to assist with patient care. 0ther personnel will help with administrative duties. nearly 2,000 military staff have already been deployed in the uk with a further 7,000 on standby, catherine da costa reports. it has led to the armed forces once again being called on for support over the next four weeks. 40 military medics will assist with patient care. 160 personnel will carry out tasks including checking in patients and basic checks. separately, 32 military correspondents will also be deployed to support south—central ambulance service in the thames valley. this winter there is extraordinary pressure on our nhs. we are honoured, it is our duty to be a sticking plaster for the honoured, it is our duty to be a sticking plasterfor the nhs to help through a time of extraordinary crisis. in normal times the nhs does not need our help because they

for the latest on the fire, i've been speaking to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. is just a nightmare situation. we are hearing so many awful stories, already people have been on social media talking about how they tried to escape with their children, with their pet animals. one american media outlet spoke to a women who said she saw people from her childhood dying. she saw women crying, losing their children, really horrific stories. as we heard there from the commissioner, they think they've discovered what the source of this is. authorities had always said from the beginning that they didn't think this was suspicious. this fire had broken out on a particularfloor, in a particular apartment. it engulfed two floors. the smoke had just extended through the entire building, this high—rise block. as we have been hearing there, this is the worst fire in decades. the last fire of this nature, you could say, was in the bronx was back in 1990, march 25, that social club called the happy land social club in the bronx, and that fire was started intentionally, unlike this o

our correspondent nomia iqbal has the latest from washington.fre�*s lawyers here in america have submitted two letters, making a formal request to a british court to help secure evidence from what they are calling two witnesses. so just to let you know who they are, shukri walker. virginia giuffre�*s team claims that shukri walker saw prince andrew at this night club in 2001 in london with a young girl. and virginia giuffre alleges that was around about the time that she claims prince andrew abused her in london. the second letter, as you mentioned there, is a request for major rob olney. this was prince andrew's former assistant. and virginia giuffre�*s lawyers believe that he may have information relating to the relationship between prince andrew and the dead sex offenderjeffrey epstein. prince andrew's lawyers have always said that this is a marathon, not a sprint, but more pressure on prince andrew this evening. let's get some of the day's other news now. the united nations says at least 108 civilians have been killed by air strikes in north

prince andrew denies all the allegations against him. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is live in washingtontwists in this story? and this comes 24 hours _ more twists in this story? and this comes 24 hours after— more twists in this story? and this comes 24 hours after virginia - comes 24 hours after virginia giuffre requested witness accounts from a former assistant to prince andrew and a woman at a nightclub at the time of the allegations another prince has hit back with requests of his own. his legal team want to hear from her husband robert giuffre and they want to know how he met his wife in 2002, about their household finances and also relationship with convicted sex offendersjeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell. they also contended that she may be suffering from false memories and thatis suffering from false memories and that is why they want to examine the second person, her doctor, psychologistjudith lightfoot. both are residents in australia and the legal team for the duke of york have requested this testimonies be released. the case continues. novak djokovic will hear in the nex

our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal gave me the details. is a woman called shukri walker. this is a woman who claims to have seen prince andrew at a nightclub in london in 2001 with a girl, a young girl. and ms giuffre contends that it was the same night, after that club, that the prince allegedly abused her. now, as you mentioned there, the second request is for testimony from his former assistant, major rob olney, and ms giuffre�*s lawyers believe that he may have some information relating to the relationship that prince andrew had with the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. now, prince andrew has, as we know, consistently denied the allegations, his team have said this legal case is a marathon, it's not a sprint, but he has run out of legal manoeuvres, virginia giuffre�*s team are clearly preparing for a court hearing here, they are at that stage where they're asking for all this evidence, and they haven't ruled out a settlement, although her team have said that if there is a settlement, it can't be purely financial. just explain th

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports. it is a landmark birthday. the duchess of cambridge at 40. a time to reflect on what has been achieved more than a decade after official royal life began. and that royal public life started here on anglesea. then, still kate middleton, this was her first official engagement. the naming of a new lifeboat. the move from private, contained kate middleton to a public royal duchess of cambridge has had its challenges. adjusting to the attention, coping with the scrutiny and finding her voice. this was the duchess�* first ever speech in 2012. you have all made me feel so welcome. i feel hugely honoured to be here to see this wonderful centre. almost ten years later, the confidence has grown. the words more powerful. addiction is not a choice. no—one chooses to become an addict. but it can happen to any one of us. the speech she gave last year was a landmark for us to have somebody in the royal family with credibility saying exactly those same mess

nomia iqbal has more from washington.quested witness accounts from prince andrew's former assistant and a woman at a nightclub at the time of the allegations, and now the prince has hit back with requests of his own. as you mentioned, his legal team wants to hear from her husband, robert giuffre. they want to know how he met his wife in 2002, the household finances. they also want to ask about virginia giuffre's relationship with the convicted sex offendersjeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell. the duke's side is claiming that ms giuffre had a role in recruiting underage girls to be trafficked. they also contend, as you mentioned there, that she may suffer from false memories, which is why they want to examine the second person, her doctor, a psychologist, judith lightfoot. now both the husband and doctor are residents of australia, so the duke's legal team have requested that letters are issued from the us court to the central authority of australia to get the testimonies. more on our top story now. in court in australia

our correspondent nomia iqbal is following latest developments from washington.ation that? what we do know so far is that this started around about three hours ago. so the congregation shabbat service was under way, it was being live streamed, there were no images, though — but people that were listening to it could hear a man. and he, before the live feed was cut off, could be heard speaking, cursing at times, he was sounding angry, talking about his sister, demanding she be released from prison. there's been also speculation about who this man is, but we don't have any confirmation yet from police so far. the police say that they've made contact with him and that they conducted operations on the block where the congregation is located, which is close to dallas. they say the situation is ongoing and they have, as you mentioned, told residents to avoid the area. a white house official has also said that the white house is monitoring things. tsunami alerts have been issued, after the eruption of a giant underwater volcano, near the island of tonga in the pacific o

here�*s our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal.nt biden�*s victory had been made official. they are a loosely knit militia that believes the us government has been corrupted by elites. leading the charge was the yale—educated lawyer and army veteran, stewart rhodes, claim investigators. they say, in december — the month before the attack — he organised the violence using encrypted apps. speaking to one local oath keeper chapter, he said... he appears to confirm a plan in the run—up to january 6th on the infowars conspiracy site. what we�*re doing is we have men already stationed outside dc as a nuclear option — in case they attempt to remove the president illegally, we will step in and stop it. on that day, oath keeper members wearing full combat gear were seen marching through the crowd, up the east steps of the capitol in a military—style stack formation. prosecutors say rhodes, who wasn�*t inside the building, was directing them using a mobile phone and chat app. once inside, the indictment alleges the stack split in two, headin

our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal, joins us now. who else are they asking?f the people they _ who else are they asking? que: of the people they are who else are they asking? <1>iez of the people they are asking testimony from is a woman called shukri walker, she claims to have seen prince andrew at a nightclub in 2001 with a young girl. and ms giuffre contends it was the same night, after that club, but the prince allegedly abused her. the second request is for testimony from his former assistant, and ms giuffre's lawyer believe he may have some information related to the relationship that prince andrew had with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. prince andrew has, as we know, consistently denied the allegations, as we have said this legal case is a marathon, not a sprint, but he has run out of legal manoeuvres, virginia giuffre's legal team are asking for all this evidence, and they have not ruled out a settlement, although her team have said if there is a settlement, it cannot be purely financial. just explain the us process here, because they are

let's speak to our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, in washington.u tell us about what happened and how? this more can you tell us about what happened and how?— happened and how? this is one of those situations _ happened and how? this is one of those situations which _ happened and how? this is one of those situations which is - happened and how? this is one of those situations which is just - happened and how? this is one of those situations which isjust a - those situations which is just a nightmare situation. we are hearing so many awful stories already people have been on social media talking about how they try to escape with their children, with their pet animals. one american media outlets spoke and said she saw people from her childhood dying. she saw women crying, losing their children, really horrific stories. as we heard there from the commissioner, they think they've discovered what the source of this is. authorities always said from the beginning they didn't think this was suspicious. this fire had broken out in a particular floor, this

let's get more from our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. what has it been like there today? been like there toda ? , ., ., ., , today? here in dc, the mood has been really _ today? here in dc, the mood has been really sombre, _ today? here in dc, the mood has been really sombre, it _ today? here in dc, the mood has been really sombre, it has - today? here in dc, the mood has been really sombre, it has been. been really sombre, it has been reflective. of course, this is of the city where that attack happened. we saw lawmakers remembering that moment. everyone has had the conversation, where were you when the capitol riots happen. they talk about how they feared for their lives that day. i was here following the capital ride and speak to people and many were angry. —— capitol riot. and how it turned into a fortunate after that, especially in the lead up to the inauguration ofjoe biden, you had military fencing, soldiers and troops on the ground. you would think a crisis would pull the nation together but it has actually divided people. while here in dc there have been vigils a

our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports.om two people in the uk. one of those people is shukri walker, a woman who claims to have seen prince andrew at a nightclub in london in 2001 with a young girl. miss giuffre contends she was then abused by the prince after visiting that club. the second person is the prince's former assistant, major rob olney. and ms giuffre's lawyers say she has reason to believe that major olney has information that relates to the relationship between prince andrew and jeffrey epstein, the convicted sex offender who's now dead. virginia giuffre's legal team are clearly preparing for a court hearing, though they haven't ruled out a settlement, which means that it wouldn't go to trial. but they've also indicated that they wouldn't just want that settlement to be financial. as far as prince andrew is concerned, he has always consistently denied all these allegations and his team have said that this legal case is a marathon, not a sprint. but he is running out of legal manoeuvres and miss giuffre's legal

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. it's changed his life. zoe conway reports. he's just my little boy, just completely in awe of him, he's like the strongest little baby i know. i'm just so proud of him. he's just doing so well. edward was born with the genetic condition spinal muscular atrophy. it causes progressive muscle weakness. as a baby, edward became floppy, he couldn't move his legs. doctors feared that one day he might lose the ability to breathe. and then along came the most expensive drug in the world — zolgensma. it costs £1.8 million, although the nhs got a discount and approved it for use last may. this is edward being given zolgensma via a drip last august. the one—off treatment lasted an hour. in that time, his life was transformed. his muscle tone is a lot stronger. he's almost feeling like a child that doesn't have sma. he can roll, he can hold his head. i mean, honestly, it's endless, what he can do, compared to what he was doing before treatment. it's incredible. # if you see a crocodile...# the ea

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.to either get vaccinated or submit a negative covid test weekly and wear a mask to enter the workplace. the biden administration had argued the rules were necessary to address the "grave danger" posed by the covid pandemic. the bbc�*s samira hussain reports from new york. in this decision, the supreme court was sympathetic to the efforts being taken by the white house to combat the virus. even citing the toll of the virus. even citing the toll of the pandemic has taken on the country. nevertheless, the court said it is not legalfor the government to force a vaccination mandate. although this comes as a blow to the biden administration, which really viewed these requirements is a key tool in its arsenal to fight the covid pandemic. the decision cannot really stop private companies from instituting their own vaccine mandates. this is basically saying that the white house cannot enforce those mandates. two of america's big investment firms citigroup and jpmorgan have already said to their

our us correspondent nomia iqbal has the latest. team here in america is seeking testimony from two people in the uk. one of those people is shikri walker, a woman who claims to have seen prince andrew at a nightclub in london in 2001 with a young girl. ms giuffre contends she was then abused by the prince after visiting nightclub. the second person as the prince's former assistant, major rob olney. mr ponder�*s lawyers say that she has reason to believe that mr only has information that relates to the relationship between prince andrew and jeffrey epstein, the convicted sex offender who is now dead. virginia giuffre's legal team are clearly preparing for a court hearing, though they have not ruled out a settlement, which means that it wouldn't go to trial. they have also indicated they wouldn'tjust want that settlement to be financial. as far as prince andrew is concerned, he has always consistently denied all these allegations and his team have said that this legal case is a marathon, not a sprint. and he is running out of legal m

nomia iqbal reports.r people to remember a day of shock and resilience. lawmakers spent the anniversary sharing testimonials about where they were in those chaotic hours that shocked the world. you'll never take back our country with weakness. . you have to show strength. last year's riots are still staggering to see. people loyal to donald trump try to overthrow the election he lost. his supporters marched from his rally and made their way inside the capitol, as congress was in session to confirm joe biden�*s victory. the attack lasted for hours. five people died, including a police officer. nearly 140 security officials were injured. a year on, and a minute's silence was held inside the same building that came under attack. president biden gave an impassioned speech, saying the mob held a dagger at the throat of american democracy, due to the lies spread by donald trump. they didn't come here out of patriotism or principle. they came here in rage. not in service of america, but rather in service of one