cabinet members rally round, but senior backbenchers are calling for him to resign and his behaviour has angered relatives of people who died during the pandemic. it wasn t an apology. he didn t say sorry. he basically gaslit the entire nation. the lawyer representing virginia giuffre in her civil case alleging sexual assault by prince andrew says she s not interested in a purely financial settlement. novak djockovic was in the draw for the australian open first round, which took place earlier but he s still waiting to hear if the host country s government will allow him to stay for the tournament. good morning. today s weather is very similar to yesterday for england and wales, with frost and fog. then some sunshine. scotland and northern ireland, more cloud and spots of drizzle. all the details later in the programme. it s thursday 13th january.