this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a plan to tackle the record backlog of 6 million routine hospital appointments in england is put on hold. the uk s health secretary says the situation will get worse before it gets better french president emmanuel macron heads to moscow for talks with vladimir putin about the ongoing crisis in ukraine. students in england find out what a levels and gcses will look like this summer chinese tennis star peng shuai describes her allegations of sexual assault as a huge misunderstanding in herfirst western media interview since the accusations were made. the former head of britain s armed forces says it s time to work with the taliban to protect the afghan people. we ll bring you a special
a 19 year old man has admitted killing his 15 year old sister at a welsh caravan park last summer. matthew selby from ashton under lyne, greater manchester, denied murdering his sister amanda in conwy county but admitted an alternative charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. the headlines on bbc news: a plan to tackle the record backlog of six million routine hospital appointments in england is put on hold. the uk s health secretary says the situation will get worse before it gets better. french president emmanuel macron heads to moscow for talks with vladimir putin about the ongoing crisis in ukraine. students in england find out what a levels and gcses will look like this summer.
of a joint world cup bid, but today it accepted it wasn t a moment to proceed. it said it hoped to confirm support for a euros bid in the coming weeks. we know we have the infrastructure here, the it capacity, the transport, we have everything needed for the country to host with england hosting the latter stages of euro 2020 the five nations will hope the tournament will still return when the host is confirmed next year. when it comes to a home world cup however, the wait goes on. dan roan, bbc news. our top story this evening. gcses and a level exams will return this summer, they ll be graded more generously than before the pandemic, and students will be given more guidance. coming up. parking fines are to be capped at £50 in many parts of england and wales. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel. the uk and republic of ireland won t now bid to stage the 2030 world cup. they ve turned their attention to the euros, but will
about the level of bullying and adverse culture within the trust. i believed that some of the ways they responded to problems were to try to preserve the reputation of the organisation. in a statement, the trust say they apologised for the distress caused but they had made strong progress, including investing in staffing and training. next month, a full report into shropshire s maternity failings will be published, a public recognition of two decades of private grief. michael buchanan, bbc news, shropshire. you can watch the full panorama investigation maternity scandal: fighting for the truth tonight at nine o clock, on bbc one. pupils could be blocked from taking out student loans if they fail maths and english gcses, under government plans aimed at tightening controls on higher education in england. the proposals are set
on the first flight? it go through. what was it like to be on the first flight? on the first flight? it was extremely on the first flight? it was extremely owner - on the first flight? it was extremely owner s. i on the first flight? it was extremely owner 5. this| on the first flight? it was i extremely owner 5. this is on the first flight? it was - extremely owner 5. this is only for fully vaccinated people. you must be double jabbed, but your lateral flow test and 24 hour is before you leave and you have to fill in a form which is a bit like retaking all your gcses is a bit like retaking all your gcses all at once without revising. i flew out to tokyo via heathrow and all the checking that was done in heathrow was sufficient. an easy bit of swapping over at tokyo s airport. then the flight down this morning, well, it was extraordinary. it was really subdued. i thought it was going to be absolutely full of families coming back to see loved ones reunited, tourists like me. i was th