In the hour on bbc news. Three days before the defence of his title, murray puts in the practice at wimbledon as he tries to shake off a hip injury. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. In the last half hour the leader of kensington and Chelsea Council, the borough where the Grenfell Tower fire happened, has resigned. Nicholas paget brown said he had to accept responsibility for his role in the response to the fire, and in particular for the decision to ban the public and press from a Council Meeting last night. The bbc has also obtained documents that show that cheaper, less fire resistant cladding was chosen for the tower block. 80 people are believed to have died in the fire, and there is no suggestion a deliberate decision was made to cut fire safety. Kensington and Chelsea Council says safety would not have been compromised in order to manage budgets. Our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds has more. Where you pressured by number 10 to resign . The pressure simply
Ididnt ididnt want i didnt want her worried, or her legacy to be william and more harry being completely and utterly devastated by it. All that hard work and love and energy that she put in to us when we were and love and energy that she put in to us when we were younger, and love and energy that she put in to us when we were younger, going to waste. Good morning. Energy bills, insurance costs and council tax are all going up at a much faster rate than the average cost of living. Ill be looking at why. England are just one match away from retaining their womens Rugby World Cup. They beat france in a tense semifinal in belfast to set up a final against new zealand. That this weekend. That is. And carol has the weather. A balmy start to the day here in london, but we have some heavy rain in northern england, Northern Ireland scotland. Behind that, fresher conditions and some showers. More details on 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The government will today outline how it
Remote learning has returned for millions of School Pupils across the uk. But questions remain about the assesment of those facing exams. In germany, high coronavirus cases are expected to delay next weeks lifting of the lockdown until at least the end of the month. France promises to catch up with its neighbours after administering only a fraction of its available covid vaccinations. Elections are taking place in the us state of georgia which will shape the course ofjoe bidens presidency. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Im rebecca jones. With almost all of the uk impacted by coronavirus lockdowns, support for businesses worth over £4 billion has been announced by the chancellor in the past hour. Millions of people in england are being told to stay at home once more, in a third lockdown announced by the Prime Minister, in the fight against coronavirus. Borisjohnson warne
Bbc yourquestions. What help for struggling business . An update from the chancellor on support schemes is expected as unions and Industry Groups say thousands of companies and jobs are at risk. Remote learning has returned for millions of school pupils. But questions remain about the assesment of those facing exams. Elections are taking place in the us state of georgia which will shape the course ofjoe bidens presidency. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Millions of people in england are being told to stay at home once more in a Third National lockdown announced by the Prime Minister in the fight against coronavirus. Borisjohnson warned the weeks ahead would be the hardest yet. The new restrictions in england, which become law tomorrow, include staying at home and the closures of schools and colleges. There will be a review of the measures in the week beginning february 15th. In scotland, lockdown restrictions came into force at midnight. Schools will close to most pupils until february.
The rules themselves . If youd like to get in touch on this or any of our stories, you can contact me on twitter geetagurumurthy, or bbcyourquestions. Ministers say theyre looking into claims that some food parcels sent to children who would normally get Free School Meals are inadequate. Security is stepped up as the fbi warns of armed protests across the United States in the run up tojoe bidens inauguration. And coming up this hour. Finding your thing during lockdown. We look at how people are keeping themselves motivated while staying at home. The uks most Senior Police officer has said that people who break lockdown rules are being fined much more quickly, but says that more clarity on the meaning of local on exercise guidelines is needed from the government. It comes as the Health Secretary says that tighter measures for england cannot be ruled out. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida dick wrote in the times that its preposterous that anyone could now be unaware of the n