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report found that mr sharp failed to properly disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of almost $1 million for the uks former prime minister borisjohnson. this morning mr sharp released this statement. have a listen. missed to stores view is that while i did breach the governments code for government appointments he states very clearly that a breach does not necessarily invalidate an appointment. indeed, i have always maintained breach was inadvertent and not material which the...

yeah, it was like a dream come true. well be examining the government decision, and reporting from egypt on the plight of families separated by the violence. also tonight... the bbc chairman richard sharp resigns, after a report finds he was not open about his dealings with borisjohnson when he interviewed for the chairmans job. it is right to prioritise the interest of the bbc. i feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the corporations good work, were i to remain in post ...

you dont finish a day and think, oh, i need a break, i need to get out. like youre with the people that give you the sense of that break and that rest and that recuperation. and you can have, like we used to call them, like three hour holidays. there was a gap in the schedule. like you just go somewhere, play, you know, lose and or go for a walk all together. and its funny what you can like if you have the mindset in the right place, how quickly you can recuperate if you need it, you k...

story. it goes on the nhs strike posing a threat to great ormond street, the childrens hospital, serious concerns over staffing levels there, and looking ahead to next weeks coronation. and the daily telegraph, there is a reference to the story of the bbc chair. gary lineker�*s tweet, saying, dont let ministers pick the bbc chief. he said the bbc chairman should not be selected by the government of the day, not now, not ever. another story about surgeons operating only once every for...

a father lost. we mentioned last week that there have been plaudits for the bbc teams on the ground, but some viewers had reservations about the coverage. two of them recorded their thoughts for us on camera. first, john carberry reacting to that last clip we saw, and then clive kelly. during the filming of the results of the turkish earthquake on the early evening news of 8 february, a man discovered the remains of his of his whole family crushed into the rubble. the camera closed in ...

militia group, the rsf, are pointing at each other. this as thousands of sudanese, as well as many other nationalities continue to attempt to flee the country. these pictures of the situation in the capital khartoum today. at least 512 people and killed and many more injured. figures estimated to be higher. a bus convoy carrying several hundreds of u s citizens has left khartoum, bound for port sudan these pictures are courtesy of cbs news. meanwhile the uk deputy prime minister oliver...

sunday where there might be the odd crack of thunder in northern ireland. we will get to that soon. here is the big picture. a large area of low pressure here is helping to draw in a warm atmosphere from the southern climes and it is spreading across the uk. it has already been the warmest day of the year so far in england, around 19 celsius. in the north of the country, still feeling the chill in scotland, it will be freezing mid—morning on saturday. for most of us between four and ...

more strikes here in the uk, civil servants out today, nurses on sunday, four teaching unions are now coordinating strike action. on the up side the gmb and unite, two of the biggest health unions, have accepted the governments pay offer, so where are we tonight — and how do we compare with europe. also tonight — the amputee in zero gravity, the story of para olympianjohn mcfall, who hasjust been hired by the european space agency. we have an exclusive bbc interview with the leader...

get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc #bbcyour questions the prime ministers expected to announce a cabinet reshuffle later this morning, as he replaces conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi. a third earthquake hit central turkey early this morning, as the rescue operation continues across the region to try to find survivors of the two massive quakes which struck yesterday. in the last few minutes, weve learned that now more than 5,000 people are known to have died in turkey a...

the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, is facing questions in parliament this morning. hes appearing in front of the digital, media, culture & sport committee — hes likely to be asked about his involvement in securing a loan for former prime minister boris johnson. lets listen in. establish the facts about the loan arrangement with the then prime minister, which was being set up at the same time as he was making the appointment of the bbc chair. essentially, from what ive read, ther...