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correspondent ben wright. good to see used to talk us through what is going on here. i see used to talk us through what is going on here-— going on here. i think the main event today is _ going on here. i think the main event today is still— going on here. i think the main event today is still the - going on here. i think the main event today is still the fact - going on here. i think the mainj event today is still the fact that the government are bringing a review against the inquiry, the covid—19 inquiry because it does not want to hand over unredacted whatsapp messages, diar...

by stating he'd already given the cabinet office all relevant material. here's our political correspondent ben wright our political correspondent leila nathoo is in westminster. whether all the documentation as for has been handed over yet. do we know yet? an hour after that deadline we still haven't heard from the government or the inquiry itself as to whether any of the documents ask for have been handed over. so, we are still in a bit of a waiting game to understand whether the deadline was met or not. just to recap, for viewers about this. the covert inquiry is the big inquiry be...

the covid public inquiry that ministers�* whatsapp messages from the pandemic are released. in a letter, the cabinet office said it was doing so "with regret", but that the request goes beyond the remit of the inquiry. a deadline for the government to submit the messages passed at 4pm this afternoon, but the inquiry says it instead received notice of legal action. in the last hour, we have also heard from borisjohnson, who said he is more than happy to hand over any letters. we are going to speak to our corresponded ben wright on that story in just a moment, corresponded ben wright...

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore, and 7am in hiroshima, japan, where president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit, mr zelensky said that russia's defeat would result in lasting world peace. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city of bakhmut. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city, but ukraine denies it. our diplomatic correspondent james lansdale sent thi...

it's 7am in the morning in singapore, and 8am in hiroshima, japan, where president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit, mr zelensky said that russia's defeat would result in lasting world peace. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city of bakhmut. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city, but ukraine denies it. our diplomatic correspondent james landale sent this report from kyiv. today injapan, president zelensky honoured the de...