BBCNEWS Verified July 2, 2024
live. we start in the uk, where borisjohnson has apologised for the "pain, loss and suffering" during the covid pandemic, saying he takes personal responsibility for mistakes that were made. mrjohnson, who was prime minister throughout that period, has been giving evidence to the covid inquiry. during questioning, he said government ministers did the best they could in very difficult circumstances, but admitted they could have done better. so many people suffered, so many people lost their lives. inevitably, in the course of trying to handle a very, very difficult pandemic in which w...