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Britain: Report reveals failure of leadership over Downing Street lockdown parties

Civil servant Sue Gray released the report after investigating 16 separate gatherings.

A report in Britain by senior civil servant Sue Gray has highlighted a failure of leadership for allowing parties to take place at the Prime Minister's residence when the country was under strict lockdown. In long-awaited findings, the senior civil servant says some events "should not have been allowed to take place".

The UN human rights chief has acknowledged that Myanmar is in a state of civil war, a year after the military seized power. The UN official described the situation in Myanmar as catastrophic, and has said the international community has failed to prevent gross violations by the military regime.

Also, we hear more about the asteroid alert system that scans the sky for dangerous extra-terrestrial bodies.

50 minutes

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  • Tue 1 Feb 2022 05:06GMT