Capitol Hill attack: One year on

It’s one year today since the supporters of then President Donald Trump stormed Capitol Hill to try to stop congress from certifying his election defeat. We look back to the day and hear the highlights of President Biden’s speech today to the nation. We’ll also discuss the deep divisions that have remained in America. We hear from the BBC’s Stephanie Hegarty, who first reported on the rise of QAnon in 2020 and has travelled back to the US to see what’s changed for those caught up in the conspiracy theory. She will be telling us about the people she’s met.

Security forces in Kazakhstan say they have killed dozens of anti-government protesters in the main city Almaty. Unrest that began on Sunday over fuel increases culminated in days of violent anti-government protests. Russian led troops to help keep the peace are arriving. We speak to our Central Asia correspondent and BBC Russian about the developments

Novak Djokovic is facing a weekend of uncertainty about whether he will be deported from Australia – after being denied entry because of his Covid vaccination status. We’ll hear reaction from Australia and from his native Serbia where the President has said he’s being “harassed”.

And our regular health expert, Dr Helen Wimalarathna, a Molecular Epidemiologist at the University of Buckingham, talks us through today's news about Covid-19 and the Omicron variant.

(Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Statuary Hall on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. January 6, 2022 Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)