also tonight. the conservative chair nadhim zahawi, who had to pay a penalty to hmrc, has agree to allow a downing street inquiry to look at his tax affairs. transpennine express, which has cancelled so many services across the north of england and scotland, has apologised to customers. and gareth southgate tells us why he considered stepping down as england football manager and why he then decided coming up on the bbc news channel could marcello beat everton bound? he is in talks over the managerial vacancy. good evening. a transgender woman who raped two women when she was a man has now been moved to a men s prison in a case that highlights concerns about the safety of female prisoners being held with trans prisoners. isla bryson was sent to cornton vale women s prison in stirling after being convicted of raping two women when she was a man called adam graham. bryson decided to transition from a man to a woman while awaiting trial. the first minister nicola sturgeon annou
tonight at ten: a trans woman who raped two women when she was a man is told she can t serve her sentence in a women s prison. isla bryson had been remanded to cornton vale women s prison in stirling after being convicted on tuesday. it prompted immediate questions about safety if a rapist was held in an all womenjail so the scottish government eventually intervened. this prisoner will not be incarcerated at cornton vale women s prison, and i hope that provides assurance to the public, presiding officer, not least to the victims in this particular case. and the first minister went on to say that there is no automatic right for a trans woman convicted of a crime to serve their sentence in a female prison.