are announced in england, a pay rise is offered to health workers in scotland. a man who spied for russia while working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison. the information commissioner is to ask lancashire police why they revealed details about the health of nicola bulley, who s been missing for three weeks. 0h, he s found a way through. and in the cricket, a good second day for england has put them ahead in the first test against new zealand. and coming up on the bbc news channel, potential new manchester united owners have until today to submit takeover proposals. bids are expected from countries ranging from qatar to the usa. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister rishi sunak has been holding talks near belfast with representatives of all the main political parties in northern ireland, amid speculation that the government is close to agreeing a new deal with the eu on post brexit trading ar
european union, but i think it is safe to say that progress has been made. it seems to us that it s very much game on, and we are very heartened by that, we are very conscious that a deal can be done and should now be concluded speedily. the information commissioner is to ask lancashire police why they revealed details about the health of nicola bulley, who s been missing for three weeks. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say the die hard and pulp fiction star is now suffering from a type of dementia. good afternoon. a former security guard at the uk embassy in berlin has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for russia. david ballantyne smith admitted passing secret information to the russian authorities, after being caught in an undercover sting operation. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. david smith, a fan of war memorabilia, a security guard at the british embassy in berlin and a spy for russia. motivated by hatred of britain and
a strong resistance to the russian forces, we have a special report from the front line. bin strikes in scotland a further 13 local authorities take action from today. and the newborn endangered baby elephant which is putting hope in the hearts of conservationists and coming up on the bbc news channel: rangers attempt of the champions league for the first time in more danny beck. for the first time in more than a decade. they start the second leg of their play off 2 2 against psv eindhoven. good evening. the chief constable of merseyside police murder of olivia pratt korbel is progressing at pace. the nine year old was shot on monday evening, by a masked attacker who d burst into her home. a 35 year old man, joseph nee, who s thought to have been the intended target of the shooting, has been arrested. the gunman is still at large. our correspondent danny savage is at the scene. it is almost 48 hours since the horrific events in the street, it is still cordoned off but there i