a little bit of sunshine behind us, just to prove there is some sunshine out there, grace goes for many of us, what we haven t got our scenes like this, can you believe it is this is the sunshine island of majorca, heavy snowfall, record breaking rain, disruptions of power cuts, travel problems, all because of what is cold storm juliet, taking this low pressure, churning through the western mediterranean, edging its way into italy, kept at bay across southern europe because we still have got an area of high pressure. we usually keep things dry, this one is not quite playing the game as some of you may realise. cloud tied underneath that, some break ups in some places, but the cloud across england and wales continues to be thick enough this afternoon for smart bricks rain or drizzle, but towards kent and sussex we will see some heavy rain, edging its way into the south by the time we start early morning rush hour. wind coming in from the north east, adding a bit of chill, temp
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is in northern ireland, trying to win support for his new deal on post brexit trading arrangements. rishi sunak says he s confident that the windsor framework, as the new agreement is called, addresses the concerns of the democratic unionist party. and that it removes any sense of a border down the irish sea, which the dup objects to. he said his deal was not about one political party but about what s best for people and communities. the leader of the dup, sirjeffrey donaldson, said the deal represented progress, but he thought there were still issues with it. the brexitjourney has lasted for seven years. borders have moved to the centre, dominating politics here. does everyone hear that? it s about people. but the prime minister thinks he s finally found a solution. at a factory in county antrim, he told people the devolved governments would have a unique economic advantage, with local businesses having full access t
strike over pay. scotland s first minister says a trans woman convicted of rape won t now be imprisoned at the women only jail where s she currently being held. and scouring our coastlines for waste why some of the plastic that s washing up is decades old. coming up on the bbc news channel, controversy at the australian open after novak djokovic s father is filmed posing for photos with the vladimir putin supporters. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. russia has hit ukraine with another wave of missile strikes, this time during the morning rush hour, killing at least one person and injuring several others in the capital kyiv. ukrainian officials also said critical infrastructure was damaged in the black sea region of 0desa. the strikes come the day after germany and the us confirmed they would send leopard and abrams tanks to the country. this morning the german defence minister said he wanted his country s vehicles there by the end of march. russia has cond
and after the world cup in qatar gareth southgate reveals why he s decided to stay as england manager. i never want to be in a position where my presence is affecting the team in a negative way. and i didn t believe that was the case. lien note will be bidding for a second major title as she moves through the final at the australian open. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a trans woman, who raped two women before deciding to change her gender, won t be allowed to serve her sentence in a women s only prison. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, made the announcement in the scottish parliament. isla bryson had been remanded to cornton vale women s prison after being convicted of carrying out the rapes when she was a man called adam graham. bryson decided to transition from male to female while awaiting trial. our scotland correpsondent lorna gordon has our top story. isla bryson is a convicted double rapist. the 31 year old started transitioning after bein