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
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. at least nine palestinians are killed in an israeli raid in the west bank. the us secretary of state is to visit israel and the west bank next week. and in just over an hour s time, an asteroid the size of a bus is passing the earth on one of the closest approaches on record. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. in the united states in the last hour, president biden has called for calm, after five police officers were charged with murder of tyre nichols, a black man severely beaten after a traffic stop earlier this year. the officers in memphis, tennessee who are all black were fired last week, after being accused of using excessive force. their actions were caught on body cameras. that video will be released within the next 2a hours. here s what
this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister is in belfast as he tries to win support for his new deal on post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. we managed to have a decisive breakthrough with our negotiations with the eu, reached an agreement, which i think is an extraordinary, positive step in northern ireland. a couple who disappeared with their newborn baby more than seven weeks ago have been arrested in brighton, but their child is still missing. a double rapist who changed gender while waiting to stand trial has been jailed for eight years. the number of people sleeping rough
a double rapist who changed gender while waiting to stand trial has been jailed for eight years. the prime minister is in belfast as he tries to win support for his new deal on post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. a couple who disappeared with their newborn baby more than seven weeks ago have been arrested in brighton, but their child is still missing. time to take a look at some of the stories making headlines around the uk. patients from wales will be the first in the uk to be offered a pioneering new blood test, which can detect bowel cancer early on. survivors need regular colonoscopies to check they remain cancer free, but delays caused by the covid pandemic mean many have had to wait far longer than recommended. now, scientists at swansea university have developed a blood test, which can lead to a quicker
couple who disappeared with their newborn baby several weeks ago had been arrested in brighton, but their child are still missing. a double rapist who changed gender while waiting to stanch real has been jailed for eight years waiting to stand trial. the number of people sleeping rough in england last year increased by more than a quarter, according to figures released by the government. the rise in 2022 comes after four years of decreases those years included exceptional measures for rough sleepers introduced by the government in response to the covid pandemic to take people off the streets. ministers say they re spending £500 million tackling the problem. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has more. after a night on the streets, the need is for heat and food. at this bristol homeless service, they re feeding up to 100 people a day. and numbers are rising. i m not happy. the streets will kill me, or the drugs will.