lots of tributes today and rightly so to the great motown songwriter barrett strong, who has died aged 81. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. today we had some decent sunshine and a lot of dry weather. probably one of the best days of the week, with sunshine and relatively mild area as well. but we have got a change on the way. the weather is about to get a lot windier. zooming into the north atlantic, we can see this beautiful area of low pressure with the weather fronts spiralling down into the centre of the low pressure like water down the plug hole. actually, although this is over 1000 miles away, the fronts are connected and dangling right across the uk at the moment and pushing the rain south and east. they will bring outbreaks of rain overnight, the one here is quite weak and the cold front bringing some heavier rain for a time southwards across scotland, northern ireland and into parts of northern england and north wales by the end of the night. alth
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news speaking following that cabinet meeting. you might know there s been a cabinet away day at checkers, the prime minister and cabinet ministers meeting ostensibly to discuss policy and all of that coming in on the backdrop of serious questions being asked relations to a number of ministers, including the chancellor. let us hear minister had to sit in the the last few minutes in this interview recorded after that cabinet meeting there at checkers. i d set up the priorities flare i d set up the priorities five priorities i d set up the priorities five priorities to i d set up the priorities five priorities to have i d set up the priorities fez priorities to have inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt cut waiting list and stop the boats. we are going to deliver on those because we do that, we will have immediate relief for families do that, we will have immediate relief forfamilies and do that, we will have immediate relief for fam
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
i never want to be in a position where my presence is affecting the team and a negative way. and i didn t believe that was the case. and i didn t believe that was the case. the line up for the women s final of the australian open is complete. as wimbledon champion elena rybakina stays on course for another grand slam title. a storm in a tee peg, problems on and off the course at the dubai desert classic. also coming up in the programme. it s set to be the biggest change in rugby union history but communuity clubs have hit back at plans to lower the height of tackling. and once upon a time in burnley the transfer announcement that united the internet. hello and welcome to sportsday. all that to come shortly, but we start tonight with two time british shot putt champion amelia strickler who d told the bbc that world athletics is betraying women with plans to continue to allow transgender athletes to compete in female track and field events. strickler says she s terrified that
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