the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi says he ll continue to support the prime minister from the backbenches, and criticised journalists for the way they reported his tax affairs. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccines minister, rising to become chancellor, this morning he was chairman of the conservative party but his ministerial career now lies in tatters. he had faced questions for some time about his previous tax affairs and the fact he paid a penalty to hmrc while he was in charge of the treasury. he insisted he acted appropriately throughout. the prime minister had asked his ethics adviser to investigate. sir laurie magnus reported back this morning. his findings were highly critical. in a letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021 nadhim zaha
hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour with some breaking news from scotland, where the prison service has announced an urgent review of all transgender cases in its prisons. it says it will pause the movement of all transgender inmates until the review is complete. it follows the outcry of the case of isla bryson, a trans woman convicted of raping two women before changing gender. isla bryson was initially remanded to cornton vale women s prison before being moved to a male wing at hmp edinburgh. the scottish prison service says that we have commenced an urgent review of all trans gender cases currently manage in our establishment. ourfirst cases currently manage in our establishment. our first concern cases currently manage in our establishment. ourfirst concern is always and remains the health, safety and well being of all the people in our care and that of our staff. we have very robust risk assessment processes and a track record of keeping people safe in ofte
politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. fox pays up the network. thanks. a $787 million element with dominion historic and an embarrassing some, but it s an important but fox escapes without publicly saying these words to its viewers. sorry. we lied to you. bus to florida man battle for the approval of yes, mostly other florida meant donald trump tries to outshine ron desantis by nabbing more congressional endorsements from florida and alabama police announcing just moments ago, they are arrested two teams on reckless murder charges that connected to a sad sweet 16 mass shooting that killed four a prosecutor promises to try the suspects. as adults at first for us, though truth lies and yes, lots of money. $787.5 million to be exact. that is the eye popping total. fox agreed to pay dominion voting systems to settle a defamation suit that asked for twice that much now does that represent accountability for its constant lies that the 2020 e
we ll have the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region. also coming up on newsday. the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. and we ll remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. and rihanna gears up to perform on one of the world s biggest stages the super bowl half time show. representing for immigrants, representing for my country barbados, representing for black women everywhere. i think that s really important, that s key for people to see. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin this hour in turkey and those powerful earthquakes that have taken at least 20 thousand lives. rescuers in the region continue to work through the rubble, sometimes still finding people alive. i want to show you these pictures, which were taken only a few hours ago, you can see a turkish woman bei
for many others. we have seen the weight of hope. loved ones crowding around the rescue efforts hoping against hope that their loved ones will still be pulled alive from this rubble. we ll have the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region. also coming up on newsday: the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. # ijust don t know what # i just don t know what to # ijust don t know what to do with myself. we remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. and rihanna gears up to perform on one of the world s biggest stages the super bowl halftime show. you are representing for immigrants and representing for my country, representing for black women everywhere. i think thatis black women everywhere. i think that is really important. that is key for people to see. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the progr