manchester united move to within a point of the champions league places after marcus rashford sent them on their way to a convincing win over nottingham forest. we have heavy rain sweeping in from the south west, pushing north east through the day. behind it we see a return to sunshine and showers but wherever you are, it will be windy. good morning, everybody. it s wednesday the 28th of december. our main story: relatives of a 23 year old man stabbed to death on the dance floor of a birmingham nightclub have described him as their best friend . cody fisher, a non league footballer and school sport coach, was fatally injured on boxing day, as greg mackenzie reports. 23 year old cody fisher was in the prime of his life, but his life was cut short, stabbed to death on a dance floor ofa birmingham nightclub on boxing day. described by his family as a best friend, the semi professional footballer and sports coach was fatally injured at the crane nightclub in digbeth. police beli
the next prime minister outline how they plan to help people cope with the rising cost of living. but former prime minister gordon brown says much more action is needed. a bbc news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. good evening. a ceasefire between israel and the islamichhad group could be imminent after two days of violence, the worst between israel and gaza for a year. militants fired rockets towards jerusalem today after a second commander was killed in an israeli air strike. egypt has been trying to broker a truce to which israel is reported to have now agreed. well, the israeli operation began on friday. the palestinian health ministry says that since then 41 palestinians, including several children, have been killed. from jerusalem, our middle
The Labour Run Council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade ago. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The pressure on the citys finances has been rising and rising. Europes biggest Local Authority is now in biggest Local Authority is now in big trouble. Its problems began more than a decade ago, when a Landmark Case was brought against the council, which led to it having to pay out more than £1 billion so far in equal pay claims to mostly female staff. But with the authoritys revenue budget, the money it spends on recurrent costs like wages, at £750 million, the announcement of this summer but it had up to £760 million still to find to settle the equal pay claims was a huge blow. And that is on top of the botched roll out of a new it system which has set up back and about £100 million. The City Council Leader who is currently abroad, he says, is part of a long standing
Headlines with lisa hartle. Good afternoon. Its just after 12 00. Im lisa hartle in the newsroom. Roads and local transport minister Richard Holden says the government will not rule out stop and search after a 15 Year Old Girl was stabbed to death on her way to school in london. A 17 year old boy who knew the victim remains in custody after being arrested in custody after being arrested in croydon yesterday morning. In croydon yesterday morning. The girl named locally as eliana , was described by her school as a valued friend and pupil. Mr holden told gb news whats being done to tackle knife crime. New legislation has been brought in. Sentences are being strengthened, which is vitally important as well. But overall , important as well. But overall, i think this is about us as a society, really ensuring that we get across to people , that there get across to people, that there is no place for possession of a knife and that, yes, the government will act with tougher sentence thing. You k
Hours time. The row over hs2 continues as senior conservatives warn against axing the rail project despite spiralling costs. Well be debating is it time to derail all hs2 or not. 7 and as always, paul coyte is here with the latest from the world of sport. I do. I do. I do. To the ryder cup preparations are hotting up, which happens at the end of the week. The ecb have vowed to change cricket for the better and the Manchester United feud continues and feud continues. The ten hag sancho continues. The ten hag sancho feud. Oh, yes. Yes. Oh, that feud. Oh, yes. Yes. Oh, that feud. Oh, yes. Yes. Oh, that feud. Feud. Oh, yes indeed. Oh, yes indeed. Ah ha. And you can join in any of our discussions if you knew anything about that feud or any other feud youd like to discuss with us. Gb views or gbnews. Com but can tweet us gbnews. Com but you can tweet us at. Gb news. At. Gb news. So later today , the home so later today, the home secretary will make a speech in washington calling on the Un Re