touch with me. blackpool s jake daniels becomes the first current male professional footballer in more than 30 years to come out as gay. now ijust do feel like i m ready to be myself, be free and just be confident with it all. lying all the time is not what i wanted to do, and it has been a struggle. football manager wayne rooney is due to give evidence in his wife s libel trial, dubbed wagatha christie , as the multimillion pound case enters its final days at the high court. hello and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary liz truss is expected make a statement to parliament today, paving the way for making changes to the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland, known as the protocol. one of the main parties, the democratic unionists is refusing to enter power sharing at stormont unless the existing protocol is changed or scrapped. devolution in northern ireland mean nationalists and unionists have to agree to share power for a governemnt to be formerd. ir
Launching their campaigns for the weeks to come and setting their pitch to voters. Political correspondent harry farley has this report. The campaign is off to a jet setting start. Rishi sunak met supporters in a Biscuit Factory in derbyshire before a trip to a brewery in barry and then to inverness, where he highlighted signs that he says the economy is turning a corner. Inflation has returned to normal. Wages have been rising faster than prices. The economy is now growing at a healthy rate. And thats why now is the right time to talk about our future. And my view is we need to have leadership that can provide a clear plan, take bold action to deliver a secure future for everyone in scotland and across the country, especially in these uncertain times. Sir keir starmer will also be in scotland later, as the campaigns spread across the length and breadth of the uk. The cost of energy will be a point of division today, with labour promising to bring down energy bills for good. You vote l
Golfs greatest rivalry is ready to rumble in rome. Passions are sky high with the start of the ryder cup just minutes away, with team europe looking to reclaim the trophy they lost in the usa two years ago. And i am in amongst the dahlias, but not where you would expect. We are in stonehenge this morning. I will tell you why i am here i give you a forecast which will today has a lot more sunshine around. That and all of the weekend details coming up on breakfast. Its friday the 29th of september. Our main story. Family and friends of Elianne Andam, the 15 year old who was fatally stabbed on her way to school in south london, have attended a vigil by the bus stop where she died and said their hearts are broken. Police are continuing to question a 17 year old boy on suspicion of her murder, as Graham Satchell reports. Late yesterday afternoon, Elianne Andams family gathered on the street in croydon. Guided by a Senior Police officer, they made their way to the exact spot where the 15 yea