Of his record nine gold medals through no fault of his own. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, Serena Williams says britainsjohanna konta can be a future grand slam champion, after knocking her out in this good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres been a sharp increase in the number of Homeless People with more than half the councils in england recording a rise. On a single night last year more than 4,000 people were Sleeping Rough thats according to the government figures. It amounts to a 16 jump on the year before campaigners say its an appalling rate. 0ur Midlands Correspondent sima kotecha reports now from birmingham one of the areas with the largest number of Homeless People. As the darkness creeps in, the wind chill begins to bite. Those who have nowhere to go look for shelter. Volunteers roam the streets, making sure nobody has died because of the cold. One of those workers is paul aitken. The young man there, im just checking that he is breathing and he is ok
Speak to the Playwright David Pair about his film on holocaust denial. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump has signed an Executive Order to build a wall along the us border with mexico. It was one of his key pledges during the election campaign. Mr trump said he expected construction to start within months and that planning will begin immediately. He insisted that while american taxpayers would have to pay for the initial work, he would expect mexico to reimburse the cost. Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto is reportedly considering cancelling next weeks visit to washington following Donald Trumps order. Our correspondent james cook reports from the us mexico border. Donald trumps Signature Pledge is now one step closer to reality. With a stroke of his pen, the new president ordered the construction of a great wall on the Mexican Border. It would begin, he said, within months. A nation without borders is not a nation. Beginning today, the United States of america ge
Speak to the Playwright David Pair about his film on holocaust denial. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump has signed an Executive Order to build a wall along the us border with mexico. It was one of his key pledges during the election campaign. Mr trump said he expected construction to start within months and that planning will begin immediately. He insisted that while american taxpayers would have to pay for the initial work, he would expect mexico to reimburse the cost. Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto is reportedly considering cancelling next weeks visit to washington following Donald Trumps order. Our correspondent james cook reports from the us mexico border. Donald trumps Signature Pledge is now one step closer to reality. With a stroke of his pen, the new president ordered the construction of a great wall on the Mexican Border. It would begin, he said, within months. A nation without borders is not a nation. Beginning today, the United States of america ge
Speak to the Playwright David Pair about his film on holocaust denial. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump has signed an Executive Order to build a wall along the us border with mexico. It was one of his key pledges during the election campaign. Mr trump said he expected construction to start within months and that planning will begin immediately. He insisted that while american taxpayers would have to pay for the initial work, he would expect mexico to reimburse the cost. Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto is reportedly considering cancelling next weeks visit to washington following Donald Trumps order. Our correspondent james cook reports from the us mexico border. Donald trumps Signature Pledge is now one step closer to reality. With a stroke of his pen, the new president ordered the construction of a great wall on the Mexican Border. It would begin, he said, within months. A nation without borders is not a nation. Beginning today, the United States of america ge
Its gold again, the triple triple usain bolt is to hand back one of his olympic gold medals because a team mate tested positive for a banned substance. And the woman in charge of British Vogue is to step down after 25 years at the heart of the fashion industry. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, Will Liverpool make it to their second wembley final in two years . Theyre playing southampton in the second leg of the league cup semifinal. Good evening. We start tonight with a Special Report on the marked increase in knife crime. An investigation for Bbc News At Ten has found that, last year, a knife or blade was used in a crime every 16 minutes somewhere in the uk. The number of incidents involving machetes has risen by over 60 in the past the years. The information was provided by Police Forces in england and wales. And records show there were at least 2,300 victims of knife crime last year aged 18 or younger, a rise of 45 over three years in england and wales. Our special correspond