of humanity s greatest crimes ceremonies are to be held to mark holocaust memorial day. hello and welcome. in the united states, president biden has called for calm, after five police officers were charged with the murder of tyre nichols, a black man severely beaten after a traffic stop earlier this month. the officers in memphis, tennessee, who are all black, were fired last week, after being accused of using excessive force. their actions were caught on body cameras. that video will be released within the next 2a hours. our correspondent peter bowes has more on the developments. another case of alleged police brutality in america. 29 year old tyre nichols died three days after being stopped the reckless driving in memphis, tennessee. his family say he was severely beaten. five officers were sacked last week after investigation found them to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of tyre nichols. now they are being charged with second degree murder. charged with se
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
incarcerated at cornton vale women s prison, and i hope that provides assurance to the public presiding officer, not least to the victims in this particular case. at least nine palestinians are killed in an israeli raid in the west bank. the us secretary of state is to visit israel and the west bank next week. and in just over an hour s time, an asteroid the size of a bus is passing the earth on one of the closest approaches on record. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. in the united states in the last hour, president biden has called for calm, after five police officers were charged with murder of tyre nichols, a black man severely beaten after a traffic stop earlier this year. the officers in memphis, tennessee who are all black were fired last week, after being accused of using excessive force. their actions were caught on body cameras. that video will be released within the next 2a hours. here s what
good afternoon. the government will set out its plans for cutting legal migration this afternoon. latest figures showed it hit a record high last year, with almost three quarters of a million more people arriving in the uk than leaving. the prime minister rishi sunak has been under pressure over the issue and today in the commons, his new home secretary james cleverley is expected to announce the minimum salary for skilled workers coming from overseas will be significantly increased. our political correspondent ione wells reports. the population grew by about 1% last year, the fastest rate since the 19605 year, the fastest rate since the 1960s baby boom. this time it was driven by international migration, which ministers have pledged to reduce. , . ., ., reduce. i m very clear that the levels of reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net migration - reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net migration are - reduce. i m