breaking news, benjamin mendy has been found not guilty at chester crown court on one count of rape and one count of attempted rape in january mendes was found not guilty of six counts of rape and sexual assault. that breaking news, the ex manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty at chester crown court. one count of rape, one of attempted rape. he is a french international footballer contracted at the time with manchester city football club. he

has always maintained that he denied both offensive —— offences and he has been found not guilty. first we will head to the bbc sport centre. the men's semi—finals at wimbledon are underway with novak djokovic taking on yannik sinner on centre court. well, djokovic — who's won wimbledon seven times — is heading towards another final. he's taken the first two sets 6—3 and 6—4. cerner leads to— one in the third set. —— sinner. after this match has finished the world number one carlos alcarez will take on daniil medvedev as he looks to reach the wimbledon finalfor the first time. you can follow all of the coverage from wimbledon across

the bbc and online. tommorrow�*s women's final will see ons jabeur take on unseeded marketa vondrousova. jabeur was the beaten finalist last year so is eager to go one better this time. it is going to be very difficult. it can happen for both. whoever can handle the emotions, whoever will be on the court will win that match and thatis on the court will win that match and that is why i said i want to focus more on myself. i want to make my path worth it. arsenal have completed the signing of netherlands internationaljurrien timber. the women's world cup is just six days away now and the teams are the defender has joined from ajax for $50.5million dollars. we're still waiting to hear about declan rice's move to arsenal which is expected to be

completed later today. the £105 million move would make rice the most expensive english player of all time. the transfer from west ham was agreed last month. now, the women's world cup is just six days away now and the teams are busy getting ready playing friendly matches. spain warmed—up with a 9—0 win against vietnam despite being without their star player — ballon d'or winner alexia putellas — who is returning to full fitness. spain are ranked sixth in the world and won all eight of their qualifying games without conceding a goal. they will play japan, costa rica and african debutants zambia in the world cup group stage. usa international cristian pulisic has admitted he found his time at chelsea difficult. it was announced on thursday that the forward's left the premier league club to join ac milan and he says he's looking forward to the fresh start... for whatever reason i wasn't getting all the opportunities that i wanted at my previous club. now i have a great opportunity to go and reach the highest level that i can and

hopefully be back to where i want to be and take it to another level. i have a big opportunity now and i look forward to reaching it. the third day of the first test between india and the west indies has begun. india started the day on 312—2, 162 runs ahead of the west indies in theirfirst innings. they're currently on 327 for 2, yashasvi jaiswal continuing on from his maiden test century on thursday, he's gone past 150. now to the world para athletics championships in paris and switzerland's marcel hug — who's nicknamed the swiss silver bullet — has won another gold medal today. he won the men's 1500 metres in a championship record time — his second gold of the event at the age of 37. it is like a puzzle and so many as fit together right now, mentally, physically and i have just so much

fun at_ physically and i have just so much fun at the — physically and i have just so much fun at the moment. i feel confident today _ fun at the moment. i feel confident today my— fun at the moment. i feel confident today. my game plan went very well. yes, today. my game plan went very well. yes. i _ today. my game plan went very well. yes. i am _ today. my game plan went very well. yes, i am very satisfied with my performance today. many athletes expect _ performance today. many athletes expect me to win. i am hunted! i really— expect me to win. i am hunted! i really hope — expect me to win. i am hunted! i really hope i can stay on top until next _ really hope i can stay on top until next year— really hope i can stay on top until next year for the paralympics here in paris _ for more on these and other sports stories, you can go to our app or website. that's bbc.com.sport. including live text commentary on stage 13 of the tour de france, where defending champion yonas vingegaur currently leads by 17 seconds. from me and everyone here, goodbye. let me bring you that breaking news that we have had in the last few minutes. here in the uk, concerning benjamin mendy, football star recently at manchester city. he has been involved in a court case and he has been found not guilty in that

court case. two women who he was accused of raping and attempted raping, but in that court case he always denied those offences and he has been found not guilty. they were both incidents alleged to have happened at his home in cheshire, that he has been found not guilty of that. thejury that he has been found not guilty of that. the jury in this case were told that there footballer had previously been found not guilty of sexual offences alleged by other women after a trial that ended back in january. the women after a trial that ended back injanuary. thejury women after a trial that ended back injanuary. the jury could not agree verdicts on the allegations made by women 80 and women be, hence the retrial which has been ongoing. until we have just received this breaking news that the court, the jury breaking news that the court, the jury have found benjamin mendy not

guilty of both those allegations. we will move on now. world health experts have classified the artificial sweeter, aspartame, as being "possibly" carcinogenic — or cancer—causing. but — they say — the current advice on how much to have in a day — does not need to be changed. aspartame is found in diet and sugar—free versions of foods. our medical editor fergus walsh has more details. aspartame is found in thousands of products, most commonly in sugar—free drinks, but also some toothpastes, yogurts and cough sweets. it is 200 times sweeter than sugar, so you get the sweet taste for a fraction of the calories. a who committee has listed aspartame as possibly carcinogenic on the basis of limited evidence that it may increase the risk of liver cancer. and it wants more research.

this shouldn't really be taken as a direct statement that indicates that there is a known cancer hazard from consuming aspartame. this is really more a call to the research community to try to better clarify and understand the carcinogenic hazard that may or may not be posed by aspartame consumption. aspartame has been placed in a group of products deemed possibly carcinogenic to humans, along with things like aloe vera and asian pickled vegetables. this is below things deemed probably carcinogenic, like nightshift work and eating red meat. the highest group, where there is clear evidence they can cause cancer, include smoking, alcohol and processed meat. given the weakness of the evidence on cancer and aspartame, the official advice on how much we can consume is unchanged. the who safety limits for aspartame are based on a person's weight.

i'm 70 kilos, or 11 stone, so i'd need to drink, for example, more than 11! cans of diet coke a day to exceed safe levels. that's a lot of cola! i think people can be very reassured by this report, which essentially says, although there is some limited evidence for this possibly having a role in cancer, aspartame is safe at the levels that we currently recommend. when asked which was better for you — a can of diet, or regular sugary cola,a who scientist recommended a third option — water. fergus walsh, bbc news. let's bring in elio riboli, an expert in cancer at imperial college london — and franceso branca, a food safety expert at the world health organisation. i)(guest 2) thank you coming on the programme.

let's start with you, just in your words, give us an idea how worried you are about this aspartame and the risks? we you are about this aspartame and the risks? ~ . , . you are about this aspartame and the risks? ~ ., , ., ., , ., risks? we have started to be worried when we saw — risks? we have started to be worried when we saw that _ risks? we have started to be worried when we saw that some _ risks? we have started to be worried when we saw that some of _ risks? we have started to be worried when we saw that some of the - risks? we have started to be worried. when we saw that some of the studies particularly in france were showing some signs of prevalence increases of type two diabetes but also some cancers in high—level consumers. these are studies that have limited value because of the risk of confounding. therefore we have reassessed the risk of exposure consuming the aspartame. that is indicating still the data we have do not recommend a change in

exceptional... we have looked at the benefits of consuming sweeteners for preventing increased weight gain and we did not find any benefits. 50 no we did not find any benefits. so no benefits but _ we did not find any benefits. so no benefits but no _ we did not find any benefits. so no benefits but no change _ we did not find any benefits. so no benefits but no change in - we did not find any benefits. so no benefits but no change in the - benefits but no change in the overall amount, the equivalent of 11! cans of diet cola, roughly. can i get... can you tell me your thoughts on the risk as far as you can see it? , ., on the risk as far as you can see it? ,., , ,,, on the risk as far as you can see it? , , it? yes, to processes. one is the scientific process _ it? yes, to processes. one is the scientific process evaluating - scientific process evaluating whether a compound and environmental factor may— whether a compound and environmental factor may be carcinogenic or not. this is_ factor may be carcinogenic or not. this is what— factor may be carcinogenic or not. this is what the international agency— this is what the international agency for research on cancer in lyon _ agency for research on cancer in lyon does — agency for research on cancer in lyon does. the other one is once this is— lyon does. the other one is once this is done — lyon does. the other one is once this is done and that can end up in four levels. — this is done and that can end up in four levels, level one, definitely

carcinogenic. but also pollution. possibly — carcinogenic. but also pollution. possibly carcinogenic, and probably carcinogenic and possibly and finally, — carcinogenic and possibly and finally, no evidence of carcinogenic. once this is done then there _ carcinogenic. once this is done then there are _ carcinogenic. once this is done then there are national authorities that decide _ there are national authorities that decide at— there are national authorities that decide at a national level what is the recommended level. it is what happens _ the recommended level. it is what happens for pollution, for alcohol or tobaccd — happens for pollution, for alcohol or tobacco. the joint expert committee of the food and others met shortly— committee of the food and others met shortly after we met at the international agencies and decided to do— international agencies and decided to do what is a risk assessment. the risk assessment basically says what is the _ risk assessment basically says what is the maximum level that people can be exposed. for some substances it is zero. _ be exposed. for some substances it is zero. like — be exposed. for some substances it is zero, like asbestos. so that is why there — is zero, like asbestos. so that is why there are two different things,

the science supporting the characteristic of the compound. and we judge _ characteristic of the compound. and we judge that the science is limited for the _ we judge that the science is limited for the moment and then what you do as a public— for the moment and then what you do as a public health organisation of that conclusion. i as a public health organisation of that conclusion.— that conclusion. i see, that is clear. francesco, _ that conclusion. i see, that is clear. francesco, your- that conclusion. i see, that is clear. francesco, your final. that conclusion. i see, that is - clear. francesco, your finalthought clear. francesco, your final thought they about what this study sure about any benefits of taking it. our consuming it in food, because many people do but they know they need to decrease the amount of sugar that they eat, and so they switch out full sugar products for these diet ones, especially cola. are you saying that that is not a good idea? what we would basically suggest that in particularly young ages, the sweetness of food is decreased altogether, that we do not use sweetened drinks as a main source of fluids. that we just use water. this

would somehow adapt our taste to consuming foods and drinks that are lower either in sugar or in sweeteners. we are concerned about the excise level that some people might have of sweeteners. —— excesses levels. might have of sweeteners. -- excesses levels.— might have of sweeteners. -- excesses levels. ., ,, , ., ., excesses levels. thank you for both cominr excesses levels. thank you for both coming onto — excesses levels. thank you for both coming onto the _ excesses levels. thank you for both coming onto the programme. - around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. cosmetics — including filler — have been seized by police in a series of early morning raids.

police found a bag —— containing £30,000 and other assets were taken away. £30,000 and other assets were taken awa . , , ., . , ., £30,000 and other assets were taken awa. ., away. these products are sold online throu~h an away. these products are sold online through an illegal— away. these products are sold online through an illegalwebsite. _ away. these products are sold online through an illegal website. membersj through an illegal website. members of the public unwittingly by them not realising the product they are being supplied with is unlicensed. they have not gone through the risks and cheques. you're live with bbc news. in february, el salvador s president nayib bukele announced he was moving thousands of high—ranking gang members to the country s newly opened mega jail, the latest move in his nation—wide crackdown on gangs. but since the fanfare of its opening — there has been no information released about who exactly is held in the prison and in

what conditions. an investigation from the bbc s mundo service has used computer—generated reconstructions to reveal what life is like inside the mega jail s cells. leire ventas reports. this government footage of el salvador�*s so—called mega prison went viral when it was released in february. it's called the terrorism confinement centre or cecot. it is the centrepiece of salvadoran president nayib bukele's self—decla red war on gangs. since the huge media campaign that surrounded its opening, there has been no other information about life inside cecot. relatives of those detained have been desperately trying to find out what has happened to them. "i saw the video on facebook and i was going through it pausing and rewinding. he was almost unrecognisable. so very thin, i only knew it was him by his tattoos." angelica says her husband has no links with gangs she has heard

nothing further about him since he was arrested under emergency powers brought in in march 2022 by president bukele. through satellite imagery, data released by the salvadoran government and documents seen by bbc mundo, we have gathered information about the site. there are eight cell blocks, monitored by 19 watchtowers. inside the cells, the beds are mental blades and there are two are mental plates and there are two toilets open to the room. so far, they authorities say they have transferred 4,000 prisoners through the jail and that there is capacity forup to 40,000. the bbc has found that at full capacity each person would have 0.58 square metres of space. the international committee of the red cross recommends 3.4 square metres in a shared cell.

since the emergency anti gun measures were introduced, at least 68,000 people have been arrested and crime has plummeted. last year, the murder rate fell by 56.8%. president bukele and his policies are extremely popular. but human rights groups and protesters say the measures have led to serious human rights abuses. translation: conditions at cecot have become human inhumane - and degrading because no one has access to that prison, no lawyers, no ombudsman, not even the media can enter and verify the conditions inside. during the bbc interview in march, the security minister said this about cecot. translation: this is the biggest monument to justice _ and we have ever built. we have nothing to hide. the members of these terrorist organisations are the ones who will go to cecot. we have made a commitment to the people of el salvador

that they will never be released to the communities. bbc mundo asked to film inside cecot after an interview with the government to address the wider issues in this report but they declined to comment. leire ventas, bbc news. marcos gonzalez from bbc mundojoins me now you have helped in the investigation of this secretive mega—jail. what do you think are the main questions that surround it? and why is it concerning for human rights organizations and legal experts? there are many after stop we do not know who are the people inside, is it for their main leaders of the two main gangs in el salvador? but we know nothing about their identities or why they are officially 4000

people in this mega jail, if the maximum capacity is 440,000 people. again this is for our relatives. they know nothing about the location of so many people who have been arrested during the last year of the state of emergency in el salvador. secondly and more important is we know very little about the conditions inside this mega jail. that is why at bbc mundo, we have had this special investigation. you can have leica general idea about how well these people are living inside these cells and again, we saw according to some documents shared with us by an engineer who was involved in the construction of the

mega jail, we saw that its prisoner has a space in each cell which is almost six times smaller than the office accommodation by the red cross. no one can access this mega jail to see conditions, no media and no ngos. according to a recent report by one of the main ngos in el salvador, we know that more than 150 people have died in the whole country in different prisons. during the last year, many because of torture, beatings and general violence against them and lack of medical equipment. so this is a huge concern for human rights organisations.— concern for human rights orranisations. ., ,, , ., , . organisations. thank you very much for talkin: organisations. thank you very much for talking to _ organisations. thank you very much for talking to us. _ at least 289 children are estimated to have died

or disappeared this year attempting to cross the perilous central mediterranean sea migration route from north africa to europe, according to unicef. that figure equates to nearly eleven children dying or disappearing every week. a new report by the un children's agency has warned, however, that many shipwrecks leave no survivors or go unrecorded, making the true number impossible to verify. zari kargar has been taking a closer look at the the latest numbers. according to the united nations, there are currently millions of children on the move from different parts of the world. most of these children are driven from their homes because of poverty, conflict, climate change and some just simply leave their homes trying

to find a better future. the data we have on child refugees is from unicef which was published in the year 2020. this data shows that europe has accepted over 218,000 new asylum seekers. out of that number, over 69,000 of them have on children, which a third of that number. most of these children have travelled from syria which tops the number at 22%. after that it's afghanistan, then iraq, eritrea, venezuela and colombia at 4%. the most popular destination for children asylum seekers or refugees is germany, which is accepted most of the children, or refugee children. and after that countries like united kingdom, france, spain and greece. anyone under the age of 18 is considered to be a child. 45% of the children refugees have been girls, the rest are all boys because boys are usually the one who travel unaccompanied. according to unicef, children refugees face discrimination,

danger and detention on theirjourneys and it also adds that the suffering and exclusion of these children is unacceptable but also preventable. a small tornado has struck the canadian capital ottawa — causing some damage to buildings, and bringing down trees. it was filmed as it passed through a mainly residential area. around the time this was happening, another tornado hit a suburb of ottawa, about twelve kilometres away. that left around 1,600 homes without power, but between them, the two tornadoes only led to one minor injury. medical officials say lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis presley, the only child of elvis presley, had died of an file obstruction. it was caused by scar tissue caused by weight—loss surgery she underwent several years ago. lisa marie presley was also a singer

and died after being rushed to hospital in cala on your injanuary. she was only 54 years old. —— in california january. stay with us here on bbc news. we will be looking at the strike in hollywood in a few minutes' time. this is bbc news. hello. a heat wave in the mediterranean dominating the european weather headlines at the moment. but closer at home, it is all about low pressure and unseasonably wet and windy weather for this time of year. that low pressure will gradually drift north and east and dominate the story throughout the weekend. gusty winds across parts of west wales and south west england this morning, 45 to 50 mph, on top of that we will also see some

pretty persistent rain, that is gradually drifting north and east as we go through the rest of the day. showers for scotland on the whole but not that much in the way of sunshine generally across the country. the heaviest of the rain into the afternoon looks likely to be pushing towards northern ireland, across central wales, down it in the midlands and along that south coast, gradually pushing towards the scottish borders by the end of the day. in the cloud and the rain it will not be very warm, i'm afraid, 15 to 21 celsius at the very best, temperatures a little below par for the time of year. tonight overnight, the wind and rain continues to push steadily north where it will tend to linger in the far north of scotland, staying quite breezy down to the south, keeping a lot of cloud, temperatures will hold up. generally around 13 to 16 celsius to begin with first thing on saturday morning but the low remains with us and the winds will remain a feature. you can see is the low pressure continues to drift its way north, wrapping around the low will be

several fronts bringing showery outbreaks of rain and plenty of isobars so it stays windy. we still have strong gusts of wind, 50 to 55 mph. in autumn or winter that is nothing but at this time of year, very unusual, not perhaps what you wanted for your outdoor plants at all. and with that centre of the low here, wrapping around the louw will be plenty of frequent shop or possibly thundery downpours from time to time. there will be some sunny spells but again, it is perhaps not what you want now for the middle ofjuly. top temperatures of 16 to 22 at the very best, 72 fahrenheit. perhaps fewer showers on sunday across england and wales but there could still be some persistent rain particularly in the far north—west of scotland. and again similar values, around 14 to 21 celsius. take care.

live from london, this is bbc news. hollywood actors and screenwriters on strike — in the largest us film and tv industry shutdown for more than 60 years. the ex—manchester city footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of one count of rape and one of attempted rape. a deadly heatwave grips southern europe, forcing the acropolis in athens to close — temperatures at 40 degrees and rising.

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