ben stokes is not expected to take pa rt ben stokes is not expected to take part in the current t20 tri—series they slumped to their third straight defeat in the competition this time at the hands of new zealand. england are now relying on results to go their way if they are to make it to the final. today they came up12 runs to make it to the final. today they came up 12 runs short as adam wild reports. english cricket‘s long winter tour has finally made its way to new zealand. the countdown to the t20 final getting ever closer but now a new opposition to get their head around, something the black caps seemed to be doing growing nicely. martin guptill and kane williamson quick to find the measure of england‘s with the bowlers. their frustrations continue. there was a little something to cling onto as chrisjordan little something to cling onto as chris jordan showed little something to cling onto as chrisjordan showed how it‘s done. that aside, england failed to get a firm grip as new zealand reached 196. but this is an england side with a reputation for revelling in the thrill of the chase. al

good news the ben stokes.en stokes is trying to put the controversy behind him. to level the one—day series. thank you. now the weather forecast. it's all about the snowed today. some of us have it, some of us haven't. haven't. but the heaviest snow is across much of scotland and eastern england. of scotland and eastern england. warnings, be alert for severe disruption, have been issued. thanks louise. also coming up — the new firm. part in the first annual royal foundation forum. hello everyone, this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. disruption to roads, railways and air travel. to keep themselves safe. been drafted in to help emergency services. and parts of england. or severely reducing their services. in eastern scotland and north east england. of course, snow is falling in many other areas of the uk as well. on some of the worst affected areas. winds, bad visibility and treacherous driving conditions. as many people took heed of the warning not to travel. but for those who tried, conditions were difficu

and england cricketer ben stokes prepares to fly out to new zealand after appearing in court earlieray. good evening. we'll look ahead to tonight's champions league action in a few minutes. but we'll start with the winter olympics action from pyeongyang where lightning unfortunately struck twice for elise christie. four years ago she was disqualified in each of her three events in sochi. this morning it was the 500 metres short—track speed skating final. our correspondent david ornstein reports from south korea. elise christie arrived in pyeongchang with high hopes of redemption following triple disqualification from sochi four yea rs disqualification from sochi four years ago and now a triple champion. the world record holder in this event the 500 metres. she sailed through the heat and the quarterfinal earlier today, the semifinal presented warning signs, a scrappy semifinal presented warning signs, a scrappy race and she finished second and then disaster struck in the final. not a great start and then on the penultimate lap with her in third place she slipped off, she said that sh

ben? back on the field, at his very best. century along with stokes.rounder in the world showed all facets of his skill. impressive than stokes. a one—handed catch, giving that man around £26,000. what a day! with the winning runs. performance, in every respect. a dominant display to trawl the match level at 1—1. match level at 1—1. go, the next early on saturday that this is how they did it. this is how they did it. scoring with the bat, 63 not out, one more than the captain. one more than the captain. took two becketts although moeen ali outdid him. outdid him. the end, 36 off 29, he helped to finish things. finish things. including from the test captain, just the 0d! just the 0d! great performance and it sets up the rest of the series beautifully. rest of the series beautifully. to have you back, ben stokes, says the barmy army. the barmy army. assured performance on and off the pitch. pitch. in front of those microphones, we can hearfrom him... microphones, we can hearfrom him... there was a bit of emotion, to be honest. honest. not out at the end

eoin morgan scored a half—century, as did ben stokes.r in the world should all facets of his skill, but as day became night we saw something even more impressive than ben stokes. one—handed catch getting that man around £26,000. what a day! the perfect way to end a england performance. in every respect. there was a bit of emotion coming off the field. i wanted to make sure i didn't give it all away. there was more emotion than normal because it is where i have been working to. i wa nted is where i have been working to. i wanted to make sure i wasn't letting anyone down. it was good to put on a good partnership with morgan. arsenal manager, arsene wenger says he's "amazed" he's still being grilled about his future at the club. reports this week suggest arsenal are already seeking a replacement for him, following their defeat to manchester city in the league cup final. his players have come in for criticism following that match, including from club legend ian wright, but wenger reckons there's more to it than that. people always see the pl

ben stokes left this court and made no comment to the journalists who were waiting outside.inejihadist videos. the home secretary, amber rudd, has travelled to silicon valley in california to discuss the tool with technology companies, as well as other efforts to tackle extremism. dave lee reports from san francisco. created by an artificial intelligence company based in london, and funded with more than £500,000 of government money, the tool draws upon a vast database of material posted online by the so—called islamic state. we have two videos — one of which is legitimate news content, the other is terrorist propaganda. now, to my naked eye, i actually can‘t tell the difference between the two. but fortunately, down at the bottom, this is very low probability of being terrorist content. but this one is much higher. now, what that means is, if you were to be in charge of some kind of video upload platform, you could use this when anyone clicks to upload a video, and flag this video for review, and let this one through without any problems. using this technique, the software

ben stokes returns for england but can't stop new zealand's victory in a thrilling climax to the latest international. manchester city have claimed their first trophy under manager pep guardiola after comfortably beating arsenal 3—0 in the final of the carabao cup. it remains the only domestic competition arsenal boss arsene wenger has never won. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is live for us at wembley. arsene wenger had said before the match that this was arsenal's chance to prove they were run sliti's level, and at times it appeared it we re level, and at times it appeared it were not even on the same pitch far less the same league. fans were streaming for the exits next to us with about 20 minutes to go, such was the lacklustre effort. as you said, this does remain the only trophy a loserfor arsene said, this does remain the only trophy a loser for arsene wenger, but this could be the first of many for pep guardiola. the year's first trophy takes on a wider significance, forming the start of a dynasty or being a saving grace. arsene wenger has never won the league cup, but he

ben stokes will fly out tomorrow tojoin his england team mates in new zealand.'ll be available for the one day series which starts later this month. but he won't be able to help england resurrect their hopes in the t20 tri series. another defeat today to new zealand means their chances of reaching i will have more on those thatjust after 2:30pm. prince harry and meghan markle are visiting edinburgh this afternoon as part of their public engagements in the run—up to their wedding in may. they've been at the city's castle, and heard the one o'clock gun fire at the garrison. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph is in edinburgh. ta rta n tartan barmy, she is wearing a rather apt coat? that is read, she is wearing a black watch tartan coat made by burberry, we are told, very appropriately dressed for her visit to scotland. i know you always want to scotland. i know you always want to know what prince harry is wearing, iam to know what prince harry is wearing, i am afraid that information has not been passed on the meghan markle was in that tartan burberry coats. the

ben stokes was making his first appearance since he was charged with affray and although he made justaking two wickets. tom latham for 79, then got colin de grandhomme cheaply caught behind by jos buttler. new zealand won by 3 wickets — mitchell santner finishing it in style in the final over. now, in athletics, the glasgow indoor grand prix has taken place today. in the men's 60 metres, there were four brits in the final but adam gemili, cj ujah, ojie edoburun and reece prescod all finish outside the first three places. china's bingtian su was the winner. in the women's 60 metre final, britain's dina asher smith went into the race in fine form with a personal best in the heats but she was pipped by the ivory coast's marie—josee ta lou on the line — just two hundreths of a second ahead of asher smith there's was some british sprinting success though with paralympic champion sophie hahn in the women's 60 metres t37—38. she'll be making her debut at the commonwealth games in april. absolutely delighted. had something to some training this week, and i am absolutely delighted. that is wha

and you can find more about the return to form for ben stokes.ross the uk are causing major disruption to roads, railways and air travel. amber warnings are in force for much of the country, with a red alert — the highest warning level — for areas of central scotland. let's get the latest from our correspondents, particularly the impact on travel. this was glasgow airport, close to all flights for the rest of the day. the highest warning level is in place for many parts of central scotland. at the other end of the country, this cd has frozen at bembridge harbour fun day on the isle of wight. temperatures dipping to minus six celsius overnight. in a moment we will have the latest on the travel prospects wherever you are. victoria fritz will have more on the public transport situation. 0ur correspondent ben ando is near the a1 in cambridgeshire. the road appears to be relatively free—flowing. the greater is very much in evidence? that is right, this is a northbound, the major route between london, the north east and the eastern side of scotland. th

ben stokes himself left this court, made no comment to the press and journalists waiting outside. england slumped to their third straight defeat in the competition, this time at the hands of new zealand. england are now relying on other results to go their way, if they're to make the final. today they came up 12 runs short, as adam wild reports. english cricket, the long winter tour has finally made its way to new zealand. the countdown to the t20 final getting ever closer. now a new opposition to get their heads around, something the black caps seemed to be doing very nicely. martin guptill and kane williamson quick to find a measure of the england quicker bowlers. their frustrations continue past there was a little something to cling onto, chrisjordan a little something to cling onto, chris jordan here a little something to cling onto, chrisjordan here showing how it's done. that aside england failed to get a firm grip as new zealand reached 196. but this is an england side with a reputation for revelling in the thrill of the chase. alex hales for a time making it seem possible.

ben stokes will fly out tomorrow to new zealand tojoin up with the england cricket team.o charges of affray at magistrates in bristol this morning. his case was adjourned to bristol crown court on march 12th but he will not be required to appear in person, allowing him to appear in the remainder of england's winter tour. the ecb say: "any decision to include him in upcoming matches will be made by head coach trevor bayliss and the england management team. he is not currently being considered for the ongoing international t20 tri—series." england's hopes of reaching the t20 tri—nations final are hanging by a thread after they were beaten by new zealand in wellington. the black caps made 196—5. england fell 12 runs short and it means they've lost all three in the tri—series and need australia to beat new zealand in their next game to stand any chance of making the final. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. two men have been arrested after a car was driven into the front of a school in sheffield this morning. nobody was injured at fir vale

ben stokes has also been given permission to take part in the indian premier league, which starts innews: the former football coach barry bennell has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against boys. after months of talks south african president jacob zuma will face after months of talks south african presidentjacob zuma will face the press tomorrow, as his party calls for him to stand down. the government‘s unveiled a tool it says can actively detectjihadist content and block it from being used. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here‘s hugh. good evening. good evening, carrie. it‘s a big night in the champions league with the first of the knockout stage games being played tonight. spurs have a difficult last 16 tie and made the worst possible start to their first leg, away againstjuventus, going behind to an exquisite gonzalo higuain finish afterjust two minutes. juventus were handed the chance to double their advantage when ben davies was second best to a hopeful ball and higuain accepted his second attempt at goal for a second goal on the night.

ben stokes has been named in england's15—man squad for the five—match odi series against new zealand, to the outcome of any court proceedings. the all—rounder is due to appear before bristol magistrates on 13 february on charges of affray relating to an incident outside a city nightclub, but that is just 12 days before the series kicks off. the ecb have said they will review the case prior to the start of the series. here is a list in full and it is pretty much as expected. eoin morgan continues as captain following england's 4—1 defeat of australia in their one—day series after the ashes defeat. david malan, who replaced stokes in the side but didn't play, is a notable omission. bowler jake ball has also been dropped. kyle edmund is set to miss great britain's davis cup tie against spain in marbella which starts on friday. he developed a hip injury during last week's australian open semifinal defeat by marin cilic. and said yesterday that he intended to play but in the end wasn't named in the singles or doubles. however, he remains in the squad and could be drafted in to play should

ben stokes is back making the difference for england. in the second one day international.aplin employs two and a half thousand people. competition from online retailers. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. # it's called toys‘r'us!... today, the magic‘s long gone. some stores were already closing to cut costs. but it wasn't enough. it's a shame, but it's not probably a great surprise. it's been on the cards for a while. because it's cheaper. to come here for their toys, so it's a shame. so what went wrong for toys‘r'us? they are too reliant on these large out—of—town stores. but a lot of their problems are actually self—inflicted. of toy sales take place. and perhaps more importantly, they've neglected their stores. by huge amounts of debt. in the states last autumn. running out of cash. that wouldn't be easy. someone will come through. in its existing format. maplin also collapsed today with more than 200 stores. it blamed a slowdown in consumer spending and higher costs. it's been a bleak winter for many retailers. today, two big casualties, and thousands ofjo

ben stokes will fly out tomorrow to new zealand tojoin up with the england cricket team.s in bristol this morning. his case was adjourned to bristol crown court on march 12th but he will not be required to appear in person, allowing him to appear in the remainder of england's winter tour. well stokes isn't expected to take part in the current t20 tri nations series even though england could do with him. they slumped to their third successive t20 defeat, this time at the hands of new zealand. england are now relying on other results to go their way if they're to make the final of the tournament. the tourists came up 12 runs short, as adam wild reports english cricket, the long winter tour has made its way finally to new zealand and the countdown to the t20 final getting ever closer. now a new opposition to get their head around, something the black caps seem to be doing nicely. martin guptill and kane williamson quick to find the measure of the england fast bowler is. their frustrations continue. something to cling onto, chris jordan so —— showing how it's done. but aside

ben stokes bowled a couple of overs. hit forfourthere. hit for four there. there. 72—3 in response in their 18th over. response in their 18th over. ban if there are no further doping violations. violations. olympics taking place later this morning, around 11am our time. morning, around 11am our time. the olympic title, beating south korea in the final. 8—3, it finished. finished. great britain in the bobsleigh overnight. overnight. in the ice hockey final for the german sauce. take a look. they haven't got a chance. —— for the germans. germans. won ipsa germany, but the russians hit back. hit back. 3—3 after three periods and the match is in overtime. and the match is in overtime. theirfans beaten 2—1 by huddersfield yesterday. huddersfield yesterday. their fourth straight defeat. straight defeat. just once in 14 games since alan pardew took charge. pardew took charge. shortly before the hour mark to make it 2-0. shortly before the hour mark to make it 2—0. it 2—0. alan pardew‘s men are now seven points from safety. seven points from safety. is three wins in

ben stokes backin terrific day of rugby.bristol de mai ;% back an incident outside a bristol de mai % back in an incident outside a bristol de mai 53 back in —— an incident outside a bristol de mai 52 back in —— outside an incident outside a bristol de mai 53 back in —— outside a club back in september. —— outside a bristol nightclub. and it's not gone too well for him, he made just 12 of england's 284 for eight in the first one day international against new zealand this morning. stoke's took a catch early on, and has since taken two wickets. this was latham on the 79, caught by joe root and that inspired a comeback, cheaply caught behind by buttler. taylor has passed 104 new zealand. they need 41 from four overs. it's going to be really tight —— has passed 100 thingies you are and. —— four new zealand. it's the final day of competition at the the winter olympics in pyeongchang today, and it's been announced that big air bronze medallist, billy morgan, will carry the team gb flag at the closing ceremony at around 11 our time

ben stokes really making his presence felt in the england cricket site?y. but... another great display from ben stokes as he settles back into the england side. england have beaten new zealand this morning by six wickets to level the one—day series at 1—1. the all—rounder was playing in his second match on his return after five months out, he was named man—of—the—match after hitting an unbeaten 63, taking two wickets and being involved in two run outs. england dismissed the hosts for 223 in tauranga. england captain eoin morgan had a knock of 62. the third match of the best—of—five series starts on saturday in wellington. undoubtably, i think this is the greatest thing to have happened so far today... check out this, one of the sixes which sent england on their way to victory was brilliantly caught by a fan in the crowd. if you can catch the ball with one hand in the stands you win 25,000 pounds, that's exactly what this guy did and look a the celebration. he knocks his friend out of the way and tries to go for it, that man!|j love and tries to go for it,

all—rounder ben stokes is set to return to the team in hamilton after a five—month absence, having noted in a charge of affray. captain eoin morgan is eager to have him back. if he comes through fine today and unscathed tomorrow, with a low risk of getting injured on sunday, he will be fit to play. we did mention yesterday might be better for the mcgimpsey does play feeling comfortable coming back. this is his first game in quite a long time and he looks in good nick. he said the ground running since he's been involved and has been himself, which is great to see. just before we go — let's return to our top story this evening. england have lost their perfect record in this year ‘s mike six nations. scotland victorious to lift the calcutta cup. it will now be a 3—way fight between the scots, ireland and england for this year's six nations championship. we had a game plan and we executed it really well. we played outstanding in the storyjames, well. we played outstanding in the story james, managed to well. we played outstanding in the storyjames, managed to get back into that kind of for

ben stokes was "delighted to be back" according to captain owen morgan,as his first england match forwicket defeat by new zealand in hamilton. england made 284—8 in the first one day international with stokes making just 12 with the bat. he was more helpful with the ball though, and tried to inspire an england fightback taking two wickets. new zealand won by three wickets in the end mitchell santner finishing it in style in the final over. the winter olympics are over for another four years. the closing ceremony is taking place right now in pyongchang, and billy morgan, the bronze medallist in the big air yesterday, has been selected to carry the team gb flag. there was plenty of excitement on the final day of action. the men's ice hockey final was a classic as the olympic athletes from russia came from behind to beat germany 11—3 in overtime in a thrilling climax. there were jubilant scenes as the oar won their second gold of the games and 17th medal overall. the winning team proudly sang the russian national anthem as the olympic flag was raised in honour of their win. if you're a f

ben stokes took two wickets in the cricket. more sport in an hour and 15.ighting in eastern boot. despite the un security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. another air attack on the besieged enclave of eastern ghouta yesterday. shortly after the un decision, similar bombings were reported. even as they voted unanimously in support of the resolution, there was doubt on all sides about how much effect it would have. the text calling for an immediate ceasefire took place by one calling for a truce without delay. it would not apply to any jihadi militants. we are deeply sceptical that the regime will comply. but we supported this resolution because we must demand nothing less. we owe this to the innocent people of syria, begging for help. the russians said it was naive to think difficult issues could be addressed overnight. the syrian ambassador said his country had the right to act in self—defence. translation: this will not succeed and it will backfire sooner or later. we have the right to defend ourselves according to the charter. the in

ben stokes was making his first appearance since he was involved an incident outside a bristol nightcluba couple of wickets. new zealand won by three wickets though it was finished in style in the final over with a maximum. the final event of the winter olympics has come to an end this morning. the closing ceremony will take place at 11:00am and billy morgan, the bronze medallist yesterday has been selected to carry the team gb flag. was plenty of excitement on the final day of action. the men's ice hockey was terrific, a classic final. athletes from russia beat germany 11—3 in sudden death overtime. it was a thrilling climax. jubilant scenes as they won their second gold, the oar. the winning team proudly sighing the russian national anthem. pretty loudly, as the olympic flag was raised in honour of their win. after the british women missed out on a bronze medal yesterday in the curling, sweden beat south korea and the final overnight. it finished 8—3 to the swedes. not a good result for great britain in the four—man bobsleigh. they had two teams. one came 18th and another finished in 1

away from football ben stokes made his playing return for england for the first time since being chargedand jos buttler england posted 284-8. and jos buttler england posted 284—8. new zealand were indebted to tom latham and a century from ross taylor seeing them closed the target. the key was won with four balls to spare and the stokes took and captain owen morgan two wickets and captain owen morgan said he bowled brilliantly. and there was a birdie of a different kind on the pga tour at the honda classic in florida. tiger woods tee shot on the eighth, a goose, but it seems “— shot on the eighth, a goose, but it seems —— teasing by it all and decided to go a stroll. —— he seemed unbothered by it all. here it is. seemed rather unperturbed. it beats an albatross i suppose. and that is all the sport for now. thank you very much. more than 1000 people have taken part in a march in the centre of belfast calling for action on the legacy of northern ireland's troubles. the march was organised by a number of groups representing people who died. they say promises to deal with the past including a

ben stokes is named man of the match as england beat new zealand by 6 wickets to level the one—day series afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. heavy snow and freezing conditions across the uk are causing major disruption to roads, railways and air travel. the met office has issued its highest level of alert — issuing a red warning for central areas of scotland, meaning extremely heavy snow is expected to cause widespread damage and people should take immediate action to keep themselves safe. amber warnings are in place elsewhere in scotland, and in parts of england drivers are being warned to take extra ca re drivers are being warned to take extra care on icy and snow—covered roads and trains are being disrupted across the country with many operators cancelling or severely reducing services. this is the latest picture. this shows the red alert and amber alerts which are in place. the red alert in central scotland. and there is snow falling, of course, in many parts of the country. our first report this lunchtime is from catriona renton, on some of the worst affected areas. 0verni

ben stokes' bowling has been described as "brilliant" by the england cricket captain, eoin morgan. two wickets couldn't save england who lost the first one day international against new zealand by three wickets. against new zealand the day's football results and the latest from the women's six nations are on the bbc website. and the latest from the women's six the indian actress, sridevi, who starred in nearly 300 bollywood films, has died of a heart attack at the age of 5a. has died of a heart a former child star, herfilms had huge box office success from the 1970s to the late 1990s. that to the late 1990s. was whether or not she had a prominent that was whether or not she had a prominent male co—star. rajini vaidya nathan looks back at her life. for decades, she was bollywood's leading lady. sridevi captivated audiences with her charisma and comic timing. in a male—dominated film industry, she was one of the first woman to become a megastar in her own right. you know, the audience just wants a good film. that's what matters. just wants a good film. whether it is a heroine—oriente

it's brought ben stokes out to the crease.e track cycling world championships in the netherlands. instead of staying in the team hotel, they've taken up residence in a city apartment, along with the grandparents who will help out with childcare. the kennys are two of seven olympic champions in the british team. great to see them back. she was training after six weeks after having her first child. good on her. november this year will mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. remembrance events will take place around the world but organisers face a challenge of connecting new generations to those who lost their lives a century ago. later this year silhouettes representing fallen soldiers will appear around the country. it's been inspired by the success of another striking remembrance project from 2014, as our correspondent robert hall reports. the tower of london, 2014, a wave of scarlet flowing around the ancient walls. every one of nearly 900,000 ceramic poppies representing the british colonial servicemen who died

ben stokes returned to play in his first england match since september and took two wickets for a3 runs‘s 2—0 win over aberdeen to take a nine—point lead in the scottish premiership. and the latest from the women‘s six nations. there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we‘re back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. china‘s state news agency says the ruling communist party has proposed a change to the constitution that would allow the president and vice president to stay in power for more than two terms. the current president, xijinping, was due to step down from his role in 2023. our china correspondent robin brant reports. this was xijinping this was xi jinping a few months ago. chinese communist party pomp at its finest as he was confirmed for a second term as party chief and president. behind him were his two immediate predecessors, both of whom served ten years, then step aside. now there is fresh sign that he wa nts to now there is fresh sign that he wants to eclipse them. the ruling c

ben stokes was "delighted to be back," according to captain eoin morgan — alhtough his first englandlton. england made 284—8 in the first one—day international with stokes adding just 12 with the bat. he was more helpful with the ball, though, and tried to inspire an england fightback, taking two wickets. but new zealand won by three wickets in the end, mitchell santner finishing it in style in the final over. six nations rugby have confirmed they will investigate an incident in the tunnel between england and scotland players before yesterday's calcutta cup match which was won by scotland at murrayfield. while domestic in rugby union second—placed saracens are in action against leicester. leicester lead by 19 points to six after 38 minutes clip thanks to two tries. while earlier bottom of the table london irish beat worcester 22—9. meanwhile, in the pro 1a cardiff blues came out on top in a low scoring affair against zebre. an owen lane try and two jarrod evans kicks earning them a 10—7 win. that's all the sport for now. don't forget too — the league cup final is under way in the nex

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ben stokes was making his first appearance since he was involved in an incident outside a bristol nightclub 12 with the bat. took a couple of wickets. new zealand won by three wickets. new zealand won by three wickets though it was finished in style in the final over with a maximum. the final event of the winter olympics has come to an end this morning. the closing ceremony will take place at 11:00am and billie morgan, the bronze medallist yesterday has been selected to carry the team gb flag. was plenty of excitement on the final day of action. the men's ice hockey was terrific, a classic final. athletes from russia beat germany 11—3 in overtime. it was a thrilling climax. jubilant scenes as they won their second gold. the winning team proudly sighing the russian national anthem. pretty loudly, as the olympic flag was raised in honour of their win. after the british women missed out on a bronze medal yesterday, sweden and the game south korea and the final overnight. it finished 8—3 to the swedes. not a good result for great britain in the four—man bobsleigh. they had two teams one came 18

and in sportsday on bbc news, ben stokes will fly out to new zealand tojoin his new zealand team—matesrow after pleading not guilty to a charge of affray at the magistrates‘ court in bristol. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the former football coach, barry bennell, has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against young boys in the 1980s. bennell, who's 64, had denied 48 charges, including indecent assault and serious sexual assaults, but the jury convicted him on 36 counts and has asked for more time to consider seven others. during the trial, prosecutors described him as a "predatory paedophile", who molested young boys on an "industrial scale". well, danny savage is at liverpool crown court for us this evening. danny. this was a trial which lasted for five weeks. the jury went out last thursday and returned this afternoon with some, but not all of their verdicts. as those guilty verdicts we re verdicts. as those guilty verdicts were read out, barry bennell, the charismatic football coach who had used his position to molest young boys, shook his head and muttere

breaking news now — england cricketer ben stokes has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to chargesrom the african national congress. mr zuma has been the head of state since 2009, but his time in office has been overshadowed by corruption allegations. it is unclear how he will respond to the formal request to resign. uk consumer price inflation remained at 3% injanuary, the same level seen in december. the rate, reported by the office for national statistics, is close to the six—year high of 3.1% set in november. most economists were expecting a small fall in the cpi to 2.9%. a new tool to fight online extremist activity is being unveiled by the home secretary during a trip to the us. it aims to detect content and remove it instantly. funded with more than half a million pounds of government money, the tool draws upon a vast database of material posted by the so—called islamic state. the home secretary amber rudd will meet with tech companies to discuss the software — as well as other efforts to tackle extremism. two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a six—w

ben stokes is back in action for england for the first time since he was involved in an incident outsidew zealand this morning. england made 284—8 in their innings hamilton. stokes has been involved in the field, too. he's bowled a few overs and taken this catch, dismissing opener martin guptill off the bowling of chris woakes. the final day of competition at the winter olympics. billy morgan will carry the team gb flag at around 11am ourtime in carry the team gb flag at around 11am our time in the closing ceremony. they were singing their own national anthem over the olympic anthem, the russian ice hockey team, at the end. joyous scenes. after the british women missed out on a bronze medal in the curling, it was a case of the winner takes it all as sweden regained the olympic title, beating south korea in the final overnight. 8—3, it finished. not a good result for great britain in the four—man bobsleigh overnight. they had two teams — lamin deen and his crew came in 18th and the team led by brad hall finished in 17th position, germany took the gold. west bromwich albion were booed off

ben stokes was making his first appearance since he was involved in an incident outside a bristol nightclubandhomme cheaply caught behind by buttler. new zealand won by 3 wickets mitchell santner finishing it in style in the final over. now, in athletics, the glasgow indoor grand prix has taken place today. in the men's 60 metres, there were four brits in the final but adam gemili, cj ujah, ojie edoburun and reece prescod all finish outside the first three places. china's bingtian su was the winner. in the women's 60 metre final, britain's dina asher smith went into the race in fine form with a personal best in the heats but she was pipped by the ivory coast's marie—josee ta lou on the line — just two hundreths of a second ahead of asher smith. there was some british sprinting success, with paralympic champion sophie hahn in the women's 60 metres t37—38. she'll be making her debut at the commonwealth games in april. iam i am absolutely delighted, i had time to do some training this week, iam time to do some training this week, i am delighted. to do this on the track is brilliant. one of the

ben stokes will be of new zealand today tojoin up stokes will be of new zealand today to join up with that's after he entered a plea of not guilty to charges of affray at bristol magistrates court yesterday. his case was adjourned to the local crown court on march 12th but he's not required to appear in person, meaning he's available for the rest of england's winter tour. and finally, the british teams may have only started their 0lympic campaign, but this morning, but curling fever has already taken hold it seems! take a look at this. maybe it's a new way to start the house work. that's some technique. we need the volume up on this. clea n volume up on this. clean harder! it's absolutely brilliant. in four years, clean harder! it's absolutely brilliant. infouryears, i clean harder! it's absolutely brilliant. in four years, i want to see them in four years. brilliant. it is impressive! we can give it ago and later. we've got the stones. thanks very much. we will have to weather shortly. film star minnie driver has quit as an 0xfam ambassador following claims that staff working for the

ben stokes looking to put controversy behind him, he was named man of the match at england's six wicketdle of an affray trial, he had taken a couple of buckets when he came to the crease. they said about chasing a target of 2aa. the top scored with an unbeaten 63. jos buttler hit the winning runs to level the five match series at 1—1. arsenal manager arsene wenger said he is amazed he still has to answer questions over his future at the club, reports suggest that arsenal are seeking a replacement for him following their defeat against manchester city. i am amazed that i a lwa ys manchester city. i am amazed that i always have to answer things that are always have to answer things that a re exactly always have to answer things that are exactly the same. i'm here for 21 yea rs, are exactly the same. i'm here for 21 years, i turned the whole world is down to respect my contract so i am still amazed that i still have to a nswer am still amazed that i still have to answer these kinds of questions. free tea and coffee was dished out a warm up found that the liberty stadium last night, as swan

ben stokes arrived in courtjust before ten o'clock this morning. before ten o'clock this morning. photographerse. tie. magistrates asked how he would be pleading. be pleading. he stood and said he would plead not guilty. would plead not guilty. indicated that they would be pleading not guilty. pleading not guilty. only lasted between 12 and 15 minutes. minutes. men that the case needed to be heard at restore crown court. at restore crown court. they have set a date for that. set a date for that. 12th of march, just over a month from now. from now. last september and it is still unclear what happens next. unclear what happens next. today when that might become a little clearer. the same level seen in december. 1% set in november. 9%. after a six—week—old baby died in southampton. on sunday after reports of a baby boy needing medical attention. where he was pronounced dead a short time later. and are being held in custody. britons at a beach resort. flights to the country. john maguire reports. of them each year. beach near sousse. so—called islamic state said it was behind the shooting. companie