the headlines: the premier league footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. the uk economy grew unexpectedly in november, boosted by the football world cup. it went up 0.1%. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering 26—year—old ellie edwards, who was shot in merseyside on christmas eve. it comes as russia claims to have captured all of soledar —— a salt—mining town in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. tributes are paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis, who's died at the age of 5a. royal mail customers still can't send letters and parcels overseas after a cyber attack on the company. and coming up we will hearfrom manchester united legend eric cantona, about his new art exhibition which chronicles the relationship between sport and modern society. good afternoon. the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has been found not guilty of six counts of rape, and one count of sexual assault. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on one count of rape and one of sexual assault. it follows

but what now for benjamin mendy?s against him, but facing a retrial on two others a jury couldn't decide upon. so, come to the darkness. mendy lived here, a mansion in a prosperous cheshire village — where the court heard he ignored lockdown rules and had parties. his trial heard he told one woman it would be her privilege to sleep with him. he would meet them in restaurants and nightclubs, arguably charmed them with his strong french accent and bring them back here. a country house, where the prosecution claimed some women felt vulnerable, scared and isolated. but a jury concluded that he wasn't guilty of six alleged rapes said to have happened here. and here is like the cinema place. this is mendy giving a guided tour of his gilded life. in court he gave evidence in his defence, insisting he hadn't forced anyone to do anything. mendy was a member of a world cup winning squad and won the premier league with manchester city. despite being cleared of many charges, it's hard to see him resurrecting his career any time

but what now for benjamin mendy? it's a brilliant strike from mendy. of charges against him, but facing a retrial on two others a jury couldn't decide upon. so, come to the darkness. mendy lived here, a mansion in a prosperous cheshire village — where the court heard he ignored lockdown rules and had parties. his trial heard he told one woman it would be her privilege to sleep with him. he would meet them in restaurants and nightclubs, arguably charmed them with his strong french accent and bring them back here. a country house, where the prosecution claimed some women felt vulnerable, scared and isolated. but a jury concluded that he wasn't guilty of six alleged rapes said to have happened here. and here is like the cinema place. this is mendy giving a guided tour of his gilded life. in court he gave evidence in his defence, insisting he hadn't forced anyone to do anything. mendy was a member of a world cup winning squad and won the premier league with manchester city. despite being cleared of many charges, it's hard to see him resurrecting his career

the premier league footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. the manchester city and french international had been on trial since august, along with another man. the cheery in this trial deliberated for three weeks. they cleared benjamin mendy of the majority of charges against it but could not decide on two. he now faces a retrial. —— thejury decide on two. he now faces a retrial. —— the jury in this trial. also on today's programme: the uk economy grew unexpectedly in november — boosted by the football world cup. it went up 0.1%. a man's appeared in court charged with murdering 26—year—old beautician elle edwards on merseyside. tributes are paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis, who's died at the age of 5a. royal mail customers still can't send letters and parcels overseas — after a cyber attack on the company, with criminals believed to be demanding a ransom. and wales are in the men's hockey world cup for the first time — and england are their first opponents. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the problems keep p

premier league footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of rape and sexual assault, but he faces retrial on two counts. and sportswear giant adidas loses a court case to stop a fashion designer from using a four—stripe design. hello and welcome to bbc news. russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar — a small town in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. moscow called it an important step in its offensive which would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in nearby bakhmut. if russia's claims are true, it would be the first ukrainan town it has captured since july after six months of russian military setbacks. but ukraine's president zelensky says the battle in soledar is still under way. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, reports. a salt mining town under russian assault, soledar has become a story of carnage and contradiction. after months of bloody fighting, an attempt by russia to give a clear message. for the first time, a claim, to be in complete control, and that this town is the start of something bigger. "the cap

he was the millionaire footballer who had the world at his feet, but what now for benjamin mendy? ike from mendy. cleared of the majority of charges against him, but facing a retrial on two others a jury couldn't decide upon. so, come to the darkness. mendy lived here, a mansion in a prosperous cheshire village — where the court heard he ignored lockdown rules and had parties. his trial heard he told one woman it would be her privilege to sleep with him. he would meet them in restaurants and nightclubs, arguably charm them with his strong french accent, and bring them back here. a country house, where the prosecution claimed some women felt vulnerable, scared and isolated. but a jury concluded that he wasn't guilty of six alleged rapes said to have happened here. and here is like the cinema place. this is mendy giving a guided tour of his gilded life. in court he gave evidence in his defence, insisting he hadn't forced anyone to do anything. mendy was a member of a world cup winning squad and won the premier league with manchester city. despite being cleared of many charges, it's h

benjamin mendy was charged with . in terms of louis charged with. mendy is saha maturity, he's. mendy is coded pendant and alleged fixer . he was found not guilty of three counts of rape whilst the jurors were also unable to reach a verdict for mr. mccreary in three counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault that were made against the 41 year old. now earlier this week, judge stephen ever had called the jury into court and gave them a majority direction . what them a majority direction. what that means is that rather than giving a unanimous verdicts , the giving a unanimous verdicts, the jury giving a unanimous verdicts, the jury were instead able to come to a majority, which is now what seems to have happened . seems to have happened. prosecutor matthew did say the prosecutor would seek a retrial on the charges that the jury were unable to reach a verdict on. so there is still potentially more to come. but just to clarify . potentially more to come. but just to clarify. benjamin mendy has been found guilty on six counts of rape and one count

the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of raping four women.s unable to reach a verdict in the cases of two other women he was alleged to have attacked, so he will face a retrial later this year. now on bbc news — reporting iran: inside bbc persian. here we go in ten, nine, eight, seven, six... - hi — right, so you want me to... up sound next, up sound. woman sobbing phone line cuts off give me a thumbs—up that you can hear. - phone line cuts off thank you very much, everybody, thank you. lovely, good stuff. that was the toughest interview of my entire career. we didn't know that we were going to get him. i had no idea that we might get him. so just literally five seconds before the interview, the producer shouted in my ear, saying that we have mahsa's father on the line. i just didn't know what to tell him. what do you tell someone who spent all his life, raising his daughter to the age of 22, and now she's gone? just over, for nothing. right, so we need to choreograph a bit. so we are getting ready for our live at 12.30, which on normal days,

what now for benjamin mendy?ajority of charges against him, facing a retrial on two others the jury could not decide upon. >> come to the darkness. >> he lived here, a mention in a prosperous village. the court heard he ignored lockdown rules and had parties. his trial heard, he told one woman be privileged -- arguably charmed them with his strong french accent and bring them back here. a country house where the prosecution claims some women felt vulnerable, scared, and isolated. but the jury concluded he wasn't guilty of six alleged rapes set to have happened here. this is him giving a guided tour of his gilded life. in court, he gave evidence of his defense insisting he had a forced anyone to do anything. he was a member of a world cup winning squad and won the premier league with manchester city. despite being cleared of charges, it is hard to see him resurrecting his career anytime soon. >> his own defense lawyer said fectively his career in football iover. a recognition that in terms of the behavior, the way

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they're conscious of the fact that benjamin mendy faces that retrial which will take place later thisird in the table was stopped by police during the early hours of thursday morning, and later charged with driving whilst above the prescribed limit for alcohol. he'll appear before magistrates in the city later this month. i'm going to have to reflect and analyse on that and i'll make a decision closer to the game. in consultation with him, and yeah, i'm not 100% sure. i think he knows the seriousness of the situation. i can't go into too much detail out of respect for the case, but i think he understands his responsibilities and we're now in a position where we're supporting him, and we also understand as a club the seriousness of the situation. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. british number one cameron norrie is through to the final of the atp event in auckland. he beat the usa'sjenson brooksby 6—3, 6—4, and now faces richard gasquet in tonight's final as he bids for his first title of the season, just days before the start of the aust

the footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of 6 counts of rape and 1 of sexual assault. the man city star faces a retrial on two further counts where the jurors could not reach verdicts. the uk economy grew unexpectedly in november — boosted by the football world cup. it went up 0.1%. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering 26 year old ellie edwards, who was shot in merseyside on christmas eve. russia claims to have captured all of soledar — the salt—mining town in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. ukraine says its forces are still fighting in the town. and with western weapons continuing to arrive in ukraine the country's defence minister tells the bbc his country has become a de facto member of nato. tributes are paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis, who's died at the age of 5a. royal mail customers still can't send letters and parcels overseas — after a cyber attack on the company. good afternoon. the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has been found not guilty of six counts of rape, and one count of sexual a

the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has been found not guilty of raping four women. the jury was unable to reach a verdict in the cases of two other women he was alleged to have attacked, so he will face a retrial later this year. a gas pipeline connecting lithuania and latvia has been hit by an explosion. the country's gas operator says it's launched an investigation. ajudge in new york has ordered donald trump's family business to pay a $1.6 million fine after being found guilty last month of tax fraud. the fine was the maximum allowable. you are watching bbc news. now, the travel show. this week on the travel show... mastering the tile with a style in morocco. you're doing a greatjob! am i doing a greatjob? well, i tried. 0k, down the hatch. nick tries out a 1,000—year—old delicacy in turkey. and we're talking tortoise on the coast of senegal. why is he called bill, can i ask? because he arrived the month where bill clinton was elected. so you are named after a president! hello, and welcome to morocco and the historic city that's sometimes known as the country's c

and benjamin mendy has been cleared of rape and sexual assault and six counts by u.k.trial for the 28-year-old who denied all nine counts involving six women showed relief as the verdict was read out, but the jury failed to reach a result on two of them. they will be held in june. >> after a six-month trial, benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. the unanimous verdict by the seven men and four women on the jury was found after 14 days of deliberation. the prosecution had accuse the french footballer of being a sexual predator who raped women as young as 17 years old. he said any sexual act was consensual. the footballer was at the peak of his career between 2018 and 2021 when the allegations came flooding in. he won the 2018 world cup with france and the premier league with manchester city. mmendy was arrested in november 2020 and suspended by manchester city in august 2021 after being charged with rape. he has been cleared of seven charges but the jury was unable to reach a verdict on two other charges against m

footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault.aces a retrial on two other counts on which the jury failed to reach a verdict also in the programme. how the world cup may have given a much—needed boost to the uk's economy.

the gb newsroom in the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of six raperges against four young women. mendy was also found not guilty on one kind of sexual assault. but jurors at chester crown court were unable to reach a verdict on two further counts and a retrial will take place in june. and a retrial will take place in june . labour leader sir keir june. labour leader sir keir starmer says the time for action on the northern ireland protocol is now delivering his case speech at queen's university in belfast. sir keir also promised his party will remain good. faith guarantor of the good friday agreement. he's urged the prime minister to recognise past mistakes and to resolve issues over the post—brexit trading arrangements. so i say to the prime minister , if there is a prime minister, if there is a deal to do in coming weeks, do it . whatever political cover you it. whatever political cover you need , whatever mechanisms in need, whatever mechanisms in westminster you require . if it westminster you require. if it delivers for our national interest and

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benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. chester crown court. jurors couldn't reach verdicts on one kind of rape. and one of attempted rape. the prosecution has sought a retrial on those counts and that has been scheduled for june . counts and that has been scheduled forjune . scotland scheduled for june. scotland gain two new green freeports the in edinburgh and inverness are part of a £52 million fund to drive in the country. ministers say they'll also create 75,000 jobs and bring in almost say they'll also create 75,000 jobs and bring in almost £11 billion worth of investment . the billion worth of investment. the announcement follows private held last night between the prime minister sunak and scotland's first minister referred to nicholas sturgeon as control of labour leader sir keir starmer. control of labour leader sir keir starmer . the time for keir starmer. the time for action on. the northern ireland protocol is now . delivering his protocol is now. delivering his key speech . queen's university key speech. queen'

i'm showing the gb newsroom manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty on six rape and one kind of sexual assault. five women. however, the france international faces a retrial on one kind of rape and one kind of attempted rape afterjury failed to reach verdicts after a five month trial at chester crown court. his retrial for those two counts has been scheduled for june. counts has been scheduled for june . the labour leader, sir june. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, is urging the prime minister to resolve the northern ireland protocol dispute as a matter of urgency . dispute as a matter of urgency. sir keir says if rishi sunak a deal to solve problems with the post—brexit trading arrangements labour will provide the political support to get it through parliament. so i say to the prime minister , if there is the prime minister, if there is a deal , do in the prime minister, if there is a deal, do in coming weeks , do a deal, do in coming weeks, do it . whatever political cover you it. whatever political cover you need , whatever mechanisms in need, whateve

i'm showing the gb newsroom manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty on six rape and one kind of sexual assault. five women. however, the france international faces a retrial on one kind of rape and one kind of attempted rape afterjury failed to reach verdicts after a five month trial at chester crown court. his retrial for those two counts has been scheduled for june. counts has been scheduled for june . the labour leader, sir june. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, is urging the prime minister to resolve the northern ireland protocol dispute as a matter of urgency . dispute as a matter of urgency. sir keir says if rishi sunak a deal to solve problems with the post—brexit trading arrangements labour will provide the political support to get it through parliament. so i say to the prime minister , if there is the prime minister, if there is a deal , do in the prime minister, if there is a deal, do in coming weeks , do a deal, do in coming weeks, do it . whatever political cover you it. whatever political cover you need , whatever mechanisms in need, whateve

the gb newsroom in the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of six raperges against four young women. mendy was also found not guilty on one kind of sexual assault. but jurors at chester crown court were unable to reach a verdict on two further counts and a retrial will take place in june. and a retrial will take place in june . labour leader sir keir june. labour leader sir keir starmer says the time for action on the northern ireland protocol is now delivering his case speech at queen's university in belfast. sir keir also promised his party will remain good. faith guarantor of the good friday agreement. he's urged the prime minister to recognise past mistakes and to resolve issues over the post—brexit trading arrangements. so i say to the prime minister , if there is a prime minister, if there is a deal to do in coming weeks, do it . whatever political cover you it. whatever political cover you need , whatever mechanisms in need, whatever mechanisms in westminster you require . if it westminster you require. if it delivers for our national interest and

footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault.

your top story from the gb news for manchester city benjamin mendy has found not guilty of counts ofe count of sexual . it follows count of sexual. it follows a six month trial at chester crown court. jurors couldn't reach verdicts on one count of rape and one of attempted rape. prosecution sought a retrial . on prosecution sought a retrial. on those counts, which has been scheduled june 2010. a builder who described himself as a psychopath with a conscience has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for the murder of two escorts. mark brown found guilty of murdering leah and alexandra morgan in, 2021. they went six months apart. the 41 year old killed the two women at a remote farm near st leonards in east sussex after meeting through an escort website. he will serve a minimum of 49 years. escort website. he will serve a minimum of 49 years . scotland minimum of 49 years. scotland will gain two new green freeports the sites in edinburgh and inverness are part of a £52 million fund to drive in the country. ministers say they'll also create 75,000 jobs and in almos t £11 also crea

and i'm showing the gb newsroom manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one code of sexual assault. it follows a six month long trial at chester crown court. jurors couldn't reach verdicts on one count of rape and one of attempted rape. the prosecution has sought a retrial on those counts, which has been scheduled forjune . has been scheduled for june. scotland will gain its first new green freeports in edinburgh and inverness as part of a £52 million fund to drive growth in the country. ministers say the sites, which will offer tax incentives and lower tariffs , incentives and lower tariffs, will create 75,000 jobs and almost will create 75,000 jobs and almos t £11 will create 75,000 jobs and almost £11 billion worth of investment. announcement follows private talks held last night between rishi sunak and scotland's first minister, nicholas sturgeon which have been described by sturgeon as constructive . the labour natur constructive. the labour natur sir keir starmer says the time for action on the northern ireland protocol is now

i'm out armstrong in the gb newsroom manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of raping women and sexually assaulting another dang sexually assaulting another during parties at his cheshire home. the france international was of six rape charges at another sexual assault, but the jury another sexual assault, but the jury at chester crown court were unable to reach a verdict on. one count of rape and one of attempted rape. after a six month long trial. many be retried on those two charges in june. retried on those two charges in june . the threat of strike june. the threat of strike action in scotland's nhs has been put on hold while negotiations place over a new pay negotiations place over a new pay offer for this year. the unions say fresh talks with the scottish government expected to start next week with any deal raised backdated to this month, january. the royal of nursing and the gmb union rejected a pay offer in november which is worth on average around 7.5. labour sir keir starmer is urging the prime minister to resolve the northern ireland protocol dispu

i'm out armstrong in the gb newsroom manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of raping women and sexually assaulting another dang sexually assaulting another during parties at his cheshire home. the france international was of six rape charges at another sexual assault, but the jury another sexual assault, but the jury at chester crown court were unable to reach a verdict on. one count of rape and one of attempted rape. after a six month long trial. many be retried on those two charges in june. retried on those two charges in june . the threat of strike june. the threat of strike action in scotland's nhs has been put on hold while negotiations place over a new pay negotiations place over a new pay offer for this year. the unions say fresh talks with the scottish government expected to start next week with any deal raised backdated to this month, january. the royal of nursing and the gmb union rejected a pay offer in november which is worth on average around 7.5. labour sir keir starmer is urging the prime minister to resolve the northern ireland protocol dispu