benjamin monk denies murder and manslaughter.hip, denies assault causing actual bodily harm. they claim they were entitled to use force on dalian atkinson because he was attempting to get up and they feared for their safety. the trial is expected to last up to eight weeks. sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham crown court. foreign ministers from the world's leading economies, the g7, have been meeting in london today for their first face—to—face talks in more than two years. discussions have been focussed on the ongoing crisis in myanmar, as well as relations with russia, china and iran. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. diplomacy is slowly emerging from the virtual world. staff at lancaster house are remembering how to roll out the red carpet. visiting ministers are wearing masks and practising awkward elbow bumps with the foreign secretary. but crucially, they're here, in person, meeting face—to—face for the first time in more than two years. talking through transparent screens for safety, they had much to discuss,

benjamin monk denies murder and manslaughter.tual bodily harm. they say he was entitled to use force on dalian atkinson because he was attempting to get up and they feared for his safety. the trial is expected to last eight weeks. our top story this evening... life in the uk will start to feel normal again by this summer, says one of the main scientists behind lockdown. police in kent warn people to be vigilant if they head out alone, one week after the body ofjulia james was found in woodland near dover. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel, just two weeks after being sacked by tottenham hospital, jose mourinho is named as the new roma manager from the start of next season's serie a in italy. campaigners say they're concerned about the low number of compensation payouts for people caught up in the windrush scandal, two years on since a government scheme was set up. the latest figures show that up to february, the home office has received almost 2000 applications. just over 400 claims have resulted in a payment. the ave

pc benjamin monk and his colleague arrived. , the prosecution says that dalian atkinson died as a result of a third deployment of the taser during which mr atkinson was incapacitated. the prosecution alleges that the police then acted beyond reasonable force in that he was kicked in the head by pc monk, they allege that that left an imprint on his forehead and that pc monk beat him with her tongue while he was lying on the ground. the trial is due to last another six weeks and both of those officers denied murder and assault. police have urged people living near aylesham in kent to remain cautious and vigilant following the murder of a community support officer a week ago. detectives say they haven't established a motive forjulia james' death, and have made no arrests. our correspondent simon jones is in aylesham. julia james was working from home last tuesday, she went out to walk her dog when she was attacked. she had suffered head injuries which were very severe. hundreds of officers have been involved in the investigation si

the trial of former police officer benjamin monk — accused of murdering former footballer dalian andersonr the metro — the jury heard the premier league star was tasered for 33 seconds by mr monk who denies the charges. the guardian leads on an exclusive poll ahead of this week's by—election in hartlepool — the paper says fewer than 40% of past—labour voters will be backing the party's candidate. and the mirror's front page is dominated by an extraordinary picture of the aftermath of a gas explosion at a house in ashford in kent — the paper says the 99—year—old occupant was rescued by two passers—by. so let's begin... with the telegraph, if we may. and harriet this is a story that may chill the hearts of those worried about how good they are with the new technology when people start talking about apps and things. they might be about apps and things. they might be a little nervous about whether they ever will get abroad again. is this tourist may have to use paper passports, is that good news or bad news? i passports, is that good news or bad news? ~ �* , ., , passports, is that good news

the crown's case against them is that benjamin monk kicked dalian atkinson repeatedly in the head wheney—smith beat him with her batten while she was —— while he was on the ground. we are hearing from more witnesses who were there that night and will continue giving evidence evidence. the trial is expected to last between six and eight weeks. the high court has ruled that relatives of a woman caught up in the windrush scandal can apply for permission to live in britain without paying thousands of pounds in fees. the court decided that charging the family application fees of more than £20,000 would be "colossal interference" in her human rights. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds gave us this update. this is linda who has been able to legally live in the uk since the 19705 legally live in the uk since the 1970s but like so many of the people caught up in the windrush scandal, was not able to come here because the home office had not properly registered her legal immigration status. she went through the windrush process and was able to settle in the uk, but she has a family, her

pc benjamin monk and his colleague, mary ellen bettley—smith. twice unsuccessfully. the prosecution then say that dalian atkinson died as a result of a third deployment of the taser, during which mr atkinson was incapacitated. what the prosecution allege is that the police then acted beyond reasonable force in that he was kicked in the head by pc monk, they allege, and that left an imprint on his forehead and that pc mary ellen bettley—smith beat him whilst he was lying on the ground with a baton. the trial is due to last another six to eight weeks. both of those offices deny charges of murder and assault. the uk and india have agreed new trade and investment deals, worth a £1 billion. the government says the contracts are expected to create more than 6,500 jobs here — mainly in the technology and health sectors. the official number of coronavirus cases in india has now topped 20 million. there's been no let up in the rate of infection, with more than 300,000 positive tests recorded for the 13th consecutive day. there are still reports of oxygen

the trial of former police officer benjamin monk — accused of murdering former footballer dalian andersonhe metro — the jury heard the premier league star was tasered for 33 seconds by mr monk who denies the charges. the guardian leads on an exclusive poll ahead of this week's by—election in hartlepool — the paper says fewer than 40% of past—labour voters will be backing the party's candidate. and the mirror's front page is dominated by an extraordinary picture of the aftermath of a gas explosion at a house in ashford in kent — the paper says the 99—year—old occupant was rescued by two passers—by. so let's begin... do you want to take us through this question? we touched on an hour ago but we now have an optimistic assessment of what will be, which countries will be able to travel to come the 17th of may if we have all of the right paperwork etc etc. uk holiday list out on friday but the ia claims to have got it already. don't know if it's too optimistic giving that it's only a handful of countries on it, i think you are to be very select we might want to go for may 17. 20 to the effect o

threatened to kill him as well as his siblings and even the crown's case against them is that benjamin monkand that pc bettley—smith beat him with her baton while while he was on the ground. we have heard that she lived directly opposite and she said she saw the late—night incident and although her view was partially obscured, she could see both police officers from the waist up and she witnessed was her stomping on atkinson's head after he had been on the ground. and pc monk had been acting very aggressive in using force against atkinson was on the ground and describe him apparently striking him with an extended baton. and the lady that lived next door had lived there for 50 years and knew the family really well and had known him since he was a baby. she said again, she had a clear view and she saw pc monk stomping on him and said she turned to her husband and said she turned to her husband and said he's dead, he's not moving and she said she was traumatised by the incident and i thought about it virtually every day since. there will be more witnesses will give evidence for the next couple

benjamin monk, a constable with the west mercia force, denies murder and manslaughter. 0ur correspondente case at birmingham crown court. yes, and his colleague is also on trial here at birmingham crown court. she denies a charge of assault. today we hear the prosecution outline case against them, it said that in august of 2016, dalian atkinsion was an excellent professional footballer and was suffering from severe health problems 15 years after he retired from the professional game, he had been on dialysis, had heart problems and high blood pressure. he became agitated and was driven in the early hours of the morning to his father's house in telford. there, there was a disturbance which neighbours heard and reported to the police. when those officers arrived, there was a confrontation between dalian atkinsion and the two officers. he was described... his behaviour was described as being erratic and bizarre. he was claiming to be the messiah. mr monk deployed his taser twice. 0n the third occasion he fired is taser and it completely incapacitated dalian atkinsion. the prosecution said th