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england cricketer ben stokes, has been found not guilty of affray by a jury at bristol crown court. serious homophobic abuse. it was only when others came under threat that ben became physically engaged with the men in question. the steps that he took were solely aimed at ensuring the safety of himself or the others present. the past 11 months have served to highlight to benjust how highly he values his position as an england representative both in terms of the privilege that role entails and the responsibilities that accompany it. now that the trial is over, ben is keen back to cricket being his sole focus. thank you. our sports editor dan roan has the background to this case. he is one of world cricket‘s biggest stars — with both bat and ball, ben stokes is arguably one of england‘s most important and high profile players. but 11 months ago, the all—rounder‘s career and reputation was plunged into uncertainty after he was arrested following a late—night brawl. stokes found himself forced to swap cricket field for courtroom — accompanied throughout his trial each day by his wife an
england cricketer ben stokes, has been found not guilty of affray by a jury at bristol crown court. serious homophobic abuse. it was only when others came under threat that ben became physically engaged with the men in question. the steps that he took were solely aimed at ensuring the safety of himself or the others present. the past 11 months have served to highlight to benjust how highly he values his position as an england representative both in terms of the privilege that role entails and...
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programme, where the england all—rounder ben stokes has been found not guilty of affray at bristol crown courtn england. the case related to a fight outside a nightclub in the city in september last year. he's been drafted straight back into the england squad following the verdict but he may still face a sanction from the england and wales cricket board. our sports editor dan roan was in court. it had taken almost a year, but finally ben stokes emerged from court today having cleared his name. one of the world's top cricketers found not guilty of affray. today's verdict represents the end of an 11 month ordealfor ben, during which time he has had to maintain his silence at times when many in social media and certain parts of the press predetermined his guilt long before the trial began. the past 11 months have served to highlight to benjust how highly he values his position as an england representative, both in terms of the privilege that role entails and the responsibilities that accompany it. also acquitted, co—defendant ryan ali, one of two men knocked unconscious by stokes in a late—night
programme, where the england all—rounder ben stokes has been found not guilty of affray at bristol crown courtn england. the case related to a fight outside a nightclub in the city in september last year. he's been drafted straight back into the england squad following the verdict but he may still face a sanction from the england and wales cricket board. our sports editor dan roan was in court. it had taken almost a year, but finally ben stokes emerged from court today having cleared his...
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england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.ts in england hold rogue landlords to account. it wants to speed up the complaints procedure and publish league tables. the measures are part of what ministers call "a landmark opportunity" to improve social housing. but campaign groups say ministers should focus on providing more homes for people on low incomes. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. the grenfell fire was meant to change the nation's attitude to housing the poor. for too long in our country, under governments of both colours, we simply have not given enough attention to social housing. we must face the broken housing market and we must fix it now. tomorrow will be too late. today, ministers revealed what changes this tragedy would mean for social housing tenna nts across england. they will get more powers to hold landlords to account, government support to ensure their homes are of decent quality. for this housing adviser, who worked with many grenfell residents, today's proposals, after a year of
england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.ts in england hold rogue landlords to account. it wants to speed up the complaints procedure and publish league tables. the measures are part of what ministers call "a landmark opportunity" to improve social housing. but campaign groups say ministers should focus on providing more homes for people on low incomes. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. the grenfell fire was meant to...
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we'll have the latest live from bristol crown court. also this lunchtime: the conservative party is looking into complaints about comments made by borisjohnson about muslim women who wear full—face veils. the us imposes new sanctions on russia, in the wake of the nerve agent attack on sergei and yulia skripal. a damning report says appalling sexual abuse took place for decades at two prestigious catholic private schools, on boys as young as seven. this is a very hard—hitting, very serious report that, as i say, over many years showed that the reputation of individuals and the reputation of the institution itself was far more important to people than the safety and protection of the children. and: cycling's coming home. thousands are expected to welcome geraint thomas back to cardiff, and to celebrate his tour de france victory. coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: we'll have the latest from the european championships, as katarina johnson—thompson takes the lead in the heptathlon. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc ne
we'll have the latest live from bristol crown court. also this lunchtime: the conservative party is looking into complaints about comments made by borisjohnson about muslim women who wear full—face veils. the us imposes new sanctions on russia, in the wake of the nerve agent attack on sergei and yulia skripal. a damning report says appalling sexual abuse took place for decades at two prestigious catholic private schools, on boys as young as seven. this is a very hard—hitting, very serious...
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the england cricketer ben stokes is cleared of a charge of affray at bristol crown court. and should straight actors play gay characters? jack whitehall‘s casting in a new disney film has angered some. it's 5pm. our top story is that at least 30 people are dead after a motorway bridge partially collapsed in the italian city of genoa. this is the scene there live as rescuers continue their search for possible survivors, with many trapped in vehicles that were crushed by the debris. there are now fears that other sections of the bridge might come down. the italian transport minister says what happened is "an immense tragedy", but it's now been revealed the bridge had been refurbuished just two years ago. matt cole has he latest. you can still see some bodies pulled out from the wreckage. it happened around 11:30am local time. the fear of those watching can clearly be heard as they watch the bridge structure crumble. police haven't spoken of a violent cloudburst of ramp at the time of the collapse. —— police have spoken. views from the above, the size of the mission section i
the england cricketer ben stokes is cleared of a charge of affray at bristol crown court. and should straight actors play gay characters? jack whitehall‘s casting in a new disney film has angered some. it's 5pm. our top story is that at least 30 people are dead after a motorway bridge partially collapsed in the italian city of genoa. this is the scene there live as rescuers continue their search for possible survivors, with many trapped in vehicles that were crushed by the debris. there are...
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john kay was at bristol crown court.ne that night was mark. he was off duty but he came across what he described as a scuffle here in the clifton area of bristol and he went to try to help out and into being. he describes the man in the green t—shirt, seemingly ben stokes, as the main aggressor. he said another man was trying to get away from the man in the green t—shirt but the man in the green t—shirt was the main aggressor. thejury has been shown a range of video angles, cctv and body cam footage taken from another officer who arrested ben stokes that night. when she told him there was a man nearby covered in blood and asked what was going on, he said he had been trying to help out because his two gay friends were being insulted and he was trying to help out onto their behalf. a statement read to the jury, ben stokes said that two men were giving nasty homophobic language to a gay couple on the streets of bristol and he stepped in to try to stop that. he said that these two men, he claimed, had bottles in their hand s
john kay was at bristol crown court.ne that night was mark. he was off duty but he came across what he described as a scuffle here in the clifton area of bristol and he went to try to help out and into being. he describes the man in the green t—shirt, seemingly ben stokes, as the main aggressor. he said another man was trying to get away from the man in the green t—shirt but the man in the green t—shirt was the main aggressor. thejury has been shown a range of video angles, cctv and body...
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charged with affray, all three men deny that accusation and all three are in the dock here at bristol crown courtrial, which started today. how long is he expected to be in court and will this affect his participation for england beyond the second test at lord's? well, he was meant to be preparing 110w well, he was meant to be preparing now for that second test match that sta rts now for that second test match that starts on thursday. he has been ruled out of that. this is a case of course which even though it happened 11 months ago, the ramifications are still being felt. he meant the ashes and lost the vice captaincy. and it is important to add something else that came out from today, was the allegation that he had mocked two openly gay men and flicked a cigarette but at one of them, as well as insulting a doorman. stokes said to the police the force he used was reasonable and he was acting in self—defence or the defence of others. tomorrow we will hear from the doorman and the trial is due to last until next week. thank you. well it was a busy weekend for great britain at the european champion
charged with affray, all three men deny that accusation and all three are in the dock here at bristol crown courtrial, which started today. how long is he expected to be in court and will this affect his participation for england beyond the second test at lord's? well, he was meant to be preparing 110w well, he was meant to be preparing now for that second test match that sta rts now for that second test match that starts on thursday. he has been ruled out of that. this is a case of course...
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the england cricket all all—rounder ben stokes has been cleared of a charge of affray at bristol crown courtwyer says he's looking forward to getting back to playing the game. there are more troubles on the high street, as the diy chain homebase announces plans to close 42 stores. the move puts up to 1500 jobs at risk. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7.30, we'll have maureen hinton, a retail analyst from global data, on—set to tell us more ministers are promising more powers for social housing tenants — we'll be discussing the new proposals and what they mean. and later on we'll be reviewing tomorrow's newspapers with the ft‘s laura hughes, and asa bennett from the telegraph. that's at 10.40 and again at 11.32. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening. england all—rounder ben stokes has been cleared of affray after an altercation near a bristol nightclub last september. two—time formula one champion fernando alonso takes a step away fro
the england cricket all all—rounder ben stokes has been cleared of a charge of affray at bristol crown courtwyer says he's looking forward to getting back to playing the game. there are more troubles on the high street, as the diy chain homebase announces plans to close 42 stores. the move puts up to 1500 jobs at risk. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7.30, we'll have maureen hinton, a retail analyst from global...
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england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.rom the bbc sport centre, here's 0nly foster. only foster. celtic are up against it increases among me, they're losing to have an zero to advance. that means the earth 3—1 down on aggregate. visit their third round qualifying tie. the home side scored early on. roderigo the sixth amendment. they into the second half now about 15 minutes in. the winners will rest of a two legged playoff round. if sought to go out as it look like they will then they won't even get parachuted into the europa league. that's the last chance for them and maybe the last half—hour of european football this season in athens. ben stokes has been recalled to england squad for saturday. they canjust a to england squad for saturday. they can just a couple of hours after he was found not guilty of a freight at bristol crown court. their independent disciplinary commission will now meet to decide if they should take any action against him. and his team—mate who was not charged with any criminal offence but was with h
england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.rom the bbc sport centre, here's 0nly foster. only foster. celtic are up against it increases among me, they're losing to have an zero to advance. that means the earth 3—1 down on aggregate. visit their third round qualifying tie. the home side scored early on. roderigo the sixth amendment. they into the second half now about 15 minutes in. the winners will rest of a two legged playoff round. if sought to go out...
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jon kay is at bristol crown court. ben stokes told the court that he was in bristol celebrating england's win over the west indies last september. he said he'd had some beer and spirits but insisted he wasn't drunk. he said he stepped in to defend those two gay men, but he said he was also acting out of self defence because he feared he could be attacked with a glass bottle. sorry. do you mind just loosening the right one on my wrist? handcuffed in the back of a police car, this is the moment and stokes was arrested in september last year. it was shot on a police body camera, following the alleged incident in the clifton area of bristol. just yards from the vehicle where the england cricketer was being detained, another man lay injured on the ground. right, the reason... i will explain to you why you have been arrested as well. thank you. it's because there's a guy over there who's covered with blood... yep. and i've been told you punched him. because he was... abusing my two friends for being gay. that's what i'm being
jon kay is at bristol crown court. ben stokes told the court that he was in bristol celebrating england's win over the west indies last september. he said he'd had some beer and spirits but insisted he wasn't drunk. he said he stepped in to defend those two gay men, but he said he was also acting out of self defence because he feared he could be attacked with a glass bottle. sorry. do you mind just loosening the right one on my wrist? handcuffed in the back of a police car, this is the moment...
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england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.t‘s according to research by the bbc. in the 2016/2017 season, which saw record global tv revenue, match day income contributed less than 20p in every £1 earned by 18 top—flight outfits. natalie pirks takes a look at the changing way clubs are being funded. football but that the fans is no thing, as the famous quote goes. but figures today show supporters are not quite as important as they used to be. pedro went for that! and pedro has gone in front! thanks to an £8.3 billion tv deal that kicked in in 2016, half of premier league clubs that season could still have a profit without a single fan coming to matches. for some clubs, up to 80% of the revenue comes from television revenue, which means that in terms of reliance on the income the fans are a much smaller proportion. this will put pressure on the fact that they don‘t need to squeeze the fans for all their worth and make sure football is still accessible and as many people as possible can afford to go to a premier league match. th
england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.t‘s according to research by the bbc. in the 2016/2017 season, which saw record global tv revenue, match day income contributed less than 20p in every £1 earned by 18 top—flight outfits. natalie pirks takes a look at the changing way clubs are being funded. football but that the fans is no thing, as the famous quote goes. but figures today show supporters are not quite as important as they used to be. pedro...
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the durham all—rounder is standing trial at bristol crown court accused of affray, he denies the chargesorts from bristol crown court. sorry, do you mind just loosening that one on my wrist? handcuffed, in the back of a police car. this was the moment when ben stokes was arrested in september last year. it was shot by a body camera following the incident in the clifton area of bristol. just yards from the vehicle where the england cricketer was being detained, another man lay injured on the road. the reason you're being arrested, there is a guy over there covered in blood and i've been told you punched him. the footage was shown to the jury yesterday as part of the prosecution case. ben stokes was played video footage shot by a witness on the night of the incident. he said he stepped in to defend two gay men. he denied mimic him for making homophobic comments and insisted he was not drunk were enraged and acted in self—defence. he told the jury that injuries to his right hand which we re injuries to his right hand which were shown to the court were due to playing cricket and were not the
the durham all—rounder is standing trial at bristol crown court accused of affray, he denies the chargesorts from bristol crown court. sorry, do you mind just loosening that one on my wrist? handcuffed, in the back of a police car. this was the moment when ben stokes was arrested in september last year. it was shot by a body camera following the incident in the clifton area of bristol. just yards from the vehicle where the england cricketer was being detained, another man lay injured on the...
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jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. en charged has been clear it was after a morning adjournment when thejudge addressed it was after a morning adjournment when the judge addressed the jury, he said having analysed the evidence i have decided it is right to direct you there is no case to answer, the third defendant in the case, prosecution had alleged he picked up a metal pole which he was seen on some of that rctv footage carrying but there was no evidence he had usedit but there was no evidence he had used it and in fact in the end, he has been cleared, he left court saying he was relieved and happy about the case. but the case, the trial continue, simon, against ben stokes and ryan ali, the man you have seen pictures of after the incident last year, ben stokes has been running through events before the fight, earlier in the evening, england had been playing the west indies in bristol in a one day international which had had won, he said a number of players and their wives had gone out for dinner to celebrate then the
jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. en charged has been clear it was after a morning adjournment when thejudge addressed it was after a morning adjournment when the judge addressed the jury, he said having analysed the evidence i have decided it is right to direct you there is no case to answer, the third defendant in the case, prosecution had alleged he picked up a metal pole which he was seen on some of that rctv footage carrying but there was no evidence he had usedit but there was no...
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bring us there at bristol crown court. pened today, or what may happen later. the reason we are watching that footage now, first of all, is that it was played yesterday in court and has just been released to the media. as you can see, it is momentsjust after ben stokes was arrested, after this brawl outside the mbargo nightclub in bristol in december last year. it is body camera footage from the arresting officer. she explained why he has arrested him, he said, i was trying to defend my friends over there, the two gay guys. the defence, which may start later today, we are expecting an expert of evidence will be given by the england cricketer himself, his defence is that he felt the gay couple that was walking on the street were being threatened by the other two co—defendants, and he went to their defence. we have heard this morning the final bit of prosecution evidence, that was the statement given by one of his co—defendants, ryan hale, an ex—military man, who talked about events in the club earlier in the evening. he said
bring us there at bristol crown court. pened today, or what may happen later. the reason we are watching that footage now, first of all, is that it was played yesterday in court and has just been released to the media. as you can see, it is momentsjust after ben stokes was arrested, after this brawl outside the mbargo nightclub in bristol in december last year. it is body camera footage from the arresting officer. she explained why he has arrested him, he said, i was trying to defend my friends...
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our correspondent phil mackie is at bristol crown court. phil.prosecution not as a moment of trivial unpleasantness, he said it was a sustained episode of significant violence which left onlookers shocked. it involves an incident which took place outside a city centre nightclub called embargo on monday the 20th of september last year. ben stokes, of course, was the hero of the edgbaston test match on saturday, today here bristol crown court surrounded by a phalanx of photographers, and he has been sitting in the dock this morning for the opening of this trial, alongside his co—defendants, ryan ali and ryan hale, who are both also accused of the charge of affray in relation to this incident that happened outside the nightclub last year. all three we re the nightclub last year. all three were described as young men of promise, ben stokes, the international cricketer, ryan hale and ryan ali, one a veteran of the war in afghanistan, the other works for the emergency services. the trial itself is expected to last until next week, and beforejury we re
our correspondent phil mackie is at bristol crown court. phil.prosecution not as a moment of trivial unpleasantness, he said it was a sustained episode of significant violence which left onlookers shocked. it involves an incident which took place outside a city centre nightclub called embargo on monday the 20th of september last year. ben stokes, of course, was the hero of the edgbaston test match on saturday, today here bristol crown court surrounded by a phalanx of photographers, and he has...
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jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. shortfall of around £70 million has approved a plan for huge cuts to jobs and services. the conservative—run northamptonshire county council backed the proposals at a crisis meeting. campaigners against the cuts say they'll hit services for children and vulnerable adults. from northampton, our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, reports. it is people like roxanne who relies on 24—hour a day care, paid for by northamptonshire county council and families like the bakers who will feel the pain of the action plan approved by councillors today. the baker children have a range of learning and physical disabilities. their mum fears the £70 million of council cuts will mean important help will not be there when needed. these children did not ask to be born with these difficulties, these families did not ask for these battles and yet that is what they face, day in and day out. and they have enough difficulties managing behaviours and managing medical routines, day to day that to add a l
jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. shortfall of around £70 million has approved a plan for huge cuts to jobs and services. the conservative—run northamptonshire county council backed the proposals at a crisis meeting. campaigners against the cuts say they'll hit services for children and vulnerable adults. from northampton, our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, reports. it is people like roxanne who relies on 24—hour a day care, paid for by northamptonshire county council and...
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england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.ocial housing tenants are promised more powers by ministers. campaigners say what's needed is more housing. more retail misery. the diy chain homebase is to close 42 stores, putting 1,500 jobs at risk. and coming up on bbc news. defeat for andy murray in the opening round of the cincinnati open as he targets improvments on his road to recovery. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a man's being held on suspicion of terror offences after a car collided with cyclists in westminster. the vehicle ploughed into a security barrier near old palace yard in front of the houses of parliament. several people were taken to hospital and the area is still cordoned off. the man in custody is in his late twenties, and police said he is not to cooperating with them. theresa may has praised the rapid response of the emergency services and said her thoughts were with the people who'd been hurt. the government's emergency cobra committee is to meet this afternoon. ben brown is in westminster
england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.ocial housing tenants are promised more powers by ministers. campaigners say what's needed is more housing. more retail misery. the diy chain homebase is to close 42 stores, putting 1,500 jobs at risk. and coming up on bbc news. defeat for andy murray in the opening round of the cincinnati open as he targets improvments on his road to recovery. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a man's being held...
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just two days after emerging from bristol crown court, today ben stokes walked out to more familiar surroundingst trent bridge as he was welcomed back into the england squad after being cleared of affray. but while stokes could play against india here on saturday, the fallout from his trial following a brawl last year continues, and he's now being encouraged to publicly apologise, having already said sorry to his team—mates. certainly. i think it was important to actually apologise to the boys in the team. i'm sure something will be forthcoming. he will certainly pull his weight from now on going forward. i'm sure it's been a wake—up call for him. ben stokes must still await the outcome of a cricket disciplinary commission hearing, which in the next few weeks could decide to suspend him if he is found to have brought the game into disrepute. but for now, the all—rounder is back in the england fold. stokes said he had been acting in self—defence when he became involved in this fight and then arrested. and on tuesday, a jury acquitted him after a seven—day trial. but one former england captain tol
just two days after emerging from bristol crown court, today ben stokes walked out to more familiar surroundingst trent bridge as he was welcomed back into the england squad after being cleared of affray. but while stokes could play against india here on saturday, the fallout from his trial following a brawl last year continues, and he's now being encouraged to publicly apologise, having already said sorry to his team—mates. certainly. i think it was important to actually apologise to the...
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today the jury here at bristol crown court learned more about the events leading up to the fight in theng ben stokes and two local men. they heard from andrew cunningham, the head dorman of the nightclub where the fight took place. he told the jury that ben stokes, accompanied by his england teammate alex hales, had been abusive, spite and a bully towards him, abusing him by his tattoos and gold teeth and then mocking two gay men outside the nightclub and throwing a cigarette light at the head of one of them. however, the defence barrister then suggested that cunningham had ian aggressive towards the two cricketers. the dorman insisted not. stokes said he had been engaging with playful ba nter had been engaging with playful banter with the gay pair however cunningham insisted that the cricketers had been laughing at them. later they spoke to a local resident who filmed the fracas as it involved. he said the men were drunk and acted like animals. tomorrow we may hear from ben stokes. and acted like animals. tomorrow we may hearfrom ben stokes. he and acted like animals. tomorrow we may h
today the jury here at bristol crown court learned more about the events leading up to the fight in theng ben stokes and two local men. they heard from andrew cunningham, the head dorman of the nightclub where the fight took place. he told the jury that ben stokes, accompanied by his england teammate alex hales, had been abusive, spite and a bully towards him, abusing him by his tattoos and gold teeth and then mocking two gay men outside the nightclub and throwing a cigarette light at the head...
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programme, where the england all—rounder ben stokes has been found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court year. he‘s been drafted straight back into the england squad following the verdict but he may still face a sanction from the england and wales cricket board. our sports editor dan roan was in court. it had taken almost a year, but finally ben stokes emerged from court today having cleared his name. one of the world‘s top cricketers found not guilty of affray. today‘s verdict represents the end of an 11 month ordealfor ben, during which time he has had to maintain his silence at times when many in social media and certain parts of the press predetermined his guilt long before the trial began. the past 11 months have served to highlight to benjust how highly he values his position as an england representative,
programme, where the england all—rounder ben stokes has been found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court year. he‘s been drafted straight back into the england squad following the verdict but he may still face a sanction from the england and wales cricket board. our sports editor dan roan was in court. it had taken almost a year, but finally ben stokes emerged from court today having cleared his name. one of the world‘s top cricketers found not guilty of affray. today‘s verdict...
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thejury here at the jury here at bristol crown court let mark —— learn more about the events leadingrs of last year involving ben stokes and local men. two they had them occurred from the doorman at the embargo nightclub where the fight took place. that he told the jury fight took place. that he told the jury that stokes who was accompanied by his england team—mate alex hales had been abusive, spiteful and a bully to him, abusing him for his prominent tattoos and gold teeth and mocking to gay men outside the nightclub and throwing a cigarette but at the head of one of him. then suggesting cunningham had been aggressive towards ben stokes and alex hales, definitely not insisted the doorman. he said that the craters were lapping about the gold in crested shoes, and that it was playful banter. the players were lapping at the pair, not with them and says the cunning and. thejury also hold from a local resident who filmed the fracas that followed, and the men involved were clearly drunk and acted he sat like animals. tomorrow we may hear more from ben stokes. he meant to be playing in the
thejury here at the jury here at bristol crown court let mark —— learn more about the events leadingrs of last year involving ben stokes and local men. two they had them occurred from the doorman at the embargo nightclub where the fight took place. that he told the jury fight took place. that he told the jury that stokes who was accompanied by his england team—mate alex hales had been abusive, spiteful and a bully to him, abusing him for his prominent tattoos and gold teeth and mocking to...
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jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court.match was due to start at 11am local time, but persistent rain and dark skies meant play was finally abandoned for the day just before 5pm. it's the first time in five years that a whole day's play has been lost in a test match played in england. the home side lead the series 1—0. that is all we have got time for. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, till next time, goodbye. good morning. well, yesterday brought quite a change across the country. we had some welcome rain. nowhere near enough i know, but nevertheless i'm sure gardeners and growers out there are happy. we had over an inch of rain in suffolk, also some thundery downpours towards the end of the afternoon and into the evening. that area of low pressure which was responsible is drifting off into scandinavia, but something also that's interesting is behind that frontal system, it's introducing slightly fresher air in comparison to of late. that's allowing for
jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court.match was due to start at 11am local time, but persistent rain and dark skies meant play was finally abandoned for the day just before 5pm. it's the first time in five years that a whole day's play has been lost in a test match played in england. the home side lead the series 1—0. that is all we have got time for. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, till next time, goodbye. good...
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a freight, they all done i that charge and they will be back here as the trial continues at bristol crown courth affray. the second test of the series between england and india gets underway on thursday with the hosts having claimed the opener last weekend in a thrilling finish. the two captains will once again be influential with virat kohli's two innings almost guiding his side to victory in the first test, but ultimatelyjoe root‘s team were victorious and head into the lords match with the upper hand and a new player. patrick geary has more. batsmen, like policemen, are getting younger it seems. meet the latest to play for england, 0llie pope, 20, honestly! england have seen another in only 15 first—class matches for surrey to call him up in place of dawid of dawid malan and bat him at four, that's a mark of confidence. really exciting prospect, these done exceptionally well for surrey this year and excited to see him go out there and see him be himself more than anyone else and play how he has in the county championship. root and the selectors... the hero on the crucial morning at edgbaston
a freight, they all done i that charge and they will be back here as the trial continues at bristol crown courth affray. the second test of the series between england and india gets underway on thursday with the hosts having claimed the opener last weekend in a thrilling finish. the two captains will once again be influential with virat kohli's two innings almost guiding his side to victory in the first test, but ultimatelyjoe root‘s team were victorious and head into the lords match with the...
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it means there's no place for ben stokes — whose court case for affray at bristol crown court continues should retain his place in the starting eleven after a maiden test century at lord's. seamerjamie porter is also named with moeen ali to contend with adil rashid for the spinners berth. day one of the european paralympic swimming championships have finished in dublin — with success in the pool for scot quinn and louis fidds. kate grey was watching. the british team have certainly impressed on the first night of these championships, winning six medals including gold for scotland in the sb 1a medals including gold for scotland in the sb 14100 metres breaststroke. he successfully defended his title in what was a thrilling race that saw him baulk victory in the final stages. his team—mate sneaking in for the silver. for me, these guys are always better, much stronger and heavier than me, so choose to me that it doesn't matter size or weight, iam that it doesn't matter size or weight, i am a fighter. that is why i always look at myself as the flying scot, that is what i see myself as, the
it means there's no place for ben stokes — whose court case for affray at bristol crown court continues should retain his place in the starting eleven after a maiden test century at lord's. seamerjamie porter is also named with moeen ali to contend with adil rashid for the spinners berth. day one of the european paralympic swimming championships have finished in dublin — with success in the pool for scot quinn and louis fidds. kate grey was watching. the british team have certainly...
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the jury at bristol crown court found him not guilty but the england and wales cricket board will now process that may result in a a sporting sanction. here's our sports editor dan roan (vt) this is arguably the biggest result of ben stokes's colourful and controversial career. he will be breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight as will think at the top of the english game. for the last seven working days he sat in the dark while he heard both prosecution and defence case. he always insisted he had merely been acting in self—defense when he became involved in that late—night brawl in bristol city centre on september 25 last year. today as the not guilty verdict was read out he closed his eyes with relief. his wife claire cried. this is a case that has raised a number of questions. stokes made note, daddy left ward and allowed his lawyer to do the talking for him. the past 11 months have served to highlight todayjust how highly he values his position as an england representative both in terms of the privilege that role in sales and the responsibilities that it can bring. now that the tr
the jury at bristol crown court found him not guilty but the england and wales cricket board will now process that may result in a a sporting sanction. here's our sports editor dan roan (vt) this is arguably the biggest result of ben stokes's colourful and controversial career. he will be breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight as will think at the top of the english game. for the last seven working days he sat in the dark while he heard both prosecution and defence case. he always insisted he...
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he denies the charge. 0ur correspondent andy moore is outside bristol crown court.ning, who reminded thejury about this charge of affray. he said it was often in connection with disturbances at football clubs or outside nightclubs. he said it was violence where a person of reasonable firmness would be afraid for their personal safety, and he went on to say that the various video footage that the jury had been shown clearly and plainly demonstrated that ben stokes moved, perhaps from a defensive posture, because he was threatened with a bottle, but he moved from that posture and became the aggressor himself. he went on to talk about ben stokes's performance in the witness box, where he said he couldn't recollect many elements of the incident, and the prosecutor said, it is plain that he, ben stokes, is seeking to justify his behaviour. he acted as the red mist came down, he acted deplorably. we've also heard from the defence, gordon cole, for ben stokes. he said that ben stokes was defending himself and others. we've heard that ben stokes was trying to defend, in his
he denies the charge. 0ur correspondent andy moore is outside bristol crown court.ning, who reminded thejury about this charge of affray. he said it was often in connection with disturbances at football clubs or outside nightclubs. he said it was violence where a person of reasonable firmness would be afraid for their personal safety, and he went on to say that the various video footage that the jury had been shown clearly and plainly demonstrated that ben stokes moved, perhaps from a defensive...
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we start with the continuing trial at bristol crown court. r ben stokes has begun giving evidence in his trial for affray in bristol. he has denied being drunk when arrested after a fight outside a nightclub in the city last year. he says he stepped in after hearing homophobic abuse being shouted at two men. earlier the court heard claims that the cricketer ‘could have killed' another man during the incident. stokes, and one other man, deny a charge of affray. charges were dropped against a third defendant earlier on today. matt coles reports. hands cuffed in the back of a police car, this was then stokes moments after his arrest in bristol last year. the footage was shot on the arresting officer's body camera, just yards from the vehicle where the cricketer was being detained another man lay injured on the road. i will explain why you have been arrested. this footage was shown in court yesterday, released this morning as pa rt yesterday, released this morning as part of the prosecution case. video of the incident itself has also been played t
we start with the continuing trial at bristol crown court. r ben stokes has begun giving evidence in his trial for affray in bristol. he has denied being drunk when arrested after a fight outside a nightclub in the city last year. he says he stepped in after hearing homophobic abuse being shouted at two men. earlier the court heard claims that the cricketer ‘could have killed' another man during the incident. stokes, and one other man, deny a charge of affray. charges were dropped against a...
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just hours after being cleared of affray at bristol crown court.in the south and east, dry, brighterand cloudy with rain and in the south and east, dry, brighter and warmer. more in 15 minutes. it's wednesday, the 15th of august. our top story this morning — rescuers in the italian city of genoa have been searching throughout the night for survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge. police say at least 31 people were killed after dozens of vehicles fell from the bridge. around 11 people have been pulled alive from the rubble but many are still missing. jane—frances kelly reports. aerial shots of the floodlit areas show the desperate search to find survivors continue throughout the night. a crane removed debris, some 300 firefighters from across italy used sniffer dogs and climbing gear to help them scale the enormous structure. police say they are still hopeful of finding people alive in the rubble is that infrared images pick out the ceaseless activity of the rescuers as if they were worker at ants. hundreds of people have had to m
just hours after being cleared of affray at bristol crown court.in the south and east, dry, brighterand cloudy with rain and in the south and east, dry, brighter and warmer. more in 15 minutes. it's wednesday, the 15th of august. our top story this morning — rescuers in the italian city of genoa have been searching throughout the night for survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge. police say at least 31 people were killed after dozens of vehicles fell from the bridge. around...
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andy moore is at bristol crown court for us.nding thejury of what the charge of affray was. he said it was an act of violence where any reasonable person would fear for their safety. he said in this case ben stokes may have started out replying to an act of aggression — a bottle was waived in his direction. but then he said the video footage demonstrated plainly and clearly that ben stokes moved from defence and became the aggressor himself. he talked, the prosecutor, about ben stokes in the witness box and he said he was trying to explain and justify himself. he said it was plain that ben stokes was lying. he said he acted deplorably as the red mist came down. we heard from the defence for ben stokes, he said there were big holes in the prosecution case. he said his client had acted to defend himself and others, he was trying to protect two gay men, he said, from homophobic abuse. the defence of ben stokes said that what he did was to take reasonable actions, the defence went on, "a person cannot weigh to a nicety the exact mea
andy moore is at bristol crown court for us.nding thejury of what the charge of affray was. he said it was an act of violence where any reasonable person would fear for their safety. he said in this case ben stokes may have started out replying to an act of aggression — a bottle was waived in his direction. but then he said the video footage demonstrated plainly and clearly that ben stokes moved from defence and became the aggressor himself. he talked, the prosecutor, about ben stokes in the...
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whatever the outcome of events here at bristol crown court, the independent disciplinary commission of have a hearing to decide if there should bea a hearing to decide if there should be a cricketing punishment for stokes and hayles after what happened on the 25th of september last year. nine american golfers here — eight of them have now cemented their places in the us ryder cup team after yesterday's pga championship. one of them hasn't. do you know which one hasn't? we have some good ones here. dustin johnson standing next to patrick reid. tiger woods. woods came second yesterday. it was a thrilling final day with tiger, wearing red and back to his best — that he is not in the team. but he didn't win. brooks koepka held off all challengers to win by two shots — his second major title this season. brooks is in the team. so, will the captain pick him as a wild card? patrick geary reports. this is the tiger woods the world knew and laughed at. not a flashback but a comeback. second at the pga championship yesterday. once america's ryder cup ace now he will need a wild card. he is on a
whatever the outcome of events here at bristol crown court, the independent disciplinary commission of have a hearing to decide if there should bea a hearing to decide if there should be a cricketing punishment for stokes and hayles after what happened on the 25th of september last year. nine american golfers here — eight of them have now cemented their places in the us ryder cup team after yesterday's pga championship. one of them hasn't. do you know which one hasn't? we have some good ones...
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our sports editor, dan roan, reports. just two days after emerging from bristol crown court, today benill the main attraction at trent bridge as he was welcomed back into the england squad after being cleared of affray. while stokes could play against india on saturday, the fallout from his trial following a brawl last year continues and he is 110w brawl last year continues and he is now being encouraged to publicly apologise having a ready said sorry to his team—mates. apologise having a ready said sorry to his team-mates. certainly. i think it was important to actually apologise to the boys in the team. i'm sure something will be forthcoming. he will certainly pull his weight, i think, from now on, going forward. i am sure it has been a wake—up call for him. going forward. i am sure it has been a wake-up call for him. ben stokes and still await the outcome of a disciplinary commission hearing which, in the next few weeks quickly decide to suspend him if he is found to have brought the game into disrepute. for now, the all—rounder is back in the england fold. stokes said he was acting
our sports editor, dan roan, reports. just two days after emerging from bristol crown court, today benill the main attraction at trent bridge as he was welcomed back into the england squad after being cleared of affray. while stokes could play against india on saturday, the fallout from his trial following a brawl last year continues and he is 110w brawl last year continues and he is now being encouraged to publicly apologise having a ready said sorry to his team—mates. apologise having a...
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jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court.nto sexual abuse at two leading catholic schools, says the attacks on children, were likely to be more widespread than previously thought. it found "appalling" abuse which occurred over four decades at ampleforth in north yorkshire, and at downside in somerset. it also says both institutions tried to cover up numerous allegations. ten people have been convicted or cautioned for the abuse. our religion editor, martin bashir, reports. downside school in somerset, like ampleforth in north yorkshire, described as resembling a harry potter world of beguiling charm. within these golden monastic buildings, from the 1960s onwards, predatory teachers sexually abused children as young as seven. piers grant—ferris, a former officer in the irish guards, was described as a sadistic and violent abuser at ampleforth's prep school from 1965 to 1975. in 2006, he was found guilty on 20 counts of indecent assault. he was one of ten staff at the schools to have been convicted or cautioned in the last 50 y
jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court.nto sexual abuse at two leading catholic schools, says the attacks on children, were likely to be more widespread than previously thought. it found "appalling" abuse which occurred over four decades at ampleforth in north yorkshire, and at downside in somerset. it also says both institutions tried to cover up numerous allegations. ten people have been convicted or cautioned for the abuse. our religion editor, martin bashir, reports. downside...
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phil mackie, bbc news, bristol crown court.rist attack in central london and raising money to fund terrorism. 26—year—old lewis ludlow from kent had planned to hire a van and target pedestrians on oxford street at madame tussauds and at st paul's cathedral. he'd hoped to kill up to 100 people. he'll be sentenced in november. hundreds of people, many of them foreign holiday—makers, have been moved to safety in the south of france after flash flooding tourists through towns and villages. police are searching for a 70—year—old man who went missing while looking after children at a camp site near the river ardeche. the storms followed a period of unusually hot weather across much of europe. richard lister reports. after the heatwave, the deluge. hailstones as big as marbles fell in south—eastern france as thunderstorms rolled in. torrential rain turned drought—hit rivers into raging torrents. lapping at waterside homes, spilling over roads and causing chaos downstream. several campsites were quickly overwhelmed. the water moving th
phil mackie, bbc news, bristol crown court.rist attack in central london and raising money to fund terrorism. 26—year—old lewis ludlow from kent had planned to hire a van and target pedestrians on oxford street at madame tussauds and at st paul's cathedral. he'd hoped to kill up to 100 people. he'll be sentenced in november. hundreds of people, many of them foreign holiday—makers, have been moved to safety in the south of france after flash flooding tourists through towns and villages....
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andy moore is at bristol crown court for us.e of affray was. it was an act of violence where any reasonable person would fear for safety. in this case, ben stokes might have started out replying to an act of aggression. a bottle was waived in his direction. then the derivatives demonstrated plainly and clearly that ben stokes moved from defence and became the aggressor himself. he talked to the prosecutor about ben stokes in the witness box and he said he was trying to explain and justify himself. he said it was plain that ben stokes was lying. he says he acted deplorably as the red mist came down. we heard from the defence who said there were big holes in the prosecution case. he said his client has acted to defend himself and others. he was trying to protect two gay men from homophobic abuse. the defence for ben stokes said what he did was to take reasonable actions. he went on to say a person cannot say the exact measure of defensive actions in such an adrenaline filled incident. now, thejudge has finished his an adrenaline f
andy moore is at bristol crown court for us.e of affray was. it was an act of violence where any reasonable person would fear for safety. in this case, ben stokes might have started out replying to an act of aggression. a bottle was waived in his direction. then the derivatives demonstrated plainly and clearly that ben stokes moved from defence and became the aggressor himself. he talked to the prosecutor about ben stokes in the witness box and he said he was trying to explain and justify...
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test match against india which starts at lord's on thursday as planned, he finds himself at bristol crown courtd 11 months ago. having had to swap the cricket field for the court room, ben stokes arrived here this morning for the opening day of his trial. dressed in a navy suit, the 27—year—old sat in the dock alongside ryan hale and ryan ali, the two local men he is accused of punching during a late—night brawl in bristol last year. all three defendants are accused of affray, a charge they deny. the jury was told that having been refused re—entry to this nightclub in the early hours of september 25 last year, just hours after he played for england, stokes acted in a provocative and offensive way. he allegedly mocked two openly gay men and according to a bouncer he insulted, flicked a cigarette but at one of them. the court was told that later stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge and retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. f
test match against india which starts at lord's on thursday as planned, he finds himself at bristol crown courtd 11 months ago. having had to swap the cricket field for the court room, ben stokes arrived here this morning for the opening day of his trial. dressed in a navy suit, the 27—year—old sat in the dock alongside ryan hale and ryan ali, the two local men he is accused of punching during a late—night brawl in bristol last year. all three defendants are accused of affray, a charge...
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earlier, my colleague phil mackie sent this report from bristol crown court. e from the doorman at a club that early get the two cricketers had been in the club and had come back to the club at 2am and had come back to the club at 2am and been refused entry. apparently ben stokes had offered them £300 to get in but was still told no and became angry and aggressive with the doorman earlier. the same doorman said ben stokes had mocked and openly gay couple in the nightclub and had flicked cigarette ash at them. this is a trial that began today and is expected to last until next week, opening the case for the prosecution the court heard this is a sustained period of significant violence. it‘s that cctv footage which forms the basis of the prosecution evidence of a trial that will go on until the middle of next week. we don‘t expect the defence to start until later this week at which point we will hear from the defendants including ben stokes, and they will put their side of the story. more than ten thousand people — including tourists — have been evacuated from th
earlier, my colleague phil mackie sent this report from bristol crown court. e from the doorman at a club that early get the two cricketers had been in the club and had come back to the club at 2am and had come back to the club at 2am and been refused entry. apparently ben stokes had offered them £300 to get in but was still told no and became angry and aggressive with the doorman earlier. the same doorman said ben stokes had mocked and openly gay couple in the nightclub and had flicked...
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he's on trial for affray at bristol crown court.very drunk and enraged when he got into a fight outside a nightclub in the city last september. ben stokes has been giving evidence for a second day at his trial. he admitted throwing several punches, but said he didn't remember knocking a man unconscious. he denies a fray. the man he's accused of hitting is on trial alongside him. andy moore reports. ben stokes evidence has been throughout that he was acting in self—defense that yes he did in the vault in a fight with these two men, but he was acting in his own self—defense and to protect gay men who were being homophobic leak of use. we heard from ryan, one of the men who were attacked, and he said he was involved in some sort of ba nter he was involved in some sort of banter with the two men, he was not abusing them in any way and then he suddenly saw a tall blond man charging at him. this was ben stokes. he did not know why ben stokes. he did not know why ben stokes was rushing at him. he said later on perhaps he wasjust stokes was
he's on trial for affray at bristol crown court.very drunk and enraged when he got into a fight outside a nightclub in the city last september. ben stokes has been giving evidence for a second day at his trial. he admitted throwing several punches, but said he didn't remember knocking a man unconscious. he denies a fray. the man he's accused of hitting is on trial alongside him. andy moore reports. ben stokes evidence has been throughout that he was acting in self—defense that yes he did in...
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england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.hree months to june. that's the lowest its been in more than a0 years. but the growth in wages has slowed down. they're about 2.7% higher than they were a year ago. we'll have more on this in a moment. homebase is expected to announce plans to close 42 stores, putting about 1,500 jobs at risk — that's abut 10% of its workforce. it's already closed 17 stores this year. mike ashley — the founder of sports direct — says he'll keep most house of frazer stores open. he bought the chain last week — just hours after it went into administration. he says he wants the shops to be the harrods of the high street. uk unemployment is at the lowest level since 1975 — that's more than a0 years. it fell by 65,000 to 1.3 million in the three months tojune according to official figures. that's despite the number ofjobs created going up less than expected — by 42,000. the number of people from the eu working in the uk, fell by 86,000 — that's the biggest fall since records began in 1997. but the number of
england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court.hree months to june. that's the lowest its been in more than a0 years. but the growth in wages has slowed down. they're about 2.7% higher than they were a year ago. we'll have more on this in a moment. homebase is expected to announce plans to close 42 stores, putting about 1,500 jobs at risk — that's abut 10% of its workforce. it's already closed 17 stores this year. mike ashley — the founder of sports direct...
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phil mackie reports from bristol crown court. fifth day of his trial and his second in the witness box. he was shown cctv footage filmed outside the club on the night of the fight. he denied offering £300 to a doorman who would not let him in, saying he would not even pay that to get into the best club in london. the england star also refuted claims he made fun of a gay couple in an offensive manner and had thrown a cigarette at them. mr stokes said he punched two men because they were abusing the gay men and had threatened him. but he said he couldn't remember what they'd said. the prosecutor said... the cricketer admitted drinking two or three beers, six or seven vodkas and some jagerbombs as well. the england star was shown the phone footage of a fight in which he knocked the men out, but again insisted he was acting in self—defence. the prosecutor said... the england star was asked whether he'd misheard what was being said, if he got the wrong end of the stick. no, he said, he felt the gay men were being threatened and so was
phil mackie reports from bristol crown court. fifth day of his trial and his second in the witness box. he was shown cctv footage filmed outside the club on the night of the fight. he denied offering £300 to a doorman who would not let him in, saying he would not even pay that to get into the best club in london. the england star also refuted claims he made fun of a gay couple in an offensive manner and had thrown a cigarette at them. mr stokes said he punched two men because they were abusing...
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just two days after emerging from bristol crown court, today ben stokes walked out to more familiar surroundingsr being cleared of affray. but while stokes could play against india here on saturday, the fallout from his trial following a brawl last year continues, and he's now being encouraged to publicly apologise, having already said sorry to his team—mates. certainly. i think it was important to actually apologise to the boys in the team. i'm sure something will be forthcoming. he will certainly pull his weight from now on going forward. i'm sure it's been a wake—up call for him. ben stokes must still await the outcome of a cricket disciplinary commission hearing, which in the next few weeks could decide to suspend him if he is found to have brought the game into disrepute. but for now, the all—rounder is back in the england fold. stokes said he had been acting in self—defence when he became involved in this fight and then arrested. and on tuesday, a jury acquitted him after a seven—day trial. but one former england captain told me the player's reputation had still suffered. knowing the engla
just two days after emerging from bristol crown court, today ben stokes walked out to more familiar surroundingsr being cleared of affray. but while stokes could play against india here on saturday, the fallout from his trial following a brawl last year continues, and he's now being encouraged to publicly apologise, having already said sorry to his team—mates. certainly. i think it was important to actually apologise to the boys in the team. i'm sure something will be forthcoming. he will...
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his trial for affray is ongoing, and thejudge began summing up the case at bristol crown court in englandnce in september last year during an altercation with two men near a nightclub in the city. and finally, if you've got a fear of heights, this may be the time to look away. that is mont blanc, the highest mountain in europe, and that is swiss extreme mountaineer dani arnold. this footage has been shared for the first time since he completed the climb of the grandes jorasses mountain in the range last month. he passed teams using ropes that had set off the previous evening to complete the climb in two hours and four minutes. you can get all the latest sports news at our website but from me and the rest of the team that is your tuesday sport briefing. before we go, we asked you to tell us before we go, we asked you to tell us about our big twitter question of the day, which is the fact that the air that has been once again voted the best and most liveable city in the best and most liveable city in the world. —— vienna. this is a survey by the economist intelligence unit. we asked what ma
his trial for affray is ongoing, and thejudge began summing up the case at bristol crown court in englandnce in september last year during an altercation with two men near a nightclub in the city. and finally, if you've got a fear of heights, this may be the time to look away. that is mont blanc, the highest mountain in europe, and that is swiss extreme mountaineer dani arnold. this footage has been shared for the first time since he completed the climb of the grandes jorasses mountain in the...
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jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court.ding shortfall of around £50 billion has held a crisis meeting where they voted for cuts. critics say they will affect services for vulnerable children and adults. it's people like roxanne who relies on 24—hour a day care, paid for by northamptonshire county council, and families like the bakers who will feel the pain of the action plan approved by councillors today. the baker children have a range of learning and physical disabilities. their mum fears the £70 million of council cuts will mean important help won't be there when needed. these children didn't ask to be born with these difficulties, these families didn't ask for these battles and yet that's what they face, day in and day out. and they have enough difficulties managing behaviours and managing medical routines, day to day, that to add a lack of service on top of that, it's just pushing families over the edge. and it's the uncertainty that really worries 34—year—old roxanne and her mum. roxanne has a neurological condition a
jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court.ding shortfall of around £50 billion has held a crisis meeting where they voted for cuts. critics say they will affect services for vulnerable children and adults. it's people like roxanne who relies on 24—hour a day care, paid for by northamptonshire county council, and families like the bakers who will feel the pain of the action plan approved by councillors today. the baker children have a range of learning and physical disabilities. their mum fears...
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phil mackie reports from bristol crown court. day of his trial and his second in the witness box. he was shown cctv footage filmed outside the club on the night of the fight. he denied offering £300 to a doorman who would not let him in, saying he would not even pay that to get into the best club in london. the english star also refuted claims he made fun of a gay couple in an offensive manner and had thrown a cigarette at them. mr stokes said he punched two men because they were abusing the gay men and had threatened him. but he said he couldn't remember what they'd said. prosecutors said... the cricketer admitted drinking two or three beers... six or seven vodkas and seven jagerbombss as well. the english style was shown the phone footage of a fight style was shown the phone footage of afight in style was shown the phone footage of a fight in which he knocked the men out but again insisted he was acting in self defence. nick kroll sirles said, we see on this footage and angry man who has lost control. absolutely not, said the c
phil mackie reports from bristol crown court. day of his trial and his second in the witness box. he was shown cctv footage filmed outside the club on the night of the fight. he denied offering £300 to a doorman who would not let him in, saying he would not even pay that to get into the best club in london. the english star also refuted claims he made fun of a gay couple in an offensive manner and had thrown a cigarette at them. mr stokes said he punched two men because they were abusing the...
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the england cricket all—rounder, ben stokes, has been cleared of a charge of affray at bristol crown courthis lawyer says he's looking forward to getting back to playing the game. social housing tenants are promised more powers by ministers, but campaigners say what's actually needed, is more housing. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are laura hughes, political of financial times and asa bennett, brexit editor of the telegraph. good to see you again. it will be over in 15 minutes. 0h, too soon! many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times leads with the bridge that collapsed in genoa, leaving many dead, as well as the diy retailer homebase's announcement, which is that it's to close 42 stores. the metro's front page has the verdict on ben stokes's trial. not guilty of affray in bristol. the daily star also leads with the ben stokes trial and that aquittal. the mirror's top line is the suspected terrorist attack near the houses of parliament, and reference to the police arriving within seconds on the scene. it
the england cricket all—rounder, ben stokes, has been cleared of a charge of affray at bristol crown courthis lawyer says he's looking forward to getting back to playing the game. social housing tenants are promised more powers by ministers, but campaigners say what's actually needed, is more housing. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are laura hughes, political of financial times and asa bennett, brexit editor of the telegraph. good...
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he was called back into the side just hours after being cleared at bristol crown court on tuesday.y in the match. she's sold at least 300 million records worldwide — and in the uk she's sold more singles than any other performer. today, madonna is celebrating her 60th birthday. # time goes by so slowly #. she became a global star back in 1983 with her first big hit "holiday", and is now seen as one of the most influential women in the world. she's likely to be celebrating her birthday in portugal, where she recently moved to so her youngest son, david, who she adopted from malawi, can attend a football academy. dramatic footage has emerged of about 100 pilot whales who got stuck in a fjord in iceland. the whales were guided out by experts, but they then seemed to lose their way again and were found back in the same spot a day later. lebo diseko has the story. this is a rescue operation in action, the second in as many days for this pod of around 100 whales. they got stuck after swimming into a fjord that's opening is both narrow and shallow, making it hard to get out. police helped
he was called back into the side just hours after being cleared at bristol crown court on tuesday.y in the match. she's sold at least 300 million records worldwide — and in the uk she's sold more singles than any other performer. today, madonna is celebrating her 60th birthday. # time goes by so slowly #. she became a global star back in 1983 with her first big hit "holiday", and is now seen as one of the most influential women in the world. she's likely to be celebrating her...
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andy moore is at bristol crown court for us. andy, what happened in court this morning?d reminded their case this morning and reminded thejury their case this morning and reminded the jury first of all about the charge of affray, which is often used after a fight at a nightclub or after a football disturbance. the prosecutor said that it was violence where a person of reasonable firmness would fear for their personal safety. now, he firmness would fear for their personalsafety. now, he said in this case ben stokes may have started off defending himself, because he was threatened with a bottle, but after that, the video footage plainly and clearly show that ben stokes moved from defence and became the aggressor himself. the prosecution talked about ben sto kes' the prosecution talked about ben stokes' performance in the witness box, and they said he was seeking to explain and justify himself, he was plainly lying, he acted deplorably as the red mist came down. we also heard from gordon cole, defending ben stokes, who said there were big holes in the prosecution case, it w
andy moore is at bristol crown court for us. andy, what happened in court this morning?d reminded their case this morning and reminded thejury their case this morning and reminded the jury first of all about the charge of affray, which is often used after a fight at a nightclub or after a football disturbance. the prosecutor said that it was violence where a person of reasonable firmness would fear for their personal safety. now, he firmness would fear for their personalsafety. now, he said in...
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let's speak to andy moore, who's at bristol crown court and can bring us up to date with the latest.nocked unconscious by ben stokes. he says in self—defense. ben stokes as he approached mr ali because he was on the publicly abusing two way men. mr ali said that was not the case, he was involved in banter with him. then he said he saw a tall blonde quy then he said he saw a tall blonde guy charging at him, to the later new was ben stokes. he said he did not know why that happened. he did say that he did pick up a bottle, this is mr ali, to use in self—defense and he said it was used at one stage against one of the men. he did not know why that was. he also said he did take ben stokes n/a headlock at one stage to try and restrain him. now he was asked why he thought ben stokes had attacked him and mrali he thought ben stokes had attacked him and mr ali said he was angry, probably looking for someone to pick on. so we have had all the evidence in this case now. the jury have heard that. on monday, we will hear the summing up from a judge and have the summing up from a judge and have th
let's speak to andy moore, who's at bristol crown court and can bring us up to date with the latest.nocked unconscious by ben stokes. he says in self—defense. ben stokes as he approached mr ali because he was on the publicly abusing two way men. mr ali said that was not the case, he was involved in banter with him. then he said he saw a tall blonde quy then he said he saw a tall blonde guy charging at him, to the later new was ben stokes. he said he did not know why that happened. he did say...