the judge remarked that charlie alliston had shown no remorse.e's been warned to expect to go to prison. dan johnson, bbc news, at the old bailey. that's it from me, don't forget you can get in touch on twitter. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: liverpool are into the group stages of the champions league. they won convincingly over hoffenheim. and the victory means five english sides will compete in the groups for the first time. wayne rooney calls time on his england football career, announcing his retirement from the national team. he departs as the country's record goalscorer. and the fight of the year edges closer. we hearfrom both mayweather and mcgregor as they square up for theirfinal press conference in las vegas. welcome to the programme. liverpool are through to the group stage of the uefa champions league. jurgen klopp's side got the better of hoffenheim at anfield. liverpool were 2—1 up from the first leg in ger

the judge remarked that charlie alliston had shown no remorse. been warned to expect to go to prison. dan johnson, bbc news, at the old bailey. president trump has struck a more conciliatory tone tonight following a rally yesterday where he land that state critics and attacked the media. speaking at a military vetera ns media. speaking at a military veterans event in nevada earlier this evening he called for unity along racial, political and class divides. it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. we are one people with one home and one great flag. applause we are not defined by the colour of ourskin, the we are not defined by the colour of our skin, the figure on our paycheque or the party of our politics. we are defined by our shared humanity, by our citizenship in this magnificent nation and by the love that fills our hearts. he also touched on his administration's shifting foreign policy after committing more troops to afghanistan earlier this week. no longer are we using ou

but charlie alliston was found guilty of the lesser charge of "wanton and furious driving." e time of the incident last year, was riding on a bike with no front brakes when he crashed into aa year old kim briggs as she crossed the road during her lunch break in east london. alliston, who's now 20, wrote online on the evening of the crash that it had been his victim's fault. 0ur correspondent sophie long is at the old bailey. explain the verdict this afternoon? well earlier this afternoon the jury returned to court number 11 at the 0ld returned to court number 11 at the old bailey after 12 hours of deliberation and said that they found charlie alliston not guilty of manslaughter. they found him unanimously guilty however that second and lesser charge of causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving. the bicycle that he was riding when he ran into kim briggs last year should not have been on the roads, it was designed for the velodrome and crucially it had no front brakes. kim briggs, she sustained catastrophic head injuries including skull fractures, she died six days later

on the evening of the crash, charlie alliston wrote online, yes, it is herfault, but no charlie alliston, it is her fault, but no she charlie alliston wrote online, yes, it is herfault, but no she did not deserve it. hopefully it is a lesson learned on her behalf. he later deleted those words and other comments, and told the court they we re comments, and told the court they were stupid and not thought through. the previously mentioned this sort of video where he wrote online that he had taken a break of another bike, but in court he denied riding recklessly. this has been a controversial case and now kim briggs's family believes cycling laws should be changed to stop any more lives being lost. our correspondence sophie long is at the old bailey for us now. so tell us more about events in court today. old bailey for us now. so tell us more about events in court todaym the last quarter of an hour or so, we got those verdicts, and charlie alliston from bermondsey in south london, 20, was found not guilty of manslaughter. he was, though, found guilty by unanimous verdict of the second charg

charlie alliston claimed he didn‘t know he needed one to ride on the road. outside court, kim briggs‘ family welcomed this verdict. i would like for us to remember kim, not through the lens of this trial, but for being the beautiful, fun—loving woman who adored her children and who lived her life to the full and by the mantra — make every day count. charlie alliston was doing about i8mph as he approached this junction — the lights were green. he said he saw kim briggs stepping out into the road, just beyond the crossing, looking at her phone. he called out and slowed down to less than iamph. he called out again and swerved to avoid her, but he told the court she stepped back into his path. on the evening of the crash, charlie alliston wrote online, "yes, it is herfault, but, no, she did not deserve it. hopefully, it‘s a lesson learned on her behalf." he later deleted those words and other comments and told the court they were stupid and not thought through. this was a complex case that raised some difficult questions about safety and responsibility and about

charlie alliston hit 44—year—old kim briggs in east london in february last year.lled when crossing the road in her lunch break. she was knocked down by a man on his bicycle. in what's thought to be a legalfirst, the cyclist, charlie alliston, is charged with manslaughter. moments before the crash, he was travelling at around 18 miles an hour. in the final metres, he slowed to between ten and 1a miles an hour. charlie alliston told the court he shouted out to kim briggs to warn her before he reached this yellow crisscross area on the road. a few metres later, he shouted again. he then said he swerved to the left to try and pass her on the inside. kim briggs was already out in the road. he told the court that at the last moment, she stepped back and into his path. this was his bike. it's a fix geared track bike. crucially, without a front brake. illegal on the road, and according to the prosecution, why the accident happened. but in court today, mr alliston claimed he couldn't have avoided mrs briggs, even with a front brake. comments written by charlie alliston onl

he said: charlie alliston will be sentenced next month.aximum for the offence is two yea rs. coming up at six o‘clock on breakfast, naga munchetty and charlie stayt will have the day‘s news, business and sport. they‘ll also have more on gcse results day. more than half a million teenagers in england, wales and northern ireland will find out how they‘ve done this morning. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: dutch authorities have ordered the last—minute cancellation of a rock show in rotterdam. they were acting on a tip—off from anti—terror police in spain. the city‘s mayor said they had been warned an attack was planned. typhoon hato has hit mainland china with hurricane—force winds and torrential rain, after leaving at least 12 people dead in the region. the maximum category—ten storm is the worst typhoon there for five years. australia‘s deputy prime minister, barnabyjoyce, and other ministers are fighting a legal battle that is threatening to topple the government. the country‘s high court is examining a law that bars dual citizens

thejudge remarked charlie alliston has shown no remorse.xt month and has been warned to expect to go to prison. a man who tried to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane at manchester airport has been jailed for 18 years. the device was found in nadeem muhammad's luggage as he was passing through security injanuary. but police initially failed to detect that the bomb was viable, and he was allowed to leave the country. from manchester, stuart pollitt reports. a dangerous man with no obvious motive. that was judge patrick field's view of nadeem muhammad. this is the 43—year—old from bury trying to smuggle a bomb on board a ryanairflight to italy. the device was picked up by manchester airport security on january the 30th and was confiscated. the airport security chief even put it in her pocket to keep it safe. muhammad was questioned, but not arrested. a week later, he returned to the airport and flew to italy. after the device was found to be potentially viable, he was arrested on february 12 when he returned to the uk. what should have happened

charlie alliston guilty of wa nton later.described as a ground—break trial. let's give you more information on this with this report. it was a split second encounter with a bike that ended kim briggs life. she was crossing a busy london street in her lunch break when she was hit. charlie alliston was the cyclist, 18 at the time, a former courier who said he tried to swerve. but the bike he was riding should never have been on the road. it was designed for the velodrome, without gears and, crucially, no brakes. he claimed he didn't know he needed a brake to ride on the road. he said he still wouldn't have been able to stop in time. he was doing about 18mph as he approached this junction. the lights were green. he said he saw kim briggs stepping out yobbed the crossing looking at her phone. he called out and slowed down to less than 14mph. he called out again. and swerved to avoid her. but he told the court she stepped back into his path. after the crash he shouted at kim briggs, he didn't realise how seriously she was injured

charlie alliston, who was 18 at the time, was allegedly going 18 miles per hour when he knocked downd a week later in hospital. mr alliston denies manslaughter. it's been an interesting morning because this is the first time we have heard from the defendant. he's 20 now, he describes the final moments before colliding on his bike with kim briggs, a 44—year—old mother of two on old street in east london, a easy london street. he claimed in court that on his fixed gear bike, essentially a bike away at the pedals go around with the back wheels simultaneously in tandem. of course, in a freewheel bike, most are familiar with them, you stop pedalling, the back wheel keeps going. crucially, he didn't have a front brake on the bike and he described the moments just before the crash and he said he called out to kim briggs on two occasions. he said after calling out for a second time, he claimed he swerved to go on the inside of kim briggs who had stepped out into the road and claimed she had the last moments stepped back into his path and that was a predominant cause in the accident. and he c

a cyclist, charlie alliston, is cleared of manslaughter, after he knocked down a pedestrian who later died from her injuries — he was found guilty of a lesser charge. president trump launches a lengthy tirade against the media — saying mostjournalists are bad people who hate america. princes william and harry speak of the days following the death of their mother, princess diana — and the role of the paparazzi. she had a severe head injury but was very much alive on the back seat and those people that caused the accident instead of hoping they were taking photographs of her dying on the back she had a severe head injury but was very much alive on the back seat and those people that caused the accident instead of helping they were taking photographs of her dying on the back seat.

thejudge remarked charlie alliston has shown no remorse.xt month and has been warned to expect to go to prison. president trump is speaking at another rally this evening. let's hear what he is saying. under this legislation now veterans can use theirgi under this legislation now veterans can use their gi benefits at any point in their lifetime. some difference. injust a point in their lifetime. some difference. in just a few moments right here on this stage i will sign another historic bill that the american legion help us deliver, the vetera ns american legion help us deliver, the veterans appeals improvement and modernisation act. you all know what that means. no longer will veterans be kept waiting for years to get an a nswer to be kept waiting for years to get an answer to their appeals. they will receive timely updates and they will get decisions much more quickly, in a fraction of the time. and the legion i have to say breast so hard for that legislation. so i thank you very much. you will be helped. they have a lot of power. and they

he said: charlie alliston will be sentenced next month.erm, the maximum for the offence is two yea rs. eight people have been killed and many are missing after typhoon hato hit the southern chinese territory of macau. a further four people were killed in mainland china, according to media there — with winds of more than 124 miles—per—hour being recorded. yesterday, the typhoon battered hong kong, uprooting trees, flooding streets and halting financial trading. a farmer has defended her decision to serve up as dinner the piglets, saved from a barn fire, to thank the firefighters who rescued them. the 18 piglets and two sows survived the fire in wiltshire in february, which saw 60 tonnes of hay catch fire. the firefighters initially said the sausages were fantastic, but have then apologised following complaints. farming is what we do here. it's not an animal sanctuary, you know, we don't keep animals just for the fun of it. we enjoy it having them being here and we are very sorry when they leave the farm and go on. i can appreciate and under

charlie alliston, in the middle, was riding.ausing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving, under a law from victorian times. the law is outdated. it refers back to 1861. i'm just asking that the law catches up, as it is doing with technology, with social media. this case raises some broader issues about how cyclists and pedestrians share the same space. but the key question is how much responsibility should cyclists have for safety on the road? should that responsibility be at the same level as car drivers? it's prompted plenty of debate, especially amongst cyclists. we all have a responsibility to each other on the roads. i think, you know, if someone's causing death by dangerous cycling, why should that be different, in a sense, from causing death by dangerous driving? why not? you regularly see bikes that aren't fit for the road, basically and shouldn't be out on the road. bikes with freewheels, that have brakes that don't work, which are more dangerous than a fixed—wheel without brakes. some cycling groups want to see all

riding it was charlie alliston, in the middle.ily harm by wa nton times of causing bodily harm by wanton orfurious times of causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving. times of causing bodily harm by wanton orfurious driving. kim briggs' family welcomed the verdict but they are calling for the law to be changed. more and more people cycling which is a really good thing, but the law is outdated. it refers back to 1861 and i'm just asking that the law catches up, as it is doing with technology, with social media, with all of these things. i'm just asking that the law catches up. this case raises some broader issues about how cyclists and pedestrians share the same space but the key question is how much responsibility should cyclists have for safety on the road. should that responsibility be at the same level of car drivers rush to mark questions that have prompted plenty of debate. especially amongst cyclists. you regularly see bikes that are not fit for the road basically and shouldn't be out on the road, bikes with three whe

metro's front page features the story of cyclist charlie alliston, who has been cleared of manslaughteran who later died of her injuries. the i leads with claims that theresa may is softening her stance on brexit and that, despite today's claims, european judges will take precedence over uk courts. the telegraph looks at migration figures, saying numbers are far lower than previously thought because most foreign students go home after completing their degrees. the sun claims that 1,800 bbc staff have been given a 10% pay rise. while the mail's top story looks at what they call "britain's laziness epidemic", claims that half of all adults on the uk go for a brisk walk less than once a month. the times also leads with migration, claiming that most rejected asylum seekers are never sent home from the eu. the garden leads with the un warning to the us over racial tensions. —— the guardian. that was a warning last given to kurdistan. apparently... not a shred of remorse, the cyclist faces jail after the crash that killed a mother. this young man crashed into a mother crossing the road in lon

the cyclist, 19—year—old charlie alliston, was convicted yesterday of wanton and furious driving, ankim brigg's husband says it's time the law was brought up to date. dan johnson reports. she had this mantra of "make every day count." enormous believer in filling life with experiences, with travel. she was always happy. yeah, she was just fantastic. kim briggs‘ husband wants to make her death count. she died crossing the road in a collision which he describes as senseless and avoidable. the law is inadequate. people say you are calling for new laws. we are calling for a change in the law to incorporate cycling. we have dangerous driving and reckless driving. iam have dangerous driving and reckless driving. i am calling for cycling to be incorporated into that for the law to catch up. this case raises broader issues about how cyclists and pedestrians share the same space. the key question is how much responsibility should cyclists have for safety on the road? should that responsibility be at the same level as car drivers? some cycling groups accept a review is needed, but they wa nt a

charlie alliston, in the middle, was riding.harm by wanton or furious driving, under a law from victorian times. the law is outdated. it refers back to 1861. i'm just asking that the law catches up, as it is doing with technology, with social media. this case raises some broader issues about how cyclists and pedestrians share the same space. but the key question is how much responsibility should cyclists have for safety on the road? should that responsibility be at the same level as car drivers? it's prompted plenty of debate, especially amongst cyclists. we all have a responsibility to each other on the roads. i think, you know, if someone‘s causing death by dangerous cycling, why should that be different, in a sense, from causing death by dangerous driving? why not? you regularly see bikes that aren't fit for the road, basically and shouldn't be out on the road. bikes with freewheels, that have brakes that don't work, which are more dangerous than a fixed—wheel without brakes. some cycling groups want to see all traffic laws r

however, charlie alliston was found guilty of causing bodily harm by "wa nton or furious driving". the victim's husband has called for a change in the law and has being paying tribute. for us to remember kim not through the lens of this trial but being the beautiful, fun loving woman who adored her children and who lived her life to the full. a man who tried to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane at manchester airport has been jailed for 18 years. nadeem muhammad was attempting to board a ryanairflight to italy injanuary. and prince harry says he's "very glad" he joined the funeral cortege for his mother, princess diana. he and his brother have been talking about their sense of bewilderment at the grieving crowds following her death, exactly 20 years ago. in a moment it'll be time for sportsday but first, let's take a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. following his speech attacking the media and clashes between police and protestors outside a rally in arizona, donald trump is due to give another speech in the next hour in nevada. we'll have the latest. followin

riding it was charlie alliston, in the middle.an times of causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving. kim briggs‘ family welcomed the verdict but they are calling for the law to be changed. more and more people cycling which is a really good thing, but the law is outdated. it refers back to 1861 and i'm just asking that the law catches up, as it is doing with technology, with social media, with all of these things. i'm just asking that the law catches up. this case raises some broader issues about how cyclists and pedestrians share the same space but the key question is how much responsibility should cyclists have for safety on the road. should that responsibility be at the same level of car drivers? questions that have prompted plenty of debate, especially amongst cyclists. you regularly see bikes that are not fit for the road basically and shouldn't be out on the road, bikes with three wheels that have brakes that don't work, that are more dangerous than a fixed wheel without brakes. especially now pedestrians have a phone

riding it was charlie alliston, in the middle.ing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving. kim briggs‘ family welcomed the verdict but they are calling for the law to be changed. more and more people cycling, which is a really good thing, but the law is outdated. it refers back to 1861. i‘m just asking that the law catches up, as it is doing with technology, with social media, with all of these things. i‘m just asking that the law catches up. this case raises some broader issues about how cyclists and pedestrians share the same space, but the key question is, how much responsibility should cyclists have for safety on the road? should that responsibility be at the same level of car drivers? questions that have prompted plenty of debate, especially amongst cyclists. you regularly see bikes that are not fit for the road basically and shouldn‘t be out on the road, bikes with three wheels that have brakes that don‘t work, that are more dangerous than a fixed wheel without brakes. especially now pedestrians have a phone with them, on t

charlie alliston, who was 18 at the time, was allegedly going 18mph before knocking down kim briggs iner. mr alliston denies manslaughter. a desperate dig for survivors is under way in sierra leone‘s capital, after mudslides and floods claimed the lives of nearly 400 people. their homes on the outskirts of freetown were engulfed after part of a mountain collapsed yesterday morning. thousands have been left homeless. as our correspondent umaru fofana reports, the authorities are planning mass burials because the mortuaries are full. 0n the day after, emergency services are still overstretched. inside the central mortuary of the main hospital there are piles of bodies. they are lying on the floor in the open because there is no more space. nearly 100 bodies were brought in on tuesday morning, bringing the total number to nearly 400, some of them limbless. the head of the mortuary says they are completely overstretched and that is not all, as they were trying to sort corpses out, more corpses are being brought in from different parts of the city. even the rescue effort here is challenged.

charlie alliston was, however, found guilty of the charge of causing bodily harm by wanton and furiouscatastrophic head injuries and died a week later. alliston was riding a bike without front brakes, designed for the cycling track and not the high street. dan johnson reports. it was a split second encounter with a bike that ended kim briggs‘ life. she was crossing a busy london street in her lunch break when she was hit. charlie alston in the middle was the cyclist, eating at the time and a former courier who said he tried to swerve. but the bike he was riding should never have been on the road, it was designed for the velodrome without gears and with no front brake. alliston claimed he did not know he needed one to ride on the road and said he still would not have been able to stop in time. outside the court kim brix‘ family welcome to the verdict. i would like to ask you to remember came not through the lens of this trial, but for being the beautiful, fun loving women who adored her children and who lived her life to the full and by the mantra make every day count. charlie alistair

the cyclist, 19—year—old charlie alliston, was convicted yesterday of "wanton and furious driving", anhe law was brought up to date. dan johnson reports. she had this mantra of make every day count. enormous believer in filling life with experiences, with travel. she was always happy. yeah, she was just fantastic. kim briggs' husband wants to make her death count. she died crossing the road in a coalition which he describes as senseless and avoidable. the law is inadequate. people keep saying i'm calling for a new law. i'm not. i'm calling for a change in the law to incorporate cycling. we have dangerous driving and reckless driving and causing death by ulster bank calling for cycling to be incorporated into that, for the law to catch up. this case raises broader issues about how cyclists and pedestrians share the same space but the key question is how much responsibility should cyclists have for safety on the road. should that responsibility be at the same level as car drivers. some cycling groups accept a review is needed but they want all the rules of the road updated. the governmen

charlie alliston, who was 18 at the time, was said to be going at nearly 20 miles per hour when he allegedly, suffered brain injuries and died in hospital days later. mr alliston denies manslaughter. a £200 million plan to build a bridge covered with trees over the river thames in london has officially been abandoned. the garden bridge trust said it failed to raise funds after the project lost the support of london mayor sadiq khan. more than £40 million worth of taxpayers' money has already been spent on the project. a car has crashed into a pizzeria near paris killing a young girl and injuring several others. the incident happened in the town of sept sorts east of the capital. the driver has been arrested. 0ur europe correspondent james reynolds is in paris for us tonight. france has been on high alert after a string of terrorist related attacks. what are the police saying? a french interior ministry spokesman has told the bbc that the driver was a 32—year—old citizen, not previously known to the authorities, he is in detention, and there theory is he was trying to kill himself. that is fr

charlie alliston — who was 18 at the time — was allegedly going 18mph when he knocked down 44—year—old alliston denies manslaughter. president trump has again blamed both sides for the clashes in virginia over the weekend and accused some protesters on the political left of attacking white nationalists. mr trump had drawn sharp criticism from some within his own party for his initial response, because it had taken him until yesterday to criticise right—wing groups for the clashes. tonight at a press conference in new york, he accused some protesters on the political left of attacking white nationalists. ( there was a group on this side, you can call them the left, you've just called them the left, that came violently attacking the other group. so you can say what you want, but that's the way it is. reporter: on both sides, sir? you said there was hatred and violence on both sides? i think there's blame, yes, i think there's blame on both sides. you look at both sides, i think there's blame on both sides. president trump speaking a short time ago. nick bryant was at that news conference

charlie alliston, who was 18 at the time, was allegedly going 18 miles per hour when he knocked downtraders work at the market. in the early hours of the morning, a fire at the largest wholesale fresh fruit market in scotland. the flames spread quickly and sent smoke billowing across glasgow. at its height, more than 70 firefighters tackled the blaze. conditions were difficult for officers working to bring the fire under control. the first—floor unit in the building you can see behind us, it has panels which make the building pretty dangerous for firefighters, and also assist with pretty quick, rapid spread of fire along its length. blochairn fruit market supplies fruit and vegetables and other goods throughout scotland, the north of england and northern ireland. hundreds of millions of pounds of produce passes through this market every year. it operates 2a hours a day. in the morning, when this fire took hold, these buildings would normally be full of hundreds of workers processing orders and filling vans. fortunately, no one was injured in this fire, but it is not yet clear what wi

yesterday 20—year—old charlie alliston was convicted of wanton and furious driving, an offence datingnd, matthew is calling for the creation of new offences such as death by dangerous cycling. he‘s been speaking to our correspondent, dan johnson. she had this mantra of make every day count, filling life with experiences, travel. she was always happy, always willing to help people, always willing to lend an ear. she was just fantastic. people, always willing to lend an ear. she wasjust fantastic. kim briggs, a wife and mother who was hit by a bike. she suffered serious head injuries and died a week later. that bike should never have been on the road, it was designed for the velodrome. fixed gear and with no front brake. riding it was charlie elliston in the middle, cleared yesterday of manslaughter but convicted of causing bodily harm by wa nton convicted of causing bodily harm by wanton orfurious convicted of causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving. convicted of causing bodily harm by wanton orfurious driving. kim briggs‘ formally welcome this verdict but they are now calling

yesterday, 19—year—old charlie alliston was convicted of wanton and furious driving, an offence datingls apart. but you have to get up. you're a father. so many times... so many times in this sort of modern world we are told, you know, you don't have to do this, you don't have to do that. actually, when that happens, you're the dad, you're the person left. so you get up every single morning, you do the normal things. you make brea kfast, do the normal things. you make breakfast, you look after your kids. and you do your duty. and in doing that, slowly, sometimes painfully, you rebuild your family over that period. and that's what i've tried to do. tim's case was quite specific, that there was an agreed illegal act —— kim. specific, that there was an agreed illegalact —— kim. riding specific, that there was an agreed illegal act —— kim. riding an illegal act —— kim. riding an illegal bike, a bike without front brakes. after much consideration, andi brakes. after much consideration, and i believe it was an awful lot of consideration on behalf of the cps, it was felt that the charge of ma