throughout this campaign, craig mackinlay said that he had done nothing wrong, the expenses were reallytle. thejury agreed expenses were really the preserve of marion little. the jury agreed with him and acquitted him on the charges he faced and convicted her of two counts. thejudge he faced and convicted her of two counts. the judge said that under normal circumstances, there would be an immediate custodial sentence for marion little but due to the fact that her husband is terminally ill, he is suspending the sentence of nine months, that hasjust he is suspending the sentence of nine months, that has just happened in the last few minutes. there is still a question hanging over the validity of craig mackinlay‘s 2015 election victory, given that more money was spent them was legally allowed. but given the fact he more than doubled his election margin at the last election, that point becomes moot and he goes back to parliament to fight as a brexiteer for his constituency. richard, many thanks. a ban comes into force today to try to deal with cold calling scams which can rob people of thei

conservative mp craig mackinlay is cleared of falsifying his election expenses during the 2015 generaln he beat ukip‘s nigel farage. and, the favourite is very much the favourite — the royal comedy starring olivia coleman gains 12 nominations for this year's baftas. it's five o'clock. we're live at westminster — where the troubled brexit process has taken yet another dramatic turn, putting theresa may under even more pressure. earlier this afternoon, before the debate on mrs may's brexit deal got under way, mps voted to give the prime minister three days to come back to parliament with a new plan if her current one is defeated. and mps would then have the power to amend her proposals. the speaker's decision to allow mps to vote on the proposal has been very controversial. we'll consider the implications of that, and the importance of the debate, leading to the big vote next tuesday. first — this report by our political correspondent ben wright. can you win over parliament, prime minister? the prime minister ducked defeat by pulling the big vote. parliament will now restart the debate o

craig mackinlay himself has now been cleared of those allegations.ve amendment changes things, doesn't it? it is a huge decision by the speaker with potentially very, very significant implications. dominic grieve joins significant implications. dominic grievejoins me now. just run us through what it would mean if mps vote to back your amendment. if they vote to back my amendment, it means the government will have to come back within three sitting days with a motion to the house, setting out what it intends to do next. that motion will be debatable and amendable when the time comes, so the house can express its own view. it is the start, i think, is an essential dialogue between government and parliament to find a way out of the difficulties we are facing. clearly, it only comes in if the government loses its motion next week. but it looks to me as if the government will have considerable difficulty next week with its motion. for that reason, difficulty next week with its motion. forthat reason, it's important to get started. the old procedure meant t

the conservative mp for south thanet, craig mackinlay, has been cleared of breaking the rules on electionat the then—ukip leader nigel farage. a senior conservative party official who oversaw his campaign, marion little, has been found guilty of two counts of encouraging or assisting an offence. our correspondent richard lister is at southwark crown court. remind us of the background to this case? in 2015 craig mackinlay faced a major challenge from nigel farage in south thanet, and conservative central office sent a veteran party worker marion little to oversee the campaign and ultimately he won but subsequent police investigation revealed that his campaign had spent more than four times the legal expenses limit in the final weeks of the campaign, £61,000. the court heard that many of the hotel, travel and salary costs incurred by little and salary costs incurred by little and her team had not been properly declared. mr mckinley maintained he had nothing to do with those expenses and the jury accepted that today but found marion little guilty in her part in admitting fraudulent expenses

and another story for you here in the uk: the conservative mp for south thanet, craig mackinlay, has been cleared of breaking the rules on election expenses during the 2015 general election. now, live to singapore for asia business report. trade war signals, china says three days of talks with the united states have moved the world's two biggest economies closer to ending their dispute. robot peaty, how this gadget could soon be scribbling on your walls. —— graffiti. gadget could soon be scribbling on yourwalls. —— graffiti. good morning asia, hello world. it is a thirsty, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. —— thursday. we start off with china's commerce ministry and it has described this week's talks with the us is extensive, deep in detail. the two sides have established a foundation for the resolution of each other‘s concerns and they have agreed to maintain close conduct, but earlier the trump administration said china had promised to purchase a substantial amount of agriculture, energy and manufactured goods and services from america. f

the conservative mp for south thanet, craig mackinlay, has been cleared of breaking the rules on electiontion, when he beat the then—ukip leader, nigel farage. a senior conservative party official who oversaw his campaign, marion little, has been found guilty of encouraging or assisting an offence. donald trump has walked out of a meeting with congressional leaders, after democrats told him they wouldn't fund his border wall. it was the latest attempt to end a partial government shutdown, that's causing increasing hardship for 800,000 federal employees who are not being paid. last night the president made his first televised address to the nation from the oval office, calling the situation on the border with mexico, a "humanitarian crisis". but the democrats accuse him of holding the american people hostage. 0ur north america correspondent, nick bryant reports. washington is stuck in what seems like an unending loop of gridlock and disfunction. just three sleeps away from breaking the record for the longest government shutdown in us history. my fellow americans, tonight i'm speaking to yo

the conservative mp for south thanet, craig mackinlay, has been found not guilty of falsifying his electionelated to the 2015 general election when mr mackinlay beat the—then ukip leader, nigel farage. marion little, a senior conservative party official, was found guilty of two counts of encouraging or assisting an offence. drone detection firms have been summoned to london's heathrow aiport after departure flights were temporarily suspended last night. the army is also helping police after sightings of a drone led to departures being suspended for about an hour. scotland yard said a "full criminal investigation" has been launched into the incident. traditional prison window bars are to be phased out in england and wales, under ministry ofjustice plans. newjails will instead be fitted with toughened glass and air vents. ministers said the windows would be hard to break and better for stopping prisoners "accessing contra band". the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister's plans for brexit have received a major setback after mps defeated the government for a second time in 2a hours. police