dalian atkinson is much missed by all of— dalian atkinson is much missed by all of his— dalian atkinsonorld now knows the truth about how — whole world now knows the truth about how dalian died. while it has been _ about how dalian died. while it has been hard — about how dalian died. while it has been hard for us not to be able to talk about— been hard for us not to be able to talk about the details of his death, it has— talk about the details of his death, it has been— talk about the details of his death, it has been even harder to sit through— it has been even harder to sit through this trial and hear pc monk try to _ through this trial and hear pc monk try tojustify the through this trial and hear pc monk try to justify the 40 years. the fact that — try to justify the 40 years. the fact that this case has taken nearly five years— fact that this case has taken nearly five years to get to trial is completely unacceptable. especially when you _ completely unacceptable. especially when you consider that pc monk was known _ when you consider that pc monk was known by— when you consider t

dalian atkinson's family have followed the seven—week trial.much missed by all of his family and friends. the past five years has been an incredible ordeal for dalian's family. 0ur sincere hope is that now that the truth about his death is known and justice has been done, we can start to remember him not for the manner in which he died, but for the way in which he lived. when interviewed, pc monk said he'd acted in self—defence to protect himself and a colleague. i formed the opinion that i was going to... the only way i could keep this man on the ground, to ensure our safety, i was going to kick him. 0k. and that's what i did. he said he couldn't remember kicking dalian atkinson twice in the head. i kicked him in the area which i believed to be his shoulder area, with one kick. the prosecution said he had not been honest during the interviews, or in what he told the court. the police watchdog, the independent 0ffice for police conduct, followed more than 600 lines of inquiry during its investigation into what happened, which took two years. to

the statement for dalian atkinson outside of the criminal court.he was shocked by the despicable harassment of chris whitty. police investigating after the chief medical officer was approached in a london park. footage shows and being accosted by two men, the metropolitan police say he has spoken to all of those involved in the incident which took place on sunday. as the debate continues as to whether or not facemasks should be worn after restrictions are lifted in england, the type of mask worn can be seen as crucial. they found that a medical staff to use a higher grade better fitting found that a medical staff to use a higher grade betterfitting mask, higher grade better fitting mask, the higher grade betterfitting mask, the canaveral have a beneficent cut the canaveral have a beneficent cut the transmission. for the vast majority of hospital staff across the uk, a key part of the defence against coronavirus is surgical masks like these. you see them everywhere. but the new study has questioned whether they offer enough protection when caring fo

dalian atkinson's family have followed the seven—week trial.the jury's verdict. hello, police! ..the suspect becomes more compliant. daniel sandford, bbc news. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, has urged the population to take up the covid jab, particularly the second dose, in the fight against the growing delta variant of the virus. it comes as 60% of uk adults are now fully vaccinated. however, uptake is not equal across the country and although vaccine confidence is growing, particularly in ethnic minority communities, vaccine hesitancy is some areas is still preventing people coming forward, as our community affairs correspondent adina campbell explains. a walk—in vaccination centre in east london. this mosque is one of many local efforts to help drive up take—up rates and harder to reach communities. take-up rates and harder to reach communities.— take-up rates and harder to reach communities. obviously, anything auainst a communities. obviously, anything against a disease, _ communities. obviously, anything against a disease, you _ co

this is the court — family of dalian atkinson, tom.y on this tragic case. police officer, first police — tragic case. police officer, first police officer in 35 years to be found — police officer in 35 years to be found guilty of manslaughter for a fairly barbaric attempt at what would — fairly barbaric attempt at what would appear would be interest of dalian _ would appear would be interest of dalian atkinson, former aston villa commission —— premiership football player. he was going — —— premiership football player. he was going to mentor health problems, was going to mentor health problems, was severely disturbed, and he was restrained — was severely disturbed, and he was restrained by this police officer who was— restrained by this police officer who was convicted of this manslaughter, through what seemed to be quite _ manslaughter, through what seemed to be quite appalling violence, tasering him some 33 seconds, kicking — tasering him some 33 seconds, kicking them so hard and he had twice _ kicking them so hard and he had twice th

dalian�*s footballing talent led him to achieve great things in his life.been done, we can start to remember him, not for the manner in which he died, but for the way in which he lived. the ministry of defence has denied that warning shots were fired by russian forces at a royal navy ship in the black sea. it's now or never to save the summer season, says the travel industry, on a day of mass action and protests. classroom absences related to covid are at their highest in england since all schools fully reopened in march.

a police officer has been found guilty of the manslaughter of the former footballer dalian atkinson.t birmingham crown court heard that pc benjamin monk tasered mr atkinson for 33 seconds and kicked him twice in the head. the former aston villa striker died outside his father's home in telford in 2016. monk was cleared of an alternative charge of murder. jurors are still deliberating an assault charge against his colleague. let's go live now to our correspondent in birmingham, phil mackie. phil, just tell us what happened today in court?— today in court? well 'ust before midday we * today in court? well 'ust before midday we got _ today in court? welljust before midday we got verdicts - today in court? welljust before midday we got verdicts after . today in court? welljust before i midday we got verdicts after more than 18 hours of deliberations by the jury, than 18 hours of deliberations by thejury, which is, at the end of a seven week trial here at birmingham crown court. they found pc benjamin monk guilty on count two of manslaughter. this case began nearly five years ago. dalian

the 'udge said about dalian i say in that sentencing?s death on the largerfamily, many moved by the effect of his death on the larger family, many of whom have been attending court remotely or in person as well. he said that he understood that it was no doubt an unpredictable and frightening situation, which provided some context on what happened on the night, but also in sentencing, the obviously aggravated battery was committed when you were on duty as a police officer in playing a central role in uploading the —— upholding the law and the sentence must reflect the importance of maintaining public confidence in the police and in doing so, he said that he would have to serve eight years in prison. we are waiting here to hear a statement from the atkinson family. we have heard them reacting to the conviction last week. we are expecting them to come back out of there and perhaps have a statement read on their behalf today. we are still awaiting news from the crown prosecution service service. i mentioned there were two police officers cal

former police officer benjamin monk is jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of ex—footballer dalianinson. in other news — self isolation for school pupils because of covid could be scrapped in england next term — replaced by daily testing. new research shows that higher grade face masks can be up to one hundred per cent effective in preventing coronavirus infections. it's the match we've all been waiting for and it's just got under way. england are taking on germany for a place in the euro 2020 quarter finals. 40,000 fans are at wembley and among them is our sports presenter, john watson. john, itjust kicked off in england expects. it john, itjust kicked off in england exects. , , ., , expects. it is interesting to see what garrett — expects. it is interesting to see what garrett southgate - expects. it is interesting to see what garrett southgate is - expects. it is interesting to see . what garrett southgate is stunning regards to his team. matching germany with employing wing backs. keeping his place after the men of the match performance against the czech republic in that final

a statement read on behalf of dalian atkinson's family there.uite a grey, gloomy start. with these areas of cloud here, there will be some light rain and drizzle around. it will be misty in places too. clearest weather overnight, western parts of scotland, particularly wales and southwest england getting off to a mild start in the morning, but it's here we get to see the early sunshine. west is favoured for the brightest skies during wednesday, probably brightening up more widely across scotland as the day goes on. central and eastern england, though, keeping this cloud. again, some areas of light rain and drizzle, and with the cloud, it's going to be a really rather cool for the time of year, as temperatures, if you are right on the coast, maybe around 15 celsius with the breeze here also, which is going to be quite noticeable. elsewhere, the winds are reasonably light, and if you do get into that sunshine, as many western areas will, again, we will see temperature just creeping into the low 20s. that's your latest forecast. hello, you're watch

a police officer has been found guilty of killing former premiership footballer, dalian atkinson, whotasered and kicked at least twice in the head. it comes as the police watchdog in england and wales says the findings of its review into how tasers are being used will be published this summer. a fifth of police officers now carry them. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been looking at the history of these weapons. a warning, his report contains some distressing images. in october 2017, two firearms officers were confronted by a man with knives. put the knife down now! put it down! they had a choice — shoot or use a taser. put the knife down now! put it down! when tasers were introduced nearly 20 years ago, it was said that more violent suspects would be stunned to the ground, as this man was, rather than being shot. but fast—forward to last summer and the case of desmond mombeyarara, who was stopped in manchester for speeding and suspected drink—driving. he became uncooperative, but not violent, and in front of his five—year—old son, an officer used a taser seven time

prem star killed by cop", as the paper reports how the police officer who tasered former footballer dalianinson is the first manslaughter conviction of a police officer on duty in 35 years. "merkel puts holidays to europe in doubt" is the telegraph's lead alongside its main picture story of borisjohnson meeting the queen face to face for their weekly audience — without wearing masks. a little flavour there of some of our front pages. a little flavour there of some of ourfront pages. let's a little flavour there of some of our front pages. let's start off our chat, then. sonia and tom, lovely to have you with us here on bbc news this evening. we are going to start off on the front page of the daily mail and, off on the front page of the daily mailand, sonia, iwondered if off on the front page of the daily mail and, sonia, iwondered if you could sort that off for us.- could sort that off for us. sure, so this is quite _ could sort that off for us. sure, so this is quite extraordinary, - could sort that off for us. sure, so this is quite extraordinary, and - this is quite extraordinary, and a

the officer said even though dalian atkinson fell to the ground he thought that he was trying to get said it was instinctive and said i thought if he is going to get up that we were going to die. pc munk denies murder and manslaughter and pc bradley smith denies assault. jo black, bbc news. there's growing concern among british farmers, over the trade negotiations currently taking place with australia. there are fears that british producers could be undercut by cheaper imports. but some environmental groups say the talks could be an opportunity to raise global standards in food production. with more, here's our rural affairs correspondent, claire marshall. 0pposite ends of the earth. different landscapes, climates and farming systems. how will the trade deal with australia work? here, enjoying the sweet grass of the cotswold hills, is the herd of beef farmer david barton. they graze in a way which helps lock up carbon and encourage nature. from a poor trade deal, this can be lost. because if i can't be competitive, you know, i can't survive as a farmer. in australia, farmers can use

dalian atkinson was a brilliant striker and tormented defences on the pitch, but by the time he diedes. pc monk and pc betty smith were the first officers to arrive on the scene. the officer said the former footballer was erratic, unpredictable and terrifying. after a couple of taser strikes were effective pc benjamin monk said the formerfootballer said, i'm the messiah, your taser will not work, and now i will take you to the gates of hell. he told the court, ijust remember thinking we're done for, and i ran for my life. something he said he had never done before in his career. pc monk said after moving back, he tasered for a third time. the court has previously been told this lasted for 33 seconds, six times longer than normal. the officer said even though dalian atkinson fell to the ground, he thought that he was trying to get up and so he kicked him. he told the court the force he used was a four out of ten on a sliding scale. he said it was instinctive and said, i thought if he's going to get up that we were going to die. pc monk denies murder and manslaughter, and pc smith deni

he should've never had been working for the police in august 2016 and dalian should not have died.hould do when a pupil tests positive for covid. at the moment all children in a bubble are sent home. latest official figures show a sharp rise in covid—related absences. more than 375,000 pupils were out of school for covid—related reasons last week. that's about one in 20 children in england. and absences have quadrupled this month alone. so what are the alternatives to isolation. even if it is decided teenagers can be vaccinated it won't be happening for months. the other option is testing students every day at school, rather than sending the entire year home. this has been trialled. west houghton school in bolton was one of the first schools to join the trial. patrick 0ttley—0'connor is the headmaster. and joins us from home. very nice to have you with us on the programme. tell us about this trial, how did it work?— how did it work? well, in march, it was 'ust how did it work? well, in march, it was just completed. _ how did it work? well, in march, it was just completed. a _ how d

the police officer accused of murdering the former premier league footballer dalian atkinson has toldr encounter with him. prosecutors say pc benjamin monk used unlawful and unreasonable force when trying to subdue mr atkinson in shropshire in 2016, shortly before the former aston villa striker died in hospital. environmental officials in sri lanka say the country is facing its worst beach pollution crisis, as tonnes of plastic waste from a burning container ship continue to drift ashore. the vessel, laden with chemicals, caught fire as it waited to enter colombo harbour last week. president macron has confirmed that all 12 to 18 year olds in france will be able to get a covid vaccine as of june 15th. he said the country's aiming to vaccinate 30 million people by mid—june, and added that the rule on mandatory mask—wearing outdoors will be lifted gradually, on a regional basis. details of celebrations to mark the queen's platinum jubilee next june have been released by buckingham palace. there'll be a four—day bank holiday weekend from thursdayjune the 2nd, to sundayjune the 5th. event

a jury has been discharged from reaching a verdict on a police officer accused of assaulting dalian atkinsonmercia probationary constable mary ellen bettley—smith ended in a hung jury, a day after pc benjamin monk was convicted of the ex—footballer�*s manslaughter. monk was told he'll face an "inevitable" prison term. the bank of england has announced that interest rates will remain at 0.1%. the bank's monetary policy committee unanimously agreed to keep the measure at its historically low level. and it insisted that the sharp rise in inflation — likely to reach 3% in the coming months — should only be tempororary. adverts forjunk food are to be banned on tv before 9pm across the uk. there'll be tighter restrictions for online advertising too. the prime minister says the uk has a national struggle with obesity with millions of children leaving primary school every year overweight or obese. here's sarah campbell. punctuating programmes and content, unhealthy temptation. hard to resist for viewers and users of any age. the plan to introduce a 9pm watershed and restrict online advertising went

dalian atkinson was tasered and kicked by benjamin monk in august 2016. just to recap.ral and eastern parts of england, and here we could have temperatures getting up into the low 20, 21 or 22 degrees. as we look at where we have the cloud and the rain, though, 16—18 will be your maximums. pollen levels today are also high across parts of scotland, england and wales, and at this time of the year it is especially grass pollen that is prevalent. through this evening and overnight, our weatherfront continues its descent, slowly pushing south—eastwards, taking its cloud, patchy light rain with it, some coastal mist and hill fog, and by the end of the night we have a new weather front coming into the north—west. that is going to introduce some heavier and more persistent rain, but as you can see, more or less across the board, except where we have some clear skies in the south—east, we are looking at a mild night, with temperatures in double figures. as we go through tomorrow, eventually this weather front makes it to the south—east. a weather front in the north is a waving

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pc benjamin monk was found guilty of killing the former footballer dalian atkinson.ching and immeasurable. nor do we understate two underestimate the significant damage that is done to the trust and confidence in the police locally and nationally. particularly for black people. it causes grave concern within the police service. apple daily, the pro—democracy newspaper in hong kong, is closing. after 26 years, its final edition is now on sale, just a few days after police raided their offices and seized $2 million of assets. the paper covered stories on celebrity gossip, as well as hard—hitting political news and analysis, always with a decidedly antigovernment slant. the apple was the forbidden fruit and a constant target for beijing. the paper was founded byjimmy lai, who was smuggled into hong kong from mainland china as a boy. he rose from factory worker to become a clothing tycoon. he pursued a career in publishing after china's crackdown on the protests in tiananmen square. the last edition is already on sale in hong kong, with crowds queing to buy it. one of th

trial of police officer benjamin monk, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of ex—footballer daliansh warship hms defender, which was shadowed by russian aircraft and ships as it sailed near crimea. the paper says britain has responded defiantly following the military confrontation. the yorkshire post reports on government plans that the yorkshire wolds could become the region's third area of outstanding natural beauty. the paper's lead image features sheep in a glacier valley near the village of thixendale. 0ur reporter alison freeman will be out in the wolds later this morning looking at this story. and the daily star has apparently consulted its psychic seagull about the euros, and the bird has predicted that england will beat germany in a penalty shoot—out in next tuesday's match. the star adds — "we're so confident of his skills we are printing next week's page one today". the psychic seagull, slightly alarmingly, we had a conversation a moment ago, and i predicted that the england germany game would be a penalty shoot—out. so it is me anna segal. —— me and seagull. who penalty