the former manchester united player ryan giggs appears in court — he denies assaulting two women.ds thatjust one dose of a covid vaccine cuts transmission by up to a half. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... we look ahead to manchester city's first champions league semifinal in five years, as they look to get the upper hand against paris st germain. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the independent watchdog that regulates political finance in the uk has launched a formal investigation into the funding of renovations to borisjohnson�*s downing street flat. the electoral commission said there were "reasonable grounds to suspect an offence or offences may have occurred". the row over who first paid for the renovations dominated prime minister's questions today. as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, explains, it's not against the rules to receive donations, but politicians must declare them so the public can see where the money has come from. there is no place like home. are you worried about _ there is no place like home. are yo

now, ryan giggs is a former manchester united player.ational team, but he has not been involved since he was first arrested last november and the football association of wales say that robert page will now take charge of the wales national team when they compete at this summer�*s european championship. thank you so much for bringing us up—to—date with that. it�*s been a week that has seen football fans protesting outside the grounds of the so—called big six premier league clubs — or even taking their banners to the training ground, in the case of manchester united. fans have been sure to make sure their voices are being heard, even though the proposed european superleage was all but over mere hours after it was announced. arsenal play for the first time since the club joined and then left the superleague — and our senior sports news reporter laura scott is outside the emirates for us this evening ahead of the game against everton. what is the mood there? every scene protests outside the emirates? yes, well, it is important to know i have

ryan giggs, of course, is a former manchester united player.but he has not been involved since he was first arrested last november, and the football association of wales say that robert page will now take charge of the wales national team when they compete at this summer�*s european championships. andy swiss, thank you. government borrowing hit £303 billion between march 2020 and march this year — the highest level since the end of world war two. the record number is a result of extra spending on furlough and business support packages. a sharp drop in tax receipts also hit the treasury�*s finances. however, the final number isn�*t as bad as the £a00 billion that some experts had forecast. the french national anti—terrorist prosecutor has taken charge of an inquiry into the fatal stabbing of a female police administrative worker near paris. other police officers shot dead her tunisian attacker after he stabbed her in the throat at the entrance of a police station. researchers in britain say early trials of a new malaria vaccine suggest it�*s 77%

ryan giggs will not be making any further comments.s this summer, but he's made it clear that he has full respect for the due process of the law and he will plead not guilty in court and he looks forward to clearing his name. that's in relation to charges from greater manchester police, alleging assault, actual bodily harm and coercive controlling behaviour in relation to two women in his home. a new malaria vaccine has proved to be 77% effective in early trials. malaria kills more than 400,000 people a year in sub—saharan africa, many of them children. the vaccine has been developed by the team behind the oxford—astrazeneca jab and the effectiveness is far higherfigure than for any existing treatment. there will be larger—scale testing. prof adrian hill of the university of oxford says he believes the vaccine has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives. this is very exciting. it's a very difficult disease to vaccinate against. it's caused by a parasite. we have no vaccines at all against any parasitic disease, so technically,

the wales manager and former player ryan giggs has been charged with assaulting two women.workers reflect on the effect of the pandemic on their personal mental health. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel — chelsea, spurs, now arsenal. fans gather outside the emirates stadium calling for change, after the collapse of the european super league. good evening. the healthcare system in india is collapsing under the pressure of a surging second coronavirus wave — with hospitals full, patients left untreated for hours, and supplies of oxygen desperately inadequate. the country of 1.4 billion people — the second highest population in the world — now has more daily cases than anywhere else since the pandemic began. it's set a global record for two days running — in the past 2a hours, it's seen 330,000 new cases. over 2,000 more people have died in the same period — with severely ill patients being turned away from hospitals, which have no more room. india's second wave has accelerated rapidly in just a few weeks, to over three times its previous peak. 0ur delhi corre

ryan giggs is a former manchester united player.harge of the wales national team when it compete in this summer's championships. people in northern ireland can go back to the hairdressers today. 0utdoor attractions have also been opened. 0ur correspondent has been to a barbers in belfast. 19 days we have gone here without a professional haircut, longer than anywhere else in the uk but hopefully now the days of diy sleeping are consigned to history. i am going to wander across the choppy and have a quick word with one of the barbers. it is the 23rd of december, the last time that you did a haircut, for months exactly. what is it like to be back? it a haircut, for months exactly. what is it like to be back?— is it like to be back? it feels aood. it is it like to be back? it feels good- it has _ is it like to be back? it feels good. it has been _ is it like to be back? it feels good. it has been a - is it like to be back? it feels good. it has been a while. i is it like to be back? it feels| good. it has been a while. it is it like to

mr giggs denies the allegations and in a statement said he'd plead not guilty. take place in england, scotland and wales, in just under two weeks' time. in wales, all 60 seats in the senedd are up for grabs. the pandemic has seen devolved administrations often take quite different approaches to tackling covid and its consequences. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith reports from rhondda, an area badly hit by the virus. high above the valley, handwritten reminders of lives lost to the pandemic. the rhondda has suffered one of the worst death rates in the uk, a legacy of the community he has to live with. they have lost her mother, sheila, injanuary. the hut was her idea. as she looks to the future, what she wants is lasting help and support. definitely more money is needed for mental health in the rhondda. you ask any person here, they all know somebody who passed away with coronavirus, or you know, somebody in the family, so it's definitely more help needed here, because so many people have been affected. helping places like the rhondda recover is the challen

the wales football manager, ryan giggs, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting two women.ehaviour. 0ur sports editor dan roan is in manchester. bring us up to date with the latest. well, wearing a dark suit and tie, ryan giggs arrived here for his first court appearance, one of the most decorated players of course in british football history, flanked by two of his lawyers. inside, in a short court appearance lasting just 30 minutes, he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address and to plead not guilty to three charges of domestic abuse, including that he allegedly assaulted his former girlfriend kate greville in november of last year at his home in the west of last year at his home in the west of manchester, along with her younger sister, and that he subjected his ex partner to coercive behaviour over a three—year period. for the prosecution, it was said that he subjected her to a head—butt and he used violence, isolation, bullet going, degradation and abuse. giggs was granted bail and will appear in front of manchester crown court on may 26 in a trial it is expected

giggs has said he will plead not guilty in court.van's hopes of winning a record—equalling seventh world title are over. he's out of the world championship after losing to anthony mcgill in the second round. the match went the distance, but it was mcgill who held his nerve, winning 13 frames to 12. you could say this is one that got away but there were six that did not get away. it is how you want to look at it. 20 majors, whatever it is, i have every book in the record apart from the most world titles. if i can keep the mindset that i have been working on in these last few days, i just want to enjoy my snicker because i haven't been really enjoying it. ifeeli because i haven't been really enjoying it. ifeel i have been playing pretty poor. and ifind hard to enjoy if i don't play well. so, the defending champion is out, but last year's runner—up is on course to reach the quarterfinals. kyren wilson leads barry hawkins 9—7. the first to 13 frames will reach the last eight. play resumes tomorrow afternoon. in rugby union's premiership,

and the coach of the welsh national football team ryan giggs will not take charge of his country at the upcoming european championship after british prosecutors charged him with assaulting 2 women the 47 year old former manchester united player is to appear in court on wednesday after being arrested in november police have charged him with assault occasioning actual bodily harm ryan giggs was replaced as wales coach while under investigation and now the welsh football association has confirmed that caretaker boss robert paige is to remain in charge for the delay of euro 2020. and german football the but in his league as match a $31.00 kicked off without spoke who have little to play for this season hosting cologne or fighting to avoid relegation the visitors determination showed in the 1st half as they stormed into a 3 nil lead to under a smashing home the 3rd goal but alex blog called one back early in the 2nd half and then gave cologne care as for been made it 32 just after the hour but the visitors held on to claim 3 vital points in their bid for survival. you're watching news live f

ryan giggs will appear in front of manchester magistrates�* court later in may.as funded, and the conservative party say they will work with the electoral commission but while the investigation is ongoing they will not be commenting any further. the headlines on bbc news... the electoral commission launches a formal investigation into the funding of the refurbishment of boris johnson�*s downing street flat. india records more than 200,000 covid deaths — but the realfigure could be much higher. one dose of the oxford/astrazeneca or pfizer vaccine halves the likelihood of a person who gets coronavirus passing it on. nestle has announced plans to cut almost 600 jobs and close a confectionery factory in newcastle. the world�*s largest food company wants to close its site in fawdon by the end of 2023 and focus production on factories in york and halifax. it said 573 jobs would be "put at risk" by the changes. a robot ship will set sail later this month as paul carter reports. this is the moment the mayflower 400 entered the water for the final time before it departs o

the coach of the welsh men's national football team ryan giggs will not take charge of his country at the upcoming european championship after british prosecutors charged him with assaulting 2 women the 47 year old former manchester united player is to appear in court on wednesday after being arrested november police have charged him with assault occasioning actual bodily harm ryan giggs was replaced as wells while under investigation and now the welsh football association has confirmed that caretaker boss robert page is to remain in charge for the lee euro 2020. and german football the but as late as match day 31 kicked off with outspoken have little to play for this season hosting cologne or fighting to avoid relegation the visitors determination showed in the 1st half as they stormed into a 3 nil leave us smashing home the 3rd goal but old one back early in the 2nd half and then gave cologne a scare as ruben vargas made it 32 just after the hour of the visitors held on to claim 3 vital points in their bid for survival. you're watching news live from berlin stay tuned for world stor

giggs has said he will plead not guilty. this is one that�*s got away, but there were six that didn�*t get away. so, you know, it�*s how you want to look at it, you know? you know, i�*ve won 20 majors, whatever it is. i�*ve got kind of every record in the book apart from, obviously, the most world titles. but, you know, if i can keep the mindset that i�*ve been working on with steve peters the last few days... i just want to enjoy my snooker, you know, because i haven�*t really been enjoying it, you know? i feel like i�*ve been playing pretty poor. and i find it hard to enjoy it if i don�*t play well. so, the defending champion is out, but last year�*s runner—up is on course to reach the quarterfinals. kyren wilson leads barry hawkins 9—7. the first to 13 frames will reach the last eight. play resumes tomorrow afternoon. in rugby union�*s premiership, leaders bristol have lost forjust the third time this season. they were beaten by second—placed exeter 20—12 at ashton gate. tom o�*flaherty with the second of three tries for

the wales manager ryan giggs has denied charges that he assaulted two women in salford last november.ive or controlling behaviour. the wales manager and former manchester united winger has been bailed until his trial at manchester crown court next month. here's our sports editor dan roan. wearing a dark suit and tie, he arrived here for his first court appearance. one of the most decorated players in british football history. flanked by two of his lawyers. inside in a short court appearance lasting just 30 minutes, he spoke only to confirm his name, his age, and his address and to plead not guilty to three charges of domestic abuse including that he allegedly assaulted his former girlfriend kate in november of last year at his home at the west of manchester along with her younger sister and that he subjected them to a coercive or controlling behaviour over a three—year period between december 2017 and november 2020 for the prosecution. angela griffith said he subjected her to a deliberate headbutt and that he repeatedly or continuously engaged in behaviour which was controlling or coe

the wales football manager, ryan giggs, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting two women in salford lastmber. the former manchester united player also denied accusations of coercive or controlling behaviour towards his ex—girlfriend. he was released on bail ahead of a trial at manchester crown court next month. it's been an excellent night for manchester city in the champions league. they won their semifinal first leg against paris saint—germain 2—1. it leaves them strong favourites to progress to next month's final in istanbul, as our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. both have middle eastern owners, both have billions in the bank, both have never won the champions league. to join europe's elite, city would need to stop these two, the unplayable pair. and neymar�*s first warning came early. here's neymar with a chance! but mere moments later, city's defenders were caught too busy worrying about the wrong brazilian. marquinhos has scored! psg were looking right at home, but with little threat up front, city simply had to take their chances. frustrated much? time for a change, a

men's national football team ryan giggs will not take charge of his country at the upcoming european championships after british prosecutors charged him with assaulting 2 women the 47 year old former manchester united player is due to appear in wednesday after being arrested in november police have charged him with assault occasioning bodily harm or. coach coach while under investigation and football association has confirmed the. page. for the delayed 20. european football's governing body. will remain one of the host cities for the european championships following a meeting today with at risk of losing its hosting rights because of a requirement that spectators be allowed to attend. inside. this pandemic will. fail to provide. life from the top story. broke. i'm troubled away from the potter's climate agreements. are you ready for some great news i'm pristine wonderland on the i m f you my good you know what the problem you do don't be news articles this show that tackles the issues shaping the continent now with more time to off on an in-depth look after all of the time stuff not

the wales football manager, ryan giggs, will appear in court next week charged with assaulting two women controlling behaviour. the former manchester united player said he would plead not guilty. the british socialite, ghislaine maxwell, has appeared for the first time in person since her arrest last year at a court in new york where she faced new charges of sex trafficking. ms maxwell pleaded not guilty. she's accused of helping the convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein, recruit, groom and sexually abuse girls. regulators in the us have cleared the way for the immediate resumption of the use of the johnson and johnson coronavirus vaccine. distribution of the single—dose jab was suspended ten days ago after reports of rare blood clots. our north america correspondent david willis has more. so the vote is ten in favour, four opposed, and one abstention. the motion carries. having weighed the evidence, an advisory panel voted to give johnson &johnson a shot in the arm. today, after an extensive review of the available data, the fda and cdc are lifting the recommended pause on the johnson &

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well, dressed in a dark suit and tie, ryan giggs, whol dark suit and tie, ryan giggs, who is of coursed her sister on the 1st of november 2020. the court heard he had subjected her to a deliberate head—butt last year, aggravated by domestic background and being in drink. the prosecution said he had also subjected ahead to behaviour intended to humiliate and degrade, with fear of violence on many occasions. the court heard that the trial will be set for may 26 and it is expected to last up to three weeks at manchester crown court. thank you very much, dan. on may 6th, voters in many parts of england will get the chance to elect their local councillors, who are responsible for running services such as schools and bin collections. 0n the same day, there will be a by—election to elect a new mp in the uk constituency of hartlepool. victoria derbyshire is spending the day there for us, but first she's been taking a closer look at the demographics of the town. just over 90,000 people live in hartlepool, and it's a town that has had a labour mp since the seat was created in 1974. hartlepool is

this year with the change of coach we have all it takes to be champions manchester united legend ryan giggs has denied he was violent and engaged to behavior towards his ex-girlfriend that included harassment and abuse the 47 year old appeared in manchester court today he entered a not guilty plea on all charges the wales manager has also been charged with common assault of his ex-girlfriend younger sister during the same alleged incident is on bio and will reappear in court again on may the 26. up to 419 days the washington capitals were finally allowed to play in front of their home fans following code restrictions 2000 fans were allowed in attendance against the rio islanders and it didn't take long for the crowd to have something to cheer about the only goal of the game was called by daniel strong in the opening 90 seconds. well funds were also treated some boxing like the referee stepping into separate mats martin as an osha. in the n.b.a. the brooklyn nets the 1st team from the eastern conference to book a spot in the playoffs for atlanta where too strong the toronto raptors winning b

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ryan giggs will appear in court on wednesday.! hi, mum. other are still separated. ranjan's daughter lives just outside delhi with her two children and husband. i'm like paranoid and keep phoning them and saying, | don't leave the house, don't do this. - but you know, fair enough they may not do it, but there is other- family out there as well, - you know in gujarat and others, cousins and things, they're in villages and stuff. - they also need, they're not in the same environments. | every environment in india's different isn't it? _ her daughter feels scared and lonely. we are doing everything we can to protect ourselves and build our immunity against it, i suppose. it is very isolated. i do miss my family heaps. and vice versa. they're missing us. today's new restrictions mean anyone arriving from india from 4am this morning must quarantine in a hotel for ten days at their own expense. quarantine hotels like this have been running for more than two months. the management told the bbc its sister hotel in gatwick has just opened

the wales manager ryan giggs will appear in court next week, charged with assaulting two women at hisour. the former manchester united player said he would plead not guilty. ghislaine maxwell has appeared in court in new york on new charges it was her first appearance in person since being arrested last year. she pleaded not guilty to accusations of helping the convicted paedophile jeffrey epstein to recruit, groom and sexually abuse girls. firefighters in county down are continuing to tackle a large gorse fire. the blaze in the mourne mountains began in the early hours people are being urged to stay away from the area, as kevin sharkey reports. in one of the most scenic parts of northern ireland, devastation. the scale of the destruction visible from ground level but brought into sharp focus from the air. this from ground level but brought into sharp focus from the air.— sharp focus from the air. as you would imagine _ sharp focus from the air. as you would imagine with _ sharp focus from the air. as you would imagine with the - sharp focus from the air. as you would imagine with the