this case has hung over ryan giggs for almost two - over ryan giggs for almost two years.he learned he faces the prospect of a possible retrial and a further longer wait potentially to discover his fate, because the jury of seven women and four men, after one of the originaljurors was lost to ill—health, were asked whether if they were given more time, after 23 hours of deliberations, it was likely they would reach a verdict on any of the three charges, they said no, she thanked them and they were discharged. fares denied corrosive and controlling behaviour over a three—year period to his former girlfriend kate greville, he denied head—butting her and elbowing her sister during a row at his house in november 2020. sister during a row at his house in november2020. during sister during a row at his house in november 2020. during the trial the prosecution claimed there was an ugly and more sinister side to giggs' character that the public sees and his private life involves a litany of abuse, physical and psychological, towards a woman he professed to love. faced with question

ryan giggs, back in court today to listen to evidence from his former partner.ille gave in november 20 20, two weeks after ryan giggs had allegedly assaulted her and her sister. miss greville initially told police she thought the former manchester united star was her soulmate but said there were red flags from the start of their relationship, with a cycle of abuse, then silence. and incidence of him throwing her out of a hotel room and kicking her in the back. this afternoon, giving evidence from behind a screen, she said ryan giggs had treated her like a housemaid and regularly told her she needed to be a good girl. she said she had often referred to her by her —— his ex wife's stacy's name, knowing it was the ultimate insult. miss greville told she had planned to leave ryan giggs while he was away as manager of wales undersigned a flat in secret but after an argument in a hotel in manchester in november 2020, she asked her sister to pack her bags. she said when ryan giggs a writer she had never seen him angry and described him as very drunk. she said she pinne

here, giggs has been in the dark. thejury are yet here, giggs has been in the dark.heir case this afternoon. at earlier hearings in the case, the former manchester united star who stepped down as wales manager injune to allow the team to focus on the upcoming world cup, denied causing actual bodily harm to his ex—girlfriend kate greville during an alleged incident at his home in november 2020, and to deny assaulting her younger sister on the same day. he also pleaded not guilty to subjecting his girlfriend to coercive or controlling behaviour. this trial is listed to last two weeks.— behaviour. this trial is listed to last two weeks. as another heatwave is forecast this week for parts of the country, there are calls for more hosepipe bans to be brought in. yesterday the environment secretary urged water companies to follow the bans in the isle of man, isle of wight, hampshire and later this week kent and sussex. let's speak to our correspondent ellie price, who is at bewl water in kent. hello. it is dry and very hot, and where i'm standing i would usually be covered

police arrived and giggs was arrested. he denies all the charges against him.esigns that he said should bring beauty and joy. miyake was known for high—tech, simple, comfortable clothes that broke the boundaries between east and west. born in hiroshima, he survived the atomic bomb dropped by the united states when he was seven years old. he said he wanted his fashion to shock and resonate with people the world over. the seven—time wimbledon champion serena williams has suggested she plans to retire from tennis after the us 0pen later this month. writing in vogue magazine, she said was "evolving away from the sport", but added she did not like the word "retirement". serena williams — who�*s 40 — has won 23 grand slam titles, making her the most successful female tennis player of the open era. here�*s our sports correspondent, joe wilson. do you remember wimbledon late—night, latejune, first round? she�*s done it. as harmony tan celebrated, it was the clearest evidence yet that serena williams can�*t go on forever. in her own way she is now reaching that conclusi

sir alex ferguson testifies in defence of ryan giggs at the former footballer�*s trial, on assault andoercive behaviour charges. and we're injeddah, as antonyjoshua fights this weekend to regain his heavyweight titles. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: there's a crushing defeat for england at lord's, as south africa go one up in the test series. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. there have been more warnings about serious pressures on the nhs this coming winter. in a letter to ministers, the nhs confederation — which represents employers in the health service — says the uk is facing a "public health emergency" because people are having to choose between heating and eating this winter, due to soaring energy prices. the government says it's giving millions of the most vulnerable households £1,200 to help with higher energy bills. but it comes at a time when nhs services are already under intense strain. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. hugh. yes, stories of overstretched amublance services and long waits seem to be emerging every w

but when asked, "have you ever physically assaulted a woman," giggs said, "never."gs spoke of getting his dream job as wales manager while they were together. he refuted ms greville's claim that he had thrown her out of their hotel room naked in dubai in 2017, and dealt with questions about their sex life. giggs will take the stand again tomorrow. he denies the charges. laura scott, bbc news, manchester. voters in the us state of wyoming are going to the polls today in a republican primary election, seen as a key test of donald trump's enduring popularity. the incumbent is this woman, liz cheney. fiercely critical of the former president, she's facing a major challenge from harriet hageman, who's a political newcomer and a trump—backed candidate. unlike in the uk where political parties mostly choose their prospective mps internally, in the us candidates for congressional office are first chosen directly by voters. so far, in places like south carolina, washington state and michigan — potential candidates who've been openly critical of donald trump, have had huge tr

other witnesses described giggs as calm, measured and loyal. he denies all the charges.magistrates charged with the murder of a pensioner attacked while he was on his mobility scooter in west london. thomas o'halloran, who was 87, was stabbed near a busy road in greenford on tuesday. lee byer has been remanded in custody. the tech giant apple has urged owners— the tech giant apple has urged owners of its devices to install a new update which will fix a security flaw new update which will fix a security flaw which — new update which will fix a security flaw which the company says hackers were expressing. the flaw which the company says hackers were expressing.— were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, _ were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, ipads, - were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, ipads, apple l will affect iphones, ipads, apple watchers and computers. experts say the bug could allow hackers to take control of the devices. writers gathered in new york today in solidarity with the author sir salman rushdie, who was st

to which mr giggs replied, "no." mr giggs will continue giving evidence at the court here tomorrow.ing a phone out of a fan's hand following a match at everton last season. the fa will now recommence their own investigation. meanwhile, ronaldo has said he'll soon reveal "the truth" about his future at manchester united after reading so many "lies" this summer. everton and besiktas are in talks about a potential loan move for dele alli. the midfielder has only started one game since joining the club from tottenham injanuary. and england's beth mead has been nominated for the uefa women's player of the year award, while lionesses boss sarina wiegman has been shortlisted in the coach's category after their success at the euros. there's a battle of the generations today in cincinnati, as the current and former british number ones face off in the second round of the men's event. it's gone into a deciding set between cameron norrie and andy murray. murray taking the first set 6—3, before ninth—seed norrie roared back to take the second by the same score. it is currently 5—4 in the third.

earlier, thejury ryan giggs was responsible for.0, and which she detailed an argument that she had with mr giggs and said he threw her out of a hotel room into the corridor or along with her belongings while she was naked, and then locked the door. kate greville also told the police that she was addicted to mr giggs and said he —— she couldn't get him out of her head. they admit his behaviour was farfrom of her head. they admit his behaviour was far from perfect, of her head. they admit his behaviour was farfrom perfect, but never use unlawful violence, and any allegations that he did are based on lies. he denies all the charges. that's not grave living there. —— matt grave living. now, a huge night lies ahead at ibrox — with rangers' hopes of reaching the champions league group phase hanging in the balance. last season's europa league finalists will have to overturn a 2—goal deficit to belgium's union gilloise if they're to keep the dream alive. jonathan sutherland is at ibrox for us. we have to make sure our performance is better—

the pr executive are used to work with giggs said he had also threatened herjob.ep she said in the middle of 2017, he had grabbed her wrist and thrown her and her belongings out of their hotel room and in december 2019, belongings out of their hotel room and in december2019, he belongings out of their hotel room and in december 2019, he had kicked out in the back and thrown back at her head. she is expected to appear in court this afternoon behind a screen for cross examination. giggs denied all three charges against him. ., ., denied all three charges against him. . . ., denied all three charges against him. . ., ., ,, denied all three charges against him. . ., ., the japanese fashion designer issey miyake has died at the age of 84. he was known for his creative use of technical fabrics, and designs driven by technology. miyake developed a new way of pleating fabric, by wrapping it between layers of paper in a heat press, leading to his famous �*pleats please' collection. issey miyake was born in hiroshima, where he witnessed the nuclear bombing in 1945. john tra

to which mr giggs replied, "no." mr giggs will continue giving evidence at the court here tomorrow.ep towards recreating thatjourney, by rolling out a giant new rocket to prepare it for its maiden flight in just under two weeks' time. the debut flight is a test, so will have no crew aboard, but future missions will send astronauts back to the lunar surface for the first time in over 50 years. let's speak to the bbc�*s science correspondent, jonathan amos. jonathan is following all this, and explain why this is so exciting and certainly why nasa is excited about it? ~ certainly why nasa is excited about it? . ., ., certainly why nasa is excited about it? ~ ., ., . ~ certainly why nasa is excited about it? . ., ., certainly why nasa is excited about it? we are going back, jane, that's the short of _ it? we are going back, jane, that's the short of it. _ it? we are going back, jane, that's the short of it. it's _ it? we are going back, jane, that's the short of it. it's 50 _ it? we are going back, jane, that's the short of it. it's 50 years - it? we are going back, jane, that's the sho

giggs denies all the charges against him.protests against the clubs owners, the glazerfamily, ahead of monday's match against liverpool. united are bottom of the premier league after two defeats so far this season. the new manager says he hasn't been at united long enough to understand the full details behind the supporters discontent. ican i can only say that we always want to win, and we want the fans behind the club, and i can't understand, sometimes, i'm not that long in the club, i can see all the background, and we have to fight together, we have to be unified and fight together. this week's football news show is now available to watch on the iplayer and today it's taking a look at chelsea's new ownership. former blues defender michael duberry is among the guests reflecting on their start to the season. the realistic expectation is to be challenging for a title, that it is the demand of the club. can they challenge manchester city and liverpool? can they sustain it until the last, that is questionable. i think they need

this case has been hanging over ryan giggs l he has the latest.o turn a peer at manchester crown court. today he faces the very real prospect of a potential retrial and the knowledge it could take many more months before he finally discovered his fate after the jury today failed to reach a verdict on any of the three charges despite 23 hours of deliberations, and the judge discharged them. giggs denied using coercive and controlling behaviour towards his former girlfriend kate bradl during a three—year period and denied head—butting her in the face and elbowing her younger sister emma in a row at his house in november 2020. he faced highly embarrassing details about his sex life, admitted being a serial love cheat but denied ever using violence or coercion towards a woman. the prosecution have a week to decide if they will seek a retrial, if it happens it will be nextjune at the earliest, the judge said, and giggs, until recently the manager of wales and the most decorated player in the history of english people, bowed his head as he heard how lon

but when asked, "have you ever physically assaulted a woman," giggs said, "never." hours giving evidence, giggs spoke of getting his dream job as wales manager while they were together. he refuted miss greville's claim that he had thrown her out of their hotel room naked in dubai in 2017, and dealt with questions about their sex life. giggs will take the stand again tomorrow. he denies the charges. laura scott, bbc news, manchester. the time isjust the time is just coming up to quarter past six back. the time is just coming up to our top story this evening. the pressure on household budgets increases as new figures show wages falling further behind the rapidly rising cost of living. coming up... 20 years of radio 1xtra celebrating black music and culture. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel, dina asher—smith will attempt to defend her european title in the women's 100 metres later. a hamstring injury had ruled her out of the commonwealth games. to the crisis in afghanistan now. a year ago today, this image crystallised the desperation of some afghans to e

ryan giggs, the former manchester united star, attends court to deny a charge of coercive behaviour anding his former girlfriend. and i'm here at the alexander stadium in birmingham where the final day of the commonwealth games is due to end with a musical celebration of the city after more golds for the home nations. england came second in the medal table with 57 gold medals. they included a spectacular performance by england's noah williams and 17—year—old andrea spendolini—sireix in the diving mixed synchronised iom platform final. and coming up on the bbc news channel... england finish second in the medals table as declanjames and james willstrop bring home gold in the squash. welcome to bbc news at six. we start with the severe shortage of nhs dentists in the uk, with nine out of ten practices refusing to accept any new adult patients for health service treatment. the british dental association says nhs dentistry is at a "tipping point". the findings are from a comprehensive bbc investigation of more than 7,000 practices which shows that some areas are "deserts" for nhs dental serv

under questioning from the council, she was asked about her claim that mr giggs had thrown her out of had caused bruising to her arm by dragging her. the defence said this account was completely manufactured, and read out a text message and she had sent to ryan giggs saying that this was caused by sex. later on, kate greville was asked about issues with providing evidence to the case. she said that one of phones had fallen in a river, and another had been stolen. she admitted to deleting some messages from a pr colleague, the defence had said she had deliberately withheld information that would undermine the case against ryan giggs. kate greville denied this. let's have a quick look at some of today's other sports headlines. the qatar world cup is likely to start a day earlier than planned to allow the host nation to play the first match of the tournament. qatar's game against ecuador is the third match on monday 21st november, but fifa have been asked to move it to the sunday. the netherlands�* english coach mark parsons has left the job after the defending champions went out of the

read out a message she had sent giggs saying the bruise was called by sex.ce has died, despite the efforts of a big rescue operation to save the animal. the 800—kilo whale was lifted from the river using a crane and net, and hoisted onto a barge but developed breathing difficulties. sarah campbell reports. stranded i8 stranded 18 miles inland from the english channel, making its way slowly along the seine towards paris. millions of people in france and around the world watched as the whale became weaker, stopped eating and it became clear that, however risky, a rescue attempt would have to be made. a team of 80 including police and divers spent six hours painstakingly catching and winching the 800 kilo whale out of the river. translation: the moment when we got the beluga out of the water _ was stressful and extremely intense. he was surprised and moving about, and we thought he would escape from the net. it was quite astonishing but he's alive and on the barge. the plan had been to transport the whale in a refrigerated lorry to be released back into the ope

mr giggs denies all of the charges.d the jury. however, moments later, his head dropped when he heard how long it could take for the case to conclude. and this is because for the next seven days, it will be up to the prosecution to decide whether or not to bring this case back to court, but if they choose to, judge hilary manley said the earliest that it may be heard is june of next year. serena williams is an action later for a tricky match. it's a decade since andy murray's one and only triumph at flushing meadows. ten years, two grand slams, and one metal hip later, the expectations may be a little lower, but he's still box office in the big apple. the former world number one hasjust won on arthure ashe in his second round clash with american emilio nava. nava is ranked 203 in the world, but it's been a grueling encounter — he lost the first set, but then came roaring back to win the match. but harriet dart�*s us open is over. she was unable to follow up her upset of daria kasatkina in the first round, losing to hung

mr giggs denies all the charges. forabout in 2020. mr giggs denies all the charges. weeks, the jury charges. for about two weeks, the jury here heard evidence from a number of witnesses, including sir alice -- sir —— siralex —— sir alex ferguson, the four united manager. after nearly 23 hours of deliberation, the judge called them back into the court and asked the foreman if they'd reached asked the foreman if they'd reached a majority verdict on any of these three charges, to which he replied, no. the foreman was then asked, was there any reasonable prospect of them reaching a verdict given more time, to which again he replied no. thejudge says this time, to which again he replied no. the judge says this brings her service to an end and then think and discharge thejury. mr service to an end and then think and discharge the jury. mr giggs gave service to an end and then think and discharge thejury. mr giggs gave no reaction when thejudge discharge thejury. mr giggs gave no reaction when the judge dismissed thejury, but his had been dropped when he heard how long it c

giggs's defence said this is not what happened, and suggesting that mr giggs had already called the policeouse. any later collision of heads in the kitchen was purely accidental. the court also heard from linda, ryan giggs's long—time neighbour. she said he came with tears in his eyes, asking if she would call the police because kate had his phone. she also had thejury that once police left, to field and watch as kate and emma greville with another man were running around the property screaming and laughing, describing their mood as hygiene. matt graveling. —— hijinks. it's been an action—packed weekend in the premier league so far — goals, drama and touchline bust—ups! and could there be more to come tonight, as liverpool and crystal palace meet at anfield. liverpool's new striker darvin nunez could make his home debut in attack alongside mo salah. it's a good partnership, definitely. it's a good partnership, definitely. it's two _ it's a good partnership, definitely. it's two players were determined to score _ it's two players were determined to score and _ it's two players were determin

giggs denied this.ad been attacked or why he said he was going to ring the police when he admitted to here today he no intention of doing so. mr wright said it was his attempt to turn the narrative into him being the victim, which giggs denied. later he said he did know his infidelity upset kate greville. asked by his barrister if, at the time, his belief as this would cause her serious alarm or distress, he replied, yes. he has concluded his evidence denies all charges. now a look at some other stories making the news today. care home residents and people who are housebound in england will be the first to receive the new moderna covid boosterjab, which gives protection against the 0micron variant as well as the original strain. it will be administered from the 5th of september as part of the autumn booster programme. the uk was the first country to approve the vaccine earlier this week and it will be offered to 26 million people across england. an mp has pleaded guilty to breaching covid rules in 2020,

ryan giggs arrived here this morning wearing a dark suit and tie.take place injanuary, but was delayed due to the backlog of cases caused by the pandemic, and has also been moved from manchester�*s main crown court, due to tests for asbestos there. here at manchester�*s minshull street crown court, giggs has been in the dock while preliminary matters have been discussed. the jury are yet to be selected or sworn in. we are expecting the prosecution to open their case this afternoon. at earlier hearings in the case, the former manchester united star, who stepped down as wales manager in june to allow the team to focus on the upcoming world cup, denied causing actual bodily harm to his ex—girlfriend, kate greville, during an alleged incident at his home in november 2020, and denied assaulting her younger sister on the same day. he also pleaded not guilty to subjecting his ex—girlfriend to coercive or controlling behaviour over a three—year period between 2017 and 2020. this trial, as you say, is listed to last two weeks. now it�*s time for a look at th

the jury in the trial of the former manchester ryan giggs. ryanis the former manchester ryan giggs.s also alleged to have assaulted her and her sister. he denies all the charges. two day a jury he denies all the charges. two day a jury made up of seven women and five men had all of the evidence in this trialfor men had all of the evidence in this trial for second men had all of the evidence in this trialfor second time. men had all of the evidence in this trial for second time. the first time was over the last two weeks from the prosecution and the defence. today it was from the judge as she went through all the evidence and outline the charges faced by the former manchester united footballer, charge one is in relation to controlling behaviour of kate greville between a period of august 2017 and november 2020. the second kate greville relates to the assault of on the 1st of november 2020 at ryan giggs�*s house in manchester. the third charge kate greville relates to the assault of younger sister emma also at ryan giggs house. he denies all of the charges. the prosecution had read th

the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs has told a jury, ryan giggs is standing trial accusedtt graveling is at manchester's crown square crown court. the first thing the former manchester united player dead when he got into the witness box was to admit to a jury that he had been called alexi and that this was justified. had been called alexi and that this wasjustified. he also had been called alexi and that this was justified. he also went on to say that he was a flirt and unable to resist women, he had been unfaithful many times that he never physically assaulted a woman. he is giving evidence after his former partner accused him of coercive behaviour and also the assault of her and her younger sister, anna, at his house in manchester on the 1st of november 2020. giggs was arrested on that day and they gave a statement to police admitting the pair were statement to police admitting the pairwere arguing statement to police admitting the pair were arguing over his phone. he said he had asked her to leave his home, but she refused. he added that they didn't have my phone i went

ryan giggs. .. in the interview, his . ryan giggs...i?» a little early, but the jury were played a video that was taken in 2020, and which she thought she was a love story from the movies, but instead, the relationship was volatile. he would threaten her if she broke up with him. she details one argument in which she said he through her and her belongings out of hotel room into the corridor work will she was naked and then locked the door. the video interview was recorded by police two weeks after an alleged assault. and said ryan pushed and head butted kate and hit her sister emma in the jaw. they would break up and he would pursue her on text or e—mail, and then the relationship with start up again. kate greville told police she was addicted to him. but she couldn't get him out of her head. ryan giggs's team says he admits his behaviour was far from perfect, giggs's team says he admits his behaviour was farfrom perfect, but he never use unlawful violence against miss greville. more disruption on the railways is expected on saturday as

and in 2020, thejury heard how kate and ryan giggs were out with friends and as she was looking afterck and decided she was going to end the relationship and a little later on, an altercation broke out with which the prosecution alleged that ryan giggs pushed his girlfriend to the floor and elbowed her sister in the job when she tried to break it up and again, the prosecution alleged that giggs had budded her —— head but her in the face. and do not know the arguments very well and said he never used unlawful violence against kate and during the argument on the 1st of november 2020, he said he did not push his ex—girlfriend, theyjust both he did not push his ex—girlfriend, they just both fell over. he did not push his ex—girlfriend, theyjust both fell over. this trial is set to last for the next two weeks. matt graveling with that report outside court in manchester. this week marks the 30th anniversary of the start of the premier league. three decades on since the game in england was revolutionised, one of the games greats from that opening season, alan shearer, joined the football new

ryan giggs replied, i do.t women, he said no. asked if another was coercing women in relationships, again he said no. he said he was hot—headed on occasions and admitted to having threatened, monitored and bullied miss greville but he denied claims of gas lighting and controlling his former partner. in kabul say that has been an explosion inside a mosque. police say it happened during evening prayers and there were casualties. last week a prominent cleric was killed by a suicide bomber. the islamic state group claimed responsibility for that. only one in five trains will be running tomorrow, as a summer of strikes over pay and conditions continues to cause disruption. many parts of britain will have no trains at all, with network rail urging passengers to travel only if absolutely necessary. a man's appeared in court on charges including treason, after allegedly being caught in the grounds of windsor castle with a crossbow. the court heard jaswant singh chail repeatedly told a police officer, "i am here to kil

manchester. 0ver they moved into giggs's has in manchester.ecided to leave hand on the 1st of november. now, what happened on that night was an aunt, kate's sister, was looking after the house, apparently be heard court, thejury after the house, apparently be heard court, the jury heard after the house, apparently be heard court, thejury heard how after the house, apparently be heard court, the jury heard how they were out with friends, and when they were coming home, she decided she was going to him, and an altercation took place in the house and it was during the altercation, the prosecution claimed that giggs pushed kate to the floor and when her sister tried to intervene, she got elbowed in the job. this altercation spilt over into the kitchen when, again, it's a key is that giggs then head butted his former girlfriend. it's important to say that there was also an opening statement from the defence today saying that while ryan giggs does regret many of his behaviour on a moral level, saying it was far from perfect and he didn't handle the

let's turn to the news about the former wales manager ryan giggs.iend kate greville — who he is accused of controlling and assaulting. in the interview she says that their relationship was volatile and the former footballer was often abusive to her. he denies the charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott is at court. let's go now to our correspondent matt graveling. up up to date on what the jury has been hearing. i up to date on what the “my has been hearinu. .., i. up to date on what the “my has been hearinu. u, ,, . hearing. i can tell you that the latest is that _ hearing. i can tell you that the latest is that the _ hearing. i can tell you that the latest is that the former - hearing. i can tell you that the i latest is that the former girlfriend of ryan giggs, kate greville is in the witness box giving evidence from behind a screen but a little earlier today the jury were played a video that was taken in 2020 with miss greville where she thought she was in a love story from the movies, but instead the relationship was volatile with the former foo

ryan giggs has begun giving evidence at his trial in manchester today.e 500 additionalflight announced there will be 500 additional flight that stands dead between now and october as heathrow extends its passenger cap to the end of that month. more now on the gap between pay growth and inflation reaching it's highest level since records began more than 20 years ago. average wages rose by 4.7% between april and june — a far lower rate than increases in the cost of living. the office for national statistics says that means the "real value" of pay fell by 3%. we can buy a 3% less in goods and services than before. let's speak now tojonathan boys, who's a labour market economist at the chartered institute of personnel and development. he joins us live from kingston in surrey. thank you for being with us, jonathan. there were two things i mentioned a couple minutes ago that i hoped we could touch on in this half—hour. number one, the difference between the public sector and the private sector, because there's always been a gap but it's been growing so start.

the defence said that ryan giggs had not head—butted her, he said he obviously had.ssle, he said to her, you have twisted the truth very carefully to try to implicate ryan giggs in crimes he did not commit. kate greville told the court she had told the truth and her evidence has now concluded. a four—year—old girl who died in a gas explosion in thornton heath, south london, has been named by the metropolitan police as sahara salman. an 11—year—old boy and a woman who were also in the property remain in hospital. the explosion will be investigated by a specialist crime unit. the defence secretary ben wallace says the uk will send more weapons to ukraine to help it defend against russia's invasion. mr wallace made announcement at the copenhagen conference for northern european defence allies of ukraine. president putin would have gambled that, come august, come a few months in, we would have all got bored of the conflict and the international community would have gone off in different directions. well, today is proof of the opposite. we have come out of this meeting wi

but when asked, "have you ever physically assaulted a woman," giggs said, "never." hotel room naked in dubai in 2017, and dealt with questions about their sex life. giggs will take the stand again tomorrow. he denies the charges. laura scott, bbc news, manchester. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? the defence ministry in moscow has admitted that one of its ammunition depots in russian—occupied crimea has been damaged by "sabotage". the kenyan opposition leader raila odinga has rejected the election of his rival william ruto as the new president — he says the results are null and void. let's go to brazil now — where the two frontrunners in the next presidential election have kicked off their campaigns. the current president, jair bolsonaro, is running for a second term. he's up against former president luiz inacio lula da silva — known as lula. the latest opinion poll puts mr lula de silva in the lead with 44% of the vote — with mr bolsonaro on 32%. let's look at both candidates. president bolsonaro first. he's was elected in 2018.

giggs replied, "no."exed wales manager told the jury he didn't know why he said that he'd been attacked. or he said he would ring the police went today he admitted he had no intention of doing so. mr wright said it was his intent to turn the narrative into him being the victim — again, mr gigs denied that. he'd been accused of chastising kate greville's sister for what had happened. he also agreed he'd been trying to persuade her not to make the complaint. mr wright asked him why he hadn't told police on the night that he'd actually called kate greville in the lift, if that was his position. he said he didn't know, but latersaid his position. he said he didn't know, but later said he didn't think he'd have the opportunity. gigs said it was kate greville who had instigated the physical contact during the tug—of—war over the phone, and he repeated his allegation that she had kicked him in the head earlier on in the evening. he was asked by his barrister why he'd made unannounced visits to kate greville duri

he went on to describe giggs's temperament as... other witnesses described giggs as calm, measured and quickly that will fix a major security flaw, which the company says hackers may have "actively exploited". the vulnerability affects iphones, ipads, apple watches and mac computers. experts say the bug could allow hackers to take control of devices. thank you very much for your company so far this evening. now on bbc news it's time for the film review. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i'm jane hill. and taking us through all the summer's releases is anna smith, who is back with me. good to see you, anna, and what have you been watching? all sorts. this week we've got the feast, which is a stylish welsh language horror from doctor who director lee haven jones. then, girls can't surf. this is a documentary about women and waves. and then finally, we're looking at a french romantic comedy called anais in love. and you bring me a horror film to start. lovely to see you, anna. no, no, no, excellent. tell us what it's about. i keep doing this to you every week,

she denies this claim and ryan giggs denies all the claims against him. thank you very much.t for the duration and temperatures will get quite widely above 30 degrees. clear blue skies across many areas, you notice where the cloud is towards the northern western isles, and it is through tonight we will see rain at times through the 0rkneys and shetland. some patchy mist and fog, coolest conditions a cross—party scotland and northern ireland, most are starting to see the temperatures creep up by night, and an even hotter day to come for some tomorrow. blue skies for the vast majority, with the exception being the north west of scotland, could see temperatures peak around 34 or 35 degrees. good evening, you are watching bbc news, these are the headlines. households in the uk over energy companies more money than ever. rishi sunak has told the bbc that as prime minister he would tell people what they needed to hear, and stay true to his values. all children in london aged between one and nine are to be offered a polio booster vaccine, after more traces of the virus were found in

ryan giggs, back in court today to listen to evidence from his former partner.ister. miss greville initially told police she thought the former manchester united star was her soulmate but said there were red flags from the start of their relationship, with a cycle of abuse, then silence. and incidence of him throwing her out of a hotel room and kicking her in the back. this afternoon, giving evidence from behind a screen, she said ryan giggs had treated her like a housemaid and regularly told her she needed to be a good girl. she said she had often referred to her by his ex—wife stacy's name, knowing it was the ultimate insult. miss greville told she had planned to leave ryan giggs while he was away as manager of wales undersigned a flat in secret but after an argument in a hotel in manchester in november 2020, she asked her sister to pack her bags. she said when ryan giggs a writer she had never seen him angry and described him as very drunk. she said she pinned him to the ground, pushing her head to floor and later, with real intent to hurt her, had head—butte

mr giggs denies all of the charges.or the case to conclude. and this is because for the next seven days, it will be up to the prosecution to decide whether or not to bring this case back to court, but if they choose to, judge hilary manley said the earliest that it may be heard is june of next year. serena williams is an action later for a tricky match. against estonia's number two. it's a decade since andy murray's one and only triumph at flushing meadows. the last 32 for the first time since 2016. the former world number one hasjust won on arthure ashe in his second round clash with american emilio nava. nava is ranked 203 in the world, but it's been a grueling encounter — he lost the first set, but then came roaring back to win the match. but harriet dart�*s us open is over. she was unable to follow up her upset of daria kasatkina in the first round, losing to hungary's dalma galfi in straight sets. on saturday, we'll be crowning the second champions of the hundred. but who will be in the final at lord's? 0val invinc

giggs denies the charges and the trial continues. watford are top of the championship. win. 0nto cricket and london spirit are now top of the table in the men's hundred after a tight 9 run win in southampton. eoin morgan's side made 147 for 6 — and in reply brave — who are the defending champions — could only make 138—7. london spirit now have 3 wins from 3. it was a double header at the aegeus bowl as the women's tournament is now underway, and sprit came close in that one — beth mooney nearly becoming only the second player to score a hundred in the hundred — but she just missed out — making 97 off 55 deliveries. and the victory went to southern brave who won by 6 wickets, freya kemp sealing the win with a 6. tyson fury has confirmed he really staying retired since the heavyweight championship announced he was giving it up back in april. he has continued to tantalize fans of offers of potential new fights, summative sports aficionados including the bbc boxing analyst are keeping an open mind. at the start of this week, tyson fury, the main heavyweight world champion,

mr giggs denies all of the charges.wo weeks, thejury here heard evidence from a number of witnesses, which included sir alex ferguson, the former manager of manchester united. and they were then sent out to deliberate their verdict last tuesday afternoon. however, after almost 23 hours of deliberation, judge hilary manley called the jury back into court two and asked the foreman if they'd reached a majority verdict on any of these three charges, to which he replied no. the foreman was then asked was there any reasonable prospect of them reaching a verdict if given more time, to which again he replied no. the judge says, "this brings your service to an end," and then thanked and discharged the jury. mr giggs gave no reaction in the dock whenjudge hilary manley dismissed the jury. however, moments later, his head dropped when he heard how long it could take for the case to conclude. and this is because for the next seven days, it will be up to the prosecution to decide whether or not to bring this case back to court, but

mr giggs' defence barrister accused kate greville of "prolifically" lying to the police.olling and coercive behaviour and assaulting ms greville. he denies all the charges. our sports news correspondent, laura scott, was in court. the body can footage that was played in court was from the night that ryan giggs allegedly assaulted kate greville and her sister. miss greville and her sister. miss greville told police mr diggs had split her lip by headbutting her, which he denies. she also claimed he had hit and had bedded her before, but today set her head had been all over the place. she was asked why she had chosen to spend lockdown with the former footballer if he was as she claims a serial and violent abuser stub she said he could be very charming and she was ashamed she had gone back to him, describing that period as a living hell, it fiction that was challenged by the defence. miss greville admitted that in late 2020 she had lied to mr giggs, that a smear test had revealed she had cancerous cells and she had had her reproductive coil removed... it was put to her it wou

giggs denied this. or why he said he was going to ring the police when he admitted here today he had no intention of doing so. mr wright said it was his attempt to turn the narrative into him being the victim, which giggs denied. later, he said he did know that his infidelity upset miss greville. asked by his barrister if, at the time, his belief was this would cause her serious alarm or distress, giggs replied, "yes." he has now concluded his evidence and denies all the charges. almost two weeks since archie battersbee had his life support treatment withdrawn, his mother hollie dance is calling for a public inquiry, and says she wants no other family to go through what they went through. the 12—year—old suffered severe brain injuries after being found unconscious at his home in essex in april. the bbc�*s helena wilkinson has been speaking to her. i'm so honoured to be his mum. i've had 12 of the best years of my life with that little boy. and i can honestly say there's not a single day that i could sit

giggs's defence said this is not what happened, and suggesting that mr giggs had already called the policelso told the jury that once police left, to field and watch as kate and emma greville with another man were running around the property screaming and laughing, describing their mood as hygiene. matt graveling. -- hijinks. a portugese athlete, who was allegedly racially profiled during a police stop and search in london two years ago, says he's been pulled over again by armed officers. the sprinter, ricardo dos santos, has published a series of video tweets, in which he says show the incident in paddington on sunday. the metropolitan police says officers were concerned the driver, may have been using a mobile phone. with more, here's celestina olu lode, and a warning her report does contain some flashing images. this is some of the video footage. he was stopped by metropolitan police officers who believed he was on the phone. the sprinter said he stopped when he thought it was safe to do so. the stopped when he thought it was safe to do so. ., , stopped when he thought it was safe to do

as a reminder, ryan giggs faced three charges. 0ne reminder, ryan giggs faced three charges.y has been hearing evidence from various different witnesses and you may remember even sir alex ferguson came down here, the former manager of ryan giggs and he gave his account at the player's behaviour in the witness box. however, as i say, after more than 20 hours of deliberation, a bit earlier the jury's foreman stood up in court here at manchester crown court and judge hilary manley asked him if he had reached a verdict and the jury on any of the three counts and he said no. he was also asked by the judge whether or not he was given a more time, whether there was a realistic expectation that the jury would be able to reach a verdict, to which he also said no. so the judge thanked them for their time, discharged thejury. and now thanked them for their time, discharged the jury. and now the prosecution has around seven days to decide whether or not to bring this case back to trial and if they choose to do so it is believed the earliest date it will be heard is in june of next year.

former footballer ryan giggs told police that his head clashed with his then girlfriend, but it was notberate, in his trial on assault charges. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress booed off stage at the oscars, almost 50 years ago. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester united could let cristiano ronaldo leave during the current transfer window over concerns how his mood is affecting morale at old trafford. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc�*s news at one. new figures out today suggest the real value of wages, has fallen at its fastest rate since records began, leading to further concerns about the cost of living. the office for national statistics says regular pay, excluding bonuses, was up 4.7% between april and june this year compared to last year. but taking inflation into account, it's actually down 3%, hit by the rising cost of goods and services. the government says it recognises people are struggling with high prices, but is providing direct financial help for millions on low incomes. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. from the o

ryan giggs denies assaulting and using controlling and coercive behaviour against ms greville, as wells in court. laura. it was on the eve of this trial that kate greville gave the victim statement where she said that she felt like a slave. she was asked if that was in a literal accepts, she said the former manchester united star made her feel that if he didn't do everything he said, there would be consequences. under cross—examination from defence counsel she was asked about her allegation that in dubai in 2017, mr gigs had thrown her out of their hotel room naked with her belong, and caused bruising to her arm by dragging her, mr daw said that was manufactured, reading out a message to the court, where she had said the bruise was caused by sex, she said that she and mr gigs discussed in a phone call that is what she would say it was from. later, she was asked about issues providing her electronic devices to case, she said one of her phone had fallen in a river, when she was rescuing her dog, and another had been stolen. she admitted deleting some messages from a former pr colleague b

giggs denies the charges and the trial continues. watford are top of the championship.me. watford had a player sent off late on, but they held on for the win. 0nto cricket and london spirit are now top of the table in the men's hundred after a tight 9 run win in southampton. eoin morgan's side made 147 for 6 — and in reply brave — who are the defending champions — could only make 138—7. london spirit now have 3 wins from 3. it was a double header at the aegeus bowl as the women's tournament is now underway, and sprit came close in that one — beth mooney nearly becoming only the second player to score a hundred in the hundred — but she just missed out — making 97 off 55 deliveries. and the victory went to southern brave who won by 6 wickets, freya kemp sealing the win with a 6. and that's it from me for now. tyson furey is really staying retired since the heavyweight championship announced he was giving it up back in april. he is continuing to tantalize fans of offers of potential new fights, summative sports aficionados including the bbc boxing in the lists are keeping

the jury in the trial of ryan giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the charges he faced during the four—week domestic violence case at manchester crown court. tributes are paid to mikhail gorbachev, the soviet leader who ended the cold war, who has died at the age of 91. liz truss and rishi sunak head to wembley this evening, for the final hustings in the conservative leadership race, to become the new prime minister. in a break with tradition, the queen won't appoint the new prime minister in london next week — instead, it will take place at balmoral. a bbc investigation has found that shameema begum — who left london aged 15 to join the islamic state group — was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries. good afternoon. the jury in the trial of ryan giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the three counts he faced during the four—week domestic violence case at manchester crown court. matt graveling is at manchest

a court hears the former footballer ryan giggs, told police his "head clashed" with his then girlfriend, but it wasn't deliberate. he's accused of controlling behaviour and assault, and denies all of the charges. tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak will be pitching for the votes of scottish conservative members at a hustings in perth this evening. ryanair adds 500 flights at stansted as heathrow extends its passenger cap to the end of october. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress, booed off stage at the oscars almost 50 years ago. good afternoon. new figures suggest the real value of wages, has fallen at its fastest rate since records began, leading to further concerns about the cost of living. the office for national statistics says regular pay, excluding bonuses, was up a.7% between april and june this year, compared to 2021. but taking inflation into account, wages are actually down 3%, hit by the rising cost of goods and services. the government says it recognises people are struggling with high prices, but is providing direct financia help for m

the court hears former manchester united and wales but lorraine giggs head—butted his former girlfriendaulted her sister. he denies charges of aggressive behaviour and assault. the final medals have been one of the common wealth games. australia top the table with a record—breaking middle hole petit mangan. and i am reeta chakrabarti live from the alexander stadium where the closing ceremony is due to start in around happen our marketing the end of the competition of ii happen our marketing the end of the competition of 11 days of sport. good evening and welcome to the bbc news channel. bbc research has found that only one in ten nhs dentists in the uk are taking on new adult patients. the most extensive survey in years has revealed that some areas are dental deserts. out of nearly 6,900 nhs dental practices contacted. 90% said they were no longer accepting any new adult patients. only a quarter of those dental practices said they operated a waiting list to become an nhs patient — and for most of those, the wait was at least a year or more. and in 12% of local authority areas in the uk,

kate greville told police that giggs had split her lip by head—butting her which he denies.asked why she had chosen to spend lockdown with the former footballer if he was, as she claims, a serial and violent abuse. she said he could be very charming and she was ashamed he went back to him, describing that period as a living hell, a depiction challenged by the events. kate greville admitted that in late 2020 she had lied to mr giggs that a smear test had cancer cells and agreed she had her contraceptive coil removed without him annoying. it was alleged she did this and had regular unprotected sex with him afterwards because she wanted to get pregnant. it was put to her it wouldn't make sense to have a baby with someone who she considered to be a violent, coercive individual. kate greville responded, it wouldn't make sense at all. that wasn't what the plan was. laura, thank you. the time isjust laura, thank you. the time is just after quarter past six. there are warnings of wildfires as a four—day extreme heat warning comes into effect over parts of the uk. and i am in munich