the first of the messages, it was alleged, referred to gina miller, the businesswoman you mentioned,uling in the high court, she challenged the government, saying they did not have the right lawfully to trigger article 50 without going to trigger article 50 without going to parliament for a vote because parliament was sovereign. that case went to the supreme court and she w011. went to the supreme court and she won. the other two charges relate to facebook messages made earlier in september of last year and concerned other individuals. the charges were put and he pleaded not guilty to all three. a date for the trial was fixed and it will be on the 10th of july. he was then released from court on conditional bail, two conditions, one that he does not contact gina miller directly or indirectly and that he does not publish on any social media platform whatsoever until the trial date of the 10th ofjuly. whatsoever until the trial date of the 10th of july. back whatsoever until the trial date of the 10th ofjuly. back to you. thank you. our top story. labour launches its key election polic

the first of the messages it is alleged was sent to gina miller the businesswoman, and sent days afterovernment saying the government didn't have the right lawfully to trigger article 50 of the lisbon treaty without going to parliament for a vote in parliament because parliament was sovereign. that case went to the supreme court where she w011 went to the supreme court where she won it. the other two charges related again to facebook postings, but they were made earlier in september of last year, and concerned other individuals. the three charges are put and he pleaded not guilty to all three. a date for a trial was fixedment that will take place on 10thjuly of this year and he was then released from court on conditional bail. two conditionsment one is that he doesn't contact directly or indirectly gina miller and the other that he doesn't publish on any social media platform whatsoever until the trial date of 10thjuly. much more coming up in the next half an hour, but we're going to catch up with the weather. louise lear has those. it is all going according to plan, west the best and

not guilty to sending a racially aggravated message to the businesswoman and brexit campaigner gina millerids is accused of writing a threatening message on facebook just days after gina miller won a landmark high court challenge against the government over article 50 last year. 0ur legal affairs correspondent, clive coleman, gave us the latest from westminster magistrates‘ court. the man who appeared in the dock was asked by the court clerk if his name was mr rhodri st david's. he said his name was lord rhodri st david's. three charges were put to him. it was put to him that he had sent m essa 9 es was put to him that he had sent messages in the form of facebook postings that were both menacing in character and also rationally aggravated. the first of the message it was alleged was referred to gina millarand it was alleged was referred to gina millar and sentjust days after she won her initial ruling in the high court. she had challenged the government saying the government didn't have the right lawfully to trigger article 50 of the lisbon treaty without going to parliament for a vote in

guilty to three charges of sending racially aggravated messages directed at brexit court campaigner gina millerhese were in the form of facebook postings. it's alleged on the 7th of november last year that he posted a menacing message on facebook relating to gena miller, the businesswomen who led the legal challenge that went all the way to the supreme court against the government triggering article 50 of the lisbon treaty simply by using executive powers. she went to parliament to get them to seek a vote. it's alleged on the 11th of september last year, lord saint david again made menacing postings on facebook relating to other individuals, not gena miller. a trial date was set. he entered pleas of not haughty for all those three charges. was heard on the 10th of july. he was placed on unconditional bail. that was with two conditions, one being that he doesn't indirectly or directly contactjean amelia —— gena miller. or directly contact jean amelia —— gina miller. the other that he does not post on facebook. thank you. george osborne starts his newjob as editor of the london newspaper the even

investment manager gina miller who is a supporter has successfully gotten a agreementn of the high courthat parliamentary approval is needed for the uk to start the process of leaving that you and it couldn't be done by my stereo-- the government appealed so all eyes were on this supreme court in the 11 judges reconsider the case. 45 days the country was enthralled by the hearings as politicians looked on anxiously. the president of the supreme court announced the judgment. >> by majority of eight-three, the supreme court rules that the government cannot trigger article 15 without an act of 5 parliament ordering it to do so. >> a bill was drawn up just 170 words long known as the eu notification of withdraw bill that was quickly called the brexit bill. the first debate lasted two days. >> it's not a bill about whether the uk should leave the european union or how it should do so, it's simply about parliament empowering the government to implement a decision made, a point of no return already passed. >> it is our duty to accept the referendum, but we remain a european country with a share

conservative mp john whittingdale, historian mary beard and peter stringfellow who runs a lapdancing club, gina millera former ukip politician and snp politician tommy sheppard and comedian stuart mitchell. still to come, the snp will be launching their general election ma nifesto launching their general election manifesto later this morning. we will talk to one of their senior politicians before 11. and we will try and find out what is going on with tiger woods. the golfer has been arrested for driving under the influence, but says alcohol was not involved. here'sjoanna in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. a zookeeper who died after a tiger entered an enclosure at a wildlife park in cambridgeshire has been named as 33—year—old rosa king. hamerton zoo park in cambridgeshire will remain closed while an investigation continues into the incident. manchester victoria station has reopened this morning after it was damaged in last week's bomb attack. last night, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil at st ann's square to mark exactly one week since 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber

a man has pleaded not guilty to sending a racially aggravated message to the brexit campaigner gina millereferred to her as a ‘troublesome first generation immigrant‘. he faces trial injuly. a 34 year—old man, who hid extremist information on a usb stick inside a pair of cufflinks, has been jailed for eight years. samata ullah from cardiff admitted being a member of the islamic state group and preparing acts of terrorism. the police said ullah had created a one stop shop for terrorists from his bedroom. the government says it will not appeal against a ruling forcing it to publish plans to tackle air pollution. last week the high court rejected plans by ministers to wait until after the general election to unveil its clean air plan. the government said it would now meet the court‘s deadline of publishing the policy by may 9th. nightingales — they‘re britain‘s most celebrated songbird. but they‘re under the threat of extinction. in the past 25 years their numbers have declined by 62%. to highlight their plight — a nightingale festival is being held in the woodlands of southern england — duri

we'll bring you dates between labour mp jess phillips and conservative mp john whittingdale and gina milleran. still to come, ian paterson — the breast surgeon who carried out multiple unnecessary operations — is due to be sentenced today. we'll be talking to some of his victims in a moment. and we'll be discussing the reported rise in abuse and bullying in online games later in the programme. here's the latest news from joanna. a huge car bomb in the afghan capital kabul has killed at least 80 people and injured over 350. the huge explosion happened in the diplomatic quarter of the city near the german embassy during morning rush hour. last month, the taliban announced the start of a major spring offensive, saying their main focus would be foreign forces. police say a dangerous prisoner believed to be armed with a razor blade is on the run after escaping offices in wiltshire. michal kisiel, 30, had been taken to hospital in salisbury with a head injury before overpowering prison guards. police are warning the public not to approach him. a 30—year old man has been arrested on suspicion of m