he said he was aware his infidelity had upset kate greville.d his evidence. you're watchin: now concluded his evidence. you're watching sportsday! _ there's some live action as the european competitions continue their qualifying rounds. later west ham play danish side viborg in the euorpa conference league. but hearts kicked off at 6pm in their europa league qualifier against zurich in switzerland — and they are leading 1—0 — thanks to this first half penalty from lawrence shankland. soa so a little bit of work for hearts to do yet. let's bring you some of the day's other football stories... nottingham forest have agreed what would be a record fee of £25 million plus add—ons for wolves' english midfielder morgan gibbs—white. he'll be the promoted club's 16th signing of the summer, while wolves have made their own record signing. they've spent 38 million on portugal midfielder matheus nunes from sporting lisbon. chelsea insist they will take the "strongest action" as they investigate reports spurs forward son heung—min was racially abused at sta

also what he says happened on the 1st of november, in which he was alleged to have assaulted kate greville he was arrested by police and in the following week's he gave a couple of preprepared statements in which he said kate and i got into an argument which resulted in a tussle over my phone. she caught me in the face, causing bleeding to the mouth. i may have caught her and her sister in the incident, but i did not intend any harm. i asked incident, but i did not intend any harm. iasked her to incident, but i did not intend any harm. i asked her to leave my house, but she refused to go. as i didn't have my phone, i got kate was microphone. she gave me mine back, but foolishly i decided to keep hers. i was going to call the police, and kate grabbed me by the hand and a scuffle broke out. i accept that my head contacted hers, but it was not deliberate and in both cases i was attacked. he said he hoped it would not be the end of his relationship with kate greville, and the jury also heard that he had visited doctors to arrange couples counselling, but in the end it was only kate greville wh

ryan is accused of kate greville aggressive behaviours with his ex—girlfriend.wo 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 through a number of messages sent between the couple over six year period and said

later on, kate greville was asked about issues with providing evidence to the case.es 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 women's euros at the quarter final stage. he had taken overfrom sarina wiegman when she left tojoin england last year. manchester united have signed the france ., ., , ., france defender, who “oins after sendin: france defender, who “oins after spending out france defender, who “oins after spending four years _

kate greville responded, it wouldn't make sense at all. that wasn't what the plan was.ldfires as a four—day extreme heat warning comes into effect over parts of the uk. and i am in munich for the european championships at the gymnastics arena, just minutes away from the first medals being handed out. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... delayed because of the commonwelath games — the women's hundred competition begins tonight with last year's winners, the oval invincibles, beginning the defence of their title. accident and emergency departments in england had one of their worst months ever injuly, according to latest figures from nhs england. record numbers of patients waited more than twelve hours to be admitted. response times for ambulances dealing with emergency cases were also much longer than the target time. our health editor, hugh pym, has been looking at the figures. hugh. yes, reeta — another set of stats illustrating the immense strain right across the nhs. injuly in england, 29% of patients had to wait longer than four hours to be treated or ass

he denies using controlling and coercive behaviour, as well as assault, against kate greville.hester united manager called the 1st of november, 2000 2020, for allegedly assaulting kate greville and his former girlfriend, and his sister, the worst night of his life. earlier, mr giggs had told thejury that during intimate moments, things could get rough between the couple and sometimes resulted in bruising and scratches, but these moments were always consensual. the court also heard that after one argument, in which holiday plans were cancelled, mr giggs sent an e—mail to kate greville, titling the e—mail with a very offensive word — something his own barrister described as "truly appalling language". mr giggs said today he was upset and couldn't believe he used the word toward someone he loved. he said there was no excuse for it. the prosecution were allowed a number of text exchanges between mr giggs and kate greville during which they would regularly block each other on messaging platforms, and have arguments when she accused him of contacting other women. he emailed her inste

on another occasion, mr giggs e—mailed kate greville and askedif mr giggs e—mailed kate greville andmr giggs replied, "no." mr giggs will continue giving evidence at the court here tomorrow. the headlines on bbc news... in 1969, people across the world were glued to a tiny tv screen to see the american astronaut neil armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. nasa have now taken a small step 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 t

we�*ve assault on the kate greville, and her younger sister, emma. couple of minutes from the who said that ryan giggs does accept that his behaviour on a moral level was far from perfect, and he did not handle the arguments well, that the defence also says that he never once used unlawful violence against women act, the allegation is based purely on lies, and during that disagreement on the 1st of november 2020, he did not push kate greville, they fell to the floor. this trial is expected to last around two weeks. the head of the united nations has said any attack on ukraine�*s big nuclear power station would be a �*suicidal thing�*. ukraine and russia have accused each other of shelling the plant in zaporizhia at the weekend. un secretary general antonio guterres says inspectors must be allowed in to check its safety. our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. a nuclear power plant surrounded by war. these russian pictures, said to show the latest damage from shelling. but who is to blame isn�*t clear. ukraine says two workers were injured. t

the court heard that, hours after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his then girlfriend kate grevillein a statement, he said a tussle with miss greville involved him being caught in the face leaving him bleeding. "i may have caught her and her sister during the scuffle but at no time was there ever any intent to harm either," he said. "i would agree that both sisters were hurt. i regret that this argument got so out of hand." in a later statement, responding to kate greville's accusations that he was controlling, he told police, "neither one of us had any more control over the other." this afternoon, for the first time, giggs made his way from the dock to the witness box. his barrister, chris daw qc, introduced him as a famous footballer, but went on to address his reputation as a love cheat, which giggs said he deserved. but when asked, "have you ever physically assaulted a woman," giggs said, "never." asked, "have you ever set out to coerce a woman," he replied, "i have not, no." during two hours giving evidence, giggs spoke of getting his dream job as wales manager while they were

the court heard that, hours after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his then—girlfriend kate grevilleussle with miss greville involved him being caught in the face leaving him bleeding. "i may have caught her and her sister during the scuffle but at no time was there ever any intent to harm either," he said. "i would agree that both sisters were hurt. i regret that this argument got so out of hand." in a later statement, responding to kate greville's accusations that he was controlling, he told police, "neither one of us had any more control over the other." this afternoon, for the first time, giggs made his way from the dock to the witness box. his barrister, chris daw qc, introduced him as a famous footballer, but went on to address his reputation as a love cheat, which giggs said he deserved. but when asked, "have you ever physically assaulted a woman," giggs said, "never." asked, "have you ever set out to coerce a woman," he replied, "i have not, no." during two hours giving evidence, giggs spoke of getting his dream job as wales manager while they were together. he refuted ms gre

later he said he did know his infidelity upset kate greville.w 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, after travelling by train, despite knowing she had the virus. margaret ferrier, who represented the snp at the time and now sits as an independent mp, told a court hearing in glasgow that she had "culpably and recklessly" exposed people to coronavirus by travelling around glasgow, as well as taking a train to london, instead of self—isolating. the bbcjournalist amol rajan has been announced as the new host of the quiz show university challenge. he'll be t

this afternoon, kate 22 gave evidence behind the courts —— kate greville. angry texts, in which he said he would threaten to share videos and ruin her career. 0n he would threaten to share videos and ruin her career. on one occasion, miss greville said mr giggs asked if she was seeing anyone else and said if she did, she was finished. thejury were else and said if she did, she was finished. the jury were shown a number of pictures of bruises on miss greville's body which he said ryan giggs was responsible for. earlier, thejury ryan giggs was responsible for. earlier, the jury played an interview with miss greville from 2020, 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

kate greville was asked about an alleged incident in dubai in 2017 when she accused giggs of draggingngs. he said her account was manufactured. read out a message she had sent giggs saying the bruise was called by sex. giggs denies all the charges against him.— a beluga whale that swam up the river seine in northern france 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 surpris

kate greville told the court she had told the truth and her evidence has now concluded.as 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 with more pledges of finance, more pledges of training, and more pledges of military aid, all designed to help ukraine win, to help ukraine stand up for its sovereignty, and indeed to ensure that president putin's ambitions fail in ukraine, as they rightly should. i think it's incredibly importan

this trial entered a second week and the jury heard evidence from emma greville, the sister of kate greville the charges. emma greville told the jury, they came all of the charges. emma greville told thejury, they came home all of the charges. emma greville told the jury, they came home and began arguing. he ended up on top of her, causing her pain. she said kate shouted her sister emma to get mr giggs off, which emma said she did by putting her hands around his waist. his elbow came into contact with herjaw, which his barrister said was purely accidental. in court, inman said in the kitchen, things got much worse and when emma told kate that ryan had her phone, mr giggs called her a liar before putting his hands on katie's shoulders, headbutting her and sending her to the floor screaming. it was at this point emma said the former wales minister turned to her, saying it was herfault former wales minister turned to her, saying it was her fault and former wales minister turned to her, saying it was herfault and he saying it was her fault and he would headbutt her next. emma said she called the

the jury were first played a lengthy police interview that kate greville gave in november 2020, two weeksh a cycle of abuse and then silence and incidents 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 that giggs had treated her like a housemaid and had regularly told her she "needed to be a good girl". she said he had often referred to her by his ex—wife stacey�*s name, knowing it was the ultimate insult. miss greville told court she planned to leave giggs while he was away as manager of wales and had signed for a flat in secret. but after an argument at a hotel in manchester on the 1st november 2020, she had asked her sister to pack her bags. she said when giggs arrived home, she had never seen him angrier and described him as very drunk. she said he pinned her to the ground, pushing her head to the floor and later — with real intend to hurt her — had headbutted her in the face. police arrived and giggs was arrested. he denies all the charges against him. laura scott, bbc news, manchester. the japanese

square crown court and the jury were played there one hour and 45 minute police interview that kate grevillessaulting her and her sister. she told the police that giggs, the former manchester united star and wales manager and player was her best friend, a saviour who had helped her out of an unhappy marriage but she said there had been red flags from the start of their relationship, including a cycle of abuse and then silence, repeated break—ups and getting back together and him turning up on the her home and him turning up on the her home and gym. the pr executive are used to work with giggs said he had also threatened herjob. she became emotional when are telling the detective about how she suffered from anxiety per step 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 scre

he's accused of attacking and controlling his ex—girlfriend kate greville.ted to last for two weeks. laura scott is in manchester where the case will be heard.— laura scott is in manchester where the case will be heard. hello, ryan gin as the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived _ the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this _ the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this morning - the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this morning wearing | the case will be heard. hello, ryan. giggs arrived this morning wearing a dark suit and tie. he was flanked by his lawyers as he made his way through a large group of camera crews and members of the press reflecting the considerable media interest in this case. the trial was due to take place injanuary but was delayed due to the backlog of cases caused by the pandemic. it's also been moved from manchester's main crown court due to asbestos there. here, giggs has been in the dark. thejury are yet here, giggs has been in the dark. the jury are yet to be selected or sworn in. we are e

i can tell you that the i latest is that the former girlfriend of ryan giggs, kate greville is in theeville where she thought she was in a love story from the movies, but instead the relationship was volatile with the former footballer and he would threaten her if she broke up with him. she detailed one argument in this in which she said mr giggs through her and her belongings out of a hotel room into the corridor while she was naked and then locked the door. the video interview was recorded by police just two weeks after an alleged assault when the prosecution say ryan giggs pushed and head—butted kate and elbowed her sister, emma, in the jaw. ms greville outlined a recurring pattern over a number of years in which she would confront the former wales international match seeing other women and they would break up and then he would pursue her on text or e—mail and on the phone and then the relationship would start again. kate greville, who met ryan giggs in 2013, told police she was addicted to him and knew what he was capable of but she could not get him out of her head. ryan giggs's

the jury were first played a lengthy police interview that kate greville gave in november 20 20, two rmer 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 pinned him to the ground, pushing head to floor and later, with real intent to hurt her, had head—butted her in the face. police arrived and ryan giggs was arr

also what he says happened on the 1st of november, in which he was alleged to have assaulted kate greville"and i got into an argument which resulted in a tussle "over my phone. "she caught me in the face, causing bleeding to the mouth. "i may have caught her and her sister in the incident, "but i did not intend any harm. "i asked her to leave my house, but she refused to go. "as i didn't have my phone, i got kate's phone. "she gave me mine back, but foolishly i decided to keep hers. "i was going to call the police, and kate grabbed me by the hand "and a scuffle broke out. "i accept that my head contacted hers, but it was not deliberate "and in both cases i was attacked." giggs said he hoped this would not be the end of his relationship with kate greville, and a jury also heard from the former wales manager that he had visited doctors to arrange couples counselling, but in the end it was only kate greville who saw a therapist. giggs described her as a strong inbdependent woman, and said there were occasions when she controlled him, asking him to send messages to women she alleged him of hav

body can footage that was played in court was from the night that ryan giggs allegedly assaulted kate grevilled 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 would not make sense to have a baby with someone who she considered to be a violent, coercive individual. miss greville responded, it would not make sense at all. that wasn't what the plan was. some desperately sad and shocking news in rugby league today. the australian coach and former player paul green has died at the ag

it was on the eve of this trial that kate greville gave the victim statement where she said that sheaccepts, 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 before disclosing her data to the police, but explained she hadn't wanted them to be associated with the case. mr daw said she deliberately with held information that would have u

the court heard that, hours after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting his then girlfriend kate greville at no time was there ever any intent to harm either," he said. in a later statement, responding to kate greville's accusations that he was controlling, he told police, "neither one of us had any more control over the other." this afternoon, for the first time, giggs made his way from the dock to the witness box. his barrister, chris daw qc, introduced him as a famous footballer, but went on to address his reputation as a love cheat, which giggs said he deserved. but when asked, "have you ever physically assaulted a woman," giggs said, "never." asked, "have you ever set out to coerce a woman," he replied, "i have not, no." during two 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. this

one of these was the alleged controlling behaviour towards his former partner kate greville between augustg a scuffle over a mobile phone on the 1st on the 1st of november 2020. mr giggs denies all of the charges. now, for around two weeks, thejury here heard evidence from a number of witnesses, which included sir alex ferguson, 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 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 clas

the former manchester united and wales footballer denies assaulting his ex partner kate greville, ands then girlfriend is been played to the jury here. police body temp footage from the 1st of november 2020 showed an earlier conversation between him and the police officer in which he said the couple had a bit of a tangle which involved her wanting to leave her five—month—old cocker spaniel puppy. he told police he told police get drunk a lot said he hit her in the lip but said he got injured first because he had been kicked in the head. when asked if the government to make girlfriend would give the same version of events, she will say i attacked her. asked a neighbour to call the police but they said they did not want to get involved and 299 calls that emma had made that night were also played in court but when she gave the name of the offender, the police operator replied 0k, as in the ryan? she can be heard screaming in the background on the operator asked her why, her sister responded, because she's in a lot of pain. she was head butted in the lip. giggs denies the charges and the

this trial entered a second week and the jury heard evidence from emma greville, the sister of kate grevillebow came into contact with herjaw, which his barrister said was purely accidental. in court, she said in the kitchen, things got much worse and when emma told kate that ryan had her phone, mr giggs called her a liar before putting his hands on katie's shoulders, headbutting her and sending her to the floor screaming. it was at this point emma said the former wales manager turned to her, saying it was herfault and he would headbutt her next. emma said she called the police. giggs's defence said this is not what happened, and suggesting that mr giggs had already called the police before the alleged headbutt to get the women removed from his house. 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 told the jury that once police left, to field and watch as kate and emma greville with another man

he denies charges of controlling behaviour, and assaulting his former partner kate greville and her youngerto the us now, where voters in the 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. this woman, liz cheney, is the incumbent. fiercely critical of the former president, she's facing a major challenge from harriet haagerman, a political newcomer and trump—backed candidate. so far, potential candidates, like those in south carolina, washington state and michigan, who've been openly critical of donald trump, have had huge trouble winning republican primary races. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, has been speaking with voters across the state of wyoming. at wyoming'sjunior rodeo finals... ..some children don't stay on for long. a fitting metaphor, perhaps, for the state's republican congresswoman liz cheney and her hard fall from grace. for the most part the state of wyoming is very big trump supporters. so when she goes against the masses it doesn't work good for us. for hours, donald t

when the focus turned to his treatment of kate greville, he admitted using appalling language towardsouse because he disputed what his ex—girlfriend and her sister were alleging had happened. he said, "i'd never been in that position before." when recalling spending that might in a police cell, he said "it was the worst experience of my life," and broke down in tears. his barristerfinished by asking, do you accept you are a man with many faults and flaws? ryan giggs replied, "i do." asked if one of those was a propensity to commit violence against 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. laura scott, bbc news, manchester. a man has appeared in court charged under the treason act after allegedly entering the grounds of windsor castle with a loaded crossbow on christmas day. jaswant singh chail is said to have told a protection officer, "i am here to kill t

he said he asked greville to leave his house, but she refused. he added he went to get kate'so call the police and kate grabbed me by the hand." he admitted he's had —— his head did come into contact with kate greville, but denied it was deliver it, and insisted he had been attacked. at the time, he said this wouldn't end his relationship with miss greville, but a jury said he tried to arrange couples they are the be, but it was only miss greville who had seen a therapist. said there were occasions where miss greville controlled him, accusing him of having affairs and making him text the women and hoping that she could beat them in person. mr giggs said neither had more control than the other in the relationship and will continue to give evidence that this court tomorrow morning, clive. matt graveling there, thank you. the two contenders for the conservative party leadership are promising to ensure greater scrutiny of the scottish government. liz truss and rishi sunak are taking part in a hustings with tory party members in perth this evening, as they battle to replace borisjo

the court heard that giggs had subjected his ex—girlfriend, kate greville, to a litany of physical andtimes violent, that over the three year period between 2017—2020, he was said to be controlling and coercive, and deliberately sought to gaslight her into doubting herself. this culminated, the prosecution said, in an incident on the 1st of november 2020, when he haed butted miss greville, causing her a swollen and bloodied lip, and elbowed her younger sister. the defence counsel, chris daw qc, said giggs never once used unlawful violence, and that accusations of assault were based on distortion, exaggeration and lies. the trial is expected to continue for the next two weeks. laura scott, bbc news, manchester. a child has died following an explosion at a house in south london. three other people were also injured in the blast in thornton heath. 0ur correspondent matt cole has the latest. yesterday, this was a terraced house. the explosion, just after seven this morning was so powerful, it reduced to rubble, blew in window of neighbouring houses iwas in bed, and i said i heard this expl

the jury were first played a lengthy police interview that kate greville gave in november 2020, two weeksbut 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—butted her in the face. police arrived and ryan giggs was arrested. he denies all the charges against him. laur

kate greville said the manchester united star made her feel there would be �*consequences' if she didn'tng behaviour and assaulting both ms greville and her sister. a quarter of those british households sponsoring ukrainians as part of the government's homes for ukraine scheme do not want to continue the arrangement beyond the minimum six months, according to a government survey. more than 200,000 people registered interest in hosting ukrainians when the scheme was launched. our home editor mark easton is here with me now. you is here with me now. may remember that the sche launched you may remember that the scheme was launched in march. it didn't start off so brilliantly, but when people were told they could open their spare rooms, take ukrainians and, refugees from the war, of course, they said it would be a minimum of six months. so injust over a month, the first of those sponsors will be able to say, thank you very much, i am going to opt out of that arrangement. the survey shows a quarter of the house, 26% are likely to say enough is enough. we don't know exactly how many households

recalling the night he spent in a police cell after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting kate grevilleulting his former partner. our sports correspondent laura scott was in court. during his second day giving evidence ryan giggs faced questions about his behaviour in his professional and personal life. he told a jury how in more than 1000 matches he had been sent off once and had never reacted with violence on the pitch. when the focus turned to his treatment of kate gravel, he admitted using appalling language towards her. he denied having forcefully head—butted her on the 1st of november 2020, and denied deliberately elbowing her sister. ryan giggs said he felt scared when the police were called to his house because he disputed what his ex—girlfriend and her sister were alleging had happened. he said i had never been in that position. when recalling spending that might in a police cell he said it was the worst experience of his life and broke down in tears. his barrister finished by asking, do you accept you are a man with many faults and flaws? ryan giggs replied, i do. asked if one

in a later statement, responding to kate greville's accusations that he was controlling, he told policefor the first time, giggs made his way from the dock to the witness box. his barrister, chris daw qc, introduced him as a famous footballer, but went on to address his reputation as a love cheat, which giggs said he deserved. but when asked, "have you ever physically assaulted a woman," giggs said, "never." during two 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. to press with two candidates for the leadership party have launched stinging attacks on scotland's government and its first minister at nicola sturgeon for the rishi sunak and liz truss of basic tory party members at the event at birth two perth concert hall for the mr sunak said he would take on nicola sturgeon rather than

in that statement, he said he had clashed heads with kate greville accidentally, during a scuffle overt suggested ryan giggs had completely lost his self—control during the dispute, and again ryan giggs denied this. the former player and ex—wales manager told the jury he didn't know why he'd said in that statement that he had been attacked 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 h

giggs's trial, the jury heard 100 pages of sometimes explicit text messages and a letter that kate greville020. titled the final goodbye, it detailed his alleged infidelity is with eight women. miss greville wrote, i was living 1's life with you, you were living 1's life with you, you were living multiple lives with dozens of women. as the defence neared the end of its case, one of the biggest names in football was called upon to give his view of the character of ryan giggs. this was fergie time. making an 11 minute appearance, sir alex ferguson recalled meeting a quiet 13—year—old giggs, before spending more than 20 years as his manager at manchester united. he said when he lost his temper in the dressing room, he would sometimes use giggs as an example, giving him the sharp end of the tongue, but he said he knew he could take it. he went on to describe giggs's temperament is fantastic and absolutely wonderful, and said as a player, he had fulfilled everything we ever wish for. he was without doubt the best example we ever had at the club. everyone looked at ryan as the number one. other w

giggs has begun this afternoon — he's accused of attacking and controlling his ex—girlfriend, kate grevilleaded not guilty to the charges and the trial is expected to last for two weeks. here's our reporter matt graveling. the prosecution said he was i'll try to make idolised by his fans and his performance was a thing of beauty but behind closed doors he had a much more sinister side. the seven year relationship with kate was known as being toxic and after they met in 2013, dated had an on—again off—again relationship or for the both moved into his house in manchester in 2017 below for number of years, mr giggs eroded her trust and confidence making her doubt her so. and in 2020, thejury heard how kate and ryan giggs were out with friends and as she was looking after the house in manchester, kate came back 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

he denies using controlling and coercive behaviour, as well as assault, against kate greville. bbc that "theatres have got to be braver". in his first broadcast interview since london's old vic cancelled his production of into the woods last year, gilliam also warned that we're "living in a time when thoughts are dangerous". it comes after some old vic theatre staff were said to be unhappy, about the director's remarks about trans rights and the metoo movement. the musical was picked up by the theatre royal in bath, and opened this evening. our culture editor katie razzall has been speaking to terry gilliam and co—director, leah hausman. the show goes on at bath's theatre royal. # into the woods to grandmother's house.# a production axed by the old vic reportedly because some of the london theatre staff were upset by comments director terry gilliam had previously made about the metoo movement, race, and trans rights. i think theatres have got to be braver. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. that's what art is about, is pushing the limits. and when you start c

one of these was the alleged controlling behaviour towards his former partner kate greville between augusthere heard evidence from a number of witnesses, which included sir alex ferguson, the former manager of manchester united. 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 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.

kate greville said the manchester united star made her feel there will be consequences if she didn't against her, as well as assaulting her sister. the uk's largest water company says people will have to use and waste less water to deal with the effects of hotter, drier summers. thames water is due to impose a has hosepipe ban on 50 million customers in london in southern england soon. as he continues to build and amber warning comes into effect tomorrow last until sunday. the continued dry weather has meant a bumper harvest for some arable farmers, but is causing real problems for others. here's our environment editorjust enrol at on a farm near gloucestershire. —— just enrol at. father's fields are their bank account. a healthy harvest means a healthy income— and money to invest for next year's crop. but look, the fields have been desiccated by months of low rainfall. it is a disaster for many farmers. they can't sustain _ disaster for many farmers. they can't sustain themselves. - disaster for many farmers. they can't sustain themselves. david | disaster for many farmers. they i c

the former manchester united and wales footballer denies assaulting his ex partner kate greville, anddy cam footage from the 1st of november 2020 showed an earlier conversation between him and the police officer in which he said the couple had a bit of a tangle which involved her wanting to leave with her five—month—old cocker spaniel puppy. he told police he'd drunk a lot said he hit her in the lip but said he got injured first because he had been kicked in the head. when asked if the girlfriend would give the same version of events, she will say i attacked her. asked a neighbour to call the police but they said they did not want to get involved and records of two 99 calls that emma had made that night were also played in court but when she gave the name of the offender, the police operator replied 0k, as in the ryan giggs? kate could be heard screaming in the background on the operator asked herwhy, hersister responded, because she's in a lot of pain. she was head butted in the lip. giggs denies the charges and the trial continues. watford are top of the championship. they won the b

the jury heard 100 pages of sometimes explicit text messages, and a letter that kate greville had writtenou are living multiple lies with dozens of women. one of the biggest names in football was called to give his view of ryan giggs's character. this was fergie time, because during an 11 minute period in the witness box, sir alex ferguson talked about meeting ryan giggs as an 11—year—old boy. he went on to manage gigs for more than 20 years at manchester united, and said that when he lost his temper in the dressing room, he would often use ryan giggs as an example. he said that he knew he could take it when he lost his temper. he said that he fulfilled everything we ever wish for. he said he was without a doubt a best example of the club, and everyone looked at ryan as the number one. other witnesses included the chair of salford city football club, who ryan giggs co—owns, the former chief of manchester united, david gill,... giggs denies all the charges against him. manchester united manager erik ten hag has called on the fans to get behind the team with fears of more protests against t

jury, ryan giggs is standing trial accused of controlling behaviour towards his ex girlfriend kate grevillest 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 to get kate's phone, she gave me mine back, but foolishly i kept

fares denied corrosive and controlling behaviour over a three—year period to his former girlfriend kate grevilleber2020. 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 questions about sex life, giggs admitted to being a serial cheat but denied using violence or coercion to any woman he was in a relationship with. thejudge said any woman he was in a relationship with. the judge said that if a retrial is sorted will not take place until nextjune at the earlier —— earliest. giggs is the most decorated player in english football history and was the wales manager untiljune, he hung his head when he heard how long this might take. friends and family are gathering for a vigil in liverpool to remember 0livia pratt—korbell. a book of remembrance is being signed for the nine—year—old, who was shot dead in her home last week by a masked gunman. hundre

one of these was controlling the behaviour of kate greville.ere alleged assault against miss greville and her sister emma over an alleged incident that occurred in the wales manager's home in 2020. mr giggs denies all the charges. forabout in 2020. mr giggs denies all the charges. for about two 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 gig

this morning the jury heard that kate greville, ryan giggs's ex—girlfriend, had given a witness statementamination she was asked if she meant that in a literal sense, to which she replied, "when ryan said, "do something," i would do it. and there was some resistance sometimes but he made me feel i had to do everything he said, otherwise there were consequences." she agreed that for the majority of their on—off relationship over six years giggs was nice to her. but said there were interjections of abuse and that towards the end he was relentlessly awful. defence barrister chris daw qc said that her portrayal of how the relationship had started was fiction. ms greville was asked about an alleged incident in dubai in 2017 when she accused giggs of dragging her by her wrist, causing a bruise, and that he'd thrown her out of their hotel room naked with her belongings. mr daw said her account was completely manufactured. he read out a message ms greville had sent giggs, saying the bruise was caused by sex. she said they'd discussed over the phone that is what she would say it was from. giggs de

she told the jury that once police left, she filmed and watched as kate and emma greville with another years, after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis, while flying into russia to play for a basketball team. she said that the substance, held inside vape cartridges, was medically prescribed in the us, and carrying it with her was an honest mistake. the us government says she was wrongfully detained, and is reported to have offered to exchange herfor a russian arms dealer serving a prison sentence in america. united nations member states have resumed talks in new york aimed at finally agreeing a treaty to protect the world's oceans. previous attempts to finalise the terms of the un high seas treaty have failed. if successful, it would put 30 per cent of the world's oceans into marine conservation areas by 2030. water levels in the rhine in germany have dropped significantly in recent days, causing problems for the people and businesses that rely on it. several ferry services have been brought to a standstill and it's expected levels will drop further today — potentially affecting car

this was against kate greville and also her younger sister, emma.dge 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. fiiq earliest date it will be heard is in june of next year.— june of next year. ok. matt graveling. _ june of next year. ok. matt graveling, many _ june of next year. ok. matt graveling, many thanks i june of next year. ok. matt graveling, many thanks for| june of next year. ok. matt i graveling, many thanks for that. matt graveling at manchester crown court. you're watc

the 48—year—old denied headbutting his ex—partner kate greville during a row at his home in novembermanchester crown court had failed to reach a verdict on any of the three charges against him after deliberating for almost 23 hours. the judge said that any retrial will not take place until at least the 5th ofjune next year. life for emma raducanu on tour is going to look a little different after a first round defeat ended her us open title defence. raducanu stunned the world last year, winning the major as a teenage qualifier, but her return to court at flushing meadows was less memorable, beaten 6—3, 6—3 by france's alize cornet. her ranking was as high as the top ten, but the early exit means she is expected to drop down to 80. but the 19—year—old thinks it's all a learning curve. obviously really disappointing, really sad to leave here. it is probably my favourite tournament, but also, i mean, in a way happy, because it is a clean slate. you know, i am going to drop down the rankings, climb my way back up and, yeah, i think, rankings, climb my way back up and, yeah, ithink, in a r