that video footage appeared to show mike amesbury punching and kicking another man.ime minister as shocking. mike amesbury had said he had felt threatened and agreed to cooperate with cheshire police. in the last few moments he has issued a statement which i will read to you now. he said, i have today been summoned to court to face a charge of common assault following an incident in frodsham last month which was, as he puts it, deeply regrettable. he goes on to say that this is an ongoing case so he will not be commenting any further. a court date is yet to be set. iain watson in _ court date is yet to be set. iain watson in westminster, thank you. at least a0 people have been killed in israeli air strikes in eastern lebanon, according to the lebanese health ministry. the israeli military said the strikes hit operatives and infrastructure of the iran—backed group hezbollah. lebanon's culture minister said one of the strikes seriously damaged an ottoman—era building in the vicinity of a unesco world heritage site. eu scientists say global warming is likely to make thi

the mp for runcorn and helsby, mike amesbury, has been charged with assault, after an incident in frodshamr date. mr amesbury was suspended from the labour party when a report of assault was made to the police. the archbishop of canterbury has apologised after an independent review concluded that a barrister�*s abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up for years by the church of england. john smyth died in 2018, while under investigation by hampshire police. his abuse was first identified in the 1980s. the company delivering the high speed 2 rail line says it's spent more than £100 million building what it calls a "shed" to protect bats. the curved structure stretches for more than half 1544 00:17:

my my amesbury was suspended from the labour party ten days ago after the video emerged showing him punching another man —— mike hours of saturday morning, the 26th of october, now police say that the mp has been charged with common assault. at the time amesbury said he had felt threatened and today he described the incident as deeply regrettable, he said he is continuing to cooperate with police and cannot comment further given that this is an ongoing investigation. the prime minister previously described the footage as shocking and he's not commenting today and the labour party have not responded to our request. amesbury has been the mp since 2017, the mp for runcorn he has had shadow ministry roles in opposition, and now he has been charged with common assault, although a court date has not been set. thanks forjoining us. let's head to germany now where a political crisis has erupted — and snap elections could be called as early as next month. the three—party coalition has collapsed after chancellor olaf scholz, sacked his finance minister. he said christian lindner, who leads the free democrats, had broken

mp mike amesbury has been charged with assault following an incident in frodsham.ideo had emerged of him appearing to punch a man to the ground, according to the police, the 55 year old is set to appear in magistrates court at a later date. the charge relates to reports of an assault on a 45 year old man in frodsham, which was reported to the police on the 26th of october. mike amesbury has said he's continuing to cooperate with the police after being summoned to court over a deeply regrettable incident , summoned to court over a deeply regrettable incident, and sir keir starmer is set to sign a deal with balkan nations today to target people smuggling gangs in hungary at the fifth eu summit, 46 european leaders will discuss issues including economic security as well as migration concerns. the prime minister has been holding bilateral meetings with european leaders today, including president zelenskyy . meanwhile, president zelenskyy. meanwhile, the summit will also address donald trump's win as the bloc focuses on how to accommodate the country's 47th president. t

. >> cheshire police say mp mike amesbury has been charged with common assault following an incidentsham. a video emerged of him appearing to punch a man to the ground. according to the police, the 55 year old is set to appear in magistrates court at a later date. the charge relates to reports of an assault on a 45 year old man in frodsham, which was reported to the police on the 26th of october. more on this story as we can bring it to you. sir keir starmer is set to sign a deal with balkan nations to target people smuggling gangs as he heads to hungary for the fifth eu summit. 46 european leaders will discuss issues including economic security as well as migrant concerns . the well as migrant concerns. the prime minister will announce uk plans to clamp down on organised immigration crime abroad by signing new agreements with serbia, north macedonia and kosovo. meanwhile, the summit will also address donald trump's win as the bloc focuses on to how accommodate the country's 47th president. shadow chancellor mel stride plays praised the special relationship between the uk and the us.