the suspended labour mp mike amesbury has pleaded guilty at chester magistrates court to assaulting an to the ground in the early hours of the morning in his cheshire constituency. amesbury and his 45—year—old victim had both been drinking and got into an argument. amesbury apologised outside court. he'll be sentenced at a later date. improving weather conditions and slower winds across southern california are giving exhausted fire crews some respite as they continue to try and contain the devestating fires across los angeles. to try and contain the devastating fires across los angeles. the fires began more than a week ago and have killed at least 25 people. let's join clive myrie, who is in los angeles for us now. we are in altadena. it is a suburb, part of greater los angeles. we are about 1k miles from downtown, and this is one of the areas that was very badly hit by the wildfires, but it's also a closed area now. people still cannot return to their homes. why? well, the construction crews working up there, they are trying to sort out the gas and electricity supplies, make them saf

magic mike amesbury should welcome a vote, shouldn't he? hey, look, his campaign slogan writes itself. float like a butterfly, sting like a labour mp. i mean, come on. it would be fascinating, though. this is prime reform territory. can you imagine what keir starmer and co would be saying if a tory mp or nigel farage had got absolutely steaming drunk and battered her constituents at 3:00 in the morning? i mean, you know, this group led by donkeys. i mean, they do stuff like this, don't they? >> nigel farage likes borders. borders. >> borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. >> yeah. he does actually. as it happens, he's second in the polls. but anyway, they're very quiet about this, aren't they? the people of runcorn, i think, deserve a by—election. and hey, if he loses mike amesbury, he can just go and work at the local fish and chip shop because he obviously enjoys battering things, isn't it? >> stop it. stop it. stop. whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. >> hey, i've got loads

the suspended labour mp mike amesbury has pleaded guilty to assault by beating, after a video emergedo the ground in his cheshire constituency. amesbury, who represents runcorn and helsby, admitted to assaulting the 45—year—old last october. phil cunliffe is at chester crown court for us. phil, what was heard in court? mike amesbury has been found guilty in court today of a charge of assault by beating. this stems from an incident in october last year outside a taxi rank in cheshire, around two o'clock in the morning. mike amesbury and paul fellows were involved in exchange of words over a bridge closure. both men had been drinking. cctv shows shows mr bell's main punch by the mp in the head. he pulls done on the ground he is punished a further five times by the mp. mike amesbury at one point is also heard saying that telling mr fellowes, you will not threaten your mp again. after admitting his guilt earlier mike amesbury spoke to reporters outside court.- reporters outside court. highly regrettable _ reporters outside court. highly regrettable and _ reporters outside court. highly re

mp mike amesbury has been expelled from the labour party after he admitted assault by beating after a video emerged showing him punching a man to the ground in his cheshire constituency. the runcorn and helsby mp appeared at chester magistrates court today, where he admitted attacking 45 year old paul fellows in main street, frodsham, in october. mr amesbury has apologised to the man. he admitted punching to the ground outside court, saying i am sincerely sorry to mr fellows and his family. to manchester now where two men accused of assaulting police at manchester airport last summer have appeared in court. gb news north west reporter sophie reaper is outside the court this morning. >> mohammed fahir himars gave no indication of his plea regarding two counts of actual bodily harm and one count of assaulting an emergency worker. his brother, mohammed ahmad, also gave no indication of his plea regarding one count of actual bodily harm. the case has now been sent to liverpool crown court, where the brothers will appear on the 13th of february. >> in other news, the home secretary, yvette