moments later he was involved in a fight, punching ryan ali and ryan hale.e bubble hooligans. ryan ali left with a fractured eye socket. stokes said he was acting in self defence having confronted the pa rent self defence having confronted the parent the homophobic language towards two gay men. footage showed stokes and alex howells tried to re—enter a nightclub while celebrating an england win. the prosecution said stokes could be seen prosecution said stokes could be seen mocking the gay men and throwing a cigarette at one of them. stokes claimed it was just banter. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. chatting to stokes. neither were called as witnesses in the triallj did not get involved more on the sideline. it turned into a massive brawl and i got scared and walked off. so, you didn't witness it? i witnessed most of it. when the guy was on the floor that is when i thought it was too much for me.“ found guilty, stokes could have faced a suspended prison sentence. instead he was cleared. that a

this was 28—year—old ryan ali, former soldier ryan hale told police at the time he could not remember he described himself as an innocent bystander. and now, to recap, thejudge has agreed with that. he has told the jury agreed with that. he has told the jury to find ryan hale not guilty of affray, he will be leaving the cut very shortly. meanwhile, ben stokes the cricketer has just begun giving his defence testimony, he has been asked about his background, the fact he was born in new zealand, he has taught about growing up and playing cricket in cumbria when he was a teenager. he has also been asked about some of the injuries. we saw photographs in that piece of the injuries that were shown from all the men to the jury yesterday. and the men to the jury yesterday. and the barrister ben stokes was asking about swellings on his hand. ben stokes told the jury from the witness box that the swelling to his hand and his knuckles was from an old cricketing injury that went back yea rs, old cricketing injury that went back years, something he had had operations for in the past rather than bei

this was 28—year—old ryan ali. r ryan hales told police at the time that he couldn't remember much of the incident. he described himself as an innocent bystander. our correspondent, phil mackie, is outside bristol crown court with the latest developments. ben stokes has started giving evidence? yeah, he is about to resume after the lunchtime adjournment. today the big development in the trial was one of the three men charged with affray, ryan hales had been cleared. the judge said, it is right i should exercise my responsibility by directing you there is no case to a nswer directing you there is no case to answer against ryan hales, and the prosecution have alleged he picked up prosecution have alleged he picked upa prosecution have alleged he picked up a metal pole, seen on some of the video cctv carrion, but there was no evidence he had used it. in the end, he has been cleared, he left court saying he was relieved and happy about the case. the trial continues. against ben stokes and ryan ali, the man u have seen p

the durham all—rounder and two other men — 28—year—old ryan ali and ryan hale, who's 27 — deny the chargecourt. phil. yes, simon, this was described by the case for the prosecution not as a moment of trivial unpleasantness, he said it was a sustained episode of significant violence which left onlookers shocked. it involves an incident which took place outside a city centre nightclub called embargo on monday the 20th of september last year. ben stokes, of course, was the hero of the edgbaston test match on saturday, today here bristol crown court surrounded by a phalanx of photographers, and he has been sitting in the dock this morning for the opening of this trial, alongside his co—defendants, ryan ali and ryan hale, who are both also accused of the charge of affray in relation to this incident that happened outside the nightclub last year. all three we re the nightclub last year. all three were described as young men of promise, ben stokes, the international cricketer, ryan hale and ryan ali, one a veteran of the war in afghanistan, the other works for the emergency services. the trial i

stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the earlyast year, all three denying a charge of affray. head doorman at the mbargo nightclub, cunningham said that earlier, ben stokes had been spiteful, angry and a bully, after he refused the cricketer and his england team—mate, alex hales, re—entry to the venue. the court was shown this cctv footage. cunningham claimed ben stokes, who he described as the ginger one, insulted his teeth and prominent tattoos, and then mocked two gay men, making camp gestures and throwing a cigarette butt at one of them. defence barrister gordon cole qc suggested that cunningham, who said he did not like cricket, had been aggressive towards ben stokes and alex hales. definitely not, said the doorman. cole said the cricketers had been laughing with the two gay men about stokes's gold encrusted shoes, suggesting it was just playful banter. the players were laughing at them, not with them, insisted cunningham. the court heard from then local resident, max wilson, who filmed the fight on his mobile phone. the men,

hale and ryan ali both being knocked out. the charge of affray and a trial is expected to continue into next week. —— then stokes. our correspondent, phil mackie, is outside bristol crown court. this is the first day that ben stokes has been heard from directly. explain a little bit more about the proceedings today. as you remember, during the prosecution case that we have seen a lot of phone footage of the fight itself will stop you have seen more the fight itself will stop you have seen more of it there. this is where stokes is seen throwing punches. the man who was cleared today in a police statement said he felt he could die under attack from stokes. we heard evidence from the doorman who had refused entry into the nightclub in the early hours of the morning. he was described as being angry and spiteful mimicking a gay couple in an offensive manner. he had his chance to put his version of events and said none of that was true. he had not been angry and spiteful, he had been messing around and having fun with the gay coupl

two other men — ryan ali and ryan hale — are also charged with affray. all three deny the charges.court. ben stokes is arguably england's most talented and high—profile cricketer. but rather than preparing for the second test match against india which starts at lord's on thursday as planned, he finds himself at bristol crown court because of an incident that occurred 11 months ago. having had to swap the cricket field for the court room, ben stokes arrived here this morning for the opening day of his trial. dressed in a navy suit, the 27—year—old sat in the dock alongside ryan hale and ryan ali, the two local men he is accused of punching during a late—night brawl in bristol last year. all three defendants are accused of affray, a charge they deny. the jury was told that having been refused re—entry to this nightclub in the early hours of september 25 last year, just hours after he played for england, stokes acted in a provocative and offensive way. he allegedly mocked two openly gay men and according to a bouncer he insulted, flicked a cigarette but at one of them. the court was t

moments earlier, he had been involved in this fight, punching both ali and his friend, ryan hale, whothe direction of thejudge. the local resident who filmed the violence said the men had behaved like football hooligans. ali left with a fractured eye socket. stokes insisted to police and then in court that he had been acting in self defence, having confronted the pair over homophobic language towards two gay men. cctv footage from earlier in the evening shows stokes and team—mate alex hales, who was not charged with any offence, trying to re—enter a nightclub while out celebrating an england win. the prosecution claimed stokes can be seen mocking the gay men and here throwing a cigarette but at one of them. stokes said it was just banter. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes earlier that evening. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. i didn't get involved. i was more on the sideline. but, yeah, it turned into a massive brawl. and obviously i got a bit scared, so i carried on walking on. so you didn't witness the entire fight to the end? i witnessed most of it. ye

moments earlier, he had been involved in this fight, punching both ali and his friend, ryan hale, whoion of the judge. the local resident who filmed the violence said the men had behaved like football hooligans. ali left with a fractured eye socket. stokes insisted to police and then in court that he had been acting in self defence, having confronted the pair over homophobic language towards two gay men. cctv footage from earlier in the evening shows stokes and team—mate alex hales, who was not charged with any offence, trying to re—enter a nightclub while out celebrating an england win. the prosecution claimed stokes can be seen mocking the gay men and here throwing a cigarette but at one of them. stokes said it was just banter. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes city that evening. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. i didn't get involved. i was more on the sideline. but yeah, it turned into a massive brawl. and obviously i got a bit scared so carried on walking on. so you didn't witness the entire fight to the end? i witnessed most of it. yeah. when the guy

one of the men he knocked out, his co—defendant ryan ali, also gave evidence today.o use as a weapon during the fight. he told the court mr stokes had been very angry and looking for someone to pick on. he still suffers from double vision after his eye socket was fractured. all the witnesses and both defendants have finished giving evidence. ryan ali and ben stokes will return on monday to hear closing speeches before the jury is sent out later next week to consider its verdicts. phil mackie, bbc news, bristol. the top story: the saudi—led coalition says it will investigate its air strike in yemen which killed at least twenty—nine children. kamran bokhari is a middle east analyst and director of strategy and programmes, with the center for global policy. i think, there are a couple of reasons. one has to do with the fact that there has been a growing criticism of saudi arabia in recent months over its role in the yemeni law, especially because there is a growing perception within the international community that the saudis are to be blamed for the lack of any peace e

ryan hale on the left, and ryan ali on the right, were both treated in hospital. pc daniel evans socket was fractured. pc daniel eva ns told socket was fractured. pc daniel evans told the court that cctv footage showed the cricketer mocking a 93v footage showed the cricketer mocking a gay couple outside the club and later arguing with a doorman who would not let him back in. dahmen andrew cunningham said mr stokes became angry and abusive. when he was interviewed after his arrest he told detectives he had been defending the gay men and acted in self defence. prosecutors allege that ryan hale and ryan ali armed themselves with makeshift weapons during the fight. there is intense public interest in the case and judge peter blair qc warned it chooses to ignore what he described as biased and inaccurate comments on social media —— judge peter blake qc warned the jury to ignore. all three defendants will get to put their version of events later in the trial, which is expected to last until later next week. phil mackie in bristol, thank you. a woman has been pulled aliv

one of the men he knocked out, his co—defendant ryan ali, also gave evidence today.e as a weapon during the fight. he told the court mr stokes had been very angry and looking for someone to pick on. he still suffers from double vision after his eye socket was fractured. all the witnesses and both defendants have finished giving evidence. ryan ali ben stokes will return on monday to hear closing speeches before the jury is sent out later next week to consider its verdict. a man has pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack in central london, and raising money to fund terrorism. 26—year—old lewis ludlow from kent had planned to hire a van and target pedestrians on oxford street, at madame tussauds and at st paul's cathedral. he'd hoped to kill up to 100 people. he'll be sentenced in november. bowel cancer screening in england is to be offered to men and women earlier, from the age of 50, rather than the current 60. the move brings england into line with scotland. public health england says screening people younger allows the disease to be detected earlier. business

ben stokes, 27, ryan ali, 28, ryan hale, 27, all three hour charge with a freight, they all done i thatthe trial continues at bristol crown court tomorrow —— all three are charged with affray. the second test of the series between england and india gets underway on thursday with the hosts having claimed the opener last weekend in a thrilling finish. the two captains will once again be influential with virat kohli's two innings almost guiding his side to victory in the first test, but ultimatelyjoe root‘s team were victorious and head into the lords match with the upper hand and a new player. patrick geary has more. batsmen, like policemen, are getting younger it seems. meet the latest to play for england, 0llie pope, 20, honestly! england have seen another in only 15 first—class matches for surrey to call him up in place of dawid of dawid malan and bat him at four, that's a mark of confidence. really exciting prospect, these done exceptionally well for surrey this year and excited to see him go out there and see him be himself more than anyone else and play how he has in the county cham

and the other two defendants, ryan ali and ryan hale, as well as ben sto kes‘s ali and ryan hale, ase prosecution evidence of a trial that will go on until the middle of next week. we don‘t expect the defence to start until later this week at which point we will hear from the defendants including ben stokes, and they will put their side of the story. more than ten thousand people — including tourists — have been evacuated from the island of lombok and nearby islands — after the second earthquake in a week. at least 91 people are known to have died and the authorities say roads and bridges have been destroyed, hampering rescue operations. jane—frances kelly reports. chaotic scenes greeted people waiting to be rescued on the beaches. thousands were on the move trying to get to safety but the authorities struggled to meet demand. translation: most victims were killed by a collapsed buildings, evacuation is being done step—by—step due to a shortage of vessels. tourist mike bennett is stuck on one of the gili islands we heard the authorities had stopped the evacuations because there was s

the other defendant ryan ali denies threatening to hit the england all wind with a bottle during the stokes has defended himself throughout the trial saying he was feeling under threat himself and was protecting a gay couple who he said were being abused. ryan ali's character asked whether he had got the wrong end of the stick, she said, i suggest your belief was mistaken, there was no homophobic abuse. mr stokes said it was clear that there was homophobic abuse. he also denied being rude and aggressive on the cctv outside the club. the prosecutor said, we see on this that it an angry man who has lost control, and stokes replied, absolutely not. he has left the court with his wife, aged and legal tea m court with his wife, aged and legal team and he will be back in about half an hour for the team and he will be back in about half an hourfor the rest team and he will be back in about half an hour for the rest of the day's proceedings. hundreds of ryanair flights have been cancelled after pilots in five european countries went on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. more than 5

he denies the charge of affray as to his fellow co—defendants ryan hill and ryan ali.tokes was a matchwinner in the first test against india but will miss the second test at lords that starts this thursday. surrey batsman ollie pope looks set to make his england debut coming in for dawid malan who was dropped. two years ago, pope was still playing for his school side but now hopes to emulate the likes of alastair cook in the senior side. from the people have spoken to they have given me the confidence and i have given me the confidence and i have the confidence in my own game to ta ke have the confidence in my own game to take the next step. obviously you hear stories of some of the greats of the game and people who made their debut at age 20. so it is not like it has not been done before. but hopefully i will take my chance. i feel confident but hopefully i will take my chance. ifeel confident in my but hopefully i will take my chance. i feel confident in my game and ready for the next step. there's a t20 double header at old trafford today. lancashire lightning are j

moments earlier, he had been involved in this fight, punching both ali and his friend, ryan hale, wholeared of affray last week on the direction of thejudge. the local resident who filmed the violence said the men had behaved like football hooligans. ali left with a fractured eye socket. stokes insisted to police and then in court that he had been acting in self defence, having confronted the pair over homophobic language towards two gay men. cctv footage from earlier in the evening shows stokes and team—mate alex hales, who was not charged with any offence, trying to re—enter a nightclub while out celebrating an england win. the prosecution claimed stokes can be seen mocking the gay men and here throwing a cigarette but at one of them. stokes said it was just banter. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes earlier that evening. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. i didn't get involved. i was more on the sideline. but, yeah, it turned into a massive brawl. and obviously i got a bit scared, so i carried on walking on. so you didn't witness the entire fight to the e

stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the earlyear, all three denying a charge of affray. head doorman at the mbargo nightclub, cunningham said that earlier, ben stokes had been spiteful, angry and a bully, after he refused the cricketer and his england team—mate, alex hales, re—entry to the venue. the court was shown this cctv footage. cunningham claimed ben stokes, who he described as the ginger one, insulted his teeth and prominent tattoos, and then mocked two gay men, making camp gestures and throwing a cigarette butt at one of them. defence barrister gordon cole qc suggested that cunningham, who said he did not like cricket, had been aggressive towards ben stokes and alex hales. definitely not, said the doorman. cole said the cricketers had been laughing with the two gay men about stokes's gold encrusted shoes, suggesting it was just playful banter. the players were laughing at them, not with them, insisted cunningham. the court heard from then local resident, max wilson, who filmed the fight on his mobile phone. the men, he s

the 27—year—old, along with two other men, ryan hale and ryan ali, all deny the charge of affray. in this late—night brawl outside the city's mbargo nightclub in the early hours of september 25th last year. the court was taken through the events leading up to the incident as some of england's players visited the venue after winning a one day international. cctv footage showed stokes and team—mate alex hales try to re—enter the club. the court heard from doorman, andrew cunningham, who said stokes had been abusive to him and then mocked two gay men, throwing a cigarette butt at one of them. the defence insisted it had just been playful banter. mobile phone footage of the fight that followed was played in court. the jury heard both ali and hale had bottles on them initially. ali appearing to threaten hales with his. an off—duty community police officer who saw the violence described stokes as the main aggressor. he knocked both hale and ali unconscious, the latter left with significant injuries, including a fractured eye socket. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes outs

stokes and the other men — ryan ali and ryan hale — all deny the charges.sinesses in the monchique area of the algarve. more than 900 firefighters and soldiers along with 12 aircraft, have been fighting the flames for more than three days. meanwhile, president trump has declared a major emergency in california — as wildfires there continue to rage across the state. thousands of firefighters have been deployed, tackling blazes which have been spread by high temperatures and strong winds. so far, seven people have died and thousands have been evacuated. 0ur north america correspondent, chris buckler reports. for more than a week, parts of california have been in a state of urgency. and now, as a result of the damage, destruction and deaths caused by these ferocious wildfires, the white house has declared this a major disaster. slowly they are containing more and more of the biggest blazes, there has been about 1300 plus homes that have been destroyed, but on the good part, we've repopulated many areas and got people back in to their homes, skylines across a s

the jury has also been shown this footage of injuries suffered by 28—year—old ryan ali. s cleared. the court was told the former soldier felt he was an innocent bystander, who'd feared he was going to be killed. the judge said there was no case for him to answer and he was found not guilty of affray. i'm happy. that's all. i'm happy for myself. just got to see what happens now with the rest of the case, so, i won't comment until then. after giving evidence for three hours, the england all—rounder left court with his wife this evening. ben stokes is due to return tomorrow for a fifth day, as this trial continues. jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. rain prevented any play on the opening day of the second test between england and india at lord's. the match was due to start at 11am local time, but persistent rain and dark skies meant play was finally abandoned for the day just before 5pm. it's the first time in five years that a whole day's play has been lost in a test match played in england. the home side lead the series 1—0. that is all we have got time for. you can g

alongside two local men he's accused of punching during a fight in the city last year, ryan hale and ryan alithree are accused of affray, a charge they each deny. the jury was shown this mobile phone footage of a late—night brawl outside a bristol nightclub in september, just hours after stokes had played for england. both hale and ali were knocked unconscious by the cricketer, leaving ali with significant injuries, including a broken eye socket. the court was told stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self—defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. the prosecution said stokes insisted he acted in fear for himself and others, and believed the force he used was reasonable and entirely justified. however, the jury was told that earlier in the night, having been denied re—entry to the nightclub, stokes had acted in a provocative way, a bouncer claiming the cricketer insulted him and mocked two openly gay men, flicking a cigarette but

you remember that ben stokes denies a charge of affray, along with co—defendants ryan hale and ryan alis acquitted last week. today, but ross accused shouldn't those that ben stokes was lying when he insisted he had merely been acting in self defence when the fight broke out in the early hours of september the 25th last year. it was said that ben stokes 25th last year. it was said that ben sto kes a cted 25th last year. it was said that ben stokes acted deplorably as the red mist came down. for the defence, gordon cole qc suggested that alex hale, the england team—mate ben stokes may have been responsible for some of the injuries. and that ben stokes potentially was not solely to blame maybe he was being singled out for blame because of his status as one of the game's leading all—rounders. the ecb today announced its squad for the third test which gets under way on saturday against india. it is unchanged. ben stokes is not in it the ecb says it will decide on his availability after the outcome of this trial. whatever the outcome of events here at bristol crown court, the independent dis

alongside two local men he's accused of punching during a fight in the city last year, ryan hale and ryan ali

one of the men he knocked out, his co—defendant ryan ali, also gave evidence today.le to use as a weapon during the fight. he told the court mr stokes had been very angry and looking for someone to pick on. he still suffers from double vision after his eye socket was fractured. all the witnesses and both defendants have finished giving evidence. ryan ali and ben stokes will return on monday to hear closing speeches before the jury is sent out later next week to consider its verdicts. phil mackie, bbc news, bristol. a muslim convert from kent, who plotted to use a van to run down shoppers on london's oxford street has pleaded guilty to terror offences at the old bailey. twenty—six year old lewis ludlow researched potential targets around the capital. his targets included the disney store. charlotte gallagher reports from there. ludlow monitor the attack attractions like this one, places popular with families with young children. you plan to hire a van to inflict as much damage as possible. it is so easy to understand, this reason to follow... ludlow swearing allegianc

two other men — ryan ali and ryan hale — are also charged with affray; all three deny the charges.ll three defendants are accused of affray, a charge they deny. the jury was told that having been refused re—entry to this nightclub in the early hours of september 25 last year, just hours after he played for england, stokes acted in a provocative and offensive way. he allegedly mocked two openly gay men and according to a bouncer who he insulted, flicked a cigarette butt at one of them. the court was told that later stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge and retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. for the prosecution, the barrister said the incident left both hale and and alli unconscious. the latter had a broken eye socket. the jury was shown cctv and mobile phone footage of the incident along with an audio recording of a 999 call from a witness. just two days ago, stokes was starting for his country at edgbaston,

two other men, ryan ali and ryan hale, are also charged with affray.editor dan roan reports. having had to swap the cricket field for the court room, ben stokes arrived here this morning for the opening day of his trial. dressed in a navy suit, the 27—year—old sat in the dock alongside ryan hale and ryan ali, the two local men he is accused of punching during a late—night brawl in bristol last year. all three defendants are accused of affray, a charge they deny. the jury was told that having been refused re—entry to this nightclub in the early hours of september 25 last year, just hours after he played for england, stokes acted in a provocative and offensive way. he allegedly mocked two openly gay men and according to a bouncer he insulted, flicked a cigarette but at one of them. the court was told that later stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge and retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers sh

he denies the charge of affray as to his fellow co—defendants ryan hill and ryan ali.cond test at lords that starts this thursday. surrey batsman ollie pope looks set to make his england debut coming in for dawid malan who was dropped. two years ago, pope was still playing for his school side but now hopes to emulate the likes of alastair cook in the senior side. from the people have spoken to they have given me the confidence and i have given me the confidence and i have the confidence in my own game

now ryan ali did admit that at one stage he took up a bottle., he said everything he was doing with us in self—defence or to protect those two 93v self—defence or to protect those two gay men, he was asked about his drinking, he said he had ten drinks and then he said he may have had a fewjagerbombs and then he said he may have had a few jagerbombs on top and then he said he may have had a fewjagerbombs on top of that but he said he wasn't drunk. he was asked whether he had flicked a cigarette but in the face of one of these gay men, he was shown the video, he said there was a gesture there but he didn't quite know what was going on, he was also asked about this homophobic abuse that he said he was protecting the two gay men from, and he said he couldn't remember in detail any of the words used. so we have now had all the evidence in this case, there will be a summing up this case, there will be a summing up from the judge and the barristers on monday, and then the jury will go out. thank you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines 1

will be relieved that the jury found in stokes' favour today and that of his fellow co—defendant ryan aliilty of affray today. stokes will 110w guilty of affray today. stokes will now want to put all this behind him and get back to doing what he does best, he is a star all—rounderfor england and with the world cup and a home ashes series on the horizon next year, this will have come as a massive relief. dan roan, thank you the joining massive relief. dan roan, thank you thejoining us. well, stokes will be back soon, it seems, but what about fernando alonso? he's bidding adieu to formula 1, maybe for just next season or maybe for much longer as he signalled his intent to retire from the sport after some rather barren seasons with mclaren. after 17 years in the sport, which brought the spaniard two world titles, the 37—year—old believes it's time for something different. he posted this on his social media sites this afternoon. you were not expecting me and i wasn't sure i wanted to get to know you. when i barely knew how to walk around towards your noise, your circus, without knowing anythi

the jury has also been shown this footage of injuries suffered by 28—year—old ryan ali. so charged with affray and denies the count. ryan... this afternoon, a third man, ryan hale, was cleared. the court was told the former soldier felt he was an innocent bystander, who had feared he was going to be killed. the judge said there was no case for him to answer and he was found not guilty of affray. i'm happy. that's all. i'm happy for myself. just got to see what happens now with the rest of the case. i won't comment until then. after giving evidence for three hours, the england all—rounder left court with his wife this evening. ben stokes is due to return tomorrow for a fifth day, as this trial continues. jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. an independent report into sexual abuse spanning four decades at two leading catholic schools says the attacks on children were likely to be more widespread than previously thought. it found "appalling" abuse at ampleforth in north yorkshire and at downside in somerset, and says both institutions tried to cover up numerous allegation

the jury has also been shown this footage of injuries suffered by 28—year—old ryan ali. and denies the count. ryan... this afternoon, a third man, ryan hale, was cleared. the court was told the former soldier felt he was an innocent bystander, who'd feared he was going to be killed. the judge said there was no case for him to answer and he was found not guilty of affray. i'm happy. that's all. i'm happy for myself. just got to see what happens now with the rest of the case, so, i won't comment until then. after giving evidence for three hours, the england all—rounder left court with his wife this evening. ben stokes is due to return tomorrow for a fifth day, as this trial continues. jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. the county council facing a funding shortfall of around £50 billion has held a crisis meeting where they voted for cuts. critics say they will affect services for vulnerable children and adults. it's people like roxanne who relies on 24—hour a day care, paid for by northamptonshire county council, and families like the bakers who will feel the pain of th

one of the men he knocked out, his co—defendant ryan ali, also gave evidence today.e as a weapon during the fight. he told the court mr stokes had been very angry and looking for someone to pick on. he still suffers from double vision after his eye socket was fractured. all the witnesses and both defendants have finished giving evidence. ryan ali and ben stokes will return on monday to hear closing speeches before the jury is sent out later next week to consider its verdict. phil mackie, bbc news, bristol crown court. a man has pleaded guilty to plotting a terrorist attack in central london and raising money to fund terrorism. 26—year—old lewis ludlow from kent had planned to hire a van and target pedestrians on oxford street at madame tussauds and at st paul's cathedral. he'd hoped to kill up to 100 people. he'll be sentenced in november. hundreds of people, many of them foreign holiday—makers, have been moved to safety in the south of france after flash flooding tourists through towns and villages. police are searching for a 70—year—old man who went missing while l

the jury has also been shown this footage of injuries suffered by 28—year—old ryan ali. n, a third man, ryan hale, was cleared. the court was told the former soldier felt he was an innocent bystander, who had feared he was going to be killed. the judge said there was no case for him to answer and he was found not guilty of affray. i'm happy. that's all. just got to see what happens now with the rest of the case. i won't comment until then. after giving evidence for three hours, the england all—rounder left court with his wife this evening. ben stokes is due to return tomorrow for a fifth day, as this trial continues. so the transfer window closed just over 90 minutes ago. chelsea the big spenders, premier league new boys wolves also busy. nothing today from manchester united, and nothing at all from spurs. the former premier league defender stephen warnock‘s here. it's been an interesting transfer window. who do you think out of the premier league sans has done the best business? i think liverpool will be happy, fulham fans will be delighted with the intent they have show

alongside two local men he's accused of punching during a fight in the city last year, ryan hale and ryan aliaccused of affray, a charge they each deny. the jury was shown this mobile phone footage of a late night brawl outside a bristol nightclub in september, just hours after stokes had played for england. both hale and ali were knocked unconscious by the cricketer, leaving ali with significant injuries, including a broken eye socket. the court was told stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self—defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. the prosecution said stokes insisted he acted in fear for himself and others, and believed the force he used was reasonable and entirely justified. however, the jury was told that earlier in the night, having been denied re—entry to the nightclub, stokes had acted in a provocative way, a bouncer claiming the cricketer insulted him and mocked two openly gay men, flicking a cigarette butt at one o

stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the earlyll three denying a charge of affray. head doorman at the mbargo nightclub, cunningham said that earlier ben stokes had been spiteful, angry and a bully, after he refused the cricketer and his england team—mate, alex hales, re—entry to the venue. the court was shown this cctv footage. cunningham claimed ben stokes, who he described as "the ginger one", insulted his teeth and prominent tattoos, and then mocked two gay men, making camp gestures and throwing a cigarette butt at one of them. defence barrister gordon cole qc suggested that cunningham, who said he didn't like cricket, had been aggressive towards ben stokes and alex hales. "definitely not", said the doorman. cole said the cricketers had been laughing with the two gay men about stokes's gold—encrusted shoes, suggesting it was just playful banter. the players were laughing at them, not with them, said cunningham. the court heard from then local resident, max wilson, who filmed the fight on his mobile phone. the men, he said, wer

the jury has also been shown this footage of injuries suffered by 28—year—old ryan ali. nd denies the count. ryan... this afternoon, a third man, ryan hale, was cleared. the court was told the former soldier felt he was an innocent bystander who had feared he was going to be killed. the judge said there was no case for him to answer and he was found not guilty of affray. iam happy. that's all. i am happy for myself. just got to see what happens now with the rest of the case, so, i won't comment until then. after giving evidence for three hours, the england all—rounder left court with his wife this evening. ben stokes is due to return tomorrow for a fifth day as this trial continues. jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. a county council facing a funding shortfall of around £70 million has approved a plan for huge cuts to jobs and services. the conservative—run northamptonshire county council backed the proposals at a crisis meeting. campaigners against the cuts say they'll hit services for children and vulnerable adults. from northampton, our social affairs corresponden

ryan hale was knocked out during a brawl by ben stokes, along with the other co—defendant, ryan ali.d at some stage you would expect ben stokes to start giving evidence himself. the trial is expected to finish sometime next week. thanks for the update. the results of an independent investigation into historic child sex abuse at two roman catholic boarding schools during the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, will be published today. the english benedictine monasteries at ampleforth in north yorkshire and downside in somerset have apologised for past failings. the report is based on evidence given at public hearings in december. our correspondent richard lister reports. good morning, everyone. over two months last year, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse held hearings into historical abuse at two roman catholic schools. did you ever consider telling the police? i considered the possibility but, again, it was rumour. father leo chamberlain, the headmaster of ampleforth school in yorkshire during the 1990s, was a student there during the 1960s and ‘70s. that was a period when this man,

alongside two local men he is accused of punching during a fight in the city last year, ryan hale and ryan aliare accused of affray, a charge they each deny. the jury was shown this mobile phone footage of a late night brawl outside a bristol nightclub in september, just hours after stokes had played for england. both hale and ali were knocked unconscious by the cricketer, leaving ali with significant injuries, including a broken eye socket. the court was told stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self—defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. the prosecution said stokes insisted he acted in fear for himself and others, and believed the force he used was reasonable and entirely justified. however, the jury was told that earlier in the night, having been denied re—entry to the nightclub, stokes had acted in a provocative way, a bouncer claiming the cricketer insulted him and mocked two openly gay men, flicking a cigarette butt at o

ryan ali, the man co—accused of affray, he said he wasry leaved. later —— was relieved.okes had been selected to play against india in the third test at trent bridge. a disciplinary commit tee will happen in due course. before that will be ben stokes and alex hales who was also involved in that incident in september, although he didn‘t face any legal action. let‘s look at the background to this case. he is one of world cricket‘s biggest stars — with both bat and ball, ben stokes is arguably one of england‘s most important and high profile players. but 11 months ago, the all—rounder‘s career and reputation was plunged into uncertainty after he was arrested following a late—night brawl. stokes found himself forced to swap cricket field for courtroom — accompanied throughout his trial each day by his wife and agent. the 27—year—old along with two other men, ryan hale and ryan ali, all denied the charge of affray. the three had been involved in this late—night brawl outside the city‘s mbargo nightclub in the early hours of september 25th last year. the court was taken throug

all free men, ben stokes, ryan ali and ryan hale, all deny this charge of affray and the trial will continuebritish gas customers are facing an increase in their bills for the second time this year. the energy supplier is putting up its standard variable tariff by 3.8%. centrica, which owns british gas, said the rise was due to the increasing cost of energy on the wholesale market. a man has appeared at stafford crown court via videolink, charged with murdering the midwife samantha eastwood. michael stirling, who's the brother—in—law of her former finance, spoke only to confirm his name. he'll return to court for a plea hearing in october. the body of samantha eastwood was found in a rural area of staffordshire eight days after she went missing. self—testing hiv kits are to become available on the high street for the first time. the retailer, superdrug, says the kits will be sold in its 200 pharmacy stores across the uk. the self—testing product, which manufacturers claim has a 99.7% accuracy rate, was previously only available to buy online. it was legally approved back in 2015. a scientist

the durham all—rounder and two other men — 28—year—old ryan ali and ryan hale, who's 27 — deny a chargetol crown court. you have we been hearing from so far? today it'sjust been the case for the prosecution which was opened, they have been faring too much of the evidence we will hear over the subsequent days of the trial and concentrating on a lot of the cctv and phone footage which shows the events of that night on september 25 last year. particularly footage filled by a student who lived in a flat above the nightclub which is in the triangle in the centre of bristol. he described two police officers to hearing a row developing outside, going to the window, seeing men acting like football hooligans including the three defendants, as well as alex hales. he filmed the fight, a struggle on the pavement before the three defendants moved into the street. it alleged ben stokes knocked his two codefendants unconscious and those two other men had armed themselves during the fight. there has been testimony from people living close by to wear the fight happened, what emerged from that? the next

the other defendant, ryan ali, denies threatening to hit the england all rounder with a bottle theredy moore, who's at bristol crown court and can bring us up to date with the latest. we heard more this afternoon from the man who was knocked unconscious by ben stokes. he says in self—defense. ben stokes as he approached mr ali because he was on the publicly abusing two way men. mr ali said that was not the case, he was involved in banter with him. then he said he saw a tall blonde quy then he said he saw a tall blonde guy charging at him, to the later new was ben stokes. he said he did not know why that happened. he did say that he did pick up a bottle, this is mr ali, to use in self—defense and he said it was used at one stage against one of the men. he did not know why that was. he also said he did take ben stokes n/a headlock at one stage to try and restrain him. now he was asked why he thought ben stokes had attacked him and mrali he thought ben stokes had attacked him and mr ali said he was angry, probably looking for someone to pick on. so we have had all the evidence in this c

ryan hale on the left, and ryan ali on the right, were both treated in hospital.ck in. the doorman, andrew cunningham, said mr stokes became angry and abusive. when he was interviewed after his arrest, he told detectives he'd been defending the gay men and acted in self defence. and had acted in self defence. prosecutors allege that mr hale and mr ali armed themselves with makeshift weapons during the fight. there is intense public interest in the case and judge peter blair qc warned jurors to ignore what he described as biased and inaccurate comments on social media. the trial is back under way and we will be hearing further evidence from the doorman and some of the eyewitnesses to the event. we just saw the footage which was filmed by a student called max wilson who lived above the nightclub. this is a story which very much focuses on the events outside the club in the early hours of the 25th of september last year, particularly around half past two in the morning, when the fight broke out. what we've been seeing todayis broke out. what we've been seeing today i

the 27—year—old, and another man ryan ali, deny the charge. the prosecution started this morning by reminding thejury of what the charge of affray was. he said it was an act of violence where any reasonable person would fear for their safety. he said in this case ben stokes may have started out replying to an act of aggression — a bottle was waived in his direction. but then he said the video footage demonstrated plainly and clearly that ben stokes moved from defence and became the aggressor himself. he talked, the prosecutor, about ben stokes in the witness box and he said he was trying to explain and justify himself. he said it was plain that ben stokes was lying. he said he acted deplorably as the red mist came down. we heard from the defence for ben stokes, he said there were big holes in the prosecution case. he said his client had acted to defend himself and others, he was trying to protect two gay men, he said, from homophobic abuse. the defence of ben stokes said that what he did was to take reasonable actions, the defence went on, "a

ben stokes, 27, ryan hale, ryan ali, all deny the charge and it will be back here as the trial continuese in the uk. let me give you an update on the wildfires ravaging california. firefighters say the biggest one, the mendocino fire, will burn into september, with barely a third of it under control. there are now 18 major blazes across the state. here are the main ones. the mendocino fire is so big, it‘s nearly the size of los angeles. the carr fire has killed at least seven people and destroyed more than 1,500 structures. firefighters have nearly contained half of it. and south of la is the so—called "holy fire", which has been spreading fast and is only 5% under control. let me show you how fierce it is. these aerials of the holy fire show the hot flames speading over dry bushland on the hillsides of the cleveland national forest — it‘s close to a residential development. the fire started on monday, and within an hour exploded from 75 to 700 acres. it‘s now burnt more than 4,000 acres. i also want to show you how bad the smoke is from the air. this thick, vast amount of smoke is throw

ben stokes, 27, ryan hale, ryan ali, all deny the charge and it will be back here as the trial continuesm the international space station. german astronaut alexander gerst took this pictures showing the devastating impact of weeks of record temperatures on the planet. on twitter he says: "after several weeks of night flying, i was able to take the first day pictures of central europe and germany. the sight is shocking. everything that should be green is parched and brown." now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. hello there. for many, it's been a more bearable day, particularly in the south and east. of course, we had the fresher weather further north and west yesterday. and the rest of the week, it will remain a little cooler, a little bit more bearable, with some rain in the forecast. not guaranteed for all, because it is in the form of showers, but those showers will continue to push into western parts of scotland and northern ireland overnight. they will tend to peter out elsewhere ahead of what looks like a cloudier spell of weather coming back into the south and east. s