rebekah vardy think thejudge rebekah vardy —— sunk in. rebekah vardy think the judge got it wrong.of notjust her evidence, but her character. absolutely and it's been a case like no other~ _ absolutely and it's been a case like no other~ i— absolutely and it's been a case like no other. i went along to one of the day's _ no other. i went along to one of the day's other— no other. i went along to one of the day's other trials and the evidence was quite — day's other trials and the evidence was quite something, and i've not witnessed — was quite something, and i've not witnessed anything quite like it. sorry— witnessed anything quite like it. sorry to — witnessed anything quite like it. sorry to interrupt you, what was the atmosphere like in the court? i'm fascinated to hear. it atmosphere like in the court? i'm fascinated to hear.— atmosphere like in the court? i'm fascinated to hear. it was a strange one. i fascinated to hear. it was a strange one- i was — fascinated to hear. it was a strange one- i was in _ fascinated to hear. it was a strange one. i was in the _ fascinated to hea

vardy doesn't.to read these works of fiction was rebekah vardy�*s. it was rebekah vardy who brought this legal action, and as she arrived for her first day in the witness box, much would depend on how she gave evidence. he did not go well. she was accused by coleen rooney's legal team of being evasive, changing her story, coleen rooney's legal team of being evasive, changing herstory, of lying under oath. rebekah vardy was described as an attention seeker who wanted to appear in the newspapers. coleen rooney told the court at the euros in 2016 when there was a commotion nearby. it was rebekah vardy switching seats to sit behind her, allegedly to be in the photographs. the court heard rebekah vardy used her agent, caroline watt, seen on the left, to leak the stories to the sun. these included tales about the state of rooney's marriage. caroline watt did not give evidence in court for health reasons and her mobile phone, which could have provided a data trail, went missing in the north sea. in the wit

for rebekah vardy.even more tragic is — vardy. what makes it even more tragic is that four times coleen rooney— tragic is that four times coleen rooney tried to settle this case. the judge — rooney tried to settle this case. the judge told her that the case should — the judge told her that the case should be settled but she's carried on, should be settled but she's carried on. she's— should be settled but she's carried on, she's suffered terrible brand damage — on, she's suffered terrible brand damage during the course of the examination and she has lost. financially, she will have to pay all of _ financially, she will have to pay all of her — financially, she will have to pay all of her costs, 70% of coleen rooney's — all of her costs, 70% of coleen rooney's costs, well over £2 million. _ rooney's costs, well over £2 million, £2.5 million quite possibly. more damaging is that she has been _ possibly. more damaging is that she has been effectively branded a liar by the _ has been effectively branded a l

vardy doesn't.d we look at all these big celebrity moments as a great british pantomime. this afternoon, rebekah vardy said that she was disappointed and devastated by the judge is finding. she also asked to an end for what she called the vile abuse against her family. abuse the judge today also recognised. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news. and our home editor mark eastonjoins me now. this really raises some striking situations around media law and how we are all publishers now.— we are all publishers now. indeed, it's very much _ we are all publishers now. indeed, it's very much a — we are all publishers now. indeed, it's very much a 21st-century - we are all publishers now. indeed, it's very much a 21st-century libel| it's very much a 21st—century libel case, if someone said to you i am a publisher you might think they are in the book trade or a newspaper owner but all publish up means is somebody who annou

vardy doesn't.e also asked for an end to what she called the vile abuse against her family. abuse the judge condemned. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. with the price of gas and electricity climbing, the government has unveiled details of its plan to support people all households in england, scotland and wales will be given £400 this autumn to help towards fuel bills. so how will we get the money? our business correspondent emma simpson is here to explain. thanks, jane. this is a key part of the government's £15 billion support package. every household is eligible for the £400 payment, which comes off energy bills. it starts in october with a discount of £66, rising to £67 a month from december to march next year. how you receive this money depends on how you pay your bill. if you pay by direct debit, you'll see an automatic deduction. more than four million households use prepayment meters.

vardy doesn't.we look at all these big celebrity moments as a great british pantomime. and she's come out as the ugly sister mixed with the dark prince. this afternoon, rebekah vardy said that she was disappointed and devastated by the judge is finding. she also asked to an end for what she called the vile abuse against her family. abuse the judge today also recognised. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news. lets speak to david banks who is a media lawyer whojoins us from northumberland. thanks very much for talking to us this evening. earlier in the trial, it looked like this was the most likely outcome, given the way the evidence went. what lessons do you think those who took part and perhaps others contemplating legal action should draw from it? i perhaps others contemplating legal action should draw from it?- action should draw from it? i think an one action should draw from it? i think anyone watching _ actio

it's a disaster for rebecca vardy. her brand, her career in the sense of being a personality has been completely ruined. the head of the inquiry into the nhs infected blood scandal calls for immediate compensation for victims. police in lincolnshire arrest two people after a nine—year—old girl dies in a suspected stabbing — she's been named as lilia valutyte. she died on fountain lane yesterday evening as a result of what we believe to be a stab wound. our thoughts continue to be with lilia's family and friends. and we are doing everything we can to support them and what is a truly devastating incident. the government says people will receive the £400 to help with rising energy bills in six monthly installments from october. will smith apologises to chris rock over his infamous oscars slap, in his first public statement in three months. alex yee wins gold for england in the men's triathlon — on the first day of the commonwealth games in birmingham. and coming up later in the hour, does the true story of the rescue of 1

vardy.d huge media interest. camera crews jostled for position outside and reporters and columnists had to queue to get a ringside seat for this courtroom drama. now thejudgment has been published online. the winner, coleen rooney. coleen rooney has struck a major victory. a major home run here. and it makes her look, in a sense, a certain amount of a statesperson over this. she understands the game. vardy doesn't. the case all centred on accusation made by coleen rooney in october 2019. she had been doing some detective work to investigate who was allegedly leaking information from her private instagram account to the sun newspaper. coleen rooney created fake stories to try to deduce who was behind the leaks. she allegedly blocked every account apart from rebekah vardy�*s. days later, the stories appeared in the sun. only then, and after the use of ten dots to ramp up the tension, did coleen rooney reveal in an online post that the one account she had allowed to read these works of fiction

vardy doesn't.at she was disappointed and devastated by the judge's finding. she also asked for an end to what she called the vile abuse against her family. abuse the judge condemned. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. stay with us on news. still to come: we'll have a round—up of the first day of action at the commonwealth games in birmingham, where alex yee won gold for england in the men's triathlon. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol here, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot of trudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. each one is on one's own in a private house not doing any harm to anyone. i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say "you are doing something wrong." six rare white lion . cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park,

city strikerjamie vardy.tracted huge media interest. camera crews jostled for position outside and reporters and columnists had to queue to get a ringside seat for this courtroom drama. now thejudgment has been published online. the winner, coleen rooney. coleen rooney has struck a major victory. a major home run here. and it makes her look, in a sense, a certain amount of a statesperson over this. she understands the game. vardy doesn't. the case all centred on accusation made by coleen rooney in october 2019. she had been doing some detective work to investigate who was allegedly leaking information from her private instagram account to the sun newspaper. coleen rooney created fake stories to try to deduce who was behind the leaks. she allegedly blocked every account apart from rebekah vardy�*s. days later, the stories appeared in the sun. only then, and after the use of ten dots to ramp up the tension, did coleen rooney reveal in an online post that the one account she had allowed to read these works of fi

vardy doesn�*t.d for an end to what she called the vile abuse against her family, abuse the judge condemned. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation. that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. the american actor will smith has reiterated his apology to chris rock after he slapped him on stage at the oscars in march. in his first public statement for three months, smith said he had reached out to rock, but the comedian had said he was not yet ready to talk. there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave, in that moment. there is no part of me that thinks that�*s the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect, or insults. australia leads the medal table after the opening day of the commonwealth games in birmingham, with eight golds. the hosts — england — claimed two golds, but will be hoping for more luck tomorrow, afterfinishing second in five events today. chetan pathak has more. it has been an eventful first day of act

vardy doesn't. finding. she also asked for an end to what she called the vile abuse against her family. abuse the judge condemned. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. celebrity of a different kind now. the actor will smith has posted a video on social media, apologising for hitting chris rock at this year's 0scars ceremony. the bbc�*s tim allman has more. it was at the slap heard around the world. best actor—nominee will smith physically attacking 0scar award presenter chris rock after a joke he had made about his wife. smith has already apologised in writing. now he is saying sorry on camera. i have reached out to chris, and the message that came back is that he is not ready to talk, and when he is he will reach out. chris, i apologise to you. my behaviour was unacceptable. the fallout from the incident has been dramatic. although will smith went on to win the best actor 0scar that evening, he

vardy doesn't. celebrity moments as a great british pantomime. and she's come out as the ugly sister mixed with the dark prince. not a good look. this afternoon, rebekah vardy said that she was disappointed and devastated by the judge's finding. she also asked to an end for what she called the vile abuse against her family, abuse the judge today also recognised. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news. there's plenty more on that story online. do stay with us on bbc news. still to come, instagram's u—turn — new features cause a backlash among users. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol here, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot of trudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. each one is on one's own in a private house not doing any harm to anyone. i don't really see why all these peopl

vardy doesn't.ted by thejudge's finding. she also asked for an end to what she called the vile abuse against her family. abuse the judge condemned. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. australia leads the medal table after the opening day of the commonwealth games in birmingham, with eight golds. the hosts, england claimed two golds, but will be hoping for more luck tomorrow, afterfinishing second in five events today. chetan pathak has more. it has been an eventful first day of action here in birmingham and in london where the track—side got under way. more on that in a moment. the first medals were won, though, in the sprint triathlon, the men's race was first to go, and the expected tussle between new zealand's hayden wilde and england's alex yee, he did not disappoint, wilde had a 16 second lead over alex yee at one point but the englishman fought back to take gold. it would have been a tight

vardy doesn't.ments as a great british pantomime. this afternoon, rebekah vardy said that she was disappointed and devastated by the judge is finding. devastated by the judge�*s finding. she also asked to an end for what she called the vile abuse against her family. abuse the judge today also recognised. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news. let�*s speak to lauren beeching, who took part in the bbc wagatha podcast, and is a social media and reputation management adviser at her company honest london. thank you very much for being with us. ., thank you very much for being with us. ., , . . ., thank you very much for being with us. from rebecca farney's point of view, the judgment _ us. from rebecca farney's point of view, the judgment on _ us. from rebecca farney's point of view, the judgment on that - us. from rebecca farney's point of. view, the judgment on that question is pretty clear —— rebekah vardy. that�*s

vardy doesn't.d devastated by the judge's finding. she also asked for an end to what she called the vile abuse against her family. abuse the judge condemned. rebekah vardy hoped this case would restore her reputation, that reputation has now fallen further. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. staying with matters celebrity. the actor will smith has posted a video on social media, apologising for hitting chris rock at this year's oscars. the hollywood star admitted he felt �*deeply remorseful�* about the incident. he also said he'd reached out to the comedian, but chris rock wasn't ready to talk. the bbc�*s tim allman has more. it was at the slap heard around the world. best actor nominee will smith physically attacking oscar award presenter chris rock after a joke he had made his wife. smith has already apologised in writing. now he is saying sorry on camera. i writing. now he is saying sorry on camera-— on camera. i have it reach out to chris and — on camera. i have it reach out to chris and

rebecca vardy does not.nk we look at all these celebrity moments as a great british pantomime. rebecca vardy said she was disappointed by the judge's finding. she also asked to what she called a vile abuse against her family. it abuse a judge also recognized. rebecca hoped this case would restore her reputation. that reputation has never fallen forward. colin patterson, bbc news, the high court. >> lauren, thank you for being with us. from rebecca vardy's point of view, the cost of the case. the judge on that question is pretty clear that the judge did not find her a credible witness. that is a tough thing to walk away from. >> it really is. she just made poor decisions at every step. the way i feel throughout the entirety of this. based on obviously deciding to take this to court and during the pandemic. shaun: the story and preached -- appeared back in 2019. i take clearly was damaging to her reputation perhaps it is not surprising that she should be upset by that. presumably if she had left it at that poi

in court, rebekah vardy.s legal team rebekah va rdy�*s legal team explained rebekah vardy�*s legal team explained she felt she had no choice but to bring the case. she believed she had done nothing wrong. she had to clear her name notjust for herself but also for the sake of her family. meanwhile, coleen rooney's barrister said that rebekah vardy regularly and frequently leaked stories to the sun newspaper and she had approved or condoned the leaking of information through her agent caroline watt, on the left, and she was responsible for caroline watt�*s actions. they spoke about the deliberate deletion of evidence, accusing rebekah vardy of deleting whatsapps messages and then having lied about it under oath. she broke down in court crying. caroline watt did not give evidence in court for health reasons and her mobile phone, which could have provided a data trail, went missing in the north sea. the conclusion of coleen rooney's defence and the accusations made in her original post were true. it's estimated t

rebekah vardy has lost the high court libel claim she brought against coleen rooney — in what's becomenown as the "wagatha christie" case. vardy had sued coleen rooney after the latter accused her of leaking private information about her to the press. the number of people known to have been killed by flash floods caused by torrential rains in kentucky has risen to 15,

i suspect even if rebekah vardy wins, the judge will make it quietly— vardy wins, the judge will makeh court. that would have been made as a tactical ploy to the - made as a tactical ploy to the judge — made as a tactical ploy to the judge i— made as a tactical ploy to the judge. i am made as a tactical ploy to the judge. lam not made as a tactical ploy to the judge. i am not doubting made as a tactical ploy to the judge. lam not doubting it made as a tactical ploy to the judge. i am not doubting it is true but they— judge. i am not doubting it is true but they are trying to say to the judge _ but they are trying to say to the judge it — but they are trying to say to the judge it has only come before you because _ judge it has only come before you because rebekah vardy has been unreasonable. they will have hoped that in _ unreasonable. they will have hoped that in the _ unreasonable. they will have hoped that in the grand scheme, if there is a 50-50 — that in the grand scheme, if there is a 50—50 call in the judge's mind, she might — is a 50—50 call in the judge's mind, she might tip

rebekah vardy, the wife of leicester city striker jamie vardy, was suing coleen rooney, the wife of england's announced who has won. i was astonished that someone close to either party decided to allow it to go to the level of which we would be exposed to the minutiae of their lives. in pr terms, it is like opening up a gala pie to see a dirty great piece of false teeth in the middle of it. you know, expecting one thing and getting something totally different. the case centres on an online accusation made by coleen rooney in october 2019. she had been doing some detective work to investigate who was allegedly leaking information from her private instagram account to the sun newspaper. as part of a sting operation, she wrote fictitious tales about investigating gender selection and how the basement of their house had flooded, to see if they would end up in the papers. and they did. only then, and after the use of ten dots to ramp up the tension, did coleen rooney reveal in an online post that the one account she had allowed to read these works of fiction was rebekah vardy�*s. in court, rebekah

rebekah vardy�*s own goal will cost her millions in the libel action against colleen rooney.here is a reaction to the ruling on the front of the son, saying rebekah vardy branded the decision unjust and that thejudge vardy branded the decision unjust and that the judge got it wrong. the times says rishi sunak�*s campaign has suffered a fresh blow after tom tugenhadt endorsed liz truss rather than mr sunak. the daily express lead for the tory leadership, saying liz truss will pledge a housing resolution to make a revolution if she wins the race. the telegraph as an image of the nine—year—old girl stabbed to death in lincolnshire on friday. at least 17 million people could face whose pipe bands this summer. it'll be the first water company to restrict what you do customers can use in the isle of wight. a huge weekend at wembley as the women's team take on germany in the women's team take on germany in the euros final. let's start with the politics. "blow to sunak is tom tugenhadt backs liz truss." £31 to sunak is tom tugenhadt backs liz truss." . ., , to sunak is tom tugenhadt

it's a disaster for rebekah vardy.er, in the sense of being a personality, has been completely ruined. when most libel cases are settled out of court, we'll have more on the impact of this high profile hearing. also on the programme: the infected blood scandal of the �*70s and �*80s —

it is emma vardy. chris, i— studio. it is emma vardy. chris. i am _ studio. it is emma vardy.ardy. | chris, i am looking at your phone _ chris, i am looking at your phone to _ chris, i am looking at your phone to see if anyone might deliver— phone to see if anyone might deliver an important broadcast. nothing — deliver an important broadcast. nothing but are you going to rin- nothing but are you going to ring before _ nothing but are you going to ring before bath _ nothing but are you going to ring before bath time - nothing but are you going to ring before bath time is i ring before bath time is finished _ ring before bath time is finished at _ ring before bath time is finished at home? i ring before bath time is finished at home?- ring before bath time is finished at home? the other side of chris _

it is emma vardy. chris, i— studio. it is emma vardy. chris. i am _ studio. it is emma vardy.hris, i am looking - studio. it is emma vardy. chris, i am looking at - studio. it is emma vardy. | chris, i am looking at your phone _ chris, i am looking at your phone to _ chris, i am looking at your phone to see if anyone might deliver— phone to see if anyone might deliver an important broadcast. nothing — deliver an important broadcast. nothing but are you going to rin- nothing but are you going to ring before _ nothing but are you going to ring before bath _ nothing but are you going to ring before bath time - nothing but are you going to ring before bath time is - ring before bath time is finished _ ring before bath time is finished at _ ring before bath time is finished at home? - ring before bath time is finished at home?- ring before bath time is finished at home? the other side of chris _ finished at home? the other side of chris mason's - finished at home? the other side of chris mason's life. i so what was it like standing in downing streetjust before borisjohnson came to

, and they so difficult _ vardy had been involved, and they so difficult to _ vardy had been involvediously, the judge took annoyance to those _ obviously, the judge took annoyance to those missing piece of evidence and said _ to those missing piece of evidence and said that it was kind of evidence _ and said that it was kind of evidence in itself, and so that is how it _ evidence in itself, and so that is how it ended up. it was a bit of a shock, _ how it ended up. it was a bit of a shock, actually. it how it ended up. it was a bit of a shock, actually.— shock, actually. it wasn't really black and _ shock, actually. it wasn't really black and white, _ shock, actually. it wasn't really black and white, was _ shock, actually. it wasn't really black and white, was it? - shock, actually. it wasn't really black and white, was it? many| shock, actually. it wasn't really - black and white, was it? many when i first heard about itjust thought obviously coleen is going to win. i think as the trial went on, it was clear they were eventually some missing evidence, which even before thejudgement

emma vardy, bbc news.mpted rape and robbery of zara aleena in east london has been remanded in custody after appearing at the old bailey. jordan mcsweeney, allegedly killed the 35—year—old as she walked home from a night out in the early hours of sunday morning. today the family of the newly trained solicitor spoke of her "fearless" and "independent" spirit asjune kelly reports. zara aleena, her mother's only child and described today by her aunt as part of a family of strong women. the one word that would describe zara, if i had to use one word, i would say independent. that was what she valued more than anything, her independence. and so, you know, she was encouraged by all of us to pursue her dreams. and at five years old, she said, i want to be a lawyer. last weekend, the life of this young woman at the start of her legal career was suddenly ended when she was attacked close to where she lived in ilford in east london, on her way home from a night out. zara was already using her legal training to help

here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy.on the whole world. - a prayer and a protest. this has become a regular sight outside some of northern ireland's main hospitals. they're here because daisy hill hospital in newry provides a clinic for women to access abortion services. what we have found, and what people have told us, is that it's really intimidating coming up to these gates. fiona and cara have started a voluntary service to chaperone women in. if you were going in there to access any sort of treatment — this is a multiuse site — it's intimidating and harassing. people who are going in for counselling after having miscarriages and stillbirths, and then are met by graphic images. more than 100 women a year from northern ireland still fly to england to access abortions. despite the change in the law here, only limited services have been set up. those that do access clinics often encounter protesters. you don't want to be confronted by men — some women, but mostly men — who are pushing placards in your face, who are pray

here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. the whole world. - a prayer and a protest. this has become a regular sight outside some of northern ireland's main hospitals. they're here because daisy hill hospital in newry provides a clinic for women to access abortion services. what we have found, and what people have told us, is that it's really intimidating coming up to these gates. fiona and cara have started a voluntary service to chaperone women in. if you were going in there to access any sort of treatment — this is a multiuse site — it's intimidating and harassing. people who are going in for counselling after having miscarriages and stillbirths, and then are met by graphic images. more than 100 women a year from northern ireland still fly to england to access abortions. despite the change in the law here, only limited services have been set up. those that do access clinics often encounter protesters. you don't want to be confronted by men — some women, but mostly men — who are pushing placards in your face, who are prayin

emma vardy, bbc news.hyde park to take part in a memorial run for sarah harding. the singer died last september, a year after revealing she had breast cancer. she was 39. daniel rosney reports. this was the first time girls aloud fans were able to celebrate sarah harding's life publicly with the group. how are you? girls aloud dominated the uk charts for a decade. the band spoke with sarah frequently during the last few months of her life, but are still processing their grief. i have never felt such helplessness in my entire life. as to, "how can i help when we know the diagnosis is dire?" you just kind of mind your own business, then occasionally get together and do stuff and you are like, "oh, my god, my god, that's right, she's not here". in the group, we always managed to face - what everything was and get through it but this was just i something that we couldn't fix. this race has been put on not only to celebrate sarah's life and raise money for cancer research but also to encourage as many people as

rebekah vardy has lost the high court libel claim she brought against coleen rooney — in what's becomenown as the "wagatha christie" case. vardy had sued coleen rooney after the latter accused her of leaking private information about her to the press. the number of people known to have been killed by flash floods caused by torrential rains in kentucky has risen to 15, and is expected to double. at ten o'clock, jane will be here with a full round up of the day's news. first, deadly browsing: the lorry driver. how a lorry driver, looking at dating sites while driving, went on to kill three. a warning this programme contains images some viewers may find upsetting. news report: nissan in sunderland| and rolls-royce are among the firms reporting production problems caused by staff being forced _ to stay at home... i'm on the motorway, i think you'll already have a million calls about an accident. there are cars on fire. it'll be all the services. | mate, don't go any further because i this might blow up any second now. you can hear it popping. at least two obvious fatalities. can you push t

here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. have mercy on us and on the whole world.his has become a regular sight outside some of northern ireland's main hospitals. they're here because daisy hill hospital in newry provides a clinic for women to access abortion services. what we have found, and what people have told us, is that it's really intimidating coming up to these gates. fiona and cara have started a voluntary service to chaperone women in. if you were going in there to access any sort of treatment — this is a multiuse site, it's intimidating and harassing. people who are going in for counselling after having miscarriages and stillbirths, and then are met by graphic images. more than 100 women a year from northern ireland still fly to england to access abortions. despite the change in the law here, only limited services have been set up. those that do access clinics often encounter protesters. you don't want to be confronted by men, some women, but mostly men, who are pushing placards in yourface, who are praying at you. the anti—abortion protests also take pl

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emma vardy, bbc news. anchor: let's return to moscow now, where the trial of u.s.all star brittney griner on drugs charges has begun in . u.s. secretary of state abe -- antony blinken has said that the u.s. is paying attention. the two-time olympic gold medalist could face up to 10 years in prison. a u.s. lawmaker from texas who helped pass a resolution in congress to demand her release from prison. >> might heart goes out to her wife and loved ones, her teammates. britney and i went to baylor university and we are both athles from there. i have known about her since she was in high school. we all want to see britney come home as soon as possible. what i can say is that the team at the state department is working on getting her back home and doing everything they can. they are very committed. we are doing as a united states government everything we can in a extremely difficult situation, and negotiating with a very hostile country. but i do think we ll get her home. >> do you have any hope for a fair trial and are you concerned that she is being used as a political

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emma vardy, bbc news. lewis: next, the trial of u.s.star brittneyriner on drugs charges has begun in court in moscow. u.s. secretary of state abe blinken has said that the u.s. is paying attention. they say this trial is politically motivated. the two-time gold limb -- the two-time olympic gold medalist could face up to 10 years in prison. a u.s. lawmaker from texas who helped pass a resolution in congress to demand griner's immediate release from prison in russia, he believes the 31-year-old won't get a free trial. >> she is certainly being used as a political pawn. at this point, you could classify her as being a political prisoner in many ways. to use the world "trial, for those of us in the western criminal justice system, is a real stretch. this is a sham trial. there will be no, you know, classic presentation of evidence and cross-examination and all that. about 99% of the criminal cases that reach this stage end and a conviction in russia, and so everyone should be prepared for this sham trial to move ahead and for brittney to be

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emma vardy along with hugh pym and faisal islam.*s main policies was what he described as levelling up the country, in terms of investment and opportunities. but some local leaders are now concerned the policy might not be a priority for the new leadership. our special correspondent ed thomas has been to leigh, in greater manchester, which turned conservative for the first time at the 2019 general election. it's 50 years since astley mine closed, and with it, thousands of jobs lost. once again, troubled days are back in leigh, a town that believed in the promises of borisjohnson. 2019, borisjohnson — levelling up, transforming places like leigh, what does that mean to you? not much. we're still as unlevel as we were. this town is dying on its feet. borisjohnson as prime minister meant hope for the walsh family. now, theirfaith is shattered. too many lies, dishonesty. it's not right. has life got worse for you over the past three years? yeah, bills rising. i've been at food banks. you have to cut down on your food, i whether or not y

emma vardy, bbc news. in sydney australia we have live pictures coming from this protest.s supreme court decision to overturn roe v wade. it is just coming up to 1:15pm on saturday afternoon. they have been protest around the world since the supreme court ruling. as we can see there, people are gathering, listening to demonstrators on the street of sydney australia. stick with us. still to come — at wimbledon, novak djokovic is through to the next the next round after beating fellow serbian meomir kecmanovic. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they've pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing j hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. i a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked her for a cigarette. and on the pretext of arrangi

emma vardy, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. parliament in the eastern city of tobruk and have set fire to part of the building. elsewhere, rallies have taken place against rising prices and political deadlock. the head of the unity government said the only solution to the crisis was elections. the world health organization is calling for urgent action to prevent the spread of monkeypox in europe, saying cases have tripled over the past two weeks. the who doesn't think the outbreak currently constitutes a �*public health emergency of international concern�*, but says it will review its position shortly. germany has signed an agreement with nigeria to return more than 1,000 sculptures looted during the colonial era. the first two artefacts were handed over at a ceremony in berlin. they were part of what's known as the benin bronzes, which were looted by british troops in the nineteenth century before being sold off to european museums. russia has shown that it's determined to assert control over ukraine's black sea coast. that's

wow, the state of the nation summed up brilliantly by emma vardy. come back again.ide the westminster bubble and make it here to see you guys. well, thanks for coming, though. and chris, thanks for all your amazing work over the last couple of days. ta. history bein- written in real time. and thanks to you, too, for listening and watching to this latest of many episodes this week of newscast. bye. see you again. hello. with high pressure moving in across the uk, lots of dry weather this weekend. feeling very warm in the sunshine, turning hot in places on sunday. overnight, there will be some cloud running in towards northern scotland, with a few showers around, an area of cloud through northern ireland, parts of northwest england. it slips south into wales and the west midlands. it will have a few light showers associated with it and temperatures in the mid to low teens as saturday begins. if you are starting cloudy, wales, parts of western england, that slips away southwards by the end of the morning, taking any light showers with it. outbreaks of rain in northern

the sun claims the judge in the wagatha christie case has refused to give rebekah vardy and coleen rooneyeir libel trail verdict, in case they leak it. let's start, welcome back to you both. can i ask you to take us through the mirror — like a lotta papers, commenting on the prophets of energy companies. the mirror has a picture of the chief executive of shell, "prophets in misery." the mirror does _ shell, "prophets in misery." the mirror does a _ shell, "prophets in misery." the mirror does a very _ shell, "prophets in misery." tue: mirror does a very good shell, "prophets in misery." tte: mirror does a very good checks position because two things have happened over the last couple days. we've had record profits announced, £1.73 we've had record profits announced, £1.3 billion for six months, shell announced £10 billion in the second quarter — and that feels like quite extraordinary amounts of profits against the backdrop of spiralling energy crisis when it's now projected that energy bills could be rising by £300 by october, the average will potentially be £4000 by january. and there i

that responsibility now falls to a new northern ireland secretary. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardys —— we don't know who is going to succeed mrjohnson, but the change itself and the uncertainty that creates, what impact does that happen politics and arrangements in northern ireland? none of the political parties in northern ireland were fans of boris johnson. they had all been critical of him, but it creates particularly more uncertainty here, because northern ireland is in the middle of a political crisis of its own. it hasn't had a fully functioning government since february. getting one back is hanging on resolving problems the brexit arrangements stop the northern ireland protocol which has created a new trade bordering the irish sea. the dup said it would not go back into stormont unless that is removed. the party saw boris johnson stormont unless that is removed. the party saw borisjohnson as their best chance for pushing through controversial legislation to override parts of those brexit agreements. with borisjohnson gone now, that all feels much more in doubt. they saw him