the hero on the crucial morning at edgbaston, ben stokes, is in court, so won't be bowling. india were drawn to the point of victory by virat kohli, 200 i’u ns point of victory by virat kohli, 200 runs in the match but he doesn't believe he's carrying too many passengers. it's unfortunate we haven't been able to cross the line and been so close, that's the only thing we're looking at as a side, how do we crossed the line? it doesn't matter if i get runs or other players do, whoever in the batting order, as long as we crossed the line, that's all that matters. this week cricket is coming home but what happens over the next few days on this famous ground could be crucial for the direction of this crucial for the direction of this crucial series. patrick gearey, crucial for the direction of this crucialseries. patrick gearey, bbc news, at lord's. meanwhile, sri lanka beat south africa in a rain—affected fourth one—day international in kandy. the tourists had already won the series. south africa won the toss and put the home side into bat, and dasun shanaka top—scored wi

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 being a direct result of the allegations of what happened that night in september last year. so, ben stokes now giving his evidence. that will continue for some time. he denies affray, as does the other remaining defendant in this case, ryan ali. the trial at bristol crown court continues. many thanks. it's understood the conservative party is looking into a number of complaints received about boris johnson's comments about the burka. writing in the daily telegraph earlier in the week, boris johnson compared women who wear the veils to bank—robbers and letterboxes. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, is in westminster. explain this update from the party, what is it saying today? boris johnson has faced several days of critic

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 disciplinary commission of the ecb must also have a hearing to decide if there should bea a hearing to decide if there should be a cricketing punishment for stokes and hayles after what happened on the 25th of september last year. nine american golfers here — eight of them have now cemented their places in the us ry

this was ben stokes. he did not know why ben stokes. he did not know why ben stokes was rushing at him. he said later on perhaps he wasjust stokes was rushing at him. he said later on perhaps he was just angry that night and looking for a fight. he did admit that he brandished a bottle at some stage. again, he said that was in self—defense. he took ben stokes in a headlock at one stage, again that wishes to comment down. earlier on, we heard ben stokes himself and he said a lot of the incident he could not remember. he was asked why he could not remember hitting someone. bully in the face and knocking them unconscious and he had no answerfor that. he just unconscious and he had no answerfor that. hejust said he unconscious and he had no answerfor that. he just said he felt threatened. he was asked about his drinking. he said he had had ten drinks that night by his own admission and then after that he may have had a few digger meister bombs. he was thinking of the abuse that was being hurled at this man. he could not remember the detai

ben stokes held up his hand and showed it to the jury. he said photographs they'd already seen of swollen joints were the result of cricketing injuries from years ago, and nothing to do with the night in question. the jury has also been shown this footage of injuries suffered by 28—year—old ryan ali. he's also 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'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

it's the second day of the ben stokes court case in bristol. the england cricketer has been accused of affray along with two other men, following an incident outside a nightclub in the city last september. our sports editor dan roan was in court. today the jury in bristol lent more about the events leading up to the fight in the early hours of september last year involving ben stokes and two local men. they heard from andrew cunningham the head doorman of the nightclub where the fight took place. he told the jury that ben stokes who was accompanied by alex hales had been abusive, spiteful and a bully towards him abusing him for his prominent tattoos and his gold teeth and then knocking two gay men outside the nightclub and throwing a cigarette but at the head of one of them. but the defence barrister then suggested that cunningham who said he did not like cricket had been aggressive towards ben stokes. he said that the two men have been laughing about his gold shoes and it had just been playful banter. later on the jury also heard from max wils

tomorrow we may hear from ben stokes. and acted like animals. tomorrow we may hearfrom ben stokes. he and acted like animals. tomorrow we may hear from ben stokes. he was meant to prepare in the second test match for england against india which begins on thursday. instead, he will be back here. he denies the charge of affray, as do is fellow codefendants. on to golf and tiger woods says it's a dream come true as he plays at the 100th us pga championship in st. louis this week. the 42—year—old is a four—time winner of this tournament in what is its final time it will be played as the last of the four majors on the calendar. from next year it will move to may and woods who hasn't won a major title since claiming his 14th back in 2008 says he understands his body better as he continues his remarkable comeback from spinal fusion surgery. i certainly cannot do what i used to do ten or 15 years ago however i am still able to hit the majority of my shots and i have had to learn a golf swing that is restricted. i have never had a spinal restriction before. i played all those years wi

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 pictures of after the incident. ben stokes has been running through a fence before the fight -- running through a fence before the fight —— the man you have seen pictures of. england have been playing west indies and they won. ben stokes had said a number of pl

the law for ben stokes said. thejudicial focus. the law for ben stokes said. the judicial process is over now. it was day seven of the trial. the jury had been out for about two and a half hours. as the verdict was released, ben stokes closed his eyes briefly and then looked up in relief. he went over to shake hands with his co—accused, the man he actually knocked out at that fight in bristol last september. his wife who has been here and throughout, cried when the jury came back with their verdict. as you said, ben stokes, left court with his lawyer about 15 minutes ago. he did not speak but his lawyer spoke on his behalf saying that this had been an ordealfor his client behalf saying that this had been an ordeal for his client and that the jury ordeal for his client and that the jury had obviously listened to all the evidence, not a selective version of it that the public had been presented with. let's look at the background to the case with our bbc sports correspondent. he is one of world cricket's biggest stars with both bat and ball, ben stokes is argua

the daily star also leads with the ben stokes trial and that aquittal. the mirror's top line is the suspected terrorist attack near the houses of parliament, and reference to the police arriving within seconds on the scene. it also has coverage of the collapsed bridge in genoa. also leading with the westminster attack, and that collapsed bridge in genoa, is the telegraph's front page, as well as the times. the is front page has an image of the moment police swarmed the westminster attacker‘s car. and, finally, the guardian's main story is the reported rise in pay for chief executives, while workers' pay failed to match inflation. 0k. let's get onto it. we are going to start with the mail. laura, the mail, westminster attack, 700 live terror probes, revealing the scale of the threat to the uk — a huge operation today, and an even bigger operation today, and an even bigger operation in general to thwart terror attacks. yes, interesting that downing street came out with the figures on the day that we have this botched attempt, as if they we re this botc

today, ben stokes came to court to give his account of what happened. he denies the charge of affray. standing in the witness box, he was played video footage shot by a witness on the night of the alleged incident. the 27—year—old cricketer said he had stepped in to defend two gay men. he denied mimicking them or making any homophobic comments himself. he insisted he was not drunk or enraged and acted entirely in self defence. he told the jury that injuries to his right hand, which had been shown to the court, were due to playing cricket years earlier, and were not the result of what happened on that september night. the jury has also been shown this footage of injuries suffered by 28—year—old ryan ali. he is also 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 ha

england saved ben stokes is back in the squad for his own well—being. his challenge is to avoid any more mishaps. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports stories now. world cup semi—finallists england have climbed six places to sixth in the fifa world rankings. the world champions france are top after winning the tournament for the second time, replacing 2014 champions germany who drop down to fifteenth. la liga is going to have a match played overseas for the first time, with a spanish top—flight game to be played in the us. it's part of a partnership between la liga and media company relevent, which organises the international champions cup, to promote football in north america. we've had some golfing history today. american brandt snedeker‘s become the tenth player in pga tour history to shoot a round of below 60. he carded a 59 in the first round at the wyndham championship. and the format of tennis' davis cup is changing. the competition which andy murray led great britain to victory in three years ago, traditionally spans m

he describes the man in the green t—shirt, seemingly ben stokes, as the main aggressor. he said another man was trying to get away from the man in the green t—shirt but the man in the green t—shirt was the main aggressor. thejury has been shown a range of video angles, cctv and body cam footage taken from another officer who arrested ben stokes that night. when she told him there was a man nearby covered in blood and asked what was going on, he said he had been trying to help out because his two gay friends were being insulted and he was trying to help out onto their behalf. a statement read to the jury, ben stokes said that two men were giving nasty homophobic language to a gay couple on the streets of bristol and he stepped in to try to stop that. he said that these two men, he claimed, had bottles in their hand so he said he acted in self—defence. he said he was afraid. ben stokes who is 27 and the other two are all charged with affray. they denied that charge. they will be back here at bristol crown court tomorrow. the second test between england and india gets

the international cricket star, ben stokes, has been cleared of charges of affray after a fight outside a nightclub. he's now back in the england squad for the next test match against india. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and here in the uk, unemployment has fallen to 4%, its lowest level for more than a0 years. the office for national statistics added there had been a slowdown in wage growth. now on bbc news, it's time for asia business report. the rebound. the turkish lira and global stocks recover, but asian currencies and stock markets are now out of the woods yet. —— not. greece prepares to exit its last bailout loa n prepares to exit its last bailout loan from the international monetary fund. good morning asia. hello world. it is wednesday. glad you could join us for another exciting edition of asia business report. after experiencing what felt like a freefall, the turkish lira is recovering and so are the shares on wall street. let's ta ke are the shares on wall street. let's take a look at how asian stock markets are react in in early morning trade. we are seeing mixe

a court has heard claims that the england cricketer ben stokes mocked and exaggerated the mannerisms of a gay man, and became abusive towards a bouncer, shortly before allegedly getting involved in a fight at a nightclub. he and two other men deny a charge of affray in bristol last september. our sports editor dan roan reports. he should have been training with his england team—mates today for this week's test match at lord's, instead, ben stokes was back in court. also here, bristol bouncer andrew cunningham, a witness to the events leading up to the brawl at the centre of the case. stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the early hours of september 25 last 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 t

it will result of ben stokes' colourful and controversial career. it will be breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight's, as will those at the top of the english game. the last seven working days has seen him turning up here with his wife and his agent neil fairbrother and his lawyers... as the not guilty verdict was read out he closed his eyes with relief, his wife cried. this is a case that has raised a number of questions huddlestone made no comment as he left court, he allowed his lawyer paul lunt to do the talking for him train his intervention that night has already cost then the england vice captaincy, his place on an ashes tour and his place in a number of other england matches. the past 11 months have served to highlight to them just how highly he values his position as an england representative both in terms of the privilege that role entails and the responsibilities that accompany it. now that the trial is over he is keen to get back to cricket. this is a case that has already proved very costly for ben stokes, in the wake of the incident h

ben stokes and jos buttler, ben stokes. jos buttler went to his maiden test century, having dropped just one, showing his maturity. it has been a long time coming, it was a few months ago i was 1 million miles away. it is the huge moment for me i don't think i can underestimate the feeling. 0bviously, personally delighted, a little bit lost for words but i am delighted. i was never sure if i would ever play test cricket again. all of those thoughts go to real head while you are out there as well and you start to get close trade to concentrate on the ball and i never thought this would happen, so try and make sure it does. definitely times where i've thought that my race was run, yeah. when he got out he was caught lbw, that sparked a flurry of wickets, ba i rstow, works that sparked a flurry of wickets, bairstow, works and ben stokes. it was up to adil rashid to take this into the fifth day. it might only last one ball. it is inevitable that india will make the series 2—1 with two matches to play. we were happy, even as t

hello and welcome to ther programme, where the england all—rounder ben stokes has been found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court in england. the case related to a fight outside a nightclub in the city in september last year. he's been drafted straight back into the england squad following the verdict but he may still face a sanction from the england and wales cricket board. our sports editor dan roan was in court. it had taken almost a year, but finally ben stokes emerged from court today having cleared his name. one of the world's top cricketers found not guilty of affray. today's verdict represents the end of an 11 month ordealfor ben, during which time he has had to maintain his silence at times when many in social media and certain parts of the press predetermined his guilt long before the trial began. the past 11 months have served to highlight to benjust how highly he values his position as an england representative, both in terms of the privilege that role entails and the responsibilities that accompany it. also acquitted, co—defendant ryan ali, one of two men knocked u

all free men, ben stokes, main aggressor. all free men, ben sto kes, rya n main aggressor. all free men, ben stokes, ryan ali and ryan hale, all deny this charge of affray and the trial will continue tomorrow. thank you. now look at a couple of other stories. about three and a half million british 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 2

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 told that later stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge

this was the moment ben stokes was arrested in september last year. it was shot on a police body camera, following the alleged incident in the clifton area of bristol. just yards from the vehicle, where the england cricketer was being detained, another man lay injured on the ground. right. the reason... i'll explain to you why you've been arrested as well. yeah. it's because there's a guy over there, who is covered in blood, and i've been told that you punched him. because he was... 0k... he was abusing my two friends for being gay. that's what i've been told at the moment. that's why i arrested you on suspicion of assault. the footage was shown to the jury yesterday, as part of the prosecution case. today, ben stokes came to court to give his account of what happened. he denies the charge of affray. standing in the witness box, he was played video footage, shot by a witness on the night of the alleged incident. the 27—year—old cricketer said he had stepped in to defend two gay men. he denied mimicking them or making any homophobic comments himsel

ben stokes was with him, as was alex —— ryan hale. he said he woke up in hospital and had injuries around his face. he said he had some kind of compression. he described himself as a happy drunk, not an aggressive one, and his head at the time he had no idea that there were any england cricketers in the club, or even who ben stokes was. ryan hale was knocked out during a brawl by ben stokes, along with the other co—defendant, ryan ali. all three deny affray. there is an adjournment, and 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 liste

we first ball, ben stokes and chris woakes. we are left with rashida and stuart broad trying to take this into a fifth day, but it's not looking too good. this was all done on sunday when england lost ten wickets in the session, those flurries of wickets have recurred time and time again, one wicket brings another and then another. they cannot defy a team long enough to ta ke they cannot defy a team long enough to take it into a fifth day. there we re to take it into a fifth day. there were moments when i wondered where the next wicket was coming from but they turned to the next ball and bat provided it. it certainly did, rashid and stuart broad hanging on andjimmy rashid and stuart broad hanging on and jimmy anderson ready to come in. good bowling spells from england and they will take that to southampton at the end of next week for the fourth test. it is the top of the order, they have got to get it right. we have been saying that for many months about the england batting order? we have. i feel like iam batting order? we have

tomorrow we may hear more from ben stokes. he meant to be playing in the second test match for england against being dunn india that starts on thursday at lords but instead he will be back here. he denies the charge of afraid, as do his team—mates. arsenal's majority shareholder stan kroenke, who owns over two thirds of the club's shares, has had an offer to buy the whole club accepted. the other major shareholder alisher usmanov has agreed to sell his 30% stake in what he describes as the "best football club in the world". kroenke says single ownership will help to further arsenal's "strategy and ambitions". but the arsenal supporters trust are opposed to the takeover, calling it a dreadful day for the club with concerns over transparency and accountabilty. the worst—case scenario is the money will be taken out of the club due to management fees to pay the debts which have been taken out by arsenal, and we know he is an investor so there will be less money going into the club and more going out of the club. let's have qui

earlier, the doorman said that ben stokes earlier, the doorman said that ben sto kes ha d earlier, the doorman said that ben stokes had mocked and openly gay couple in the club and had flicked cigarette ash at them. this trial began today and is expected to last until next week. opening the case that the prosecution, the court was told that this is a sustained period of significant violence. it‘s that phone footage, cctv footage which is forming the basis of the prosecution evidence, the trial should 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. many thanks for the latest from bristol crown court. the world‘s most—starred michelin chef, joel robuchon, has died at the age of 73. the french chef founded a string of restaurants that revolutionised fine dining and which between them have 31 michelin stars. in the united states a state of emergency has been declared in california, as wildfires rage across the region. thous

ben stokes held up his hand and showed it to the jury. he said photographs they had already seen of swollen joints were the result of cricketing injuries from years ago and nothing to do with the night in question. the jury has also been shown this footage of injuries suffered by 28—year—old ryan ali. he is also 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. 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 ha

as the verdict was read out today, ben stokes closed his eyes while his wife, claire, cried forthe ben stokes closed his eyes while his wife, claire, cried for the live has raised a number of important questions. what should happen to stokes and his england team—mate, alex hales question of this is a time when hingis cricket is trying to appeal to a new, younger, family audience and show it is serious about upholding the values of the game. how have the ecb handled it? do they have a problem with the drinking culture within the england team? finally, even though ben stokes could take the field in four days' time at trent bridge by how long will the shadow cast over him and the england team now last? the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has refused to apologise for his presence at a laying of a wreath for some of those accused of carrying out a terror attack at the 1972 munich olympics, in which 11 israeli athletes died. his attendance at the event in tunis in 2014 has prompted criticism from the israeli prime minister. mr corbyn said he had been taking part in a ceremony honouring victi

england cricketer ben stokes is found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court. the government is considering reforms to help tenants in england hold rogue landlords to account. it wants to speed up the complaints procedure and publish league tables. the measures are part of what ministers call "a landmark opportunity" to improve social housing. but campaign groups say ministers should focus on providing more homes for people on low incomes. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. the grenfell fire was meant to change the nation's attitude to housing the poor. for too long in our country, under governments of both colours, we simply have not given enough attention to social housing. we must face the broken housing market and we must fix it now. tomorrow will be too late. today, ministers revealed what changes this tragedy would mean for social housing tenna nts across england. they will get more powers to hold landlords to account, government support to ensure their homes are of decent quality. for this housing adviser, who worked with many gre

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 person cannot weigh to a nicety the exact measure of their defensive actions in such an adrenaline—filled incident." now, thejudge has finished his summing up so the case is effectively closed for the day. the jury have been sent home and they will start their deliberations to find ben stokes guilty or not guilty at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. the convicted "black cab rapist", john worboys, has been questioned about a number of new allegations of sexual assault. bbc news understands that worboys — who's still in prison after the high court overturned a parole board decision to release him — was inter

and finally even though ben stokes could take the field injust four though ben stokes could take the field in just four days' time how long will the shadow that is cast over him and the england team now last? the government is considering giving tenants in england more support to hold landlords to account — by speeding up the complaints procedure and publishing league tables. the measures are part of what ministers call "a landmark opportunity for major reform" on social housing. but campaign groups say what's needed is more homes for people on low incomes. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. the grenfell fire was meant to change the nation's attitude to housing the poor. for too long in our country under governments of both colours, we have not given enough attention to social housing. it is a national crisis and one that we are ready to meet. today, ministers revealed much changes this tragedy would mean for social housing across england. tenants will get more powers to hold landlords to account, government support to ensure their homes or other decent qual

the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm: england cricketer ben stokes ‘mocked two gay men‘ before a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last year, a court's heard. the us is reimposing sanctions on iran after its withdrawal from the iranian nuclear deal. a man appears in court accused of the murder of 28—year—old midwife samantha eastwood. parts of spain and portugal are on red alert as temperatures have climbed to 46 degrees — while firefighters try to bring a number of blazes under control. thousands of tourists and residents have been left stranded after a second earthquake in a week hit the holiday island of lombok. officials in indonesia say they have begun an evacuation of parts of the area. at least 98 people are known to have died, and the authorities say they expect that figure to rise. hundreds more were injured. the country is prone to earthquakes because it sits on the "ring of fire", an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the pacific basin. lombok is east of bali. the two islands are home to about seven million people, but millions more visit every year. the quak

we heard from the defence ben stokes, he said there we re defence 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 want on, a person cannot wait to a nicety the exact measure of their defensive actions in such an adrenaline filled incident. now, thejudge has been edged his summing up so the case is effectively closed for the day. the jury effectively closed for the day. the jury have been sent home and they will start their deeper orations to find ben stokes guilty or not guilty at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. —— so, so deliberations. 41 people were left injured after a coach overturned on the m25 near swanley in kent. three people with more serious injuries were taken to hospital, while 38 were treated for minor injuries. my colleague mark norman sent this report from the scene. you can see behind me the m25 is bound looking towards the dartford

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 case now. the jury have heard that. on monday, we will hear the summing up from a judge and have the summing up from a judge and have the closing remarks from barristers and after that, the jury is due to go out. thank you very much. a muslim convert who plotted to carry out a terror attack in central london, in which he hoped to kill dozens of people, has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. 26—year—old lewis ludlow from rochester admitted to raising money for terrorist purposes and plotting attacks. police found that he had researched targets including the disney store in oxford street and madame tussauds. he had sworn an oath of allegiance to the leader of the so—called islamic state. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has more detail. this is actually quite a sudden change because we had expected him to go to trial later this year, but this afternoo

as it was delivered, ben stokes closed his eyes, looked down, then. his wife, claire, who has been with him the whole time began to cry at that stage. his co—defendant also found not guilty, ryan ali and he left court a few moments ago and said he was relieved it was over but he had no further comment. andy, many thanks. a motorway bridge has partially collapsed in the italian city of genoa with dozens feared dead. the government says it fears an immense tragedy. the section of road that collapsed was over a river, and an area of the city. matt cole reports. the fear of those watching can clearly be heard as they watched the bridge structure crumbled. police have spoken of a violent cloudburst of rain at the time of the collapse. viewed from a different angle, the size of the missing section is clear. down below, crumpled cars and lorries. witnesses say vehicles had tumbled from the falling roadway. firefighters say there have been fatalities, and in poor weather, work is ongoing to free people who are trapped. the viaduct was built in the 1960s but

the metro's frontpage has the verdict on ben sto kes‘s frontpage has the verdict on ben stokes's trial. not guilty of afraid in bristol. the daily star also leads with the england cricketer‘s ca rava ns leads with the england cricketer‘s caravans “— leads with the england cricketer‘s caravans —— travails and that acquittal. the suspected terrorist attack near the houses of parliament in reference to the police arriving within seconds on the scene hero cops and it also has coverage of that collapsed bridge and genoa. also leading with the men's —— westminster attack and that collapsed bridge in northern italy is the telegraph‘s frontpage. the times, the eye's frontpage has the moment the police warned —— swarmed the westminster attack or‘s are in the westminster attack or‘s are in the guardian front story is the reported rise intake for chief executives while workers pay failed to match inflation. we will get out of that story with low levels of unemployment, the lowest seen since the mid—70s, but wages have not been keeping pace with inflation but we will

just remind us why ben stokes was at court, and how proceedings went today? well this relates to an incident that occurred on september 25th last yearin that occurred on september 25th last year in the clifton triangle area of bristol. it followed a one—day international that stokes had played inafew international that stokes had played in a few hours before. he and some tea m in a few hours before. he and some team mates were on a night out and later on at around two o'clock in the morning, a fight erupted outside the morning, a fight erupted outside the nightclub. we heard today what went on in the build up to that incident. one which the prosecution told the court was triggered when stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge, retaliation 01’ to attack with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind. thejury heard it was beyond self—defence, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. stokes and the two men that he knocked unconscious in the fight, ryan alli and ryan hale, were charged with affray, all

instead, ben stokes was back in court. also here — bristol bouncer andrew cunningham, a witness to the events leading up to the brawl at the centre of the case. stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the early hours of september 25th last 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 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 g

a court has heard claims that the england cricketer ben stokes, mocked two gay men and became abusive to a bouncer, shortly before allegedly getting involved in a fight at a nightclub. he and two other men, deny a charge of affray in bristol last september. our sports editor dan roan reports. he should have been training with his england team—mates today for this week's test match at lord's, instead, ben stokes was back in court. also here, bristol bouncer andrew cunningham, a witness to the events leading up to the brawl at the centre of the case. stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the early hours of september 25 last 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

ben stokes has been giving evidence for a second day at his trial. the 27 year old admitted throwing several punches, but said he didn't remember knocking a man unconscious. he denies affray. the man he's accused of hitting is on trial alongside him. phil mackie reports from bristol crown court. ben stokes arrived at court for the fifth day of his trial and his second in the witness box. he was shown cctv footage filmed outside the club on the night of the fight. he denied offering £300 to a doorman who would not let him in, saying he would not even pay that to get into the best club in london. the england star also refuted claims he made fun of a gay couple in an offensive manner and had thrown a cigarette at them. mr stokes said he punched two men because they were abusing the gay men and had threatened him. but he said he couldn't remember what they'd said. the prosecutor said... the cricketer admitted drinking two or three beers, six or seven vodkas and some jagerbombs as well. the england star was shown the phone footage of a fight in which he

cricketer ben stokes has said he can't remember knocking out a man, but did throw several punches, during his affray trial. staying firmly on the ground: ryanair pilots strike in five european countries — bringing travel misery for thousands at the height of the holiday season. hundreds of holiday—makers — including many in campsites — are evacuated as flash floods hit the south of france. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. that is with holly. there she is. here i am. absolutely. coming up jack laugher and chris mears are on the hunt for another medal and at lord's it is a case of trying to stay out the water as rain causes further delay ops day two of the second test. all that coming up at 2.30. and what about the weather. here is i promise you later on the weather will be betterer and i will have the also coming up — there's a lot of hot air in bristol. the annual balloon fiesta is under way — and it's celebrating its 40th anniversary. and hello everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. mike ashley's sports direct has agreed a deal to rescue the strugg

now, to cricket, and england head coach trevor bayliss says the decision to include ben stokes in the squad for the third test against india was taken for the all—rounder‘s wellbeing. it's after stokes was found not guilty of affray earlier this week, following a fight outside a nightclub last september. but bayliss said it's not yet certain if stokes will play at trent bridge on saturday. our sports editor dan roan has more. just two days after emerging from bristol crown court, today ben stokes walked out to more familiar surroundings, the england star still the main attraction at trent bridge as he was welcomed back into the england squad after being cleared of affray. but while stokes could play against india here on saturday, the fallout from his trial following a brawl last year continues, and he's now being encouraged to publicly apologise, having already said sorry to his team—mates. certainly. i think it was important to actually apologise to the boys in the team. i'm sure something will be forthcoming. he will certainly pull his weight from now on going forward. i'm su

the prosecution talked about ben sto kes' the prosecution talked about ben stokes' performance in the witness box, and they said he was seeking to explain and justify himself, he was plainly lying, he acted deplorably as the red mist came down. we also heard from gordon cole, defending ben stokes, who said there were big holes in the prosecution case, it was as clyde's case that he was defending himself or others, and that he took reasonable actions in the circumstances. he said in the adrenaline generated by a fight, a person cannot waive to a nicety is self defence actions. the judge has indicated the jury will go out some time this afternoon. 0k, thank you, andy, andy moore there. our top story this lunchtime: the government launches a drive to eradicate homelessness in england within the decade, numbers have been going up for the last seven years. and coming up, why british asians are more socially conservative than the uk population and over half have toned down their asian identity to fit in. coming up on bbc news, the para—swimming european championships gets under way in dub

the england cricketer ben stokes is cleared of a charge of affray at bristol crown court. and should straight actors play gay characters? jack whitehall‘s casting in a new disney film has angered some. it's 5pm. our top story is that at least 30 people are dead after a motorway bridge partially collapsed in the italian city of genoa. this is the scene there live as rescuers continue their search for possible survivors, with many trapped in vehicles that were crushed by the debris. there are now fears that other sections of the bridge might come down. the italian transport minister says what happened is "an immense tragedy", but it's now been revealed the bridge had been refurbuished just two years ago. matt cole has he latest. you can still see some bodies pulled out from the wreckage. it happened around 11:30am local time. the fear of those watching can clearly be heard as they watch the bridge structure crumble. police haven't spoken of a violent cloudburst of ramp at the time of the collapse. —— police have spoken. views from the above, the size of the mission sec

this was the moment when ben stokes was arrested in september last year. it was shot by a body camera following the incident in the clifton area of bristol. just yards from the vehicle where the england cricketer was being detained, another man lay injured on the road. the reason you're being arrested, there is a guy over there covered in blood and i've been told you punched him. the footage was shown to the jury yesterday as part of the prosecution case. ben stokes was played video footage shot by a witness on the night of the incident. he said he stepped in to defend two gay men. he denied mimic him for making homophobic comments and insisted he was not drunk were enraged and acted in self—defence. he told the jury that injuries to his right hand which we re injuries to his right hand which were shown to the court were due to playing cricket and were not the result of what happened that night. the jury has also been shown this footage of injuries suffered by 28—year—old ryan ali. he is also charged with affray and denies the count. this afternoon,

ben stokes has been giving evidence for a second day at his trial. the 27—year—old admitted throwing several punches, but said he didn't remember knocking a man unconscious. he denies affray. the man he's accused of hitting is on trial alongside him. phil mackie reports from bristol crown court. ben stokes arrived at court for the fifth day of his trial and his second in the witness box. he was shown cctv footage filmed outside the club on the night of the fight. he denied offering £300 to a doorman who would not let him in, saying he would not even pay that to get into the best club in london. the england star also refuted claims he made fun of a gay couple in an offensive manner and had thrown a cigarette at them. mr stokes said he punched two men because they were abusing the gay men and had threatened him. but he said he couldn't remember what they'd said. the prosecutor said... the cricketer admitted drinking two or three beers, six or seven vodkas and seven jagerbombs as well. the england star was shown the phone footage of a fight in whic

a court has heard claims that the england cricketer ben stokes, mocked and exaggerated the mannerisms of a gay man, and became abusive towards a bouncer, shortly before allegedly getting involved in a fight at a nightclub. he and two other men, deny a charge of affray, in bristol last september. our sports editor dan roan reports. he should have been training with his england team—mates today for this week's test match at lord's, instead, ben stokes was back in court. also here, bristol bouncer andrew cunningham, a witness to the events leading up to the brawl at the centre of the case. stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the early hours of september 25 last 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

coming up for you on sport today: a different kind of test awaits england's cricketer ben stokes. canada is open for venus williams, who breezes through her opening tie in montreal. do you know who this man is? only one of the greatest of all time. the little master gives his thoughts on india's captain virat kohli. the england cricketer ben stokes played a key part in england's dramatic win over india last week, but this week he's in court accused of affray. on monday, the first day of his trial, a court here in england heard how stokes is accused of mocking two gay men, before brawling with two others. stokes denies affray. but while his teammates prepare for the second test match against india that begins on thursday, he'll still be in court. here's our sports editor, dan roan. having had to swap cricket field for courtroom, ben stokes arrived here this morning for the opening day of his trial. dressed in a navy suit, the 27—year—old all—rounder sat in the dock alongside two local men he's accused of punching during a fight in the city last year, ryan hale and ryan ali.

ready to play — ben stokes gives skipper joe root his guarantee as he's recalled to the england team for the third test against india tomorrow. no problem with pogba — manchester united bossjose mourinho denies reports of a rift between him and star man paul pogba. going for gold — can five—time paralympic champion ellie simmonds turn around her barren run so far at the world para—swimming european championships? also coming up in the programme: he's back once again... tyson fury says he's ready to go in belfast tomorrow night, but as his dad argues with deontay wilder... is a huge heavyweight clash with the wbc champion on the cards? 7 whe two fighters want to fight each other, it's what happens. we talked to each other and we made the fight. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening. another busy sporting weekend ahead, and one that's going to be a lot busier for ben stokes than he may have thought at the start of the week. having been found not guilty of affray on tuesday, the all—rounder has been included in the england side to face india in the third test which begi

ben stokes must still await the outcome of a cricket disciplinary commission hearing, which in the next few weeks could decide to suspend him if he is found to have brought the game into disrepute. but for now, the all—rounder is back in the england fold. stokes said he had been acting in self—defence when he became involved in this fight and then arrested. and on tuesday, a jury acquitted him after a seven—day trial. but one former england captain told me the player's reputation had still suffered. knowing the england cricket fans as i do, they will give him a reception. i don't think he deserves that. he's certainly not a hero, as some have portrayed him to be. he has bought the game into disrepute, but i do think the punishment and the fact that he missed the whole winter in australia is enough and now he's got the not guilty charge, i think he should be able to play cricket. while there is no guarantee stokes will play against india, england say he is back in the squad for his own well—being, his challenge now to avoid any more mishaps. dan roan, bbc news, trent bridge. that

ben stokes has been giving evidence for a second day at his trial. the 27—year—old admitted throwing several punches, but said he didn't remember knocking a man unconscious. he denies affray. the man he's accused of hitting is on trial alongside him. phil mackie reports from bristol crown court. ben stokes arrived in court for the fifth day of his trial and his second in the witness box. he was shown cctv footage filmed outside the club on the night of the fight. he denied offering £300 to a doorman who would not let him in, saying he would not even pay that to get into the best club in london. the english star also refuted claims he made fun of a gay couple in an offensive manner and had thrown a cigarette at them. mr stokes said he punched two men because they were abusing the gay men and had threatened him. but he said he couldn't remember what they'd said. prosecutors said... the cricketer admitted drinking two or three beers... six or seven vodkas and seven jagerbombss as well. the english style was shown the phone footage of a fight style