attack on the company. and coming up we will hearfrom manchester united legend eric cantona, about his new art exhibition which chronicles the relationship between sport and modern society. good afternoon. the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has been found not guilty of six counts of rape, and one count of sexual assault. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on one count of rape and one of sexual assault. it follows a six month trial at chester crown court. our north of england correspondent, danny savage, is there. tell us what happened today. we ve had this trial tell us what happened today. we ve had this trial ongoing tell us what happened today. we ve had this trial ongoing since - tell us what happened today. we ve had this trial ongoing since last - had this trial ongoing since last summer here in chester. thejury began listening to evidence back in august. they retired to consider their verdicts just before christmas and have been back for nearly two
was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries. good afternoon. the jury in the trial of ryan giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the three counts he faced during the four week domestic violence case at manchester crown court. matt graveling is at manchester crown court. hejoins me from manchester. so, explain what has happened and what it means. , ., ., ., ., ., it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as ou it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say. it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say. this it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say, this trial it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say, this trial has it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say, this trial has been - as you say, this trial has been going on for three and half weeks, but after more than 22 hours of deliberation, a jury here at ar
fading into friday morning. drier with sunshine further north, more showers breaking out through friday, potentially more substantial rain to the west of scotland and northern ireland, but feeling fairly humid in the sun. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday 31st august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello. thanks forjoining us on sportsday this evening. i m ben croucher. coming up: thejury in the ryan giggs domestic violence trial fails to reach a verdict he could face another trial. we ll be live at the us open as andy murray bids for a place in the third round. one month on from that win at the women s euros, we ll look ahead to the lionnesses efforts to reach next yea r s women s world cup. always amazing, but we ve got a world cup now, we have world cup qua
to win eastbourne. in the golden state beckons for the golden boy of welsh football, gareth bale agrees to join los angeles fc. also coming up, we go back a0 years and look at one of the most infamous matches in the history of the world cup. matches in the history of the world cu -. , matches in the history of the world cu . , ., ~ ., , matches in the history of the world cu. , ., , cup. it s a world cup tie and they will call it a cup. it s a world cup tie and they will call it a disgrace. hello and welcome along to sportsday. england are piling the pressure on new zealand in this third and final test with a couple of late wickets at headlingley. the tourists lead by 137 at stumps on day three, in their second innings. england chasing a 3 0 series win here to maintain their perfect start under new captain ben stokes. patrick gearey reports. back yourself. england s new mantra. a belief that allows jamie 0verton a bowler on debut to bat to the brink of a cen
kvitova warms up for wimbledon in the perfect manner with a dominant victory over the defending champion to win eastbourne. and the golden state beckons for the golden boy of welsh football gareth bale agrees to join los angeles fc. also coming up, we go back a0 years and look at one of the most infamous matches in the history of the world cup. if this was a practice match they would have called it dull. it s a world cup tie and they will call it a disgrace. hello and welcome to sportsday. england are piling the pressure on new zealand, in this third and final test with a couple of late wickets at headlingley. the tourists lead by 137 at stumps on day three. they re on 168 for 5 in their second innings with england looking confident of maintaining their perfect start under new captain ben stokes. patrick gearey reports. back yourself. england s new mantra. a belief that allows jamie overton a bowler on debut to bat to the brink of a century. 97 he had come so close,