this is bbc news, the headlines. russia says it has now taken the small town of soledar, in eastern ukraine, that s been the focus of intense fighting. officials in kyiv say fighting is continuing, and the russian side has made similar claims before. the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has been found not guilty of raping four women. the jury was unable to reach a verdict in the cases of two other women he was alleged to have attacked, so he will face a retrial later this year. a gas pipeline connecting lithuania and latvia has been hit by an explosion. the country s gas operator says it s launched an investigation. ajudge in new york has ordered donald trump s family business to pay a $1.6 million fine after being found guilty last month of tax fraud.
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. russia claims its forces have captured the ukrainian town of soledar , but kyiv insists severe fighting is still ongoing. a gas pipeline connecting lithuania and latvia has been hit by an explosion. the country s gas operator says it s launched an investigation. footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. but he faces a retrial on two other counts on which the jury failed to reach a verdict also in the programme. how the world cup may have given a much needed boost to the uk s economy.
this is bbc news, the headlines. russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar, a town in eastern ukraine that s been the focus of intense fighting. there s been no confirmation from the ukrainian side. a gas pipeline connecting lithuania and latvia has been hit by an explosion. the country s gas operator says it s launched an investigation. ajudge in new york has ordered donald trump s family business to pay a $1.6 million fine after being found guilty last month of tax fraud. the fine was the maximum allowable. at least seven people have been killed in alabama as a storm swept through southern us states. tens of thousands of homes have been left without power in alabama and also in georgia.
this is bbc news, the headlines. russia says it has now taken the small town of soledar, in eastern ukraine, that s been the focus of intense fighting. officials in kyiv say fighting is continuing, and the russian side has made similar claims before. the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has been found not guilty of raping four women. the jury was unable to reach a verdict in the cases of two other women he was alleged to have attacked, so he will face a retrial later this year. a gas pipeline connecting lithuania and latvia has been hit by an explosion. the country s gas operator says it s launched an investigation. ajudge in new york has ordered donald trump s family business to pay a $1.6 million fine after being found guilty last month of tax fraud.