and with western weapons continuing to arrive in ukraine the country s defence minister tells the bbc his country has become a de facto member of nato. tributes are paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis, who s died at the age of 5a. royal mail customers still can t send letters and parcels overseas after a cyber attack on the company. 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, explain more about what happened today is. explain more about what happened toda is. , , ., ., explain more about what happened toda is. , , . ., ., explain more about what happened toda is. , ., ., , ., today is. this is a trial that began today is. this is a trial that began to be heard t
less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in his job as chancellor he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington for crisis talks. 3 weeks of turmoil on the financial markets has culminated in the prime minister announceing a second major u turn on her economic plans for growth corporation tax will now rise in april after all. she has sacked the chancellor and named a new one jeremy hunt the 4th this year. at a very short press conference this afternoon liz truss was repeatedly asked about her credibility as prime minister and why she was remaining in the job. let s take a listen to what she had to say. my my conviction to this country needs to go for growth and is rooted in my personal experience. i know what it s like to grow up somewhere that isn t feeling the benefits of growth and i so what that meant and i m not prepared to accept that for our country. i want a country where people can get good jobs and new bu
now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. our headlines this evening. fran kirby kick starters chelsea s season as the wsl champions get their first win. early wickets holt england s progress as they try to take a 3 1 lead in the t20 series against pakistan. and joe joyce announces himself as the latest heavyweight talent with a world title shot on the cards. hello again, welcome to sportsday. the wsl season is riding a wave of popularity as the women s game enjoys a post euro buzz, but so far it has been pretty unpredictable. to teams who surprisingly lost their opening match is at last weekend played this afternoon, with the champions chelsea beating manchester city to belatedly get their first victory of the campaign. having lost their opening game of the season, there was little room for error for there was little room for error for the champions against manchester city and they nearly had the perfect start. fran kirby could not take advant
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
for families. pain for workers as public sector squeezed, says the times, experts warn of an inevitable decline in services due to tax cuts and inflation. in the telegraph leads with a warning from the us that russia will face catastrophic consequences if it deploys nuclear weapons. let s start with the front page of the metro, and it highlights the very start policy divide now between the two biggest parties when it comes to tax. ciaran, kick us off with this one. it comes to tax. ciaran, kick us off with this one- with this one. this is a big bold front page with this one. this is a big bold front page by with this one. this is a big bold front page by the with this one. this is a big bold front page by the metro - with this one. this is a big bold front page by the metro that i with this one. this is a big boldl front page by the metro that as with this one. this is a big bold - front page by the metro that as you say, highlights the chasm that exists now between th