the final day of the libel case between footballer s wireless rebekah vardy and coleen rooney. lawyers are set out their closing outings. and britain s biggest ever lottery winners, the couple from gloucester who ve won £181; million. it s surreal, they say. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, a huge night for everton s players. after a difficult season they can ensure prmier league survival with a win against crystal palace. good evening. an mi5 agent used his intelligence status to terrorise and abuse women. yet his identity has been protected by the secret services. the bbc has been stopped from revealing his name after the government went to the high court. it says it is trying to protect national security and avoid a real and immediate risk to life. but the judge did rule that we can reveal details of the case in which the agent used his position to coerce and threaten to kill a former partner with a machete. the spy, who is not british
the police close their inquiry. in total 83 people have been penalised. millions of tonnes of grain stuck in ukraine, as the un warns of a globalfood crisis if exports don t resume. this crop is due to be harvested in just over a month s time, but the farmers here still have no idea where they re going to store it or how they re going to get it out of the country. music: chariots of fire main theme and the film score that mesmerised millions its composer vangelis has died at the age of 79. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: mcilroy sets the pace a storming start to the pga championship in oklahoma sees him on five under after his first round. good evening. we start tonight with the story of an mi5 agent accused of violent abuse and threats to kill his partner, whose identity has been protected by the security services and the government. the spy who s not british is said to have terrorised his partner while also threatening to sexually abuse and kill
for life for her murder. millions of tonnes of grain stuck in ukraine the un warns of a global food crisis even famine for some if the grain isn t exported. the final day of the libel case between footballer s wives rebekah vardy and coleen rooney. their lawyers set out their closing arguments. music. one of the best known film scores the soundtrack to chariots of fire. tributes are paid to its oscar winning composer, vangelis, who has died at the age of 79.
and, unexpectedly, the pop star peter andre has become a major talking point. the use of social media is at the centre of this case. rebekah vardy says she suffered public abuse and ridicule on a massive scale, because of an unfair accusation. coleen rooney says her privacy was repeatedly violated, and she had no choice but to investigate and go public with her findings. it s estimated that each side will have a legal bill of more than £1.5 million, and whoever wins will still be hundreds of thousands of pounds out of pocket. many have asked why this came to court. at times rebekah vardy, who brought the case, looked like she was asking the same question. the judge will now consider the evidence and return with a detailed written judgment in a few weeks.