A Police Officer has been charged with the murder of the former footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after being tasered. The ex aston villa striker was restrained by officers at his Fathers House in telford, in 2016. A second officer, also from west Mercia Police force, has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. Both appeared in court on thursday, as our correspondent sian lloyd reports. Dalian atkinsons talents brought him some memorable goals. This strike clinched him goal of the season in 1993. His career spanned 15 years, including four seasons with aston villa in the 1990s. But three years ago, police were called to his fathers home near telford. A taser was discharged and Dalian Atkinson was restrained. He died shortly afterwards following a cardiac arrest. What happened there was investigated by the police watchdog. Following that independent inquiry, two west mercia Police Officers, whose identities are being protected, appeared in court today. Both were charged
If anybody is done for islamophobia orany if anybody is done for islamophobia or any form of discrimination in the conservative party, they are out first ounce. First bounce. A Bleak Outlook on Climate Change. The United Nations says the world has to act much faster to avoid Dangerous Levels of global warming. And a remarkable comeback from 2 0 down by spurs, as they book their place in the Champions League knockout stages. And at 11 30pm, we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, mo hussein and rachel shabi. Stay with us for that. Jeremy corbyn has repeatedly declined to apologise to the uks Jewish Community over anti semitism, despite sharp criticism of him by the chief rabbi. Instead, he insisted a Labour Government would make society safe for people of all faiths. In a newspaper article, rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said labours claim it had investigated all cases of anti jewish racism in its ranks was a mendacious fiction. He urged people to vote with their cons
Reduction. 100 flood warnings in place across england tonight as the met office warns that up to five more centimetres of rain could fall. Articial speech ever since i got this voice it was amazing. And the little boy whos been given a new voice thanks to advances in technology. And coming up on sportsday late in the hour on bbc news. England prepare for their ioooth game, the match at wembley against montenegro scould also see them qualify for the euros. Against montenegro should also see them qualify for the euros. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Accident and Emergency Departments in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began in 200a. One in six patients waited longer than the four hour target in october and the target for starting Cancer Treatment was missed for the 46th month in a row. The total number of people waiting for routine operations is now nearly 4. 5 million. The labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described the figures as disgrace
Around 100 people are rescued by the service from floods in the midlands with warnings of more rain on the way. The mother of a 10 Year Old Girl who died after contracting an infection in a cancer ward in glasgow claims there was a cover up over her death. Sleeping on the streets, in parks, on peoples sofas a Charity Warns that more than 20 thousand young people are at risk of homelessness this christmas. And eastenders stars take on strictly for tonights children in need. Coming up on tonights news watch, the strange tale of how three year old footage of Boris Johnson laying a wreath at the cenotaph came to be broadcast on monday morning. Join us tonight here on bbc news. Labour has unveiled plans to give every home across the uk free broadband in the next decade by partly nationalising bt. The shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell said his partys proposals were visionary and the £20 billion cost of doing it would be paid for partly by introducing a tax on tech giants. The Prime Minister c
In east london. Two others have been cleared. Flooding across parts of Northern England in sheffield, hundreds of people were stranded for hours in yorkshires largest shopping centre. And at 11 30pm well be taking another look at the papers with the broadcaster henry bonsu and the assistant comment editor at the telegraph, madeline grant. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Labour and the conservatives have both been setting out their plans for the economy today. Labour is promising a huge boost in spending, and whats its calling an irreversible shift of power and wealth away from london. The tories are also vowing to spend billions. Its now clear that whoever wins the election will spend and borrow far more than weve seen for a long time. Labour says it will invest an extra £55 billion a year on infrastructure like housing and schools as well as environmental projects. Now, thats roughly double what the conservatives are offering an extra £20 25 billion a year. Our economics edito