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
good evening and welcome to the programme. england s three match series againstjamaica gets under way in the next hour. the series is part of both sides preparations for the world cup in south africa this summer. england enjoyed their first series win overjamaica for eight years when the sides last met in 2021, and will be looking for more of the same against the sunshine girls tonight. jo currie is at manchester s a0 arena for us. jo, a big yearahead for england s netballers? it s a big game without world cup in south africa this summer. both teams have travelled that tournament hoping to medal, and all about the preparation and doing everything they can do to book their place in that squad. jamaica will prove a real test for england this week. they play them in manchester than two times more in london this weekend. jamaica will surprise were surprise silver medallist last games in birmingham. england come here with a little bit to prove. they walked away and forth as en
next week. widespread impact on health and infrastructure so one to watch. at the moment we have got hot conditions in the south and east. somewhat cooler conditions and a few showers in the north and west. quite breezy across the north of scotland. that is blowing in the art shower. by that is blowing in the art shower. by and large fine weather. temperatures quite considerably lower apart from the south east. but the cloud we have in the south holds onto that heat and humidity and that slips away overnight tonight with a few showers to follow. and still warm but not tropical as it was last night in the south east. a little bit more comfortable for sleeping in the next couple of nights. tomorrow the next couple of nights. tomorrow the best of the sunshine again in the best of the sunshine again in the south with a peppering of showers in the north of scotland and across northern ireland and northern england. the wind starting to switch to the north west. again in the south e
to the outside world. talks to pass the un high seas treaty to protect the world s oceans and marine life in new york have failed to reach an agreement for the fifth time as governments could not agree on the terms. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league reaction to that and rest of the day s sport news in sportsday at 7.30pm. good evening. the chancellor nadhim zahawi says middle income earners as well as low earners will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. yesterday, the regulator ofgem confirmed a dramatic 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains dif