to the women s world cup, as ireland look to stay in the tournament. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. nigel farage has called for a wider shake up of the natwest board, following the resignation of its chief executive dame alison rose after days of pressure on the leadership of the banking group. dame alison resigned after she admitted she d made a serious error ofjudgment when she discussed with a bbc journalist mr farage s relationship with the private bank coutts, owned by natwest group. this morning the prime minister said he believed dame alison was right to step down. here s our business correspondent, emma simpson. the most high profile female ceo in the country, she made history when she became the first woman to take the topjob at she became the first woman to take the top job at the bank. now she s out with immediate effect. it the topjob at the bank. now she s out with immediate effect.- out with immediate effect. it was ri . ht that out with im
was in court today. with hugs for the court security staff, a very relieved and emotional kevin spacey walked out of court an innocent man. of court an innocent man, the result he can celebrate on his 64th birthday. i imagine that many of you can understand that there s a lot for me to process after what has just happened today. but i would like to see that i am enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully before they reached the decision. and i am humbled by the outcome today. after 12 hours of deliberation, kevin spacey heard the verdict that he wanted not guilty repeated nine times. he sobbed in the dock and thanked his legals team team and his manager. later, he went to thank the jurors. oscar winner, american beauty star, house of cards leader, house of cards lead, former old vic creative director but for all the awards and acclaim, this could be kevin spacey s most satisfying moment. for more
game search can t reach the knockout stage. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it s six years since the first allegations of sexual assault were made against the hollywood actor kevin spacey. he was accused of assualting four men between 2001 and 2013. the charges brought his acting career to a halt as he was dropped from role after role and he has not worked since. today he cried in the dock at southwark crown court as he was found not guilty of all nine sex offences and said he was humbled by the outcome. our special correspondent, lucy manning, is at southwark crown court this evening. kevin spacey s legacy, his career, possibly his freedom were on the line here in the hands of 12jurors who had helped him described as a predator. but the actor had been steadfast in his denials. there was a moment of real tension as he could not contain his feelings as the jury foreman read out the verdict. with hugs for the court security staff, a very relieved and emotional
good evening. a 57 year old man who spent 17 years injailfor a rape that he did not commit has today had his conviction formally overturned by the court of appeal. andy malkinson has been fighting since 2003 to clear his name. he was jailed after being identified in a line up of suspects. but dna of another man was later found on the victim s clothing. outside court today, he accused greater manchester police of scrambling to cover up how he was wrongly convicted for 20 years. our legal correspondent dominic casciani reports. a day ofjustice, a day of truth and freedom. after two decades, andy malkinson and his lawyers walked into the court of appeal with a message for the criminal justice system. a message about how his life has been destroyed over a crime he always said he never committed. i have been let down. i ve been terribly let down. i know i m not the only one either. i don t trust the state because the state is largely unaccountable and it will not. it doesn t like