Well be talking all things nfl later in the show. Good evening. Ben stokes is set to play for england again next month. The star all rounder found out earlier this week that he will be charged with affray after a brawl outside a night club last september. He was left out of the ashes as the Police Investigation took its course. Now that charges have been brought by the cps, the ecb have decided that he can play for england and is set to feature in new zealand injust over five weeks time. Lets speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson, who is at lords. The former england captain Michael Atherton says the ecbs decision is illogical if stokes gets a date for a Court Appearance, yes, andi yes, and i cant take that point because you might say what has changed . Because you might say what has changed 7 there are because you might say what has changed . There are still criminal proceedings ongoing, still a presumption of innocence before guilt, a key part of our legal system. The ecb would
And ben stokes is back. Good afternoon. He is. The ecb have cleared him to return to england to just two days after he was charged with affray. He is likely to be playing in their short form series against new zealand ex month. All the details later in the our. Thanks, hugh. Susan powell has the weather, it is in the news. Lying snow and ice causing problems, buti in the news. Lying snow and ice causing problems, but i think this afternoon for many, pictures like this in edinburgh, the sun is out. But it is the calm before the storm, more strong winds to come tonight and another spell of heavy snow for southern scotland and Northern England. Thank you very much. Also coming up could it be a french stitch up . The grand diplomatic gesture by president macron which means the bayeux tapestry could leave france for the first time in nearly a thousand years and be loaned to britain. But why now . Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. If yourjob is dependant on the outcome
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