i was charged with resisting the law and, following an express trial, i have paid a fine of 240 euros. having paid that fine, we know the spanish police investigation has closed and billy vunipola is now free to fly back to the uk, and he is due back later today. what will now follow is an internal process at saracens and he will cooperate with that and he unreservedly apologises for any inconvenience he has caused during this incident. a meeting to discuss the introduction of a possible salary cap in the english premier league has been taking place today with the aim of making the competition fairer. it s part of plans to reform the profit and sustainability regulations, which resulted in both nottingham forest and everton being deducted points this season. top clubs would only be allowed to spend a sum linked to the television revenues of the bottom clubs in the league. there is expected to be some opposition to the proposal. luis rubiales, the former president of the spa
on bbc london their first ever chance to vote. we speak to young londoners about what issues matter to them ahead of the mayoral election on thursday. good afternoon. and we start with dramatic political developments in edinburgh where in the last hour scotland s first minister humza yousaf has announced that he s resigning. he s been under growing pressure after he ripped up a power sharing deal with the scottish green party. as a result, he had been facing two separate votes of no confidence this week. well, in an emotional statement a short time ago, mr yousaf said he s not willing to trade his values and principles simply to hold on to power. our scotland editor james cook is in edinburgh. this was a pretty emotional statement. humza yousaf pretty close to tears at the end of that statement? to tears at the end of that statement? , ., , ~ , , ., statement? yes, he was. as you say, emotional as statement? yes, he was. as you say, emotional as he statement? yes
hello, i m annita mcveigh, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has said he s hopeful that hamas will accept what he described as an extraordinarily generous gaza ceasefire offer from israel. mr blinken, who is attending talks with his regional counterparts in saudi arabia, was speaking as a delegation from hamas attended parallel ceasefire negotiations in cairo. after weeks of impasse, hamas is reported to have no major issues with a revised plan approved by israel. it s said to include new wording on a cessation of hostilities. mr blinken reaffirmed us opposition to a planned israeli offensive on rafah city, saying he s seen no plan that protects civilians there. 20 people died in the latest israeli airstrikes. at this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. they have to decide, and they have to decide quickly. so we are l
photograph of the prince and princess of wales as they celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. tampa sport and a round up from gabbing. england rugby union international billy vunipola has apologised and paid a fine after being charged in spain, following an alleged incident. the bbc understands he was tasered by police on the island of majorca after they were called to a bar in the island s capital. vunipola called it a misunderstanding and said there was no violence. our sports news correspondent laura scott has more. we know that this incident involving billy vunipola happened at a club on majorca in the early hours of sunday morning. the number eight, who has played for england on 75 occasions, described what happened as an unfortunate misunderstanding that got out of hand. we know police were called to the club, we understand he was tasered and arrested, and he was later charged and appeared in court. however, he said in a statement released today that, contrary to
for overwhelmed cities? high. thank you for being with us. we begin in new york. the former hollywood producer, harvey weinstein, has had one of his convictions for rape overturned. that was on the basis that he didn t receive a fair trial. the case was a landmark in the #metoo movement, which exposed sexual misconduct at the highest levels in hollywood. our correspondent emma vardy has the latest from los angeles. when harvey weinstein, one of the most powerful men in hollywood, was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of sexual assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world. what became known as the #metoo movement. many women came forward accusing harvey weinstein of forcing them into sex. for years, there was a fear of speaking out, they said, because of his ability to make or break careers. but now, the rape conviction against harvey weinstein that came out of the #metoo movement has been overturned in new york. the court of appeals said p