after a series of post match pitch invasions the crystal palace manager patrick viera is involved in an altercation with a fan. bbc news understands that the senior civil servant sue gray intends to complete her report on downing street lockdown parties this weekend. she has already criticised failures of leadership at number ten and the cabinet office. the closure of the police investigation means she s now free to publish the full details of her inquiry. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart reports. 126 fines were issued by the metropolitan police for events in downing street and other government buildings. only one of those went to the prime minister. some say that s one too many, others say apologies have been made and now it s time to move on. he didn t feel he was breaking any rules and certainly when i have been on the doorstep, some people do feel what he was fined for, perhaps the prime minister and the chancellor may have been a little hard done by. bu
His way to the opening day of his criminal trial. First, his usual claims that this is a politically motivated witch hunt orchestrated by president biden. These are all biden trials. This is done as election interference. Everybody knows it. Im here instead of being able to be in pennsylvania and georgia and lots of other places campaigning, and its very unfair. Inside the court, we see a man accustomed to being in charge now not in control. Forced to sit and listen to the prosecutions allegations, whether he likes it or not, with the jury carefully watching his reactions. The story of the porn star Stormy Daniels is central to the case. The prosecution said that paying her 130,000 in hush money was election fraud, pure and simple, orchestrated by donald trump. The court will hear evidence from trumps former fixer, now sworn enemy, Michael Cohen. Hell describe making that payment on mr trumps instructions. The defence will brand him an admitted liar and convicted criminal, whos now obs