edward colston made his fortune in the transatlantic slave trade. across the city, buildings, pubs, streets and schools carried his name. the protest made headlines worldwide. many venues began dropping the colston name. conversations began about statues and monuments elsewhere. it's not about the statue, it's really about the story that we tell of ourselves, the heroes that we lionise and those that we now wish to perhaps move away from. three cheers for the coulston four! the defence said the toppling of the statue was justified because of edward colston�*s past. andrew plant, bbc news, in bristol. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, sustainability is the name of the game, which is why i'm on the eve ecargo bike. it's electric, it's made from natural and recycled materials, and it's usually used for inner city deliveries. but today, it is delivering me to the studio. nice wheels! 0h, hello down there! hey! sinclair c5 — blast from the past! i know! an icon of the �*80s created by a computing icon. in memory of sir clive sinclair

edward colston made his fortune in the transatlantic slave trade. across the city, buildings, pubs, streets and schools carried his name. the protest made headlines worldwide. many venues began dropping the colston name. conversations began about statues and monuments elsewhere. it's not about the statue, it's really about the story that we tell of ourselves, the heroes that we lionise and those that we now wish to perhaps move away from. the defence said the toppling of the statue was justified because of edward colston�*s past. the defendants never disputed their actions, they accepted what they had done, but they said that they had a lawful excuse for their actions, and that goes again to the offensive nature of the statue. 18 months on, the plinth where the statue stood is still empty. the colston four always wanted to defend themselves in court, convinced they'd done nothing wrong that day, and today, the jury here agreed with them. three cheers for the colston four, hip—hip...! andrew plant, bbc news, in bristol. play in the fourth ashes t

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four, the black lives matter activist accused of toppling the edward colston statue. what do you make of this? because the telegraph angle is courting tory mps are saying this jury verdict sets a dangerous precedent, the result will be mobs seeking to tear down such across the country. but other people, legalacademics across the country. but other people, legal academics and so on saying this is the jury system, it iury saying this is the jury system, it jury can decide what they like. thea;r jury can decide what they like. they can, jury can decide what they like. they can. you're — jury can decide what they like. they can. you're right. — jury can decide what they like. they can, you're right, one _ jury can decide what they like. they can, you're right, one is _ jury can decide what they like. tie: can, you're right, one is saying this opens the door to mob rule, another says thejury can this opens the door to mob rule, another says the jury can be a kind of societal pressure release valve, and that there is zero chance of any iury and that there is zero chance

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let's go back to bristol, where four people accused of illegally removing a statue of edward colston has been cleared of criminal damage. just a warning, of course you can see flash photography here and our apologies if the language gets a little bit ripe. we are waiting to hear statements from the poor —— the for people who have been cleared this afternoon at bristol crown court. the man we see their speaking, who we can't hear there, along with milo, jake and and we get here and now we are here and we get here and now we are here and we get here and now we are here and wejust want and we get here and now we are here and we just want to say thank you to so many people because we have never been alone in this journey. we so many people because we have never been alone in this journey.— been alone in this “ourney. we have been alone in this “ourney. we have been so been alone in this journey. we have been so supported _ been alone in this journey. we have been so supported and _ been alone in this journey. we have been so supported and we - been alone in this journey. we hav

edward colston made his fortune in the 17th—century transatlantic slave trade. across bristol buildings, pubs, streets and schools carried his name. the protest made headlines worldwide. many venues began dropping the colston name and conversations started about other historical statues and monuments. it's not about the statues but it is about the story we tell ourselves, the heroes that we lionise and those that we now wish to perhaps move away from. the people charged with damaging the statue became known as the colston four. large crowds gathered at the start of their trial. the trial was said by some to be only about criminal damage but the defence team said it was about much more than that. four days after the protest, the statue was fished out, eventually put on display at a museum, to explain the latest chapter in bristol's history and its repercussions worldwide. andrew plant, bbc news. 0utside bristol crown court, one of the defendants, rhian graham, gave her reaction to the verdict — and just a warning that there is extensive flash photography throug

these are the four black lives matters campaigners who toppled the statue of edward colston, the slave trader in bristol, they were accused of criminal damage and the jury decided they were not guilty, they walked free and the telegraph have that story saying they want for you as the jury said no story saying they want for you as thejury said no crime story saying they want for you as the jury said no crime was committed. what do you make of that? the telegraph was back angle is that they've got some cabinet members and tory mp is saying this is a dangerous precedent, "the result of this ruling will be that mobs will seek to tear down statues across the country." do you think we will see that happening? i country.�* do you think we will see that happening?— country." do you think we will see that happening? i don't know whether we will see that _ that happening? i don't know whether we will see that happening _ that happening? i don't know whether we will see that happening because, l we will see that happening because, if you remember back to when this actually happened, there was

the full protestors were accused with others unknown, of putting the statue of slave trade. edward colston to the ground and helping to throw it into bristol's hava. the protests took place during the weight of black lives matter demonstrations around the world, following the death of george floyd at the hands of u. s. police. in 2020. they described that motivation coming from anti racist conviction and frustration that previous attempts to persuade the counsel to remove the statue had failed. outside the court, they said that act was a part of history, but didn't change it. we didn't change history, we rectified well. i think the, the big great, great build the big 3 right. hl equality is a victory for anyone. he was gonna write the side of a street. thank you everyone. your oh amazing. the statue has since been retrieved from the harbor and is now on display in the cities museum. was a tennis darn of a joke. image may not be able to play in the australian open later this month. he is being held at the airport in melbourne, apparently on a visa mix up joke of it was granted a medical exe

edward colston made his fortune in the transatlantic slave trade. across the city, buildings, pubs, streets and schools carried his name. the protest made headlines worldwide. many venues began dropping his name and conversations began about statues and monuments elsewhere. it is not about the statue, it is about the story that we tell ourselves, these heroes we lionised, and those that we now wish to perhaps move away from. found not guilty, defence lawyers today said the case should not have happened and said the defendants had played a small part in the fight against racism. raj charda is a criminal defence lawyer and represented jake skuse, one of the colston four. he joins us now from bristol. hejoins me on the phone. what is your reaction to the verdict? absolutely delighted. it fullyjustified the verdict and delighted for those four individuals.— delighted for those four individuals. �* . ., , individuals. and the defence was that the presence _ individuals. and the defence was that the presence of _ individuals. and the defence was that

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and slave trader, edward colston roller. quit it all charges that sparked backlash from some conservative party apiece, who called the verdict perverse the men of bristol though, as play down the actions of the so called colston for the fate of those for individuals has very little bearing on the real job. i've got of support in the cities prosperity and making sure that we're much more inclusive and equal. i'm not arguing for the presence of the statue, but i am saying in a world of finite resources and time, you have to prioritize what you do to tackle racism. those involved admitted to toppling the statue, but denied that they'd caused any criminal damage despite their actions. they believe it shouldn't encourage others to smash up things willy nilly as they put it . the defendants proclaimed the victory outside cor, last week. we didn't change history. we rec, supply. oh, with freeplay flow quality victory, anyone who was the right slide, history i memorial, which had stood for more than a century, was toppled during a black lives matter protest. in the summer of 2020, the statue was

four people who helped topple a statue of the slave trader edward colston during protests in bristol have been found not guilty of criminal damage. they were the only people to face trial, after a crowd pulled down the monument and threw it into the harbour in 2020. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson has confirmed in parliament that he plans to stick to plan b coronavirus measures in england for at least another three weeks. he said people should carry on working from home, wearing face coverings on public transport and in indoor public spaces and taking a test before going to high risk venues. but thanks to the sheer size of the omicron wave, we still need to take steps to ensure our testing capacity reaches those who need it most. we will be suspending the need to do a pcr to confirm the result of a positive lateral flow test. from next tuesday, if you test positive, you should just record that result and begin self—isolation. it's been another day of record covid cases across europe. france has registered more than 335,000 cases in a single day — a new european record. italy

the fool protesters were accused with others unknown, of putting the statue of slave trade. edward colston to the ground and helping to throw it into bristol's hopper. protests took place during the way of black lives matter, demonstrations around the world, following the death of george floyd at the hands of u. s. police. in 2020. they described that motivation coming from anti racist conviction and frustration that previous attempts to persuade the counsel to remove the statue had failed. outside the court, they said that act was a part of history, but didn't change it. we didn't change history, we rectified, i think the big, great, great filled the big rape a rifle, a quality and is the victory for anyone who was going right side of a street. thank you everyone. your oh amazing. the statue has since been retrieved from the harbor and is now on display in the cities museum. you watch any w news after a short break. i'll be back to take you through the day to night. the risks facing the world in 2022. it's a long list. we'll be right back. ah ah ah ah ah oh, a gold rush in the amazon in a

colston, an 18th century philanthropist, parliament member, and also importantly, slave trader. the defendants proclaimed their victory outside the court house. early this week we didn't change is we ready to point oh, with the quality victory? anyone who wants to do the voice slide history. i will the memorial, which has stood for more than a century was torturing a black lives matter protest in the summer of 2020. ah, the senator. he was then dragged and thrown into the bristol harbor. the verdict has caused a rift in society. i think it's fair to say with some calling it a try and fight the historical racism and others saying it could set a dangerous precedent the coast in full stand against racism and drew attention to the crimes of the slave trade. they should be cheered. i am pleased to read that the crown prosecution service and attorney general are reviewing the case of the colston for, for an appeal to be made to prevent a dangerous legal precedent for the future. actually, colson was responsible for violently transporting $84000.00 africans to the caribbean. protest, l

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four people who helped topple a statue of the slave trader edward colston during protests in bristol have been found not guilty of criminal damage. they were the only people to face trial, after a crowd pulled down the monument and threw it into the harbour in 2020. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has confirmed in parliament that he plans to stick to plan b coronavirus measures in england for at least another three weeks. he said people should carry on working from home, wearing face coverings on public transport and in indoor public spaces and taking a test before going to high—risk venues. thanks to the sheer size of the omicron wave we still need to take steps to ensure our testing capacity reaches those who need it most. we will be spending the need to do a pcr to confirm the result of a positive lateral flow test. from next tuesday in england if you test positive on a lateral flow device you should just record that result and begin self isolating. it's been another day of record covid cases across europe. france has registered more than 335,000 cases in a single day, a ne

the attorney general says she's carefully considering whether to refer the edward colston statue case to the court of appeal, as she believes the verdict is causing confusion. four people were cleared of criminal damage after the statue of the 17th century slave trader was pulled down in 2020 during a black lives matter protest in bristol. novak djokovic has thanked people around the world for their support as he awaits a decision on his deportation from australia. the men's world number one tennis player remains in immigration detention in melbourne ahead of the australian open, after being denied entry on wednesday. a second player, renata voracova, from the czech republic, has also had her australian visa cancelled and is currently being held in the same hotel. shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. this is the immigration detention hotel where novak djokovic is being kept. adnan chopani has been here forfive months now, after being moved from another facility. i live in level two and djokovic lives in level one. that is the food we have been served every day, in containers. we fou

in bristol, in the south—west of england, we saw a statue, sir edward colston, a former rich slave trader, his statue chucked into the dock water of bristol port. were you internally cheering when that happened? i thought it was really interesting, and i think now it's in a museum or a gallery, and it's much more interesting than it was when it was in the street and no—one really noticed it. there's nothing more invisible than a statue apart from perhaps a plaque on a statue. most of the time, we don't notice them. it's only these protests that have brought them to our attention, and i think the conversations they've inspired have been very interesting, although statues aren't particularly interesting in themselves. how far do you take this? museums are stuffed, certainly in the uk, stuffed full with artefacts that were brought home, some would say looted, from countries that were part of the british empire. should those objects be returned? is there a blatant issue here of making amends, reparations? i think we should look at items on a case—by—case basis. and some of the items at

the attorney general says she's carefully considering whether to refer the edward colston statue case to the court of appeal as she believes the verdict is "causing confusion". four people were cleared of criminal damage at bristol crown court on wednesday. the statue of the 17th century slave trader was pulled down in 2020 and thrown into the river avon during black lives matter protests. the president of kazakhstan has ordered his security forces to use lethal force on protestors, without warning. days of unrest and mass demonstrations began this week, after a sudden rise in fuel prices. the authorities say dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured. russian troops have arrived to support the government, and the security forces say order has largely been restored. from kazakhstan�*s largest city, almaty, our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov, has the very latest. the army of kazakhstan is standing guard, here on the streets of almaty. after days of violence and many protesters killed, the state security forces seem to be back in control and when we came close to them

it�*s after four people were cleared of criminal damage over the tearing down of a statue of edward colston in bristol in 2020. and prisoner cell djok h is the metro�*s pun — as tennis star novak djokovic waits to find out if he�*ll be allowed to stay down under for the australian open, in a row over coronavirus vaccination rules. so, let�*s begin. one of thejurors one of the jurors who said on the deliberations in the trial had later admitted that he had been abused as admitted that he had been abused as a child and they reported that his second juror has come forward with a similar experience.— similar experience. this, i think, is uuite similar experience. this, i think, is quite an _ similar experience. this, i think, is quite an extraordinary - similar experience. this, i think, is quite an extraordinary story i similar experience. this, i think, | is quite an extraordinary story and a ghislaine maxwell, yes, may have grounds for retrial and we are told for the reasons that you�*ve explained. but what cannot understand is when there is a selection ofjurors, and the american

the four activists were arrested for pulling down a statue of edward colston and then throwing it in the river. the activists celebrated on wednesday after being found not guilty. >> a victory for racial equality and a victory for anyone who wants to be on the right side of history. thank you, everyone. you are all amazing. amy: in other news from the u.k., outcry is growing over former prime minister tony blair becoming a knight with the highest possible ranking. more than 750,000 people have signed a petition calling for his knighthood to be rescinded due to his key support for the 2003 invasion of iraq. the petition states -- "he was personally responsible for causing the death of countless innocent civilian lives and servicemen in various conflicts. for this alone he should be held accountable for war crimes." and louisiana's governor john bel edwards has issued a posthumous pardon to homer plessy, who was the plaintiff in the landmark 1896 u.s. supreme court case plessy v. ferguson that upheld the separate but equal doctrine. plessy was a black man who was arrested in 1892 for r

colston down, quite a few conservative mps do not like that verdict. that quite a few conservative mps do not like that verdict.— like that verdict. that is true, there even — like that verdict. that is true, there even been _ like that verdict. that is true, there even been a _ like that verdict. that is true, j there even been a suggestion like that verdict. that is true, - there even been a suggestion that some tories have been delighted by the verdict because it enables them to perpetuate this continual culture war against the woke prograde, as they would call it. that plays very well with tory supporters. the sense that what people want to steal every part of our history, as they would view it, and turn it into some idea of whiteness, and speaking very much as an imagined tory here, this supposed common—sense group of tourism dog this perverse. well, what's the point of having an independentjudiciary all additions independent judiciary all additions and interfere? independentjudiciary all additions and interfere? suella braverman, the attorn

colston in bristol. the so—called colston four did not deny being involved in toppling the statue, injune of last year, but they argued they were protesting for racial equality. a jury cleared them of criminal damage, but critics say the verdict will encourage acts of vandalism. russian—led military troops will be deployed to help "stabilise" kazakhstan amid anti—government demonstrations. police say dozens of protestors have died in the clashes. the protests were first sparked by rising fuel prices, but have broadened to include other political grievances. paul adams has this report. across this vast country, scenes of tension and turmoil. in almaty, lasting running battles lasted on into the night. the police are struggling to maintain control in this, kazakhstan's biggest city. this is the fourth day of protests. what began as demonstrations over energy prices now morphing into something more serious. "they said kazakhs wouldn't take to the streets," said rafiq. "but we've grown tired and we've

the attorney general says she is "carefully considering" whether to refer the edward colston statue case to the court of appeal. four people were cleared of the charge of criminal damage at bristol crown court this week. the case followed protests last june, during which a statue of the 17th—century slave trader was pulled down and thrown into the water at bristol harbour. police in west london have arrested a 13—year—old boy on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death. dariusz wolosz, who was 46, was attacked in hillingdon in the early hours of tuesday morning. a postmortem examination found that he died from wounds to his chest and groin. one of scotland's two remaining nuclear power stations, hunterston b in north ayrshire, is being permanently switched off this lunchtime, after running 21 years longer than originally planned. more than 100 jobs will be lost. environmental campaigners called the closure "inevitable" now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. snow and ice have been causing some problems across parts of the uk today. wintry look and feel to