Woman denies making up rape allegation against Benjamin Mendy's alleged 'fixer' because she was 'embarrassed', court heard

Emmerdale fans were delighted earlier this week when Diane Sugden made a return to the Yorkshire village. It may only be a temporary comeback but it came at the perfect time, ahead of the ITV soap's 50th anniversary and Sally Dexter's last scenes as Faith Dingle.

Stephen Robinson is adamant no single player in his squad has a place in his starting XI nailed down.

Villagers still fear houses could be built on green space in Standish - despite Wigan Council refusing to sell their own land to developers. Some 145 objections were received after the council announced the proposed sale of the land at Chorley Road - suggesting this section of the Whelley Loop Line walkway could play a vital part of the Standish Neighbourhood Plan agreed in 2019.

Britain is facing a tough winter. Soaring energy costs and limited gas supplies have plunged the country into the worst energy crisis for decades, and Prime Minister Liz Truss is yet to rule out the possibility of blackouts over the coming months.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Ahead of next week’s Mipcom, Banijay has acquired global rights to Argentine celebrity competition series “The Hotel,”  continuing its hugely successful relationship with Diego Guebel’s high-flying Boxfish in Argentina.  Produced by Boxfish for Canal 13, one of Argentina’s biggest free-to-air channels, “The Hotel” (“El Hotel”) sees 16 celebrity contestants shut themselves away for four months in a luxury hotel on the outskirts of a city. There’s only one caveat: the luxury establishment does not employ any staff.  “While guests enjoy a luxurious stay in the pool, spa and live shows and tuck into gourmet dinners, staff are housed in the hotel’s service area, washing linen, preparing breakfast and serving the guests’ every need,” Banijay explained Saturday, announcing its acquisition. 

Brett Eldredge is looking for love.

Rob Gronkowski’s longtime girlfriend, Camille Kostek, is commenting on Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s current state of their marriage. Kostek was spotted at the Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday when she shared that she "loves" both Tom and Gisele and has hopes the couple can still reconcile their relationship.

Hold onto your hats – and everything else for that matter – as Emmerdale celebrates its 50th birthday in style this week, when a killer storm ravages the village.The rural soap has seen all manner of high drama since it broadcast its first episode in 1972. Back then the show was a cosy lunchtime drama, centred on lives of the Sugden family on the Emmerdale Farm of the show’s original title. But as the eighties gave way to the nineties, the show was given a big makeover, moving to a teatime slot and famously dropping an entire jet plane on the village in its first big stunt episode.

GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz said President Biden's decision to pardon people convicted federally for simple marijuana possession was a "rational move," just weeks ahead of the election. Oz's comments mirror the stance held by his Democratic opponent, Lt.

A South Carolina man almost lost out on $300,000 after forgetting he purchased a scratch-off lottery ticket during a quick trip to a gas station. The man, who wished to remain anonymous but is from the Midlands area, drove around with the winning ticket for two days before remembering he had bought it, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery. "I threw the ticket in the car’s console and forgot about it," the man told lottery officials.

Historically it’s been a little and large striker combination that has worked to devastating effect up front in football.

There’s an old saying that suggests you never see a thin butcher. That's an unfair stereotype to some of the hardest grafters in the food industry.

At first glance Diego Forlan's career at Manchester United is little to write home about - 17 goals in 97 appearances would be seen as impressive for a defender but for a striker it is far from palatable.

The last thing that Emma D’Arcy expected to become was a meme.

This Saturday, Russell Grant has inspired the signs to make the most of upcoming events and invitations - having something to look forward to is the key to happiness after all. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

It's been an interesting week for Diddy. Last Saturday, Kanye West accused him in a text message of being a federal agent who was controlled by Jewish people in response Diddy's criticisms of West's "White Lives Matter" shirt.

While WorldPride 2023 will transform Sydney into a brighter and more colourful city during Mardi Gras, it seems other surrounding cities and places across the Greater Sydney area will be joining in.Organisations across Greater Sydney such as the Scenic Skyway in Katoomba, the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust have announced that free public artworks will be installed.The City of Sydney will also be joining in the floral wall idea with their own, which will include planter boxes and will use hundreds of different foliage and plants in rainbow colours.Lord Mayor Clover Moore expressed her joy at the project and helping to make the city vibrant during the biggest LGBTQ+ festival of the year.“A key feature of our Living Colour floral program will be a huge wall created with hundreds of plants and foliage in each colour of the gay pride flag.”“Complementing the project and our Living Colour program will be our iconic rainbow crossing at Taylor Square in the heart of Sydney’s LGBTQIA+ district.”Not wanting to be outdone, the Randwick Council is set to update its noteworthy 27m long walkway at Coogee Beach by adding colours of the Progress Flag.Mayor of Randwick, Councillor Dylan Parker is thrilled that the project will see the walkway updated to include “the progressive pride flag colours, as a show of support for diversity and inclusiveness.”The proposed update for Coogee Beach Rainbow Walkway.

After Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, was shouted down at her own town hall, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-CO, piled on the criticism by accusing her of being "part of the machine" and for ignoring her constituents. "On the rare occasions that @AOC actually spends time with her constituents, she is reminded that she has sold them out at every turn," Boebert said on Twitter Thursday. She added: "She campaigned as an outsider and has now just morphed into Sandy Pelosi." A split photo of Rep.

A cute pup is looking for a new home after she escaped the wrath of Hurricane Ian. Myla, a labrador-retriever mix, is currently available for adoption at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison, New Jersey.

BBC, the oldest known dessert is ashure. Often referred to as “Noah’s Pudding,” biblical lore holds that the dish was originally prepared by those that made it through the great flood and washed up on the welcome shores of what is now Turkey. To celebrate landfall and their own survival, the prophet’s family made a hodgepodge pudding from leftover ingredients found on the ark.

A total of 214 patients endured waiting times of more than 12 hours when they attended an NHS Ayrshire & Arran emergency department, new figures show.

Kilmarnock has been unveiled as the cheating capital of Ayrshire, according to new figures.

Seven tower blocks stand proud and tall over Rochdale. Minutes away from the town centre, the 'Seven Sisters' were a feat of engineering when completed in the 1960s.

A woman was raped by Benjamin Mendy's co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie just hours after celebrating her birthday, a jury has heard.

Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of raping a young woman after prosecutors announced they had dropped the charge. The Manchester City defender denied sexually attacking Woman Seven at his Cheshire mansion in July of last year.

A woman who says she was 'frightened' after waking up to find Benjamin Mendy having sex with her denies she was having a 'great time' hours after the alleged rape. The Manchester City defender, 28, is currently standing trial at Chester Crown Court.