From football at the age of 30. the former arsenal midfielder burst on to the scene making his debut for the club atjust 16. he went on to make 197 appearances for the gunners and win two fa cups. however, injuries and form have seen him struggle in recent years and in an instagram post, he said his career had been slipping away in recent times. he retires having won 3a caps for england. that s all the sport for now. i will have more for you later. let s go back to the news that keir starmer and angela rayner have been cleared of breaking lockdown rules. it follows an inquiry into an event at a labour mp s office in april 2021. in a statement, the police said there was no case to answer citing an exemption to lockdown rules for reasonably necessary work .
This is bbc news. i m martine croxall. these are the latest headlines. durham police announce that sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner will not be fined for breaking lockdown rules while campaigning last year following its inquiry the so called beergate gathering. the labour leader says he s pleased there is no case to answer and tweets that the public will always get honesty and integrity from him. and we re expecting to hear from him imminently we ll bring his statement to you live here on bbc news channel. are you going to be the next prime minister? the battle to replace borisjohnson as conservative party leader begins. some mps remain tight lipped over whether they will join the race or not. tributes pour in from around the world forjapan s former prime minister shinzo abe who has
Durham police have announced that the labour leader sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner will not be fined for breaking lockdown rules while campaigning last year. it follows a police inquiry into this meeting last april the so called beergate gathering. sir kier and his deputy had both said they would resign if they had been issued with a fixed penalty notice but durham police havejust said there s no case to answer. we re expecting a statement from sir keir injust a moment, but first our political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster and can bring us up to date. yeah, bring us up to date. keir starmer had said that if he yeah, keir starmer had said that if he was given a fine for this event, he was given a fine for this event, he would quit. so, there was a huge cloud hanging over his head for the
Angela rayner, will not be fined for breaking lockdown rules while campaigning last year following its inquiry into the so called beergate gathering. the labour leader, who pledged to resign if fined, says he s pleased there is no case to answer and that the public will always get honesty and integrity from him. the battle to replace borisjohnson as conservative party leader begins. some mps remain tight lipped over whether they will join the race or not. tributes pour in from around the world forjapan s former prime minister, shinzo abe, who has been assassinated while delivering a speech at a campaign event. good afternoon. it s a big day at wimbledon for britain s cameron norrie. he ll take on reigning champion novak djokovic in the semifinal at centre court. 0ur man, chetan patak, is there and has been there throughout.
This is bbc news. i m martine croxall. these are the latest headlines. durham police announce that sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner will not be fined for breaking lockdown rules while campaigning last year following its inquiry the so called beergate gathering. the labour leader says he s pleased there is no case to answer and tweets that the public will always get honesty and integrity from him. and we re expecting to hear from him imminently we ll bring his statement to you live here on bbc news channel. are you going to be the next prime minister? the battle to replace borisjohnson as conservative party leader begins. some mps remain tight lipped over whether they will join the race or not. tributes pour in from around the world forjapan s former prime minister shinzo abe who has