Jurors in Ryan Giggs trial continue their deliberations as judge tells them she will accept majority decision

Ryan Giggs has shared his "disappointment" after a judge confirmed the footballer will face a retrial over assault and coercive controls charges.The former Manchester United winger had been on trial for four weeks, but last week, following more than 20 hours of deliberations, the jury failed to reach any verdicts. Giggs, 48, had denied controlling or coercive behaviour over a three-year period towards his ex-girlfriend, Kate Greville, 38.

Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs has said he is 'obviously disappointed' after a judge ordered a retrial over allegations he assaulted his ex-girlfriend.

Ryan Giggs will face a new trial next year after it emerged today that prosecutors would pursue the case after jurors in his original trial failed to reach any verdicts last week.

Stacey Giggs and her children have reportedly been left ‘inconsolable’ and ‘traumatised’ after an alleged car theft at their home. The 43-year-old, who is the ex-wife of footballer Ryan Giggs, reportedly witnessed her car being stolen from her home. Her two children, Liberty, 19, and 15-year-old Zach, also reportedly saw their car being driven away by ‘masked men.

Ryan Giggs' ex-wife Stacey has reportedly been left “traumatised as three masked men stole her £80,000 car while she was at home". The former WAG, 43, who reportedly accused her ex Max George of "cheating on her with Maisie Smith", is said to have seen her £80,000 car be driven off by thieves in the early hours of Thursday 25 August morning at her home in Worsley, Manchester. The whole ordeal was caught on CCTV and the former footballer’s wife was said to be left “traumatised”.

One of the jurors in the trial of Ryan Giggs has been discharged after phoning in sick for a second day. Former Manchester United ace Giggs, 48, is accused of controlling and coercive behaviour towards his ex partner Kate Greville and of headbutting her during a row in November last year.

Jurors in the trial of Ryan Giggs have now heard all the evidence in the case, after a large number of messages, poems and love letters were revealed. Mr Giggs, 48, has pleaded not guilty to displaying controlling or coercive behaviour towards ex-partner Kate Greville, assault occasioning actual bodily harm of Kate Greville, and assault by beating of Emma Greville.

Alex Ferguson has told a court he never saw Ryan Giggs lose his temper as he gave evidence defending his ex-player. The former Manchester United manager, 80, spoke about his relationship at the club with Giggs, who is on trial charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville. Sir Alex told Manchester Crown Court on Friday that Giggs had a “fantastic temperament”, adding: “To have a career as long as he had in a difficult position, in terms of energy, he fulfilled everything we ever wished for.

Ryan Giggs has a “fantastic temperament” ex Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told jurors today. The 80-year-old came to Manchester Crown Court in person to give evidence about Giggs during his trial.The 48-year-old former Manchester United star is accused of controlling and coercive behaviour towards his ex Kate Greville, 36, during their six-year relationship.

Ryan Giggs was accused of having an affair with a cricketer’s wife by his ex girlfriend Kate Greville in court today.The 48 year old former Manchester United player was also accused of sleeping with eight different women during his relationship with Ms Greville in a letter she wrote him just days before he allegedly assaulted her.The letter said: “Oh, and I know about Steph – she’s married to the cricketer now.” Ms Greville accused them of having a “full blown affair in 2014” which “carried on the whole time you were seeing me”. She wrote in the letter: “I knew all about Steph, she’s married to that cricketer but you knew that… You were having sex on tour with her in Washington.” Jurors did not hear details about who Steph is or which cricketer she is married to.

Sir Alex Ferguson has arrived at Manchester Crown Court to give evidence in the trial of former United star Ryan Giggs. He was pictured by press photographers at Crown Square this afternoon.

Manchester United star Ryan Giggs to his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, where he referred to his genitalia as a "totem pole", was heard in the court. Several messages between Mr Giggs, 48, and Ms Greville, 38, which are believed to have been shared during their initial days of romance, were read out by his attorneys at the Manchester Crown Court on Thursday.

Ryan Giggs sent his ex a "deeply offensive" email after she uninvited him from a holiday to Scotland, a court heard.The 48 year old former Manchester United star is accused of controlling and coercive behaviour towards Kate Greville during their six-year relationship – all of which he denies. Jurors at Manchester Crown Court have seen dozens of messages and emails between the pair during the trial, which is now in its second week.