Ulster rugby players cleared of rape drop case against BBC

The rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have agreed to drop their legal case against the BBC over the broadcaster’s coverage of their arrest, and pay £20,000 in legal costs.In March the players were found not guilty of raping a woman at Jackson’s home after a high-profile trial in Belfast.Jackson and Olding, who both played for the Ireland and Ulster rugby union teams, had been suing BBC Northern Ireland, arguing the decision to report their arrests in November 2016 &