Snakes and ladders

Dan Johnson's third day in the witness box - with a focus on whether or not he put South Yorkshire Police in a corner in order to get his scoop.

After all the lengthy pre-trial management, I have to say this all looks like a bit of a dead end. The mechanics of getting "the story", however handled, don't really matter; the decision to run is key. If, and only if, the judge finds that was wrong, can Sir Cliff expect the BBC to dosh up.  We're at Day 7 of a scheduled 10.