A Rivals star has had assault charges against him dropped. Nigel Adams, 45, was detained by officers from Avon and Somerset Police at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire last month. He was later charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm against his long-term partner Louise Payne in an incident on March 31 this year. Mr Adams and Ms Payne attended Bristol Crown Court on Monday morning for a plea and trial preparation hearing. The actor, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, pleaded not