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speaks german. james clayton, bbc news. and before we go, hsbc is selling off its business in argentina at a $1 billion loss, after years of battling with the country's unstable exchange rate. just to give you an idea, five years ago, one dollar could be exchanged for 43 pesos. it is now worth more than 860 pesos. annual inflation there hit more than 276% last month, the highest in the world. hsbc argentina, which has more than 100 branches and 3,100 employees, will be bought by a major argentine financial group. in the markets japan's nikkei is down 3.3% as investors wait for major us banks to kick off the earnings reporting season this week. many stock markets in the region, including singapore, indonesia and india are closed for eid al—fitr, it is one of biggest celebrations on the islamic calendar. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thanks for watching. hello. i am steven wityk catch up. tonight, champions league security, harry styles to a guidance and a goat invasion. we are starting with this w
speaks german. james clayton, bbc news. and before we go, hsbc is selling off its business in argentina at a $1 billion loss, after years of battling with the country's unstable exchange rate. just to give you an idea, five years ago, one dollar could be exchanged for 43 pesos. it is now worth more than 860 pesos. annual inflation there hit more than 276% last month, the highest in the world. hsbc argentina, which has more than 100 branches and 3,100 employees, will be bought by a major...
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erin delmore, bbc news, new york. to other news making headlines, the newest national transportation safety board says the loss of an engine cover on a southwest airlines flight was a maintenance issue. the agency said it will not open a formal investigation into the incident that took these on a boeing 737—800 project. it was taking off in denver on sunday when its engine cover fell off, striking is wing flap. no—one was injured. the federal aviation administration, which is currently investigating the incident, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. let's turn our attention to china, where microsoft's blizzard entertainment unit could be back with popular games such as world of warcraft by this summer under a pending deal with chinese gamer netease. if it goes through the move may also signal a marked change of cooperation and agreements on entertainment software in the huge market. that's according to tech analyst dan ives from a word push securities.— word push securities. does become — word
erin delmore, bbc news, new york. to other news making headlines, the newest national transportation safety board says the loss of an engine cover on a southwest airlines flight was a maintenance issue. the agency said it will not open a formal investigation into the incident that took these on a boeing 737—800 project. it was taking off in denver on sunday when its engine cover fell off, striking is wing flap. no—one was injured. the federal aviation administration, which is currently...
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erin delmore, bbc news, new york. we have some news just in to give you. china's consumer price index first drop by i% in march from the previous month, annual consumer price inflation in china has been mostly negative for nearly a year. these figures show deflationary pressures in the chinese economy. staying in china. staying in china where microsoft's blizzard entertainment unit could be back with popular games such as world of warcraft by this summer under a pending deal with chinese gamer netease. if it goes through, the move may also signal a marked change of cooperation and agreements on entertainment software in the huge market. that's according to tech analyst dan ives from wedbush securities. it's big. and the fact that they're going after china is significant. i think it shows a new era, especially on the gaming side, now that activision is under the microsoft umbrella. how big is the chinese market that they're going after? i mean, this could be massive. i mean, when you think of it from a gaming perspective, this could incrementally add ten, 1
erin delmore, bbc news, new york. we have some news just in to give you. china's consumer price index first drop by i% in march from the previous month, annual consumer price inflation in china has been mostly negative for nearly a year. these figures show deflationary pressures in the chinese economy. staying in china. staying in china where microsoft's blizzard entertainment unit could be back with popular games such as world of warcraft by this summer under a pending deal with chinese gamer...
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a senior mps told the bbc fake stem circulating in the uk originated from china. a real male spokesman said they are working hard to remove counterfeit stamps from circulation. more business news for you in the next hour. ifor now. hi, i'm levi with the catch up. tonight, new rules on instagram, a plea from a paralympian and a very old turtle. we'll start with caroline flack and the police are saying they will partly reinvestigate. what made them decide to charge her with assault? she was best known for presenting love island and x factor, but took her own life four years ago whilst facing prosecution for assaulting her boyfriend. now the met�*s say new witness evidence may be available. her mum has repeatedly criticised how the police handled her case. next, instagram plans to start testing new tools to fight what they're calling sextortion. it's when someone uses intimate images to blackmail a person online. one of the new tools is nudity protection. this will blur naked images in the dms and will automatically be turned on if you're under 18. also, potential
a senior mps told the bbc fake stem circulating in the uk originated from china. a real male spokesman said they are working hard to remove counterfeit stamps from circulation. more business news for you in the next hour. ifor now. hi, i'm levi with the catch up. tonight, new rules on instagram, a plea from a paralympian and a very old turtle. we'll start with caroline flack and the police are saying they will partly reinvestigate. what made them decide to charge her with assault? she was best...
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nikhil inamdar, bbc news, kolkata. before we go shareholders ever prove the nichols in a widely decision for that more than 98% of shareholders voted in favour of shareholders voted in favour of the deal under which the japanese company will pay $55 project for the us steel maker. it brings their position, which is worth nearly $15 billion a step closer to position despite political opposition in the us. as mentioned australian market has started trading slightly lower because of the escalating tension in the middle east. japan's will start trading shortly we will keep an eye on that for you. join us next hour. i will be back at the top of the hour. hello there, i'm ollie foster. here's what's coming up for you on sports day. it's party time for bayer leverkusen as they clinch their first bundesliga title. the title race has taken a twist in the premier league, arsenal and liverpool losing ground on manchester city. and tsitsipas masters the clay in monte carlo for a third time. hello there. bayer leverkusen are bundes
nikhil inamdar, bbc news, kolkata. before we go shareholders ever prove the nichols in a widely decision for that more than 98% of shareholders voted in favour of shareholders voted in favour of the deal under which the japanese company will pay $55 project for the us steel maker. it brings their position, which is worth nearly $15 billion a step closer to position despite political opposition in the us. as mentioned australian market has started trading slightly lower because of the escalating...
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nikhil inamdar, bbc news, kolkata. before we go shareholders of us steel have approved a deal in a widely decision for that more than 98% of shareholders voted in favour of the deal under which the japanese company will pay $55 per share for the us steel maker. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thanks for watching. hello there, i'm 0lly foster. here's what's coming up for you on sportsday. it's party time for bayer leverkusen as they clinch their first bundesliga title. the title race has taken a twist in the premier league, arsenal and liverpool losing ground on manchester city. and tsitsipas masters the clay in monte carlo for a third time. hello there. bayer leverkusen are bundesliga champions for the first time in their i20—year history. the 5—0 win over werder bremen to clinch the title was all the sweeter because it came in front of their own fans. they've done it with five games to spare as well in what has been an incredible season, and they're still unbeaten in all competitions, with
nikhil inamdar, bbc news, kolkata. before we go shareholders of us steel have approved a deal in a widely decision for that more than 98% of shareholders voted in favour of the deal under which the japanese company will pay $55 per share for the us steel maker. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thanks for watching. hello there, i'm 0lly foster. here's what's coming up for you on sportsday. it's party time for bayer leverkusen as they clinch their first bundesliga title....
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zoe kleinman, bbc news. electric car maker tesla is cutting thousands ofjobs — around 10% of its global workforce — as demand slows. billionaire owner elon musk said the decision was difficult, but "must be done." the world's largest automobile maker by market value is facing stiff competition from chinese ev makers. china will unveil its growth figures for the january to march quarter in the coming hours. retail sales and industrial production figures for march are also expected. there's been some optimism that the world's second largest economy is back on track. but there are still multiple headwinds. that's according to harry murphy cruise china harry murphy cruise is in a mismatch at the moment. china is in a mismatch at the moment. their parts doing well around the industrial side of the economy. manufacturers are gaining confidence, we are seeing a ramp up in manufacturing output, and also firms starting to invest more during a long period where they were hesitant to open their wallets. the other s
zoe kleinman, bbc news. electric car maker tesla is cutting thousands ofjobs — around 10% of its global workforce — as demand slows. billionaire owner elon musk said the decision was difficult, but "must be done." the world's largest automobile maker by market value is facing stiff competition from chinese ev makers. china will unveil its growth figures for the january to march quarter in the coming hours. retail sales and industrial production figures for march are also expected....
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the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. the company behind the truth social platform has told financial regulators that it plans to issue another 21.5 million new shares linked to warrants. these are contracts that give investors the right to buy or sell a stock at a specific price within a certain time frame. but the sale can also devalue a stock if there isn't enough demand to absorb the increase in available shares, which appears to be what happened today. trump media is also looking for approval to potentially resell up to 146 million shares held by current investors, including the former president, who's the majority shareholder. the move paves the way for them to be able to cash in sooner. currently, these insiders are barred from any share sale until september, once the securities and exchange commission signs off on this filing, insiders, including mrtrump, can seek board approval to start selling their stock. it's worth noting so—called lock—ups such as this are fairly common, and filing this kind of paperwork
the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. the company behind the truth social platform has told financial regulators that it plans to issue another 21.5 million new shares linked to warrants. these are contracts that give investors the right to buy or sell a stock at a specific price within a certain time frame. but the sale can also devalue a stock if there isn't enough demand to absorb the increase in available shares, which appears to be what happened today. trump media is also...
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archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. new zealand's prime minister christopher luxon has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore and will be spending the rest of his asia tour in thailand, and the philippines. i caught up with the prime minister and asked if he is concerned about brain drain — as latest figures showed a record annual loss of 117,000 new zealand citizens half of whom relocated to neighbouring australia for better prospects. so that we can lower interest rates, grow the economy and keep up in employment. the exciting thing is how we grow our economy and take it forward from here the stop that is the of why we are traveling through the region, we think we can do the region, we think we can do the over exports in the next ten years, i checked foreign investment to new zealand to support some of the investment and infrastructure we want to make. i think we have an exciting future. yes, some short—term problems to work through, i run cost—of—living and inflation, you see that story in other cou
archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. new zealand's prime minister christopher luxon has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore and will be spending the rest of his asia tour in thailand, and the philippines. i caught up with the prime minister and asked if he is concerned about brain drain — as latest figures showed a record annual loss of 117,000 new zealand citizens half of whom relocated to neighbouring australia for better prospects. so that we can lower interest rates, grow the...
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archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. new zealand's prime minister has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore and will be spending the rest of his asia tour in thailand and the philippines. i caught up with the —— christopher luxon who told me about the outlook of the�*s economy. we who told me about the outlook of the's economy.— who told me about the outlook of the's economy. we have been deafinu of the's economy. we have been dealing with _ of the's economy. we have been dealing with some _ of the's economy. we have been dealing with some challenging . dealing with some challenging local economic at home where we have had government spending out of control and high level of inflation that's slowed our economic growth down and obviously, it puts at risk level of one lemon but even in the 150 days also set up we are making great progress on getting to the root cause which is lowering inflation so that we can lower interest rates, grow the economy and can lower interest rates, grow the economy and key p
archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. new zealand's prime minister has wrapped up his first official visit to singapore and will be spending the rest of his asia tour in thailand and the philippines. i caught up with the —— christopher luxon who told me about the outlook of the�*s economy. we who told me about the outlook of the's economy.— who told me about the outlook of the's economy. we have been deafinu of the's economy. we have been dealing with _ of the's economy. we have been...
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archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. now, i want to show someone that you might recognise, take a look and you might be wondering, what is she up to now? in her latest business adventure, she is up to something sticky and sweet. the duchess of sussex has revealed a line of strawberryjam, she appeared to have shed the treat with friends and influences who posted about it on instagram. that said for today's edition of asia business report. i will see you again same time tomorrow. hiya. i'm betty. and this is the catch up. tonight, a complete smoking ban in the uk, the olympic flame, and an all—female ultramarathon. first up, mps have been debating a new law which would effectively ban smoking in the uk. they voted in favour of the ban earlier, but they'll need to vote once more to make it law. the plan is being proposed by the prime minister, rishi sunak, and would mean that each year the legal age for cigarette sales would increase. so if you're born in or after 2009, you'd never be able to legally buy cigarettes. smoki
archana shukla, bbc news, mumbai. now, i want to show someone that you might recognise, take a look and you might be wondering, what is she up to now? in her latest business adventure, she is up to something sticky and sweet. the duchess of sussex has revealed a line of strawberryjam, she appeared to have shed the treat with friends and influences who posted about it on instagram. that said for today's edition of asia business report. i will see you again same time tomorrow. hiya. i'm betty....
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nic marsh, bbc news, seoul. if you are planning a move to spain, this might affect you. the country is scrapping its so—called golden visa programme that granted residency right to foreigners who made large investments in real estate. prime minister pedro sanchez hopes the move will make housing more affordable. the scheme which was started back in 2013, was popular with chinese nationals. we provided non—eu citizens who made a property investment of at least 500,000 euros with a special permit that allows them to live and work in spain for three years. plenty more to come in the next hour ahead on the show. goodbye for now. hey. i am stephen with the catch up. tonight, cody fisher's murder, and epic eclipse and a very bumpy landing. were starting with the 23—year—old footballer who was stabbed to death on a night out. cody fisher was killed at a club in birmingham on boxing day 2022. the court heard he was targeted for brushing past remi gordon two days earlier, who you can see him acting out the stabbing in a pizza shop afterwards. today, he has been sentenced
nic marsh, bbc news, seoul. if you are planning a move to spain, this might affect you. the country is scrapping its so—called golden visa programme that granted residency right to foreigners who made large investments in real estate. prime minister pedro sanchez hopes the move will make housing more affordable. the scheme which was started back in 2013, was popular with chinese nationals. we provided non—eu citizens who made a property investment of at least 500,000 euros with a special...
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sanchia berg, bbc news. let me tell you more about lord james arbuthnot who is going to be appearing today. as we heard there he is a tory peer and former conservative mp who got into this fight once his own constituentjo hamilton became a victim and lost her life savings. despite the fact that they it was discovered there was no actual evidence against her but that she was knocked over this by the post office. he has been fighting this campaign for more than 14 fighting this campaign for more than 1a years and for much of the time he was mp he was their soul voice in parliament. his assessment of all that this in the past has been very straightforward, he said this was a perversion of the course ofjustice and that he believes there responsible for this scandal should base a long spell in jail. we are also going to hear later today from sir anthony hooper who chaired the mediation scheme between the sub—postmasters and the post office. that started in 2013 and it was seen to have gone nowhere but he will h
sanchia berg, bbc news. let me tell you more about lord james arbuthnot who is going to be appearing today. as we heard there he is a tory peer and former conservative mp who got into this fight once his own constituentjo hamilton became a victim and lost her life savings. despite the fact that they it was discovered there was no actual evidence against her but that she was knocked over this by the post office. he has been fighting this campaign for more than 14 fighting this campaign for more...
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hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. to discuss this more i'm joined by our health editor and also by the chief leader writer at the observer who has written on this subject. whew, we saw from europe report that is a major review and critical in places. what's your assessment of the points? it’s places. what's your assessment of the points?— the points? it's a very comprehensive - the points? it's a very| comprehensive report, the points? it's a very i comprehensive report, more the points? it's a very _ comprehensive report, more than 300 pages and this review goes back to 2020 and an interim report in 2022 questioned the use of puberty blockers at the tavistock and portman trust, which provided gender services and that led to a series of events, including an inspection by the regulator which found the service to be inadequate and then last month, nhs england said puberty blockers would no longer be routinely prescribed and the service of the tavistock and portman was brought to an end with two new clinics being set
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live from london, this is bbc news. kazakhstan and russia's worst flooding in almost a century forces more than 100,000 people from their homes. a review finds children have been let down by "weak" evidence about gender treatment. england joins a list of european nations limiting medical intervention. spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, says recognising a palestinian state is in europe's best interests. ending ramadan in the ruins of rafah — people in gaza mark eid al—fitr surrounded by the rubble of their mosque. a german museum sacs an employee who put his own artwork on display. —— a german museum sacks an employee.
live from london, this is bbc news. kazakhstan and russia's worst flooding in almost a century forces more than 100,000 people from their homes. a review finds children have been let down by "weak" evidence about gender treatment. england joins a list of european nations limiting medical intervention. spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, says recognising a palestinian state is in europe's best interests. ending ramadan in the ruins of rafah — people in gaza mark eid al—fitr...
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you're live with bbc news. on the campaign trail, presidentjoe biden and former president donald trump are neck and neck in most of the seven swing states that could decide the november election. the candidates are continuing to make campaign stops with mr biden in wisconsin this week touting his economic policies. and mr trump in pennsylvania and michigan, that's where our chief presenter caitriona perry is on the ground speaking to voters. what are you seeing and hearing?— what are you seeing and hearinu? ., ~ . what are you seeing and hearinu? . ~ . i. hearing? thanks, michelle, you are very welcome _ hearing? thanks, michelle, you are very welcome to _ hearing? thanks, michelle, you are very welcome to detroit, i are very welcome to detroit, michigan here. michigan one of the seven battleground states that will most likely decide the election, decide who is the next president of america, the others being wisconsin, north carolina, arizona and nevada. the races really syed kamall of the policy last month h
you're live with bbc news. on the campaign trail, presidentjoe biden and former president donald trump are neck and neck in most of the seven swing states that could decide the november election. the candidates are continuing to make campaign stops with mr biden in wisconsin this week touting his economic policies. and mr trump in pennsylvania and michigan, that's where our chief presenter caitriona perry is on the ground speaking to voters. what are you seeing and hearing?— what are you...
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome. this week, we're going behind the scenes on an extraordinary collaboration between cbs news, der spiegel and the insider. a car chase in florida may have provided the vital clue... - pull over! ..to a national. security mystery. this all connects to something that's become known as havana syndrome. and this investigation alleges that the russians may have been involved. we'll speak to one of the journalists behind the investigation. and gmail celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. we'll get into if and how email fits in the future of how we communicate. but we're going to start with a story you may well have seen in the news, the investigation into the attack on the iranian journalist, pouria zeraati, in london. before we meet our guests, let's just go through what we know about this story. pouria zeraati was stabbed and hospitalised on friday. he's since been rel
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imogen foulkes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the man who led the campaign against the post office in the wake of the horizon it scandal, alan bates, said the company was run by "thugs in suits" in 2010. he's been giving evidence to the public inquiry into the scandal in london. hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted of fraud due to the faulty software. the post office has previously apologised. zoe conway has more. alan bates may have reached national treasure status following the itv drama, yet, he is still fighting for compensation. he says he has been offered a sixth of what he asked for. i'm trying to fight for everyone that needs financial redress on this. but i've also got to fight for my own as well and i have no doubt that there is a bit of vindictiveness coming in from the department. and the post office. the inquiry is now in its final stages. at the end of may, it will hear from former chief executive paula vennells for the first time. you're live with bbc news.
imogen foulkes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the man who led the campaign against the post office in the wake of the horizon it scandal, alan bates, said the company was run by "thugs in suits" in 2010. he's been giving evidence to the public inquiry into the scandal in london. hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted of fraud due to the faulty software. the post office has previously apologised....
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james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump as entirely in line with precedent. meanwhile, secretary of state, antony blinken, says the us does not have a date for a potential israeli military operation in rafah but added the state department is working closely with qatar and egypt to establish a ceasefire. no, we do not have a date for any rafah operational at least not one indicated to us by the israelis. on the contrary, what we do have is an ongoing conversation with israel about any rafah operation. the president has been very clear about our concerns, our deep concerns, about israel's ability to move civilians out of harm's way, to care for t
james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump as entirely in line with precedent. meanwhile, secretary of state, antony...
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this is bbc news, the headlines the hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, says three of his sons have been killed — in an israeli air strike in gaza. he says, it will not affect the group's demands in the ceasefire negotiations. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan — in the midst of destruction caused by six months of war and fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu — he's making a "mistake". russia and kazakhstan suffer the worst flooding — in almost a century — forcing more than a hundred thousand people from their homes. and with just over 100 days to go until the paris olympics — the water in the river seine could be unsafe for athletes. it is time to round up all the sports news of the evening. gavin is there with all the today's headlines. hello from the bbc sport centre hello... news affecting the title race in the scottish premiership. the rearranged game between rangers and dundee has been called off at dens park due to a waterlogged pitch — with second placed rangers accusing the home side of negligence and unprofessionalism. the
this is bbc news, the headlines the hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, says three of his sons have been killed — in an israeli air strike in gaza. he says, it will not affect the group's demands in the ceasefire negotiations. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan — in the midst of destruction caused by six months of war and fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu — he's making a "mistake". russia and kazakhstan suffer the worst flooding —...
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this is bbc news. now to what's been described the one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office horizon inquiry will today hear from lord arbuthnot. the former mp is a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of sub—postmasters who were wrongly convicted of theft orfraud. it's after former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates on tuesday accused the post office of lying about their faulty accounting systems, on the first day of the latest stage of the horizon it scandal. the inquiry heard how mr bates wrote that the organisation was being run by �*thugs in suits' in a letter in 2010. let's cross to our correspondent at the hearings — azadeh moshiri — now. what can we expect today? in a few moments lord _ what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james _ what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot - what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot will walk through these doors, a former con
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you are watching bbc news coverage of the post office it scandal. more than 900 subpostmasters and mistresses were prosecuted because of the post office scandal. now many of the post office scandal. now many of them were to do with this faulty it scandal, the horizon it scandal. they lost their homes and livelihoods and many say they lost their health. several suicides have been linked to what is widely now considered the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. so far this next phase of the inquiry has been trying to determine who knew what and when. we will be hearing over the course of the next few weeks from some of the people who have occupied the highest levels of power at the post office, including paula vennells, who will appear in may, the former chief executive, and speaking to some victims here, they have told me that everyone they know will be turning up. they are a big community and they want to be here to hear paula vennells answer difficult questions will stop yesterday the inquiry heard from alan bates, the former subpostmaster w
you are watching bbc news coverage of the post office it scandal. more than 900 subpostmasters and mistresses were prosecuted because of the post office scandal. now many of the post office scandal. now many of them were to do with this faulty it scandal, the horizon it scandal. they lost their homes and livelihoods and many say they lost their health. several suicides have been linked to what is widely now considered the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. so far this next phase of...
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this is bbc news. the headlines... a vietnamese property tycoon has been sentenced to death after one of the biggest fraud trials in history. two former post office managers will give evidence to an inquiry, on the decisions which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of people who run post offices in the uk. fake stamps circulating in the uk originate from china, a senior minister of parliament has told the bbc. and coming up, we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient city of pompeii. (pres) now to what's been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office scandal. today, we'll hear from two former senior managers of the post office about decisions
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around the world and acro here on bbc news. after one of the biggest corruption trials in history, a court in vietnam has sentenced a property developer to death, for defrauding the saigon commercial bank of more than $40 billion over a ten—year period. 67—year—old truong my lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating bank lending regulations. 85 other people were also prosecuted, as part of a widespread clampdown on corruption by vietnam's communist authorities. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, is in bangkok. it is extraordinary. the amounts of money are absolutely staggering. we're talking about a significant chunk of vietnam's gdp that this woman was able to siphon off over 11 years through these secretly channeled loans that went through a whole bunch of front companies and proxies to her own companies. the prosecutors believe that of that 44 billion, perhaps $27 billion may never be recovered. that is a staggering loss and will be very, very tough for the state bank to
around the world and acro here on bbc news. after one of the biggest corruption trials in history, a court in vietnam has sentenced a property developer to death, for defrauding the saigon commercial bank of more than $40 billion over a ten—year period. 67—year—old truong my lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating bank lending regulations. 85 other people were also prosecuted, as part of a widespread clampdown on corruption by vietnam's communist...
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this is bbc news. the uk a man has appeared in court. he is charged with possession of a bladed article. wearing a grey searcher he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he will appear before bradford crown court tomorrow. alison freeman is in brad bird for us. his appearance at bradford magistrates' court this morning was extremely brief. he was cleanly shaven and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and his address. he is charged with murdering the 27—year—old who was pushing her baby in a pram in bradford on saturday afternoon. she suffered multiple stab wounds, she was taken to hospital but sadly died later that day. her baby was however unharmed. the defendant who was arrested after a three—day manhunt is also charged with possession of a bladed article. he was remanded in custody and will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. the prime minister says the latest nhs waiting list figures are down for their fifth nhs waiting list figures are down for theirfifth month
this is bbc news. the uk a man has appeared in court. he is charged with possession of a bladed article. wearing a grey searcher he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he will appear before bradford crown court tomorrow. alison freeman is in brad bird for us. his appearance at bradford magistrates' court this morning was extremely brief. he was cleanly shaven and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and his address. he is charged with murdering the 27—year—old who was...
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this is bbc news. russian missiles and drones hit ukraine's energy supply — we have a report from one of the affected cities. as iran vows to punish israel for an air strike killing its commanders — president biden says us support for israel is "iron—clad". a vietnamese property tycoon has been sentenced to death, after one of the biggest corruption trials in history. and we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient italian city of pompeii. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. russia has launched a series of raids on ukraine's energy system, firing more than 80 missiles and drones across the country. almost a third made it through ukraine's air defences.
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you're live with bbc news. the organisation of american states has condemned ecuador after police last week raided the mexican embassy in quito and arrested former vice presidentjorge glas. mr glas took shelter in the embassy after fresh corruption charges against him. the 0as also criticised mexico — without naming it directly — for trying to help mr glas escape to mexico. a lawyerfor mr glas says he is now on a hunger strike in prison. meanwhile, ecuador continues to deal with an "internal armed conflict," three months after armed gunmen took over a live tv news broadcast. earlier this week, ecuador�*s president, daniel noboa, said efforts to combat gangs would continue. and later this month, the public will vote on further anti—gang measures, including stricter gun controls and tougher prison sentences. so, how is ecuador — a country once known as an �*island of peace' dealing with the rise in gang violence? bbc mundo's ana maria roura returned to her home country to see how it has changed. ecuad
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you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the general election in the country to retain control of parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of parliament, not the president, but it was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president was been in powerfor two years. current president was been in power for two years. south korean media reports the prime minister and most senior staff at the presidential office offered to resign after those results came out. here now is our correspondent. this is a landslide, as we said, for the liberal opposition party. yes, they did when this many seats in the last general election back in 2020 but the circumstances were very different than. there was a very popular liberal president in office. so this defeat for the ruling party is being seen as a vote of no confidence in the current president and it weakens his authority, even though it may look as if not much has changed on paper, when you l
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you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the country's general election to retain control of the parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of the parliament, not the president. but the vote was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president yoon suk yeol, who has been in office for two years. south korea media is reporting that the prime minister and most of the senior staff of the presidential office offered to resign after the results came out. for more, let's bring in our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie who's been following the elections from south korea. sam —— sounds like a landslide victory for the opposition party? what does this mean that the ballot box?— the ballot box? although these were parliamentary _ the ballot box? although these were parliamentary elections . were parliamentary elections they were then seen as a referendum on the current president, president yoon suk yeol who has been in office for t
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thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we gotan we got an explanation of some of the legacy of that murder trial. everyone had an opinion and a and legal talking heads, entire careers were made based on this one trial. you mentioned johnny cochran but there were a whole slew of people on court tv and evening newscasts brought on as legal experts and it launched the idea of the big televised trial many would've had since them, would have been a spectacle where people would've watched, notjust because it was newsworthy because it was entertainment. it's a political podcast here, we talk about politics, and i should talk about there was a very real political element to this, a race element to this. i mentioned, iwould watch this. i mentioned, iwould watch this with my co—workers on the eighth floor of an office building in los angeles and we all agreed oj simpson was guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt, he definitely did it, they had audio tapes of him raging against his ex—wife and slamming on the door to break into her ap
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this is bbc news. now to what's been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history, the post office scandal. an inquiry is examining how the faulty it system, known as horizon, led to hundreds of people who ran post offices being wrongly convicted of theft and fraud. today we'll hear from two former senior managers of the post office about decisions which led to so many being wrongly prosecuted. they include david smith, whojoined as managing director in 2010, when problems with the it system were first coming to light. earlier in the week, one of the scandal�*s victims — alan bates — told the inquiry that the post office had lied about errors in it's accounting systems. let's cross to our correspondent at the hearings, azadeh moshiri, now. what have we heard so far? yesterday we heard from — what have we heard so far? yesterday we heard from lord _ what have we heard so far? yesterday we heard from lord james _ what have we heard so far? yesterday we heard from
this is bbc news. now to what's been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history, the post office scandal. an inquiry is examining how the faulty it system, known as horizon, led to hundreds of people who ran post offices being wrongly convicted of theft and fraud. today we'll hear from two former senior managers of the post office about decisions which led to so many being wrongly prosecuted. they include david smith, whojoined as managing director in 2010,...
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this is bbc news. hopes of cheaper borrowing costs in the us have been dashed by a bigger than expected rise in inflation. america's consumer price index for march showed price rises are actually accelerating instead of coming down. the price of goods and services was up 3.5% year—on—year in march — faster than the 3.2% rise seen in february. erin delmore has more from new york. when we saw hotter than expected inflation reports in the past they were explained away as being seasonal or a one off. but now we have seen three straight consumer price index reports that have come in hotter than expected. and after steep falls from its record high in mid-2022 steep falls from its record high in mid—2022 the rate of inflation has remained stuck for the past three months. energy was a main driver of the increase, and housing costs, which make up a big weighting of the cpi. the fed is trying to bring inflation back down to its 2% target and to do so without spurring an economic downturn. wednesday's inf
this is bbc news. hopes of cheaper borrowing costs in the us have been dashed by a bigger than expected rise in inflation. america's consumer price index for march showed price rises are actually accelerating instead of coming down. the price of goods and services was up 3.5% year—on—year in march — faster than the 3.2% rise seen in february. erin delmore has more from new york. when we saw hotter than expected inflation reports in the past they were explained away as being seasonal or a...
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david willis, bbc news, los angeles. for more on the reaction i spoke earlier to cbs news correspondent naomi ruchim. for many americans the reaction to oj simpson's death has been as complicated as his legacy. some say they are not shedding any tears over the star football player and accused murderer. while others say they are devastated by his death. he was nicknamed thejuice and burst onto the national acene is a star onto the national scene as a star running back winning the 1968 heisman trophy before going onto a hall of fame nfl career so he had a lot of fans. off the field he was a commentator, pitchman, film star. but the case and not guilty verdict has divided the country to this day. in interviews after the death was announced, some said they believed he was guilty of the crime. others say the jury has spoken and he was acquitted and that's the end of it. polling from 2017, the year oj simpson was released from prison for a separate crime, shows that most americans at the time did believe he was guilty of the 1
david willis, bbc news, los angeles. for more on the reaction i spoke earlier to cbs news correspondent naomi ruchim. for many americans the reaction to oj simpson's death has been as complicated as his legacy. some say they are not shedding any tears over the star football player and accused murderer. while others say they are devastated by his death. he was nicknamed thejuice and burst onto the national acene is a star onto the national scene as a star running back winning the 1968 heisman...
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this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party, over whether she paid the correct amount of tax on the sale of her council house, in 2015. ms rayner strongly denies she's done anything wrong. greater manchester police had originally said there would be no inquiry. our political correspondent peter saull has more. where the allegation potentially is concerning for her is whether or not she provided inaccurate information on where exactly she was living at that time to do with the register of her children's birth, for example. the conservatives when banging on that with this, nothing has changed as concerned with greater manchester, and new concerns put to them by a mp, manchester, and new concerns put to them bya mp, sing manchester, and new concerns put to them by a mp, sing to the police why you not looking at some of th
this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party, over whether she paid the correct amount of tax on the sale of her council house, in 2015. ms rayner strongly denies she's done anything wrong. greater manchester police had originally said there would be no inquiry. our political correspondent peter saull has more....
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this is bbc news. the us says, the threat of an iranian attack on israel is real and viable — as president biden issues a clear warning to iran. un agencies say parts of sudan may tip into famine if the civil war continues. we'll have rare pictures from the ground. and, joe biden seeks to boost his re—election campaign with a focus on abortion rights as trump hosts house speaker mike johnson to talk election integrity. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. us presidentjoe biden is warning iran not to take military action against israel — as the us government says such an attack could happen �*imminently�*. iran vowed to retaliate after an apparent israeli air strike on its consulate in syria killed at least 13 people — including a senior military commander. that attack was condemned by the un's secretary—general, who said diplomatic and consular premises are off limits under international law. now, nearly two weeks later, american officials are telling cbs news an iranian strike on israel could com
this is bbc news. the us says, the threat of an iranian attack on israel is real and viable — as president biden issues a clear warning to iran. un agencies say parts of sudan may tip into famine if the civil war continues. we'll have rare pictures from the ground. and, joe biden seeks to boost his re—election campaign with a focus on abortion rights as trump hosts house speaker mike johnson to talk election integrity. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. us presidentjoe biden is warning iran not to...
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live from london, this is bbc news. the post office is examining how the 40 it system led to hundreds of people being wrongly convicted of theft and fraud in what has been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history. the chief executive of the royal mail group which owns the post office between 2003 and 2010 began giving evidencejust before lunch. earlier we heard from alan cooke, the managing director of the post office, hundreds of people were wrongly accused between 2006 in 2010 while he was in charge. he began by putting on record what he described as a personal apology to the sub—postmaster is and mistresses, as well as their families for all they have been through, let's listen in. i families for all they have been through, let's listen in. i wonder if i could just _ through, let's listen in. i wonder if i could just say _ through, let's listen in. i wonder if i could just say before - through, let's listen in. i wonder if i could just say before we - through, let's listen in. i
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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties" but labour has called for her to pay the money back. a former uk sub—postmistress who was wrongly jailed while she was pregnant has rejected an apology by a former post office boss who congratulated the team behind her conviction. david smith apologised to seema misra at the inquiry into the post office scandal. she was eight weeks pregnant and sentenced to 15 months in prison. baldur�*s gate iii has won big at this year's bafta games awards in london. the game, by larian studios, picked up five awards, including best game, best narrative, and players' choice. alan wake 2 and viewfinder won two awards each. 40 games were nomi
john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties" but labour has called for her to pay...
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. i wanted to expose the criminality that runs through the heart of this corporation. they very nearly ruined my life. i have certainly seen how they have ruined the lives of others. it's really difficult for me to sit here and talk about this because the whole point of fighting these newspapers is because i was so keen to have my privacy. i feel a sense of duty to expose them, as they've exposed us. prince harry and sir eltonjohn have launched legal action against the publishers of the daily mail. action is being taken- against the sun newspaper.
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past? history matters to our sense of ourselves, the place we live in, and the world beyond. so believes my guest today, the writer and historian sathnam sanghera, whose own family story, indian sikhs migrating to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the impact of the british empire, both on britain and the vast territories colonised and controlled from london. did the british empire really do so much to shape the world of today?
voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past? history matters to our sense of ourselves, the place we live in, and the world beyond. so believes my guest today, the writer and historian sathnam sanghera, whose own family story, indian sikhs migrating to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the...
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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. and you can read more on that story via the bbc news website. i will be back with you in a moment with all the top business news. you are listening — or rather watching - bbc listening — or rather watching — bbc news. hello there. we still had the same southwesterly breeze on thursday but more sunshine led to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got some rain as well, temperatures here reached 18 celsius — the warmest it's been in northern ireland so far this year. now, this is the temperature anomaly map. the red colour�*s showing that it's warmer than average across the whole of the uk. we'll get similar temperatures again on friday but then, over the weekend, it gets cooler from the northwest. that cooler weather arrives in the southeast by sunday. now, heading into early friday, we've got some sunshine to begin with in scotland. we've got these showery bursts of rain coming back into northern
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hugh pym, bbc news. now, we've been hearing a lot about the wet and rainy weather across the uk recently, but now the national farmers union is warning it could be putting our ability to produce food at risk. farmers are struggling to get crops in the ground and say their livestock is also affected. our rural affairs correspondent lucy vladev is at a farm in warwickshire. it's been a hard time for farmers. this field doesn't have anything in this year. there's no way you can get a crop in that. you really do question why you do it. a really hard time for a long time. we've been putting on little coats - on some of the newborn lambs to help protect them from the rain. most fields haven't dried out since last year as the uk experienced its wettest 18 months on record. there's a good girl, hey? how's your tummy? are you nice and full? rachel farms land here in north wales. on a scale of one to ten, we're probably, at the moment, how wet our land is, is probably about a 15. she's been forced to keep 300 of h
hugh pym, bbc news. now, we've been hearing a lot about the wet and rainy weather across the uk recently, but now the national farmers union is warning it could be putting our ability to produce food at risk. farmers are struggling to get crops in the ground and say their livestock is also affected. our rural affairs correspondent lucy vladev is at a farm in warwickshire. it's been a hard time for farmers. this field doesn't have anything in this year. there's no way you can get a crop in that....
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this is bbc news. ukraine's president has warned that the country is fast running out of air defences and artillery to fend off russian attacks. volodmyr zelensky warned that if us congress continues to hold up a multi—billion dollar military aid package, then ukraine will lose its war against russia. on thursday power plants were attacked in a russian bombardment with hundreds of thousands of people being left without power. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this update. i think what we're seeing here now is clearly a sustained and a deliberate assault by russia on ukraine's energy system. and it started actually back in march — there were two massive attacks on this country with drones and missiles that, here in kharkiv, destroyed all the power stations, essentially. so it left this city without power for some time. they've worked to restore it, but there are rolling blackouts here, a real limit on the amount of electricity available, customers urged to avoid using too much.
this is bbc news. ukraine's president has warned that the country is fast running out of air defences and artillery to fend off russian attacks. volodmyr zelensky warned that if us congress continues to hold up a multi—billion dollar military aid package, then ukraine will lose its war against russia. on thursday power plants were attacked in a russian bombardment with hundreds of thousands of people being left without power. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this...
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live from london, this is bbc news. the us restricts travel for its diplomats in israel as the uk's foreign office updates its travel advice amid fears of an attack by iran after an israeli strike on the iranian consulate in syria. the inquiry into the post office it scandal will today hear from adam crozier, who became the royal mail's chief executive in 2003. a warning that the catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is even worse than feared according to doctors. we will bring you their footage from the country's darfur region. sir keir starmer says the labour government would aim to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp, matching goals are set out by chancellorjeremy hunt. we begin this hour in the middle east where american diplomats and their families in israel have been told not to travel outside of tel aviv, jerusalem and be'er—sheva.
live from london, this is bbc news. the us restricts travel for its diplomats in israel as the uk's foreign office updates its travel advice amid fears of an attack by iran after an israeli strike on the iranian consulate in syria. the inquiry into the post office it scandal will today hear from adam crozier, who became the royal mail's chief executive in 2003. a warning that the catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is even worse than feared according to doctors. we will bring you their footage...