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these are --eole i the post office inquiry. these are peeple i didn't — the post office inquiry. these are people i didn't have _ the post office inquiry. these are people i didn't have routine - the post office inquiry. these are l people i didn't have routine contact with at all. or was it the case that you very well knew that the contract didn't entitle the post office to recover money from sub—postmasters in any or all circumstances, but thatis in any or all circumstances, but that is what the post office pretended, it said. we have seen in the inquiry many letters to sub—postmasters which say just that, you are responsible to make good any losses. that ignores the terms of the contract completely. if i go back, i was in network and that is where i was. the management of the letters and the breaches of contract was managed within network... well, it changed over time but it was primarily the contract managers but it was always under the direction and the instruction of the legal team. there was a very close working relationship between the contract managers and that legal
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as i say, section 213% by the inquiry to the post office on the inquiry to the post office on the 21st ofjuly last year in which the 21st ofjuly last year in which the inquiry mandated the post office disco several categories of material relevant to phases five and six of the inquiry, documents addressing what was defined in the notice as relevant issues, including reviews of horizon carried out by ernst & young, kpmg, linklaters and deloitte. it was expressed the documents be those created by, sent to or received by recorded a conversation or meeting involving or otherwise made reference to 19 specific individuals within the post office. the individuals named in the notice included but were not limited to ten mac three, over glance, alice perkins, mark davies, angela, tim parker and susan crichton. at 5:32pm on thursday the 28th of march the post office and a cover letter for a production of 1071 documents and the cover letter noticed post office had had the court initiated assurance exercises, the first being a review of specific third—party material, i am sorry, third—party advi
as i say, section 213% by the inquiry to the post office on the inquiry to the post office on the 21st ofjuly last year in which the 21st ofjuly last year in which the inquiry mandated the post office disco several categories of material relevant to phases five and six of the inquiry, documents addressing what was defined in the notice as relevant issues, including reviews of horizon carried out by ernst & young, kpmg, linklaters and deloitte. it was expressed the documents be those created...
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is the post office inquiry which is _ studio: that is the post office inquiry which is going - studio: that is the post office inquiry which is going on, - studio: that is the post office inquiry which is going on, the l inquiry which is going on, the former litigation lawyer of the post office rodric williams being questions and they have been talking about a series of e—mails that nick wallis had sent to the post office, nick wallis, one of the journalists that followed this case right from the start. were talking about a report that he did for the bbc one show, that he also reported early on in the south of england on one of the current affairs programmes that went out there following this scandal as it was unfolding and has been one of the leading journalists on it, so, being questioned there at the inquiry about those e—mails from nick wallis. you can continue to follow that. there is a live feed throughout the day on bbc iplayer, you just have to scan the qr code that you can see on the side of your screen. some breaking news... scotland's only gender identity clinic for und
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at the moment, siranthony of the post office inquiry. at the moment, sir anthony hooper is giving evidence to the inquiry. he is the independent chair of the working group until that compensation scheme in 2015 was halted. this is bbc news. hello, i�*m chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we start with news that athletics will become the first sport to introduce prize money at the olympics in paris this summer. the governing body, world athletics, is breaking 128 years of olympic tradition, becoming the first international sport to give athletes money for winning a gold medal at the games. $50,000 will be the prize for those that win on the track or field. this in contrast to the international olympic committee, which does not award prize money. our reporter, matt graveling, has been following the story for us. basically, they are the first federation to say, gold medallists are going to
at the moment, siranthony of the post office inquiry. at the moment, sir anthony hooper is giving evidence to the inquiry. he is the independent chair of the working group until that compensation scheme in 2015 was halted. this is bbc news. hello, i�*m chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we start with news that athletics will become the first sport to introduce prize money at the olympics in paris this summer. the governing body, world athletics, is breaking 128 years of olympic...
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we will be back at the post office inquiry shortly. this is tower bridge and it is has its windows cleaned. take a look at these pictures. specialist window cleaners abseiled from the tower�*s twin high—level walkways to clean the underside of their glass floors. it's the first time the underside of the floors has been cleaned since the glass was installed a decade ago. the work was carried out in the early hours of wednesday morning, during the bridge's latest overnight closures for maintenance. we've done it on smaller bridges but nothing quite of this stature — nor of this prestige as well. so it's a huge honour, a huge privilege as well. you certainly wouldn't have got me doing that. we will return to the post office inquiry now. a former executive has been giving evidence. you may rumour that she was portrayed in the itv drama. she has been described as knowing more about the faulty horizon it system than anyone else. during her evidence this morning she apologised for the "devastation" caused to the sub—postmasters who we
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let's return now to the post i you. let's return now to the post office inquiry. alan cook, the managing director between 2006—2010 is giving evidence. could you bring back up that document, please? thank you. that is an e—mail from dave post on the 20th of october 2009, so five days after your e—mail. you are not in copy. no. it refers to some conference calls. dave smith only last week, asked me a few questions and indicated that alan cook is asking for more robust defence of horizon. what are you asking for a defence of horizon rather than an investigation into its integrity?— rather than an investigation into its integrity? definitely not. just lookinu its integrity? definitely not. just lookin: for its integrity? definitely not. just looking for answers. _ its integrity? definitely not. just looking for answers. one - its integrity? definitely not. just looking for answers. one of - its integrity? definitely not. just looking for answers. one of the | looking for answers. one of the perils of being the boss as people use your name to get things done.
let's return now to the post i you. let's return now to the post office inquiry. alan cook, the managing director between 2006—2010 is giving evidence. could you bring back up that document, please? thank you. that is an e—mail from dave post on the 20th of october 2009, so five days after your e—mail. you are not in copy. no. it refers to some conference calls. dave smith only last week, asked me a few questions and indicated that alan cook is asking for more robust defence of horizon....
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to a rather startling development today at the post office inquiry in the uk. it is investigating why post office workers we re were prosecuted for fraud when it was the fault of the it system, horizon. a former managing director of the post office, has told the inquiry that he didn't realise the company itself had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. their own staff. hundreds of people were wrongly accused between 2006 and 2010, of theft and fraud, while alan cook was in charge. certainly that evidence today rising, raising a lot of eyebrows. we will be live at that inquiry on the programme in about 15 minutes. now to latin america, where residents of the colombian capital bogota have started rationing water as the el nino weather phenomenon leaves reservoirs at critically low levels. schools and hospitals are exempt — but the measure will affect about ten million people. sofia bettiza reports. this is the first time in recent history that the colombian capital, bogota, has been forced to implement water rationing. now, this is the plan. bog
to a rather startling development today at the post office inquiry in the uk. it is investigating why post office workers we re were prosecuted for fraud when it was the fault of the it system, horizon. a former managing director of the post office, has told the inquiry that he didn't realise the company itself had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. their own staff. hundreds of people were wrongly accused between 2006 and 2010, of theft and fraud, while alan cook was in...
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we will leave the post office inquiry to | leave the post office inquiry to bring you some breaking news on a story we have been watching for the past week, and that is that a man has been charged with murdering his wife while she walked with her baby in the pram in bradford, he has now appeared before the city's crown court, he was asked to appear again today at the crown court in bradford. the woman was stabbed on saturday afternoon, she later died in hospitalfrom her injuries, and habibur masum faced bradford crown court via video link this afternoon, charged with her murder. we are hearing that her baby was not physically harmed during that attack. now, habibur masum is due to face a plea hearing on the 10th of may and a provisional trial date has been set for november, the 25—year—old was arrested in aylesbury earlier this week following a three day nationwide manhunt and west yorkshire police has referred itself to the police watchdog because of previous contact the force had had with kulsuma akter before her death. let us now go back to the post office inquiry in central londo
we will leave the post office inquiry to | leave the post office inquiry to bring you some breaking news on a story we have been watching for the past week, and that is that a man has been charged with murdering his wife while she walked with her baby in the pram in bradford, he has now appeared before the city's crown court, he was asked to appear again today at the crown court in bradford. the woman was stabbed on saturday afternoon, she later died in hospitalfrom her injuries, and habibur...
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that post office inquiry isjust taking a and as we say that post office inquiry is just taking a short break, about ten minutes, then it will resume and we will hear more from adam crozier, we were discussing all of that and we will return to that inquiry when it resumes. a25—year—old who murdered someone and injured four others has been jailed for someone and injured four others has beenjailed for a minimum of someone and injured four others has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years.j kill fatally been jailed for a minimum of 28 years. j kill fatally wounded a man and stand more victims with a tactical combat knife. —— jake and stand more victims with a tactical combat knife. ——jake hill. in other news from bradford, a provisional trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering his wife, who was stabbed to death as she pushed her baby in a pram, he was charged with murdering his wife in an attack in bradford city centre, he is also charged with possession of a bladed article and appeared via bradford crown court. habibur masum was arrested on tuesday, 170 miles away
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office inquiry. and solar spectacular — we'll show you more of the stunning pictures from yesterday's total solar eclipse — which transfixed millions of stargazers in north america. the uk foreign secretary is going to give a press conference with antony blinken, that is going to start in the next few minutes and we will bring you that live. time for a look at the business news. we begin in the us — where investors are sitting on the sidelines ahead of the latest read on us inflation figures. they're due this week and could determine the path of interest rates. markets have already reined in their expectations of several rate cuts this year, with a consensus ofjust 2 or 3 cuts in the cost of borrowing. that's after a better than expected jobs report, and expectations that consumer prices will have risen by 3.5% well, earlier i sspoke to our north america business correspondent erin delmore — and she explained what is being anticipated. something of a
office inquiry. and solar spectacular — we'll show you more of the stunning pictures from yesterday's total solar eclipse — which transfixed millions of stargazers in north america. the uk foreign secretary is going to give a press conference with antony blinken, that is going to start in the next few minutes and we will bring you that live. time for a look at the business news. we begin in the us — where investors are sitting on the sidelines ahead of the latest read on us inflation...
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more now on the post office scandal, and the next phase of the uk post office horizon public inquiry begins this week. it will be the second to last chapter of an independent investigation into one of the nation's biggest miscarriages ofjustice. earlier, former subpostmaster, sharon, told the bbc of how her and her husband spent their life savings trying to make up the shortfall, when money started disappearing form their post office account. the error impacted their finances, relationships, and mental health for 20 years. it was horrible, it was really horrible, it was the worst years of my life. and that's life lost, with the kids, everything, theyjust don't know what they've done to people. post office minister, kevin hollinrake, has been speaking to bbc breakfast and says the inquiry is important to make sure those responsible are held to account. where evidence has been established people should be prosecuted. that's my view. and i think you and other people i've spoken to, i certainly feel people within the post office and possibly further afield should go to jail. let's speak
more now on the post office scandal, and the next phase of the uk post office horizon public inquiry begins this week. it will be the second to last chapter of an independent investigation into one of the nation's biggest miscarriages ofjustice. earlier, former subpostmaster, sharon, told the bbc of how her and her husband spent their life savings trying to make up the shortfall, when money started disappearing form their post office account. the error impacted their finances, relationships,...
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it's another big day at the post office inquiry — a former executive accused of covering up knowledge of the faulty it system is giving evidence for a second day. actress ashleyjudd tells the bbc that the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions is an act of "institutional betrayal". there's no doubt that harvey weinstein is a serial sexual predator. it doesn't change the fact that he committed these crimes. we start this hour with what experts are calling a potential "game changer" in the treatment of skin cancer. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — has begun being tested in britain. some other countries, including australia, are also trying it on patients. the treatment, which uses the same mrna technology as some covid jabs, works by telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent them from coming back. researchers say the jab also has the potential to stop lung, bladder and kidney cancers. more details from our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. steve young, one of the first nhs patients to
it's another big day at the post office inquiry — a former executive accused of covering up knowledge of the faulty it system is giving evidence for a second day. actress ashleyjudd tells the bbc that the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions is an act of "institutional betrayal". there's no doubt that harvey weinstein is a serial sexual predator. it doesn't change the fact that he committed these crimes. we start this hour with what experts are calling a...
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here, the post office inquiry into the it scandal continues. two former managers will give evidence on the decisions which lead to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of sub—postmasters. and coming up — we have an exclusive look at a stunning new discovery in the ancient city of pompeiii, buried in ash almost 2000 years ago. hello, welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest developments in the middle east. president biden has promised israel "iron—clad" united states support amid fears that iran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior iranian commanders in damascus. the president warned iran is threatening to launch a "significant attack" after israel struck the iranian consulate in syria ten days ago. mr biden was speaking hours after the iranian supreme leader again said israel would be punished for the strike on its consulate. meanwhile, the hamas political leader says there'll be no change in the group's demands for a permanent ceasefire in gaza, despite the killing of three of his sons in an israeli
here, the post office inquiry into the it scandal continues. two former managers will give evidence on the decisions which lead to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of sub—postmasters. and coming up — we have an exclusive look at a stunning new discovery in the ancient city of pompeiii, buried in ash almost 2000 years ago. hello, welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest developments in the middle east. president biden has promised israel "iron—clad" united...
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simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. sumo legend taro akebono has died of heart failure at the age of 5a. the hawaiian—born wrestler passed away in a tokyo hospital earlier this month his family said in a statement. he won eleven championships and was the first foreigner to obtain the sports highest rank. obtain the sport's highest rank. it's been a big night for key players in the gaming industry, who are gathered in london for the bafta games awards. super mario brothers wonder won best family game, but it was baldur�*s gate 3 ? based on dungeons and dragons — that triumphed, with five wins including best game. marc cieslak was there. this is what it's all about — a bafta golden mask. tonight's winners will be taking home a slightly smaller version of one of these, but these are water proof that the industry is more than an economic force, and the uk has always played a giant role in games development. —— these awards. in a recent bafta poll, lara croft, made famous by the tomb raider games, was voted most
simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. sumo legend taro akebono has died of heart failure at the age of 5a. the hawaiian—born wrestler passed away in a tokyo hospital earlier this month his family said in a statement. he won eleven championships and was the first foreigner to obtain the sports highest rank. obtain the sport's highest rank. it's been a big night for key players in the gaming industry, who are gathered in london for the bafta games awards. super mario brothers wonder...
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simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. football now and it's a crucial night for arsenal and manchester city, who are both in champions league action this evening. the gunners face bayern munich in germany, while city are home to real madrid. 0ur sports correspondent, andy swiss, is outside the etihad stadium in manchester for us this evening. at the etihad stadium and they could be in for a dramatic night because the first leg between manchester city and real madrid was an absolute thriller. it finished 3—3, so all to play for tonight to stop city will start as the favourites. they won the champions league title last year but real madrid had so many big names in theirteam, but real madrid had so many big names in their team, including one of england's's young stars, jude bellingham, who has been so impressive for real madrid since he joined them last summer. as for arsenal, it is a similar challenge for them in many ways. they also drew their first leg against bayern munich and they are also up against one of england's
simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. football now and it's a crucial night for arsenal and manchester city, who are both in champions league action this evening. the gunners face bayern munich in germany, while city are home to real madrid. 0ur sports correspondent, andy swiss, is outside the etihad stadium in manchester for us this evening. at the etihad stadium and they could be in for a dramatic night because the first leg between manchester city and real madrid was an absolute...
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simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. let's return to our top story now and the death of oj simpson. the former sports star was a divisive figure, but by the end of the last century, he was also one of the most famous american faces in the world. john sudworth reports. oj simpson once personified the american dream — a black sporting star from the humblest of routes at the pinnacle of wealth and celebrity. but as that car chase came to an end, his arrest and trial held up a mirror to a different reality. i see no weapons drawn by the lapd. a country in which racial divisions and deep—rooted police discrimination were never far from the surface. the crowd is cheering. there he is. it took place in the shadow of the rodney king case, the acquittal of four white los angeles police officers for the beating of a black man. questions of racism in that same police force became a highly effective part of oj simpson's defence. almost three decades later, reacting to news of his death, one of his lawyers are still questions the
simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. let's return to our top story now and the death of oj simpson. the former sports star was a divisive figure, but by the end of the last century, he was also one of the most famous american faces in the world. john sudworth reports. oj simpson once personified the american dream — a black sporting star from the humblest of routes at the pinnacle of wealth and celebrity. but as that car chase came to an end, his arrest and trial held up a mirror...
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during the live feed of the post office inquiry shown on the bbc news channel on tuesday, coverage was abruptly terminated to switch to the 1:00 afternoon news, just as alan bates was about to discuss details of his correspondence with ed davey, the present leader of the liberal democrats, who was minister in charge of the post office at the time. the 1:00 news is readily available on bbc one, so at�* such an interesting stage of the proceedings, and particularly as this case is by far the biggest miscarriage ofjustice ever witnessed in this country, why did you pull the plug? so why didn't the news channel continue live coverage of the inquiry while those who wanted a news bulletin could instead have turned over to bbc one? and more widely, why can't a dedicated stream or channel, perhaps bbc parliament, be given over to showing the inquiry uninterrupted? we asked bbc news and they told us... finally, dominating tv news output on monday was the solar eclipse that appeared across parts of north america, prompting great excitement among those that witnessed it. nada tawfiq was one of
during the live feed of the post office inquiry shown on the bbc news channel on tuesday, coverage was abruptly terminated to switch to the 1:00 afternoon news, just as alan bates was about to discuss details of his correspondence with ed davey, the present leader of the liberal democrats, who was minister in charge of the post office at the time. the 1:00 news is readily available on bbc one, so at�* such an interesting stage of the proceedings, and particularly as this case is by far the...
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i'm in front of their post office inquiry, where victims have gathered to hear a former senior post office executive questioned on what she knew and when she knew it. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". there's no doubt that harvey weinstein is a serial sexual predator. it doesn't change the fact that he committed these crimes. we are live at the unionjack club in london. ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, schoolchildren in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with what experts are calling a potential "game—changer" in the treatment of skin cancer. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — has begun being tested in britain. some other countries, including australia, are also trying it on patients. the treatment, which uses the same mrna technology as some covid jabs, works by telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent them from coming back.
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simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. israel is on high alert amid fears that its arch enemy — iran — could mount an imminent attack. it would be in retaliation for the recent killing of senior iranian commanders in syria. us presidentjoe biden says american support for israel is what he called iron—clad. the head of us forces in the region is in israel to discuss the iranian threat. mr biden warned that iran is threatening to launch a "significant attack" after the iranian consulate in damascus was hit ten days ago. it comes after iran's supreme leader said israel will be punished for the attack on its consulate, which he said was like an attack on iran itself. meanwhile, the political leader of hamas says there'll be no change in its demands for a permanent ceasefire in gaza, despite the killing of three of his sons in an israeli air strike. this is what the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had to say. translation: netan ahu had to sa . ~ ., . ., times. translation: we are in challenging times. we transla
simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. israel is on high alert amid fears that its arch enemy — iran — could mount an imminent attack. it would be in retaliation for the recent killing of senior iranian commanders in syria. us presidentjoe biden says american support for israel is what he called iron—clad. the head of us forces in the region is in israel to discuss the iranian threat. mr biden warned that iran is threatening to launch a "significant attack" after the...
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the post office inquiry continues today, with a former investigatior and former chairman set to give evidence. yesterday, the inquiry heard there were problems with the horizon it system as it was being introduced in 1999. 0ur correspondent azadeh moshiri is at the inquiry and joins me now. what are we expecting today? investigators were a big focus of this scandal and the testimony given thus far to the inquiry because their conduct has been such a big part of this. todayjohn london will be giving evidence, the investigator in 2010, you will remember she is the former sub—postmistress in surrey who was wrongfully convicted of stealing £70,000 and sent to prison while she was pregnant with her second child. she has told the bbc that pregnancy is what stopped her from taking bbc that pregnancy is what stopped herfrom taking her own bbc that pregnancy is what stopped her from taking her own life. bbc that pregnancy is what stopped herfrom taking her own life. she gave birth wearing an electronic tag and the post office has previously shown in documents and reports that her case was
the post office inquiry continues today, with a former investigatior and former chairman set to give evidence. yesterday, the inquiry heard there were problems with the horizon it system as it was being introduced in 1999. 0ur correspondent azadeh moshiri is at the inquiry and joins me now. what are we expecting today? investigators were a big focus of this scandal and the testimony given thus far to the inquiry because their conduct has been such a big part of this. todayjohn london will be...
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and in the last hour, the post office inquiry concluded for the week, today�*s evidence, we heard from adam crozier, the former chief executive of the royal mail, he was asked about what he knew when all those prosecutions of so many sub—postmasters and mistresses took place, he was asked about lines of communication and accountability in the post office. if you want to know more about what happened today, you can go to the bbc news website where we have analysis of all of this week�*s evidence given to the post office inquiry and of course that inquiry resumes on tuesday and we will have full coverage of that on bbc news. this is bbc news. the world health organization says regions of sudan could be tipped into famine if the conflict between the nation�*s army and paramilitary forces does not come to an end. doctors without borders has screened tens of thousands of women and children from a displaced people�*s camp in north darfur and found a third were malnourished, twice the threshold required for a nutritional emergency to be declared. a year of war has had a devastating hu
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post office chief executive nick reed was at the inquiry . this. post office chief executive - nick reed was at the inquiry and he says he thinks the financial redress scheme has been slow and says he wants to accelerate the process but he said he did not want to comment on alan bates's case. you could get into a room with him right here, right now, get his compensation sorted out, couldn't you? it’s right now, get his compensation sorted out, couldn't you? it's not for me, sorted out, couldn't you? it's not for me. we _ sorted out, couldn't you? it's not for me, we have _ sorted out, couldn't you? it's not for me, we have an _ sorted out, couldn't you? it's not for me, we have an independentl for me, we have an independent panel... for me, we have an independent anel... �* ,, for me, we have an independent anel... �* i. _, for me, we have an independent anelm �* ., panel... but you could get it done? i have spoken _ panel... but you could get it done? i have spoken to _ panel... but you could get it done? i have spoken to alan _ panel... b
post office chief executive nick reed was at the inquiry . this. post office chief executive - nick reed was at the inquiry and he says he thinks the financial redress scheme has been slow and says he wants to accelerate the process but he said he did not want to comment on alan bates's case. you could get into a room with him right here, right now, get his compensation sorted out, couldn't you? it’s right now, get his compensation sorted out, couldn't you? it's not for me, sorted out,...
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the next phase of the post office inquiry is seeking to establish exactly what went wrong and who knew what and when and that is why you haven't seen it so much correspondence between alan bates and the post office —— that is why you have seen. we have seen letters from alan bates to the post office, he was sub—postmaster for around five years, flagging the issues he is having and having no response and he says the attitude of the post office has constantly been that they are right and everyone else is wrong, the horizon it system has been robust, and he said it was only once second sight, the forensic accountants who were hired to help investigate the issue, he felt after they were hired some progress was being made but that the post office were still not cooperating fully. at this time, the inquiry will continue hearing not only from alan bates but in the coming weeks we will also hearfrom some of in the coming weeks we will also hear from some of the people who held the most powerful positions at the post office at the time, including paula vennells, who was the former chief e
the next phase of the post office inquiry is seeking to establish exactly what went wrong and who knew what and when and that is why you haven't seen it so much correspondence between alan bates and the post office —— that is why you have seen. we have seen letters from alan bates to the post office, he was sub—postmaster for around five years, flagging the issues he is having and having no response and he says the attitude of the post office has constantly been that they are right and...
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two former post office managers will give evidence to anchor an inquiry on the decisions which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of people who ran. it is in the uk. and coming up we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient city of pompeii. hello, welcome to this hour. in the past two minutes are in vietnam has sentenced a wealthy property developer to death for defrauding a bank of billions of dollars. the 67—year—old was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating and granting regulations after she used her hidden ownership of the saigon commercial bank to channel a0 $4 commercial bank to channel a0 $a billion of loans to her own companies, it has been described as one of the greatest bank frauds in history. for more on this we can go straight to bangkok and join our south—east asia corresponding jonathan head. first of all, if you could tell is a bit more about what the court said today and the background to this case. the court has been giving — background to this case. the court has been giving enormous - background
two former post office managers will give evidence to anchor an inquiry on the decisions which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of people who ran. it is in the uk. and coming up we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient city of pompeii. hello, welcome to this hour. in the past two minutes are in vietnam has sentenced a wealthy property developer to death for defrauding a bank of billions of dollars. the 67—year—old was found guilty of embezzlement,...
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david smith told the post office inquiry today that with hindsight, he post office inquiry today that with hindsight , he understood with hindsight, he understood the anger and upset, as well as the anger and upset, as well as the substantial distress he'd caused to sima misra and her family, saying he was sorry for the way his email had been perceived and portrayed. mrs. misra was falsely accused of stealing £74,000 and had to give birth wearing a probation tag. she said i was eight weeks pregnant. they need to apologise to my youngest son. it was terrible. between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 subpostmasters were prosecuted due to the flawed horizon it software . flawed horizon it software. today, the prime minister said his plan is working as new nhs figures showed hospital waiting lists in england had fallen for the fifth month in a row. over 305,000 people have been waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment at the end of february, but that's down from just over 320,000 at the end of january. the government and nhs england both pledged to eliminate all waiting l
david smith told the post office inquiry today that with hindsight, he post office inquiry today that with hindsight , he understood with hindsight, he understood the anger and upset, as well as the anger and upset, as well as the substantial distress he'd caused to sima misra and her family, saying he was sorry for the way his email had been perceived and portrayed. mrs. misra was falsely accused of stealing £74,000 and had to give birth wearing a probation tag. she said i was eight weeks...
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more now on the post office scandal, and the next phase of the uk post office horizon public inquiry begins this week. it will be the second to last chapter of an independent investigation into one of the nation's biggest miscarriages ofjustice. earlier, former subpostmaster, sharon, told the bbc of how her and her husband spent their life savings trying to make up the shortfall, when money started disappearing form their post office account. the error impacted their finances, relationships, and mental health for 20 years. it was horrible, it was really horrible, it was the worst years of my life. and that's life lost, with the kids, everything, theyjust don't
more now on the post office scandal, and the next phase of the uk post office horizon public inquiry begins this week. it will be the second to last chapter of an independent investigation into one of the nation's biggest miscarriages ofjustice. earlier, former subpostmaster, sharon, told the bbc of how her and her husband spent their life savings trying to make up the shortfall, when money started disappearing form their post office account. the error impacted their finances, relationships,...
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we will be back live at the post office inquiry in the next half an hour — it's been the biggest day of the inquiry so far. angela van den bogerd, a former senior executive, has apologised for the "devastation" caused to branch managers. she will continue giving evidence this afternoon. first, let's get more on another of our top stories. scotland's first minister is facing a no—confidence vote after ending his party's power—sharing agreement with the scottish greens this morning. humza yousaf said he came to the decision after tensions between his party, the snp, and the greens over the scrapping of key climate targets. its co—leader, lorna slater, has accused the snp of "selling out future generations". so how did the power sharing agreement in scotland come about? and what led to its collapse? my colleague, sofia bettiza, is in the newsroom to explain. the power—sharing deal between the snp and the greens in scotland has collapsed, so how did we get here? well, the arrangement was established in 2021, when nicola sturgeon was first minister. it meant that the two microlitr
we will be back live at the post office inquiry in the next half an hour — it's been the biggest day of the inquiry so far. angela van den bogerd, a former senior executive, has apologised for the "devastation" caused to branch managers. she will continue giving evidence this afternoon. first, let's get more on another of our top stories. scotland's first minister is facing a no—confidence vote after ending his party's power—sharing agreement with the scottish greens this...
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she admitted to the inquiry that the post office asked gina griffiths, the wife of martin griffiths, to sign a non—disclosure agreement, alongside a settlement of £140,000 after mr griffiths killed himself in 2013. he'd been accused of having a shortfall in his accounts. the inquiry counsel, jason beer kc, asked her to explain the request. it's the long and short of it that you had a settlement on the basis of £140,000 payment, which figure applies to a completely different type of loss, you ensured that there was a nondisclosure agreement attached to that settlement and you agreed to the staging of payments to act as an incentive using money as a tool to keep the matter hushed up? it was never to keep the matter hushed up. any settlement agreement that the post office ever entered into was done with a nondisclosure agreement. why? because that was just the way they operated. take a step back, from the answer of an automaton. why does the post office always insist on nondisclosure? why does the post office always insist on nondisclosure? because that was how they tied up the agre
she admitted to the inquiry that the post office asked gina griffiths, the wife of martin griffiths, to sign a non—disclosure agreement, alongside a settlement of £140,000 after mr griffiths killed himself in 2013. he'd been accused of having a shortfall in his accounts. the inquiry counsel, jason beer kc, asked her to explain the request. it's the long and short of it that you had a settlement on the basis of £140,000 payment, which figure applies to a completely different type of loss,...
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the post office inquiry continues today. it will hear evidence from longman — a former post office investigator who was involved in the incorrect prosecution and conviction of a number of sub post masters. allan leighton, the ex—chairman of the post office will also be questioned at the inquiry. and staying with uk, news the latest inflation numbers are out this morning with economists forecasting another fall in the rate of inflation from the 3.4% seen in february. rising prices hit a peak in october of 2022, when inflation was at 11%. i'll be talking to a leading economist about this later in our business coverage. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now to the united states, and day two of donald trump's criminal trial has concluded in new york. the focus for the moment is selecting a jury to sit through the weeks of proceedings. so far, seven have been chosen, but dozens of potentialjurors have been excused, after saying they couldn't be impartial. this case marks the first time a us president — f
the post office inquiry continues today. it will hear evidence from longman — a former post office investigator who was involved in the incorrect prosecution and conviction of a number of sub post masters. allan leighton, the ex—chairman of the post office will also be questioned at the inquiry. and staying with uk, news the latest inflation numbers are out this morning with economists forecasting another fall in the rate of inflation from the 3.4% seen in february. rising prices hit a peak...
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emma simpson, bbc news at the post office inquiry. two of the household cavalry horses who bolted and galloped through central london yesterday are in a "serious condition", having undergone surgery. the army says it's too early to know if they'll return to official duties. seven horses were spooked during a miliary exercise, with four unseating their riders. as chi chi izundu reports, the household cavalry have been back on parade. this is the event the bolted horses were being exercised for — the major general�*s inspection, which is an annual test of the household cavalry�*s ability to conduct state ceremonial duties for the year. the horses quaker, tennyson and both vida and trojan, who are seen here running through central london, were spooked after building materials were dropped from a height next to them. four soldiers were thrown and while three needed hospital treatment, it's been confirmed one has now been discharged. a cyclist was also treated in hospital. the army has confirmed that all four horses that bolted yeste
emma simpson, bbc news at the post office inquiry. two of the household cavalry horses who bolted and galloped through central london yesterday are in a "serious condition", having undergone surgery. the army says it's too early to know if they'll return to official duties. seven horses were spooked during a miliary exercise, with four unseating their riders. as chi chi izundu reports, the household cavalry have been back on parade. this is the event the bolted horses were being...
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office inquiry. there is a qr code on the screen. you can scan that if you are in the uk. we will have live updates from their inquiry here on bbc news. 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
office inquiry. there is a qr code on the screen. you can scan that if you are in the uk. we will have live updates from their inquiry here on bbc news. 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...
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also tonight the post office inquiry reveals yet another failing by senior management. we've been speaking to the post office minister kevin holingrake. of course conversations are going on with fujitsu. when we get the final compensation bill and the extent of their culpability that is the time to denigrate what proportion of that compensation bill they should pay. and an extraordinary insight into the workings of the iranian regime. a former senior british diplomat speaks for the first time about the day he was attacked by the revolutionary guard. i was being dragged from one detention centre to another during the 2a hours. it was quite, quite lively! i think the iranians had this fear that some miraculous sas operation from a helicopter would suddenly come and release me. good evening. it was a victory for rishi sunak, but in the teeth of tory opposition. the tobacco and vape bill, designed to create a smoke free generation, and successive generations, passed the debate stage, but has it been at a political cost for the prime minister? nick's here. all the machinatio
also tonight the post office inquiry reveals yet another failing by senior management. we've been speaking to the post office minister kevin holingrake. of course conversations are going on with fujitsu. when we get the final compensation bill and the extent of their culpability that is the time to denigrate what proportion of that compensation bill they should pay. and an extraordinary insight into the workings of the iranian regime. a former senior british diplomat speaks for the first time...
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the inquiry - the post office. you in fact sent a | reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert _ reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent _ reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent to _ reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent to the post - reply to mr davie. the inquiry was | shown alert sent to the post office minister ed davey injuly 2010, where allan bates called his refusal to intervene notjust disappointing, but offensive. he said the post office had been op writing as little more than thugs in suits, and ed davey enabled them to carry on with immunity, regardless of the human misery and suffering they inflict. interviewed at a building site in kent mr davie responded. billion interviewed at a building site in kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but — kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like _ kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like him _ kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like him when _ kent mr davie responded. allan baits is a hero but like him when
the inquiry - the post office. you in fact sent a | reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert _ reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent _ reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent to _ reply to mr davie. the inquiry was shown alert sent to the post - reply to mr davie. the inquiry was | shown alert sent to the post office minister ed davey injuly 2010, where allan bates called his refusal to intervene notjust disappointing, but offensive. he said the post office had...
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so, there we are, j that is david miller giving evidence at the post office it scandal inquiry. a reminder that if you want to follow that live, you can, throughout the day, it will be streamed live on the bbc news iplayer and website, all you have to do is scan the qr code that you can see on the right—hand side of the screen, and that will take directly to the bbc iplayer for, where you can follow all the developments from the horizon it scandal inquiry that is taking place in london today. a potentially world first smoking ban will be debated in parliament today. new zealand had planned something similar about the country's new coalition scrap the policy. rishi sunak is facing opposition from some of his own mps, while labour are in favour of the proposal, as tim muffett reports. it would be a world first — a law that wouldn't just discourage smoking, but effectively phase it out completely. the tobacco and vapes bill proposes a ban on anyone born on or afterjanuary 1st 2009 from ever being able to buy tobacco. a bold move that has the backing of health experts. we know t
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public inquiry that post office. public inquiry for very first time, for the very first time, tackling tax dodges to fund the nhs. >> it's a radical plan, but labour claim that they can fund the health service and education by clamping those clamping down on those who don't pay tax . on those who don't pay tax. >> yes, labour says that this money would fund more appointments, gp appointments and also breakfast clubs. free breakfast clubs for school children and they estimate they can bring in 5 billion a year by the end of the next parliament. but it's much, much easier said than done . than done. >> i'm breaking news. police have arrested a 25 year old man from oldham on suspicion of murder after the mother, cosima, actor, was stabbed in bradford while she was wheeling her five month old child in a pushchair and youth demands first strike. >> we brought you this story just last week. 11 people have been arrested following a pro—palestinian protest at the labour party's headquarters. what will the group do next? >>
public inquiry that post office. public inquiry for very first time, for the very first time, tackling tax dodges to fund the nhs. >> it's a radical plan, but labour claim that they can fund the health service and education by clamping those clamping down on those who don't pay tax . on those who don't pay tax. >> yes, labour says that this money would fund more appointments, gp appointments and also breakfast clubs. free breakfast clubs for school children and they estimate they...
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now to a rather startling development today — at the post office inquiry in the uk. remember the inquiry is investigating why postmasters — who run local post offices were prosecuted for fraud when the problem appears to have been the central it system, known as horizon. a former managing director of the post office, has told the public inquiry that he didn't realise the company itself, had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. hundreds of people were wrongly accused between 2006 and 2010, of theft and fraud, while alan cook, was in charge. here's the moment mr cook admitted he hadn't realised the post office itself brought prosecutions against some sub—postmasters. i was unaware that the post office were the prosecuting authority. i knew there were court cases, but i didn't realise that post office, in about two thirds of the cases, had initiated the prosecution as opposed to the dpp or the police or whatever. the expression you usually see is, the case would go to court. and i now know that a third went down that route, but two thirds were the p
now to a rather startling development today — at the post office inquiry in the uk. remember the inquiry is investigating why postmasters — who run local post offices were prosecuted for fraud when the problem appears to have been the central it system, known as horizon. a former managing director of the post office, has told the public inquiry that he didn't realise the company itself, had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. hundreds of people were wrongly accused between...
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lead campaigner and former post subpostmaster alan bates has told the horizon it inquiry the post office spent 23 years attempting to discredit and silence him. the inquiry has been probing the circumstances that led the post office to wrongly prosecute more than 900 subpostmaster was caused by errors in the horizon software system. mr bates is giving his version of events ahead of appearances by senior executives from the post office and fujitsu, which built the computer software at the heart of the scandal . and for the of the scandal. and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . news. com slash alerts. >> for a valuable legacy your family can own, gold coins will always shine bright . rosalind always shine bright. rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report, and here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. >> the pound will buy you $1.2686 and ,1.1671. the price of gold is £1,857.87 per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7959 points. >> rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial i
lead campaigner and former post subpostmaster alan bates has told the horizon it inquiry the post office spent 23 years attempting to discredit and silence him. the inquiry has been probing the circumstances that led the post office to wrongly prosecute more than 900 subpostmaster was caused by errors in the horizon software system. mr bates is giving his version of events ahead of appearances by senior executives from the post office and fujitsu, which built the computer software at the heart...
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at the inquiry into the post office scandal — the uk's most widespread miscarriage ofjustice — a former senior manager has said he should not have claimed the horizon computer system was "robust and fit for purpose", because he was previously aware it could have caused a misbalancing of cash accounts in all post offices across the country. david miller was chief operations officer of the post office in the early 2000s. more than 900 sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing because of incorrect information from a fujitsu computer system called horizon. mr miller told the inquiry he had not read a damaging expert report about the horizon system. that led a lawyer representing former sub—postmasters to question mr miller's honesty during his testimony. he comes to you with a report that he is knocking and you are hearing something going on in the background from the post office knocking this report and you decide not to read it. is that what you're saying, mr miller? i it. is that what you're saying, mr miller? �* ., it. is that what you're saying, mr miller? �* . ., mi
at the inquiry into the post office scandal — the uk's most widespread miscarriage ofjustice — a former senior manager has said he should not have claimed the horizon computer system was "robust and fit for purpose", because he was previously aware it could have caused a misbalancing of cash accounts in all post offices across the country. david miller was chief operations officer of the post office in the early 2000s. more than 900 sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for...
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the post office inquiry has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. the former conservative mp said he became "frustrated and annoyed" with the government's lack of drive to address sub postmasters' concerns about the faulty horizon accounting software. for more on this, i'm joined byjournalist and author of the great post office scandal — nick wallis. welcome. you were there at the inquiry postop in terms of what you've heard over today and yesterday, what has you most? the litan of yesterday, what has you most? tt2 litany of obfuscation and denial which ran through the post office and two is a certain degree the government throughout the period when campaigners like arbuthnot and alan bates were telling them that something had gone seriously wrong with their prosecutions and it system. we were ta ken with their prosecutions and it system. we were taken through an e—mail on 2012 where the then income and share of the —— chief executive of the post office, told lord arb
the post office inquiry has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. the former conservative mp said he became "frustrated and annoyed" with the government's lack of drive to address sub postmasters' concerns about the faulty horizon accounting software. for more on this, i'm joined byjournalist and author of the great post office scandal — nick wallis. welcome. you were...
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the post office inquiry in london has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. faulty accounting software developed by the japanese company fujitsu made it look as though post office workers were stealing. lord arbuthnot said he became "frustrated and annoyed" sub—postmasters�* concerns. —— with the government's lack of drive to address sub—postmasters�* concerns. let's speak to our reporter azadeh moshiri, whojoins us from central london. take us through the key bets. as you said, lord james _ take us through the key bets. as you said, lord james arbuthnot - take us through the key bets. as you said, lord james arbuthnot has - take us through the key bets. as you said, lord james arbuthnot has been j said, lord james arbuthnot has been campaigning on this issue for more than 1a years, he was a conservative mp at the time when one of his constituents became a victim, more than 900 sub—postmasters were prosecuted at the time because of this faulty it system. h
the post office inquiry in london has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. faulty accounting software developed by the japanese company fujitsu made it look as though post office workers were stealing. lord arbuthnot said he became "frustrated and annoyed" sub—postmasters�* concerns. —— with the government's lack of drive to address sub—postmasters�*...
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two former executives have told the post office inquiry that they did not realise the organisation had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. alan cook, who was managing director from 2006 to 2010, admitted he should have known. adam crozier, who was chief executive of royal mail until 2010, also apologised. 0ur reporter marc ashdown has the story. david smith, alan cook, adam crozier. finally, this inquiry is hearing from some of those at the very top of the post office in the years when hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted. time and again they apologised. i'd just like to place on record an apology... i'd like to put on record most strongly my personal apology... i think it is a matter of real regret... - for seven years from 2003 adam crozier was chief executive of the royal mail parent company. he said he was unaware of what was going on. as far as i recall, i don't- remember anyone in the post office governance system, whether that's the board, i the risk committee, the exec team, the general counsel, _ the legal teams, most importantly, the operations
two former executives have told the post office inquiry that they did not realise the organisation had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. alan cook, who was managing director from 2006 to 2010, admitted he should have known. adam crozier, who was chief executive of royal mail until 2010, also apologised. 0ur reporter marc ashdown has the story. david smith, alan cook, adam crozier. finally, this inquiry is hearing from some of those at the very top of the post office in the...
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he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the investigator in the case of seema misra who was convicted and jailed in 2010 when she was a mother and also pregnant with their second child. now he made an important adjustment to his witness statement, he originally said he was not aware of any other cases where problems with the horizon system were identified as potential issues in what was going wrong. but he mended that because there was a series of evidence that not only was he aware of reports of other problems with horizon software but he actually worked in a case were challenged to the integrity of horizon was the thing that made them abandon the case. he said as you say that he did not consider reports of horizon problems in one case is being particularly relevant to another case but today seem to change his tune. the thinking at the time was only cases where it had been identified needed to be
he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the investigator in the case of seema misra who was convicted and jailed in 2010 when she was a mother and also pregnant with their second child. now he made an important adjustment to his witness statement, he originally said he was not aware of any other cases...
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emma simpson, bbc news at the post office inquiry. two of the most valuable items ever recovered from the titanic are coming up for auction tomorrow. they're a violin case — belonging to the man who led the orchestra on deck as the ship sank in 1912 — and a gold watch worn by one of the richest men in the world. duncan kennedy reports. it was supposed to be the defining standard of nautical opulence. the titanic — totemic of a new era of human achievement. but on the night of april 14th 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in the north atlantic and sank. more than 1,500 people died. now, two of the most valuable personal items ever recovered from the disaster are coming to auction — a bag and a watch belonging to two people whose stories have become fables from that fateful night. the james cameron movie titanic... hey, astor! depicts both men. well, hello, molly. jothacob astor, the wealthiest man on board and one of the richest in the world, and wallace hartley, the violin player who bravely led the orchestra to calm passengers' ne
emma simpson, bbc news at the post office inquiry. two of the most valuable items ever recovered from the titanic are coming up for auction tomorrow. they're a violin case — belonging to the man who led the orchestra on deck as the ship sank in 1912 — and a gold watch worn by one of the richest men in the world. duncan kennedy reports. it was supposed to be the defining standard of nautical opulence. the titanic — totemic of a new era of human achievement. but on the night of april 14th...
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and to the post office inquiry. to remind you of course, the post of the scandal here in the uk has led to this inquiry examining howa in the uk has led to this inquiry examining how a faulty computer system known as horizon led to the persecution of hundreds of people across the uk who ran post offices and they were wrongly convicted of theft and fraud. let's listen into theft and fraud. let's listen into the evidence being presented. find i the evidence being presented. and i am seekin: the evidence being presented. and i am seeking to _ the evidence being presented. and i am seeking to clarify _ the evidence being presented. fific i am seeking to clarify that there the evidence being presented. fific i am seeking to clarify that there is nothing wrong with the statement as it stood then but there have been three cases identified since. at it stood then but there have been three cases identified since. at the time ou three cases identified since. at the time you sign _ three cases identified since. at the time
and to the post office inquiry. to remind you of course, the post of the scandal here in the uk has led to this inquiry examining howa in the uk has led to this inquiry examining how a faulty computer system known as horizon led to the persecution of hundreds of people across the uk who ran post offices and they were wrongly convicted of theft and fraud. let's listen into theft and fraud. let's listen into the evidence being presented. find i the evidence being presented. and i am seekin: the...
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the post office inquiry in london has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. faulty accounting software developed by the japanese company, fujitsu, made it look as though post office workers were stealing. lord arbuthnot said he became "frustrated and annoyed" with the government�*s lack of drive to address sub postmasters�* concerns. let�*s speak to our reporter azadeh moshiri whojoins us from central london. it take us through more info we have heard there today. ilirui’ith it take us through more info we have heard there today.— heard there today. with the in . uiries heard there today. with the inquiries trying _ heard there today. with the inquiries trying to _ heard there today. with the | inquiries trying to determine heard there today. with the i inquiries trying to determine is what is widely seen as one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk history happening and who knew what and when and campaign for so many of these victims and so, he engaged
the post office inquiry in london has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. faulty accounting software developed by the japanese company, fujitsu, made it look as though post office workers were stealing. lord arbuthnot said he became "frustrated and annoyed" with the government�*s lack of drive to address sub postmasters�* concerns. let�*s speak to our reporter...
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a huge week for the post office inquiry as it resumes in london. we will bejoined by inquiry as it resumes in london. we will be joined by the post office minister answering the questions of sub—postmaster is in a special edition of bbc breakfast. in other news... a manhunt continues for the person suspected of fatally stabbing a woman in bradford, while she was pushing a baby in a pram. cheers ofjoy — after running from one end of africa to the other, the hardest geezer has finally completed his year—long epic marathon. the state pension is rising from today, but it will drag some into paying pension tax. could that be you? we take a look. witnessing history — millions of people in north america are preparing to experience a total solar eclipse. in sport, a mistake from liverpool in the most exciting title race in years as they draw with rivals manchester united, but should it have been a win at old trafford?
a huge week for the post office inquiry as it resumes in london. we will bejoined by inquiry as it resumes in london. we will be joined by the post office minister answering the questions of sub—postmaster is in a special edition of bbc breakfast. in other news... a manhunt continues for the person suspected of fatally stabbing a woman in bradford, while she was pushing a baby in a pram. cheers ofjoy — after running from one end of africa to the other, the hardest geezer has finally...
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emma simpson, bbc news at the post office inquiry. a primary school teacher has admitted murdering her partner, whose body was found buried in their garden. the remains of nicholas billingham, who was 42, were discovered in northampton in march 2022, four months after he was last seen alive. fiona beal, who's 50, will be sentenced next month. the foreign office has summoned the russian ambassador, after a british man was charged over an alleged arson plot in london on businesses linked to ukraine. prosecutors claim the russian private military group wagner were involved. dylan earl, who's 20, along with four others, are the first people accused under new spy laws introduced last year. here's daniel sandford. this was the fire in east london last month that started what the head of scotland yard's counterterrorism command called a "highly significant investigation". two burning warehouses that led to two british men being charged under the new national security act with offences that amount to assisting russia. the businesses are owned
emma simpson, bbc news at the post office inquiry. a primary school teacher has admitted murdering her partner, whose body was found buried in their garden. the remains of nicholas billingham, who was 42, were discovered in northampton in march 2022, four months after he was last seen alive. fiona beal, who's 50, will be sentenced next month. the foreign office has summoned the russian ambassador, after a british man was charged over an alleged arson plot in london on businesses linked to...
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the post office inquiry continues today, with a former investigatior and former chairman set to give evidence. yesterday the inquiry heard there were problems with the horizon it system as it was being introduced in 1999. the post office prosecuted 700 people due to the faulty computer system and it has been described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in british history. the inquiry has been hearing from john longman, a post office investigator who describes one case where they should have been an investigation into a possible computer fault. i seem to recall that this was a case where i asked why is it being sent over to the investigation department? because 95% of the investigation had already been carried out by the retail line, so yes, this was a case that should have gone up to... should have gone through a process of seeing if there was a fault. most probably, it should have gone up to fujitsu for a review, because i think i have said in my statement that i would consider that fujitsu would be the ones to be able to identify a problem or a fault more than an investiga
the post office inquiry continues today, with a former investigatior and former chairman set to give evidence. yesterday the inquiry heard there were problems with the horizon it system as it was being introduced in 1999. the post office prosecuted 700 people due to the faulty computer system and it has been described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in british history. the inquiry has been hearing from john longman, a post office investigator who describes one case where they should...