like money was missing from their branches 81 people have now had their convictions quashed. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports delight at the court of appeal as the record is set straight. after all this time, now the weight has been lifted. but this court victory isn t the end of the road. the post office took hundreds of thousands of pounds from sub postmasters like richard to cover what looked like shortfalls at branches, leaving people financially ruined. imprisoned while pregnant, seema lost her home too. she has been cleared for a year but hasn t got a settlement from the post office yet. no money can replace what damage has been done by the post office to us. but at least we would be able to have a life together back home, where we are supposed to be. sharon was a sub postmaster in sunderland, accused of theft by the post office and only survived thanks to money from her family. i want my life back,
wheelchair basketball. they both| make their commonwealth debut wheelchair basketball. they both - make their commonwealth debut today. thank you. the details of a new government scheme to help with rising energy bills. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has the details. a few months ago, the government made this announcement. we have decided that the £200 of support for household energy bills will be doubled to £400 for everyone. we are on the side of hard working families with £6 billion of financial support. now, we are hearing the details of how and when the money well arrived. how and when the money wioll arrive. for direct debit customers, £66 will be deducted automatically from your monthly payments in october and november. and then £67 will come off your bills from december through to march. prepayment customers
capacity is built out but also active travel and general activity. the excitement and anticipation is building in the city today and the queen s baton is going to arrive here, worn by that proud midlander sir lenny henry in the early evening. plenty of activity going on but for the time being, back to you. thank you. lenny henry is from dudley in the black country. millions of vulnerable people are being pushed into destitution because the government is docking their benefit payments. that s the claim from mps on the house of commons work and pensions committee, who say around two million claimants are having money deducted each month to cover debt, advances and overpayments. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more. life isn t easy for jodine at the moment. and she s not alone. i m trying my hardest. that s all i can do. that s what anyone can do is just try their hardest,
reliving it all once again this morning. england have never won bit it before, you just wonder whether it before, you just wonder whether it will happen on sunday. don t know where you re going to be watching, samantha, but you have got to clear your diary. i samantha, but you have got to clear ourdia . , ., ., your diary. i absolutely have, at home on the your diary. i absolutely have, at home on the sofa, your diary. i absolutely have, at home on the sofa, can t - your diary. i absolutely have, at home on the sofa, can t wait. i millions of vulnerable people are being pushed into destitution because the government is docking their benefit payments. that s the claim from mps on the house of commons work and pensions committee, who say around two million claimants are having money deducted each month to cover debt, advances and overpayments. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more. life isn t easy for jodine at the moment. and she s not alone. i m trying my harde
up street said it it unlikely to come up so they are trying to play down a row but it does not get away from the tensions existing. beyond that borisjohnson is likely the tensions existing. beyond that boris johnson is likely to face questions here today about his leadership back home after the two by election defeats. the conservatives have been trying to manage expectations by saying it is not normal for the leading party to win a by election mid term but this will overshadow a lot of what boris johnson is doing today. further disruption is expected across rail services today following a second day of strikes with only 60 percent of services expected to run. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent coletta smith has been finding out how the reduced service has been affecting commuters in and businesses in yorkshire. this is day four of the hokey cokey of in out rail strikes. staff are back in but it s another slow start, with trains in the wrong place again. just over half the normal timet