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If no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without the need for that second ballot. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is following developments in moscow. Vladimir putin has been in power a long time, right, 25 years almost as president or Prime Minister. And hes expected to win a fifth president ial term. Now, this whole event, this three day event, which starts today, is ...

in the post office horizon it scandal, which saw hundreds of sub—postmasters falsely accused of theft and fraud. it is the first time a senior representative from the japanese firm will be directly questioned — at both the horizon inquiry and by a committee of mps in parliament. business correspondent emma simpson has the details. i was given a nine—month custodial sentence. i was suspended in 2009, convicted in 2010. until my conviction . was quashed in 2001, my life was left in...

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not accept theft. i challenge the recommendations of the barrister and persuaded him that a trial would be necessary as the reason given by the defendant, horizon integrity would have a wider impact on the business of the trial didnt go ahead. i was sent that a new trial date should be fixed because there was issues regarding the horizon system, he agreed with me and the judge accepted the points and fixed a new trial date. it seems from your own appraisal that you saw it as career boo...

about their experience of what it was like to be investigated by them. for example, we have heard from a woman who has talked about threatening calls from him and who has in fact been at the inquiry today listening to the man who interrogated her. she was not one of the people to be convicted, but she was accused of... forced to pay back a shortfall of thousands of pounds. that had a devastating effect on her life. its not just been its notjust been about the horizon it system, its als...

but elizabeth williams thought it was given too much time. bbc breakfast editor richard frediani told us, it wasnt just breakfast that covered the post office scandal extensively this week. that was true of most bbc outlets, and indeed the media in general. but why did it take a tv drama to bring the issue to such prominence? even one as powerful as this. tthey say money somehow gone missing from this branch, which it hasnt, and i have to pay it back, which i wont. so i say, "prove it....

means before day ten. i have no knowledge as to whether this occurred in this case or not. this confirms that there were indeed communications issues between horizon and the data centre at this time. however, it should have had no impact on data recorded locally within the branch, provided all operational processes are followed correctly. all historical data should have been sent back to the branch from the data centre as normal. i have not had the opportunity to examine the detailed l...

throughout the programme. its tuesday, the 9th of january. our main story. two formerjustice secretaries — one conservative, the other labour — are leading calls for the government to introduce legislation to quash the convictions of those caught up in the post office it scandal. the postal affairs minister, kevin hollinrake, said various options were being looked at to speed up appeals and compensate the victims. he said more talks would be held today and he hoped to announced a s...

tonight, we speak live to the real alan bates, the man who dedicated years to bringing the post office scandal to light, and to the woman whose dramatisation for the small screen got a very big reaction. —— and to gwyneth hughes, the woman whose dramatisation for the small screen has had a very big reaction. wrongful convictions, more than 700 of them — prison sentences, reputations trashed, bankruptcy, and now new cases. the post office scandal is only deepening. as we go on air...

The uns Special Adviser on the prevention of genocide told the bbc that the Rapid Support forces were targeting communities based on their ethnicity. Tens of thousands of people have protested outside taiwans parliament over plans to give the assembly new powers. Opposition legislators want greater oversight of the government but the demonstrators believe the changes have not been properly debated. The American Film Maker Morgan Spurlock has died of complications from cancer, at the age of 53. H...