For the Miscarriage Ofjustice of Sub Postmasters and she broke down in tears under questioning. The horizon it software wrongly said money was missing from branch accounts and more than 900 Sub Postmasters were convicted. Ms vennells was Chief Executive from 2012 to 2019 and today started giving evidence to the inquiry. Among the questions to answer what did she know about the ability of others to remotely access the accounts . For years the post office denied this was possible. The inquiry s seen a transcript of a call with a Senior Lawyer in 2013 which suggests that Paula Vennells had been briefed about a covert operations team. Also, did she mislead mps in 2015 when she appeared in front of a committee on the issue. And should she have done more to get to the bottom of it . Our Business Correspondent theo leggett has been listening to her evidence so far. His report contains Flash Photography from the start. Any word before you go in ms vennells. At the heart of a bitter scandal. An
Criticised the foreign secretary for his apparent stance on controlling migration. Controlling migration. I preferred the former version of David Cameron when he was Prime Minister, and he set our manifesto at reducing illegal migration to the tens of thousands and along with nick clegg, he scrapped the graduate route. So im disappointed if hes now campaigning to stop us from controlling migration and reducing the number of students coming into the country in this way. And you can see that full interview with the former immigration minister Robert Jenrick on Patrick Christys tonight. In other news, the government documents have revealed that People Living with hiv as a result of the infected blood scandal could receive more than £2 million in compensation. It comes as the interim compensation payments of £210,000 will be given to infected blood victims for the most urgent cases, while the final scheme becomes operational since the 1970s. 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepat
Hes believed to have had a heart attack. More than 30 people are injured, seven critically. Monica miller has been following the story for us from changi airport. Well, we saw some of the passengers that had gathered their belongings and were greeted by members of the Singapore Air staff here. One by one, they took them out and we saw them reunited with theirfamilies. There were some real emotional moments and some big hugs after such an arduous trip as my colleague Jonathan Head explains. Shaken by their ordeal, the passages were met by an army of ambulances after they landed in bangkok. They had just been served breakfast when the boeing airliner plunged without warning. A shot taken inside the cabin after the aircraft had landed gives us a sense of the absolute chaos on board. Another passenger, jerry, was travelling with his family to a wedding in australia. A bit of turbulence and suddenly, the plane plunged, i dont know how far, but they said it was 6000 feet. It didnt seem like
Hello. We begin with a Special Report from the front line in myanmar, a country in the grip of a war largely forgotten by the outside world. Rebel forces there are fighting an intense battle against the military regime. Press freedom in the country is restricted, Hundreds Ofjournalists have been jailed, and getting into myanmar to report first hand is tough. But a bbc team has done it. The background is complicated, but the countrys Transition To Democracy was cut short three years ago by a military coup, with the elected government led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi being ousted. People took to the streets in protest, but were met with a brutal crackdown. Many took up arms, and in october several disparate rebel groups united, forming a single nationwide insurgency, which has made gains, conquering large swathes of territory. The fighters, among them a group known as kndf, are now presenting the Myanmar Military with the biggest threat to its rule in years. The Uni
A lot of silver linings. So it happened. But there are certainly a lot of silver linings. 50 better, nine. A lot of silver linings. So better, nine. , ~ , a lot of silver linings. So better, nine. ~ ,. So lets take a look at some of the front pages. The telegraph starts with the story about Craig Mackinlay, i have lost my hands and feet to sepsis, says mp. The imf because of a three year rate cuts at the end of the year as inflation falls. And the guardian, alarm over big increase of those under a0 with diabetes. And the story about the Singapore Airlines flight, british passenger dies in severe plain turbulence. A brit is charged with spying for china, found deadin charged with spying for china, found dead in a maidenhead park. The mirror, turbulence tragedy, terror in the sky. British pensioner on Dream Holiday Dies and doesnt hurt as plane is hit. The daily mail, that story, nightmare at 37,000 feet and a picture of mr kitchen, the grandfather who died. The times, make fewer arrests