Have of this is bbc news with meat lu kwesa burak. Have of this is bbc news with meat lukwesa burak. The headlines. The disgraced us financierjeffrey epstein has been found dead in his prison cell whilst awaiting trial of child sex trafficking charges was of the National Grid has said it will learn lessons after nearly 19 people gcioss learn lessons after nearly 19 people across england and wales lost power yesterday. Michael gove says there will be a Government Support fund to help british businesses in the event ofa help british businesses in the event of a no deal brexit. Wet and windy conditions cause disruption to travellers with a west coast mainline hit by flooding. Also the family ofa mainline hit by flooding. Also the family of a 15 Year Old Girl missing in malaysia thanks search teams who are scouring the jungle for her. And more than1 are scouring the jungle for her. And more than 1 million are scouring the jungle for her. And more than1 Million People are scouring the jungl
I will be back with you at 8pm. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me holly hamilton and jane dougall. The headlines this evening. The champions Manchester City make a great start to the defence of their title but var is the talking point as two major decisions hinge on the new technology. Aston villa give tottenham a scare but a harry kane double sees spurs take the three points. In the scottish premiership, a ruthless celtic are victorious in a seven goal thriller against motherwell. Also coming up on the programme, ireland comfortably beat italy in their warm up match, but concerns forjoey carbery ahead of the world cup who went off injured. And we meets Nabila Tejpar the british rally champion driving to be the best in the world. Hello and welcome to the programme. Manchester city have certainly laid down a marker in their opening game of the season. The champions thrashed west ham 5 0 at the london stadium. Raheem sterling took centre sta
colder. i will have the details shortly. good morning. it s six o clock on 6 january. our main story: the metropolitan police has confirmed it s investigating potential fraud offences, in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub postmasters by the post office. around 700 people were blamed for accounting mistakes caused by faulty it software, which made it look like money was missing. some were wrongfully imprisoned, in a scandal which was dramatised on itv. our reporter vincent mcaviney has more. mr bates vs the post office has brought to light a story for years those in power wouldn t believe. for the post office branch managers across the country over two decades, it s been a nightmare they couldn t escape. i haven t got that money. and i don t know where it s gone. noel tomas, a former sub postmaster in anglesey, was one of those wrongly sent to prison in 2006. this week has offered some catharsis after years of torment. the rest of the country knows how th