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16 years, after a faulty it system made it look like money was missing. some went to prison and many lives and livelihoods were ruined. our political editor chris mason has more on the days developments. four nights of drama on the telly after two decades of injustice. and, just one week later... we come to questions for the prime minister. the most high profile moment of the week at westminster. the start of prime ministers question time. and rishi sunak said... mr speaker this is one...

roller coaster of talks and more talks and rumors. i think that most of the hostage families are just committed to the work of doing everything we can and speaking to whom ever will listen about the importance and the true urgency of getting all the hostages home. find getting all the hostages home. and ou have getting all the hostages home. and you have been in those meetings with very, very crucial players in all this. do you think this makes a real difference? my this. do you think...

alicia kearns, welcome to hardtalk. now, you are chair of the uk parliaments foreign affairs select committee. you have to take an overview of what is happening across foreign policy. would you agree that right now the bandwidth of foreign policy thinking is very much taken up by israel, by the war in gaza? absolutely. and this is one of the challenges that democracies have. we need to make sure that we cant say, "well, we only have bandwidth to focus on one conflict," because unfortun...

evening. i wonder if i can ask you first of all, how would you describe the length of time it has taken to get to this point? frankly terrible. we could have resolved this entire issue when ron warmington and iain henderson went in in the first place, if the post office had not tried to cover everything up and to protect the brand at the expense of the sub—postmasters. —— ron warmington and ian henderson pulled up so its terrible. d0 and ian henderson pulled up so its terrible. ,...

coast sing the best of the sunshine with patchy cloud further east and more generally cloudy conditions spreading into the north—west of scotland. this her how it looked earlier on injohn ogroats. that cloud will produce rain across the western isles and caithness and sutherland through the afternoon with a strengthening breeze. further south and east a lot of dry weather but with patchy cloud and just the odd shower popping upjust but with patchy cloud and just the odd shower poppin...

when the may sunshine comes out from the word go in the west will feel pleasantly warm with temperatures widely in the high teens, low 20s, could be make it 22 in northern ireland, the warmest day of the year so far. second half of the week in, a cold front moving in across the north—west of the uk dropping rain and temperatures. the rain milking into wales and north—west england but ahead of that we are into the warm air across central and eastern england with temperatures reachin...

about excitement and nerves. i feel like you can never be 100% prepared for eurovision, you know? ifeel like its a one—in—a—million, like lifetime experience, but its exceeded my expectations. also on the programme: a man has been found guilty of the murder of seven—year—old nikki allan in sunderland, following a police inquiry lasting 30 years. former pakistan prime minister imran khan is boiled over corruption allegations. khan is boiled over corruption allegations-— alle...

called the russian president a criminal returning to the crime scene. it was the first time mr putin had been to a newly—occupied ukranian territory. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show... ..mont saint—michel marks its millennium. that view is pretty amazing. theres the shadow of mont saint—michel on the sand. the parps and toots that make this port one of a kind. horns blaring. one, two, three, four, five. and saving these bundles of fluff from extinct...

in the north west of syria. our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from aprils pay— with the unions. we have the process - through the review pay body, its an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure the nhs. has been under and the wider context in terms of inflation. the headteache...

the economy and we must account for them in order to assure more inflow of money for our investments. i propose to create a special government programme for that purpose, to create extra conditions for our citizens, to invest their money. that they have earned within the country. and at the same time to encourage the preservation of the saving intention funds. at the same time, the assurance of bank deposits, whose repayment will be guaranteed. for voluntary pension savings, i suggest ...