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throughout the programme. it's 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 solution very shortly. here's our political correspondent, peter saull. i'm the sub—postmaster, so...

documents, a federal judge set the date for the start of his trial. judge aileen cannon's order sets august 14th since day one for the trial. that is just eight weeks away. it is likely to be pushed back, because of pretrial motions. and complicated rules about using classified documents at a trial. kenyan also ruled the trial and all hearings will take place at her home courthouse in fort pierce, florida. that is north of trump's palm beach home. meanwhile, there is a major development in the federal investigation involving the current president's son. prosecutors have reached a ple...

potentially multiple federal indictments. >> it's not a sure thing. >> i'm like, oh, really, you really think biden can beat him? >> nothing's a sure thing. but it's also like if you're trying to get the least popular figure as your nominee, donald trump is definitely that. that's just what the data say. >> that is what the data says. all right, my friend, have a wonderful evening. >> and thanks to you at home for joining us this evening. if you are a republican running for president in 2024, there is one question that you know you are going to have to answer. what do you think of do...

ship or surface platform of some kind as a kind of home base of which it is linkedch the vehicle that has been lost, that they're looking for right now is the ship from which it launched lost contact with it yesterday about an hour and 45 minutes after it45 started a dive. the dive was supposed to be about 2 1/2 hours down, 3 hours on the bottom of the ocean, and another 2 hours back. so it was supposed to be about 8 hours beneath the waves, but about an hour and three quarters into thatre 8-hour mission they reportedly lost communication. on thisre submersible there are five peoples...

>> my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, -- consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. >> trump on trial -- in august? the first court date is officially set, and it is just eight weeks away. tonight, what it all means for the possibility of a trial before the election -- and, the motives of the trump appointed judge in charge of it. then -- >> after a five year investigation by a trump appointed prosecutor, hunter -- unlikely that the august 14th start date, the one that is two months from today, will hold. it's fairly common practice for a judg...