Good afternoon. The former post office boss Paula Vennells has been accused of living in la la land and being in a Cloud Of Denial about her role in the horizon it scandal. Shes giving evidence for a third and final day at the Public Inquiry on the day that a Bill Quashing the convictions of more than 800 Sub Postmasters is due to come in to force. Theo leggett has the latest from the inquiry. Paula vennells, did you put profits before people . Paula vennells, did you put profits before maple . Paula vennells, did you put profits before people . Before people . Arriving at the inuui before people . Arriving at the inquiry for before people . Arriving at the inquiry for the before people . Arriving at the inquiry for the third before people . Arriving at the inquiry for the third day before people . Arriving at the inquiry for the third day of before people . Arriving at the inquiry for the third day of her| inquiry for the third day of her testament, Paula Vennells looked grim faced. B
Square with the dup. Im surprised she didnt check with them first. This is why the daily mirror is making hay with them being duped because the dup have struck again. Pat, your paper the irish times is focusing on this story. Blows to hopes for brexit deal as tory backbenchers support the dup. Tell us backbenchers support the dup. Tell usa backbenchers support the dup. Tell us a bit more about the take from your paper on the Extraordinary Events that unfolded during the day. Unfortunately we missed that important story about Meghan Markles dad but we are pretty much up markles dad but we are pretty much up to speed on the rest of the days happenings. It was an extraordinary day in dublin. We started off with suggestions from the minister for Foreign Affairs on a morning News Programme that he expected a breakthrough over the course of the day, and it was an Early Morning special Cabinet Meeting called by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to brief ministers on the negotiations. Halfway through
And coming up, join us for whether world. We are with the people who can make snow, but not as you know it, because none of this is real. And look back at the years biggest weather and storms. Hello. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech today to give his clearest warning yet that academic institutions must protect free speech. Hell say students must be able to both hear and challenge controversial views during their years of study. Some universities and student groups have refused entry to speakers, Edward Curwen reports. Time spent at University Must open minds, not close them. Thats the view ofjojohnson, the universities minister, who will today set out a firm defence of free speech on campus. Speaking at a jewish cultural festival in birmingham, he will say students must be free to challenge each others views, and groups seeking to stifle those who do not agree with them must be stopped. His defence of open debate comes after
To take wickets on the opening day of the fourth ashes test. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The family of a british woman accused of smuggling drugs into egypt says shes been sentenced to three years in jail. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with 290 tablets of the painkiller tramadol, which is banned in egypt. She says she was carrying them for her egyptian partners back pain, and didnt realise they were illegal. Ms plummer is to appeal. We will be live with our correspondent in egypt in the next little while. The universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech today to warn that academic institutions must protect free speech. Hell say students must be able to both hear and challenge controversial views during their years of study. Some universities and student groups have refused entry to speakers, as Edward Curwen reports. Time spent at University Must open minds, not close them. Thats the view ofjojohnson, the universities minister, who wil
We start with breaking news. One of britains best known holiday flight companies, Monarch Airlines, has collapsed, with all flights immediately cancelled it means more than 100,000 passengers are now stranded abroad. A cross europe and also in turkey. Its the uks largest ever airline to enter administration. The British Government says its helping to secure a fleet of thirty aircraft, flying to dozens of mediterranean resorts to bring stranded british passengers home. 300,000 future bookings have also been cancelled. The news broke in the last 30 minutes or so. A statement from the Civic Aviation Authority says. He added the scowl and challenge meant that some disruption was inevitable. The scale. Earlier my colleague Duncan Golestani spoke to our news correspondentjon donnison. He asked him what the uks civil Aviation Authority had said. They are beginning operations to bring back passengers. What about passengers booked on flights in the coming days . If you are booked on a package h