actor idris elba wants an immediate ban on certain types of knives, as stabbing victims are remembered. it's lift—off for a new mission back to the moon, more than 50 years after apollo. and the golden globes goes to cillian murphy. and the irish actor, star of oppenheimer, has a good night at the golden globes. coming up on bbc news: questions for arsenal as the gunners continue to misfire, failing to score again in their fa cup defeat against liverpool.

hello. the justice secretary and the minister responsible for the post office, are meeting to discuss how to help hundreds of postmasters and mistresses, who were wrongly convicted in an it scandal. a computer fault mistakenly showed money was missing from their stores, leading to many being jailed or left bankrupt. 700 branch managers were convicted, but fewer than a hundred have had their convictions, overturned. ministers are facing growing pressure, after a tv drama highlighted the tragedy. hannah miller, has our top story. i haven't got that money and i don't know where it is gone. it is i haven't got that money and i don't know where it is gone.— know where it is gone. it is the itv drama depicting — know where it is gone. it is the itv drama depicting events _ know where it is gone. it is the itv drama depicting events that - know where it is gone. it is the itv drama depicting events that have l drama depicting events that have destroyed real lives, leaving hundreds of sub—postmasters with criminal convictions, sacked or bankrupt, after being forced to pay the post office for losses in their branch accounts that never existed.

at an event in lancashire this morning, the prime minister was forced to deny it had taken a drama to make the government to focus on the issue. , . , , ., , the issue. rest assured the money is there. i the issue. rest assured the money is there- i proved _ the issue. rest assured the money is there. i proved there _ the issue. rest assured the money is there. i proved there as _ the issue. rest assured the money is there. i proved there as chancellor. i there. i proved there as chancellor. there are three different compensation schemes and we will do everything we can to make things right for all the people affected. it is simply wrong what happened. they shouldn't have been treated like this and we will do everything we can to make it right for them. between 1999 in 2015, the post office prosecuted more than 700 sub—postmasters based on information from a new computer system called horizon. the prosecutions continued even after concerns were first published in 2009. in december 2019, after a long—running legal battle, the post office admitted the it fault and agreed to settle with hundreds of payments. in september last year, the government announced that every postmaster wrongly convicted will be offered £600,000 in compensation. but so far, only 93

convictions have been overturned, and only a third of those have received full and final settlement. with the justice received full and final settlement. with thejustice secretary due to meet the post office minister at a meeting that has been brought forward to this afternoon, victims say they want the post office to lose its role in the appeals process. lose its role in the appeals process-— lose its role in the appeals rocess. ., , , . process. remove the post office. from the process. _ process. remove the post office. from the process. because - process. remove the post office. from the process. because they i process. remove the post office. - from the process. because they have too much power over convictions being overturned or being referred to the courts. and also, even with compensation, they are the ones that are running the show. bud compensation, they are the ones that are running the show.— are running the show. and the labour aurees. are running the show. and the labour agrees- -- — are running the show. and the labour agrees- -- later- _ are running the show. and the labour agrees. -- later. the _ are running the show. and the labour agrees. -- later. the prosecution - agrees. -- later. the prosecution should be — agrees. -- later. the prosecution should be taken _ agrees. -- later. the prosecution should be taken out _ agrees. -- later. the prosecution should be taken out of— agrees. -- later. the prosecution should be taken out of the - agrees. -- later. the prosecution should be taken out of the hands| agrees. -- later. the prosecution l should be taken out of the hands of the post _ should be taken out of the hands of the post office and given to the crown _ the post office and given to the crown prosecution service. these convictions, — crown prosecution service. these convictions, the remaining convictions, the remaining convictions, need to be looked at en masse _ convictions, need to be looked at en masse. es _ convictions, need to be looked at en masse. �* , ~ , convictions, need to be looked at en masse. ~ , ~ , ., convictions, need to be looked at en masse. ~ , , , masse. as mps return to westminster toda , masse. as mps return to westminster today, backbenchers _ masse. as mps return to westminster today, backbenchers are _ masse. as mps return to westminster today, backbenchers are pushing - masse. as mps return to westminster today, backbenchers are pushing to i today, backbenchers are pushing to raise the issue in parliament. bill

raise the issue in parliament. all ofthe raise the issue in parliament. fill of the cases depend on one single light, and that is that nobody but the postmasters and post—mistresses could access their computers. we now know that to be untrue. i see no real reason, no logical reason, why you can't have a mass case, a mass appeal. you can't have a mass case, a mass a- eal. .,, you can't have a mass case, a mass a- eal. ' . you can't have a mass case, a mass a--eal. '. , appeal. the post office is acutely aware of the _ appeal. the post office is acutely aware of the human _ appeal. the post office is acutely aware of the human cost - appeal. the post office is acutely aware of the human cost of- appeal. the post office is acutely aware of the human cost of the l aware of the human cost of the scandal and are committed to providing full, fair and final compensation. but some campaigners have been calling forjustice for more than 20 years, and while their voices are now being heard more loudly in the corridors of power, many are asking why it has taken so long. hannah miller, bbc news, westminster. ian watson is at westminster. ian watson is at westminster. some late—breaking news? westminster. some late-breaking news? . , news? that is right, clive. it a- ears news? that is right, clive. it appears that— news? that is right, clive. it appears that as _ news? that is right, clive. it appears that as calls - news? that is right, clive. it appears that as calls for - news? that is right, clive. it appears that as calls for the | news? that is right, clive. it - appears that as calls for the person in charge of the post office for so many years to lose her honour increases, there has been an intervention by downing street. we

are told the prime minister would strongly support the forfeiture committee looking again at her honour, add a cbe. the forfeiture committee is a largely independent committee is a largely independent committee chaired by a senior civil servant and which has a government lawyer on board. they can look at whether people should return their honours if they bring the system into disrepute. —— retained. usually it would be a case of somebody convicted of a criminal offence. they do have criteria. but that criteria, according to government sources, are flexible. if the forfeiture committee were to decide that the system had been brought into dispute, that is something they could certainly look at. strong words coming from downing street. it is probably more likely, although as i say it is independent, but it is probably more likely that the honour would be looked at. paula venables was out chief executive between 2012 and 2019 when many of these cases, many of these prosecutions, took place. she was also somebody who

turned round the post office from being loss—making to being profitable. that is why she got her honour. that is currently being questioned. on another matter, when it comes to this idea that perhaps the sub—postmasters and sub—mistresses should be given mass exoneration, we are being told so far that no option has been taken off the table but this has been discussed between thejustice secretary and the relevant business minister this lunchtime. iain watson, thank _ minister this lunchtime. iain watson, thank you. - three energy companies have been told they can resume the force—fitting of prepayment energy meters, nearly a year after the practice was suspended. edf, octopus and scottishpower, can fit the meters again, after meeting various requirements set by the regulator, ofgem. kevin peachey is here. it isa it is a controversial practice and it is back on? it it is a controversial practice and it is back on?— it is a controversial practice and it is back on? it is. energy firms may want _ it is back on? it is. energy firms may want to _ it is back on? it is. energy firms may want to fit _ it is back on? it is. energy firms may want to fit these _ it is back on? it is. energy firms l may want to fit these prepayment meters into homes of people who have fallen behind on bills and have no prospect of paying. the idea of

course is that debt doesn't keep building and building because of the prepayment meter. you pay for it in advance. to do so forcibly you need advance. to do so forcibly you need a court warrant. and there was outcry when agents for british gas were shown to be going into the homes of vulnerable people to fit these metres. the boss of the company admitted there was no excuse for it. so, there was a sector wide ban on the whole practice. that was in place in february. and now, under stricter rules, these three companies, edf, scottishpowerand companies, edf, scottishpower and octopus, companies, edf, scottishpowerand octopus, have been given permission to restart. interestingly, octopus saying they won't do for the time being. they will still have a look. other companies, other suppliers, have to prove to the regulator they have to prove to the regulator they have reviewed and are ready to start again before they are given permission. but campaigners say that, 0k, permission. but campaigners say that, ok, you may —— support is

given by the companies, that is what the companies are stressing, there is support, otherwise other bill payers will have to pay. campaigners say it is a cruel time of the year to restart this and they want a permanent ban.— the actor, idris elba, is calling on the government to immediately ban the sale of so—called zombie knives and machetes, to help stop more young people losing their lives. along with victims�* families, he's launching a campaign to address the increase in serious knife crime, by youths across the uk. here's adina campbell. london's parliament square. to filled with clothing representing those who have lost their lives through knife crime. standing side by side, hollywood actor idris elba and a bereaved mother launched this new campaign calling for an immediate ban on zombie style knives and machetes. it is immediate ban on zombie style knives and machetes-— and machetes. it is a nationwide issue and the _ and machetes. it is a nationwide issue and the government - and machetes. it is a nationwidei issue and the government needs and machetes. it is a nationwide i issue and the government needs to look at it as an issue that is

proportionally black, isn't london. the highest crime rates are in the midlands right now. so we read —— we need to think about this outside the colour of our skin. i am not here as a celebrity. i am here as a human being, as a parent.— being, as a parent. yummy use' 153-year-old _ being, as a parent. yummy use' 19-year-old son _ being, as a parent. yummy use' 19-year-old son andre - being, as a parent. yummy use' 19-year-old son andre was - being, as a parent. yummy use' - 19-year-old son andre was murdered 19—year—old son andre was murdered in south london in a knife attack in 2016. ., ., , ~ �* , in south london in a knife attack in 2016. ., .,, ~ �*, 2016. for me it was andre's bag. it shows the stab _ 2016. for me it was andre's bag. it shows the stab wounds _ 2016. for me it was andre's bag. it shows the stab wounds he - 2016. for me it was andre's bag. it | shows the stab wounds he received. this is— shows the stab wounds he received. this is what— shows the stab wounds he received. this is what he was wearing on his back— this is what he was wearing on his back at— this is what he was wearing on his back at the — this is what he was wearing on his back at the time of his murder. these — back at the time of his murder. these are — back at the time of his murder. these are the shoes that he was actually— these are the shoes that he was actually running in to get away. idris— actually running in to get away. idris elba — actually running in to get away. idris elba has also released this new track as part of the campaign. knife crime has risen each year since the pandemic. here in london there were more than 13,000 incidents recorded betweenjuly 2022, and june last year. that is an

increase of 21% compared with the previous 12 months. and of the 21 teenagers killed in the capital last year, 18 were stabbed. at the moment zombie style knives are cheap and still relatively easy to get hold of online because there is no legislation in place, despite being made an offensive weapon back in 2016. but the government says it is taking this issue seriously after new plans to extend the ban were announced last year, which will see police given more powers to remove these knives, as well as longer sentences for importing, manufacturing, possession and sale of these weapons. but until these changes become law, campaigners say more vulnerable young people are still at risk of getting caught up in this violence. leaving behind heartbroken loved ones. adina campbell, bbc news. america's top diplomat,

antony blinken, is meeting officials in the united arab emirates, saudi arabia and israel, forfurther talks on the war in gaza. it comes as intense fighting and air strikes continue, with sustained israeli bombardment across the whole of the territory, and ground combat with hamas, the group designated a terror organisation, by the uk. yolande knell, has the very latest from jerusalem. the scale of gaza �*s humanitarian crisis clearly visible along its southernmost border. hundreds of thousands are now crammed into tents. afterfleeing thousands are now crammed into tents. after fleeing their homes, most have been displaced several times over by the fighting with israel. angry and weary, this woman believes her family remains israel. angry and weary, this woman believes herfamily remains in danger. they killed us in schools, in homes, they won't kill us inside our tent? there is no safe place, she says. we came here because of

poverty, fear. there is concern al—aqsa hospital in central gaza may close. now largely empty, but only because israeli strikes and evacuation orders have forced hundreds of patients and doctors to leave. on his latest trip to the region, the top us diplomat is telling arab allies that israel must do more to protect civilians and get aid into gaza. and he insists nobody will be forcibly displaced. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmakers calling for a resettlement of palestinians outside of gaza. on the ground, israel says the intensity of its offensive fits the gravity of the threat posed by hamas. the defence minister says his country must act within a force to deter israel's other enemies. ——

enough for. the us has shown israel's staunch support. but with growing tensions between these two close allies, the us secretary of state must be expecting some tough talks when he meets israeli leaders. and the stakes could not be higher. israel's military says it has carried out more strikes against the powerful lebanese armed group hezbollah. there are face up a longer work would be on the horizon. —— fears. new research commissioned by the bbc�*s panorama programme, suggests police forces in england and wales, need an extra 18,000 officers, just to keep up with population growth. the home office says officer numbers are at a record high, but their own figures show that only one in 20 crimes in england and wales, now results in a suspect being charged. it's led to some victims of crime taking steps to investigate their own cases, as bronagh munro reports. when i got up at 7:00 in the morning, the tv

was off the wall — on the floor — the drawers in my living room were open, and there were footprints through the kitchen. sarah goode's home in blackburn was burgled three months ago, while she was sleeping. her keys, laptop and cash were taken. i feel completely violated. er... she exhales. yeah. it's ok, sarah, it's ok. feeling a little bit emotional. voice breaks: i'm sorry. she weeps. you all right? yeah. it's ok. i feel like this all the time now, when i'm in here. do you? yeah. have you stayed here much since this happened? no. you're not coping with it, are you? no, not at all. not at all. the police came, but they didn't ask sarah's neighbours for all their cctv, so she got some of the footage herself. sarah recognised a man acting suspiciously outside her house, and told the police his name. but they didn't question him, or

come back for the rest of the cctv. hello, how are you doing? we talked to sarah's neighbours. the reason i'm knocking on the door is because there's a lady on the street who was burgled, and what i was doing was looking to see if anybody had any footage. we found three cameras with footage the police failed to collect. the cctv shows the suspect sarah identified going round the back each of her house, and coming out herfront door. sarah hasn't seen this footage before. so that's about two minutes to four. 0k. we think that's him. sarah exhales. he comes out my front door. he does, sarah. he comes out my front door. yeah. all right, so that's him coming out your door. you all right? yeah. do you want to know this, sarah? yeah. so he looks like he goes

down the street, right? yeah. but... ..what he actually does... ..is he comes back and he comes back into the house. are you joking? no. no, i'm not. and then he leaves again very soon after that. right. this time he's carrying a bag — what appears to be a white bag. my laptop. right, ok. i don't know. and that's him. right. coming out with my stuff. yeah. 0k. the man says he didn't burgle sarah. lancashire police says it deployed crime scene investigators, completed house—to—house enquiries, and obtaining cctv footage before sarah's case was closed. the home office says there are now the highest number of police officers on record in england and wales to deal with crime. it does have a heavy end! you've managed it! yeah! but sarah has decided she can no longer live in her home — she's moving out.

the effect that it's had on my mental health has been horrendous. the police are promising to attend all home burglaries and follow all reasonable enquiries, but only one in 20 offenders now get charged — and it's their victims who are paying the price. bronagh munro, bbc news. and bbc panorama's will my crime be solved? is on bbc iplayer now and on bbc one at 8.00pm tonight. it's 1:17. our top story this afternoon: after the post office it scandal, ministers meet to discuss how to help hundreds of postmasters and mistresses. coming up: mystery solved — the remarkable reason why one man's coming up on bbc news. emma raducanu reunites with her childhood coach, nick cavaday, in melbourne ahead of the australian open next week — herfirst grand slam in a year.

tomorrow, the former us open champion will face naomi osaka in a charity match. a rocket has blasted off from cape canaveral in florida, for what is hoped will be an achievement not seen in more than 50 years. if successful, it will propel a us lander to the surface of the moon, here's pallab ghosh. com. go. umbilicals. go. all set and ready to launch. five, four, three... we have ignition. l america's first attempted moon landing for more than 50 years. and liftoff of the first - united launch alliance vulcan rocket, launching a new era... but this is not a nasa launch. the building of the brand—new rocket and lander on top of it has been led by private companies. it's a start of what's been

called "a new space race", more closely involving us industry. absolutely amazing. my heart is still pounding. it was excellent and just... i'm so proud of all the work that the team did to get where we are today. we have vulcan centaur separation and everything looking good. with the first stage released successfully, the next stop is the moon — but they're taking the long way round, with a landing scheduled towards the end of next month in order to test out the new systems. about two and one half weeks, it's going to go into orbit and a few weeks later from that, in mid to late february, we're going to actually see it land. it was 1972 when nasa last successfully landed on the moon, during its finaljubilant apollo mission. # i was strolling on the moon one day... # in the merry month of december... may! # may! # the peregrine lander is uncrewed, but it has five

instruments on board, including a british made sensor. its job is to assess conditions ahead of nasa's plan to send astronauts back to the moon next year. this is the beginning of the dawn of a new era for the surface of the moon and how we think about space. this is an opportunity for commercial payloads to fly to the surface of the moon on a regular, routine basis. that means our nation's scientists, our world scientists can access the moon in ways never before possible. and we are seeing the beginnings of that right now as we speak on ourjourney to the surface of the moon. two more private companies will help nasa get to the moon this year. it's to build a new capability to what's hoped will be a continuous human presence. and for that, the government space agency will need the private sector to help build a small lunar colony. pallab ghosh, bbc news. the door of a us passenger plane that blew out mid—flight last

week has been found in someone's back yard. the national transportation safety board says a school teacher found the panel from the alaska airlines jet, in the grounds of his home in the western state of oregon. today's the last full day of a six day strike byjunior doctors in england, the longest period of industrial action by nhs workers in its history. the dispute is over pay. rishi sunak said he is confident the government can resolve industrial action in the nhs and a result will see waiting lists come down. the tech giant, apple, has begun making payments in a long—running class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately hampered the performance of certain iphones in america. victims will receive a share of a $500 million settlement. our reporter, shona mccallum, joins us. just give us the background to all of this. it just give us the background to all of this. , ., ., , just give us the background to all of this. , , ., , .,, of this. it is good news for people in the us who _ of this. it is good news for people in the us who filed _ of this. it is good news for people in the us who filed a _ of this. it is good news for people in the us who filed a claim - of this. it is good news for people

in the us who filed a claim for- in the us who filed a claim for compensation from apple because today they get a cut of that money, which works out at about $92 a claim. this is all about apple being deliberately accused of slowing down iphones. so if you had one of these, after a couple of years when you have been using it quite a bit, the charge would just go down and it wouldn't perform the way that it did when it came fresh out of the box. now people were saying that apple had not told them that this was happening to their iphones and apple actually at the time offered people actually at the time offered people a cheaper battery solutions to fix the problem. but then of course came this class—action case in 2020, where people put forward their claims and today we see that money being paid out. it is only to people in the us. if you are sitting at home thinking, that happened to my iphone here in the uk, there is a case on going here. it is worth £750 million but the thing is we don't know when that will be settled or if

it well or how mensch money people will get if it does get settled. ok. will get if it does get settled. ok, thank you- _ the world's leading tennis players are preparing for the first of the grand slams of the year, the australian open. they include britain's lily mills, who'll be competing in the draw for players with intellectual impairments. lily, who's 23, excelled at the special olympics, earning a wild card spot for australia. it's quite a turnaround because as a baby, she was so ill doctors only gave her a 50—50 chance of survival. joe wilson has that story. in islington, north london, there's a famous face. that's lily mills... five days of the week, you'll find her training. we watched one of the final sessions before her flight to the australian open. is tennis the most important thing in your life, do you think? yes. why? because i don't do independent travel and i don't really...

through tennis, i have a lot more friends. it gives me confidence. it gives me an opportunity. and you're very good at it. thanks. lily's a fighter — that's what the nurse told her mum. just days into her life, she battled meningitis and septicaemia. lily has a rare genetic disorder. she has a dedicated and very proud mother. they said that if she does survive, she's got a 50—50 chance of survival and if she does survive, she should expect severe problems. she just lives and breathes tennis. it's remarkable, really, that we've come from that to this. yeah. she's quite a celebrity now, really. well, lily was part of britain's special olympics team last summer and at sports personality of the year. special olympics provides sport for people with intellectual

disability at every level. now at the australian open, lily will be taking on the very best players in the world in her category. that was good, well done. the fact that she's going to the australian open, i you can see the motivation. and the energy on the court. it makes the coaching process very easy, to be honest. - there are 10,000 miles between islington and melbourne. lily already has come far further than that. joe wilson, bbc news, in north london. the film oppenheimer was the big winner at the golden globe awards in los angeles, taking home five, including best film drama. cillian murphy and robert downey junior were both recognised for their acting performances, while christopher nolan won best director. one upset of the night was barbie losing out to the film poor things for best musical or comedy. from la, here's emma vardy. with her signature pink adorning the red carpet, the hi barbie

influence was everywhere. but the night really belonged to oppenheimer. i don't know if we can be trusted...with such a weapon. oppenheimer! cheering and applause. it won five golden globes, including best picture, best director... ..and there was a mistimed kiss for oppenheimer star cillian murphy as he accepted best actor in a drama. first question, do i have lipstick all over my nose? i'm just going to leave it. barbie won the new golden globes category — box office achievement — celebrating films that were a big hit at the cinema. i don't have anything big planned, just a giant blow out party with all the barbies and planned choreography and a bespoke song. you should stop by. so cool. . yeah, 0k. bye. thank you. we would like to dedicate this

to every single person on the planet who dressed up and went to the greatest place on earth — the movie theaters. what was i made for? from barbie, music and lyrics by billie eilish and _ finneas o'connell's. and billie eilish picked up the best original song. succession! in the tv categories, the big winners were beef, the bear and succession. lily gladstone! that was an emotional speech by lily gladstone, winning for her role in killers of the flower moon — the first native american actress to win a golden globe. this is an historic win. it doesn't belong to just me. i'm holding it right now. i'm holding it with all of my beautiful sisters in the film, at this table over here and my mother. i'm standing on all of your shoulders. this is the first major award since months of actors and writers strikes saw productions halted

and red carpet events cancelled. so for many here, they're glad to get back to the business of promoting their films, not to mention enjoying a party. it's a who's who of hollywood. the golden globes lived up to its reputation as a rather boozy affair. before stars even got in, there was a bar on the red carpet. with the rather more formal oscars approaching in two months�* time, critics will be looking to see if oppenheimer will be toasting the same success. emma vardy, bbc news, beverly hills. for box office hits that were seen by basically the whole... a retired postman has captured an unlikely little helper, on camera. rodney holbrook from powys set up a night camera in his shed to film a mouse cleaning up every night. hywel griffith has the tale. meet tidy mouse, the persistent pest who likes to put things away. every night, he or she returns to this worktop to place things back in the box. there is no hesitation.

hejust picks it up and chucks it in. rodney first noticed it happening in october, when things in his shed started to move around, covering up the bird feed tray. he set up a night—vision camera to catch the culprit, and was astounded by what he saw. i thought, amazing. that is wonderful. to actually see that happening, you know. incredibly, this is not the first time rodney has come across a super tidy mouse. the same thing happened to a friend of his in bristol four years ago. rodney was able to capture that on camera too. rodney does not think this mouse is the same orderly rodent, but he is happy to have it in his shed. his wife linda is not so sure about it, though. i love animals, because we dog sit for people that are our friends. if they want to go out for the day, we will have their dog. but i won't go in the shed because if it came out! but i love to see the videos he does.

since the footage went online, this mouse has had people clicking all over the world. but rodney is happy for it to keep making its home in mid—wales. hywel griffith, bbc news. now take a look at this. a chap enjoying a spot of wakeboarding in cookham in berkshire. now, cookham was badly hit by flooding after storm henk last week. the environment agency does advise folks to stay away from flood water if you can. yes, pretty adventurous chap. how is the weather looking, chris? i reckon if we tried that, we would be straight in the drink! as far as the weather goes, we still have flooding concerns across parts of the country. this was the scene in nottinghamshire earlier on. we have

142 flood warnings currently in force.