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it software indicated they'd committed fraud. the first us space mission for more than half a century aimed at making a landing on the moon runs into technical difficulties. and the legendary german footballer and manager franz beckenbauer has died aged 78. sport now. for a full round—up, here's the bbc sportscentre. franz beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, and one of only two men to win the world cup as a player and manager, has died aged 78. the icon of german football earned
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104 caps for west germany,
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he was convicted and sent to prison for 16 months and it makes me sick in my stomach to think that there was that innocent man in prison for all that time. and my heart goes out to all those people. we need to make sure their convictions are overturned and we need to make sure they are fairly compensated and quickly. should paula vennells have her cbe stripped because of this? i was surprised that the conservatives gave her the cbe in the first place, and they can answer for that. do you think it should be taken away? i mean, regardless of whether she was given it in the first place, she's got it now. more than i think roughly a million people have signed a petition saying that it should go. do you think it should be taken off? of course. it shouldn't be given in the first place. and the committee needs to meet to to make that decision. this story is of course about the
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sub—postmasters who were affected. live now to tim brentnall, a former sub postmaster who had his conviction forfalse accounting overturned in 2021. could you take us through what happened to you?— could you take us through what happened to you? well, i and my arents happened to you? well, i and my parents bought — happened to you? well, i and my parents bought our— happened to you? well, i and my parents bought our local - happened to you? well, i and my parents bought our local village l parents bought our local village shopin parents bought our local village shop in 2005 and it came with a post office counter, which i run until 2010, when i was audited. then the £22,500 shortfall was discovered, so i was threatened with facing a theft charge if that wasn't repaid, so i raided my savings, sold my car, borrowed money from my parents to pay that back. almost immediately, when that money had been repaid, i was then charged with false accounting.— was then charged with false accounting. was then charged with false accountinu. �* ., ., , ., ., accounting. and how do you feel that it has taken — accounting. and how do you feel that it has taken a — accounting. and how do you feel that it has taken a tv _ accounting. and how do you feel that it has taken a tv drama _ accounting. and how do you feel that it has taken a tv drama to _ accounting. and how do you feel that it has taken a tv drama to get - it has taken a tv drama to get senior politicians to talk about this? yes, there has been reporting on it. a colleague, nick wallace,
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has done a lot of work on this and there were members of parliament who have been advocating for sub—postmasters for many years, but there is no doubt that the tv drama has propelled this to the central government. nick wallace has done a fantastic work over this over the past decade and a number of mps have picked up on it but i think it is very difficult for people to appreciate two things, either how horribly the post office has behave for the past decade and how great an impact it had on everyone on a personal level. which the four hours of drama got across so well on both aspects. what across so well on both aspects. what do ou across so well on both aspects. what do you want — across so well on both aspects. what do you want to _ across so well on both aspects. what do you want to happen _ across so well on both aspects. what do you want to happen now? a - do you want to happen now? a few thins. as do you want to happen now? a few thinqs- as long _ do you want to happen now? a few things. as long as people - do you want to happen now? fr things. as long as people remember it is not an it issue, the real problem here is the way the post office used the it to demand money for us on prosecute us in criminalises on the way that he try to deny his justice for the last
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decade. the post office need to be removed as arbiter of the compensation schemes because the post office prosecute us, criminalises no we have to go cap in hand back to the post office to ask for recompense. and all convictions should be quashed because the inquiry has recently shown the behaviour of the post office, it is notjust behaviour of the post office, it is not just dodgy evidence behaviour of the post office, it is notjust dodgy evidence or dodgy it systems, it is the whole procedural approach to prosecutions, disclosure that i think leaves all of their convictions unsafe.— that i think leaves all of their convictions unsafe. you sold your car, convictions unsafe. you sold your car. used — convictions unsafe. you sold your car. used your— convictions unsafe. you sold your car, used your savings, _ convictions unsafe. you sold your car, used your savings, your - convictions unsafe. you sold your i car, used your savings, your parents savings to make up a shortfall that was deemed a shortfall by a computer. did you get any of that money back?— computer. did you get any of that mone back? ., ., ., ., , ., computer. did you get any of that mone back? ., ., ., ., ., , money back? know. no one has had any money back? know. no one has had any mone that money back? know. no one has had any money that has — money back? know. no one has had any money that has been _ money back? know. no one has had any money that has been demanded - money back? know. no one has had any money that has been demanded or - money that has been demanded or paid to the post office this sea off the that charges been returned. many had our convictions quashed two and half years ago and things need to be sped up years ago and things need to be sped up because i'm still in the middle
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of my life but many people were in the autumn years of their lives they have not got and why do people have to wait to have the recompense we are owed. d0 to wait to have the recompense we are owed. ,, to wait to have the recompense we are owed. ~ ,, .,, are owed. do you think polyphenols should be stripped _ are owed. do you think polyphenols should be stripped of— are owed. do you think polyphenols should be stripped of her— are owed. do you think polyphenols should be stripped of her cbe? - are owed. do you think polyphenols| should be stripped of her cbe? yes, she was the — should be stripped of her cbe? yes, she was the ceo _ should be stripped of her cbe? yes, she was the ceo and _ should be stripped of her cbe? yes she was the ceo and she said as should be stripped of her cbe? 12: she was the ceo and she said as much a self in a select committee hearing backin a self in a select committee hearing back in 2015 i don't understand why she has not voluntarily handed it back already. just she has not voluntarily handed it back already-— she has not voluntarily handed it back alread ., , , :, :, :, back already. just before we go, how are ou back already. just before we go, how are you doing. _ back already. just before we go, how are you doing, watching _ back already. just before we go, how are you doing, watching that - back already. just before we go, how are you doing, watching that drama i are you doing, watching that drama hit home how emotionally draining the fight of sub—postmasters have been for years on end, how do you feel at the moment? it been for years on end, how do you feel at the moment?— feel at the moment? it was really hard, the four _ feel at the moment? it was really hard, the four i _ feel at the moment? it was really hard, the four i of _ feel at the moment? it was really hard, the four i of the _ feel at the moment? it was really hard, the four i of the drama - hard, the four i of the drama watching this was horrible and it really brought back how it felt for the last over a decade banging our heads against the wall almost try to get people to take notice of our plate. but there has been a wave of
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sympathy and understanding in the last week. and a wave of vindication for us which has been most welcome. indeed. we appreciate you sharing your story with us and telling us about what happened to you. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. the actor, idris elba, is calling on the british government to immediately ban the sale of certain knives and machetes, to stop more young people losing their lives in violence. along with victims�* families, he's launching a campaign to address the increase in serious knife crime, among youths across the uk. here's adina campbell. london's parliament square — today filled with clothing, representing those who've 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's a nationwide issue and the government needs to look at it as an issue that isn't proportionally black, isn't london.
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the highest crime rates are in the midlands right now. so we need to really think about this outside of the colour of our skin. i'm not here as a celebrity. i'm here as a human being, as a parent. yemi hughes�*19—year—old son andre was murdered in a knife attack in south london in 2016. for me it was andre's bag. it shows the stab wounds that he received, because this is what he was wearing on his back at the time of his murder. these are the shoes that he was actually running in to get away on the day. # my guy, he don't look fly with your samurai and his blood dirty...# idris elba has also released this new track, called knives down, 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 between july 2022 and june last year. that's an increase of 21% compared
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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's 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.
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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.
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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 of her house, and coming out herfront door. sarah hasn't seen
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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, 0k. 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
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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 the panorama programme, �*will my crime be solved?�* is now on the bbc iplayer, and on bbc one, at 8 o'clock tonight.
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the film about the inventor of the atomic bomb, �*0ppenheimer�*, was the big winner at the golden globe awards in los angeles, taking home several of the night's big prizes including �*best director�* for christopher nolan. 0ther winners included emma stone, who won best comedy film actress for �*poor things�*. succession also did very well on the night. anna smith is a film critic. she told me the success of �*0ppenheimer�* was not a surprise. it such a prestige title such an incredible cast a very well love director and very fastidious and so many wonderful craftspeople working on this film. 50 many wonderful craftspeople working on this film. ., , many wonderful craftspeople working on this film. .,, , . ., on this film. so as expected leading the wa . i on this film. so as expected leading the way- i was _ on this film. so as expected leading the way. i was interested _ on this film. so as expected leading the way. i was interested in - on this film. so as expected leading the way. i was interested in the - the way. i was interested in the fact that barbie _ the way. i was interested in the fact that barbie managed - the way. i was interested in the fact that barbie managed to - the way. i was interested in the i fact that barbie managed to win an award as well because the two were head—to—head at the box office at the same time. tell us about the award that barbie one because it is award that barbie one because it is a new one. , ,
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award that barbie one because it is a new one-— award that barbie one because it is a new one. , , :, ., ., ., a new one. this is a new award about the box office — a new one. this is a new award about the box office success _ a new one. this is a new award about the box office success so _ the box office success so anyway barbie had already won that because they obviously know that it had done well but was introduced i think to try to get more people to tune in in the general public and to have an award for things that really have mass appeal. although actually when you look at both movies, both did really well at the box office so it is one of those years the award�*s favourites popular with the public as well. �* , :, favourites popular with the public as well. �*, :, :, , as well. let's move to the tv, my favourite show, _ as well. let's move to the tv, my favourite show, succession, - as well. let's move to the tv, my i favourite show, succession, multiple actors in up against each other in multiple categories.— actors in up against each other in multiple categories. karen culkin one, multiple categories. karen culkin one. sarah _ multiple categories. karen culkin one, sarah and _ multiple categories. karen culkin one, sarah and smith _ multiple categories. karen culkin one, sarah and smith and - multiple categories. karen culkin one, sarah and smith and it - multiple categories. karen culkinj one, sarah and smith and it went over our best tv drama so it pretty much swept the awards in its own categories. unsurprisingly, what an ensemble cast and like you, absolutely love this and i thought the final series, what a way to go out on a high. the writing is exceptional and it really is one of
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those that would not work without such a strong rating for each character and i think each cast member who is rewarded yesterday was rightly so because they all brought something different and special to the table. : :, something different and special to the table. �* ., :, ., ., the table. anna, how relevant are these awards. _ the table. anna, how relevant are these awards, are _ the table. anna, how relevant are these awards, are they _ the table. anna, how relevant are these awards, are they seen - the table. anna, how relevant are these awards, are they seen as i the table. anna, how relevant are these awards, are they seen as a | these awards, are they seen as a precursor to the oscars? in recent ears precursor to the oscars? in recent years they — precursor to the oscars? in recent years they have — precursor to the oscars? in recent years they have diverged - precursor to the oscars? in recent years they have diverged from - precursor to the oscars? in recent years they have diverged from the oscars and have had a reboot recently with increased membership. it's recently with increased membership. it�*s worth thinking that 300 people currently vote for the golden globes and looking at the oscars in fact is that thousands vote in those in rather than journalist on the oscars are bitten for by peers. by people in the industry. so we don�*t always get the same results. we can look at it as an indicator and in fact it may influence some voters for the oscars and the baptist but not a given that what won the golden globes will win again.— globes will win again. briefly as well. globes will win again. briefly as well- anything _ globes will win again. briefly as well. anything else _ globes will win again. briefly as well. anything else you - globes will win again. briefly as well. anything else you want i globes will win again. briefly as well. anything else you want to j well. anything else you want to point out from the awards list, with
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some musicals as well scooping some awards. :, :, , some musicals as well scooping some awards. , , , , some musicals as well scooping some awards. , , , awards. poor things, best comedy or musical a lovely _ awards. poor things, best comedy or musical a lovely film _ awards. poor things, best comedy or musical a lovely film coming - awards. poor things, best comedy or musical a lovely film coming out - musical a lovely film coming out in the uk soon. the holdovers is one i would recommend that won several awards that is coming out soon and i was pleased to see lily gladstone break records as the first indigenous woman to win the best actress award for killers of the flower moon.— actress award for killers of the flower moon. , , , :, , i. flower moon. this is the story you have been — flower moon. this is the story you have been waiting _ flower moon. this is the story you have been waiting for _ flower moon. this is the story you have been waiting for all - flower moon. this is the story you have been waiting for all day. - flower moon. this is the story you i have been waiting for all day. when finally, when retired postman, rodney holbrook, noticed that the workbench in his shed kept being mysteriously tidied, he decided to do a bit of detective work. and here�*s what he found when he set up a night vision camera. his secret helper was in fact a little mouse picking up pegs, corks, nuts and bolts. i spoke to rodney holbrook earlier and he explained the reason behind setting up a night vision camera in the first place.
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i set iset up i set up and and film them one night and it took so many videos which it does, it can take up about 50 videos a night and. does, it can take up about 50 videos a night and-— a night and. when i put them on my comuter a night and. when i put them on my computer in the _ a night and. when i put them on my computer in the morning _ a night and. when i put them on my computer in the morning that's - a night and. when i put them on my| computer in the morning that's what computer in the morning that�*s what i had seen, this mouse. doing what you see on the video. who i had seen, this mouse. doing what you see on the video.— you see on the video. who needs a cleaner when _ you see on the video. who needs a cleaner when you _ you see on the video. who needs a cleaner when you have _ you see on the video. who needs a cleaner when you have this - you see on the video. who needs a j cleaner when you have this mouse. there you are. cleaner when you have this mouse. there you are-— cleaner when you have this mouse. there you are. where is this mouse now what has _ there you are. where is this mouse now what has happened _ there you are. where is this mouse now what has happened to - there you are. where is this mouse now what has happened to him - there you are. where is this mouse now what has happened to him or l there you are. where is this mouse - now what has happened to him or her? is still around. you might even be out there not doing it again. ii'ioig�*n�*
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out there not doing it again. how recently is _ out there not doing it again. how recently is this _ out there not doing it again. how recently is this footage from than? the footage you have there is probably, that may have been two weeks ago. do probably, that may have been two weeks ago-— weeks ago. do you still have the cameras on? — weeks ago. do you still have the cameras on? no, _ weeks ago. do you still have the cameras on? no, they _ weeks ago. do you still have the cameras on? no, they are - weeks ago. do you still have the cameras on? no, they are not . weeks ago. do you still have the - cameras on? no, they are not always on, don't cameras on? no, they are not always on. don't always _ cameras on? no, they are not always on, don't always set _ cameras on? no, they are not always on, don't always set up _ cameras on? no, they are not always on, don't always set up the _ on, don�*t always set up the cameras but by the time i get out there in the morning because all of the stuff is taken out again, by the time i go in the shed in the morning it will all be back in again. bre in the shed in the morning it will all be back in again.— all be back in again. are you surprised — all be back in again. are you surprised there _ all be back in again. are you surprised there has - all be back in again. are you surprised there has been - all be back in again. are you surprised there has been so | all be back in again. are you - surprised there has been so much interest in this? i�*m surprised there has been so much interest in this?— surprised there has been so much interest in this? i'm blown away by it. i ot interest in this? i'm blown away by it- i got up — interest in this? i'm blown away by it- i got up at _ interest in this? i'm blown away by it. | got up at 615 _ interest in this? i'm blown away by it. | got up at 615 this _ interest in this? i'm blown away by it. i got up at 615 this morning - interest in this? i'm blown away by it. i got up at 615 this morning and | it. i got up at 615 this morning and since about 6201 have not stopped all day. honestly, i�*ve had so many phone calls and messages it�*s just unbelievable i didn�*t think it was going to be this big. stare unbelievable i didn't think it was going to be this big.— going to be this big. are you not leavin: a going to be this big. are you not leaving a mess _ going to be this big. are you not leaving a mess out _ going to be this big. are you not leaving a mess out every - going to be this big. are you not leaving a mess out every night l going to be this big. are you not i leaving a mess out every nightjust so the mouse can clean it up? like i
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said i will take _ so the mouse can clean it up? like i said i will take out _ so the mouse can clean it up? like i said i will take out the _ so the mouse can clean it up? like i said i will take out the box every i said i will take out the box every day so i can get to the nuts and some of the peanuts and that so he�*s cleared it out every day but it is on the people where the workbench is and like i said, you go in the in the morning and it�*s put back again. i�*m afraid i can�*t give any cheesy puns to end this hour with. 0n on that note we end this hour but plenty more on the days news on the bbc news website. stay with us. hello there. well, it was a cold day on monday with a few snow flurries affecting parts of east anglia and southern england. but the big story from last week still hasn�*t completely resolved itself in that we still have over 100 flood warnings currently in force. i think the situation will get better over the next few days,
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which won�*t have that much in the way of precipitation coming our way. now, the snow flurries that we did see across east anglia, in south east england for the most part weren�*t very exciting. there were just one or two areas that managed to cover maybe a centimetre or two in just one or two spots. but as we go through this evening and overnight, particularly where we�*ve seen showers by day, we�*re looking at some icy stretches, but also with a bit of water still coming off those saturated fields could have some icy stretches just about anywhere, to be honest, as we head into tuesday morning. so a slippery start to the day both under will and underfoot. tuesday will be another cold day with those easterly winds continuing to make it feel particularly bitter. now weather—wise, much better prospects of seeing sunshine across east anglia, the midlands, south, east, england further northward. still a lot of cloud around and the cloud will continue to feed in a few showers for eastern scotland and into northeast england. for the most part, these showers will be falling as rain. 0n the whole, the temperatures not really changing very much between what we had today.
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it�*s what we�*ll have tomorrow. highs of around four or five degrees for most. by wednesday the same area of high pressure is with us. it�*s changing orientation and we�*re starting to get these north—easterly winds moving in. they�*ll bring some patches of drizzle around some of our north sea coast with the cloud extending further southwards. best of any sunshine probably for southern wales and southern counties of england. now beyond that through thursday, those northerly winds continue to push their cloud sheets ever further southward. so turning cloudy across southern areas. the best of the breaks in a cloud probably to the north and west, the cloud thick enough again around some of our north sea coasts to bring a few showers, mostly light and drizzly kind of features. temperatures coming up a little bit around those eastern areas of england, but still feeling cold. and that cold theme continues through friday and into the weekend as well, with some sharp overnight frosts and temperatures below average by day. now, beyond that into next week, looks like the weather gets a bit more interesting. we get northerly winds diving in, lots of snow showers across the north. we could also have some more organised areas of precipitation
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running into that cold air, bringing a threat of some areas of more widespread snow.
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today at six... pressure grows for hundreds of post office sub masters and mistresses convicted of fraud to be exonerated quickly. ministers have been meeting today to consider how to clear their names after they were wrongly convicted in an it scandal over a period of more than 15 years.
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also on the programme... three energy companies are given the go ahead to resume forcibly fitting prepayment meters almost a year after the practice was suspended. one of the greatest footballers of all time, germany�*s franz beckenbauer, has died. the first american moon mission for more than 50 years blasts off, into trouble. and how hidden cameras have solved the mystery of a nightime tidy—upper. and coming up on the sport on bbc news, can manchester united avoid an fa cup upset? we�*ll be at wigan athletic as both sides look to reach the fourth round. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government is under growing pressure to exonerate hundreds
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of post office sub postmasters who have been wrongly

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