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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 convicted of fraud because of a faulty computer system. 700 branch managers were convicted between 1999 and 2015 after the computer system horizon mistakenly showed money was missing from their post offices. a new itv drama has put the scandal firmly back in the spotlight today the prime minister said he would strongly support the honours committee if it chose to look into revoking ucb awarded to the former post office boss oliver reynolds. —— paula venables. they said they would do all they can to right wrongs of the past. today two government ministers met with government lawyers to try to work out how they could speed up the delivery of compensation and exoneration, clearing names. and in the next 15 or 20 minutes one of
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those ministers will be here in parliament answering questions, all of this after a holiday season tv series. this is alan bates. 2a years ago he raised an issue with the computer system at the post office he ran in north wales. a quarter of a century on, tobyjones is playing him in a television drama. we a century on, toby jones is playing him in a television drama.- all him in a television drama. we are all here to — him in a television drama. we are all here to share _ him in a television drama. we are all here to share our— him in a television drama. we arei all here to share our experiences. white mr bates led a campaign to ensure hundreds of sub—postmasters get compensation and exoneration having been wrongly convicting of theft and fraud, some evenjailed. theft and fraud, some even jailed. now he finds himself the central character in the hit series. the last coume _ character in the hit series. the last coume of— character in the hit series. tue: last couple of weeks character in the hit series. tte: last couple of weeks have been absolutely bananas, i think it is about to say. it has been one thing after another. about to say. it has been one thing afteranother. i about to say. it has been one thing after another. i haven't been able to put the phone down. it is great
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in some ways. a huge amount of support for the victims and all of this. fit support for the victims and all of this. �* ., ., , ., this. at the heart of this scandal is the horizon _ this. at the heart of this scandal is the horizon computer - this. at the heart of this scandal is the horizon computer system | is the horizon computer system developed by the japanese company fujitsu. but this is about so much more than a disastrous it scheme. tt more than a disastrous it scheme. it has doubled right in front of my eyes _ has doubled right in front of my eyes. now it says i am £4000 down. it is about— eyes. now it says i am £4000 down. it is about reputation stretched, savings drained, suicides. allegations of a corporate cover—up, lying and an absence of accountability. this has been described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice of the 21st century. the biggest single series of wrongful convictions in british legal history. and yet it has taken a drama on the telly to catapulted to this level of prominence, even though there has been more than two decades of injustice. it means
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awkward questions performer labour and liberal democrat ministers and conservative ones, thrashing around trying to sort it out.— trying to sort it out. people should know that we _ trying to sort it out. people should know that we are _ trying to sort it out. people should know that we are on _ trying to sort it out. people should know that we are on it _ trying to sort it out. people should know that we are on it and - trying to sort it out. people should know that we are on it and want i trying to sort it out. people should know that we are on it and want to j know that we are on it and want to make it right, the money has been satisfied. what we are now looking at is how we can speed a laptop. understandably and i am very clear that i want to get that out the door as quickly as possible. the that i want to get that out the door as quickly as possible.— as quickly as possible. the labour later visiting _ as quickly as possible. the labour later visiting those _ as quickly as possible. the labour later visiting those cuts _ as quickly as possible. the labour later visiting those cuts up - as quickly as possible. the labour later visiting those cuts up in - as quickly as possible. the labour later visiting those cuts up in the l later visiting those cuts up in the floods in loughborough in leicestershire today wants compensation for the sub—postmasters delivered quickly and justice. it might be possible to get these cases back before the court of appeal quickly but whatever way these dons these need to be looked at. the liberal democrats are having to account for themselves. here is the current leader at sir ed davey back in 2010 with then leader nick clegg. sir edward went on to the postal affairs minister, one of many in the last 20 years. it affairs minister, one of many in the last 20 years-_
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last 20 years. it is clear the post office applied — last 20 years. it is clear the post office applied to _ last 20 years. it is clear the post office applied to the _ last 20 years. it is clear the post office applied to the victims, - office applied to the victims, judges, the public, to me and other postal ministers for over 20 years. this is a conspiracy by the post office to deceive people. figs this is a conspiracy by the post office to deceive people. as the current mercer _ office to deceive people. as the current mercer responsible - office to deceive people. as the current mercer responsible for i office to deceive people. as the i current mercer responsible for the post office takes christian all of this in the commons shortly alan bates and hundreds of others and waiting. chris mason, bbc news. our business correspondent emma simpson is here to take a closer look at how this scandal has unfolded. this has been a long time coming and the big question is still, who knew what and when? that the big question is still, who knew what and when?— the big question is still, who knew what and when? . , ., , ., what and when? that is what everyone wants to know — what and when? that is what everyone wants to know after _ what and when? that is what everyone wants to know after this _ what and when? that is what everyone wants to know after this drama, - wants to know after this drama, despite the fact all this has been in plain sight for years. it is of course fujitsu who was responsible for this new it system that got rolled out in 1999. it is still is. there were white from the start problems so why has budget to escape tax far? it has apologised for its role in a suffering of the
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sub—postmasters and said it would cooperate with the inquiry. as for the post office have been a number of ceos over the years but it is paula venables who was ceo between 2012 and 2019 who were centre stage because she was accused of covering up because she was accused of covering up the fiasco, carrying on with the prosecutions and then dragging all visa sub—postmasters into this epic costly legal battle. she is under a lot of pressure now. no comment from her today but she has previously apologised for the suffering caused to those wrongly prosecuted and their families. to those wrongly prosecuted and theirfamilies. a to those wrongly prosecuted and their families. a former to those wrongly prosecuted and theirfamilies. a former tory to those wrongly prosecuted and their families. a former tory mp who has been at the forefront of the campaign says the focus shouldn't be on one person. remember the government is post office. civil servants have been involved, fujitsu again, lawyers, investigators, the blame goes far and wide and tight. as inquiry which is trying to get a
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of it all starts again on thursday and i think there will be a lot more people tuning in. and i think there will be a lot more peeple tuning in-— three energy firms edf, octopus and scottishpower have been given permission to resume forcibly installing pre payment meters in some homes. the meters were fitted when people did not pay previous bills, and there was no prospect of payment. but the practice was suspended almost a year ago after agents for british gas were found to be breaking into the homes of vulnerable people to fit them. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has more. energy debt is at a record high, so after an 11 month ban forcing a customer onto a prepayment meter is back on the cards. edf, octopus and scottishpower are the three companies who have been given the green light. that means they should have trawled through all of their past fittings identified any wrongfully installed metres, and done them and offered compensation.
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i came in my house, opened my door, and changed it to a prepayment meter. he and changed it to a prepayment meter. ,. ., ., and changed it to a prepayment meter. ,_, ., , meter. he discovered a prepayment meter. he discovered a prepayment meter in the — meter. he discovered a prepayment meter in the home _ meter. he discovered a prepayment meter in the home because - meter. he discovered a prepayment meter in the home because of - meter. he discovered a prepayment meter in the home because of the l meter in the home because of the debts of a previous tenant. today he is surprised to hear that force fitting can begin again. the intrusion — fitting can begin again. the intrusion that _ fitting can begin again. tte: intrusion that happened at fitting can begin again. tt2 intrusion that happened at the time as something that sticks are cheap, even a year and have not the it is nothing to do with. it makes me angryjust to sikki about nothing to do with. it makes me angry just to sikki about what we did a couple of years. white suppliers now need to contact a household at least ten times before they forcibly household at least ten times before the forcibly , ., household at least ten times before the forcibl , . , they forcibly install prepayment meter and they _ they forcibly install prepayment meter and they had _ they forcibly install prepayment meter and they had to - they forcibly install prepayment meter and they had to make . they forcibly install prepayment - meter and they had to make physical visit. certain people and are totally exempt from having a prepayment meter forcibly installed if you are over 75, if you have children under two and a household or if you have certain serious health conditions like chronic bronchitis, you can't have a metre fitted against your will. the
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actions last _ fitted against your will. the actions last winter - fitted against your will. the actions last winter were so serious, the payment protections we had in place _ the payment protections we had in place were clearly not sufficient but with — place were clearly not sufficient but with the new ones put in place there _ but with the new ones put in place there are — but with the new ones put in place there are some checks the energy company— there are some checks the energy company needs to do before they could _ company needs to do before they could force someone onto payment metres _ could force someone onto payment metres. , _, , could force someone onto payment metres. , , metres. energy companies say they need a way — metres. energy companies say they need a way of recovering _ metres. energy companies say they need a way of recovering debts - metres. energy companies say they need a way of recovering debts of. need a way of recovering debts of people not keeping up with those bills so that extra cost don't have to be added onto everyone else's bill. if you get a letter, visit or installer turns up to you are not expecting then make sure you contact your energy supplier straightaway. if it is an error or if you pull into one of the categories who need extra protection that process should be reversed within 24 hours and you may receive compensation. colletta smith, bbc news. apple has begun making payments to millions of people as part of a long running lawsuit, over whether it deliberately slowed down the speed of some iphones in america. each claimant will receive around £70 a share of the almost £400 million settlement. a similar case under way in the uk
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is seeking more than one and a half billion pounds in compensation. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. nearly a decade ago, the iphone 6 and 7 launched to great fanfare. but in 2017, apple confirmed that a software update made some older models work more slowly. the firm said it was to prolong their life as the batteries aged, but it hadn't told customers. a group of people affected by the slowed—down phones took legal action in the us and today apple has settled the case. the tech giant will pay out half a billion dollars. that's around £70 per claimant. it's small change to the world's richest tech firm and it's not admitting liability. there's a similar class action going on here in the uk led byjustin gutman. but progress is slow. well, it's all grist to my mill. it doesn't help in terms of moving
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my case forward dramatically. there are power—saving tips like dimming the screen and limiting app functions. but ultimately, our need for longer—lasting and more powerful batteries is a challenge for all the tech firms. apple said it had no statement for us. it's previously said it would never intentionally shorten the life of its products. zoe kleinman, bbc news.
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the actor losing their lives. the actor, idris elba, is calling on the government to ban immediately the sale of certain knives and machetes, to help stop more young people losing their lives. on london's parliament square today filled with clothing representing victims of knife crime. shoulder to shoulder hollywood actor idris elba, bereaved mother yemane hughes and other community leaders launched their new campaign with a message for nearby politicians. 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 proportionately black, isn't london, you know, the highest crime rates are in the midlands right now, so we need to really think about this outside
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of the colour of our skin. you know, iam not here as a celebrity. i'm here as a human being, as a parent. 19—year—old andre was murdered in a knife attack in south london in 2016. his mother has kept some of his belongings. for 2016. his mother has kept some of his belongings-— his belongings. for me it was andre's bag. _ his belongings. for me it was andre's bag, it _ his belongings. for me it was andre's bag, it shows - his belongings. for me it was andre's bag, it shows the - his belongings. for me it was | andre's bag, it shows the stab wounds he received because this is what he was wearing on his back at the time of his murder. these are the time of his murder. these are theissues the time of his murder. these are the issues he was actually running in to get away on the day. tdris in to get away on the day. idris elba has also _ in to get away on the day. idris elba has also released - in to get away on the day. idris elba has also released this new track as part of the campaign. zombie knives range in size and shape but often have a cutting edge, pointed serrations and are inscribed with violent words or images. they are cheap and easy to get hold of online despite being made an offensive weapon back in 2016. now crime is still a big problem right
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across the uk, particularly places like london and the west midlands and there are many causes. poverty, the influence of social media, gang culture which is often tied up with the increase in the spread of county down struck networks and fear. many young people feel they need to carry a knife to help protect themselves. the government announced new plans last year to extend the ban which will see police given more powers to remove these knives as well as longer sentences for criminals. but until these changes become law campaigners say vulnerable young people are still at risk of getting caught up in this violence. adina campbell, bbc news. the legendary german footballer franz beckenbauer has he was one of three men to have won the world cup as both a player and a manager. joe lynskey looks back at his life.
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a world cup winning captain, a world cup winning coach. franz beckenbauer was the defender and a leader in football's most exclusive club. his first time at the tournament was in 1966. at 20 for west germany he played in every match. they lost to the final to england but beckenbauer was emerging as the man at the back who could glide up the field. his country called him der kaiser, the emperor, and as captain he made them serial winners, first in 1972 as european champions, then two use later in a world cup on home soil. it wasjust the later in a world cup on home soil. it was just the first piece of his extraordinary career. at his club bayern munich he won three european cups. bayern munich he won three european cus. ., bayern munich he won three european cus. . �* he bayern munich he won three european cops-_ he ended i cups. franz beckenbauer! he ended his -la in: cups. franz beckenbauer! he ended his playing days _ cups. franz beckenbauer! he ended his playing days in _ cups. franz beckenbauer! he ended his playing days in the _ cups. franz beckenbauer! he ended his playing days in the states - cups. franz beckenbauer! he ended his playing days in the states with l his playing days in the states with new york cosmos. with his country, he made them world champion. he went
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on to be an administrator, heading germany's bid to host the 2006 world cup. it came with controversy. beckenbauer was later charged with corruption, his trial ending without a verdict. but on the field his achievements were without dispute, in a career forever linked with the sport's greatest prize. beckenbauer won it in the defence and in the dugout. franz beckenbauer, who has died at the age of 78. our top story this evening. pressure grows on the government for hundreds of sub—postmasters convicted of fraud to be exonerated quickly. convicted of fraud to be exonerated ruickl . �* ,., convicted of fraud to be exonerated ruickl . �* , convicted of fraud to be exonerated ruickl.�* , ., , quickly. and the golden globe goes to... quickly. and the golden globe goes to--- cillian — quickly. and the golden globe goes to... cillian murphy! _ quickly. and the golden globe goes to... cillian murphy! and _ quickly. and the golden globe goes to... cillian murphy! and trying - quickly. and the golden globe goes to... cillian murphy! and trying for| to. .. cillian murphy! and trying for oppenheimer— to... cillian murphy! and trying for oppenheimer at — to... cillian murphy! and trying for oppenheimer at the _ to... cillian murphy! and trying for oppenheimer at the golden - to... cillian murphy! and trying for. oppenheimer at the golden globes, the film that told the story of the creation of the atomic bomb. and coming up on bbc news, despite a sublime 147 maximum break from ding junhui, it's not enough to stop "the rocket"
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ronnie o'sullivan reaching the next round of the masters snooker championship. just hours after blasting off, the first american spacecraft to attempt to land on the moon for more than half a century is having technical problems. the peregrine mission one, built by a private us space company and carrying a piece of technology developed by british scientists, would be the first private probe to land on the lunar surface. it's due to land next month. but as our science correpsondent pallab ghosh reports, all is not now going to plan. comm. go. umbilicals. go. all set and ready to launch. five, four, three. we have ignition. america's first attempted moon landing for more than 50 years. and liftoff of the first united . launch alliance vulcan rocket. but this is not a nasa launch.
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the space agency paid private companies to build the rocket and lunar lander to put nasa instruments on the moon. 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. 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. but seven hours into the launch came news of a malfunction preventing the spacecraft�*s solar panels from continuously pointing at the sun to draw power. i guess it's now looking like there might have been another glitch. simeon barber has spent four years developing a british sensor system on the lunar lander. unfortunately, astrobotic have not managed to get kind of a stable attitude control. so positioning and pointing of the spacecraft. so what does this mean for the spacecraft?
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it needs to point its solar cells in the right direction, so towards the sun. so you need to be able to recharge your batteries in order to have a good state of battery charge for the journey to where you're going. potentially there's also issues with the spacecraft overheating. yeah, worrying times, i'd say. engineers are working hard to find out what went wrong and to regain control of the spacecraft if they can. they say they are making progress in recharging the battery but there is a critical loss of fuel. if it doesn't make it to the lunar surface, it's not the end of the world for nasa. it knew that with innovation comes risk and setbacks are part of the development process. pallab ghosh, bbc news. the bbc has uncovered evidence that the leader of a christian evangelical church with millions of followers worldwide sexually assaulted, raped and tortured dozens of women over a 20 year period. pastor tbjoshua, who died in 2021, founded the synagogue church of all nations in nigeria. multiple victims say they repeatedly
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raised the alarm with authorities including the foreign office, but no action was taken. bbc africa eye's peter murimi has more. everyone here dusts everyone here tbjoshua was one of africa's most famous pastors. people came from across the globe to witness his performing so called healings. among them was 21—year—old rae. mr; healings. among them was 21-year-old rae. ~ , ., , healings. among them was 21-year-old rae. g . , ., ., healings. among them was 21-year-old rae. g . , . . ., rae. my name is rachel and i am from the uk. rae. my name is rachel and i am from the uk- rae — rae. my name is rachel and i am from the uk- rae was _ rae. my name is rachel and i am from the uk. rae wasjust _ rae. my name is rachel and i am from the uk. rae wasjust beginning - the uk. rae was 'ust beginning university in _ the uk. rae wasjust beginning university in brighton - the uk. rae wasjust beginning university in brighton when - the uk. rae wasjust beginningj university in brighton when she the uk. rae wasjust beginning - university in brighton when she was first introduced to the synagogue church of all nations.— first introduced to the synagogue church of all nations. when i was 12 i realised i was _ church of all nations. when i was 12 i realised i was gay _ church of all nations. when i was 12 i realised i was gay and _ church of all nations. when i was 12 i realised i was gay and it _ church of all nations. when i was 12 i realised i was gay and it was - i realised i was gay and it was like... oh, my god, that can't be me. i can't have got if i am gay. maybe this man can straighten me out. like, if he prays me i won't be
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gay out. like, if he prays me i won't be 93)’ any out. like, if he prays me i won't be gay any more and then i canjust give my life to god. in gay any more and then i can 'ust give my life to godi give my life to god. in 2002 she went to nigeria _ give my life to god. in 2002 she went to nigeria to _ give my life to god. in 2002 she went to nigeria to witness - give my life to god. in 2002 she went to nigeria to witness tb i went to nigeria to witness tb joshua's healings first hand. while there she was recruited. a group of more than 100 so—called disciples lived together, some for years, inside tbjoshua's compound in nigeria. taste inside tb joshua's compound in niceria. ~ ., nigeria. we thought we were in heaven but _ nigeria. we thought we were in heaven but we _ nigeria. we thought we were in heaven but we were _ nigeria. we thought we were in heaven but we were in - nigeria. we thought we were in heaven but we were in hell- nigeria. we thought we were in heaven but we were in hell and| nigeria. we thought we were in l heaven but we were in hell and in hell, terrible things happen. rae is one of the dozens _ hell, terrible things happen. rae is one of the dozens of _ hell, terrible things happen. rae is one of the dozens of former - hell, terrible things happen. rae is. one of the dozens of former insiders who allege tbjoshua repeatedly assaulted, raped and tortured women in his compound, with the most recent incidents in 2019. rape became like — recent incidents in 2019. rape became like a _ recent incidents in 2019. rape became like a normal- recent incidents in 2019. rape became like a normal terrifying thing — became like a normal terrifying thing. that he would do. it's like you are — thing. that he would do. it's like you are an— thing. that he would do. it's like you are an animal being slaughtered. he would _ you are an animal being slaughtered. he would be calling girls in one after— he would be calling girls in one after the — he would be calling girls in one after the other. _ he would be calling girls in one after the other. there - he would be calling girls in one after the other. there were - after the other. there were thousands _ after the other. there were thousands. [— after the other. there were thousands.— after the other. there were thousands. . ., ., , ., thousands. i had three abortions at the synagogue- _
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thousands. i had three abortions at the synagogue. and _ thousands. i had three abortions at the synagogue. and from - thousands. i had three abortions at the synagogue. and from speaking | thousands. i had three abortions at i the synagogue. and from speaking to other women, the synagogue. and from speaking to otherwomen, i'm not the synagogue. and from speaking to other women, i'm not the only one. aha, other women, i'm not the only one. a british man says he e—mailed the british man says he e—mailed the british high commission in nigeria, warning them that other citizens were still facing atrocities inside the compound. the foreign office did not respond to these claims. but they told the bbc that they take all reports of crime including sexual assault and violence against british nationals overseas very seriously. tb joshua nationals overseas very seriously. tbjoshua died in 2021. his wife evelyn is now leading the synagogue church of all nations. the bbc contacted the church with the allegations in this report. they did not respond but said previous claims against tbjoshua not respond but said previous claims against tb joshua had not respond but said previous claims against tbjoshua had been unfounded. today the church still attracts millions of years to its online platforms, including in the uk. peter morimi, bbc news.
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if you have been affected by sexual abuse or violence, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information. and for more on this story, disciples: the cult of tbjoshua is on the bbc iplayer. a footballer has been cleared of raping and sexually assaulting a woman he had met on a dating app. the sunderland wingerjack diamond had denied attacking the woman at his home in may 2022. the 23—year—old had claimed all activity was consensual. mr diamond's lawyer said the past 18 months had been a "nightmare" for the player. the longest running industrial action in history by nhs workers ends injust over 12 hours' time when england'sjunior ends injust over 12 hours' time when england's junior doctors ends injust over 12 hours' time when england'sjunior doctors return when england's junior doctors return to when england'sjunior doctors return to work after six days on strikes. the dispute over pay has cost the nhs millions and has caused huge disruption is to patients'
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treatment. the film oppenheimer was the big winner at the golden globe awards in los angeles, with five wins, including best film drama. cillian murphy and robert downeyjunior were both recognised for their acting performances telling the story of the creator of the atomic bomb, while christopher nolan won best director. but barbie, the other film with numerous nominations, didn't fare quite so well, as our los angeles correspodent emma vardy reports. with her signature pink adorning the red carpet, barbie's influence was clear to see. the film won the new golden globes category, celebrating a smash hit at the box office. 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 theatres. but poor barbie — there was an upset as poor things won best comedy, and emma stone beat margot robbie to best actress for her quirky role. this means the world to me. thank you so much, and...
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0k, bye. thank you. but the night really belonged to oppenheimer. oppenheimer! christopher nolan's three hour epic about the man who developed the atomic bomb, won five golden globes, including best picture, best director... and there was a mistimed kiss for star cillian murphy as he accepted best actor in a drama. oh, boy. first question, do i have lipstick all over my nose? i'm just going to leave it. 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 the stars even got in there was a bar on the red carpet. with the rather more formal oscars approaching in two months' time,
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critics will be looking to see if oppenheimer will be toasting the same success. emma vardy, bbc news, beverly hills. now, a retired postman was baffled after he found his garden shed was being tidied up every night while he slept. he has his suspicions about what was going on and installed a cctv camera. he's been telling us what he found. it had happened before in the past with me, with a friend of mine that lived in severn beach near bristol. because a similar thing was happening here now, i thought, it's got to be a mouse, because the things that was happening, it was filling up old shoes and boots. i've had quite a few places here where the nuts have been put in, stored, you know. i set up the camera, being that i'm into wildlife and i was thinking, if this is a mouse, i'm going to get some good videos here of this mouse doing this action. a lot of the stuff's put in.
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sometimes most of it gets put in. another time it'd be, like this time, he ain't put quite so much in. but now i recognised it, that this could be a mouse. he was taking the nuts and i wondered where he was taking them. but is here, i opened this drawer one day but in here, i opened this drawer one day and the old pair of shoes in there was full of the peanuts. what i believe it's got to be, it's actually hiding the nuts from another mouse. another mouse might come along and wouldn't notice them. the news is always about bad news, so to see a bit of fun and joy like this, to see this mouse doing this, i think that's what's done it. and there you are. it's quite amazing. long may it continue. a very house—proud mouse.
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back to our top story this evening, the growing calls for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted in the post office it scandal to have their cases immediately overturned. our political editor chris mason joins us from westminster, and, chris, the post office minister kevin hollinrake is due to make a statement in parliament on the post office scandal. any time now? he is, that will start in the next — any time now? he is, that will start in the next half _ any time now? he is, that will start in the next half hour— any time now? he is, that will start in the next half hour or _ any time now? he is, that will start in the next half hour or so, - any time now? he is, that will start in the next half hour or so, it's - in the next half hour or so, it's been delayed by all of the business the commons is getting through on its first day back after christmas. and so many questions that the government faces, not least, how it can deliver money and justice to those sub—postmasters so long denied both of those things, and plenty of questions for plenty of people. not least around accountability. questions, too, about how the government and some of our organisations are accounted for. what about the post office, owned by the government? there are other organisations like it at arms length from ministers. how are they
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scrutinised and should that model be changed? so many questions, they will begin shortly, we will bring you the key bits from the commons debate here on bbc one at ten. thank ou. let's debate here on bbc one at ten. thank you- let's have _ debate here on bbc one at ten. thank you- let's have a _ debate here on bbc one at ten. thank you. let's have a look— debate here on bbc one at ten. thank you. let's have a look at _ debate here on bbc one at ten. thank you. let's have a look at the _ you. let's have a look at the weather now, snow? yes, this is a quieter week than last week but we had something falling from the sky today, some of us have seen some snow, particularly across parts of south—east england, not everywhere but in a few locations, that was worthing. we had enough snow for a quick covering. here are the wintry showers, anything you see white on this radar picture is anything that isn't rain, it might be sleet or snow, but that wintry mix working its way across, some further showers across the south—west of england and parts of wales overnight, the risk of ice. further north not as many showers but we could see fog developing, particularly across the northern half of scotland, there were places
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where fog lingered all day long, temperatures down to —8 easily in the highlands, i suspect we could get down to around —10, further south the cold night, temperatures at or below freezing for the majority. tomorrow sunny, actually, not as much celtman more sunshine. some wintry showers still possible across the far south—west of england, may be the channel islands. maybe one or 24 scotland and eastern england. temperatures for— six on the thermometer but factoring in the wind chill and strength of the wind, look at these feels like temperatures, cardiff, plymouth knight will feel like —2 or —3, very cold indeed. subtle change for the second half of the week, this high—pressure site the changes shape, bringing more cloud into the mix but also some slightly less cold air, temperatures creeping up a little bit. but that may not last all that long because as we head through the weekend, we will see this cold front slipping southwards and behind that, a northerly wind will bring a cold plunge of air.
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