post office computers malfunction. those falsely convicted suffered a stress, illness and some took their own lives. we will look at who was in charge when and whatjustice for the victims now. of wrongful convictions. over 700 people were wrongly found guilty of fraud when post office computers malfunctioned. those falsely convicted suffered stress, illness — and some took their own lives. we'll be looking at who was in charge when — and what justice for the victims now. also on the programme... america's top diplomat has just arrived in israel again, as the hamas—led health ministry in gaza says 250 palestinians have been killed overnight. bolts in need of "additional tightening" are found on boeing 737 planes after a section of the fuselage fell from one mid—flight on friday. evidence that the leader of a christian evangelical church raped, tortured and sexually assaulted dozens of women. five, four, three... we have ignition. and the first american moon mission for more than 50 years blasts off into trouble. live at 10:30 live at10:30 p:m.— live at 10:30 p:m.— the former sub—postmaster who brought the

scandal to light and the women at the extraordinary drama that brought the extraordinary drama that brought the story to millions. that's news night at 10:30 the story to millions. that's news night at10:30 p:m.. good evening. the scandal of post office employees being wrongfully convicted of false accounting and theft was centre—stage in westminster tonight, with the government confirming it's looking at how to speed up appeals against conviction for the victims and compensation. it's been under presure to act since an itv drama catapulted the issue to wider public attention. the scandal has been long—running — since 1999 over 700 sub—postmasters were blamed for a bug in the computer system, which made it appear as though money was going missing. there are major questions for fujitsu — the japanese company that developed the flawed system horizon — and for the post office,

which brought the prosecutions and had four bosses during this period. a petition to revoke the cbe awarded to paula vennells, which she received in 2019, has been signed by a million people. and questions too for the government, which owns the post office outright. since 1999 there have been 19 ministers responsible. our political editor chris mason is in westminster for us now. es. good evening. this is seen as the most widespread _ es. good evening. this is seen as the most widespread miscarriage| es. good evening. this is seen as i the most widespread miscarriage of justice of the 21st—century. tonight we have heard from the government that it we have heard from the government thatitis we have heard from the government that it is planning to look into whether or not it can change the law and change it quite quickly in an attempt to exonerate so, so many people, hundreds of people, who want to see their cleared, it might come forward with its plan to do that as soon as later this week. —— and the government is hinting it might come forward. after years of headlines about this and more than two decades

of injustice what we have learned in the last few days is the power of a tv drama. 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're all here to share our experiences and... mr bates led a campaign to ensure hundreds of sub—postmasters get compensation and exoneration, having been wrongly convicted of theft and fraud — some evenjailed. now he fidns himself the central character in a hit series. the last couple of weeks have been absolutely bananas, i think it's fair to say! i mean, it's been one thing after another. i haven't been able to put the phone down. it's great in some ways. i mean, a huge amount of support

for the victims in all of this. found my tonight the statement in the commons. this found my tonight the statement in the common— the commons. this is about the restorin: the commons. this is about the restoring of _ the commons. this is about the restoring of people _ the commons. this is about the restoring of people because - the commons. this is about the restoring of people because my| the commons. this is about the - restoring of people because my good names, _ restoring of people because my good names, the _ restoring of people because my good names, the restoring _ restoring of people because my good names, the restoring of— restoring of people because my good names, the restoring of people's - names, the restoring of people's trusts_ names, the restoring of people's trusts both — names, the restoring of people's trusts both in _ names, the restoring of people's trusts both in our— names, the restoring of people's trusts both in our postal- names, the restoring of people's trusts both in our postal service i trusts both in our postal service and our— trusts both in our postal service and ourjustice _ trusts both in our postal service and ourjustice system. - and ourjustice system. the government— and ourjustice system. the government is— and ourjustice system. the government is unwavering. and ourjustice system. thel government is unwavering in and ourjustice system. the - government is unwavering in its resolve — government is unwavering in its resolve to — government is unwavering in its resolve to tackle _ government is unwavering in its resolve to tackle it _ government is unwavering in its resolve to tackle it to _ government is unwavering in its. resolve to tackle it to compensate those _ resolve to tackle it to compensate those affected _ resolve to tackle it to compensate those affected and _ resolve to tackle it to compensate those affected and to _ resolve to tackle it to compensate those affected and to leave - resolve to tackle it to compensate those affected and to leave no - resolve to tackle it to compensate . those affected and to leave no stone unturned _ those affected and to leave no stone unturned in — those affected and to leave no stone unturned in the _ those affected and to leave no stone unturned in the pursuit— those affected and to leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of— those affected and to leave no stone unturned in the pursuit ofjustice. i at the heart of this scandal is the horizon computer system, developed by the japanese company fujitsu, but this is about so much more than a disastrous it scheme. it's just doubled right in front of my eyes. now, it says i'm £4000 down. it's about reputation is trashed, savings drained, suicides, allegations of a corporate cover—up, lying and an absence of accountability.

it is right those innocent people have their convictions overturned, as the minister said, notjust so they can begin to turn the page on this scandal but so that it allows the quick access to compensation they so rightly deserve. like my mps debated this tonight for around an hour and a half. some expressed sadness, others anger. be’s hour and a half. some expressed sadness, others anger.— hour and a half. some expressed sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions — sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions have _ sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions have still— sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions have still not _ sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions have still not been - convictions have still not been overturned, yet it was last spring that the — overturned, yet it was last spring that the select committee warned that the select committee warned that the _ that the select committee warned that the process was rolling much too slowly — that the process was rolling much too slowly and made recommendations for speeding it up. many of those recommendations were rejected. again recommendations were re'ected. again and arain, recommendations were re'ected. again and again. ms— recommendations were re'ected. again and again, mps called _ recommendations were rejected. r— “i and again, mps called for paula vennells, the chief executive of the post office from 2012 to 2019, to either be stripped of her cbe or volunteer to hand it back. she has said she is — volunteer to hand it back. she has said she is truly _ volunteer to hand it back. she has said she is truly sorry _ volunteer to hand it back. she has said she is truly sorry for the - said she is truly sorry for the suffering caused by the post office. alan bates and hundreds of others are watching, waiting and hoping

that finally justice for the player mights might be getting closer. chris mason, bbc news. —— justice for the sub—postmasters might be getting closer. joining me now is our business correspondent emma simpson and our legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani. emma, fujitsu were the company behind horizon — what next for them? yes, this faulty it system was at the heart of this scandal. it was installed and managed by fujitsu and it still is today. it was rolled out in 1999 but the problems came right from the start, and i think part of the reason why it has escaped a lot of scrutiny is of course the behaviour of the post office, but that hasn't stopped fujitsu getting a host of other big lucrative government contract. fujitsu says it is fully committed to supporting the public inquiry to understand what has happened and to learn lessons. but it is interesting tonight what kevin hollinrake the government

minister said, that it shouldn't be the taxpayer alone who picks up the tab, clearly hinting they are going to be trying to claw back some of the many millions paid out if fujitsu is found to be at fault. whilst there is a huge focus on paula vennells there are still a lot of questions on lots of other people, those government ministers, the post office board, was the oversight as good as it should have been? of course also the post office investigators. there are so many different strands of this. the post office inquiry is trying to get to the truth of it and its work resumes on thursday. dominic, the government says it's working hard to resolve the issue of convictions — what options do they have? well, there are options and they look tempting but they are not without — look tempting but they are not without their challenges and i think it is the _ without their challenges and i think it is the real dilemma for the lord chancellor— it is the real dilemma for the lord chancellorjustice secretary alex chancellor justice secretary alex talk chancellorjustice secretary alex talk about which way he takes it. let's _ talk about which way he takes it. let's look— talk about which way he takes it. let's look at a few. one easy route would _ let's look at a few. one easy route would he _ let's look at a few. one easy route would be the royal pardon, an ancient — would be the royal pardon, an ancient power that used to be used, and exercise of mercy for those

condemned to the gallows and it still exists but it is effectively a discretionary and symbolic gift because — discretionary and symbolic gift because it doesn't quash the conviction so in many respects it wouldn't — conviction so in many respects it wouldn't cut the mustard with many of those _ wouldn't cut the mustard with many of those affected. the second option would _ of those affected. the second option would he _ of those affected. the second option would be to find some way to send all the _ would be to find some way to send all the cases en masse to the court of appeal— all the cases en masse to the court of appeal perhaps with the intervention of the crown prosecution service taking over from the post _ prosecution service taking over from the post office, so keir starmer has mentioned — the post office, so keir starmer has mentioned that today. that is also logistically very challenging. it would — logistically very challenging. it would also raise issues from critics on the _ would also raise issues from critics on the nature of the appeals process, _ on the nature of the appeals process, which they say from other miscarriage — process, which they say from other miscarriage cases makes it too hard for something like that to take place — for something like that to take place quickly. the third option, and this seems— place quickly. the third option, and this seems to have growing support in parliament, a one—off bill to wipe _ in parliament, a one—off bill to wipe the — in parliament, a one—off bill to wipe the slate clean, for parliament to expressly intervene and say, in this exceptional situation we are going _ this exceptional situation we are going to — this exceptional situation we are going to declare all of these people to be innocent of the crime. that raises _ to be innocent of the crime. that raises questions about judicial independence. it is not parliament's

role to— independence. it is not parliament's role to tell— independence. it is not parliament's role to telljudges what to do but if the _ role to telljudges what to do but if the government can find some way around _ if the government can find some way around that, — if the government can find some way around that, and there are two former— around that, and there are two formerjustice secretary is tonight basically— formerjustice secretary is tonight basically supporting that, saying this could happen, maybe that is the easy answer. but it still could take time _ easy answer. but it still could take time. ,., . easy answer. but it still could take time. ., ., ~ easy answer. but it still could take time. ., ., ,, —— dom, emma, thank you both. now, in other news, america's top diplomat antony blinken is heading to israel tonight in a bid to prevent the war between israel and hamas from escalating into a regional conflict. his visit comes as a leading military commanderfor the iran—backed hezbollah group was killed by an israeli drone attack in southern lebanon. the health ministry in gaza, which is run by hamas — considered a terror organisation by the uk government, says 250 palestinians have been killed by israel's military in the last 2a hours. our corrrespondent wyre davies has been to the israeli kibbutz of kfar giladi near the lebanon border. the frontier communities of northern israel are like ghost towns. more than 80,000 people have been

evacuated because of the border war between israel and hezbollah. people have been killed, houses and property damaged. this businessmen and civil defence member has stayed to help protect his community. the scenery is beguiling, but this border has always been volatile. this is one of the most beautiful parts of israel, a very desirable place to live, but thousands of people and businesses have been forced to leave here because of shelling coming from hezbollah positions just across the border. and it's notjust the short—term prospect of a wider war that people are worried about and why they won't return. it's what will happen in the long term as well. absolutely. it's not only me. 85% of the population in israel, this is what they are demanding. from our government, it's to take care of hezbollah here,

to demolish the threat here in southern lebanon. last month we filmed just across the border in lebanon in those frontier villages. they are being hit daily by israel because it says hezbollah is hiding in communities to launch rockets and sophisticated weapons. thousands of people have left these areas too, many have been killed. there's loss on both sides of the border. and two high—profile assassinations have significantly raised the stakes in this border conflict. an airstrike in an air strike in beirut killing hamas's number two last tuesday and now a senior hezbollah commander, al tawil, targeted it is also believed by israel. none of this is good news for those trying to make a living near the front line. this man can't bring in his valuable avocado crop and this is really farm i think wider war can be averted. i and this is really farm i think wider war can be averted. i am not afraid. wider war can be averted. i am not afraid- most _ wider war can be averted. i am not afraid. most of— wider war can be averted. i am not afraid. most of the _ wider war can be averted. i am not afraid. most of the people - wider war can be averted. i am not afraid. most of the people are - wider war can be averted. i am not afraid. most of the people are not| afraid. most of the people are not

afraid. most of the people are not afraid but they are looking for solution. army and diplomatic together. you can't makejust solution. army and diplomatic together. you can't make just the army go inside to make a bore and finish it, no.— finish it, no. diplomacy was given little chance _ finish it, no. diplomacy was given little chance today _ finish it, no. diplomacy was given little chance today as _ finish it, no. diplomacy was given little chance today as israel- little chance today as israel carried out some of the heaviest bombing so far along its northern border, and with a devastating war in gaza and these developments in the north of the challenge for the us secretary of state antony blinken arriving in israel tonight seems almost impossible. wyre davies, bbc news, northern israel. united airlines says it's found loose bolts during an inspection of its fleet of boeing 737 max 9s. inspections began after a section of fuselage fell from an alaska airlines flight in midair on friday. our north america editor sarah smith is in washington. this news has just this news hasjust emerged, sarah. what more can you tell us? airlines

have grounded _ what more can you tell us? airlines have grounded all _ what more can you tell us? airlines have grounded all of _ what more can you tell us? airlines have grounded all of their _ what more can you tell us? airlines have grounded all of their boeing i have grounded all of their boeing 737 max 9 lanai after that incident and they have just confirmed they have found loose bolts on the door plugs of several of their aeroplanes and in fact the bbc news partner in america cbs say sources have told them loose bolts have been found on them loose bolts have been found on the door plugs of at least five united aeroplanes. it was of course an alaskan aeroplane that suffered a dramatic midair blow out on friday but all 737 max 9s have been grounded and you can understand why after the door plugs fell off midair and it was found in the back garden of a teacher in portland, oregon, today. just to explain, the door plug is what is used when you have an airliner that doesn't need all of the emergency exits all the way along the fusillade saw where there would have been a door they feel that in with a panel or a door plug instead, and that is what fell off, what fell off that alaskan air flight. you can understand why when you find loose bolts on at least

five of them on other aircraft, just how worrying that is. five of them on other aircraft, 'ust how worrying that hi five of them on other aircraft, 'ust how worrying that is. indeed, thank ou ve how worrying that is. indeed, thank you very much. _ how worrying that is. indeed, thank you very much, sarah _ how worrying that is. indeed, thank you very much, sarah smith. - thousands of farmers blocked city centres and roads across germany today in a nationwide protest against proposed cuts to fuel subsidies. farmers say the loss of the payments will make them uncompetitive by raising their costs. the government says it's necessary to fix a budget crisis — after its spending plans were ruled unconstitutional. but, asjessica parker reports, the row is putting intense pressure on the coalition government with support growing for a populist hard—right party. horns blaring this isn't your average monday on germany's autobahns. and some farmers are even taking their fight and their tractors into the heart of berlin. likejens, who grows crops in germany's north—east. translation: politics for the last 10-15 years has had only _ a negative approach to farming.

full of rules and regulations — that's a problem. there is no other industry in germany that is as limited by red tape. these protests were sparked by plans to phase out certain diesel fuel subsidies as the three—party traffic light coalition government grapples with a budget crisis. but there is a wider wave of political discontent that the far right is trying to catch. the alternative for deutschland party has been reaching record highs in the polls. do you mind that your cause is being harnessed by the far right? translation: we make agricultural policies and political demands. - whoever supports these demands is beyond our control. farm trucks and tractors parked up right next to berlin's iconic brandenburg gate. it's an incongruous but striking image, one that plays into this

sense that germany's coalition government is beleaguered, even under siege and playing right into its political enemy's hands. there are fears of a drift into a darker more radicalised politics. last week a ferry carrying germany's vice chancellor was nearly stormed by an angry crowd. the man in charge says criticism is part of democracy, but... there will be more rolling travel disruption this week, train drivers are due to go on strike. 2024 brings gloomy economic forecasts for germany, but the sound of political discord has already arrived. jessica parker, bbc news, in berlin. the legendary german footballer franz beckenbauer has died at the age of 78.

he was one of only three men to have won the world cup as both a player and a manager. joe lynskey looks back at his life. a world cup—winning captain, a world cup—winning coach. franz beckenbauer was the defender and the leader in football's most exclusive club. his first time at the tournament was in 1966, when at 20 for west germany he played in every match. they lost the final to england, but he was emerging as the man at the back who could glide up the field. his country called him the kaiser — the emperor — and as captain he made them serial winners — first in 1972 as european champions, then two years later in a world cup on home soil. with his club bayern munich he was also the captain. he led them to three european cups in a row. franz beckenbauer! he'd end his playing days

in the states with new york cosmos. beckenbauer the player seemed destined for management. his first coaching job would be to lead his country... west germany win the world cup! ..and at italia �*90 he made them world champions. when he stepped back from the sidelines he helped his nation off the field, helping their bid to host the 2006 world cup. in that role 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. franz beckenbauer won it in defence and in the dugouts. franz beckenbauer, who has died at the age of 78. and the rugby world is paying tribute to the wales, and british and irish lions legend jpr williams who has died at the age of 7a.

he is going to get their... ! the former full—back was synonymous with wales and the lions' triumphant tours of new zealand and south africa in the 1970s and was capped 55 times for his country in all. thousands ofjunior doctors in england will return to work tomorrow — after a six day walk out over pay. the strike by members of the british medical association has been the longest in nhs history. our health editor hugh pym reports from milton keynes university hospital on the impact it has had on services. my unofficial title is teapot technician, otherwise housekeeper. another hospital trolley, this one with self styled teapot technician, judy. she can feel the pressure in a&e as she does her round. i've not long been on shift, but walking in and you see people on beds, you know, people have been in a long time and you know, it's going to be a full on day. right, good morning, everybody. welcome to the last day of the doctors' strike.

we joined the gold command group of senior managers, they were juggling patient numbers. during this meeting they raised the alert level to reflect the significant pressure they were under. icu were pretty much full again with no step downs. paedes is fine, maternity is in escalation. we are short ofjuniors, so we've got at least two or three ward areas with no junior doctor on it at the moment. nearly 100 patients are being treated in overflow areas. consultants like vicky and shindu, who are voting on their own pay offer, are working extra hours during the strike. they sympathise with theirjunior colleagues, but they're tired. i don't think this is sustainable. we've been doing this for many months now since last summer, and each industrial action has more impact on the workforce and it's more tiring. we are not robots, we are just humans. and so at some point the willingness of the workforce to do over and above is going to stop.

so i've been working this morning from 8:00, but i've been working three, four days now on a continuous stretch. and how does that feel all those hours? it feels exhausting, very exhausting for all of us working here. but we have to do the job. and what's more, he's got four days of shifts to come. the trust has to pay out for the extra cover, and there are financial penalties because they've cancelled operations and missed targets. a combination of having to pay our consultants more to cover services and also for the activity and numbers of patients that we haven't treated. it costs around about £1 million for this six day strike, loss of income and increased cost of the service. the hospital now has to face the consequences of the strike. tired staff needing days off and a bigger backlog of care. hugh pym, bbc news, milton keynes.

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 raised the alarm with authorities including the foreign office, but no action was taken. bbc africa eye's peter murimi has more. everyone here in the stadium... pastor tb joshua, everyone here in the stadium... pastor tbjoshua, was one of africa's most famous pastors. tens of thousands of pilgrims from across the globe travelled to nigeria to watch him performing so—called healings. among them was 21—year—old

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bbc contacted the church with allegations in this report. they did not respond to them. but this had previous claims against pastor tb joshua have been unfounded. today, the church still attracts millions of viewers, including in the uk. if you have been affected by sexual abuse or violence, details of help and support are available at... and for more on this story, is on the bbc iplayer. a battle is on to salvage the project to land the first american spacecraft on the moon for more than half a centuryjust hours after it took off. the peregrine mission one — built by a private us space company and carrying a piece of technology

developed by british scientists — is having technical problems. it was due to land on the lunar surface next month. but as our science correpondent 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. 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? 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 say they are making progress in recharging the spacecraft�*s battery but there's 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 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. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. we have had a huge change in the weather,