this is bbc news, the headlines... a major development in the uk's biggest miscarriage ofjustice — rishi sunak announces a new law to compensate and clear the names of hundreds of postmasters wrongly accused of theft. opposition activist alexei navalny is seen for the first time since disappearing from a central russian prison last month. and 80 years after d—day, we speak to the woman who helped map the beaches for the normandy landings. those are stories coming up in a moment or two. let's head to the bbc sports centre. anne—marie is there for us.

hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with snooker and, mark allen is taking on two—time champion john higgins for a place in the quarterfinals of the masters at alexandra palace. and it's higgins who took a lead into the mid—session break. the score currently 3—1 with both looking for a place in the quarter finals, with the fifth frame just under way. mark selby faces robert milkins in the final last 16 match later. football — and fulham travel to liverpool later for the first—leg of their league cup semifinal. it's the first time the visitors have got to this stage of the competition. manager marco silva says getting to the final would be a huge achievement. if liverpool go on to win the trophy, it would be for a record tenth time. assistant manager pep linders says they're keen to get to wembley. when we are young you want to play in the most iconic stadiums in the world and wembley is one of them. there is so much history and so many memories we already made there. so you want to go there.

i think the team has this hunger. it's the closest final we can reach. but we have to respect fulham. we need to be spot on in all departments, that's for sure. irememberthe first i remember the first gate with plate for this_ i remember the first gate with plate for this competition —— game. we play tournament, they were the best team at _ play tournament, they were the best team at the start of the season, and from _ team at the start of the season, and from that— team at the start of the season, and from that moment, we have been really— from that moment, we have been really serious, the approach, the players _ really serious, the approach, the players worked really hard to get to the stage _ players worked really hard to get to the stage and to have the ambition to be _ the stage and to have the ambition to be at_ the stage and to have the ambition to be at wembley and with that the ambition_ to be at wembley and with that the ambition you're going to play, understanding the quality of liverpool and the huge and great challenge we have ahead of us. fulham boss mike marco silva speaking there. there's a madrid derby later as real and atletico face each other in the semifinal of the spanish super cup. the match is being held in saudi arabia with either barcelona or osasuna awaiting the winner in sunday's final. it's the first of three clashes in three

competitions in three weeks for the two teams. altletico manager diego simeone says he always enjoys playing real, but carlos anchelotti says the derbies are a challenge and while the fans look forward to them, he doesn't! translation: i personally do not enjoy playing - against atletico madrid, because they are one of the best teams, and playing against them is always difficult, but we have to do it. i'm sure they feel the same about us. we are two very strong teams and it's hard to face each other. but it is what it is, and i'm sure the fans will enjoy it. translation: this is obviously i different from the league, which is a long competition. this is much shorter. we are playing real madrid and who knows what will happen. but we will do what we always do and play game by game. they are a great rival, that makes us enthusiastic, excited even, and as always, the expectations are high.

draymond green has returned to the practice floor with the golden state warriors two days after being reinstated by the nba following a i2—game suspension. the 33—year—old has been at the centre of much on—court controversy in recent months, and green says it's time to concentrate on basketball. ethics is something that got me here, and so when i look back on these situations, it is like, can you remove the antics? —— antics are something that got me here. i'm confident i can remove the antics. no one is worried about how i can play basketball, no one is worried about how i carry myself in the game of basketball, but it is the antics. and so that is my focus. that is all the sport for you now. back to you, matthew. thank you. let's get more now on the post office scandal here in the uk. let's recap the government's

announcement today. a major announcement. a new law is to be introduced to exonerate hundreds of post office branch managers. the new legislation will apply to convictions in england and wales and downing street hopes they will be quashed by the end of the year. we learned that 95 out of more than 900 convictions have been overturned. the sub—postmasters will need to sign a document confirming they believe themselves to be innocent. there'll be a new upfront payment of £75,000 - or $95,000 - for the "vital" group of postmasters who took action against the post office. a leading campaigner is dramatised in the tv drama with a major role. he said he is delighted with the news of swath parliamentary action but acknowledge some postmasters guilty of fraud may also be compensated —— news of swift

parliamentary action. i compensated -- news of swift parliamentary action.— compensated -- news of swift parliamentary action. i don't know if it will work — parliamentary action. i don't know if it will work out _ parliamentary action. i don't know if it will work out exactly - parliamentary action. i don't know if it will work out exactly how - parliamentary action. i don't know if it will work out exactly how it. if it will work out exactly how it will work, but the challenge to those of us who might say we mustn't compensate criminals is to come up with a better solution. i think the minister has actually come up with the only solution that is sensible in all the circumstances. it is a trade—off between doing things quickly as we need to do, we must have more sub—postmasters —— must not have more sub—postmasters dying with their convictions over them, doing things correctly and meticulously would take too long. more than 700 post office branch managers were given criminal convictions — and only 93 of those convictions have been overturned by the courts. a fraction of those affected by the scandal, some of whom have never spoken publicly before, appeared on bbc tv earlier today. frances reed has their stories.

the people who run them are pillars of the community, trusted in every village and town. what they were accused of, they say, ruined their lives. the numbers affected, shocking. hundreds of wrongful convictions with imprisonments, bankruptcies and even people taking their own lives. so we're going to ask each individual to tell that story... the bbc spoke to a handful of victims today, including those who were told to plead guilty to avoid jail time. frankly, it wrecked my life, my family's life, and everybody i know's life. it was the most horrendous thing i have ever been through. for people like janet, it is still too raw. she did go to jail, leaving her kids behind. you went to prison. idid, yeah. what was that like? horrendous, it was horrendous. it is the worst thing that you just don't want to ever go through. i think it was harder as well because i had two teenage... i don't want to answer that question. ok, mohammed, i was really

struck by you saying... mohammed rasul was a dedicated worker for three decades. he was wrongly convicted of false accounting, and had to wear an electronic tag. i was totally recluse. although i knew i hadn't done it, | it wasjust the stigma attached. | my shortfall was £12,000, - which i paid out of my savings, what little i had. and lawyers for those impacted say the tentacles of that injustice reach much further. we don't really know the size of the victim pool in a sense, because we have the convicted, we have the non—convicted, we have those that, using loose language, were lucky enough to not be prosecuted in prison, but lost their homes, lost their minds and what have you, but there are equally other victims as well that aren't compensated, so we've got wives that have miscarried children because of stress,

we've got relatives that have killed themselves. and support for victims now comes from each other. what happened to you, karen, as a result of all this? i was prosecuted for theft and i pleaded guilty- at magistrates' court, and so i was then- sentenced for a year. you went to prison? i went to prison, yes. oh, dear, dear, dear. i went to prison for three months and three months with a tag. - what was it like in there? actually, do you know what, - it was better than what i had been going through the two years before that. - what victims now want is accountability and public exoneration, unsure why it took a new year drama on tv for that to come closer. frances reed, bbc news. plenty more on that story throughout the course of today's programme.

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is in the baltics, visiting his staunchest allies at a time when support among other western backers is wavering. this was mr zelensky with his lithuanian counterpart in vilnius earlier today. he said ukraine was "sorely lacking" modern air defence systems and western hesitation over aid to ukraine is helping russian president vladimir putin. he said that if putin succeeded in conquering his country, lithuania would be next, along with estonia and latvia. the united nations security council is meeting today on the situation in ukraine, as the war nears the two—year mark. these are live pictures from the session in new york. we will keep an eye on this session. in the last little while, the americans have called russian violations of un security council by acquiring north korean weaponry as a potent, sojust early

acquiring north korean weaponry as a potent, so just early exchanges there. that security council meeting looking at the situation in ukraine and we will keep an eye on it, it hasjust and we will keep an eye on it, it has just started and we will keep an eye on it, it hasjust started in and we will keep an eye on it, it has just started in the last half an hour or so. has just started in the last half an hour orso. let's has just started in the last half an hour or so. let's turn to another story. here, police figures show that young people taking nude pictures are contributing to a rise in sexual offences committed by children in england and wales. more than half of all reports of child abuse cases named someone under 18 as a perpetrator. more than four times the number of offences were reported in 2022 compared to a decade earlier. tom symonds reports. this website, created by students in 2021, was a turning point, police say. he blackmailed me into sending him nude pictures. school children began revealing the sexual pressure they face from other children... he kept sending me photos of it and asking if i would have sex with him. ..including to appear nude. but these accounts

are from two years ago. ——aren�*t from two years ago. i said yes, because i didn't want to lose him. they're from the last few months, and the stories keep coming. he sent them to my family, close friends and my school. the result is that reported abuse of children by children is growing and concerning, and it often involves phones and photos. it's a crime for anybody to take, to make, to share or distribute an indecent image of a child that is under 18, whether that's in a consensual relationship or not. and it's really important that young people understand that, and the consequences of that, because whilst they may be in that consenting relationship at that time, once that image is shared or uploaded onto a platform, it's lost. it can be shared among children. it can be used to blackmail or embarrass. senior officers say the ideas behind this abusive behaviour, most of it by boys, often come from violence and abusive online porn, available with just a few clicks.

they want the government to back stricter controls. they know they have to use their discretion when assessing low level offences by children because convictions can severely damage their future prospects, and they know they can't be parents. the message — we all need to have that uncomfortable conversation with our kids. tom symonds, bbc news. straight back to the middle east. antony blinken, we have seen him in the region for a biz feel to israel yesterday, he is in bahrain today. —— a visit to israel. technology, information, and they're having a real—life impact on people. we talk about concepts like freedom of navigation and the importance of it. i know that can sound very abstract but it means something in their lives of real people and what is happening with these houthis attacks

against ships means thousands of ships have had to divert, pay more for insurance, and it gets translated into higher prices for people for everything from field to medicine to food, and it is disrupting supply chains, so it is having a real impact on people around the world. in their daily lives. we know all about the hostages in gaza. well, they houthis have taken more than 25 hostages from the ships they have seized since this fall, so all of this has required us, this challenge, this threat to the interests of countries around the world has required us to respond. we put together operation prosperity garden with more than 20 countries, including back rain. to do everything we can to preserve freedom of navigation and shipping any red sea —— including with varane. and we responded effectively

to the attacks just yesterday. we also had some 20 countries come together to make clear if these attacks continue as they did yesterday, there will be consequences. again, this represents a clear threat to the interests of countries around the world and it is important that the international community come together and respond to them. we also talked here in bahrain of course about the conflict in gaza. and we discussed the efforts under way to try to make sure that civilians are better protected, that we get humanitarian assistance to people who need it, and at the same time, make sure that israel can succeed in ensuring to the best of its ability that october 7th never happens again. but we also focused on the day after this conflict in gaza. and the important work that needs to be done to help because i get back on its feet, as

well as efforts that countries around the region are clearly prepared to make based on the trip this week to bring countries together, to integrate the region and to do so in a way that provides for the security of israel and also provides a pathway for palestinians to a state of their own. earlier i had an opportunity to be with the president and we talked about those efforts and we talked about the importance of reforming the palestinian authority, its government, so it can effectively take responsibility for gaza so gaza and the west bank can be reunited under palestinian leadership. it is very clear to me from president obama is that he is prepared to move forward and engage in all of these efforts —— president abbas. and

president abbas, well with presidency of egypt, king abdullah ofjordan, are talking about these issues. it is clear that countries around the region are seized with the need to prevent the conflict from spreading, but also to design a better path forward for the region as a whole and particularly for israelis and palestinians alike. all of this work will continue in the days and weeks ahead and there is a real sense of urgency. i feel it from countries in the region and we the united states will continue to be very actively engaged in trying to move things forward. with that, i'm happy to take some questions. you talked about responding, consequences. given that the houthis have claimed credit for this attack, saying _ have claimed credit for this attack, saying it _ have claimed credit for this attack, saying it was targeted towards an american — saying it was targeted towards an american warship, have we reached the point _ american warship, have we reached the point where talk of consequences has to— the point where talk of consequences has to turn_ the point where talk of consequences has to turn into action? i�*m the point where talk of consequences has to turn into action?— has to turn into action? i'm not auoin to has to turn into action? i'm not going to telegraph _ has to turn into action? i'm not going to telegraph or _ has to turn into action? i'm not going to telegraph or preview l going to telegraph or preview anything that might happen. all i

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himself— president abbas. you said he engaged himself to _ president abbas. you said he engaged himself to palestinian reform. did he really— himself to palestinian reform. did he really committed to reforming the palestinian authority? can you give us some _ palestinian authority? can you give us some specifics on that? and were generally— us some specifics on that? and were generally speaking, you called for it today, — generally speaking, you called for it today, tangible steps on both sides. _ it today, tangible steps on both sides, israelalso, looking forward to the— sides, israelalso, looking forward to the creation of a palestinian state — to the creation of a palestinian state. given that israel is opposed to the _ state. given that israel is opposed to the very— state. given that israel is opposed to the very idea of a palestinian state. _ to the very idea of a palestinian state. how— to the very idea of a palestinian state, how will that play out? in state, how will that play out? [if terms state, how will that play out? terms of state, how will that play out? in terms of reforming the state, how will that play out? i�*i terms of reforming the palestinian i do not want to speak for president abbas, but what i take away from this meeting as he is committed to that and is very much prepared to move forward and will have conversations other leaders in the region. i think it is very important for the palestinian people that they have governance that can be effective, that can help deliver results for them. and i believe that president abbas is committed to doing that. when it comes to the broader path forward, as i said, evenin broader path forward, as i said, even in this incredibly dark time,

what is so powerful in all our conversations throughout this trip is that countries do see a way forward, a way forward through greater integration that actually provides real security for israel and guarantees for that security and and guarantees for that security and a pathway to a palestinian state. now, to get there, leaders have to make hard decisions. hard choices. we can't do that for them, but i think the more we can show what the future could look like and how it would clearly benefit people throughout the region, but notably israelis and palestinians, i think it is that picture becomes sharper and is clear that countries throughout the region are prepared to themselves make commitments, give guarantees, gave assurances in ways they were not in the past, then i think that choice becomes sharper and hard decisions may be a little easier to make. but a lot of hard work remains. no one believes any of this will be easy, no one believes any of this will happen overnight.

but there is a clear and better vision for what the future will bring. there are countries committed to try to help deliver it, and the united states is one of them. thank you. united states is one of them. thank ou. . ., y united states is one of them. thank ou. �* ., y �* ~ united states is one of them. thank ou. ., ,�* ~ united states is one of them. thank ou. ~ ., you. antony blinken talking at lenath you. antony blinken talking at length they — you. antony blinken talking at length they are _ you. antony blinken talking at length they are to _ you. antony blinken talking at length they are to reporters, l you. antony blinken talking at i length they are to reporters, ending with those meetings he had earlier with those meetings he had earlier with mahmoud abbas, talking about the need for hard choices from leaders in any region to try to end this conflict. but spent most of the time talking about the attacks yesterday in the red sea and talked about the freedom of shipping and how it needed to be guaranteed. he said there was a red sea attacks were aided and abetted by iran. the houthis rebels, of course, attacking shipping yesterday and said very clearly, there will be consequences if the attacks continue, and repeated that they needed to be clarity, that the world would need to come together to actually insure

these attacks. and when pushed on what was consequences meant, he would not go further. a video ofjailed russian opposition campaigner alexei navalny has offered the first glimpse of him since his sudden disappearance from jail in central russia in early december. there had been concerns over his wellbeing for weeks after it emerged that he'd been moved to a penal colony in russia's extreme north. navalny today attended a court hearing via video link into a complaint he made over the conditions in which he's being held. we can speak to oleg kozlovsky, russia researcher with amnesty international. thank you forjoining me. it will be a brief interview because we were listening to the secretary of state, but what did you make of seeing navalny for the first time in weeks? my navalny for the first time in weeks? my main is he keeps spirits high, he continues to makejokes my main is he keeps spirits high, he continues to make jokes and downplay the conditions he is in, which is navalny�*s signature style, i would

say, but it does not mean we should be satisfied with how he has been treated. because he is being held right now at possibly one of the most extreme places in russia and possibly on planet earth where people even live, which is in the very far north, a place where even during the day winter temperatures almost never go higher than —20 celsius, and a place which is very difficult to reach, which means even lawyers will have a very hard time getting in touch with alexei navalny, and his isolation now almost complete. i navalny, and his isolation now almost complete.— navalny, and his isolation now almost complete. i only have a minute left- — almost complete. i only have a minute left. he _ almost complete. i only have a minute left. he has _ almost complete. i only have a minute left. he has always i almost complete. i only have a| minute left. he has always said almost complete. i only have a i minute left. he has always said the charges had been trumped up to silence him. has it been effective given there has been such a clampdown on a low in russia? taste given there has been such a clampdown on a low in russia? we see that in one sense _ clampdown on a low in russia? we see that in one sense these _ clampdown on a low in russia? we see that in one sense these attempts i that in one sense these attempts have not been effective because we

can still hear from navalny�*s colleagues, in person what he thinks, what he wants to express but the authorities never stop at trying to invent new ways to silence him and other government critics in russia. so for instance, the new criminal case which was launched a few months ago against his lawyers intends to do that. i’m few months ago against his lawyers intends to do that.— intends to do that. i'm sorry, it has been _ intends to do that. i'm sorry, it has been so — intends to do that. i'm sorry, it has been so brief, _ intends to do that. i'm sorry, it has been so brief, it _ intends to do that. i'm sorry, it has been so brief, it is - intends to do that. i'm sorry, it has been so brief, it is an i has been so brief, it is an important story we wanted to market. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. we have to take a break now, but i'm back with more of the headlines injust a minute —— we wanted to mark it. hello there. this cold, fine, settled spell of weather is continuing today. we'll see the best of the sunshine, i think, across more southern parts of the country. but here again, we have more of that easterly breeze taking the edge off the temperatures. further north, a bit more cloud around. big area of high pressure dominating the scene. around it we're getting some clouds

in off the north sea. that's affecting north—eastern parts of the country, so this is where we're seeing the cloudier skies through the rest of today, north and east scotland and eastern england, maybe thick enough for the odd spot of light rain or drizzle, a little bit of wintriness over the high ground. best of the sunshine, southern, south—east england. some glimmers of brightness for western wales, northern ireland and also western scotland. temperature—wise, maybe a degree up on yesterday, highs of six or seven degrees. factor in the wind, though, it'll feel much colder than that. as we head through tonight, it stays cloudy across some northern and eastern areas. where skies are clear, though — central scotland, southern, south—east england — this is where we will see some of the lowest temperatures, perhaps down to minus four, minus five celsius in central scotland. similar values towards the south—east, but less cold where we have the cloud. but mist and fog could also be a problem where the skies are clear. so for thursday, similar story again. most of the cloud will be towards eastern areas

with the odd spot of drizzle. southern and western parts seeing the best of the sunshine. scotland doing pretty well with the sunshine, i think, through thursday afternoon. the temperatures a little less cold again, up to eight degrees, so a degree or so above what we've had earlier in the week. it's still cold but less cold. friday, then, probably the best of the sunshine across scotland, some sunshine developing for northern ireland. elsewhere, it stays cloudy and rather gloomy, ithink, for large parts of england and wales, maybe some brightness western wales, south—west england, and again temperatures up to around eight degrees. it's all change, though, as we head into the weekend. although there'll still be some sunshine in the south, we'll see these cold fronts spreading southwards. behind it, arctic airfloods southwards, so it will be turning colder with increasing snow showers certainly affecting northern scotland, the northern isles where accumulations will be increasing. further south,a better chance of staying drier with some sunshine, but it will be cold for all. into next week, it stays cold, further sunshine and snow showers, and then there's a risk of some more widespread, perhaps disruptive snow around the middle part of next week, so stay tuned.

live from london — this is bbc news. a major development in the uk's biggest miscarriage ofjustice. rishi sunak announces a new law to compensate and clear the names of hundreds of postmasters wrongly accused of theft. i can announce that we will introduce new primary legislation to make sure that those convicted as a result of the horizon scandal are swiftly

exonerated and compensated. we'll bring you reaction to the announcement from one former post office worker who was forced into bankruptcy. i'd like, you know, to get to the end of this, really, and sticking plasters are, whilst appreciated, you know, i just feel as though we're not moving forward. president zelensky warns that any delays in western aid to ukraine will only increase the strength of russia. and the united states' top diplomat has said there will consequences if a tax on shipping in the red sea continue. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them.

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