he was acquitted of murdering nicole brown simpson and herfriend in a 1990s trial that made television history. also tonight: a former post office boss apologises for celebrating the conviction of this wrongly jailed pregnant submistress. this was her reaction. how can i accept the apology? they need to apologise to my ten—year—old. you know, they took his mum away on his birthday. the prime minister defends his record over missed nhs targets in england. his record over missed i his record over missed am in pompeii, where this extraordinary i am in pompeii, where this extraordinary room, hidden for a 2000 years, has finally been revealed, and the artworks are extraordinary. and spider—man ii and baldur�*s gate iii lead the way in tonight's bafta gaming awards. on sportsday, after a storm delay,

the masters is now in full swing. we will have the latest. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. oj simpson, the american football star turned actor who was controversially cleared of murdering his ex—wife nicole brown simpson and herfriend ron goldman, has died of cancer. he was 76. his murder trial 30 years ago gripped the nation, becoming one of the most watched events in american history. our los angeles correspondent emma vardy reports. watched by millions, oj simpson famously led police on a car chase through los angeles. after becoming the main suspect in the murder of his ex—wife and her friend.

the main suspect in the murder of his ex—wife and herfriend. from the main suspect in the murder of his ex—wife and her friend. from an impoverished childhood, he had gone on to become one of the greatest american football players in history, and a hollywood actor. but he will be forever remembered for his nine—month televised trial for the double murder that transfixed america. accused of killing his former wife in a jealous rage, at one point, oj simpson was shown struggling to try on a pair of gloves found at the crime scene. if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. rn thoughtjames simpson, not guilty rn thought james simpson, not guilty of the _ rn thought james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder... the rn thought james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. . ._ of the crime of murder... the trial ended in a — of the crime of murder... the trial ended in a verdict _ of the crime of murder... the trial ended in a verdict of— of the crime of murder... the trial ended in a verdict of not _ of the crime of murder... the trial ended in a verdict of not guilty, i ended in a verdict of not guilty, which divided the community, seen in some communities is a case of the white police force trying to frame the star. the journalist who first interviewed him after his acquittal said his life story continued to intrigue audiences long after oj simpson disappeared from public life. it is a bit surreal. i mean, we all can go at any moment, but to think about, as you read, who oj simpson

was, this star running back, arguably at his time, the greatest running back of all time in the nfl, then to become a pitchman and a movie star, and then, you know, the tragedy that befell the goldman family. but later, he did go to jail, having been charged with armed robbery after a confrontation in las vegas with two sports memorabilia dealers. he was released in 2017 after nine years behind bars. his family wrote on social media that he died of cancer on wednesday surrounded by his children and grandchildren. oj simpson will be remembered for his rags to riches story and tragic fall from grace, which left the unresolved question in popular culture ever since over whether justice was ever truly served. well, oj simpson's acquittal at the time sparked deep public emotion in america. his defence had argued that

the police were motivated by racism, and he was acquitted by a mainly blackjury, and even today, three decades on, there is still division over the outcome of this trial, with many believing that oj simpson simply got away with domestic violence and murder. thank you, emma. the government has missed key targets that were set out a year ago to try to improve the nhs. waiting in lists in england are higher than they were when the prime minister pledged to bring them down. but the prime minister rishi sunak says waiting lists have got a little smaller in the last five months. our health editor hugh pym reports. louise, who is a teacher, needs a knee replacement, but she's been waiting nearly two years since first being referred by a gp. she's now taken early retirement. my mobility was so poor that i didn't feel comfortable or safe in the classroom. i couldn't move around, i couldn't react to situations, i couldn't interact with the young people, i couldn't do my duties.

the prime minister wants to see the process speeded up, with new diagnostic centres like this providing scans and tests. a key target is ending all waits of more than 65 weeks, but that's been missed. what do you say to patients who have waited longer than 65 weeks, which is a very long time, often in pain, very frustrated, and you haven't ended those waits? yes, of course, it's... none of this is acceptable, and i'm doing absolutely everything i can to bring the waiting lists down. i was very clear with the country, it was one of my five priorities. because of our record investment, the record amount of doctors and nurses working in the nhs and the new reforms we are putting in like surgical hubs, all these innovations, the nhs is now treating more people than it's ever treated before. the waiting list in england was rising even before covid and health strikes. it's at 7.54 million. the target is eliminating long waits, but there were 75,000 on that list in february. the a&e target for march was 76% treated or assessed in four hours.

the actual figure was 74.2. the prime minister has failed in the promise he made to the country to cut waiting lists. they are higher than they were when he became prime minister. we see the nhs still in the grips of the worst crisis in its history, people waiting far too long for an ambulance, and we can't go on like this. we've uncovered that over 150,000 people last year waited more than 2a hours at a&e. if the prime minister and the conservatives think this is a good record, they're just not on this planet. as for louise, she simply feels let down by the system. i feel like just a lost statistic. i feel sometimes like just nobody cares any more, and there must be so many people like me. hugh pym, bbc news. a former post office boss has apologised for celebrating the conviction of a pregnant subpostmistress in 2010,

calling it "brilliant news". seema misra was sent to jail. her conviction was quashed 11 years later. tonight, she tells us why she won't accept his apology. our business editor simonjack reports. david smith only ran the post office from april to october in 2010, but he was in charge when seema misra was convicted of false accounting and sent to prison based on records from the post office's horizon computer system. at the time, this is the e—mail he sent to post office lawyers. today, he had this to say. looking at it through their eyes rather than through mine, you can see that it may have caused substantial... upset, and i really do apologise for that.— substantial... upset, and i really do apologise for that. seema was a mother and — do apologise for that. seema was a mother and pregnant _ do apologise for that. seema was a mother and pregnant when - do apologise for that. seema was a mother and pregnant when jailed. i do apologise for that. seema was a i mother and pregnant when jailed. she mother and pregnant whenjailed. she didn't accept today's apology. the?e didn't accept today's apology. they need to apologise _ didn't accept today's apology. they need to apologise to my ten—year—old. you know, they took his mum _

ten—year—old. you know, they took his mum away on his birthday. i was eight _ his mum away on his birthday. i was eight weeks — his mum away on his birthday. i was eight weeks pregnant. so, you know, they need _ eight weeks pregnant. so, you know, they need to — eight weeks pregnant. so, you know, they need to apologise to my younger son. they need to apologise to my younger 50h it is _ they need to apologise to my younger son. it is terrible. i haven't accepted _ son. it is terrible. i haven't accepted the apology is. you son. it is terrible. i haven't accepted the apology is. you had to no to “ail. accepted the apology is. you had to go to jail. should _ accepted the apology is. you had to go to jail. should other _ accepted the apology is. you had to go to jail. should other people - go to jail. should other people responsible for the scandal have to go to jail? responsible for the scandal have to no to “ail? ' . responsible for the scandal have to aoto'ail? , . responsible for the scandal have to aoto'ail? '. go to “ail? post office, royal mail, each go to jail? post office, royal mail, each and every _ go to jail? post office, royal mail, each and every other— go to jail? post office, royal mail, each and every other person - each and every other person responsible for the scandal, you need _ responsible for the scandal, you need to— responsible for the scandal, you need to put them behind bars. i was sent to _ need to put them behind bars. i was sent to prison without any facts and evidence _ sent to prison without any facts and evidence. now there is a whole list of people _ evidence. now there is a whole list of people with lots of evidence. what _ of people with lots of evidence. what are — of people with lots of evidence. what are we waiting for?- of people with lots of evidence. what are we waiting for? david smith insists that his _ what are we waiting for? david smith insists that his brilliant _ what are we waiting for? david smith insists that his brilliant news - insists that his brilliant news e—mail was because it was evidence that horizon was not the problem, but postmasters say it was evidence that there was a circular and cynical logic that court convictions prove that horizon could be trusted even when they knew it could not. you were deliberately closing your eyes to _ you were deliberately closing your eyes to problems with the integrity of horizon data, weren't you? no. and ou of horizon data, weren't you? no. and you were _ of horizon data, weren't you? i157. and you were encouraging your staff to pursue _ and you were encouraging your staff to pursue a — and you were encouraging your staff to pursue a trial as another method of shoring _ to pursue a trial as another method

of shoring up a problem system which you knew— of shoring up a problem system which you knew had serious question marks over it _ over it. what do you say it. — what do you say to the misra family? david _ what do you say to the misra family? david smith— what do you say to the misra family? david smith exited the _ what do you say to the misra family? david smith exited the stage - what do you say to the misra family? david smith exited the stage today. i david smith exited the stage today. up david smith exited the stage today. up tomorrow, adam crozier, former chairman of the royal mail, which owned the post office at the time of the scandal. simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. it has emerged that the metropolitan police first knew that suspected scammers were targeting westminster as early as october last year. an investigation was launched and house of commons security officials were informed, but mps, politicians and political journalists were not specifically told to avoid messages from two suspicious phone numbers. many of those targeted in the alleged "honeytrap" scandal did not realise others had also been receiving messages until media reports in the past week. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 27—year—old kulsuma akter, who was stabbed in bradford at the weekend, as she pushed her baby in a pram.

25—year old habibur masum, from burnley, was charged after a three—day manhunt ended in his arrest on tuesday. alison freeman was in court for us. habibur masum was arrested on tuesday, three days after his wife was stabbed as she pushed her baby in a pram in bradford city centre. kulsuma akter was found with serious injuries at around 3:20pm in the westgate area and died later in hospital. the child was not hurt in the attack. this morning, the 25—year—old defendant appeared at bradford magistrates' court charged with murder. he is also accused of possessing a bladed article. his appearance was brief, lasting only around five minutes. cleanly shaven and wearing a grey tracksuit, he spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address. after a nationwide manhunt, the suspect was detained by police in bangladesh, ms makter�*s mother said that she hoped no one would

have to lose a child like she had, know that a granddaughter should have to lose a grandmother. after a nationwide manhunt, the suspect was detained by police in aylesbury in buckinghamshire in the early hours of tuesday, more than 150 miles away from where his wife was attacked. four other men aged in their 20s from the west midlands were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and remain in police custody. habibur masum will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. today, a group of women turned up here to pay their respects to ms akter. they place more flowers at the spot where she was attacked. it was a very emotional moment. some of them were crying, some angry, saying they wanted women to feel safe on they wanted women to feel safe on the streets of bradford. both greater manchester and west yorkshire police have referred

themselves to the ipoc, the police watchdog, because they had had previous contact with ms akter before the attack happened. alison, thank you. more than £34,000 of taxpayers' money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. it's more than double the amount the government had previously said was being paid out. they have defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties". but labour has called for her to pay the money back. the metropolitan police say they will partly reinvestigate why they decided to charge the tv presenter caroline flack. the love island presenter was facing prosecution for assaulting her boyfriend when she took her own life in february 2020. now the met says "new witness evidence may be available". caroline flack�*s mother has repeatedly criticised how police handled the case. here's our correspondent charlotte gallagher. caroline flack was one of the uk's

most popular and successful television presenters. let's talk love... appearing on shows like love island... caroune... — and winning strictly come dancing. but in late 2019, she was accused of assaulting her boyfriend. months later, she took her own life. she was a0. caroline flack�*s mother christine has always believed her daughter should not have been charged. it just seems wrong. i don't know whether they're covering something. there were reports and now it doesn't seem enough to have charged her or whether it was just being done on the spur of the moment. the crown prosecution service had recommended that caroline was cautioned. but scotland yard appealed that, and it's those events that will be reinvestigated. the met police say the new inquiries relate to the actions of officers in appealing an initial decision by the crown prosecution service not to charge miss flack and because new witness evidence

may be available. caroline's family believe she was treated differently because she was famous, an accusation the met have denied. today, christine flack has said she still has unanswered questions and says she won't stop until she gets the truth. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. a ukrainian energy company says a major power plant south of the capital kyiv has been destroyed in the latest russian strikes on the country's infrastructure. the power plant was the largest provider of electricity for three regions, including kyiv. more than 80 missiles and drones targeted sites across ukraine in the early hours of this morning. many targeted energy infrastructure and almost a third made it through ukraine's air defences. the us presidentjoe biden says america's support for israel is "ironclad", as fears grow that iran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior iranians in syria last week. our correspondent lucy

williamson is injerusalem. tensionsjust keep tensions just keep growing over this, don't they? tensionsjust keep growing over this, don't they?— tensionsjust keep growing over this, don't they? yes, we've been out talking _ this, don't they? yes, we've been out talking to _ this, don't they? yes, we've been out talking to some _ this, don't they? yes, we've been out talking to some people - this, don't they? yes, we've been out talking to some people this i out talking to some people this afternoon, and there is a real sense of anxiety here. people were telling us that they were thinking about buying in generators in case of an attack on the power supply, buying in food supplies. iran's supreme leader has said that israel must be punished for the striker carried out ten days ago, and there is a sense both from israel and also from the us an attack of some kind is coming. israel is worried enough that it has cancelled leave for combat units, call the air force reserves to try and boost its air defences, and it has also said that... sorry, it has called up its reserves to try and boost its air defences, but there is a real sense that neither side went

all out war at this stage, and that the real risk is that some sort of miscalculation or misunderstanding means they stumble into the kind of direct conflict that would look very different from the kind of indirect proxy war that israel has been carrying out four years with iran backed groups like his brother, so it is that sort of accidental stumbling into conflict that people are watching very closely for here, and that is where the stakes are so high. the time is 6.15. our top story this evening: oj simpson, the former american football star who was controversially cleared of killing his wife and herfriend, has died. i'm on the red carpet in london's south bank on the biggest night a yearfor south bank on the biggest night a year for games. south bank on the biggest night a yearfor games. it was south bank on the biggest night a

year for games. it was developed by performers all hoping to and on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, it's another busy night of european football. liverpool one of three british sides in action in the europa league and the europa conference quarterfinals. the ancient roman city of pompeii was buried in volcanic ash almost 2,000 years ago when mount vesuvius erupted. now, more of its treasures have been revealed. stunning artworks depicting mythical greek figures have been uncovered in what was a banqueting hall. it's thought shimmering candlelight would once have brought the paintings to life. our science editor rebecca morelle is there. so this is the black room. it's the salon in here. hidden from the world for 2000 years, a new part of pompeii comes to light. this is the most beautiful one i've ever seen. small, intricate paintings of greek

mythical scenes stand out against the stark backdrop. this is a banqueting room where the wealthy owner once entertained important guests. there is an almost complete white mosaic floor. why were the walls black? this room probably was used after sunset. the smoke from the lamps would deposit on the walls, so you would like to have them black so you wouldn't see this immediately. and then you have the light, the shimmering light of the lamps. and the paintings almost coming to life. the excavation, the biggest in a generation, has been followed for a bbc documentary series. a second room with rare full—height frescoes appears from beneath the volcanic debris. whoever lived here had high status. and it's notjust the walls that were lavishly painted. so they were on the ceiling?

this is plasterwork from an upper floor with exquisite detail. you can see all that remains of of a lavish life. not only some fragments, but they are houses, they are objects. for this reason, pompeii is unique. but the grand residence is part of a bigger complex with a laundry, a bakery and a darker side to roman life. a bakery would have been one of the worst places to have been a slave. the intense heat from the oven, there would have been flour everywhere, making it difficult to breathe. now in here, they would have been squeezed in with animals, donkeys, turning these big millstones to grind the ancient wheat. the team has also discovered their living quarters in the back. and they say there were bars on the windows and on a skylight above. it would have been

impossible to escape. like a prison, really. the buildings seem to be owned by the same person and there are clues about who this might be. we are standing next to probably our greatest clue of all. it's a red painted inscription on the wall. and we know who arv is, and we know him to be aulus rustius verus. and we know he's a politician. and maybe he's funding the bakery, but he's not going to be living here. this is far too a sort of impoverished little place for a grand politician. so we then, hopefully, maybe have the idea that he was living in this big, grand house behind us. the excavation is far from finished, and new discoveries are emerging here every day. rebecca morelle, bbc news, pompeii. let me show you one more thing. it is this lovely white mosaic floor. it is made up of millions of these tiny tiles, each one painstakingly

cut and positioned by hand. they reflect the light back up, paving this dark room in a warm glow, which would have really shown off these artworks at their very best. pompeii: the new dig will begin next monday at 9pm on bbc two and iplayer. a man suffering from severe dementia has been found to have killed his wife of 50 years in a ruling by a court in scotland. john pryde, who is 77, was accused of murder but declared unfit to stand trial due to his condition. but evidence on the case was heard during an examination of facts at the high court in dundee. from there, our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. catherine pride had been the sole carer for her husband, catherine pride had been the sole carerfor her husband, john. she died a week before they had been due to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in a violent, sustained

attack carried out by her husband who had dementia. john pryde alerted a neighbour there was a body that who had shared. the court heard he had seemed confused when told it was his wife lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen floor. he repeatedly replied, is it my kate? he told a police officer he was worried he was going to get into trouble. the pensioner, whose dementia had progressed rapidly since it was diagnosed in 2021, was described by one witness as a gentle soul and very easy—going. in his ruling, lord arthurton said that he and the deceased had, for half a century enjoyed a fulfilling, strong and loving relationship. he added the accused's conduct was driven entirely by his significant cognitive impairment. thejudge said it was clear the attackjohn pryde had carried out on his wife

catherine was out of character. this was, he said, a truly tragic case. the 77—year—old was not in court for the hearing. he remains detained at the hearing. he remains detained at the state hospital and is said to be unable to appreciate the nature of his actions. lorna gordon, bbc news, at the high court in dundee. a quarter of all adults in england are unable to see an nhs dentist, according to the british dental association, and large numbers of children are ending up in hospital because of tooth decay which should have been preventabe. now, a specialist children's dental team is offering free check—ups during the easter holidays with the help of a mobile dental bus. anna collinson reports from newcastle. can you point to the saw for me? river's tooth hurts. is that really sore? she's missed six days of school, but she is one of a hundred children to benefit from seeing a volunteer paediatric dentist. a free checkup finds its infected.

we've got one abscess. the plan is to remove it today. one in three children live in poverty in the north—east of england, which means poorer overall health. you're going to have lovely teeth when you are older, are you going to look after them? dr greg taylor says it's harrowing how often he has to remove teeth which are meant to last a lifetime. we are taking out six or seven adult teeth. you are going, god, they are only 12, what are they going to be when they are 20? if you don't make the differences in childhood, there'lljust be this horrible cycle of decay, decay and decay. this dental bus has been based at newcastle food bank all week. doing amazing. a response to those desperate for urgent treatment. the average child seen here had three teeth affected. one had 19 decayed, filled or missing teeth. open nice and wide for me. a leading paediatrician says poor oral health in the young can be devastating. we have wards and boards of children who are _ we have wards and boards of children who are being— we have wards and boards of children who are being admitted _ we have wards and boards of children who are being admitted and - we have wards and boards of children

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it had faced mixed reviews with reports of some audience members leaving mid—show. the last show will now be on may 18th. film awards, tv awards, now tonight it's all about gaming awards. some of the big names in the gaming industry are gathering for the baftas. among the top contenders are spider man, balder�*s gate three and dave the diver, who fishes by day and runs a sushi restaurant by night. and it's a particularly competitive year. our correspondent marc cieslak is there. we have had some of the big movie and music awards, now it is the turn of the video games. the baftas lends cultural weight to the games and the uk has a strong heritage and tonight the celebrated could be bittersweet. there has been big job losses in the last year. it comes at a time when there have been a wave well—received as well—received as well as

successful and financially successful and financially successful games released. leading the bafta field, nominated in ten categories is baldur�*s gate 3. it's inspired by the table top role—playing game dungeons and dragons, reimagined for console and pc. this is the game to beat. let's make this interesting. it's closely followed in the nominations by fan favourite spider—man 2. this is crazy. also hotly—tipped is nintendo's incredibly innovative zelda: tears of the kingdom. you are our final hope. the baftas are famous for confounding expectations, with indie games and smaller titles often taking home some of the big awards. so, quirky deep—sea exploration/sushi restaurant management sim, dave the diver, might snatch some silverware away from the blockbusters. comedian phil wang will be hosting the event — a task which always falls to somebody with proper gaming credentials. growing up in malaysia, in borneo — which is beautiful, but not so much going on —

video games were a real escape. i'm really looking forward to celebrating the industry, the games industry, the creativity that goes into it, and i feel like it finally proves to my parent that games are art, just like i said, all those years when they were trying to get me to go for a run. everyone, from developers to the actors whose performances appear in games, are hoping to take home a coveted golden mask. samantha beart is nominated for their performance as barbarian karlach in baldur�*s gate 3. that's my reward for everything i suffered. this industry makes more money than film, tv and music combined, and yet it's still seen as quite an underground thing and, yeah, having the academy itself, which is such a global brand represent that, it's really something, it's really special. the games baftas, now in its 20th year, offers this industry a much—needed chance to celebrate its many creative successes. marc cieslak, bbc news.

time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. did you notice it felt a little bit warmer today. am i right? i noticed. we had a bit of sunshine and that certainly helped the temperatures. the highest temperature was in norfolk where it reached 20 degrees. this isn't norfolk, this picture was taken in northern ireland. temperatures reached 17 degrees in northern ireland and that is the warmest it has been so far this year. we have rain in northern ireland to end the day. heavy rain that will push into northern england and scotland for a while. the worst clearing into the north sea. cloud overnight, further south it may be dry. we have south—westerly breezes which is keeping those temperatures up to around 11 or 12 degrees. tomorrow, we could see more showery rain coming into northern ireland come into cumbria and pushing into

scotland after some early sunshine in the north—east. coastal areas in western part of england and wales will stay cloudy. inland will see the sunshine coming out more and more. temperatures similar to what we had today, 18 in the north—east of scotland and warmer in east anglia and the south—east, 20, 20 one celsius is likely. things are starting to change over the weekend. we do have a couple of weather fronts on the scene for saturday. patchy rain into wales and northern england, the second one ushering in a lot of heavy showers to scotland and northern ireland and still trifle east anglia and the south—east and this is where we've got the last of the warm weather. temperatures 20 degrees, but elsewhere it is cooling down, particularly in scotland and northern ireland. south—westerly winds giving us the warmth over the next few days but then the wind direction changes and it will lower the temperature is as well. heading into sunday we have showers coming to scotland, maybe a touch of wintry, could you believe, over the

mountains. more showers