our business correspondent, theo leggett, reports. paula, are you telling the truth, paula?ing and surrounded by police officers, paula vennells arrived at the inquiry for the second of her three days of testimony. for the former sub—postmasters who've been watching, her performance so far hasn't been impressive.

more on that story and that interview there from theo leggett on the bbc news website.public relations at the search engine giant baidu has been caught up in a social media storm over work—life comments made online. qu jing apologised after her comments glorifying a work—till—you—drop culture sparked a public outcry. the bbc�*s china media analyst, kerry allen, has been following the story. qujing, as she is known in china, she posted a series of videos on douyin, which is china's version of tiktok. and i suspect they were meant to be a bit edgy, they were talking about work culture, being a woman in the workplace, general work ethics. but yes, she was advocating the idea of work until you drop, so saying things like, "keep your phone on 2a hours a day" and "try not to show your emotions at work." she was saying that, she used the phrase, "i'm not your mother" to talk about hearing colleagues' work problems and such, and very much promoted an idea that many people in china have been critical about, the idea of working excessive overtime. in china there is a phrase a lot

theo leggett reports. like this one offer a vital lifeline. the islands lie some ten miles off the north coast of scotland. they are connected to one another and to the mainland by a network of ferry routes. absolutely vital. ships like this, this is the only means of transport to certain islands in 0rkney, so if the boat isn't going, there is no way of getting goods and services off the island, so they have to be very robust and reliable to maintain the service and the range of weather conditions we do experience in this area. but many of the ferries serving the islands are ageing and costly to run. they also burn diesel, producing a significant amount of carbon emissions. now people here are looking to the future and thinking of ways to make the network leaner and more efficient. it is a 25 kilowatt turbine. this is one of them. andrew banks runs a ferry service to and from the islands. this wind turbine provides his vessels with all the power they need when they are moored up between services. he is als

theo leggett, bbc news. to former sub—postmaster, tim brentnall to gauge his reaction to paula vennell�*s evidence. i thought she might approach these proceedings with some openness, honesty and contrition, but it is just more of the same. from what we have come to seem from witnesses at the inquiry, it is alljust lies and deflection. she made 20 apologies, that was not enough i suppose and she also said that line we were hearing about that she was not responsible for everything. i suppose, what they are trying to establish is who knew what and who was responsible, who took responsibility on all of this? who is more responsible in a company than the ceo. she was quite prepared to take the salary for the years that she was in that position but whenever anything awkward was put to her, she seemed to deny she was across the detail of absolutely anything. how do you feel more generally about this inquiry and its ability to achieve anything? i have got confidence in the inquiry. from what i have seen, sir wyn and

our reporter theo leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on aircraft reaching end of the production line. anywhere from 50 to 100, 200. you were regularly finding more than 100 faults on a plane that was being shipped? oh, yeah. and that's because ijust inspect certain areas. so in totality, with all the inspectors, if you total them out, yeah, you'd be over the hundreds. now, you were picking up on these faults, you were highlighting them, you were flagging them up to be repaired. what kind of response did you get from your managers? did they support you? my managers weren't always there. the production managers always made a fuss about why i was finding it, why i was looking at it, and they made a big fuss about everything that i ever found. and it was because of the stage of where the plane was. if i'm looking at a plane that's supposed to be getting shaped and i'm the last person to see it, i shouldn't be finding missing fasteners, missing parts and things like that. so why were they not thanking you for picking up on these things? they just wanted the prod

theo leggett, bbc news.arlier i spoke to former sub—postmaster, tim brentnall to gauge his reaction to paula vennell�*s evidence. i thought she might approach proceedings with some openness and contrition but it's just more of the same from what we've come to see from post office witnesses at the inquiries. lies and deflections. she made 20 apologies. that wasn't enough and she said she was not responsible for everything. i suppose what they are trying to establish is who knew what and who is responsible, who is taking responsibility in all of this? who is more responsible in a company than the ceo? she was quite prepared to take the salary for the year she the salary for the years she was in that position but when anything awkward was put to her, she to her, she seemed to deny she was across the detail of absolutely anything. how do you feel more generally about this inquiry and its ability to achieve anything? i've got confidence in the inquiry. from what i've seen of the lawyers and councils they are real

our business correspondent theo leggett is at the uk's busiest station, london waterloo.y prospect, do you think, to an end to this very long running dispute? this you think, to an end to this very long running dispute?— you think, to an end to this very long running dispute? as you say, this dispute _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been _ long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been going i long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been going on i long running dispute? as you say, this dispute has been going on fori this dispute has been going on for nearly two years now. since april last year there has been no meaningful negotiation between the two sides, between the rail delivery group, which represents the train companies, and aslef, which represents the train drivers. back in april there was a pay offer on the table last year. it was worth 4% one year, another 4% next year. it came with strings attached, changes to terms and conditions and working practices, which aslef said

our reporter theo leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on aircraft reaching end of the production line. anywhere from 50 to 100, 200. you were regularly finding more than 100 faults on a plane that was being shipped? oh, yeah. and that's because ijust inspect certain areas. so in totality, with all the inspectors, if you total them out, yeah, you'd be over the hundreds. now, you were picking up on these faults, you were highlighting them, you were flagging them up to be repaired. what kind of response did you get from your managers? did they support you? my managers weren't always there. the production managers always made a fuss about why i was finding it, why i was looking at it, and they made a big fuss about everything that i everfound. and it was because of the stage of where the plane was. if i'm looking at a plane that's supposed to be getting shaped and i'm the last person to see it, i shouldn't be finding missing fasteners, missing parts and things like that. so why were they not thanking you for picking up on these things? they just wanted the produ

our business correspondent theo leggett has been listening to her evidence so far.t contains flash photography from the start. any word before you go in ms vennells. at the heart of a bitter scandal. and today, at the centre of a media scrum. paula vennells arrived at the inquiry early, but the cameras were already waiting, as were the former subpostmasters. i just hope that she answers everything. i'm really looking forward to it, i hope she has the strength tojust tell the truth, tell it like it is. she started with a lengthy apology. ..the opportunity to do this in person and how sorry i am for all that subpostmasters and theirfamilies and others have suffered as a result of all of the matters that the inquiry has been looking into for so long. early questions focused on what paula vennells claims she didn't know about flaws and bugs in the horizon it system, an unreliable expert witness and crucial advice given by lawyers. do you think you're the unluckiest ceo in the united kingdom? i was given much information and, as the inquiry has heard, there was informati

theo leggett, bbc news. azadeh moshiri is at the public inquiry.ostmasters should see their convictions quashed. yes, hundreds will have their names cleared once the her ryan bill received royal assent today. it is one of the final bills to pass before mps break for the general election. but timing of the inquiry is ongoing as paula vennells continues to give evidence on her third and final day. it is a reminder that so many are still living with the consequences of the scandal. it clears the names of those found guilty of theft or false accounting between 1996 to 2018, as they were working in post office branches that were using the faulty horizon it system. but a lawyerfor the victims we have spoken to at the inquiry is that he is concerned some of them may not even know because the government hasn't written the s. the government hasn't written the 5. scottish the government hasn't written the s. scottish parliament only past its own emergency law on horizon last week and they don't have a timetable for quashing those convictions yet. this law do

theo leggett reports.ple of the orkney islands, ferries like this one offer a vital lifeline. the islands lie some ten miles off the north coast of scotland. they are connected to one another and to the mainland by another and to the mainland by a network of ferry routes. absolutely vital now. ships like this, this is the only means of transport to certain islands in 0rkney, so if the boat isn't going, there is no way of getting goods and services tax off the island, so they have to be very robust and reliable to maintain the service in a range of weather conditions we do experience in this area. �* ., , ., conditions we do experience in this area-— this area. but many of the ferries serving _ this area. but many of the ferries serving the - this area. but many of the ferries serving the islands | this area. but many of the . ferries serving the islands are ageing and costly to run. they also burn diesel, producing a significant amount of carbon emissions. now people who are looking to the future and think

our reporter theo leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on aircraft reachinghe end of the production line. anywhere from 50 to 100, 200. you were regularly finding more than 100 faults on a plane that was being shipped? yeah. and that's because ijust inspect certain areas. so in totality, with all the inspectors, the total amount, yeah, you'll be over 100. now, you were picking up on these faults. you were highlighting them. you were flagging them up to be repaired. what kind of response did you get from your managers? did they support you? my managers weren't always there. the production managers always made a fuss about why i was finding it, why i was looking at it. and they made a big fuss about everything that i ever found. and it was because of the stage of where the plane was. if i'm looking at a plane that's supposed to be getting shipp and i'm the last person to see it, i shouldn't be finding missing fasteners, missing parts and things like that. so why were they not thanking you for picking up on these things? theyjust wanted the product out. they wer

our reporter theo leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on aircraft reachingoduction line. anywhere from 50 to 100, 200. you were regularly finding more than 100 faults on a plane that was being shipped? yeah. and that's because ijust inspect certain areas. so in totality, with all the inspectors, the total amount, yeah, you'll be over 100. now, you were picking up on these faults. you were highlighting them. you were flagging them up to be repaired. what kind of response did you get from your managers? did they support you? my managers weren't always there. the production managers always made a fuss about why i was finding it, why i was looking at it. and they made a big fuss about everything that i ever found. and it was because of the stage of where the plane was. if i'm looking at a plane that's supposed to be getting shipped and i'm the last person to see it, i shouldn't be finding missing fasteners, missing parts and things like that. so why were they not thanking you for picking up on these things? theyjust wanted the product out. they weren't focused o

theo leggett reports.one offer a vital lifeline. the islands lie some ten miles off the north coast of scotland. they are connected to one another and to the mainland by a network of ferry routes. absolutely vital. ships like this, this is the only means of transport to certain islands in orkney, so if the boat isn't going, there is no way of getting goods and services off the island, so they have to be very robust and reliable to maintain the service and the range of weather conditions we do experience in this area. but many of the ferries serving the islands are ageing and costly to run. they also burn diesel, producing a significant amount of carbon emissions. now people here are looking to the future and thinking of ways to make the network leaner and more efficient. it is a 25 kilowatt turbine. this is one of them. andrew banks runs a ferry service to and from the islands. this wind turbine provides his vessels with all the power they need when they are moored up between services. he is also invested

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theo leggett, bbc news. the time is 1.18. our top story this afternoon.ded a wild card to play in the french open doubles next week. murray has already signalled an intention to retire at the end of the year. he's the country's top civil servant, and today, cabinet secretary simon case told the covid inquiry that downing street was "definitely dysfunctional" during the pandemic. his role during covid was especially controversial, after he had to withdraw from the initial investigation into the partygate scandal when it emerged that an event breaching lockdown rules was hosted in his office. ellie price reports. recognise him? you are forgiven if you don't. but simon case was britain's most senior civil servant during covid and significantly, he still is. he didn't give evidence along with all these more familiar faces at the end of last year because he was off sick, but he was right at the centre of decision—making during the pandemic, becoming his most senior official adviser in september 2020. today, he was asked about a whatsapp he sent during that tim

theo leggett reports.one offer a vital lifeline. the islands lie some ten miles off the north coast of scotland. they are connected to one another and to the mainland by a network of ferry routes. absolutely vital. ships like this, this is the only means of transport to certain islands in orkney, so if the boat isn't going, there is no way of getting goods and services off the island, so they have to be very robust and reliable to maintain the service and the range of weather conditions we do experience in this area. but many of the ferries serving the islands are ageing and costly to run. they also burn diesel, producing a significant amount of carbon emissions. now people here are looking to the future and thinking of ways to make the network leaner and more efficient. it is a 25 kilowatt turbine. this is one of them. andrew banks runs a ferry service to and from the islands. this wind turbine provides his vessels with all the power they need when they are moored up between services. he is also invested

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our international business correspondent theo leggett has more on how it unfolded.

here's our business correspondent, theo leggett.received intense criticism five years ago after two 737 max aircraft were lost in separate but almost identical accidents, costing 346 lives. january's incident — which investigators said occurred because vital bolts were not fitted — raised new doubts about its corporate culture and quality controls. boeing was given 90 days to come up with a comprehensive plan to address regulators' concerns. the document is expected to concentrate on actions the company has already begun taking. these include holding so—called stand—downs, where productions pause to give employees a chance to speak up on safety issues, increased training, more quality checks, and a renewed focus on orderly procedures in its factories. from the problems at one of aviation's oldest names to one of the world's newest airlines. riyadh air was launched last year — as part of saudi arabia's plans to boost tourism and diversify its economy away from oil. the airline is aiming to start passenger services from the middle of

theo leggett, bbc news.feeling watching paula venables's evidence? i thought she miaht paula venables's evidence? i thought she might approach _ paula venables's evidence? i thought she might approach proceedings i paula venables's evidence? i thought she might approach proceedings with | she might approach proceedings with some openness and contrition but it's just more of the same from what we've come to see from post office witnesses at the inquiries. the we've come to see from post office witnesses at the inquiries.- witnesses at the inquiries. the lies and deflections. _ witnesses at the inquiries. the lies and deflections. she _ witnesses at the inquiries. the lies and deflections. she made - witnesses at the inquiries. the lies and deflections. she made 20 i and deflections. she made 20 apologies. that wasn't enough and she said she was not responsible for everything. i suppose what they are trying to establish is who knew what and who is responsible, who is taking responsibility in all of this? ~ .,

our reporter theo leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on aircraft reachinghe end of the production line: anywhere from 50 to 100, 200. you were regularly finding more than 100 faults on a plane that was being shipped? oh, yeah. and that's because ijust inspect certain areas. so in totality, with all the inspectors, if you total them out, yeah, you'd be over the hundreds. now, you were picking up on these faults, you were highlighting them, you were flagging them up to be repaired. what kind of response did you get from your managers? did they support you? my managers weren't always there. the production managers always made a fuss about why i was finding it, why i was looking at it, and they made a big fuss about everything that i ever found. and it was because of the stage of where the plane was. if i'm looking at a plane that's supposed to be getting shaped and i'm the last person to see it, i shouldn't be finding missing fasteners, missing parts and things like that. so why were they not thanking you for picking up on these things? they just wanted the pr

leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on aircraft reaching the end of theh, yeah. and that's because ijust inspect certain areas. so in totality, with all the inspectors, if you total them out, yeah, you'd be over the hundreds. now, you were picking up on these faults, you were highlighting them, you were flagging them up to be repaired. what kind of response did you get from your managers? did they support you? my managers weren't always there. the production managers always made a fuss about why i was finding it, why i was looking at it,

leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on aircraft reaching the end of theon a plane that was being shipped? oh, yeah.

theo leggett, bbc news.les state that 93% of first—class post should be delivered within one working day of collection, but last year this happened just 75% of the time. 0fcom said it will consider a financial penalty if there isn't a satisfactory explanation. officials in papua new guinea say they fear hundreds of people have been killed by a massive landslide which struck remote villages. 0ne mp said more than 1,000 homes had been buried in the enga province. emergency crews are being hampered by damage to roads. ajudge has denied a motion by the actor alec baldwin to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge over a fatal shooting on a film set in 2021. halyna hutchins was killed during a rehearsalfor the movie rust in new mexico. mr baldwin pleaded not guilty to the indictment and is set to stand trial injuly. a total ban on smartphones for under—16s is something the next government should consider within its first year, according to a cross—party group of mps. the education select committee says childre

leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on aircraft reaching the end of the all the inspectors, if you total them out, yeah, you'd be over the hundreds. now, you were picking up on these faults, you were highlighting them, you were flagging them up to be repaired. what kind of response did you get from your managers? did they support you? my managers weren't always there. the production managers always made a fuss about why i was finding it, why i was looking at it, and they made a big fuss about everything

our business correspondent theo leggett reports.ting up to speed. the conservatives have gone on the attack with the sad suggesting a labour government would put up taxes, something the chancellor said his party would not do. ., , , ~' , do. four times this week they refused to _ do. four times this week they refused to rule _ do. four times this week they refused to rule out _ do. four times this week they refused to rule out increasing | do. four times this week they - refused to rule out increasing vat, although might we hear they are rolling it out. and when you have an economy that has turned a corner, the labour party that cannot make up its mind on basic questions could only mean one thing i sure as night follows day, that taxes will go up. vat is the tax you pay in the majority of goods and services you buy. for most items it is levied at 20%. the labour party has been keen to shut down that line of attack, seniorfigures have ruled out a vat increase. sir keir starmer campaigning in monmouthshire today repeated the point. we

our reporter theo leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on aircraft reachingn totality, with all the inspectors, the total amount, yeah, you'll be over 100. now, you were picking up on these faults. you were highlighting them. you were flagging them up to be repaired. what kind of response did you get from your managers? did they support you? my managers weren't always there. the production managers always made a fuss about why i was finding it, why i was looking at it.

theo leggett, bbc news. it is interesting heafina at the top? it is interesting hearing one _ at the top? it is interesting hearing one thing - at the top? it is interesting hearing one thing from i at the top? it is interesting | hearing one thing from keir at the top? it is interesting - hearing one thing from keir starmer as we've been following him in south wales this morning where he was launching labour's campaign in wales, along with the welsh first minister. hearing that from him this morning and then hearing these comments made to itv by angela rayner this afternoon about diane abbott, labourwanted —— keir starmer wanted to talk about his plans in wales, the six steps that labour in government would take, but again he was asked questions about diane abbott's future, and it is unclear at this point whether she will be labour's candidate in her seat of hackney north and stoke newington. keir starmer insisted she has not been barred and she has indicated her intention is to still try to represent that s

our reporter theo leggett asked him just how many problems he would typically find on an aircraft thatst inspect certain areas. so, in totality, with all the inspectors, the total amount, yeah, you'll be over 100. now, you were picking up on these faults. you were highlighting them. you were flagging them up to be repaired. what kind of response did you get from your managers? did they support you? my managers weren't always there. the production managers always made a fuss about why i was finding it, why i was looking at it. and they made a big fuss about everything that i ever found. and it was because of the stage of where the plane was. if i'm looking at a plane that's supposed to be getting shipped and i'm the last person to see it, i shouldn't be finding missing fasteners, missing parts and things like that. so why were they not thanking you for picking up on these things? theyjust wanted the product out. they weren't focused on on the consequences of shipping bad fuselages. they were just focused on meeting the quotas, meeting the schedule, meeting the budget, meeting the number