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marc ashdown, thank ou the boat to tighten. marc ashdown, thank you for— the boat to tighten.ou forjoining us. _ king charles will stay in hospital for a second night, after a procedure for an enlarged prostate. queen camilla visited her husband at the london clinic, where the princess of wales is also staying following abdominal surgery. our reporter charlie rose, is outside the hospital this is day two of the king's stay in hospital here at the london clinic after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. his wife, queen camilla, has been to visit him a number of times over the past couple of days. three, we think. the latest visit took place this afternoon. yesterday, she told reporters that her husband was doing well after the procedure. now, she may also have been visiting katherine, princess of wales, who is also being looked after here. she has had abdominal surgery, it is her 12th day here and she is not expected to resume official public engagements until after easter when she feels much better and has fully recovered. now, we have had a statement from buckingham
marc ashdown, thank ou the boat to tighten. marc ashdown, thank you for— the boat to tighten.ou forjoining us. _ king charles will stay in hospital for a second night, after a procedure for an enlarged prostate. queen camilla visited her husband at the london clinic, where the princess of wales is also staying following abdominal surgery. our reporter charlie rose, is outside the hospital this is day two of the king's stay in hospital here at the london clinic after undergoing treatment for...
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our business correspondent marc ashdown has more.tment of hundreds of sub—postmasters. it seems compensation payments made to victims of the horizon it scandal were deducted from the company's profits before it paid tax — but seem to have been ignored when setting bonuses for executives. tax experts are questioning whether the company could have underpaid its tax bill, while possibly overpaying top bosses. companies pay corporation tax on their profits. you're allowed a tax deduction for legitimate expenses. persecuting postmasters for 15 years and paying them compensation is not a legitimate expense. that means that their real tax bill is a lot higher. that means that bonuses paid to executives who are running a supposedly profitable business should be looked at again. it's stoked yet more anger — and there are calls now for some of that money to be paid back. i think our big concern is that the public's basically been double—crossed. it looks on first blush as if the post office has been underpaying its taxes and overpaying its bos
our business correspondent marc ashdown has more.tment of hundreds of sub—postmasters. it seems compensation payments made to victims of the horizon it scandal were deducted from the company's profits before it paid tax — but seem to have been ignored when setting bonuses for executives. tax experts are questioning whether the company could have underpaid its tax bill, while possibly overpaying top bosses. companies pay corporation tax on their profits. you're allowed a tax deduction for...
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hello, i'm marc ashdown.e start this morning in ecuador where police have ordered the evacuation of the government compound over security concerns. it's after a group of gunmen stormed a live television studio which happened a day after the president declared a nationwide state of emergency. the men, wearing balaclavas, burst into the studio of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking severaljournalists and staff members hostage. the police say the attack will be treated as an "act of terrorism". the president has said that ecuador is in a state of �*internal armed conflict�*. ione wells reports from sao paulo. a moment of utter horror, broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the set of this public television channel in ecuador while it was live on air, brandishing guns and what appears to be explosives. it comes a day after the country's new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterday. ecuador has been rocked by a series of
hello, i'm marc ashdown.e start this morning in ecuador where police have ordered the evacuation of the government compound over security concerns. it's after a group of gunmen stormed a live television studio which happened a day after the president declared a nationwide state of emergency. the men, wearing balaclavas, burst into the studio of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking severaljournalists and staff members hostage. the police say the attack will be...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.asted off from cape canaveral in florida, carrying the first american spacecraft to attempt a moon landing for more than half a century. this is the moment it happened. the peregrine mission will carry out experiments on the lunar surface, which will help pave the way for future space exploration. our science correspondent, jon amos, watched the launch. picture—perfect launch on the space coast. cape canaveral, florida, in the united states this morning, about 7:18 gmt, a little bit earlier in the morning in the us, the rocket, the vulcan, lifted off and after 15 minutes of flight, it ejected this peregrine lander, as it's called. you can see a picture of it here in preparation. it's going to take a few weeks for the lander to arrive at the moon and then it will attempt a soft landing, and i put the emphasis on "soft landing," on the 23rd of february. and it's not since this event happened way back in 1972, the apollo 17 mission. you can see gene cernan, the commander of apollo 17. tha
marc ashdown, bbc news.asted off from cape canaveral in florida, carrying the first american spacecraft to attempt a moon landing for more than half a century. this is the moment it happened. the peregrine mission will carry out experiments on the lunar surface, which will help pave the way for future space exploration. our science correspondent, jon amos, watched the launch. picture—perfect launch on the space coast. cape canaveral, florida, in the united states this morning, about 7:18 gmt,...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.s of rupaul�*s drag race are attending a huge convention, dedicated to the hit programme. more than 190 former contestants will also be appearing. here's josh parry. applause and cheering. applause and cheering start your engines, drag race—mania has descended on london. the hit tv show sees drag queens from around the world compete to be crowned the winner, and it's become a global phenomenon. for the uninitiated, think of drag race as the olympics of drag, and dragcon here at the excel is the chance for the show�*s biggest fans to meet up, shop till they drop and have a meet—and—greet with their favourite queens from across the globe. they spread so much love and they have so much love towards us that if i can give a fraction of that back to you and just show my gratitude for you coming here today and having a great time with everyone, let me do that. and it's not alljust about the wigs and dresses — drag has become big business. tens of thousands of fans are expected at london's exc
marc ashdown, bbc news.s of rupaul�*s drag race are attending a huge convention, dedicated to the hit programme. more than 190 former contestants will also be appearing. here's josh parry. applause and cheering. applause and cheering start your engines, drag race—mania has descended on london. the hit tv show sees drag queens from around the world compete to be crowned the winner, and it's become a global phenomenon. for the uninitiated, think of drag race as the olympics of drag, and...
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here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown. in the way i would like to see sorry. former postmistressjo hamilton centre stage today, giving evidence to mps about how she was wrongly convicted for stealing £36,000 from her village post office, her life ruined. it just makes you so angry that they literally gaslit me for about three years and turned me not into a basket case but pretty much. i know a lot of the group and they are literally falling apart waiting for the end of this, for them to put it behind them. the business and trade select committee is hearing from all of the main players in the post office scandal, their remit to ensure full, fair and fast compensation for more than 700 innocent victims. prove that i am wrong and you are right. alan bates, the main character in the itv drama, who launched the campaign asked today why it took so long for more people to push back. a lot of people feel there is a financial gun held to their head if they start kicking off or start raising too many problems with the post office. t
here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown. in the way i would like to see sorry. former postmistressjo hamilton centre stage today, giving evidence to mps about how she was wrongly convicted for stealing £36,000 from her village post office, her life ruined. it just makes you so angry that they literally gaslit me for about three years and turned me not into a basket case but pretty much. i know a lot of the group and they are literally falling apart waiting for the end of this, for them...
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here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. hello, how can i help? from south warnborough. i'm trying to produce this week's cash account. - and what's the problem? jo hamilton's story was central to the recent itv drama — she was falsely accused of stealing £36,000 from the village post office she ran in hampshire. in the meantime, you'll need to make good the loss. i haven't got that money! her conviction has now been quashed, but she's still angry that so many are still waiting forjustice. to know my conviction's quashed and to keep the promise to my parents — who didn't live to see it, sadly — that i would never give up until i overturned my conviction... and, yeah, it's amazing. it also opens doors to compensation, as well, which is life—changing. jo is among more than 700 post office managers convicted over a 16—year period from 1999 — faulty software in the horizon it system was to blame — but to overturn convictions, each and every person still has to appeal directly to the post office and prove their innocence. well, if you meet the victims
here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. hello, how can i help? from south warnborough. i'm trying to produce this week's cash account. - and what's the problem? jo hamilton's story was central to the recent itv drama — she was falsely accused of stealing £36,000 from the village post office she ran in hampshire. in the meantime, you'll need to make good the loss. i haven't got that money! her conviction has now been quashed, but she's still angry that so many are still waiting...
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marc ashdown reports. it�*s been thrown out and i�*ve... that�*s me, i�*m free!at his 2006 conviction for embezzlement had been overturned. it�*s the moment all convicted subpostmasters are hoping for. there�*s been much debate over the quickest and fairest way to achieve that, and now the chair of the post office, this man, henry staunton, has stepped down, posing the question — did he reallyjump or was he nudged? there were various disagreements within the board, and when i looked at it, i thought that a change of personnel was what was required. i don�*t want to do hr on live tv. these are human beings that we are talking about. it is very difficult, to be asked to stand down from a position, but i decided that given all of the difficulties the post office is having, it�*s notjust about horizon, it�*s about the entire business model and how to make it work. that we needed someone who could chair a board that had... that was able to deal with these things effectively. the government does ultimately own the post office and campaigners have long called for it to
marc ashdown reports. it�*s been thrown out and i�*ve... that�*s me, i�*m free!at his 2006 conviction for embezzlement had been overturned. it�*s the moment all convicted subpostmasters are hoping for. there�*s been much debate over the quickest and fairest way to achieve that, and now the chair of the post office, this man, henry staunton, has stepped down, posing the question — did he reallyjump or was he nudged? there were various disagreements within the board, and when i...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.ist and author of the 2021 book the great post office scandal, nick wallis. we know the ongoing police investigation has basically slowed to something of a halt in recent months as it took in the evidence that was coming out of the public inquiry, so i think this new development is very significant. we know that the high courtjudge who presided over the group litigation which ended in victory for the sub—postmasters was so concerned about the evidence that some fujitsu engineers gave during the prosecution of sub—postmasters that he passed a file to the director of public prosecutions. that was based on perjury, as you heard neil hudgell say. we also know there has been some decisions taken in bad faith by the post office to the extent that lord arbuthnot, a former barrister who has been a supporter of the sub—postmasters for more than a decade, has said on the record that he has no doubt there was a conspiracy to pervert the course ofjustice at the post office, which is another crimin
marc ashdown, bbc news.ist and author of the 2021 book the great post office scandal, nick wallis. we know the ongoing police investigation has basically slowed to something of a halt in recent months as it took in the evidence that was coming out of the public inquiry, so i think this new development is very significant. we know that the high courtjudge who presided over the group litigation which ended in victory for the sub—postmasters was so concerned about the evidence that some fujitsu...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.een charged with the murder of 16—year—old harry pitman who was stabbed to death in primrose hill in north london on new year's eve. the boy, who's also 16, has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in addition. a metropolitan police officer has been suspended after being charged with rape. pc andrej sagaidak has been charged with two counts of rape, one count of non—fatal strangulation and one count of causing actual bodily harm. the officer was off—duty at the time of the alleged offences. parts of england are still dealing with significant flooding. more than 200 flood warnings remain in place in central and southern england — and the environment agency says river and groundwater levels remain high. let's just take a moment to share some of the images from the today's flooding. here in essex, a family had to be rescued from their car by inflatable boat, after the vehicle became stuck in the water. this drone footage filmed near newark in nottinghamshire gives an idea o
marc ashdown, bbc news.een charged with the murder of 16—year—old harry pitman who was stabbed to death in primrose hill in north london on new year's eve. the boy, who's also 16, has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in addition. a metropolitan police officer has been suspended after being charged with rape. pc andrej sagaidak has been charged with two counts of rape, one count of non—fatal strangulation and one count of causing actual bodily harm. the officer was...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.ed in a russian missile strike in eastern ukraine, according to local officials. around six houses were destroyed in the city of pokrovsk, which sits around 80 km from the front line. in his evening address, president zelensky said russia should always feel consequences for these kinds of attacks. 0ur correspondent in kyivjames waterhouse has more. this eastern town of pokrovsk, it's not a big place. before the full scale invasion, around 60,000 people lived there, but gradually people have been returning to their homes, despite officials are saying, look, it's not safe because of the constant shelling and missile attack that it is at risk of. we were there a few months ago and you certainly get a sense of how close you are to the fighting. it is where civilians and soldiers rub shoulders. nevertheless, we have this reported attack now where the russians are accused of using the types of missiles used in air defence systems, where they are launched from the ground, on pokrovsk and the
marc ashdown, bbc news.ed in a russian missile strike in eastern ukraine, according to local officials. around six houses were destroyed in the city of pokrovsk, which sits around 80 km from the front line. in his evening address, president zelensky said russia should always feel consequences for these kinds of attacks. 0ur correspondent in kyivjames waterhouse has more. this eastern town of pokrovsk, it's not a big place. before the full scale invasion, around 60,000 people lived there, but...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.n spacecraft to attempt a moon landing for half a century. lift off. the peregrine mission will carry out experiments on the lunar surface, which will help pave the way for future space exploration. our science correspondent, jon amos, watched the launch. picture—perfect launch on the space coast. cape canaveral, florida, in the united states this morning, about 7:18 gmt, a little bit earlier in the morning in the us, the rocket, the vulcan, lifted off and after 15 minutes of flight, it ejected this peregrine lander, as it's called. you can see a picture of it here in preparation. it's going to take a few weeks for the lander to arrive at the moon and then it will attempt a soft landing, and i put the emphasis on "soft landing," on the 23rd of february. and it's not since this event happened way back in 1972, the apollo 17 mission. you can see gene cernan, the commander of apollo 17. that was the last mission to touch down gently on the surface of the moon from the united states. they
marc ashdown, bbc news.n spacecraft to attempt a moon landing for half a century. lift off. the peregrine mission will carry out experiments on the lunar surface, which will help pave the way for future space exploration. our science correspondent, jon amos, watched the launch. picture—perfect launch on the space coast. cape canaveral, florida, in the united states this morning, about 7:18 gmt, a little bit earlier in the morning in the us, the rocket, the vulcan, lifted off and after 15...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.trictions she's imposed during the covid pandemic. the couple have been dating for a decade and have a five—year—old daughter. stay with those on bbc news. hello. most of those have seen cloud and its but only dry. the story is on the change next week. it will turn noticeably colder with the risk of snow at lower levels in the north and we will see some severe night—time frost. forthe will see some severe night—time frost. for the start of this weekend, we've got this cold front sinking southwards. the real colder not quite arriving, but it means some brighter skies behind it scattering around, and some sunshine to the use of the pennines. the weather front moving out of northern ireland to central england. we will see a fairamount ireland to central england. we will see a fair amount of cloud through the day. it will stay relatively warm up than it has been, highs of around 4—8 . through the night, the blanket of cloud continues to linger across england and wales. that will prevent te
marc ashdown, bbc news.trictions she's imposed during the covid pandemic. the couple have been dating for a decade and have a five—year—old daughter. stay with those on bbc news. hello. most of those have seen cloud and its but only dry. the story is on the change next week. it will turn noticeably colder with the risk of snow at lower levels in the north and we will see some severe night—time frost. forthe will see some severe night—time frost. for the start of this weekend, we've got...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.nalist and author of the 2021 book the great post office scandal, nick wallis. i should also say you are a consultant on that tv drama we were watching some of there. what is your reaction to this latest development, this investigation into potential fraud offences? we this investigation into potential fraud offences?— this investigation into potential fraud offences? ~ ~ ., ., ., fraud offences? we know the ongoing olice fraud offences? we know the ongoing police investigation _ fraud offences? we know the ongoing police investigation has _ fraud offences? we know the ongoing police investigation has basically - police investigation has basically slow to something of a halt in recent months as it took in the evidence that was coming out of the public inquiry, so i think this new development is very significant. we know that the high courtjudge who presided over the group litigation which ended in victory for the sub—postmasters was so concerned about the evidence that some fujitsu eng
marc ashdown, bbc news.nalist and author of the 2021 book the great post office scandal, nick wallis. i should also say you are a consultant on that tv drama we were watching some of there. what is your reaction to this latest development, this investigation into potential fraud offences? we this investigation into potential fraud offences?— this investigation into potential fraud offences? ~ ~ ., ., ., fraud offences? we know the ongoing olice fraud offences? we know the ongoing police...
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that was marc ashdown.i sunak also told the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg that his government has successfully negotiated pay disputes with a majority of nhs workers. although he admitted that that junior doctors have yet to settle their dispute. the government has now reached resolution with every other part of the nhs. nurses, midwives, paramedics, consultant doctors, speciality doctors most recently, so every other part of the nhs workforce, and i'm grateful to them for everything they're doing, has reached a resolution with the government on a reasonable, fair pay settlement. the only people that haven't are the junior doctors. the numbers that you gave... let me just finish answering. the numbers that you gave demonstrate that actually the pay offer that the junior doctors already have is more generous than any other part of the nhs. so those are the facts. right? and so given that we have managed to find resolution everywhere else and that the junior doctors have now the most generous pay offer out of anybo
that was marc ashdown.i sunak also told the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg that his government has successfully negotiated pay disputes with a majority of nhs workers. although he admitted that that junior doctors have yet to settle their dispute. the government has now reached resolution with every other part of the nhs. nurses, midwives, paramedics, consultant doctors, speciality doctors most recently, so every other part of the nhs workforce, and i'm grateful to them for everything they're doing,...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.gang that was attempting to smuggle hundreds of lizards to hong kong. detectives discovered more than 250 of the creatures, destined for the international pet market. live now to phil mercer, our correspondent in sydney. australia is home to a wondrous array of fora and flora and the government believes native animals and plants for that matter are increasingly being targeted by criminal gangs who see easy profits to be made in this country by, for example, catching wild lizards and sending them around the world for profit. the pelissier in sme have conducted a series of raids and if they say they have recovered more than 250 lizards. —— the police here in sydney. along with snakes. it is alleged criminal gang has been catching the creatures in the wild and sending them via post in hong kong. the alarm was raised in september when an illicit consignment was found. that prompted a nationwide investigation andy in these raids in sydney. four people have been arrested and facing various j
marc ashdown, bbc news.gang that was attempting to smuggle hundreds of lizards to hong kong. detectives discovered more than 250 of the creatures, destined for the international pet market. live now to phil mercer, our correspondent in sydney. australia is home to a wondrous array of fora and flora and the government believes native animals and plants for that matter are increasingly being targeted by criminal gangs who see easy profits to be made in this country by, for example, catching wild...
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marc— front line of their organisations. marc ashdown, bbc news.re watching those committee hearings. what do you think we have learned today about the post office scandal? i learned today about the post office scandal? ~' , ., ., scandal? i think the standout moment ofthe scandal? i think the standout moment of the morning — scandal? i think the standout moment of the morning was _ scandal? i think the standout moment of the morning was the _ scandal? i think the standout moment of the morning was the boss _ scandal? i think the standout moment of the morning was the boss of- of the morning was the boss of fujitsu had a moral responsibility to contribute to contribute to the compensation to the victims of the scandal. given the other things it said this morning, it's hard to come to any other conclusion. they accepted there were bugs right from the beginning. they accepted they assisted and provided information to the post office to pursue those private prosecutions and said they documented and communicated to the post office that there accounts c
marc— front line of their organisations. marc ashdown, bbc news.re watching those committee hearings. what do you think we have learned today about the post office scandal? i learned today about the post office scandal? ~' , ., ., scandal? i think the standout moment ofthe scandal? i think the standout moment of the morning — scandal? i think the standout moment of the morning was _ scandal? i think the standout moment of the morning was the _ scandal? i think the standout moment of the...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.as part of "brea kfast�*s care in 202a" series, tim muffett has spent the day with the stepping out walking group. tell us about your husband, maureen. what are your memories of him? wonderful times. fun—loving, always singing. he was a very outgoing person, very happy. maureen and ronnie were married for 66 years. i'm a carer for my mum. mum was a full—time carer previously for my dad, who sadly died two years ago. are you sure this is going to be warm enough? yes. dad was diagnosed with dementia. since dad died, mum's health sort of went downhill and she's been very, very poorly for the last year. ronnie loved joining maureen and lesley on walks for unpaid carers and their families. organised by a community group called stepping out with carers. what are the main challenges of being an unpaid carer? it's really hard. i mean, i didn't work fora number of years, did i? because i was trying to help you and dad. and when you've got a young family, if you run, which i did have, that was a
marc ashdown, bbc news.as part of "brea kfast�*s care in 202a" series, tim muffett has spent the day with the stepping out walking group. tell us about your husband, maureen. what are your memories of him? wonderful times. fun—loving, always singing. he was a very outgoing person, very happy. maureen and ronnie were married for 66 years. i'm a carer for my mum. mum was a full—time carer previously for my dad, who sadly died two years ago. are you sure this is going to be warm...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.raditionally when people throughout their trees but many are getting a new lease of life in sweden as a habitat for green life. the trees are thrown off a boat into the baltic sea, like a christmas present for the fish! there's not a lot of reeds and those are really important habitats for fish that are going missing. there are plenty of places to hide in here. there are all these branches and there are the pine needles as well so they are great places to place the roe and forjuvenile fish to hide from biggerfish. this is bbc news, you can find us on social media. please keep watching. hello. we've had chilly weather over the past few days but things are about to get colder and we are going to see a blast of arctic air moving in for the next couple of days so a drop in temperature and some snow showers will cause a bit of disruption, particularly in the north. we got a couple of weather fronts shifting south opening the door to these cold, northerly winds. through the next few hours, a
marc ashdown, bbc news.raditionally when people throughout their trees but many are getting a new lease of life in sweden as a habitat for green life. the trees are thrown off a boat into the baltic sea, like a christmas present for the fish! there's not a lot of reeds and those are really important habitats for fish that are going missing. there are plenty of places to hide in here. there are all these branches and there are the pine needles as well so they are great places to place the roe...
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our business correspondent marc ashdown is here. to give you the nuts and bolts of how the new year's honours system works, people are nominated from all walks of life, it is then vetted, it goes to the pm and the monarch bestows the honour. paula vennells received her cbe in 2019 when theresa may was in office. we know, though, that around 500 or so subpostmasters were about to bring a group action to the high court and a judge was about to issue a damning indictment of the horizon computer system saying it was defective. the sunday times newspaper spoke to people there is about what and how close that larva will get to grindavik. the local police are saying this morning it started out at around a50 metres away from the perimeter. it is starting to edge closer and closer to pipes, electricity surprise. there is a biotechnology greenhouse which was an deed back in november so in terms of valuables,. that is due to go under the lava. authorities are predicting that actually the main fish i was going to reach the time that this new on
our business correspondent marc ashdown is here. to give you the nuts and bolts of how the new year's honours system works, people are nominated from all walks of life, it is then vetted, it goes to the pm and the monarch bestows the honour. paula vennells received her cbe in 2019 when theresa may was in office. we know, though, that around 500 or so subpostmasters were about to bring a group action to the high court and a judge was about to issue a damning indictment of the horizon computer...
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i'm marc ashdown. "enough is enough".se real estate developer evergrande. the ruling comes after the struggling property giant failed to come up with an acceptable restructuring plan for its overseas creditors. its shares plunged more than 20% on the news, before trading was suspended. evergrande is the worst casualty of china's real estate boom and bust, with debts of more than $300 billion. duncan wrigley is chief china economist at pantheon macro—economics. he says it is going to be difficult for investors to recover their money from the chinese mainland. well, the next step is a hong kong court will appoint liquidators who will take over the running of the top level of the company from the management. the company has two sets of assets. offshore assets, things like shareholdings and some other subsidiary companies, those assets are very
i'm marc ashdown. "enough is enough".se real estate developer evergrande. the ruling comes after the struggling property giant failed to come up with an acceptable restructuring plan for its overseas creditors. its shares plunged more than 20% on the news, before trading was suspended. evergrande is the worst casualty of china's real estate boom and bust, with debts of more than $300 billion. duncan wrigley is chief china economist at pantheon macro—economics. he says it is going to...
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our business correspondent marc ashdown has the latest.ed such an existential crisis. the man brought injust a year ago to sort things out has now gone — sacked by the business secretary as the government grapples with how to resolve the horizon it scandal. i am the post office�*s sole shareholder. kemi badenoch made it clear that even though the computer issues long predate henry staunton�*s tenure, she decided there should be a change at the very top. there were various disagreements within the board, and when i looked at it, i thought that a change of personnel was what was required. i decided that given all of the difficulties the post office is having, it�*s notjust about horizon. it�*s about the entire business model, how we make it work, that we needed someone who could chair a board that was able to deal with these things effectively. the government ultimately owns the post office and campaigners have long called for it to take tough action to help bring aboutjustice for the more than 700 people who were wrongfully convicted. i hav
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marc ashdown, bbc news.g to do? what can the government do? 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. it seems this tv drama has focused political minds.— political minds. that's right. mps are backing _ political minds. that's right. mps are backing parliament _ political minds. that's right. mps are backing parliament for- political minds. that's right. mps are backing parliament for the i political minds. that's right. mps i are backing parliament for the first time in the new year today on this issue has rocketed to the top of the agenda since that tv drama was aired for the first episode on new year's day. the government is trying to get ahead of this. you have alex chalk, the justice secretary, ahead of this. you have alex chalk, thejustice secretary, meeting the minister responsible for postal services today and crucially they are meeting each other in the presence of government lawyers. because they want to look at potential legal remedies to this situation. there are various diff
marc ashdown, bbc news.g to do? what can the government do? 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. it seems this tv drama has focused political minds.— political minds. that's right. mps are backing _ political minds. that's right. mps are backing parliament _ political minds. that's right. mps are backing parliament for- political minds. that's right. mps are backing parliament for the i political minds. that's right. mps i are backing parliament for the first time in...
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marc ashdown, bbc news. now it's time for a look at today's sport with sarah.sorbing final at the australian men's open. italianjannik sinner fought back from two sets down against daniil medvedev to win a first grand slam title. medvedev was looking for his second grand slam title, dominated the first set taking it 6—3. and while the second set felt closer, medvedev also took that by the same score line. but then sinner found his way, who was playing in his first final recovered and started to impose his game on medvedev, with the 22—year—old winning the next three sets 6—4, 6—4, 6—3 to win the title. it was another bitter experience for medvedev, who also blew a two—set lead against rafa nadal in the 2022 final. sinner becomes the first australian open champion for a decade not to be named novak djokovic, rafa nadal or roger federer. now to cricket where tourists england managed one of their best ever away wins, stunning india with a 28—run victory in a dramatic finish to the first test in hyderabad. india had lost only three of their previous 46 home tests a
marc ashdown, bbc news. now it's time for a look at today's sport with sarah.sorbing final at the australian men's open. italianjannik sinner fought back from two sets down against daniil medvedev to win a first grand slam title. medvedev was looking for his second grand slam title, dominated the first set taking it 6—3. and while the second set felt closer, medvedev also took that by the same score line. but then sinner found his way, who was playing in his first final recovered and started...
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time for a look at the business news now, with marc ashdown.start with the cost of energy because, despite disruption in the red sea, uk households are still on track for cheaper bills from april. that's according to a report out today from a leading forecaster. according to cornwall energy, the annual bill for the average household is expected to fall from £1,900 a year or so tojust £1,620 from april. that's a fall of more than £300 a year, or 16%. just a reminder, 0fgem sets this cap every three months, it's the maximum suppliers can charge per unit and these figures represent a typical bill — if you use more, you pay more. we spoke to dr craig lowrey from cornwall insight and asked him why the situation in the middle east isn't pushing up energy prices. the situation we have is that the uk market and indeed the european market is being relatively well supplied by liquefied natural gas cargoes from america, so that is just coming straight across the atlantic and, as a consequence, what is occurring in the red sea isn't currently affecting uk
time for a look at the business news now, with marc ashdown.start with the cost of energy because, despite disruption in the red sea, uk households are still on track for cheaper bills from april. that's according to a report out today from a leading forecaster. according to cornwall energy, the annual bill for the average household is expected to fall from £1,900 a year or so tojust £1,620 from april. that's a fall of more than £300 a year, or 16%. just a reminder, 0fgem sets this cap every...
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time for a look at the business news now, with marc ashdown. track for cheaper bills from april. that's according to a report out today from a leading forecaster. according to cornwall energy, the annual bill for the average household is expected to fall from £1,900 a year or so tojust
time for a look at the business news now, with marc ashdown. track for cheaper bills from april. that's according to a report out today from a leading forecaster. according to cornwall energy, the annual bill for the average household is expected to fall from £1,900 a year or so tojust
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i'm marc ashdown. start of the world economic forum. the big topic this year is artificial intelligence and the impact it could have on the global economy. the forum's "global risks report" ranks "misinformation and disinformation" created by ai as the most signifcant risk to global stability over the next five years, ahead of climate change, war and economic weakness. the international monetary fund also has new analysis warning that al is set to affect nearly 40% of alljobs and worsen inequality. kristalina georgieva is the managing director of the imf. we must focus on helping lower income countries in particular to move faster to be able to catch the opportunities that artificial intelligence were present. in other words, embrace it, it is
i'm marc ashdown. start of the world economic forum. the big topic this year is artificial intelligence and the impact it could have on the global economy. the forum's "global risks report" ranks "misinformation and disinformation" created by ai as the most signifcant risk to global stability over the next five years, ahead of climate change, war and economic weakness. the international monetary fund also has new analysis warning that al is set to affect nearly 40% of...
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marc ashdown is with me, our business correspondent.big week, fujitsu week if you like. we have been hearing from members of staff tomorrow, topped off by the big european boss, paul patter sovn. paterson. the focus will be on the defects with this it system and who knew what and what action was taken. 0ne topic that emerged was something called remote access and it seems fujitsu could get into computers from afar and that could have caused some of the financial inconsistencies and why did the company give support and documents and witness statements to the post awe office to help prosecute innocent people. we saw paul paterson giving evidence to mps. he thinks the company has a moral obligation to contribute to compensation. that bill could top a billion pounds and fujitsu has been awarded a hundred government contracts in the fast last four years and today they said they would not bid for any more until this is sorted out. not bid for any more until this is sorted out-— the england midfielder, jordan henderson, hasjust signed for the
marc ashdown is with me, our business correspondent.big week, fujitsu week if you like. we have been hearing from members of staff tomorrow, topped off by the big european boss, paul patter sovn. paterson. the focus will be on the defects with this it system and who knew what and what action was taken. 0ne topic that emerged was something called remote access and it seems fujitsu could get into computers from afar and that could have caused some of the financial inconsistencies and why did the...
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let's get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown. is this a surprise? is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the cards, really. it| is this a surprise? potentially. it l has been on the cards, really. it is the darling of the high street, but it is not immune from these gloomy financial pressures that all businesses are facing. it has
let's get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown. is this a surprise? is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the cards, really. it| is this a surprise? potentially. it l has been on the cards, really. it is the darling of the high street, but it is not immune from these gloomy financial pressures that all businesses are facing. it has
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hello, i'm marc ashdown.nt compound over security concerns. it's after a group of gunmen stormed a live television studio which happened a day after the president declared a nationwide state of emergency. the men, wearing balaclavas, burst into the studio of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking severaljournalists and staff members hostage. the police say the attack will be treated as an "act of terrorism".
hello, i'm marc ashdown.nt compound over security concerns. it's after a group of gunmen stormed a live television studio which happened a day after the president declared a nationwide state of emergency. the men, wearing balaclavas, burst into the studio of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking severaljournalists and staff members hostage. the police say the attack will be treated as an "act of terrorism".
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with more on those last two stories, here's marc ashdown with the business news. well, as you've been reporting, hundreds of tractors are blocking major roads leading into paris. similar action is taking place elsewhere in the country as part of continuing protests by farmers against falling incomes, rising bureaucracy and competition from imports. the farmers say their aim is to stop food deliveries to supermarkets. the french authorities say 15,000 police officers have been mobilised to prevent tractors from entering paris and other big cities. farmers have also been demonstrating in germany, belgium, the netherlands and eastern europe. morgane 0dee runs a small organic vegetable farm near vannes in brittany. she explained why she's backing the protests. we produce food for the people and we take care of the nature, so we deserved to be treated with decency. yet because of free trade agreement and market deregulation, the prices we are being paid for products is being lower and lower, while our cost of production are increasing. so it is not ok any more, we want
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i asked our business correspondent marc ashdown how the review might be carried out.over a 16 year period, from 1999 — 2015, when these postmasters and mistresses, the pillars of the village community. they were accused of theft, false accounting, fraud, some of them, because of the discrepancies this system was throwing up. they were accused of theft, false accounting, fraud, some of them, because of the discrepancies this system was throwing up. some of them were even sent to prison. they were accused of theft, false accounting, fraud, some of them, the issue now is how they go about overturning those convictions. 700 of them. at the moment, each and every one of them has to appeal individually, and to the post office itself, to try and appeal it. after many of them say they were terrorised, traumatised, over many years by this whole saga, scandal, they are perhaps not confident to do that. it has become a big issue because of this itv drama, rishi sunak grilled on it today on the airwaves, and if the government looking at two things. firstly, how to speed up that p
i asked our business correspondent marc ashdown how the review might be carried out.over a 16 year period, from 1999 — 2015, when these postmasters and mistresses, the pillars of the village community. they were accused of theft, false accounting, fraud, some of them, because of the discrepancies this system was throwing up. they were accused of theft, false accounting, fraud, some of them, because of the discrepancies this system was throwing up. some of them were even sent to prison. they...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.ssberg spoke to the business secretary kemi badenoch about the departure of the post office chairman, and other political topics. let's have a listen. people clearly want to see a lot more hope and optimism about the country. we have a plan and that is what we are using in order to show people how we are going to make the uk better. we need to do much more of that. i thought it was quite interesting the contrast between keir starmer and rishi sunak, which goes to show that there is everything to play for in this election. people act as if us losing power and not being in government is a fait accompli — clearly not true listening to that focus group. and the third one was just about how people are fed up with a lot of the toxicity, i would say, in politics at the moment, where it looks like people are interested in their own personal ambitions rather than for people in the country. that is definitely something which i will be able to address today. we will come to that in a second. peop
marc ashdown, bbc news.ssberg spoke to the business secretary kemi badenoch about the departure of the post office chairman, and other political topics. let's have a listen. people clearly want to see a lot more hope and optimism about the country. we have a plan and that is what we are using in order to show people how we are going to make the uk better. we need to do much more of that. i thought it was quite interesting the contrast between keir starmer and rishi sunak, which goes to show...
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good morning, i'm marc ashdown. we start in the us where it could be a big day for bitcoin. the price of the cryptocurrency has been on a bit of a rollercoaster after a false post on the official x account of the us securities and exchange commission. the post claimed the regulator had approved the first ever exchange traded funds — or etf�*s for spot trades in bitcoin. it's a move that has been eagerly awaited by cryptocurrency enthusiasts. our business correspondent in new york, is erin delmore. if you're in the crypto world or curious about getting into it, then a spot bitcoin etf has been on your radar. it allows people to bet on bitcoin�*s gains and losses, even if they do not own bitcoin themselves. us regulators are widely expected to approve the new exchange traded funds this week. so, when a tweet was posted from the sec gov account, saying essentially that, it was noteworthy. it was also wrong. the sec and its chair, gary gensler, quickly posted on x that the sec account was compromised and the regulator had not yet approved the listing in trading of spot bitcoin e
good morning, i'm marc ashdown. we start in the us where it could be a big day for bitcoin. the price of the cryptocurrency has been on a bit of a rollercoaster after a false post on the official x account of the us securities and exchange commission. the post claimed the regulator had approved the first ever exchange traded funds — or etf�*s for spot trades in bitcoin. it's a move that has been eagerly awaited by cryptocurrency enthusiasts. our business correspondent in new york, is erin...
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our business correspondent marc ashdown has the latest.t injust a year ago to sort things out has now gone — sacked by the business secretary as the government grapples with how to resolve the horizon it scandal. i am the post office's sole shareholder. kemi badenoch made it clear that even though the computer issues long predate henry staunton's tenure, she decided there should be a change at the very top. there were various disagreements within the board, and when i looked at it, i thought that a change of personnel was what was required. i decided that given all of the difficulties the post office is having, it's notjust about horizon. it's about the entire business model, how we make it work, that we needed someone who could chair a board that was able to deal with these things effectively. the government ultimately owns the post office and campaigners have long called for it to take tough action to help bring aboutjustice for the more than 700 people who were wrongfully convicted. i haven't got that money. jo hamilton's story was cent
our business correspondent marc ashdown has the latest.t injust a year ago to sort things out has now gone — sacked by the business secretary as the government grapples with how to resolve the horizon it scandal. i am the post office's sole shareholder. kemi badenoch made it clear that even though the computer issues long predate henry staunton's tenure, she decided there should be a change at the very top. there were various disagreements within the board, and when i looked at it, i thought...
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our business correspondent, marc ashdown, reports.vidual case and fight our corner. it started as a lone voice but became a chorus and eventually expose a national scandal. more than 700 post of this branch managers has spent two decades fighting to clear their names as this week's itv drama showed, some were wrongly sent to prison. noel thomas was one of them. it's been 18 years for me and it's been hell for a lot of people. this all centres _ been hell for a lot of people. this all centres and _ been hell for a lot of people. this all centres and horizon it system which the post office started using in 1999. it led to accusations of theft and false accounting. it eventually emerged the system is faulty but not before hundreds of people were prosecuted. the metro police have been investigated possible cases, relating to some of the cases, a solicitor acting for some of them involved said the ongoing public inquiry into the scandal has suggested wider questions. scandal has suggested wider questione— scandal has suggested wider cuesti
our business correspondent, marc ashdown, reports.vidual case and fight our corner. it started as a lone voice but became a chorus and eventually expose a national scandal. more than 700 post of this branch managers has spent two decades fighting to clear their names as this week's itv drama showed, some were wrongly sent to prison. noel thomas was one of them. it's been 18 years for me and it's been hell for a lot of people. this all centres _ been hell for a lot of people. this all centres...
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let's get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown. is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on _ is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the _ is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the cards, - is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the cards, really. it| is this a surprise? potentially. it l has been on the cards, really. it is the darling of the high street, but it is not immune from these gloomy financial pressures that all businesses are facing. it has been hit by high inflation, soaring costs to freight and energy bills, staffing costs. they posted a £230 million loss back in march, just the second time it has ever made a full year loss. the second time it had to scrap its staff bonus. they are partners, they co—own the business through a trust. about 4000 jobs went back then. somejohn lewis and waitrose stores were closed. now it seems there is some more pain ahead. a spokesman confirmed they are drawing up plans to shrink the 76,000 person workforce. they would not go into the specifics. as you mentioned, the guardia
let's get more on this with our business correspondent, marc ashdown. is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on _ is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the _ is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the cards, - is this a surprise? potentially. it has been on the cards, really. it| is this a surprise? potentially. it l has been on the cards, really. it is the darling of the high street, but it is not immune from these gloomy financial pressures that all businesses are...
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welcome to world business report with me, marc ashdown.where in the country, as part of continuing protests by farmers against falling incomes, rising bureaucracy and competition from imports. the farmers say their aim is to stop food deliveries to supermarkets. the french authorities say 15,000 police have been mobilised to prevent tractors from entering paris and other big cities. farmers have also been demonstrating in germany, belgium, the netherlands and eastern europe. let's speak now to morgane ody, who runs a small—scale organic vegetable farm near vannes in brittany. extreme measures, from
welcome to world business report with me, marc ashdown.where in the country, as part of continuing protests by farmers against falling incomes, rising bureaucracy and competition from imports. the farmers say their aim is to stop food deliveries to supermarkets. the french authorities say 15,000 police have been mobilised to prevent tractors from entering paris and other big cities. farmers have also been demonstrating in germany, belgium, the netherlands and eastern europe. let's speak now to...
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with more on those last two stories, here's marc ashdown with the business news.on from imports. the farmers say their aim is to stop food deliveries to supermarkets. the french authorities say 15,000 police officers have been mobilised to prevent tractors from entering paris and other big cities. farmers have also been demonstrating in germany, belgium, the netherlands and eastern europe. morgane odee runs a small organic vegetable farm near vannes in brittany. she explained why she's backing the protests.
with more on those last two stories, here's marc ashdown with the business news.on from imports. the farmers say their aim is to stop food deliveries to supermarkets. the french authorities say 15,000 police officers have been mobilised to prevent tractors from entering paris and other big cities. farmers have also been demonstrating in germany, belgium, the netherlands and eastern europe. morgane odee runs a small organic vegetable farm near vannes in brittany. she explained why she's backing...
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particular instance that people are held to account will let's speak to our business correspondent marcstark testimony showing the anger, frustration that many still feel in that box office moment, the european boss admitting not only do they know about these bugs, the defects very early on, but they insisted can i get up to the post office to prosecute people, costing people their livelihoods, some of them their lives. many shunned by their communities, of course most of their communities, of course most of the one person we have not heard from yet is the top man of the company, the global chief executive, he has kept his silence so far. the bbc team caught up with him. would you like to apologise? yes. — yes, of course. fujitsu has apologised. the impoact on their lives and that of their families. j what do you think about fujitsu giving the money back? the government suggested that you should return the money. we understand the ongoing public inquiry _ and so, i'm sorry, i cannot comment ifor you further about these topics. i and a great day for him, the representative is asked about
particular instance that people are held to account will let's speak to our business correspondent marcstark testimony showing the anger, frustration that many still feel in that box office moment, the european boss admitting not only do they know about these bugs, the defects very early on, but they insisted can i get up to the post office to prosecute people, costing people their livelihoods, some of them their lives. many shunned by their communities, of course most of their communities, of...
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marc ashdown, bbc news.gramme. tributes have been paid to actor david soul, best known for his role in the television series starsky & hutch, who has died at the age of 80. you said there and you think, you think about time, hard time, because we will be back and if you've got whatjose you will fall behind an accessory to murder, and that, my fat friend, is a nightmare.- fat friend, is a nightmare. tributes have been coming _ fat friend, is a nightmare. tributes have been coming in, _ fat friend, is a nightmare. tributes have been coming in, as _ fat friend, is a nightmare. tributes have been coming in, as you - fat friend, is a nightmare. tributes| have been coming in, as you would imagine. actor ben stiller reposted a clip from the original tv series on x, accompanied by the message "defining �*70s cool. rest in peace." soul was also a singer known for his uk chart—toppers don't give up on us and silver lady. some amazing vehicles and amazing fashion. it some amazing vehicles and amazing fashion. ., some a
marc ashdown, bbc news.gramme. tributes have been paid to actor david soul, best known for his role in the television series starsky & hutch, who has died at the age of 80. you said there and you think, you think about time, hard time, because we will be back and if you've got whatjose you will fall behind an accessory to murder, and that, my fat friend, is a nightmare.- fat friend, is a nightmare. tributes have been coming _ fat friend, is a nightmare. tributes have been coming in, _ fat...
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here's our business correspondent marc ashdown.ancial picture all businesses have suffered. hit by high inflation, soaring costs forfreight, energy, staffing. it posted a £230 million loss back in march, that is only the second ever time it has made a full year loss. had to scrap the annual pot staff bonus for the partners, don't forget, they are partners, they co—owned the business. some job cuts were announced back then and john lewis and waitrose stores set to close now, it seems more pain coming on the line. a spokesperson told me today with sadness they are today drawing up plans to shrink the 76,000 workforce further. they didn't go into details, but the guardian reporting 11,000 jobs, potentially up to 10% of the workforce. i'm told the axe won't fall immediately, it could all take five years. a mix of the term natural wastage but also some redundancies potentially. you mentioned it is a partnership and the staff own it, any reaction from staff to this? the guardian also report they have been on message boards, sharing their
here's our business correspondent marc ashdown.ancial picture all businesses have suffered. hit by high inflation, soaring costs forfreight, energy, staffing. it posted a £230 million loss back in march, that is only the second ever time it has made a full year loss. had to scrap the annual pot staff bonus for the partners, don't forget, they are partners, they co—owned the business. some job cuts were announced back then and john lewis and waitrose stores set to close now, it seems more...
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our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. that means at their real tax bill is a lot higher. higher. that means that bonuses paid to _ a lot higher. that means that bonuses paid to executives . a lot higher. that means that l bonuses paid to executives for running supposedly profitable businesses should be looked at again. it businesses should be looked at aaain. . , businesses should be looked at a.ain_ , , businesses should be looked at aaain. , , ., ., again. it has stoked yet more anger and there is — again. it has stoked yet more anger and there is cause _ again. it has stoked yet more anger and there is cause now— again. it has stoked yet more anger and there is cause now for- again. it has stoked yet more anger and there is cause now for some . again. it has stoked yet more anger and there is cause now for some of| and there is cause now for some of that money to be paid back. i and there is cause now for some of that money to be paid back.- that money to be paid back. i think our big concern _ that money to be paid back. i think our big concern is _ that money to be p
our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. that means at their real tax bill is a lot higher. higher. that means that bonuses paid to _ a lot higher. that means that bonuses paid to executives . a lot higher. that means that l bonuses paid to executives for running supposedly profitable businesses should be looked at again. it businesses should be looked at aaain. . , businesses should be looked at a.ain_ , , businesses should be looked at aaain. , , ., ., again. it has stoked yet more...
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here�*s our business correspondent marc ashdown. a thief, right? it must be a bug, it must be. lee castleton�*s years of suffering were laid bare in the recent itv drama. he was accused of theft by the post office and pursued through the courts. £26,000 has gone missing. you what? 26 grand. he was left bankrupt, shunned by his community and even considered ending his life. he said the public support this week has left him stunned. it�*s very lonely being the only one, as the post office would constantly tell each of the victims. so now we�*re together in this and we just need to keep walking forward, no matter what the punches are, no matter how hard the war gets. lee was among around 700 post office managers convicted over a 16—year period from 1999. in fact, faulty software in the horizon it system was to blame. today, the prime minister said the ministry ofjustice is looking at the best way to speed up the process for overturning convictions and handing out compensation. it's right that we find every which way we can do to try an
here�*s our business correspondent marc ashdown. a thief, right? it must be a bug, it must be. lee castleton�*s years of suffering were laid bare in the recent itv drama. he was accused of theft by the post office and pursued through the courts. £26,000 has gone missing. you what? 26 grand. he was left bankrupt, shunned by his community and even considered ending his life. he said the public support this week has left him stunned. it�*s very lonely being the only one, as the post office...