the uk post office chairman, henry staunton, is asked to step down by the business secretary amid tensions over the horizon postmaster scandal. and donald trump addresses a rally in las vegas, a day after a court orders him to pay 83 million dollars in damages to a woman he defamed. hello, i'm nicky schiller. we start this hour in the middle east. it's already struggling to feed and shelter the two million gazans who currently depend on it. now the uk, us and seven other countries are suspending theirfunding for the un agency for palestinians, unrwa, a decision the head of the organisation has described as shocking. it comes after israel accused several members of its staff of being involved in the 7th october hamas attacks. unrwa has sacked them and says it is investigating the claims. but israel continues to put pressure on the un agency, saying its boss should resign. our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen, reports. crushed from the air. lives, homes, families, and now the very mission set up to help gaza's desperate is taking a hit too — the un agency for palestinian refugees, or un

the uk post office chairman, henry staunton, is asked to step down by the secretary of state, kemi badenoch. and landmarks across the uk light up purple to commemorate holocaust memorial day, marking the 79th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz. hello. the uk hasjoined the us and several other countries in pausing funding for the un agency for palestinians, unrwa. it follows the sacking of several of the organisation's staff, after israel accused them of being involved in the 7th october hamas attacks against israel. an investigation has been launched into the claims, as our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen, reports. crushed from the air. lives, homes, families and now the very mission set up to help gaza's desperate is taking a hit too. the un agency for palestinian refugees, or unrwa, firing several employees for alleged involvement in hamas�* assault on israel. a body set up to protect, accused of attack. britain and a handful of other countries have now paused theirfunding. the foreign office said it was appalled by claims of complicity in what it called "a heinous act of te

why did you get henry staunton to stand down? what were your concerns?me to my portfolio, i was really focused on three things. 0ne, get the money out of the door — the last thing i wanted was for people to die without having the compensation. the compensation from the post office. yes, absolutely critical, i talked about that in my conference speech, kevin hollinrake, the brilliant post office minister. second, i wanted to make sure that everything was fair, notjust getting money out of the door but that the money was the right amount and what we were doing was fair. the third one was looking at the governance around the post office, and that is where i decided that we needed a new chair of the organisation was important, it just wasn't working. what was it about? was that the row about post office bonuses being paid while the scandal of horizon was still going on? there were various disagreements within the board. and when i looked at it i thought a change of personnel was required. i don't want to do hr on live tv, these are human beings that we are t

henry staunton left the role following the fall—out from the horizon it scandal. there's confusion over whether it was by "mutual consent" as reported by the government, or whether he was asked to leave, as the post office says. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. it has been thrown out enough, that is it, i am free. it has been thrown out enough, that is it. i am free-— is it, i am free. dismantled resisted — is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his _ is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his 2006 - is it, i am free. dismantled| resisted his 2006 conviction is it, i am free. dismantled - resisted his 2006 conviction for embezzlement had been overturned, but many more former sub—postmasters are waiting for their names to be cleared. the government is rushing registration through parliament to do so and now changing some of those at the top of the organisation. this weekend the business secretary picked up her phone to this man, henry thornton, and asked him to stand down as chairman of the post office. appointed just over a year ago, there is

the business and trade secretary kemi badenoch has said she removed the post office chairman henry stauntone of the post office "just wasn t working". an interim chair is expected to be appointed shortly. it comes as the post office is reeling from the fallout from the horizon scandal, which has been called the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. 0ur political correspondent harry farley explains. more than 700 sub—postmasters and mistresses prosecuted because of the faulty horizon software system that made it look as though money was disappearing from post office accounts when of course it wasn't, and many more were having to pay out of their own pockets to make up the shortfalls that the horizon error made it look as though was happening. as you say, there is a keenness in government to be seen to be proactive, to be seen to be doing something on this and kemi badenoch the business secretary was out this morning explaining why she had sacked the post office chairman yesterday, henry staunton. he's been in post forjust over a year, so he wasn't in post over the key period when the

the business and trade secretary kemi badenoch has said she removed the post office chairman henry staunton post office just wasn't working. an interim chair is expected to be appointed shortly. it comes as the post office is reeling from the fallout from the horizon scandal, which has been called the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. with more on this is our political correspondent, harry farley. bring it up—to—date with their comments from the secretary. this comes in response _ comments from the secretary. this comes in response to the public fury at the post office scandal, more than 700 sub—postmasters and mistresses prosecuted because of the faulty horizon software system that made it look as if money was disappearing from post office accounts when it wasn't and many more having to pay out of their own pockets to make up the shortfall is that the horizon error made it look what's happening. there is a keenness on government to be seen to be proactive in doing something on this and kemi badenoch the business secretary was expelling why she had sacked post office chairman hen

the chairman of the uk post office henry staunton was sacked by the business secretary kemi badenoch,s�* with the company�*s board. she said his departure was about more than the horizon it scandal — where hundreds of sub post—masters and mistresses were wrongly accused of fraud and false accounting — and many were jailed. our business correspondent marc ashdown has the latest. not since it was first established more than 350 years ago as the post office faced 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.

henry staunton with the board. henry staunton stepped down the wake of the stepped down in the wake of the honzon stepped down in the wake of the horizon scandal . the business horizon it scandal. the business secretary said the decision was by consent after she by mutual consent after she explained to him why we needed new leadership. >> they've been having difficulties the board and difficulties on the board and when at it, decided when i looked at it, i decided that given everything that's happened, given renewed happened, given the renewed interest or new interest, in interest or the new interest, in some cases horizon some cases into the horizon scandal, we just needed someone different . to different. to >> people have been arrested after protesters threw soup at the mona lisa in the louvre museum in paris, two women wearing shirts with the slogan food response crossed the security boundary and began shouting our farming system is sick! the incident came after days of protests by french farmers over low profi

, the business and trade secretary kemi badenoch has said she sacked the post office chairman henry staunton wasn't working'. the governance of the post office �*just wasn't working'. an interim chair is expected to be appointed shortly. it comes as the post office is reeling from the fallout from the horizon scandal, which has been called the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. mark ashdown reports. it's been thrown out and i've... that's me, i'm free! rab thomson sharing the emotional news this week with his sister that 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 diffi

the quickest and fairest way to achieve that, and now the chair of the post office, this man, henry stauntondged? 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 take tougher action to bring justice for more than 700 people, likejo hamilton, who were wrongly prosecuted because of defects in the horizon it computer system. so do they think this departure will make a difference? the whole thing is a bit of a distraction from the real thing. it's the dead cat strategy, and i think it's designed

kemi badenoch made it clear that even though the computer issues long predate henry staunton's tenure, 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 central to the itv drama. she doesn't think this departure will make much of a difference. the whole thing is a bit of a distraction from the real thing. it's the dead cat strategy. and i think it's designed to make it look like the department, the business department, is being proactive and listening to the postmasters, but actually they're not. but the business secretary did hint that further personnel moves could follow. one la

the uk post office chairman, henry staunton, is asked to step down by the secretary of state, kemi badenoch. hello. i'm nicky schiller. the head of the un agency for palestinians, unrwa, says the decision by several countries to suspend funding is shocking, and will threaten its aid work in gaza. it follows the organisation sacking several members of its staff, after israel accused them of being involved in the 7th october hamas attacks. unrwa is investigating the claims. but israel is continues to put pressure on the un agency, saying its boss should resign. our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen, reports. crushed from the air. lives, homes, families and now the very mission set up to help gaza's desperate is taking a hit too. the un agency for palestinian refugees, or unrwa, firing several employees for alleged involvement in hamas' assault on israel. a body set up to protect, accused of attack. britain and a handful of other countries have now paused theirfunding. the foreign office said it was appalled by claims of complicity in what it called "a heinous act of terrorism." hamas stor

um, and in terms of the post office itself, of course, this this man, henry staunton , wasn't in chargeaunton, wasn't in charge when these problems were going on. but there's a feeling that the culture in the post office has still really not changed. and we saw during the public inquiry , saw during the public inquiry, the post office bosses and fujitsu bosses not really doing themselves any favours. a culture, it seems, still , of culture, it seems, still, of trying to protect the company rather than doing what is right for these postmasters that have been so wronged over many, many years . years. >> catherine henry's only been in the post since december 2022, hasn't he? absolutely nothing to do with what's been going on for, what, 20 years? basically, you know, the one thing that surprised me today, catherine, was that some post offices was that that some post offices are still using that system and they're still having problems with it. that's the bit i can't get my head round. all right, chemist, on what she's done okay, they needed a fall okay, i get they needed a fall quy- okay, i

do chair henry staunton was sacked by her yesterday.e overall approach and entire organisation is going to come to terms with the scale of this, put it right. and also fundamentally people want to see the sub postmaster is exonerated and compensation as soon as possible. you are not saying whether it is the right decision, you have not got enough information?— right decision, you have not got enough information? unusualto have a decision like _ enough information? unusualto have a decision like this _ enough information? unusualto have a decision like this at _ enough information? unusualto have a decision like this at the _ enough information? unusualto have a decision like this at the weekend, i a decision like this at the weekend, we will find out in parliament next week exactly what. .. we will find out in parliament next week exactly what. . .— week exactly what... done for olitical week exactly what... done for political reasons? _ week exactly what... done for political reasons? let - week exactly what... done for political reaso

some breaking news that is common to us, and that is the chairman of the post office, henry stauntonbadenoch. he had only been in the job a couple of years, he was appointed in december 2022, so less than two years, and before hejoined the post office he had extensive experience being on the board of companies ranging from itv to wh smith. this comes as a huge focus on the post office after those failings that were exposed in the horizon it software which led to many sub postmasters across the united kingdom being wrongly prosecuted, many are still chasing compensation. and have for years been trying to clear their names. now, and have for years been trying to cleartheir names. now, in and have for years been trying to clear their names. now, in a statement, the business department spokesperson said in a phone call earlier today, the secretary of state for business and trade and henry staunton, chair of post office limited (pol), agreed to part ways with mutual consent. an interim will be appointed shortly and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in due course, in a

the chairman of the post office henry staunton was sacked by the business secretary can be bad a knockwhat she called various disagreements with the company's board. she said his departure was about more than the horizon it scandal where hundreds of sub— postmasters and mistresses were wrongly accused of fraud and false accounting. many were also jailed. you alive with bbc news. now, hundreds of thousands of people across germany have taken to the streets again this weekend to protest against the rise of the far right. the rallies were sparked by activists allegedly discussing the mass deportation of immigrants, even if they held citizenship. the controversy have printed questions for the alternative for deutschland party which is polling strongly right now, capitalising on concerns about the economy and immigration. our corresponded physical parker reports now from saxony. in her 80s, but undaunted by a crowd, renate speaks at one of the many protests sweeping germany. she survived the holocaust. many of herjewish family did not. translation: it's very important that we jews | raise o

she said henry staunton�*s departure wasn'tjust about the horizon scandal, which saw hundreds of subpostmastersir is expected to be appointed shortly. labour's chief whip has suspended mp kate osamor from the party pending an investigation. she had sent a message to party members on the eve of holocaust memorial day saying there was an �*international duty�* to remember the victims of the holocaust, but also �*more recent genocides in cambodia, rwanda, bosnia....and now gaza'. she subsequently apologised on social media. king charles is spending a third night in hospital in london, after undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate. he was visited on saturday and sunday by queen camilla. charles is staying in the same hospital where the princess of wales is being cared for, following her abdominal surgery. you're live with bbc news. in the uk, two boys, aged 15 and 16, have died in hospital after being stabbed in bristol last night. police say they were attacked by a group who fled the scene in a car. a 44—year—old man and 15—year—old boy have been arrested, but police are looking for other

now the chair of the post office, this man, henry staunton, has stepped down. about. it's very difficult to be asked to stand down from a position. —— h are on live tv. 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, how we 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 ultimately owns the post office, and campaigners have long called for it to take tougher action to bring justice for the more than 700 people who were wrongly prosecuted. do they think this departure will make a difference? the whole thing's a bit of a distraction from the real thing. it's the dead cat strategy, and i think it's designed to make it look like the department, the business department, is being proactive and listening to the postmasters. but actually, they're not. but the business secretary did hint that further personnel moves could follow. one labour mp who's long campaigned on the issue says root

the uk post office chairman, henry staunton, is asked to step down by the secretary of state, kemi badenochsjoined the us and several other countries in pausing funding for the un agency for palestinians, unrwa. it follows the sacking of several of the organisation's staff, after israel accused them of being involved in the 7th october hamas attacks against israel. an investigation has been launched into the claims, as our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen, reports. crushed from the air. lives, homes, families and now the very mission set up to help

the government says that henry staunton agreed to leave by mutual consent but the post office says he details, here's our political correspondent iain watson. i think it is interesting that the government said, and i quote, actually they agreed to part their ways with mutual consent. that may well be mutual consent by the end of that conversation. the post office are telling me actually, he was asked to stand down and therefore, the person who instigated that call was undoubtedly the secretary of state, the appropriate government minister, in the first place and clearly, she wanted him to go. i mean, it is actually rare, i think, for someone who is chairman of an arm's—length body, although government—funded, to be called up on a saturday afternoon and persuaded to go so, clearly, this was the secretary of state who wants a change of leadership at the top of the post office. as we know, the government's currently now trying to push through legislation to compensate and indeed exonerate sub—postmasters and mistresses who were caught up in the horizon scandal, and certainly this has bec

the post office chairman, henry staunton, has stepped down after a discussion with the business secretarycision was made by �*mutual consent�*. mr staunton had been appointed in december 2022 and had extensive experience on the board of companies ranging from itv to wh smith. the post office, which is state—owned, has been heavily criticised after hundreds of branch managers were wrongly convicted of fraud and theft because of faulty it software. a major incident has been declared in liverpool, because of fears a building could collapse following a huge fire in the city centre. more than 50 firefighters from the merseyside fire and rescue service were called to the blaze shortly after 2pm and evacuated nearby buildings. they say there are no reports of casualties. with more on this our correspondent simi jolaoso joins us from the newsroom. simi, what more do we know? as you mentioned, what we do know is that the fire broke out in a four—storey building just after 2:20pm. more than 50 firefighters were sent down to fox street near the city centre and around 1.5 hours later, around 4pm, mer

henry staunton stepped down in the wake of the horizon it scandal. that that the decision taken was by mutual consent . after she explained to consent. after she explained to him why we needed new leadership i >> -- >> they've been having difficulties on the board and when i looked at it, i decided that given everything that's happened, given the renewed interest or the new interest, in some cases into the horizon scandal, we just needed someone different . different. >> and the king has spent his second night in hospital following a procedure for an enlarged prostate. the queen visited the london clinic yesterday . and spent three hours yesterday. and spent three hours with her husband as he recuperated. king charles is said to be doing well after the procedure. if you're watching on tv, you can see live footage there of the front of the clinic. the princess of wales is also at the same hospital following abdominal surgery. charles rea, former royal correspondent for the sun, told us the support that the royal family are showing each other is comfor

so the business secretary ran rang henry staunton, the chairman.wn now, they say by mutual agreement. but it seems fairly clear that he didn't have a choice in the matter. and um, the, the specifics of what, what the, the specifics of what, what the business secretary had issue with him are not that clear. we know there's issues about the payment of some mistaken bonuses a row over a director. but what does seem clear, basically, is that this is as a result of the huge fallout that there has finally been over the horizon scandal. and of course , although scandal. and of course, although there's been stories for many , there's been stories for many, many years, this is something that began 25 years ago. it's really just this itv drama. mr bates and the post office, which so many of us watched, which really captured the imagination, which has led to this huge scrutiny now, and outrage from the public. and i think the decision to get rid of the chairman now, obviously none of the stuff going back was his fault . but i the stuff going back was his faul

the uk post office chairman, henry staunton, has stepped down after talks with the business secretarye was a �*need for new leadership'. the post office says mr staunton was asked to go. he had been appointed in december 2022 and had extensive experience on the board of companies ranging from itv to wh smith. the post office, which is state—owned, has been heavily criticised after hundreds of branch managers were wrongly convicted of fraud and theft because of faulty it software. a major incident has been declared in liverpool, after fears a building could collapse following a huge fire in the city centre. more than 50 firefighters from the merseyside fire and rescue service were called to the blaze shortly after 2pm and are evacuating nearby buildings. they say there are no reports of casualties. the fire service is urging people to avoid the area and nearby residents and businesses to close windows and doors. 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

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why did you get henry staunton to stand down, what we are concerned is?me down, what we are concerned is? when i became the — down, what we are concerned is? when i became the business _ down, what we are concerned is? twain i became the business secretary and the post office came to my portfolio, there are three things i was focused on — one, get their money out of the door. the last thing i wanted was for people to die without having the compensation... the compensation for the post office scandal? i the compensation for the post office scandal? , ,., ~' the compensation for the post office scandal? , ., scandal? i spoke to kevin hollinrake, _ scandal? i spoke to kevin hollinrake, a _ scandal? i spoke to kevin hollinrake, a brilliant - scandal? i spoke to kevin - hollinrake, a brilliant minister. second and making sure it was fair, that everything happening was fair, is notjust getting the money out of the door but at the money was the right amount and everything was fair. and thirdly, looking at the post office, and that is where my deciding that we ne

new leadership at the post office as the outgoing chairman steps down the government announced henry staunton kemi badenoch agreed to part ways with mutual consent . it's after the post consent. it's after the post office has come under fire over its handling of the horizon it scandal. government officials say an interim will be appointed shortly and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in due course. in accordance with the government's code for public appointments . a code for public appointments. a major incident has been declared as emergency services warn a building engulfed in flames in liverpool could collapse. five fighters and police are evacuating surrounding buildings. currently there are no reports of casualties . smoke no reports of casualties. smoke could be seen across the merseyside skyline. earlier, merseyside skyline. earlier, merseyside fire and rescue services say the blaze is based on fox street in liverpool city centre, and they're urging the pubuc centre, and they're urging the public to avoid the area . queen public to avoid the area. queen camilla has

henry staunton stepped down in the wake the horizon it scandal . wake of the horizon it scandal. the business secretary said the decision mutual consent decision was by mutual consent after she explained him why after she explained to him why we needed leadership and two we needed new leadership and two people have been arrested after protesters threw soup at the mona lisa in the louvre museum in paris. two women wearing shirts with the slogan food response crossed the security boundary and began shouting our farming system is sick! the incident came after days of protests by french farmers over low profits and red tape . the low profits and red tape. the leonardo da vinci painting , leonardo da vinci painting, widely considered a masterpiece, is set behind three inches of protective glass and was unharmed . this is gb news across unharmed. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's time for headliners . headliners. >> thanks, sofia . hello and >> thanks, sofia. hello and welcome to headliners.

staunton agreed to part henry staunton agreed to part ways with mutual consent . it's ways with mutual consent. it's after the post office has come under fire over its handling of the horizon it scandal. government officials say an interim will be appointed shortly and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in due course, in accordance with the governance code for public appointments . a code for public appointments. a un agency chief has said he's shocked the uk is pausing funding for the united nations gaza aid group following allegations that staff participated in the october seventh attack. the uk is suspending any future funding as are finland, the us, italy , are finland, the us, italy, australia and canada following a review. commissioner general philippe lazzarini said these decisions threaten our ongoing humanitarian work across the region, including and especially in the gaza strip. a spokesperson for the foreign office says we remain committed to getting humanitarian aid to the people in gaza who desperately need it. a fire in a four sto

new leadership at the post office as the outgoing chairman steps down, the government announced henry stauntonnd kemi badenoch agreed ways with mutual agreed to part ways with mutual consent . it's after the post consent. it's after the post office has come under fire over its handling of the horizon. it scandal . government officials scandal. government officials say interim will be appointed say an interim will be appointed shortly recruitment shortly and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in course, launched in due course, in accordance with the governance code for public appointed agents . a fire in a four storey building near liverpool city centre is no longer being considered a major incident. that's to according firefighters. earlier, smoke could be seen across the merseyside skyline in merseyside. fire rescue merseyside. fire and rescue services say successful firefighting tactics have resulted in the fire being greatly reduced. the incident has been scaled down and locals who were evacuated earlier are being allowed to return to their homes . queen camilla has visi

first of all, let's talk about post chairman post office chairman henry staunton. him or staunton.t? was it by mutual consent? >> it was by mutual consent. >> uh, it was by mutual consent. uh, i explained him why uh, but i explained to him why we needed new leadership when i first became business secretary, there were three things i realised immediately. one, there were three things i realised immediately . one, that realised immediately. one, that we needed to get money out of the door immediately. yes uh, the door immediately. yes uh, the second was just making sure that it was done properly that it was all done properly and fairly and the third, just looking at the post office, its governance, how run . it's governance, how it's run. it's a very odd organisation . it's in very odd organisation. it's in the public sector, but not quite. and it fulfils a unique role. and they've been having difficulties on the board. and when i looked at it, i decided that given everything that's happened, given the renewed interest the new interest in interest or the new interest in some cases in

the uk post office chairman, henry staunton, is asked to step down by the business secretary, kemi badenoch, amid ongoing tension over the postmaster it scandal. he was appointed in december 2022. and donald trump addresses a rally in las vegas, a day after a court orders him to pay 83 million dollars in damages to a woman he defamed. we will have a full bulletin at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello, welcome to poltical thinking, a conversation with, rather than an newsy interrogation, of someone who shapes our political thinking, about what has shaped theirs. my guest, no guests, this week used to face each other in the house of commons. their clashes were memorable. tony blair, now sir tony, was notjust a leader of the labour party, he was of course prime minister. william, now lord hague, was leader of the conservative party. hard then to imagine that they would be as they are now, working together to outline what they say should be the country's new national purpose. but they are, and they are here together. so welcome, sir tony and lord

henry staunton has resigned from the position after being appointed to the role just over a year ago . the post office has come under fire over its handling of the horizon. it scandal. government officials say an interim will be appointed shortly , and a appointed shortly, and a recruitment process a new recruitment process for a new chair launch in due course , chair will launch in due course, in the in accordance with the government code of public appointments . queen camilla has appointments. queen camilla has visited the king in hospital . as visited the king in hospital. as he recovers from a procedure for an enlarged prostate. the king is resting at the london clinic for a second receiving for a second day after receiving treatment. buckingham palace says king is doing well. says the king is doing well. it's the same hospital where the princess of wales is being cared for following abdominal treatment . charles former treatment. charles former butler, harrold, told gb butler, grant harrold, told gb news. the british public's response to the royal health scare show how much they

the government announced the business and trade secretary and henry staunton agreed to part ways with the post office has come under fire over its handling of the horizon it scandal. government officials say an interim will be appointed shortly and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in due course, in accordance with the governance code for public appointments . a code for public appointments. a un agency chief has said he's shocked the uk is pausing funding for the united nations gaza aid group following allegations that staff participated in the october seventh attack. the uk is suspending any future funding as are finland, the us, italy , are finland, the us, italy, australia and canada following a review. commissioner general philippe lazzarini said these decisions threaten our ongoing humanitarian work across the region, including

henry staunton stepped down in the wake of horizon it scandal. wake of the horizon it scandal. the said the the business secretary said the decision consent decision was by mutual consent after she explained to him why new was needed . new leadership was needed. >> they've been having difficulties on the board and when i looked at decided when i looked at it, i decided that everything that's that given everything that's happened, the renewed happened, given the renewed interest or the new interest, in some cases into the horizon scandal , we some cases into the horizon scandal, we just some cases into the horizon scandal , we just needed someone different. >> business secretary kemi badenoch speaking there. two people have been arrested after protesters threw soup at the moeen ali sir in the louvre museum in paris. two women wearing shirts with the slogan food response crossed a security boundary and began shouting our farming is sick! the farming system is sick! the incident after days of incident came after days of protests french farmers over protests by french farmers over

. >> henry staunton stepped down in the wake of the horizon it scandal. the business secretary said that the decision was by mutual consent after she explained to him why she wanted new leadership. they've been having difficulties on the board and when i looked at it, i decided that given everything that's happened, given the renewed interest or the new interest in some cases into the honzon interest in some cases into the horizon scandal, we just needed someone different. the united nafions someone different. the united nations has fired nine members of staff following allegations that they were involved in the hamas october 7th attacks on israel . un secretary—general israel. un secretary—general antonio guterres says he will hold to account any un employee involved in acts of terror. 12 staffers have been implicated so far. one is confirmed to be dead and the identities of two others are still being clarified. guterres is urging countries to continue supporting the un refugee agency for palestinian , refugee agency for palestinian, after nine government

new leadership at the post office as the outgoing chairman steps down, the government announced henry stauntons with mutual agreed to part ways with mutual consent . it's after the post consent. it's after the post office has come under fire over its handling of the horizon. it scandal . government officials scandal. government officials say interim will be appointed say an interim will be appointed shortly recruitment shortly and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in course, launched in due course, in accordance with the governance code for public appointed agents . a fire in a four storey building near liverpool city centre is no longer being considered a major incident. that's to according firefighters. earlier, smoke could be seen across the merseyside skyline in merseyside. fire rescue merseyside. fire and rescue services say successful firefighting tactics have resulted in the fire being greatly reduced. the incident has been scaled down and locals who were evacuated earlier are being allowed to return to their homes . queen camilla has visited homes. queen camilla ha

new leadership at the post office as the outgoing chairman steps down, the government announced henry staunton and kemi badenoch agreed part ways with mutual agreed to part ways with mutual consent. it's after the post office has come under fire over its handling of the horizon . it its handling of the horizon. it scandal. government officials say an interim will be appointed shortly, and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in due course, in accordance with the governance code for public appointments , a code for public appointments, a fire in a four storey building near liverpool city centre is no longer being considered a major incident. that's according to firefighters. earlier smoke could be seen across the merseyside skyline. merseyside fire and rescue services say successful firefighting tactics have resulted in the fire being greatly reduced. the incident has been scaled down and locals who were evacuated earlier are now being allowed to return to their homes . now being allowed to return to their homes. the and queen camilla has visited the king in hospital as he rec

the government announced the business and trade secretary and henry staunton agreed to part ways withmutual consent. it's after the post office has come under fire over its handling of the horizon it scandal. government officials say an interim will be appointed shortly and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in due course, in accordance with the governance code for public appointments . a code for public appointments. a un agency chief has said he's shocked the uk is pausing funding for the united nations gaza aid group following allegations that staff participated in the october seventh attack. the uk is suspending any future funding as are finland, the us, italy , are finland, the us, italy, australia and canada following a review. commissioner general philippe lazzarini said these decisions threaten our ongoing humanitarian work across the region, including and especially in the gaza strip. a spokesperson for the foreign office says we remain committed to getting humanitarian aid to the people in gaza who desperately need it. a fire in a four store building near

henry staunton stepped down in the wake it scandal. wake of the rise in it scandal. the decision was by mutual consent after she explained him why after she explained to him why we needed new leadership and two people have been arrested after protesters threw soup at the mona lisa in the louvre museum in paris. two women wearing shirts with the slogan food response crossed a security boundary and began shouting our farming system is sick! the incident came after days of protests by french farmers over low profits and red tape . the low profits and red tape. the leonardo da vinci painting , leonardo da vinci painting, widely considered a masterpiece , widely considered a masterpiece, is set behind three inches of protective glass and was unharmed . this is gb news across unharmed. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . mark. news now it's back to. mark. >> thanks , sofia. welcome to >> thanks, sofia. welcome to mark dolan tonight. >> thanks