zoe conway, bbc news, howey.billionaire sam bankman—fried has been sentenced in new york to 25 years in prison after stealing 8 billion dollars from his ftx customers. speaking in court before his sentencing, the man who was known as the crypto king apologised and said he'd made a series of bad decisions. our business correspondent, erin delmore, reports from new york. a stunning fall for sam bankman—fried, a crypto exchange founder and mogul in the industry who graced the cover of forbes magazine and appeared on stage with tony blair and bill clinton. american football player tom brady and supermodel gisele bunch starred in his company's ads. he spoke in front of congress as a leader in the burgeoning crypto industry. he founded the cryptocurrency exchange ftx, where customers traded their dollars and pounds for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. when the exchange collapsed in november 2022, he assured customers their money was safe. but it turns out his entire business was built on lies. a jury convicted him here i

in howey, mid—wales, there is something missing.st office, but not any more. hello! there was a counter that went from that wall, all the way across. this was all part of the shop and then the post office is at the end. customers used to sit down and have a cup of tea with us. joan and her husband had to give up thejobs they loved after being accused of stealing thousands of pounds. in the beginning, joan blamed herself for the shortfall. i was thinking that, "well, it must be me that's doing something wrong." but she came to realise the horizon system was at fault. how else to explain that the numbers on her computer screen dramatically changed overnight? we were in bed! nobody else can get in the house. when they were suspended from running the post office, some villagers assumed they'd stolen the money. to be thought of as a thief and somebody you can't trust, we were just pariahs. to be thought of as a thief and somebody you can't trust, you know, we always worked hard. itjust seems wrong that we should be treated this way. what

zoe conway, bbc news, howey.ptocurrency billionaire sam bankman—fried has been sentenced in new york to 25 years in prison after stealing $8 billion from his ftx customers. speaking in court before his sentencing, the man who was known as the crypto king apologised and said he'd made a series of bad decisions. our business correspondent erin delmore reports from outside the court in new york. a stunning fall for sam bankman—fried, a crypto exchange founder and mogul in the industry who graced the cover of forbes magazine and appeared on stage with tony blair and bill clinton. american football player tom brady and supermodel gisele bunch starred in his company's ads. he spoke in front of congress as a leader in the burgeoning crypto industry. he founded the cryptocurrency exchange ftx, where customers traded their dollars and pounds for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. when the exchange collapsed in november 2022, he assured customers their money was safe. but it turns out his entire business was built on lies. aju

zoe conway, bbc news, howey. uk's biggest water company, thames water, has told the bbc it is "eventually possible" the company could be nationalised if it fails to secure fresh funding from investors. chris weston has also sought to reassure customers that services won't be affected, whatever the outcome of the compa ny�*s financial difficulties. earlier today shareholders announced they would not be putting half a billion pounds towards a rescue plan. our business editor, simonjack, reports in the village of lambourn in west berkshire, drains have overflowed regularly, pouring raw sewage onto the streets and straight into the local river — a protected chalk stream. thames water says high rainfall has overwhelmed storm drains. villagers and local charities say it's down to years of underinvestment by the company. we'd like to see water quality being put above profit. we'd like to see people in towns and villages having their sewage treated, and it being returned to the river after being treated, so that we have

zoe conway, bbc news, howey.kman—fried has been sentenced in new york to 25 years in prison, after stealing $8 billion from customers of his failed crypto exchange ftx. speaking in court before his sentencing, the man who was known as the crypto king apologised and said he'd made a series of bad decisions. he said he knew a lot of people feel really let down. we'll have more details on that sentencing in our business coverage a little later on this hour. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. it was one of last summer's big blockbuster movies and it swept the board during the awards season. but up until now, people injapan haven't been able to see the film oppenheimer. that changes today when it gets a cinema release. the film tells the story of the scientist j robert oppenheimer. this is a national emergency. detonators charged. we this is a national emergency. detonators charged.- this is a national emergency. detonators charged. we are in a race against _ detonators ch

zoe conway, bbc news, howey.hest court has ordered israel to ensure urgent humanitarian assistance" in gaza without delay, saying "famine has set in". since its original order issued injanuary, the international court ofjustice noted that "the catastrophic living conditions of the palestinians in the gaza strip have deteriorated further, in particular in view of the prolonged and widespread deprivation of food and other basic necessities..." this latest development follows the comments made by the un's most senior human rights official volker turk, who told the bbc there is a �*plausible case' that israel is using �*starvation as a weapon of war�*. he was speaking to our international editor, jeremy bowen. israel is an occupying power and has an obligation to provide humanitarian assistance. if that humanitarian assistance. if that humanitarian assistance. if that humanitarian assistance does not come in and the scale, speed and predictability that is required, yes, very serious questions are raised. the collecti

brian howey, an investigative reporter at mississippi today, is part of the reporting team., the severity of this behavior and the fact that it went on so long is eye grabbing so it's very startling. tell us how this self-proclaimed goon squad came about. how did it get started? how big was it? how did they pick the people they targeted? brian: thanks. it's unclear how the goon squad was actually started but we do know that this pattern of behavior involved a core group of deputies stretching back nearly 20 years. they chose their targets based on these peoples alleged crimes and they mainly went after folks that they suspected of dealing or possessing methamphetamine or other drugs. and then after they found them, they would burst into their homes or pull them over while they were driving and begin these brutal interrogations that often involved anywhere from repeated tastings to waterboarding to burning, you name it. john: this has been going on for some time, two decades. how many other cases are there out there do you think? brian: we don't know how many but we interview