at 93, kay white is the oldest postmistress in the country, assisted by anne, her spritely 75—year—old. mrs drew, the postmistress, asked mother if i'd come and help in the office. and in those days, if your mother says you're going to do something, you do it. and so, that's how i came to be here. kay became postmistress in 1960, and whilst technology has changed, she still remembers doing the accounts by herself. mother used to say to me, "kay, isn't there anybody who could help you?" i used to say, "nobody would understand this lot!" laughter now, after almost 80 years, kay has decided to retire, leaving a big hole in the community. bells chime how important is kay to the village? she is very important. it's about being the heart of the village, where people come to share their news. the reverend garry ward says when the post office closed temporarily this year during the first lockdown, people really felt the loss then. some people pop in dailyjust to say hello and just to, you know, speak to kay. so, if the church is the soul, then the post office is definitely the heart of the vil

well, postmistress kay white has done just that.in shropshire and in that time she's seen it all. from world war ii to the transformation of the postal service, she's been honoured by the queen as well. as geeta pendse has been finding out. put your letter through because i've got to put it on. thank you. a life behind the counter. at 93, kay white is the oldest postmistress in the country, assisted by ann, her spritely 75—year—old niece. kay started working at her village post office in claverley at the age of 1a. there we are. mrs drew, that was postmistress, asked mother if i'd come and help in the office. and in those days, if your mother says you're going to do something, you do it. and so, that's how i came to be here. kay became postmistress in 1960, and whilst technology has changed, she still remembers doing the accounts by herself. mother used to say to me, "kay, isn't there anybody who could help you?" i used to say, "nobody would understand this lot!" laughter. now, after almost 80 years, kay has decided to retire, leavi

at 93, kay white is the oldest postmistress in the country, assisted by anne, her spritely 75—year—oldss in 1960, and whilst technology has changed, she still remembers doing the accounts by herself. mother used to say to me, "kay, isn't there anybody who could help you?" i used to say, "nobody would understand this lot!" laughter now, after almost 80 years, kay has decided to retire, leaving a big hole in the community. bells chime how important is kay to the village? she is very important. it's about being the heart of the village, really, where people come to share their news. the reverend, garry ward, says when the post office closed temporarily this year during the first lockdown, people really felt the loss then. some people come dailyjust to say hello and just to, you know, speak to kay. so, if the church is the soul, then the post office is definitely the heart of the village and kay is a very important part of that. every week without fail, kay pops over to the only other shop in the village — the hairdresser‘s — for a weekly wash and set. and it's safe to say that her departu

well, postmistress kay white has done just that. she's been honoured by the queen as well. congratulations to her. i'll be back with the late news at ten. now an open letter to the prime minister published in the sunday times today is calling on the government to shift its focus from economic to well—being, when it rebuilds the country after the coronavirus crisis. instead of building back better, the government should build back happier, lord gus o'donnell and richard layard write. earlier, my colleague, ben brown, spoke to to lord 0'donnell and asked him what exactly he meant by build back happier. i think, when people talk about building back better, they talk about physical platforms. what we are saying is let's bring the nation together, let's unite the warring factions about brexit or whatever and say there is a common agenda, we have real problems that covid has thrown up, and the election has shown us about inequality, the north and south, rich and poor, let's find ways to actually look at the population, their mental and ph

and after 80 years working in the same post office in a village in shropshire, postmistress kay white

well, postmistress kay white has achieved just that, and is now retiring in shropshire at the age ofostal service. she's also been honoured by the queen. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, but now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. it's the time of year when many of us take a moment to reflect, and say thank you. maybe for something that's happened this year , or for something that happened decades ago and has had a lasting effect. 50 years ago, martin stephen was visiting family in east lothian in scotland, when he nearly drowned trying to save his cousin. he was saved by the lifeboat crew at dunbar, and has finally had the opportunity to say ‘thank you' for the very first time. hope webb reports. it was in these choppy waters exactly 50 years ago that tragedy struck. 21—year—old martin and his cousin david were climbing rocks to watch a storm roll in, when a freak wave pulled david into the water. martin was forced to jump in after him but the waves were just too strong. david was swept

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kay. >>> joining us now republican congressman atam kinsinger of illinois. when you hear about this oval office meeting, you reacted to what michael flynn floated on thursday, but that idea apparently got him into the white house, maybe one of the reasons there he's in an oval office meeting. the fact this was even discussed, your reaction to that? >> i think it's nuts. i think look at what is being discussed with marshal law and i think there's a lot of people that don't necessarily understand what marshal law is. they know it basically sounds ominous. marshal law is basically the federal military coming in and suspending the authority of state or local governments, so you would have in essence the federal military come in and say we're taking over to re-run an election because this wasn't to our liking. if you look at the president's statement of administration policy in 2019 on i think the bill was hr-1, a democratic election bill, which i voted against, one of their big points was that they believe in state and local control of elections and i agree, and so i think the idea of -- i mean, beyond the insanity of the election was completely stolen, we can't prove it, we just know it, the idea of sending

white house, was there ever any concern about nuclear weapons? >> well, there was, but when you talk about chaos and turmoil, i know people think, well, how can it be any more kay yot andchaot divided country? and we do have problems today. i got elected in '72. by 1976, in four years i served with three presidents and four vice presidents in a four-year period. so we had a lot of turmoil going on, and there was a lot of tension when president nixon was under investigation, a lot of pressure. according to all the reports, and i didn't know it, but he was engaged in alcohol a lot more than was known. my understanding is, and i've talked to him about it personally because he was a friend of mine, but he never responded. i asked the question two or three times and jim schlesinger reportedly said something. he never denied it, though a wink and a nod said a bit, he said, if you ever get a call from the president, check with me first before you make any decisions involving nuclear weapons. so, yes, we had some serious problems then. and it raises the question, both in russia and the united states, and to an extent in china also, do you want more than one person as t