really off the back of michelle mone, really ? and what michelle mone, really? be? uh, get in touch, yvonne, and tell me, says, basically me, john says, basically the government they government have panicked. they just nilly . just bought stuff willy nilly. uh, just there and she uh, she was just there and she took um, the face of took advantage. um, the face of vip greed says richard sackur. i doubt that she will be the last. david says there's many peers who are corrupt , david says there's many peers who are corrupt, but. david says there's many peers who are corrupt , but. oh, not who are corrupt, but. oh, not much love for the house of lords. now, i can tell you, jordan peterson, many of you will be familiar with him. i quite like him. i've got to confess, if you're not familiar with him, you're thinking who she's is the she's talking about is the canadian psychologist. very canadian psychologist. how very high this country, high profile in this country, i have to say. anyway, he's been speaking he did? um speaking out. he did? um interview and interview wi

—— baroness mone.i'm joined by vicki young in westminster.— young in westminster. there are vafious young in westminster. there are various threads _ young in westminster. there are various threads to _ young in westminster. there are various threads to all _ young in westminster. there are various threads to all of - young in westminster. there are various threads to all of this, - young in westminster. there are various threads to all of this, butj various threads to all of this, but it does centre around the ppe contracts that were handed out during the covid pandemic. at the time, baroness mone was a conservative peer. she has since stood down from the house of lords temporarily. a contract to be given to the pump dominant company ppe med pro. as you say, she finally admitted that she would benefit from that contract, something that she had previous denied, and she said she lied in order to protect her family. alongside all of that, there is a national crime agency investigation into alleged fraud i

"michelle mone wasn't honest about her financial interests to me.ery beginning about her financial "involvement, it wasn't in her register of interest "as you would expect it. "rishi sunak is right to take this very seriously." but there are serious questions for the government, too, because michelle mone's connections mattered. i made the call to michael gove. what did you say to him? ijust said, we can help and we want to help, and he was like, "oh, my goodness, this is amazing." mr gove, why didn't you call out baroness mone's lies? no answers from michael gove today. i think this is a shocking disgrace, from top to bottom, and as every day goes past there are more questions that need to be answered. covid connections and contracts, a company being sued by the government, and a police investigation ongoing. we've not heard the last of this. even within the limitations of what people are willing to say, given that there is this live police investigation by the national crime agency, we get a sense today of the anger and bitterness from a former go

lee, mone incredibly seriously. lee, dunng mone incredibly seriously.re's an ongoing investigation , a covid ongoing investigation, a covid contract which will see the former tory peer benefit from a £60 million profit, is putting new pressure on the government, with calling for michael with mps calling for michael gove, was chancellor of the gove, who was chancellor of the duchy lancaster at the time, duchy of lancaster at the time, to a questions baroness to face a questions baroness mone told the bbc she made an error in publicly denying her links to firm medpro, which signed to supply personal signed a deal to supply personal protection equipment the protection equipment during the pandemic . conservative mp miriam pandemic. conservative mp miriam cates is being investigated by parliament standards watchdog the penistone and stocksbridge mps, facing claims that she caused significant damage to the reputation of the house. it's unknown what the investigation relates to. she's one of eight mps currently being investigated by the standards commissioner

"michelle mone wasn�*t honest about her financial interests to me.in her registry of interest as you would expect it, rishi sunak is right to take this very seriously." but there are serious questions for the government too, because michelle mone�*s connections mattered. i made the call to michael gove. what did you say to him? ijust said, we can help, and we want to help, and he was like, "oh my goodness, this is amazing." mr gove, why didn't you call out baroness mone's lies? no answers from michael gove today. i think this is a shocking disgrace from top to bottom, and as every day goes past there are more questions that need to be answered. covid connections and contracts. a company being sued by the government, and a police investigation ongoing. we�*ve not heard the last of this. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news. a new type of non—hormonal menopause treatment for hot flushes and night sweats has been approved in the uk. the daily pill, veoz

"michelle mone wasn�*t honest about her financial interests to me.lain from the very beginning about her financial involvement, it wasn�*t in her registry of interest as you would expect it, rishi sunak is right to take this very seriously." but there are serious questions for the government too, because michelle mone�*s connections mattered. i made the call to michael gove. what did you say to him? ijust said, we can help, and we want to help, and he was like, "oh my goodness, this is amazing." mr gove, why didn't you call out baroness mone's lies? no answers from michael gove today. i think this is a shocking disgrace from top to bottom, and as every day goes past there are more questions that need to be answered. covid connections and contracts. a company being sued by the government, and a police investigation ongoing. we�*ve not heard the last of this. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. the energy giant bp has suspended its shipping operations through the red sea because cargo vessels are being attacked by huthi rebels from yemen — in a show

and of course, baroness mone was a part of that . i think mone was a part of that.ieve the real scandal of this pandemic is that government overordered ppe, most of which after a year in storage, wasn't fit for purpose anyway. the real scandal is they wasted £10 billion of our money and the inquiry that is going on will not be discussing procurement until . 2025. you simply couldn't until. 2025. you simply couldn't make it up. so i ask you, is the michael mone story the real scandal of the pandemic , or is scandal of the pandemic, or is what i'm talking about far bigger? please give me your thoughts . farage at gbnews.com. thoughts. farage at gbnews.com. well, i'm joined by neil wallace , former chief executive editor of the news of the world. neil, welcome to the news studios. welcome. >> very plush . >> very plush. >> very plush. >> it looks good so far. so good. yeah. so broken it yet there's always time. the baroness mone story. how do you respond to it? >> um , i, i think you're half >> um, i, i think you're half right and half wrong. i think where you're half

mr gove, why didn't you call out baroness mone's lies? no answers from michael gove today.ng disgrace from top to bottom, and as every day goes past there are more questions that need to be answered. covid connections and contracts. a company being sued by the government, and a police investigation ongoing. we've not heard the last of this. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. we have covered two wars on the bbc this year, one in europe and one in the middle east. but this year, one in europe and one in the middle east.— the middle east. but there is another, the middle east. but there is another. in _ the middle east. but there is another, in africa _ the middle east. but there is another, in africa that - the middle east. but there is another, in africa that has i the middle east. but there is i another, in africa that has been overshadowed and lacked international attention. eight months since the start of the conflict between the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces — more than 12,000 people so far with many more injured. earlier today, the rapid su

baroness mone and her husband deny they have ever done anything wrong.en saying today, the deputy prime minister mr oliver dowden, he said generally, broadly in the pandemic, with the handing out of contracts there was no cronyism, no favouritism, he said, and he said now the government was where it should be trying to recoup the money. there were no favours or special treatment, everyone had ultimately the same tests applied to them. and indeed if it is the case where allegations of fraud and misconduct have occurred there is either the civil or criminal, which you can see going on in respect of the interview that you have just broadcast. in addition to that we set up the public sector fraud authority which already in its first year has recovered double its initial target. the labour party says there was shocking incompetence and recklessness from the government in the way it behaved in the pandemic, it claims, in the way it handed out contracts through the vip fast lane. this was the labour shadow health secretary, wes streeting. the fact is that peopl

the former conservative peer baroness mone has admitted that she lied about her involvement in the awarding of a ppe contract the uk and germanyjointly call for a "sustainable ceasefire" in gaza as prime minister netanyahu says israel will "fight to the end" to eliminate hamas. the world health organisation says it has delivered crucial medical supplies to gaza's al shifa hospital. former conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from millions of pounds of profit from protective equpment sold to the government during the pandemic. i wasn't trying to pull the wool over anyone�*s eyes and i regret and i am sorry for not saying straight out, yes, iam involved. serbs vote in snap elections largely prompted by outrage over mass shootings in the country. i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovision song contest. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire i

, and the contact between other government officials and baroness mone.es of baroness mone, who claim she has done nothing wrong, it should be on the government�*s actions on how it awarded contracts more widely during the course of the pandemic. iain more widely during the course of the andemic. . . ., ,., ., ~ more widely during the course of the andemic. . ~ ., . ~' ,, pandemic. iain watson, thank you very much — pandemic. iain watson, thank you very much indeed. _ to northern ireland next, and the bbc understands the democratic unionist party has ruled out the prospect of a deal to restore devolved power at stormont before christmas. northern ireland has been without a devolved government for almost two years, after the dup withdrew support following brexit. the westminster government wanted the devolved assembly to be recalled this week so ministers could be appointed — but it�*s understood the dup�*s position is that the negotiating process is not yet complete. our ireland correspondent chris page is following all the developments and has more on th

mone.ese producers of ppe. but bear mind was going on bear in mind what was going on that germans banned the that the germans banned the export of ppe to italy . you export of ppe to italy. you know, in the fabled eu single market, they put an export restriction on because ppe was thought to be so valuable and so essential in fighting covid, and people wanted to make sure there was plenty of it. how we ordered five years. >> i want to get to the i don't know, jacob. i've got one quick thing to say. the covid inquiry will not be discussing ppe procurement until the spring of 2025. don't we deserve ahead of a election have this a general election to have this out in the open to get michelle mone, everybody mone, mike gove and everybody else effectively else before us in effectively a pubuc else before us in effectively a public ? public court? >> well, course we do the >> well, of course we do the ppe, the covid inquiry seems obsessed by saying we should all have been locked up for longer and

former conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from £60 million of profit from personalotective equipment sold to the government during the pandemic. i wasn't trying to pull the wool over anyone�*s eyes, and i regret, and i am sorry, for not saying straight out, yes i am involved. i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovision song contest. hello. we begin in gaza, where in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation there, aid trucks entering the strip have been mobbed and looted by crowds of people. vehicles carrying vital aid in through the rafah border crossing from egypt were boarded and stripped of their supplies. the un says hungry people helping themselves to food is making it almost impossible to distribute aid. there are hopes more aid will start arriving each day, after israel opened the kerem shalom crossing into gaza for humanitarian aid trucks for the first time since the war started in october. until now, aid has only been able to reach t

baroness mone's has broken her silence in a youtube documentary funded by ppe medpro.t said michelle mone had been a source of referral for this company, he wanted to supply personal protective equipment at the beginning of the covid pandemic. the company ended up on a vip lane, which was a system for procurement of prioritising companies recommended by politicians of any party. michelle poem, her husband was the chairman of the consortium supplying the uk government —— michelle mone. the company is being sued for breach of contact and is a subject of the national crime agency. supporters say the supply did meet the specifications of the contract, and michelle mona and her husband deny wrongdoing. she had said she had no function within the company she has taken part in a youtube documentary, and is the first time she's in a set time interview and she reflects on the fact she told the press she had no links to the company and say she thinks with hindsight it was a mistake. i made an error in what i said to the press. i regret not saying to the press straightaway, "yes,

the former conservative peer michelle mone has admitted she could benefit from millions of pounds of profit from protective equipment sold to the government during the pandemic. i sold to the government during the andemic. . , sold to the government during the andemic. ., , ., , ., , pandemic. i was not trying to pull the wool over _ pandemic. i was not trying to pull the wool over anyone's's - pandemic. i was not trying to pull the wool over anyone's's eyes. i i the wool over anyone's's eyes. i regret— the wool over anyone's's eyes. i regret and — the wool over anyone's's eyes. i regret and i_ the wool over anyone's's eyes. i regret and i am sorry for not saying straight _ regret and i am sorry for not saying straight out — regret and i am sorry for not saying straight out yes i am involved. hello. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. in a change of language, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in the fighting between hamas and israel and the sooner a

let us go back to the interview with michelle mone we flee.w who thought it was a good - with that? i must say, i don't know who thought it was a good idea - with that? i must say, i don't know who thought it was a good idea for| who thought it was a good idea for her to do that interview, i don't think anyone watching would be shedding any tears, she lied about her own involvement in a serious contract. i recognise there is an ongoing criminal investigation, so i will be careful about what i say, but there was a fundamental point of principle here, in the midst of a deadly pandemic, when so many people rushed to help others, in all sorts of ways, from helping their neighbours, going to work even though it was dangerous, particularly people working in the nhs, so many people who rushed to do the right thing. and there were others who saw the pandemic as an opportunity to make a quick buck at someone else's expense. our message someone else�*s expense. our message to someone else's expense. our message to those people who sought to use the pand

conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from £60 million of profit from personalotective equipment sold to the government during the pandemic. i wasn't trying to pull the wool over anyone�*s eyes, and i regret, and i am sorry, for not saying straight out, yes i am involved. i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovision song contest. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. last week both countries abstained on a united nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. but in a change of tone which echoes a shift in the us, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel's war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes the better. france meanwhile has also called for an immediate and durable ceasefire. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has strongly reiterated his opposition to a ceasefire. speaking before a cabinet

baroness mone has maintained the contract was fulfilled, she has done nothing wrong.ter said it was a measure how seriously the government was taking this that it had launched legal action the company. what i would say is the government takes these things incredibly seriously which is why they are pursuing legal action against the company concerned in these matters. that is how seriously i take it, and the government takes it. but it is also subject to an ongoing criminal investigation, and because of that, there is not much further that i can add. rishi sunak distanced himself there from the conservative peer michelle miller and interestingly labour are getting involved because michelle miller had said she contacted the cabinet and star michael gove in the pandemic to offer help in procuring ppe. what they want to see is a government minister in the house of commons today or tomorrow to answer questions about the extent of contact between michelle miller and government ministers and officials. they are trying to keep the focus not just on they are trying to keep the

former conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from £60 million of profit from personalprotective equipment sold to the government during the pandemic. voting wraps up in serbia's snap elections, called after two mass shootings shook the ruling party's hold on power. and a site in the shetland islands has become the uk's first spaceport for vertical rocket launches. hello, i'm tanya beckett. in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation in gaza, crowds of people have mobbed and looted aid trucks entering the besieged strip through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. it's hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid has only been able to reach the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. israel kept up its bombardment of gaza overnight and into sunday, reportedly killing at least a0 people. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has dismissed growing international calls for a "sustainable ceasefire". but t

baroness michelle mone newsroom.the prime minister after he said he takes the scandal surrounding her involvement with the ppe firm incredibly seriously. it's after she admitted she's set to benefit from a contract between ppe firm medpro and the government, which generated a £60 million profit. posting on social media, lady mone said i was honest with the cabinet office and the nhs in my deaungs office and the nhs in my dealings with them . yesterday, dealings with them. yesterday, she told the bbc she contacted michael gove at the start of the pandemic after he made a call to arms for massive quantities of personal protective equipment. labour leader sir keir starmer described the scandal as a shocking disgrace from top to bottom. meanwhile, rishi sunak says the government has launched a legal case against the company . russell brand has been questioned by police for a second time over alleged sexual offences. the actor and comedian was interviewed under caution last week over six allegations after being questioned

and after years of denials, the former conservative peer baroness mone has admitted she could benefitrom millions of pounds of profit from protective equpment sold to the government during the pandemic. i wasn't trying to pull the wool over anyone�*s eyes. i have regret and i am sorry for not saying straight out, yes, i am involved. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. last week, both countries abstained on a un resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire. in a change of language, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel's war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes, the better. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has indicated that new negotiations are under way families of israeli hostages held a rally in tel aviv on saturday night. they said the current policy of using military force isn't working and demanded more action on the government to bring the hostages home. but mr netanyahu insists the military c

former conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from £60 million of profit from personalotective equipment sold to the government during the pandemic. i wasn't trying to pull the wool over anyone�*s eyes, and i regret, and i am sorry, for not saying straight out, yes i am involved. i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovision song contest. hello, i'm tanya beckett israel has opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid for the first time since it began its war and stepped up its siege of the strip. it's hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid has only been able to reach the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. aid trucks entering through rafah were mobbed by crowds of people earlier — highlighting the growing hunger and desperation in gaza. vehicles were boarded and stripped of their supplies. the un says hungry people helping themselves to food is making it a

mone baroness michelle mone.g to media over links to firm in ppe deals scandal. that's in the guardian newspaper. gunners fire arsenal back to top as united hold liverpool. bad news there for spurs fans. lord kulveer, ranger and little old me cruel family visa rules to face court challenge and drug to halt menopausal flushes approved in the uk. metal no, i lied, but it's not a crime , says michelle it's not a crime, says michelle mone about the ppe contracts. the sun newspaper exclusive cops swoop farage shock at drugs raid. uh, there you go. a fascinating story there. um, knight farage has told of his shock after the parents of his daughter's long time boyfriend were arrested in a drugs raid . were arrested in a drugs raid. ed and nigel, let me tell you, let me. stress is not implicated in anything . how about the daily in anything. how about the daily star ? now leave mom and dad star? now leave mom and dad alone . kids. give them a lie in alone. kids. give them a lie in all i want for christmas is snooze . sle

um, can i get a line from you on baroness michelle mone ? um, a government michelle mone? minister has come out to say that she should not return to the lords. this, of course, relates to the ppe scandal. she was speaking to the media over the weekend about her involvement, aunt saying that she she doesn't believe she's done anything wrong. the pressure appears to be mounting for her to be rejected from the lords . lords. >> yes, it does indeed . i'm >> yes, it does indeed. i'm astonished, in fact, that she actually did the interview over the weekend in the first place, because all it's done is made matters worse for her. um, but yes , i mean, if she had any yes, i mean, if she had any honour that she would now resign from the house of lords until 2015, it wasn't possible to expel a peer even if they'd gone to jail. um, they're . the law to jail. um, they're. the law was changed in 2015, and there's now an act of parliament which says peers can be expelled if they , uh, breach the house of they, uh, breach the house of lords code of conduct and what lords code of conduct a

mone baroness michelle mone.g to media over links to firm in ppe deals scandal. that's in the guardian newspaper. gunners fire arsenal back to top as united hold liverpool. bad news there for spurs fans. lord kulveer, ranger and little old me cruel family visa rules to face court challenge and drug to halt menopausal flushes approved in the uk. metal no, i lied, but it's not a crime , says michelle it's not a crime, says michelle mone about the ppe contracts. the sun newspaper exclusive cops swoop farage shock at drugs raid. uh, there you go. a fascinating story there. um, knight farage has told of his shock after the parents of his daughter's long time boyfriend were arrested in a drugs raid . were arrested in a drugs raid. ed and nigel, let me tell you, let me. stress is not implicated in anything . how about the daily in anything. how about the daily star ? now leave mom and dad star? now leave mom and dad alone . kids. give them a lie in alone. kids. give them a lie in all i want for christmas is snooze . sle

foryears, mone and her husband to southern europe.ears, they denied links to a firm that receives £200 million in taxpayer money are desperately needed masks and gowns. only now the truth, that she does stand to gain. if one day, if god forbid my husband passes away before me, that i am a beneficiary as well as his children and my children. so yes, of course. my and my children. so yes, of course. my family will benefit in due course, _ my family will benefit in due course, ourfamily my family will benefit in due course, our family will benefit. that _ course, our family will benefit. that is — course, our family will benefit. that is what you do when you're in the privileged position of making money — the privileged position of making money fi— the privileged position of making mone . �* , .. ,, the privileged position of making mone. ,, ,, ,, ., ., money. a successful businesswoman and member— money. a successful businesswoman and member of— money. a successful businesswoman and member of the _ money. a successful businesswoman and m

. , ., , than a cheap present saving you mone , , ., , ., , than a cheap present saving you mone. , in recent ears due money. this has doubled in recent years due to _ money. this has doubled in recent years due to an — money. this has doubled in recent years due to an increase _ money. this has doubled in recent years due to an increase of- years due to an increase of counterfeit goods. there is now a team working 24—7 to crack down on the problem. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to sudan now, where the paramilitary rapid support forces — who are fighting the sudanese army have managed to make more territorial gains, in the strategic central state of gezira. the head of the army, has vowed to hold his commanders accountable, after the rsf captured wad madani, the capital of gezira, on monday. war between the two sides, erupted in april, following disagreement over an internationally backed political transition plan. the conflict has displaced more than seven million people, it has left the capital khartoum in ruins, and has unleashed a devastating humanitarian crisis. live no

and after years of denials, the former conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from millions of pounds of profit from protective equpment sold to the government during the pandemic. i wasn't trying to pull the wool over anyone�*s�*s eyes and i regret and i am sorry for not saying straight out, "yes, i am involved". hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel's war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes, the better. france, meanwhile, has called for an immediate and durable ceasefire. it's being seen as a signifcant change in tone. the military campaign continues in gaza. these pictures were filmed in the north of the territory, where local reports say at least one person died in an air strike on a building. israel's prime minister benhamin netanyahu says his intention is to ensure that hamas can no longer function, and he's also working on bringing home the hostages held in gaza. and thes

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baroness michelle mone claims.h the with a ppe firm incredibly seriously . it's firm incredibly seriously. it's after she admitted she's set to benefit from a contract between medpro and the government, which generated a £60 million profit. posting on social media, lady mone said i was honest with the cabinet office and the nhs in my deaungs cabinet office and the nhs in my dealings with them . bp has dealings with them. bp has paused all shipments through the red sea because of the deteriorating security situation. houthi rebels have been targeting vessels launching drone attacks over the past week . the pro—hamas group says it's trying to disrupt ships travelling to israel , and you travelling to israel, and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website at gbnews.com . at gbnews.com. >> for a valuable legacy your family can own , gold coins will family can own, gold coins will always shine bright. >> rosalind. gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report , and here's a quick report, and here

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lady mone conservative peer. government for its own covid failings . a judge its own covid failings. a judge has ordered the bbc to release emails related to martin bashir's controversial 1995 interview with princess diana . a interview with princess diana. a warning the following video has flashing images. mr bashir officially stepped down from his job at the broadcaster in 2021 after it emerged he had secured the interview through deception and faking documents . judge and faking documents. judge bnan and faking documents. judge brian kennedy said the corporation had been inconsistent and unreliable in the way it dealt with the initial inquest to release material under the freedom of information act . the material information act. the material related to how the broadcaster handled the scandal when it came to light in 2020. 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 back to . nana back to. nana >> thank you, sophia. good aft

after years of denials, the former uk conservative peer, baroness mone has admitted that she stands toe from personal protective equipment, that was sold to the government during the coronavirus pandemic. the company was led by her husband, doug barrowman. she says she did help broker the deal, but that she was made a scapegoat for the government 5 failings. 0ur political correspondent laura kuenssberg has more. questions about the pandemic, profit and politics have followed baroness mone and her husband to southern europe. for years, they denied links to a firm that received £200 million in taxpayers' money for desperately needed masks and gowns. only now the truth — that she does stand to gain. if one day, if, god forbid, my husband passes away before me, then i am a beneficiary as well as his children and my children. so, yes, of course. my family will benefit in due course. our family will benefit. that's what you do when you're in the privileged position of making money. a successful businesswoman and member of the lords, she didn't tell parliament she was helping broker a ppe con

former conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from £60 million of profit from personalotective equipment sold to the government during the pandemic. voting wraps up in serbia's snap elections, called after two mass shootings shook the ruling party's hold on power. and a site in the shetland islands becomes the uk's first spaceport for vertical rocket launches. it has been given approval to begin launches in 2024 from the small island of unst. now on bbc news — nobel minds 2023: episode one. hello and welcome to nobel minds with me, zeinab badawi, from the royal palace in stockholm. we'll be hearing from this year's nobel laureates. in the audience, we're joined by some of their family and friends, as well as students from here in sweden. joining us are their royal highnesses, the crown princess joining us are their royal highnesses, the crown princess victoria of sweden and prince daniel. your royal highness, you want to say a few words of welcome and to tell us a little bit about where exactly we are in your palace? well, thank you. so, nobel laureates, ladies and gent

mone.e mone mone. the ppe scandal , the £60 mone. the ppe scandal, the £60 million in profit, mone. the ppe scandal, the £60 million in profit , the company million in profit, the company that they claim to have nothing to do with. but then it turns out that they did and her, of course, now saying , well, course, now saying, well, various people in government knew all about it. so questions about who knew what when , when about who knew what when, when and whether the government will get any of that money back. although i suspect that the prime minister will say there's an ongoing investigation from the national crime agency and he can't really comment. but some difficult questions. also, the economy bound to future growth contracted last month didn't it? um, inflation figures due out tomorrow. hopefully that is some good for news the prime minister. but the on going cost of living crisis and rwanda too of living crisis and rwanda too of course, because there'll be wanting to know , um, jus

the former conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from millions of pounds of profit from protective equpment sold to the uk government during the covid—19 pandemic. and serbians are voting in snap elections that seem likely to keep president aleksander vucic�*s party in power despite a largely—united opposition. the coalition led by the serbian progressive party is forecast to retain its majority in parliament. now on bbc news. click. this week, how do you find your way through a place where the streets have no name? we work with them to map these regions, create routes, create streets, create addresses in order for them to receive not only their packages, but vital services. alasdair meets the ice cream experts racing to rework recipes so they can do their bit for the planet by turning up the heat on the freezers. making a cone product is the food equivalentl of making, some might say, a formula 1 motor car. - i think i'll have mine without the petrol, though. now, what happens when fortnite goes lego? we'll find out what to expect from an epic new gaming collab. ho

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former conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from millions of pounds of profitrom protective equipment sold to the government during the covid—19 pandemic. i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest... pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom's entry for next year's eurovision song contest. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. what's in store for 202a? another year of struggle for the global economy. but are things about to get brighter? how much we spend in the shops, jobs and interest rates as well as elections and war are all on the agenda for the next 12 months. but what will it mean for our cost of living? i'm going to tackle those questions with these two, there they are, the chief economist atjp morgan, one of the world's biggest banks, who tells me why the us is still leading the way, but europe is the big worry. and the boss of the world's biggest recruitment firm, randsta

baroness mone's has broken her silence in a youtube documentary funded by ppe medpro.. in 2021 the government said she had been a source of referral for the company who wanted to supply personal protective equipment at the beginning of the covid pandemic and they eventually ended up on what's called vip lane, a system of procurement recommended by politicians of any party. the mp was chairman of the consortium supplying the uk government. the company is now being sued by the government for breach of contract and subject of an ongoing investigation by the national crime agency. ppe medpro say what they supplied met the basic specifications and michelle mone denies any wrongdoing here. but she had previously said to the press she had previously said to the press she had no function within the company ppe medpro. she is now taking part in a document funded by ppe medpro but it's the first time she's done in an interview like this and he reflects on the fact she had no links to the company and she thinks in hindsight that was a mistake. i made imade an i made an error in w

former conservative mp baroness mone says she is stood to get lots of profit from equipment delivereduring the covid—i9 pandemic. and snap elections in serbia likely to keep the current leader's party in power, despite a united opposition. this against a progressive party's forecast to maintain its majority in the country's parliament. now on bbc news, inside the saudi sporting machine. it's the country transforming the sporting landscape, from signing top stars to a revamped football league to an upheaval of professional golf and the staging of boxing's biggest fights. saudi arabia's investment in sport has gone into overdrive. the country now set to host the 2034 world cup too. but there's also controversy among fears that one of the world's richest oil states is using sports to distract from its human rights record and its impact on the environment. i travelled tojeddah for a rare opportunity to speak to one of the key figures behind the country's remarkable sporting revolution. there seems no end to the number of sports you are investing in. are we at the high point now or are wej

former conservative peer baroness mone admits she stands to benefit from £60 million of profit from personalprotective equipment sold to the government during the pandemic. voting wraps up in serbia's snap elections, called after two mass shootings shook the ruling party's hold on power. and a site in the shetland islands becomes the uk's first spaceport for vertical rocket launches. it has been given approval to begin launches in 2024 from the small island of unst. now on bbc news: inside the saudi sporting machine. it's the country transforming the sporting landscape, from signing top stars to a revamped football league to an upheaval of professional golf and the staging of boxing's biggest fights. saudi arabia's investment in sport has gone into overdrive. the country now set to host the 2034 world cup, too. but there's also controversy among fears that one of the world's richest oil states is using sports to distract from its human rights record and its impact on the environment. i travelled tojeddah for a rare opportunity to speak on the environment. i travelled tojeddah for a rare oppo

what's happening with michelle mone , i believe. michelle mone, i believe.s couldn't get even more extraordinary. >> they're the new european newspaper is going to sue her. possibly because now she's admitted lying to the press because , quote, we, the new because, quote, we, the new european, we were forced to spend several thousand pounds of cost in legal fees responding to her mendacious threats. we want our money back. well, frankly , our money back. well, frankly, who can blame them? >> i don't got a lot of money. >> i don't got a lot of money. >> she's got a lot of money. but then she is now about, i think, to throw a into the whole to throw a bomb into the whole business. she says that a senior civil servant offered to make the into them go the investigation into them go away. if we paid the government away. if we paid the government a sum of money, she says, we have a recording of this on tape, so it's all getting very murky, isn't it? murky this. she's not going down alone , is she? >> could explode and this could come back on rishi sunak on the who