owned by rupert murdoch has agreed to pay the equivalent of more than a 3 quarters of a billion dollars for its reporting of false claims of vote rigging in the 2020 presidential election. graham statchell reports. joe biden takes the lead in pennsylvania. trump is now trailing. the 2020 american election, one of the closest and most contentious in us history. in district after district there were recounts and for some conservative commentators a narrative started to emerge. we don t know how many votes were stolen on tuesday night, we don t know anything about the software that many say was rigged, we don t know, we ought to find out. fox news, owned by rupert murdoch and backers of donald trump, questioned the credibility of the election. they echoed and reinforced donald trump s view that this was. a rigged and stolen election. the focus of attention, the machines used to count the votes and dominion, the company that made them. we talked about the dominion software, i k
Does that mean we can stop worrying about the deficit . The parties are not saying much about money at the moment. But taxes, spending and borrowing are what governments do. Tonight, well ask if election promises on tax and spending can really be painlessly paid for. Also tonight, the 15 year old Anorexia Sufferer who took her own life after being discharged from Mental Health care against her parents wishes. Well hear from the writer emma woolf, who suffered from the illness for ten years. What can be done about anorexia . And Cornelia Parker has been appointed the official Election Artist. Whats caught her cultured eye so far . You do like a dimpled seat. I hope i am not fixated on bottoms. Hello. However hard the parties may try to control election campaigns, they are inevitably punctuated by unpredictable events. Those prescott punch moments. Weve not had anything quite like that yet, but labour today had its most awkward moment of the campaign so far. By far. A big announcement on
Plans to have 48 teams at the tournament in 2026. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A breezy day ahead of us. For some of us, starting on a bright note with sunshine. It is cold. Thicker cloud in the west will introduce rain going from east to west during the day. Later the wind will strengthen. And ill have more details on the weather for you in 15 minutes. Thanks, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. Another strike is affecting services on Southern Rail. Drivers belonging to the aslef union will stop work for three days this week. The dispute about the role of the guard on trains has been going on for nearly ten months. 0ur South Of England correspondent, Duncan Kennedy, is at horsham Train Station. Duncan, what is the mood like among passengers there . It has been crippling train lines for ten months. Commuters are out there. You have to get up early. It ta kes there. You have to get up early. It takes longer. I am abandoning going out to town tomorrow. We will see how
Working day in office. He said today will see the start of great deals for america. Also, how dangerous is burnt toast . A warning from the Food Standards Agency that overcooked foods could increase the risk of cancer. And Milton Keynes, One Of The Best known 20th century new towns, built to ease Housing Swap Shortages in london is celebrating its 50th birthday. Housing shortages. Good morning. Its the 23rd of january. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Ministers are at a Cabinet Meeting, which is being held in the North West Of England for the first time, to unveil a new vision for British Industry. Its designed to give the economy a boost as the country prepares to leave the European Union. Theresa may says the government will take a new, active role focusing on science, technology and infrastructure, but labour is describing the plans as too little, too late. Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier is covering the Cabinet Meeting in daresbury in cheshire. What is This New Industrial