Perspective of some the major events in history in witness at 2 30. That includes the partition of india in 1947. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The metropolitan police has confirmed it has paid compensation to the former chief of the Defence Staff field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary lord brittan, who were both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. Both men were named a by an informant known as nick whos now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course of justice. Angus crawford reports. They were horrifying allegations, of a paedophile ring at the heart of the establishment, but they all proved to be false. During 0peration midland, police raided the homes of the former chief of the Defence Staff lord bramall, ex home secretary leon brittan, and former tory mp harvey proctor. All on the say so of this one man, nick, whose real identity cant be revealed. But a scathing review of the investigation found nicks credibility wasnt proper
Yea rs, people, the youngestjust five years, are dead after gunmen opened fire at a church in texas. Through the tears and through the sadness we stand strong, oh so strong that. Party leaders will meet today to discuss the new complaints system for westminster staff as a growing number of mps are investigated for inappropriate behaviour. In sport, the arsenal manager says that referees are getting worse and worse after the bird defeat. referees are getting worse and worse after the bird defeat. I am saving that molly and ajay. A stickley shocker as one of the favourites for the glitter ball trophy is sent home in one of the best dramatic dance off in the history of the show. A few cents not happy about that. Matt has the weather for us. Good morning. A widespread frost across the uk this morning but a sunny start and it may last all day long. I will let you know. Good morning to you. First a main story. The people who manage the finances for the queen have defended their investment pr
Season, temperatures down in rural spots, 4 to minus six. But it is all change tomorrow. In some areas, temperatures could be 10 degrees up on that. One of the reasons for that isa on that. One of the reasons for that is a change of wind direction and a weather front pushing in from the north west. It is bringing cloud and rain as we speak, but further east, we cling onto the sunshine. I suspect the rest of the afternoon, if we draw a line up towards the isle of wight, east of that we will keep crisp and clear blue skies, and sunshine. Chilly with it. Cloud with light rain along west facing coastline, with strong wind and heavy rain arriving into the northwest. That brings milder air, but underneath those guys, temperatures will struggle, down on where they should be for the time of year. Where they should be for the time of yea r. Frost where they should be for the time of year. Frost is likely if we keep clear skies in the south east, but elsewhere, thick cloud, a breeze through the
In south africa is loosening. He will relinquish leadership of the anc at the end of year. And whether he will complete his term as south africas president is uncertain, as allegations of cronyism and corruption pile up around his government. My guest to day it is thuli madonsela, south africas Public Protector until late last year. She exposed a web of worrying connections between the state and big business interests. But are her concerns about to be buried . Thuli madonsela, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for being here stephen. It is such a honour. Well, i think we have to begin with that explosive report that you wrote and published before leaving the office of Public Protector at the end of last year. It was all about your concerns about State Capture. The idea was that certain big business interest, perhaps individuals, had undue influence on the government. You wanted a fully fledged Judicial Commission of inquiry to be set up within 30 days of your reports publication. Seven mo
In south africa is loosening. He will relinquish leadership of the anc at the end of year. And whether he will complete his term as south africas president is uncertain, as allegations of cronyism and corruption pile up around his government. My guest to day it is thuli madonsela, south africas Public Protector until late last year. She exposed a web of worrying connections between the state and big business interests. But are her concerns about to be buried . Thuli madonsela, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for being here stephen. It is such a honour. Well, i think we have to begin with that explosive report that you wrote and published before leaving the office of Public Protector at the end of last year. It was all about your concerns about State Capture. The idea was that certain big business interest, perhaps individuals, had undue influence on the government. You wanted a fully fledged Judicial Commission of inquiry to be set up within 30 days of your reports publication. Seven mo