colder. i will have the details shortly. good morning. it s six o clock on 6 january. our main story: the metropolitan police has confirmed it s investigating potential fraud offences, in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub postmasters by the post office. around 700 people were blamed for accounting mistakes caused by faulty it software, which made it look like money was missing. some were wrongfully imprisoned, in a scandal which was dramatised on itv. our reporter vincent mcaviney has more. mr bates vs the post office has brought to light a story for years those in power wouldn t believe. for the post office branch managers across the country over two decades, it s been a nightmare they couldn t escape. i haven t got that money. and i don t know where it s gone. noel tomas, a former sub postmaster in anglesey, was one of those wrongly sent to prison in 2006. this week has offered some catharsis after years of torment. the rest of the country knows how th
from new york, the bbc s michelle fleury reports. major western brands have found themselves hit by a grassroots often unplanned boycotts because of their stance on the israel palestine conflict. this includes mcdonald s. the burger chain came a target became a target after videos online showing them giving away thousands of free meals to the members of the israeli military. this resulted in boycotts of the brand. owners and muslim majority countries such as kuwait and pakistan put out statements distancing themselves. in a message on linkedin, mcdonald s ceo wrote that the burger chain is experiencing a meaningful business impacted due to the war and associated misinformation. all of this in the middle east and beyond because of the war in gaza. he added, this is disheartening and ill founded, pointing that many of the restaurants are operated by local owners. he didn t elaborate on the scale of the impact, but mcdonald s has around 2,000 restaurants in the region. it isn
a nation paused today to remember the victims of an attack people here can t make sense of, that has brought pain and suffering. church bells rang out across the czech republic to mark the moment. to honour those killed when a student attacked his own university, shooting in the corridors and classrooms. so far, we know three of the dead, including lenka hlavkova, a teacher who was 49. here at the arts faculty that was attacked, some have personal connections to the victims. a friend of these women survived by locking herself into a classroom to hide. translation: she cowered under the table. i saw her yesterday and felt sorry for her. she was still shaking. shouting images from a body camera show the police hunt for the gunman inside charles university. at this point the 24 year old was prowling the corridors above. we re told most of his victims were female, but we have no idea of his motive. in the end, he turned his gun on himself. many people were seriously injured, ca
a deadly restaurant fire in madrid. two people have died and at least ten others are injured. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday with chetan pathak hello and welcome to sportsday i m chetan pathak coming up on tonight s programme: a huge win for leicester in their fight for premier league survival they re out of the bottom three down but not out chelsea are narrowly beaten by barcelona in the first leg of their champions league semi final eight tries for england who thrash ireland to stay on course for a grand slam in the women s six nations also coming up on sportsday tonight. into the quarter the finals of the world snooker championship the rocket ronnie o sullivan blasts his way past hossein vafei welcome along this saturday night, thank you forjoining us. we start with the fight for survival in the premier league more on a huge win for leicester to come but the day started with a missed opportunity for leeds. they could have pulled clear o
ten others are injured. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night i m chetan pathak coming up on tonight s programme a mahrez hattrick as manchester city take another step towards the treble a huge win for leicester city in their fight for premier league survival they re out of the bottom three and eight tries for england who thrash ireland to stay on course for a grand slam in the women s six nations also coming up on sportsday. into the quarter the finals of the world snooker championship the rocket ronnie o sullivan blasts his way past hossein vafei welcome along, thank you forjoining us. who can stop manchester city? the answer is not sheffield united. the championship side, on the verge of premier league promotion, were looking to reach the fa cup final. but city were too good, 3 0 winners at wembley thanks to a riyad mahrez hattrick. our correspondent natalie pirks was watching:. pep pirks was watc