In 1918, votes for women became a reality. And its a hundred years today that women got the vote but even then only if they were over 30 and owners of property. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, chelsea captain gary cahill has backed manager antonio conte, saying the players need to look in the mirror after their 4 1 loss at watford. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Former bosses of the construction and outsourcing company carillion have apologised for the firms collapse but denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which provided services for schools, hospitals and prisons went into liquidation in the middle ofjanuary. It employed more than 40,000 people worldwide. This morning mps have been cross the companys executives about how they are loaded to colla pse about how they are loaded to collapse with debts of over £1 billion and a huge pension deficit. Our Business Correspondent Simon Gompertz reports. The seniorfigures in the senior f
Repeatedly targeted. And 100 years after some women won the right to vote, we look back at their Extraordinary Campaign and its legacy. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Chelsea will not be sacking manager antonio conte, despite mounting pressure following back to back league defeats. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Former executives at the failed construction and services giant carillion have apologised for the compa nys collapse. But they denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which employed 20,000 people in the uk went into liquidation last month. Today the companys former directors faced a committee of mps to explain what theyd known about its financial position. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Summoned to westminster carillions top brass. Philip green was chairman of the board when the company collapsed, and he started with an apology. I would say i am deeply sorry for the impact that the colla pse deeply sorry for the impac
Yea rs take off in next hour. And it is 100 years since women first got the right to vote but only if they were over 30 and owners of property. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Former executives at the failed construction and services giant carillion have apologised for the compa nys collapse. But they denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which employed 20,000 people in the uk went into liquidation last month. Today the companys former directors faced a committee of mps to explain what theyd known about its financial position. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Summoned to westminster carillions top brass. Philip green was chairman of the board when the company collapsed, and he started with an apology. I would say i am deeply sorry for the impact that the collapse of the company had on employees, pensioners, customers, suppliers and all stakeholders. So what went wrong . Xhaka khan was finance director and said that hundreds of millions was owed b
Now the government intervenes. Tackling the underground trade in super powerful painkillers that have claimed more than 100 lives in the last two years. Fentanyls a killer, and the drug dealers are playing russian roulette with our lives. They give our children drugs, and our children, my child, died from it. And 100 years after some women won the right to vote in britain we look back at their extraordinary struggle for equality. And later on we will have sportsday on the bbc news channel with the latest reports, results interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The Prime Minister has been warned that her decision to leave the eus Customs Union, which allows goods to move between eu countries without tariffs will cause unavoidable barriers to trade. And the European Unions chief brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, who was in downing street for talks today, said the time had come for britain to make a choice on what it wants for