james, thank you. the amount of goods we bought in shops and online saw the biggest fall on record for the month of december, as consumers cut spending to cope with the rising cost of living. according to the office for national statistics, sales volumes declined by nearly 6% compared with the prevous year. but the amount we actually spent was almost a% higher than in december 2021 as goods were more expensive. our business correspondent emma simpson reports from norwich. lifting the spirits amid the january blues. so what s the mood music here on the high street? christmas was a bit of a mixed bag, with these shoppers in norwich. i think i spent more, yeah. idid. 0n the grandchildren, of course. so, did you overdo it a wee bit, then? yeah, it didn t matter, though. big family, big bills. we didn t spend loads. we just bought each other a little something. - reining back completely, yes.
compared to the same period last year. rosie and her team will continue to offer a place in the warmth to as many as possible. they re gearing up for a busy winter. the public inquiry into the post office scandal is holding a special hearing on the issue of compensation, amid concerns that not enough progress is being made. thousands of subpostmasters lost everything after being wrongly accused of stealing. but despite being cleared, one victim has told the bbc that he has not seen a penny. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. they ve come a long way for today s hearing. some of the sub postmasters and their families whose lives have been ruined by the post office scandal. lee castleton ended up bankrupt and still waiting for full and fair compensation. 18 years for me. i don t think there s been a lot of progress.
else s face. i think maybe some of us are getting better at disguising| us are getting better at disguising our anger. that may be the issue. it s been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in uk history a faulty accounting system that lead to the wrongful convictions of more than 700 postal workers for theft. now, the official enquiry into the scandal is looking into the compensation process for a third time, as many victims say they have yet to receive any money. emma simpson reports. he was the first witness to give evidence at the public inquiry. the eole evidence at the public inquiry. the people who evidence at the public inquiry. tte: people who did this, they should be investigated. not a single person has been brought to charge. but! investigated. not a single person has been brought to charge. and ten months on he has been brought to charge. and ten months on he has has been brought to charge. and ten months on he has still has been brought to charge
a major air and sea search is under way off the west coast ofjersey after a reported collision between a fishing boat and a ferry this morning. coming up on the bbc news channel. ahead of the second test with pakistan, mark wood is back for england. the fast bowler s return for the injured liam livingstone is the only change to the side that won the first test in rawalpindi. the public inquiry into the post office scandal is holding a special hearing on the issue of compensation amid concerns that not enough progress is being made. thousands of subpostmasters lost everything after being wrongly accused of stealing. but despite being cleared, one victim has told the bbc that he has not seen a penny. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. they ve come a long way for today s hearing. some of the sub postmasters and their families whose lives have been ruined by the post office scandal. lee castleton ended up bankrupt and still waiting for full
the public inquiry into the post office scandal is holding a special hearing on the issue of compensation, amid concerns that not enough progress is being made. thousands of subpostmasters lost everything after being wrongly accused of stealing. but despite being cleared, one victim has told the bbc that he has not seen a penny. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. they ve come a long way for today s hearing. some of the sub postmasters and their families whose lives have been ruined by the post office scandal. lee castleton ended up bankrupt and still waiting for full and fair compensation. 18 years for me. i don t think there s been a lot of progress. we just want clarity, we just want to know how to finish this. everybody s coming to a point now where we know we ve won, we know we were right, right from the beginning, we know that there was computer problems throughout, they were all hidden from us, and now we just want to bring it to an end and get on with our lives.