and it is still chilly out there but today for some of you a little bit more clout and one or two rain showers. i will have the four for forecast and detail later on. it s wednesday the 10th of january. the prime minister will face questions in parliament today over the post office horizon it scandal which saw hundreds of innocent sub postmasters wrongly sentenced for fraud and theft. the former post office boss paula vennells yesterday bowed to public pressure to give up her cbe but more questions remain over the number of government contracts that are still being awarded to fujitsu, which supplied the faulty it system, and the delays in quashing convictions and awarding compensation. our political correspondent peter saull has the latest. it was an announcement that added insult to their injury, depicted in the recent itv drama. paula vennells has got the cbe. joking! but now the former boss of the post office has agreed to hand back her honour, adding that she was truly so
for urgent action early, and we ve been doing a lot over the past few years to strengthen our cyber defences. we have published the national cyber strategy, and we have a new and effective cyber sanctions regime, which we recently used for the first time against a group of russian cyber criminals as part of a joint campaign with the united states. and we are working closely with international partners to tackle the proliferation of sophisticated commercial cyber tools. at the same time, the government itself continues to face a range of attacks, including ransomware and espionage, and so we are constantly looking to strengthen our cyber defences. oliver dowden. let s speak to matt tait, director of capability for dragos a cyber security firm in the us. he formerly worked for gchq and also taught cybersecurity at the university of texas. did i get that right? yes, absolutely. did i get that right? yes, absolutely. thanks - did i get that right? yes, absolutely. thanks for