multiple times even when i asked forjust a written comment to the victims whose lives were turned upside down. that did not exactly surprised me because going silent when faced with bad news is quite a typical strategy forjapanese typical strategy for japanese companies. they typical strategy forjapanese companies. they did send me a statement last week saying. basically the company has remained tightlipped about it. the other issue to remember, while it may be difficult to believe, hardly anyone injapan has heard of the horizon scandal until very recently. when we spoke to fujitsu s japan former president in 2022 his reaction was horizon? what horizon? because it was developed by a british company international computers limited which fujitsu bought decades ago. icl had strong ties to the british government so it did give fujitsu an outsize presence in the uk and japanese companies often let international subsidiaries do their own thing especially the board lacks internation
is this a moment of jeopardy for rishi sunak? tonight, the prime minister has lost two deputy chairman and one ministerial aid, and 58 of his own mps voted against him. has he lost his grip on his party? i ve been talking to one mp on the right of the party who defied the three line whip today. if we don t succeed in making the bill work and providing an effective deterrent that stops people setting off across the english channel illegally, then we will not be able to win the election. so, how much trouble is the pm s flagship policy in, if any? we ll discuss with two people in the know. also tonight, donald trump was the runaway winner of the iowa caucus. is he invincible? what donald trump has achieved here is remarkable. he is a phenomenon, especially when you consider that his attempt to overturn an election and unprecedented legal troubles do not seem to have dented the devotion of his supporters. and a mea culpa from fujitsu. we did have bugs and errors in the system, a
this is bbc news, the headlines. a major development in the uk s biggest miscarriage ofjustice rishi sunak announces a new law to compensate and clear the names of hundreds of postmasters wrongly accused of theft. opposition activist alexei navalny is seen for the first time since disappearing from a central russian prison last month. and 80 years after d day, we speak to the woman who helped map the beaches for the normandy landings. those are stories coming up in a moment or two. let s head to the bbc sports centre. anne marie is there for us. hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with snooker and, mark allen is taking on two time champion john higgins for a place in the quarterfinals of the masters at alexandra palace. and it s higgins who took a lead into the mid session break. the score currently 3 1 with both looking for a place in the quarter finals, with the fifth frame just under way. mark selby faces robert milkins in the final last 16 match later. football
rebels have been going on since the october the 7th hamas attacks. what is your assessment for shipping in the area, how serious is it? last niuht the area, how serious is it? last night was the area, how serious is it? last night was the the area, how serious is it? last night was the largest the area, how serious is it? test night was the largest escalation to date since the 19th of november. there has been a report of 18 drone and missile attacks that were launched in a multilayered attack last night from the north. we have not seen this escalation to date. there are a number of assumptions of why it took place last night. the houthi are still very clear that they will continue to target israeli affiliated vessels. affiliated vessels. more than 20 countries signed affiliated vessels. more than 20 countries signed a affiliated vessels. more than 20 countries signed a us affiliated vessels. more than 20 countries signed a us led - affiliated vessels. more than 2
when the boss of one of the main drug trafficking gangs escaped from a maximum security prison. president daniel noboa has authorised the armed forces to neutralise 22 gangs, that are listed as terrorist organisations, after masked gunmen stormed a tv studio during a live broadcast. a 2 month state of emergency is now in force. will grant sent this report from the city of guayaquil. he told me the mood on the ground. mixed emotions in this city, as you can imagine. obviously, relieved that a day of violence came to an end, that the police managed to restore order in that television station you mentioned in the city university, where gunmen stormed the building. but there were also bomb attacks across the city. schools were shut and businesses were closed. fear was spread, notjust through the city but across ecuador. really, this was a moment that was completely unprecedented in terms of gang violence, not just for guayaquil but the entire country itself. viewers in ecuador