Although she insisted she did not deal in deception. But she was accused by lawyers for some of those affected of living in la la land and being in a Cloud Of Denial about her role. Emma simpson reports from the inquiry. Celebration three years ago as the first wrongful convictions are overturned in court. Now, hundreds more former Sub Postmasters are having their names cleared. Lee williamson was given a suspended sentence for fraud in 2014 which is now being quashed. Sentence for fraud in 2014 which is now being quashed. Theres always been delay or now being quashed. Theres always been delay or frustration now being quashed. Theres always been delay or frustration to now being quashed. Theres always been delay or frustration to delay l been delay or frustration to delay the process. So to hear it is relief. Maybe other emotions will come to light when it settles in. So, who is to blame. Did come to light when it settles in. So, who is to blame. Come to light when it settles in. So, w
To light when it settles in. So, who is to blame . Did you put profits before people . It is day three for Paula Vennells at the public inquiry. Time for the sub postmasters lawyers to ask questions. You still continue to live in a cloud of denial. And they didnt hold back. I didnt know, nobody told me, i cant remember, i wasnt shown this. I relied on the lawyers. I have tried to do this to The Very Best of my ability. Looking under that rock youre going to find a problem it will devastate the post office. You couldnt let that happen, could you . I loved the post office. I gave it. I worked. As hard as i possibly could to deliver. The best post office for the uk. She was asked about this episode of the one show and the case ofjo hamilton. She discussing it in an e mail. Did the mask slip . I made a mistake in this e mail. Is the reality what you said here reflected the Behind Closed Doors attitude to these postmasters . No. She has been rude to all of us. If she just sorted it out i sh
As part of the Wikileaks Organisation in 2010, leaked us military secrets, he did so to expose war crimes and therefore he had a right to free speech in doing that under the Us Constitution and therefore cannot be prosecuted for doing so. Now, the us says its given assurances that this is not the type of case where free speech comes into play, but this is not satisfied thejudges here in london and theyve said, well, we want to have a full appeal on this point and actually really try to unpick this. The other points of assurances from the us Thatjulian Assange will not face the Death Penalty that has been accepted by his team. Now that that is no longer an issue, it fundamentally concerns this question of whether or not he, if he went on trial in the united states, can say, i have a defence of speaking out freely in order to expose war crimes, and that should be heard in my trial. The Hush Money Trial of former us President Donald Trump has resumed in new york with the continued Cross E
Langstaff who chaired the Infected Blood Scandal inquiry. He spoke for the last a0 minutes, it was a moving and rousing address where he went through some of the findings that his inquiry published in its final report today. Lets go through some of the main conclusions he made. He concluded that the Treatment Disaster could and should have been largely avoided. The five year investigation accuses doctors, the government and the nhs of trying to cover up what happened. They found patients were knowingly exposed to what he described as unacceptable risks and he found a catalogue of failures with catastrophic consequences. The Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is expected to issue an apology later on today. I am joined now by my colleague ali price who was also listening to what we heard from sir Brian Langstaff. 0ne was also listening to what we heard from sir Brian Langstaff. One of the overwhelming conclusions having listened to that and to so many other and Family Members is that feeling o
Good evening. Just some of the faces of the victims of 50 years of the infected blood scandal. The wholly damning conclusion of todays inquiry into that scandal describes years of deception and cover up in which doctors, the Blood Services and successive governments did not put Patient Safety first. It found that the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the nhs could and should have been avoided. Over the two decades the 19705 to the 19905 more than 30,000 people were infected with diseases like hiv and hepatitis c. 3,000 have died already, many are living with ongoing side effects. The Prime Minister described today as a day of shame for the British State and will announce plans for compensation for the victims of the scandal tomorrow. 0ur Health Editor hugh pym reports. On day one of the inquiry, perry, supported by family, gave evidence. There is a huge impact on family, because they carry you and. He didnt survive long enough to see todays report. He was infected with hiv a