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
Is now preparing to stand down. How some of englands most deprived areas suffer some of the biggest cuts in spending on Childrens Services. Hundreds of women gather at westminster to celebrate the events of a century ago when millions were given the right to vote. And the worlds most powerful rocket has been launched tonight from Kennedy Space Center Experts say it could transform space exploration. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Could swanseas Carlos Carvalhal guide his side past notts county in tonights fourth round replay to set up a tie against his former Club Sheffield wednesday . Good evening. For the first time former executives of carillion have spoken publicly about the collapse of the Construction Firm which went into liquidation last month with debts of one and a half billion pounds. The senior figures appeared before a Parliamentary Committee which accused them of being delusional and of falling asleep at the wheel. The former executives rejected suggestions that they
An indefinite sentence, it was just, well, justice has been served, he has been dealt with. He is serving a life sentence now. Because that is the way it was put across to us. So we never thought for one second that he would be eligible for parole. But today, there he was, behind the bars in the dock, potentiallyjust weeks from being freed. Sir bian leveson had ordered thatjohn worboys should be present in person, because he didnt trust the liability of the courts video link system. Thejudge had been told that worboys victims were unhappy at the prospect of seeing him again. I am sorry about that, sir brian said, but im sure you will appreciate why it will not be possible sensibly to conduct this hearing without him being present in some way. The womens lawyer described afterwards what it was like for one of her clients to see her attacker again. It was very, very difficult, but she felt it was really necessary to be there and to say she wasnt going to be frightened of him being there
Through to the semi finals of the Australian Open. Boris johnson arrived at downing street this morning determined, it seemed, to demand more money for the nhs in england, but instead, it is understood that the foreign secretary was rebuked by the Prime Minister for his highly publicised push to get an extra £100 million a week. Theresa may told the cabinet that such conversations about the future of the nhs should remain private. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports from westminster. She can come out in a wheelchair. Thats our treatment room anyway, so thats not going to free up a bed. Long waits. This gentleman hasjust come in. Long days, another glimpse of the pressure at the university of north tees hospital, like wards around the country. We need more beds in the hospital. We need more beds for them to go to. Number ten knows hospitals, patients and the public looks at them for answers. However unwelcome visitors making demands really are. Reporter do you want to be th