funerals are being held for the 2a soldiers killed in israel s deadliest day since the war began in gaza. there has been intense fighting around khan younis, israel says it has surrounded the southern gaza city. could i hostage deal close, though? reports that israel has proposed a two month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with himars. the us and uk carry out joint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. hamas. and oppenheimer leads the oscar nominations with 13 but barbie s margot robbie and director greta gerwig miss out. time for a look at the business news now with lu kwesa burak. it afternoon, lukwesa. could afternoon. good afternoon. we start here in the uk with the government s finances because the amount it had to borrow last month was far less than expected. that has raised hopes the chancellor, jeremy hunt, may have extra room to cut taxes when he announces his spring budget in march. a lot of it is down to lo
but elizabeth williams thought it was given too much time. bbc breakfast editor richard frediani told us, it wasn t just breakfast that covered the post office scandal extensively this week. that was true of most bbc outlets, and indeed the media in general. but why did it take a tv drama to bring the issue to such prominence? even one as powerful as this. tthey say money somehow gone missing from this branch, which it hasn t, and i have to pay it back, which i won t. so i say, prove it. prove that i m wrong and you re right. show me the figures . but they can t or won t do that. so now they want to close me down to shut me up because they don t want everyone knowing what i know. which is? that the fancy new computer system that they ve spent an arm and a leg on is faulty. chris williams emailed us to say, it has taken an itv drama and an anonymous viewer had the same concern. well, ifjournalism has been found wanting here, and we ll be exploring that question in a moment,
prosecutions into thousand 15. if we are to make sure that escande like this can never happen again, we need to look at the way in which private prosecutions like these have been undertaken. any company can bring private prosecutions in this way. this is not a special power of the post office, i know my right honourable friend the lord chancellor wants to give this issue proper and thoughtful consideration and i am sure he will report to the house about this issue in due course. getting justice for the victims of this candle and ensuring that such a tragedy can never happen again is my highest priority as a minister and has been throughout my 15 months in office. when we talk about compensation, we have to remember that the lives of postmasters and their families caught up in this scandal have been changed forever. they face financial ruin, untold personal distress and a loss of reputation that no amount of financial compensation can fully restore. the government recognises h
in sport, he s done it luke littler s dream run continues, as the 16 year old becomes the youngest person to reach tonight s world darts final. tha nkfully thankfully not as windy today but there are now over 300 flood warnings across the uk following storm henk. at least the prospects are a little bit drier. full forecast on breakfast. good morning. it s wednesday, 3rd january. our main story. junior doctors in england are about to begin a six day strike the longest in nhs history. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay increase. the government says that is unrealistic. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! a new year, but still no end in sight to the junior doctors pay dispute, which started last spring. the six day walk out is their longest yet, and comes
Cases. here s labour s shadowjustice secretary, jonathan reynolds. this has left the public outraged at the injustice. we believe the horizon scandal to be one of the greatest miscarriages ofjustice in british history, where people lost their lives, and then, when trying to find justice, were delayed at every turn. it is unconscionable that despite the larne lough legal rulings, several people have not been able to access the conversation they are entitled to. landmark crete legal rulings. we are united in wanting to see them exonerated in full and to receive compensation with urgency. it is important to say exoneration and not a pardon, because a pardon implies guilt that is forgiven. we recognise that doing so is not straightforward. it may be imperfect. it is an unprecedented scandal, and it will require an