throughout the programme. it s tuesday, the 9th of january. our main story. two formerjustice secretaries one conservative, the other labour are leading calls for the government to introduce legislation to quash the convictions of those caught up in the post office it scandal. the postal affairs minister, kevin hollinrake, said various options were being looked at to speed up appeals and compensate the victims. he said more talks would be held today and he hoped to announced a solution very shortly. here s our political correspondent, peter saull. i m the sub postmaster, so i m locked in and everyone else is locked out. so if you want to see my account. this is a scandal going back decades, and now a tv drama watched by millions has pushed it to the top of the political agenda. i know it s probably me because i m really rubbish with technology, but.| ve declared my cash, i ve declared my stock, i ve done it all three times and i still can t get it to balance. mr bates vs
Everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. All right. Were less than 24 hours away now from witness singh history tomorrow, Opening Statements began and the trial of defendant donald trump, the first former president ever to be on trial. For criminal charges. Trump well, Walk Into A Manhattan courtroom tomorrow morning, where he will hear the states case against him. He is facing dozens of charges related to an alleged Hush Money Payment to Adult Film Actress Stormy Daniels made before the 2016 election this is the first of four criminal cases against trump to go to trial. 12 jurors and six alternates will decide trumps fate. Heres cnns brian todd ready to empaneled jurors have been excused from former president trumps Hush Money Trial, underscoring just how crucial the six alternate jurors are, whove just been seated in a case of this length in a highprofile case, the alternates are as significant as the regular jury panel, because theres a very high likelihoo
Well bring you more on this developing story. Also tonight Jeremy Corbyn warns against a bomb first, talk later Foreign Policy but says hes no pacifist. Theresa may accuses Jeremy Corbyn of deserting what she calls the Proud And Patriotic Working Class. The schoolboy who died after an allergic reaction. A coroner says staff could have saved his life. And Donald Trumps twitter tirade against his former fbi director. He warns james comey not to talk to the media. Coming up on bbc news, one win away, can chelsea secure a Second Premier League title in three seasons with victory over west brom this evening. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The nhs is the victim of a major cyber attack. Since mid afternoon, Computer Systems in at least 25 Hospital Trusts and gp surgeries up and down england and in scotland have been hit. In those affected, routine operations are being cancelled, patients are being sent home and ambulances are being diverted. Patients are being asked to stay