In 1918, votes for women became a reality. And its a hundred years today that women got the vote but even then only if they were over 30 and owners of property. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, chelsea captain gary cahill has backed manager antonio conte, saying the players need to look in the mirror after their 4 1 loss at watford. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Former bosses of the construction and outsourcing company carillion have apologised for the firms collapse but denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which provided services for schools, hospitals and prisons went into liquidation in the middle ofjanuary. It employed more than 40,000 people worldwide. This morning mps have been cross the companys executives about how they are loaded to colla pse about how they are loaded to collapse with debts of over £1 billion and a huge pension deficit. Our Business Correspondent Simon Gompertz reports. The seniorfigures in the senior f
This is going to help you keep up to date with the latest weather, and we hope you enjoy our new look. So, it is all change with our weather graphics, but the weather in itself is not changing in a hurry. Weve still got this cold and wintry theme that has been with us since theme that has been with us since the beginning of the month. Weve had some great pictures in from all weather watchers today. This comes from penrith in cumbria, where there has been about four centimetres of snow, and it is edging further south gcioss snow, and it is edging further south across the country. This afternoon, we will continue with the cold theme, and there will be some more wintry flurries. Lets start with the satellite image, this is the view from space looking down at the clu b view from space looking down at the club uk, you can see this band of cloud is a slow moving weather front. That is producing quite a bit of snow. This is the recent snowfall radar showing where we have had snow over the pas
With the demands for change. Translation the government should take the opinion of our youth into account. There are conflicting views about social freedom among irans political establishment. At the very top, Supreme Leader ali khamenei. Hes deeply conservative and is appointed for life. Also in the conservative camp, the powerfuljudiciary, but pushing for more reform is the president , hassan rouhani. He is often backed up by sections of the parliament. They have democratic legitimacy, but in truth its the conservatives who hold the real power. And because of that power, this human rights lawyer doesnt think that change is imminent. I dont think the government is ready to reform, particularly in our hijab rules, but i think it will eventually have to. Iran has already been rocked by a wave of protests this year. Thousands marched across the country, angry at poverty and corruption. And while these protests against the compulsory hijab might seem simple, they strike at the very heart
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