bumper profits for the owner of british gas centrica more than a billion pounds this year as household bills keep rising. right on time! and from the railway children to the wombles and doctor who bernard cribbins has died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll be in birmingham ahead of the commonwealth games and we ll look at what threat germany pose to england in the final of the women s euros. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. you the commonwealth games 2022 opens here at the alexander stadium in birmingham injust two hours time. this huge space seats 30,000 people, and although we don t entirely know the themes of the opening ceremony you do get hints of how they want to celebrate birmingham, with a mock canal and brickwork heralding its industrial past, and graffiti and skateboard ramps celebrating its gritty present. and we ve also been told to watch out for exactly how the royal guests arrive. 0rganisers say it s the bigges
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
What had been going on. Grant shapps your predecessor ordered companies to give redress to people affected. 0ut to give redress to people affected. Out of 130,000 cases looked at only 1500 people have had compensation. Are you just abandoning the rest of those people . Those people . Absolutely not and i should say when those people . Absolutely not and i should say when we those people . Absolutely not and i should say when we saw those people . Absolutely not and i should say when we saw in those people . Absolutely not and i should say when we saw in that i should say when we saw in that Winter Prepayment Meter is being forced on the vulnerable we stepped in quickly because no one wants to see that, it was appalling behaviour and when i came into the row one of the first things i did was sit down with suppliers and talked about the issue because i wanted to make sure we could protect people. Leather issue because i wanted to make sure we could protect people. We could protect people