He did not commit. A man who was wrongly imprisoned for rape has welcomed a government decision to scrap rules which meant people who had been cleared by the courts could be charged for living costs incurred injail. Andrew malkinson told the bbc the change was a step in the right direction, but said more needed to be done to support people who were wrongly convicted. 0ur correspondent Sarah Campbell has this report. To add insult to injury, the rules, at this point, said he would have to pay back his living costs while wrongly imprisoned. I pay back his living costs while wrongly imprisoned. I thought, to a these wrongly imprisoned. I thought, to pay these peeple wrongly imprisoned. I thought, to pay these people for wrongly imprisoned. I thought, to pay these people for doing wrongly imprisoned. I thought, to pay these people for doing what l pay these people for doing what doing to me is the most sickening, abhorrent, repugnant thing i could imagine. The guilty dont pay, why should t
Where president Volodymyr Zelensky says a russian guided bomb has hit a Blood Transfusion Centre in the north east, causing casualties. He says rescuers are at the scene in the town of kupiansk where there are dead and wounded. The reported strike came shortly after kyiv said missiles had hit a facility which manufactures engines for aircraft and helicopters in the countrys west. In a tweet, president zelensky said so far, theres been no comment from russia. Our ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse is in kyiv. If there is accuracy to president zelensky s claim, it appears once again a medical building has come in harms way. Weve seen it before with a Maternity Hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol Last year. Weve seen it in a Mental Health hospital in dnipro just a few months ago. This is a war that is synonymous with civilian areas, with cities being directly targeted. Now, in president zelensky s tweet, he says, this war crime alone says everything about russian aggression. He
Hello. First to niger, where, in the last hour, a deadline for the militaryjunta to step down has passed. The leaders of nigers coup have hours to restore the ousted president , or face the possibility of military action. Thousands of people gathered in nigers capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. Despite International Condemnation of the soldiers actions, thousands of nigeriens continue to show support for the army hoping it can offer the country stability. Some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. And algeria , which Borders Niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. France says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore nigers elected president. Niger s Prime Minister was in paris on saturday meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the countrys embassy. He has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country. Marie roger biloa is a west Af
that was most shocking. the very idea of that was most shocking. the very idea of paying that was most shocking. tue: very idea of paying your captors is really inaudible. the guilty don t pay, why should the innocent? but from toda , should the innocent? but from today. that should the innocent? but from today, that will should the innocent? but from today, that will change. - today, that will change. wrongly convicted prisoners like andy will no longer have to pay towards the cost of their own imprisonment. that s very welcome. their own imprisonment. that s very welcome, yeah. their own imprisonment. that s very welcome, yeah. good. - their own imprisonment. that s very welcome, yeah. good. a l very welcome, yeah. good. a step in the right direction but much more needs to be changing. you don t want to putjust much more needs to be changing. you don t want to put just a sticking plaster on something that s mortally wounded. it needs much more.- that s mortally wounded. i
many, including bmp sir robert neill who has welcomed the scrapping of the rule. or when the state makes an error, it is right and proper that the state accept that as swiftly as possible and secondly that the state then doesn t try to put on needless obstacles in the way of somebody seeking recompense. and obstacles do remain according to mr malc and singh and his legal team. firstly, there is a £1 million cap on compensation and they expect to secure a payout to take another two years for the process. he secure a payout to take another two years for the process. years for the process. he has to go throu~h a years for the process. he has to go through a hole years for the process. he has to go through a hole of years for the process. he has to go through a hole of a years for the process. he has to go through a hole of a process - years for the process. he has to go through a hole of a process a - years for the process. he has to go i through a hole of a process a second time,