Just one pound in five has been paid out in financial redress to postmasters wrongfully accused of theft and fraud is it time the post office is completely removed from delivering compensation . Disarray at the top of the post office in full view at a hearing in front of mps today. The main scandal remains the snails pace of redress for postmasters. Well talk live to this post Office Manager wrongfully accused of stealing £78,000 and jailed for six months, and this mp whos on the horizon compensation Advisory Board. Also tonight. Labour mp Margaret Hodge tells us shes written to the metropolitan police and the Electoral Commission to ask them to investigate whether the Conservative Party broke electoral law in taking £200,000 from the partner of a prominent donor. The chancellor said he wanted to get Older Workers off the golf course and back into employment but why have they really opted out of the workforce . In a dramatic Hearing Today, current and former post Office Bosses traded
it s the latest walkout in a row about pay and conditions. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye after he was stabbed on stage, ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75 year old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24 year old man. no motive has been established but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists since the publication of his fourth novel, the satanic verses, in 1988. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion, as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor who was in the audience, until ems arrived on scene
Hello, im caitriona perry. You are very welcome. In the last 30 minutes, the Us Senate Passed a 95 billion aid package for american allies. President biden says he will sign the bill into law on wednesday. The legislation is centred on foreign assistance. It includes nearly 61 billion in aid for ukraine. 0ver it includes nearly 61 billion in aid for ukraine. Over 26 million for israel and more than 8 billion for the Indo Pacific Region. Its passage follows a months long stalemate in the House Of Representatives where some republicans held the bailout, arguing domestic issues should be dealt with before foreign ones. Ukrainian president zelenskyy said in a statement on x tonight that he is grateful to all americans who continue to support ukraine and recognise that the historic significance of this bill extends beyond politics. The bill also includes a possible ban on the social media app, tiktok, saying that tiktok s Parent Company like danze, a chinese company, must sell its stake wit
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