price manipulation. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in the philippines, where the nobel prize winning journalist maria ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion charges by a manila court. her news site, rappler, was also cleared of tax evasion. ms ressa, who was awarded the nobel prize alongside a russian journalist in 2021, is head of rappler, which earned a reputation for its in depth reporting and tough scrutiny of the former president rodrigo duterte. she was convicted in 2020 for libel, and does face several other charges, which she says are politically motivated. she spoke a short time ago. today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins. a brazen abuse of power. voice waivers and meant to stop journalists from doing theirjobs, but.give me a second, these cases are where capital markets, where rule of law, where press freedom meet, right? so, this acquittal inaudible is notjust for us, for rappler, it is for every filipino who has ever
ajury is sworn in to hear the inquest into the death of five people shot dead byjake davison in plymouth in 2021. 0h, oh, my goodness me. and, a five set thriller down under britain s andy murray beats the 13th seed, italy s matteo berrettini, in the australian open. and coming up in sport on bbc news: jurgen klopp says he will not leave anfield until someone tells him to. it s been a difficult season for liverpool, who have an fa cup third round replay at wolves later. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police have declared a major incident after a double decker bus carrying 70 people overturned in icy conditions in somerset. the crash happened on the a39 near cannington early this morning. many of the passengers were workers from the nearby hinkley point nuclear power station. no one died but three people are believed to have significant injuries. our correspondent helena wilkinson has the latest. this footage, posted on social media, shows the double de
obviously the subject matter of this legislation is important, it affects a vulnerable, stigmatised group. but actually, the significance is much wider. the future of manchester united, jim radcliffe enters the bidding. and a0 years old today we remember the start of bbc breakfast time and a new chapter in british television. and coming up on the bbc news channel: he was last seen in international rugby playing for england, but three years on, ruaridh mcconnochie is picked in scotland s six nations squad. good evening. the future of electric car manufacturing in the uk has been dealt a blow with the collapse of britishvolt a maker of electric car batteries with most of its 300 staff made redundant with immediate effect. britishvolt had plans to build a giant factory in northumberland and was seen as a vital part of the industry s future in the uk. experts say several factories making batteries will be needed to support the future of car making as petrol and diesel eng
the electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration after hopes of a last minute bid for the company faded. the collapse raises questions about uk hopes of building a home grown battery industry. the company, which had plans to build a gigafactory to make the uk start up had been expecting to build a new 5.8 billion or $4.7 billion factory in northumberland, as part of a long term vision to boost uk manufacturing. well, this promotional video shows what the factory with a capability to make 300,000 electric batteries a year would have looked like. the plan was to create 3,000 jobs at the plant. now, administrators have taken over the business and most of britishvolt s 300 staff are being made redundant. here s our business editor simonjack. so what went wrong? britishvolt was a start up company with no track record. their battery technology was only at the prototype stage. although there are expressions of interest from lotus and aston martin, they
become could the uk s richest man own manchester united? andy murray powers to victory for his match at the australian open. it and coming up on the bbc news channel: harvey elliot s on target, but can liverpool seal their spot in the next round of the fa cup, with a win over wolves in their replay? good evening. the electric car battery company britishvolt has collapsed making most of its 300 staff redundant and putting the future of the uk s electric car making industry into serious jeopardy. the company had been planning to build a giant battery making factory in northumberland it was to be a vital part for britain s electric car industry with petrol and diesel engines being phased out by 2030. britishvolt had planned to make around 300,000 batteries a year to power around of a quarter of electric vehicles on the british market. but it has collapsed after months of trouble as it struggled to raise enough money to stay afloat. our business editor simonjack report