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. Hes been talking to our reporterjoe inwood. He started by telling him how he felt when he was first told he had to pay for his living costs whilst in prison out of his compensation. It seems like a sickjoke. I thought what is the justification for paying the Prison Service because they dont treat you well in prison, they really dont. You should lose your liberty, you shouldnt be tortured by them. I thought, to pay these people for doing what they are doing to me is the most sickening, horrifying, repugnant thing i could imagine. When you were speaking and made this point and express yourself so eloquently that there was a
And the sports biggest prize. And after the wet and windy day for some of us yesterday, some improvements in the weather for today. For many of us they will be some sunny spells, it also a few showers which could be heavy at times. I will have the full forecast throughout the programme. Good morning. Its sunday the 6th of august. Our main story people who were wrongly convicted of crimes will no longer be charged living costs for the time they spent in prison. The Ministry Forjustice is scrapping the rule with immediate effect, following an outcry over the case of a man who spent 17 years injailfora crime he didnt commit. Joe inwood has the details. There are many shocking things about the case of Andy Malkinson. Ajury misled. Dna evidence suppressed. 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. But for many, it was the revelation that Andy Malkinson would have to pay back some of his compensation to cover board and lodgings that was most shocking. The very idea of paying, once yo
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
of the driver, a woman in her 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. police officers, firefighters and paramedics, including london s air ambulance, responded to the incident at the study preparatory school in wimbledon just before 10am this morning. the metropolitan police say the incident is not being treated as terror related. the prime minister is sending his deepest condolences. his thoughts are with all wood involved. it would have been terrifying for children, spy have been terrifying for children, spy staff and parents. the staff. in the last hour, the emergency services gave this update. very sadly, one of the children, an eight year old girl, died at the scene. our thoughts are with her family at this incredibly difficult time. the driver of a car, a woman aged in her forties stopped a woman aged in her 40s, stopped at the scene and has since been arrested for causing death by dangerous driving and remains in police custod
so we just had to give that young lady an anesthetic outside the house. so right now, i need to make sure that all our equipment is back where it should be and also restock the bags to make sure that we have enough to hand if we were to have to do another anesthetic. and as they clear up, time for a debrief with london ambulance colleagues an important part of everyjob they do. these jobs are quite stressful. we see a lot of these intense jobs with our daily work. that s what we re here for. but the ambulance service crews may only see one or two jobs like that a year, so there s a lot going on that can be quite intense. so it s important to allow people to talk about the job, how they re feeling. but also there s always lots of really good clinical learning. as night falls, amar and kevin take over in the cars. they re off to east london. a car crash with lots of resources sent. a man has been hit by a car. they take control at the scene, able to give the patient stronger drugs than