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off the greek coast. a bbc investigation has found evidence that casts doubt on the greek coastguard s account of its response to the migrant ship, which sank last week with the loss of hundreds of lives. the ship sank about 50 miles off the southern coast of greece and survivors were taken to kalamata. an analysis of the movements of other ships in the area suggests the overcrowded fishing vessel wasn t moving for seven hours before it capsized. the greek coastguard claims that during this time, the vessel was on its way to italy and didn t need to be rescued. the greek authorities have not yet responded to the bbc s findings. our europe correspondent nick beake is in kalamata in greece. the greek coastguard has faced heavy criticism for not doing more to help those people on board. its main justification has been that they did not want their help and that, crucially, the boat was moving in a steady direction towards italy. now, what we ve tried to do is piece together ....
round of the fa cup. it is thankfully a much drier week of weather ahead but it is colder, so we have some frost and fog and for some of us, some wintry showers. i will have all the details throughout the programme. it s monday the 8th of january. our main story. thejustice secretary, alex chalk, will meet with the minister responsible for the post office today to discuss how hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted in the horizon it scandal could be cleared. pressure is increasing on number 10 to take action over what has been described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in british history. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. hello, how can i help? 0h, hi, it sjo hamilton- here from south warnborough. i m trying to produce this week s cash account. - and what s the problem? jo hamilton s story was central to the recent itv drama she was falsely accused of stealing £36,000 from the village post office she ran in hampshire. in the meantim ....
it s wednesday 31st may. rail passengers are facing disruption this morning, as more than 12,000 train drivers walk out in a row over pay and working conditions. it s the start of several days of industrial action on the rail network, which will affect people travelling to this weekend s epsom derby and the fa cup final. here s our transport correspondent, katy austin. once again, train services have come to a stop in many parts of the country. this music bar in london thinks punters staying away during rail strikes has already cost it about three quarters of a million pounds. it s another blow on top of the pandemic and cost of living pressures. nothing has hit us harder than the train strikes. the train strikes are crippling to the business, and we re in a time when we re already seeing so many businesses on a knife edge and up against the wall. we need a period of stability. today s action by train drivers in the aslef union is the first of three strike days this week. aro ....
that message was retracted 20 minutes later. according to the south korean military which released these images of what it says was wreckage of the missile the projectile disappeared from radar and might have crashed or exploded. north korea was unusually quick to comment on what had happened, confirming on its website that the rocket crashed into the sea after problems with a new engine system and fuel. but it does crucially say it ll be continuing such launches. the us hasjoined south korea and japan in condemning the launch, saying it involved ballistic missile technology in breach of un sanctions. sirens also sounded injapan. sirens wail. this was southern okinawa, where a few people were about early in the morning. an official warning message was also sent out, though that was withdrawn around 30 minutes later. this is what the japanese prime minister fumio kishida had to say. translation: today, an object that i appears to be a ballistic missile i was launched by no ....
gilda hakim. a federaljudge in the united states has sentenced the founder of the far right militant oath keepers, stewart rhodes, to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the storming of the us capitol on january the 6th, 2021. with the latest, here s our north america correspondentjessica parker. he was convicted at the back of last year, and now we ve learned that a federaljudge has sentenced him to 18 years in prison. prosecutors had actually sought a longer sentence of 25 years, but 18 years is what he s been given. in court, we understand he was pretty defiant, saying that he was a political prisoner something that the judge really wasn t having anything of, basically suggesting he still presented a peril to the country. in terms of what happened during the course of the trial, he wasn t the only member of the oath keepers who was on trial, and we expect some further sentencing over the coming days but he is the leader of this ....