india has reported its highest figure for new daily infections more than 330,000 cases industrial oxygen is now having to be used in hospitals. government borrowing hits the highest level since the end of world war ii with hundreds of millions spent supporting the econony during the pandemic. on its way to wembley england is given an extra euro 2020 match, as dublin misses out. and coming up on the bbc news channel: an independent regulator, changes to governance and more say from fans just some of issues the government will look at in it s review of football. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. 39 former subpostmasters who were convicted of theft and false accounting because of a defective post office accounting system have been cleared by the court of appeal, at the end of what lawyers have called the uk s most widespread miscarriage of justice. some had gone to prison, and many sawjobs, marriages and reputations ruined after being wrongly accused o
professionally very surprised that service professionally very surprised that service even existed. we are meant to be service even existed. we are meant to be an service even existed. we are meant to be an it service even existed. we are meant to be an it company, not a prosecution support service and for that to prosecution support service and for that to be prosecution support service and for that to be designed from the very earliest that to be designed from the very earliest stages, i was very, very surprised earliest stages, i was very, very surprised at it. in terms of the work surprised at it. in terms of the work associated with doing it, i have work associated with doing it, i have no work associated with doing it, i have no view on it. i am amazed that it was have no view on it. i am amazed that it was even have no view on it. i am amazed that it was even in have no view on it. i am amazed that it was even in the contract. are have no view on
the sister of two year old bronson battersby tells the bbc she doesn t blame social services after the toddler was found dead alongside his father. they were both found working very peaceful, and that is the only consolation i can take from that. looking very peaceful. measles will spread rapidly in some parts of the uk unless more children have the vaccine a warning from senior health officials. and djokovic dominant down under the defending champion sails into the fourth round of the australian open. and coming up on bbc news coming up on bbc news, jordan henderson returns to europe from saudi arabia, joining the dutch club i axe. hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. there have been more developments in the post office it scandal, in which hundreds of sub postmaters were wrongly convicted. in which hundreds of sub postmasters were wrongly convicted. the european head of the technology firm fujitsu has described as shameful the apparent editing of witness sta
mr patterson was asked why that information had not been included in the witness statement is used in prosecutions. i am surprised that that detail was not included in the witness statements given by fujitsu staff to the post office. and i have seen some evidence of editing of witness statements by others. and he was asked about his reaction to that. and i, no doubt you would regard that as shameful? yes, that would be one word i would use. what is the other one? shameful, appalling. my understanding of how our laws work in this country, that all of the evidence should have been put in front of the sub postmaster, that the post office was relying on to prosecute them. listening to the evidence was lee castleton, a sub postmaster who was bankrupted by a legal battle with the post office. his opinion? i agree completely, - it is shameful and appalling, and i think they should - hold their heads in shame. that is not helping the victims, there s 555 people that are still waiti
in the last few minutes, prince harry has withdrawn his libel action against the associated newspapers. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, before we turn to the headline stories, i want to show you pictures coming from japan. in the next 20 minutes, we are going to see if all goes well, japan is set to make a latest attempt at a soft touch down on the moon. it is the smart lander investigating the moon, it is known as slim, it is hoping to touch down in about 20 minutes time. it is very difficult to land on earth s natural satellite safely, about half of all attempts have succeeded. now slim is set to begin descent manoeuvres from an altitude of about 15 kilometres about now, that process is supposed to be starting now, and if all goes well the craft will touch down on the lunar surface in 20 minutes time. we will take you through all of that here on bbc news in the next 15 minutes, so do stay with us and we will have plenty more on that attempted land