it s been described as the uk s most widespread miscarriage ofjustice the post office scandal. and now it s emerged the post office spent £100 million of public money fighting wrongly accused subpostmasters in court even though it knew its case was untrue. the bbc has uncovered a draft report that reveals that by 2017 the post office had seen evidence showing that the losses at post office branches could have been caused by remote access to its horizon computers by the japanese company fujitsu who supplied the system. despite that the post office s lawyers kept arguing until 2019 that theft or mistakes by subpostmasters must have been to blame. zoe conway has the story. in howey, mid wales, there is something missing. for years this house was the village post office, but not any more. this was all part the shop, and then the post office was at the end. joan bailey and her husband had to give up the jobs they loved after being accused of stealing. there was a £40,000
both: make sure that you stay tuned into. | and coming up in sport on bbc news newcastle united midfielder sandro tonali is charged with misconduct by the football association for alleged breaches of betting rules. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it has emerged that the post office spent £100 million of public money fighting wrongly accused postmasters in court even though the post office knew its defence was untrue. the bbc has uncovered a draft report that reveals that by 2017 the post office had seen evidence showing that the losses at post office branches could have been caused by remote access to its horizon computers by fujitsu, who had supplied the system. despite that, their lawyers kept arguing until 2019 that theft or mistakes by subpostmasters must have been to blame. zoe conway has this exclusive report. in howey, mid wales, there is something missing. for years this house was the village post office, but not any more. there was a counter that
star to embrace it. on newsnight at 10.30, we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories, plus a look tomorrow s front pages. good evening. it has emerged the post office spent £100 million of public money fighting wrongly accused sub postmasters in court, even though it knew its case was untrue. the bbc has uncovered a draft report that reveals that by 2017 the post office had seen evidence showing that the losses at post office branches could have been caused by remote access to its horizon computers by fujitsu, who supplied the system. despite that, the post office s lawyers kept arguing until 2019 that theft or mistakes by sub postmasters must have been to blame. zoe conway has the story. in howey, mid wales, there is something missing. for years this house was the village post office, but not any more. this was all part the shop, and then the post office was at the end. joan bailey and her husband had to give up the jobs they
says it is taking steps to protect patients and medics but there is growing concern about strikes on al shifa hospital in gaza city, with medics warning that the territory s healthcare system is close to collapse. smoke has been seen rising over northern gaza this the view from southern israel. the hamas run health ministry says more than 32 and a half thousand people have been killed in the territory during more than five months of war, including at least 62 deaths over the past 2a hours. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell is injerusalem and is following the latest on the intense fighting in gaza overnight. you ve still got close quarters fighting going on, israeli air strikes as well, close to three main hospitals in gaza. the shifa hospital in gaza city, that s where the israeli military now says its killed 200 hamas and islamichhad fighters since it began its raid 11 days ago. it claims that hamas has been using that hospital as a base. hamas denies it. the al
these dramatic shots. but they won t be able to stay, with a curfew coming into force at 10pm local time. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. the town of lahaina, home to 12,000 people, traced its history back centuries. all but wiped from existence in a few short hours. the intensity of the fire seen from this commercialjet. with daylight, the charred ruins were revealed. the wildfires, fanned by the winds from an offshore hurricane, have left thousands homeless. survivors absorbing the scale of the disaster. of the disaster. people lost everything of the disaster. people lost everything - of the disaster. people lost everything - homes, - of the disaster. people lost everything - homes, jobs, | of the disaster. people lost - everything - homes, jobs, their everything homes, jobs, their cars, some their pets. there s still people missing. there wasn t even time for, like. there wasn t even time for, like, officials to come around and like, offic