throughout the programme. it s tuesday, the 9th of january. our main story. two formerjustice secretaries one conservative, the other labour are leading calls for the government to introduce legislation to quash the convictions of those caught up in the post office it scandal. the postal affairs minister, kevin hollinrake, said various options were being looked at to speed up appeals and compensate the victims. he said more talks would be held today and he hoped to announced a solution very shortly. here s our political correspondent, peter saull. i m the sub postmaster, so i m locked in and everyone else is locked out. so if you want to see my account. this is a scandal going back decades, and now a tv drama watched by millions has pushed it to the top of the political agenda. i know it s probably me because i m really rubbish with technology, but.| ve declared my cash, i ve declared my stock, i ve done it all three times and i still can t get it to balance. mr bates vs
we ve all heard about the kindness of strangers, but one teenager says when she hit rock bottom, the intervention of a passer by was nothing short of life saving. maddie had gone for a walk intending to take her own life, but david spotted her in distress and struck up a conversation. they ve stayed in touch since, but never seen each other in person since then until now. our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn went to meet them. maddie is nearly 18, enjoying college and looking forward to the rest of her life. but a few years ago, things were very different. i was going through a lot. i was struggling with myself, with everything in my head my mental health. and then it got to august
short of life saving. maddie had gone for a walk intending to take her own life, but david spotted her in distress, and struck up a conversation. they ve stayed in touch since, but never seen each other in person until now. our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn went to meet them. maddie is nearly 18, enjoying college and looking forward to the rest of her life. but a few years ago, things were very different. i was going through a lot. i was struggling with myself, with everything in my head my mental health. and then it got to august time, and that s when i basically hit rock bottom. i woke up and everything felt different. i didn t feel like myself. i felt severely depressed. i said to my mum i said, mum, i m going out. i said, i m going on a walk. i said, i ll be back soon, don t worry about me and i ll be back.
maddie had gone for a walk intending to end her own life, but david spotted her in distress and struck up a conversation. something really simple. they ve stayed in touch since, but never seen each other in person until now. our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn went to meet them. maddie is nearly 18, enjoying college and looking forward to the rest of her life. but a few years ago, things were very different. i was going through a lot. i was struggling with myself, with everything in my head my mental health. and then it got to august time, and that s when i basically hit rock bottom. i woke up and everything felt different. i didn t feel like myself. i felt severely depressed. i said to my mum i said, mum, i m going out. i said, i m going on a walk. i said, i ll be back soon, don t worry about me and i ll be back. i didn t expect to come back.