colder. i will have the details shortly. good morning. it s six o clock on 6 january. our main story: the metropolitan police has confirmed it s investigating potential fraud offences, in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub postmasters by the post office. around 700 people were blamed for accounting mistakes caused by faulty it software, which made it look like money was missing. some were wrongfully imprisoned, in a scandal which was dramatised on itv. our reporter vincent mcaviney has more. mr bates vs the post office has brought to light a story for years those in power wouldn t believe. for the post office branch managers across the country over two decades, it s been a nightmare they couldn t escape. i haven t got that money. and i don t know where it s gone. noel tomas, a former sub postmaster in anglesey, was one of those wrongly sent to prison in 2006. this week has offered some catharsis after years of torment. the rest of the country knows how th
International analyst for msnbc news, and the host of way too early, White House Bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, happy new year to you all. Happy new year to you. Happy new year. We have so much to talk about. New year yesterday morning, mika and i went to a new Years Day Service, and the priest gave a homily on the need to be architects of peace in our daily lives and political discourse, and Foreign Policy and everything. The harsh path we have taken in our not so new century is elevated, revenge over reconciliation. And reminded us for all of us in attendance, and i love this. Its a good one. He said start by digging two graves. One of them for yourselves. Yeah. Wow, that really does strike you when you look whats happening in washington over the past 20 years because i really do believe, mika, we live in two americas. One that has seen Childhood Poverty has dropped to 60 year lows, and teenage pregnancy drop to 70year lows. Its in the u. S. World dollar and anytime over
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This is the first time ive actually had to say, can you help us . Tough times. But as well see, theres also hope and help. Theres a lot to go through today. In a cold church in benwell, Carole Rowland is on the mic. Its worry and fear. Anything that worries you, anything youre fearful of, please come and talk to us. If the Cost Of Living crisis is a national crisis, the response here in newcastles west end is local. The other things that weve got are more kiddies coats, which is fantastic. This place started years ago as a food bank, but its had to change, adapt and expand to become a Community Hub to keep up in these hard times. Used to be that people dont have sufficient food to eat. We can help them with that. Its now that they dont have enough fuel. They dont have heat. Our fear here at our food bank is that people may die. Its getting a bit colder. It is slightly. So it is food and help with fuel. But were here to see much more than that. There you go. Of course, pats work, handin
supporters in prague petr pavel said it was time to return those values to politics. now on bbc news. new hope in hard times: fighting the cost of living crisis. you want a piggy back? are you going to be superman, are you? nobody can afford to keep up with anything. i don t know how i ll cope, i really don t. it s autumn 2022, and anita s got troubles. troubles from every direction. absolutely shattered. i m constantlyjust lying in bed and just thinking about how am i going to pay this? how am i going to pay that? i m trying to make you a den. money is beyond tight. try that, brett. for little brett and his two older sisters, the outside world can feel scary. there s a monster out there. what monster? a huge one. a huge one? oh my goodness. for his mum, the monsters are getting real. i ve always managed with the money i get, me benefits and the money that i earn from work. i ve always just managed to manage, but ijust can t do it at the minute. it s the gas, the electricit