tonight, we speak live to the real alan bates, the man who dedicated years to bringing the post office scandal to light, and to the woman whose dramatisation for the small screen got a very big reaction. and to gwyneth hughes, the woman whose dramatisation for the small screen has had a very big reaction. wrongful convictions, more than 700 of them prison sentences, reputations trashed, bankruptcy, and now new cases. the post office scandal is only deepening. as we go on air, the petition to strip the former post office boss paula vennells of her cbe is well over a million and the prime minister has said he would support a review of it. it doesn t help the hundreds upon hundreds whose lives were all but destroyed and, in some cases, actually destroyed who will pay their compensation and when? we speak to the subpostmaster at the heart of itv s drama and the writer who s reignited an issue that had slipped from the public consciousness. and we ll be joined by the former
where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli s now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza, stands at 23,000, according to the hamas run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading, and a warning to some members of the israeli government. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmakers calling for a resettlement of palestinians outside of gaza. amanda, the american administration very conscious of what is happening. i want to show you a video, president biden hasjust i want to show you a video, pre
khartoum are stepped up. in cyprus we havejust had khartoum are stepped up. in cyprus we have just had another 150 people arrive on the latest plane and they are expected to arrive in cyprus in the hours ahead the british government promises and tougher rules to tackle smartphone betting. industrial action in england as teachers go on strike. welcome to bbc news. the 72 hour ceasefire is in its final hours in sudan. james cleverly told the bbc now is the time for people to move. it is unclear what happens after the midnight deadline expires, efforts continue to extend the truce. the uk operation with round the clock flights has evacuated more than 700 british nationals, many have been speaking about the nightmare of the last few days and the perils of trying to escape. the flights are only one way people are getting out, thousands more sudanese and other nationals have got to saudi arabia by boat, many others by road, the borders with egypt and djibouti. throughout the next c