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
but the story remains the same. and there is a new warning today that more than 75,000 businesses could fold in the face of unmanageable utility bills. we will have more on that. also this lunchtime. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a re trial, on domestic violence charges. free meals are being introduced for the youngest pupils at primary schools in wales it s planned that all primaries will offer them by 202a. and, chelsea have sacked their head coach, thomas tuchel, after their third defeat of the new season. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a devastated nick kyrgios exits the us open after karen khachanov edges out the australian after five sets at flushing meadows. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last hour, liz truss has faced the labour leader sir keir starmer for her first prime minister s questions and confirmed that she will announce proposals tomorrow to tackle the soaring cost of energy. pressed on ho
minister in six years. the face at the top may change, but the story remains the same. and before that prime minister held her first cabinet meeting of the truss era this morning after a reshuffle of senior positions. and i m rebecca jones in the studio our other headlines this afternoon. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. chelsea have sacked manager thomas tuchel following a poor start to the season and a 1 0 champions league defeat to dinamo zagreb last night. hello and if you re just joining us welcome to bbc news. we are at joining us welcome to bbc news. we are at westminster on this most dramatic are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. the are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held her dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held her first
that s according to the uk government s new cost of living adviser. police in brazil confirm a body found in the remote amazon rainforest is the missing british journalist dom phillips. we will hear about a game changer device designed to help people living with tourette syndrome if it works, it will be really good, because it will mean i can do those things i haven t been able to do before. i will be able to experience that childhood magic. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. some migrants who cross the channel in small boats will be electronically tagged, under a 12 month pilot scheme in england and wales run by the home office. ministers say tagging will help maintain contact with asylum seekers who reach the uk by what they call dangerous routes. critics say people who have fled war and persecution should not be treated in the same way as criminals. simonjones reports. another busy week for the border force in the channel. more than a t
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has confirmed that next week s rail strikes will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. the strikes will affect railway lines across the country. our business correspondent vishala sri pathma reports. it s set to be a chaotic time if you re travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday, as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or, indeed, go to work, the strikes are notjust disruptive they re costly. i think it s just down to greed, isn t it? i mean, government put in, is it £16 billion of our money, to keep the railways running during the pandemic? and now they re moaning because they re not getting a big enough pay increase. my sister is having cancer treatment, and in london, and that s affecting her treatme