the former chief executive of the post offices has resigned her role on the boards of two big companies which led to the wrongful convictions of post office workers when she was in office workers when she was in charge. she is also stepping down from her duties as an anglican priest. still on a high from her victory at the court of appeal on friday, i m back in hull with janet skinner. it s just. it s just wrong. ..and paula vennells is on her mind. she s had numerous times where she could have, do you know, been upfront with everything. so, to have to actually get a victory for her to step down, it s quite bitter sweet, really. although the computer problems began before paula vennells took charge, under her leadership, prosecutions continued. a high courtjudge has previously said that when she was the boss, the post office had engaged in oppressive behaviour . here at morrisons headquarters and at the homeware retailer dunelm they re hoping that today gives them some p
firefighters have stepped up their attempts to tackle a major blaze spreading across the mourne mountains in northern ireland. people are being urged to stay away from the area, amid warnings that further fires could break out. catherine morrison reports. halfway up the mountain, the ground is still alight. flames fanned by a steady easterly wind spread quickly across the tinder dry mountain. it is more than 2a hours after the fire started and the battle continues to put it out. these flames were pushed right round the quarry by strong winds last night. but the firefighters i spoke to said they are not too worried about this fire, it will burn itself out but what they are trying to do is create fire breaks to stop the flames spreading into the forest. last night a ring of fire encircling the mountain could be seen 20 miles away. a sight usually associated with a california mountainside, not county down. at one point the fire came close to some properties. one o clock this mor
the feel of things further south but it is strong sunshine we have seen today in southern and western areas. some of the high temperatures here, distantly chilly near the north sea coast. that cloud will creep further westwards through the night, we will also see increasing cloud and rain approaching the north, but where we have the clearer skies once again a frost risk and a chilly monday. further south on monday losing the keen breeze but it will be much cloudier with heavy rain further north. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: england s biggest football teams and the sport s governing bodies will stage a four day boycott of social media from next friday to campaign for social media companies to crack down on online abuse. facebook says it is committed to continuing its fight against bullying and online abuse. india s prime minister narendra modi says the surge in coronavirus cases has shaken the nation his comments come as the country hits a record number of new case
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