Hundreds of Post Office scandal victims to have convictions overturned
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67932595?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 7:39 PM
New laws are to be introduced to clear the names of ex-postmasters caught up in Horizon IT scandal.
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Chris Mason: Justice at last, but plenty more questions remain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67942277?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 1:48 AM
Figures across politics will be asked why exoneration for postmasters took so long, our political editor writes.
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Chris Christie exits 2024 White House race with parting shot at Trump
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67942038?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 1:30 AM
Mr Christie drops out with a vow not to "enable" Donald Trump and a hot mic broadside at two rivals.
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Boohoo put 'Made in UK' labels on clothes made overseas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67929755?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 12:03 AM
T-shirts from Pakistan had their labels swapped by workers in fashion firm’s Leicester factory last year.
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The key NHS targets that have never been met
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67884322?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 1:16 AM
BBC News finds key NHS targets have been missed for at least seven years - and two have never been met.
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Swedish alarm after defence chiefs' war warning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67935464?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 10:19 PM
A warning to Swedes to prepare for war from two top defence officials prompts accusations of alarmism.
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Rape complainants warned pre-recording evidence could backfire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67940103?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 2:00 AM
Convictions are lower when rape interviews and cross-examinations are pre-recorded, a study suggests.
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Streets empty as Ecuador reels from violence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67938285?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 9:04 PM
President Daniel Noboa declares a war on armed gangs after days of violence across the country.
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Alexei Navalny jokes in first appearance from new prison
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67941119?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 6:44 PM
The Russian opposition leader made his first public appearance in a video call since being moved to an Arctic prison.
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Austrian heiress Marlene Engelhorn announces plan for €25m giveaway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67935463?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 3:47 PM
Marlene Engelhorn, 31, inherited millions and wants to recruit 50 people to hand most of it out.
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'Deep concern' for patients and staff at Gaza's al-Aqsa hospital
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67929397?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 6:36 PM
Three UK doctors who worked at al-Aqsa hospital warn of a "disaster" as fighting nearby intensifies.
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US and UK hint at military action after largest Red Sea attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67932725?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 8:46 PM
The allies warn of "consequences" after 21 drones and missiles were launched by the Iran-based group.
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Craft beer giant Brewdog abandons real living wage for employees
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67932569?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 7:18 PM
The Ellon-based craft beer giant says the decision was "necessary" despite a £321m profit last year.
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Hard choices for the West in Red Sea stand-off
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67938290?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 11:12 PM
Most of the world deplores the Houthi attacks on shipping, but there are barriers which make it difficult for the West to stop them.
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China and Taiwan: Love and longing across the strait
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67931901?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 12:00 AM
Beijing has made its position clear on Taiwan, but what do the country's citizens want?
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Gladiators: The serious business behind ITV's prime-time 'panto'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-66878915?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 12:11 AM
The BBC's Gladiators reboot hits screens on Saturday, but can it match the show's 1990s success?
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Mozambique storms: How to cyclone-proof your life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67937595?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 12:04 AM
Mozambicans learn to build stronger houses as climate change brings bigger and deadlier storms.
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How Ecuador descended into gang violence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67912242?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 1:20 PM
A closer look at what is behind the wave of violence which has engulfed once-peaceful Ecuador.
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Fran Kirby: Young players 'not shocked' by star's body image comments
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-67933327?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 5:07 PM
Grassroots footballers Charlotte and Daisy say they relate to receiving comments about their body image.
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'I felt like I lost everything' - footballer's fears on betting charge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67922633?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 3:50 PM
Nottingham Forest's Harry Toffolo says he feared his career had been ended when charged with betting breaches.
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HS2 to Birmingham may cost £65bn, railway boss says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67932247?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 4:29 PM
Sir Jonathan Thompson says inflation has added up to £10bn to cost of London to Birmingham stretch.
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Pornography review to canvas public's view on issue
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67938079?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 12:21 AM
Porn stars, parents and the public are invited to answer questions to help advise government.
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Government unveils biggest nuclear expansion in 70 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67939708?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 1:32 AM
Government aims to quadruple nuclear power supplies by 2050 and streamline regulation to speed up delivery.
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Ancient bones shed new light on how multiple sclerosis developed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67917294?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 4:09 PM
The DNA of ancient cattle herders has revealed how diseases evolved in Europe over thousands of years.
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Liverpool's Radio City name could go from tower after rebrand
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-67937248?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 6:41 PM
As Radio City changes its name, Bauer Media says it is reviewing the signage on its famous tower.
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Ex-Royal Marine's prosthetic legs stolen in Premier Inn car park
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67937156?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 6:00 PM
Mark Ormrod said the legs were taken from his car overnight while it was outside a Premier Inn.
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Calvin Klein: Ad with FKA twigs banned for objectifying women
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-67933321?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 11:02 AM
The Advertising Standards Authority ruled the ad was "irresponsible and likely to cause serious offence".
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J D Wetherspoon to open pubs at Haven holiday parks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-67922872?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 2:18 PM
The first pub will open at Haven's Primrose Valley Holiday Park in Filey, North Yorkshire, in March.
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Liverpool 2-1 Fulham: Cody Gakpo hits winner as Reds fight back to win EFL Cup semi-final first leg
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67869691?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 11:03 PM
Liverpool stage a second-half turnaround to beat Fulham at Anfield in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie.
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Yorkshire board approves controversial Graves takeover
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67941147?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 11:04 PM
Yorkshire's board approves a controversial takeover bid for the cash-strapped club by a consortium headed up by former chairman Colin Graves.
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Allen edges Higgins to set up Masters quarter against Selby
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/67938215?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 10:48 PM
Northern Ireland's Mark Allen fights back from 3-1 down to beat Scotland's John Higgins 6-5 in a thrilling deciding frame to reach the Masters quarter-finals.
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Simone Biles felt like 'failure' after Tokyo Olympics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/67940432?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 7:49 PM
American Simone Biles says she felt like a failure following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Real Madrid 5-3 Atletico Madrid: Real win Spanish Super Cup semi-final thriller
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67937493?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 10:04 PM
Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in extra time in a Spanish Super Cup semi-final thriller in Saudi Arabia.
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The Masters: Mark Selby reacts after crowd noise puts him off shot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/67941995?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 10:12 PM
Watch the moment Mark Selby reacts to a noise in the crowd that distracts him while playing a shot against Robert Milkins at the Masters.
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Will Xabi Alonso join Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp in coaching elite?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/67929121?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 6:19 AM
BBC Sport travels to Germany to discover why former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has become so highly rated as a coach.
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Post Office paid Fujitsu £95m to extend Horizon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67940125?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 12:18 AM
Troubled IT system still creates errors, but its replacement is behind schedule at a cost of millions.
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Post Office scandal: 'I carried the shame - I refuse to carry it any longer'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67929023?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 1:25 PM
Nine victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal share their stories in a moving BBC Breakfast interview.
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Post Office scandal explained: What the Horizon saga is all about
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56718036?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 3:46 PM
Hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly convicted due to evidence from faulty IT software.
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How TV drama shone light on scandal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67921673?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 10:37 AM
Mr Bates vs The Post Office is not the only TV series to have helped renew public interest in an issue.
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Ex-postmistress inspired to share story by 'brave' campaigners
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67932603?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 1:32 PM
Karen Jolliffe, 77, has come forward after being inspired by Post Office scandal campaigners.
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Calls grow for Fujitsu to pay for Post Office injustice
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67921298?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 5:04 PM
Ex-Post Office branch manager Sally Stringer is demanding Fujitsu pay towards compensation
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'Our lives were wrecked'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67936075?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 12:23 PM
Tom Hedges from Skegness says his and his family's lives were "wrecked" by the wrongful accusations
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Racism affected how we were treated, say victims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67929650?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 9, 2024, 11:46 PM
The workers say they believe racism affected the way people were treated in the Horizon scandal
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Post Office scandal: Nicky Campbell moved to tears over ex sub-postmistress story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67935625?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 11:53 AM
Karen spent three months in prison and says she wishes she had been "as brave" as other Post Office workers.
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Fenny Compton: The village where Post Office scandal battle began
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-67925802?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 6:53 AM
Fenny Compton village played a "significant role" in the Post Office's Horizon scandal, locals say.
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Post Office scandal: Jailed Devon woman 'had to leave children'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-67926784?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 10, 2024, 11:20 AM
A Devon woman wrongfully convicted in the Post Office scandal says she lost time with her children.
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What are cold weather payments and how much are they worth?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55992592?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 9, 2024, 2:01 PM
Cold weather payments are available to some people after seven days of below-zero temperatures.
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National Insurance calculator: What will I pay and how is tax changing?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-63635185?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 6, 2024, 1:21 AM
National Insurance rates are falling, but other changes mean many people are paying more tax.
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Student loans: How do they work, what can I borrow and when do I pay it back?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-62241512?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 11, 2023, 11:01 AM
How do they work across the UK, what can I borrow and when do I have to start paying it back?
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Post Christmas debt: Which bills should I pay first?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64291327?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 8, 2024, 9:18 AM
What help and options are available to people struggling with debt repayments?
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Energy saving tips: Five ways to cut costs this winter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62738249?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2023, 4:22 PM
Energy prices will be lower this winter than last - but you may be able to save even more on your bill.
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