7 h. ago Post Office compensation happening far too slowly, damning report finds

A report by the cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found victims of the Horizon IT scandal are still not getting the payouts they deserve with the Government taking 'insufficient' action

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7 h. ago Post Office compensation still moving far too slowly, say MPs

The Government announced earlier this month that more than £1billion has been paid out to subpostmasters across the Horizon-related schemes.

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37 h. ago Iran attacks US forces in Qatar as missiles launched at Iraq base housing American troops – latest updates

State TV made the announcement as martial music played; security official says missiles launched at base housing US troopsLiving in Iran: how have you been affected?Living in Israel: how have you been affected?“Monumental damage” was done to “all Nuclear sites” in Iran during the US attack on the country at the weekend, Donald Trump has said in his latest comments, after officials said the extent of damage done remained unconfirmed. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social the US president wrote:Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term! The white structure shown is deeply imbedded into the rock, with even its roof well below ground level, and completely shielded from flame. The biggest damage took place far below ground level. Bullseye!!!The world has long agreed that Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon and we support action to prevent that - that is what this is. The US action was d...

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3 d. ago Post Office banking boss urges security measure when using cash in public

The banking expert said cash remains an essential payment method for many people

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3 d. ago Postmaster whose father died in Air India crash faces battle with Royal Mail to save the family business

Umang Patel, who lost his father in last week’s plane crash, said Royal Mail’s decision to close a small delivery office could cost him his Post Office branch

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4 d. ago Revealed: The popular tourist destination where Brits will get the best exchange rate

Post Office Travel Money looked at how sterling is performing against its 30 bestselling currencies compared with 12 and three months ago, and found where you'll get the most for your money.

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4 d. ago US tariffs and blowing the budget ‘among cost concerns for holidaymakers’

More than half of holidaymakers said they will budget more for their next holiday due to increased costs, Post Office Travel Money said.

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4 d. ago Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry to publish first tranche of final report in July

The first volume is to focus on compensation as well as the devastating toll on the lives of victims and will be released on July 8.

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4 d. ago Executions, forced labour and starvation persist in North Korea, UN official says

North Korea has intensified domestic repression in the post-Covid era, says UN official James Heenan

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5 d. ago 'Hugely significant' evidence unearthed to help Mr Bates vs the Post Office victims

A previously unearthed report has been discovered which could clear the names of sub-postmasters previously accused of stealing thousands in a scandal that shocked the nation

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6 d. ago Post Office warning to avoid common parcel tracking error leading to mix

Postmaster Tony Fleming, has urged Post Office customers to check the rules before dropping off a parcel as many customers have become confused over parcel tracking

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6 d. ago Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' makes unusual trip as Iran war fears escalate

The Boeing E-4, also known as the 'Doomsday plane,' serves as a flying command post for key officials during times of crisis, particularly designed to survive a nuclear attack.

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9 d. ago Politicians, lawyers and doctors express concern over use of expert witnesses in English courts

Questions raised about potential miscarriages of justice after use of such experts criticised in Lucy Letby and Post Office Horizon casesWho are expert witnesses and how does system work?A lack of regulation over the use of expert witnesses in English courts could be leading to miscarriages of justice, senior politicians, lawyers and doctors have said.The former attorney general Dominic Grieve and the former justice secretary Jack Straw were among those to tell the Guardian that criminal and civil trials were sometimes hanging on evidence by self-appointed “experts” who could lack relevant knowledge. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Oldham's town centre Post Office saved after permanent closure fears

The temporary Post Office will open on June 18 and later be transformed into a permanent shop.

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1 week ago Worrying widely shared Facebook post about missing police officer and child is not what it seems

The post has been shared over 1,200 times on some local Facebook pages in Wales but police say it is believed to be a scam

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2 w. ago More than £1 billion paid to those wronged by Horizon scandal, Government says

The announcement comes after lead campaigner Sir Alan Bates said redress schemes had ‘turned into quasi-kangaroo courts’.

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2 w. ago Post Office choir founder says BGT stint was 'life changing' after depression battle

Mark Wildblood, the founder of Hear Our Voice - the choir made up of people impacted by the Post Office scandal - says the initiative has been 'therapeutic' after a battle with depression.

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2 w. ago Post Office Horizon scandal victims offered 'pathetic' levels of compensation

Dozens of postmaster in the Post Office Horizon scandal have been offered “pathetic”compensation, it has been claimed, following the ITV hit show drawing attention to the ordeal

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2 w. ago Post Office compensation chief steps down after Sir Alan Bates raised 'serious concerns' about schemes

Simon Recaldin, who led the Pot Office's Remediation Unit is believed to taken voluntary redundancy and left his post amid 'concerns' for Horizon IT scandal compensation schemes.

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2 w. ago Five members of same family jailed for 17 years over £136,000 fake armed robbery plot at Post Office

Taxi driver Rajvinder Kahlon, 43, pretended to be an armed robber as part of the plot at the branch in Hounslow, west London on April 1 last year.

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