33 h. ago Post office in Plains, Georgia, to be renamed to honor Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

Jimmy Carter grew up in Plains, Georgia, and returned to the town after leaving the White House

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44 h. ago Nuked Blood: Post Office victims and Hillsborough survivors join veterans to urge Met investigation

After the Met was accused of a "cop out" on failing to investigate the Nuked Blood cover-up, victims of the Post Office scandal and the Hillsborough tragedy have joined veterans to urge ministers to intervene

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69 h. ago I'm 87 and my mobile phone fell into the toilet but Vodafone won't send a cheque for £120 lost credit

I had £120.46 credit on it, which I'd purchased at my Post Office. I paid by cash, so I requested a cheque. It refused. This is most unfair.

Economics

5 d. ago Ageing Post Office Horizon scandal staff get grim warning over payouts

Post Office Horizon scandal-hit subpostmasters are getting so old some of them could die before seeing justice or cash payouts.

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5 d. ago Hegseth announces new name of US navy ship that honored gay rights icon Harvey Milk

Defense secretary said the vessel will be renamed after Oscar V Peterson to take ‘politics out of ship naming’The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has formally announced that the US navy supply vessel named in honor of the gay rights activist Harvey Milk is to be renamed after Oscar V Peterson, a chief petty officer who received the congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of the Coral Sea in the second world war.“We are taking the politics out of ship naming,” Hegseth announced on Friday on X. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Criminal trials linked to Post Office Horizon scandal could wait until 2028

Commander Stephen Clayman, the police officer leading the investigation, said it is ‘making some real progress’.

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7 d. ago Subpostmistress ‘vindicated’ by OBE but vows to continue Horizon scandal fight

Jo Hamilton, 68, was falsely prosecuted for a shortfall of £36,000 at her Post Office branch in South Warnborough, Hampshire in 2006.

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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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9 d. 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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.

Economics

1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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