4 d. ago Compensation scheme opens for victims of Post Office Capture IT scandal

The Capture system pre-dated the now infamous Horizon software, which has been responsible for around 1,000 wrongful convictions.

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2 w. ago BBC Morning Live guest shares devastating family ordeal saying 'I wouldn't be here today'

A Morning Live guest opened up about their struggles after the Post Office scandal on Monday

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3 w. ago Mr Bates slams 'madness' as millions still paid out to Post Office scandal firm

Mr Bates: 'I can see Fujitsu taking as much as they can out of the whole place before all this finishes'

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3 w. ago Post Office scandal victim, 92, 'disgusted' by treatment as she fumes 'they killed us'

Betty Brown, from County Durham, ran a Post Office with her late husband and was affected by the scandal

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3 w. ago Celebrity Traitors fans fume as Alan Carr 'kills off' favourite in shock first elimination

Celebrity Traitors was back for the second episode tonight, where fans witnessed the Traitors first murder of an innocent Faithful as they were tasked to murder in plain sight

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer says ‘Bollywood blockbusters’ will be made in the UK under new trade deal with India – UK politics live

Three Bollywood movies will be made in the UK, says British PM, and two more British universities will be setting up a campus in IndiaCompensation schemes for victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal will be improved, with a new appeals process and funded legal advice for post office operators, the government has announced.Responding to the first part of the findings from a two-year public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal, regarded as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in UK legal history, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, said there would be a new appeals process for people who have accepted fixed-sum offers under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, one of several compensation schemes. Funded legal advice will also be offered. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Post Office scandal compensation scheme improved in 'crucial step'

The government has approved changes which include improvements to compensation schemes for victims, with a new appeals process and funded legal advice for post office operators

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3 w. ago Post Office scandal victims to get funded legal advice for appeals

Ministers are accepting all but one of the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal’s recommendations.

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3 w. ago Horizon inquiry heads to Scotland as postmasters call for justice for 'silent victims'

The UK-wide probe into the Post Office IT scandal is holding a session in Edinburgh to understand the wider impact on Scottish families and communities.

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