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A new report on the Post Office scandal has sparked calls for "swift action," likening the software to Horizon
Capture was introduced to branches before Horizon in the 1990s and has today been described as "a flawed system which was destroying lives whilst officials repeatedly ignored the evidence playing out in front of their eyes".
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Post Office owners can't sell branches as new buyers say brand is 'toxic'
Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal say they are unable to sell their branches. They say growing awareness of the historic injustices has scared away potential buyers.
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Post Office hero Alan Bates finally gets knighthood in King's Birthday Honours
Post Office hero Alan Bates – who has led a 20-year campaign to expose the Horizon computer system scandal – is to receive a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours after previously rejecting an OBE
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Post Office inquiry questions lawyers who went after subpostmasters - watch live
As the Post Office Horizon inquiry enters its next phase, a string of lawyers who fought against subpostmasters in their fight for justice continue to be questioned
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Sienna Miller opens up about 'respectful' toyboy lover in candid revelation
Sienna Miller has shared a rare insight into her life with her toyboy lover Oli Green, admitting the younger generation are much more respectful towards women
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Ex-Post Office lawyer was given industry award as postmasters fought justice
Former Post Office chief lawyer Jane MacLeod, who refused to appear at the Horizon inquiry in person, was handed an industry award in 2019
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Former Post Office IT chief found after inquiry chair said he couldn't be traced
Former Post Office IT chief Mike Young insisted it would have been easy for the inquiry to find him and said he would give evidence as he accused Paula Vennells of trying to shift the blame
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Team of 80 detectives to carry out criminal probe into Post Office scandal
Scotland Yard is set to probe whether there are any grounds to bring criminal charges for perjury and perverting the course of justice over the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of Post Office workers
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Even changing Government may not solve issue of holding the powerful to account
Mirror columnist Paul Routledge on potential legislation compelling public servants to observe a duty of candour – and how this could be seen as an admission that our politicians delay inquiries to avoid getting to the truth
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Inquiry erupts in groans as ex Post Office boss 'doesn't remember' chats - live
Paula Vennells, who was Post Office boss from 2012 to 2019, is appearing before the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, at which she cried on Wednesday and apologised
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Escape to the Country's Jules Hudson's 'massive' decision after needing 'escape'
Escape to the Country's Jules Hudson has been presenting the popular show - which helps people find their dream rural homes - since 2007 and has now opened up on his own rural life
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Alan Bates has 'no sympathy' for Paula Vennells' tears as 1st Inquiry day ends
The former chief executive broke down in tears today during a grilling over the scandal that ruined the lives of hundreds - including Alan Bates - at the Horizon IT Inquiry
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Paula Vennells' 'word salad' apology sounded 'like a recital', expert says
The former CEO Paula Vennells, 65, issued an apology to furious postmasters including Alan Bates, saying "I am very, very sorry" before pausing and breaking down in tears at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
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Shamed Post Office asked 'computer literate' husband to help her twist language
Paula Vennells, the former Post Office CEO, received help from her her 'computer literate' engineer husband to avoid certain words related to problems with Horizon, emails showed
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Post Office scandal widow's plea for answers as husband destroyed by fake claims
Marion Holmes's husband Peter was accused of stealing £46,000 from the branch he was managing. The widow wants ex Post Office boss Paula Vennells to explain why the scandal happened
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Paula Vennells told 'there's no way out' by Post Office scandal victim
Paula Vennells will give evidence to the Post Office Inquiry today but one of the victims of the Horizon IT scandal, Jo Hamilton, has said the former chief executive has "no way out"
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Paula Vennells told 'there's no way out' as Post Office victims demand truth
Jo Hamilton, whose story was told in ITV drama 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office', spoke out ahead of former Post Office boss Paula Vennells' appearance at the Inquiry this week
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Ex-Post Office official says she blocked Paula Vennells' phone number
Former head of IT at the scandal-hit organisation Lesley Sewell told the official Inquiry the ex-CEO Paula Vennells contacted her four times in 2020 and 2021
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Post Office response to subpostmaster who took own life was to seek media lawyer
The shocking disclosure came as former Post Office executive Angela van den Bogerd was grilled on the organisation's response to the harrowing case of Martin Griffiths
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Angela van den Bogerd at centre of ITV drama 'truly sorry' - recap
Angela van den Bogerd - who worked closely with ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells - is giving evidence at the Horizon IT scandal Inquiry from 9.45am over two days
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Post Office boss accused of being 'obsessed with his pay' by former HR director
Former HR director Jane Davies, in a damning letter, has accused Post Office chief executive Nick Read of having launched a 'deliberate campaign to defame and ostracise' her
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Post Office boss who said Horizon scandal was fake lands top new job
Mark Davies, who doggedly defended the Post Office's bugged software and rubbished evidence of faults, now heads communications at the Refugee Council
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Sack Post Office boss over 'banter' about Horizon concerns, postmasters demand
Ex-subpostmasters said the Post Office should dismiss Rodric Williams after he admitted an email chain joking about postmasters' concerns was 'top bants between mates'
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Ex-Post Office investigator defends wrongful probe of pregnant subpostmaster
Ex-subpostmistress Seema Misra, who was wrongly convicted while pregnant, said she was 'angry' listening to ex-Post Office investigator Jon Longman's evidence to the Horizon IT Inquiry
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey apologises to Post Office campaigner Alan Bates
Sir Ed Davey, who was Postal Affairs Minister from 2010 to 2012, said he relayed Alan Bates's concerns about remote access to the Horizon IT system to bosses who said there was 'no remote access at all'