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2024’s TV heroes on their unmissable cultural picks of the year

2024 IN REVIEW: Some of the best stars to grace our televisions this year, from Katherine Parkinson to Lennie James, single out their favourite shows, films, music and cultural moments of the past 12 months

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024

1,000 days of tears and buck-passing: the evidence from the Post Office inquiry’s key witnesses

As the long-running inquiry into one the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history wraps up, we review the evidence from key players

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2024

The 20 best TV shows of 2024, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: From the improbable phenomenon ‘Baby Reindeer’ to the comfort of ‘Gogglebox’ and the smart, sexy and slick ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’, here are the top 20 releases from the past 12 months, selected by The Independent’s TV critic Nick Hilton

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024

Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – business secretary

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he takes ‘ultimate responsibility’ for ensuring wronged subpostmasters are given full, fair and prompt redress

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – Business Secretary

Jonathan Reynolds said he takes ‘ultimate responsibility’ at governmental level for full, fair and prompt redress.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024

Families of post office operators may be able claim Horizon compensation, says minister

Government is looking into gaps in eligibility criteria that mean family and employees of branch owners cannot claim

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2024

Kemi gaslights UK with her shadow cabinet while having a laugh

How else to explain Honest Bob Jenrick winding up as shadow justice secretary?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2024

Sir Keir Starmer insists he has responded to Sir Alan Bates’ Post Office letters after postmaster rebuke

Sir Alan told MPs he contacted the prime minister about compensation a month ago but hadn’t heard back

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024

Post office operators may sue over compensation delay, Alan Bates says

Campaigner told MPs deadlines must be set, and he had been waiting a month for reply from Starmer

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2024

Downing Street declines to commit to Sir Alan Bates’s redress payment deadline

Sir Keir Starmer responded to the campaigner’s request for assistance on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024