The Latest Breaking News from Alan Bates

Prosecution of thousands of people has been described as one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history

Astonishing day of evidence sees fraud investigator forced to deny he ‘collected bounty with threats and lies’ – as Rishi Sunak is warned hundreds more victims could come forward

The Post Office overlords tried one last time to flip the script

Government this week announced new legislation to swiftly exonerate 700 postmasters

Evidence of ‘horrendous’ culture in pursuing staff emerges as public inquiry resumes

‘I would want to secure proper recompense on behalf of the taxpayer’, says justice secretary

Calls are growing for the firm behind the faulty Horizon software to be barred from Government contracts and to pay compensation to victims

Party writes to regulator after Nigel Farage and Tory MPs singled out Davey in coverage of Post Office Horizon scandal

The ITV series about the Post Office scandal is swiftly becoming one of the most influential dramas of all time. Its writer Gwyneth Hughes and producer Patrick Spence tell Ellie Harrison they are astonished by the reaction – and explain what a real win will look like for the victims

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will introduce measures to reverse the convictions of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system

Here's what you need to know about the real Jo Hamilton, the Subpostmistress who was a victim of the Horizon Post Office Scandal