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Post Office ‘dishonestly’ withheld evidence when suing subpostmaster, court told

Lee Castleton is suing the Post Office and Fujitsu at the High Court in the wake of the Horizon scandal.

Evening Standard

Post Office and Fujitsu had deal 19 years ago to fix Horizon mistakes, document shows

The 2006 agreement suggests both companies were aware of bugs in the Horizon IT system, with Fujitsu liable for a £100-£150 "liquidated damages" penalty per faulty transaction

The Independent UK

Post Office scandal drove 13 victims to suicide and dozens more considered taking their own lives, damning inquiry report reveals

Inquiry report delivers devastating assessment of the damage done by the scandal, which is one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history

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Subpostmasters say their fight is still on as they are made OBEs

Seema Misra was eight weeks pregnant with her second child when she was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment in 2010.

The Independent UK

Horizon campaigners to receive honours from Princess Royal

Victims of the Horizon scandal are among those who will receive honours on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Former subpostmaster ‘needs vindication’ as he takes legal action

Lee Castleton is suing the Post Office and Fujitsu.

Evening Standard

Ex-post office operator is first Horizon IT victim to launch legal action against Post Office and Fujitsu

Lee Castleton was left bankrupt, and his story featured in ITV drama about scandal

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Former subpostmaster launches legal action against Post Office and Fujitsu

Lee Castleton is the first individual to sue the two organisations in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal.

Evening Standard

Post Office campaigners vow to ‘never give in’ after receiving OBEs

Former post office operators recognised in new year honours list for services to justice

The Guardian - UK

Subpostmaster campaigners hope OBEs will help fight for full and fair redress

Lee Castleton, Seema Misra, Chris Head and Jo Hamilton were all recognised for their services to justice.

Evening Standard

Will Mellor 'honoured' to be part of Mr Bates Vs The Post Office amid NTAs triumph

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office star Will Mellor discusses working on the National TV Award-winning drama and teases future roles...

WhatToWatch

The week in TV: Art Matters; Surviving the Post Office; The Decameron; Time Bandits – review

Melvyn Bragg makes an impassioned plea to save the arts in Britain; wronged subpostmasters tell their story; a medieval romp channels Covid and The White Lotus. Plus, a time-travelling Lisa Kudrow

The Guardian - UK

Surviving the Post Office review – fresh details of the appalling scandal will make you even more angry

Will Mellor meets the Post Office workers whose lives have been torn apart – including the remarkable operator who, after paying back money she never owed, feels sick each time she still has to use the Horizon system

The Guardian - UK

Mr Bates v Post Office star Will Mellor says he is still ‘angry’ about Horizon scandal

‘Innocent people were made to feel like criminals’ said the actor

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Evening Standard

Paula Vennells ‘likely’ signed off on £300,000 trial bill over £25,000 shortfall

Former managing director Alan Cook said Ms Vennells was likely the ‘designated authority’ to give the go-ahead.

The Guardian - UK

Post Office minister: people responsible for the Horizon scandal ‘should go to jail’ – as it happened

Kevin Hollinrake has said in his view ‘people should be prosecuted’

The Guardian - UK

Fujitsu manager described post office operator as ‘nasty chap’, inquiry hears

Peter Sewell apologises for language in email during Horizon-related prosecution that left Lee Castleton bankrupt

The Guardian - UK

‘Systemically, seriously wrong’: the 20-year quest to reveal Post Office IT scandal

People behind characters in the ITV drama describe their efforts to highlight Horizon software injustices

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Evening Standard

Post Office scandal: from suicides to jail time with child killers — the heartbreaking stories of the postmasters

ITV's bombshell new drama has finally offered hope for the 700 Post Office victims still awaiting justice — but it's the individual, human tales that tell the true cost of the Horizon IT scandal. Katie Strick tells some of the most powerful

The Guardian - UK

‘I got tarred overnight’: how Post Office Horizon scandal turned victims’ lives upside down

Operators wrongly convicted of theft and fraud because of defective accounting system suffered humiliation, bankruptcy and ill health

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak considers plan to exonerate Post Office Horizon scandal victims

Prime minister reveals government could also strip Post Office of its powers to prosecute

The Independent UK

Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch

U.K. police have opened a fraud investigation into Britain’s Post Office over a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of stealing money

WhatToWatch

Mr Bates vs The Post Office episode 2 recap: more secrets are revealed

Need a refresher for Mr Bates vs The Post Office episode 2? Here's our breakdown of the hard-hitting ITV drama's second episode.

WhatToWatch

Mr Bates vs The Post Office episode 1 recap: who is Alan Bates?

In our Mr Bates vs The Post Office episode 1 recap, we go over all the major events in the series premiere of the ITV1 and ITVX drama.

Evening Standard

Mr Bates vs The Post Office on ITV review: damning retelling of the real-life scandal is essential viewing

This damning four-parter shows how trusted systems of power can operate with callous disregard for people – and how collective action can make a difference

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