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Despite a two-year inquiry and years of campaigning, it was the four-hour drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office that enabled the British public to pay proper attention to the unbelievable horrors of this story

Letters: Readers debate problems with computer systems, denials of wrongdoing, and note that nothing is as effective in galvanising politicians as embarrassment

Paula Vennells, former chief executive of the Post Office, has said she will hand back her CBE, following the outrage over the Horizon scandal that left hundreds of people prosecuted for crimes they didn’t commit. Craig Prescott, lecturer in law at Royal Holloway, University of London, answers this and other…

Following the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, which aired on January 1 2024, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak stated he intends to introduce legislation to ensure those convicted as a result of the Post Office scandal are “swiftly exonerated and compensated”.

There’s a dirty election campaign on the way and my clothes smell of skunk, but I’ve got an idea to cheer us all up

Investigator Stephen Bradshaw may have drawn short straw, but the company man was far from a sympathetic figure

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

Off the top of my head, what “only connects” Ghislaine Maxwell, Liz Truss, Dame Alison Rose, and Paula Vennells? Let’s go through them.

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The senior Conservative and journalist were embroiled in heated exchanges on ITV’s Peston political show

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