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Stress of faulty IT system ‘nearly killed me’, subpostmistress tells inquiry

Wendy Martin opened her own Post Office in York in February 2015 and told the hearing she immediately faced problems with the computer systems.

The Independent UK

Branch manager may lose home after being wrongly prosecuted in Post Office scandal

A subpostmistress who was wrongly prosecuted 20 years ago thanks to flaws in the Post Office computer system is being forced to sell her home as a result of the scandal, she told an inquiry.

Evening Standard

Mum became homeless after being wrongly convicted of stealing £3k

She said the conviction led to the end of her marriage

Liverpool Echo

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Post Office worker's 'life torn apart' after wrongly being jailed of stealing £200k

'My life got torn apart'

Nottingham Post

Wronged, humiliated, destroyed: The story of three lives ruined by the Post Office scandal in Wales

Welsh victims have been giving their evidence to a public inquiry

Wales Online

MPs demand full compensation for wronged Post Office staff as former employees describe ‘hell’ of ordeal

‘Everything has just fallen apart for me and I want somebody to go to prison,’ one former post office worker testifies

The Independent UK

Falsely convicted postal workers must be ‘fully compensated’, says committee

MPs raise concerns over lengthy amount of time taken for payout to wrongly accused former Post Office workers

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Subpostmaster’s wrongful conviction contributed to early death, widow says

Julian Wilson, who ran a post office in Worcestershire, took a plea deal in 2008 after auditors found more than £27,000 missing from the accounts.

The Independent UK

Wrongful conviction contributed to Post Office worker’s death, says widow

Inquiry hears of workers feeling worthless and shunned and lives falling apart as a result of IT scandal

The Guardian - UK

Post Office worker ‘fell apart’ after being wrongly convicted of stealing £200k

More than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses were prosecuted between 2000 and 2014, based on information from the Horizon IT system.

The Independent UK

Scots pensioner blackmailed into sending £1,500 on MoneyGram saved by Post Office staff

Staff at the Paisley store foiled the attempted scam and saved the OAP from sending £1,500 to the callous crooks.

Daily Record

Vlad sheds light on politics and policing

Letters: Cryptic crossword commentary | The recorder in pop music | Post Office inquiry | Whitechapel library surprise | Stuff with mushrooms

The Guardian - UK

Former Post Office worker says she was left homeless following false conviction

Lisa Brennan is among more than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses who were prosecuted based on information from the Horizon IT system.

The Independent UK

The innocent have paid a high price for the Post Office scandal. The guilty have not

It was the word of hundreds of Post Office workers against a faulty computer system. Guess who was believed? says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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The Independent UK

Wrongly accused Post Office staff condemn ‘largest miscarriage of justice in British legal history’

Former Post Office employees detail how their lives have been ripped apart by wrongful convictions for theft

The Guardian - UK

Wrongly convicted Post Office workers say former bosses should face jail

Victims of scandal give evidence on second day of inquiry into human impact of Horizon IT system failings

The Guardian - UK

UK pay growth lags behind inflation; company insolvencies rise – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Belfast Live

Plea to keep Post Office at heart of Derry community open

It comes after a much-loved shop in Derryannounced it was to close permanently in March after more than 30 years of trading.

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Manchester Evening News

Wrongly accused subpostmaster was asked to fork out £17,000 due to system faults

The Horizon system has been ruled to contain a number of "bugs, errors and defects" which affected hundreds of subpostmasters and subpostmistresses

The Independent UK

Accused subpostmaster ‘contemplated suicide’ over system flaws

Baljit Sethi and his wife Anjana ‘lost everything’, an inquiry heard

Wales Online

Subpostmaster breaks down in tears as he tells inquiry of £17,000 Horizon bill

Baljit Sethi was the first witness to give evidence at an inquiry in London

Evening Standard

Post Office Horizon scandal ‘ruined lives and wrecked families’, inquiry hears

The Post Office scandal “ruined” lives and tore families apart as branch managers were wrongly convicted of theft and fraud, a public inquiry has heard.

The Independent UK

Wrongly accused subpostmaster said he ‘knew something was wrong with the system’

Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses (SPMs) were prosecuted based on information from the Horizon system.

The Independent UK

UK Post Office inquiry hears from workers wrongfully accused

A public inquiry is examining the wrongful convictions of hundreds of British postal workers who were accused of theft, fraud or false accounting because of a faulty computer system

Wales Online

Post Office IT scandal: what was the Horizon system and what will the public inquiry examine?

More than 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly convicted of financial wrongdoing because of problems with the Post Office's botched Horizon accounting system

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