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Post Office expects to have paid more than £650m in Horizon claims by March

Inquiry hears claims jumped after TV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office and that £1.4bn is likely to be paid out overall

The Guardian - UK

Fujitsu and Post Office clash over new rules on Horizon data requests

Software maker now requires answer on whether use of audit records is related to action against post office workers

The Guardian - UK

Post Office considering making branch operators fund ‘losses pool’, inquiry told

Option among those explored, as state-owned body looks to recover £12m a year written off over Horizon scandal

The Guardian - UK

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Ministers explore plan to hand Post Office to subpostmasters

Campaigner Alan Bates says mutualisation won’t work as organisation will continue to need government subsidies

The Guardian - UK

Post Office legal chief denies saying branch operators ‘guilty until proven innocent’

Ben Foat tells inquiry into Horizon IT scandal that issue was ‘whipped up’ by former chair Henry Staunton

The Guardian - UK

Post Office continued to use racist term for black workers until 2016, inquiry told

Terms used to categorise branch operators in Horizon IT scandal by race said to be common in 1980s public sector

The Guardian - UK

Post Office chiefs changed Horizon data in branches last year without telling operators, inquiry hears

Executive Tracy Marshall tells inquiry such practice has since stopped saying it ‘absolutely shouldn’t have happened’

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Former Post Office IT chief claims Horizon system has no fundamental flaw

Mike Young said he saw nothing ‘fundamentally wrong’ and defended ability to remotely access branch accounts

The Guardian - UK

Post Office picked comments backing Horizon IT system from damning judgment, emails show

Company tried to convince police to take action against a post office operator this year, it has emerged

The Guardian - UK

Post Office explores taking branch owner-operators to court again

State-owned body writing off losses of £12m a year after stopping practice, inquiry told

The Guardian - UK

Post Office boss admits attempts to double his pay look ‘very poor’

Nick Read tells Horizon IT inquiry he did not threaten to resign over remuneration

The Guardian - UK

Former Post Office bosses ‘not held to account’ over Horizon IT scandal, CEO suggests

CEO Nick Read said he was ‘surprised’ to find that there were 33 police investigations involving Post Offices in June this year

The Independent UK

Post Office Inquiry - live: CEO Nick Read hints many feel former leader Paula Vennells not held to account

The Post Office Horizon IT scandal led to hundreds of postmasters being wrongly prosecuted for theft and false accounting

The Independent UK

Post Office boss told ‘not to dig into the past’ by top lawyer, Horizon IT inquiry hears

Three individuals are currently under investigation by the Post Office and outside agencies over conduct in Horizon IT scandal, CEO Nick Read said

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The Guardian - UK

Post Office boss Nick Read tells inquiry no employee is above the law

CEO denies any ‘untouchables’ exist in company who would escape disciplinary action following Horizon scandal

The Independent UK

Post Office Inquiry - live: Three people under investigation over Horizon IT scandal, says CEO Nick Read

The Post Office Horizon IT scandal led to hundreds of postmasters being wrongly prosecuted for theft and false accounting

The Independent UK

Everyone needs to stop getting so angry about dryrobes

We’ve reached peak hatred when it comes to this perceived symbol of insufferable middle-class smugness. But since when was it a crime to get multiple uses out of a practical item of clothing, asks Helen Coffey?

The Guardian - UK

Post Office Horizon IT inquiry: the issues that CEO Nick Read needs to explain

Outgoing boss faces three days of testimony from Wednesday into Horizon IT scandal and culture of Post Office

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Post Office CEO Nick Read prefers teams of ‘younger, deferential males’, inquiry told

Ex-finance chief says very few senior roles held by women, after he is asked about alleged ‘culture of misogyny’

The Independent UK

Whistleblower told Post Office chairman ‘there is a class, race and gender divide at the top’

Former chairman Henry Staunton said he was ‘horrified’ after Post Office maintained postmasters were guilty despite Horizon IT scandal

The Guardian - UK

Former Post Office chair warns of fresh Horizon-style scandal in the making

Henry Staunton tells inquiry of risk if staff involved in prosecutions are not fired before new IT system is rolled out

The Guardian - UK

Post Office boss asked about his pay ‘more than expected’ – board member

Amanda Burton tells inquiry Nick Read seemed overly interested in remuneration given Horizon scandal

The Street

Stamps are getting more expensive, again

Conway Gittens: I’m Conway Gittens reporting from the New York Stock Exchange. Here’s what we’re watching on TheStreet today. Investors took a victory lap on Thursday - pushing the Dow and the S&P 500 to fresh record closing highs. New data show the economy continues to grow, while ...

The Independent UK

Post Office scandal hero Sir Alan Bates awarded knighthood at Windsor Castle

Sir Alan Bates said he was ‘honoured’ to receive a knighthood

WhatToWatch

Netflix adds critically acclaimed Toby Jones drama that's been criminally forgotten

Capital, now on Netflix, boasts an amazing cast including the Mr Bates vs The Post Office star

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