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Update law on computer evidence to avoid Horizon repeat, ministers urged

Critics say assumption in English and Welsh law that computers are ‘reliable’ reverses usual burden of proof in criminal cases

The Guardian - UK

The Post Office is now box office as inquiry resumes with righteous fury

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

The Guardian - UK

Lost emails and last-ditch finds: how the Post Office inquiry was delayed

Public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has been repeatedly halted by obstacles such as a ‘series of disclosure failings’

The Guardian - UK

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‘Dangerous path to go down’: four legal experts on the Post Office exoneration bill

The government’s decision to pass a law overturning the convictions of post office operators has left many lawyers and judges uneasy

The Guardian - UK

Sunak warned Post Office compensation not enough as hundreds of victims fall through cracks

Lawyers say hundreds of subpostmasters who have yet to make claims may be too ‘traumatised’ to come forward because of mistrust

The Independent UK

Post Office scandal: what the lack of action tells you about Britain's polarised politics

It’s hard to hear anything about the Post Office scandal without being outraged at the way innocent people have been treated by a system stacked against them. The bosses of a powerful institution simply didn’t believe and didn’t listen to its people.

The Conversation

What is the UK’s Post Office IT scandal about and who is involved?

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

The Guardian - UK

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Humza Yousaf jibes 'UK-based parties' should reflect on Horizon scandal role

HUMZA Yousaf has urged “all UK based parties” to reflect on their role in the Post Office scandal as opposition leaders rounded on the Crown…

The National (Scotland)

Tears of sub-postmistress who won’t be saved by Sunak’s £600,000 compensation scheme

One of thousands wrongly forced to pay Post Office shortfalls warns £75,000 offered by PM ‘won’t cut it’

The Independent UK

Post Office used threat of jail to persuade accused to keep quiet about Horizon failings

Investigator Stephen Bradshaw admits lawyers offered lesser charges as part of company’s efforts to protect its court cases

The Guardian - UK

Post Office scandal: Nine ways compensation scheme for postmasters 'rigged' against them, says expert

'It’s a scandal, on top of a scandal,' says top tax expert Dan Neidle

Evening Standard

Post Office investigator denies behaving like ‘Mafia gangster’ over Horizon scandal

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 Independent UK

Post Office tried to change TV drama, says Mr Bates producer

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

Evening Standard

Post Office hero Alan Bates hails new law to quash postmaster convictions

Government this week announced new legislation to swiftly exonerate 700 postmasters

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Post Office investigator denies acting like 'Mafia gangster' with subpostmaster

Stephen Bradshaw was involved in the pursuit of nine Post Office branch managers, including Lisa Brennan who was wrongly accused of stealing £3,000 in 2003

The Independent UK

Ian Hislop praised for ‘obliterating’ Tory chair during Post Office debate: ‘You can’t just talk nonsense’

Hislop hit out at Jake Berry, asking them why is party ‘did nothing’ until ITV’s drama ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’ was released

Evening Standard

Fujitsu could have to repay ‘fortune’ spent on Horizon scandal, Justice Secretary says

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

The Independent UK

‘We tapped into the nation’s rage’: The creators of Mr Bates vs the Post Office on the drama’s colossal impact

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

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The Independent UK

A British postal scandal ruined hundreds of lives. The government plans to try to right those wrongs

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

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer denies he knew CPS was prosecuting post office operators

Labour leader was director of public prosecutions when three cases brought by CPS resulted in convictions

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on justice for the sub-postmasters: the reckoning has only just begun

Editorial: Compensation for innocent victims of the Post Office scandal must be accompanied by a ruthless process of holding their tormentors to account

Woman & Home

Where is the real Jo Hamilton from Mr Bates vs The Post Office now?

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

The Guardian - UK

Now claw back Vennells’s bonuses from the Post Office. The rules allow it

Clauses in the former CEO’s contract could easily be enforced – but the whole rotten saga goes deeper

The Independent UK

Postmasters prosecuted by CPS while Keir Starmer was in charge

Spotlight on Labour leader after days of outrage at Paula Vennells and Ed Davey

The National (Scotland)

All Scottish Post Office scandal victims will be cleared, Humza Yousaf says

ALL subpostmasters wrongly convicted in Scotland because of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal will be cleared, Humza Yousaf has said ...

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