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About 1,000 workers at risk as Post Office plans to offload 108 branches

The Post Office has said it plans to hand its 108 remaining crown branches to franchisees by the autumn.

Evening Standard

Mapped: The hundreds of Post Offices at risk as sites to be taken over

The Post Office has said it plans to hand its 108 remaining crown branches to franchisees by the autumn.

The Independent UK

Bafta TV awards 2025 nominations: full list

From Wolf Hall to Say Nothing, Alma’s Not Normal to Mr Bates vs the Post Office, here is every single nominee up for the year’s biggest British TV awards

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Netflix’s Baby Reindeer leads the way at Bafta TV nominations

ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Apple TV+’s Slow Horses are also nominated.

The Independent UK

Bafta TV Awards: Netflix’s Baby Reindeer leads the nominations alongside Rivals and Slow Horses

Over 130 shows nominated for this year's BaftaTV Awards, hosted by Alan Cumming in May

Evening Standard

High profile inquiries ‘show bodies must act on early warning signs’ – watchdog

Inquiries such as those into Grenfell and the Post Office IT scandal highlighted the need to act more quickly, a committee has found.

Evening Standard

Former subpostmaster ‘needs vindication’ as he takes legal action

Lee Castleton is suing the Post Office and Fujitsu.

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Private prosecution shake-up announced by ministers after Post Office and 'fast-track justice' scandals

A two-month consultation will look at a shopping list of proposals aimed at restoring public faith in criminal justice

Evening Standard

Fujitsu told to pay up by Post Office campaigners over ‘ghastly fraud’

The company has already acknowledged it has a ‘moral obligation’ to contribute to compensation.

Evening Standard

Jodie Whittaker shines a light on another hidden British scandal in Toxic Town

4/5 It’s ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ all over again as Jodie Whittaker heads a fine cast bringing a historic injustice to wider attention

The Independent UK

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office leads Broadcasting Press Guild Awards nominees

The TV drama, which shone a light on a miscarriage of justice, has been nominated in the best drama series category.

Evening Standard

£1.8 million in redress payments secured for NI Post Office IT scandal victims

Hundreds of former sub-postmasters across the UK were wrongly convicted of a crime because of the Horizon IT system used by the Post Office.

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The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Coming Out; The Great Post Office Trial; The Teen Commandments – review

A Lithuanian gay romance that will move you to tears; Nick Wallis continues his dogged coverage of the Post Office inquiry; and it’s early days for Sara Cox and Clare Hamilton’s new parenting podcast

Evening Standard

Financial watchdog in ‘denial’ of problems claim MPs in fresh criticism

A cross-party group of MPs renewed their criticism of the Financial Conduct Authority, as the watchdog denied claims it has not offered to meet them.

Evening Standard

MPs call for banking hubs to sell stamps to counter Post Office closures

Hubs set up to compensate for the loss of high street banks should also offer postal services to help stem the tide of Post Office closures, MPs said.

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Post Office cuts 100 jobs to fund subpostmaster pay after Horizon scandal

Acting chief executive Neil Brocklehurst said the move was ‘resetting’ the Post Office in a note to staff on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

ITV commissions drama about phone hacking scandal produced by Mr Bates vs The Post Office team

Set between 2002 and 2012 it follows the controversy that shut down News of the World after 168 years in operation

The National (Scotland)

Make a drama about Waspi scandal so UK Government will listen, SNP MP urges ITV

ITV has been urged to make a Mr Bates vs the Post Office-style drama about the Waspi scandal.

The Independent UK

Hijack season 2 has started filming, here’s what we know so far about Idris Elba’s plane thriller

The high-octane Apple TV+ series was renewed for a second season in January

The Independent UK

Post Office sees record £1bn in cash withdrawn in a single month for first time ever

On Christmas Day more than £3.7m in cash was withdrawn or deposited over the counter

Evening Standard

Post Office sees record of more than £1bn in cash withdrawals in December

On Christmas Day itself, more than £3.7 million in cash was withdrawn or deposited over the counter at 1,300 Post Office branches that were open.

The Guardian - UK

MPs say Post Office should not oversee Horizon compensation schemes

Influential Commons committee calls for government to take action to prevent justice being further delayed

The Independent UK

Government should face financial penalties if it does not speed up Post Office compensation, MPs warn

Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.

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