West Ham led 3-1 early in the second half and appeared to be comfortably heading towards an important away victory in the Premier League. But Alexander Isak’s second spot-kick of the game, contentiously awarded after a VAR review, swung the momentum in
Alan Bates described an invite to Buckingham Palace as “ridiculous” as hundreds of postmasters still await compensation for wrongful accusations. Mr Bates, 69, and Jo Hamilton, 66, were among the more than 700 sub-postmasters prosecuted between 2000 and 2014, based on information
Victim of the Post Office’s Horizon scandal Alan Bates has revealed he will snub a “cruel” and “derisory” compensation offer from the Government. The former sub-postmaster’s harrowing story, which was mirrored by thousands of other sub-postmasters and postmistresses, was chronicled in the
The man who spearheaded a campaign to expose the truth behind the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters has said the latest compensation offer doesn’t go far enough. It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a £75,000 offer for sub-postmasters involved in a
Lee Anderson has told under-fire Sir Ed Davey to “man up” over the Post Office Horizon scandal – and hand over his knighthood to victim Alan Bates. The Liberal Democrat leader, who was Post Office minister during the coalition government, has been
Alan Bates pictured (Image: Getty) Downing Street has backed calls for hero postmaster Alan Bates to be knighted after his battle for justice in the Post Office scandal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokeswoman said yesterday it would be “common sense” to honour
Liverpool star Diogo Jota left John Terry and Alan Shearer fuming after the player went to ground to win a penalty when it may have been easier to tuck the ball into the back of the net for his side’s fourth goal
Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has again been called out by Alan Shearer. The England legend criticised the Blues star during Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford. A goal in each half from Scott McTominay gave United a vital three
United suffered a dismal defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. The 1-0 scoreline was not a fair reflection on the match, which ended the Red Devils’ three-game winning run in the Premier League. Ten Hag’s side are on the cusp of exiting the
Alan Shearer has risked another row with Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino after admitting he was ‘sad’ while watching Thiago Silva struggle against Newcastle. Pochettino has previously hit out at Premier League icon Shearer for judging striker Nicolas Jackson based on a single