A former Post Office investigator still believes a sub-postmaster stole money from his branch despite a court overturning his wrongful conviction, the Horizon IT inquiry has heard. Raymond Grant told the probe he considered William Quarm to still be guilty of stealing
The nightmares endured by Peter Holmes and William Quarm were laid bare before the inquiry yesterday. They are among as many as 60 former sub-postmasters feared to have passed away before receiving justice. Both were investigated by Robert Daily. Peter, 68, died
The Covid Inquiry into Scotland’s handling of the pandemic has sparked multiple headaches for the SNP today, with evidence Nicola Sturgeon bypassed Government rules when receiving key information about the virus. A screenshot from Ms Sturgeon’s Twitter messages showed the then-First Minister
Nicola Sturgeon’s WhatsApp messages from the pandemic have all been deleted, the Scottish Covid Inquiry has heard. At a hearing in Edinburgh, the inquiry was told that the former Scottish first minister had “retained no messages whatsoever” from the period. Jamie Dawson
The team had a target to recover 40% of the losses recorded – and their annual payouts were dependent on the amount of money they got back under the Proceeds of Crime Act. In an email sent in 2015, Gary Thomas, a
A Post Office investigator who had a “heavy footprint” in the Horizon scandal is set to give evidence before a public inquiry. The statutory inquiry, which began in 2021, is chaired by retired judge Sir Wyn Williams. It has previously looked at
Police have launched a criminal investigation into teenager Alex Batty’s six-year disappearance after he fled life with his mother and grandfather in France. Officers said they began the child abduction inquiry after interviewing the 17-year-old on his return to England. The news
A group of parents could sue the Covid Inquiry after they claimed it did not put sufficient focus on the negative impacts of lockdown. The campaign group Us For Them wrote in a forceful legal letter that the inquiry had already decided
The Covid inquiry has been accused of keeping secrets after its chief ruled it won’t publish the complete contents of Sir Patrick Vallance’s pandemic diaries. A copy of the former chief scientific officer’s personal notes was shared with the inquiry, and extracts
Rishi Sunak will today defend his pandemic record at the Covid Inquiry and explain whether he believed scientists were handed too much power and if insufficient consideration was given to the impact of lockdowns. The Prime Minister is to be grilled by