An expert has revealed why some sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal have only been given £15.75 in compensation. Tax Policy Associates said there was a “very serious problem” with the application process. It has accused the Post Office of adopting “a
It seems like the whole nation is talking about the Post Office scandal which has been called one of the UK’s greatest miscarriages of justice. An ITV drama catapulted the terrible details of the case back into the public’s consciousness at large.
Ministers have set aside up to £1billion for compensation. (Image: Getty) Justice has finally been delivered for the hundreds of victims of the Post Office scandal as Rishi Sunak ordered their convictions should be overturned. In a dramatic intervention, the Prime Minister
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey and former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells are both facing demands to hand over money to a fund for the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal. Over five years, the Lib Dem leader received
A new law could be brought in to quash the convictions of Post Office branch managers caught up in the Horizon IT scandal under plans being considered by ministers. Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk has held crunch talks with senior judges about how
More than 1,400 convicted criminals received no punishment over a four-year period as a result of Scotland’s lenient justice system, delivering what has been described as a “slap in the face” for victims. The alarming data indicates that an eyebrow-raising 1,406 people
Almost 70 new potential victims of the Post Office scandal have come forward since last week’s ITV drama was aired. Lawyers representing subpostmasters and subpostmistresses wrongly convicted said that 50 had got in touch by Friday, with “approaching another 20” making contact
An attack-turned-shootout on a police station on Friday left 11 people dead and eight others wounded in southeastern Iran, state TV reported. Senior police officers and soldiers were among those killed and wounded in the 2 a.m. attack in Rask town, about
The search for additional victims of the Mount Marapi volcano eruption in Indonesia has concluded, with 23 confirmed dead and several others injured. Approximately 75 climbers were on the nearly 2,900-meter mountain in West Sumatra province when the volcano erupted on Sunday.
The Government was facing a Tory rebellion by Tory MPs on Monday over calls for a new body to help infected blood victims. Conservative backbenchers were set to join forces with Labour backing moves to extend interim payouts to more victims of