Tesco has expressed interest in acquiring more than 100 Crown post offices whose future has been reviewed while the public company explores them to a franchise model. Sky News learned that Nigel Railton, president of the post office, told a group of deputies this week that the largest British retailer had informed him of a … Read more
Devajit Saikia, nominee for secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, arrives to attend the special general meeting of the BCCI at its headquarters in Mumbai on January 12, 2025. — AFP The powerful and wealthy Indian Cricket Board on Sunday elected its new president and former player and defender Devajit Saikia … Read more
The Post Office is proposing a sharp increase in the fees banks pay to allow their customers to access its network, in a bid to secure additional funds to increase postmasters’ salaries. Sky News understands that more than two dozen banks and building societies are considering a proposal put to them recently by the Post … Read more
A committee of MPs has called for the government to be fined if it fails to provide redress quickly enough to victims of the Horizon software scandal, as its report says the Post Office spent at least £136m on legal costs. New legally enforceable deadlines for each stage of claims processing should be introduced, according … Read more
At least 70 people within the Post Office and Royal Mail were aware of errors in the Horizon computer system, its manufacturer said on the final day of the public inquiry. Hundreds of subpostmasters have been wrongly prosecuted based on accounting errors produced by the faulty Horizon system. The final day of closing speeches was … Read more
Closing statements are being presented to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry and lawyers for key figures have submitted their final arguments. Ancient Post Office Boss Paula Vennells says in her own written statement posted online that she is “devastated” that information “was not shared with her” about the faulty Horizon IT system. It is … Read more
The police are investigating “dozens of people” at the Post Office and Fujitsu, announced the head of a national operation. A team of 100 agents nationwide is investigating potential suspects and their involvement in the Post Office scandal. Hundreds of deputy postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing from their branches between 1999 and 2015 after … Read more
Victims of the postal scandal will wait until the end of 2024 for improvements to the compensation system, otherwise the case “will be sent to court”, according to Sky News. A newsletter sent by Sir Alan Bates to members of the Group Litigation Order (GLO) scheme states that “if nothing has greatly improved” in terms … Read more
At least eight convictions from before the Horizon Post Office scandal are being examined by the body charged with investigating possible miscarriages of justice, Sky News has learned. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has confirmed it is reviewing several cases of former subpostmasters affected by Capture software. The computerized accounting system was used in … Read more
Four suspects have so far been identified by police investigating possible criminal charges in the Post Office scandal, Sky News has learned. Sources said among the offenses being considered are perverting the course of justice and perjury. Hundreds of deputy postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing from their branches between 1999 and 2015 after faulty … Read more