The victims of the post office horizon scandal were invited to bring legal action against the government for delays in compensation. In an email to the victims seen by Sky News, the activist of the post office Sir Alan Bates suggested that it would be November 2027 before all complaints were completed according to the … Read more
Lahore Qalandars’ Fakhar Zaman plays a shot during the PSL 10 match between Lahore Qalandars vs Qetta Cladiators at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on April 13, 2025. – Screengrab/Facebook/Thepsl After calling for the bats first, Lahore Salends posted a 220 -goal goal against Quetta Compaurs from the door of courtesy of Fakhara Zami half -century … Read more
Fujitsu has agreed to start talks with the British government on the contribution to compensation for victims of the post office scandal. Hundreds of sub-maids were falsely accused of having stolen their branches between 1999 and 2015. Fujitsu has developed the defective horizon computer system responsible for erroneous accounts in accounting which led to unjustified … Read more
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