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Post Office scandal victims set to get free legal advice for appeals

Around 1,000 people were wrongly prosecuted and convicted throughout the UK

The Independent UK

Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims get new appeals process and funded advice

Government response to two-year inquiry’s initial findings describes steps such as funding claimants’ legal advice as ‘crucial’ to bring justice

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail owner to rebrand thousands of Collect+ stores as it buys stake

International Distribution Services to create Royal Mail Shops for collecting, sending and returning parcels

The Guardian - UK

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Post Office proposes to offer digital ID and pharmacy prescriptions in reforms

It also called on the Government to look at tailored tax relief for Post Offices.

Evening Standard

United Nations to investigate ‘national scandal’ of prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: A complaint being lodged with the UN claims IPP prisoners are being arbitrarily detained, as a bombshell letter proves David Lammy agrees the jail terms are a ‘grave injustice’

The Independent UK

DWP launches independent review into Post Office staff prosecutions

There were around 100 prosecutions against Post Office staff by the DWP between 2001 and 2006

The Independent UK

Ex-Justice Secretary kept in the dark about 'unbelievably serious' courts IT bug issue

Alex Chalk said the IT issue could be compared to the Post Office Horizon scandal

Evening Standard

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‘Troubling’ courts service IT bug ‘extremely serious’ – former lord chancellor

The Social Security and Child Support Tribunal, which handles benefit appeals, is thought to have been most affected, according to the BBC.

Evening Standard

Mr Bates Vs the Post Office star Monica Dolan ‘immensely proud’ of campaigners

Monica Dolan was speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs

The Independent UK

Actress Monica Dolan ‘immensely proud’ of Post Office campaigners

The actress, who won an Olivier award for her role in All About Eve and a Bafta for Appropriate Adult, was the guest on Desert Island Discs.

Evening Standard

Turkey’s Marmaris tops ranking of cheapest family holiday destinations

The port city has the lowest prices out of 16 popular locations for a basket of 10 tourist items, Post Office Travel Money said.

Evening Standard

First criminal conviction linked to Capture referred to Court of Appeal

An application was made on behalf of Patricia Owen to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Evening Standard

Thousands of Post Office branches hit by ‘major IT outage’

The postal company said the ‘major outage’ was not cyber related but did not specify what had caused it

The Independent UK

Fujitsu ‘kicking can down the road’ on compensation, says Post Office campaigner

The Government is being urged to stop awarding contracts to the Japanese tech giant.

Evening Standard

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TfL threatened with legal action over minicab drivers licensing backlog

GMB union follows IWGB in seeking compensation for drivers unable to work

The Independent UK

Employee-owned Post Office model ‘unlikely to be considered until 2030’

The current level of taxpayer funding for the Government-owned postal service was unsustainable, the Department for Business and Trade said.

The Guardian - UK

Post Office could hand ownership to staff amid review after Horizon scandal

Ministers to consider mutualisation as an option in first big review of the organisation in 15 years

Evening Standard

Post Office could hand ownership to employees amid review into its future

The Department for Business and Trade launched a new green paper on Monday alongside a three-month consultation over the organisation’s future.

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The Independent UK

Voices: Why is Fujitsu still winning government contracts in the wake of the Post Office scandal?

COMMENT : Before the Horizon IT system was found to be deficient, some victims were financially ruined, some imprisoned – and some took their own lives. Yet in the last year, Fujitsu still picked up more than 20 contracts worth nearly £800m. What sort of ‘justice’ is this, asks James…

The Independent UK

Voices: I’m a Post Office scandal victim – the only reason I didn’t kill myself in prison was my unborn child

COMMENT: An official inquiry has found that the Horizon scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides. Former subpostmistress Seema Misra says she came close to being one of them

The Guardian - UK

Self-serving Post Office bosses deserve nothing short of prison

Letters: Readers respond to Marina Hyde’s article on the publication of the first volume of the inquiry report on the Horizon scandal

Evening Standard

Government urges Fujitsu to pay compensation to victims of Post Office scandal

Some victims were sent to prison or financially ruined, others were shunned by their communities, and some took their own lives.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Post Office Horizon scandal: Will the postmasters receive justice? ...The Standard podcast

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The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Can Macron and Starmer solve the small-boats crisis?

In today’s newsletter: As the French president arrives in the UK for a state visit, tackling migrant crossings in the Channel is top of the agenda

International Business Times UK

Post Office Horizon Scandal: 13 Postmasters Dead by Suicide, 59 'Considered It' After False Theft Claims

The Post Office Horizon Scandal has been reopened, initially taking place between 1999 and 2015. It addressed the plight of wrongfully accused postmasters versus the functionality of a faulty IT system.

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