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Britain hands £67m Brexit contract to firm at centre of Post Office IT scandal

Exclusive: Lord Arbuthnot, who campaigned for wrongly convicted subpostmasters, said it sent the message the country ‘doesn’t care about the unethical behaviour shown by Fujitsu’

The Independent UK

Post Office cuts 100 jobs to fund subpostmaster pay after Horizon scandal

Acting chief executive Neil Brocklehurst said the move was ‘resetting’ the Post Office in a note to staff on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Horizon Forbidden West is region-locked on PC 10 months after release for some reason, subjecting millions to Sony’s shenanigans

Why does PlayStation keep doing this?

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The Horizon Zero Dawn MMO has reportedly been scrapped, following close behind God of War and Days Gone dev multiplayer cancellations

A number of NCSoft games have reportedly had their development halted

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MPs say Post Office should not oversee Horizon compensation schemes

Influential Commons committee calls for government to take action to prevent justice being further delayed

The Guardian - UK

Post Office needs to be taken out of Horizon redress scheme, MP says

Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.

Evening Standard

Government should face financial penalties if it does not speed up Post Office compensation, MPs warn

Just £499 million of the budgeted £1.8 billion has been paid out so far.

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Post Office campaigners vow to ‘never give in’ after receiving OBEs

Former post office operators recognised in new year honours list for services to justice

The Guardian - UK

New Year Honours 2025: Carey Mulligan, Stephen Fry and Myleene Klass among stars recognised

Honours have gone to a host of Team GB athletes, including runner Keely Hodgkinson, who was named the 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Evening Standard

Stephen Fry, Gareth Southgate and Sadiq Khan knighted in New Year Honours

They are among more than 1,000 people from across the UK who received honours in Monday’s list.

The Independent UK

Stephen Fry and Sadiq Khan among those recognised in New Year Honours list

ACTOR Stephen Fry and London mayor Sadiq Khan have been knighted in the New Year Honours ...

The National (Scotland)

Subpostmaster campaigners hope OBEs will help fight for full and fair redress

Lee Castleton, Seema Misra, Chris Head and Jo Hamilton were all recognised for their services to justice.

Evening Standard

The Post Office: an emblem of the UK’s relationship with the state, sliding into dystopia

The Horizon scandal, which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters, has severely dented the public’s perception of the Post Office as an institution. Against this backdrop, branch closures are planned across the Post Office network.

The Conversation

Minister ‘surprised’ Fujitsu hasn’t done more to help victims of Post Office scandal

Exclusive: Gareth Thomas suggests company should have shown more ‘remorse’ since failings of Horizon IT system emerged

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‘I’m a pain in the backside ... an awkward sod’: Alan Bates on love, justice and the Post Office scandal

He became a household name after ITV turned Britain’s biggest miscarriage of justice into a drama. He reflects on his fight for compensation, turning down an OBE – and getting married on Richard Branson’s island

The Guardian - UK

Post Office spent at least £130m of taxpayers’ money defending itself in Horizon inquiry

Company’s annual report shows costs of £132m up to March 2024 in inquiry that ended this week

Al Jazeera

EU research funds flow to Israel despite outrage over Gaza war

Israeli organisations, some linked to the military, have received more than $250m since the war on Gaza began.

The Independent UK

Inquiry told nothing that showed Paula Vennells acted in bad faith, lawyer says

The Horizon IT inquiry had its final hearing day on Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

Victims of second faulty Post Office software system Capture promised ‘redress and justice’

The business secretary said Capture, the system which came before Horizon, could have also created accounting shortfalls for sub-postmasters who used it

The Guardian - UK

UK government blames ‘weak and arrogant’ Post Office bosses for Horizon IT scandal

Closing statements at inquiry from department lawyers claim scandal rooted in ‘institutional and individual incompetence, dishonesty and cover-up’

Evening Standard

Postmasters 'victim of new Post Office Capture software scandal' fight to quash convictions

Ministers admit that Capture software, introduced in branches in 1992, may have had errors which left postmasters and postmistresses suffering financial losses

The Guardian - UK

Paula Vennells ‘devastated’ over missing information about faulty Horizon system

Former Post Office CEO has maintained her innocence in a closing submission to the inquiry, saying executives did not share crucial information with her

Evening Standard

Post Office’s ‘malignant culture’ destroyed Horizon victims’ lives, inquiry told

The inquiry has heard oral evidence from 298 witnesses since hearings began in 2022.

The Guardian - UK

1,000 days of tears and buck-passing: the evidence from the Post Office inquiry’s key witnesses

As the long-running inquiry into one the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history wraps up, we review the evidence from key players

Evening Standard

'Dozens of people' being investigated over Horizon Post Office scandal, police chief reveals

Met Commander Stephen Clayman said investigators had identified "dozens" of people of interest over the scandal

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