LONDON — (AP) — A public inquiry opened in London on Monday to examine the wrongful convictions of hundreds of British postal workers who were accused of theft, fraud or false accounting because of a faulty computer system. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 postal workers were wrongfully accused, …
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The failures were blamed on a defective computer accounting system called Horizon that was installed in local Post Office branches in 1999. The system was supplied by the Japanese technology firm Fujitsu. The Post Office maintained for years that data from Horizon was reliable and accused branch managers of dishonesty …
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Major changes to first and second class stamps are set to come into force in early-2023 that will make your current stamps unusable. Following a trial by Royal Mail, all ‘everyday’ Definitive and Christmas stamps will have unique barcodes on them, coming into place in January next year. These stamps …
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MOUNTFORD Patrick Vernon (Ex Royal Mail) Sadly passed away at the GWH on 2nd February 2022 aged 84 years. Much loved Husband of Sylvia, loving Dad of Sean, Colin & Debbie. Father in law of Diane & Jirapron. Beloved Grandad and Great Grandad. Patrick will be sadly missed by all …
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When Charles becomes King, he will be known as King Charles III and as new monarch he reportedly plans on redesigning the current royal insignia to signify his reign. According to the Telegraph, the Tudor Crown could become a feature on the Monarch’s design. The Royal insignia represents the monarch’s …
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Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy are due to find out the result of the latest stage of their High Court libel battle. In an October 2019 Twitter post, Mrs Rooney, 35, accused Mrs Vardy, 39, of leaking stories about her private life after a months-long “sting operation”. The wife of …
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Reports that the Prime Minister will travel to Europe to engage in urgent talks to address the escalating Ukraine crisis dominate the nation’s papers. The Daily Express, Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph lead with the Prime Minister’s “last-ditch” diplomatic trip to Europe and plea to Vladimir Putin to engage …
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Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp combined for a championship-winning drive to lead the Los Angeles Rams to a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. After a tight three quarters, the Rams were down 20-16 halfway through the fourth and desperately needed an offensive spark following an …
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Jamie George scored two tries as England got their Guinness Six Nations campaign back on track with a bonus-point 33-0 win over Italy in Rome in an exciting weekend of sport. Wales responded to their comprehensive defeat to Ireland in round one as Dan Biggar kicked 15 points in the …
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British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won Olympic gold in Sarajevo in the ice dance category with perfect scores of 6.0 from all 12 judges, on this day in 1984. The duo from Nottingham performed a dance interpretation of Ravel’s Bolero at the Zetra Olympic Hall which captured the …
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