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After a break, David Miller is now being questioned by lawyers representing the sub-postmasters. Sam Stein opens the questions, asking about a correction Miller made earlier. Earlier, Miller changed his statement to say that he was involved in part of the Impact programme, introduced in the late 1990s to update …

Britain being flooded with as many as one million fake stamps a week from China By Toby Walne Updated: 17:28 EDT, 16 April 2024 Money Mail today demands that Royal Mail stops fining thousands of innocent people with a £5 penalty for receiving mail with a counterfeit stamp. We insist …

Married at First Sight star Paul Brunson has told how he and his wife had their first-ever row after tying the knot – because their holiday resort proved to be too quiet. The 49-year-old, who is known as ‘one of the world’s most influential matchmakers’ shared the details of the …

Queen Mary of Denmark looked radiant as she greeted Ukraine’s First Lady in Copenhagen yesterday. The Australian-born Queen, 52, skipped formalities and greeted the wife of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Olena Zelenska, with a warm hug. After the meeting, Olena, 46, reciprocated Mary’s show of warm affection on Facebook, where she …

Post Office bosses plotted to raid convicted sub-postmasters’ pensions to make up account shortfalls, an inquiry heard. David Miller, the Post Office’s former chief operating officer, denied being the architect of what he described as a “horrendous” plan to target the pensions of sub-postmasters accused of theft. The Post Office …

Yesterday senior MPs called on Royal Mail to stop the fines, which increased last October from £2.50 to £5, as it investigates issues with new barcoded stamps. A spate of customers claim they have been wrongly surcharged. The Liberal Democrats said it was “ridiculous” customers were being caught up in …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday with lawmakers still hammering out final figures, as the House prepares to vote on four separate measures providing aid to Israel and Ukraine. The measures, which would also include aid to Taiwan and U.S. …

By Sophia Dourou (April 16, 2024, 6:39 PM BST) — The Post Office’s former chief executive said Tuesday that he was “surprised” that in-house lawyers who prosecuted sub-postmasters based on faulty IT data ignored the risk of failing to disclose certain key facts in court…. Law360 is on it, so you …

Free compost giveaways for East Riding residents are to return in May.  East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be handing out 5,000 bags of compost – 60 tonnes – to local residents over nine events between May 13th and 28th.  As normal, residents are invited to drive along to their …

The operator of a car park used by Hull Royal Infirmary staff, patients and visitors is bidding to waive requirements that it improves the facility so it can keep operating. An application lodged by Bank Parking for the Fountain Street car park is seeking to remove a planning condition requiring …