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An executive at Royal Mail said: “When letters arrive at the mail centre, they all go through the system and the barcode is read. If the barcode comes up as suspicious it is rejected and goes into a separate channel for further checks. “A revenue protection person will then inspect …

Royal Mail has been playing the blame game for quite some time now. When the beleaguered company’s former chief executive Simon Thompson appeared in front of the business, energy and industrial strategy committee in March 2023, he pointed the finger at rogue workers carrying tracking devices, which he later admitted …

Former Royal Mail chief exec Crozier says ‘I was not aware’ Royal Mail lawyers were prosecuting Post Office subpostmasters Former chief executive of the Royal Mail Group Adam Crozier said he was not aware that lawyers within the group conducted prosecutions at the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. At the …

I wasn’t aware Royal Mail was involved in prosecutions, says Crozier – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Adam Crozier, former chief executive of Royal Mail, said he didn’t know his company was responsible for prosecuting sub-postmasters He told the inquiry: “I do not recall having involvement in …

Alan Cook is now being questioned by Edward Henry KC, who represents Janet Skinner, a sub-postmistress who served a nine-month sentence for false accounting after pleading guilty in 2006. “She’d been jailed on the lie, Mr Cook, that Horizon was infallible,” Mr Henry said. “But you said you had no …

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The former chief executive of the Royal Mail Group has said he was not aware that lawyers within the organisation conducted prosecutions. In …

The former chief executive of the Royal Mail Group has said he was not aware that lawyers within the organisation conducted prosecutions. In his witness statement to the Horizon IT inquiry on Friday, Adam Crozier expressed “huge regret” over the “tragic situation” for subpostmasters and their families during his time …

In his witness statement to the Horizon IT inquiry on Friday, Adam Crozier expressed “huge regret” over the “tragic situation” for subpostmasters and their families during his time at Royal Mail. He told the inquiry: “I do not recall any involvement in or knowledge of the oversight of the investigations …

Exclusive: Former Real Housewives of Cheshire star Deborah Davies has been left horrified after an alleged Royal Mail error flagged that she owed the company £8,000 Debbie has been left horrified by the error ( Image: @deborahdaviespsychic/Instagram) Deborah Davies has been left in complete shock after Royal Mail claimed she …

A row has erupted over people having to pay £5 to collect post with fake rather than genuine stamps on Ministers were urged to probe claims that Chinese counterfeiters are offering to flood Britain with fake Royal Mail stamps. The bogus stamps are believed to be coming from China, and …