Post Office management who were involved in the wrongful conviction of more than 700 sub-postmaters should be named as a public inquiry gets underway, according to one of the victims of the scandal. Tom Hedges, 68, worked as a postmaster in Skegness and was fired from his job as sub-postmaster …
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It’s been nearly 59 years since one of the most famous heists in history took place in Bucks. The Great Train Robbery saw the theft of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire. That’s the equivalent to £53.5 million today. A …
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The widow of a Post Office manager who died fighting for his reputation told how she locked herself in the bathroom and cut off all her hair after being hit with a confiscation order. Karen Wilson gave evidence at a public inquiry into the Post Office IT scandal, the most …
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An Essex subpostmaster among those falsely accused of theft, fraud and false accounting has told an inquiry he “contemplated suicide” after being left with a bill of £17,000 due to flaws within the Post Office system. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses (SPMs) were prosecuted based …
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A bike repair man has swapped handlebars for prison bars after he was caught peddling stolen cycles. Simon Taylor was caught with bikes worth thousands, which had been stolen from members of the public at great inconvenience and expense. A court heard one electric bike had been bought by a …
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Two people have been arrested after thousands of pounds was recovered by cops in West Bromwich. The police officers posted a warning online urging people not to send cash or cards through the post. It comes after thousands of pounds was recovered by West Midlands Police in partnership with Royal …
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A teenager was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after a search warrant was carried out by cops in Dudley. The warrant was carried out in Gornal yesterday (February 4) as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour in the area. An 18-year-old man from Dudley was arrested on suspicion …
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The gang behind one of the most infamous crimes in British history took refuge in a Bucks farmhouse following the heist One of the most infamous crimes in British history took place on an unassuming railway bridge in Buckinghamshire in the early hours of August 8, 1963. The Great Train …
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Post Office workers caught a whiff of something suspicious coming from a parcel which they discovered was packed with cannabis. The smelly substance was detected by staff at the Swadlincote branch of the Post Office, near Ashby, earlier this week when sorting through packages for delivery. The parcel, which had …
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A Royal Mail worker who was seen taking photos up a schoolgirl’s skirt in a supermarket was handed a community order. Benjamin Harrison, 39, was spotted by staff at the Co-op store in Poynton leaning over and putting his phone near the child. After checking CCTV footage, they saw him …
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