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Speaking in the village where Alan Bates first began his campaign for justice 15 years ago, Mr Hollinrake continued: “We have to go through a process, we believe in the rule of law – lots of people in this room, and other people, have not had the benefit of the …

Port Office bosses raked in almost £20million while their IT system ripped subpostmasters’ lives apart, it has emerged. Analysis of company accounts reveals five bosses took home almost £19.4million over 24 years. Paula Vennells, who headed the organisation between 2010 and 2019, earned £5.1million during her tenure. She refused to …

Former Post Office chief Paula Vennells refused to comment when she was asked by Channel 4 if she’d lied to MPs and if there had been a cover up over the Horizon IT scandal Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Paula Vennells grilled over ‘cover …

Previously traditional stamps were delivered to a sorting office where they were stamped with ink to show they had been used. However the Post Office claims fraudsters were able to wash away the postmark ink and resale used stamps. David Gold, the head of public affairs and policy at Royal …

If the post is deemed to have been sent with a “counterfeit” stamp, then Royal will put a yellow sticker on it, which warns the recipient they have to pay a fee of £5 Royal Mail customers have complained about being charged over supposed fake stamps ( Image: PAUL GILLIS …

In January, Fujitsu admitted that staff had known about bugs and errors for years and apologised for its role in the scandal. The company said in January that it would not seek public sector contracts for the next two years as a penance for the Horizon scandal. Fujitsu said the …

The article posted last week on the World Socialist Web Site on the results of the latest route evaluations at the US Postal Service has evoked a wide response from rural letter carriers. The evaluations, which ended last week, confirmed massive cuts in pay for the vast majority of rural …

Royal Mail has increased the prices of its stamps from today as costs have risen by 14%. The price of a first-class stamp for standard size letters has increased by 15p from £1.10 to £1.25. It’s the second time stamp prices have changed in 2023. Other price hikes include first-class …

T he Business Secretary said she does not have plans to approve the Royal Mail switching to a five-days-a-week operation. Kemi Badenoch suggested to MPs that allowing the Royal Mail to shed its Saturday delivery and pick-up duties would mean it “stops being the service which you want”. The Royal …

SIR – I do wonder about the people running Royal Mail, and what business acumen they demonstrated to secure their roles (“Royal Mail adds Christmas and net zero surcharge to deliveries”, report, September 15). The company is clearly struggling amid the headwinds created by electronic communications and inflation. Sadly, however, …