She describes herself as an ‘experienced senior HR leader’ and ‘a vibrant, collaborative and committed business leader’, but for those involved in the Horizon Post Office scandal, Angela van den Bogerd is one of the key players in what is described as the greatest miscarriage of justice in British history. Her appearance at the public … Read more
Tracey Merritt had two branches in Dorset and was wrongly accused of taking £13,500 – DALE CHERRY Post Office investigators are said to have warned an innocent sub-postmistress not to contact her own daughter for 18 months, the Telegraph can reveal. Tracey Merritt has described how her family was ‘torn apart’ by an ‘aggressive’ investigation … Read more
Watch: Ian Hislop calls on Fujitsu bosses to pay £1m to Post Office victims Ian Hislop has called on Fujitsu bosses to pay £1million to each victim of the Post Office scandal in a self-styled “tirade”. On Wednesday, Rishi Sunak announced plans to exonerate all those wrongfully convicted in one of Britain’s most widespread miscarriages … Read more
Rob Wilson, who joined the Post Office in 2002 as head of criminal justice, sent an email warning of the ‘consequences’ of investigating the software The Post Office chose not to investigate problems with its Horizon software five years before the witch hunt ended, fearing it would undermine the prosecution, documents show. Between 1999 and … Read more
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells will hand back her CBE – TOM STOCKHILL Disgraced former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has bowed to pressure to hand back her CBE amid anger over her role in the Horizon IT scandal. She announced she will forfeit the honor “with immediate effect” after Rishi Sunak intervened and … Read more
Paula Vennells was CEO of the Post Office from 2012 to 2019. (PA) A petition calling for former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells to be stripped of her CBE is approaching 500,000 signatures following the final episode of an ITV1 drama about the sub-postmasters scandal on Thursday evening. Mr Bates vs The Post Office looks … Read more
Italy now tops the Post Office – Getty’s list of Europe’s cheapest ski spots For a good price on the slopes, experience tells us that we should go to Bulgaria – to Borovets and Bansko, known for their budget-friendly hotels and après-ski. But not necessarily anymore, says the Post Office: Italy now tops the rankings … Read more