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Ex-postmistress who was jailed in Horizon scandal moves Nicky Campbell to tears The Metro says A sub-postmistress who was jailed after the Horizon scandal has revealed her story on BBC Radio 5 for the first time. Karen Jolliffe, 77, told Nicky Campbell about her ‘nightmare’ time in prison, after being inspired by ‘brave’ ex-Post Office staff. More than 130 potential victims have already come forward after the scandal was reignited by a television series documenting the events. For two decades, Ms Jolliffe had been running her Post Office, until the Horizon system was put in place in 2000.

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Elementor #578178January 11, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – PM’s Post Office Scandal Plan: Justice by Special Delivery The Metro’s front page reports that new laws to quash the convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses have been announced by Rishi Sunak. The paper says exonerated postmasters will only need to sign a form declaring their innocence to clear their names and should get compensation of around £600,000 each by the end of the year. It adds that 555 people who won £58m in a mass action in 2019 but only received £22,000 each after costs will…

The Financial Times reports that Rishi Sunak has promised a new law “within weeks” to overturn the convictions of sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses involved in the Post Office Horizon scandal, the paper describes the legislation as “unprecedented”.

Elementor #578166January 11, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Hundreds of Post Office victims to get convictions overturned The Guardian reports on the Post Office Horizon scandal, and Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the government will bring in a new law to acquit hundreds of sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses.The paper reports that senior lawyers have warned that the decision to pass a bill overturning so many court verdicts is constitutionally extraordinary and risks undermining the independence of the judiciary. David McNeill, the director of public affairs at the Law Society, the professional association for solicitors in…

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A former interior minister and his aide have launched hunger strikes from prison after being detained on abuse of power charges Tuesday for masterminding a fake graft case to discredit another politician in 2007. 

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Several countries in Europe, including France, have already adopted the so-called Nutri-Score, a food ranking system displayed on packaging aimed at helping people choose healthier food. The system essentially gives food and drink items a score from A to E based on their key ingredients, such as sugar, salt and fibre. But the algorithm is now changing to better reflect nutritional reality, as FRANCE 24’s Julia Sieger explains.

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YouTube and Kick streamer Johnny Somali has been forced to pay a £1,000 fine for being a nuisance, and could be barred from Japan.

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Azerbaijan told France Wednesday not to “intervene” in its internal affairs after Baku arrested a Frenchman on espionage charges with tensions running high between the two countries.

Elementor #577889January 10, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Ex-Post Office chief hands back CBE as scandal grows The Guardian says the former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE over the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of staff, with over 100 more potential victims having come forward in recent weeks.Vennells said on Tuesday she would return the award given to her in 2019 as the fallout from ITV’s drama about the scandal continues to grow.The front page reports on France’s new Prime Minister – who has taken up office…

Elementor #577882January 10, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Vennells hands back CBE and apologies: At last! The Metro leads with former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells agreeing to give back her CBE following a national outrage.The Post Office scandal, which saw hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters wrongfully prosecuted because a faulty computer system made it look like money was missing, continues to dominate the papers. The paper says the news that Paula Vennells, head of the Post Office between 2012 and 2019, has forfeited her CBE after an online petition gained 1.2 millio signatures.The…

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The Financial Times reports that, since 2019, when the Court of Appeal ruled that Fujitsu software had been at fault in the scandal, the technology company has been the joint or sole recipient of £4.9bn worth of government contracts.

Elementor #577869January 10, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – Kate stood by me … now I want justice for all of us The postmaster who ran the Post Office in the Berkshire village where the Princess of Wales and her family lived has demanded for every conviction issued during the scandal to be overturned, writes The Sun.Hasmukh Shingadia, 63, runs a shop in Upper Bucklebury, the village where Kate grew up, and says she and her family, the Middletons, “supported me a lot” while he fought to get a suspended sentence for false accounting…

Elementor #577863January 10, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Rebels fire warning shot at PM over Rwanda bill Rishi Sunak will face a showdown with Tory rebels after they issued a series of demands to toughen up the new Rwanda deportation laws, The Daily Express leads with.The paper says around 30 MPs are backing plans put forward by former immigration minister Robert Jenrick that would include measures to stop European courts from blocking deportations. It quotes Mr Jenrick saying that the “stakes could not be higher”. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t…