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Ed Davey says Post Office lied to him and apologises to Alan Bates

Ex-minister and current Lib Dem leader tells inquiry he rejected campaigner when he first asked for meeting

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Former postal affairs minister Ed Davey questioned at Horizon IT inquiry

Watch as Sir Ed Davey gave evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry on Thursday, 18 July.

The Independent UK

Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga' Faces Box Office Struggles

Kevin Costner's film 'Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1' faces box office challenges despite a promising start. Learn about its performance and reception.

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Ed Davey and former Lib Dem leaders face grilling at Horizon inquiry

Davey, Jo Swinson and Vince Cable all held coalition posts at the time of the Post Office scandal, but Tory ex-ministers will be subject to hardest questions

The Guardian - UK

Chris Packham and Dr Chris van Tulleken to front new BBC science programmes

Among the new programmes are two Horizon specials – one of which will explore the possibility of a new global pandemic.

The Independent UK

Post Office Horizon inquiry told of ‘incomplete curiosity’ and ‘toxic culture’

Former chair of Whitehall agencies overseeing state-owned businesses gives view on what went wrong

The Guardian - UK

The Most Epic Western of the Year Could Be the Nail in the Coffin for a Century-Old Genre

Is the big-budget Western officially dead? The question has haunted Hollywood just about every decade since the once-ubiquitous genre dried up more than 50 years ago.

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Netflix cancels mega-budget sci-fi show before it's even started

Netflix's Horizon game-to-screen adaptation isn't happening... but it might not be all bad news

Netflix's Horizon Zero Dawn series reportedly scrapped after allegations against Umbrella Academy showrunner

The live-action show is apparently no longer happening

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Ex-Post Office chair expresses ‘sincere regret’ over Horizon scandal

Tim Parker tells inquiry the firm relied too heavily on lawyers and should have shown key report to the board

The Guardian - UK

Glitch review – dynamically delivered drama about the Post Office scandal

Viewers may be well versed on the Horizon debacle, but this play offers a fresh perspective by focusing on one victim’s story

The Guardian - UK

Why the NFL Probably Won't Pay More Than a Dollar of That $4.7 Billion ‘Sunday Ticket’ Verdict

Also in this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we look at Robot Al Michaels, lament presidential golf swings, weigh spending three hours on Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ … and laud Jay Penske’s, er, activism in the Middle East

Broadcasting & Cable

Post Office scandal: ex-Fujitsu engineer accused of ‘hiding’ IT problems

Lawyers acting for victims of Horizon IT scandal accuse Gareth Jenkins of protecting ‘out of control monster’

The Guardian - UK

“This Isn’t Therapy”: Kevin Costner Claps Back At Journalist’s Question About Yellowstone

"[People] say because of Horizon, it caused problems for you on Yellowstone." The post “This Isn’t Therapy”: Kevin Costner Claps Back At Journalist’s Question About Yellowstone first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Ex-Fujitsu engineer apologises at Post Office inquiry over ‘bandwagon’ claim

Gareth Jenkins says past accusation against high-profile victim of Horizon IT scandal was ‘totally inappropriate’

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Fujitsu executive says he feels ‘aggrieved’ by damage done to Horizon’s reputation

Richard Christou tells public inquiry that real failure in Post Office scandal was the way prosecutions had been handled

The Guardian - UK

Post Office campaigner Alan Bates knighted in king’s birthday honours

Ex-post office operator recognised for exposing Horizon IT scandal, while Tracey Emin becomes a dame and Gordon Brown a companion of honour

Evening Standard

The Liberal Democrats’ General Election manifesto at a glance

Here are some of the headline policy proposals from the Lib Dems

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The National (Scotland)

Conviction of Horizon scandal victim who died in 2022 quashed

THE family of a subpostmistress who was falsely accused of embezzling Post Office funds have won a fight to clear her name, 15 years after she was…

The Guardian - UK

Dr Michael Mosley obituary

The Guardian - UK

Michael Mosley excelled at making complex ideas look breezily simple

TV presenter, who has died aged 67, skilfully communicated scientific and medical stories to mass audiences

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Post Office chair says senior executives misled board over Horizon issues

Alice Perkins was in post when warnings of tech problems first emerged, but says she ‘missed’ their importance

The Conversation

Why are organisational cover-ups so common?

The TV dramatisation of the UK Horizon Post Office scandal evoked outrage and disbelief. However, as another example of dysfunctional organisational behaviour, it was expected rather than exceptional.

The Guardian - UK

Tearful testimony confirms for many how much Post Office’s Vennells knew

There were times during Horizon inquiry when victims of scandal struggled to keep composure as former chief executive pleaded ignorance

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Post Office Horizon victims to be exonerated by act of parliament

Royal assent to be given to law overturning convictions of branch operators accrued over 22 years in England and Wales

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