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Horizon scandal inquiry is shown document saying board members and Whitehall had doubts about her suitability

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

The sovereign is being changed on the Bank of England’s notes for the first time

Somebody must have laid false information against [him], for he was arrested one morning without having done anything wrong.

Residents in areas without branches can withdraw and deposit cash with various high street banks using one machine

ITV had a huge hit with the powerful real-life drama ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ back in January, but the broadcaster believes that it’s getting harder and harder to make ‘very distinctively British’ shows. Katie Rosseinsky explores why series like this might be a dying breed

Actor, who played campaigner Alan Bates in TV drama, calls Horizon scandal a ‘Hitchcockian nightmare’ at Hay festival

HOLYROOD has passed “unprecedented” legislation to exonerate subpostmasters in Scotland who were wrongly convicted as part of the Post Office…

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.

A run of recent dramas based on real-life issues - including ITV’s galvanising show Mr Bates vs the Post Office, and James Graham’s new play Punch - remind us of the incredible power of culture

Detectives are looking at potential offences including perjury and perverting the course of justice