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Post Office continued to use racist term for black workers until 2016, inquiry told

Terms used to categorise branch operators in Horizon IT scandal by race said to be common in 1980s public sector

The Guardian - UK

Post Office chiefs changed Horizon data in branches last year without telling operators, inquiry hears

Executive Tracy Marshall tells inquiry such practice has since stopped saying it ‘absolutely shouldn’t have happened’

The Guardian - UK

Former Post Office IT chief claims Horizon system has no fundamental flaw

Mike Young said he saw nothing ‘fundamentally wrong’ and defended ability to remotely access branch accounts

The Guardian - UK

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Post Office picked comments backing Horizon IT system from damning judgment, emails show

Company tried to convince police to take action against a post office operator this year, it has emerged

The Guardian - UK

Post Office explores taking branch owner-operators to court again

State-owned body writing off losses of £12m a year after stopping practice, inquiry told

The Guardian - UK

Post Office boss admits attempts to double his pay look ‘very poor’

Nick Read tells Horizon IT inquiry he did not threaten to resign over remuneration

The Guardian - UK

Former Post Office bosses ‘not held to account’ over Horizon IT scandal, CEO suggests

CEO Nick Read said he was ‘surprised’ to find that there were 33 police investigations involving Post Offices in June this year

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Post Office Inquiry - live: CEO Nick Read hints many feel former leader Paula Vennells not held to account

The Post Office Horizon IT scandal led to hundreds of postmasters being wrongly prosecuted for theft and false accounting

The Independent UK

Post Office boss told ‘not to dig into the past’ by top lawyer, Horizon IT inquiry hears

Three individuals are currently under investigation by the Post Office and outside agencies over conduct in Horizon IT scandal, CEO Nick Read said

The Independent UK

Post Office boss Nick Read tells inquiry no employee is above the law

CEO denies any ‘untouchables’ exist in company who would escape disciplinary action following Horizon scandal

The Guardian - UK

Post Office Inquiry - live: Three people under investigation over Horizon IT scandal, says CEO Nick Read

The Post Office Horizon IT scandal led to hundreds of postmasters being wrongly prosecuted for theft and false accounting

The Independent UK

Everyone needs to stop getting so angry about dryrobes

We’ve reached peak hatred when it comes to this perceived symbol of insufferable middle-class smugness. But since when was it a crime to get multiple uses out of a practical item of clothing, asks Helen Coffey?

The Independent UK

Post Office Horizon IT inquiry: the issues that CEO Nick Read needs to explain

Outgoing boss faces three days of testimony from Wednesday into Horizon IT scandal and culture of Post Office

The Guardian - UK

Post Office CEO Nick Read prefers teams of ‘younger, deferential males’, inquiry told

Ex-finance chief says very few senior roles held by women, after he is asked about alleged ‘culture of misogyny’

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The Independent UK

Whistleblower told Post Office chairman ‘there is a class, race and gender divide at the top’

Former chairman Henry Staunton said he was ‘horrified’ after Post Office maintained postmasters were guilty despite Horizon IT scandal

The Guardian - UK

Former Post Office chair warns of fresh Horizon-style scandal in the making

Henry Staunton tells inquiry of risk if staff involved in prosecutions are not fired before new IT system is rolled out

The Guardian - UK

Post Office boss asked about his pay ‘more than expected’ – board member

Amanda Burton tells inquiry Nick Read seemed overly interested in remuneration given Horizon scandal

The Independent UK

Post Office scandal hero Sir Alan Bates awarded knighthood at Windsor Castle

Sir Alan Bates said he was ‘honoured’ to receive a knighthood

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Netflix adds critically acclaimed Toby Jones drama that's been criminally forgotten

Capital, now on Netflix, boasts an amazing cast including the Mr Bates vs The Post Office star

The Guardian - UK

Post Office asked to use Horizon IT data to support criminal case this year, inquiry hears

Inquiry reveals angry email from Fujitsu boss after team requested IT firm for help in case against sub-post office owner

The Independent UK

Assistant who inspired Devil Wears Prada character divides internet in office wear debate

‘I’d wear that to the post office’ one person said

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of post office operators say they still have Horizon IT problems

Survey also finds minority ethnic operators more likely to be suspended than those from white background

The Guardian - UK

Post Office inquiry poised to hear present-day staff deliver their verdict

The long running investigation will enter a new phase this week with findings from a revealing survey of current operators

The Independent UK

Britain's CEO of scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year

The chief executive of Britain’s scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year

The Independent UK

Post Office chief executive Nick Read set to resign

Announcement comes in year dominated by fallout from Horizon scandal

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