The Post Office boss and part-time priest who presided over the cover-up of one of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice has today announced she will step back from regular church duties as calls grew for her to be stripped of her CBE. Paula Vennells, an ordained priest, was in charge of the company from 2012 … Read more
Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells quits roles at Dunelm and Morrisons and steps back from priest duties amid storm over IT Horizon scandal Paula Vennells, a priest, was in charge of the Post Office from 2012 to 2019 Calls for her to be investigated as 39 postmasters wrongly convicted of stealing Shortfalls in the accounts … Read more
Travel experts have warned summer holidays could be under threat if the Foreign Office advises against travel to green list countries. The Government is preparing to lift the ban on international travel on May 17 and is finalising plans for a ‘traffic light’ system to determine which countries will be authorised destinations. However, experts have … Read more
Travel experts have warned summer holidays could be under threat if the Foreign Office advises against travel to green list countries. The Government is preparing to lift the ban on international travel on May 17 and is finalising plans for a ‘traffic light’ system to determine which countries will be authorised destinations. However, experts have … Read more
The Post Office bosses with serious questions to answer: Ex-chiefs gained wealth, honours and directorships as almost 150 postmasters were wrongly prosecuted Part-time priest Paula Vennells, 62, stands accused of covering up the scandal and forcing postmasters into High Court battle After she became chief executive in 2012 there was a ‘pervasive failure’ to investigate … Read more
The Post Office bosses with serious questions to answer: Ex-chiefs gained wealth, honours and directorships as almost 150 postmasters were wrongly prosecuted Part-time priest Paula Vennells, 62, stands accused of covering up the scandal and forcing postmasters into High Court battle After she became chief executive in 2012 there was a ‘pervasive failure’ to investigate … Read more
They are 39 people whose names will go down in legal history. Along with six others whose convictions were overturned in December, the sub-postmasters whose sentences were quashed by the Court of Appeal yesterday collectively constitute Britain’s biggest ever miscarriage of justice. They are also names that should be inscribed with shame in the annals … Read more
Biden’s first trip overseas will be to the G7 summit in the UK in June followed by meetings with the EU and NATO in Brussels Biden will attend the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, England, on June 11 He will then head to Brussels for meetings with EU leaders and NATO Most presidents chose US … Read more
Dozens of Post Office staff who claim they were victims of a massive miscarriage of justice after they were prosecuted for stealing money because of a defective IT system will find out today if their names have been cleared. A group of 42 former subpostmasters and postmistresses were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting because … Read more
Why playing the share market, buying Bitcoin or selling a house could get you in trouble with the tax office – here’s how to make sure you don’t get stung Australian Taxation Office cracking down on those who profited from shares Tax agent H&R Block said Bitcoin investors were also in their audit sights Expert … Read more