Henry Staunton: Ex-Post Office chair escalates compensation row By Simon Jack Business editor Former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton has released a note he claims proves he was told to stall compensation payments to postmasters. His memo records a top civil servant saying “now was not the time for dealing with long-term issues” and they… Continue reading Henry Staunton: Ex-Post Office chair escalates compensation row
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Labour calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza for first time
Labour calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza for first time Sky By Sam Francis, political reporter & Henry Zeffman, chief political correspondent BBC News Labour has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza for the first time since the outbreak of the conflict in October. The move comes after days of party debate… Continue reading Labour calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza for first time
Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off
Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off Twitter/@OluwamayowaTJ By Nkechi Ogbonna BBC West Africa business reporter X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said. Most had only been in… Continue reading Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off
Cameron government knew Post Office ditched Horizon IT investigation
Cameron government knew Post Office ditched Horizon IT investigation By Andy Verity BBC economics correspondent David Cameron’s government knew the Post Office had ditched a secret investigation that might have helped wrongly accused postmasters prove their innocence, the BBC can reveal. The 2016 investigation trawled 17 years of records to find out how often, and… Continue reading Cameron government knew Post Office ditched Horizon IT investigation
Hacker group’s site taken over by law enforcement
Hacker group’s site taken over by law enforcement Getty Images An online site run by a major criminal gang who organise ransomware cyber attacks appears to have been taken over by law enforcement. The site belongs to the group LockBit. It sells services which allow people to compromise computer networks and hold their data until… Continue reading Hacker group’s site taken over by law enforcement
Ofcom to investigate GB News show featuring Rishi Sunak
Ofcom to investigate GB News show featuring Rishi Sunak Reuters By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Ofcom has launched an investigation into the impartiality of a GB News programme which featured a Q&A session with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. People’s Forum: The Prime Minister was filmed in County Durham and was broadcast on 12 February. The… Continue reading Ofcom to investigate GB News show featuring Rishi Sunak
Post Office scandal: Kemi Badenoch hits back at ex-chairman
Post Office scandal: Kemi Badenoch hits back at ex-chairman PA Media By Nick Edser Business reporter Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has hit back at claims made by former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton about the reasons for his departure. Mr Staunton told the Sunday Times that when he was sacked Ms Badenoch had told him:… Continue reading Post Office scandal: Kemi Badenoch hits back at ex-chairman
Laura Kuenssberg: Tory by-election disaster shows power of ‘sofa vote’
Laura Kuenssberg: Tory by-election disaster shows power of ‘sofa vote’ By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg It’s probably raining. It’s cold. The sofa is comfy. It’s been a long day and the polling station feels like miles away. Behind the huge headlines of Labour’s victories and the Conservatives’ by-election thumpings, it’s worth paying… Continue reading Laura Kuenssberg: Tory by-election disaster shows power of ‘sofa vote’
Chris Mason: Tory gloom deepens after double poll blow
Chris Mason: Tory gloom deepens after double poll blow PA Media By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News, in Wellingborough So, another two whopping by-election victories for Labour. What is most striking about the results in Wellingborough and Kingwood is that they feel almost unsurprising, despite the scale of Labour’s wins. Why? Because it extends… Continue reading Chris Mason: Tory gloom deepens after double poll blow
UK economy fell into recession after people cut spending
UK economy fell into recession after people cut spending Getty Images By Dearbail Jordan & Faisal Islam Business reporter and economics editor, BBC News People spending less, doctors’ strikes and a fall in school attendance dragged the UK into recession at the end of last year, official figures show. The economy shrank by a larger… Continue reading UK economy fell into recession after people cut spending