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2024’s TV heroes on their unmissable cultural picks of the year

2024 IN REVIEW: Some of the best stars to grace our televisions this year, from Katherine Parkinson to Lennie James, single out their favourite shows, films, music and cultural moments of the past 12 months

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1,000 days of tears and buck-passing: the evidence from the Post Office inquiry’s key witnesses

As the long-running inquiry into one the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history wraps up, we review the evidence from key players

The Guardian - UK

The 20 best TV shows of 2024, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: From the improbable phenomenon ‘Baby Reindeer’ to the comfort of ‘Gogglebox’ and the smart, sexy and slick ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’, here are the top 20 releases from the past 12 months, selected by The Independent’s TV critic Nick Hilton

The Independent UK

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Four suspects identified in Post Office Horizon probe, police say

The Metropolitan Police said members of the investigating team met lead campaigner Sir Alan Bates on Sunday to provide an update.

Evening Standard

Post Office inquiry: hopes for delivery of good news dwindles

With the hearings in their final phase, there has been less movement on the issues besetting the organisation than might have been hoped

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch says ministers let bureaucracy hold up payments to wronged subpostmasters

Tory leader blamed ‘too much bureaucracy’ for lenghty waits in payouts for wronged subpostmaster

The Independent UK

Government allowed bureaucracy to get in way of Horizon redress – Kemi Badenoch

Mrs Badenoch and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds gave evidence to the inquiry on Monday.

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Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – business secretary

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he takes ‘ultimate responsibility’ for ensuring wronged subpostmasters are given full, fair and prompt redress

The Independent UK

Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – Business Secretary

Jonathan Reynolds said he takes ‘ultimate responsibility’ at governmental level for full, fair and prompt redress.

Evening Standard

Families of post office operators may be able claim Horizon compensation, says minister

Government is looking into gaps in eligibility criteria that mean family and employees of branch owners cannot claim

The Guardian - UK

Kemi gaslights UK with her shadow cabinet while having a laugh

How else to explain Honest Bob Jenrick winding up as shadow justice secretary?

The Guardian - UK

Sir Keir Starmer insists he has responded to Sir Alan Bates’ Post Office letters after postmaster rebuke

Sir Alan told MPs he contacted the prime minister about compensation a month ago but hadn’t heard back

The Independent UK

Post office operators may sue over compensation delay, Alan Bates says

Campaigner told MPs deadlines must be set, and he had been waiting a month for reply from Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street declines to commit to Sir Alan Bates’s redress payment deadline

Sir Keir Starmer responded to the campaigner’s request for assistance on Tuesday.

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PM yet to respond to requests for Horizon redress assistance from Sir Alan Bates

The lead campaigner told MPs he wrote to Sir Keir Starmer around a month ago, and again more recently.

The Guardian - UK

Post Office campaigner Alan Bates says he’s been waiting a month for reply from PM about compensation delays – as it happened

Former post office operator tells Commons committee that Keir Starmer has not responded to requests for help with settling claims for Horizon scandal

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Badenoch’s shadow cabinet shows Tories ‘learned nothing’ from Truss chaos, says Labour

Top roles for Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Chris Philp and Robert Jenrick as new shadow cabinet revealed

The Guardian - UK

Post Office expects to have paid more than £650m in Horizon claims by March

Inquiry hears claims jumped after TV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office and that £1.4bn is likely to be paid out overall

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The Guardian - UK

Do you feel stuck? It’s time to simplify your thinking

Our minds often seek to muddle rather than clarify. But we have the power to notice this in ourselves, and others

The Guardian - UK

Ministers explore plan to hand Post Office to subpostmasters

Campaigner Alan Bates says mutualisation won’t work as organisation will continue to need government subsidies

The Guardian - UK

Post office operators will not all get payouts by March deadline, says minister

Gareth Thomas admits compensation date for those caught up in Horizon IT scandal difficult to achieve

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

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

WhatToWatch

Will Mellor 'honoured' to be part of Mr Bates Vs The Post Office amid NTAs triumph

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office star Will Mellor discusses working on the National TV Award-winning drama and teases future roles...

Evening Standard

All the winners at the National Television Awards 2024: Peter Ash and Ant & Dec take prizes

Mr Bates vs The Post Office adds gong to critical acclaim

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