
Why did it fall to TV execs to fight for victims of the Post Office scandal?
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Post Office scandal victims wow Britain's Got Talent judges with 40-strong choir
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Post Office to hike bank fees that let people take out cash at branches to help claw back money for Horizon scandal payouts
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Government should face financial penalties if its does not speed up Post Office compensation, MPs warn
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Horizon Post Office scandal: Police investigating dozens for perjury and perverting the course of justice
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A year after the Horizon Post Office scandal was exposed, victims must get justice
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Any criminal trials linked to Post Office Horizon scandal will not be until 2027
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Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – business secretary
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Post Office boss told ‘not to dig into the past’ by top lawyer, Horizon IT inquiry hears
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Post Office boss told not to ‘dig into the past’ by top lawyer, inquiry hears
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Britain’s CEO of scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year
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Nothing has changed under Labour, say Post Office victims
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Mr Bates v Post Office star Will Mellor is still ‘angry’ about Horizon scandal
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Post Office betrays postmasters yet again: Fury as bungling Post Office publishes names and addresses of more than 550 people wrongfully convicted in the Horizon scandal on its website in 'horrific' p
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Shamed ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells 'frequently and consistently tried to steer' investigators away from uncovering potential miscarriages of justice, Horizon scandal inquiry told
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Are we witnessing the death of ‘distinctive’ British TV?
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Police will deploy 80 detectives for criminal inquiry into Horizon scandal that will be on same scale as 'major murder or terrorism' probe
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Alan Bates says he has ‘no sympathy’ for tearful Paula Vennells
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Post Office scandal: Subpostmistress who ‘paid back’ £70,000 says her children were accused of stealing
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Former UK Post Office boss breaks down in inquiry over scandal that saw hundreds wrongly convicted
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The Post Office scandal – a timeline of key events
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Former Post Office executive ‘truly sorry’ over Horizon scandal
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Post Office chief executive ‘exonerated of misconduct claims’
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UK's Post Office scandal: Indian-origin woman rejects ex-boss's apology
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‘I exposed the Post Office scandal years before the inquiry – so why is justice taking so long?’
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Post Office hit by string of formal complaints amid toxic culture claims
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Law to exonerate wronged subpostmasters moves a step closer
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Law to exonerate subpostmasters who have had their lives torn apart introduced by government
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Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton tells Brit Awards audience that government still hasn’t paid her yet
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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates tells Government to ‘get on and pay people’
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Post office should be sold for £1, wronged postmaster Alan Bates tells MPs
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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells officially loses CBE over her role in Horizon sub-postmaster scandal
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Post Office victims wronged in Horizon scandal to have names cleared by new law
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ITV says yes to infected blood scandal drama after success of Post Office series
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Stop the blame games and put the Post Office scandal victims first
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What is the latest development in the Post Office scandal?
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Ex-Post Office chair says government told him to delay compensation for postmasters until election
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Alan Bates rejects ‘derisory’ payout over Post Office scandal
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No deadline for full compensation for Post Office victims, says Kemi Badenoch
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Post Office chairman ousted amid government frustration over Horizon scandal
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The Post Office scandal shows the perils of putting our faith in IT
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Post Office’s secret decision to sack forensic accountants branded ‘disgusting’
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Mr Bates vs the Post Office actor Will Mellor is making a documentary on the Horizon scandal after playing real-live victim Less Castleton on the ITV drama
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The Post Office scandal raises one important question about the UK
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Post Office Scandal: MPs grill ‘sorry’ Fujitsu boss as Alan Bates slams compensation delays
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Mr Bates vs the Post Office: compensate us before we die
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Post Office boss blames ‘culture of denial’ for Horizon compensation delay
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May government ‘pushed for Paula Vennells CBE despite concerns over Post Office scandal’
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Mr Bates vs The Post Office: How a TV drama shook up Britain – in just a week
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The Post Office must lose the right to police itself
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Post Office hero Alan Bates hails new law to quash postmaster convictions
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