Extra safeguards on Post Office style private prosecutions to be drawn up

Extra safeguards on Post Office-style private prosecutions to be drawn up

Government to launch consultation following Horizon scandal and wrongful convictions for rail fare evasion

World - Financial Times - 4 hours ago

Government to review Post Office-style prosecutions

The government is to review the oversight of private prosecutions, after the Post Office Horizon scandal.

Post Office could close 115 branches with jobs at risk

Hundreds of head office workers are facing cuts and loss-making branches are under threat of closure.

Private schools ‘using the system’ to get extra time in exams in England

Widening gap with state sector for special educational needs support is ‘a real concern’ says education secretary

World - Financial Times - November 7

Fani Willis’s prosecution of Trump looks shaky post-election

Fulton county DA has pledged to go ahead in prosecution of Trump but appeals court abruptly canceled oral arguments. The Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, has pledged to drive forward ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Nike Promo Code: Extra 30% Off Select Styles

Check out our deals for Nike this month, including up to 60% off with our coupon code.

Tech - Wired - 4 days ago

Serious Fraud Office given extra funding to fight financial crime

Money will be used to reform how the UK agency manages its cases and handles evidence

World - Financial Times - November 7

Post Office halts development of IT system to replace Horizon

Faulty software responsible for one of UK’s biggest miscarriages of justice will continue to be used

World - Financial Times - November 15

Post Office scandal: Who knew what and when?

What answers did we get from some of the key players at the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal?

Family offices becoming 'economic powerhouse' in private company deals

Family offices are increasingly bypassing private equity funds and buying stakes in private companies directly, according to a new survey.

Business - CNBC - November 12

How to trade the post-election, post-rate-cut melt-up

Stocks are set to rally further — but the bond market doesn’t like what it sees.

Business - MarketWatch - November 9

Post Office campaigner Alan Bates threatens further legal action

Former sub-postmaster calls for deadline for victim payouts to be set

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Washington Post Employees Ordered Back to Office 5 Days a Week

All employees at The Post will be expected to return to the office by June 2. Managers must be back in the office full time by Feb. 3.

Business - The New York Times - November 7

Festival worker to run world's most southerly post office in Antarctica

George Clarke will staff the most southerly post office in the world, living among a penguin colony.

Is the stock market open on Veterans Day? Will the post office deliver mail?

The Nov. 11 holiday, which honors those who have served in the military, dates back to the end of World War I.

Business - MarketWatch - November 11

Fujitsu boss 'does not know' if Horizon is reliable

Paul Patterson raises concerns about the system at the heart of sub-postmasters' wrongful convictions.

Kemi Badenoch blames civil service for slow pace of Post Office compensation

New Conservative leader says ITV drama brought ‘urgency’ to helping victims of scandal

Business - Financial Times - November 11

UK Post Office to close 115 branches, putting hundreds of jobs at risk

Interim chair Nigel Railton to set out plans to try to strengthen lossmaking business

Business - Financial Times - November 13

Why Post Office victims are still fighting for full compensation

Glacial and bureaucratic compensation schemes draw out process for those caught up in IT scandal

World - Financial Times - November 14

Is the stock market open on Black Friday?

What will be open (or closed) on Thanksgiving and Black Friday? Here’s what to expect.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

'Traitors' banner put up at Michelle O'Neill's office

O'Neill was the first senior Sinn Féin figure to take part in an official Remembrance Sunday ceremony.

The Rivals effect: equestrian dressing gallops up the style charts

Retailers report strong sales of jodhpurs, riding boots and paddock-ready blazers – but is it ‘class passing’?. It’s a sport traditionally associated with mud and manure, but now the equestrian ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Why investors are drawn to precious metals

There are multiple timely - and timeless - reasons why investors are drawn to precious metals. Here's what to know.

‘Used like taxis’: Soaring private jet flights drive up climate-heating emissions

Analysis of 19m flights between 2019 and 2023 reveals 50% rise in emissions, condemned as ‘gratuitous waste’. Private jet flights have soared in recent years, with the resulting climate-heating ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Supercell opens London office, ups investment of Space Ape

Mobile games company Supercell has opened its fifth office in London, and also increased its investment in Space Ape to 100%.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 4

Post Office IT provider Fujitsu won £1.4mn public sector contracts since promise to stop bidding

Two deals were awarded as recently as September despite outcry over Horizon scandal

World - Financial Times - November 3

JD Vance’s Senate Office Fires Key Adviser Who Posted About Drug Use on Reddit

“Those posts were written in good humor and didn't hurt anybody,” says Aaron Kofsky, who advised Vance on crypto and banking policy, of posts in which he wrote about using cocaine, kratom, and ...

Tech - Wired - November 4

Trump and Biden both call for smooth transition in historic Oval Office meeting

President-elect Donald Trump was welcomed at the White House on Wednesday after declining to do the same for President Joe Biden after the 2020 election.

'Moana 2'-led Thanksgiving box office could be best in post-pandemic era

The trifecta of "Moana 2," "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" could make this year's Thanksgiving box office the best in years.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

'Moana 2'-led Thanksgiving box office could be best in post-pandemic era

The domestic box office is poised for its biggest Thanksgiving haul since the pandemic thanks to a Polynesian princess, a pair of witches and a revenge-fueled gladiator.

England drawn in Nations League group with Spain

England have been drawn in a Nations League group alongside holders and world champions Spain, with Belgium and Portugal making up the other two spots.

Sports - ESPN - November 7

Melania Trump: 'We will safeguard the heart of our republic'

Former first lady Melania Trump vowed that the incoming Trump administration will “safeguard the heart of our republic” and push the country forward. “The majority of Americans have entrusted us ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Rounded up, massacred and posted on social media: can Ethiopia bring justice for atrocities in Tigray?

The country is about to start investigating crimes reported in a brutal regional war. But trust is at an all-time low and survivors feel forgotten. Meaza Teklemariam was seven months pregnant when ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Tesla should sell its stock after the big post-election run up, analyst says

Tesla should take advantage of its stock’s post-election surge to raise capital by selling shares, a Jefferies analyst says.

Business - MarketWatch - November 14

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