THE firm behind the Horizon software that led to hundreds of sub-postmasters being wrongly prosecuted is still being given government deals. Fujitsu vowed not to take new taxpayer-funded public works when the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office sparked outrage in January. 1 Fujitsu is still being awarded Government contracts, even after it … Read more
A FORMER Post Office chief claims he did not know the organisation itself was taking its own sub-postmasters to court. Ex-managing director Alan Cook told the Horizon inquiry he had not heard anything to suggest it was able to act as a prosecuting authority. 1 Former Post Office chief Alan Cook says he did not … Read more
A CAFE owner once friendly with Foreign Secretary David Cameron has been found guilty of sexual assaults. Hugh “Andy” Anderson, 74, runs the Hi-Lo Jamaican Eating House — a regular haunt of Lord Cameron while he was at nearby Oxford University. 1 Hugh ‘Andy’ Anderson, the owner of cafe visited by David Cameron, has been … Read more
ANIMAL charity chiefs have been ridiculed for urging us not to squish spiders with newspapers like The Sun. The warning from the RSPCA is in a new advert as part of a rebrand. 3 Animal charity chiefs have been ridiculed for urging us not to squish spiders with newspapers like The Sun 3 The warning … Read more
CLEANERS at a shopping centre have been issued with stab vests after other staff were assaulted. “Front-of-house” workers now wear body armour costing up to £600 after protective kit was rolled out to security last year. 2 Cleaners at County Square shopping centre in Ashford Kent, have been issued with £600-a-go stab vests after other … Read more
THE National Lottery Set For Life numbers are in and it’s time to find out if you’ve won the top prize of £10,000 every month for 30 years. Could tonight’s jackpot see you start ticking off that bucket list every month or building your own start-up as a budding entrepreneur? 1 Can you imagine what … Read more
A PRISON librarian sexually assaulted two male inmates in its library after striking up a relationship with a third, a court heard yesterday. “Flirtatious” Sharon Mawdsley, 46, was said to have been “very open and explicit about her own sexual activities”. 1 Sharon Mawdsley sexually assaulted two male inmates in the library after striking up … Read more
THAMES Water has told customers to weed their gardens to cut usage, despite leaking 585 million litres a day. The company listed “spring tips” for Brits to reduce consumption. 2 Debt-riddled Thames Water listed ‘spring tips’ for Brits to reduce consumptionCredit: Alamy 2 Experts have warned of water shortages and hosepipe bans due to infrastructure problems … Read more
A SMOKER dices with death as he perches precariously on the edge of a 400ft cliff — despite signs warning it is crumbling. His feet dangle over the edge while he casually puffs on a cig and stares out to sea, seemingly oblivious of the danger. 2 A smoker dangles his legs over the edge … Read more
THE number of female troops claiming they were raped by colleagues has more than doubled in three years, defence chiefs say. Sixty military police investigations were launched last year — up from 26 in 2020. 1 The number of female troops claiming they were raped by colleagues has more than doubled in three yearsCredit: Getty … Read more
