All news on the topic: Post Office

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Chilling miscarriages of justice - murdered mum, postmasters and showbiz death
Colin Stagg, the man who was wrongly accused of ­murdering young mum Rachel Nickell has revealed he is living in a homeless ­shelter after blowing £706,000 in compensation. It's not the only high profile miscarriage of justice to rock the UK
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Corrie icon Barbara Knox explains Rita was axed after just two episodes
After landing the part of Rita in 1964, the soap legend admits she thought would be 'forever' - but producers quickly axed the character and Barbara did not return for eight years
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World's 'cheapest long-haul destination' has £1.60 beers and gorgeous beaches
Hoi An in Vietnam, Mombasa Beach in Kenya, Cape Town in South Africa and Bali in Indonesia are the Post Office's cheapest long haul holiday destinations for 2023
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Inside towns left desolate as pubs, banks, libraries and swimming pools close
Whether shopping online or using self-scan tills at the supermarket, there's less human interaction in everyday life - and closing rail ticket offices will increase it
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Man makes a fortune after flogging 'shopaholic' girlfriend's clothes on Vinted
Paul Young tackled his partner of 12 years shopping habit by putting her clothes on Vinted - the dad has amassed nearly 2000 followers on the site after he explained why the clothes are for sale
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Royal Mail posties suspended for 'having cups of tea in pub on their break'
Royal Mail has apologised to residents who experienced delays, which was believed to have happened as a result of the suspension of 11 postal workers in Merseyside
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New 50p pieces featuring King Charles available today - where you can get one
Five million of the coins, featuring a design by Natasha Jenkins, will be received by the Post Office and UK bank branches - the second 'King Charles 50ps' to enter circulation
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Wakefield Trinity bring Sean Long onto coaching staff days after sacking
Ex-Great Britain No7 Sean Long has been appointed as Mark Applegarth's No2 just two days after shock sacking as head coach of Championship leaders Featherstone
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Fury over HS2's contract with Fujitsu as 'project is coming off the rails'
HS2 is spending £1million with Fujitsu, which was mired in controversy after it which built a faulty IT system that ruined the lives of hundreds of Post Office workers
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Royal Mail - last day to use old stamps before they become worthless
Classic stamps are being replaced by ones with barcodes, with the "grace period" for using older stamps set to end on July 31, 2023 - meaning you don't have long left to use them up
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'How I survived as innocent man in prison for rape I didn't commit for 17 years'
Andy Malkinson was falsely imprisoned for 17 years and fell into an 'unspeakable' depression. If he had followed a prison officer's advice and confessed to the crime, he could have been out after 7 - but he refused to give in.
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'I'm a grieving mum of son stabbed to death - I'm making one demand of the PM'
Ronan Kanda was stabbed to death as he walked home from a pal’s house, and now his mother has written an open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding action
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'Why won't Tories take on bad bosses harming workers and wasting taxpayer cash'
Writing for the Mirror, Chair of the Commons Business Select Committee Darren Jones accused ministers of dashing to help Nigel Farage while ignoring ordinary customers and workers
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Man who dragged dead uncle to Post Office for pension set to walk free in days
Declan Haugney could walk free on Friday after he was jailed last week for a shocking and macabre attempt to claim his uncle's weekly pension by dragging the relative's dead body into a Post Office
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Man jailed after dragging dead uncle's body into post office to collect pension
CCTV footage captured Declan Haughney and Gareth Coakley dragging the “grey coloured” and lifeless body along the street and into the post office in Carlow, Ireland
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Post Office workers gave 'zombie' sword to boy who killed classmate hours later
Post Office staff failed to check Prabjeet Veadhesa’s ID when he collected the deadly parcel - and apparently assessed the 16-year-old to be over 25 simply by looking at him
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'Government must tighten up checks on knife sales - too many young people die'
Pevention is the Government’s role. After 13 years of being run by the self-professed 'party of law and order', how can it still be so easy for a teenager to buy a deadly weapon?
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'Raise a glass to the best pub landlady you never knew'
Mourners came from her immediate family and friends, and her much bigger family of local people who appreciated the relaxed, friendly atmosphere of her pub, the New Inn
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Post Office to close several branches within weeks - see list of locations
The Post office will close its Rosehearty branch in Aberdeenshire on July 22, while its Eaton site near Norwich will also pull down the shutters, although a date has not been announced yet
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Terminally-ill woman misses out on 'last-ever holiday' after passport blunder
Lisa Cutler has stage four breast cancer and had planned to go to Nessebar in Bulgaria yesterday with her best friend to scatter her late mum's ashes, she is praying she will be well enough to go after her next chemo cycle instead
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Slovenia named best destination - for travellers going backpacking on gap year
The Central European country boasts stunning scenery and lakes, snow-capped mountains - and best of all, affordability, according to a travel expert
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Post Office used racist terms for staff in Horizon IT scandal guidance
Post Office fraud investigators in the notorious Horizon scandal used racial slur 'Negroid Types' to classify black workers in a 'historic document' from around 2008
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Lisbon, Porto and Budapest set to be cheapest city breaks for Brits this summer
Lisbon, Vilnius, Krakow, Athens and Riga have been named among the cheapest cities in Europe to visit for a minibreak this summer by the Post Office Travel Money
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Royal Mail launches Blackadder-themed stamps to mark show's 40th birthday
Eight of the stamps capture moments from all four series of the classic sitcom while a further four depict Edmund Blackadder in his various guises over each of the series
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Pretty village with a name visitors can't pronounce has 'optical illusion' tower
There is an unusual landmark at the heart of a village that also does plenty to confuse people thanks to its name. Wybunbury might sound like it's pronounced "Wy-bun-berry" but it's very different