The Justice Secretary says Fujitsu, the firm behind the faulty Post Office Horizon accounting software, may have to repay the ‘fortune’ spent on the scandal.
Alex Chalk says that if the inquiry, which resumes today, finds the “scale of the incompetence is as we might imagine”, ministers would want to secure proper recompensation on behalf of the taxpayer.
Between 1999 and 2005 hundreds of Post Office branch managers were wrongly convicted for false accounting and theft.
Some went to prison, many were financially ruined and some have since died.
On Wednesday, the government announced a new law to "swiftly exonerate and compensate victims".
We’ve got more weird and wonderful innovations from CES 2024 as the annual convention enters its third day in Las Vegas, including; AI robotic masseuses, gym leggings that shock you into getting fit, instant ice cream in a can, and a robot barista that can make ‘the perfect cup of coffee’.
Sony says the metaverse will become the next stage of the internet.
The Japanese firm’s chief technology officer, Yoshinori Matsumoto, has told the PA news agency that he believes the metaverse could follow a similar path to the world wide web, and eventually become “essential for our lives”.
Also in this episode:
Amazon slashes jobs at Twitch, MGM and Prime Video, a highly infectious form of bird flu confirmed for the first time in Antarctic seals, and scientists test what could be the world’s first Nipah virus vaccine.
Plus, a study finds watching others visibly dislike vegetables may make you dislike them too, Kew Gardens names mysterious plants and fungi new to science, and why sperm whales can take over an hour to decide on whether to turn.
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