they have finally found the courage to come forward. the post office has once again apologised for the effect this has caused. for viewers it has brought to attention the greatest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. justice delayed might be justice denied, but the hundreds of postmasters there is hope justice may finally be delivered. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. a little later on breakfast we will talk to a solicitor involved in that case for many years about the implications of that drama and many others who have come forward to say they were affected by that crisis at they were affected by that crisis at the post office. elsewhere, the rain may have stopped, but the work really begins on the clean up, doesn t it? a clean up operation for communities is under way across parts of england this morning after days of heavy rainfall led to more than 1,000
but no one has yet been arrested. as a result of the four part itv drama, lawyers who act for claimants say that dozens more potential victims have come forward, finally ready to face their trauma. these people have been so heavily damaged psychologically by the post office and their actions, they ve been so fearful of coming forward and going through the process again. now, what the drama has done is brought awareness, huge widespread sympathy to these people. so alongside that, family encouragement, and speaking with other sub postmasters who have been on this journey, they have finally found the courage to come forward. the post office has once again apologised for the distress this has caused. the views it has brought to attention the greatest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. for
of sub postmasters were racially profiled using racist terms, as part of the post office investigation into its failed horizon it system. more than 700 sub postmasters were prosecuted for false accounting based on information from a flawed system in what s been described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in uk history . the post office has apologised. our business correspondent, peter ruddick, reports. more than 700 post office branch managers were wrongly prosecuted when faulty software made it look as though they had taken money. now they ve discovered they were also being classified and logged along racial lines, using outdated and racist language. an internal document, which has been made public after a freedom of information request, shows fraud investigators were asked to give all potential suspects a number relating to racial background. the number categories included the terms
here in the uk, it s emerged that hundreds of sub postmasters were racially profiled using racist terms, as part of the post office investigation into its failed horizon it system. more than 700 sub postmasters were prosecuted for false accounting, based on information from a flawed system in what s been described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. the post office has apologised. our business correspondent, peter ruddick, reports. more than 700 post office branch managers were wrongly prosecuted when faulty software made it look as though they had taken money. now they ve discovered they were also being classified and logged along racial lines, using outdated and racist language. an internal document, which has been made public after a freedom of information request, shows fraud investigators were asked to give all potential suspects a number relating to racial background.
the counting will start immediately. we expect as people in turkey will start to think about going to bed, a lot of that counting will be have been done and we will have a clearer idea of who turkey s next president will be. here in the uk, it s emerged that hundreds of sub postmasters were racially profiled using racist terms, as part of the post office investigation into its failed horizon it system. more than 700 sub postmasters were prosecuted for false accounting, based on information from a flawed system in what s been described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in uk history . the post office has apologised. our business correspondent, peter ruddick, reports. more than 700 post office branch managers were wrongly prosecuted