Author: News Desk

South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately suspend its military operation in Gaza, where it says Israel is committing genocide against Palestinian civilians. FRANCE 24’s Fernande van Tets is in The Hague with the details.

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Ian Hislop praised for ‘obliterating’ Tory chair during Post Office debate: ‘You can’t just talk nonsense’ The Independent says Ian Hislop has been heralded for “obliterating” Conservative Party chair Jake Berry while debating the Tories’ “disgraceful” handling of the Post Office Horizon scandal. The Have I Got News For You captain appeared on Robert Peston’s ITV show on Wednesday (10 January) alongside Conservative Party chair Jake Berry, with Labour MP Jess Phillips sat in the middle as the pair clashed. Discussion turned to the handling of the historic Post Office scandal, after prime minister Rishi Sunak confirmed that a new…

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Post Office scandal: Lib Dems ask Ofcom to investigate GB News over Ed Davey criticism The Guardian says The Liberal Democrats have called for Ofcom to investigate GB News over alleged impartiality breaches after the channel featured Nigel Farage and Conservative MPs criticising Ed Davey and other opposition politicians about their role in the Post Office IT scandal. The party has written to the head of the broadcast regulator, Melanie Dawes, to argue GB News’s coverage failed to highlight the role of Conservative politicians in the long-running saga. The letter from Daisy Cooper, the party’s deputy leader, raised particular concern…

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Ex-postmistress who was jailed in Horizon scandal moves Nicky Campbell to tears The Metro says A sub-postmistress who was jailed after the Horizon scandal has revealed her story on BBC Radio 5 for the first time. Karen Jolliffe, 77, told Nicky Campbell about her ‘nightmare’ time in prison, after being inspired by ‘brave’ ex-Post Office staff. More than 130 potential victims have already come forward after the scandal was reignited by a television series documenting the events. For two decades, Ms Jolliffe had been running her Post Office, until the Horizon system was put in place in 2000.

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