Subpostmasters fight to clear names in theft and false accounting case

Former staff to sue Post Office over accusations that left many jobless and with criminal records More than 1,000 subpostmasters who claim they were wrongly accused of theft or false accounting could join a class action against the Post Office to clear their names. The case could result in a payout of tens of millions to the subpostmasters, who say that a faulty IT system led to accounting shortfalls. Many lost their jobs and were forced to pay back thousands of pounds that had gone missing from...