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Moment ex-Post Office IT boss weeps as she's sworn in to Horizon inquiry - as she reveals she blocked Paula Vennells' phone

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Lesley Sewell struggled to contain her emotions at the beginning of Thursday's Horizon IT inquiry proceedings, stumbling over her words as she gave the affirmation ahead of giving evidence.

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NI government failed to be proactive in Covid pandemic, Sue Gray tells inquiry

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Former civil servant who investigated Partygate says power-sharing executive was prone to ‘silo working’ and leaks

Former Post Office executive tells Horizon inquiry she blocked Paula Vennells’ number

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Lesley Sewell said departed CEO had called for help ‘plugging gaps in her memory’ before select committee appearance

Ex-Post Office official blocked Paula Vennells' number after she sought help to 'avoid inquiry'

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Former head of IT at the scandal-hit organisation Lesley Sewell told the official Inquiry the ex-CEO Paula Vennells contacted her four times in 2020 and 2021

At £300k a day, Covid inquiry set to be most expensive ever, outstripping Bloody Sunday

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Taxpayers forked out almost £70million in the last financial year and the probe is not expected to report its findings until the end of 2026, so the final cost is likely be around £200million.

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Petition – Recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry | Commons debates

I also rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents, which calls for the implementation of the recommendations of the second interim report of the infected blood inquiry—in...

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Ex-Post Office IT boss: 'I blocked Paula Vennells' number after she sought help to avoid inquiry'

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Lesley Sewell gave evidence at the Horizon IT inquiry on Thursday

Stormont challenged to ‘get on’ and fix gaps uncovered by UK Covid-19 Inquiry

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Brenda Campbell KC, representing the NI Covid Bereaved Families for Justice, said the inquiry had heard devasting evidence exposing dysfunction.

Lucy Letby inquiry should be livestreamed, families of victims say

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Broadcasting inquiry into how nurse was able to murder babies would ‘help combat offensive conspiracy theories’, hearing told

Families of victims want Letby inquiry live streamed to stop conspiracy theories

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The inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at a hospital in Chester will begin to hear evidence in September.

Australian workplaces rated as ‘menopause friendly’ on flimsy grounds, inquiry told

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Companies are using training and accreditation services but there is a lack of evidence about which interventions really work, submissions say

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Covid Inquiry has cost £94m so far and could become most expensive probe of its kind

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Figures published in the inquiry’s financial report show £15,180,000 was spent in the final quarter of 2023/24

Watch: Partygate investigator Sue Gray gives evidence at Covid inquiry

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Watch as Partygate investigator Sue Gray gave evidence to the Covid inquiry in Belfast on Thursday, 16 May.

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Letby inquiry should be live-streamed, say families

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The families of Lucy Letby's victims say live-streaming the inquiry will combat conspiracy theories.

Lucy Letby inquiry should be livestreamed to the public to prevent the spread of 'grossly offensive' conspiracy theories, lawyers for victims' parents say

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The Lucy Letby inquiry should be livestreamed to the public to prevent the spread of 'grossly offensive' conspiracy theories, lawyers for the parents of her victims said today.

Covid-19 inquiry chair hoping to make recommendations on preparing for pandemics

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Baroness Heather Hallett was speaking at the conclusion of three weeks of hearings in Belfast.

Covid-19 inquiry chair hoping to make recommendations on preparing for pandemics

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Baroness Heather Hallett was speaking at the conclusion of three weeks of hearings in Belfast.

Lucy Letby inquiry should be livestreamed to stop 'grossly offensive' conspiracy theories, families say

The inquiry will look into how the nurse was able to murder babies on the Countess of Chester's neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016