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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 Post Office scandal victim dedicates OBE to 'sub-postmasters we have lost'

The 92-year-old said she dedicate the OBE to 'all sub-postmasters we have lost'.

* Betty Brown, a sub-postmaster wrongly accused of theft due to the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, will receive an OBE at Windsor Castle.
* The award is seen as recognition not just for Brown's own ordeal but also for all those who suffered similarly.
* The Horizon IT system was responsible for over 900 sub-postmasters being wrongfully prosecuted and thousands were forced to make up for alleged losses.
* More than £1 billion has been paid out in compensation to victims of the scandal.
* The news comes as part of a broader package of coverage on various topics, including: + Luxury watches being resold at inflated prices + A shopkeeper selling cannabis and cocaine to a BBC researcher + Potential effects of the Gulf conflict on food prices + Oil and gas price increases affecting living costs + Criticism of Nigel Farage's comments on "wokery" + The Bank governor criticizing emails between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein during the financial crisis + A report by the Office for Budget Responsibility published early in error ahead of the Chancellor delivering her Budget + Almost half of household electricity customers in Northern Ireland not switching from Power NI + Two couples struggling to afford London prices buying a flat together with two babies + The UK maintaining food standards despite potential trade deals with the US + A significant one-day rally in the S&P 500 index following days of turmoil sparked by tariffs + The Chancellor presenting her first Budget in the Commons.