Tag: Horizon

Fujitsu sacked top boss at height of Horizon scandal

Fujitsu, the company that built the flawed Horizon IT system, sacked a top boss at the height of the scandal. Rod Vawdrey, 67, was dismissed as Fujitsu’s global president in 2014 for personal conduct issues, former colleagues say. He returned to his native Australia, where he is now being sued for his involvement in a […]

Salt Lake City’s dramatic tale of change, challenge, and a new horizon

On a cold, blustery March morning with a big snowstorm looming, a line of people — Latino, Polynesian, Asian, Native American, Black, white — stretched around the block outside Culture Coffee in a west-side Salt Lake City neighborhood. Inside, the aroma of freshly brewed espresso from a machine designed like the back end of a […]

A dozen KY school districts cancel events with severe weather on the horizon

At least a dozen Kentucky school districts Wednesday decided to dismiss classes or cancel afternoon and evening activities due to a severe weather forecast. The cancellations were made by some districts for the second day in a row. The National Weather Service said Wednesday that afternoon and evening showers could become severe. In Fayette County, […]

‘Suspend all Post Office executives involved in Horizon scandal’

Postmasters have called for the immediate suspension of all Post Office executives involved in the Horizon Scandal. In a letter to Kemi Badenoch, the Voice of the Postmaster Committee, a group representing current sub-postmasters, accuse “individuals within Post Office Ltd” of having “engaged in a pattern of deceit, actively misleading Parliament, Members of Parliament, the […]

FAA issues ground stop advisory for Alaska, Horizon airlines

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop advisory for Alaska Airlines this morning, but not for a reason you might think. The ground stop was instituted at around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday. “Alaska Airlines asked the FAA to pause the airline’s mainline departures nationwide,” the FAA said in a statement. KIRO 7 learned the […]

Alan Bates to give evidence to UK Post Office Horizon IT inquiry

Prominent campaigner Alan Bates will give evidence to the UK’s Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, as the investigation enters a significant phase. Mr Bates founded the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance, and led a group of 555 subpostmasters who took the Post Office to the High Court over the scandal. His story recently became the subject […]