Colletta Smith @collettasmith Twitter profile

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Colletta Smith

@collettasmith

2 years

It's been one year since the most incredible day of jubilation for #postofficescandal victims, but none have yet got full compensation. My piece also has the latest number of other convictions being reviewed, . 📺 There's a #Panorama tonight BBC1

Post Office scandal victims still waiting for compensation

A year since the first subpostmasters overturned wrongful convictions, most still await a financial settlement

www.bbc.co.uk

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Colletta Smith

@collettasmith

7 years

👋Cheerio. Off to take care of a tiny human for the next few months, and then - like a butterfly - I'll come back in the autumn with a big new job title. Eeeek!

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@collettasmith

5 years

Off to look after a tiny human for the next few months 🍼 so signing off from here. The super-capable @SarahCorkerNews will be looking after Consumer News while I’m off. Cheerio 👋

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@collettasmith

10 months

Just dropping this here… Why it’s only me and THE Noddy Holder! Mr Christmas himself. 🎄 @BBCMorningLive

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@collettasmith

5 years

I’ve discovered that 2.3 million smart meters aren’t working 💡. That’s 15% of all those installed. Not a great hit rate. Costing an eye watering £1.7bn paid through our bills. Not so #smartmeter on @BBCNews tonight

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@collettasmith

7 years

Someone texted me @bbc5live with a pronunciation tip. "Collette is pronounced without the 'E'." Which would be true... if that was my name.

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@collettasmith

7 years

It’s my last day @bbc5live today. Relieved the business news will still be in the hands of a capable Yorkshire woman! Have fun @dannihewson

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@collettasmith

3 years

Each day of this @PostOffInquiry will bring equally sad and equally unbelievable evidence from victims. Margery, Damien, Janine and Lisa all spoke so powerfully today. 👏 Here's the latest chunk of our ongoing coverage.

Postmistress: Post Office scandal 'ruined my life'

Former sub-postmasters describe how being wrongly accused of theft affected them.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@collettasmith

5 years

Should the public be able to pick crops that farmer wouldn’t harvest otherwise? I’ve been out “gleaning” with @feedbackorg picking kale for foodbanks. Coming up on today’s @BBCNews at One #foodwaste

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@collettasmith

3 years

"Please don't apologise" says the counsel to the #PostOfficeInquiry , as Baljit Sethi becomes emotional talking about his family. This is an inquiry about people and the emotional and unseen impact decisions of the Post Office has had on their lives and families.

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@collettasmith

4 months

It’s been totally gorgeous to be back in Northern Ireland for work. Lovely catch ups with old colleagues and friends. Ready to go live on the Ten after tonight’s football. This place though 😍

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@collettasmith

3 years

Oyeteju Adedayo tells the #postofficeinquiry that despite have her conviction overturned last year the Post Office have refused her an interim payment. “Stop the game they are playing right now” she begs Sir Wyn.

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@collettasmith

3 years

Another 6 innocent Post Office owners have had their criminal convictions cleared. The slow drip of justice done as the Public Inquiry gears up to hold the #postoffice to account

Post Office scandal: 'It’s been a strange 15 years'

Six more former subpostmasters have their convictions overturned in the Horizon IT scandal.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@collettasmith

3 years

It'll be at least a year before #PostOfficeInquiry concludes, so today MPs are putting on extra pressure to get QUICK compensation for all the legal trail-blazers and get convictions over-turned more easily. They've already waited too long. Analysis ⬇️

Post Office scandal: MPs call for full postmaster compensation

The government must fully compensate Post Office staff who were wrongly accused of fraud, MPs say.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@collettasmith

3 years

The #PostOfficeInquiry is now kicking off. Sir Wyn says today is his opportunity to hear how this scandal impacted and continues to impact so many.

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@collettasmith

2 years

My favourite view on a morning. Back in the stunning Manchester studio of @BBCMorningLive today with proof that @SamanthaQuek and @GethincJones do work hard from time to time!

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@collettasmith

8 years

Chancellor brings up Ed Balls in the #AutumnStatement which means I can legitimately tweet this to cheer us all up

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@collettasmith

3 years

Our latest update on #PostOfficeScandal the PO are opposing another 6 cases up before the High Court. This is not a simple process for those seeking to follow in the footsteps of the 39 who created the legal precedent. The PO are fighting 24 in total now.

Post Office to fight six appeals in IT scandal

More appeal cases are being heard after hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly accused of stealing.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Colletta Smith

@collettasmith

6 years

The number of people shopping in High Streets is falling, but they are working hard to buck the trend in #Doncaster This was a surprise to find in the main shopping centre...

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Colletta Smith

@collettasmith

3 years

Absolutely incredible listen from @nickwallis as usual. Simply and powerfully told - “a reckoning is coming”. I’m continuing to cover the story for @bbcnews cos it’s not over yet!

The Great Post Office Trial - 11. The Reckoning - BBC Sounds

Nick Wallis provides an update on the Post Office scandal, with startling new details.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Colletta Smith

@collettasmith

6 years

3 top tips now #Debenhams is in diffs: 1. Vouchers are a risk, if you have one I’d spend it quick. 2. Avoid delivery, if you need to buy do it in person and take it away with you. 3. If you can pay on credit card then do. You’ve got more protection.

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@collettasmith

11 years

Massive deals for @novosco and finding the perfect business for new ideas on the podcast http://t.co/SLQ3RQROW4

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@collettasmith

7 years

Today is expected to be the busiest day ever in our skies. I'm @NATS for @BBCBreakfast to find out how they are managing it.

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@collettasmith

2 years

Trying to get from Manchester to Bradford to film for @bbcnews about #strike disruption today. Things are not going well so far…. No trains running across the Pennines from Victoria. Last 2 scheduled trains cancelled. Trying my luck from Piccadilly now through Leeds.

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@collettasmith

2 years

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@collettasmith

3 years

Who wouldn’t want these ladies as neighbours?! Farmers, pubs, and stately homes hoping the Gov will relax rules to let #popupcamping run the full tourist season. ⁦ @BBCBreakfast ⁩

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@collettasmith

8 years

Morrison's cutting #petrol to 99p a litre if you shop with them. Looks like we might see a supermarket petrol pre-Christmas price-war

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@collettasmith

5 years

Oh hello 👋 Belfast! Super excited to be here hosting #TEDxQUB for @QUBelfast in this glorious sunshine.

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@collettasmith

8 years

The turbine blade @Siemens_Energy in Hull. For offshore wind. And an amazing echo chamber inside as I just proved on @bbc5live

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@collettasmith

5 years

Guardian reporting that Marie-Claire are stopping their print magazine. It was the guilty treat for hours of my teenage sleepover years.

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@collettasmith

5 years

Delighted to be back behind the mic on ⁦ @bbc5live ⁩ Someone, in their wisdom, has let ⁦ @ColinGPaterson ⁩ and I loose on Breakfast this morning. #Eurovision and #FACup has kept us busy. 📻

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@collettasmith

3 years

The crazy heartbreaking story of the Sethi family. Forced into bankruptcy by the #postofficescandal . The Post Office told me the first 400 payouts have now been made but I’ve not heard from anyone who’s received a penny yet... odd. Are you one of them?

Post Office scandal: 'I just forgot how to laugh'

Anjana and Baljit Sethi ran two successful Post Office branches - then they fell victim to the Horizon scandal.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@collettasmith

8 years

It's another early one for me with @stephbreakfast at the end of the #referendumroadtrip at Manchester Victoria

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@collettasmith

7 years

In worrying nut news, Nestle are removing walnuts from... Walnut Whips. Nut prices rocketed so they are bringing out a new vanilla version

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@collettasmith

2 years

I’m swapping the news studio for something a little different this morning. Delighted to be joining @GethincJones and @SamanthaQuek to talk about the dangers of loansharks in the run up to Christmas. @BBCMorningLive

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@collettasmith

1 year

This is a top notch 🙌 response and has rightly generated this little bakery the social promotion they turned down.

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@collettasmith

1 year

I’ve an eclectic range of foot-ware with me for this 24 hour of broadcasting.

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@collettasmith

3 years

Morning all. The #PostOfficeInquiry is beginning again for its second week in London before moving to Cardiff next week.

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@collettasmith

5 years

Wobbly selfie from the stage as we kick things off at #TEDxQUB Say “cheese” 🧀

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@collettasmith

11 months

The fall in inflation looks bigger than it actually feels to any household because last year we all got £400 energy help from the gov, which we are not getting this year. Looks like a drop in energy prices BUT a typical household is spending more on energy this winter than last.

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@collettasmith

3 years

I've spoke to an incredibly brave woman about her experience of getting trapped by a loan shark, someone she thought was a friend, who turned her life into a living hell. #StopLoanSharks Have a read here 👇

'I borrowed £50 and we ended up homeless'

People could fall into serious debt if they use loan sharks this Christmas, charities warn.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@collettasmith

3 years

Judges could not be more damning in language used about the post office. “They effectively steamrolled over any SubPostmasters who sought to challenge its accuracy”

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@collettasmith

7 years

I've been let off the business brief to present #5livedrive with @tonylivesey this week while Anna's on her hols.

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@collettasmith

7 years

Founder of @innocent tells me on @bbc5live "If anyone says a hard Brexit is what the people want, they are lying. It's dead."

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@collettasmith

8 years

Look - a teeny tiny Whitehouse made by @WadeCeramics in Stoke for the US market.

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@collettasmith

5 years

Finding out how best to reduce the 3.6m tonnes of food wasted on farms each year. At the beautiful @WindmillHFruits for @BBCBreakfast this morning @WRAP_UK

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@collettasmith

7 years

This dude has just turned up dishing out cans of pop from his car for the coppers at #Manchester city hall tonight.

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@collettasmith

7 months

Clear and tireless work as ever from @carolinebilton and great to see the postal affairs minister being held to account by @Janetsk20073533 and @CastletonLee quietly keeping the pressure up on behalf of all the victims. ❤️

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@collettasmith

8 years

Just had confirmation from @easyJet that a flight from Gatwick to Belfast had to return to the stand because of 2 bickering crew members

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@collettasmith

6 years

Big thanks to Rachel for chatting to me on her beautiful farm in #cumbria about difficult decisions planning next year’s brexit flock after this year’s mad weather. @FarmersGuardian

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@collettasmith

2 years

Lawyer from @HoweAndCo representing victims tells the Inquiry that PostOffice should have immediately fronted up to victims "Instead they set up complicated schemes run by corporate lawyers to provide SOME compensation to SOME of its victims."

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@collettasmith

5 years

As a regular flyer in and out of Belfast I'm seriously worried about #flybe . Come on guys - get this thing sorted!

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@collettasmith

7 years

An absolute pleasure to meet the legend that is @RicoHizon He's made my day, just as he has made my mornings for so many years!

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@collettasmith

7 years

The pound has hit a ten-week high against the euro. Right after everyone's arrived home from their European holidays... perfect timing!

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@collettasmith

8 years

Gerald Mason from @TateLyleSugars tells me he can't wait to be free of the EU taxes on raw cane sugar #brexitboost

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@collettasmith

2 years

I’m back in the @BBCMorningLive studio. Looking at the huge poll for the BBC about ways you’re cutting back and how it’s impacting your mental and physical health with @DrRanj

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@collettasmith

8 years

Behind the scenes. Here's what happens @Argos_Online distribution centre when you order online. #blackfriday madness

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@collettasmith

6 years

Amazing views of the Welsh Coast from the Wirral. Broadcasting for @BBCNews about the UKs energy future as #Wylfa nuclear plant suspended.

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@collettasmith

5 years

Tony Hall is stepping down as boss of the BBC. Like all the best talent 😉 he began his career as a trainee in the BBC Belfast newsroom.

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@collettasmith

8 years

So Hammond is the new Chancellor. Nice to know the May/Hammond partnership lives on post-top gear.

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@collettasmith

3 years

Seems apt that the @PostOffInquiry has arrived in Cardiff to begin hearing from sub-postmasters on #StDavidsDay . @wierdhead and @mkiceburnmarko are sharing their stories today. Let's hope it will start to feel like another step towards a brighter future. Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus.

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Colletta Smith

@collettasmith

8 years

That view can only mean one thing... Heading back to Northern Ireland. A few days broadcasting from 'home' turf.

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@collettasmith

7 years

Steph tells me on @bbc5live that strike action was a last resort, but needed to protect the 500 yr old public service she loves #royalmail

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@collettasmith

1 year

8pm BBC1 tonight. My #BBCPanorama exploring the life-changing impact of mortgage hikes on a big chunk of the population now locked in, whatever comes next. Kudos to the totally brilliant @lifeofwyllie and @CaitlinIWarren for putting in the real legwork.

BBC Panorama

@BBCPanorama

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Tonight on Panorama … Cost of living correspondent @collettasmith speaks to homeowners and renters at the sharp end of rising bills The Big Mortgage Squeeze is on BBC iPlayer now and on BBC One at 8pm

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@collettasmith

6 years

Here’s me pulling daft faces and trying to help people avoid being conned this #BlackFriday2018 Know your rights folks.

BBC Business

@BBCBusiness

6 years

As many people prepare to bag themselves an online bargain on #BlackFriday , @collettasmith has these tips for making the most of it [Tap to expand video]

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@collettasmith

4 months

I’m loading up with the good stuff ahead of an all-nighter at the count in Stoke for ⁦ @BBCNews ⁩. Delighted to have been called “duck” already.

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@collettasmith

3 years

I am chasing the Post Office now to find out why this might be the case, and if they have refused anyone else as well.

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@collettasmith

8 years

I'll be live here in Reykjavik harbour tomorrow on @bbc5live . Iceland is officially the best place for women to work

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@collettasmith

7 years

Workers @Royalmail have just voted in favour of strike action.

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@collettasmith

3 years

@ElCShaikh @CastletonLee Hi everyone. This is my piece which went on BBC news at Ten tonight. The full online piece will be up in the morning. I’ll tweet the link.

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@collettasmith

5 years

Getting ready for take-off on tonight’s 6 o’clock ⁦ @BBCNews ⁩ Hoping you’ll be able to hear me talking holiday destinations at the home of ⁦ #ThomasCook

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@collettasmith

7 years

Jelly baby bankers. I promise this is the clearest (and cutest) explanation of interest rates you will hear all day. Great work from @lexyoc

BBC Radio 5 Live

@bbc5live

7 years

It's a decade since the Bank of England's base rate rose 📈 We challenged 10-year-olds to explain the system (with jelly baby bankers!) 💷

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@collettasmith

8 years

Coke have told me they support trials of "bottle deposits" in Scotland, and will decide about the rest of the UK this summer #recycling

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@collettasmith

7 years

Jaffa cakes are the latest shrinkflation shock. When will it end?!

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@collettasmith

3 years

Such an incredible day for Parmod... even if 20 years too late. Here’s what he told me “Cleared postmaster hid conviction from his family” #postofficescandal

Cleared postmaster hid conviction from his family

The convictions of two more former Post Office branch managers - wrongly accused of theft - have been quashed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@collettasmith

8 years

A live headline... on a small dinghy you say? What could possibly go wrong?!

Simon Browning

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8 years

Oh the perils 🛳 🌊 🎥- life on the water @BBCBreakfast @collettasmith

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@collettasmith

2 years

What am I going to do without #popmaster ?? That balance between being kind to contestants, while so obviously not giving a flying about what they do for a living/want to give shout outs to. And don't get me started on the joy of @theJeremyVine trails in Ken's show 🤣 Gold.

BBC Press Office

@bbcpress

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📻 After 31 years presenting the 9.30am–midday weekday show @BBCRadio2 , Ken Bruce has announced he has decided to leave in March.

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@collettasmith

7 years

Those who pay for their own carehomes are being overcharged by 40%. "This neglect of the system carries on regardless... and we've got to confront the need for more resources" @normanlamb tells me on @bbc5live

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@collettasmith

8 years

Iceland's Foreign Minister tells me decades of work have gone into workplace equality and it's no longer a political issue @liljaalfreds

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@collettasmith

2 years

Our big story about #unaffordable #rent for under 30s is right across the BBC today. Have a listen to the full story in the small but perfectly formed podcast ⬇️ here.

5 Minutes On - The problem of rising rents - BBC Sounds

The under-30s finding ways to navigate rents going up while salaries stall.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@collettasmith

7 years

With a DUP/Tory deal I n the pipeline @CBI_NI and @FSB_NI tell me on @bbc5live they hope NI businesses will be heard on a national stage

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@collettasmith

7 years

I've had lesson from David Coulthard this morning... on how to get into an F1 car. Easier said than done.

BBC Breakfast

@BBCBreakfast

7 years

Ahead of this weekend's #BritishGP @collettasmith is looking at some of the cars and they are well difficult to get in! @therealdcf1 @F1

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@collettasmith

6 years

Credit card borrowing hit a record high in September. @laurasuter tells me on @BBCBreakfast that the shame of spiraling #debt is creating more problems down the line.

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@collettasmith

8 years

Good morning from a very noisy, very busy @Argos_Online distribution centre. #BlackFriday already well underway.

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@collettasmith

6 years

About to speak to the boss of #Debenhams on @BBCBreakfast as they announce 50 store closures after a £500m loss this year. That's a third of it's shops.

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@collettasmith

7 years

I love this photo of the boss of Disney and Murdoch. Each totally determined to have their arm on top of the other and look in control of #DisneyFoxDeal #awkward

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@collettasmith

5 years

This tweet is notable for number of reasons. 💰 Ms Lagarde is the only woman there 💰 That is a veritable sea of white faces 💰 On what planet is this an "informal" setting?!

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I was pleased to invite my new Governing Council colleagues to join me at an off-site retreat yesterday. We discussed in an open and informal setting the running of the Governing Council.

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8 years

Posing for perspective. I wasn't exaggerating on @bbc5live this is one massive @TateLyleSugars mountain!

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@collettasmith

3 years

More SubPostmasters hoping for their criminal records to be cleared today

Nick Wallis

@nickwallis

3 years

Morning. I am on my way to the Royal Courts of Justice. Another 11 Subpostmaster cases are being heard over a minimum of two days. It is possible that 7 unopposed appeals will be dealt with today. I’ll be live-tweeting from Court 4 of the RCJ from 10.30am. #PostOfficeScandal

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@collettasmith

7 years

9 minute speech from Her Majesty. The word "business" mentioned more times in the first paragraph than during the entire election campaign.

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@collettasmith

8 years

'The new Sugarbabes' TV and radio crew line up at Tate and Lyle @KateMcGough @BBCBenThompson @MarkSyred #sugarhigh

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3 years

Here's my take on the latest #postofficescandal victims to be cleared, and perhaps more worryingly those who have not been cleared yet. My analysis is part way down.

Post Office Horizon scandal: More subpostmasters cleared

The Court of Appeal clears 12 more former subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@collettasmith

3 years

2/2 Despite not being convicted, she was prosecuted and had the right to claim for malicious prosecution, so he thinks she should also have the right to receive compensation, including an interim payment like those who have had their convictions quashed. Any legal minds agree?

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@collettasmith

3 years

The Government has just announced they will make an interim payment of £100,000 to ALL former sub-postmasters who have had convictions overturned #PostOfficeScandal

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@collettasmith

2 years

He may be small in height but Sir Wyn Williams is making a big impact in the questions he is asking and the tone he has taken in probing why it is taking soooooo long to get money to victims of #PostOffficeScandal

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@collettasmith

5 years

The lovely Nicola from #ThomasCook in Hucknall has just got her new contract through from @HaysTravel so the ball is rolling and the store should re-open next week.

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@collettasmith

6 years

I’ve been looking at the big changes in the world of student digs... pushed to be too posh or eventually improving standards? What do you reckon? @Unipol_Students @nusuk

BBC Breakfast

@BBCBreakfast

6 years

Hotel or student accommodation... Can you tell the difference? 🏨

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@collettasmith

5 years

Days like this are few and far between! Just about holding it together while this news arrived...

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5 years

Hearts in our mouths 🙏🙏🙏 - @BBCBusiness @collettasmith with these lovely ladies from #ThomasCook just as @HaysTravel call & confirm their store WILL REOPEN & they can get their jobs back. Tears all round - very lucky to be part of this happy moment 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉