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The Times reports former sub-postmasters and mistresses wrongly accused of stealing money, due to a computer accounting error, have died without getting compensation payouts. It says campaigners claim postmasters were being “timed out” in negotiations and called on ministers to intervene. Up to £1bn of taxpayers’ money has been set aside for compensation claims, but delays and legal wrangling could mean more victims fail to receive a settlement while they are alive, the paper reports. For the Times’ front page picture, a Madame Tussauds waxwork of Camilla, the Queen Consort, is given some finishing touches ahead of the Coronation next week.

Times Front Page 6th of September 2024

Royal Navy chiefs are investigating whether a fatal Merlin helicopter crash on Wednesday night was caused by a double engine failure, with two of the three crew members on board suffering serious but stable injuries and being taken to hospital for treatment.

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