Disgraced ex-Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells apologised for "all that subpostmasters and families... have suffered" as her evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry got under way.Issuing a short statement at the beginning of the hearing, Ms Vennells said: "I would just like to say - and I'm grateful for the opportunity to do this - how sorry I am for all that subpostmasters and their families and others have suffered as a result of all of the matters that the inquiry is looking into.

Disgraced ex-Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells apologised for "all that subpostmasters and families... have suffered" as her evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry got under way.Issuing a short statement at the beginning of the hearing, Ms Vennells said: "I would just like to say - and I'm grateful for the opportunity to do this - how sorry I am for all that subpostmasters and their families and others have suffered as a result of all of the matters that the inquiry is looking into.