Newspaper headlines: 'Post Office justice' but some face 'new battle'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced legislation that will overturn the convictions of hundreds of victims of the Post Office scandal

The news that legislation will be introduced to overturn the convictions of hundreds of victims of the Post Office scandal dominates Thursday's papers.

A "first class result", reads the Sun's headline. "Justice," says the Daily Express, while the front page of the Times speaks of "deliverance for postmasters".

The Financial Times calls the move to exonerate and compensate those affected "unprecedented", as does the Guardian, which says senior lawyers view the government's actions as "constitutionally extraordinary". The Times says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's blanket fix for the debacle is giving leading lawyers the jitters.

The Daily Mail reports that a row is looming over the offer of £75,000 in compensation to victims who were never convicted but were told to pay back money that was never missing. One of them, Jo Hamilton, says the deal shows the prime minister is "completely out of touch". The Daily Mirror quotes campaigner Alan Bates as saying the payout would not be enough and will not make up for paymasters' suffering.

The Daily Telegraph leads on reports that Post Office investigators were given cash bonuses to secure prosecutions. It also quotes Mr Bates, who tells the paper that the practice highlights what he calls the "horrendous culture" within the organisation. The Post Office tells the Telegraph that the bonus scheme is rightly being investigated by the public inquiry into the scandal.

"Pressure grows to punish Post Office scandal firm" is the headline in the i. The paper says some MPs are calling for a pause in the awarding of government contracts to Fujitsu. The paper quotes an unnamed senior minister saying they are "surprised that the Post Office hasn't sued Fujitsu already". The Mail asks: "Did Fujitsu experts know of glitches... and then look away as victims were jailed?"

Labour leader Keir Starmer wants to introduce supervised toothbrushing in schools as part of a plan to improve children's health, the Sun reports

The Express is among the papers to cover the involvement of a British warship in repelling attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen. It says Britain could be on the brink of "blasting bases in Yemen". Asked if Britain would launch strikes on the country, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is quoted as saying: "Watch this space". The Telegraph says that around 200 Houthi mercenaries have been trained at an elite Iranian naval academy by that country's Revolutionary Guard.

The Financial Times reports that the head of the independent body which advises the government on climate change has quit after six years. It describes Chris Stark as a consistent critic of the government and says his departure will leave the Climate Change Committee without a chief executive or a permanent chair.

"Starmer: UK Does Need Nanny State" declares the Sun. It reports that Labour leader Keir Starmer wants to introduce supervised toothbrushing in schools for three to five-year-olds as part of a wider Child Health Action Plan. It quotes Mr Starmer as saying his party wants to fight the notion that the "the moment you do anything on child health, people say you're going to have a nanny state."

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