Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes The scandal that claimed the lives of 3,000 people treated with contaminated blood was inflamed by a “chilling” NHS and government cover-up, a scathing report has found on what Rishi Sunak […]
Month: May 2024
The UK newspaper front pages all cover the conclusion to an inquiry which found the deaths of 3,000 people were made worse by cover-ups Rishi Sunak offers unequivocal apology Analysis: report confirms this tragedy was preventable Rishi Sunak’s words were echoed across almost all the major newspaper front pages on […]
For most it has come as a relief and a vindication of their suffering over decades. But anger and doubts remain What is the infected blood scandal? The final report on the infected blood scandal details the litany of government and healthcare failures which led to thousands of people being […]
Key people and groups involved in perpetuating and covering up the public health disaster, and those who brought it to light The infected blood scandal could largely have been avoided and there was a cover-up to hide the truth, an inquiry has concluded. Patients were knowingly exposed to unacceptable risks […]
US president sides with Israeli PM as he calls Karim Khan’s pursuit of warrants for Netanyahu along with Hamas leaders ‘outrageous’ Joe Biden has attacked as “outrageous” an application by the international criminal court for warrants seeking the arrest of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, along with senior members […]
Helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian reportedly crashed in mountainous area amid bad weather Full report: helicopter carrying Iran’s president crashes in mountains Profile: Ebrahim Raisi: Iran’s hardline president dogged by execution claims Reuters has put together a list of reactions from around the world, with Iranian […]
Exclusive: Vice-chancellors suggest fee rise of £2,000 to £3,500 a year, but others say that is ‘politically impossible’ Next government must make hard university funding decisions, fast Vice-chancellors and former ministers are warning that the cash crisis facing universities is so serious that the next government will have to urgently […]
Report from official inquiry due to present findings in what has been described as biggest treatment disaster in history of NHS A long-awaited final report from the public inquiry into the infected blood scandal is expected to call for those responsible to face prosecution, the Guardian has learned. The official […]
‘More than three years after end of transition period, it is still not clear when full controls will be in place’ Post-Brexit border checks will cost UK businesses £470m a year, the government’s public spending watchdog has said. Plans to bring in border checks on goods coming from the EU […]
Police at Gablecross police station declared detainee dead early on Sunday and have referred incident to police watchdog A man in his 30s has died while in custody at a police station in Swindon, Wiltshire police said. He had been in custody at Gablecross police station since Saturday morning, and […]