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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘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 […]

Head of Church of England Justin Welby tells Observer that ending policy would lift thousands of UK children out of poverty The Observer view: Labour must tackle this scourge Gordon Brown: People haven’t woken up to this Torsten Bell: We can easily end child poverty Justin Welby, the archbishop of […]

Usyk wins split decision 115-112, 113-114, 114-113 Fury knocked down in critical ninth round in Riyadh Oleksandr Usyk is the first undisputed world heavyweight champion this century after he defeated Tyson Fury, in a compelling fight, on a split decision in the early hours of Sunday morning. Usyk added Fury’s […]