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Rishi Sunak apologises for ‘calamity’ of infected blood scandal
Public inquiry finds British state guilty of ‘chilling’ and ‘pervasive’ cover-upFinancial Times - Business -
What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal? Inquiry report will be revealed on Monday
The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry will be published Monday, six years after it started its workABC News - World -
What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal from the 1970s to '90s?
The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry has been published, six years after it started its workABC News - Health -
Infected blood scandal: inquiry to call for prosecution of those responsible
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 ...The Guardian - World -
PM says 'day of shame' as he apologises to blood scandal victims
An inquiry concludes that thousands of people were failed repeatedly by the NHS and successive governments.BBC News - Top stories -
Infected blood inquiry finds ‘chilling’ cover-up of decades-long scandal
Sir Brian Langstaff accuses NHS, ministers and officials of ‘a lack of openness, transparency and candour’Financial Times - Business -
UK infected blood scandal made worse by cover-up, inquiry concludes
Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes. UK politics live – latest updatesThe scandal that caused thousands of people in the UK to become infected or die from ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal
An inquiry has found that British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decadesABC News - World -
Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
An inquiry has found that British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decadesABC News - Health - United Kingdom -
NHS and government covered up infected blood scandal, inquiry rules
PM truly sorry as inquiry finds authorities covered up scandal and exposed victims to unacceptable risks.BBC News - Top stories -
‘Day of shame’: Rishi Sunak offers unequivocal apology for infected blood scandal
Prime minister says successive governments failed and vows to pay whatever it takes to compensate victims . Rishi Sunak declared Monday a “day of shame for the British state” as he apologised for the failures of successive governments over the ...The Guardian - World -
Sunak Apologizes After Damning Report on U.K. Infected-Blood Scandal
A nearly six-year inquiry found that the deaths of about 3,000 people and the infection of more than 30,000 others could have mostly been avoided.The New York Times - World - United Kingdom -
Infected blood scandal prompts politicians to again say ‘never again’ | John Crace
‘We must make sure nothing like this happens again’, Rishi Sunak exclaimed. Except it will . Remember Hillsborough? Remember Grenfell? Remember the Post Office Horizon scandal? Of course you do. So you probably don’t have much faith in ...The Guardian - World -
Infected Blood: Time for Answers
Jim Reed meets the families of children with bleeding disorders who were infected with HIVBBC News - Top stories -
UK infected blood inquiry: key findings
Sir Brian Langstaff’s long-awaited report found failures by government departments and various parts of the NHSFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Watch: PM's 'unequivocal' blood scandal apology
Rishi Sunak apologises for the infection of around 30,000 people with contaminated blood products, and the failure to address the problem.BBC News - Top stories -
The tainted blood scandal is a failure of the British state
Suffering and deaths of thousands of victims could have been avoidedFinancial Times - Business -
‘We are not expendable’: UK infected blood victims await justice
Final report of public inquiry will seek to bring closure to dark chapter of British medical history next weekFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Why thousands of NHS patients were given infected blood
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.BBC News - Top stories -
Families 'let down' over decades on infected blood -Shapps
Labour's Wes Streeting says "all parties" will take some "very heavy criticism" on the infected blood report.BBC News - Top stories -
Infected blood victims have waited too long - Shapps
Families have been let down over decades, says minister, ahead of a long-awaited inquiry report.BBC News - Top stories -
Mum still feels guilt for son's infected blood death
Martin White died at the age of 33 after being given blood products contaminated with HIV.BBC News - Top stories -
Infected blood inquiry to publish final report in seismic moment for victims
Chair to share findings of investigation into NHS infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C over more than 20 years. The infected blood public inquiry is to publish its final report on the failings that led to the deaths of more than 3,000 ...The Guardian - World -
'My son was treated with infected blood and it was kept secret from us'
Angela Newcombe says she was kept in the dark about her son's HIV diagnosis.BBC News - Top stories -
Hepatitis C tests spike after blood scandal news
More than 12,000 people asked for tests in England after the BBC found 1,700 cases are undiagnosed.BBC News - Top stories -
UK government set to pay billions to victims in blood scandal
Compensation expected to be announced after conclusion of seven-year public inquiry on MondayFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Sunak says infected blood inquiry report marks a ‘day of shame for British state’ and offers ‘unequivocal apology’ – UK politics live
PM gives statement following report that found ‘subtle, pervasive and chilling’ cover-up by NHS and government. GB News has described the Ofcom ruling against it today (see 10.51am and 11.01am) as an “alarming development” that should “terrify” ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
The Guardian view on the infected blood report: the disaster’s victims have at last been heard | Editorial
The grave failures of politicians, civil servants and the NHS over decades must lead to change. Nothing can bring back the 3,000 or so people who died as a result of contaminated blood products given to them by the NHS from the 1970s to the early ...The Guardian - World -
The Papers: 'Blood on their hands' and 'Fantastic 4'
The imminent findings of the infected blood inquiry and Man City's big win dominate front pages.BBC News - Top stories -
PM set to issue apology as blood inquiry findings published
More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the infected blood scandal - and 3,000 have since died.BBC News - Top stories -
Fujitsu sacked boss at height of Horizon scandal
Global president Rod Vawdrey then returned to Australia and made millions in a "train wreck" float.BBC News - Top stories -
New call for first responders to carry blood on ambulances
A group of former military trauma surgeons, nurses and paramedics are calling for first responders to carry blood on rescue vehicles. Doctors say tens of thousands of lives could be saved. NBC News' Cynthia McFadden reports.NBC News - Top stories -
Senators allege partisan politics, double standards in response to FDIC scandal
Republican and Democratic senators accused one another of playing partisan politics Thursday in their responses to reports of a toxic workplace culture at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). While GOP lawmakers across the board have ...The Hill - Politics -
Crozier’s claim he was unaware of Post Office scandal undermined by letters
Newly found correspondence includes a 2009 email from Jeremy Hunt raising constituents’ concerns about HorizonFinancial Times - Business -
‘My heart still hurts’: The personal sacrifice of revealing a K-pop scandal
Two journalists reveal how they bore the brunt of fans' anger after exposing K-pop's dark underbelly.BBC News - Top stories -
The scandal that brought down Donald Sterling finally gets the Hollywood treatment
The cast and crew of the series, premiering June 4 on Hulu, explain how their telling of the Clippers owner's ban from the NBA took on 'Shakespearean' proportions.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Ivan Boesky, Convicted in 1980s Insider-Trading Scandals, Dies at 87
His cooperation with federal authorities would lead to the end of the frenzied debt-fueled takeovers that upended most every industry.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Ivan Boesky, stock trader convicted in insider trading scandal, dead at 87
Boesky, involved in one of the biggest insider trading scandals, dies at 87.ABC News - Top stories -
How ex-military surgeons are pushing for laws allowing ambulances to carry blood
A group of former military trauma surgeons are calling for first responders to carry whole blood on rescue vehicles to help save bleeding patients. NBC News' Cynthia McFadden reports on the small number of communities already seeing life-saving ...NBC News - Top stories -
'An abuse by people supposedly there to care for us' - victims hit back
Victims of the scandal said they had been "gaslit for generations" and felt "vindicated" by the report.BBC News - Top stories