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Government to reveal infected blood compensation scheme after 'decades of refusal'
The government will outline how it plans to compensate the victims and families of the infected blood scandal when it makes a statement in the Commons later today.
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Upgrade water system to protect humans from ingesting trace of poo, Sir Chris Whitty-backed report says
The UK's sewage system should be upgraded to reduce the risk of people ingesting human poo when they swim in rivers and the sea, a new report backed by chief medical officer professor Sir Chris Whitty has recommended.
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'We've got to fight for our livelihoods': Port Talbot's uncertain future as the cost of going green hits home
"Workers united, will never be defeated!" a man shouts into a loud hailer. He is part of a crowd marching through the streets of Manchester in a May Day parade, organised by some of Britain's biggest trade unions.
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Princess of Wales 'excited' by Early Years report but not returning to work yet
The Princess of Wales is not returning to work yet, but remains fully updated on the Early Years work going on in her absence, it was revealed at the launch of a "landmark" new report.
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Skills 'boot camps' to be offered - as minister says UK has relied on foreign workers 'for too long'
The government is set to offer "skills boot camps" in an attempt to get people on benefits back into work and to fill job roles previously held by foreign workers.
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Rishi Sunak apologises to infected blood scandal victims and says it is 'day of shame for British state'
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has offered a "wholehearted and unequivocal" apology to the victims of the infected blood scandal, saying it was a "day of shame for the British state".
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Infected blood report will give survivors some satisfaction - but prosecutions must wait for another day
Of all the survivors of this scandal I have spoken to, the key demand they have from this inquiry is accountability.
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Infected Blood Inquiry: Who is criticised in new report?
An inquiry into the infected blood scandal has pointed the finger at several people and organisations after more than 30,000 patients were "knowingly" infected with HIV or Hepatitis C.
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Woman killed in dog attack in east London - as police seize two XL bullys
A woman has died after a dog attack in a house in east London - with police seizing two XL bullys from the property.
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Genevieve Meehan: Parents will 'never forgive' nursery worker who killed baby girl
The parents of a baby girl say they will "never forgive the callousness" of a nursery nurse convicted of killing their "wonderful daughter".