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Infected blood victims could get compensation payments of over £2.5m | Contaminated blood scandal

Victims of the UK contaminated blood scandal could receive more than £2.5m in compensation under a multibillion pound scheme announced…

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Victims of infected blood scandal to learn details of compensation | Contaminated blood scandal

Thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal and their families are to learn how ministers plan to compensate them…

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‘Best day ever. I just wish I were younger’: the voices of infected blood victims | Contaminated blood scandal

The final report on the infected blood scandal details the litany of government and healthcare failures which led to thousands…

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Jeremy Hunt urged to honour pledge on infected blood compensation payouts | Contaminated blood scandal

The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will come under pressure to stay true to his word and sign off on immediate compensation…

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Politics

UK swapped to fatal US blood products to save money, minutes suggest | Contaminated blood scandal

The British government was willing to risk infecting NHS patients to get “lower-priced” blood products, according to a document that…

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Environment

Nearly half of US prisons draw water likely contaminated with toxic PFAS – report | PFAS

Nearly half of US prisons draw water from sources likely contaminated with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, new research finds. At…

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Environment

US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS | US news

A federal appeals court in the US has killed a ban on plastic containers contaminated with highly toxic PFAS “forever…

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Environment

Comic-themed bibs contaminated with harmful PFAS, California lawsuit alleges | California

DC and Marvel comic-themed baby and toddler bibs are contaminated with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, leaving kids exposed to carcinogens…

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Environment

Queensland asbestos: school and dog park among 18 entities supplied with potentially contaminated soil | Queensland

Investigations have narrowed down the list of Queensland entities that received soil potentially contaminated with friable asbestos to 18, including…

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Environment

Queensland school among 25 entities supplied with mulch that could be contaminated with friable asbestos | Queensland

A school is one of 25 entities in Queensland’s south-east that were supplied mulch that could be contaminated with friable…

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