39 h. ago Campaigners slam ‘wholly inadequate’ compensation for infected blood victims

The Hepatitis C Trust has raised concerns about an element of the payouts for people who were victims of “unethical research”

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58 h. ago Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s son prompts calls for overhaul of Nigeria’s healthcare sector

Pleas for scrutiny of system fraught with accusations of negligence after one-year-old’s death in hospitalNigerians have called for urgent reforms to the healthcare sector after the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21-month-old son prompted an outpouring of grief and accounts of negligence and inadequate care.In a leaked WhatsApp message, the bestselling author said she had been told by a doctor that the resident anaesthesiologist at the Lagos hospital treating her son Nkanu Nnamdi had administered an overdose of the sedative propofol. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Windrush victims to be paid compensation upfront under new government plans

The changes include prioritising over-75s, granting advance payments and covering workplace and personal pension losses

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3 d. ago Assault victim to get compensation after assault at Hamilton home

Craig MacNab claimed he lashed out because the victim had "behaved inappropriately" during a party.

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6 d. ago Husband and au pair accused of killing his wife and her boyfriend after affair

Brendan Banfield has been charged with the murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan, who prosecutors claim were killed in scheme the 39-year-old concocted with his au pair lover

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1 week ago Bishops and Spanish government agree on a plan to compensate sexual abuse victims

Spain’s government and the country’s Catholic bishops have agreed to a joint plan to compensate victims of sexual abuse by clergy members who have died or whose possible crimes have been proscribed

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1 week ago Police tell wrong family their teen has died after fatal crash in 'traumatic' mix

South Yorkshire Police admitted the case of mistaken identity and said "this has obviously come as a huge surprise to everyone and we recognise the additional trauma this may cause"

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1 week ago Windrush victim ‘hospitalised’ over stress of compensation battle with Home Office

Seven years after the Windrush scandal broke, survivors are still awaiting compensation and answers for how the government poorly treated its Commonwealth citizens

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1 week ago Eighty ‘one in, one out’ asylum seekers accuse UK of degrading treatment

Detainees being held under controversial scheme say Home Office has caused them ‘severe psychological harm’UK politics live – latest updatesEighty asylum seekers detained in preparation for being returned to France under the UK government’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme have called on UN bodies to investigate their treatment. claiming they have suffered “fear, humiliation, and psychological distress” at the hands of the Home Office since arriving in the UK in small boats.The detainees have compiled a document, “Report on conditions and treatment at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre”, which claims they have been treated unjustly by the Home Office since arriving in the UK on small boats. Harmondsworth is one of two detention centres close to Heathrow airport in London. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago First residents at town’s flagship regeneration scheme faced ‘intimidation, harassment and racism’ amid false asylum seeker claims

Despite the challenges facing Farnworth Green it has been hailed as a blueprint for town centre living in 'less fashionable' areas of Greater Manchester

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2 w. ago Claims firm investigated by watchdog over car finance sales tactics

The FCA has repeatedly said consumers do not need to use a claims management company or a law firm to access its scheme.

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2 w. ago New update for people on PIP or other disability benefits using the Motability Scheme

Around 815,000 people across the UK are now leasing a vehicle or equipment through the Motability Scheme.

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2 w. ago Lululemon founder calls for board overhaul at struggling fitness brand

Chip Wilson nominates three board directors and says investors have lost confidence in Lululemon’s leadership

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2 w. ago Calls for overhaul of victims’ compensation scheme amid claims it adds to trauma

MPs, campaigners and victims of violent crime urge the Government to introduce changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.

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4 w. ago Scotland FAI backlog passes 300 amid calls for 'urgent overhaul' of system

A freedom of information request by the Lib Dems uncovered the scale of the fatal accident inquiry backlog in Scotland.

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4 w. ago Pressure grows on DWP over ‘misleading’ response to carer’s allowance scandal

Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debtSenior officials who oversaw a flawed benefits system that plunged hundreds of thousands of carers into debt are under mounting pressure over their “misleading” response to the scandal.Prof Liz Sayce, the chair of a scathing review into the government’s treatment of unpaid carers, last week called for an overhaul of management and culture at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Continue reading...

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