12 h. ago Hundreds of victims of 'silent scandal' pregnancy drug call for public inquiry

DES was prescribed from 1940 to the 1970s to prevent miscarriage, premature labour and pregnancy complications

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18 h. ago Scandal victims 'poisoned' by pregnancy drug call for end to 'cover up'

Survivor Michelle Taylor says women given diethylstilbestrol (DES) were ‘like lambs to the slaughter’ as hundreds of victims demand an end to the ‘cover up’

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6 d. ago Polish 'stalker' who claims to be Madeleine McCann tells court she is '50

Julia Wandelt, 24, told tLeicester Crown Court that a friend, whose wife was a victim in the scandal offered to pay for her DNA test because she is also a 'victim of a miscarriage of justice'.

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6 d. ago Compensation scheme opens for victims of Post Office Capture IT scandal

The Capture system pre-dated the now infamous Horizon software, which has been responsible for around 1,000 wrongful convictions.

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1 week ago Blood infection scandal victims demand Rachel Reeves changes rules so they don't lose millions in compensation payments

After a long battle beset with public authority cover-ups on a grand scale, the government agreed to set aside £11.8bn for the victims and their families last year.

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1 week ago Government still taking too long to compensate blood scandal victims, MPs say

The scandal has been dubbed the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.

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2 w. ago Bereaved parents warn victims in a maternity scandal 'could snowball' after inquiry announced

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he was "shocked" about “potentially avoidable harm to babies and mothers" at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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2 w. ago Prince Andrew 'gagged' Epstein victim to keep scandal from Queen's jubilee

Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir reveals the late Prince Andrew's desperation to avoid damaging the late Queen as he sought to settle the civil sexual assault case

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2 w. ago So who the hell's side are you on? Challenge to Starmer by 'victim' of China spy scandal

A huge political row broke out yesterday over evidence given by adviser Matthew Collins, who told prosecutors that Labour wanted to pursue a 'positive relationship' with Beijing.

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2 w. ago The outrageous reason why millions of victims of the car finance scandal may be unable to claim payouts

Millions of car loan customers unwittingly paid commission to car dealership salesmen through higher interest borrowing charges.

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3 w. ago Contract killer 'faked pregnancy then killed ex with poisoned milkshake'

Ana Paula Velloso Fernandes, 36, is under investigation for four murders in Brazil, including an alleged plot in which she handed her ex-boyfriend a milkshake laced with poison

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3 w. ago Post Office scandal victim, 92, 'disgusted' by treatment as she fumes 'they killed us'

Betty Brown, from County Durham, ran a Post Office with her late husband and was affected by the scandal

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer says ‘Bollywood blockbusters’ will be made in the UK under new trade deal with India – UK politics live

Three Bollywood movies will be made in the UK, says British PM, and two more British universities will be setting up a campus in IndiaCompensation schemes for victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal will be improved, with a new appeals process and funded legal advice for post office operators, the government has announced.Responding to the first part of the findings from a two-year public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal, regarded as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in UK legal history, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, said there would be a new appeals process for people who have accepted fixed-sum offers under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, one of several compensation schemes. Funded legal advice will also be offered. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Post Office scandal victims to get funded legal advice for appeals

Ministers are accepting all but one of the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal’s recommendations.

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3 w. ago Lenders betray public trust: Car finance scandal victims deserve their compensation, says ALEX BRUMMER

The gravitational pull of Generation Y towards fintech sites such as Revolut, Wise and Monzo, is often attributed to their tech-savvy skills.

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4 w. ago Up to 14m car loan scandal victims in line for average £700 payout, City regulator announces

City regulator unveils compensation scheme for motorists who bought cars via discretionary commission deals from 2007 to 2024Victims of the UK’s car finance scandal are likely to receive compensation payouts averaging £700 resulting from 14m unfair loans, the City regulator said on Tuesday.The payouts would be less than previously expected, but the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said lenders could be landed with an £8.2bn compensation bill, which could go as high as £9.7bn. Continue reading...

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