Day: 21 May 2024

Front page summary The Herald – Report on infected blood lays bare ‘gross failures’ say lawyersThe Herald says The report…

Front page summary Metro – ‘Chilling’ Verdict on NHS Catastrophe: 40 years of bloody cover upThe Metro leads on the…

Gove accuses UK university protests of ‘antisemitism repurposed for Instagram age’ | Protest There is no bias in the title…

Front page summary The Independent – Betrayal, lies and a chilling cover-upThe Independent dedicates its entire front splash to the…

Front page summary The Guardian – ‘Day of shame’: deadly cover-up of blood scandal finally exposed Leading on the infected blood…

Kate Middleton news: Princess gives update on project as she continues cancer treatment There is no bias in the title…

Singapore Airlines flight: one dead and more than 20 injured after severe turbulence – latest updates | Air transport There…

Man arrested after woman stabbed outside Luton school at drop-off time There is no bias in the title provided. For…

Tina Turner’s honesty about trauma continues to inspire, says writer of West End hit | Musicals She is still celebrated…

Tuesday’s front pages mostly cover the findings from the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal – the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history. The inquiry, chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff, is the largest public inquiry ever carried out in the UK. More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from 1970 to 1991 by contaminated blood products and transfusions. Yesterday, in the Commons, the prime minister – and leaders of the opposition – apologised. The PM promised comprehensive compensation for the victims of the blood scandal. 

Elsewhere, the ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu also features on many of the front pages. Israel and the US have widely rejected the move. The ICC has suggested war crimes and crimes against humanity – including using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare.