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What is the infected blood scandal? Everything you need to know from inquiry to compensation There is no bias in the title provided. Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA public inquiry into the long-running infected blood scandal is due to publish its findings today, with a compensation scheme running into the billions thought to be amongst recommendations.The scandal concerns over 30,000 people in the UK who were infected with deadly viruses during the 1970s and 1980s due to contaminated blood products.The latest evidence submitted to…

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How to watch the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show on TV There is no bias in the title provided. The annual event sees hundreds of keen gardens gather, bringing their plants and garden designs all hoping to catch the judge’s keen eyes. Every year, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has a new theme and this year’s themes are: using water wisely, the joy of gardens, how to attract a younger and more diverse audience to gardening and the greenest Chelsea ever. If you’re not able to make it to the show yourself, you can still watch all the highlights and…

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Average house price hits record high as mortgage rates cut There is no original title provided to identify any biased words or phrases. Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailThe average price tag on a home reached a record high in May, according to Rightmove.Across Britain, the price of a property coming to market rose 0.8%, or £2,807, month-on-month. The average is now of £375,131.Pent-up demand from would-be buyers who paused their plans last year is a key driver behind increased home mover activity despite mortgage…

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Water investors have withdrawn billions from private companies, analyst claims There is no bias in the title provided. Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailShareholders in some of the UK’s largest water companies have withdrawn £85.2bn since privatisation while failing to invest sufficiently in infrastructure, according to analysis from the University of Greenwich.The analysis claims that, adjusted for inflation, shareholder investment in the top 10 water and sewage firms has decreased by £5.5bn since 1989. Their retained earnings have dropped by £6.7bn, while dividend payments have…

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When will the Northern Lights be visible again? Space forecasters have their say There is no bias in the original title provided. The pink and green strobes of the northern lights could return to UK skies soon, space weather forecasters have said. Also known as aurora borealis, the bands of pink and green light were seen across the UK and in parts of Europe last week after an extreme geomagnetic storm caused them to be more visible, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The latest sun storm activity follows a period of flares and mass ejections of…

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Labour plans to ‘simplify’ process to change gender There is no original title provided to identify any biased words or phrases. Labour is set to make it easier to change gender by allowing a single family doctor to sign off on the decision under plans to “simplify” the process. The policy would include scrapping a panel of doctors and lawyers that approve gender recognition certificates to stop the “futile and dehumanising parts” of changing gender. A source said the party wanted to make the process “less medicalised” but added that the plans would retain the involvement of a doctor, as…

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