The Guardian – ‘Day of shame’: deadly cover-up of blood scandal finally exposed
Leading on the infected blood scandal, The Guardian says the inquiry found deaths and infections could have been “largely, though not entirely, avoided”. The paper says an estimated multibillion-pound scheme to compensate UK victims of the contaminated blood scandal and their families by the end of the year has been announced, the day after a damning report found the NHS and government to be culpable for the tragedy.
Elsewhere, the chief prosecutor of the ICC has said he is seeking arrest warrants for senior Hamas and Israeli officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant.
The 5-day mourning period for the Iranian president – who died in a helicopter crash yesterday also makes the front splash.