Families at the centre of a hospital trust’s baby deaths scandal must be shown “compassion” in their fight for compensation, an inquiry boss has warned. Health bosses have ruled relatives of those injured or who lost babies or loved ones at East
His inquiry into maternity care at the trust’s William Harvey hospital in Ashford and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother hospital in Margate published in 2022 linked poor care to the deaths of 45 babies and life changing injuries to 12 others. It
Tories called on the government to set out a date for paying compensation to women who were not properly told their retirement age was changing. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride told the Commons he will “fully and properly” respond to an
Labour frontbencher Anneliese Dodds refused to confirm if Labour would compensate Waspi women. The party’s chairwoman was grilled by the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on a pledge during the 2019 election campaign for £58billion in compensation for women affected by changes in the
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been asked to testify in court July 2 in the trial of two men who are accused of making deepfake pornographic images using her face and posting them online. Meloni, who is listed as an injured party
A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers has called for another strike in a long and bitter dispute with the state-owned main railway operator over working hours and pay, drawing sharp criticism from the country’s transport minister. The GDL union called
Former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton claims he was told to “stall” compensation pay outs for subpostmasters because of the general election. According to the Sunday Times, Mr Staunton claims a senior civil servant made the request. Something the Government has this
Victim of the Post Office’s Horizon scandal Alan Bates has revealed he will snub a “cruel” and “derisory” compensation offer from the Government. The former sub-postmaster’s harrowing story, which was mirrored by thousands of other sub-postmasters and postmistresses, was chronicled in the
Lynette Hutchings, 67, whose false accounting conviction was quashed, died last February. After the 2021 Appeal Court verdict, the mother of two suffered a number of falls and eventually died from a lung infection, Portsmouth Coroner’s Court heard yesterday. Former teacher Ms
An expert has revealed why some sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal have only been given £15.75 in compensation. Tax Policy Associates said there was a “very serious problem” with the application process. It has accused the Post Office of adopting “a