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Government to spend over £35million on Covid inquiry defence lawyers

Bereaved family representatives urge inquiry chairman to ensure 'those who are never going to have the same resources as those in power' are heard

Wales Online

Government set to spend £35million on lawyers to defend departments in Covid inquiry

Ministerial departments - including the Cabinet Office and Departments of Health and Social Care and Education - have contracts in place worth more than three times what is allocated for lawyers for the inquiry itself

Daily Mirror

North East families of teens killed in Manchester Arena bomb attack react after inquiry finds emergency service failings

Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry, from South Shields, and Courtney Boyle, from Gateshead, were killed in the terror attack in 2017

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Manchester Arena attack inquiry: Failings, family reaction and 'unreserved' apologies - key points from volume II

The damning second volume of the Manchester Arena Inquiry was published today

Manchester Evening News

Police inspector in charge of bombing response ‘overburdened by number of tasks’

Inquiry chair Sir John Saunders ruled the officer made an early ‘significant’ mistake when he failed to declare a major incident.

The Independent UK

Everything Manchester Arena bombing inquiry chair said as damning report was published

The chairman's report makes it clear: "Many things did go badly wrong."

Manchester Evening News

Newcastle toilet block murder among suspected 'gay hate' crimes under review

The murder of a man at a known Newcastle 'beat' named at Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes.

Newcastle Herald

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Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages will be handed over to Covid public inquiry

The former Prime Minister - who previously 'lost' WhatsApps about the renovation of his flat - will have his messages handed over to the inquiry ahead of full hearings in summer 2023

Daily Mirror

Scottish covid public inquiry appoints new chair after previous judge resigned

The inquiry was previously branded a "sinking ship" after several senior figures walked out before its first public hearing could be held.

Daily Record

John Swinney confirms new chair of Scottish Covid inquiry after judge's resignation

SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister has confirmed the appointment of a new chair of Scotland's official inquiry into Covid-19.

The National (Scotland)

Betrayal, cover-ups and the damning failure to protect our children laid bare by years-long inquiry into sexual abuse

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its final report this week

Liverpool Echo

Thousands of people given HIV and hepatitis infected blood by NHS to receive £100,000 interim compensation payments

As many as 30,000 people were caught up in the contaminated blood scandal

Wales Online

SNP Green Government in 'political interference' row over covid public inquiry

EXCLUSIVE: The presence of civil servants on the Inquiry team has led to claims of the Government "marking its own homework".

Daily Record

Survivors welcome abuse inquiry report, but experts warn law changes fall short

Legal experts have said recommendations around mandatory reporting would still allow for “Rotherham type abusers” to avoid being reported.

The Independent UK

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AAP

Qld top cop to review all abuse complaints

Queensland's top cop has warned police who abuse, harass or bully their colleagues, promising to go after those whose "values no longer align with us".

Daily Record

Scottish covid inquiry branded a 'sinking ship' by victims' families after judge resigns

Aamer Anwar, who is representing a group of families who lost loved ones to covid, said they would not be party to a "box-ticking exercise".

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh survivors of abuse demand 'mocking' Princes Street statue is torn down

Two Scots men abused while under the “care and protection” of the state are leading the charge to remove a statue in the centre of Edinburgh that they say is a “painful reminder” of what they suffered.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry ‘marginalising’ bereaved on first day of hearing

Lawyer for families said there was concern about how the inquiry team had been engaging with them

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The Independent UK

Covid inquiry chair vows it will not drag on for decades and report ‘before another disaster strikes’

Government ministers who oversaw the UK’s handling of the pandemic will give evidence in the Inquiry

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry begins as families fear testimony won’t be heard

Bereaved families are set to attend the first in-person hearing of the coronavirus inquiry on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Covid bereaved seek assurances they can share testimonies directly with inquiry

Bereaved families are set to attend the first in-person hearing of the coronavirus inquiry on Tuesday.

ABC News

Asbestos rained down on teachers at Sydney school but problem was kept hidden, inquiry told

A NSW parliamentary inquiry is told teachers at a school in north-west Sydney were kept in the dark about the extent of the dangerous dust on the grounds.

Chronicle Live

Top Newcastle haemophilia doctor 'was lying' in complaint about 1983 infected blood reporting says journalist

Journalist Sue Douglas said Dr Peter Jones had lied in a complaint made to the Press Council in 1983 - and she told the Infected Blood Inquiry Dr Jones had 'known there was a problem'.

Chronicle Live

Seaham infected blood victim speaks out after 40 years: 'I've hidden away, been ostracised and lost jobs because of this'

Mark Fox has chosen this week to finally break his silence about being infected with Hepatitis C through an NHS treatment as a child.

The National (Scotland)

Applications open to become 'core participant' in Covid inquiry

SCOTLAND’S Covid-19 inquiry has opened applications for groups or individuals to become “core participants”.

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