victims

GPs to help NHS find more infected blood victims

GPs in England are to help the NHS find more undiagnosed patients affected by the contaminated blood scandal.It is thought…

1 year ago

More blood victims will die without compensation

More victims of the infected blood scandal will die without ever receiving full compensation, a government minister has said.The paymaster…

1 year ago

Infected blood victims dying ‘two a week’ as thousands await compensation

Sian VivianBBC Wales InvestigatesWyre DaviesBBC Wales InvestigatesTony Summers, whose son died after contracting HIV and Hepatitis C from infected blood…

1 year ago

Mesh victims still waiting for government compensation a year on

Dr Hughes said: "It is very disappointing that women who have suffered so much harm are still waiting for redress."They…

2 years ago

Nimisha Priya: Last hope for Indian nurse on death row in Yemen – pardon from victim’s family

Family members of an Indian nurse who is on death row in war-torn Yemen say they are pinning their hopes…

2 years ago

1,000 days of full-scale war on Ukraine: UNHCR urges solidarity with victims

Recent attacks on energy infrastructure have decimated 65 percent of Ukraine’s energy generation capacity, severely disrupting electricity, heating and water…

2 years ago

Israel remembers victims of 7 October attack a year on

Several events have taken place across Israel to commemorate victims a year on from Hamas's attack on 7 October.Israel's parliament…

2 years ago

Spiking victims ‘let down’ by emergency services

Saraya Haddad told the BBC she was spiked while having three drinks and a meal over three hours at a…

2 years ago

Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’

In the Lebanese capital, UN humanitarians reported “another night of strikes” and ongoing attacks, as aid workers continued trying to…

2 years ago

Remembering 9/11, UN chief expresses solidarity with victims and their loved ones

Two of the planes struck the twin skyscrapers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan’s financial district, while another was…

2 years ago