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| | | | | Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill | | 21 May 2024 | | | | Good morning. Today the government is due to set out its "comprehensive" compensation plan for those affected by the infected blood scandal - described as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. Elsewhere, the UK's top engineers and scientists have issued an urgent warning about sewage in the country's waterways, and we get an update on the Princess of Wales following her cancer diagnosis earlier this year. We'll also hear why Scarlett Johansson was "shocked" by an AI chatbot, and meet several hundred record-breaking dachshunds. | | | | | | |
 | | Image: PA Media | Blood scandal: Sunak promises 'comprehensive' compensation | | | R ishi Sunak has promised to pay "comprehensive compensation" to people affected by the infected blood scandal, with the government due to set out details today. The prime minister said the government would pay "whatever it costs" following the publication of a damning report. An inquiry found authorities had exposed victims to unacceptable risks and covered up the NHS's biggest treatment disaster. Ministers have reportedly earmarked around £10bn for a compensation package. The Infected Blood Inquiry accused doctors, government and the NHS of letting patients catch HIV and hepatitis while they were receiving NHS care between the 1970s and 1990s. About 30,000 people were infected and 3,000 have since died. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Five questions for ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells | | The former boss of the Post Office, Paula Vennells, will give evidence on Wednesday at the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal. This will be the first time Ms Vennells has spoken publicly about what happened in almost a decade, and she will be questioned over the course of three days. So, what are some of the key questions she has to answer? | | | |
Top scientists urge action against faeces in rivers | | | Human faeces in our rivers is putting the public in danger and the risk will increase without action, the UK's top engineers and scientists have warned in a report. The report led by the Royal Society of Engineering called for an upgrade of the UK's sewage system and more widespread testing of the country's waterways. Prof Chris Whitty - the UK's chief medical officer - said it was a "public health priority as well as an environmental one". The government said the largest infrastructure programme in water company history was currently taking place. | | | | | | | Kate not back yet as her charity puts out early years report | | | The Princess of Wales is continuing to stay away from public events while she recovers after her cancer diagnosis. A return to work was ruled out, as her early years foundation issued a report on businesses supporting families with young children. "The princess is not expected to return to work until it's cleared by her medical team," said a Kensington Palace spokesman. "Early childhood will continue to be central to her public work," he said. | | | | |
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| | | | | Medical workers have shared accounts of the mistreatment of Palestinian detainees | | | | | | |
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| |  | | Image: Getty images | Scarlett Johansson 'shocked' by AI chatbot imitation | | | Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has said she was left "shocked" and "angered" after OpenAI launched a chatbot with an "eerily similar" voice to her own. The actress said she had previously turned down an approach by the company to voice its new chatbot, called Sky, which reads text aloud to users. OpenAI said on Monday that it would remove the voice, but insisted that it was not meant to be an "imitation" of the star. However, in a statement seen by the BBC, Johansson accused the company, and its founder Sam Altman, of deliberately copying her voice. | | | | | | |
| |  | | BBC SOUNDS | | | | Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian chats to Lauren Laverne. | | | |  | | BBC iPLAYER | | | | Viral acts of kindness raised millions - but investigations uncover misleading claims. | | | | | | |
| |  | 'A day of shame for the British state' | | | "Forty years of bloody cover up" headlines the Metro as it leads on the release of the infected blood scandal public inquiry report. The report found the scandal - which claimed 3,000 lives and affected 30,000 - could have been avoided and was covered up for decades, the paper writes. Also focusing on the scandal, the Express says "this is a day of shame for British state", quoting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in his Commons apology. The Telegraph reports the government plan for compensation is expected to top £10bn. Meanwhile, the Guardian quotes inquiry chair Sir Brian Langstaff who said the scandal "largely, though not entirely, could have been avoided" but successive governments and others "did not put patient safety first". See all today's front pages. | | | | |
| | | Hundreds of diminutive dogs have scooped the Guinness World Record for the Largest Dachshund Dog Walk. The 342 dachshunds gathered during a charity event at Marble Hill House in Twickenham, south-west London, beating the required number of 250. Among those attending were dogs in cones, bows, colourful harnesses and even puppy pushchairs. Read the long and short of it. | | | | Thanks to those who have given us feedback on News Daily. We appreciate it and will continue to develop the newsletter further. You can still let us know what you think by emailing bbcnewsdaily@bbc.co.uk. To recommend News Daily to a friend, please forward this email. New subscribers can sign up here. | | | | | | | | | | To stop receiving ‘BBC News’ newsletters click here to unsubscribe. Or you can update your email preferences in your BBC account settings.
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