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Bereaved spouses of infected blood victims have been told to return their compensation, The Telegraph can reveal.

The civil action was put on hold in 2018 but has been relaunched after the publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry report, with around 500 victims putting their names to the lawsuit.

Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised to the victims of the infected blood scandal and their families, saying "on behalf of this and every government stretching back to the 1970s, I am truly sorry".