Baroness Lampard says the inquiry is "of the gravest concern and significance" as it opens in Essex.
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The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.
An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.
The next public hearings will consider how the pandemic affected healthcare systems across the UK.
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is declared a global public health emergency.
The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
BBC Investigations speaks to people damaged by illegal and often fake slimming drug injection kits.