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It was a medical disaster that saw 30,000 victims infected with HIV and hepatitis C by
contaminated blood transfusions.

The infected blood inquiry confirmed that the disaster was no accident, and one that unfolded on a horrifying scale.

It was a scandal that could have been avoided, but for the actions of frontline medical staff, civil servants and successive governments, as institutions put saving face ahead of patient safety.

So how could this have happened? How will the victims be compensated? and how do we ensure it never happens again? 

ITV News' Health Correspondent Rebecca Barry and Political Editor Robert Peston tell Charlene White what you need to know.

Alastair Hamilton was 47 when he secretly arranged to end his life.

His family retraced his last steps to Switzerland, where they spoke to the clinic that helped Alastair to die without their knowledge.

Now, with so much debate around assisted dying in the UK, what can we learn from Alastair’s story? And what’s to stop anyone else doing the same?

ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand and producer Nathan Lee, who joined Alastair's family on their journey to Switzerland, tell you what you need to know... 

Can you spot the difference between what’s real and what’s fake?

The rise of artificial intelligence has opened the door to a world of technological possibilities. But with it comes a more sinister side.

Deceptively realistic deepfakes – created by AI technology – are cropping up more and more online.

So what are they? What happens when you're a victim of one? And, in an election year, how worried should we be about this technology?

ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale, who was recently a victim of this technology, and Science Correspondent Martin Stew tell Yasmin Bodalbhai what you need to know... 

The Post Office, infected blood, Hillsborough, Waspi women, Grenfell.

All national scandals that seem, on the face of it, to be completely different.

But do they have more in common than we might think? 

And how fit for purpose are our systems for writing the wrongs of the past?

After years campaigning for justice, Jo Hamilton, Jackie Britton and Shelagh Simmons tell ITV Meridian's Christine Alsford what you need to know....

Have you ever wondered if you could do your job from the beach? 

Well, with the flexibility of remote working, for some - it’s a reality.

With just a laptop and a Wi-fi signal, ‘digital Nomads’, are embracing a new form of work-life balance.

Is this a worker’s revolution? And what does this mean for the workplace here in the UK? 

ITV News' Chloe Keedy tells Cari Davies what you need to know.

It’s a crime that can happen anywhere in the UK, inside any home, in any bedroom, to any child.

Online child exploitation is increasing year on year, with few realising the true extent of these appalling acts and the devastation they cause.

New technology has changed the way these crimes are committed, exposing many more children to online harm. What’s going so badly wrong? And who’s working to catch the criminals? 

ITV News' Lucy Watson tells Cari Davies what you need to know.