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The settlement comes as Sussex Police are investigating alleged cases of medical negligence at Royal Sussex County Hospital over a six-year period.

The death of a marathon runner could have been avoided if hospital staff in Brighton had acted sooner.

One London clinic has contacted 136 patients who could be affected by the faulty solution.

CooperSurgical, a pharma giant based in Connecticut backed by American model and Television personality Chrissy Teigen, is now at the centre of fertility care scandals on both sides of the Atlantic.

Fertility patients at two clinics in England have been exposed to a faulty egg and embryo-freezing solution that might have impaired their chances of having children, the industry regulator has said.

Civil servants at the probate registry will not pick up the phone after lunch for the next three months as staff are diverted to tackling backlogs.

One London clinic has contacted 136 patients who could be affected by the faulty solution.

One London clinic has contacted 136 patients who could be affected by the faulty solution.

Freezing eggs or embryos is a standard part of fertility treatment, allowing women to have families later in life or before undergoing medical treatment for conditions such as cancer.

The settlement comes as Sussex Police are investigating alleged cases of medical negligence at Royal Sussex County Hospital over a six-year period.