A report into the deaths of up to 650 patients at a Portsmouth hospital has singled out coverage by a local daily newspaper in uncovering the scandal.

The News first covered the story on 3 April 2001 when its crime reporter, Jonathan Carter, reported on a police investigation into the death of 91-year-old Gladys Richards at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

An independent inquiry, the Gosport Independent Panel, was set up to investigate the south coast hospital in 2014 and only yesterday released its report.