poor care is too frequently tolerated as normal — says a report by mps — with the denial of basic needs and, sometimes, life—changing injuries. is this the start of a pre—general election campaign? rishi sunak makes a wide—ranging speech and takes aim at labour. the infected blood scandal — the bbc sees evidence that the government was warned in the early 1980s about the hiv risk. 27 new bathing sites have been designated for england, but it doesn't mean that the water is clean, only that it is going to be tested. and a special ceremony for the king to hand over a military role to prince william. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: another arsenal win means that the title race is going down to the final day of the season,

but it's still in manchester city's hands. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. women suffering traumatic experiences in childbirth have prompted mps to call for a major overhaul of maternity and post—natal care. a report — led by a group of cross—party mps — refers to "harrowing" evidence given by more than a thousand women of still births and life—changing injuries. the birth trauma inquiry said poor maternity care was all—too—frequently tolerated as normal and women treated as an inconvenience. katy hunter reports. they didn't really believe that i was such a final stage. i ended up having to be moved across the hospital when i was ten centimetres

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offered a different level of care in terms of how you are given support during childbirth and afterwards. the report from the all—party parliamentary group calls for urgent changes, including ending the postcode lottery in perinatal care, a new maternity commissioner to be appointed and for the government to publish a new national maternity strategy. we publish a new national maternity strate: . ~ , publish a new national maternity strate: .~ , , strategy. we absolutely recognise birth trauma _ strategy. we absolutely recognise birth trauma is _ strategy. we absolutely recognise birth trauma is an _ strategy. we absolutely recognise birth trauma is an issue. - strategy. we absolutely recognise birth trauma is an issue. with - strategy. we absolutely recognise birth trauma is an issue. with the | birth trauma is an issue. with the use of— birth trauma is an issue. with the use of the — birth trauma is an issue. with the use of the services potting —— we are putting — use of the services potting —— we are putting in place, we can reduce that by— are putting in place, we can reduce that by 20% — are putting in place, we can reduce that by 20% because some are avoidable. there will always be a case _ avoidable. there will always be a case where some mothers do tear during _ case where some mothers do tear during labour, but the care has to be much _ during labour, but the care has to be much better in terms of infection control, _ be much better in terms of infection control, pain control, psychological support _ control, pain control, psychological support. for control, pain control, psychological su ort. ., . , control, pain control, psychological sun-art, ., ., , . control, pain control, psychological suuort. ., . . ,, support. for families affected by birth trauma. — support. for families affected by birth trauma, change _ support. for families affected by birth trauma, change needs - support. for families affected by birth trauma, change needs to i support. for families affected by - birth trauma, change needs to come, and quickly. joining me now is our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. these issues have been known about for some time and they are still happening, why? aha,

for some time and they are still happening. why?— for some time and they are still ha--enin~,wh ?�* , ., , happening, why? a number of reasons. the first thing — happening, why? a number of reasons. the first thing is — happening, why? a number of reasons. the first thing is if _ happening, why? a number of reasons. the first thing is if you _ happening, why? a number of reasons. the first thing is if you are _ happening, why? a number of reasons. the first thing is if you are a _ the first thing is if you are a pregnant woman at the moment or a woman thinking of having a baby, please do not be put off by this report because the overwhelming likelihood is both you and your baby will be fine. that really is going to be the case. in the vast majority of cases. but the reason this report has struck a chord is because these injuries are happening too often to too many women and a lot of them are preventable. having looked at maternity scandals across the country for a number of years and i have spoken to a good number of women who have unfortunately been harmed in this way and the two things that happen is they have to recover from the physical pain or the physical injury that they have been impacted by and that can last a lifetime in some cases. but there is also the psychological impact, whether that is the loss of faith in the medical profession, whether that is an unwillingness to perhaps have a planned second or subsequent child. and there is something called mother blame, where a lot of professionals over the years have blamed the mother herself or

whatever has gone wrong in that moment and that can have a huge psychological impact as you can imagine as well. as to why it has not been sorted out so far, two reasons seem to be emerging. 0ne not been sorted out so far, two reasons seem to be emerging. one is that while these issues have been spoken about, they haven't had the same attention this report has given them and that has been hugely welcomed by a lot of women who have suffered this way. there is also a feeling there has been a lack of accountability so far and within the health service, unless there is a penalty for doing something bad, it doesn't improve. so a lot of women are saying there has to be accountability when things go wrong, the nhs has to accept it and it has to improve and change performance. a lot of discussions in parliament take place about topics that don't affect real people's lives. the reaction to this report shows it has struck a chord.— struck a chord. michael, thank you very much. — struck a chord. michael, thank you very much, michael— struck a chord. michael, thank you very much, michael buchanan. - for details of organisations which offer advice and support with some of the issues raised, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline. the prime minister has said

that the next few years will be both dangerous and transformational for the uk, and referred once again to a general election in the second half of this year. in a wide—ranging speech, rishi sunak said he will protect people from insecurity, but also embrace new technology. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has also been speaking about his plans to increase regional prosperity. henry zeffman has the story. a new election battleground. security. rishi sunak made his name as chancellor. as prime minister, his priority has been the economy. today, something different. a gloomy warning about the state of the world. i warning about the state of the world. ., , ., ., , , ., world. i feel a profound sense of urren world. i feel a profound sense of urgency because _ world. i feel a profound sense of urgency because moore - world. i feel a profound sense of urgency because moore will - world. i feel a profound sense of. urgency because moore will change world. i feel a profound sense of- urgency because moore will change in the next five years than in the last 30. i am convinced that the next few years will be some of the most dangerous, get the most

transformational that our country has ever known. this transformational that our country has ever known.— transformational that our country has ever known. this speech was not 'ust about has ever known. this speech was not just about defence _ has ever known. this speech was not just about defence and _ has ever known. this speech was not just about defence and foreign - just about defence and foreign policy. mr sunak define security something broader, talking about immigration, artificial intelligence and climate change. indeed, he touched briefly on almost every single area of government policy. he said labour would leave britain less secure and accused them of being the real pessimists.— real pessimists. when labour ignores the achievements _ real pessimists. when labour ignores the achievements of _ real pessimists. when labour ignores the achievements of the _ real pessimists. when labour ignores the achievements of the last - the achievements of the last 1a years, or try to reduce the last 1a years, or try to reduce the last 1a years to 49 days, remember what they are actually doing. it is trying to distract you from the thing that matters most, the future. now i am clear enough to admit that, yes, maybe they can depress their way to victory. maybe they can depress their way to victo . , ., , , maybe they can depress their way to victo. , , ,, victory. this was rishi sunak's first speech — victory. this was rishi sunak's first speech since _ victory. this was rishi sunak's first speech since those - victory. this was rishi sunak's first speech since those dire . victory. this was rishi sunak's i first speech since those dire local election results which hammered home how serious the conservatives's political predicament is. he is trying to find a way to persuade the british public to stick and not twist. but he is up against reassurance job of sir keir starmer

met a man who has spent much of his labour leadership trying to repair what he sees as the damage done to labour's brand byjeremy corbyn. the labour's brand byjeremy corbyn. the labour leaderjabbed back at labour's brand byjeremy corbyn. the labour leader jabbed back at the prime minister this afternoon. this government _ prime minister this afternoon. this government talks about national security, — government talks about national security, but what is its record? it has hollowed out our armed forces. it has hollowed out our armed forces. it has _ has hollowed out our armed forces. it has wasted billions of pounds on procurement and doesn't have a credible — procurement and doesn't have a credible plan for the future. we are much _ credible plan for the future. we are much more — credible plan for the future. we are much more serious than that. sir keir much more serious than that. keir starmer much more serious than that. f.» " keir starmer was meeting much more serious than that. s " keir starmer was meeting labour's victorious mayors today, that is every elected mayor in england exceptjust every elected mayor in england except just one, every elected mayor in england exceptjust one, a reminder of the top political terrain on which rishi sunak is fighting. it is tempting and perhaps too tempting to see absolutely everything that happens in this place at the moment through the prism of the general election which we know is coming, most likely this autumn. but in this case, the prime minister and his team

explicitly advertise this speech as his assessment of the battle lines in that election. i think that's why he ranged so widely beyond conventional ideas of security, foreign policy and defence onto other parts of government policy. so whatever you thought of the arguments that rishi sunak made today, prepare to hear them again and again and again. 0k, henry, thank you. henry zeffman. riot police in tbilisi, the capital of georgia, have moved in to try to clear thousands of demonstrators who've spent the night protesting outside the parliament building. they are opposing a new law being put forward by the pro—russian government, which targets foreign—owned organisations and media. they say it will suppress critical voices. in russia itself, more than two years into the war in ukraine, president putin has announced andrei belousov, an economist, will become the new defence minister. he's taking overfrom sergei shoigu, who has become the new secretary of russia's powerful

security council. 6,000 people have been evacuated so far. from north—eastern ukraine. russia intensifies its attacks in the kharkiv area. they have entered the border town of vovchansk. president zelensky says ukrainian forces are involved in heavy fighting there. the russian incursion has made kharkiv — ukraine's second largest city — more vulnerable. james waterhouse is in kyiv. is ukraine able to slow this advance? james. well, there is an increasing contradiction emerging. at the moment, they are saying, yes, we can contain it and we will eventually be able to take territory that has recently been taken back. but at the same time, they admit they are worried about the fighting spilling into other settlements. we are talking about the town of vovchansk you mentioned, somewhere that has been heavily bombarded, somewhere where people are still trying to

escape all rescuers are trying to evacuate as the russians claim to be on the outskirts of the city, ukraine disputes that and says there is still heavy fighting. so it is clearly a desperate situation there. and then you have this simmering frustration whether bbc has heard from some commanders who say the russians are essentially walked across the border almost unchallenged, where they did not encounter many ukrainian fortifications. and then there is a broader fear here because at the moment, they are making two main incursions on a new axis of this front line. if they were to get within 20 miles of kharkiv city, the second—biggest city in ukraine, that would bring them within artillery range and air defences can do little about that. and i think for the thousands of people living there, they know what happens next. it is a blueprint of love —— blueprint to russia's invasion we have seen countless times further south where

cities sustained major damage. although for now, it is not but they are able to capture it as a whole. thank you very much. james waterhouse reporting. a teenager who stabbed a british mother to death, after breaking into her home in australia, has been jailed for 1h years. emma lovell, who was a1, was killed when confronting two intruders in brisbane on boxing day 2022. she emigrated from suffolk in 2011 with her daughters and her husband, lee. the offender cannot be named because he was 17 at the time. evidence that the government was warned by its own embassy in washington about the risk of hiv from contaminated blood in the early 1980s has been seen by the bbc�*s panorama programme. it's now thought more than 1,200 nhs patients with the blood disorder haemophilia were infected with the virus — many after being given treatment made from american blood plasma. 0ur health correspondent, jim reed, reports. from the 1970s to the early �*90s,

tens of thousands of patients in the nhs were infected with hiv and hepatitis c. something that should have saved their life...killed them. and still, a0 years later, there's no answers to that. as a child, laura's brother, stuart, was given a new treatment for his blood disorder, haemophilia. but factor viii was made from thousands of mixed blood donations. ifjust one donor was carrying a virus, the whole batch could be contaminated. we went in for an appointment and we went into this room, and we were informed that it was hiv positive. we were absolutely devastated. i mean, you know, to be told something like that is just mind—blowing. at the time, most factor viii was imported from the united states. their high—risk groups — including prisoners and drug users — were paid to give blood.

stuart died of aids, in his twenties, from the treatment he was given. there were so many people that didn't deserve to die. they were given a death sentence. a public inquiry opened in 2018. it's had access to thousands of documents held in archives. now, panorama has seen this five—page letter, sent back in 1983 from the british embassy in washington to the department of health, clearly warning that haemophiliacs were most at risk from american factor viii. they've literally torn my family apart. ripped them away from me. sam's father, gary, was another infected with hiv through factor viii. sam lost his entire family by the age of three. my grandad, actually, was the first person to tell me. he explained about my dad being haemophiliac.

was infected with hiv, subsequently passed that on to my mum, who was pregnant with my sister. all three have passed away. the government has said it will establish a new body to compensate people like sam. it declined to comment on the new documents seen by panorama, ahead of the public inquiry�*s final report next week. jim reed, bbc news. panorama have a special programme — infected blood: time for answers — which airs at 8pm tonight on bbc one and iplayer. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has warned that an all—out israeli attack on the southern gaza city of rafah would provoke "anarchy", without eliminating hamas. fresh fighting has broken out in the north of the gaza strip injabalia. meanwhile, sombre ceremonies are being held in israel to mark memorial day, which honours israelis killed

in the country's wars. from jerusalem, paul adams reports. the war returns to the north. there's panic in jabalia. they'd been told to leave. but is there anywhere safe? "we don't know where to go," she says. "we've been forced from one place to another. "i saw a tank and a bulldozer, they're over there." months after israeli forces last fought through these streets, they're back. israel says it's trying to stop hamas reorganizing after seven months of war. the group is still unpredictable. a few miles away, a new crossing point for aid heading into the north. israel under enormous international pressure to prevent starvation. a convoy carrying flour went in yesterday, a rare sight in a place

deprived for so long. a place of hunger and disease. for israel, a moment of introspection. it's memorial day, when the country stops to reflect on its own pain on those who have died in the course of israel's long years of conflict, this already among the worst in living memory. emotions still raw at the scene of the music festival where so many young israelis died on october the 7th. naama's brother is fighting in gaza. ijust want my brothers and my sisters out. i know what they've been through and what they're going through now. and we all want the war to end, but we didn't start it. injerusalem, israel's unpopular prime minister spoke of his and the country's

determination on a video call. translation: this is . what the war is all about. it's either us, israel, orthem. the hamas monster either continued existence, liberty, security and prosperity or destruction. slaughter, rape and enslavement. the war is still raging at both ends of the gaza strip. mr netanyahu looking for some version of total victory, his frustrated allies warning that this isn't possible, that dangerous anarchy is the more likely outcome, a warning the prime minister does not appear to be heeding. paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. the time is 13:18. our top story this afternoon — the trauma faced by thousands of women giving birth in nhs hospitals — poor care is too frequently tolerated, say mps. timothy spall. frequently tolerated, say mps. coming up — bafta's best actor for his role in the sixth commandment. we'll have details of all the winners.

rory mcilroy is the form player on tour with another title, but can he finally break his ten year major drought this weekpga championship? there will be 27 new wild swimming spots in england designated as bathing sites by the government. it's the largest ever expansion, and the locations include 16 on rivers, but it doesn't mean that these spots are clean. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher explains. the environment agency is in charge of testing england's bathing water. bottles labelled up for identification at the lab... from may to september, it takes samples at more than 400 locations. the water is then tested and given a rating from excellent to poor. we're looking for two different types of bacteria. e.coli, escherichia coli, and another group called the intestinal enterococci, and they're used to indicate the levels of faecal pollution,

poo, in the water. last year, 96% of the sites met the minimum standards, but there was an increase in the number rated poor and a fall in those rated excellent. 27 new bathing sites have been announced today, and most of them are along rivers. but before you reach for your swimming costume, bearthis in mind — designation is based on whether a site is popular with swimmers and whether it has facilities like toilets nearby. it does not mean that the water is clean. we're absolutely determined to improve the quality of our water in our beach environment, and of course in our river systems, which is why i have been really pleased to announce 12 new sites, including here, that have been designated as bathing water sites, and that enables the environment agency to carry out much more monitoring constantly throughout the bathing water period which enables us to allocate resource, put pressure on, find out where the challenges are, if any, with water quality, so we can ensure

that those who pollute are held to account. this bathing site was designated two years ago, and ever since, has been rated poor. but for campaigners like claire, the environment agency tests are vital. ifa if a designated bathing water site fails, then the water company and the local authority and the environment agency have to work together to improve that water quality. and we wouldn't have the investigation, we wouldn't have the promises of upgrades we have had had we not have this designation. fine of we not have this designation. one of the best ways _ we not have this designation. one of the best ways to _ we not have this designation. one of the best ways to get _ we not have this designation. one of the best ways to get something - we not have this designation. one of| the best ways to get something done about a polluted river or beach is now to get a designated for swimming. there are now a51 english bathing sites. the vast majority of them are on the coast, on beaches, but an increasing number are on rivers like

this one here. they have been people out here this morning in the water already. if you do want to know the status of your favourite swimming spot, whether it be a coast, a lake, or a river, you can go on the environment agency website and you should be able to get all the information there. thank you, jonah. jonah fisher reporting there. three men have been charged under the national security act with assisting the hong kong intelligence service and foreign interference. they are due to appear in custody at westminster magistrates' court today. counter—terrorism police said the alleged offences were "concerning" but that they didn't believe they presented a wider threat to the public. police said they were among 11 people arrested this month. eight were released without charge on friday. people who claim universal credit and who work less than 18 hours a week will now have to look for more work, or risk losing their benefits. it's part of changes to the welfare system, which the government claims could save £a billion a year. our business correspondent

marc ashdown reports. we must be more ambitious in assessing people's potential for work. right now, the gateway to ill health benefits is writing too many off. the prime minister last month outlining the aim of these changes. it means from today, anyone working less than 18 hours a week will have to look for more work or risk losing their benefits. the prime minister has billed these sweeping reforms of the welfare system as crucial to helping more people into work. the earnings threshold is being raised from 15 hours a week to 18 hours a week, so it affects anyone earning £892 a month or less, up from £617 a month. for couples, it's now £1,a37 rather than £988. they will have to engage with a jobcentre coach and prove they're actively looking for more hours. if there's no progress after 12 months, they risk having their universal credit claim closed. but charities warn the crackdown

could unfairly target those with disabilities or mental health issues. anyone who's suffering from a complicated long—term health condition or anything which is limiting the amount of hours they can work is going to struggle potentially to meet the demands of these changes, and again, it could have a drastic impact on their standard of living, on their ability to be able to cope. the prime minister says up to 200,000 people could be helped back into work, and warned that benefits have become a lifestyle choice for some, rather than a safety net. it is all part of a welfare reform package, which could save up to £a billion, but labour said the reforms are a reheated version of a plan announced seven years ago, and that they would have a laser—like focus on getting people back into work. marc ashdown, bbc news. hundreds of thousands of homeowners have taken out mortgages in the last three years that they will still be paying off into retirement.

according to bank of england data, there's been a surge in mortgage terms beyond state pension age in new home loans made to the under—30s. higher mortgage rates have led many people to choose an extended repayment period to keep monthly costs down. king charles has handed over the senior role of colonel—in—chief of the army air corps to his son, the prince of wales, in a special ceremony today in hampshire. it's a role the king held for more than 30 years. duncan kennedy is there. duncan. i think it has been a pretty secial duncan. i think it has been a pretty special day — duncan. i think it has been a pretty special day for _ duncan. i think it has been a pretty special day for both _ duncan. i think it has been a pretty special day for both men _ duncan. i think it has been a pretty special day for both men today, - special day for both men today, the king and the prince of wales, the first time as you said in more than 30 years, exactly 31 years, to be precise, that the king is languishing this role as colonel—in—chief, and handing it over, so a day full of symbolism and also of course the personal touch as well, handing from father to son ——

relinquishing this role. it all took place in a ceremony on the tarmac here in front of a brand—new helicopter that the army air corps has just taken delivery of. king charles handed to prince william a regimental belt and a regimental cap, and there seems to be smiles and both men enjoyed the occasion, surrounded by some of the trainees who will be working on that helicopter over the course of the next few years. both men obviously experienced helicopter pilots, talking about when it comes to helicopters, no major speeches, this was very much a ceremony, but very symbolic, the king had announced shortly after coming to the throne that he would pass on this patronage to his eldest son, and prince william now does become colonel—in—chief, a rule established in the 1950s. the king has been colonel—in—chief for more than half

of that time. they had been some speculation in the press that this might have been a role that prince harry could have taken on had he not stepped back from royal duties. he of course served with the army air corps on active service in afghanistan on two tours, he was a co—pilot on an apache, and in his book spare, he speaks of attacking the caliban and killing some people. but that is not to be because prince harry has stepped back from that role, it passes to prince william, who will now be colonel—in—chief of this regiment for the foreseeable future. ., ~' , ., this regiment for the foreseeable future. ., ~' , england manager gareth southgate is hoping to steer his side to success at the european championship in germany this summer. he's been talking to reporter alex howell about his expectations, and how he can squeeze so many good players into the team. well, we won't fit them all in, but, yeah, they're nice problems to have. you'd rather have talent and have to make decisions based on form than, you know, not have those

options and scratching your heads on who to play and in which position. so, yeah, i think any manager would say the same, you'd rather have good players to work with and to pick from. and you can watch the full sit—down interview gareth southgate — euros, england & expectation now on the bbc iplayer. the british dramas happy valley, top boy, and the sixth commandment picked up two prizes each at the bafta tv awards in london. top boy was named best drama, while there were acting awards for sarah lancashire and timothy spall. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, reports. welcome to the 2024 i bafta television awards. this year, three very different shows shared the honours, winning two awards each. all i'm asking for is a guarantee. best drama went to the gritty gang drama top boy, with jasminejobson also taking home the award

for supporting actress. idid it! i love you. oh, i love you all. thank you so much for the love and support. the girl finally brought it home. you reduced her to nothing with your endless, endless abuse and your nasty little threats. happy valley won memorable moment for the climax of its final episode, while sarah lancashire won best actress for the second time. it goes to sarah lancashire. she paid tribute to her fellow cast members and to the bbc. i feel very, very privileged to have been surrounded by these brilliant actors, and to charlotte moore and the bbc for giving this very british drama a very british home. i wondered if you had a man to share your life with. - best limited series went to the real—life crime drama

the sixth commandment. i didn't think it was that obvious. and the bafta goes to... ..timothy spall. and one of its leads won best actor. this week, strictly come dancing celebrates its 20th birthday. it received an early present, winning best entertainment show. best live event went to last year's eurovision extravaganza from liverpool. i'm thrilled you are receiving - the bafta fellowship this evening, and i send my heartfelt congratulations. - and there was a message from the prince of wales and a standing ovation as floella benjamin received the bafta fellowship. lizo mzimba, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. hello. yesterday we managed to get the warmest day of the year, temperatures reaching 27.5 celsius,

and we still have some one plateau