this is bbc news, the headlines. a crucial day — in donald trump's hush money trial — in new york. his former lawyer michael cohen admits he lied to getjobs done for his former boss — and intimidated reporters on the former president's behalf. the bbc sees new evidence — that the british government was warned by its embassy in washington as long ago as the 1980s — about the risks from contaminated american blood products. we will talk to someone who lost their father in the scandal. one of their father in the scandal. one of the most notorious people smugglers has been arrested in northern iraq. mps say urgent action is needed — to reduce the trauma experienced by many women during childbirth. all of the stories in a moment or

two first, let's catch up with the sport headlines. hello there, we know that the premier league title will be decided on the final day, but there's a significant match coming up for aston villa on monday night. the former european cup winners can secure qualification for the champion league. a win against liverpool at villa park will be enough to ensure a top four finish, that would see them return to europe's top club competition for the first time since 1983. it's the penultimate game in charge for liverpool'sjurgen klopp, and he's one booking away from a touchline ban. he doesn't want to spoil his farewell at anfield next sunday... unai is more of the best in the business, wherever he was in sometimes clubs are not ready to wait. you always organise a team extremely, extremely well. thejob he is doing is exceptional. we all know how important it is for a club to qualify for the champions league, how difficult it is to do so and that he probably very likely will do

that. it is absolutely exceptional. staying in the premier league bournemouth manager andoni iraola has signed a one year contract extension through to 2026. in his first season in charge the spaniard has led bournemouth to their best premier league points total, they could yet finish 10th. the all time top scorer in the women's super league vivianne miedema will leave arsenal at the end of the season. the dutch strikerjoined from bayern munich 7 years ago and has scored 125 goals, in her 172 appearances for arsenal. she won the 2019 wsl title but was out for 10 months last year with a serious knee injury and has only played 13 times this season. she's only 27, but the club haven't offered her a new contract and manchester city are believed to be one of the clubs interested in signing her. ac milan striker olivier giroud has announced he's leaving the club at the end of the season, and willjoin an mls team.

the 37—year—old won 3 fa cups with arsenal, the champions league with chelsea and the world cup with france in 2018 he is the country's all time leading goal scorer. reports suggest he could join his french team mate hugo lloris at lafc. london—based boxer has died after he collapsed in the ring professional debut on sunday. some sad news to bring you from the world of boxing — it's been announced london—based boxer sherif lawal has died after he collapsed in the ring during his professional debut on sunday. the 29—year—old was knocked down by portuguese opponent malam varela in the fourth round of a middleweight bout at harrow leisure centre. lawal received treatment from paramedics at the scene and was taken to hospital but was later pronounced dead. tennis, and britain's cameron norrie has been knocked our of the milan open. he was swept aside by greek no 6 seed stefanos tsitsipas, who came throughb in straight sets 6—2, 7—6, to secure his place in the 11th round. the win sets up a clash with australia's no 9 seed alex de minaur, who edged out canadian felix auger—aliassime over 3 sets.

there's also been a major shock, as russian numberfour seed andrey rublev was knacked out by a qualifier — 104th ranked alexandre muller of france. the 27—year—old won 3—6, 6—3, 6—2. in the women's draw, naomi osaka is out. the four—time grand slam champion was beaten in straight sets by china's qinwen zheng in the last—16. the australian open runner—up won in straight sets. osaka is yet to get beyond the quarter—finals at any wta event since her return to the court this year after having herfirst child. also today in rome — a protest by climate activists disrupted two matches. the last—16 tie between madison keys and sorana cirstea (kir—stay—ah) the last—16 tie between madison keys and sorana cirstea was interrupted, along with a doubles match. keys was leading 6—2, 3—1 when two protestors wearing orange vests ran on to the court

and threw confetti. others glued themselves to a stand before police and firefighters arrived. keys went on to win the match. and that's all the sport for now. the bbc�*s panorama programe has seen evidence that the british embassy in washington warned the government about the risk of infections — including hiv — from contaminated american blood products — as long ago as the early 1980s. it's now thought more than 12 hundred haemophiliacs who were treated by the nhs, were infected with hepatitis c, and the virus which leads to aids. i'm joined now by chris smith whose father was a severe haemophiliac and died after he was given infected blood. welcome to bbc news. tell me more about what happened to your father. dad was a severe haemophiliac, but as a kid looking at him i would

never know there was anything majorly wrong with him. he would suffer with problems with his elbows and knees from time to time but he was living a normal life running a successful business with my granddad and everything was great up until we got to december 1985 where that christmas, dad was really ill. we were supposed of a big family christmas and go to one of our other relatives and that year, instead everyone had to come to us. i was used to dad going away from time to time for checkups at hospital and he was due to go on the 2nd ofjanuary and he left, gave his pep talk to me which is look after your mum and little brother while i am away and i will be back and see you soon. i remember getting a phone call, mum getting a phone call on the 6th of

january saying to come across the hospital because dad was not in a good way. that she returned back on the seventh to find out that he had passed away. that the seventh to find out that he had passed away-— passed away. that is absolutely heartbreaking, _ passed away. that is absolutely heartbreaking, an _ passed away. that is absolutely heartbreaking, an account - passed away. that is absolutely heartbreaking, an account like. passed away. that is absolutely - heartbreaking, an account like that. is it possible to put in words the impact on you, your brother, your mum? it impact on you, your brother, your mum? ., , impact on you, your brother, your mum? . , ., ~ impact on you, your brother, your mum? ., , ., ~ ., mum? it was tough. we lived in a different world _ mum? it was tough. we lived in a different world back _ mum? it was tough. we lived in a different world back then. - mum? it was tough. we lived in a different world back then. the - different world back then. the stigma around aides at that point in time come there was only a couple of ways that you got that either living an alternative lifestyle or using intravenous drugs. —— stigma around aids. it was not something you could talk about even a member of parliament at that point in time referred to good christian people not likely to get aids. so there was this massive stigma around aids. so it was something that we had to just

forget about, not talk about and try to move on with our lives. that must've been _ to move on with our lives. that must've been incredibly - to move on with our lives. that must've been incredibly difficult for you. must've been incredibly difficult foryou. i read must've been incredibly difficult for you. i read you told our producer that you ended up all the timejust producer that you ended up all the time just lying producer that you ended up all the timejust lying about producer that you ended up all the time just lying about how your dad passed away. time just lying about how your dad passed away-— passed away. yes, it is kind of a talkin: passed away. yes, it is kind of a talking point— passed away. yes, it is kind of a talking point when _ passed away. yes, it is kind of a talking point when someone - passed away. yes, it is kind of a | talking point when someone asks passed away. yes, it is kind of a - talking point when someone asks when yourfamily is doing and i got caught out a couple of times between lying in sync that he died in a car crash or he had cancer. you could not talk to people about this at that point in time. it was a dirty secret that most of the families that had been involved in this had to carry. it was something you could not share with everyone.— not share with everyone. returning to the development _ not share with everyone. returning to the development that _ not share with everyone. returning to the development that we - not share with everyone. returning - to the development that we mentioned there in our introduction, the knowledge, this document that the bbc has seen. a warning from the embassy in america to officials here about potential dangers of contaminated blood. when you hear

that, see that, what was your response when you found out? i think it is 'ust response when you found out? i think it isjust another _ response when you found out? i think it isjust another new— response when you found out? i think it is just another new thing _ response when you found out? i think it isjust another new thing we - it is just another new thing we discovered in the story of this. there have been plenty of warnings regarding what would happen if you created a blood product this way so the warnings were there. the anger is there. personally, i think, everyone comes out saying this is the biggest treatment disaster in nhs history but no one ever does anything about it. we have heard lots of words from government officials, etc, but how bad it is, but then what we tend to here is that we have to consider the public purse afterwards. that that we have to consider the public purse afterwards.— purse afterwards. that is the reference — purse afterwards. that is the reference to _ purse afterwards. that is the reference to compensations | purse afterwards. that is the l reference to compensations so purse afterwards. that is the - reference to compensations so a final thought, tell me where you are with that and what you want to come out of this inquiry when it finally concludes. because it has been so long, in terms of a notion of

holding people to accounts, what do you actually wanted the inquiry to do here? i you actually wanted the inquiry to do here? ~ , ., do here? i think most of the families that _ do here? i think most of the families that i _ do here? i think most of the families that i too _ do here? i think most of the families that i too about - do here? i think most of the j families that i too about this do here? i think most of the - families that i too about this that are involved in this, the biggest thing they want first is accountability. that is the biggest thing we are all scared that we are not going to see. it will be a report that kind of says, uncovers all of these things that we as families went through and no, but we feel that everyone will be able to walk away from this free of accountability. at, walk away from this free of accountability.— walk away from this free of accountability. walk away from this free of accountabili . �* ., ., ., accountability. a quick word on what our accountability. a quick word on what your situation _ accountability. a quick word on what your situation in _ accountability. a quick word on what your situation in terms _ accountability. a quick word on what your situation in terms of _ your situation in terms of compensation, has that been resolved, still to be resolved? the government _ resolved, still to be resolved? tue: government have resolved, still to be resolved? tte: government have said they now will recognise children and parents, but again, it isjust recognise children and parents, but again, it is just words. recognise children and parents, but again, it isjust words. we have heard lots of words over all these years. actions will speak greater so let's see what happens after the

inquiry, which i believe when the report next week, will be damning. chris smith, incredibly powerful that the detail you have just went through. thank you for taking time to on the programme. thank you. let's return to the middle east. the israeli military has ordered the evacuation of rafah, where more than a million palestinians have been taking refuge from the fighting in gaza. they've been advised to head towards the nearby coastal area of al—mawasi and the city of khan younis. but the un has warned that they lack basic services to support them. our team at bbc verify have been examining the journey people must make to reach these israeli—designated safe zones. here's richard irvine—brown. this is rafah in southern gaza, which has been home to over a million displaced people in recent weeks. and this is deir al—balah

further north where people displaced were told to go for their safety by israel as its forces began a campaign in rafa last week. the red area here is the area they've been instructed to leave. here is al—mawasi, an area along the coastal al—rasheed road, also within the israeli designated safety zone. the un estimates that over the past week nearly 360,000 people have fled rafah, heading north. come over here. we can see them on the move. we can tell from these satellite images that these people are moving from a displacement camp in rafah. here they are on the 5th of may. three days later, they're gone. this is a satellite image of where they might be heading to. we've identified it in just the west of deir all—balah, a recently we've identified it in just the west of deir al—balah, a recently constructed emergency field hospital. you can see it right there. it's been built by the israelis who say it has 150 medical workers on site. it's vital as hospitals in rafah and khan younis are overwhelmed with many no longer accepting new patients. and this is the journey that people

will have to make to get there. you can see from the centre of rafah up to deir al—balah that emergency hospital through al—mawasi along the coast road, it's about 19 kilometres or 12 miles. so it's no easyjourney as this might show. this video shows on friday afternoon the first efforts of people moving north through a sandstorm. this was filmed at the southwest tip of deir al—balah. we're looking south at this point as people head toward the field hospital in the town. and here's what those fleeing north are leaving behind. this is from a video filmed last week in rafah by the head judge. this is from a video filmed last week in rafah by a palestinianjournalist we know was there until the weekend. we're not going to show it. it contains multiple injuries and possible deaths, mainly of children. but we've geolocated this street to yards from one of the last functioning hospitals in rafah.

he made the journey from rafah to the israeli designated safety zone. another graphic video he filmed on sunday night, seen here, showed similar desperate scenes at the entrance to al—aqsa martyrs hospital in deir al—balah, less than two kilometers from the field hospital. so for the residents, doctors and journalists of gaza trying to find the place they can call safe changes every day. women suffering traumatic experiences in childbirth have prompted mps in the uk — to call for a major overhaul of maternity and post—natal care. a report 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 giving birth were often treated as an inconvenience. katy hunter reports. they didn't really believe that i was at such a final stage. i ended up having to be moved across the hospital when i was ten centimetres dilated. and it caught his head as he was

falling out, over the toilet. i have severe incontinence because of that now. - since i was 39, when i gave birth. so i'm basically like - a 100—year—old person. voices of women who have experienced traumatic labour. it's estimated 30,000 women each year suffer negative experiences during childbirth such as serious blood loss and an emergency cesarean. one in 20 develops post—traumatic stress disorder. i was separated from my baby and rushed into the emergency room for surgery. mp theo clarke, who suffered a traumatic labour, has chaired a cross—party inquiry into the issue. it has heard from more than 1,300 people. what came through very strongly was there does seem to be a postcode lottery for maternity care in this country and that is something i don't think is acceptable, that depending on where you live, you will literally be offered a different level of care in terms of how you're 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 absolutely recognise birth trauma is an issue. with the use of the services we're putting in place, we can reduce that by 20%, because some are avoidable. there will always be a case where some mothers do tear during labour, but the care has to be much better in terms of infection control, pain control, psychological support. for families affected by birth trauma, change needs to come, and quickly. let's speak to fatimah mohamied, she is a mother and midwife. thank you for being with us. start by telling us what happened to you.

thank you for having me. what happened to me is that i had a very long labour and i was very tired and a lot of things happened which i wasn't really informed of earlier. what happened was a lot of doctors rushed into the birth room that i was in and the obstetrician unfortunately cut me between my legs without checking if i had adequate pain relief on board which was difficult. but i was very fortunate, years later, to actually talk to him because i work with him. and had a good conversation around what happened and he was very apologetic, but also told me things i did not know which was he was under a lot of stress and a lot of systemic problems which actually led him to leave medicine and the nhs for a year. it was a useful thing for my

own healing to understand that things don't happen in a vacuum. that individual situations, my own trauma is my responsibility, but it works within a framework of systemic problems which shows the effects of capitalism and white supremacy. fish capitalism and white supremacy. an extraordinary account you started with and appears to be the norm, this sort of trauma as a result of child fourth, what you think needs to change? == child fourth, what you think needs to chance? . , . ., to change? -- childbirth. we need to understand — to change? -- childbirth. we need to understand the _ to change? -- childbirth. we need to understand the systems _ to change? -- childbirth. we need to understand the systems in _ to change? -- childbirth. we need to understand the systems in which - to change? -- childbirth. we need to understand the systems in which we | understand the systems in which we are working in and notjust working in but birthing and and educating in and living in. because all of these incrementally affect how we respect people, how we trust in our own bodies and how we trust in our health care systems. it is all about, if you want to stop trauma, you're not going to be extinguished

trauma because there will always be experiences in our lives which are a time of crisis. but one of the ways in which you can affect the bite of it is to have systems where in health care you can trust it and you feel confident that health care system will trust you in return as a fully autonomous human being. we have the support from a cross party of mps. are you surprised me was to the detail of it, you hearfrom of mps. are you surprised me was to the detail of it, you hear from so many accounts, are you surprised that the problems are so widespread? no i'm not surprised because i see it all the time. i saw it as a student midwife, i saw it as a midwife, i am ashamed to say i probably propagated it as a midwife myself and experience that as a woman giving birth. but i am privileged, i know english, iwas born here, i am not accented, i know the language, i'm not a refugee,

born here, i am not accented, i know the language, i'm nota refugee, i'm not a black person, i'm not a trans person. i have many, many privileges and i am a midwife so i was privileged enough to actually know all of, have the understanding and knowledge around this in i still experience trauma. imagine what women who don't have all of that understanding, knowledge and experience. understanding, knowledge and experience-_ understanding, knowledge and exerience. ., ., , experience. such an honest account and thank you _ experience. such an honest account and thank you for _ experience. such an honest account and thank you for taking _ experience. such an honest account and thank you for taking time - experience. such an honest account and thank you for taking time to - and thank you for taking time to speak to us. describing your perspective, on both sides as patient and midwife, thank you so much for your time. just a quick update on a bbc investigation into people smuggling and news in the last hour or so other fugitive gang leader nicknamed the scorpion. barzan majeed is accused of controlling much of the illegal people smuggling across the english channel for several years using lorries and small boats. at this investigation we brought you last week tracked him down to

northern iraq and we have now learned that he has been arrested by local kurdish forces. that developmentjust been reported in the last hour or so. one more important story in the uk. a record number of wild swimming spots in england have been designated as bathing sites by the government. there are 27 locations — including 16 on rivers — but — the desgination doesn't guarantee they are clean. jonah fisher has the details. the water quality is only monitored after their designation will it's the start of the bathing water season, and i'm here at jaywick to take a sample. the environment agency is in charge of testing england's bathing water. the bottle is now labelled up for identification at the lab. from may to september, it takes samples at more than 400 locations. they're all sent to

a laboratory near exeter. bayley will be here, will be passing a known volume of water from that sample through a filter such as this one. the outcome of the tests here determines whether the bathing site is rated excellent, good, sufficient or 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 foryourswimming costume, bear this 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.

so we can ensure those so we can ensure those who pollute our heading to account. this is at the north end of port meadow. this site was designated two years ago and ever since has been rated for. but for campaigners like claire, the environment agency tests are vital. if it doesn't need bathing water site fails than the water company and the local authority and environment agency have to work together to improve that water quality. we would not have had the investigation, we would not have to promises of upgrades we have had if we did not have this designation. tithe upgrades we have had if we did not have this designation.— have this designation. one of the best wa s have this designation. one of the best ways to _ have this designation. one of the best ways to get _ have this designation. one of the best ways to get something - have this designation. one of the best ways to get something done about a polluted river or beach is not to get it designated. —— now to get it designated for swimming. let's speak to aggie hodges from environmental charity thames 21 — which works with communities to improve rivers and canals for people and wildlife.

what is your reaction to this development? we are delighted with the news that the beach has been designated as one of the 27 new bathing water designations. we have been working for two years trying and it does greatness but the community. it is a well stretched part of the tabs and ball used as demonstrated in the application a good news for people and wildlife if the water quality can be improved. you tested so many different sites, there is a difference between being designated and confirmation that the water is clean, is there not? the bathin: water is clean, is there not? the bathing water — water is clean, is there not? tte: bathing water designation is a lever to improve water quality if it is found to be poor and also a means for swimmers and other river users to get informed choices over whether they swim because, as was mentioned earlier, the environment agency tests will be are the only sites in the country where there is testing being done. then updates are given online, weekly and at the end of the

bidding season about the quality of the water. if the water quality stands to be poor it attracts improvements which is important from the water companies and massive investigations into the sources of those. ., . , ., those. enforcement will be vital. onl 30 those. enforcement will be vital. only 30 seconds _ those. enforcement will be vital. only 30 seconds left, _ those. enforcement will be vital. only 30 seconds left, briefly, . those. enforcement will be vital. | only 30 seconds left, briefly, how do you make a judgment in terms of where you swim because i know you do open water swimming. how do at the moment? t open water swimming. how do at the moment? ., ._ , open water swimming. how do at the moment? . , moment? i always say the same thing which is use — moment? i always say the same thing which is use your _ moment? i always say the same thing which is use your own _ moment? i always say the same thing which is use your own judgment, - which is use your own judgment, check if there has been rainfall, recently, avoid swimming after rainfall. there are good apps like the rivers�*s trust has a good sewage map and mainly, if you are not sure, keep your head out. but i never want to just encourage swimming in rivers. it's great for your physical and mental health. brute rivers. it's great for your physical and mental health.— and mental health. we have to leave it there. and mental health. we have to leave it there- sorry _ and mental health. we have to leave it there. sorry it _ and mental health. we have to leave it there. sorry it was _ and mental health. we have to leave it there. sorry it was so _ and mental health. we have to leave it there. sorry it was so brief - and mental health. we have to leave it there. sorry it was so brief but - it there. sorry it was so brief but you make important points. that is it from the programme today. thank you so much forjoining us. being with us and hopefully we will see at the same time tomorrow. bye—bye.

we've seen a real mixture of weather across the country today, across parts of northern and eastern scotland and down the eastern side of england, there has been some warm spells of sunshine. i've seen temperatures go to 23 degrees in a few spots, but it's a different story further southwards and westwards, with outbreaks of rain for northern ireland, wales and south west england. the rain has all been tied in with this curl of clouds, which is an area of low pressure. these weather fronts have been particularly slow moving, so it's been raining for most of the day for these areas and the front will continue to be slow moving as we go through the night. eventually, the rain crawls its way across the midlands into eastern england, gets into more of scotland through the night. but it should start to ease off across parts of wales, in the south west of england, although there could be a few showers here. temperatures overnight for most around 11 to 1a degrees. so we are looking at a mild night and a mild start to tuesday. this time, though, the rain will be pushing its way in across scotland and eastern areas of england. so that's where some of the wettest weather's going to be a bit brighter for northern ireland, wales and south west

england, but not dry. it will be a day of sunshine and showers for these areas and some of the showers through the afternoon could turn out to be quite heavy. with an odd rumble of thunder for many areas, temperatures reached the upper teens. there is a bit above average for this time of year where the sunshine comes out. it won't feel too bad for the middle part of the week. wednesday we've still got our low pressure still in the same kind of area, still a day of sunshine and showers for many of these southern and western areas, although we could have some more persistent outbreaks of rain for eastern england, the driest, warmest weather, it's like to be across northern scotland where the warm spots could get up to around 22 or 23 degrees celsius or so. otherwise, high teens to low twenties. again, not feeling bad where the sunshine bothers to put in an appearance. thursday — low pressure is still with us. this time we could have some lengthier heavy outbreaks of rain moving into central and eastern parts of england. but again, the driest weather is likely to be across northern scotland, where locally could see temperatures of around 22 or so.

otherwise — generally our temperatures into the high teens through friday and indeed the weekend start of next week — it's the north of the country that will have the driest and some of the warmest weather as well. with some pockets might we see temperatures into the twenties across northern scotland. for england and wales though, different story generally it's going to be quite unsettled with plenty of showers around.

at six, the terrible state

of maternity services in the uk. mps find too many mothers are being let down. they want a complete overhbaul of maternity and postnatal care after harrowing evidence from more than a thousand women. also tonight, he's described as the keeper of donald trump's secrets. his ex—lawyer michael cohen takes the stand in his hush money trial. rishi sunak warns only the conservatives can keep britain safe from threats including china and iran. a teenager who stabbed and killed a british woman in australia is jailed for 1h years. and the bafta goes to jasmine jobson, top boy. and top boy gets top marks at the bafta television awards. on bbc london... and coming up on bbc news... arsenal striker vivianne miedema is to leave the club at the end of the season. the wsl record scorer pays tribute to the fans and her team—mates.