to somebody ridiculously is going to die in four months�* time. what do i care about this? the h hotspot to a similar voice to scarlettjenkinson. hello. a 73—year—old british man has died and seven people have been critically injured, after a flight from london to singapore hit severe turbulence.

showing footage of from from passages in the side of the showing debris, open overhead lockers. our air vents waited on the tarmac. —— the. it was the worst she had experienced a 30 year career. 0utside experienced a 30 year career. outside of the tarmac, based services surrounding the plane, the singapore bound aircraft was diverted to bangkok and at 3:45pm. it was carrying a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew. that us hear from someone who was on the plane. the seat belt sign came on as soon as i sought to put my seat belt, the

plaintiff suddenly dropped. the thing i�*m would spine through the air, i was drinking coffee, it was incredibly severe turbulence. i�*ve never experienced close to this. i can�*t say how it lasted for. apologies for the post sounds. let us speak to maura fogarty, the senior news editor of our singapore bureau. bring us up to date. just want to

that oor bring us up to date. just want to that poor airlines _ bring us up to date. just want to that poor airlines have - bring us up to date. just want to | that poor airlines have expressed their deepest condolences the family has died. i want to upstage it that the wife of the british who has plant has been admitted to hospital as well. singapore airlines to talk about the fact that the flight encountered turbulence on its way here to simple and it had to be diverted to london... to london as a result of that. the latest figures, people injured, seven had 23 passengers have a medium level injury, find crew members were injured as well. 16 passengers were slightly injured, that leaves about passengers who have not been injured

in any way that required extensive medical treatment. the flight to bangkok to pick up those passages here to singapore. we have dispatched a team to the airport with the latest on that. it is very tragic taverns of this nature very rare. it is what often have a story like this with some injuries as a result of turbulence. we like this with some in'uries as a result of turbulence. we seeing some ofthe result of turbulence. we seeing some of the pictures _ result of turbulence. we seeing some of the pictures that _ result of turbulence. we seeing some of the pictures that the _ result of turbulence. we seeing some of the pictures that the passengers i of the pictures that the passengers made public, they are disturbing. in terms of these sorts of accounts you have heard from passengers, give me a feel of what they have been saying. a feel of what they have been sa inc. . , a feel of what they have been sain. . , , saying. that this happens during service when _ saying. that this happens during service when people _ saying. that this happens during service when people choose - saying. that this happens during service when people choose to l saying. that this happens during |

service when people choose to be relaxed, there is crew moving about the cabin serving food and refreshments. it is a time when people might be of god, not a seat belt on. we don�*t have any more details than that, but i do want to say that passengers have talked about how they have received quick medical care when he got to taiwan, this is the first case of such intense turbulence that the authorities as type say they have ever experienced. flights in at habitants, across the pacific ocean, but i want to stress that there are flights flying out of singapore day, climb to singapore day, i want to trust that we don�*t see this level of turbulence. the utter chaos that

had happened on the plane and experience this very quick. we will return space _ experience this very quick. we will return space during _ experience this very quick. we will return space during the _ experience this very quick. we will return space during the course - experience this very quick. we will return space during the course of. return space during the course of today�*s�*s programme. with me is our transport correspondent katy austin. 0ne assumes turbulence hits it happened very quickly, because normally when pallets approach turbulence, seat belt lights go out and people return to their seats. that obviously didn�*t happen he? pilots and their crews will be trained to deal with turbulence. this is like an incredibly severe incident of turbulence, you would touch taught to fasten your seat belt for safety reasons. generally,

the advice is to fastened throughout the advice is to fastened throughout the flight, although this was a long flight. it was about 11 hours so people do nip about, go to the toilet, get food served, but it can be difficult, however much they plan ahead, it can be hard to predict for the pallets are about to head into turbulence. take a difficult situation to deal with. lots of people sadly have become injured to a frightening situation. people sadly have become in'ured to a frightening situation.h a frightening situation. looking at the pictures _ a frightening situation. looking at the pictures you _ a frightening situation. looking at the pictures you get _ a frightening situation. looking at the pictures you get a _ a frightening situation. looking at the pictures you get a sense - a frightening situation. looking at the pictures you get a sense of. a frightening situation. looking at i the pictures you get a sense of the. jack tells of how much a drops in tablets, it can be amounts, kartik?

is coming if they had pocket. we are still establishing what exactly went on, but it was a large drop that passengers felt as a direct result of hitting turbulence for the pallets reacting. they did divert to bangkok, the plane was cruising when the planes sharply dropped which people felt. scary situation. it is incredibly tragic that somebody has died, the pilot has clearly managed to control the plane and diverged to bangkok. it has long the plane safely, but i don�*t want to say safely, but i don�*t want to say safely since people were injured. but he has managed to keep control and people were able to make it to bangkok after the diversion. it is sad that a 73—year—old british man

has died following this incident, it is likely he had a heart attack. here are some images of people inside the plane as they were being taken off. the latest video, still pictures and accounts website. the uk government has — in the past few hours — set out details of the infected blood compensation scheme. the cabinet office ministerjohn glen said those directly or indirectly affected

would receive compensation. 30,000 people were infected with hepatitis and hiv while receiving nhs treatment between the 1970s and 1990s — and 3,000 have since died. yesterday, a public inquiry said victims were repeatedly failed, with evidence of a cover—up. here�*s our health correspondent dominic hughes. very good of you to join us. i know you had a big day yesterday. thank you for having us. it has been a significant 2a hours for those lives who have been touched by the infected blood scandal. the publication of sir brian langstaff�*s report was surrounded by high emotion. now the focus moves to what real action the government will take, particularly the compensation deal and what it signifies for those like jade, whose dad paul was one of those infected. i think for me it symbolises the acknowledgement and recognition, of course, and the justice, and also the opportunities lost, that everyone has lost throughout their lives, the infected and the affected, and it also represents the lives that were lost, first and foremost, and the wrongs that were done.

as a sibling who has lost a sibling, there are parts of my life - i will never have that _ i was expecting to have in terms of being able to recall those memories of childhood that| only your sibling can do. and i don't think money can replace that. - but it certainly helps to feel that it's recognised - as an impact to all the people that were affected. _ there have been some limited financial for support schemes for those caught up in the infected blood scandal. so far, 4,000 survivors and bereaved relatives have already been paid an interim amount of £100,000. but a final compensation scheme for all those affected, including family members, has not yet been agreed. it is thought the final cost could total £10 billion, maybe more. it�*s notjust the harm caused by the infections that requires compensation,

it�*s also the wrongs suffered by those affected, that must also be compensated for. so when a person with an eligible infection has been accepted onto the scheme, their affected loved ones will be able to apply for compensation in their own right. for those like robert, infected in the 1970s, there is an urgency to compensation. as an affected person, your life is continuing. but when you are dying, you feel slightly differently about what compensation means. a lump sum payment, a monthly payment to somebody who, ridiculously, is going to die in four months' time, what do i care about next year's payments? i want a lump sum now and i want to be able to go and have a good time. compensation is very different for an infected person. lizzie lost her mum. she was told she had hepatitis c, there was no support. _ it had a huge impact, both financial and emotional.

so many people were infected i and affected, and their lives have been turned upside down through no fault of their own. _ people have lost houses, i people have lost marriages. i lost myjob at the time i because i was so distraught at the death of my mum. i had to borrow money to pay for her funeral flowers. - but it's notjust about me - personally, it's about all of us. we have all suffered. for the infected and the affected, these days are the culmination of years of campaigning. but they are determined to hold the government to account. dominic hughes, bbc news. let�*s speak to des collins, a senior partner of collins solicitors, which represents 1,500 victims and theirfamilies

my my immediate reaction, and i have had a couple of hours to reach a lot of paperwork is that i�*m more confused than i was before the announcement was made. this announcement was made. this announcement and paperwork. reduced today as a result of a three processor. they were asked how a possible station scheme for the purpose of that so that we would know how it was going, but the government did not put it on a shelf. so by staff about this inquiry process, he looked at this francis report he rubber—stamped it. this time last year, he produced an

interim report, and he pretty much adopted the robert francis report. his stance was that this report should be working compensation scheme last year, that didn�*t happen last year it happened by chris for the springtime. what we have today is a lot of paperwork doing not much more than the staff and france�*s proposals. a little bit of detail, but unfortunately it only serves to confuse further. because whoever has

click civil servant has had it, didn�*t understand what was happening. is it clear to you as a lawyer or the families when they will receive a payment to? it is the families when they will receive a payment to?— a payment to? it is not clear from an of a payment to? it is not clear from any of the — a payment to? it is not clear from any of the paperwork _ a payment to? it is not clear from any of the paperwork on - a payment to? it is not clear from any of the paperwork on when - a payment to? it is not clear from | any of the paperwork on when they will receive the payment and how it will receive the payment and how it will be calculated. those are the two issues they wanted resolution and we don�*t have it this afternoon. let me ask you about accountability because we have heard some people call for criminal prosecutions. do you think after all of these years, thatis you think after all of these years, that is still a possibility? how do you see there being real accountability? i you see there being real accountability?- you see there being real accountability? i think real accountability, _ accountability? i think real accountability, in - accountability? i think real accountability, in the - accountability? i think real| accountability, in the sense accountability? i think real- accountability, in the sense which the victims regard it, will only come to pass if there are prosecutions. there may or may not

be prosecutions but that is really all that would satisfy the majority of people for whom we act. it is certainly not out of the question that there will be prosecutions. there has been no indication so far, save for one minor indication in the brian langstaff interim report where he said that wrongs were done on an individual, collective and systemic basis. it is the use of the word systemic which point in the direction of corporate manslaughter. but whether it will happen, i don�*t know. there is certainly room for it here. 3 know. there is certainly room for it here. ,, ., , ., ., ., here. 5 collins, we have to leave it here. 5 collins, we have to leave it here on a — here. 5 collins, we have to leave it here on a busy _ here. 5 collins, we have to leave it here on a busy afternoon _ here. 5 collins, we have to leave it here on a busy afternoon but - here. 5 collins, we have to leave itj here on a busy afternoon but thank you for giving us your time and talking to us.— you for giving us your time and talking to us._ still. you for giving us your time and l talking to us._ still to talking to us. thank you. still to come, former— talking to us. thank you. still to come, former us _ talking to us. thank you. still to come, former us president - talking to us. thank you. still to i come, former us president donald trump is back in court in his hush money trial. let me tell you in the last few seconds, the defence has rested the case in that trial without calling donald trump as a

witness. we will be live in the courthouse in the next few minutes. also on the programme, iran�*s stages the first funeral procession for their late resident ebrahim raisi who died in a helicopter crash on sunday. —— the late president. all on that —— more on that in a moment or two. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

a you are live with bbc news. breaking news, let me tell you from the new york donald trump hush money trial, the newsjust in in the the new york donald trump hush money trial, the news just in in the last minute also that donald trump�*s defence has rested in the case, in the hush money criminal trial, without calling donald trump as a witness. many people thought he would never actually take the stand but it was always a possibility, he had set at different stages perhaps he would. but the defence has

rested. let�*s go straight to new york and the courthouse. nada tawfik is in new york. it looks as though we have heard all we are going to from the witnesses in this case. we are going to from the witnesses in this case-— in this case. that is absolutely ri . ht, in this case. that is absolutely right, matthew. _ in this case. that is absolutely right, matthew. the _ in this case. that is absolutely right, matthew. the defence l in this case. that is absolutely - right, matthew. the defence called just two witnesses, of course, the burden of proof is on the prosecution to prove their case but nevertheless, the question that hung over this entire historic trial was whether the former president donald trump, who is running for a return to the white house, would take the risk and take the stand to testify in his own defence, to testify and give the jury in his own defence, to testify and give thejury insight in his own defence, to testify and give the jury insight about his intent during this entire alleged scheme and cover—up that prosecutors have spent weeks outlining to the jury. nevertheless, there were signals that despite public comments

that donald trump would testify, that donald trump would testify, that he was not going to. his legal team often told the judge that they were still debating that. so now we know for sure that donald trump will not be taking the stand in his defence. and so this case rattles right to its end. the prosecutors have rested after calling 20 witnesses, presenting over 200 pieces of evidence and exhibits over several weeks, and the defence called two witnesses, and one of them created perhaps one of the most dramatic moments in court yesterday, when he was reprimanded by the judge, who gave him a harsh dressing down, even emptying the entire courtroom of reporters as well, accusing the witness, robert costello, of staring him down and not following proper court decorum. but the judge has not following proper court decorum. but thejudge has now not following proper court decorum. but the judge has now told the jury that they will return next tuesday after the long holiday weekend here

in the united states, to hear the closing arguments by both sides. he gave them the standard instructions to keep an open mind about the case and not to research it or talk about it with anyone. he said those instructions had greater significance now, more than ever. so a long holiday weekend. in the meantime, both sides are going to be debating how they want the judge to issue instructions to the jury. they will be debating that with the judge until closing statements next week. and as we get to the culmination of this historic case, i suppose for both sides, it will be about trying to work out where the jury is going to work out where the jury is going to land and the narrative that surrounds that absolutely crucial decision. ~ , ,., , surrounds that absolutely crucial decision. ~ , , . surrounds that absolutely crucial decision. ~ , ., ,, , decision. absolutely, and keep in mind, they _ decision. absolutely, and keep in mind. they are — decision. absolutely, and keep in mind, they are now _ decision. absolutely, and keep in mind, they are now going - decision. absolutely, and keep in mind, they are now going to - decision. absolutely, and keep inj mind, they are now going to have decision. absolutely, and keep in l mind, they are now going to have a long weekend to fine tune their closing arguments. prosecutors have

had the benefit of having a narrative laid out. it is ultimately their case. they have presented a kind of concise narrative, very easy to follow, a chain of events that they say led to allegations that donald trump full�*s via these business records to disguise the true nature of the hush money payment to stormy daniels. —— falsified these business records. what the defence led by cross examining every witness and presenting their own case was to serve as much doubt as possible but we saw that cross examinations off and went on far longer than even legal analysts thought they should have. we really saw the defence and throwing everything at the will to see what stuck. —— everything at the wall. while i and others covering this trial will be interested to see how the defence wraps up all of those points in their closing argument. they need to give a compelling end pitch to the jury and the jury have heard a lot of doubt

sowed in different directions. it will be interesting to see how the defence wraps that up because it will be crucial for them before the jury will be crucial for them before the jury is handed this case to decide donald trump�*s fete. jury is handed this case to decide donald trump's fete.— jury is handed this case to decide donald trump's fete. thank you for “oininr us. to iran now — where funeral ceremonies for the president, ebrahim raisi, have been taking place. these are the pictures from tabriz in the north—west of iran — close to where the president�*s helicopter crashed on sunday. this is the start of three days of events — which also sees official ceremonies in the holy city of qom and the capital tehran. iran�*s supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, will preside over the main ceremony. mr raisi was flying back from a trip to iran�*s neighbour, azerbaijan, when the crash happened. iran�*s foreign minister was also killed. let�*s go to the live pictures

because since those pictures from tabriz, they have moved to qom, as i was mentioning in the introduction. we havejust was mentioning in the introduction. we have just lost those pictures from the holy city, apologies for that. as i say, we have three days of those funeral services and ceremonies and of course on social media, we have seen pictures of people celebrating their deaths. more of today�*s headlines on the programme in a moment. hello. we still have some low cloud, mist and murk across the north sea coastline and some of that will linger for much of the day. but generally speaking today, it is going to be cloudier and cooler than yesterday with scattered showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. we will see some more rain as we go through the course of wednesday and thursday. in fact, if we take this rainfall accumulation chart right the way through until friday, look at the dark blues and greens, up to 70 millimetres of

rainfall and around lothian, we are looking at even more than that potentially. it could lead to some issues. we have got low cloud, mist and murk clinging to some parts of the north sea coastline. it is very extensive. we have got showers in scotland and northern ireland, wales and the south—west and some heavier rain coming in towards the south—east. any of that combination could prove to be thundery. a lot of cloud developing through the day, with one or two breaks. we could catch a shower in northern england and also parts of northern and eastern scotland but once again it is north—west scotland where we are going to see more sunshine and highs of up to 22, possibly 23. through this evening and overnight, the rain in the south—east pushes northwards. again, some will be heavy and thundery. to the north and south of it, cloudy with a few showers and our overnight lows, nine to about 13 degrees. we pick up that band of rain tomorrow. it is wrapped around this area of low pressure. this is the direction we expect the low pressure to take but there is still

a level of uncertainty about it. the track and the timing of the rain could change. but this is what we think, that it is going to be pretty wet across northern england, wales and in through southern and central and in through southern and central and then northern scotland. 0ne and in through southern and central and then northern scotland. one or two showers getting into northern ireland. dry as we push further south with one or two showers. it is a breezy day than today and it will be cooler with highs of 14—19. depending on what happens on wednesday, that will impact thursday but it looks like the northern half of the country is going to be wet but northern ireland, wales and southern england is looking at a bit more clout and you could catch a shower. it is going to be windier and cooler. temperatures, 11—17. as we head into the weekend, low pressure is close to the north. for scotland and northern ireland at times it will be cloudy and wet, further south, dryer, times it will be cloudy and wet, furthersouth, dryer, but bank holiday monday is looking very good at the moment.

live from london. this is bbc news. a 73—year—old man dies — and seven passengers are critically injured on a singapore airlines flight from london to singapore. the plane was diverted to bangkok after hitting severe turbulence.

the uk government outlines what it describes as a comprehensive plan to compensate those affected by the infected blood scandal. a lump sum payment to somebody who is going to die in six months�* time, what do i care about a payment next year? what do i care about a payment next ear? �* ., ., ., �* , year? and we hear from a british rower who _ year? and we hear from a british rower who says _ year? and we hear from a british rower who says that _ year? and we hear from a british rower who says that a _ year? and we hear from a british rower who says that a long - year? and we hear from a british rower who says that a long covid| rower who says that a long covid treatment is exploiting people. all of those stories coming up but now we have the sports headlines with betty glover. hello from the bbc sport centre. just 2a days to go until the european championships get underway in germany. and today, england manager gareth southgate has named his 33—man training squad — which will have to get whittled down to 26 by the 7thjune. the big headline is that it doesn�*t include experienced players likejordan henderson, raheem sterling and marcus rashford — with the manchester

united striker struggling for form this season, scoring just seven goals in 33