hello, i'm ben brown. you're watching the context on bbc news. coming up in the next few minutes we'll be discussing the news that the british government has confirmed victims of the infected blood scandal will start receiving compensation payments by the end of the year. more on that shortly, but first time for sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. hello from the bbc sport centre. after the european championship and the olympic games, it's time to focus back on the top—tier football again in england — with the new premier league season kicking off this evening. and we are under way. the first game is taking place at old trafford right now —

manchester united taking on fulham. all manchester united taking on fulham. this and not far. all this and not much to report so far. fairly quiet and that matchup. —— no goals. around 30 minutes gone there. this the first match of the weekend, with plenty more to come on saturday and sunday. in france, ligue unis back underway tonight too — with the champions paris saint germain in action. they're up against le harve. 0—1 psg — kang in—lee with the goal. two fixtures in spain's la liga tonight too — celta viga are very new early leaders — after beating deportivo alaves — coming from behind to win 2—1. las palmas are taking on sevilla right now — that's just kicked off. barcelona kick off their la liga campaign on saturday night — they're away at valencia. barcelona came second last season — but finished 10 points behind champions real madrid. new barcelona head coach hansi flick — believes it'll be a much tighter title race this time around.

i know it is not easy but i totally trust and believe in the club that the moment really, i am happy with this but the team shows and all the injured players we have of their coming back and i believe you have a really strong team. action tonight too in germany — with teams playing in the first round of the german cup. including 20—time champions bayern munich. they're up against the second division side ulm. they lead 2—0 — thomas muller with both goals. earlier, there were wins for hoffenheim, mainz and st pauli. to tennis and britain's cameron norrie has withdrawn from the us open — which starts a week on monday. norrie is still suffering with the forearm injury which also prevented him playing in the olympics. with andy murray's retirement, jack draper and dan evans

are currently the only british men in the main draw in new york. well draper is currently competing in cincinatti and will have eyes on one match in particular on friday. he'll face canada's felix auger aliassime in the last 16 — after he eased past casper ruud. auger alisassime winning 6—3, 6—1 injust over an hour to book his place in round three. no problems in the women's draw for world number one iga swiatek. she eased past ukraine's marta kostyuk — winning in straight sets in a0 minutes, dropping just four games. romanian gymnast ana maria barbosu has received the bronze medal she won at the olympics after an inquiry into the result of her event. the 18—year—old initially finished third in the floor exercise final in paris, only for team usa to successfully appeal the score awarded tojordan chiles. the american�*s score was upgraded, putting her ahead of barbosu. however, the court of arbitration for sport later ruled that the us

appeal came outside the permitted one—minute window — reinstating barbosu to third. the usa women's national team have reclaimed top spot in the new fifa rankings after winning gold at the paris olympics. it's been 12 months since they were last at number one. but their win over brazil in the olympic final takes them up four spots, displacing spain at the top of the rankings. the world champions are now third with england up to second. japan's hideki matsuyama and american denny mccarthy are the two men to catch as the halfway mark of golf�*s fedex championship approaches — holding the clubhouse lead on 11 under par. a tie too at the top of the women's scottish open leaderboard. another american megan khang and australia's minjee lee lead the way on eight under par — two shots clear of the rest of the field. still goalless in the first premier league game of the season, will keep you up—to—date on that one as it goes on.

the government has announced it will push ahead with compensation payments to victims of the infected blood scandal. the previous government had announced the scheme in may after the publication of the public inquiry report. between 1970 and 1991, more than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis cfrom contaminated blood products and transfusions. more than 3000 of them have since died — many of them haemophiliacs given infected products as part of their treatment. the size of the payouts will depend on individual circumstances but could be more than 2 million pounds. our health editor hugh pym explains. victims who campaigned for decades and others who did not survive. a public inquiry found that been

consistently failed by those in authority and today, ministers have firmed up details of the scheme announced by the previous government and it is been widely welcomed. what is decent compensation? it is difficult to say. some like gary aren't happy. he was infected with hiv and hepatitis c during his treatment for haemophilia. he didn't know he was part of a medical trial, in his own words, a guinea pig. because of that, he qualifies for an extra amount on top of his compensation. but, at £15,000, he thinks it is an insult. because of the cohort of boys there, they had an ideal opportunity to research and experiment on us,

which they did for many, many years. and we think that is worth more than £15,000. there are different levels of compensation depending on the severity of the infections. joe is angry that the maximum award for those like her who contracted hepatitis c is half that potentially available to victims of hiv. she was infected during a blood transfusion after giving birth. we were all given the same blood, we were all given bad blood, bad blood products. we are all terrified. hiv, hepatitis c, treat us the same, level it out. bring us up, bring us up. why are we being treated so differently? i put some of these concerns to the minister heading the government response on compensation. the hepatitis c community feel that the potential maximum payments for them are a lot less then four hiv. they are just wondering why. i would say first of all, we are trying to be fair across the different groups, whether it is infected or indeed the affected, and that is the objective of the government. secondly, i would say that we are basing those tariffs on clinical expert advice.

the minister wants to get the scheme running as quickly as possible, so the infected start getting payments by the end of this year, and sometime next year for those affected because of the loss of loved ones. some campaigners, meanwhile, will continue to question details and press for improvements. joining me now is the co—chair of the blood inquiry report — professor katherina hauck. first of all, i know you are charged with looking after the overall damage of this whole scandal did not just of the individuals concerned but to the country's health system and the whole of the united kingdom. in a nutshell, what did you say about that?—

in a nutshell, what did you say about that? , ., _, , , ., , in a nutshell, what did you say about that? , ., _, ,, ., , ., about that? these are commissions of one art to about that? these are commissions of one part to the — about that? these are commissions of one part to the policy _ about that? these are commissions of one part to the policy published - about that? these are commissions of one part to the policy published in - one part to the policy published in may this year on the economic and health damages that arose from a terrible disaster in the 1980s and a modelling study in what was kind of our brief and so if you aggregate the damage to the nhs in terms of health and social care costs but also the patient�*s, there was between 900,000,001.6 billion. this is over 51 years of treatments of patients from very severe illness

and we also calculated more widely financial and economic impacts for those infected and also their families in terms of loss of work, productivity, earnings and that this amounted to 900,000,002.6 billion in damages over the 51 years in the last thing we looked at lives lost these are lying between the aggregate of 70000 and 200,000 healthy live years that were lost and covid—19 crossed in the netherlands, 60,000 and so, quite significant damage. huge netherlands, 60,000 and so, quite significant damage.— netherlands, 60,000 and so, quite significant damage. huge damage by all of this, in — significant damage. huge damage by all of this, in terms _ significant damage. huge damage by all of this, in terms of— all of this, in terms of compensation, what are your thoughts

because we were just hearing in that report, some of those who are in line for compensation arson, why should we get only have if we are hepatitis c suffer, half of when hiv suffer is going to get. the compensation levels and payments are different for different individuals and is that right? is one of the interviewees saying, treatise of the same, level it up so everybody gets the highest payment. i same, level it up so everybody gets the highest payment.— the highest payment. i was not a art of the highest payment. i was not a part of the _ the highest payment. i was not a part of the compensation - the highest payment. i was not a . part of the compensation framework study and francis was tasked with and who worked out these payments. i think it is important in the spokesperson for the government says, is imported to compensate for the harm that was done but also for the harm that was done but also for the wrong that was done to people and i think it is a shame that it is

taken so long whereas many other countries, these inquiries and compensations schemes, there is set “p compensations schemes, there is set up in the 1990s. in why it took so long in the uk, that is really regrettable because many of the affected individuals are not around any more. affected individuals are not around an more. ., ~' affected individuals are not around an more. ., ~ y affected individuals are not around an more. ., , . two men have been given lengthy sentences for their roles in what a judge called " 12 hours of racist, hate—fuelled mob violence" during riots in hull earlier this month. 48—year—old david wilkinson was jailed for six years and 25 —year—old john honey sentenced for four years and eight months we have this footage ofjohn honey during the riots. here he is.

you can see him kicking out a vehicle in what the court said was a racially motivated attack against three european men inside. he also was pictured looting, from a greggs and from a lush cosmetics store, he started handing out items to other looters. hull crown court heard claims that after he was arrested honey had asked a prison probation officer if he "wanted his autograph" because he was "famous" and "all over social media". about 460 people have been arrested so far in connection with the disorder in parts of the uk, and at least 99 sentences handed down. stuart nolan is chair of criminaljustice committee at the law society some very tough sentences and some

very speedy justice and some very tough sentences and some very speedyjustice and how does that compare with the riot in 2011 which is when the prime minister sir keir starmer was director of public? it compares in the sense that there are serious disruption but the swiftness in which the judiciary legal system is dealing with matters now is perhaps the distinction to the 2011. they did have this but there's a little bit more heft behind it now and they've got to experience some 2011 leading the been able to make adjustments to make sure that justice been able to make adjustments to make sure thatjustice is meted out swiftly and appropriately. it has been very swift. we swiftly and appropriately. it has been very swift.— swiftly and appropriately. it has been ve swift. ~ . , ., been very swift. we have seen tough sentences and _ been very swift. we have seen tough sentences and i _ been very swift. we have seen tough sentences and i think _ been very swift. we have seen tough sentences and i think the _ been very swift. we have seen tough sentences and i think the maximum | been very swift. we have seen tough i sentences and i think the maximum we had so far was six years, actually but we have also heard that there was a rape victim yesterday who was

awaiting a trial against the man she says raped her and has been waiting months and months and months and why is it these writers can be put on trial within a matter of days and she has to wait so long? —— rioters. thejudicial she has to wait so long? —— rioters. the judicial system she has to wait so long? —— rioters. thejudicial system is she has to wait so long? —— rioters. the judicial system is always trying to make sure that it does things and prioritises as you can be aware of, the backlogs because of the strike, the backlogs because of the strike, the covid—19 situation that put matters back and there are some serious matters in the system that have been delayed and often the evidence in those matters, some in denying the matter and going for a trial, they can take time to arrange and in the situations that we are dealing with now, with the mob violence and the rioting in this order, people are admitting guilt very swiftly once they have admitted

that, there is a requirement of witnesses and they can be moved swiftly to the court systems but it's hard to say and there's a very serious assault and violence have been delayed and no doubt, the justice system, the simple answer is that the justice system sees with the public requires in the first thing they need to do is make sure the public is protected in one of the public is protected in one of the things they do is swiftjustice to deter people from further violence and that is what they have done. ~ ., ,., u, violence and that is what they have done. ~ . _, u, ., done. when labour came into government. _ done. when labour came into government, they _ done. when labour came into government, they said - done. when labour came into government, they said the i done. when labour came into - government, they said the prisons were essentially full and there's no more room for any more prisoners yet here we are with hundreds and hundreds of people being sentenced to prison. the hundreds of people being sentenced to rison. . ., , . to prison. the criminal 'ustice s stem to prison. the criminal 'ustice system has i to prison. the criminal 'ustice system has been h to prison. the criminaljustice system has been under - to prison. the criminaljustice system has been under an - to prison. the criminaljustice i system has been under an awful to prison. the criminaljustice - system has been under an awful lot of pressure for many decades in the prison population is probably the highest it's been in 20 or 30 years. people are coming in and not enough people coming out and sometimes they

have to move people around in order to make some space. i have not yet heard of a situation where someone given a sentence by a judge or magistrate where they've not been able to been taken to prison but takes some thought about that and prison institutions to make sure the spaces available. it is precious time on that but the situation for some it hasn't gotten the bed is put to jail. some it hasn't gotten the bed is put to 'ail. ' . ., to jail. the deterrent effect of the sentences and _ to jail. the deterrent effect of the sentences and quick _ to jail. the deterrent effect of the sentences and quickjustice - to jail. the deterrent effect of the | sentences and quickjustice seems to have been affected and that it has for the moment stopped the violence and unrest that we saw.— and unrest that we saw. absolutely. and i think and unrest that we saw. absolutely. and i think also — and unrest that we saw. absolutely. and i think also there's _ and unrest that we saw. absolutely. and i think also there's been - and unrest that we saw. absolutely. and i think also there's been some l and i think also there's been some very good policing invasivejustice of the court and there's organisations and population of the uk as it were encounter demonstrations are significant

numbers have also been torn in my opinion in brookings swiftly and hoping they will not be a repeat of this. ., ~ hoping they will not be a repeat of this. . ~ , ., hoping they will not be a repeat of this. . ~ i. ., , , around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

it's known as "snowball earth" — the longest and deepest ice age in our planet's history. exactly how it came about has long been a mystery — but a small group of scottish islands may have just given scientists the key to understanding it. the garvellach islands, in the inner hebrides in the west of scotland, offer the best geological record of the earth's transition into an ice age 720—million years ago. the findings could open the door to a better understanding of why it happened — and how it laid the groundwork for animal life to evolve here.

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has more. these tiny islands in the inner hebrides of scotland hold the key to how the first animal life emerged on earth hundreds of millions of years ago. each layer of this rock face in the garvellach captures a snapshot of the planet's distant past. scientists have now dated fragments of the rock and shown them to be from the only place in the world to have a detailed record of how our planet plunged into the most severe and prolonged ice age in our history. these tiny grains prove beyond any doubt that the garvellachs are the best and most complete record of a critical period in our history called snowball earth, when for 80 million years, pretty much the entire planet was covered with ice.

if we wind back the calendar hundreds of millions of years, we see that scotland was in a completely different place, because the continents have moved over time. it was south of the earth's equator and had a tropical climate until it and the rest of the planet became engulfed in ice. but then something remarkable happened. after the melting of the snowball, we suddenly start to get bona fide modern—looking animals. it seems counterintuitive that such a big freeze that could have prevented life was actually the spur to generate this explosion of life. after the snow ball melted, of course, everything that had adapted to that and diversified in those in those specialist niches would have had to then compete with each other in some kind of arms race. geologists have been studying the rocks on the garvellachs for decades — first on foot, using the only building on the island as a base and, more recently, using drones to create detailed computer—enhanced images of the rock layers.

if the results are confirmed, these islands could be awarded a golden spike. that's an actual spike hammered in to celebrate the location of a planet changing geological moment. scotland can get the golden spike. the chance is very high, based on the garvellach formation presented, a great example, excellent example of the potential candidates of the golden spike. the researchers will find out next year whether they and scotland have won the golden spike. pallab ghosh, bbc news. let's speak to graham shields, a professor of geology at university college london who conducted this research. i'm glad to see canjoin us live and first of all, has scotland, that

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was a massive sea level rise in huge global warming and everything that adapted to those conditions was now spread all around the worlds oceans and competing with each other and somehow that lead that evolutionary bottleneck which led to a life that subsequently followed and that include our own animal ancestors. are you surprised by these findings are where they in line with what you are where they in line with what you are expecting? that are where they in line with what you are meeting?— are expecting? that they were in line with what _ are expecting? that they were in line with what i _ are expecting? that they were in line with what i was _ are expecting? that they were in line with what i was in _ are expecting? that they were in line with what i was in this - are expecting? that they were in line with what i was in this i - are expecting? that they were in line with what i was in this i do i line with what i was in this i do make expecting but there's been a lot of controversy surrounding the succession and finally we can put those to rest we can start the focus on the geological rocks, those rock bodies as the best locality for the transition into this worldwide. really good to talk to you and thank you for explaining it so clearly and well done on your research. on university college london, do stay with us and plenty more to come here

on bbc news. hello there. it felt warm in the sunshine earlier today. and over the weekend, there will be some more sunshine at times. very quiet weather over the weekend. not too much changing from one day to the next. many places will remain dry. this was the picture earlier today. that weather front has moved to the south of us. we are seeing more cloud coming into northern parts of scotland and that is where we see the showers. but there was not too much cloud in the midlands today, lovely and warm in the sunshine. last night, we saw some big differences in the weather. 18 celsius in kent, three celsius last night in aberdeenshire, but things will be different overnight tonight.

we have stronger winds, they will tend to ease. showers becoming fewer, and many places becoming dry overnight. to the south we have the clearer skies and lighter winds. temperatures as low as seven celsius in southern england and the midlands, not as cold as last night in the north—east of scotland. starting off on a sunny note for much of the country tomorrow. there will be some cloud build—up, some showers threatening the north—west of england and northern ireland and western scotland, but many places will have a dry day. we will see more sunshine across the south—east of england and east anglia. this is where we will have the highest temperatures similar to today. should be a bit warmer in the sunshine in north—east scotland. this high over the azores, the pressure toward scandinavia leaving us with a run of westerly winds, which may pick up a little bit as we head into sunday, particularly in the south, where we should see a lot of sunshine on sunday, most of the build—up of cloud is further north larouci the bulk of showers coming into western scotland. for the most part it will be dry. temperatures for most of us not changing much. there could be a little bit cooler

in scotland and northern ireland. sunshine is on the way for the start of next week. pressure is going to be dropping here in the atlantic and cloud and rain will be moving in, but it will start off dry and sunny, in the west we will feel the wind is picking up, the southwest and over the irish sea. cloud thickening and resting areas to bring some wet weather particularly into northern ireland and western scotland but ahead of that for the midlands and eastern england it should stay dry and there will be some sunshine, and it will feel warm, with temperatures in the mid 20s.

hello, i'm ben brown. you're watching the context on bbc news. we are closer than we've ever been. i don't want to jinx anything, but as my grandfather would say, with the grace of god, the goodwill of the neighbours and a lot of luck, we may have something. it's quite clearly going to take a little bit more time. secondly, we are hearing from people like the us, like joe biden, a real note of positivity and optimism. israel needs to come out and publicly accept the framework for this agreement that was announced on the 31st of may by biden.

plenty of optimism.