this is bbc news at a:00. the headlines: the prime minister orders an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and ‘80s — which left nearly 2500 people dead. a major review into working practices recommends better protection for gig—economy workers — and an end to cash—in—hand jobs. a fourth british man has been killed fighting against is in syria. according to kurdish forces. 13 bikers who brought leeds city centre to a standstill on a halloween ride—out are sentenced. also coming up — can konta conquer? it is the biggest day in the british women's tennis in a generation. johanna konta aims to become britain's first female wimbledon semi—finalist since 1978 when she steps out onto centre court shortly. and there's uncertainty over the future of the british grand prix as silverstone triggers a break clause to stop hosting the race in two years‘ time.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has ordered a uk wide inquiry into the use of contaminated blood products in the nhs in the 1970s and 80s. 2,400 people have died as a result of what the health secretary, jeremy hunt, described as an ‘appalling injustice'. many of those were haemophiliacs who contracted hepatitis c and aids—related illnesses. the health secretary will meet families of the victims before deciding on the style of the inquiry. jane frances kelly reports. for decades, the families of those

affected by this scandal have fought forjustice. during affected by this scandal have fought for justice. during the affected by this scandal have fought forjustice. during the 1970s and 19805, forjustice. during the 1970s and 1980s, haemophiliacs and others were infected with hepatitis c and hiv from imported blood products. now, after pressure from mps and political parties, the government has announced an enquiry uk wide in its remit. lots of different people have recognised the tragedy basis. the huge number of people affected by this. that has built up some momentum to the point where this is absolutely the right thing to do and there is nothing else that can get there is nothing else that can get the answers about by this happen. the families of those who died with their loved ones were not told about their loved ones were not told about the risks and there was a cover—up. a clotting agent called factor eight made with donated blood, with donors such as prison inmates in the united

states who sold their blood. in light of the concerns and reports of new evidence and allegations of potential criminality, we think it is important to understand the extent of what is claimed and the wider issues that have aroused. the families will be consulted about what form the enquiry will take. the prime minister has confirmed it could be a public, hillsborough style enquiry. a series, systemic failure. we need the strongest possible enquiry that can possibly lead to prosecutions as a result but above all get to the bottom of it. a broad, public inquisitive enquiry. that the nhs has released thousands of documents. those fighting for victims say this is a significant development. something has triggered this. after all these years of

refusing to have an enquiry, i went to the health ombudsman with an individual case from my constituency ofa individual case from my constituency of a person who had hiv. the health ombudsman would not work at clear evidence of bad administration. the families affected hope that this new enquiry will bring greater transparency and reveal the true extent of what the government has described as an impala and injustice. —— appalling injustice. the author of a government review into working practices says he'd like to see an end to the cash—in—hand economy. matthew taylor, who's a former adviser to tony blair, said cash jobs such as window cleaning and decorating are worth up to £6 billion a year, much of it untaxed. his report recommends that people in the so—called gig economy should have better protections, and that their employers should pay national insurance contributions — but doesn't say zero hours contracts should be banned. more details from our economics correspondent andy verity. tackling exploitation at work,

clarifying the law, and removing distortions in the labour market created by the tax system — those are the ambitious goals of the review of the world of work ordered by the government. its author, matthew taylor, says the economy has created a record quantity ofjobs. too often, they are not good jobs. the bad work — insecure, exploitative, controlling — is bad for health and well—being, something that generates costs for vulnerable individuals but also for wider society. as the world of work changes, our practices and laws must properly reflect and accommodate those changes, because good work is in the interests of good business. these licensed cabs really are self—employed, they own their cars and get their work from anyone that books them. what would change that is if they were controlled and supervised, dependent on just one company. the report says, in that case, that company should pay them benefits, like sick pay and holiday pay, and pay national insurance,

as if they were employees. the report says unequal tax treatment creates distortions. the government loses out on £5.1 billion a year from the lower rates of national insurance paid on self—employed labour. by 2020, it will lose another 3.5 billion a year because people form their own companies to avoid tax. so it calls for companies using self—employed labour, who currently pay no national insurance, to pay more. the government should look at new rights for the self—employed, like parental leave. some work isn't taxed at all — cash in hand, which deprives the government and other taxpayers of £6 billion a year. some cleaners, decorators, or gardeners are paid cash in hand. the others that aren't evading tax are at a disadvantage, it's harder to compete on price. by moving to electronic payments, mr taylor says, you can tackle that. there is a huge black market economy, where there are lots of crash transactions.

workers willjust be going into people's homes on recommendation, but also we are up against the new gig economy, which is digital platforms that link customers to consumers. and also agencies, which i call grey market, because they often subcontract an unregulated workforce. both the black market and grey gig economy can keep their costs down, because they don't have all of these additional employment costs. the report says if workers like couriers are paid by the task, the company has to prove they can comfortably make a fifth more than the minimum wage on average. maggie dewhurst successfully took the courier firm who pays her to court. she's disappointed in the report. we have been fighting for two years, or a bit over two years now, to get to a point where we can accessjustice and can make things better for a whole new generation of people. and it seems like they're just rubber—stamping a lot of the awful

operations that already exist. the report has drawn a disappointed response from workplace unions, who say it's not the game changer they hoped for to end insecurity at work. less disappointed will be the treasury, which if recommendations are adopted, stands to receive billions more in tax, so there is less of a need to cut spending. let's speak to labour's shadow business secretary, rebecca long—bailey who's in our westminster studio. where do you stand on this report? is it the basis of reform, a missed opportunity? the report itself, we are still doing a deep dive into the details. much of the sentiment is welcome but it's lacked details in many areas and hasn't brought the sweeping changes to the gig economy most of us would have hoped for.

certain elements leave much open to interpretation by the government so we will see how the government plan to make the intentions of more certain. umbrella companies, principles, the report calls for more transparency but does not call for more action for an outright ban. people working flexible hours on a short—term or freelance contracts without the rights of permanent employees. when you say the report lacks details in certain areas, which areas? in terms of the gig economy, we already know that a lot of workers are being exploited. recently it was highlighted some of the exploitative practices that need to be stamped out. we wanted more robust action. the principal of independent contractor was put

forward. the terms of who the independent contractor will be is up to the governments. and also zero hours contracts. we appreciated the comments that matthew taylor made about two way flexibility. we agree that flexible working arrangements... if there is two way flexibility if both have flexibility to determine their terms going forward. there are a lot of cases especially in low paid work where it is very one sided and the employer holds the powers, makes the terms and conditions and does not give flexibility at all to the worker involved. in those situations, we wa nt to involved. in those situations, we want to see a clear interpretation of definition of workers' rights. if the worker acts like an employee they should get infections. uber

have responded to the report saying, it's will welcome greater clarity in types of employment status. what do you make of that? the practices as i said this morning, that were outlined in the recent court case against uber, were exploitative. it was clear in the judgment made those people working that were not sell the bike. they should have been treated as employees and should have been given the security. i would call on uber to act on the principles laid out on the judgment. they have the capacity and the time. i would call on the government to provide greater clarity backing up thejudgment. they provide greater clarity backing up the judgment. they do provide greater clarity backing up thejudgment. they do not provide greater clarity backing up the judgment. they do not want as a result of the review as the dependent contract of principle used to undermine... the context of the report does not place as much of an

imperative on the employer ‘s? report does not place as much of an imperative on the employer 's? in terms of the gig economy, a lot more detail is required. we would like to have seemed more detail on zero hour contract. those involved in the report struggle to get data in relation to get workers in terms of the extent and how prolific this is in workplaces across the country. we put forward robust plans in our ma nifesto. put forward robust plans in our manifesto. calls from business and trade unions to develop a clear pathway so businesses and workers new, it was clear where the obligations laid on both sides. —— be 2500 given infected blood products

in the 1970s and 80s, our top story. you are pleased today, but frustrated before today? it is a day that has taken far too long in coming. there is no party politics. all political parties have let down those who have suffered as a result of contaminated blood. at least this day has come and what we now need is an enquiry the act does not look at just the original negligence which they clearly was, but also the cover—up that followed. we need to work across political lines to get this right in the same way that political parties came together over hillsborough to give truth and justice. the victims of contaminated blood need the same cooperation that

they have waited so long for. the parameter says this is an appalling tragedy that should never have happened. as pallister, i am determined to stand up for victims, confront injustice and unfairness in oui’ confront injustice and unfairness in our society. we will work with victims and their families to see what kind of form they should take and their voices are heard and they get the justice they have been waiting decades for. is that what you were hoping to hearfrom her? very much so and i endorse those words completely. the theresa may i remember, who i worked with on hillsborough. ifeel she remember, who i worked with on hillsborough. i feel she had remember, who i worked with on hillsborough. ifeel she had lost that in recent times. it obviously to keep an effort today with mounting pressure on all sides of the house before the government moved. let's put that to one side. they have moved. i remember theresa may working well with the hillsborough families and sticking to her words and seeing things through. if she is moving forward in

that spirit, i will only praise her for that. i am struck by the word justice. the justice they have spent decades waiting for. the consequences of this for some individuals, unknown at this point, are serious? extremely serious. something else comes beforejustice, and that is the truth. that is what we did with the hillsborough panel. lay the facts out on the table, tell the country what happened here. when people see it labour come it is a scandal and a tragedy on a scale we probably have not seen before on this family. this affected thousands. not just those this family. this affected thousands. notjust those who died, others who were infected, the families who lost loved ones, lives changed irrevocably as a result. the infections created then compounded by the cover—up. i have evidence that medical records were falsified to distract people from the negligence. i have evidence that

tests for hepatitis c and hiv were conducted upon people without their knowledge and consent. how can that be right? i also have evidence that the results of the tests were withheld. people were subsequently infected as a result of the withholding of information. this is a really outrageous on every level. we must have the truth now, because when you have that, you can get justice, proper recompense, and accountability. i was about to push you on the phrase cover—up, you are in no doubt of that? no doubt at all. there are countless stories of victims who will tell you that their medical records have been destroyed 01’ medical records have been destroyed ora medical records have been destroyed or a key part of their medical records have gone missing. what i discovered earlier this year was that people also were saying that medical records were falsified. when

i made my final speech in the house of commons on this issue, i chose to make it on that issue. it was that evidence i put before parliament. that was a new thing i had not heard before that medical notes were actively falsified, and in my mind thatis actively falsified, and in my mind that is a straightforward criminal offence. i will send that is a straightforward criminal offence. iwill send my that is a straightforward criminal offence. i will send my evidence to the enquiry when it is set up. cover—up for 30 years? the enquiry when it is set up. cover-up for 30 years? on every level, it beggars belief, really. when the full truth is laid bare, people will be stunned, frankly. in my view, there was a decision to expedite the route use —— the use of the by—products. there is evidence saying they were used on patients with knowledge the safety checks had not been done. as the effects on patients had become known, efforts we re patients had become known, efforts were made to with hold from

patients. i believe it was a cover—up. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister orders an enquiry into the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 1980s that left nearly 2500 people dead. a major government review of employment practices calls for greater protection of workers in the gig economy, but unions say it is not the game changer needed to enter insecurity and exploitation. the foreign secretary believes the european union can go whistle if the government is to pay huge sums in a divorce deal. and to hannah carter has just divorce deal. and to hannah carter hasjust added the divorce deal. and to hannah carter has just added the quarterfinal. —— konta. the second seed has taken the

first game. konta looking to be the first game. konta looking to be the first semifinalist in the woman's game in britain for a0 years. he will place the low play thomas burdick tomorrow, silverstone has been home to the british grand prix since 1987 but a clause has been activated in the contract and it could move, the race. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has agreed with a conservative mp that the european union can "go whistle" for any final payment from the uk when it leaves. speaking in the house of commons, he also said there was no plan for what to do in the event that britain fails to strike a deal with the eu, because the government was confident of securing a strong

settlement. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith gave us the latest from westminster. borisjohnson is telling the eu to ta ke borisjohnson is telling the eu to take a running borisjohnson is telling the eu to takea runningjump borisjohnson is telling the eu to take a running jump if they think the government will be paying vast sums of money for leaving the eu. we have started difficult brexit negotiations. there will be some concerns that he is going in in colourful concerns that he is going in in colou rful style concerns that he is going in in colourful style that happily eases the brexit secretary's path in trying to manage our departure from the eu because the british government have been told in fairly clear terms there is no prospect of getting a trade deal until we have agreed the divorce terms. at the front of those is agreeing the amount of money we are prepared to pat’- amount of money we are prepared to pay. if you listen to borisjohnson, he is clearly not inclined to pay very much at all. these sums i have

seen that they propose to demands from this country seem to be extortionate. go whistle is entirely appropriate. he was pressed on the strategy for no deal. what happens if there is no deal and theresa may has repeatedly warned we will walk away. various select committees at the government has to come up with a plan b in case we cannot get a deal. the foreign affa i rs we cannot get a deal. the foreign affairs committee in december i think said not to have a plan b would be a dereliction of duty. borisjohnson would be a dereliction of duty. boris johnson today would be a dereliction of duty. borisjohnson today canterbury would be a dereliction of duty. boris johnson today canterbury said, we have no plan. if we do not get the deal, we have no plan. that will have caused some consternation among some mps because that would suggest we would fall out with that contingency measures, nothing in place at all. to round off his

interventions, borisjohnson suggested the brussels, european commission needed to show more su btlety commission needed to show more subtlety in the negotiations. i think they will thing he needs to shout subtlety, too. a fourth british man has been killed fighting against is in syria, according to a statement from kurdish fighters passed to the bbc. it says luke rutter, who was 2a years old died, during a campaign to liberate raqqa from so—called islamic state. 0ur correspondent emma vardy has been giving me more details. he is one of a number of british volu nteers he is one of a number of british volunteers who have gone to syria to fight alongside the kurdish forces against islamic state. this was given to us from the general command from the ypg. it happened last week during the battle to liberate raqqa. it says he trained with the military

academy of the ypg. despite lacking professional military background, he was among the best in training. it says, thoughts and prayers go to his family and his comrades who fought courageously on the behalf of all humanity. the foreign office here hasissued humanity. the foreign office here has issued a number of warnings to people not to go fighting in any touring boris —— foreign wars. mostly men but also one woman have gone to syria, joined with the kurdish units, and taken part in the fight. ypg is the fourth british man we know to have died in this way. they will still go because of the significance of the cause that people will have followed so closely from here? the headlines have been filled with stories about a so—called islamic state for the best

pa rt so—called islamic state for the best part of three of four years. we sometimes interview people who have gone to fight against islamic state and often have different motivations for doing so. in this case, the statement says here that ypg believed that fighting with ypg was helping to create peace for the middle east and that is something we hear from other british volunteers going there, too. an empathy with the kurdish cause. they feel wanting to fight with the ypg is a way of buying parts in the battle that many of us watch on the news. this is a reminder of the serious risks. kurdish forces will describe people who die in this way as martyrs. here in britain, we see people going out voluntarily to take part in the conflict in a difficult part of the

world. this is a reminder of the risks that they take. as we've been hearing, theresa may says she will consider a major review into working practices. a report's calling for greater rights for self—employed people on zero hours contracts — including benefits such as holiday and sick pay. here is the author. we have had various reaction. some say this is the basis for reform. 0thers, various reaction. some say this is the basis for reform. others, the ypg, say it is a missed opportunity. i think this is an attempt —— the gmb. we are good at generating jobs. we have higher implements than ever before. pretty low unemployment. we have an issue about the quality of

work, and poor quality work is bad for people who suffer it but also the economy. we are proposing measures to address that. addressing exploitation, one—sided flexibility where we feel individuals, too much of the burden of organisations shifting risk onto them. rising measures, higher minimum wage, a right for people who have zero context to request six hours. we need clarity. —— fixed hours. people who work on gig working platforms, whether or not they are 7—point. we wa nt whether or not they are 7—point. we want new legislation to clarify that and make sure people who are entitled to rights get those rights. and people who are paying tax —— who need to pay tax are paying tax. and also making it easierfor employers to say they want independent

representation, information about what is going on in work and conservation about things affecting their terms and conditions. the gmb said earlier a lot of the rights for employees already exist and not enough of an imperative is being placed on employers in this report to actually offer protections to the people they employ. what is your response? we are offering new protections and new rights. but in this process, we have gone across the whole country. we listened hard to what we heard. 0ne the whole country. we listened hard to what we heard. one of the things thatis to what we heard. one of the things that is clear is that a lot of people are not claiming the rights to which they are entitled because they are not being told they should have them. to take a modest suggestion that every employee and every worker on day one of theirjob have a simple statement of their terms, entitlements, the fact that they should get holiday and sickness pat’- they should get holiday and sickness pay. we think that will make a big

impact because a lot of people do not know that and do not exercise their rights. part of this is about regulations which force employers to change the way they behave. but also empowering employees so they know their rights and can exercise them. and also a sense of measures to make it easier to enforce rights to the employee tribunal system. tribunal fees have gone up. will there be able back on that to allow employees to go to tribunal is more easily if they feel it necessary? —— a rollback? we worry the employment tribunal fees are too high. the government does not look like they will it change the policy so we set up will it change the policy so we set up other things. if your status, work 75, is in doubt, you can get a freejudgment on work 75, is in doubt, you can get a free judgment on that before you pursue a case to see whether you are entitled to... and shifting the burden of proof. if you go through a couple of processes, that's

demonstrates if you are a worker or employee, you can go and they will treat you as an employee unless your employer can prove you are self—employed. shifting the burden of proof and steps to ensure that when a judgment is made against an employer they have to pay the fines and if they carry on not respecting the rights of workers, the punishment will increase. jake economy employers, their business model —— jake economy. fewer protections currently for the people who work for them. you envisage these employers paying millions of pounds more in extra tax. given that their business model is not set up around that, how are you going to ship from one position to another? the issue at heart is whether or not the people who work for these platforms are workers, which mean they get workers' rights, but also

almost certainly would mean that employers would have to pay national insurance contributions or whether they are 7—point with fewer rights and the hirer does not have to pay national insurance. in our report in arguing we need to define the boundary between self—employed and work more quickly and in saying the emphasis has to be on controlled supervision, it means quite a lot of people currently employed as self—employed would be reclassified as workers. we cannot be sure of the full effect because those companies may choose to change their business models in orderfor may choose to change their business models in order for people to be admitted really 75. with their existing business models, it would mean more people are workers, moore gets right and therefore more attract national insurance. you think it is possible to get more people onto the combination of flexibility plus security? it is essential that we do. flexibility is really good. it enables people to

work when they want in the way that they want. for example, really important more people after retirement age continuing to work. flexible working can be useful for them. flexibility is great. but no reason why you cannot have flexibility but also basic rights like holiday pay and sick pay. that is the balance between protecting workers from expedition while maintaining five stability which is a strength to them. matty taylor, sorry about our technical problems earlier, but good to talk to you this time around. while you have in watching that, there has been more information emerging from washington. this is about elements of e—mail traffic that was received by donald trump junior in the run—up to the election. you will be aware of the new york times report, donald trump junior was being told that material

on hillary clinton offered specifically by a russian lawyer was pa rt specifically by a russian lawyer was part of a russian government effort to help his father's election campaign. this comes from a publicist cold rob goldstone who arranged the june 2016 publicist cold rob goldstone who arranged thejune 2016 meeting with the lawyer and it was his e—mails that have now started to emerge. what you're seeing is some elements of these e—mails on your screen. rob goldstone e—mails donald trump was my son and said this would be part of the support for his father, and mrtrumpjnrsaid he of the support for his father, and mr trumpjnr said he loves the idea, at least of learning more about a meeting. there are one to other lines beginning to emerge, and e—mail to lines beginning to emerge, and e—mailto mrtrumpjnr lines beginning to emerge, and e—mail to mr trumpjnr says lines beginning to emerge, and e—mail to mr trump jnr says that there was an offer to provide the trump campaign with documents damaging to hillary clinton, that is one line. and an e—mail as well

citing sensitive information that is, quote, part of russia and its government support for mr trump. we should stress that mr trumpjnr is a list offending attending the meeting, but was the line that was around this morning, saying the promise of damaging information did not materialise. but we may get more on that. certainly a very interesting development as the investigation continues in washington into alleged links between russia and the trump campaign. more on that, asjulian was saying, but now let's take a look at the weather forecast. the rain has now returned and set in at wimbledon. i cannot imagine there being much in the way of dry weather here over the coming hours. the rain looks pretty solid. this was the scene earlier in southern wales. you can see how the rain, it is three bands of rain that have merged together. as you can see, a lot more

that rain upstream, waiting to coming across the london area. that rain up as far as yorkshire. it will tend to pull back down towards south—east england later in the night. clearing skies for the north west, it will turn chilly in rural parts. towns and cities holding up largely into double figures. tomorrow, the rain band moves to the near continent and pressure builds behind the front. so rain clearing away from south—east england earlier on wednesday morning, then the cloud brea ks on wednesday morning, then the cloud breaks up for just about on wednesday morning, then the cloud breaks up forjust about everyone, it will be a beautiful afternoon with long spells in sunshine and some fair weather cloud. in the sunshine, temperatures near average, 19 for glasgow, 2a belfast and 23 in london. warm in the sunshine with fresh sea breezes developing around the coast lines. that's the latest weather. hello, this is bbc news with julian worricker and annita mcveigh. the headlines: the prime minister orders an enquiry

into the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and '80s, which left nearly 2500 people dead. many of those were haemophiliacs who died from hepatitis c and aids—related illnesses. further allegations that donald trump's team knew that russia was trying to help him win the presidency. e—mails have been released concerning our apparent offer by moscow to provide unfavourable information about hillary clinton during the campaign. the author of a government review into working practices says he would like to see an end to the cash—in—hand economy. matthew taylor, who's a former adviser to tony blair, is recommending a new legal status of "dependent contractor", with workers able to get benefits such as holiday and sick pay. sport now, shoe is at the bbc sport

centre. the johanna sport now, shoe is at the bbc sport centre. thejohanna konta matches underway, bring us up to date. johanna konta is providing us with the main event at wimbledon today. the british number one's quarterfinal against simona halep is just under way on centre court. here are some live picture. konta was trailing by four have on, she has been broken in the early stages against the romanian. you get the impression that it could well be something of a long and emotional, tight and exciting affair under the roof on centre court, asjohanna konta attempts to become the first british woman to reach the semifinals at wimbledon for a0 yea rs. semifinals at wimbledon for a0 years. she is already the first british woman in the quarterfinals since 198a. let's indulge ourselves with one point, into the net it goes and up she goes 15—0. you can watch all that on bbc one. the winner will play venus williams. the 37—year—old, who has just won the singles

title five times, beat the french open championjelena 0stapenko, in straight sets. the latvian is 17 years younger than the american, who has become the oldest semifinalist at the tournament in 23 years. garbine muguruza was a finalist at wimbledon two years ago, and she is one step away from another, after beating svetlana kuznetsova in straight sets to reach the semis. 6—3, 6—a, the score. so, that was one of the matches earlier on today. meanwhile, magdalena rybarikova is set up on court 0ne against coco vandeweghe. the slovakian took the first set against the american 6—3. it was 2—2 in the second when they went off for rain. that is why the roof is on at centre court. the first winner of the day was novak djokovic, his fourth—round match was scheduled for yesterday, but the delay did not trouble the number two seed.

djokovic beating adrian mannarino in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, where he will play tomas berdych. it has been said the grass underfoot has not been at its best. the courts are not great this year. many players feel the same. but it is what it is. the weather also affects the grass, the groundsman, i'm sure they know theirjob the best in the world. but the grass is probably the most complex surface to maintain. it is not easy, and they are trying their best. but i have played on better courts. a day off for andy murray, but not forjamie. he and his partner martina hingis made progress in the mixed doubles. the top seeds beat the czech pair romanjebavy and lucie hradecka in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. the future of the british grand prix has been left uncertain

after silverstone's owner confirmed they have activated a break clause to stop hosting the race after 2019. silverstone has been home to the race every year since 1987. however, the british racing drivers' club, which owns the circuit, is struggling with the financial cost of hosting it. running the british grand prix, we sustained net losses of £2.8 million in 2015, and £a.8 million in 2016. that is a total of £7.6 million just over the last two years. and we expect to lose a similar amount this year. to continue on this path is not only unsustainable, it would put at risk the future of silverstone, which is the home of british motor racing. and marcel kittel has just taken

victory in stage ten of the tour de france. let's talk more about what donald trumpjnr has posted onjune. —— on twitter. this is what he said was the full—text of e—mails about the russian offer to provide information on hillary clinton during the 2016 us presidential campaign. we have been talking about the new york times opponent of the story, which has brought more to the american public this morning. in one key exchange, this is rob goldstone, the publicist who has brought forward this information, saying this, this is obviously very high level and sensitive information, but it is pa rt sensitive information, but it is part of russia and its government's support for mr trump. a few moments later, donald trump jnr support for mr trump. a few moments later, donald trumpjnr responds by saying this... let's speak to our senior north

american reporter. guide us through all this, anthony, what does it tell us? i think it tells us that donald trumpjnr us? i think it tells us that donald trump jnr clearly knew us? i think it tells us that donald trumpjnr clearly knew it us? i think it tells us that donald trump jnr clearly knew it was us? i think it tells us that donald trumpjnr clearly knew it was going into this meeting with what he thought was a russian government attorney and he was going to be provided documents given information from russian government that was incriminating, damaging to hillary clinton, who was at the time the presumptive democratic nominee. it certainly shows an intent to collude with the russian government, whether that actually took place at the meeting with the russian lawyer, who has denied it, but this is documented evidence of what donald trumpjnr documented evidence of what donald trump jnr thought when he documented evidence of what donald trumpjnr thought when he was going into the meeting. another interesting point that has been picked up on is that this entire e—mail chain from the beginning was forwarded to jared kushner, donald

trump's son—in—law, and his campaign chair the day before the meeting. if you follow the new york times articles, those two gentlemen had said they did not have any idea what the meeting was going to be about going into it. if these documents are legitimate and if they are accurately portrayed, then both jared kushner and all manner fought had the entire list of what was done to ta ke had the entire list of what was done to take place, what was going to be provided, who they were going to be meeting with and what was going to be discussed by the russian government documents into that meeting, so it is a pretty remarkable development. —— paul mannafort. why has donald trump jnr gone public with this? that is a good question, because this is certainly not exculpatory evidence. it makes donald trump looked like he very well knew that it could be colluding with the russian government, going and meeting. the theory is that the new york times had all these e—mails are getting

ready to publish them, possibly they approached the lawyer of donald trumpjnrand approached the lawyer of donald trump jnr and asked for approached the lawyer of donald trumpjnr and asked for him to confirm it. so an attempt to get ahead of the story, perhaps, he put it on twitter, as he said in his statement, that in the interests of openness that is what he was doing. but i cannot imagine that any lawyer would advise putting this in the public domain on their own, if it was not already going to beach hut there. anthony, thank you very much. —— to be out there. more now on our main story. the prime minister has ordered an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal that left 2,a00 people dead. many of them were haemophiliacs who died from hepatitis c and aids—related illnesses after receiving contaminated blood products from the nhs in the 1970s and 1980s. with me is luke 0'shea, a bbc employee who contracted hepatitis c from a blood product in the early 1980s. thank you forjoining us to tell us your story. so you were obviously

very young, you're 35 now, so you we re very very young, you're 35 now, so you were very young when you are given this blood product. because you are haemophiliacs? correct, i believe i was even the product when i was about two years old, in about 1983, 19 8a. and i was a tiny child, i was a haemophiliacs, i had a small lead in my mouth and my mother did exactly what would be expected in that situation and took me to hospital, and i was given contaminated blood products. and in my opinion, i was given the contaminated blood knowingly by the government because there had already been evidence to show that the blood products that have come from america, from reputable areas, were dangerous —— disreputable. they were still happy to put that blood into me. it was known by the 1970s. and you didn't find out until the hepatitis c until you're 15? yes, i was 15 and i found hepatitis c until you're 15? yes, i was 15 and ifound out hepatitis c until you're 15? yes, i was 15 and i found out through their letter that was sent to the house,

saying that i had missed an appointment for a hepatitis c clinic, and my mother was shocked because there was no reason for me to go to that clinic as far as she was aware. as it transpires in my medical records, which i only have from the early 1990s onwards, it was actually written in maracas i had been tested and found positive and my parents not informed. —— written in the records. that was written in the wreckers while my mother was still in the room. there are a lot of questions to answer here, and realistically, thank god i have my health around me know so i am able to talk to you and others and keep despite going, because so many haemophiliacs... my brothers, those from the community have lost their lives and people had been through such heartache. what has the impact been on your life of having hepatitis c? thankfully, it is now what they call sure, i had to go

through a year of treatment in my early 20s, it was incredibly difficult. but looking back, the impact much more from me was when i was 16, 17, those ages, because it was 16, 17, those ages, because it was impacting every decision i made. there was not treatment available that would sure me so i was fearing for my life at those points. and it stopped me from doing things i really wa nted stopped me from doing things i really wanted to do. so i didn't go to university because i would not be able to drink or enjoy myself, and i found the pressure of having hepatitis c at that age debilitating, and i couldn't make decisions i should have been able to do at that age. we heard andy burnham, someone who has campaigned foran burnham, someone who has campaigned for an acquired for a long time, saying he is in no doubt there has been a cover—up surrounding this scandal. are you hopeful that this enquiry will get the truth, or do you have doubts? i don't want to have my doubts, i don't want to feel that way. of course, with everything that way. of course, with everything

that has happened, and 35 years of my life not knowing what has happened, of course you have to be concerned that there will continue to be, continuing the way it has gone. but with people like andy burnham on our site, and he has been magnificent, and i think the community, the community of haemophiliacs, we are pulling together stronger than ever and we're not going anywhere, and the families of the haemophiliacs who have died are not going anywhere, andi have died are not going anywhere, and i think we have real weight now behind us and we will fight to make sure that every piece of evidence is put on the table and that people see it and understand what this community has gone through. because far too long we have been marginalised. thank you very much for telling us your story. the chief executive of heathrow airport has said the uk's departure from the eu without a deal on aviation would be a "colossal failure of leadership" and called for clarity as soon as possible on the situation for the aviation industry after brexit. it comes as the ryanair boss said there is a real prospect of there being no flights operating between the uk and the eu as a result of brexit.

we're joined now by our brussels reporter adam fleming. how seriously should we take these warnings? well, there was laughter in the room when the usually outspoken boss of ryanair, michael 0'leary, made his comments. but what he was saying was that he feels, in his view, the prospects of a deal on aviation between the uk and the eu are not looking very rosy, which raises the prospect, the risk of there being no flights between the uk and the eu in the days after brexit, which raised a few eyebrows in the room, which was full of meps from the european parliament transport committee. he also made the point that because airlines sought out their flights so far in advance and people buy their tickets so far in advance, there are needed to be clarity for the industry very soon to be clarity for the industry very soon and he raised the prospect of people who had booked the holidays

for summer 2019 finding out the holidays may be cancelled in september 2018 if a deal between brussels and london had not been struck by then. 0n the panel that was also an airline boss, the boss of iag, the parent company of british airways and iberia, he was far less pessimistic and was making a bit ofa far less pessimistic and was making a bit of a joke at the start 0'leary was no expense and he was convinced there would still be connectivity between the uk and the eu in the days and months after brexit. just quite the technicalities of that deal at how that will affect the airline operators themselves. adam, thank you very much. as we've been hearing, theresa may says she will consider a major review into working practices. a report's calling for greater rights for self—employed people on zero hours contracts — including benefits such as holiday and sick pay. joining me now is james farrar, who

represents taxi drivers, including uber. what do you think of the report? very disappointed with the buy and one of the drivers who took uber to tribunal last year, and we won our case. they allowed us to have the right to minimum wage and holiday pay. we were looking forward to, after theresa may's pledge to set up this review, after her pledge that the tory party was now the party of workers's rights, that we would see real progress. but instead, we are shocked to find out we are now worse off than ever before, if the recommendations from matty taylor go forward. you say you are worse off, does not give your stomach is to go to employers and say, we have a right to have these protections? what has happened here is matthew taylor has put his foot on the scale to tip the balance more towards the employers. if i may explain. please do, why do you say

that? at the moment the average uber driver works a8 hours a week. that? at the moment the average uber driver works 48 hours a week. at the moment, i have won the right to have the minimum wage and holiday pay for all of that. under the taylor recommendations, i would only have minimum wage protection and the right to accrue holiday pay for peak hours. so, what would those hours be working for a uber? it could be one hour, five hours, ten hours. uber will hold the data so that will have a great amount of influence over how that will is set. we are not clear of how it will be regulated. the response from uber says it would welcome greater clarity in the law of different types of implement status. what do you read into that? it is nonsense, because if you read the emphatic judgment we it is nonsense, because if you read the emphaticjudgment we got from our tribunal hearing, the judge the emphaticjudgment we got from our tribunal hearing, thejudge said that our contract was fiction, full of twisted truths, he said, the idea that 30,000 of us joined a

of twisted truths, he said, the idea that 30,000 of usjoined a mosaic of twisted truths, he said, the idea that 30,000 of us joined a mosaic of single sole trader businesses on a platform, he called that faintly ridiculous. so, the law was very clear, the problem was, the law was not being enforced. we talked to frank field earlier, who has campaigned on the rights of workers for a long time and he said he believes that if this report does not lead to serious reform, game—changing reform, he kept repeating that phrase, then mps in the house of commons, given the political make—up at the moment, would actually make sure that it did offer substantial reforms. does that give you some hope that at the end of this, there will be greater protections and rights for employees? well, i welcome, protections and rights for employees? well, iwelcome, if parliament takes this seriously, and frank field through his committee has done some wonderful work in this area, but the direction of travel set out by matthew taylor is

troubling but i hope we can have a sensible debate now about where these recommendations would take us. this idea of peace work being linked to minimum wage, i mean, if that leeches out into the greater economy could could you imagine nurses working night shift should get paid less but because parents are asleep or cabin crew getting paid less because the flight is half full? peaks in supply and demand is what businesses everywhere, deep economy or not, had to deal with. this report, uber and platform operators, forgetting that responsibility to manage that waived. a lot of questions raised. james farrar, thank you very much. in a moment, a look at how the financial markets in europe closed the day, but first, the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister orders an enquiry into the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and '80s, which left nearly 2500 people dead. donald trump jnr has

donald trumpjnr has butted what users is the full details about offered to provide support to the john presidential campaign. a major government review of employment practices calls for greater protection for workers in the gig economy. but unions say it "is not the game—changer" that's needed to "end insecurity and exploitation". hello, now a look at how the markets in europe have ended the trading session. the ftse 100 the ftse100 has been lower this afternoon after a survey showed that business sentiment was not great in the uk following the eu referendum. elsewhere, mining stocks were among the top performers, as copper prices did quite well today. in the us, wall street opened mixed, as investors waited for more clues regarding interest rate movements

from their central bank. telecoms watchdogs have tightened the rules for a new auction of mobile airwaves, imposing new restrictions on the dominance of ee and vodafone as operators prepare for the shift to 5g technology. 0fcom said it would introduce a 37% cap on the total share of usable radio spectrum any operator can control. ee currently has a5% of the airwaves. sales at marks and spencer's clothing and home division fell at a slower rate than before in the first three months of the year. however, like—for—like food sales dipped by 0.1%, which was worse than expected. shares in pearson have risen after the company said it was selling a 22% stake in book publisher penguin random house. the sale, to its joint venture partner, bertelsmann, is expected to raise about £776 million, and pearson said it would return £300 million to shareholders. after the deal, pearson will still have a 25% stake in penguin random house. let's get detailed analysis of that

with our markets guest today, james bevan — he's chief investment officer at ccla investment management. james, let's start off by talking about the telecoms watchdog clamping down on eee and vodafone. ee and not too happy. indeed not. they say they have invested substantially to ensure their customers get a great deal and excellent coverage. they are ina deal and excellent coverage. they are in a sense in their eyes being punished. the smaller players are saying, well, actually, you don't give us enough market shares of cannot afford to invest. we have to have more infrastructure, so 0fcom is going to have to find a very careful way through this minefield. let's get on to pearson. shares initially rose when they said they we re initially rose when they said they were selling their stake but by the end of the day, it looked like they we re end of the day, it looked like they were going into negative territory, why is that? we started off by getting the news they were going to

getting the news they were going to get about $1 billion, but of course, they are giving up about £60 million of profit so it is not a fabulous deal, it is a better deal because they are making their business cleaner and more obvious and that will do well in the long run, but it is not a one—way ticket by any means in terms of what they get relative to what they give away. finally, marks & spencer, as lower rate of sales for clothing. food did not do too well like—for—like. what is going on? is it cause for concern? food is a really difficult area. there is an issue as to whether marks & spencer are able to maintain the position they have in premium pricing or indeed whether consumers are trading down. and also the ros atkins iron that higher food prices inflation generally means they face reduced margins. they are not able to pass on the full price hike they are experiencing to their customers. so that is a problem area. but i

think the clothing sales have a significant way —— ray of light buried within them, that is they have increased sales of full price clothing and that augurs well if they can maintain that momentum. thank you, james. a last look at the markets. that's it from me, there is a round—up of all the other top business stories on our website. let's bring you the weather forecast now. who is chris with all the news. it is good for the garden, i'll say that! it has been a wet afternoon, with the rain band pushing east across england and wales. some of it has been quite heavy, for example across the south of wales. more recently, around the hampshire area, the rain has been pepping up. the heavier rain is now heading in across london and the south east so there could be some big puddles here

over the next few hours, just in time for the rush hour home. tonight, the rain, having reached yorkshire and lincolnshire, will move southeast am still leaving wet weather overnight across the south east and with some heavy pulses of rain. cooler conditions across the north. tomorrow, the rain band clears pretty quickly and then a big area of high pressure building and across the british isles. that clears the would rain away and brea ks clears the would rain away and breaks up the cloud, we will get more sunshine than we have seen today. temperatures, highs of about average so today. temperatures, highs of about average so quite a range, highs of around 20 in belfast, 19 from glasgow, 23 in london. cooler in the north sea coasts but it will feel pleasa nt north sea coasts but it will feel pleasant in the sunshine, wherever you are. today at 5:

the government orders an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal in which nearly 2500 people died. thousands of nhs patients were given blood products which were infected with hepatitis c and hiv in the 1970s and 80s. something has triggered this, after all these years of refusing to hold an inquiry. i went to the health ombudsman time and time again. we'll have the latest on the inquiry, and we'll be talking to a solicitor acting on behalf of the victims. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: president trump,'s sun releases an e—mail change showing he was offered information about hillary clinton from a foreign national.