not as winnie as westerly wind. not as winnie as tuesday. further south, those temperatures continuing to rise up as high as 20—22dc. it will look at how so many people were infected for so long and who knew about it. if the involvement of senior figures in various administrations are implicated i think people are going to find that very distressing. the use of contaminated blood went on for two decades, the families are hoping this inquiry will at last give them the answers they've been calling for. also tonight... labour agree their policy on another referendum on brexit — after a day of disagreement and confusion. and at their party conference they pledge to make companies give shares to workers worth up to £500 a year. an inquest hears how a teenage girl died from an allergic reaction to a sandwich on a flight from london. and the pioneering radiotherapy machine that its hoped

will transform treatment for cancer patients. and coming up on bbc news... "we don't fear anyone" — that's the message from the european ryder cup team as a resurgent tiger woods eyes another victory after his amazing return to winning ways. good evening and welcome to the bbc‘s news at six. it's a scandal that began in the 19705 and it's taken two inquiries and huge determination from the families affected to get to the start today of what they ve been calling for for years — the first national, judge led, independent inquiry into how thousands of people were given contaminated blood by the nhs. about 5,000 people with haemophilia and other bleeding

disorders were infected with hiv or hepatitis over a period of more than 20 years. some 3,000 people have died as a result of the contamination. and it's estimated that up to 30,000 transfusion patients were exposed to contaminated blood. the inquiry began with a video hearing from those affected — and this report by our health editor hugh pym begins with their words and contains some flashing images. lies have been told, papers have been destroyed, and for too long everything has been swept under the carpet. when they told me what they'd done to me, i stood at a motorway bridge tojump off it. ijust hope upon all hope that i'm still alive by the time this enquiry ends. the experiences of some whose lives have been blighted by the contaminated blood scandal played at an emotional opening of this public enquiry.

that's the two of us... barbra's husband ronald was a haemophiliac who developed hiv from infected blood products provided by the nhs. he died 25 years ago. after all that time she told me how she felt having heard the official public enquiry get under way at last. this is the first emotional bit, but i think it's going to get a whole lot worse, particularly if things that people have not thought about are uncovered. in the 19705 and ‘80s, the uk imported blood products from the united states, some were made from donated blood which was infected with hiv and hepatitis c. donors included prison inmates who sold their blood. patients were not told about the risks, they have always argued there was a cover—up. 0ne previous enquiry was privately run and had no official status. conservative cover—up!

another for scotland was headed by a judge, but angered victims and their families, who thought it failed to come up with any answers. the high courtjudge heading the new uk—wide enquiry made clear he would get to the truth of whether there was a cover—up. we have already requested a number of documents which we would not have got had this not been a statutory enquiry. it is willing to hold people to account where appropriate, and it will express its views at the end without fear or favour, affection or ill will. it is already set to be the biggest public enquiry of its kind, with hundreds of thousands of documents, and taking two years oi’ more. for those who have suffered for decades, the hope is it will eventually provide truth and justice. the scope of the enquiry was

underlined by the announcement that former ministers including secretaries of state and former leading civil servants would be asked to provide witness statements and some would be called to give oral evidence and if they refuse to do so they would be made to attend. campaigners today reassured to hear that and one said to me afterwards that and one said to me afterwards that she was still worried that the enquiry would simply get swamped because of the sheer volume of evidence and material that it had to get through. it's been a day of confusion and disagreement for labour over their policy on whether there should be another referendum on brexit. last night, labour members finalised a motion to keep all options open regarding brexit, including holding another referendum. but today seniorfigures at the party conference in liverpool have been divided as to whether people would be offered the chance to vote to remain in the eu. tonight, labour's been forced to clarify its position as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from liverpool. a warning, her piece contains flashing images.

there's a lot of small print. 0ur political parties are not finding brexit easy to work out. labour has even got itself confused. they say they might give all of us another vote, but can they explain on precisely what? your campaign for another vote, would it be for a vote on what to do or a vote to stay in or stay out? it would be on the deal and parliament would then determine the form of words on that as they always do. we will campaign for a vote on the deal itself. but you are suggesting a vote on the deal, not a vote to stay in or to leave? no, we respect the original referendum. that is not exactly what the deputy leader says. a people's vote would be decided by a consensus of mps from all parties and in those circumstances they would have to reach a compromise and that might mean that remain is on the ballot paper. so there is still a possibility in your view that there could be another referendum on whether to stay or go?

that is the inevitable logic. what is going on? late last night party members thrashed it out. they want the option of another referendum that could give the country the choice of staying in. the man behind that was rather keen to set the story straight. the decision was to leave the question open and not rule out anything and not rule out remain. but who should voters listen to then, the shadow chancellor who says there would not be another referendum with remain on the table, or you and your colleagues who say they may well be the option of remaining? the important thing is the meeting last night was a meeting of delegates. i was there in the room and nothing was being ruled out including the option of remaining. so labour might maybe push for another referendum on whether we should leave or stay in the european union. they cannot tell you exactly when or how because no one here in liverpool, in westminster or frankly anywhere else, can tell you precisely what happens next. in the whole brexit saga. do you still back the

prime minister's plan? publicly, the cabinet is just about sticking to the prime minister's so—called chequers plan. what about a new referendum? her compromise that would keep parts of the economy closely tied to the eu. privately, though, many tories are riven with doubts and the prime minister knows it. i have never said that this was going to be an easy process. these are tough negotiations. and as we enter the final straits of those negotiations of course it comes in many ways even tougher. tough doesn't really cover it. when guess who is overtly campaigning to get her to shift her plans. under the chequers plan you lose control. of your laws. your laws are made in brussels. and they are imposed on the uk. we've never had anything like that in a thousand years. 0ur politicians gather like this every year. but this season is unique. they are all stuck in the same situation, even with different

problems, tories and labour both struggling for a clear way out. laura keunssberg, bbc news, liverpool. meanwhile the government has released its latest set of papers on what is likely to happen if we leave the european union without a deal. one of the subjects covered is aviation and what would happen to flights to and from europe. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge is at heathrow for us. tom, how bad is it — or not? the government is saying it may get harder to take your pet to the eu and coach and bus services could be suspended to the eu in the short term if uk issued licenses are not recognised by the eu and if you're travelling from the uk to another destination outside you but by at the eu then your luggage could be scanned the second time but beyond those headlines there are a raft of issues for the airline industry in an old brexit deal scenario. from

pilot licenses to whether or not a british certified engineer is recognised in the eyes of the eu to service a plane. what the government is saying with these papers is that we will recognise eu standards across the board in the aviation industry but the problem is the eu has not yet done the same but top will we see that doomsday scenario of the day after brexit whereby every single flight from the eu to the uk is grounded, highly unlikely because the eu has already said in that scenario of an old wrecks the deal it will put contingency measures in place as with the uk government to keep air traffic going. but there would be a raft of issues by the airline industry to contend with, it is hard to imagine they would not be any extra cost airlines and therefore more expensive flights for you and me. labour has pledged to ‘democratise the workplace' by making companies with more than 250 employees give shares worth up to 10% of the firms' value to their workers. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has also outlined plans to renationalise the water companies

at the party conference in liverpool. 0ur deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports from there. ever sat at work and wish you owened the place? these workers do, or some of it. gripple in sheffield makes gadgets for wire fencing. just one of many firms around the country where the staff own the shares. what's not to like? we just feel very engaged with the business. you feel very much part of the success, you feel like your opinion is valued. when you leave your shares can be handed down to your family, and i've got my daughter and my granddaughter working here. but now labour is promising to go further, much further. in 2018, i tell you that at the heart of our program is the greatest extension of economic and democratic rights that this country has ever seen. one third of boardroom seats would go to the workforce. and then more of labour's vision.

the shadow chancellor sketched out a proudly socialist plan for a britain where all big companies would be made, year by year, to eventually hand out 10% of company shares to their workers. power also comes from ownership. we believe workers who create the wealth of a company should share in his ownership, and, yes, in the returns that it makes. labour's shares for workers plan would apply to all firms with 250 workers or more. staff would get annual share dividends, up to £500 while at the firm, along with full shareholder rights in company decisions. share pay—outs above the limits would go into a nationalfund labour says would gain over £2 billion a year for public spending. employers representatives say it will harm firms and their staff. employee share ownership is a good thing, many companies are doing it and they are doing more of it every year. but this mandatory diktat that says every company has to do it in exactly the same

way is the wrong idea. it dilutes shareholdings, it will cause share prices to fall, it will affect investors, they will say, why invest in the uk? that affects productivity and ultimately depresses wages. the labour leadership has been frustrated that policy ideas have been so overshadowed by faction fighting and wider issues like brexit. and those ideas deserve close attention. the party could conceivably be fighting an election in months, not years. and if labour wins power, like it or not, corporate dogma or call it fairness, there would be a fundamental shift in the balance of wealth, ownership and power. get yourjohn mcdonnell speech. here, many love the flood of policy and papers, promising to revive and rejuvenate socialist ideas in national utilities like the water industry, putting workers, customers, councils in charge. in education, no more academies and free schools. the promise is radical

change, making it work if he and labour's top team get the chance, could be tough. you're my absolute hero. pleasing the faithful is the easy bit. john pienaar, bbc news, liverpool. let's speak to our political editor laura kuenssberg who's also in liverpool. these proposals by the shadow chancellor, shares for workers, widespread nationalisation, how radical are they? they certainly are radical. if we can forget brexit for a moment that has occupied the political world for so long what labour is trying to do this week is to put forward big plans for a big change that they think the public is up change that they think the public is up for. whether it is having no more academy schools in education, john mcdonnell and has big plans to be the shake—up capitalism and move to something very different, whether it is other policies on welfare or the

health service, more of which we will hear throughout the week but labour want to show the country that they believe has an appetite for things been very different that they are starting to put forward credible and radical solutions to do so. of course for them there will always be people but will object whether that is the business community or conservatives but for the party leadership frankly, howls of protest are not necessarily a bad thing because that can play into what they wa nt to because that can play into what they want to show that they are determined to do things in a very different way. whether their plans are realistic whether they add up, whether the wider public away from liverpool really have an appetite for that, that is all a different set of questions that would only really be challenged when eventually we get to a general election. at this week for labour is all about showing that they have big plans for big change. the father of a teenage girl who died after a severe allergic

reaction has told an inquest how she pleaded for help before losing consciousness. natasha ednan—laperouse, who was 15, collapsed on a british airways flight after reacting to sesame seeds in a sandwich from the cafe chain pret—a—manger. the ingredient was not listed on the packet. dan johnson reports. for the ednan—laperouse family, this was all is going to be a difficult day, as the coroner examined the distressing final moments of their daughter's life. natasha was described as mature, very careful and cautious. she had food allergies from being a baby, and the family shop and cook strictly to keep her safe. but back injuly 2016, natasha bought a baguette from the pret at heathrow airport. like all of this amateurs, there is no full list of ingredients, because they are cooked

in store, there are notices on the shelves that say evil with allergies should talk to staff, but there was no direct warning on the packaging that this contained sesame seeds. natasha said her throat was itchy so she took antihistamine medicine, before boarding the british airways flight. 20 before boarding the british airways flight. 20 minutes in, she said she felt sick, before red blotches appeared on her stomach. herfather gave her an adrenaline injection, and her symptoms got even worse. natasha said that she still couldn't breathe. mr ednan—laperouse's statement said, she desperately looked at me, she said daddy, help me, ican't looked at me, she said daddy, help me, i can't breathe. despite the help of a doctor who was on the plane, and paramedics on the ground in nice, she couldn't be saved. his statement said, i was stunned that a big food company like pret could miss label a sandwich and this could cause my daughter to die. even the family barrister who read it on the half of mr ednan—laperouse, got upset and had a pause. natasha's

death has left questions about food labelling and allergy warnings. witchy have survived if on—board medical care had been better or if the flight had diverted to learn sooner? the time is 18 minutes past six. our top story this evening. a public inquiry gets under way into why 3,000 people died after being given contaminated blood by the nhs — thejudge promises there'll be no cover up. still to come — were you watching? how bodyguard became the most watched bbc drama in ten years. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, could croatia's luka modric upset the odds and stop cristiano ronaldo and mohamed salah winning fifa's ‘best player‘ award in london this evening? a pioneering new machine, which, it's hoped, will transform cancer treatment, has been used for the first time on a patient in the uk. the device, at the royal marsden hospital in south london,

allows doctors to see tumours as they administer radiotherapy to them — something that's never before been possible. it's hoped it will lead to more patients being cured of their cancer, with fewer side effects. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh was the first to see it. this is a truly significant moment in cancer treatment, which has taken years of planning and a £10 million investment. barry dolling has prostate cancer, and is about to receive radiotherapy in this revolutionary machine, called an mr linac. for the first time, the body's internal organs can be scanned using mri while the patient is treated. the machine combines two very different technologies: mri, which uses magnetic fields, and radiotherapy, which uses x—rays. it had to be specially designed so they'd work together. tumours can move when patients

breathe, so the radiotherapy beam has to be wide enough to ensure all the cancer is treated. real—time imaging means a narrower dose can be given, with less damage to healthy tissue. here, barry's oncologist at the royal marsden is drawing the outline of his prostate. only the area inside the red line will be targeted. then the radiotherapy beam is delivered, from seven angles, and clinicians can check the prostate position has not moved. how's that? yeah, very good. barry will have 20 of these treatments. in future, patients might only need five at higher doses, which could be important in other cancers. in lung cancer, we know we need to give more dose than we can currently do safely to cure the maximum number of cancers, but the lung cancer is often very close to other healthy structures in the chest, and this limits the amount of dose we can give. so with this new technology,

we'll be able to see the cancer more clearly, and the healthy tissue, and make sure our radiation goes where it's needed, and not where it can cause harm. this technology signals the start of a new era in radiotherapy, which should see more cancer patients being cured, with fewer side—effects. in the coming months, the royal marsden will start to treat patients with cancer of the bladder, rectum, cervix, pancreas, and eventually, lung. the accuracy of radiotherapy has improved significantly in recent years. now there could be even fewer side—effects for patients like barry. i feel very privileged, to be perfectly honest, and very excited. i volunteered to go on a trial, and i feel that my treatment will help research for other people that have prostate cancer in the future. a second mr linac will start treating patients at the christie in manchester, early next year. the nhs will have to prioritise

those likely to see the most benefit from this ground—breaking treatment. fergus walsh, bbc news. there's drama at the white house tonight, with the us deputy attorney general summoned to a meeting, amid reports he could resign. rod rosenstein has been under pressure, following a newspaper report that he suggested secretly recording donald trump, and was encouraging senior government figures to remove the president from office. 0ur north america editor jon sopel is in new york, what can you tell us about what's happening? well, washington has been raining today, and it is awash with rumours about the future of rod rosenstein, the deputy attorney general. is he about to resign, is he about to be fired, or is he vowed to stay? the white house has done little by saying the president will see him when he gets back on thursday from new york to discuss his future. and rod rosenstein is critical, because

he is the man who is overseeing the rush—hour investigation into whether there was collusion between the trump campaign and the russians in 2016. if he is removed, could it set the stage for someone much more sympathetic, who takes the president's view that the russia enquiry is a hoax and a witchhunt? and there are developments with the president's nominee for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh? yeah, so there is this guy, brett kavanaugh, who yeah, so there is this guy, brett kava naugh, who was yeah, so there is this guy, brett kavanaugh, who was jude yeah, so there is this guy, brett kavanaugh, who wasjude to be confirmed today as the next supreme courtjustice, but two women have come forward to claim that he sexually assaulted him. —— sexually assault of them. there are rumours that two more women might come out the woodwork to make similar allegations, one of them represented by the lawyer who was also representing stormy daniels, the pawn star who alleged she had an affair with donald trump. so even by the standards of this administration, you would have to say this has been a fairly

turbulence monday. i'll say! jon in new york, thank you. last night more than 10 million viewers watched the finale of the hit bbc drama, bodyguard. that is the most watched bbc drama in a decade, traditional tv, as it faces increasing challenges from netflix and amazon prime. complex performances, high production values, bold storytelling, all elements that have made bodyguard into must—see tv. despite audiences' increasing desire to viewing tv when it is convenient for them, either through streaming broadcasters like netflix or on on—demand services like iplayer, millions chose to experience the show as it was transmitted rather than waiting to catch up later. with each episode, people felt they could not wait, rather than catching up and being behind the conversation, they felt a pressure to watch live. so the proportion of our audience

watching live went up as the series went on. i think that shows there is still an appetite for appointment—to—view television. i'm cooperating, don't shoot! audiences of over 10 million enjoying a drama together was thought to be a thing of the past. bodyguard's huge 10.4 million figure is the biggest overnight drama audience for almost seven years, when the finale of the second series of downton abbey was watched by over 10.5 million. and world cup football aside, bodyguard is 2018's most watched show — bigger than strictly, britain's got talent, or x factor. it is hoped that momentum will continue into sunday night — the new home of doctor who. the aim is a female doctor, and a team led by the writer and creator of crime drama broadchurch, could help the time—travel drama of doctor who once more become must—see tv. sunday nights, everybody gathering on the sofa with some popcorn, get your homework done, get your clothes ready...

i'll be there. yeah. it should be a laugh. you'll have a good time, that's the main thing. i think bodyguard has shown how sunday nights are great drama nights, so we will see. i hope people give it a go. i'm the doctor. 0verall, doctor who viewing figures have fallen in recent years. bodyguard is proof that perhaps sunday nights could be great news for the decades—old show with a fresh new doctor. lizo mzimba, bbc news, sheffield. let's see what the weather has in store for us, darren? it has been a lovely day for most places today, with plenty of sunshine around. this fair weather cloud should tend to melt away, it will be clear and cold across england and wales overnight tonight. across scotland, still a few scattered showers around, a bit more cloud coming into the north west and the breeze will be picking

up west and the breeze will be picking up here and in northern ireland. not as cold as last night. a different story for england and wales, a touch of frost in rule parts of england and wales, it will be the coldest night of this week. clear skies, light winds under high pressure, that will keep it dry and sunny for most of england and wales on tuesday, but we have these weather fronts roaming in across the top of that area of high pressure to bring a change for scotland and northern ireland. the wind will pick up, it will blow in the thick cloud, a bit of rain and drizzle into northern ireland in the morning coming to scotla nd ireland in the morning coming to scotland much for eastern scotland. most of the rain will be over the hills and western scotland, but the winds will be picking up too. really gusty winds in the north of scotland, quite breezy in northern england, further south across england, further south across england and wales, light winds, temperatures a bit higher than today, 17 or 18 degrees. 13 or 1a for scotland and northern ireland, and here it would be as windy. a lot of cloud for the northern half of

the uk. get some sunshine here, it could be 20 degrees, 20 widely across england and wales, possibly a high of 21 or 22 in the south—east of england and east anglia in the sunshine. it will cool off late in the week across scotland and northern ireland, and eventually into england and wales, but not before we have the sunshine and those temperatures up to 23 celsius. thank you very much. a reminder of the top story this evening. a public enquiry has got under way as to why 3000 people died after being given contaminated blood by the nhs. the judge has promised there will be no cover—up. that is all, goodbye from me, and on bbc one we canjoin the bbc was mac news teams where you are. hello this is bbc news. the headlines — the labour conference is set to consider backing the call — for another referendum on brexit.

but the shadow chancellor says it should be on the terms of a brexit deal — not on eu membership. we accept the last referendum. we want a general election. if we can't get that, we want some form of democratic option. that could be a people's vote. new guidance from the government says airline and coach passengers travelling to the eu could face disruption in the event of a no—deal brexit. a public inquiry begins into the contaminated blood scandal — which is estimated to have killed nearly 3,000 people since the 19705. a father has told an inquest about his teenage daughter's final moments after she ate a baguette from a sandwich shop. natasha ednan—laperouse, suffered an allergic reaction on a british airways flight from heathrow two years ago. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news.

in beyond 100 days — christian and katty will be looking