the public inquiry gets underway. some 3,000 people died after being infected with hiv and hepatitis from contaminated blood products in the 19705 and 805. some of the blood came from prisoners and drug addicts in the usa. relatives of the victims are accusing ministers of a cover—up. if the involvement of senior figures in various administrations are implicated, i think people are going to find that very distressing. the inquiry heard harrowing accounts from relatives and victims. we'll have the details. also tonight. what a no—deal brexit could mean for flights to europe. now the government outlines its contingency travel plans. an inquest hears how a teenage girl died from an reaction to a sandwich she'd bought, which did not carry an allergy warning. the pioneering radiotherapy machine which doctors say could transform treatment for cancer patients. i'm cooperating! don't shoot! some 10 million people watch

the final episode of bodyguard, but does it bolster the future of traditional television viewing? and he's out of the woods — a triumph for tiger as he wins his first title in five long years. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. the glitz, the glamour and the goals. we reveal all the winners from this year's fifa football awards. good evening. a public inquiry is under way into one of the worst scandals in the history of the nhs. the lives of thousands of people were devastated by the use of contaminated blood in the 1970s and 1980s. around 5,000 people

with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders are believed to have been infected with hiv and hepatitis. nearly 3,000 of those who were infected have since died. and it's believed that 30,000 people who underwent blood transfusions were also exposed. the inquiry began with video testimony from those affected. this report by our health editor hugh pym does contain 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 had done to me, i stood at a motorway bridge tojump off it. ijust hope upon all hope that i am still alive by the time this inquiry ends and i can have some closure. the experiences of some whose lives have been blighted by the contaminated blood scandal, played at an emotional opening of this public inquiry.

that is the two of us... barbara'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 inquiry get under way at last. this is the first emotional bit, but i think it is going to get a whole lot worse, particularly if things that people have not thought about are uncovered. in the 1970s 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 that there was a cover—up. 0ne previous inquiry was privately run and had no official status. another, for scotland, was headed

by a judge but campaigners dismissed it as a whitewash. their anger was clear as they said the report failed to hold anyone in authority to account. the high courtjudge heading the new uk—wide inquiry 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 if this had not been a statutory inquiry. 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. ifeel very angry... nigel, who was infected with hepatitis c, said he was encouraged by what he heard today. i think there is a genuine sincerity to achieve transparency and honesty. there are a lot of obstructions

in the way, but i believe that the start should help achieve the end. it is already set to be the biggest public inquiry of its kind, with hundreds of thousands of documents. thejudge said speed was of the essence, but it could take two years or more. for those who have suffered for decades, the hope is it will eventually provide truth and justice. hugh pym is with me now. the scale of what happened is clear and it will become increasingly clear. what about the corresponding scale of the inquiry itself? the scope and ambition of the inquiry is illustrated by the fact it was announced that former ministers including secretaries of state and former civil servants would be called to provide written evidence and some would be called to attend in person for oral evidence and if they say no, they will be told they have to attend. i think that is designed to try to reassure campaigners that if there was a

high—level attempt to conceal information, they will try to root it out and that went down well today. but one campaigner said to me she was a bit concerned they had simply taken on too much and would get swamped by all of the information out there. two particularly haunting thoughts today, one is that some people who we re today, one is that some people who were there simply won't survive until the final report is published. it is thought about a.d. have died even since theresa may announced the inquiry in the middle of last year. 0n the other hand, as the judge said, there are many thousands maybe you don't realise they are affected, who have got hepatitis c may be diagnosed in the next year or two who will realise they also have a sta ke who will realise they also have a stake in the outcome of this inquiry. thank you forjoining us. hugh pym, our health editor. labour has come under increasing pressure today to clarify its position on a possible new referendum on brexit. delegates to labour's party conference in liverpool will be voting tomorrow on a motion that commits labour to consider "all options" in the event of a no—deal brexit or in the absence of a general election in the meantime. during the day, the government published its latest documents giving advice on what might be affected in the event of an exit without a formal deal.

this report by our political editor laura kuenssberg contains some 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 there 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 remain. 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? yes. publicly, the cabinet is just about sticking to the prime minister's so—called chequers plan. what about a new referendum? no. 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 becomes 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. as we said, during the day, the government released the latest documents on what's likely to happen if the uk leaves the eu without a formal brexit deal. one of the subjects covered is aviation and what would happen to flights going to and departing from the eu. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge is at heathrow airport. what did you read into these documents today? the government is warning that coach and bus travel to the eu could be suspended in the short term, taking your pet to the eu would become more problematic and if you catch a flight via a eu airport to a destination beyond, you

would your luggage could be screened a second time. —— you and your luggage. a no—deal brexit scenario basically throws up a raft of issues for the aviation industry, essentially, for example, whether an engineer certified in britain would be qualified in the eu's guys deserve is a plane. the government is essentially saying in these papers that it will recognise eu standards across—the—boa rd when papers that it will recognise eu standards across—the—board when it comes to radiation. the problem is the eu has not yet said the same. i think we can say that the doomsday scenario, that all eu and uk flights the day after brexit would be grounded, is highly unlikely because the eu has already said it would recognise basically contingency measures to make sure that wouldn't happen and flights would keep moving. but as one industry insider put it today, these papers throw up a whole load of issues and they don't really give any surprises but they don't offer some solutions to some of the problems either. tom

burridge, our correspondent at heathrow. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has said a future labour government would work to shift the balance of industrial power, making companies with more than 250 employees give shares worth up to 10% of the value to their workers. he also insisted labour was "ready and prepared" to renationalise the water industry in england, as our deputy politcial editorjohn pienaar reports. 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 programme

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, call it 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 divide 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. live to the labour conference in liverpool and our political editor laura kuenssberg. can we talk more aboutjohn mcdonnell‘s economic vision, how ambitious do you think it is? there is no question at all but what he put forward today is something that, if labour ended in government, would be very different. he and the rest of the labour party's top brass would be completely determined to

make very big changes. and here in liverpool this week but that is what the labour party wants to set out, whether it is on the economy or giving workers shares or on sacking executives who work for utility companies right now or on calling a halt to the academies programme in education, they want the message to go out party as it is in 2018 stands for something else. the question is whether the public is ready for something that would be an extremely big change. they believe and jeremy corbyn has always believed that right now the public is actually in the mood for something that would be very different to the settled status quo that we have lived with for the last decade or so. they believe there is public appetite for big changes and big plans. it is hard for them as it is for anyone in politics right now to escape all the froth around brexit, the importance

of the debate that is dominating westminster, but the labour leadership is determined to try and make the point this week that they have that big plans to make it big change to the country. laura, many thanks once again. an inquest has heard that a teenage girl died after eating a baguette sold at a branch of pret a manger with no allergy information on display. natasha ednan—laperouse, who was 15 and had numerous allergies, collapsed on a flight from london to nice injuly 2016. unknown to natasha, the baguette she'd bought contained sesame seed, a detail not mentioned on the packaging. 0ur correspondent dan johnson reports. for the ednan—laperouse family, this was always 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 shopped and cooked strictly to keep her safe. but back injuly 2016,

natasha bought a baguette from the pret at heathrow airport. like all of their sandwiches, there is no full list of ingredients, because they are made in store. they are not shipped in. there are notices on the shelves that say people 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 minutes in, she said she felt sick, before red blotches appeared on her stomach. her father gave her an adrenaline injection, but 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, 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 mislabel a sandwich and this could cause my daughter to die." even the family barrister who read it on behalf of mr ednan—laperouse, got upset and had to pause. natasha's death has left questions about food labelling and allergy warnings. could she have survived if on—board medical care had been better or if the flight had diverted to land sooner? danjohnson, bbc news, west london. in the us, the supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has said he will not be stepping aside, after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct decades ago. the allegations have threatened mr kavanaugh‘s chances of winning confirmation for the post in the senate. earlier today, president trump pledged his support forjudge kavanaugh, describing him as an "outstanding person". here's our north america editorjon sopel. donald trump arrived at the united nations with the usual ring of steel around him, around him but the person in need

of greatest protection is the president's pick for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh. a confirmation that two weeks ago was looking routine now looks imperilled. this is a fine man and we hope he will be confirmed and quickly. his family has suffered, his family has suffered. what is going on is not something that should happen. brett kavanaugh is an outstanding person and hopefully he will be confirmed quickly. thank you very much. a second woman came forward last night to accusejudge kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. deborah ramirez claims the judge exposed himself when they were students together at yale university. meanwhile, the lawyer representing the former porn star stormy daniels, who claims she had an affair with donald trump, says he is acting for a third woman. but brett kava naugh is fighting back.

in a fresh letter to the committee, he said he won't be intimidated into withdrawing his nomination. these... that's why we need brett kavanaugh on the us supreme court. tv is awash, meanwhile, with ads either extolling the virtues of the man... he's of the highest integrity as a person. or the alleged vices. don't put another sexual predator on the supreme court. this isn't the only fire that donald trump has been fighting. the rumour mill has been alive that the deputy attorney general might be about to resign or be fired. he is overseeing the investigation into whether there was collusion between the trump campaign and the russians prior to the election. something that donald trump has repeatedly said is a hoax and a witchhunt.

but if he were to go, would the russia inquiry go with him? something that could plunge the us into fresh constitutional controversy. rosenstein left his home this morning knowing that many around the president were demanding his scalp. the new york times alleged last friday that he'd asked colleagues to wear a wire to record the president, with the aim of proving that mr trump was mentally unfit to be in office. rosenstein said this was a joke. the white house wasn't laughing. thank you all for being here this morning. the president, who's meeting world leaders ahead of his address to the un tomorrow, we'll see rosenstein on thursday when he's back in washington. this has already been an exceptionally turbulent week and it is still monday. jon sopel, bbc news in new york. 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 london

allows doctors to monitor tumours as they administer radiotherapy something that's never been possible before. it's hoped it will lead to more patients being cured of their cancer with fewer side effects. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh was among the first to see it being used. this is a truly significant moment in cancer treatment, which has taken years of planning and £10 million investment. barry has prostate cancer and is about to receive radiotherapy in this revolutionary machine called a mr linac. i will start the noisy scan... 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 would work together. tumours can move when patients breathe, so the radiotherapy beam

has to be wide enough to ensure that 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. 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 it safely, to heal the maximum number but the lung cancer is often very close to other healthy structures in the chest and this limits the amount of doses that we can give.

with this new technology, we will be able to see the cancer more clearly and the healthy tissue and make sure the radiation goes where it is 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. very excited. i volunteered to go on a trial and i feel that my treatment will help research for other people who 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.

three paralysed people in the united states are learning to walk again after an electrical patch was fitted to their spinal cords. patients are able to stand and move around once more, with the use of walking frames. the device works by using electrical currents to stimulate the spine, enabling it to pick up faint messages from the brain. a round—the—world yachtsman has been rescued by the french navy, three days after he sustained a serious injury in a storm. abhilash tomy was stranded in the indian ocean, unable to move, and only able to communicate by text message. he's reported to be conscious and is being taken to mauritius for treatment. golf, and tiger woods has won his first tournament in five years. he was ranked outside the world's top 1,000 golfers less than a year ago after spinal surgery, but has capped a remarkable comeback by winning the tour championship in atlanta. and he's also in the us team for the ryder cup, which starts in paris on friday,

as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. a year ago, he thought he might never even play again, his career seemingly over. so even by his standards, this was astonishing. a tour championship victory. tiger woods isn't known for his emotion but after his first win since 2013, the reaction said it all. last year, woods wasn't even in the world's top 1000, plagued by injury and controversy, pleading guilty to reckless driving. to go from that to this, even he admitted it had left him close to tears. just to be able to compete and play again this year, that's a hell of a comeback. as i said, some of the people who are very close to me, they have seen what i've gone through. they know how hard it was just to get back to playing golf again. and the timing of his victory can hardly be more tantalising.

because tomorrow, tiger woods will be here, le golf national in paris, to practise for the ryder cup, which starts on friday. if the anticipation was already high, well, he's cranked it up even higher. and for the american captain, woods' win is the perfect warm—up. i think you could see the emotion, him talking about fighting back tears. i think even the arms in the air, the fist in the air, it was important to him to win. so for now, this team event is about one man — the latest chapter in one of sport's greatest comebacks. andy swiss, bbc news, paris. last night, more than 10 million viewers watched the final episode of bodyguard on bbc one, making it the most watched drama of the year and the most—watched bbc drama in a decade. it's a sunday night success for traditional television, as it faces challenging competition from streaming services netflix and amazon prime. 0ur media editor amol rajan has this report, but if you haven't seen

the finale of bodyguard, you should maybe look away. i'm cooperating! don't shoot! last night's episode of political drama bodyguard was one of the tv stories of the year. peaking at over 11 million viewers and a 50% audience share, the show also pulled in 1.3 million viewers between 16—34, those who have been fleeing traditional tv. negotiations are under way for a second series, which the bbc is determined not to let go. with each episode, people felt that they couldn't wait, that 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 that there is still an appetite for appointment to view television. are you all right? but not every new bbc drama is released via traditional schedules. precisely to appeal to viewers flocking to netflix,

amazon and other streaming services, the darkly comic thriller killing eve has been released as a box set. we're experimenting with all sorts of ways of putting out shows. killing eve i think is one of those shows which is so binge worthy. i think the ability to be able to just go on watching once you've got into it... it is a really distinctive tone, a comedy thriller. i don't think we've ever seen anything like it. so i think when people find it, they've really adored the fact that they can just keep watching. for commercial channels who don't enjoy the privilege of the licence fee, standout shows like the bake off and love island subsidise more risky and ambitious programming. the executive producer who turned love island into a bafta—winning sensation among young viewers says that scheduled tv still has a future.