this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11: a public inquiry begins into the contaminated blood scandal, which is estimated to have killed nearly 3,000 people since the 1970s. labour has come under increasing pressure today —— theresa may is to meet president trump in new york on wednesday. they are expected to discuss brexit and a bilateral trade deals. —— trade deal. labour has come under increasing pressure today to clarify its position on a possible new referendum on brexit. what a no—deal brexit could mean for flights to europe, now the government outlines its contingency travel plans. the father of a teenage girl who died after a severe allergic reaction tells an inquest how she pleaded for help before losing consciousness. also coming up, the pioneering radiotherapy machine that might transform treatment for cancer patients. the device at the royal marsden hospital allows doctors to see tumours as they administer radiotherapy to them. and at half past eleven we'll be

taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers james rampton, features writer at the independent and baroness newlove, victims commissioner and tory peer. stay with us for that. good evening. a public inquiry is underway 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 to jump 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. ifeelvery 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. theresa may will hold talks with donald trump in new york on wednesday to discuss brexit and a possible trade deal with the us after brexit. the i—to—i meeting will also include discussions on foreign affairs. ahead of the meeting, vista trump is chairing a un security council session on the use of chemical weapons. in the buildup to the un general assembly, mrs may told cbs that the president's withdrawal from the iran nuclear deal was an issue on which the two countries disagreed. 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. —— 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. i mean, we've never had anything like that in 1,000 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 kuenssberg, bbc news, liverpool. within the last hour, the shadow cheslerjolly donald has told journalists that if the labour party cannot secure a general collection, it would consider a further referendum. —— the shadow chancellor. all options are kept open. if we cannot get a general election, we will have to consider a people's vote and then all options will be on the table. there we are. john mcdonald coming in rather late

in the day. 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, and gave us more details about the warnings in the report. the government ‘s 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 problematic, and if you catch a flight via an eu airport to a destination beyond, then you and your luggage could be screened a second time, essentially. and no deal 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 eyes to service a plane. the government is essentially saying that these papers that it will

recognise eu standards across the board when it comes to aviation, the problem is that the eu has not yet said the same. i think we can say that that doomsday scenario, that all eu uk flights after brexit would be grounded would be highly unlikely because the eu has or is said that it would recognise, basically, put contingency measures in place to make sure that wouldn't happen and flights would keep moving. as one industry insider put it today, these papers were up a whole load of issues, they don't really give any surprises, but they don't offer some solutions to some of the problems either. moving from brexit and to politics... 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 owned 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. a 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 up 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 limit 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. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may is to meet president trump in new york on wednesday, where they are expected to discuss brexit and a bilateral trade deal. a public inquiry begins into the contaminated blood scandal, which is estimated to have killed nearly 3,000 people since the 1970s. labour has come under increasing pressure today to clarify its position on a possible new referendum on brexit. 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 had 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. now, 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 the 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, and 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 is our north america editorjon sopel. donald trump arrived at the united nations with the usual ring of steel 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 certainly hope he's going to be confirmed, and quickly. his family has suffered, his family has suffered. what's going on is not something that should happen. brett kava naugh is

an outstanding person. 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. 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 cares for his family. 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 witch—hunt. 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 had 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 is meeting world leaders ahead of his address to the un tomorrow, will see rosenstein on thursday when he is 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 is 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 has never been possible before. it is 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 an 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. how was 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 it safely, to heal 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 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, and 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. now, it is the day many hoped would never come, as people living in a welsh council area will only have their waste bins emptied once a month, althougth recycling will continue to be collected weekly. the council is conwy, and the move follows a two—year trial in some places. the authority says it will boost recycling and save money. critics claim it is unfair on larger families and could lead to more fly—tipping. roger pinney reports. the modern dustcart is a highly

mechanised machine, keeping pace with more and more... it used to be given that dustmen, and they were all men than, turning up once a week. a rubbish was carted off to the tip. had the word recycling even been invented then? and now, reduce, reuse, recycle is the mantra, and in co nwy, reuse, recycle is the mantra, and in conwy, the stuff that is left will be collected just once every four weeks. i live in one of the areas where they trailed the monthly in collections that started here almost two years ago. now, in my home it isn't really a problem, but the right only two of us. when the family comes home to stay, the bin fills up much more quickly. and in the trial areas you will hear complaints from families. those of six or more can ask for a second

bin, and there are special collections for nappies. pet owners say they struggle as well. some people had turned to burning their waste. we were plagued with flies and maggots, and we had to basically burned, these days. so we bought an incinerator, and now we have to burn the rubbish, which is not good for the rubbish, which is not good for the environment. if somebody has got one of these bins in the garden, sets fire to it after six p.m.. one of these bins in the garden, sets fire to it after six pm. you have to, don't you? otherwise you get a have to, don't you? otherwise you geta bin have to, don't you? otherwise you get a bin that absolutely bursting. if it was a family, i don't know how they would manage. because my bin is full, really full, every four weeks. the decision to move the whole cou nty to the decision to move the whole county to monthly collection has been controversial. political opinion is divided, and on the streets, private contractor has said it will come in the weeks the council doesn't, for a fee, of course. and that conwy council they insist if the goal is to increase recycling, this is the best way to

do it, and at a time when cash is tight. it's about saving money, it's about doing the right thing. recycling more, throwing away less, is good for the environment, but it is good for the environment, but it is also good for the council taxpayer, in that it saves money on... which we are spending on putting recycled material into landfill. and if the areas in the two year trial are anything to go by. two year trial are anything to go by, there will be moans and groans, but most people will simply get on with it, and be sure other welsh councils will be watching very closely what has happened today in co nwy. the duke and duchess of sussex showed off their sporting skills when they took part in netball exercises at loughborough university. prince harry and meghan markle joined british tennis star laura robson and athlete paula radcliffe, and met with apprentice coaches, ahead of the coach core awards. the awards has a scheme which gives sports coach training to 16—

to 2a—year—olds who aren't in education or employment. and we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. that is coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. now it is time for the weather with ben rich. hello there. there has been a bit of a chill in the air to start the new working week, particularly at night. you may have been tempted to reach for the extra thick duvet, perhaps even the central heating thermostat. but over the next few days and nights temperatures will climb a little bit. with that warmer weather, though, will come some wet and breezy weather across the north—west, because frontal systems are going to be squashing their way in from the atlantic. this front essentially becoming stranded in the west or south with silly winds, which means western parts of scotla nd which means western parts of scotland will see quite a lot of rain over the next few days, maybe 100 millimetres over some of the highest hills and mountains. but to

the south of this wriggling frontal system, well, that is where things are going to turn quite considerably warmer. but we pick up the story on tuesday morning. a chilly start to the day, but a bright day in prospect across much of england and wales. also the eastern side of scotland. however, for northern ireland and west scotland the cloud thickens up. we see some outbreaks of rain, the wind up as well. gusts of rain, the wind up as well. gusts of 60 mph, perhaps even a little more in the most exposed spots during the afternoon, and those temperatures, well, fairly similar to where they were on monday. 13 to 17 degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night we keep this stripe of clouded some wet weather at times across northern ireland, scotland, fringing into the far north of england. but these areas, with the extra breeze as well, we'll stay relatively mild into the early part of wednesday. not so further south. another chilly night, perhaps not quite so chilly, down into single figures, double digits further north. as we go on to thursday, scotland, northern england and

northern ireland will see cloud and outbreaks of rain, the rain most persistent across western parts of scotland. eastern scotland seeing a little bit of brightness and further south across england and wales we will see some spells of sunshine. the wind is relatively light, certainly compared with further north—west, and those temperatures beginning to climb. 20 in aberdeen, 20 in london, and as we get on in the thursday, southern areas are likely to have their warmest day of the week. perhaps a bit of mist penfold to start, but then we will see some spells of sunshine. however, we will see some extra cloud into northern ireland, pushing southwards across scotland as well. some patchy rain behind that band of cloud. we get back into the cooler air. ahead of it, temperatures in the south—east corner could get to 22 or 23 degrees. however, as we move out of thursday into friday, that band of cloud and very patchy rain at this stage will continue