let's speak to andy evans, who is an infected blood survivor and co—founder of tainted blood.for being with us. can you tell us how you were infected with hepatitis and hiv? yes. i'm a haemophiliac and i was put on the factory eight treatment at around age of three. we find out later on that i was infected with hiv and hepatitis c at around the age of five, mainly through a pharmaceutical company from the united states. i wasn't told until i was 13 years old after my parents were told when i was ten, so the information was kept from them for quite awhile. i went on to develop full—blown aids at the age of 16. the only treatment at available at that time was very toxic and may have pushed me over into the status of full—blown aids. my parents during that time were told please brace yourselves because we don't expect him to survive this on several occasions. tt expect him to survive this on several occasions.— expect him to survive this on several occasions. , ., , several occasions. it must have been very difficult — several occasions. it must have been very difficult for— seve

andy evans has haemophilia, a bleeding disorder.is one of 30,000 people infected by the treatment he received. by the time he was five years old he had hiv and hepatitis c, and at 13 he had developed full—blown aids. no, if that is for me of my remarkable team, thank you. applause. but you are actually applauding the wrong people. this is your report. aim —— i may have done the words, certainly the errors and omissions are all mine. 0ne certainly the errors and omissions are all mine. one of them has already been pointed out to me this morning by one of you. but the words can from you and your stories. i want you please in a moment to give me an applause at least as long and probably longer, standing if you would if you can, to those who are really responsible for what is in this report. look to your right, look to your left, looking front, those of you who can look behind. those are the people who have written this report all for your very different perspectives. applause. that is where the material comes from. you. at 7am this mor

andy evans has haemophilia, a bleeding disorder.30,000 people infected by the treatment he received. by the time he was five years old he had hiv and hepatitis c, and at 13 he had developed full—blown aids. my mum took me out for a drive one day in the countryside when i was 13. she pulled up, i thought this was really weird, but then she turned to me with tears in her eyes and she said, "i've got something to tell you. do you know what hiv is?" andy has run a campaign group for victims for almost 20 years, and today he gave his reaction to the report. a5 amazing as this report is, i just can't help feeling that there are so many that we have lost along the way that really ought to be here to see this as well. the report says children were betrayed by being used in medical trials without their knowledge or informed consent. it says patients were not informed of the risks of their treatment, including the risks posed by blood transfusions. this was nurse cathy osborne 25 years ago with her husband neil cox, a young doctor. neil had e

andy evans has haemophilia, a bleeding disorder.s five years old he had hiv and hepatitis c, and at 13 he had developed full—blown aids. my mum took me out for a drive one day in the countryside when i was 13. she pulled up, i thought this was really weird, but then she turned to me with tears in her eyes and she said, "i've got something to tell you. do you know what hiv is?" andy has run a campaign group for victims for almost 20 years, and today he gave his reaction to the report. as amazing as this report is, i just can't help feeling that there are so many that we have lost along the way that really ought to be here to see this as well. the report says children were betrayed by being used in medical trials without their knowledge or informed consent. it says patients were not informed of the risks of their treatment, including the risks posed by blood transfusions. this was nurse cathy 0sborne 25 years ago with her husband neil cox, a young doctor. neil had explained before they were married that he'd been infected with hepatit

andy evans is another waiting for this day for a long time.ke it may be as damning as we think it will be, and it will criticise those people who have made mistakes or deliberately done wrong. and i think that will go a long way to being the kind ofjustice that people want. the government has already said this was a tragedy that never should have happened. it's set to announce more details of a full compensation scheme for all those affected, possibly within days. 0ur correspondence speaking to some of those infected by the contaminated blood scandal. i'm standing outside the building where this morning families and other people have been reading through that report. it ran to thousands of pages, i'm told. and in the next minute or so muddy findings are going to be made public. —— the findings are going to be made. this is bbc news. let's go live now to my colleague, hugh pym, who has the findings from that report. teiiii colleague, hugh pym, who has the findings from that report.— findings from that report. tell us what is in it. _ findings f

andy evans is another waiting for this day for a long time.nk this will be probably the defining moment. i think this is where we pin our hopes, really. we don't really have anywhere else to go after this. as a child, he was infected with both hepatitis c and hiv. he's hoping for both answers and accountability. it seems like it may be as damning as we think it will be, and it will criticise those people who have made mistakes or deliberately done wrong. and i think that will go a long way to being the kind ofjustice that people want. the government has already said this was a tragedy that never should have happened. it's set to announce more details of a full compensation scheme for all those affected, possibly within days. jim reed, bbc news. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. we heardjim we heard jim mentioning we heardjim mentioning a compensation scheme, henry, what more can you tell us, what more for the people waiting for this news, what can they hope for? this inuui , what can they hope for? this inqui

and we're going to start with one of the leading campaigners of the tainted blood campaign, andy evans thanks, caroline . >> thanks, caroline. >> thanks, caroline. >> i never thought that this day would come. there were times dunng would come. there were times during the campaign that we felt so down and disheartened, that we could never see an end to it. and then one day in 2016, when theresa may had lost her majority and it looked as if we had an opportunity, these two brave people decided to take that opportunity, put in a debate into parliament, put in a vote that theresa may would have lost . and here we are at the end lost. and here we are at the end of the public inquiry, i just want to pay tribute to a few people who've helped along the way to get to where we are now. the first is my friend gareth lewis. gareth was one of the first campaigners. he set up the birchgrove group in 1993, and he helped me to set up tainted blood in 2006. he and his brother hayden both died in 2010. they should be here to see this inquiry . they should be this inquiry. they should be here to hear tha

staying with tennis, british players andy murray and dan evans have been awarded a wildcard to play inext week. murray has already signalled his intention to retire at the end of the year. having the wildcard raises the prospect of the 37—year—old featuring in the doubles event, at the olympic games in paris — which will also be held at roland garros. murray and evans last played doubles together at the washington open last summer. emma raducanu pulled out of french open qualifying earlier this week, but is set to play at next month's nottingham open. the 2021 us open champion has chosen to focus her preparations on the grass—court season. the nottingham event takes place three weeks before the start of wimbledon. we've reached the business end of the indian premier league and rajasthan royals have beaten royal challengers bengaluru by four wickets to qualify for another play—off match which will decide who'll play kolkata knight riders in sunday's final. royal challengers started brightly, but no batter managed to build really big innings. virat kohli looked good before falling for 33

andy murray and dan evans have been awarded a wildcard to play in the french open doubles next week. retire at the end of the year. having the wildcard raises the prospect of the 37—year—old featuring in the doubles event at the olympic games in paris, which will also be held at roland garros. murray and evans last played doubles together at the washington open last summer. emma raducanu pulled out of french open qualifying earlier this week but is set to play at next month's nottingham open. the 2021 us open champion has chosen to focus her preparations on the grass—court season. the nottingham event takes place three weeks before the start of wimbledon. the premier league darts season ends with the play—offs at the o2 arena in london tonight with a record crowd of around 14,000 expected to attend. alongside luke littler, the final four is made up of three other world champions — luke humphries, michael van gerwen and michael smith. matt graveling looks ahead. so the scene is, well, almost set. after 13 weeks of premier league darts action venues across europe, eight players have be

we've heard in the last hour or so that andy murray, dan evans along with the pairing of katie boultereather watson have all gone out in the first round. all six britons also failing in the opening stage of the singles at roland—garros in paris. but happier news at a zoo in chester. they're celebrating after seeing the highest number of endangered baby penguins to hatch in a decade . if you're hatch in a decade. if you're watching on tv, take a look at these cuties. they're ii humboldt penguin chicks hatched at chester zoo in mid—april. experts are saying that the species was the most at risk of the 17 penguin species we know about. they say due to climate change and overfishing. and guess what? they're naming this year's chicks after plants. so you're looking at little nettle, thistle, dandelion , tulip and thistle, dandelion, tulip and daffodil, all among the confirmed names so far. that's the news for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common herts . to gb news. common herts. >> well, the election countdown has begun , bu

coming up on bbc news — andy murray and dan evans have been awarded a wild card to play in the frenche pandemic. his role during covid was especially controversial, after he had to withdraw from the initial investigation into the partygate scandal when it emerged that an event breaching lockdown rules was hosted in his office. ellie price reports. recognise him? you are forgiven if you don't. but simon case was britain's most senior civil servant during covid and significantly, he still is. he didn't give evidence along with all these more familiar faces at the end of last year because he was off sick, but he was right at the centre of decision—making during the pandemic, becoming his most senior official adviser in september 2020. today, he was asked about a whatsapp he sent during that time and the personalities involved. crisis and - amies personalities involved. crisis and pygmies equals _ personalities involved. crisis and pygmies equals toxic _ personalities involved. crisis and| pygmies equals toxic behaviours. personalities involved. crisis and - pygmies equals toxic behaviour

in yet more disappointment, this time in the doubles, where hearing in the last half hour andy murray and dan evans, along with the pairing of katie boulter and heather watson, have all gone out in the first round. that's all british hope out of the roland—garros opening stages in paris . that's it. back now to . patrick. >> good evening and welcome to the gb news general election. special things were going so well for sir keir starmer until this. >> i'm not going to allow myself to be intimidated right now. >> and then the hard left labour rebellion kicked in. >> i don't think there's any reason why diane couldn't stand as a labour mp . as a labour mp. >> then scottish labour's anas sarwar piled in and as a trailblazer in the labour party, someone with a proud history of delivery both for our party and her local community, and someone who made history by being elected as the first woman, first black woman mp. and then sir keir caved in. >> the whip has obviously been restored to her now , and she is restored to her now, and she is free to go forward as a labour candidate . candidate. >> well, to m

andy murray, cam norrie, jack draper and harriet dart. let's get the latest now from the french open, with our tennis correspondent russell fuller. good to see you. let's start with something that evanr his defeat. it's not actually doom and gloom and their stuff to be positive about given the exits even though everyone is out at the moment. is there some truth to that? you need to look at the _ there some truth to that? you need to look at the rankings _ there some truth to that? you need to look at the rankings for a - there some truth to that? you need to look at the rankings for a better. to look at the rankings for a better idea of where tennis is at any given time. dan evans has struggled recently but he is 3a years of age for them it gets hard to improve your ranking at that age for the camera nori has drawback of a jack draper 35 and katie bolter is a hundred places higher in the rankings then she was 12 months ago. there is definitely theme with early exits at the french open, on the clay because it's happened three times in the last 11 years of french open where all the birds of lost their matches in the first round of singles for the desert altogether surprising given tha

in paris, andy murray, cameron norrie, jack draper and harriet dart all going out in the first round on sunday, leaving just two to fly the flag in the singles draw, katie boulter and dan evansm is on court right now. our tennis correspondent russell fuller is there. good russell fuller is there. evening and thank you for nipping good evening and thank you for nipping out from the action because dan evans is on court against holder bruna up against him and up against it. he bruna up against him and up against it. ., , , ., bruna up against him and up against it. he has the luxury of playing on the second _ it. he has the luxury of playing on the second show— it. he has the luxury of playing on the second show court _ it. he has the luxury of playing on the second show court here, - it. he has the luxury of playing on| the second show court here, there it. he has the luxury of playing on i the second show court here, there is a roof on that court which is in very much need today because as you can probably see and hear it is very windy and we have had a lot of rain but the to show court has continued under the roof evans has not a win on the atp tour this year in and in fact,

evan, i--within -- ~>> can you speak up a little bit please. >> speaker: sure, sorry, can you hear me better now. >> yes. >> speaker: i'm andy >> t. mccoy, i live in the mission down and i want to speak to the issue about the planters. and just think that i see our sidewalks it's where ever moves around, it's how we interact with the city, adults, my friend's kids, all kinds of things going on. and these plant thaerz are popping up in my neighborhood are just they consume, as we just half the sidewalk, it makes it difficult to get around, it makes it difficult to get the parked cars, get to buses interact, to use the swaubz however we need to use them in the city. a sidewalk is more than just a thorough fair, and i would love to see these planters, their expansion minimized basically to the guidelines that the previous speaker mentioned, keeping their maximum width down the 36 inches and making sure that we maintain gaps between them so we can still have easy access to the streets and also these guidelines are enforced by the city to make sure because, i keep seeing these things expand over the city. so me, they seem like a form o