the use of american factor viii by the nhs continued. stuart were given american factor viii after the warnings were sent. their parents say the risks weren't shared with them. we weren't told of any risks about anything. the only thing we were told was that pete had hiv, um, and we just needed to be a bit careful with him. i don't actually remember somebody saying to me, "you do know that this stuff we're giving you could be contaminated?" the evidence suggests it took until the end of 1984 for the government to acknowledge that link between hiv transmission and blood products. by then, hundreds of haemophiliacs had been infected. as the scale of infections was starting to become clear, scientists found they could reduce the hiv risk in factor viii by heating it. by the end of 1985, all new batches were being treated in this way. but it was too late for children like stuart and pete. pete's still alive and fairly healthy, but there are some, also some hidden things. and pete being living on his own and not having a partner, ifind that s

american factor viii should have been withdrawn earlier. end. if we don't get some form ofjustice, somebody being taken to task, then this could happen again. they played with people's lives. they were human beings, real people that have died. there were emotional hugs seeing a childhood friends of stuart's, clive, who is now head of the haemophilia society. government, single servants and healthcare professionals for many years thought that they know best. well, today the community knows best and i think one of the overwhelming emotions today will be one of vindication. cathy married neil in 1999. just two years later, he died. he had contracted hepatitis c after a single blood transfusion earlier. my husband died potentially unnecessarily in my future could have been very different in my life been very different. the prime minister said it was a day of shame when he spoke in the commons. it did not have to be this way. it should never have been this way. and on behalf of this and every government stretching back to the 1970s, i am truly s

stuart and other patients continued to be given american factor viii. away from me. sam's father, gary, was another infected with hiv through factor viii. sam lost his entire family by the age of three. my grandad actually was the first person to tell me. he explained about my dad being haemophiliac. he explained that he needed factor viii and was infected with hiv. subsequently passed that on to my mum, who was pregnant with my sister. all three have passed away. the government has said it will establish a new body to compensate people like sam. it declined to comment on the new documents seen by panorama ahead of the public inquiry�*s final report next week. jim reed, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. today on woman's hour on bbc radio 4 there was an exclusive story about a female officer in the military who says she was raped by a more senior officer in the royal navy. nuala mcgovern, the presenter of woman's hour, is in the newsroom now. hello. yes, this was a female officer in the military who said she was raped by a m

washington to the department of health, clearly warning that haemophiliacs were most at risk from american factor viii my family apart. ripped them away from me. sam's father, gary, was another infected with hiv through factor viii. sam lost his entire family by the age of three. my grandad, actually, was the first person to tell me. he explained about my dad being haemophiliac. was infected with hiv, subsequently passed that on to my mum, who was pregnant with my sister. all three have passed away. the government has said it will establish a new body to compensate people like sam. it declined to comment on the new documents seen by panorama, ahead of the public inquiry�*s final report next week. jim reed, bbc news. joining me now is beatrice morgan. she is a part of the legal team at leigh day who are currently investigating infected blood transfusion compensation claims. alsojoining me is alicia samuels. she is the daughter of reverend clifford samuels who received infected blood via a transfusion for an operation in 197a. he died of liver cancer in 2019. thank you both for your time today. if i can

washington to the department of health, clearly warning that haemophiliacs were most at risk from american factor viiifactor viii. sam lost his entire family by the age of three. my grandad actually was the first person to tell me. he explained about my dad being haemophiliac and was infected with hiv. subsequently passed that on to my mum, who was pregnant with my sister. all three have passed away. the government has said it will establish a new body to compensate people like sam. it declined to comment on the new documents seen by panorama ahead of the public inquiry�*s final report next week. jim reed, bbc news. and a reminder — you can find out more about this story by heading to the bbc news website — there you'll find details of a special programme called "infected blood, time for answers" which is part ofjim reed' investigation. indonesia's ibu volcano has erupted, spewing thick columns of grey ash into the sky as high as 5 kilometres. the volcano on the remote island of halmahera erupted for about five minutes on monday morning. a smaller eruption was also recorded on friday. authorities rais

washington to the department of health, clearly warning that haemophiliacs were most at risk from american factor viiir infected with hiv through factor viii. sam lost his entire family by the age of three. my grandad, actually, was the first person to tell me. he explained about my dad being haemophiliac. was infected with hiv, subsequently passed that on to my mum, who was pregnant with my sister. all three have passed away. the government has said it will establish a new body to compensate people like sam. it declined to comment on the new documents seen by panorama, ahead of the public inquiry�*s final report next week. jim reed, bbc news. panorama have a special programme 'infected blood — time for answers' which airs at 8pm tonight on bbc one and iplayer. i'll be talking to someone who lost their father in about 20 minutes' time on our programme. more than 4,000 species of animals and plants worldwide are being trafficked by criminals. that's according to the latest report from the un office on drugs and crime. it's warning that wildlife trafficking is not only doing from vienna — where the un o

washington to the department of health, clearly warning that haemophiliacs were most at risk from american factor viii with hiv through factor viii. sam lost his entire family by the age of three. my grandad actually was the first person to tell me. he explained about my dad being haemophiliac and was infected with hiv. subsequently passed that on to my mum, who was pregnant with my sister. all three have passed away. the government has said it will establish a new body to compensate people like sam. it declined to comment on the new documents seen by panorama ahead of the public inquiry�*s final report next week. jim reed, bbc news. andjim reed joins us live from the newsroom. jim, the findings of this public inquiry will be published next week. what can we expect? i think this will be a huge moment for many of the families involved. as you just out from that report, some families, survivors, campaigning for the best part of a0 years to get answers to this scandal and most of the infections took place in the 19705, 19805, after 1991 so it really has been a long fight to try and get these answers and

washington to the department of health, clearly warning that haemophiliacs were most at risk from american factor viiiis entire family by the age of three. my grandad, actually, was the first person to tell me. he explained about my dad being haemophiliac. was infected with hiv, subsequently passed that on to my mum, who was pregnant with my sister. all three have passed away. the government has said it will establish a new body to compensate people like sam. it declined to comment on the new documents seen by panorama, ahead of the public inquiry�*s final report next week. jim reed, bbc news. panorama have a special programme — infected blood: time for answers — which airs at 8pm tonight on bbc one and iplayer. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has warned that an all—out israeli attack on the southern gaza city of rafah would provoke "anarchy", without eliminating hamas. fresh fighting has broken out in the north of the gaza strip injabalia. meanwhile, sombre ceremonies are being held in israel to mark memorial day, which honours israelis killed in the country's wars. from jerusalem, paul ad

washington to the department of health, clearly warning that haemophiliacs were most at risk from american factor viii my family apart, ripped them away from me. sam's father, gary, was another infected with hiv through factor viii. sam lost his entire family by the age of three. my grandad actually was the first person to tell me. he explained about my dad being haemophiliac and was infected with hiv. subsequently passed that on to my mum, who was pregnant with my sister. all three have passed away. the government has said it will establish a new body to compensate people like sam. it declined to comment on the new documents seen by panorama ahead of the public inquiry�*s final report next week. jim reed, bbc news. for more about the infected blood scandal, panorama have a special programme — infected blood: time for answers — which airs at 8pm tonight on bbc one and the iplayer. later in the programme we will be joined by one family who all tell us all about the impact that scandal has had on them and their lives. what else do we need to know this monday morning? sally. the israeli military says doz

go after big pharma and the i american companies supplying factor viii. ry. that's why the word record -- _ that is extraordinary. that's why the word record -- word - that is extraordinary. that's why i the word record -- word cover-up that is extraordinary. that's why - the word record -- word cover-up is the word record —— word cover—up is used. we under select committee are doing this leadership on the nhs select inquiry and it started on a piece of work looking at previous public inquiries where they have made patient safety recommendations and the gunmen have accepted those recommendations. we found it actually, time and again, recommendations were made, repeated and not carried through. what i want to know now is that systemically, they will follow each recommendation three. but they will follow each recommendation three. �* ., they will follow each recommendation three. �* . , , ., three. but learning the lesson doesnt three. but learning the lesson doesn't mean _ three. but learning the lesson doesn't mean anything. - three. but learning the lesso

on the part of the politicians and liability on part of the company which were americans. of course there were two factor viiirisoners, drug users, people who needed money. has there been an inquiry in the united states about this? has there been some soul—searching about what happened? this is not a story out that i have covered so i'm not in a good position to answer that question but it if you talk about these failure of institutions like the government and corporate players here, let me ask a question. what about the institution of the press? this is a fundamental role ofjournalists in a democracy to provide accountability when the government or corporations will not do so. did the press play its role in this case?— its role in this case? yes, there have been _ its role in this case? yes, there have been so — its role in this case? yes, there have been so many _ its role in this case? yes, there have been so many times, i i its role in this case? yes, there i have been so many times, i think she started at the local paper when she was 21 and she followed it all the way through to the sunday times where sh