thank you very much, hugh pym, our health| very much, hugh pym, our health editor.mbers of some fellow mps to a person he met on a gay dating app. speaking to the times, mr wragg apologised and said he was scared the individual would have "compromising things" on him. the bbc has attempted to contact mr wragg. about 12 people working in westminster are believed to have been targeted, all receiving unsolicited whatsapp messages from suspicious mobile numbers. let's speak to our political correspondent peter saull, who's in westminster. there has been more reaction to this. bring us up to date? the first element is — this. bring us up to date? the first element is william wragg - this. bring us up to date? the first element is william wragg himself. this. bring us up to date? the first. element is william wragg himself. he is a seniorfigure, he is also element is william wragg himself. he is a senior figure, he is also the vice chair of the 9022 committee, which is a backbench group that bought tory mps belong to. i think questions about his judgment, why did he hand

hugh pym, thank you.ome meats, crumpets and chocolate biscuits has helped push down inflation to its lowest level for two and a half years. the rate at which consumer prices rose was 3.2% last month, down from 3.4% in february. food prices were the main reason for the fall — it is slightly less than had been expected. inflation has been gradually coming down since its peak 18 months ago. the chancellor welcomed the news and what it means for the economy. i think that the statistics we've had this week demonstrate that inflation is coming down. it's now lower than the united states. but the bigger picture is that the fundamentals for the uk economy are actually very strong. i think people can start to have confidence that after a very difficult period, things are beginning to improve. he was speaking to faisal islam, our economics editor, whojoins he was speaking to faisal islam, our economics editor, who joins us live in washington. he is in a better mood but inflation hasn't come down as quickly as peopl

hugh pym. thank— nhs is actually recovering.as learnt that police were first made aware of suspicious messages from the so—called westminster honeytrapper last year. an investigation was launched and house of commons security officials were informed, but mps weren't specifically warned to avoid messages from the two phone numbers calling themselves "charlie" and "abi". it follows the conservative mp william wragg admitting that he'd given personal phone numbers of mps and other political staff to someone he'd been in contact with on a dating site. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. you have been looking into this again. what more do we know? fishi you have been looking into this again. what more do we know? abi and charlie are the — again. what more do we know? abi and charlie are the two _ again. what more do we know? abi and charlie are the two of _ again. what more do we know? abi and charlie are the two of those _ again. what more do we know? abi and charlie are the two of those owners - charli

hugh pym, bbc news.he legendary italian fashion designer roberto cavalli has died at the age of 83. known for his prints and patterns and his innovative printing techniques. he is died after a long illness at his home in florence. we will have more on that as it comes in. still to come on the world today, could the commonwealth games return to scotland if no other suitbable host is found? and we'll head to madagascar, where the next generation of ecowarriors are learning how to protect endangered green turtles. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. the minimum age limit for using whatsapp in the uk and europe has been lowered from 16 to 13. the technology company meta, which owns it, says it's bringing the region into line with the us and australia, but campaigners have called it a "highly irresponsible" approach to child safety. meanwhile, a bbc investigation has found that children as young as ten are being added to whatsapp groups containing inappropriate material. h

here's hugh pym.rt gets to the heart of a highly controversial debate on gender, medicine and society. the work of an nhs clinic caring for children, it says, was clouded by a political row. it's been four years of work — nearly 400 pages — with young people and their families among those consulted. the review report says evidence is severely lacking on the impact of puberty blockers and hormone treatments, and that young people have been caught in the middle of a stormy social discourse. it says that an increasingly toxic, ideological and polarised public debate has made the work of the review significantly harder. ideology on all sides has directed care, rather than care being directed by normal principles of paediatrics and mental health. i mean, certainly professionals are afraid to do the things that they would normally do in any other consultation. gender services provided by the controversial tavistock clinic in london ended last month. the use of drugs to stop the onset of puberty has now been

our health editor hugh pym reports. she found she could not get access to care, and was putting on a waiting list. by the age of 18 she had not had her first appointment and was transferred to adult services. after hearing she had another long wait, she opted to go private until she could be seen by the nhs. sonia says the long delays were hard to cope with. pall long delays were hard to cope with. �* ., , , ., with. all in all, i spent four ears with. all in all, i spent four years on — with. all in all, i spent four years on waiting _ with. all in all, i spent four years on waiting lists, - with. all in all, i spent four years on waiting lists, to i with. all in all, i spent four| years on waiting lists, to be seen by a nhs specialist. it was incredibly frustrating in the period between being told that we will not see a bridge before you were 18 and being referred on, and then me gaining private healthcare, was an incredibly dark period in terms of my mental health. it was the lowest i have ever been. during the cours

here's hugh pym.ate on gender, medicine and society. the work of an nhs clinic caring for children, it says, was clouded by a political row. it's been four years of work — nearly 400 pages — with young people and their families among those consulted. the review report says evidence is severely lacking on the impact of puberty blockers and hormone treatments, and that young people have been caught in the middle of a stormy social discourse. it says that an increasingly toxic, ideologicaland polarised public debate has made the work of the review significantly harder. ideology on all sides has directed care, rather than care being directed by normal principles of paediatrics and mental health. i mean, certainly professionals are afraid to do the things that they would normally do in any other consultation. gender services provided by the controversial tavistock clinic in london ended last month. the use of drugs to stop the onset of puberty has now been halted in england until further research is done.

hugh pym reports.aemophiliac boys, there was a chance to lead as normal a life as possible, with a medical unit to treat their bleeding episodes. they thought they were being treated with blood products. they didn't realise they were taking part in trials of products used as preventative measures are known as prophylaxis. many became infected with viruses. a letter in 1973 shows the involvement of the government in the research, with the message, time is short if the trial is to begin at the start of term in april. i have been speaking to three former pupils at the school from the 19705 and the 1980s. every boy there was on a trial at some time, or continuously, from their hold period at the college, and that spanned ten years from 1975 to 1985. they had access to our blood, our veins, whenever they wanted it, and they exploited that. how do you feel about that? when we went there in the mid—70s, we were not on prophylaxis, we had not even heard of the word prophylaxis. it was sold to us, saying, we've

hugh pym, bbc news. the white house saying the threat is real and viable. we will be live in washington and also live in the programme injerusalem. so all of the latest on that story. we will also have more on the whatsapp story with the age limit for whatsapp users being reduced, both in the uk and europe. also, there has been that really disturbing bbc investigation, the sort of images and content that children as young as nine being able to access. so we will talk to one of the leading teaching unions who also have huge concerns about that story and also live here on the programme we will have the latest on the post office inquiry. that incredible revelation today that the post office boss, saying that he didn't realise that actually the post office was prosecuting their own employees. so we will have the latest from our correspondent at the inquiry to stop all of that coming up in the next 60 minutes but first, a chance to catch up on the weather with ben rich. not completely dry out there but drier

hugh pym, bbc news.'s been sliding into chaos as violent drug gangs battle each other and the authorities. gang murderfigures went from 1,000 in 2018 to more than 8,000 last year. the storming of a tv studio during a live news bulletin three months ago was the final straw for the government who declared war on the gangs. the bbc�*s ana maria roura returned to her home country to speak to people on both sides of the crisis. ecuador�*s government has, in effect, declared war on its gangs. for three months, soldiers have been carrying out daily patrols. it's incredible to see quito, a city that used to be very quiet and very touristic, like this, with this amount of military forces on the street. the takeover of a live tv news programme in january showed the world how gang violence has gripped ecuador. since then, the army has been deployed to keep the peace. even the officer here is wary of the gangs and hides his identity. translation: we are here. to make sure people have no weapons or drugs on them. the

hugh pym is here with me.health legislation and the government's case is based on the health implications of lighting up. that is right. health organisations have welcomed the vote and the four chief medical officers put out a joint video on social media earlier warning of the dangers, chris whitty saying it was the single biggest preventable killer. smoking rates in the uk have fallen progressively over the years to about 13%, but according to official sources, smoking causes about 80,000 deaths per year, smoking causes about 80,000 deaths peryear, one smoking causes about 80,000 deaths per year, one in four cancer deaths are caused by smoking, and hospital admissions caused by smoking, more than 400,000 because of things like cancer and respiratory diseases. the cost to the nhs and social care in england is put at about 3 billion per year and a tax take from tobacco products is about ten billion and thatis products is about ten billion and that is often pointed out by critics but one estimate in terms of peo

hugh pym, bbc news.d, has said it's an �*incredibly difficult' time, after her husband, the former snp chief executive peter murrell, was charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the scottish national party. it's understood that both nicola sturgeon and colin beattie, the party's former treasurer, remain under investigation, though have not been re—arrested or charged. lorna gordon is in glasgow for us. nicola sturgeon, seen for the first time since her husband was arrested and charged. it is time since her husband was arrested and charged-— and charged. it is incredibly difficult but _ and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's _ and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's not - and charged. it is incredibly difficult but that's not the i and charged. it is incredibly . difficult but that's not the main issue here, so i can't say any more. i'm not going to say any more. the home she shares with peter murrell was searched by police when he was first arrested last year, as

hugh pym, bbc news.'s been a sharp rise in the number of children and young people accessing gender services in recent years. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson has been looking at the data. one of the striking factors about the former nhs gender identity service is the exponential growth in the number of referrals over the past 15 years. have a look at this graph. back in 2009, just 51 children and adolescents were referred for treatment. but by 2016, thatjumped to more than 1,700. and when the old service closed last month, there were thousands of young patients on the waiting list. one of the factors that has perplexed experts is the change in the case mix. previously it was mostly boys being referred for gender related problems, but by 2016 that changed and close to 70% of those referred were girls. the review�*s chair said there's no clear explanation for the rise in girls, but it's clear they've faced particular modern—day pressures. this is the first generation that's grown up with social

hugh pym. not to prosecute 15 former soldiers who were investigated for perjury is an affront to the rule of law. at the height of northern ireland's troubles, 13 people were killed when paratroopers opened fire on a civil—rights march in londonderry injanuary 1972. sara girvin reports. bloody sunday was one of the darkest days of the troubles. a civil—rights march through londonderry ended with the loss of 13 lives after paratroopers opened fire on the crowd. decades later, in 2010, lord saville's inquiry report into bloody sunday found the victims had been killed without justification and some soldiers had knowingly put forward false accounts. but today the public prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute for perjury. families of those killed say they're disappointed. we consider that today's ruling by the pps is an affront to the rule of law and a continuation of the injustice that was perpetrated on bloody sunday. prosecutors had been investigating whether 16 ind

hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham.srael—gaza war and to tel aviv, to speak to yossi kuperwasser, former director general of israel's ministry of strategic affairs. sorry we lost connectivity to you earlier. i will ask that question again, which is that president biden says that he thinks what benjamin netanyahu is doing is a mistake, he says, i don't agree with his approach. what is your response to that? ., ' . , ., that? there are differences of oinion that? there are differences of opinion between _ that? there are differences of opinion between israel- that? there are differences of opinion between israel and i that? there are differences of| opinion between israel and the united states on the question of how to lead the war from here to the future. we are in agreement that we have to defeat hamas, but the president is concerned about what will happen to the civilians in gaza and we are seeing yes, we have to take care of the civilians and make sure they are not harmed but at the same time this can be at the expens

hugh pym, bbc news. let's speak to chair of the haemophilia society, clive smith.ly there. your reaction to what we're just seeing? your reaction to what we're 'ust seeinu ? �* , your reaction to what we're 'ust seein.? �*, ., , your reaction to what we're 'ust seeinu? �*, ., your reaction to what we're 'ust seeinu? ., , seeing? it's appalling and shocking. i was at seeing? it's appalling and shocking. l was at the — seeing? it's appalling and shocking. i was at the inquiry _ seeing? it's appalling and shocking. i was at the inquiry when _ seeing? it's appalling and shocking. i was at the inquiry when this - i was at the inquiry when this evidence was given. the boys were vulnerable because they had a rare medical condition for that they were vulnerable because they were children. and they were even more vulnerable because they are away from home, away from their parents. and to of been tested on, used as research subjects in a place where they should've felt safe and cared for and looked after it is staggering for that it mystifies all words and believe. d0 stagge

our health editor hugh pym reports.ew with a stark conclusion that children had been let down because of remarkably weak evidence on medical interventions in gender care. this report follows an interim review, which has already led to major changes. gender services, provided by the controversial tavistock clinic in london, ended last month. two new centres in london and liverpool have been set up. the use of drugs to stop the onset of puberty has now stopped until further research is done. the author of the report says hormone treatments should in future be used with extreme caution bought 16-18 be used with extreme caution bought 16—18 —year—olds, and argues that children were let down by the quality of services. it is children were let down by the quality of services. it is unusual for us to give — quality of services. it is unusual for us to give a _ quality of services. it is unusual for us to give a potentially - quality of services. it is unusual for us to give a potentially life | for us to give a potentially lif

hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham.sman, and author of "time to think," which is a book about the collapse of the tavistock gender service for children. alsojoining me is azeen ghorayshi — she is a reporter at the new york times and covers the intersection of sex, gender and science. thank you both for coming on the programme. thank you both for coming on the programme-— thank you both for coming on the programme.- let's - thank you both for coming on the programme.- let's start l thank you both for coming on the j programme.- let's start if thank you both for coming on the - programme.- let's start if we programme. thanks. let's start if we can, programme. thanks. let's start if we can. hannah. — programme. thanks. let's start if we can, hannah, with _ programme. thanks. let's start if we can, hannah, with you. _ programme. thanks. let's start if we can, hannah, with you. it— programme. thanks. let's start if we can, hannah, with you. it was - programme. thanks. let's start if we can, hannah, with you. it was a - progr

penn, bbc news. —— hugh pym, bbc news.ief executive peter murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning yesterday. let's talk to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. lorna. yeah, ben, within the last few minutes, nicola sturgeon emerged from the house she shared here in glasgow with her husband peter murrell. she was asked how these latest developments have been for her personally. it’s latest developments have been for her personally-— her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but _ her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you _ her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you know, - her personally. it's incredibly difficult, but you know, thatl her personally. it's incredibly l difficult, but you know, that is her personally. it's incredibly - difficult, but you know, that is not the main — difficult, but you know, that is not the main issue here, so, i cannot say anymore,

hugh pym, bbc news.boss has apologised for celebrating the conviction of a pregnant subpostmistress in 2010, calling it "brilliant news". seema misra was sent to jail. her conviction was quashed 11 years later. tonight, she tells us why she won't accept his apology. our business editor simonjack reports. david smith only ran the post office from april to october in 2010, but he was in charge when seema misra was convicted of false accounting and sent to prison based on records from the post office's horizon computer system. at the time, this is the e—mail he sent to post office lawyers. today, he had this to say. looking at it through their eyes rather than through mine, you can see that it may have caused substantial... upset, and i really do apologise for that.— substantial... upset, and i really do apologise for that. seema was a mother and — do apologise for that. seema was a mother and pregnant _ do apologise for that. seema was a mother and pregnant when - do apologise for that. seema was a mother

earlier i spoke to our health editor hugh pym, and the observer's chief lead writer sonia sodha, to helpthan 300 pages. and remember, this review work goes right back to 2020. and dr hilary cass�* interim report in 2022 questioned the use of puberty blockers at the tavistock and portman trust, which provided gender services. and that led to a series of events, including an inspection by the regulator, the coc, which found the service to be inadequate. and then last month nhs england said puberty blockers would no longer be routinely prescribed, and the service at the tavistock and portman was brought to an end with two new clinics being set up. so this is a long—running and much debated issue. i think the things that stand out for me is the fact in herforward to the report, dr cass is saying directly,

so i think we are on the start of a long journey here. our health editor hugh pym, and the 0bserver�*r sonia sodha. next for decades, gambling and football have gone hand in hand. but concerns are growing that the sheer amount of football betting adverts, are leading to a rise in addiction amongst players, and fans. the former stoke city winger tony kelly almost lost everything through his addiction. so now he's giving workshops to teenage non—league footballers to show them the dangers of gambling, before it takes root. james bovill reports. braves the april showers, these 16—18—year—old academy players are training for a btec paloma in sports development. many will hope for a career in football but today they are learning about the darker side of the sport they love. i are learning about the darker side of the sport they love.— are learning about the darker side of the sport they love. i don't know to this day — of the sport they love. i don't know to this day how— of the sport they love. i don't know to this day how long _ of the sport they love. i don't know to this day how long i

hugh pym, bbc news.v is at a farm in warwickshire. it's been a hard time for farmers. this field doesn't have anything in this year. there's no way you can get a crop in that. you really do question why you do it. a really hard time for a long time. we've been putting on little coats - on some of the newborn lambs to help protect them from the rain. most fields haven't dried out since last year as the uk experienced its wettest 18 months on record. there's a good girl, hey? how's your tummy? are you nice and full? rachel farms land here in north wales. on a scale of one to ten, we're probably, at the moment, how wet our land is, is probably about a 15. she's been forced to keep 300 of her ewes in lambing sheds on expensive bought—in feed. to date, we're probably riding at about at least between probably about £5000—8000 increased cost for this sort of wet winter, exacerbated in the last month or so. like, what can you do? it's not so much about perhaps the money. it's more about when you literally haven'

hugh pym has more.ith a stark conclusion that children had been let down because of remarkably weak evidence on medical interventions in gender care. this report follows an interim review, which has already led to major changes. genderservices, provided by the controversial tavistock clinic in london, ended last month. two new centres in london and liverpool have been set up. the use of drugs to stop the onset of puberty has now stopped until further research is done. the author of the report says hormone treatments should in future be used with extreme caution bought 16—18—year—olds, and argues that children were let down by the quality of services. it is unusual for us to give a potentially life changing treatment to young people and not know what happens to them in adult hood. that has been a particular problem that we haven't had the follow—up into adult hood to know what the results of this are. that is the reason why i have said that we must improve the research base. ciara bell started taking pub

joined a list of countries that are reviewing treatments for gender dysphoria. 0ur health editor hugh pymcause of remarkably weak evidence on medical interventions in gender care. this final report follows an interim review, which has already led to major changes. gender services provided by the controversial tavistock clinic in london, ended last month. two new centres in london and liverpool have been set up. the use of drugs to stop the onset of puberty has now stopped until further research is done. the author of the report says hormone treatments should in future be used with extreme caution for 16 to 18—year—olds, and argues that children were let down by the quality of services. it is unusual for us to give a potentially life changing treatment to young people and not know what happens to them in adulthood. and that has been a particular problem that we haven�*t had the follow—up into adulthood to know what the results of this are. and that is the reason why i have said that we must improve the research base here. keira bell started taking puberty blockers aged 16 after being refer

our health editor, hugh pym, is outside st mary�*s hospital in london. explain what it all means.xplain what it all means. this is the end of a one year dispute - the end of a one year dispute between senior doctors in england and the government and the health secretary, victoria atkins, has said it�*s a fair deal for consultants, patients and taxpayers. looking back at the last financial year, the original payout award 6%. the bma and another union said that wasn�*t enough so strikes were staged over nine different days. another offer was made and rejected and finally the latest offer, which has been accepted a majority of consultants, which involved an extra range of between three and i3% on top of the original 6%. the bma say, as well as pay, the deal includes reforms to the doctors pay review body system, given the independent body or freedom to consider a range of issues next time. in wales and northern ireland, there are continual disputes involving consultants and governments. in wales, there is a strike by consultants between april the 16th and 18th. as for the junior doct

our health editor hugh pym joins us now.bout the junior doctors, they are still in dispute with the government?— still in dispute with the government? ., , government? that is right, the dis - ute government? that is right, the diapute is _ government? that is right, the dispute is ongoing _ government? that is right, the dispute is ongoing in _ government? that is right, the dispute is ongoing in england l dispute is ongoing in england betweenjunior dispute is ongoing in england between junior doctors and the government. the bma, the doctor's union, they have carried out a ballot recently to extend the mandate for further strike action for another six months although there is no plan for a strike at the moment, but there was no sign of talks getting under way. senior doctors, consultants, they have voted in favour by a large majority of an upgraded offer put forward by the government and also another senior doctors union. in favour of it basically putting between 9—19% in pay packets for almost all senior doctors. victoria

hugh pym is here. what was the deal? what about junior doctors.rs. the consultants have ended their year—long dispute in england by accepting this deal by a large majority. year—long dispute in england by accepting this deal by a large majority. the year—long dispute in england by accepting this deal by a large majority. the original year—long dispute in england by accepting this deal by a large majority. the original 6% year—long dispute in england by accepting this deal by a large majority. the original 6% pay year—long dispute in england by accepting this deal by a large majority. the original 6% pay award last year was deemed not enough by the british medical association and the other main union involved, so the nine days of strikes which followed that and a new offer was made and rejected and now this one, which basically adds between three and 30% to the original 6%, depending on seniority. it is a fair dealfor depending on seniority. it is a fair deal for consultants, patients and for taxpayers. the bma view is they welcome the offer and th

hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. donald trump said abortion should be left for individual states to decide, the arizona supreme court has revived a near—total ban on abortion that dates back 160 years. the law bans abortion in all cases except when the mother's life is at risk. it also makes providing a termination or helping a woman to obtain an abortion punishable by two to five years in prison. democrats, and some republicans, have publicly condemned the court's ruling, which comes into effect in 1a days. arizona's governor urged people to use the democratic process to reverse the decision. this november, arizonans may have an opportunity to make their voices heard on this important issue to the people across arizona who are concerned about the future of abortion rights in our state, who are worried about their bodily autonomy, who don't want to see the freedom of their wives, sisters and daughters restricted. you can make your concerns known at the ballot box, and i encourage you to do so. for more on this, we ca

most were infected with hepatitis c and hiv. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports now on one school wheressible, with a medical unit to treat their bleeding episodes. they thought they were being treated with blood products. they didn't realise they were taking part in trials of products used as preventative measures are known as prophylaxis. many became infected with viruses. a letter in 1973 shows the involvement of the government in the research, with the message, time is short if the trial is to begin at the start of term in april. i have been speaking to three former pupils at the school from the 1970s and the 1980s. every boy there was on a trial at some time, or continuously, from their hold period at the college, and that spanned ten years from 1975 to 1985. they had access to our blood, our veins, whenever they wanted it, and they exploited that. how do you feel about that? when we went there in the mid—705, we were not on prophylaxis, we had not even heard of the word prophylaxis. it was sold to us, saying, we've got these new products, if you are prepared to have an injection e

our health editor hugh pym told us more about what this means for senior doctors across the uk. of them have had more than ten years experience as more junior doctors before they become consultants, so they're at the top of their profession. and they took strike action at various points last year, which was effectively unprecedented in the history of the national health service for such senior doctors to take this sort of action. and just to look at the numbers very briefly, they were awarded a 6% pay rise last year. they said that wasn't enough and staged their industrial action. they went back into talks and got a higher offer, put that to their members who rejected it. then another offer came from the government, which has now been accepted. which in essence means something between 3% on top of the original 6 and 13%, depending on seniority. now, the british medical association, the doctors' trade union, says this is a victory for negotiation, and they've praised the consultants who were prepared to take action to get this far. they also say there's been an important change t

hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. the news, including another day at the post office inquiry today. former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates has accused the post office of lying about their accounting systems, in the first day of evidence into the horizon it scandal on tuesday. the inquiry heard how bates wrote that the organisation was being run by "thugs in suits" in a letter in 2010. 0ur correspondent, sanchia berg, has more. today, the evidence will hear from the politician who is a key figure in highlighting the issue. across the country, many small post offices are still valued by their communities. 0nce, jo hamilton ran her own small post office, then she fell foul of the horizon computer system. wrongly prosecuted for false accounting, she turned to her local mp. for many years, james, now lord arbuthnot, has been the postmasters' most trusted voice in parliament, demanding answers from ministers and post office executives. this morning, he will take his turn at the post office inquiry, along with the r

here is our health editor hugh pym. that's all we were, is guinea pigs.these men were children, they went for treatment for their health conditions, but their parents weren't told they'd been enrolled into medical research trials. luke, who has a mild form of the blood clotting disorder haemophilia, was put into a clinical trial when he was three after a small cut. before that, he hadn't needed treatment. normally, his mild condition wouldn't need the powerful blood clotting product factor eight, known to be contaminated with viruses. he was labelled a virgin haemophiliac. there was incredible benefit in the virgin haemophiliac. to be able to have a clean petri dish to be scientifically, to be able to understand science through. ultimately, at that point, i didn't need factor eight. this document reveals that luke's doctor wrote a letter to a dr peter kernoff, referring to luke and another boy's treatment, noting they were both virgin haemophiliacs. he writes, i hope they will be suitable for the heat treated trial. the results were published in 1985, con

here's our health editor, hugh pym. years from '75 to '85. how do you feel about that? when we went there in the mid—70s, we weren't on prophylaxis. we hadn't even heard of the word prophylaxis. it was sold to us saying we've got these new products, if you're prepared to have an injection every other day, it'll make you fit, you'll be able to play more, you'll be able to go out more, you'll live a normal life. but our parents were never informed. there was just a change from having an injection when you had a bleed to you would have an injection every other day. and we accepted it, we didn't question it. we thought it was the norm and it was the norm because we were all doing it. and what did they actually do? was it repeated testing? it wasn't just what they were putting in. it's what they were taking out. you know, it was virtually equal quantities. they would give you a 60 ml syringe of a product and then ten minutes later, they'd want to take 60ml out. i recall two lads being... they had so much blood taken out of t

hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham.ew, we saw from europe report that is a major review and critical in places. what's your assessment of the points? it’s places. what's your assessment of the points?— the points? it's a very comprehensive - the points? it's a very| comprehensive report, the points? it's a very i comprehensive report, more the points? it's a very _ comprehensive report, more than 300 pages and this review goes back to 2020 and an interim report in 2022 questioned the use of puberty blockers at the tavistock and portman trust, which provided gender services and that led to a series of events, including an inspection by the regulator which found the service to be inadequate and then last month, nhs england said puberty blockers would no longer be routinely prescribed and the service of the tavistock and portman was brought to an end with two new clinics being set up. this is a long—running and much debated issue. i think that thing is a standout for me is the fact that in her forward to her report the doc

hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. let's bring our panel back in.ll, i think it's reassuring i that everybody has largely welcomed this report today. it's taken several— this report today. it's taken several years, this report today. it's taken severalyears, but this report today. it's taken several years, but i think it's been very thoroughly done and what it starts _ very thoroughly done and what it starts to — very thoroughly done and what it starts to do is put more argument and evidence behind what is an incredibly— and evidence behind what is an incredibly sensitive, complex issue around _ incredibly sensitive, complex issue around gender transitioning, particularly for young people. the next area — particularly for young people. the next area that will be looked at similar— next area that will be looked at similar to — next area that will be looked at similar to this will be in relation to adults. — similar to this will be in relation to adults, but i think this really is the _ to adults, but i think this really is the key— to adults, but i t

hugh pym, bbc news.er unusual police chase in south yorkshire. i'v e i've got a vehicle failing to stop on dalton lane. this is a strange pursuit, is actually in reverse and it's now on write, write, write. the officer pursued a suspected stolen vehicle that was driving in reverse. when the suspect fled the vehicle on foot, the chase took an unusual turn. he is following him on foot, the body camera is on, helpful of the public points out where the criminal has headed to so he learns the police officer his bike to continue the chase. here we go, goes on for a fair amount the chase. here we go, goes on for a fairamount of time. the chase. here we go, goes on for a fair amount of time.— fair amount of time. stand still! sta still, fair amount of time. stand still! stay still, now! _ fair amount of time. stand still! stay still, now! they _ fair amount of time. stand still! stay still, now! they still! - fair amount of time. stand still! stay still, now! they still! ok, | fair amount of time. stand still! |

last week, hugh pym of the bbc produced shocking evidence about children, even babies, being experimentedisturbing revelations raised very serious criminal and ethical issues for the nhs and the medical profession. i absolutely recognise from all that i've read and all that my officials have briefed me on that this is likely to be one of the biggest scandals this country will ever have seen with respect to things that have happened within the nhs. the public inquiry comes back next may and we will have full coverage. state pension rise at the start of this month but it wasn't all good news. nina is here to explain. we talked about these changes as they came in but there has been confusion since then. charities say they have been getting more calls about this and hopefully we can clear up the details. at the start of the month, those of you on the state pension saw payments rise by 8.5%. part of the triple lock promise. the government pledged for pensions to keep pace with inflation, wage rises or 2.5%, whichever is highest. this time it is wages. it means people on a basic state pension,