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hugh pym, thank you.inster _ involve? hugh pym, thank you. let's go to westminster with _ involve? hugh pym, thank you. let's go to westminster with chris - involve? hugh pym, thank you. let's go to westminster with chris mason. i go to westminster with chris mason. i don't think i have seen rishi sunak at the dispatch box, rarely i think in his premiership, as serious and frankly as downbeat in his analysis of what had been going on here. i analysis of what had been going on here. ., . analysis of what had been going on here. ~ ., , ., here. i think that is right. that was an apology _ here. i think that is right. that was an apology from - here. i think that is right. that was an apology from the - here. i think that is right. that| was an apology from the prime minister without caveats or any sense of wriggle room, seeking to front up on behalf of the british state for this failure spelt out the report today, decade after decade from one government to the next, labour and conservative, a sense that col

hugh pym, bbc news. the united states has suspended a shipment of heavy weapons to israel after president biden warned that the us would not supply arms that could be used in a major assault on rafah in southern gaza. people in rafah say there is constant shelling today with israeli tanks massed on the outskirts of the city where hundreds of thousands of people fled for safety. the mp natalie elphicke, who defected from the conservative party to labour yesterday, has told the bbc tonight she is sorry for comments she made supporting her ex—husband after he was convicted of sexual assault. charlie elphicke was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women in 2020. 0ur political editor chris mason is in central london. what she said has caused a fair amount of consternation among labour mps. it really has, yeah. there is anger, there is fury and upset amongst

hugh pym, bbc news. let's speak to ros cooper, who was infected as child with hepatitis c while receiving treatment for a bleeding disorder. thanks very much for being with us. first of all, you weren't really told about this, although you were infected as a child at 19, which was extraordinary. infected as a child at 19, which was extraordinary-— extraordinary. that's right. i don't know at what _ extraordinary. that's right. i don't know at what age _ extraordinary. that's right. i don't know at what age i _ extraordinary. that's right. i don't know at what age i was _ extraordinary. that's right. i don't know at what age i was infected, l extraordinary. that's right. i don't i know at what age i was infected, but what i've been told since it is that the chances are that most of the clotting factor treatments that i've had — and i've had probably at least one a month for active bleeds — most will have had hepatitis c in it because of the way it was made from pooled blood donations. i don't know when i

hugh pym, bbc news.last week has been describing how he felt. he has now left the hospital after an operation to repair his hand. he has been speaking to our correspondent. i thought i was going to die, to be honest, i thought i was going to die leaving my wife and my child. um... we thought we were going to die that morning. it was only to, i believe a miracle happened in the room. ifeel so helpless, seeing my hand cut and looking around how to protect myself. all i see was pillows and teddy bears. there was nothing that i could use to stop him from attacking us. but i do believe that it was a miracle, what happened in that room. yeah, it was, it's a nightmare, i can't... me and my family, i don't think we will be able to go back. we get flashbacks. i get flashbacks. you don't think you'll be able to go back to live there? i don't think so, i don't think so. it will feel unsafe for me and my family. if it's ok to ask, how is your daughter doing? she's just four, is she? i hope she doesn't remember anyth

hugh pym, bbc news.he water situation in south devon where people are being told to boil their tap water because of an outbreak of sickness and diarrhoea. more than 20 cases have been confirmed by the health security agency. south west water said it is confident that boiled water is safe and issued the advice as a precaution. heidi davey reports. what a difference 2a hours can make, from supplies being safe to bottled water being handed out. by lunchtime, there was anger. south west water confirmed advanced tests overnight had found traces of cryptosporidium in its supply chain, leaving residents like harriet furious that precautionary measures had not been put in place earlier. i have a seven—month—old daughter as well as a four—year—old boy who was actually very unwell last week. and they said to me, categorically, the water is safe, you should continue to use it as a normal. and we are less than 2a hours later, we have been notified that the water is not safe to drink. they are meant to be providing a

our health editor, hugh pym has this report.20 years before 1990, up to 27,000 people had transfusions with blood that was contaminated with the virus hepatitis c. a quick diagnosis and treatment can save lives, but transfusion cases are still coming forward. the hep c trust says two newly diagnosed people call their helpline every month. there are people still out there that have the virus that haven't been picked up, up until now. and that's really quite shocking that there's people walking around, having had blood transfusions many years ago that have never actually had any treatment for the hep c and had they had treatment for the hep c, their prognosis would be hugely different. maureen passed away in february with liver cancer five months after she was diagnosed with hep c and 47 years after she had the blood transfusion that infected her. even though her medical records show she needed many blood transfusions in 1976 and had hep c symptoms since 2008, she wasn't tested for the virus. her daughter victoria is furious. why

our health editor hugh pym reports.of delay and uncertainty. princess alexandra in harlow, essex, was part of the original 40—hospital plan, and the new building was intended to be ready by this year. but the land hasn't yet been bought, and officials admitted earlier this month that the project might not be finished until 2032. the government recommitted to its plan last may. it included hospitals like the queen elizabeth at king's lynn, with structural problems caused by outdated concrete known as raac. but a year on, nhs trust representatives say there's still indecision on funding and timetables. what we've seen since the government's recommitment to the new hospital programme is a significant delay in any progress. and we know that that's costing money, having a real impact on patients, and undermining staff morale. the a0 new hospitals by 2030 pledge was in the conservative manifesto for the 2019 general election. it was officially confirmed by the government in october 2020. later, it emerged that some involved m

hugh pym, bbc news.iver tyne yesterday afternoon. a 13—year—old boy remains in a critical condition in hospital after being pulled from the water. 0ur correspondent andy gill reports from 0vingham in northumberland. there was a police presence here today at the point where the boys went swimming, a rope swing here is popular with young people. after a major search and rescue operation, a 14—year—old boy was declared dead at the scene, and a 13 year taken to hospital where he is said to be critical. 0ne resident told us the river has been a magnet for young people for decades. this happens all the time, it is seen as a rite of passage for the young ones to go on the water and go swimming, when i was that age i used to do it, it is just something we all do at that age. 0n hot days like that, the only way you can think of cooling down is going for a swim in the river. two years ago, another 13—year—old boy drowned in this stretch of the river, and last year, northumberland fire service criticised a group of

hugh pym, bbc news. man city won the english premier league for a record—breaking fourth consecutive time. they beat west ham 3—1 at the etihad stadium, and our sports editor dan roan has more. city's domination of the english game goes to an entirely new level. never before has a team won four consecutive top division titles, six in seven as well, still the fa cup final to come next week. it's testament to the quality of these players, the manager, the recruitment as well. and yet despite all that brilliance, the standards that this club has set for the english game, there are questions too — some have concerns about whether or not they're making it too predictable, whether the competitiveness of the premier league is being distorted. of course, the sovereign wealth of the abu dhabi owners of this club has helped in some part to achieve that. now city would say other clubs have lots of money and they haven't spent it as well and also have enjoyed eras of dominance in the past too. but then of course, th

hugh pym, bbc news. there have been more reports of intense fighting. and the england training squad for the euros is announced. who are the big winners and losers? we will tell you the latest. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. let's bring you some breaking news now coming into us, it's been reported that riggio pochettino, the chelsea manager, has agreed to leave the football team by mutual consent with reports now in the papers in the last few minutes —— mauricio. he has apparently left his position as chelsea head coach by mutual consent after less than 11 months in charge of chelsea who of course came a disappointing sixth in the premier league this year. his resignation comes after one season in the job. he enjoyed a strong into the campaign for some but not strong enough for others and there were rumours during the season. he did not see eye to eye with the chelsea owners. mauricio pochettino has left chelsea by mutual consent, according to reports. we will br

hugh pym, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take you to new york. a trial is under way.nendez have sought to blame his wife on the opening day of his corruption trial in new york. the court was told that nadine menendez kept her own financial problems from her husband. prosecutors accuse mr menendez of selling his political power for gold bars, cash and a luxury car. both the senator and his wife deny wrongdoing. she is due to go on trial at a later date. the pictures owned by sir eltonjohn and his husband david furnish are one of the greatest private collections of photographs in the world — there's more than 7,000 of them. now, an exhibition of some of them is to get under way in london. ahead of that, they've been talking exclusively to our culture editor katie razzall. # i'll write a symphony just for you and me... 300 photographs, many on show for the first time. # i'll paint a masterpiece... sir eltonjohn started collecting after he got sober in the �*90s, and with his husband, david furnish, now has one of the world's great collections. i'm so proud of what we've

hugh pym reports on the conclusions of a landmark hearing. supported by family, gave evidence. there is a huge impact on family, because they carry you and... he didn't survive long enough to see today's report. he was infected with hiv and hepatitis c through his haemophilia treatment. his memorial service was this month. today, his wife heather and son isaac were here in his memory. it's still very raw, him not being here. it was five weeks ago to the day today, so he so almost made it to see the result and have closure from what happened to him. the minute i read the first. recommendation, which was compensation, and the second recommendation was to - apologise, i thought, thank- goodness, we have been heard. they had called for truth and justice for decades — and today, campaigners hoped to find it as the final inquiry report was published at westminster. the findings a devastating indictment of health leaders and successive governments. the report says the scandal could largely, though not entirely, have been avoided, and that hiding the

hugh pym, bbc news.ill return to parliament tomorrow, after losing his hands and feet to sepsis. he was given just a 5% chance of survival when he was rushed to hospital last september, and put into an induced coma as his organs began to fail. now back home and using prosthetic limbs, he's been speaking to helen catt, and a warning — her report features images of mr mackinlay while gravely ill in hospital. what do you think, darling? have they been clever? craig mackinlay and his family have had to adjust to a lot of change in the last eight months. over the course of 1a hours in september, he went from feeling slightly unwell to finding himself in hospital. within about half an hour, i went this very strange blue from top to bottom, ears, everything, blue. it's when you're having a very severe sort of septic event. they knew what it was and they pretty much put me into an induced coma. and the next 16 days, i was in dreamland, really. my wife was told within a few hours, he is one of the illest people w

hugh pym, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.planned for the saudi desert. it'll cost 500 billion us dollars, and is being built by dozens of western companies. but the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, says he'll be looking into allegations the saudi government is using lethal force to clear ground to build the new city. it comes after bbc verify and a bbc eye investigation, found the authorities encouraged the use of violence, to evict villagers. here's merlyn thomas. promo video: this is neom. neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. a project almost the size of belgium, built by companies from all over the world, including more than a dozen from the uk. at its heart — the line. a city carved from the desert, envisaged to be 100 mile straight line, but only 1.5 miles will reportedly be built by 2030. neom's driving force is the country's leader, mohammed bin salman. so since we have empty place and we want to have a place for 10 million people, then let's think from scratch. but it wasn't empt

hugh pym, bbc news.. the details will emerge at 12:30 after a briefing in westminster — our correspondents will bring you that breaking story here, live. details online and on your tv. i want to remind you of our breaking through this half—hour. iranians atv says that the president, ebrahim raisi, has died, along with his foreign minister after a helicopter carrying them across iran crashed near to tabriz in the north—west of the country. that was the life image. this is the iranian president. confirmation that he has now died. hello, there. contrasting conditions as we head through this week. now, it's a dry and a warm start with temperatures still above the seasonal average for most. lots of sunny spells around, but it will be turning cooler and then wetter and windier, as we head through the middle part of the week, with heavy, more persistent outbreaks of rain, temperatures returning back to the seasonal average. now, this is how we're starting off monday morning. a fresher feel to things. there are

hugh pym, bbc news.mpaigning in south west england, saying the conservatives would replace what he calls rip—off university degrees, to fund 100,000 new apprenticeships a year. the south west is a key battle ground and this map shows the current state of the parties in the region, which is dominated by tory blue. some constituency boundaries will change at the election, and chris mason has been travelling with the prime minister. bodmin in cornwall, one week into the general election campaign. and the verdict from some folk here? it's ok, really. i think it's a good idea to have it. they're looking for your vote, of course, but ijust think they're fighting with each other and it's ridiculous. what do you make of the whole election fun and games? it's a total nightmare. i can't bear it. i can't watch television. it's just dreadful. you can't be telling me you're not watching television! i'm trying not to. planes and policies, trains and... ..yet more trains. the prime minister arriving in penzance this mo

hugh pym, bbc news. military regime. getting into the country to report is extremely difficult, but a bbc team has managed to spent a month with rebel forces on the front line of this hidden war. thousands have been killed since the military coup three years ago — and millions of people have been displaced. last october, several disparate rebel groups united, forming a single nationwide insurgency, which has made big gains, conquering large swathes of territory. many young people have fled the cities to join up to fight. tonight, our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera—journalist darren conway travel to the rebels' jungle hideouts in karenni state — and a warning their report does show the aftermath of violence that has taken place there. like a beacon in the night, a jungle base has become a sanctuary. the final stop on a journey to freedom for young burmese who refuse to serve in the army. they were spirited here from cities by an underground railroad of agents and safe houses. to escape a new

hugh pym, bbc news.t—minute cancellations and chaos. the new £365 million venue has been blighted by setbacks. colin paterson has more. this was the moment co—op live finally got under way. afterwards a chance to get fans to review the band and the venue. ,., to review the band and the venue. ., ., venue. elbow were amazing. the venue. elbow were amazing. the venue was _ venue. elbow were amazing. the venue was really _ venue. elbow were amazing. the venue was really good _ venue. elbow were amazing. the venue was really good after- venue. elbow were amazing. the venue was really good after the i venue was really good after the trouble — venue was really good after the trouble and concern, the venue was really— trouble and concern, the venue was really great, really organised. a was really great, really organised.— was really great, really oruanised. ~ , ., organised. a couple of hooks missin: organised. a couple of hooks missing on — organised. a couple of hooks missing on the _ organised. a couple of h

hugh pym, bbc news.any astrazeneca is withdrawing its covid vaccine, which was developed by scientists in oxford. it was one of the first to be produced during the pandemic, with billions of doses being made. the company says the withdrawal is for commercial reasons, as sophie hutchinson reports. thank you. well, the astrazeneca covid vaccine was one of the very first to be rolled out in january 2021. it had been developed at oxford university in record time — ten months instead of the usual ten years. the then prime minister boris johnson described it as a "triumph for british science". it was cheaper and easier to store than otherjabs. globally, more than 3 billion doses were supplied, with nearly 50 million jabs given in the uk. and the vaccine is estimated to have saved millions of lives. but in a tiny number of cases it causes life—threatening blood clots. it's been linked to 81 deaths in the uk. the government has made vaccine damage payments to families and there are a number of ongoing court case

hugh pym, bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. prime minister, robert fico, may not have been acting alone. a special team is investigating the possibility of collusion because the suspect�*s facebook and communication history was deleted within several hours of the attempted assassination. neither the suspect nor his wife deleted the material, suggesting help from at least one other person. earlier, medicalstaff said mr fico's life was no longer in danger. spain is recalling its ambassador to argentina following comments by the argentine president, javier milei, apparently referring to the spanish prime minister and his wife. speaking at a far—right conference in madrid, mr milei appeared to accuse pedro sanchez�*s wife of corruption, without naming the couple. pakistan says it's repatriating more than 500 students from kyrgyzstan after mob violence broke out in the capital, bishkek, targeting foreigners and migrant workers. the foreign minister said three specially—chartered flights had been arranged. sean diddy combs has said t

hugh pym, bbc news.ed blood scandal victim. first of all, really sorry for your loss and we really appreciate you coming on and speaking to us about what happened. tell us more about what happened. tell us more about what happened. tell us more about what happened to your husband? he what happened to your husband? ii2 had an accident in 1990. at work he was crushed by a forklift truck. as a result, he ended up losing his leg, his right leg, and he was an amputee. he had the blood then in the hospital. we got over the accident and everything was fine, and then we knew nothing about anything about the hepatitis or the contaminated blood. we had heard about it, but we just thought it wouldn't happen to us. in april 2012, you woke from the bed and started vomiting blood. he was taken into hospital and that was when we were told he had hepatitis c through the contaminated blood in 1990. the difficult thing to process, isn't it? how do you feel about the news now, that there were so many other people who also

hugh pym, bbc news. one of those directly affected isjo vincent.showed a malfunctioning liver — two years later she found out she had hepatitis c. the blood in the transfusion she was given in 1988 after the birth of her daughter was infected. these are her thoughts on today's announcement. when i walked into the house of commons this morning, i felt really good. we'd had a good day. the report gave us everything that we wanted. rishi had made a heartfelt apology, and then itjust kind of went downhill really rapidly. i can't get life insurance. health insurance. it's a struggle to live. it's a struggle to... to be. because you always have this knowledge. that today could be the day that you get the liver cancer. and i've seen so many people die. how many recommendations have been made over the years by different inquiries that still haven't been fulfilled? that is what we're up against now. this will be forgotten soon. snooze today. we won't. i will live because this is not going to be forgotten. i'm not going to let this be forgotten. jo vincent t

hugh pym, thank you.ed of chopping down the sycamore gap tree in northumberland. 38—year—old daniel graham, from carlisle, pleaded not guilty to criminal damage and adam carruthers, who is 31, entered no plea. both men are due before newcastle crown court next month. people across south devon have been advised to boil their tap water after 22 cases of a diarrhoea and sickness bug were confirmed. a further 70 suspected cases are also being investigated. jenny kumah reports. for days, people in a small area of brixham have been falling ill. social media has been awash with angry people blaming the tap water. but yesterday they were told the water was safe to drink. lisa and her two teenage children have been sick for almost two weeks. it started off with a scratchy throat, then a cough. ijust presumed it was a cold coming on. and then i had diarrhoea for about five, six days. but yesterday they were saying there were no issues, to carry on as normal? yeah, horrendous. they told us it was fine to drink the w

our health editor hugh pym has more.rry supported by family, gave evidence. there is a huge impact on family, because they carry you and... he didn't survive long enough to see today's report. he was infected with hiv and hepatitis c through his haemophilia treatment. his memorial service was this month. today, his wife heather and son isaac were here in his memory. it is still very raw. him not being here. it was five weeks ago to the day to day, so he so almost made it the result and have closure from what happened to him. the minute i made the first recommendation, which was compensation, and a second recommendation was apologise, i thought, "oh thank goodness, we have been heard". they had called for truth and justice for decades and today campaigners hoped to find it as a final inquiry report was published at westminster. the findings are devastating indictment of health leaders and successive governments. the report says the scandal could largely, though not entirely, have been avoided, and that hiding the truth in

hugh pym, bbc news.1970s, �*80s or �*90s and have concerns about your health, you can request a free nhs hepatitis c test online. details of where to go are on the screen now. a man who was injured in a sword attack in east london last week has been describing the moment he was attacked inside his home in hainault. henry de los rios polania spoke to our special correspondent lucy manning hours after leaving hospital, where he'd had a lengthy operation on his right hand. henry de los rios polania and his wife carolina and their young daughter survived last week, attacked in their bedroom when a man burst in with a sword. i thought i was going to die, to be honest, i thought i was going to die, leaving my wife and my child. we thought we were going to die that morning. it was only to...i believe a miracle happened in the room. ifeel so helpless, seeing my hand cut and looking around how to protect myself. all i see was pillows and teddy bears. there was nothing that i could use to stop him from attacking u

hugh pym is here with me.scation, denial and delayed justice. the victims now want justice. the victims now want justice. details of a compensation package will be announced tomorrow and then there will be other questions. will there be any criminal charges?— questions. will there be any criminal charges? questions. will there be any criminal chares? ., ., ., criminal charges? fiona, we had the aolo: criminal charges? fiona, we had the apology from _ criminal charges? fiona, we had the apology from the — criminal charges? fiona, we had the apology from the prime _ criminal charges? fiona, we had the apology from the prime minister. i apology from the prime minister. tonight amanda pritchard, head of nhs england, has made the first apology of its kind by such a senior nhs figure in modern times since this issue started rising up the political agenda. this issue started rising up the politicalagenda. she this issue started rising up the political agenda. she said she offered the deepest and heartfelt apologies f

hugh pym, bbc news.bonsignore looked ahead to tomorrow's report and possible compensation for vitcims. the question is, of course, how much and when will people start seeing those final amounts, the final compensation scheme? there has been some payments so far, but there's been huge pressure on the government to speed this up, to get a final framework out for compensation for those many, many thousands of people who've been affected. we get the final report tomorrow, monday. and so in anticipation of that, the defence secretary grant shapps was asked about that on laura kuenssberg here on the bbc a short while ago. here's what he had to say. the idea it's taken all of this time to get to the truth, i think is heartbreaking. i haven't seen the report yet. the government has already said that it will want to respond quickly to it. and so i know that that's what will happen. can you confirm the compensation? i can't. i'm not in that position. we'll certainly want others and the chancellor and the prime min

hugh pym, bbc news.ceived in premier league matches. our sports news correspondent laura scott is here. what more can you tell us? well, sophie, this development follows nine months of investigation by the fa, and whilst betting offences in football are not unusual, the nature of these charges is incredibly rare, because it relates to a player allegedly trying to deliberately get yellow cards for the purposes of effecting a betting match. or a betting market. the fa says it covered his conduct in four matches, rice said he was extremely surprised and upset by the charges, which he denies. he was a record club signing in 2022, and the club have said they will stand by and support him. he now has untiljune until formally support him. he now has untiljune untilformally admit or support him. he now has untiljune until formally admit or deny the charges. this case will be dealt with on its merits, butjudging by a previous case where a breach was proven, it is a matter taken incredibly seriously, and she could

hugh pym, bbc news.down on russian intelligence gathering operations. our security correspondent gordon corera joins me now. gordon, what is this all about? well, i am told this was not due to a single incident but rather due to the accumulation of what is being called malign activity which in the uk includes cyber hacking, against the political process, but also some recent arrests linked to national security. recent arrests linked to national securi . ., recent arrests linked to national securi . . . , recent arrests linked to national securi . . . ., ., , security. that includes allegations recently about _ security. that includes allegations recently about an _ security. that includes allegations recently about an arson _ security. that includes allegations recently about an arson attack- security. that includes allegations recently about an arson attack on | security. that includes allegations| recently about an arson attack on a business linked to ukraine in london. those allegations have yet to co

let's get more on this with our health editor, hugh pym.rom _ england, what does it say? yes, a reaction from amanda _ england, what does it say? yes, a reaction from amanda prichard, . reaction from amanda prichard, representative of nhs england and she says she wants to offer her deepest and heartfelt apologies for the role of the nhs in the suffering of the loss of all of those infected and affected insistence of thousands of people put their trust in the care that they got from the nhs over many years and they were badly let down and she says time will need to be taken understand the reports conclusions and recommendations and it is true that all of this matters some decades ago in the wrongdoing found in interestingly, this is not just looking at it with hindsight and other things done there were clearly and completely out of step with what should've been normal, ethical medical practice and going out trials on children and consideration to the parents and it risk of hepatitis was known and actually hiv. and there's a moment of reflect

hugh pym, bbc news. 0ne one of those directly affected is jill vincent. to test that showed a malfunctioning liver. two years later, she found out she had hepatitis c. blood in the transfusion she was given in 1988 after the birth of her daughter was infected. these are her thoughts on today �*s announcement. infected. these are her thoughts on today 's announcement.— infected. these are her thoughts on today 's announcement. when walked into the house _ today 's announcement. when walked into the house of— today 's announcement. when walked into the house of commons _ today 's announcement. when walked into the house of commons this - into the house of commons this morning ifelt into the house of commons this morning i felt really good stop i felt really good. we had a good day, the report give us everything that we wanted. rishi had made a heartfelt apology, and then itjust kind of went downhill really rapidly. i can't get life insurance, health insurance. it is a struggle to live. it is a struggle to be, because you always have this knowledge that toda

hugh pym, bbc news. the huge backlog of patients waiting for treatment. they say, if elected, the vast majority of patients will be seen within 18 weeks by the end of the parliament. our health correspondent dominic hughes considers how it might work. the current waiting list for the nhs in england stands at 7.5 million treatments, and more than 40% of people have been waiting longer than 18 weeks. well, labour says that should it win power, it will, within the first year of taking office, offer 40,000 extra appointments every week on top of the two million or so that are already happening. and it's going to do this by encouraging the nhs to do more work in the evenings and at the weekends and by making greater use of the private sector. labour has also said it would double the number of scanning equipments that are available, because people are waiting for vital test results are a key logjam in the system. so labour says its plans will cost £1.3 billion in the first year. so where is this money going to

with more, here's our health editor hugh pym.n during the pandemic. and today, later than originally planned because of ill—health, the cabinet secretary gave evidence to the uk covid inquiry. i swear by almighty god... that the evidence i shall give... whatsapp messages from the time were quoted back at him. you yourself said good i people were being put off because it's such a rat's nest. yeah, that's all correct. at times he showed his emotions... good people were working incredibly hard in impossible circumstances with choices where it seems there was never right, never a right answer. but that lack of sort of team spirit, the difficult atmosphere, you're trying to run everything from the centre of government, despite trying to run the response to a global pandemic. good people were just being smashed to pieces. and his exasperation. there were some dark days when it felt we just couldn't. .. we just couldn't get it right. it was put to him that he'd removed sir chris whitty and sir patrick vallance from a crucial meeting on

hugh pym, bbc news.ull coverage of the infected blood scandal inquiry conclusion tomorrow here on the bbc news, you will be able follow it live on the bbc news website and app and also on bbc iplayer. a 14—year—old boy has died and a 13—year—old boy is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty in the river tyne in northumberland on saturday. the boys went into the water near to 0vingham bridge yesterday afternoon and multiple emergency service crews were deployed to the scene. police have described the incident as "absolutely tragic". the parents of both boys are being supported by specially—trained officers. 0ur reporter andy gill in 0vingham gave us the latest. well, the two boys went into the river at a spot a couple of hundred yards downstream from here. there's a rope swing over the river and its popular with young people. when they got into difficulties, in major search and rescue operation was mounted involving the police, the fire brigade and the air ambulance was involved mountain re

let's go live now to my colleague, hugh pym, who has the findings from that report. in it. it is a _ findings from that report. tell us what is in it. it is a very - findings from that report. tell us what is in it. it is a very long - what is in it. it is a very long report, 2500 pages but it is the most devastating critique of government in the uk for as long as i can remember and a pack many decades to the beginning of the scandal in the 1970s. the chair as saying that successive governments, and to an extent the nhs were responsible and their leaders have failed consistently the victims of this terrible scandal. to take some quotes from sir brian langstaff in the report, it is a catalogue of failures, one that could largely have been avoided and it should have been. this is something that didn't need to happen. evenjudged by modern day standards. he is quite clear that yes things were different backin clear that yes things were different back in the 70s and 80s, the early 90s, but he is taking a judgment that he thinks is reasonable and this is the sort of conclu

our health editor hugh pym reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now!

our health editor, hugh pym has this report.sis and treatment can save lives, but transfusion cases are still coming forward. the hep c trust says two newly diagnosed people call their helpline every month. there are people still out there that have the virus that

hugh pym, bbc news. or even think you might have had a blood transfusion in the �*705, �*80 or �*905 and have any concerns about your health, then you can request a free nhs hepatitis c test online. in wales, scotland and ireland, you can request one by contacting your gp. look at some of the day's other news. and, ben, you start with some news. and, ben, you start with some news from boxing. tyson fury has failed in his attempt to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in almost 25 years. he lost the unification title fight in saudi arabia on a split decision to the ukrainian oleksandr usyk. our sports reporter ade adedoyin was ringside. oleksandr usyk on top of the world. tyson fury the self—styled gypsy king dethroned. a fight for the ages which started off as a bit of a cat and mouse affair. both had some early success, tyson fury clearly enjoying himself. showboating as he began to find a target and take control of the contest. it looked like a man in cruise control, navigating his

hugh pym, bbc news.you know, or even think, you might have had a blood transfusion in the 70s, 80 or 90s and have any concerns about your health then you can request a free nhs hepatitis c test online and details of where to go are on the screen now. four minutes past six, and charlie, there were gasps yesterday a couple of minutes ahead of prime minister's questions at midday because of a defection from the conservatives to the labour party, and the fallout and the scrutiny of it has not stopped. yes, it was a move it is fair to say no one was expecting. sir keir starmer is facing a backlash from some of his mps for allowing natalie elphicke to join the labour party. the dover mp defected from the conservatives yesterday. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. good morning, henry. so, give this some kind of context for us because this does happen occasionally. this felt like a slightly different from normal, may be a more unexpected than usual. normal, may be a more unexpecte

our health editor hugh pym reports. what do we want?y restoration. _ what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that _ what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that is _ what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that is what - what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that is what they - what do we want? they call it pay | restoration, that is what they have been demanding in ten strikes staged in england since march last year. thejunior in england since march last year. the junior doctor's union the bma want a 35% pay rise to compensate for inflation over more than a decade. ministers said that wasn't reasonable and awarded 9% on average last year, mediation talks started earlier this month but they stalled, and the bm. a has called another strike. the latest walk out by junior doctors in england will start at 7.00am on thursdayjune 27th and end at the same time on tuesdayjuly 2nd, that of course is just two days before polling day, onjuly 4th. last week, the government decided to walk away from negotiations, and th

i remember hugh pym from the bbc who spoke to be at the opening of the process in 2018 and asked me ifand his team and respect what they have done for victims. i don't feel that i will get sufficient answers to give me totaljustice and i won't get total closure. i have a number of things in my life which have been affected and i cannot see that happening. london's high court has amended prince harry cannot, all claims against the media mogul himself without coming from the high court a little earlier in the day. we will stay with the high court. the high court has ruled that new laws giving the police more powers to restrict protests are unlawful. the campaign group, liberty, brought the action against the home office after the new rules were implemented without the approval of parliament last year. the regulations were brought in by former home secretary suella braverman. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani has more. this is a really significant defeat for the government and quite an embarrassing one as well, the way it has happened at the high court. quite simply, the l

campaign and the doctors say they have been no new pay offers despite talks and our health editor hugh pyme with talks under way there were hopes of a settlement and by february this year with the ten strike the dispute was not settled and then came mediation talks and they failed and another strike has been called. the government _ strike has been called. the government walked - strike has been called. tue: government walked away strike has been called. t'te: government walked away and strike has been called. tt2 government walked away and collapsed talks and there was nothing more we could do to be able to have those talks with them because they refused and so now we are asking if they will not talk to us and to make a public commitment that gives the confidence in our committee that there is a plan for pay restoration so that we can quality strikes. the government said it wasn't reasonable and awarded an average of 9% last year. the health secretary had this response to the doctor's union. t am response to the doctor's union. i am disma ed response to the doctor's union. i am dismayed b

hugh pym, bbc news.n, has said vladimir putin must pay to rebuild what he has destroyed in ukraine. speaking on a visit to kyiv, mr blinken also told president zelensky that more military aid was on the way. his visit comes as ukraine struggles to hold back a major russian incursion near the city of kharkiv. documents obtained by the bbc show millions of litres of untreated thousands of protesters shut down a major intersection in the georgian capital, after parliament passed a controversial foreign agent law. our correspondent rayhan demytriejoins us now. good morning. what more can you tell us about what has been happening so far? ~ . , , ., ., ., . far? well, it has been a dramatic da . the far? well, it has been a dramatic day. the protests _ far? well, it has been a dramatic day. the protests continued - far? well, it has been a dramatic day. the protests continued well| day. the protests continued well into the early hours on wednesday. there were lots of protesters here at 2am, mainly young people

the bbc�*s health editor hugh pym reports, on the conclusions, of a landmark hearing. hue by family gave evidence. there is a huge impact _ by family gave evidence. there is a huge impact on _ by family gave evidence. there is a huge impact on family. - is a huge impact on family. because they carry you and he did not survive long enough to see today's report. he did not survive long enough to see today's report.— see today's report. he was infected — see today's report. he was infected with _ see today's report. he was infected with hiv - see today's report. he was infected with hiv and - see today's report. he was - infected with hiv and hepatitis c through his haemophilia treatment. his memorial service was this month. today his wife heather and son isaac were here in his memory. it heather and son isaac were here in his memory-— in his memory. it is still very raw. in his memory. it is still very raw- him _ in his memory. it is still very raw. him not— in his memory. it is still very raw. him not being - in his memory. it is still very raw. him not being here. - in

as our health editor hugh pym reports, interim payments of £210,000 will be paid within 90 days for theat the special school treloar�*s in hampshire. i would like to make a statement following the final report of the infected blood inquiry. they're haemophiliacs who were subjected to trials without consent and were infected with hiv and hepatitis c. the whole community's bravery through immense suffering is what has enabled justice today. of the 122 haemophiliacs who attended the school, 75 have already died from their infections. with our firm commitment to compensate those touched by the scandal, the infected blood community knows that their cries forjustice have been heard.