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It shouldve never been this way and on behalf of this and i this way and on behalf of this and every government stretching back to the 1970s, every government stretching back to the 19705, i every government stretching back to the 1970s, i am truly sorry. The a olo the 1970s, i am truly sorry. The apology was the 1970s, i am truly sorry. The apology was noted the 19705, i am truly sorry. The apology was noted but today was all about the victims and those present remembering the lives lost. Lets get more on this with our health editor, hugh pym. Us story from Health Service england, what does it say . Yes, a reaction from 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 shouldve 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 theres a moment of reflection needed here by nhs leaders and doctors in the lot is changed since then and patient voices given a lot more notice these days and it is a duty of candour but is made clear, this report will need to be read very closely indeed. We start with a Major Development from the International Criminal court where the prosecutor has said that his office is seeking Arrest Warrants for the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the defence minister yoav gallant on charges of war crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in gaza. In the past few minutes President Joe Biden has called the move outrageous and said that there is No Equivalence none is No Equivalence none between israel and hamas. The courts prosecutor alleges there is evidence to suggest � starvation has been used as a � method of war� against civilians. The prosecutor has also applied for Arrest Warrants for three leaders of hamas, for war crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in connection with the october the seventh attacks in israel. He said, the decisions were the outcome of an independent and impartial investigation. Iccjudges will now decide whether to grant the warrants. Lets take a listen to the prosecutor making that announcement. I can also confirm today that i have reasonable grounds to believe, on the basis of evidence collected and examined by my office, that israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and minister of defence yoav gallant their criminal responsibility for the following international crimes, committed on the territory of the state of palestine, from at least the 8th of october 2023. The crimes include starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, wilfully causing great suffering, serious injury, to body or health, or cruel treatment, wilful killing or murder, and intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population. Israels Foreign Minister condemned the icc prosecutors call for Arrest Warrants. While the murderers and the rapists of hamas are committing Crimes Against Humanity against our brothers and sisters, the Attorney General and the same breath mentions the Prime Minister and the Ministry Of Defence of the state of israel, alongside the abominable nazi monsters of hamas. A historical release that will be remembered forever. A historical disgrace that will be remembered forever. Earlier i spoke to our Diplomatic Correspondent Paul Adams Injerusalem who told us more about israels reaction so far. It was a strongly worded statement from President Biden criticising the icc prosecutor and accusing him of implying equivalence between israel and hamas and there is No Equivalence, none in that statement in the us Secretary Of State made the same accusation calling his actions shameful and saying they could jeopardise ongoing efforts to reach a Cease Fire Agreement for gaza and there are lots of expressions of outrage from republican congressmen and women too. Of course, us officials are concerned about the way that israel is conducting this war in gaza and many of the accusations outlined in that statement are exactly the same concerns that us officials have been voicing for many months now and theyve had their concerns known to theyve had their concerns known to the israelis privately and publicly in that statement from mr kong, and mentioned the obstruction of a delivery by humanitarian agencies and the killing of another aid workers in the repeatedly on the concerns of the speed and the flow of aid going into gaza and the conduct of the war in general and he called the Israeli Military offensive, over the top and also said that america would not support any Major Military incursion into the gaza city without proper planning to protect civilians theres also that testy phone call last month between President Biden and the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu which the us president essentially gave his israeli counterpart in ultimatum, to concrete steps to improve humanitarian situation in gaza and teddy met with us policy could change. President announced teddy met with us policy could change. President announced the us poss the shipment of heavy weapons bound for israel and another was under review. Of course, the us is not ratified the statute and is not a member of the icc in the same way that israel is not and the prosecutor will still bolster the argument made by us officials over israels conduct in the war and will intensify arguments from Many Democrats in congress and also many who were unhappy with the Biden Administration support for israel and the us put more conditions on military aid for the israelis. That is the latest from the United States but get more from the middle east. I spoke to Paul Adams In Jerusalem and he had more on the israeli reaction. Jerusalem and he had more on the israeli reaction. Benamin netanyahu hasnt israeli reaction. Benamin netanyahu hasnt issued israeli reaction. Benamin netanyahu hasnt issued a i israeli reaction. Benjamin netanyahu hasnt issued a formal israeli reaction. Benjamin netanyahu hasnt issued a formal statement i israeli reaction. Benjamin netanyahu hasnt issued a formal statement yet j hasnt issued a formal statement yet b is understood to have parliamentary colleagues and said it was absolute scandal and this is what new anti semitism looks like and they have called this beyond outrageous and many of the fiercest critics have also joined outrageous and many of the fiercest critics have alsojoined in outrageous and many of the fiercest critics have also joined in this condemnation of the icc and even the Group Representing hostages and the families, normally a group extremely critical of Benjamin Netanyahu and the government simply reject the idea of an equivalence between the actions of the Israeli Government and the people they regard as the terrorists of hamas. Among the voices in israel endorsing with the icc has to say is israeli Rights Groups saying its indicative of israel slide into moral voids but, this is something which i think has had the effect of uniting both public and political opinion against the icc. Still to come on The World Today final court day of testimony at the Critical Data to make Hush Money Trail. The Transport System in the french capital before the paralympics begin. Around the world across the uk, youre watching the road today on bbc news. This is The World Today on bbc news. Iran has declared five days of mourning following the death of the countrys president Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister hossein Amir Ab Dollahian in a helicopter crash. They were returning from a visit to neighbouring azerbaijan when authorities lost contact with their helicopter north east of tabriz. When rescuers eventually reached the helicopter on foot it was completely burnt with no signs of life. Despite speculation over the cause of the crash, its understood to have been an accident, as the bbc� s Graham Satchell explains. 0ne one possibility is mechanical or structural failure, one possibility is mechanical or structuralfailure, the plane was one possibility is mechanical or structural failure, the plane was 30 years old and western sanctions means its difficult for the regime to acquire new parts to get the helicopter fully up and more likely is pilot error. The aircraft was lying and dense and difficult terrain and the lack of the latest equipment would make flights like this even more hazardous. Ebrahim raisi became president of iran in 2021. He was responsible for tightening morality laws. He also oversaw a Ruthless Crackdown of anti governmewnt protests. As second in command, he was widely seen as a possible successor to Supreme Leader ayatollah ali khamenei, the highest authority in iran. Heres our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. The process of selecting the spiritual leader is very opaque process and quite ironically in recent weeks, its been an intense speculation on who the leading contenders are, he was mentioned and the second son of him and seemed to be in the frame and no one can say for certain and. An election to find a successor to president raisi will take place within the next 50 days. And the question of who will eventually succeed irans Supreme Leader will be front and center of peoples minds. For the moment, there is political continuity within the regime. The former Vice President Mohammad Mokhbar was appointed Interim President earlier monday. Here he is addressing a Cabinet Meeting in tehran. But the regime is being forced to find a new president at a particularly challenging time. On that heres International Affairs expert, barbara slavin. This is not an easy time in iran or the wider region, the israelis iranians on this one war with each other and we have economic problems and iran that are quite severe and there were massive protests not long ago and the women life freedom movement, this is not the time for easy decisions and iran. John kirby is told us that the president who died as blood on his answer supporting Extremist Groups in the region. A little earlier i spoke to the co founder of the Campaign Free Political Prisoners in iran and i asked her how she will remember the president scott beale if you ask anyone in iran including myself, the association with crime against humanity and he started his first role and prosecution 1980 against humanity and he started his first role and Prosecutio First Role and prosecution 1980 that is more than first role and prosecution 1980 that is more than four first role and prosecution 1980 that is more than four decades first role and prosecution 1980 that is more than four decades that i first role and prosecution 1980 that is more than four decades that he i is more than four decades that he has been in different roles and judiciary and in prosecution. For example, some of my Prison Inmates were executed in the summer of 1998 on the orders of Ebrahim Raisi, so she is seen as a criminal who would use any opportunity to suppress people and before the 22 year old woman who was killed by the Morality Police two years ago, before that, a few months before that, Ebrahim Raisi ordered that all those women were not obeying the rules and must be punished and even after that, she continued to tighten the rope and make sure that the women are suppressed and all sorts of opposition against the regime is suppressed and it always defended his actions, killing more than 5000 Political Prisoners in the summer of 1988. That is something that he was proud of and for that reason, it is very different the reactions of people in iran that they are celebrating his death by having fireworks, putting different images on social media and expressing basically their happiness. Th on social media and expressing basically their happiness. In new york, the hush basically their happiness. In new york, the hush money basically their happiness. In new york, the Hush Money Trail basically their happiness. In new york, the Hush Money Trail for i york, the Hush Money Trailfor donald trump is resumed for the Cross Examination of his former lawyer Michael Cohen. He said the former president directed him to pay adults the aduu Adult Film Actress Stormy Daniels over and allege sexual encounter and they wanted to fudge records to cover up the deal in our North American correspondent is a new york monitoring developments. Prosecutors have their redirect monitoring developments. Prosecutors have their Redirect Questions monitoring developments. Prosecutors have their Redirect Questions to have their Redirect Questions to Michael Cohen after the defendants in a long round of questioning and finally let him go but if you knew bombshells from the defence, Michael Cohen admitting on that he did steal 30,000 from donald trump when he invoiced and 50,000 for a company that was doing Tech Services to Traitor Rig Poles on Donald Trumps bath that Michael Cohen only pay them 20000 and pocketed the rest. That was in another attempt by the defence to paint Michael Cohen is someone who is an ethical, a liar and someone who steals from donald trump and is only out for revenge and out for himself and it was another long line of questioning from the defence and aim to really at the Character Assassination of michael but on redirect by prosecutors, they really try to rehabilitate Michael Cohen and get back to the issues that matter in this case and having michael confirm the payment to Stormy Daniels and the agreement that was drawn up was illegal and that it was a Campaign Contribution and then donald trump knew about all of the false statements he had made before he then alternately agreed to work with federal investigators and turn on his former boss and its a long morning but we are expecting this case to wrap today in the prosecution expected to rest their case in The Big Question is if the defence will put on the case of their own. A, defence will put on the case of their own their own. A french disability chairs, their own. A french disability chairs. Get their own. A french disability chairs, get absolutely their own. A french disability i chairs, get absolutely scandalous that more has not been done to improve accessibility on the Metro Network and campaigners are single the lack of provision will tarnish the lack of provision will tarnish the cities paralympic legacy and are correspondent reports. This European Capital is going to get even busier in the summer when the olympic and Paralympic Games come to paris. But for social media are there, come to paris. But for social media are there, getting around the city is not easy. It are there, getting around the city is not easy is not easy. It is my dream to take the metro and is not easy. It is my dream to take the metro and i is not easy. It is my dream to take the metro and i think is not easy. It is my dream to take the metro and i think it is not easy. 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We wanted an impact on the metro system but to make sure, itsl metro system but to make sure, its a big series, huge series and is a challenge and making sure its accessible and having a huge impact. 0perating public transport, they say theyve made a number of improvements as of the games. But nicholas wants another night out in paris, hes going to have to do this kind ofjourney all over again. If you can use the metro, it would take in half the time. It is not going to stop him enjoying his life though. Stay with us and im back up to the short break. Hello. Thanks forjoining me. Its been a warm monday and a fine end to the day for many of us with scattered, fairweather, clouds, Hazy Sunshine. But also one or two heavy showers and thunderstorms have been breaking out across parts of wales, also Northern Ireland. And these downpours may last for a while. For many of us, though, the evening and night is looking dry and generally quite clear. But later on in the night, thick cloud may bring some rain to parts of east anglia, lincolnshire and maybe the midlands, but itll be quite localised here. Quite nippy for some of us in the north around four or five degrees. But for many major towns and cities its closer to ten. So heres the forecast then for tuesday and overall it wont be quite as sunny, at least a lot of Hazy Sunshine out there and at times really quite thick cloud. Also a greater chance of encountering the showers. And they will be breaking out across parts of South Western england, wales, where especially here in western, Northern Ireland and also the highlands. But there is a possibility of running into a bit of rain almost anywhere in the uk. Temperatures where the sun does come out for any lengthier period of time could get up to around 20 or 21. But for most of us, the highs will be in the upper teens and really quite gloomy along the north sea coast at times. And that rain may turn quite steady in east anglia and lincolnshire during tomorrow evening. Then wednesday its all change. A large area of low pressure will sweep out of the east southeast and this is really quite substantial rain. So rain early in the day reaching eastern counties. Then it will spread right across Northern England into scotland. Now to the west and to the south the rain will be more showery, meaning that there will be some sunshine. So belfast i think cardiff, plymouth, portsmouth, london should get at least a bit of bright weather. But remember showers from time to time. Further north, though, the rain will be heavy. Now talking about the rainfall being its being substantial. Look at the accumulation over the course of the week in some areas, 30 to a0 millimetres of rain, perhaps even as much as 100 around the murray firth, which could cause some problems. So a thoroughly wet wednesday into thursday. And as you can see, most of us in for at least some rain, least of which will fall in the south. Now, heres the outlook for the rest of the week and into the weekend. It does look as though things could dry out as we get towards friday and saturday so that heavy rain wont last for too long. Thats it for me. Bye bye. This is bbc news, the headlines. A national day of shame for britain as an inquiry into infected blood in the countrys national Health Service says thousands of people were failed. We speak to two Family Members who lost her husband at a father in a minute. Around his death the president and Foreign Minister and a helicopter crash. Nine quid do you fancy ice cream . We bring you a couple of experts. Will be speaking to both who know all about the cost of ice cream after the cost of living crisis. I want to return to one of the top stories were following today. A seven year Public Inquiry into the infected blood scandal, widely considered to be the biggest treatment