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Where staff have in paid the equivalent of one third of the minimum wage. Have been. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. An appalling tragedy that should never have happened. Thats what the Prime Minister called the contaminated Blood Scandal of the 1970s And 80s as the government announced an inquiry into whats been called one of the biggest disasters in the history of the nhs. At least 2,400 people died and 7,500 patients were infected with viruses, such as hepatitis c and hiv, after being given Blood Products by the nhs. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. These are the medications for hiv. Andy has had a life on medication because he was given contaminated blood. At the age of five, he was infected with hiv and hepatitis c. At 16, he developed aids. Since then, all hes wanted is answers. Im very worried that there was deliberate acts behind these infections, as i say, at the very minimum we were let down. At the worst, i think, there are people to blame for a lot of the infections that occurred. Its been called the worst disaster in the history of the nhs. Patients expected safe treatment. Haemophiliacs needing Blood Clotting agents and others needing transfusions. But they were given products tainted with life threatening viruses. Much of the inquirys focus will be on whitehall and what was happening here more than 30 years ago. Victims and their families have long argued that senior Government Officials were aware of the dangers with contaminated Blood Products, but allowed patients to continue receiving them. After that, they say, there was a cover up. A Scottish Inquiry by a judge lord penrose was dismissed by victims as a waste of time. They showed what they thought of it. An earlier inquiry in england was privately funded with no official status. Today a labour mp, whose campaigned on the issue, told the commons those affected by the scandal were owed a debt ofjustice. They deserve to be told what went wrong, why it went wrong and who is responsible for what happened. The story of the injustice they have suffered also needs to be set out and told to the wider public. Their voices need to be heard. The Prime Minister later said their voices would be heard in the newly announced inquiry. Its affected so many people. They have waited too long for these answers. What we want to do is talk with the families, talk to them about the shape that this inquiry should take, so we ensure that it is able to provide the answers and the justice that they want and deserve. The former health secretary, andy burnham, whos alleged its a criminal matter with medical records falsified and said there were failures by successive governments. All Political Parties have let down those whove suffered as a result of contaminated blood. And all parties must now put differences aside, Work Together and give them truth and Justice Without further delay or obstruction. And for this campaigner, who has hepatitis c, theres only one thing which really matters. Nobody here is going away. We are staying. Were going to fight. We want to know the truth. We just want the truth. That is all. That is all whether that full truth emerges after this Long Campaign will depend on what sort of inquiry is convened and its powers. Hugh pym reporting. President trumps son has published a chain of e mails which show that he was keen to accept an apparent offer from the russian government last year to help his fathers president ial campaign. Donald trumpjunior is promised official documents that would incriminate his fathers rival, hillary clinton. It led to a meeting in new york between a russian lawyer, Mrtrumpjuniorand Two of his fathers key advisers. 0ur chief correspondent, gavin hewitt, has this report. Congratulations, dad, we love you. Donald trumer was at the heart of his fathers election campaign. Today, he embarked on a high risk strategy. Fearing more revelations about a meeting at trump tower with a russian lawyer in june of last year, he decided to disclose the e mails today between himself and the publicist who arranged the meeting. The e mails raised serious and disturbing questions. The four pages of e mails reveal exchanges between trumpjnr, and a british publicist, rob goldstone. In one e mail, mr goldstone offers to put him in contact with a lawyer linked to high level russian officials, who are promising official documents and information that would incriminate hillary clinton, and would be very useful to your father. The e mail continues the meeting was set up by a british publicist, rob goldstone. Much was promised but the russian lawyer today denied any links with the kremlin. She was asked why those at the meeting thought she was going to deliver any information on hillary clinton. Translation it is possible they were looking for such information, they wanted it so badly. But the reaction from politicians today shows that these drip, Drip Revelations are proving damaging to the trump administration. Its serious and this is a serious situation and one that is a long way from over. It doesnt appear that when they had information that this person might be connected with the russian government or a russian national, that they didnt immediately call the fbi. This is very problematic. We cant allow foreign governments to reach out to anybodys campaign and say wed like to help you. It is a non starter. What does President Trump make of it all . Well, today, he says that his son was a high quality person and praised his transparency. But the president is also said to be frustrated but after today the questions are only likely to get more searching. Tomorrow, the president goes back to europe, to france, determined to avoid the impression that his is an administration under siege. Gavin hewitt, bbc news, washington. All work in the uks economy should be fair and decent, according to a government commissioned review of employment practices. It looks particularly at the so called gig economy, a growing sector of people who currently work flexibly but do not receive employee benefits, though the review says they should. It also examines the use of zero hour contracts and recommends that everyone should enjoy a baseline of protection. With more, heres our economics editor kamal ahmed. Whatever work we do, we spend half our waking hours doing it. Steady or insecure, full time or self employed, high pay or low pay, the world of work is changing. Appearing alongside theresa may, Matthew Taylor said it was time for a reset. Our National Performance on the quantity of work is strong. But quantity alone is not enough for a thriving economy and for a fair society. So we believe now is the time to complement that commitment in creating jobs with the goal of creating better jobs. Victor likes his job for uber. Flexible, works the hours he wants, few benefits. Ijust switch on and off whenever i want it. And in the middle of my day, if i want to pop down to the seaside or watch a spiderman movie, i can do that. For felicity flynn, a very different story from the world of zero hour contracts. I could never budget because some weeks id get too much work, and id get really, really tired. Some weeks, i wouldnt get enough work, so ijust really wasnt earning enough. That, actually, caused me quite a bit of stress. There are certainly many new ways of working, and the inquiry focuses on two. The gig economy, thats those food delivery drivers, those mini cab drivers, there are around 1. 3 Million People in that part of the economy. And people with no guaranteed hours of work, on zero hours contracts, there are about 905,000 people on those. Then, there is what the report calls the hidden economy. Thats those cash in hand payments to your Window Cleaner that avoid tax and official records. The report says that is worth £6. 2 billion a year and should be brought to an end. Mr taylor says in his review that much of this new world of work is good work, but for those being exploited, some solutions. Sick and holiday pay benefits, a right to an enhanced minimum wage because the work does not guarantee hours. Then theres talk of better enforcement of the present laws and higher taxes for those gig firms. Paying National Insurance for the first time, which many of them avoid at the moment. The big question, will any of this ever happen, a majority. You cant give any guarantees that you will be able to pass a report like this and the recommendations it has had through parliament . I would hope, as i said in my speech, people will see across the political world, will see the importance of addressing this as an issue. Because this isnt just a here and now. It is about the future of our economy. There seems little chance of consensus. Labour said the report was a huge missed opportunity, particularly when it came to not banning zero hours contracts. We have to get rid of zero hours contracts. Obviously, we have to get rid of the gig economy and the bogus Self Employment which actually is a wonderful way for a minority of employers to avoid paying National Insurance contributions. The world, frankly, doesnt lack for Government Reviews on everything from efficiency to social care. The question now, will this one make a difference orjust be left to gather dust on some Whitehall Shelf . Kamal ahmed, bbc news. An aristocrat who wrote an on line post offering £5,000 for the businesswoman and campaigner, gina miller, to be run over, has been found guilty of two charges of menacing communications. Rhodri colwyn philipps, the fourth viscount st davids, wrote the message four days after gina miller won a brexit legal challenge against the government. Philipps, who called his comments satire, faces a custodial sentence. Johanna konta made history tonight after becoming the first british woman in almost a0 years to make it to the wimbledon semi finals. The world number seven beat the romanian second seed simona halep in a thrilling match. Shell now take on Venus Williams for a place in the final asjoe wilson reports. 0n centre court, a british woman in a wimbledon quarterfinal. Never mind the rest of her career, Johanna Kontas progress here had taken her life to a different level. Where every mood, every move is scrutinised. Johanna konta first played at wimbledon as a junior, represented australia. When her hungarian born parents moved to britain, she followed. Gained citizenship in 2012. Really konta is not a product of one nation or a Tennis System but a product of her own intense motivation. Against her here, simona halep, a player ranked higher, capable of matching konta, almost nothing between them. Just look at hawk eye, fractional. But haleps point and haleps set. At crucial moments, konta was making more mistakes. Sad, but true. Still, adversity is just an opportunity for resilience, as they say on the hill. The second set went to another tie break. Boom and echo beneath the roof. Deep breath, deep breath, now exhale. One set all. Into the third, could konta break the halep serve . Here we go. 5 4 up. Match point, and the crowd on the brink. Listen for a scream and watch the reaction. Scream. Halep distracted, while retaining focus is everything. You dont get the moment again. A0 years since you won, virginia, a0 years. Konta says shes believed she could be a champion since she was nine years old. Well, shes close after this. Regardless of whether it was going my way or not, i felt i really stuck to my true self and tried to create as many opportunities as possible. I knew going into the match against simona that she was really not going to give me a match for free. Well, perseverance was a thing today, off court and on it and who sums it up better than Venus Williams, into another semi final at 37 and kontas next opponent. History will always hang over british players here, but the future, the present, is nothing to be scared of. Smile and centre court smiles with you. Jo wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. Thats a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight. Now on bbc news its time for newsnight with mark urban. Music A Shot In The Dark henry mancini

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