last night after legal action. and our shrinking coastline a warning that rising sea levels mean almost 200,000 properties in england may have to be abandoned. also coming up before nine o clock. as new government research reveals that young people are particularly at risk of chronic loneliness, we take a closer look at something affecting up to half of adults in england and ask how we can better cope together. boris johnson s ethics adviser has resigned after saying there was a legitimate question over whether the pm had broken ministerial rules over pa rtygate. lord geidt did not give a reason for his departure, but in a statement he said it was the right thing to do. let s speak to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. what do we know about why he decided to go? this what do we know about why he decided to o? , . ., what do we know about why he decided to no? , what do we know about why he decided too? , ., ., to go? this came as something of a surrise to go?
Good morning. It is a cold start in some parts of the north of the country, temperatures close to freezing. For many, it will cloud over with scattered showers developing and some of those will be heavy and thundery. I will have all the details later in the programme. Its tuesday 21st may. Rishi sunak says the government will pay whatever it takes to compensate the victims of the the Infected Blood Scandal. Details of the scheme are expected to be announced later today. Its been described as the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the nhs. Yesterday a Public Inquiry highlighted a catalogue of failures over many years, which it said had catastrophic consequences. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. Cheering and applause. A moment of relief and joy after years of grief, frustration and anger. Sir Brian Langstaff delivers his findings to just some of the thousands of people whose lives have been touched by the Infected Blood Scandal. Outside, some of them reflected
Weve heard repeatedly from president zelensky about the need for more ammunition and the need for more weapons. Can you tell us what the situation is this time . The situation is this time . Well, he has Alwa S The Situation is this time . Well, he has always plonked the situation is this time . Well, he has always plonked air the situation is this time . Well, he has always plonked air defences i the situation is this time . Well, he has always plonked air defences at | has always plonked air defences at the top of his wish list. Thats been the case for the last year or so because of two things, really, russia has continued to launch Missile Attacks on cities across ukraine but also russia has become far more superior, more dominant in the air right across the front line. So you have exhausted, thinly stretched ukrainian troops trying to defend cities and russian fighter jets flying in and dropping missiles and glide bombs and as for the situation in the north east where the incursion
In his tv interview, mr zelensky also said ukraine has just a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the front line against russia. The situation on the frontline is tough. The Regional Governor of ukraines northeastern Kharkiv Region said that nearly 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes, since russias Ground Attack there last week. Lets hearfrom president zelensky about those troop shortages. Translation we need to staff the reserve. There are a serious number of brigades which a large number of them are empty. We need to do this so that guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. Earlier, our correspondent in kyiv James Waterhouse told me how ukraine is now in a different chapter of the war with morale very low. You have Ukrainian Forces which are thought to make up around half a million personnel, either fighting on the front line or in operations around it. You now have a large proportion of those who are exhausted, who have been fighti