Some unknowingly passed infections on to their partners, who then also died. Victims and their families have spent decades fighting for compensation. Chloe hayward explains. Its known as the biggest Treatment Disaster in nhs history and, so far, we know 3,000 people have died in the uk from infected blood and infected Blood Products given by the nhs. 0verall, 30,000 victims have been identified and these fall into two main categories the people with rare genetic Blood Clotting Disorders and people who needed Blood Transfusions after surgery, for example. Lets start with this first group, the haemophiliacs. People with Blood Clotting Disorders need a special protein called factor viii or factor ix injected which helps their blood clot, but by the 1970s, the uk was really struggling to meet demand for these Blood Products and so they started to import from america. But because america pays for blood plasma, rather than it being donated forfree, it came from a lot of high risk individuals
Will combine to welcome 48 nations for the tournament. The six counties who will stage the matches are argentina, morocco, paraguay, portugal, spain and uruguay and they will all qualify automatically. Our sports news editor dan roan has more on this. Dan, how can this Work Logistically . It is an amazing deal that has been struck by fifa today along with a number of configurations that represent the different continents of the football landscape. If fans thought the idea Of A Winter World Cup was a novel proposition, they will be just as amazed perhaps is the announcement today. For the First Time Ever at the world cup will be staged across three continents. It will be staged in three countries in 2026 in the us, canada and mexico. Fifa have gone one better it seems with this. Six Different Countries over three continents. Spain, portugal, morocco are effectively the co hosts of this tournament, but in a move that is meant to honour and mark the centenary of the inaugural world cup in
colleague katy tur will interview the attorney for hunter biden, abbe lowell about the new indictment against the president s son. katy tur reports starts right now good to be with you. i m katy tur. would he be facing criminal charges if he were not the president s son? hunter biden s lawyers argue their client is only being federally indicted because his last name is biden. and because the now special counsel appointed to investigate him faced enormous pressure from republicans to help them make hunter biden a campaign issue. after all, his team argues, prosecutor david weiss looked into hunter biden for five years, and only decided to indict now after the plea deal fell apart. we ll get to the bottom of how much those arguments hold water in a moment with chuck rosenberg, but first, we will exclusively speak with hunter biden s attorney, abbe lowell. let s lay out what david weiss says he found. there are nine counts in the 56 page indictment, including three felony
breaking tonight, 13 israelis held hostage by hamas terrorist for seven weeks are back in their home country this evening. the return was the centerpiece of a four-day cease-firend agreement that was struckk between israel and hamas. that positive effect at midnighl today. 11 others were also freed today. this is supposed to be the firsr in a series of prisonerl av exchanges. jeff is inwi tel aviv tonight wh what comes nexhit tonight. we are learning tonight that, on top of the 13 hostages whoto are free today, an additional 13 could be released tomorrow.er the move on the ground is still bittersweet knowing there arhoe more than 200 hostages who have. yet to go home. a moment nearly seven weeks in the making. buses leading people through the crossing. 13 israelis and one person from the philippines were freed after spending 48 days in captivity. among the israelis released, four kids, three mothers, and six elderly women. it was the first round of hostage releases and wh
breaking tonight, 13 israelis held hostage by hamas terrorists for seven weeks. now back in their home country this evening. the return was the center period of a four-day cease-fire agreement that was struck between israel and hamas. that pause in fighting took effect at midnight today. 11 other freedom thailand and the philippines supposed to be the first of a series of prisoner exchanges. jeff paul is in tel aviv tonight with what comes next. hi, jeff. yeah, gillian, we are learning tonight on top of the 13 hostages freed today, an additional 13 could be released tomorrow. but the mood here on the ground in israel is still very bittersweet. knowing that are more than 200 hostages who have yet to go home. a moment nearly seven weeks in the making. buses leaving gaza through the rafah crossing entering egypt carrying 24-hamas held hostages who were r. now free. 13 israelis, 10 thai citizens and one person from the philippines freed after spending 48 days in captivity. am