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
New law was needed. Translation we need to staff the reserve translation we need to staff the reserve. There translation we need to staff the reserve. There are translation we need to staff the reserve. There are a serious number of grades that a large number of them are empty. We need to do this so the guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. After Russian Troops crossed the border into Northeastern Ukraine last week president putin has said there are no plans to capture the countrys Second City Kharkiv at least for now. The russian leader said his forces were advancing in order to protect the russian border region. Here is the latest on how the battlefield looks, from uk Military Intelligence the red areas are russian occupied, with the arrows showing likely points of russian attack. The recent focus of attention is here in the northeast, near kharkiv, where fierce fighting has been taking place. The yellow represents new gains claimed by russia. Our defen
Speaking at a g7 meeting in italy, mr blinken refused to comment on reports that israel had informed washington of its plans before they struck. Iranian state media said explosions were heard over the city of isfahan, which it said were iranian air defences hitting three drones. The action appears to have been limited in scope, with no casualties or major damage reported. Protestors took to the streets in tehran, denouncing israel, but Iranian State media has played down the incident. One official said there were no plans forfurther retaliation against israel. A minister in Benjamin Netanyahus government described the israeli action as lame. Mr blinken is at the summit of g7 foreign ministers. He said his focus remains on de escalation. Let me simply first of all repeat what our focus has been and where it remains. De escalation, avoiding conflict, and so, yes, calling on all concerned to exercise restraint. That is what we have been doing over the last couple of weeks, and, as necessa
Near the City Of Isfahan which is at the centre of Irans Nuclear programme. It appears to be the latest tit for tat exchange between the two arch enemies. For days, israel has been threatening to retaliate after it was targeted last weekend by 300 iranian missiles and drones. Our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. Lighting up the night sky over isfahan. This appears to have been israels answer to irans unprecedented Missile Attack last week. Triggering iranian defences. Not long afterwards, this Amateur Video was put out from a nearby nuclear site. A man showing his watch as he indicates its safe and secure. Irans state tv quoted military officials downplaying the strike, saying there were only aerial interceptions. Triggered by the presence of three small drones that were present in that area. Other than that, nothing has happened. But israel took irans strike early on sunday very seriously. More than 300 drones and missiles were launched. 99 were downed. Iran said it