And so far we know that 3000 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. There are the people with rare genetic Blood Clotting Disorders such as the haemophiliacs, and there are people who needed Blood Transfusions after surgery, for example. So lets start with this first group, the haemophiliacs. People with Blood Clotting Disorders, they need a special protein called factor eight, Orfactor Nine injected which helps the 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 for free, it came from a lot of high risk individuals, including prisoners, drug addicts and those most in need for money. And so with these donations came some deadly viral infections such as hepatitis c and hiv. In the late 7
Scouring the mountains of north west iran all night. Thick fog and heavy rain have hampered efforts, but in the early hours of this morning, this, a drone sent by turkey identified a source of heat. Footage shows an aerial view of a landscape at night and a Dark Blotch On what appears to be a hillside. When rescuers eventually reach the wreckage on foot, they found the helicopter which had been carrying irans president and the Foreign Minister was completely burned with no signs of life. And soon after, confirmation that both irans president Ebrahim Raisi and the Foreign Minister have been killed in the crash. The servant of the iranian people, president raisi, the president of the republic of iran was serving the people of the public of iran. President raisi, seen here on the left, had been visiting a dam project. This is footage of him earlier in the day travelling in a convoy of three helicopters. He became the president in 2021 and was responsible for tightening Morality Laws and o
Mrs. L sir Robert Buckland, is calling for. Hell tell us all about herbies law later in the programme. And at 1030 Julian Assange, the judgement that has been going on for years now, will he be extradited to america . Well have that judgement in about an hours have that judgement in about an hours time. Let us know your thoughts this morning. Gbnews. Com yoursay dorsay. First, though, the very latest news with tatiana sanchez. News with tatiana sanchez. Bev, thank you very much. The top stories from the gb newsroom. The final report of the infected blood inquiry will be published today. More than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis. C between hiv and hepatitis. C between 1970 and 1991 by contaminated blood products and transfusions means around 3000 of those have since died. Many haemophiliacs given infected blood products as part of their treatment , but the part of their treatment, but the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, is expected to issue an apology following the publi
Victim. Free bella, the campaign victim. Free bella, the campaign to save the beautiful beluga whale trapped in a korean shopping mall. My top panel tonight is daily express columnist Carole Malone, Labour Party Member and journalist Benjamin Butterworth, and political commentator suzanne evans. Oh yes, and find out what is wrong with this. Get ready britain here we go. The communist want a revolution . The communist want a revolution . Next. Next. Very good evening to you. Im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom. A day of shame for the newsroom. A day of shame for the British State. The Prime Ministers reaction to the findings of a five year inquiry as he offered victims of the infected blood scandal a whole hearted apology. The final report identified a catalogue of failures by the nhs and successive governments, and concluded thousands of deaths could have been avoided. Inquiry chair sir Brian Langstaff said the scandal had been exacerbated by a chilling cover up from those in positio
Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has announced five days of public mourning. The search, in a mountainous area in North Western iran near tabriz, has been hampered by bad weather. Graham satchell has the story. Search teams have been scouring the mountains of north west iran all night. Thick fog and heavy rain have hampered efforts, but in the early hours of this morning, this, a drone sent by turkey identified a source of heat. Footage shows an aerial view of a landscape at night and a Dark Blotch On what appears to be a hillside. When rescuers eventually reached the wreckage on foot, they found the helicopter, which had been carrying irans president and Foreign Minister was completely burned with no signs of life. And soon after, confirmation that both irans president , Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister have been killed in the crash. Translation the servant of the iranian people, Ebrahim Raisi, the president of the republic of iran, was martyred while serving the people of