redress. those delays have themselves been harmful. as you know, the government has recognised runs were done and that compensation should follow. read interim payments in october. i believe the government was right to accept this. my conclusion is that the roles were done at individual, collective and systemic levels. rolls were done. level set out the details of what happened and why reports that my judgment is not only to the infections themselves and their consequences direct compensation, but so also do the rons done. this has been described as one of the worst treatment disasters in the history of the nhs and we have much as a nation to help ensure people never suffer in a similar way again. i will be setting that out in my full report. the day s report is a combination of the detailed work on compensation. as you know, the government commissioned sir robert francis qc to give advice on a framework for compensation under redress so the government could be ready for t
the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is making his first official visit to poland since russia invaded ukraine. these are live pictures from warsaw where he is being welcomed by andrzej duda the country s leader at the presidential palace and he is expected to thank the polish people. poland has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started in february last year. it s taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also the first country to send fighterjets to ukraine. let s head to warsaw and our correspondent, adam easton. take us through what we are looking at. g , . ., take us through what we are looking at. g , ., ., ., ., take us through what we are looking at. , ., ., ., ., , at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at the at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at
the contaminated blood scandal of the 19705 and 80s is hearing its final evidence. 30,000 people are thought to have been infected with hiv or hepatitis c. it s this life that i was living perfectly happily and then it went, everything went. it was cataclysmic. energy companies are asked by the regulator to suspend the forced installation of prepayment meters in households that are behind with their bills. the us believes this is a chinese surveillance balloon it s been spotted over several american states. beijing has appealed for calm following the sightings. and, trying to make football greener. how teams and fans will get together this weekend, to try to reduce the carbon footprint of the game. and coming up on the bbc news channel: can britain s davis cup team overcome the altitude in bogota, and special balls, to beat colombia this weekend? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the partner of a woman who s now been missing in lancashire for a week, says
a chinese surveillance balloon was detected above montana. the government has abandoned plans to house asylum seekers in a pontins holiday park on merseyside. and a warm welcome in south sudan for pope francis, as he continues what s described as a pilgrimage for peace in africa. hello. good evening, welcome to bbc news. lancashire police say they believe that nicola bulley, who went missing while walking her dog, most likely fell into the river wyre. the mother of two, who s a5, was last seen a week ago in st michael s on wyre. air and underwater drones, helicopters, police divers and dogs are being used in the search. we can speak now to our reporter rowan bridge, who joins us from that area. more than a week since her family have seen her, a desperate story. explain more about what the police are saying. explain more about what the police are sa inc. , explain more about what the police are sa in. , explain more about what the police aresa inc. , , are saying. yes, it has