Good evening. Just some of the faces of the victims of 50 years of the infected blood scandal. The wholly damning conclusion of todays inquiry into that scandal describes years of deception and cover up in which doctors, the Blood Services and successive governments did not put Patient Safety first. It found that the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the nhs could and should have been avoided. Over the two decades the 19705 to the 19905 more than 30,000 people were infected with diseases like hiv and hepatitis c. 3,000 have died already, many are living with ongoing side effects. The Prime Minister described today as a day of shame for the British State and will announce plans for compensation for the victims of the scandal tomorrow. 0ur Health Editor hugh pym reports. On day one of the inquiry, perry, supported by family, gave evidence. There is a huge impact on family, because they carry you and. He didnt survive long enough to see todays report. He was infected with hiv a
We will have more on all of those stories. First, though, lets head to the bbc sport centre, round up the sport. Good afternoon. The england and both report have announced a new regulator sport and complete lead change the game. It is in response to a report earlier this or that outlined racism, sexism and elitism in cricket. Here is dan roan. The game has undergone a period of soul searching over the last free months, and nowhere has that process been more relevant or painful than inherent headingley, the county was engulfed in a racism scandal two years ago. It was heavily criticised for the way that it handled the allegations of its former player azeem rafiq, and it was fine hundred of thousands of pounds and docked 48 points in the County Championship by the ecb earlier this year, but this this scandal spreads well be on one county, because three months ago, the independent commission for equity in cricket produced a damning report that found that the game across england and wales
Lets Return Straightaway to that breaking news that has just come into us from the grid. News that they say they have received a number of allegations of Sexual Assault in london following news reports about the comedian Russell Brand. Metropolitan police. They have said they also received a number of allegations of Sexual Offences committed elsewhere in the country and will investigate these. The offences, they say, are all non recent. They say the officers will be Offering Specialist support to all of the women who have made the allegations. Just to repeat that breaking news. Metropolitan police saying they have received a number of allegations of Sexual Assault in london following news reports about comedian Russell Brand. Of course over recent days Russell Brand has strongly insisted his innocence in terms of the allegations made by the reports in the sunday times. The times in channel for s dispatch documentary. That is just coming into us in the last few minutes and we will have
Long record. One fact is indisputable. Throughout my time in congress, i have remained steadfast on the side of Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders in egypt, and everywhere else in the world. If you look at my actions related to that during the period described in this indictment and throughout my whole career, my record is clear and consistent in holding it accountable for its unjust detention of american citizens and others, human rights abuses, its deepening relationship with russia, and efforts that have eroded the independence of the nationjudiciary among a eroded the independence of the nation judiciary among a myriad eroded the independence of the nationjudiciary among a myriad of concerns. In 2017, i led a bipartisan letter to then President Trump expressing grave concern with the worsening situation for human rights in egypt. That same year sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee supporting us assistance to egypt as long as egypt adhered to the accords and