hello this is bbc news. the headlines. breaking news one person has been arrested after shots were fired at a shopping centre in copenhagen. several people are said to be injured. six new claims of inappropriate behaviour by former deputy chief whip chris pincher have emerged days after he was suspended as a tory mp after allegations he groped two men. russia says it now controls the whole of the luhansk region in eastern ukraine. the number of people being admitted to hospital with covid will continue to rise, according to the head of the uk health security agency. the government s spending watchdog is to review borisjohnson s pledge to build a0 new hospitals by 2030. now on bbc news with news of britain s cameron norrie reaching his first ever grand slam quarterfinal it s it s time for sportsday. hello. thanks forjoining us on sportsday on this sizzling sporting sunday. i m ben croucher. coming up. wham, bam, thank you, cam! norrie makes his way into the wimbledon q
hello. thanks forjoining us on this packed sporting sunday. here s what we ve got for you on sportsday this evening. yes, he cam norrie reaches a grand slam quarterfinal for the first time but there s wimbledon woe for watson. a scary start to the british grand prix ends with a first time winner. details of a dramatic race to come. morejonny bairstow heroics at edgbaston, but india remain in control of the final test. hello there. it s been one of those sporting sundays where you don t quite know what to watch. so much sport going. but we ve got you covered for the next 13 minutes or so. we ll start at wimbledon where for the first time we had play scheduled on a sunday. and for cameron norrie this was no day to rest as he reached the last eight of a grand slam for the first time. chethan pathak s at the all england club us and chetan norrie showed no signs of nerves out on court one. no. there were a few moments of tightness, times, but he is so good, isn t he, just
Successive governments, at every level, the people and institutions in which we place our trust failed in the most harrowing and devastating way. Harrowing and devastating way. They failed the victims and their families and they failed this country. The inquiry chair , sir brian the inquiry chair, sir Brian Langstaff, found victims suffering had been compounded by the slow pace of government compensation and in waiting for the conclusion of the report, rishi sunak had perpetuated the injustice. Labour leader sir keir starmer also apologised , keir starmer also apologised, saying victims had been failed by all parties, including his. By all parties, including his. I acknowledge that this suffering was caused by wrongdoing , delay suffering was caused by wrongdoing, delay and suffering was caused by wrongdoing , delay and systemic wrongdoing, delay and systemic failure across the board, compounded by institute defensiveness. And as sir brian defensiveness. And as sir Brian Langstaff make
Sir arthur rees mogg , and the sir arthur rees mogg, and the author and broadcaster eamonn eckleton. As you know, as always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me mailmogg gbnews. Com. Now its time for the news bulletin with aaron armstrong. Aaron armstrong. Very good evening to you. Im aaron armstrong. The prime aaron armstrong. The Prime Minister has offered an unequivocal apology to victims of the infected blood scandal, describing it as a day of shame for the british state. The inquiry found a subtle, pervasive and chilling cover up from those in positions of trust and power, including the deliberate destruction of documents by government officials. The final report concluded patients were knowingly exposed to unacceptable risks, and the scandal could have largely been avoided. More than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis c over more than 20 years because of contaminated blood products and transfusions. This is a day of shame for the
Failure across the board compared bounded by institutional defensiveness and, as sir Brian Langstaff makes clear in his report, any apology today must be accompanied by action. And victims say theyve been waiting decades to be heard. Waiting decades to be heard. Sometimes we felt like we were shouting into the wind dunng were shouting into the wind during these 40 years when we told people they didnt believe us, they said this wouldnt happenin us, they said this wouldnt happen in the uk , but today happen in the uk, but today proves that it can happen in the uk. And it did happen in the uk and i just feel validated and vindicated. Vindicated. And i think everybody today has read of the disasters that unfolded and, and sir brian has been very thorough and has not minced his words. This was a systemic this was by government, by Civil Servants and by health care professionals. I think that really rocks what we think of as society and really challenges the fact that the trust that we put i