Contaminated Blood Products and transfusions. More than 3000 of them have since died, many of them haemophiliacs who were given infected products as part of their treatment. The size of the payouts will depend on individual circumstances, but many could be looking at compensation of more than £2 million. 0ur Health Editor Hugh Pym is here. This really is quite a moment for the victims, the families who have campaigned for this for so long. Yes, it was a dramatic moment when The Public Inquiry reported after campaigners spent decades trying to get a proper investigation of this scandal and a search for truth and justice. Very soon afterwards, the General Election was called, and there were real fears General Election was called, and there were realfears in General Election was called, and there were real fears in these communities that the whole thing would just be put on hold, but now we have this government, in the middle of a summer recess, not waiting for parliament to resume, publ
Which is three and half months to go until Election Day and after a Roller Coaster Month that has only added to the uncertainty of the season the president ial race has entered a new phase in one corner democrats are continuing to debate whether or not Joe Biden should remain the presumptive nominee. Meanwhile republicans are coming off a Big Week that has energize their base. Tonight, the gops official ticket will make its debut on the campaign trail. Donald trump and his newly minted Running Mate j. D. Vance will headline a rally later today in grand rapids. A city in the state of michigan. It will also mark the former president s first Appearance Sense a 20yearold Gunman attempted to assassinate him after a Campaign Stop in pennsylvania last saturday. That and let one Rally Go were dead and injured three others, including Donald Trump. All we gather Republican National Convention members of Trumps Team and other allies claim the Assassination Attempt was a lifechanging moment. Many
Undetected, before he opened fire. The shooter has been identified as a 20yearold Thomas Matthew crooks, but his motive remains a mystery. Officials may learn more clues now that they have obtained his phone for examination. Later tonight, President Biden rather earlier tonight , President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office, denouncing political violence in any form. This kind of violence, any violence, ever, period , no exceptions. We cannot allow this violence to be normalized. The political record in this country has gotten very heated. It is time to cool it down. Lets go to george the lease in butler, pennsylvania. Darkness, there, now. Lets talk about what you have been hearing, george, from some of those people who attended the rally and witnessed the shooting. That Tone And Tenor the president took in the Oval Office, and a lot of that is what we heard right after the shooting occurred. You heard people who said this has gone too far. This rhetoric, this hatred, all
That was the original deadline. It was the administration that decided to move that up and has now decided there isnt any available Wiggle Room or room to maneuver. We expect to hear from the president an explanation as to why that is as well as perhaps what he heard from some of the u. S. s closest allies who are involved in afghanistan operations and have said they cant stay any longer without the u. S. , which means theyre now in a scramble to get out as well. We learned a short time ago that the u. S. Has begun withdrawing those last troops in afghanistan. Just a few hundred out at this point of the last 5,800 there that are there right now as part of the evacuation. The mission at this point remains that evacuation. It hasnt transitioned yet to the full withdrawal of those troops, but itll be key at this point to watch how many evacuees are coming out. Is it again once above that 20,000 peak that we just saw . Or do the numbers begin to come down either because there arent that ma
By the Famed Grafitti artist. Hello and welcome to the programme. A powerful 7. 2 earthquake has hit haiti authorities say at least 304 people have been killed. Prime Minister Ariel Henry described the situation as dramatic and has declared a State Of Emergency. Mr henry said the quake had caused huge damage and many casualties across the south of the country. President biden has authorised immediate help from the us. This report from david willis. One of the poorest countries in the world has been dealt another devastating blow. And the people of haiti are once again dealing with the aftermath of a massive earthquake. This one centred on the countrys South Western peninsula, a less populated area than the Capital Port Au Prince, which was flattened by an earthquake 11 years ago, but stronger and closer to the surface. More than 200,000 people died in the 2010 Earthquake And Haitis prime Minister Ariel Henry said numerous lives have been lost in todays disaster. Translation the governm