vladimir putin to end his war of choice. in ukraine, a bbc investigation has found evidence of occupying russian forces stealing thousands of tonnes of grain. moscow denies the claim. we ll be live at the g7 summit for the latest. also this lunchtime. a woman has died and a man has serious injuries after a gas explosion destroyed a house in birmingham. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major tells the infected blood inquiry that what happened to thousands of patients in the 19705 and 80s was incredibly bad luck. and the crowds are back at swi9 some tennis fans have been queueing since friday to get into the opening day of wimbledon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s women make early breakthroughs in their one off test match against south africa in taunton. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the leaders of the g7 group of nations have promised they will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes as they announced they would
of grain from occupied areas of ukraine as some countries grapple with shortages. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in birmingham and damaged at least three others. former prime minister sirjohn major is giving evidence at a public inquiry looking into how thousands of people were infected with hiv or hepatitis c through contaminated blood in the 70s and 80s. suffered incredibly bad luck. and in sport we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament is under way. novak djokovic is on centre court now and he ll be followed by emma raducanu. and then andy murray. welcome to the programme. good afternoon and welcome. the leaders of the g7 group of nations have promised they will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes as they announced they would step up sanctions on russia. president zelenskyjoined the summit remotely, and told the leaders he needed more weapons and air
i swear by almighty god. he was working in the treasury in the late 19805, and described a growing sense that public money would be needed to support the families affected. it was becoming apparent how serious the issue was, and how widespand it was, and how unsustainable it would be for the people who were suffering without some form of practial compensation. but his description of the disaster as bad luck drew ga5p5 from the families watching, who ve always believed more should have been done to understand the risks. i mean, there s no amount of compensation you can give that could actually compensate for what had happened to them. what had happened to them was incredibly bad luck. gasps awful. and it was not something that anybody was unsympathetic to. i was falling asleep, i was being sick. melanie was another of the thousands infected when she was just 17. she was diagnosed with hepatitis c,
a disease which can slowly destroy the liver, and has suffered from health problems ever since. as soon as i found out what hepatitis c was, and realised that it was impacting on my life, and that i was possibly not going to see my children grow up, it has been like living without being alive. it s had a huge impact on every single victim. that feeling of, it could have been avoided. you melanie is now on a different, modern treatment to control her blood disorder. like thousands of others, though, she is still living with the consequences of what happened three decades ago, and still looking for answers so many years later. jim reed, bbc news. south african officials have ruled out a crush as an explanation for the death of 22 teenagers at a nightclub in the city of east london. forensic experts are investigating those who died had breathed in or swallowed a poisonous substance.
from health problems ever since. as soon as i found out what hepatitis c was, and realised that it was impacting on my life, and that i was possibly not going to see my children grow up, it has been like living without being alive. it s had a huge impact on every single victim. that feeling of, it could have been avoided. you melanie is now on a different, modern treatment to control her blood disorder. like thousands of others, though, she is still living with the consequences of what happened three decades ago, and still looking for answers so many years later. jim reed, bbc news. (tx vt) ukraine s president addresses g7 leaders at their summit in germany urging them to make a big push to end the war by the end of this year. a bbc investigation finds evidence that russian forces