for restraint after what is believed to have been an israeli attack on iran overnight. according to us officials, israel was responsible for air strikes here, near the city of isfahan, which is at the centre of iran s nuclear programme. it appears to be the latest in the tit for tat exchange between the two arch enemies. for days, israel has been threatening to retaliate after it was targeted last weekend by 300 iranian missiles and drones. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. lighting up the night sky over isfahan. this appears to have been israel s answer to iran s unprecedented missile attack last week. triggering iranian defences. not long afterwards, this amateur video was put out from a nearby nuclear site. a man showing his watch as he indicates it s safe and secure. iran s state tv quoted military officials downplaying the strike, saying there were only aerial interceptions. triggered by the presence of three small drones that were present in that area
speaking at a g7 meeting in italy, mr blinken refused to comment on reports that israel had informed washington of its plans before they struck. iranian state media said explosions were heard over the city of isfahan, which it said were iranian air defences hitting three drones. the action appears to have been limited in scope, with no casualties or major damage reported. protestors took to the streets in tehran, denouncing israel, but iranian state media has played down the incident. one official said there were no plans forfurther retaliation against israel. a minister in benjamin netanyahu s government described the israeli action as lame . mr blinken is at the summit of g7 foreign ministers. he said his focus remains on de escalation. let me simply first of all repeat what our focus has been and where it remains. de escalation, avoiding conflict, and so, yes, calling on all concerned to exercise restraint. that is what we have been doing over the last couple of weeks, an
not long afterwards, this amateur video was put out from a nearby nuclear site. a man showing his watch as he indicates it s safe and secure. iran s state tv quoted military officials downplaying the strike, saying there were only aerial interceptions. triggered by the presence of three small drones that were present in that area. other than that, nothing has happened. but israel took iran s strike early on sunday very seriously. more than 300 drones and missiles were launched. 99% were downed. iran said it was hitting israel in response to a deadly air strike on its consulate in syria. suddenly, the long shadow war between two old enemies was out in the open. this morning, in tel aviv, israelis said their country had to react to iran to deter further assaults. attacking iran is a necessary action in our environment, which is much harsher than the jungle in africa. hope people in iran will understand, we re not seeking for war, but we re seeking for peace, and we want to be h
near the city of isfahan which is at the centre of iran s nuclear programme. it appears to be the latest tit for tat exchange between the two arch enemies. for days, israel has been threatening to retaliate after it was targeted last weekend by 300 iranian missiles and drones. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. lighting up the night sky over isfahan. this appears to have been israel s answer to iran s unprecedented missile attack last week. triggering iranian defences. not long afterwards, this amateur video was put out from a nearby nuclear site. a man showing his watch as he indicates it s safe and secure. iran s state tv quoted military officials downplaying the strike, saying there were only aerial interceptions. triggered by the presence of three small drones that were present in that area. other than that, nothing has happened. but israel took iran s strike early on sunday very seriously. more than 300 drones and missiles were launched. 99% were
You are live is bbc news. the bbc has seen documents that lay bare the scale of the medical trials here in the uk in the 1970s and 80s, in which children were treated with infected blood products. the trials involved young patients with blood clotting disorders, and were done without the consent of their families. most were infected with hepatitis c and hiv. our health editor hugh pym reports now on one school where some of the secret medical research was carried out. this school in hampshire, for haemophiliac boys, there was a chance to lead as normal a life as possible, with a medical unit to treat their bleeding episodes. they thought they were being treated with blood products. they didn t realise they were taking part in trials of products used as preventative measures are known as prophylaxis. many became infected with viruses. a letter in 1973 shows the involvement of the government in the research, with the message, time is short if the trial is to begin at the start of term i