flooding remains. and the tiny islands off the coast of england that are banning visitors, to try and stop the spread of bird flu. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and seven in the evening in chicago. i want to bring you some breaking news now. we are getting reports that police are reported to have arrested a person of interest in connection with the killing of six people at an independence day parade in highland park. you will remember earlier they released the identity of the man they were searching for. we can hear more from the police now. a, can hear more from the police now. ~ , can hear more from the police now. , , ., ., can hear more from the police now. ~ , ., , can hear more from the police now. , ., , now. a person of interest has been identified. now. a person of interest has been identified. his - now. a person of interest has been identified. his name - now. a person of interest has
Good morning. It is a cold start in some parts of the north of the country, temperatures close to freezing. For many, it will cloud over with scattered showers developing and some of those will be heavy and thundery. I will have all the details later in the programme. Its tuesday 21st may. Rishi sunak says the government will pay whatever it takes to compensate the victims of the the Infected Blood Scandal. Details of the scheme are expected to be announced later today. Its been described as the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the nhs. Yesterday a Public Inquiry highlighted a catalogue of failures over many years, which it said had catastrophic consequences. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. Cheering and applause. A moment of relief and joy after years of grief, frustration and anger. Sir Brian Langstaff delivers his findings to just some of the thousands of people whose lives have been touched by the Infected Blood Scandal. Outside, some of them reflected
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