there to create my own chances and i think i did that. but can andy murrayjoin her? the british number one is first up on centre court tomorrow where he ll face big serving american sam querrey. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 8pm. an appalling tragedy that should never have happened, that s what the prime minister called the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s. the government today announced an inquiry into the worst treatment scandal in the history of the nhs. 2,400 died. 7,500 patients infected. and 7,500 patients were infected with viruses, hepatitis c and hiv among the viruses after being given blood products by the nhs. our health editor huw pym reports. it s been called the worst disaster in the history of the nhs. patients trusted the service to deliver safe treatments, including haemophiliacs needing blood clotting treatments, but they were given products tainted with life threatening viruses. these are medications for hiv. i take one of those
employees who work flexibly but don t receive any benefits should qualify for sick and holiday pay according to a government commissioned report. british tennis mystery is made. it s been 39 years. history is made. and johanna konta becomes the first british woman to reach the wimbledon semifinals since virginia wade in 1978. a moment of history that she celebrated on centre court. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: standing in betweenjohanna konta and the wimbledon final, venus williams a five time champion, who becomes the oldest semifinalist at the tournament in 23 years. good evening. an appalling tragedy that should never have happened. that s what the prime minister called the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and ‘80s, as the government announced an inquiry into the nhs scandal. it s been called one of the biggest disasters in the history of the nhs. at least 2,400 people died and 7,500 patients were infected with viruses, such as hepatitis c and hiv, a
1:00am in london and 8:00pm in washington, where the investigation into the trump campaign s links with russia has ta ken another extraordinary twist. donald trumer, the president s son, has released e mails that show he was eager to accept an offer from the russian government to help with the election campaign. he was promised official documents that would incriminate his father s rival, hillary clinton. trumer‘s response if it is what you say, i love it. at the very least, an intent to collude with a foreign power. gavin hewitt reports. congratulations, dad. we love you! donald trumer was at the heart of his father s election campaign. today, he embarked on a high risk strategy. fearing more revelations about a meeting at trump tower with a russian lawyer in june of last year, he decided to disclose the e mails between himself and the publicist who arranged the meeting. the e mails raise serious and disturbing questions. the four pages of e mails reveal exchanges betwee
contraception around the world. and celebrating the silk road: china hopes its trillion dollar project will unite the country and usher in a golden age of trade. hello. president trump has defended his eldest son, who s released e mails suggesting he was ready to accept an apparent offer from the russian government to help his father get elected. last october, donald trumpjunior was promised official documents that would damage hillary clinton. that led to a meeting, which he says he didn t tell his father about, with a russian lawyer and two key trump advisers. opponents say he should have gone instead straight to the fbi. this from the bbc‘s gavin hewitt. for nearly six months there has been a shadow over the trump administration, with the allegation that the trump campaign last year in somehow colluded with the russians. but today a series of highly damaging e mails were published, suggesting that russian officials we re suggesting that russian officials were actively tr
and celebrating the silk road. china hopes its trillion dollar project will unite the country and usher in a golden age of trade. hello. president trump has defended his eldest son, who has released e mails suggesting he was ready to accept an apparent offer from the russian government to help his father get elected. last october, donald trumer was promised official documents that would damage hillary clinton. it led to a meeting, which he says he didn t tell his father about, with a russian lawyer and two key trump advisers. opponents say he should have gone instead straight to the fbi. this from the bbc‘s gavin hewitt. for nearly six months, there has been a shadow over the trump administration, with the allegation that the trump campaign last year somehow colluded with the russians. but today, a series of highly damaging e mails were published, suggesting that russian officials were actively trying to help the trump campaign. congratulations, dad. we love you! donald tru