a government commissioned report. the un says almost 3000 civilians remain trapped in the iraqi city of mosul, despite claims of victory over good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at six. an appalling tragedy that should never have happened that s what the prime minister called the contaminated blood scandal of the 19705 and 805. the government today announced an inquiry into the worst treatment scandal 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, 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 in the morning and one of these, both morning and night time. andy ha
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
where staff have in paid the equivalent of one third of the minimum wage. have been. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. 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 what 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, after being given blood products by the nhs. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. these are the medications for hiv. andy has had a life on medication because he was given contaminated blood. at the age of five, he was infected with hiv and hepatitis c. at 16, he developed aids. since then, all he s wanted is answers. i m very worried that there was deliberate acts behind these infections, as i say, at the very minimum we were let down. at the worst, i think, there are people to blame for a