sums as a brexit bill. and this is the scene on centre court, wherejohanna konta is aiming to become britain s first female semi finalist since 1978. currently, it s on serve in the first set. theresa may has ordered a uk wide inquiry into the use of contaminated blood products in the nhs in the 19705 and 805. 2,400 people have died as a result of what the prime minister, described as an appalling tragedy which should never have happened . the health secretaryjeremy hunt will meet families of the victims before deciding on the style of the inquiry. many of those were haemophiliacs who contracted hepatitis c and aids related illnesses. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the inquiry should have the potential to trigger prosecutions. jane frances kelly reports. for decades, the families of those affected by this scandal have fought for justice. during the 19705 and 805, haemophiliacs and others were infected with hepatitis c and hiv from imported blood products. now, after p
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
of dependent contractor , with workers able to get benefits such as holiday and sick pay. now on bbc news, it s time for wimbledon sportsday. hello and welcome to wimbledon sportsday. i m hugh woozencroft. so much to come this evening, including this. canjohanna konta make it through into the semi finals of wimbledon? 7 these are live pictures. she is into a deciding set with simona halep. venus williams will be waiting if she does the five time champion shows her class to defeat jelena 0stapenko. pitfalls and potholes novak djokovic manages to avoid both on his way to the quarter finals. the courts, honestly, are not that great this year. many players feel the same. it is what it is. and a fourth stage win at the tour de france for germany s marcel kittel chris froome retains the yellow jersey. good evening. and it s been a far cooler and much wetter day eight here in south west london. there were plenty of umbrellas on the hill here today. the covers have been going
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
to the programme. coming up: the health minister confirms there s to be an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal. nearly 2,500 people are thought to have died after being given products that were infected with hepatitis c or hiv. a government commissioned report on employment says all work in the uk should be fair and decent . and david davis says there s unity at the top when it comes to brexit. you will find in terms of public statements, it is very hard to put a cigarette paper between the chancellor and myself. but first theresa may has ordered a uk wide enquiry into the use of contaminated blood products in the nhs, stemming from the 1970s. 2,400 people have died as a result of the scandal. many of them were haemophiliacs who died from hepatitis c and aids related illnesses. it has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. many of those affected and their families say they were not told of the risks involved and believe there was a cove