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