from the covid inquiry report, which is due to be released injust from the covid inquiry report, which is due to be released in just a few hours. we will get details on the preparedness or not of the uk for the pandemic. let s go over to nicky schiller. i the pandemic. let s go over to nicky schiller. ., ., , ., schiller. i am outside the covid inuui schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. this - schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. this will- schiller. i am outside the covid inquiry in london. this will set | schiller. i am outside the covid i inquiry in london. this will set up backin inquiry in london. this will set up back in may 2021 by the then prime minister borisjohnson, to look at how the uk both prepared and dealt with the covid pandemic. today is the first report from the inquiry. but the inquiry hasn t stopped. it s being held in what is k
european leaders to address the illegal my crime crisis and to stand firm and their support for ukraine. sir keir starmer said that while the uk would not be part of the european union, it was very much part of europe. the war in ukraine was also discussed extensively president zelensky told the 50 leaders gathered that vladimir putin has not divided us. emmanuel macron said there was no silver bullet to tackle small boats crossing the channel. let s go live and join lewis vaughan jones. thank you very much. this rovided jones. thank you very much. this provided the jones. thank you very much. ti 3 provided the backdrop for this summit, a pretty spectacular place that happens to be the birthplace of winston churchill a fact mentioned by lots of people lots of times today, president zelensky amongst them, talking about the bravery. the political imagery here is about unity in the war in ukraine. also, cooperation between the uk and its neighbours on continental europe
let s take a quick look at how we got here. thousands of patients in the uk developed hiv and hepatitis c through contaminated blood products given in the 1970s and 1980s. about 2,900 people died in what has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. many had the blood clotting disorder haemophilia and were given injections of the us product factor 8. the infected blood inquiry was established in 2017 to find out how it happened. under an initial scheme, only victims themselves or bereaved partners can receive an interim payment of around £100,000. the inquiry has recommended the government establish an arm s length compensation body now, and definitely before the final report is made in the autumn. with more on this is our health correspondent naomi grimley from the newsroom. this is a case of such huge reach and huge impact, so many lives affected. , and huge impact, so many lives affected. ~ , ., affected. indeed. as you mentioned in our affec
evening, and many of the people have still not found their family members and relatives who were travelling in the train. not sure whether they are dead or alive even. since train services on the tracks in this region were affected, many families from far off places like in behind the state of bihar or in chennai could not reach balasore in time. they re only coming in to the morning and trying to find their relatives. we are here in this hospital in balasore, just 25 minutes away from the accident site, which is where most of the injured and dead bodies were brought in yesterday morning in the initial few hours of the train accident. but now we understand from government sources and health officials that most of the dead bodies are now being transported to the bigger capital city of bhubaneshwar, which has better morgue facilities, better resources and capacity to store dead bodies till the time family members come and identify them. so while most families are coming here an
and at why so many workers in other sectors are also still at loggerheads with the government over pay. also on the programme: ten month old finley boden, murdered by his parents after being placed back into their care. 21 year old us guardsman jack teixera appears in court, charged with espionage over a huge leak of secret government documents. deux, un.top! and coming up in sport on bbc news. her second title this week britain sjessica gadirova wins all around gold at the european artistic gymnastics championships in turkey. good evening. nurses in england who are members of the rcn have voted to reject the government s pay officer. the move has been described as concerning for patients. the rcn says what has been offered today to simply not enough. a five percent pay rise from april was offered as well as a one off payment of at least £1,655 to top up the past year s pay award. but 54% of members who voted rejected the deal. and so the union have announced a 48 hour str