could catch showers as we head towards wednesday. fine weather around the irish the, the lakes into scotland mid week. thursday and friday, temperatures not far off the average. if you showers here and there but i think the weather quietened down as we head towards the end of the week. and that s bbc news at six on monday 15th august you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team it s goodbye, the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. going for gold eilish mccolgan hopes to add to her commonwealth title when she races at the europeans this evening. the european success continues across europe, with britain in the medals for diving in rome. and limbering up for his first test since turning 40, james anderson says england will stick with their attacking style, despite criticism from o
matthew mcconaughey makes an impassioned plea for gun control, after a school shooting in his home town. these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? thejourney begins martin hibbert arrives in tanzania, and starts his attempt to scale kilimanjaro. first thing i saw when they came out was my trike. so i m happy. i don t even care if i ve not got underwear as long as i ve got my trike, i can do it. good morning. 50 and counting for harry kane his penalty avoids defeat for england against germany as he becomesjust the sceond man to score 50 goals for his country. good morning. sunshine and showers today for england and wales. some show is heavy and thundery with some hail. scotland and northern ireland, cloudy for you, damp but a bit of sunshine here and there. all the details later. it s wednesday 8th ofjune. our main story. tens of thousands of workers are to stage
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