Good morning. It is a cold start in some parts of the north of the country, temperatures close to freezing. For many, it will cloud over with scattered showers developing and some of those will be heavy and thundery. I will have all the details later in the programme. Its tuesday 21st may. Rishi sunak says the government will pay whatever it takes to compensate the victims of the the Infected Blood Scandal. Details of the scheme are expected to be announced later today. Its been described as the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the nhs. Yesterday a Public Inquiry highlighted a catalogue of failures over many years, which it said had catastrophic consequences. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. Cheering and applause. A moment of relief and joy after years of grief, frustration and anger. Sir Brian Langstaff delivers his findings to just some of the thousands of people whose lives have been touched by the Infected Blood Scandal. Outside, some of them reflected
Most have moved to areas along the coast or north towards khan younis, another city in gaza already devastated by earlier bombardment. The head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, said all were having to do so without any safe passage or protection and were fleeing to areas with little water or sanitation. More aid is starting to arrive in gaza. Local Officials Say that as many as 150 trucks a day are now coming through rafah from egypt, after the crossing point, which was closed when israeli troops advanced, re opened. And humanitarian supplies delivered via the us built pier are being taken to communities in the north of the territory. The volume of aid is far short of that that was getting into gaza before the war began. Meanwhile, fighting continues across gaza. These pictures were filmed near the northern perimeter with israel. The Israeli Military says it hit more than 70 targets with air strikes on saturday and that 50 militants were killed, and dozens of Tunnel Shafts were located in
Philippe lazzarini said they were leaving without safe passage or protection, heading to areas with little water or sanitation. More than a million palestinians had taken refuge in the city after it was designated a safe zone early on in the conflict. This Development Comes as israels military says its recovered the body of another hostage inside gaza. The remains have been identified as ron benjamin, who the military says was killed in the october 7th attack by hamas. And in a further development, the israeli war cabinet minister, benny gantz, is threatening to bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus government if he doesnt agree to his post war plan for gaza within three weeks. Heres what he said. Translation the people of israel are watching you. I you must choose between zionism and cynicism, between unity and factions, between responsibility and lawlessness, between victory and disaster. If you put the national over the personal and chose to follow in the footsteps of herzl,
And coming up on bbc news, liverpool Managerjuergen Klopp says he will not forget a day as he prepares for his final match after nine years in charge. Hello. The boss of South West Water says shes truly sorry for the outbreak of a Diarrhoea Type Illness in south devon. 22 cases of cryptosporidiosis have been confirmed in the brixham area, with more than 100 others reporting symptoms to their gp. The Water Company says its found the source where the parasite could have made its way into the network, but 16,000 homes and businesses have been told to boil all tap water. Esme stallard is in paignton in south devon for us. Lam here i am here in the beautiful seaside town in devon right near to one of the three Water Distribution Points South West Water has set up. All morning residents, businesses and Holiday Makers have been collecting water here, but now hearing they could face another week of the situation as South West Water tries to clean up up the Contamination. Another day, another B
Welcome to bbc news. Let turn to our main headlines. The un once the maritime call is not a replacement. The Prime Minister remains in a critical but stable condition after an Assassination Attempt. He has just undergone a two hour operation. After the deadly flash floods in afghanistan that have killed more than 300 people, we get the latest on the search for hundreds who are still missing. And the threat to indias 4 billion spice trade over concerns with contamination from two popular brands. Now with all the latest sport heres adam wild. Hello from the bbc sport centre, im adam wild. Hello, well start in kentucky in the united states, where an extraordinary story has been developing. World number one Scottie Scheffler was earlier detained by Police Outside the Valhalla Golf Club before the second round of the us Pga Championship after what they say was a misunderstanding with traffic flow. 0ur Golf Correspondent iain carter is in kentucky. Some flashing images. What we do know is th