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
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
scandal will give answers to what the prime minister has called the appalling tragedy. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. it isa it is a day of protest for big online companies. find out why the likes of amazon and netflix are battling us rules on internet use. and china is spending billions on new aircraft but it may face a pilot shortage in the years to come. good morning, asia, hello, world. glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. some of the most popular websites may be slower to day. companies like facebook, netflix and amazon are taking part in a protest against changes being made to us rules which govern net neutrality. they claimed the new regulations will give the cable companies control over what its users see and do. our north america technology correspondent explains. right now, all internet traffic is treated the same, no matter where it has come from, where it is going, or what it is doing