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is one of the most powerful things that came out of this news conference, saying that behind every one of those thousands of people, tens of thousands, they said who were affected, is a family. and that s a reminder, they said that saying sorry would go some way, but what would you be saying sorry for? but they would welcome an apology and it is expected when we hear from the prime minister later this afternoon there may be an apology on behalf of the government. and i want tojust behalf of the government. and i want to just say that in the last ten minutes or so, we saw some of the relatives behind me. you can still see them there in the distance and they re holding a banner, it s got they re holding a banner, it s got the faces of their beloved on it and the faces of their beloved on it and the caption simply says murdered . that s the view that people feel here. it felt that many of the report felt that many of the deaths were largely avoidable, and the takeaway ....
widely considered to be the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the uk s national health service, has identified a catalogue of failures by the nhs and successive governments. more than 30,000 people were infected with hiv or hepatitis c after being given contaminated blood between the early 19705 and early 1990s. 3,000 people have already died, while others are still living with the ongoing effects of infection. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has been following the story and joins us live from the methodist central hall in westminster, where the report findings were released. absolutely devastating, aren t they? it s been a day of mixed emotions and a day of reckoning as well. that report and the thousands of patients and was released at 1230 pages and was released at 1230 pages and we heard from family members more than 3000 people died and tens of thousands of families are living with that every single day and there are thousands of people who are inf ....
were infected with hiv or hepatitis c after being given contaminated blood between the early 19705 and early 19905. 3,000 people have already died, while others are still living with the ongoing impacts of infection.(biv)0ur correspondent 0ur correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan has been following the story and joins us live from the methodist central hall in westminster, where the report findings were released. the conclusions of this report are devastating in so many different areas. , . , . ., areas. they really are. one of the overriding areas. they really are. one of the overriding feeling areas. they really are. one of the overriding feeling is areas. they really are. one of the overriding feeling is has - areas. they really are. one of the overriding feeling is has been - areas. they really are. one of the overriding feeling is has been a i overriding feeling is has been a sense of vindication. people here who have said for years they have tried to raise conc ....
difficult match for tottenham and lead to title contenders manchester city with a victory for spurs helping rivals arsenal when the league. good evening. two french prison officers have been killed, after an ambush on their prison van by a heavily armed gang, in normandy. it happened on a motorway at a toll booth, as a notorious criminal, mohammed amra, was being transferred between rouen and evreux, after earlier appearing in court. now several hundred police are involved in a huge manhunt. andrew harding is live in normandy for us this evening. what an extraordinarily violent incident here on a relatively quiet stretch of motorway in normandy. hundreds of french police now involved in a massive nationwide man hunt for the gang and the man they were trying to release. and the french public are in shock and worried about what many people see as rising violence from drug related criminal gangs. a brazen ambush on a motorway. this is the moment a black car rams into a whi ....
hello. welcome to the bbc news at one. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has made a surprise visit to ukraine, where s he met president zelensky, as more western weapons start to get through to the battlefield. the area in red there is russian controlled, and on the frontlines, mr zelensky says it s been a tough period for his troops. in particular, they are struggling to hold back moscow s forces near the second largest city, kharkiv. and a new front has opened up nearby, with russian forces starting to surround the border town of vovcha nsk. our correspondent james waterhouse reports from ukraine. good morning, state secretary. nice to meet you again. thank you so much. a nine hour sleeper train is still the best way to kyiv, even if you re america s top diplomat. a quick switch to a more familiar motorcade, before a long day of meetings. first up for antony blinken, president zelensky. it s not a simple period for ukraine. and a tough period for the east of ....