he wants the nhs to spend it on in the next 12 months. at the same time, he doesn't talk about the cuts to public health budgets, training budgets, or capital investment. so can he specifically tell us, will his new accountability framework deliver for patients in the next 12 months? the right honourable gentleman welcomed the long—term plan back in january. it is absolutely clear, and there was evidence in front of the public accounts committee yesterday by the permanent secretary an dthe chief executive of the nhs england that whilst obviously it would be better to publish by the deadline, it is more important that the mandate is right than published on a particular day. it is more important we get this document for the long—term strategy of the nhs correct. therefore, as simon stevens, the chief executive of the nhs said, is there any problem with this short delay to the mandate? it is an important document, but it's causing him no problems. the minister did receive some support. i say to the minister, i think most people in the nh

no one knows how many patients the nhs treated with infected blood. estimates suggest around 5000 were treated for haemophilia and other diseases. but there could be as many as 30,000 others who received blood transfusions, contaminated with hepatitis and hiv. derek martindale was the first to give evidence today. he recalled finding out he had been infected with hiv at the age of 23. i went at lunchtime to get the result and i was told that i was hiv positive. i was told i had about a year to live. i was told not to tell anybody. including, excuse me, including my family and my parents. the enquiry team have scoured the country for official files. there are millions of documents to be reviewed in the search for answers. not least to the question, was there a cover—up? documents have been destroyed. we know that for certain. and so there is a question of how much we will be able to reveal. but for the first time this enquiry has teeth, it will be able to summon two witnesses and compel people to give evidence, which is hugely important. the road to

so i did and i went to the nhs. and then... another thing she told me, there is clinics. 27 in the uk. a few in london. nhs? really? i've never heard of them. that's why i'm telling everyone! this lady in my meeting who pointed this out to me, and i went to my gp and i said i would like to go to the menopause clinic and they said, oh... you have to refer me. there you go. that's it for this week. and you can contact us at any time with your stories, e—mail us. and you can see more from our programme online. bbc.co.uk/victoria. we are back live monday morning, ten o'clock, bbc two and bbc news channel and online. thanks for watching. j°y joy across scotland overnight, pockets of rain and drizzle. there could be a few spots of rain pushing in the north sea and a few showers clipping the south—west. should not be as as last night, cloud around and temperatures six or 7 degrees. we start the second half of the weekend on a cloudy note, drizzle in scotla nd weekend on a cloudy note, drizzle in scotland particularly in the morni

so i did and i went to the nhs. and then... another thing she told me, there is such a thing as menopause clinics. 27 in the uk. a few in london. nhs? really? i've never heard of them. that's why i'm telling everyone! this lady in my meeting who pointed this out to me, and i went to my gp and i said i would like to go to the menopause clinic and they said, oh... you have to refer me. there you go. that's it for this week. and you can contact us at any time with your stories, e—mail us. and you can see more from our programme online. bbc.co.uk/victoria. we are back live monday morning, ten o'clock, bbc two and bbc news channel and online. thanks for watching. hello, chilly weather on the way for next week, it has not been particularly warm today mind you, underneath all the cloud, belatedly seeing sunshine developing, across england and wales, and of showers and longer spells of rain has been pushing in across the eastern side of england, heading across the midlands towards wales, north—west england, then north—west irelan

the government, via the nhs. this is a massive medical scandal, these devices were mis—sold and oversold by companies to the medical profession as a quick, easy fix, they were implanted into thousands and thousands of women who did not need it, many too young to undergo this surgery for relatively minor problems and we have a wide scale all over the world global crisis as all over the world global crisis as a result. nice are burying their head in the sand and i think they have been got at by the medical profession. that is a very strong allegation. i think the royal coueges allegation. i think the royal colleges and clinicians are determined to defend it, not least because there will be liabilities associated with it being proven it was mis—sold. associated with it being proven it was mis-sold. i do not know which rail colleges you are talking about, but i have a statement from the royal of obstetricians and gynaecologists and the british society of euro gynaecology who say we welcome nice's final guidance o

no one knows how many patients the nhs treated with infected blood. estimates suggest around 5000 were treated for haemophilia and other diseases. but that there could be as many as 30,000 others who received blood transfusions contaminated with hepatitis and hiv. i do solemnly and sincerely... derek martindale was the first to give evidence today. he recalled finding out he'd been infected with hiv at the age of 23. i went at lunchtime to get the results and i was told that i was hiv positive. erm... i was told i had about a year to live. i was told not to tell anybody, including... excuse me. ..including my family and my parents. the enquiry team have scanned the country for official files. there are millions of documents to be reviewed in the search for answers, not least to the question, was there a cover—up? documents have been destroyed. we know that for certain. and so there is a question of how much we'll be able to reveal, but for the first time this enquiry actually has teeth. it's a statutory enquiry and we'll be able to summon witnesses

as a teenager, he was given a blood product by the nhs for his haemophilia. it seemed to help at the time. but, unknown to the family and other patients, it was infected, and he later contracted hiv. the awful thing is that it was self—administered. so, sometime, probably sitting at my mum's kitchen table, one of those doses, or many of those doses, will have infected him, without knowing which one, or when. it's almost worse that he administered it himself. so why did the nhs give patients imported products, using blood from infected donors? who was to blame? was there a high—level cover—up? that is what the inquiry starting tomorrow in this hall will try to answer. the victims and their families are pleased it is happening, but they say day—to—day financial support for them is far too low. people feel the money that's being paid by government as subsistence payments is hugely inadequate at the moment. people are not able to survive on it. many people have lost theirjobs. many partners have had to put their careers and lives on hold to care for the

i'm joined now from salford by professor stephen powis, nhs national medical director. thank you for coming in this morning. that is the most striking thing about this, the statistic that richard gave at the end there, the low number of providers who are giving this kind of treatments were actually registered, how has it come about? this is an important start and we are really pleased that the joint council on cosmetic procedures as committed to not only establishing a register but ensuring that people who sign up onto the register are trained to recognise vulnerability much psychological problems, mental illness, commit to screening when procedures are being planned to identify those that might be at risk, and if those individuals are identified then signpost them and refer them on to the appropriate health care professional, so getting appropriate advice to help them other than simply going through with the procedure is. and that is fine but to go back to my original question, if the number actually registered as that low and not registered as that low and not registe

as a teenager, he was given a blood product by the nhs for his haemophilia. it seemed to help at the time but, unknown to the family and other patients, it was infected and he later contracted hiv. the awful thing is that it was self—administered. so, some time — probably sitting at my mum's kitchen table — one of those doses, or many of those doses, will have infected him, without knowing which one, or when. it's almost worse that he administered it himself. so, why did the nhs give patients imported products, using blood from infected donors? who was to blame? was there a high—level cover—up? that's what the inquiry — starting tomorrow, in this hall — will try to answer. the victims and their families are pleased it's happening, but they say day—to—day financial support for them is far too low. people feel the money that's being paid by government, the subsistence payments, is hugely inadequate at the moment. people are not able to survive on it. many people have lost theirjobs, many partners have had to put their careers and lives on hold

no—one knows how many patients the nhs treated with infected blood. estimates suggest around 5,000 were treated for haemophilia and other diseases. but there could be as many as 30,000 others who received blood transfusions contaminated with hepatitis and hiv. derek martindale was the first to give evidence today. he recalled finding out he had been infected with hiv at the age of 23. i went at lunchtime to get the results and i was told that i was hiv positive. i was told i had about a year to live. i was told not to tell anybody. including, excuse me, including my family and my parents. the inquiry saw notes on another patient infected with hiv in 1984 who wasn't told about it for more than a year. do you recall giving any consent to being tested for hiv at that time? no. do you recall the outcome of any tests being communicated to you at that time? no. when was it that you were told that you had tested positive? i think it was in august '85. the inquiry team have scanned the country for official files. there are millions of documents to be reviewed

olive bellfield on the birth of the nhs. that's all from witness here this month at the british library. we will be back next month with more first—hand accounts of extraordinary moments in history. but for now, from me and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. hello there. the start of the easter weekend certainly brought us warmth. good friday eclipsed the thursday before it to become the warmest day of the year so far. the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperatures to 24 degrees. other places in england, wales, and northern ireland were not too far behind. a bit chilly for some eastern coasts. i'm hopeful that through saturday it won't be quite as breezy for those eastern areas, so it might feel a little less chilly. certainly high pressure remains in charge. 0ne fly in the ointment, a frontal system wriggling around to the north—west, likely to introduce some cloud and more outbreaks of rain. really only over the far north—west of the uk, the western s

as a teenager, he was given a blood product by the nhs for his haemophilia. it seemed to help at the time but, unknown to the family and other patients, it was infected and he later contracted hiv. the awful thing is that it was self—administered. so, some time — probably sitting at my mum's kitchen table — one of those doses, or many of those doses, will have infected him, without knowing which one, or when. it's almost worse that he administered it himself. so, why did the nhs give patients imported products, using blood from infected donors? who was to blame? was there a high—level cover—up? that's what the inquiry — starting tomorrow, in this hall — will try to answer. the victims and their families are pleased it's happening, but they say day—to—day financial support for them is far too low. people feel the money that's being paid by government, the subsistence payments, is hugely inadequate at the moment. people are not able to survive on it. many people have lost theirjobs, many partners have had to put their careers and lives on hold

and so i could not afford to continue that and i went to my nhs doctor. after that private prescription was thoroughly reviewed by my private pain specialist and deemed completely successful, my nhs doctor then wrote the first ever nhs prescription for cannabis which was monumental and incredible and feltjust like a massive relief. however, she got it passed to board meetings with the trust with brighton and hove trust, and then it was then blocked by the medical governance group at the very last minute. on the grounds of what? on the grounds of that cannabis is not a tested medicine. so at the moment the guidelines as michael knows the guidelines say we can't recommend this as medicine because we don't have enough clinical evidence but a doctor is free to make that decision and if they think that it's in the best interest of the patient. my doctor did that. however, it's not going to work pushing it through the nhs system at the moment because as soon as it gets to the mj who needs to tick the box, the first box they need to tick is has the medicine got

to try to tackle this, the nhs wants all those providing cosmetic procedures to sign up to an online training programme, teaching them how to recognise the signs and symptoms of vulnerability and mental ill health, and ensuring they tell customers where to get help if they show signs of being vulnerable. but the course is voluntary and, so far, only 10% of providers have signed up for the training. richard galpin, bbc news. a busy afternoon of sport. with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. tottenham are trying to strengthen their grip on third place in the premier league, in the day's early kick—off at home, against west ham. spurs might have their champions league semi—final against ajax in the back of their minds, but they will be keen to ensure their place in next year's competition, by finishing in the top four. and it's goalless. after 37 minutes. and in scotland, celtic are hoping to edge closer to the title with victory against kilmarnock, who themselves are chasing a top—three place and entry into europe next season. it's goa

nhs england is rolling it out to 28 new areas. employment specialists will offer coaching and advice, along with practical tips on preparing for interviews. it's hoped that within five years, it will help 55,000 people per year. with me as paul dorrington, a lead implement specialist at south west london and st george's mental health trust. paul, you have been using this approach for a number of years now. how does it work, and how is it tailored to the needs of the individual? because of course mental health outcomes can be very different for different people. how it works is it takes an individual, where they are. it focuses on their skills and attributes. helps them to identify meaningful goals in terms of location, and that is different things for different people. and then part of my collaboration with my clinical colleagues, psychiatrist and so on, we develop a recovery plan and then we work with employers to develop strategies and vocational rehabilitation plans so that someone who is no longer sick and can't work, they can

so why did the nhs give patients imported products using blood from infected donors? who was to blame? was there a high level cover—up? but is what the enquiry, starting tomorrow in this hall, will try to answer. the victims and their families are pleased it is happening but they say day to day financial support for them is far too low. people feel the money being paid by government is usually inadequate. people are not able to survive on it and many have lost theirjobs, many partners have had to put their careers and lives on hold to care for them and they have simply not been properly supported financially in relation to that. payments in scotla nd in relation to that. payments in scotland are higher than elsewhere in the uk. tomorrow the government at westminster will announce new funding. campaigners are cautious until they see detail. we were a lwa ys until they see detail. we were always very close as children. amanda has never spoken out before about her brother. she hopes the enquiry will provide her family with some answers. she says the grief is just as ro

to try to tackle this, the nhs wants all those providing cosmetic procedures to sign up to an online training programme teaching them how to recognise the signs and symptoms of vulnerability and mental ill health, and ensuring they tell customers where to get help if they show signs of being vulnerable. but the course is voluntary and so far, only 10% of providers have signed up for the training. richard galpin, bbc news. joining me now via webcam is ashton collins, director of save face, which is a national register of accredited practitioners who provide non—surgical cosmetic treatments. thank you for being with us this lunchtime. what do you make of these new requirements for those carrying out procedures to establish whether oi’ out procedures to establish whether or not somebody is ready for them mentally? as a voluntary registrar ourselves we wholeheartedly feel that more needs to be done to help vulnerable people and recognise the signs early on and channel them to appropriate professionals. we are launching a series of face—to—face training which will comprise of a fu

so when somebody is in a unit they are funded by the nhs. if somebody is in the community, then often their needs will be met by the local authority. so there is no incentive for the local authority to move somebody out of the unit. really importantly, a lot of the people are in private hospitals, and it's deeply sickening that there are individuals getting rich out of people being in private hospitals. so there is no incentive for private hospitals to discharge people when a filled bed means money. is that actually going on? that's going on. let me bring in alexis who is autistic and spent five months in locked rehab in southern england. alexis, thank you for talking to us. thank you. what was your experience over those five months? i've been locked up in totalforfour years, and much like mark i went in after my brother died, and as the lady from mencap explain, when you are moved out of your routine, predictable environment, and you have suffered a crisis, so for me my brother died and i had just given birth, and you enter a ward which is

it's one of the worst scandals in the history of the nhs. thousands of people were infected with hiv and hepatitis during the 19705 and ‘80s, while they were being treated. tomorrow, the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal officially gets under way. and some of the victims and their families will give evidence. our health editor, hugh pym, has been speaking to one of them. he died 22 years ago. that's an awful lot of living not to have had. seeing my children growing up, the children he might have had. it's all that life that might have been. we always got together at christmas... amanda remembering her brother, simon cummings, a successful radio presenter. as a teenager, he was given a blood product by the nhs for his haemophilia. it seemed to help at the time, but unknown to the family and other patients, it was infected and he later contracted hiv. the awful thing is that it was self—administered. so sometime, probably sitting at my mum's kitchen table, one of those doses, or many of those doses, will have infected him, withou

they are among the most vulnerable patients — the nhs said patients like philip corfield would be cared for in the community. but he like thousands of others ended up in hospital. it was like being kept in an animal cage. facebook says it's cracking down on far right extremists — organisations like the british national party will be banned. the businesses left out of pocket after stockpiling goods before last month's brexit deadline — the cost is running into the billions. the bbc children's star mya—lecia naylor has died — she was 16 years old. and coming up on bbc news. alex mcleish has been sacked as scotland manager afterjust over a year in the job for the second time and a struggle in their opening euro qualifiers. good evening and welcome to the bbc‘s news at six. it's the investigation that has dominated washington politics for nearly two years. today the long—awaited, 400—page report into alleged russian interference in the 2016 us presidential election has finally been released. the investigation was carried out by special counsel robert mueller, a former fbi dire

schools and the nhs could be held legally accountable if they fail to report signs of violent crime amongst young people. after a record number of fatal stabbings last year, the home secretary and the prime minister propose making it a "public health duty" to report concerns over children at risk. in the recent months, we've seen an appalling number of young lives cut short or devastated by serious violent crime, including a number of horrifying incidents that took place over this weekend. as downing street holds a summit on serious youth violence, we'll bring you the latest. also this lunchtime. here in westminster — as mps prepare to vote in another session to break the brexit dealock — a stinging attack from the man behind tory party discipline. chief whipjulian smith says the government should have made clear that the 2017 election result would "inevitably" lead to closer links with europe — he's also critical of the cabinet's behaviour. the minimum wage goes up — affecting two million workers — but a string of household bills go up too. and as the government misses its target

not having the right paperwork led to the end of their careers in the nhs and police service, causing the whole family to suffer. i am not only fighting this for me and my sister, because i get calls on a regular basis where people aren't able to understand what is going on, where do i go to, glenda? who do i turn to? i'm going through this. they arejust coming out of the woodwork. they are like, i don't know what to do. the home office says there is a dedicated helpline and vulnerable persons team for those who need support with compensation applications, but in many cases the emotional damage is repairable. it's not ever going to make me forget that thought that i wanted to take my own life because of this. i choke up all the time, because ijust think, i could have done it, i could have done it. i could have. adina campbell, bbc news. the competition watchdog has told travel firms to make their terms and conditions clearer for customers who need to cancel their bookings. it's warned businesses they must act fairly towards customers who need to change their plans after unexpected eve

the blood products supplied by the nhs infected people with hepatitis c and hiv. one man described the pain he'd endured. i was told i had about a year to live and i was told not to tell anybody... ..including, excuse me, including my family and my parents. we'll be hearing from more of those affected, as they gave their heart—rending evidence to the inquiry. also tonight... in venezuela, violent clashes outside a military base in caracas, as battle for political power intensifies. one of the world's critically endangered animals, the sumatran orangutan, could be extinct within two decades. we report on the industry that's fuelling the decline. we report from nottingham on mobility — social mobility, or the lack of it, and what can be done to promote better career opportunities outside london. commentator: threads it through to van de beek, who has time and scores! and ajax put tottenham hotspur under pressure in their champions league tie this evening. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: england'sjudd trump has got off to a flying start in the quarter—f

nhs england says deaf children, who can't use standard hearing aids or implants, will be offered cutting—edge brain surgery to help them hear. emergency crews have been tackling a large wildfire which broke out on ilkley moor in west yorkshire as the hot weather continues. in boxing — britain's amir khan lost the wbo welterweight champion to terence crawford, at madison square garden in new york last night. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are james millar and lainy malkani. good morning.

it‘s been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. this is our lead story this morning. contaminated blood products, given to haemophiliacs and others during the 1970s and 80s, killed around 3000 patients — and left many more with debilitating conditions. today a public inquiry will start to hear about some of the human tales behind those statistics. stories like that of david robinson, who contracted hepatitis c during dental surgery in 1978. we‘re joined now by david‘s widow kay and their daughter rachael, and liz carroll from the haemophilia society. good morning, thank you forjoining us. i know this has dominated your lives for many, many years. how important it is today to you, tell usa important it is today to you, tell us a bit about david and when you knew this had happened to him? well, i was aware of the treatment he received a 1978, at the time i was thrilled, because it was leading—edge treatment and he didn‘t bleed during his dental extraction, which was the whole object of the exercise, he was perfectly well. a

our first priority, we have so daily mail says, this is not really ourfirst priority, we have so many nhs crisis, education, the economy, public services crumbling in the whole rigmarole of things to look it. that is the danger of brexit. it is not helpful for unity but where i think nicola sturgeon may have an uphill battle, she says we will leave the uk, then we will go into the eu. the eu may not want them because the eu has rather strict guidelines on how much, how big your deficit can be. they are strict, but the rules have been broken. the rules have been broken but look what happened when the rules were broken. look at greece and italy. they were bailed out, italy wasn't. do they really wa nt bailed out, italy wasn't. do they really want another laggard in there? i really wouldn't be too confident that the eu will immediately say yes, come and join us. immediately say yes, come and join us. it's interesting isn't it, to see both articles and what they say about this and what the appetite is like in scotland for a second referendum because the first one, we remember it well here, we

hope for new mothers with severe psychosis — the nhs in england pledges a place in a specialist hospital. they've got their passports and now compensation is on its way — the government announces a package worth hundreds of millions. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news — the gates are open. in the next few hours, spurs play their first match at their new ground. we'll have the latest from the tottenham hotspur stadium.

nhs england says deaf children, who can't use standard hearing aids or implants, will be offered cutting—edge brain surgery to help them hear. emergency crews have been tackling

the researchers say these personalised checks would not cost the nhs any more money. the british heart foundation said the approach could potentially save lives, but warned it could be hard to implement and that too few people were having the current assessments. james gallagher, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time to witness history. here's razia iqbal. hello. welcome to witness with me, razia iqbal. i am here at the british library to guide you through five more extraordinary moments from recent history. we will meet a woman who was caught up in the violent struggle for a jewish state in british controlled palestine. we will hear how the iconic sydney opera house was built. we'll meet the man behind a death revolution in the us. and a nurse who witnessed the creation of britain's treasured national health service in 1948. but we begin with an event which still haunts iranian/us relations. in 1988, a us warship, the vincennes shot down an iranian passengerjet over the persian gulf, killing all 290 people on board. first—hand accounts of the incident are rare, but

this time last year, sylvester ma rs hall, who was born injamaica, was denied life—saving nhs treatments for prostate cancer. 12 months on, he's finally had radiotherapy and is now in remission. but at one point he was faced with a £54,000 health bill, despite living in the uk since the early 1970s. it was really rough. a bad experience.

researchers say these personalised checks would not cost the nhs any more money. the british heart foundation says it could potentially save lives but warned it could be hard to implement and that too few people were having current assessments. a scheme to help people with mental health illnesses find a job — if they want one — is being expanded. england is rolling it out the individual placement and support scheme to 28 new areas. employment specialists will offer coaching and advice, along with practical tips on preparing for interviews. it's hoped that within five years, it will help 55,000 people per year. i'm joined now by brian dow, deputy chief executive of the charity, rethink mental illness. thank you for being with us. we are probably familiar with the stats of the number of people who at some point in their life have some mental illness to deal with and it's a reminder for lots illness to deal with and it's a reminderfor lots of illness to deal with and it's a reminder for lots of people in our workplaces, in and around us, who have in the past or w

that's according to the medical director of nhs england. professor stephen powis is calling for an official register of all providers and for better training to protect vulnerable clients from quick fixes, as our global health correspondent richard galpin reports. cosmetic procedures like botox injections and fillers are popular and easily available — notjust in clinics, but also in high street outlets. the nhs is concerned there is a link between young people's mental health and these kinds of procedures. 25% of youngsters are worried about their appearance, 50% are worried about their weight, and we know that the evidence is if you've got those concerns, if you are feeling pressure or bombarded around idealised body image, that you are more likely to seek procedures, but you are also then more likely to be dissatisfied with the outcome of those procedures. to try to tackle this, the nhs wants all those providing cosmetic procedures to sign up to an online training programme teaching them how to recognise the signs and symptoms of vulner

nhs england says only 100 out of 1,000 cosmetic practitioners are currently registered. not all practitioners are part of thejoint council not all practitioners are part of the joint council and we really want to get to a position where any procedure that is offered is done so safely, where the assessments are good, where we take care and attention around people's mental as well as physical health. sri lankan security forces have exchanged fire with suspected islamic state militants in the east of the country. reports say 15 bodies, including six children, have been found in a house where the gun battle took place. the country has remained on high alert since the easter suicide attacks on churches and hotels that killed 253 people and injured more than 500. politicians in northern ireland have been urged to do everything they can to restore power—sharing when they take part in fresh talks next month. the coalition government at stormont broke down in january 2017 and since then, the two main parties — the democratic unionists and sinn fein — have been unable to rea

the nhs is concerned there isa link outlets. the nhs is concerned there is a link between young people's mental health and these kinds of procedures. 25% of mental health and these kinds of procedures. 2596 of youngsters are worried about their appearance, 50% are worried about their weight, and we know that the evidence is if you've got those concerns, if you are feeling pressure or bombarded around idealised body image, but you we re around idealised body image, but you were more likely to seek procedures but you are also then more likely to be dissatisfied with the outcome of those procedures. to try to tackle this, the nhs wants all those providing cosmetic procedures to sign up to an online training programme. teaching them how to recognise the signs and symptoms of vulnerability and mental ill—health. and ensuring they tell customers where to get help if they show signs of being vulnerable. but the course is voluntary and so far, only 10% of providers have signed up for the training. richard galpin, bbc news. politicians

this coming week, a public inquiry looking at how thousands of nhs patients were given infected blood products during the 1970s and ‘80s gets under way. so far, around 3000 people have died as a result of the infections. the scandal is considered to be one of the worst—ever disasters in the history of the nhs. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. he just looks at me and goes, "that's your life for the next two years," and then i said, "what do you mean by that?" and he goes, "well, you've got about two years to live." that's when it hit me. it was the moment martin was told he had hiv in the 1980s, because the nhs had given him a blood product for his haemophilia which turned out to be infected. years later, he saw evidence doctors had known about his infection but not told him. i saw the letter, dated 1985, between one hospital and another, discussing me and the fact that they knew i was hiv positive but they did not wish me to know. that isjust staggering. it is a deadly disease and there is no known cure... it was a time when there was uncertainty and fear about hiv and aids.

a major incident declared by the isle of wight nhs. now on bbc news — they call her akk — the woman who's replaced angela merkel as the leader of germany's cdu and could take charge of the nation when mrs merkel steps down. in this special interview, annegret kramp—karrenbauer talks to our europe editor, katya adler. i've come to berlin to meet a female german politician who's had a meteoric rise to international recognition overjust the last couple of years. annegret kramp—karrenbauer, otherwise known as akk, is the leader of germany's centre—right cdu party, and she is widely tipped to become the next chancellor of germany — the eu's biggest and most powerful country. now, if she pulls it off she will have very big boots to fill. angela merkel has dominated german politics for pretty much two decades now. so what can we expect from merkel‘s heir? translation: i was born in saarland in 1962. it's a small region in germany. it's a classic industrial region. there was a big mining pit close to my parents‘ house, which wa

to try to tackle this, the nhs wants all those providing cosmetic procedures to sign up to an online training programme teaching them how to recognise the signs and symptoms cosmetic procedures to sign up to an online training programme teaching them how to recognise the signs and symptoms of vulnerability and mental ill health, and ensuring they tell customers where to get help if they show signs of being vulnerable. but the course is voluntary and so far, only 10% of providers have signed up for the training. richard galpin, bbc news. health officials in pakistan say they have suspended a nationwide anti—polio campaign, after a series of deadly attacks in the last week. a health worker and two security officers were killed in separate incidents. thousands of parents have refused to allow their children to be given the vaccine — officials are blaming misinformation being spread on social media. cyclone kenneth has become the second powerful storm to hit mozambique in two months. rescue teams are attempting to reach remote villages in the north of the country, where thousands of

the worst treatment scandal in the history of the nhs, and any enquiry hears how contaminated blood is given to thousands of patients. a full police investigation is announced into the deaths of hundreds of patients at gosport war memorial hospital. victims of anti—social behaviour are suffering in silence according to a new report. here is the business news. the owners of four seasons health care, one of the uk's biggest health care providers, has gone in to administration. two of the holding companies that own the group have been struggling with a heavy debt load and have appointed administrators. sources at the company say that residents and patients will not be affected by the administration while it seeks a buyer. four seasons has 250 care homes across the uk caring for more than 13,000 people. accounting firm kpmg has been fined £6 million, "severely reprimanded" and told to undertake an internal review over the way it audited an insurance company. the financial reporting council said it related to the 2008 and 2009 audits of equity red star, a firm based at the lloyds of lond

this coming week, a public inquiry looking at how thousands of nhs patients were given infected blood products during the 1970s and ‘80s gets underway. so far, around 3,000 people have died as a result of the infections. the scandal is considered to be one of the worst—ever disasters in the history of the nhs. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. he just looks at me and goes, "that's your life for the next two yea rs. " and then i said, "what do you mean by that?" and he goes, "well, you've got about two years to live." that's when it hit me. it was the moment martin was told he had hiv, in the 1980s, because the nhs had given him a blood product for his haemophilia which turned out to be infected. years later, he saw evidence doctors had known about his infection but not told him. and i saw the letter, dated 1985, between one hospital and another, discussing me and the fact that they knew i was hiv positive, but they did not wish me to know. that isjust staggering. it is a deadly disease, and there is no known cure... it was a time when there was uncertainty and fear about hiv and

to try to tackle this, the nhs wants all those providing cosmetic procedures to sign up to an online training programme teaching them how to recognise the signs and symptoms of vulnerability and mental ill health, and ensuring they tell customers where to get help if they show signs of being vulnerable. but the course is voluntary and so far, only 10% of providers have signed up for the training. richard galpin, bbc news. health officials in pakistan say they have suspended a nationwide anti—polio campaign after a series of deadly attacks in the last week. a health worker and two security officers were killed in separate incidents. thousands of parents have refused to allow their children to be given the vaccine — officials are blaming misinformation being spread on social media. cyclone kenneth has become the second powerful storm to hit mozambique in two months. rescue teams are attempting to reach remote villages in the north of the country, where thousands of people may be trapped. the storm hit the comoros islands first, killing three people. it then made landfall on thursda

to try to tackle this, the nhs wants all those providing cosmetic procedures to sign up to an online training programme teaching them how to recognise the signs and symptoms of vulnerability and mental ill health, and ensuring they tell customers where to get help if they show signs of being vulnerable. but the course is voluntary and, so far, only 10% of providers have signed up for the training. richard galpin, bbc news. health officials in pakistan say they have suspended a nationwide anti—polio campaign, after a series of deadly attacks in the last week. a health worker — and two security officers — were killed in separate incidents. thousands of parents have refused to allow their children to be given the vaccine. officials are blaming mis—information being spread on social media. cyclone kenneth has become the second powerful storm to hit mozambique in two months. rescue teams are attempting to reach remote villages in the north of the country, where thousands of people may be trapped. the storm hit the comoros islands first, killing three people. it then made landfall

she was referred by the nhs to this mental health facility, part of the priory group. but she was found dead in her room in november 2012. the company was taken to court, facing a health and safety prosecution, and pleaded guilty. passing sentence here at lewes crown court the judge, mrjustice dingemans, said the risks associated with patients like amy had not been considered, and that staff had not been suitably trained to deal with emergencies requiring resuscitation. he noted that priory health care had worked hard to improve service since amy's death. he said any penalty he imposed could never reflect the loss suffered by amy's family. amy's mother was highly critical of the company. public‘s eye have been finally been opened to what the priory stand for — profit over safety. today is an historic day in our fight for justice for amy. the priory group said it extended sincere apologies to the family, and would carry out a review of all services for young people. it's not about money for me. it's about stopping these children and that these vulnerable people dyin

it's been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. in the 1970s and 80s more than 2,000 people were killed when contaminated blood products were given to haemophiliacs and others. well, today a public inquiry will start to hear about some of the human tales behind those statistics. stories like that of david robinson, who contracted hepatitis c during dental surgery in 1978. earlier this morning, bbc breakfast spoke to david's widow kay and their daughter rachael. i was aware of the treatment he received in 1978, iwas i was aware of the treatment he received in 1978, i was absolutely thrilled, it was leading—edge treatment and he didn't bleed during his dental extraction which was the object of the exercise, he was perfectly well. although he had health issues in later years, nothing major that we would trouble a doctor with, you know, we would be curious, the skin would peel on the palm of his hands or whatever and it wasn't until 1995 that we were actually told by the haemophilia unit that he was infected. but did you have concern

nhs england is rolling it out to 28 new areas. employment specialists will offer coaching and advice, along with practical tips on preparing for interviews. it's hoped that within five years, it will help 55,000 people per year. two people have been arrested after a six—year—old boy was shot and injured in wolverhampton. police say a group of men opened fire on a house in the eastfield area of the city in what they have described as a "hugely reckless act". the boy's injuries are not thought to be life threatening. an investigation is under way after a teenage girl was stabbed in the neck in county armagh last night. the girl remains in a critical condition in hospital after the incident, which took place in lurganjust after 9pm. police say a second teenager is helping them with their enquiries. teachers are being regularly attacked by pupils, with almost a quarter saying they suffer physical violence at least once a week. the survey of nearly 5,000 teachers by the nasuwt teaching union found that attacks involved being spat a

the researchers say these personalised checks would not cost the nhs any more money. the british heart foundation said the approach could potentially save lives, but warned it may be hard to implement, and that too few people were having the current assessments. james gallagher, bbc news. the singer adele has separated from her husband after three years of marriage. in a statement, the couple said they were committed to raising their son together lovingly. adele married simon konecki, an investment banker turned charity boss, in secret after five years of dating. the best—selling london—born artist is known for her chart—topping albums 19, 21 and 25. this weekend could be one of the hottest easter bank holidays on record. the met office says most of the country will experience dry, sunny and very warm weather conditions, with temperatures rising today and tomorrow, possibly hitting 27 degrees on monday. the uk's warmest easter temperature was 29.4 degrees, recorded in london back in 19119. helena lee is out in the sunshine for us now. helena. this is the serpent

the researchers say these personalised checks would not cost the nhs any more money. the british heart foundation says it could potentially save lives, but warned it could be hard to implement and that too few people were having the current assessments. one of labour's most senior figures has apologised after she was photographed drinking alcohol on public transport. diane abbott, the shadow home secretary, said she'd been drinking a can of mojito cocktail despite a ban on drinking alcohol on london's transport network. she said she was "sincerely sorry." a scheme to help people with mental health illnesses find a job if they want one is being expanded. nhs england is rolling out the individual placement and support scheme to 28 new areas, which means most of england will be covered by the scheme. employment specialists will offer coaching and advice, along with practical tips on preparing for interviews. it's hoped that within five years, it will help 55,000 people per year. some of notre—dame‘s smallest residents appear to have survived the devastating fire, whi

let's get the figure right, 60,000 nhs nurses, that's what that would fund. in a time of austerity cuts to services, education and nursing, that's a massive psalm. we know google has deep pockets, according to the daily mirror, this is one of the explanations as to how they stay so deep. they came to a deal with hmrc and paid back some unpaid tax a couple of years ago. in the mirror are now saying there is more that has been hovering around and not claimed by this country. it's a loophole, nobody is suggesting they've done something illegal,. its avoidance. we've been talking about this for years, this is another one of those stories. this is another issue that really rise to michael riles people, that google get away with paying £21 million, compared to what it earns, but ordinary taxpayers don't get the sweet part deals word consideration by the treasury. this is something that is really a live political issue, and labour are rightly making weather of it. of course they are. with promises of what they redo if they we re promises of what they redo if they w

to try to tackle this, the nhs wants all those providing cosmetic procedures to sign up to an online training programme teaching them how to recognise the signs and symptoms of vulnerability and mental ill health, and ensuring they tell customers where to get help if they show signs of being vulnerable. but the course is voluntary and, so far, only 10% of providers have signed up for the training. richard galpin, bbc news. health officials in pakistan say they've suspended a nationwide anti—polio campaign, after a series of deadly attacks on health workers trying to vaccinate children last week. a health worker and two security officers were killed in separate incidents. thousands of parents have refused to allow their children to be given the vaccine. officials are blaming mis—information being spread on social media. cyclone kenneth has become the second powerful storm to hit mozambique in two months. rescue teams are attempting to reach remote villages in the north of the country where thousands of people may be trapped. the united nations says some villages have been complete

campaigners describe the expansion of nhs care for people like cat as a game changer. convinced that more mums in crisis will regain their health, their hope, theirfuture. it saved my life. if it wasn't for them, i don't think i would be here now. and the kids? they might not have a mum. that was cat, ending that report byjeremy cooke. and you can find details of organisations which offer help, advice and support with pregnancy related issues at bbc.co.uk/actionline. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a man has appeared in court in new zealand in connection with the mosque attacks in christchurch. brenton tarrant faces 50 counts of murder and 39 of attempted murder. he appeared via video link. meanwhile the australian parliament has passed new laws which could see media executives jailed if they fail to remove violent content from their networks quickly enough. voting has been taking place in the parliamentary by—election in newport west, where labour is defending a majority of over 5000 votes. it was caused by the death of the veteran labour mp paul fl

the nhs promised to cut that number by between 35% and 50% over three years. but so far it has only managed a 19% reduction. campaigners say these patients are trapped and at risk of abuse and neglect. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. gill mead keeps her daughter leigh's bedroom ready for the day when she finally comes home, but she has no idea when that will be. the teddy bear leigh bought her mummy. leigh has autism and learning difficulties. a year ago she had a crisis, was sectioned and taken to a secure hospital. this was herjust before that happened, and 12 months on this is the 43—year—old now. we've been trying so hard to get her back. we know that her anxiety would be through the roof. her longing for her family comes before anything else, really, so every day on the phone, when she rings me, ten o'clock, please, mummy, help me, please, mummy, get everyone to help me. after so many promises to support people like leigh in the community, her mother doesn't understand why she's still fighting to get her daughter home. i'm helple