North yorkshire, one of 27 newly designated Bathing Sites. Some brave souls are already in the water of the river nidd but how clean is it . Arsenal take the premier League Title Race to the final weekend. Even the heavy rain at old tafford couldnt stop them as they beat Manchester United. And were set for a thrilling finish to the season. Idid it i love you top boy, happy valley and the Sixth Commandment were some of the big winners at the Bafta Television awards but the crown left empty handed. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. In chertsey, the temperature reached 27. 5 celsius. Today, rain is coming in from the south west, affecting some western areas. Dry, sunny and warm further east. I will have all the details later. Its monday, 13th may. New evidence has been uncovered that the British Government was warned by its own Embassy Staff in the us about the risk of hiv from contaminated blood in the early 1980s. Its now thought more than 1,200 nhs patients with the Blood Disorder haemophilia were infected with the virus many after being given a treatment made from american blood plasma. 0ur Health Correspondent jim reed has this report. From the 19705 to the early � 90s, Tens Of Thousands of patients were infected with hiv and hepatitis c. Something that should have saved their life. Killed them. And still, a0 years later, theres no answers to that. As a child, lauras Brother Stewart was given a new treatment for his Blood Disorder, haemophilia. But factor viii was made from thousands of mixed blood donations. Ifjust one donor was carrying a virus, the whole batch could be contaminated. We went in for an appointment. And we went into this room and we were informed that he was hiv positive. We were absolutely devastated. I mean, you know, to be told Something Like that is just mind blowing. At the time, most factor viii was imported from the United States. Their high risk groups including prisoners and drug users were paid to give blood. Stuart died of aids in his 20s from the treatment he was given. There were so many people that didnt deserve to die. They were given a death sentence. A Public Inquiry opened in 2018. Its had access to thousands of documents held in archives. Now panorama has seen this five page letter sent back in 1983 from the British Embassy in washington to the Department Of Health, clearly warning that haemophiliacs were most at risk from american factor viii. Theyve literally torn my family apart, ripped them away from me. Sams father, gary, was another infected with hiv through factor viii. Sam lost his entire family by the age of three. My grandad actually was the first person to tell me. He explained about my dad being haemophiliac and was infected with hiv. Subsequently passed that on to my mum, who was pregnant with my sister. All three have passed away. The government has said it will establish a new body to compensate people like sam. It declined to comment on the new documents seen by panorama ahead of the Public Inquiry� s final report next week. Jim reed, bbc news. For more about the Infected Blood Scandal, panorama have a special programme infected blood time for answers which airs at 8pm tonight on bbc one and the iplayer. Later in the programme we will be joined by one family who all tell us all about the impact that scandal has had on them and their lives. What else do we need to know this monday morning . Sally. The Israeli Military says dozens of aid trucks have crossed into Northern Gaza after it opened the western erez crossing, in coordination with the United States. There have been warnings that barely any supplies have been reaching Northern Gaza due to israels operations in rafah. 0ur middle east bureau chief, jo floto, joins us now. Is there any evidence age is getting through . Is there any evidence age is getting throu. H . ,. Is there any evidence age is getting throu~h . ,. , through . There is evidence that this has crossed through . There is evidence that this has crossed into through . There is evidence that this has crossed into northern through . There is evidence that this has crossed into Northern Gaza. Through . There is evidence that this has crossed into Northern Gaza. It i has crossed into Northern Gaza. It is a trickle compared to what is needed and you are right to point out that the un has said very clearly that they think there is a full blown famine in parts of Northern Gaza because of the scarcity of the food. Meanwhile, in the south of the strip, that is where most of the population has now fled to, the two main crossings there are not functioning properly. The Rafah Crossing is completely closed and the kerem shalom is limited. There is increasing concern that this Military Offensive going on, becoming increasingly tough, pushing hundreds of thousands of people away from the shelters they have found, that that is going to cause a real shortage of humanitarian aid because unless those crossings open or something to substitute them opens quickly, people will start experiencing severe shortages in the south of the gaza strip as well as the north. Jo. Gaza strip as well as the north. Jo, thank you very much indeed. Britain is facing some of the most dangerous few years in its history, rishi sunak will say in a speech later today. The Prime Minister will lay out what he believes to be at stake at the next election, as he warns the uk faces threats from international conflict, migration and technology. The government has allocated an extra 350 medical School Places in england for the Academic Year starting in 2025, as part of their plans to fund the nhs workforce. Last year it committed to double medical School Places to 15,000 by 2031. The m25 has reopened this morning more than seven hours ahead of schedule, following the second full weekend closure. Its part of a £317 million project in surrey. The motorway was shut between junctions nine and ten, as part of a Government Project to improve safety and reduce pollution. An inquiry set up to discover why some women have traumatic experiences in childbirth has called for a huge overhaul of maternity and post natal care. The report, led by a group of cross party mps, refers to harrowing evidence from more than a thousand women. The findings of the Birth Trauma Inquiry will be presented to the government today. 0ur correspondent, Louisa Pilbeam, reports. The birth of gill castles baby boy was traumatic she was left needing a stoma bag after mistakes in her maternity care. She spoke to bbc breakfast earlier this year. I ended up with a fourth degree tear and a rectovaginal fistula. I had a missed abscess, as well which burst. None of this was diagnosed till five days after the baby was born. Gill is not alone. The First Uk Inquiry Into Birth Trauma has heard what it calls harrowing evidence from more than 1,000 women. Some women said they were left in blood soaked sheets on Maternity Wards without help, evidence was given about babies who were injured during birth, and many women said they werent listened to. Birth trauma is thought to affect 30,000 women a year in the uk a term which refers to negative birth experiences, such as serious blood loss and emergency caesareans. One in 20 women develop post Traumatic Stress disorder. Its really patronising, in my opinion, not to give women the information about what its like to have a baby, because we are able to cope with this kind of information. The report from an all Party Parliamentary group calls for urgent change including ending the Postcode Lottery on perinatal care, a call for a new Maternity Commissioner to be appointed, and the government to publish a new National Maternity strategy. The report also calls for more support for partners of those having a baby, and for ethnic minorities. The findings of the inquiry will be officially presented today, and the Health Minister will set out the governments response. Louisa pilbeam, bbc news. People who claim universal credit and who work less than 18 hours a week will now have to look for more work, or risk losing their benefits. Its part of changes to the Welfare System, which the government claims could save £4 billion a year. Our business correspondent, marc ashdown, reports. We must be more ambitious in assessing peoples potential for work. Right now, the gateway to ill Health Benefits is writing too many off, leaving them on the wrong type of support, and with no expectation the Prime Minister last month outlining the aim of these changes. It means, from today, anyone working less than 18 hours a week will have to look for more work, or risk losing their benefits. The Prime Minister has billed these sweeping reforms of the Welfare System as crucial to helping more people into work. The Earnings Threshold is being raised from 15 hours a week to 18 hours a week, so it affects anyone earning £892 a month or less up from £617 a month. For couples, its now £1,157 rather than £988. Interview, just waiting for them to come back. They will have to engage with a Jobcentre Coach and prove theyre actively looking for more hours. If theres no progress after 12 months, they risk having their universal credit claim closed. But Charities Warn the crackdown could unfairly target those with disabilities or Mental Health issues. Anyone whos suffering from a complicated Long Term Health condition, Oranything Which is limiting the amount of hours they can work, is going to struggle potentially to meet the demands of these changes. And, again, it could have a drastic impact on their standard of living, on their ability to be able to cope. The Prime Minister says up to 200,000 people could be helped back into work, and warned that benefits have become a Lifestyle Choice for some, rather than a safety net. Its all part of a Welfare Reform Package which could save up to £4 billion. But labour said the reforms are a reheated version of a plan announced seven years ago, and that they would have a laser like focus on getting people back into work. Marc ashdown, bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of homeowners have taken out mortgages in the last three years that they will still be paying off into retirement, according to data from the bank of england. The figures show theres been a surge in Mortgage Terms beyond state pension age, especially in new home loans made to under 305. Higher Mortgage Rates mean more people are choosing extended repayment periods to keep monthly costs down. A teenage boy who killed a british mother when he broke into her home in australia will be sentenced today. Emma lovell was stabbed when confronting two intruders in brisbane on boxing day in 2022. The boys who cannot legally be named as they were 17 at the time were each charged with four offences. The other alleged attacker is yet to enter pleas. 0pposition leaders in georgia have urged britain to do more to support resistance to a Planned New Law Being put forward by the pro russian government which they say is authoritarian and will suppress critical voices. Thousands of demonstrators have spent the night outside the Parliament Building in the capital, tbilisi, protesting against the so called Foreign Agents bill. The duke and duchess of sussex visited a school in lagos on the final day of their three day tour of nigeria. The trip marks ten years of prince harrys Invictus Games for injured military personnel, which nigeria joined for the first time last year. 0ur africa Correspondent Simijolaoso has been following their visit to lagos. Singing. Another day, another celebration this time in lagos and with young budding basketball stars who share a love for the game, like the duke. It brings people together and creates community, and there are no barriers. The princejoined the children in the drills much to their delight. It was awesome and good. Like, i feel so happy. And you were playing on court when prince harry was also on court. What was that like . It was like we were working together and collaborating to make a team. Every time you do Something Like this, the youth are inspired. And you have an incredible leader like harry prince harry and meghan, you know, i think we are blessed for a day like this. Their partnership will mean children in the nations capital, abuja, will soon enjoy a fancy new court they are funding. From basketball to polo, sport has been a constant theme during this trip, and the couple have been driving home the message about how it has the power to change lives. Arriving at the polo club, thats what they hoped the money raised at this charity game will do. Time to say goodbye to nigeria. He told the crowd theyve had a wonderful time, calling lagos a beautiful place. Thank you so much. Simijolaoso, lagos. They have had quite the trip, they have been busy. 0f they have had quite the trip, they have been busy. Of an incredible response. Caroljoined us for the first time this week for the weather. Good morning. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far, reaching 27. 5 celsius in chertsey, in surrey. That is roughly 81. 5 fahrenheit and the first time this year we have reached the 80s at all in fahrenheit. We are starting off with a lot of low cloud, mist and fog this thing. Rain coming into the south and west. That is very slowly going to move north and eastwards, further east warm sunshine. We have some fog in Northern Ireland, sea fog on the straits of dover, and higher classes in scotland which will linger from higher classes in scotland which will lingerfrom most higher classes in scotland which will linger from most of the day. Most starting on a dry note stop the rain from the south west will slowly push north and east. Likely to be heavyin push north and east. Likely to be heavy in Northern Ireland, south wales and South West England. It will be cool if you are in the rain but we can still see 23, possibly 2a away from the east coast and a breezy day than yesterday. Heading into the evening and overnight period, the rain continues to push eastwards. It tends to fragment, moves out of Northern Ireland for a time but by the end of the night it will start to come back into Northern Ireland and still some low cloud, mist and Northern Ireland and still some low cloud, mistand murk Northern Ireland and still some low cloud, mist and murk across Eastern Parts of scotland. Some clearer skies across the south west but here, too, some showers. Not a cold night, these are overnight lows between ten and 1a degrees. Tomorrow we have this band of rain continuing to push eastwards, getting into eastern and south eastern england. It will move out of Northern Ireland. Brightest skies in the far north, and behind this band of rain, a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. Temperatures ranging from 12 in the north to 20 as we push that bit further south. Carol, thank you. We will see you again soon. Top boy, happy valley and the Sixth Commandment were the big winners at last nights baftas taking home two prizes each. The final season of top boy was named best drama, with starjasminejobson also named best supporting actress for her portrayal of jaq lawrence. But despite leading the nominations race with eight in total royal drama the crown left empty handed. 0ur Entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was at the ceremony. Some of the biggest names on the small screen turned out for this years awards, presented for the second year running by rob beckett and romesh ranganathan. Welcome to the