Later, we will have sports day on the bbc news Sports Channel and bring you the latest action in discussing the biggest Talking Points all from the bbc sport centre. Good evening. The infected blood scandal, known as the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the nhs, could and should have been largely avoided. Thats the finding of the Public Inquiry into the tragedy that destroyed so many lives. More than 30,000 people were infected with diseases like hiv and hepatitis c, in a scandal spanning more than two decades from the early 19705 to the 19905. Around 3,000 people have already died, while others are still living with ongoing side effects. These are some of their faces, and today victims and campaigners say those involved in the cover up over what happened should hang their heads in shame. In a moment, well hear from chris mason on political reaction to the inquiry� s findings, with the Prime Minister in the last few minutes describing the scandal as a decades long failure at the heart of our national life. But first, hugh pym reports on the conclusions of a landmark hearing. 0n on day one of the Inquiry Perry supported by family gave evidence. There is a huge impact on family, because they carry you and. He didnt survive long enough to see todays report. He was infected with hiv and hepatitis c through his haemophilia treatment. His Memorial Service was this month. Today his wife heather and son isaac were here in his memory. It is wife heather and son isaac were here in his memory in his memory. It is still very raw. In not in his memory. It is still very raw. In not being in his memory. It is still very raw. In not being here. In his memory. It is still very raw. In not being here. It was in his memory. It is still very raw. In not being here. 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They had called for Truth And Justice for decades and today justice for decades and today campaigners hoped to find it as a final inquiry report was published at westminster. The findings are devastating indictment of Health Leaders and successive governments. The report says the scandal could largely though not entirely have been avoided, and that hiding the truth included not only deliberate concealment but also a lack of candour, the retelling of half truths. And of patients harms already done to them compounded by a refusal to accept responsibility and accountability. How shocked were you buy what you found . Hahn accountability. How shocked were you buy what you found . Accountability. How shocked were you buy what you found . How could anyone not be moved buy what you found . How could anyone not be moved by buy what you found . How could anyone not be moved by the buy what you found . How could anyone not be moved by the story, buy what you found . 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If we dont get some form ofjustice, somebody being taken to task from this then this could happen again. They played with peoples lives. They they played with peoples lives. They are they played with peoples lives. They are human beings, real people that have they are human beings, real people that have died. They are human beings, real people that have died. There were emotional hu~s, that have died. There were emotional hugs. Seeing that have died. There were emotional hugs. Seeing a that have died. There were emotional hugs, seeing a childhood that have died. There were emotional hugs, seeing a Childhood Friend that have died. There were emotional hugs, seeing a Childhood Friend of. Hugs, seeing a Childhood Friend of stuart, clive, who was now ahead of the haemophilia society. Government, Civil Servants the haemophilia society. Government, Civil Servants and the haemophilia society. Government, Civil Servants and health the haemophilia society. Government, Civil Servants and health care Civil Servants and Health Care Professionals for many years have thought they know best. Today the Community Knows best and i think one of the overwhelming emotions today will be one of vindication. Catlin; will be one of vindication. Cathy married neal will be one of vindication. Cathy married neal in will be one of vindication. Cathy married neal in 1999 will be one of vindication. Cathy married neal in 1999 just will be one of vindication. Cathy married neal in 1999 just two i will be one of vindication. Cathy married neal in 1999 just two years later he died. He had contracted hepatitis c after a single Blood Transfusion a decade earlier. At the inquiry today cathy said, you carry Grief Forever. Mt; inquiry today cathy said, you carry Grief ForeverGrief Forever. My husband died potentially Grief Forever. My husband died potentially unnecessarily Grief Forever. My husband died potentially unnecessarily and l Grief Forever. 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It should never have been this way and way. It should never have been this way and on way. It should never have been this way. And on behalf of this and every government way. And on behalf of this and every government stretching back to the i970s, government stretching back to the i970s, i government stretching back to the 19705, i am truly sorry. The government stretching back to the 1970s, i am truly sorry. The apology was noted. 1970s, i am truly sorry. The apology was noted. But 1970s, i am truly sorry. The apology was noted, but today 1970s, i am truly sorry. The apology was noted, but today was 1970s, i am truly sorry. The apology was noted, but today was all 1970s, i am truly sorry. The apology was noted, but today was all about | was noted, but today was all about the victims and those present remembering lives lost. Tomorrow they will want to hear plans for compensation. The Inquiry Chairman it talked about the horror of all of this. The victims, they say thank goodness, we have been heard. The apology came from the Prime Minister, but also some kind of timetable for compensation and that is critical here. Is critical here. Yes, i was in this area in september is critical here. Yes, i was in this area in September 2018 is critical here. Yes, i was in this area in September 2018 at is critical here. Yes, i was in this l area in September 2018 at another Westminster Location when the inquiry started and i remember meeting campaigners then, the infected and affected, we were just relieved and could hardly believe that at long last there was going to be a uk Public Inquiry after so many years of being ignored and fobbed off, and failing to get any such inquiry set up. In other countries that dealt with the blood scandal years ago, either paying out compensation or in some cases taking criminal action. Compensation or in some cases taking criminalaction. So compensation or in some cases taking criminal action. So that was the first day. Meeting some of those campaigners again today, it is really quite an experience. They are very brave and it is a momentous day for them. They feel sir bryans report has absolutely delivered for them all the things they suspected all along, them all the things they suspected allalong, because them all the things they suspected all along, because it is so condemnatory of the conduct of Health Leaders, doctors and indeed governments. 0ne Health Leaders, doctors and indeed governments. One of the most difficult bits of it is the conclusions of sir brian that this was avoidable and to hear that when you have lost a loved one is difficult but broadly speaking i think there is a feeling of vindication. The important thing about sir brians report is he says this is notjust with hindsight, he is looking back to the conduct of doctors wing experiments on children without telling them or their parents, giving people Blood Products or transfusions infected with viruses, that was just unacceptable at the time and theres absolutely no defence in his view. Tomorrow we move onto this big issue of how will the organise compensation and how long will it take and how much money will it involve . ,. , take and how much money will it involve . ,. , ~ ,. , � , involve . Hugh pym, thank you. Lets to to involve . Hugh pym, thank you. Lets go to westminster involve . Hugh pym, thank you. Lets go to westminster with involve . Hugh pym, thank you. Lets go to westminster with chris involve . Hugh pym, thank you. Lets go to westminster with chris mason. I go to westminster with chris mason. I dont think i have seen rishi sunak at the dispatch box, rarely i think in his premiership, as serious and frankly as downbeat in his analysis of what had been going on here. I analysis of what had been going on here. ,. Analysis of what had been going on here. ~. ,. , here. I think that is right. That was an apology here. I think that is right. That was an apology from here. I think that is right. That was an apology from the here. I think that is right. That| was an apology from the Prime Minister without caveats or any sense of wriggle room, seeking to front up on behalf of the British State for this failure spelt out the report today, decade after decade from one government to the next, labour and conservative, a sense that collectively the state conspired notjust to denyjustice, but to deny truth. Listening to the Prime Minister and indeed the reflections of the other party leaders, sir keir starmer from reflections of the other party leaders, sir Keir Starmerfrom the labour party acknowledged this was an issue and an injustice that spanned across governments and he offered his own apology, it reminded me of a day here in the House Of Commons 1a years ago when David Cameron the event Prime Minister apologised on behalf of the British State for the events on Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland in 1972. And since then we have seen just to pick two examples, all the arguments and anger and sense of injustice for the victims of the hillsborough disaster, and also the post office inquiry, and it throws up a troubling truth tonight. That is about the failures of the state and institutions attached to it to perform their most basic of duties. Chris mason, thank you, our Political Editor at westminster. The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal court has applied for Arrest Warrants for israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, and the leader of hamas in gaza, yahya sinwar. He says there are reasonable grounds to believe both men bear responsibility for war crimes, and crimes against humanity. In the last few minutes, President Biden has described the application for Arrest Warrants against israeli leaders as out rageous Lucy Williamson is injerusalem. 0ne one can imagine the sense of outrage where you are. One can imagine the sense of outrage where you are where you are. There has been a strong reaction today from where you are. There has been a strong reaction today from both | strong reaction today from both hamas and from israel at being accused side by side in this application. I spoke to one israeli mp this afternoon who said it was as if Winston Churchill had been accused of war crimes alongside adolf hitler in the second world war. Hamas said it was equating victim and executioner. But the International Criminal court Chief Prosecutor said International Law applied to all. Prosecutor said International Law applied to all applied to all. Today israel and hamas found applied to all. Today israel and hamas found themselves applied to all. Today israel and hamas found themselves attacking the same target. Their leaders are listed side by side at the International Criminal court. International criminal court. International law and the laws of Armed Conflict apply to everyone. No foot soldier, no commander, no civilian leader, no one can act with impunity. Nothing on earth can justify wilfully depriving human beings, including women and children, babies, the old and young, of the basic necessities required for life. Nothing. Nothing on earth. Nothing canjustify for life. Nothing. Nothing on earth. Nothing can justify hostagetaking for life. Nothing. Nothing on earth. Nothing Canjustify Hostagetaking or the targeting and killing of civilians. , , civilians. Prosecutors accused israel of civilians. Prosecutors accused israel of a civilians. Prosecutors accused israel of a state civilians. Prosecutors accused israel of a state sanctioned i civilians. Prosecutors accused israel of a state sanctioned attack against gaza because mike civilian population, including exterminati