Good morning. It is a cold start in some parts of the north of the country, temperatures close to freezing. For many, it will cloud over with scattered showers developing and some of those will be heavy and thundery. I will have all the details later in the programme. Its tuesday 21st may. Rishi sunak says the government will pay whatever it takes to compensate the victims of the the Infected Blood Scandal. Details of the scheme are expected to be announced later today. Its been described as the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the nhs. Yesterday a Public Inquiry highlighted a catalogue of failures over many years, which it said had catastrophic consequences. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. Cheering and applause. A moment of relief and joy after years of grief, frustration and anger. Sir Brian Langstaff delivers his findings to just some of the thousands of people whose lives have been touched by the Infected Blood Scandal. Outside, some of them reflected
sexual harassment offences among girls and teens on london transport. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. junior doctors in england will walk out again on strike just a week before millions of people go to the polls. the five day strike will begin at 7.00am onjune 27th and end early on tuesday 2nd ofjuly, just two days before election day. it means there ll be thousands more hospital appointment and treatments cancelled. it s their 11th strike since march last year. the government says it s a highly cynical tactic during an election campaign. the prime minister says it s politically motivated. the doctors say there ve been no new pay offers, despite talks. our health editor hugh pym is outside a hospital in london. sophie, the nhs was always going to be a big issue in this campaign, even more so now with this planned strike in england disrupting hospitals days before polling day. rishi sunak has said it is politically motivated. the doctors union the bma says it is
a police chief has been sacked for gross misconduct after lying about his military career. nick adderley, who was the chief constable of northamptonshire, wore a falklands war medal on his police uniform, even though he was only 15 at the time of the conflict, and exaggerated his achievements in the navy. our midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. the most senior police officer in his force dismissed for lying. until today, nick adderley was the chief constable of northamptonshire police, but a gross misconduct hearing found he lied about his career to get the job. he claimed he had been a military negotiator in haiti, even though he d never visited the country, had attended the prestigious britannia royal naval college, despite his application being rejected, and implied that he had served in the falklands war, despite being 15 at the time. all the allegations against him were upheld. how did someone like this slip through the net? ido find i do find it extraordinary tha
We did see some of the victims families crying when the verdict was announced, and did not want to comment when the trial ended. Zachary whitehill told us off camera that he was just still trying to absorb what just happened here at the courthouse today. I also reached to some of the jurors as well as the defense and prosecuting attorney to try and get comment but was told they did not want to comment. Polson is being held without bond until his sentencing on december 9. Stacey still no verdict in the federal trial of two former ron paul for president Staff Members jesse , benton and dimitri kesari. Both men are accused of trying to cover up thousands of dollars in payments to former state senator kent sorenson. Sorenson then switched his support from Michele Bachmann to ron paul. Steve new information tonight in the sentencing of a webster city wrestling coach. Radio station kqwc reports that 50yearold ted larson was resentenced yesterday to probation. Oneyear in prison for assault an
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