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it's thursday, the 6th of october. our main story. hundreds of thousands of nurses across the uk are being asked if they're willing to walk out over pay. the royal college of nursing is balloting its members for strike action for the first time in the union's 106—year history. the rcn wants a payrise of 5% above inflation, but no uk nation has offered close to that. our correspondent, caroline davies, has more. through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk's nurses were some of the nation's heroes. now, they're being balloted to strike over pay. my love for it was to make a diff...

How did michael react to being told that himself? did he speak to you about it? well, he went very quiet. he went very quiet. and he said he didn't want any family to know. he never told his friends or anything. hejust wanted to be normal, see. there is now a danger that has become a threat to us all. michael was diagnosed with hiv, aged 16, in 1986, just as this hard—hitting tv campaign was launched. if you ignore aids, it could be the death of you. was he angry about what happened? yes. oh, yes, he was. i mean, i tried to be so positive for him — to think that he wasn't going to pass awa...

Like little boys are, you know. linda's son, michael, was just a toddler when she was told he had haemophilia — a genetic disorder, which stopped his blood clotting properly. he was always on the go. he always wanted to keep busy. the haemophilia would stop him sometimes, but... ..he just learned to cope with it. in 1982, here at birmingham children's hospital, michael was switched to a brand—new treatment, imported from the united states. but factor viii was made from blood donated by prisoners and other at—risk groups. whole batches were contaminated with hepatitis, and later hiv. the ...

It just seems like yesterday still. michael died a week before his 26th birthday. he was one of 175 children infected with hiv after being given the same contaminated treatment. just couldn't believe what was happening, you know. today, linda will give evidence to the public inquiry into the disaster. i felt as though i needed to do it to help get to the bottom of it, because i think we all want to know why it was allowed to happen. that long—running public inquiry is nowjust months away from concluding. many families will finally be hoping for some answers decades after their loved ones wer...

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