with me now is dave abdo whose dad died age 52 after having a blood transfusion. roger newman who was born a haemophiliac and who was infected with hiv and hepititis after recieving contaminated blood as a teenager. and also with us is sarah westoby, a solicitor who has 300 clients affected by the infected blood scandal. thank you so much to all of you for joining us here and anybody who saw the coverage yesterday and listen to sir brian langstaff who wrote that report couldn't fail to have been affected by it. of course it has affected by it. of course it has affected you so personally. roger, you were there yesterday and, david,

you were there yesterday and, david, you were there as well. how was it being there, being surrounded by so many other people who have been through similar experiences to you? it was very surreal and i am still trying to take it all in because for the first time we heard the truth being pronounced in such clarity and it was damning. we knew it was going to be damning but to hear it and to be there with some of the others, but we were also so aware of so many that couldn't be there because they were either too ill or had already passed away, so it was a very poignant day, very powerful and we are extremely thankful for the work of the inquiry. are extremely thankful for the work of the inquiry-— of the inquiry. david, coming to ou, of the inquiry. david, coming to you. your _ of the inquiry. david, coming to you, your father _ of the inquiry. david, coming to you, your father of _ of the inquiry. david, coming to you, your father of course - of the inquiry. david, coming to j you, your father of course could of the inquiry. david, coming to - you, your father of course could not be there like so many others, as roger was saying. how was it for you as an effective member of the family? i

as an effective member of the famil ? . ., , , as an effective member of the famil ? . . , , ., ., family? i have always been alone, it has alwa s family? i have always been alone, it has always been _ family? i have always been alone, it has always been myself— family? i have always been alone, it has always been myself as - family? i have always been alone, it has always been myself as my - family? i have always been alone, it l has always been myself as my mother and the _ has always been myself as my mother and the family altogether as a group and the family altogether as a group and we _ and the family altogether as a group and we never talked this. we never faced _ and we never talked this. we never faced this _ and we never talked this. we never faced this day with so much emotion with people being in the same position— with people being in the same position and just being brought to life with _ position and just being brought to life with all these feelings we have had over_ life with all these feelings we have had over the past 30 years and it was emotional. it felt as if you were _ was emotional. it felt as if you were hot— was emotional. it felt as if you were not alone. the people around you were _ were not alone. the people around you were going through the exact same _ you were going through the exact same thing, so there was a massive release _ same thing, so there was a massive release that — same thing, so there was a massive release that i felt yesterday. i was numb _ release that i felt yesterday. i was numb but — release that i felt yesterday. i was numb but after the event it really brought _ numb but after the event it really brought to light that you should be able to— brought to light that you should be able to talk about what you have experienced, to learn from what you have experienced as well. and experienced, to learn from what you have experienced as well.— have experienced as well. and like so many others — have experienced as well. and like so many others who _ have experienced as well. and like so many others who have - have experienced as well. and like so many others who have talked i have experienced as well. and like - so many others who have talked about the fact that you couldn't talk about it, you were told not to tell anyone about this. now that it is so public, it is in such a global stage

what happens, do you feel vindicated in a way? i what happens, do you feel vindicated in a wa ? ., ., , what happens, do you feel vindicated inawa? ., ._ ., ,, in a way? i do, i really do, because it is an opportunity _ in a way? i do, i really do, because it is an opportunity for _ in a way? i do, i really do, because it is an opportunity for me - in a way? i do, i really do, because it is an opportunity for me to - it is an opportunity for me to actually— it is an opportunity for me to actually say something and be a part of people _ actually say something and be a part of people that have gone through the experience and don't be ashamed. don't _ experience and don't be ashamed. don't be _ experience and don't be ashamed. don't be ashamed of what we have gone _ don't be ashamed of what we have gone through or what i have gone through— gone through or what i have gone through as — gone through or what i have gone through as a family, just be open. roger, _ through as a family, just be open. roger, the — through as a family, just be open. roger, the same question to you. your story is so shocking it is hard to believe that at the age of around eight or nine you were given factor eight or nine you were given factor eight as a haemophiliac and this was supposed to help you and actually infected you with hepatitis c and hiv and at one point you were told he had a couple of years to live. yes, when i was about 15 or 16 my doctor told my mum over the phone that not only me but my brother as

well were hiv positive and then later on he said you have probably got about a couple of years, that is all we know at the moment. it soon became apparent that other haemophiliacs around were starting to get ill and then several years later he said i have also got hepatitis c. i had already had hepatitis c. i had already had hepatitis b during school and was already then told i must not share any cutlery or drinks, so i already felt dirty in some way and it was something to keep secret. then hepatitis c, the treatment for that was really shocking and i was very ill with that. and then finally when i thought everything was better i was told that i was exposed to variant cjd and somebody who had donated blood in the uk later died of what was called mad cow disease

backin of what was called mad cow disease back in the day and every time i have to have a procedure i have to tell the clinical team or dentist and that causes complications sometimes with treatment. yes, it was like one thing after the other. so your entire life pretty much has been overshadowed by this. we are waiting to hear about compensation today. how can you possibly be compensated for that?- today. how can you possibly be compensated for that? yes, i mean, money will — compensated for that? yes, i mean, money will never _ compensated for that? yes, i mean, money will never compensate - compensated for that? yes, i mean, money will never compensate for - compensated for that? yes, i mean, | money will never compensate for the damage that has been done and for the loss and the trauma. i am still having therapy right now. i need to still process things right now and with the inquiry that has brought to light a lot of pain. but it is not possible, but at the same time i want to know that there is security for my family and for the future and

i think it is a symbol as much as anything. i think it has to be a symbol of the government actually taking some ownership and acknowledging their liability for this, which they have always denied for 30 or a0 years. i am 56 now and i have lived with it for most of my life. .. ., i have lived with it for most of my life. ., , ., ., i have lived with it for most of my life. ., i. ., , , life. sarah, you are representing something _ life. sarah, you are representing something like _ life. sarah, you are representing something like 300 _ life. sarah, you are representing something like 300 people - life. sarah, you are representing something like 300 people who | life. sarah, you are representing - something like 300 people who have been affected by this will stop similar in terms of compensation, thatis similar in terms of compensation, that is what we are waiting to hear today. what do the people you represent need to hear from the government going forward now. irate government going forward now. we hope the framework for compensation will be _ hope the framework for compensation will be out _ hope the framework for compensation will be out in — hope the framework for compensation will be put in place _ hope the framework for compensation will be put in place swiftly— hope the framework for compensation will be put in place swiftly and - hope the framework for compensation will be put in place swiftly and it - will be put in place swiftly and it will be put in place swiftly and it will be _ will be put in place swiftly and it will be detailed _ will be put in place swiftly and it will be detailed and _ will be put in place swiftly and it i will be detailed and comprehensive and carefully— will be detailed and comprehensive and carefully sorted _ will be detailed and comprehensive and carefully sorted out. _ will be detailed and comprehensive and carefully sorted out. there - will be detailed and comprehensive and carefully sorted out. there hasj and carefully sorted out. there has been _ and carefully sorted out. there has been commissioned _ and carefully sorted out. there has been commissioned by— and carefully sorted out. there has been commissioned by the - and carefully sorted out. there has - been commissioned by the government, sir robert _ been commissioned by the government, sir robert francis, _ been commissioned by the government, sir robert francis, and _ been commissioned by the government, sir robert francis, and the _ been commissioned by the government, sir robert francis, and the interim - sir robert francis, and the interim report— sir robert francis, and the interim report by— sir robert francis, and the interim report by sir— sir robert francis, and the interim report by sir brian _ sir robert francis, and the interim report by sir brian langstaff - sir robert francis, and the interim report by sir brian langstaff which| report by sir brian langstaff which

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need to see it put in place as soon as possible. some people have . need to see it put in place as soonl as possible. some people have had compensation. _ as possible. some people have had compensation, some _ as possible. some people have had compensation, some people - as possible. some people have had compensation, some people have i as possible. some people have had . compensation, some people have not received _ compensation, some people have not received a _ compensation, some people have not received a pahi, — compensation, some people have not received a pahi, so _ compensation, some people have not received a pani, so we _ compensation, some people have not received a pani, so we would - compensation, some people have not received a pani, so we would really i received a pani, so we would really like to— received a pani, so we would really like to see — received a pani, so we would really like to see careful— received a pani, so we would really like to see careful consideration . like to see careful consideration given— like to see careful consideration given to — like to see careful consideration given to those _ like to see careful consideration given to those who _ like to see careful consideration given to those who have - like to see careful consideration given to those who have not - like to see careful consideration - given to those who have not received anything. _ given to those who have not received anything. so— given to those who have not received anything. so the _ given to those who have not received anything, so the post—1991 _ given to those who have not received anything, so the post—1991cut—off. anything, so the post—1991cut—off date, _ anything, so the post—1991cut—off date. people — anything, so the post—1991cut—off date, people have _ anything, so the post—1991cut—off date, people have not _ anything, so the post—1991cut—off date, people have not received i date, people have not received anything — date, people have not received anything who _ date, people have not received anything who were _ date, people have not received anything who were infected - date, people have not received i anything who were infected after that date, — anything who were infected after that date, yet _ anything who were infected after that date, yet we _ anything who were infected after that date, yet we have _ anything who were infected after that date, yet we have seen - anything who were infected after - that date, yet we have seen evidence that date, yet we have seen evidence that old _ that date, yet we have seen evidence that old blood — that date, yet we have seen evidence that old blood was _ that date, yet we have seen evidence that old blood was still— that date, yet we have seen evidence that old blood was still being - that date, yet we have seen evidence that old blood was still being used i that old blood was still being used for people — that old blood was still being used for people who _ that old blood was still being used for people who were _ that old blood was still being used for people who were infected - that old blood was still being used for people who were infected andl for people who were infected and victims _ for people who were infected and victims of— for people who were infected and victims of hepatitis _ for people who were infected and victims of hepatitis b _ for people who were infected and victims of hepatitis b have - for people who were infected and victims of hepatitis b have not i victims of hepatitis b have not received — victims of hepatitis b have not received anything. _ victims of hepatitis b have not received anything. people - victims of hepatitis b have not| received anything. people who victims of hepatitis b have not - received anything. people who have not been _ received anything. people who have not been able — received anything. people who have not been able to _ received anything. people who have not been able to find _ received anything. people who have not been able to find their- received anything. people who have not been able to find their medical. not been able to find their medical records _ not been able to find their medical records to— not been able to find their medical records to demonstrate _ not been able to find their medical records to demonstrate that - not been able to find their medical records to demonstrate that they. records to demonstrate that they have received _ records to demonstrate that they have received infected _ records to demonstrate that they have received infected blood, - records to demonstrate that they have received infected blood, wej have received infected blood, we would _ have received infected blood, we would like — have received infected blood, we would like those _ have received infected blood, we would like those three _ have received infected blood, we| would like those three categories have received infected blood, we i would like those three categories of people _ would like those three categories of people to _ would like those three categories of people to be — would like those three categories of people to be included _ would like those three categories of people to be included within- would like those three categories of people to be included within this . people to be included within this compensation _ people to be included within this compensation group. _ people to be included within this compensation group. find - people to be included within this compensation group.— people to be included within this compensation group. and time is so im ortant compensation group. and time is so important here. _ compensation group. and time is so important here, as _ compensation group. and time is so important here, as sir _ compensation group. and time is so important here, as sir brian - 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week. it is one person every four days. my apologies. since - week. it is one person every four days. my apologies. since the i days. my apologies. since the inquiry— days. my apologies. since the inquiry began _ days. my apologies. since the inquiry began five _ days. my apologies. since the inquiry began five and - days. my apologies. since the inquiry began five and half - days. my apologies. since the . inquiry began five and half years ago. _ inquiry began five and half years ago. 3000 — inquiry began five and half years ago. 3000 people _ inquiry began five and half years ago, 3000 people in— inquiry began five and half years ago, 3000 people in total- inquiry began five and half years ago, 3000 people in total and l inquiry began five and half years - ago, 3000 people in total and there is still— ago, 3000 people in total and there is still the _ ago, 3000 people in total and there is still the question— ago, 3000 people in total and there is still the question of— ago, 3000 people in total and there is still the question of those - ago, 3000 people in total and there is still the question of those who - is still the question of those who were _ is still the question of those who were undiagnosed _ is still the question of those who were undiagnosed and _ is still the question of those who were undiagnosed and yet - is still the question of those who were undiagnosed and yet to - is still the question of those who were undiagnosed and yet to be i were undiagnosed and yet to be found — were undiagnosed and yet to be found. ~ .,, , were undiagnosed and yet to be found. , ., found. accountability, david, how im ortant found. accountability, david, how important is _ found. accountability, david, how important is that _ found. accountability, david, how important is that for _ found. accountability, david, how important is that for you? - found. accountability, david, how important is that for you? as - important is that for you? as someone who now works in the nhs, your father was let down so badly by doctors. what do you want to see now in terms of people being held to account for this? it is in terms of people being held to account for this?— account for this? it is the same thing that _ account for this? it is the same thing that you _ account for this? it is the same thing that you have _ account for this? it is the same thing that you have said. - account for this? it is the same thing that you have said. i - account for this? it is the same j thing that you have said. i want account for this? it is the same i thing that you have said. i want to be able _ thing that you have said. i want to be able to— thing that you have said. i want to be able to see through all these problems clearly. i want to be able to understand much more clearly who was responsible for this and actions to be _ was responsible for this and actions to be taken— was responsible for this and actions to be taken with regards to how we move _ to be taken with regards to how we move forward. because at the moment there are _ move forward. because at the moment there are a _ move forward. because at the moment there are a lot of conversations and discussions — there are a lot of conversations and discussions and people talking about it but there has never been action.

do i it but there has never been action. do i believe — it but there has never been action. do i believe that at the moment? i am hoping — do i believe that at the moment? i am hoping that i can believe something can be done going forward and people accountable for what they have done _ and people accountable for what they have done to people like myself and my family— have done to people like myself and my family will stop roger? a similar ruestion to my family will stop roger? a similar question to you- _ my family will stop roger? a similar question to you. do _ my family will stop roger? a similar question to you. do something - my family will stop roger? a similar question to you. do something need to be done? there have been criminal prosecutions in other countries. should that be the case here? i should that be the case here? i don't really see there is an argument not to. we have heard stories where research was done on children, haemophiliac boys mainly were given treatments to see if they would become infected because they didn't want to pay laboratories to use chimpanzees. itjust sounds so far—fetched but the evidence is there and it is absolutely shocking. it is unbelievable that children were used for research. pharmaceutical companies somehow seemed to have got away with a lot.

but i think people who have either been involved in these decisions that have put our lives at risk and essentially killed 3000 people, i think they should be taken to court. i think ken clarke, and i say ken clarke as opposed to sir ken clarke because i don't think that prefix should be there any more after the way he has treated us as a community the way that he has told untruths over and over again, which were totally unjustified and his line we don't have absolute evidence was not actually indicating the true risk of what was going on, which they knew about and they seem to have managed to hide behind their power and destroy evidence. in any other

situation that would be a criminal offence. ., ., ~ situation that would be a criminal offence. ., ., ,, , ., situation that would be a criminal offence. ., ., ,, y., offence. roger, david, thank you so much for coming _ offence. roger, david, thank you so much for coming here _ offence. roger, david, thank you so much for coming here and _ offence. roger, david, thank you so much for coming here and telling i much for coming here and telling your stories. we have heard so many of them but each time you hear another one it is almost difficult to believe. sarah, thank you as well, representing 300 clients and the news on the compensation due to be announced by the government today. the next stage in a story which clearly is continuing. thank you, all. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

nine egyptian men are on trial over a deadly migrant shipwreck in international waters off pylos in greece injune 2023. it's feared as many as 600 people drowned when an overcrowded fishing boat sank on its way to europe from libya. some survivors have accused

the coastguard of causing their boat to capsize and then trying to cover it up. let's speak to our europe correspondent, nick beake, in kalamata. nick, this was a dreadful, dreadful incident last year. what are you hearing from some of those involved? sarah, as you say, this was an horrific case. we think 100 women and children died in this capsizing of the boat because they were inside the boat when it went over so they had no chance of escaping. 600 people in all may have lost their lives. what is happening today is a very controversial trial has got under way. very controversial trial has got underway. let very controversial trial has got under way. let me show you what has happened. we have got right please here and also you can see in the background one of the banners being held and it says don't letjustice

drown. the concern among people here is that these men on trial are innocent, that they have not done anything wrong. what we have heard in the past year or so is at least six survivors believe that these men were framed, that the coastguard basically encouraged evidence against them. that is something the greek authorities have consistently denied, they say that is not the case. now the court is getting under way and thejudge case. now the court is getting under way and the judge is case. now the court is getting under way and thejudge isjudging the merits of the prosecution case. irlick merits of the prosecution case. nick beake in merits of the prosecution case. nick lteake in cala _ merits of the prosecution case. nick beake in cala matter. there is plenty to talk about on that court case, so we will try and get the line stabilised and go back and get some more detailfrom nick in greece. forthe some more detailfrom nick in greece. for the moment let's move on to donald trump is my trial in the us. the prosecution in donald trump's hush money trial in new york rested its case on monday. it came after a final day

of testimony from his former fixer michael cohen. the defence is now presenting its evidence, but the first witness called by mr trump's team was involved in a row with thejudge. from new york here's our correspondent nada tawfik. this historic trial is winding down. prosecutors today rested their case but before that, the defence took another crack at trying to undermine michael cohen's credibility. the biggest blow they scored today was having michael cohen admit on the stand that he stole from his former boss, donald trump. michael cohen admitted he invoiced the trump organisation $50,000 for tech services from a company but he then only paid the company $20,000 and pocketed the rest. he said he did that because he was angry about his bonus being cut. but when the prosecution came back on redirect, they tried to rehabilitate their star witness, refocusing jurors to the fact that michael cohen is not the one

on trial, and that michael cohen said he had no doubt that donald trump had authorised him to pay stormy daniels the $130,000 hush money payment over several conversations in october of 2016. but then, the most dramatic moment of this trial yet occurred when the defence began their case and called its wild card witness, robert costello, an attorney who offered his services to michael cohen when federal investigators were investigating him in 2018. now, the prosecution has tried to paint robert costello as part of a pressure campaign to try to keep cohen in donald trump's fold. robert costello testified that michael cohen told him he swore he had nothing on donald trump. costello also saying that he had cohen's interests in mind, not donald trump's. but things got heated as the judge sustained several

of the prosecution's objections. robert costello, exasperated, remarked, "geez." the judge, angry about that, took time to remind him about proper court decorum but then he got extremely angry, accusing robert costello of staring him down in his own court. he cleared the entire courtroom and told robert costello again how to properly behave. court resumed, but nonetheless that was the most striking moment of today and perhaps many key moments of the trial. now, prosecutors will resume their questioning of robert costello when court resumes on tuesday, and then next week, closing statements are scheduled, and the jury will soon get this case and decide donald trump's ultimate fate. to the indian election now as parts of country are sizzling under an intense heatwave with the hot

temperatures expected to continue through the week, sisrupting life and polling numbers disrupting life and polling numbers as millions of indians cast their vote. 0ur india business correspondent nikhil inamdar has the latest. while the heat is particularly bad in the capital new delhi where temperatures have soared above a5 degrees over the last few days, india's met department has predicted that maximum temperatures in many northern cities will hover around these levels in coming days as the heatwave spreads to parts of western and central india. this comes as delhi get set to go to the polls in the next phase. voter turnout has been affected by the extreme temperatures with the election authorities extending voting timing and asking people to protect themselves against extreme heat. india's central bank also warned last month that the soaring mercury could cause a risk to food inflation which has remained quite sticky here

in india. air conditioning companies meanwhile are seeing units fly off the shelves and are expecting double—digit sales to close the season. microsft has unveiled a new range of personal computers that has ai capabilities built directly into its windows operating system. 0ur north america business correspondent michelle fleury has (tx sor) the future of the pc may be here. microsoft announced a new conversational ai intelligence features for window pcs. 0ne conversational ai intelligence features for window pcs. one of the features for window pcs. one of the features dubbed recall, is designed to help you find anything that you have viewed on your pc in the past. it helps you find anything you have ever seen on your pc before, all you need is language to describe the things you remember.— need is language to describe the things you remember. there is also a live translation _ things you remember. there is also a live translation of _ things you remember. there is also a live translation of as _ things you remember. there is also a live translation of as languages i live translation of a5 languages into english and something for creative types. for example, as you

draw in microsoft paint ai generates an image based on your sketch. these tools are all powered with new ai chips which deliver longer battery life. this matters because most ai software runs in the cloud which uses a lot of energy. being able to work on the device thanks to more processing power not only improves data security, it is more climate friendly. microsoft is betting its new ai tricks will help kick—start a new ai tricks will help kick—start a new era of pc sets. you are watching bbc news. new research suggests electric pulses along with physiotherapy can help restore some movement in people paralysed from the neck down. a clinical study of 60 patients found that a3 showed some improvement in their hand movements. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has spoken to one of the first patients to try it.

this is before the treatment — a patient finds it hard to pick up a small plastic ball. he lost most of the movement in his hand after he broke his neck 12 years ago. now see what happens after, when pulses of electricity are sent to the damaged nerves. wow. not all the patients showed this dramatic improvement. some didn't improve at all, but nearly three quarters of the 60 patients that tried it had some benefit. this is how it works. the brain sends instructions to move arms and legs through nerves in the spinal column. if there's a break, those signals are weakened. but the signals are boosted by electrical pulses from electrodes around the damaged area, when coupled with physiotherapy. so this is the device that the patients use. it sends pulses of high frequency electricity to these electrodes, which are attached to the patient�*s spine.

and these are attached here and here. they're return electrodes to complete the circuit. tell me when you're ready. ok. go. melanie reid had her injury a long time ago in 2010. she could hardly use her left hand since then. but two months with the device, combined with intensive physiotherapy, has led to small improvements that have made a big difference, even without the device. i can undo my seat belt with my left thumb. i can pick up small things. i use it for scrolling on a smartphone or a tablet. how significant a development is this? there are no miracles in spinal injury, pallab, you know that. there are no miracles. but if this device is able to allow someone with tetraplegia to lift their arm, to put food in their mouths or to have a drink, that is life—changing. melanie's doctor has

helped test the device. she says it's a combination of the physiotherapy and the pulses that have led to the improvements. this device has been proven to be safe and result in some benefit to chronic patients. so you've never known anything like it? i haven't. no, i haven't. the results, published in the journal nature medicine, have been sent to regulators to see if they think that the treatment is safe and reliable enough to be used widely on patients in hospitals. pallab ghosh, bbc news, glasgow. they were once close to extinction in britain, but now the population of bitterns, a rare and shy bird related to the heron, is now thriving in somerset due to conservation efforts. twitchers from all over the country are travelling to see the rare bird including our reporter, ross pollard. people flock here in their numbers, and there's one attraction they all want to be lucky

enough to see. well, they're difficult to spot, obviously, they hide in the reeds and also hearing them is quite an experience. boom, boom, boom. very, very deep. we haven't seen any. yeah, but the group, the other group with us did see them and they've got photographic evidence. so they're going to show off when we get catch up with them. if you come down early - in the morning, you're almost guaranteed to hear them down here. can't see guarantee, can you? but you know what i mean. bittern calls. after they almost died out altogether, it seems the bittern has chosen somerset as a place to thrive. when i was growing up as a young birder during the 1970s, i never saw a bittern. i went to all the places they were meant to be in east anglia and never saw one. and so to see them here or hear them here particularly is such a privilege. this has become a sort of wildlife tourism hotspot. a1 male bitterns were recently

recorded in this area of the somerset levels alone. it's entirely down to the fact that this habitat has been created and it has been created. 30 years ago or so, these were peat diggings, so they were an industrial site full of lorries digging up peat and they look pretty awful. and they started planting reeds here and recreating the habitat and then obviously nature takes over. and so now, 30 years later, we have this wonderful habitat in the shadow of glastonbury tor. and it's quite clear that people are coming out more and they're looking for these kinds of experience, and after all, it's free as well. and this is a chance for people very much new to nature to get an experience they probably wouldn't get anywhere else in the country. so it's very welcome in all sorts of ways. we saw three bitterns flying around for three or four minutes, which is very unusual. yeah, absolutely amazing. you know, we've actually been kind of looking for the bitterns all day and this was just about the last five minutes here, to see three bitterns like that,

it'sjust stunning, beautiful. ross pollard, bbc news. lovely pictures from somerset. nice to see the bit earns making a return. i wonder what the weather is like in somerset today? let's ask sarah keith lucas. we have had some lovely sunshine and a few showers around and we will see more of them over the next few days. from tuesday to friday it will be more unsettled. this is the rainfall we expect to accumulate and in scotland we expect to see 100 millimetres of rain by the end of the week. as for tuesday, after a misty start, some scattered showers building during the afternoon but they will be fairly hit and miss stop on tuesday see fog across the far north—east of scotland and also mist and fog around other north sea coasts and in northern ireland as well. some patchy rain almost

anywhere by the end of the afternoon. perhaps heavy showers in the south and west and in the south—east and there could be thunderstorms around. showers are few and far between in parts of wales and northern england, but heavy and potentially thundery in northern ireland and a scattering of showers for central parts of scotland. some areas stake a bit murky near the north sea coasts all day. that will rollback in to scotland as we head into wednesday. we will see more persistent rain working across eastern england and central scotland and it will be quite a mild night with the temperature staying while in double figures. into wednesday and low pressure looks like it will move in from the near continent and push its way gradually further north across parts of northern england and scotland as well. you can see the blue and green colours indicating the more persistent spells of rain on wednesday around the east coast in particular. for northern ireland, wales and central and southern england a day of sunny spells and

scattered showers, but temperatures down a notch on recent days. 17 to 19 for most and cooler closer to the coasts. into thursday we have still got low pressure and this time it stores across scotland in particular and feeds in parts of the highlands and feeds in parts of the highlands and aberdeenshire and there could be localised flooding. elsewhere, sunshine and a few scattered showers, especially for those on northern sea coasts. the middle of the week is fairly unsettled with showers on the cards. it looks like showers on the cards. it looks like showers become fewer towards the weekend and for some of us that temperatures will be on the rise again.

live from london, this is bbc news. the bbc hears accusations of israeli mistreatment of palestinian detainees from gaza. 0ne medic says it amounts to torture — we've a special report. iran is staging the first funeral procession for the late president, ebrahim raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on sunday. the uk government's expected to outline plans for a compensation scheme for victims of the nhs

contaminated blood scandal. and to a room without a view, why they are building this barrier in japan to stop tourists taking too many photos. hello, i'm sarah campbell. medical workers in israel have told the bbc that palestinian detainees from gaza are routinely kept shackled to hospital beds, blindfolded, sometimes naked, and forced to wear nappies — a practice one medic said amounted to "torture." israel's army said in response that handcuffing of detainees in the military hospital was carried out in cases where the security risk requires it, and that nappies were used only for those who have undergone medical procedures. there are some upsetting details in this special report from our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson. sufian abu saleh survived months of war unscathed.

he left military detention in israel permanently disabled.