Of the hiv scandal. Its not something that you should go through as a child. I cant really imagine what my life would be like if i hadnt been infected. Stuart wasjust bubbly all the time, you know . He was a fun loving child. He just loved life. Great sense of humour. Notjust my son, but also a best pal. Just cuddly. Loved to cuddle and loved his mum and dad. And he loved his sister. Stuart was my older brother. He was 18 months older than me, and id like to think we were very close siblings. Big memories for me i was stuart at christmas. He would come into my bedroom, three in the morning. Hes been, hes been id follow him through the hallway to mums room and shed say, no, too early back to bed. We went in for an appointment. We were taken into a Consulting Room and stuart was, i believe, in the play area. Um, wed left him outside and we went into this room and we were informed that he was hiv positive. We were devastated. We were absolutely devastated. I mean, you know, to be told Som
Im a haemophiliac. If i twist an ankle or cut myself, the bleeding, in my case, itjust carries on, basically. Very little clotting, so id need to get treatment. When i was eight years old, i was infected with hiv through my medical treatments. Im one of the few survivors of the hiv scandal. Its not something that you should go through as a child. I cant really imagine what my life would be like if i hadnt been infected. Stuart wasjust bubbly all the time, you know . He was a fun loving child. He just loved life. Great sense of humour. Notjust my son, but also a best pal. Just cuddly. Loved to cuddle and loved his mum and dad. And he loved his sister. Stuart was my older brother. He was 18 months older than me, and id like to think we were very close siblings. Big memories for me i was stuart at christmas. He would come into my bedroom, three in the morning. Hes been, hes been id follow him through the hallway to mums room and shed say, no, too early back to bed. We went in for an appoi
Uk actionline. This is bbc news, the headlines. A crucial day in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial in new york. His former lawyer Michael Cohen admits he lied to getjobs done for his former boss and intimidated reporters on the former president s behalf. The uk government says it will appeal against a ruling by a Belfast Court that parts of the rwanda policy should not apply in Northern Ireland. The bbc sees new evidence that the British Government was warned by its embassy in washington as long ago as the 1980s about the risks from contaminated american blood products. Turning now to a potential setback in the uk governments plan, to detain and remove Asylum Seekers to rwanda. Ajudge sitting in the high court in belfast has ruled it should not apply to Northern Ireland. Mrjustice humphreys ruled in favour of a challenge to the act saying that the law breaches Human Rights Protections guaranteed under post brexit arrangements. Rishi sunak has said the decision will not change the rwanda p
Im lauren taylor. Israel is marking memorial day, which honours its war dead as its offensive in gaza continues. Ceremonies are getting under way as we speak, right now, sirens are sounding across the country to honour Fallen Soldiers and victims of terror attack. Im not playing at santry because of Broadcasting Restrictions in the us. We are not playing at sound because of Broadcasting Restrictions in the us. This year, israelis are also commemorating the more than 1000 victims of the hamas attack on october seventh, which triggered the current war. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attending the main State Ceremony at mount herzl injerusalem, followed by another event in memory of victims of terror at 1pm local time. 0ther ministers are attending ceremonies taking place right now around the country, despite some bereaved families urging them to stay away. Politicians from across the spectrum have urged keeping the deep political divisions and heated discourse out of the memorial d
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 patient