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
Than 800,000 people have now fled rafah, in southern gaza. Many have been forced to head northwards to areas which the un says have little clean Drinking Water or sanitation as the Israeli Offensive continues. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, sent this report. Street battles injabalia. Israeli forces have been fighting here for days. Gunfire. Hamas, they say, is back, and needs to be dealt with. This is dangerous urban warfare, at close quarters. The israelis were here months ago and moved on. These, some warn, early signs of an insurgency that could last for months. Israel has been attacking from the air too. Scenes today reminiscent of the war s terrifying early stages. Buildings flattened, bodies trapped under the rubble. Gunfire. More street battles, this time in the south. The israeli army still advancing on rafah, the only city yet to experience a full scale assault. But 800,000 palestinians have already fled the area, to the coast or to other devastated cities. With isr
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