after he spent 16 years in jail. millions of dollars is pledged to a new hiv action plan as world aids day is marked around the globe. the former us vice president mike pence has called on the supreme court to overturn the landmark 1973 legislation that enshrined abortion as a constitutional right. mr pence said the case of roe versus wade could soon be consigned to the ash heap of history . mr pence was speaking in washington on the eve of a crucial hearing on a mississippi law which bans abortion after 15 weeks. a ruling is not expected until nextjuly, but if the conservative leaning supreme court rules in mississippi s favour, it would undermine american women s constitutional right to an abortion, allowing each
after he spent 16 years in jail. millions is pledged to a new hiv action plan on world aids day. and england record their biggest ever competitive victory after thrashing latvia 20 1 in their women s world cup qualifing game. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. governments around the world are ramping up coronavirus prevention measures and closely tracking new infections of the omicron variant, as they weigh up
for students as staff at dozens of universities across the uk begin a three day strike. december 1st is world aids day, and this year, it coincides with the 40th anniversary of the first aids related deaths in the uk. the virus claimed thousands of lives throughout the 80s and 90s, and many of those who died were young, gay men. a special exhibition is being held in liverpool to honour them. josh parry reports. irememberseeing him forthe first time. this is a story of friendship. falling into the room, laughing his head off witha big. great big sort of long scarf on. kind of bumped into each other. and, from that moment on, we just, we gelled in a way that i d never experienced with anybody else ever since.
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ending hiv infections and deaths in england by 2030 is a goal that is entirely within reach , that s according to sir elton john s aids foundation. the government has pledged more than £23 million to reach that target. the new action plan will see testing scaled up in high risk populations, where uptake is low. my personal reaction to hearing about the action plan was one of real optimism and hopefulness. as somebody living with hiv for 25 years, i know the impact of this virus. and it s not a walk in the park. that being said, i would love to be in a position where no one has to have an hiv diagnosis and i think this action plan will move us towards that. we ve got something extrordinary to show you now. are you ready for this? yeah. a former military pilot has become