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
who they were and where they were and they were targeted as they were leaving, after they dropped the food aid at a known humanitarian warehouse. they were chased down, in a sense, after the first vehicle was hit. people fled from that vehicle and they were targeted again. the idf continued firing on trucks that were clearly marked with the bright logo of the world central kitchen. they continued firing until all aid workers were dead. israel claims it was a tragic accident and i think there needs to be an independent investigation. if it is a tragic accident, as they claim, then i think the idf is inept and incompetent and i think israel owes the families and the world an explanation. do you accept that explanation they have given so far that they say, that it was a mistake? i think that is a joke. they say it to protect themself. but, i mean, you know, i think it was meant. they wanted to do it, in a way that they want to keep on starving refugees out there. when you heard
the idf knew exactly who they were and where they were and they were targeted as they were leaving, after they dropped the food aid at a known humanitarian warehouse. they were chased down, in a sense, after the first vehicle was hit. people fled from that vehicle and they were targeted again. the idf continued firing on trucks that were clearly marked with the bright logo of the world central kitchen. they continued firing until all aid workers were dead. israel claims it was a tragic accident and i think there needs to be an independent investigation. if it is a tragic accident, as they claim, then i think the idf is inept and incompetent and i think israel owes the families and the world an explanation. do you accept that explanation they have given so far that they say, that it was a mistake? i think that is a joke. they say it to protect themself. but, i mean, you know, i think it was meant. they wanted to do it, in a way that they want to keep on starving refugees out t
than seven million people struggle with the written word and most keep it a secret. one of the worst affected areas for illiteracy is the north east of england. for years, a former teacher has wanted to help. ah for. apple. ah.. ah for apple. but then kerry clegg saw this. it was a documentary about jay blades from the repair shop, who was learning to read. this is going to be my first attempt to learn since school. i contacted them and said we ve got a great need up here. how do you spell tree? t. where s r? r. 0k. that s it. and then e. but e starts down there. two years later and kerry s finally brought that charity to the north east, where volunteers teach adults to read. a teacher for 20 years, kerry knew how big the problem was across the north east of adults who couldn t read and she wanted to change that. it s about 16.4% of adults can t read. sadly, in the north east, that s even higher at 17%. that s about one in six adults who are reading at a below primary school
good evening. in a notable hardening of tone, president biden has told israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that washington s future support for his war in gaza will depend on israel taking new and immediate action to protect civilians and aid workers. it was their first phone conversation since an israeli air strike killed seven aid workers including three british nationals in central gaza on monday. mr biden called it unacceptable and urged israel to take steps towards an immediate ceasefire. it s the first time there has been a public warning to israel about us support. in a moment we ll speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, lucy williamson. but first to our north america correspondent, gary 0 donoghue. gary, a significant shift from president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting in president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting in patients president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting in p