Portrait of Terrence Higgins unveiled in Welsh parliament
The art piece marks almost 40 years since Terrence Higgins, better known as Terry Higgins, died at the beginning of the epidemic.
The art piece marks almost 40 years since Terrence Higgins, better known as Terry Higgins, died at the beginning of the epidemic.
The contaminated blood scandal has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.
Sir Patrick Vallance collected an honour from the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace for helping to lead the UK’s battle against coronavirus.
Incidents have taken place in clubs and at concerts across France.
The Safe To Be Me conference was axed after a row over the Government’s stance on banning conversion therapy for transgender people.
Those at the highest risk of contracting the disease are being asked to self-isolate at home for 21 days.
The disease, first found in monkeys, can be transmitted from person to person through close physical contact – including sexual intercourse .
Lord John Patten said a leaflet to discourage people at high risk of contracting Aids from donating blood should have been distributed faster.
The former Welsh internationalist was named Postcode Hero at the annual People’s Postcode Lottery Charity Gala.
Cleveland Gervais fell from the platform of a south-east London station which had no tactile paving to indicate the edge.
There have been 111 serious cases of hepatitis among children since the start of the year.
The previous longest known infection thought to have lasted 335 days.
In 2020 more than 80 million new cases of the infection were recorded worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation.
Lord Herbert called the cancellation of the Government’s landmark equality conference an ‘act of self-harm by the LGBT lobby’.
It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended the decision not to include trans people in the Government’s proposed ban.