The ban on HIV-positive people entering the US officially ends today, Monday 4th January. The 22-year-old law was one of the most restrictive immigration policies in the world for people with HIV but was lifted following pressure from the EU. In November President Barack Obama described it as a "decision rooted in fear rather than fact".
The Lemington Ward Committee has awarded grants of more than £5,000 to community groups.
Jacquie Bell writes :
Jacquie Bell writes :
Heather Kidd today called for the Tories to come clean on their Health Service policies after it was claimed that David Cameron would reshape the NHS budget by directing more to the neediest.
Conservative proposals to cut inheritance tax for the richest families don't add up. In a press conference this morning, David Cameron stated that his proposed inheritance tax cut would be paid for by taxing non-doms, but research shows that there would be a shortfall of over £1.5bn a year on the Conservative proposals.
