News Sat 19 - Sun 27 February

The number of new HIV cases in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level for four years.BBC, Scottish Sun

Many African and Caribbean communities know less about HIV because they shy away from discussing it. The Voice

'The medical was an absolute joke'. The government's reform of the disability benefits system has angered claimants, who say the new tests fail to identify why they can't work. Guardian

10% of people think spitting transmits HIV. BBC, Daily Mail

German authorities probe HIV drug fraud. Bloomberg

Russia is the world's largest heroin consumer and risky injecting practices have fuelled one of the world's fastest-growing HIV epidemics. Independent

News Sat 12 - Fri 18 February

Britons 'still ignorant about HIV'. A recent poll, of almost 2,000 people for the National AIDS Trust, is included in a report on public attitudes and knowledge about HIV. Press Association, Scotsman

Just under 9% of HIV-positive individuals in the UK are co-infected with hepatitis C virus, investigators report. aidsmap

Proposed cuts to the legal aid budget will cost more than they save and could leave more than half a million people "silenced in court", legal experts have warned. Press Association

 Asia-Pacific meeting aims to tackle punitive laws and social barriers against HIV and AIDS progress. Reuters

Fewer extramarital partners and dollars push precipitous decline in Zimbabwe's HIV rate. New York Times

News Sat 05 - Fri 11 February

Jonathan Grimshaw was one of the first men to be infected by HIV in Britain. Here, he talks about survival and the illness that has become his life's work. Guardian

Court concludes that disabled volunteers have no rights. Disability Law Service