News World
Fiji announces national emergency as one in 60 adults live with HIV
UNAIDS has welcomed Fiji declaring HIV a national crisis and the government’s plans for firmer action
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News UK
NICE rejects twice-yearly HIV PrEP injection for NHS use
NICE said its cost-effectiveness was above the range considered an acceptable use of NHS resources
News World
Grindr agrees £26m settlement with UK users who allege their HIV status was shared
Around 12,000 people were represented by Austen Hays. If the settlement is divided equally, each claimant would receive around £2,167
News UK
Metropolitan Police constable Casey Pownall campaigns for HIV-awareness in the force
Pownall has already educated 120 police officers and staff in an effort to challenge stigma surrounding HIV
News UK
Injectable HIV treatment will be made available on NHS in England
NHS England estimates that around 300 people could receive the treatment within three years
News World
‘We had to fight for a seat at the table’: Why the dance floor matters in the fight for HIV justice
As Mpact celebrates 20 years of fighting HIV stigma, interim executive director Alex Garner reflects on the power of queer joy
News World
HIV workers warn LGBTQ+ people are facing ‘witch-hunt’ after Niger anti-gay law
As per Niger's 2026 penal code, same-sex intimate acts are now punishable by a prison sentence of up to 10 years and are accompanied by heavy fines
News UK
New HIV treatment could allow some people to stop medication for up to two years
Researchers at Imperial College London tested a treatment made from two broadly neutralising antibodies (bNAbs)
News UK
Heterosexual minority groups urged to take action to help meet UK HIV Action Plan targets
“Stigma can cost lives, and we all have a part to play in changing that,” said Head of the HIV Section at UKHSA Dr Tamara Đjuretić
Culture
Britney Spears’s ex-husband Sam Asghari strips down for PrEP campaign
Asghari appears alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race favourite Pit Crew member Bruno Alcantara in a steamy, dripping-wet sauna promo video
News UK
Rapist jailed for deliberately transmitting HIV to men and underage boys
He was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm on seven victims, including raping four of them with the intent of transmitting HIV
Culture Film & TV
Heated Rivalry’s Jacob Tierney is supported by fans as HIV disclosure resurfaces
“I acquired HIV when I was 34, and it was really, really bad,” said Tierney
News UK
Nigel Farage pledges to deny asylum seekers access to NHS HIV treatment
"This is a national health service. It is not an international health service," said Farage
News World
Man ‘most likely’ cured of HIV after stem cell transplant from brother
The patient stopped taking antiretroviral medication after two years and doctors have found no trace of active virus in his body since
News UK
Will Scotland be the first country to erase HIV transmission? Three charities push for action
"The next intake of MSPs could be the generation that ends the HIV epidemic in Scotland," said Richard Angell OBE, chief executive of Terrence Higgins Trust
News UK
Olly Alexander becomes patron of HIV charity The Sussex Beacon
As patron, the pop-star and actor will help raise awareness of The Sussex Beacon through fundraising efforts and introduce the charity to new audiences
Life Wellbeing
‘Lenacapavir is available – how many people have to die before the NHS says yes?’
"The price has been negotiated. Scotland has access. So why are people in England still waiting?" writes Dan Glass in an op-ed for Attitude
Life Wellbeing
‘After 40 years of HIV testing, we are on the verge of something extraordinary’
To mark National HIV Testing Week 2026 (9 to 15 February) Marc Tweed, Head of Terrence Higgins Trust South, writes for Attitude about the vastly changed landscape for testing
News UK
Terrence Higgins Trust CEO: ‘Why 2026 must be the year we unlock PrEP through community pharmacies’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"We have the tools, the evidence and the opportunity. Now we need the courage to act," Richard Angell OBE writes for Attitude
News UK
Wes Streeting vows to end HIV transmissions by 2030 as government launches £170m Action Plan (EXCLUSIVE)
Speaking on World AIDS Day, Streeting told Attitude: "We have made extraordinary strides towards ending new HIV cases in this country"