UK patient 'free' of HIV after stem cell treatment

AIDS charities have welcomed the announcement that a second patient infected with HIV has been cleared of the virus after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor resistant to HIV infection.

Also in the programme: China's premier has unveiled tax cuts to boost the slowing economy; and we hear from people in Caracas who strongly support Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro.

Picture: A man poses as he displays his hand and face painted with messages during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign on the eve of World AIDS Day in Kolkata, India, November 30, 2018 Credit: REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo.