nigel farage 's campaigning got off to a faltering start today as he missed a ukip event after getting stuck in traffic . the ukip leader was expected at a farm in staffordshire , as he prepared to attack the government over defence spending , but organisers pulled the plug while he was trapped in his chauffeur-driven car . mr farage faced ridicule last year when he blamed immigrants clogging up the m4 after he missed an event charging supporters # 25-a-head to meet him . nigel farage 's campaigning got off to a faltering start today as he missed a ukip event after getting stuck in traffic . he did manage to make an appearance at an event in carrick -lrb- pictured -rrb- . nairobi , kenya -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- she burst on the music scene as one-third of destiny 's child , the highest-selling female group of all time . kelly rowland took an aids test in a tiny counseling room in a kenyan hospital . mr farage is under pressure to show his election campaign is on track after polls showed a slump in support in ukip and suggested he might struggle to win his own seat in south thanet . he had hoped to use a return to the campaign trail after the bank holiday weekend to highlight ukip 's call to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence . but he missed the farm visit in staffordshire after suffering travel delays , according to a party spokesman . in december the ukip leader was branded ` silly and dangerous ' after claiming high levels of immigration caused problems on the roads . and then she proved it does n't take three to make hits . sassy kelly rowland showed the world she could go it alone and still hit no. 1 on the charts . but now this grammy-winning r&b sensation is using her considerable charm and charisma to take on the scourge of aids . she is the first ambassador for mtv 's staying alive foundation , which works to empower young people to protect them against aids . in silver high heels and a sundress , rowland arrived thursday at the kenyatta hospital in downtown nairobi , kenya , to take a public stand against stigma and undergo an hiv test . `` for me , knowing your status is glamorous because then you get to carry that with you and you get to protect yourself , '' she said . he claimed he arrived too late for a # 25-a-head drinks reception in port talbot because the uk 's ` open door immigration ' policy meant that the m4 ` is not as navigable as it used to be ' . rowland and 22-year-old kenyan john ngugi took the test together in a tiny counseling room at the testing center at this public hospital . he also wanted to know his status , but he could n't suppress a large grin at times sitting next to such star power . watch cnn 's david mckenzie report on rowland 's trip '' `` as a young person from mathare slum and having a super star to actually have a test with , '' said ngugi , `` it is just a big promise for me and a big promise for my community and i am just grateful for the test . '' like much of africa , kenya struggles with the aids pandemic . unaids , the joint united nations programme on hiv/aids , estimates that more than 22 million adults and children are living with hiv on the continent . and it strikes the youth hardest . `` you could take a situation like having hiv and think of it as having a disability and think of it as something that is going to bring you down , '' said rowland , `` but i have met kids and young people that are just so inspiring . they inspire me . '' in kenya , as in many parts of africa , people are often afraid to take an hiv test for fear of being stigmatized . in kenya , antiretroviral drugs are free for hiv-positive people , but many people would rather not know whether they are hiv positive for fear of facing discrimination in the workplace and in the community . and so kelly rowland has added her voice to the campaign to help end the suffering of so many victims . `` it 's killing us as people and i think above anything these numbers are n't changing , '' she said . `` the more that i get involved , you get everybody out there ... involved , then hopefully we can see a change -- a big change . '' he insisted the no-show was ` nothing to do with professionalism ' amid claims ukip was struggling to cope with increased scrutiny and demands on his time . ` in all these years in ukip that 's probably about the third event out of a thousand that i have n't made in time , ' he said in december . mr farage had hoped to use a return to the campaign trail after the bank holiday weekend to highlight ukip 's call to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence . meanwhile mr farage now is battling to fend off an alarming slump in the polls for ukip - with support falling by a quarter in less than six months . the ukip leader has seen support for his party drop from 16.75 per cent in november to just 12.25 per cent today , with voters appearing to switch to the tories in the run up to the election . mr farage is also facing a fight to win his own election battle after falling behind the tories in thanet south , kent - despite enjoying a 12 point lead over his conservative rival just two months ago . he will visit the west midlands later where he is expected to condemn rising aid budgets under david cameron and will accuse both labour and the conservatives of abandoning the military covenant . speaking ahead of a visit to the west midlands , mr farage had said : ' i am really looking forward to coming again to the west midlands . it is the heartland of england . ' he is due to give a speech at the copthorne hotel in brierley hill in the black country this evening . ukip has seen its support slump from 16.75 per cent in november to just 12.25 per cent today with voters appearing to switch to the tories in the run up to the election . mr farage is facing a fight to win his own election battle after falling behind the tories in south thanet , kent - despite enjoying a 12 point lead of his conservative rival just two months ago . in a direct attack on the prime minister , the ukip leader will add : ` no previous conservative prime minister in history would have countenanced sanctioning continual rises in foreign aid giveaways while at the same time pursuing a programme of continual cuts in defence . ' a conservative party spokesman said mr farage was ` playing politics with the military in a calculated and completely irresponsible way ' . he added : ` we 've balanced the defence budget after inheriting a truly enormous black hole from labour . we have the second largest defence budget in nato after the united states and will spend over # 160 billion in the next decade on new military equipment . ` it comes down to this : you can only have strong armed forces if you have a strong economy first . that 's exactly what this government is delivering . ukip would put that at risk - making it up as they go along and letting ed miliband into downing street by the back door . '
singer kelly rowland takes an hiv test in kenya to raise awareness of the virus . rowland is first ambassador for mtv 's staying alive foundation . the foundation works to empower young people to protect themselves from hiv . rowland and 22-year-old kenyan john ngugi take the test together .
nigel farage 's campaigning got off to a faltering start today as he missed a ukip event after getting stuck in traffic . the ukip leader was expected at a farm in staffordshire , as he prepared to attack the government over defence spending , but organisers pulled the plug while he was trapped in his chauffeur-driven car . mr farage faced ridicule last year when he blamed immigrants clogging up the m4 after he missed an event charging supporters # 25-a-head to meet him . nigel farage 's campaigning got off to a faltering start today as he missed a ukip event after getting stuck in traffic . he did manage to make an appearance at an event in carrick -lrb- pictured -rrb- . nairobi , kenya -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- she burst on the music scene as one-third of destiny 's child , the highest-selling female group of all time . kelly rowland took an aids test in a tiny counseling room in a kenyan hospital . mr farage is under pressure to show his election campaign is on track after polls showed a slump in support in ukip and suggested he might struggle to win his own seat in south thanet . he had hoped to use a return to the campaign trail after the bank holiday weekend to highlight ukip 's call to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence . but he missed the farm visit in staffordshire after suffering travel delays , according to a party spokesman . in december the ukip leader was branded ` silly and dangerous ' after claiming high levels of immigration caused problems on the roads . and then she proved it does n't take three to make hits . sassy kelly rowland showed the world she could go it alone and still hit no. 1 on the charts . but now this grammy-winning r&b sensation is using her considerable charm and charisma to take on the scourge of aids . she is the first ambassador for mtv 's staying alive foundation , which works to empower young people to protect them against aids . in silver high heels and a sundress , rowland arrived thursday at the kenyatta hospital in downtown nairobi , kenya , to take a public stand against stigma and undergo an hiv test . `` for me , knowing your status is glamorous because then you get to carry that with you and you get to protect yourself , '' she said . he claimed he arrived too late for a # 25-a-head drinks reception in port talbot because the uk 's ` open door immigration ' policy meant that the m4 ` is not as navigable as it used to be ' . rowland and 22-year-old kenyan john ngugi took the test together in a tiny counseling room at the testing center at this public hospital . he also wanted to know his status , but he could n't suppress a large grin at times sitting next to such star power . watch cnn 's david mckenzie report on rowland 's trip '' `` as a young person from mathare slum and having a super star to actually have a test with , '' said ngugi , `` it is just a big promise for me and a big promise for my community and i am just grateful for the test . '' like much of africa , kenya struggles with the aids pandemic . unaids , the joint united nations programme on hiv/aids , estimates that more than 22 million adults and children are living with hiv on the continent . and it strikes the youth hardest . `` you could take a situation like having hiv and think of it as having a disability and think of it as something that is going to bring you down , '' said rowland , `` but i have met kids and young people that are just so inspiring . they inspire me . '' in kenya , as in many parts of africa , people are often afraid to take an hiv test for fear of being stigmatized . in kenya , antiretroviral drugs are free for hiv-positive people , but many people would rather not know whether they are hiv positive for fear of facing discrimination in the workplace and in the community . and so kelly rowland has added her voice to the campaign to help end the suffering of so many victims . `` it 's killing us as people and i think above anything these numbers are n't changing , '' she said . `` the more that i get involved , you get everybody out there ... involved , then hopefully we can see a change -- a big change . '' he insisted the no-show was ` nothing to do with professionalism ' amid claims ukip was struggling to cope with increased scrutiny and demands on his time . ` in all these years in ukip that 's probably about the third event out of a thousand that i have n't made in time , ' he said in december . mr farage had hoped to use a return to the campaign trail after the bank holiday weekend to highlight ukip 's call to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence . meanwhile mr farage now is battling to fend off an alarming slump in the polls for ukip - with support falling by a quarter in less than six months . the ukip leader has seen support for his party drop from 16.75 per cent in november to just 12.25 per cent today , with voters appearing to switch to the tories in the run up to the election . mr farage is also facing a fight to win his own election battle after falling behind the tories in thanet south , kent - despite enjoying a 12 point lead over his conservative rival just two months ago . he will visit the west midlands later where he is expected to condemn rising aid
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- she burst on the music scene as one-third of destiny 's child , the highest-selling female group of all time . kelly rowland took an aids test in a tiny counseling room in a kenyan hospital . mr farage is under pressure to show his election campaign is on track after polls showed a slump in support in ukip and suggested he might struggle to win his own seat in south thanet . he had hoped to use a return to the campaign trail after the bank holiday weekend to highlight ukip 's call to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence . but he missed the farm visit in staffordshire after suffering travel delays , according to a party spokesman . in december the ukip leader was branded ` silly and dangerous ' after claiming high levels of immigration caused problems on the roads . and then she proved it does n't take three to make hits . sassy kelly rowland showed the world she could go it alone and still hit no. 1 on the charts . but now this grammy-winning r&b sensation is using her considerable charm and charisma to take on the scourge of aids . she is the first ambassador for mtv 's staying alive foundation , which works to empower young people to protect them against aids . in silver high heels and a sundress , rowland arrived thursday at the kenyatta hospital in downtown nairobi , kenya , to take a public stand against stigma and undergo an hiv test . `` for me , knowing your status is glamorous because then you get to carry that with you and you get to protect yourself , '' she said . he claimed he arrived too late for a # 25-a-head drinks reception in port talbot because the uk 's ` open door immigration ' policy meant that the m4 ` is not as navigable as it used to be ' . rowland and 22-year-old kenyan john ngugi took the test together in a tiny counseling room at the testing center at this public hospital . he also wanted to know his status , but he could n't suppress a large grin at times sitting next to such star power . watch cnn 's david mckenzie report on rowland 's trip '' `` as a young person from mathare slum and having a super star to actually have a test with , '' said ngugi , `` it is just a big promise for me and a big promise for my community and i am just grateful for the test . '' like much of africa , kenya struggles with the aids pandemic . unaids , the joint united nations programme on hiv/aids , estimates that more than 22 million adults and children are living with hiv on the continent . and it strikes the youth hardest . `` you could take a situation like having hiv and think of it as having a disability and think of it as something that is going to bring you down , '' said rowland , `` but i have met kids and young people that are just so inspiring . they inspire me . '' in kenya , as in many parts of africa , people are often afraid to take an hiv test for fear of being stigmatized . in kenya , antiretroviral drugs are free for hiv-positive people , but many people would rather not know whether they are hiv positive for fear of facing discrimination in the workplace and in the community . and so kelly rowland has added her voice to the campaign to help end the suffering of so many victims . `` it 's killing us as people and i think above anything these numbers are n't changing , '' she said . `` the more that i get involved , you get everybody out there ... involved , then hopefully we can see a change -- a big change . '' he insisted the no-show was ` nothing to do with professionalism ' amid claims ukip was struggling to cope with increased scrutiny and demands on his time . ` in all these years in ukip that 's probably about the third event out of a thousand that i have n't made in time , ' he said in december . mr farage had hoped to use a return to the campaign trail after the bank holiday weekend to highlight ukip 's call to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence . meanwhile mr farage now is battling to fend off an alarming slump in the polls for ukip - with support falling by a quarter in less than six months . the ukip leader has seen support for his party drop from 16.75 per cent in november to just 12.25 per cent today , with voters appearing to switch to the tories in the run up to the election . mr farage is also facing a fight to win his own election battle after falling behind the tories in thanet south , kent - despite enjoying a 12 point lead over his conservative rival just two months ago . he will visit the west midlands later where he is expected to condemn rising aid south thanet , kent - despite enjoying a 12 point lead of his conservative rival just two months ago . in a direct attack on the prime minister , the ukip leader will add : ` no previous conservative prime minister in history would have countenanced sanctioning continual rises in foreign aid giveaways while at the same time pursuing a programme of continual cuts in defence . ' a conservative party spokesman said mr farage was ` playing politics with the military in a calculated and completely irresponsible way ' . he added : ` we 've balanced the defence budget after inheriting a truly enormous black hole from labour . we have the second largest defence budget in nato after the united states and will spend over
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nigel farage 's campaigning got off to a faltering start today as he missed a ukip event after getting stuck in traffic . the ukip leader was expected at a farm in staffordshire , as he prepared to attack the government over defence spending , but organisers pulled the plug while he was trapped in his chauffeur-driven car . mr farage faced ridicule last year when he blamed immigrants clogging up the m4 after he missed an event charging supporters # 25-a-head to meet him . nigel farage 's campaigning got off to a faltering start today as he missed a ukip event after getting stuck in traffic . he did manage to make an appearance at an event in carrick -lrb- pictured -rrb- . nairobi , kenya -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- she burst on the music scene as one-third of destiny 's child , the highest-selling female group of all time . kelly rowland took an aids test in a tiny counseling room in a kenyan hospital . mr farage is under pressure to show his election campaign is on track after polls showed a slump in support in ukip and suggested he might struggle to win his own seat in south thanet . he had hoped to use a return to the campaign trail after the bank holiday weekend to highlight ukip 's call to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence . but he missed the farm visit in staffordshire after suffering travel delays , according to a party spokesman . in december the ukip leader was branded ` silly and dangerous ' after claiming high levels of immigration caused problems on the roads . and then she proved it does n't take three to make hits . sassy kelly rowland showed the world she could go it alone and still hit no. 1 on the charts . but now this grammy-winning r&b sensation is using her considerable charm and charisma to take on the scourge of aids . she is the first ambassador for mtv 's staying alive foundation , which works to empower young people to protect them against aids . in silver high heels and a sundress , rowland arrived thursday at the kenyatta hospital in downtown nairobi , kenya , to take a public stand against stigma and undergo an hiv test . `` for me , knowing your status is glamorous because then you get to carry that with you and you get to protect yourself , '' she said . he claimed he arrived too late for a # 25-a-head drinks reception in port talbot because the uk 's ` open door immigration ' policy meant that the m4 ` is not as navigable as it used to be ' . rowland and 22-year-old kenyan john ngugi took the test together in a tiny counseling room at the testing center at this public hospital . he also wanted to know his status , but he could n't suppress a large grin at times sitting next to such star power . watch cnn 's david mckenzie report on rowland 's trip '' `` as a young person from mathare slum and having a super star to actually have a test with , '' said ngugi , `` it is just a big promise for me and a big promise for my community and i am just grateful for the test . '' like much of africa , kenya struggles with the aids pandemic . unaids , the joint united nations programme on hiv/aids , estimates that more than 22 million adults and children are living with hiv on the continent . and it strikes the youth hardest . `` you could take a situation like having hiv and think of it as having a disability and think of it as something that is going to bring you down , '' said rowland , `` but i have met kids and young people that are just so inspiring . they inspire me . '' in kenya , as in many parts of africa , people are often afraid to take an hiv test for fear of being stigmatized . in kenya , antiretroviral drugs are free for hiv-positive people , but many people would rather not know whether they are hiv positive for fear of facing discrimination in the workplace and in the community . and so kelly rowland has added her voice to the campaign to help end the suffering of so many victims . `` it 's killing us as people and i think above anything
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