Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Ed McBride,

filling in for Jason Palmer. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events

shaping your world. The number of people with HIV keeps growing worldwide as those infected

with the virus that causes AIDS are surviving longer. We look at how the AIDS epidemic is evolving

and the new challenges that presents. And the economy of Venezuela is in tatters. In response,

growing numbers of Venezuelans are turning to video games, not out of escapism, but to

make ends meet. First up though. It is a tense time for Britain. The country is less than two

weeks away from a general election contested largely over the pervasive issue of Brexit. But a terror

attack hit London on Friday and pushed other long-standing concerns to the floor. The attacker,

the Sman Khan, stabbed several people attending a conference on rehabilitation for prisoners

before turning on members of the public near London Bridge. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson

praised police and offered sympathies. I think we're all very saddened also to learn that some

people have been injured in this event and our sympathies are very much with them and with their

loved ones. The Sman Khan was shot and killed by police at the scene. He had previously been convicted

of terror offences and spent time in jail. Later it was confirmed that two young lawyers who

participated in a prison education program had been killed. The mayor of London, Sadeek Khan,

thought to reassure people. But in 2017 we had four awful terrorist attacks on our city since then

because of the amazing work of our police. They are under resourced and overstretched as security

services. But also the information provided by ordinary Londoners, we've thwarted more than 20

terrorist attacks on our city. But the incident has prompted Brits to ask how terrorists should be

punished and when reintegration into society is safe. This Sman Khan was 28. He was convicted in

2012 of his involvement in a plot to blow up London's stock exchange. Tom Roli is a reporter on our

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