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Ukraine: Amnesty deplores abuses by both sides
24 Oct 2014
Human rights group Amnesty International says there is evidence of atrocities committed by both warring sides in eastern Ukraine, but not on the scale reported by Russia. It said ‘strong evidence’ implicated government forces in the…
UK is lone parent capital of Western Europe
24 Oct 2014
The UK has the highest rate of family breakdown in Western Europe, ‘alarming’ findings show. For the first time, the proportion of children living in single parent households has been found to be higher in the…
UK money laundering
24 Oct 2014
Schools, universities, solicitors, estate agents and financial advisers are elements of a growing industry of ‘gatekeepers’ to the UK for foreign money launderers. Currently hundreds of law firms across the country are undergoing checks from their…
More than a million pensioners are still living in poverty, partly due to their failure to claim benefits, the charity Age UK has claimed. In a new report it said, 1.6m pensioners in the UK are…
UK Prison Service – a disgrace
24 Oct 2014
Nelson Mandela said, ‘No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.’ The UK prison and probation ombudsman said he is ‘troubled’ and ‘appalled’ by the rising rates of prison suicide (125…
British Ebola survivor Will Pooley is returning to Sierra Leone where he contracted the virus, despite being told he may not be immune to it. Being a nurse Mr Pooley said that returning to help the…