British Isles
Young people’s fear of crime
01 Sep 2017
New research from the Children’s Society reveals that fear of crime is damaging the well-being of 2.2 million UK teenagers, with one in three girls fearful of being followed by a stranger and one in four…
Bishops call for review of benefits freeze
01 Sep 2017
Bishops have urged the Government to review its benefits freeze urgently, after a ‘deeply disturbing’ report, by the Child Poverty Action Group, found that poor working parents did not have the cash needed to look after…
Affordable housing
01 Sep 2017
Speaking during a tour of the £800-million Countesswells new town development in Scotland on 30 August, the Scottish Conservative Party leader, Ruth Davidson, said there were still fewer homes being built than before the financial crash.…
Hospital 'fed patients pills in ice cream'
25 Aug 2017
Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth has been given a formal warning by the Care Quality Commission over its very poor care standards. Staff were seen secretly feeding antibiotics to patients by hiding the medication in their…
Disabled people and spending cuts
25 Aug 2017
Campaigners claim that disabled people are being ‘increasingly marginalised and shut out of society’ as they bear the brunt of Government spending cuts, most notably in their right to independent living. There are calls for the…
Widespread flash floods
25 Aug 2017
West Yorkshire fire service received 23 flood-related calls on Wednesday, the day after over a hundred people had been rescued in Northern Ireland (NI) after being trapped by overnight flooding. In Londonderry and Tyrone 93 people…