British Isles
Friday, 09 June 2023 10:15
YMCA: help for youth services
The YMCA will continue its summer activities to entertain and feed young people and children, particularly from struggling families. It wants the Government to invest more in youth projects to avoid crime down the line and…
Friday, 09 June 2023 10:13
NHS patient experience survey
Data released on 8 June showed that A&Es experienced the busiest May on record, putting emergency care staff under significant pressure. Ambulance crews attended 624,092 call-outs, the highest number in a year. Alongside this, the figures…
Friday, 09 June 2023 10:11
Prince Harry and the media
Prince Harry has been on a collision course with the tabloid press for years - and finally he is pressing charges of phone hacking. He has said that changing the media landscape is his ‘life's work’,…
Friday, 02 June 2023 13:22
Food price cuts and theft
As food prices soar the government is discussing plans for supermarkets to introduce price caps on basic food like bread and milk to limit the rising cost of living. A voluntary agreement with major retailers could…
Friday, 02 June 2023 13:21
Police to attend fewer mental health calls
The Met Police will stop attending emergency mental health incidents from September, only responding if there is an ‘immediate threat to life’, thus freeing up officers untrained in mental health issues to deal with crime. The…
Friday, 02 June 2023 13:20
Staff at homeless charity on strike
St Mungo's homeless charity launched a month-long strike from May 30th in a pay dispute. Trade Union members are picketing outside London, Brighton, Bristol, and Oxford offices. St Mungo's said they cannot afford to meet the…