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8 May 2013
Charity calls for regulation of letting agents in Scotland

Shelter Scotland has called for regulation to ensure responsible letting agents are rewarded and the bad ones are suitably penalised.

8 May 2013
Guantanamo detainee gives first inside account of raid

Younous Chekkouri, a detainee cleared for release but who remains held in Guantanamo, has given the first inside account of the raid carried out by prison authorities.

7 May 2013
The BBC: Promoting UKIP and ignoring NHS privatisation
7 May 2013
Awá’s plight reaches top human rights watchdog

An official submssion from Survival International calls on the IACHR to hold Brazil’s government accountable for failing to remove illegal invaders from Awá land.

7 May 2013
UN inquiry has ‘no conclusive findings’ on use of chemical weapons

An independent United Nations panel says that it has “no conclusive findings” regarding the use of chemical weapons by any of the parties to the conflict in the country.

7 May 2013
Universal Credit in danger of 'failing to deliver', report warns

Universal Credit is in danger of failing to deliver on its key objectives, according to a new report published today (7 May). by the CPAG and the TUC.

6 May 2013
UK urges more arms sales to Bahrain as prince visits Counter Terror Expo

A British arms sales team from the UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation has been promoting weapons exports to Bahrain.

6 May 2013
Italian Supreme Court strikes down anti-Roma policy

Italy’s Supreme Court has declared an anti-Roma policy - the so-called 'Nomad emergency' - unlawful and unfounded.

5 May 2013
Small circles and unarmed forces at the National Memorial Arboretum
4 May 2013
Volatile rental market is 'damaging childhoods'

A new report from the housing and homelessness charity Shelter has uncovered the impact of a childhood spent in England’s volatile private rental market.