by Agency Reporter | Jun 25, 2024 | Briefing
THOUSANDS of unpaid carers in Scotland can now apply for a new benefit. Carer Support Payment, the replacement for Carer’s Allowance, is available from 24 June in Angus and North and South Lanarkshire. Carers living in these areas are the first to be able to...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 24, 2024 | Briefing
ONE of the country’s most senior doctors, Professor Philip Banfield, will say in a major speech to doctors today (Monday 24 June), that despite calling an election, the Prime Minister still needs to answer for the ‘empty promises,’ that have resulted in junior doctors...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 24, 2024 | Briefing
HARROWING testimonies from mothers in Gaza, released today by international aid agency Christian Aid, reveal the catastrophic conditions they are enduring while pregnant and giving birth. The UK charity’s partner, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR),...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 23, 2024 | Briefing
THE UK’s Supreme Court ruled on 20 June that authorities must consider downstream greenhouse gas emissions when weighing planning approval, in a case fighting the construction of a new oil well in Surrey. ClientEarth lawyers say that the judgment “changes the game”...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 22, 2024 | Briefing
THE UN Human Rights Office has published an assessment of six emblematic attacks by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza last year. The attacks led to high numbers of civilian fatalities and widespread destruction of civilian objects, raising serious concerns...
