by Agency Reporter | May 10, 2024 | Briefing
A NEW Institute for Government paper says the next government must extend the English devolution map to at least 85 per cent of the population to tackle the economic underperformance of England’s cities and regions away from London. A new deal for England: How the...
by Agency Reporter | May 9, 2024 | Briefing
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on 7 May he was concerned by the increasing number of journalists charged, convicted and jailed in Russia for their independent reporting, in what appears to be an intensification of a crackdown on dissenting...
by Agency Reporter | May 8, 2024 | Briefing
AN UPDATE on developments in Rafah on 7 May, has been given by Elizabeth Funnell, Middle East representative for the aid agency CAFOD. Ms Funnell ‘s updatde reads.“When I was speaking this morning (Tues 7 May) to CAFOD’s local partner in Gaza, they described the...
by Agency Reporter | May 8, 2024 | Briefing
NEW research from The University of Manchester has found that children are being swept up in murder and attempted murder cases, and being tried in adult courts, partly due to rap music culture being used as evidence against them. Rap lyrics and videos are regularly...
by Agency Reporter | May 7, 2024 | Briefing
THOUSANDS more unpaid carers in Scotland will be eligible for a new benefit, if regulations laid last week in the Scottish Parliament are approved. Carer Support Payment is the replacement for Carer’s Allowance in Scotland. It was first launched in November...
