by Staff Writer | Jan 10, 2024 | Update
AS WE witness and are impacted by the many forms of violence devastating the world, The King Center, with Dr. Bernice A. King as its CEO, is convinced that “our vision, and corresponding work, are increasingly critical.” The King Center vision is “the...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 10, 2024 | Briefing
MORE than 10 children per day, on average, have lost one or both of their legs in Gaza since conflict erupted three months ago, says Save the Children. Since 7 October, more than 1,000 children have had one or both legs amputated, according to UNICEF. Many of these...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 10, 2024 | Briefing
THE Department for Education has announced new measures to improve school attendance and tackle persistent absence from school, including mentoring and an expansion of Attendance Hubs. Commenting on the measures, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 9, 2024 | Briefing
THE UK is suffering the worst decline in living standards of any G7 country, according to new TUC analysis. The analysis shows the UK is the only G7 economy where real household disposable income per head has not recovered to its pre-pandemic levels. Real household...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 9, 2024 | Briefing
The Supreme Court has announced that it would pause a lower court decision holding that states may not bar hospitals from providing abortions to patients in emergency circumstances and set the case down for oral argument in April. This extraordinary development comes...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 8, 2024 | Briefing
CALLS to Scotland’s provider of digital health and care services NHS 24, about psychosis symptoms have increased by 100 per cent in two years, new research has found. Figures obtained by Scottish Labour show that overall calls have declined but calls about...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 8, 2024 | Briefing
LABOUR leader Keir Starmer has pledged to clean up politics and ‘crack down on cronyism’. Responding to the Opposition leader’s pledge, Duncan Hames, Director of Policy at Transparency International UK, said: “We welcome Keir Starmer’s...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 7, 2024 | Briefing
WILDLIFE is under more pressure than ever, as basic rules which protect hedgerows and stop farmers from causing excessive river pollution ended on 31 December 2023. The National Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts are calling for immediate action to fill the gaps left...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 6, 2024 | Briefing
SCOTLAND’S First Minister Humza Yousaf has urged the UK Government to use its position as a trusted ally of the Government of Israel to demand an end to “indiscriminate attacks” that have seen thousands of children in Gaza killed. He has made it clear that those...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 6, 2024 | Briefing
IFAD, the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development, has announced a new partnership with the international money transfer operator, Moneytrans. The project is part of the Platform for Remittances, Investments and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship in...