by Agency Reporter | Jul 28, 2024 | Briefing
SUNDAY 28 July marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the cornerstone of refugee protection which has saved and protected the lives of millions of people around the world fleeing war, violence, persecution and human rights violations. To mark the...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 27, 2024 | Briefing
CLASSES across the Philippines were suspended on Thursday 25 July, following a powerful typhoon that swept across the country. At least 45 schools located across 40 per cent of the country sustained damage from the storm and the country’s Department of Education said...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 27, 2024 | Briefing
IN a significant step towards legalising assisted dying, Dr Alex Allinson’s Assisted Dying Bill has successfully passed the third reading in the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the Isle of Man’s Parliament. Members of the House of Keys voted 16 in favour,...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 26, 2024 | Briefing
NEW DATA from The Food Foundation shows that in the month leading up to the election, 14 per cent of UK households, and 18 per cent of households with children, experienced food insecurity. This underlines the need for plans to ensure that everyone can afford and...
by Staff Writer | Jul 26, 2024 | Briefing
RATES of self-harm and assaults are soaring in prisons, reveals the latest statistical bulletin published by the Ministry of Justice. Prisons recorded 73,804 incidents of self-harm in the 12 months to the end of March 2024, at a rate of one every seven minutes. In the...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 25, 2024 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH from Citizens Advice finds almost one in two (45 per cent) private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home, and half (48 per cent) of them have been living with these disrepair issues for over a year. This...
