by Agency Reporter | Jan 2, 2023 | Briefing
WHILE 2023 MAY OFFER economic policy makers some relief, with signs that inflation will ease and interest rates peak lower than feared, family finances face a ‘groundhog year’ repeat of 2022’s squeeze as the cost-of-living crisis deepens next year, according to the...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 2, 2023 | Briefing
UN HUMAN RIGHTS chief Volker Türk has called for a coordinated regional approach to protect the thousands of desperate Rohingya who risk their lives by undertaking perilous sea voyages. “More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar in 2022...
by Staff Writer | Jan 1, 2023 | Briefing
THE CHURCH LEADERS GROUP (IRELAND) has released a New Year message which reflects on the crises which have affected the island of Ireland, Europe, and the whole world in 2022. They welcome the hospitality shown to Ukrainian refugees, but add that, “The...
by Staff Writer | Dec 31, 2022 | Briefing
THE ELECTIONS ACT 2022 introduced new responsibilities for the Electoral Commission, including one to create guidance for Returning Officers on their requirement to deliver an independent and secret vote for voters with sight loss, and other voters with a disability,...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 31, 2022 | Briefing
FOUR IN TEN JUNIOR DOCTORS (40 per cent) are actively planning to leave the NHS in England as soon as they can find another job, a survey from the BMA has revealed. Poor pay and working conditions were among the top reasons for junior doctors wanting to leave. Many of...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 30, 2022 | Briefing
REWILDING BRITAIN is highlighting the importance of community-based rewilding projects and those that benefit people’s health and wellbeing through the UK’s first Rewilding Innovation Fund. Seven projects around Britain have been awarded up to £15,000 each in the...
