by Agency Reporter | Jun 17, 2021 | Briefing
NEW MEASURES to provide free NHS dental care for all young people aged 18 to 25 (inclusive) were introduced at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 15 June 2021. .Amendments to the regulations which cover the cost of NHS dental care will mean around 600,000 young people...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 17, 2021 | Briefing
THE PRESIDENT OF IFAD (the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development) has called for urgent investments in digital infrastructure and mobile services in developing countries to ensure rural families are not left behind. “Migrants have shown their continued...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 16, 2021 | Briefing
THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (WCC) has shared its hopes for peace with an open letter and prayer as the first summit between the US and Russian presidents takes place in Geneva today. “From our headquarters in the same city in which you will meet, and from so many...
by Staff Writer | Jun 16, 2021 | Briefing
THE TUC HAS WARNED that employers in England and Wales are breaching official guidance by forcing staff to “needlessly” work in offices and other workplaces, saying that this points to wider a health and safety enforcement crisis. New TUC polling reveals that...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 15, 2021 | Briefing
WOMEN’S AVERAGE WORKING HOURS have taken a far smaller hit during the pandemic than men’s, with women who do not have children now working longer hours than ever before in marked contrast to predictions of a ‘shecession’ at the start of the pandemic, according...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 15, 2021 | Briefing
FIVE POLISH CITIZENS are taking their government to court over its “regressive” climate stance and failure to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The claimants include a farmer, a plant wholesaler, an ecotourism business owner, parents and a youth...
