by Agency Reporter | Dec 27, 2023 | Briefing
TRAVELLING by train at Christmas costs more than three times as much as flying on average, according to a new analysis from Greenpeace. Researchers compared train and plane ticket prices on 22 popular routes in the UK and Europe and found that polluting flights were...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 26, 2023 | Briefing
THE agreement between the European Parliament and national governments in Europe on the reform of the European migration and asylum system will lead to blatant violations of children’s rights, endanger children on the move, and will lead to further separation of...
by Staff Writer | Dec 25, 2023 | Briefing
POPE FRANCIS gave his traditional message and blessing to the city and the world in front of pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square in Rome at noon today, Christmas Day. In his message, the Pope directly addressed the contrast and contradiction between the...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 24, 2023 | Briefing
A new report has urged the creation of a kitemark-style accreditation scheme for employers whose workforces include refugees and people fleeing war and persecution. The report, from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), recommends more support be made...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 24, 2023 | Briefing
PRESIDENT Biden has announced that his administration will commute the sentences of 11 people impacted by the ‘war on drugs’ – people serving unjustly long sentences due to the disparity in sentencing between powder and crack cocaine. The president also...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 23, 2023 | Briefing
LAW firm Leigh Day conducted a survey for Amazon delivery drivers, who described their experience working for Amazon as “pure hell”, with “never a spare second to eat or drink”, “having to pee in bottles due to an ever increasing and unmanageable workload”, and being...
