Vatican inquiry underway into possible financial irregularities in world-renowned choirThe Vatican has launched an investigation in the Sistine Chapel Choir, after claims that members of the world-renowned choir may be involved in embezzlement, fraud and money laundering.The Vatican issued a statement on Wednesday confirming that Pope Francis had authorised an Read more
Number of people in treatment at lowest level for a decade despite year-on-year growth in those dealing with alcohol addiction, research shows Via: Tory cuts leave alcohol addiction services at breaking point warns Labour, as figures show record low in treatment
More than 26,000 assaults against police officers in England and Wales and 17,000 on NHS staff recorded in past year Via: Prison sentences doubled for people who attack emergency service workers under new law
Calls for alternatives to prosecuting paedophiles as police ‘reach saturation point’ Via: Paedophiles viewing child sex abuse images once every 23 minutes in England and Wales as crimes rocket
It provoked tabloid fury. But this bizarre spectacle, complete with car wreck, posed tough questions about death, royals and the social order. Our writer joined the procession‘Princess Diana to be EXORCISED in ‘sick and twisted’ FUNERAL re-enactment,” raged a recent tabloid headline, announcing a “satirical remake” at Salford’s White Hotel Read more
Licences, passports and phone bills among topics explored in fresh batch of papers released on Thursday The impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on driving licences, passports and phone bills will be spelled out by the government as ministers release a batch of papers on Thursday warning of the Read more
Study shows impact of health inequalities on end-of-life care across areas of countryPeople in the most deprived areas of Scotland are more likely to die alone at home, according to research that reveals the significant impact of health inequalities on end-of-life care.Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University also discovered that elderly Read more
BBC Two’s science show says in age of Netflix and Amazon it should not be taken for grantedThe BBC has “supersized the scale” of the experiments in its veteran science show Horizon to help attract new audiences to the programme, which is in danger of being “taken for granted”.Thought to Read more
Nearly 400 confused motorists have been charged a total of £25,805 for turning right in and out of Sutcliffe Park Sports Centre in Eltham, South East London in 2018. Via: Nearly 400 furious motorists fined £26,000 in just three months after failing to spot hidden sign
The mother of a 10-year-old boy who was hospitalised after he was allegedly assaulted at a schoolyard game in a Sydney school said her son never had problems with bullying. Via: Parents of Nadal Chemaisse said bullying was never a problem