Public Accounts Committee does not know 'how much money it spends tackling modern slavery or what success looks like' Via: Modern slavery strategy 'yet to result in coherent action', MPs find
Speaker's office issues firm denial of the allegations Via: Commons Speaker John Bercow accused of bullying by former private secretary
I, for one, can’t wait for Facebook’s new service. Where better to point a powerful surveillance tool than our love lives? Thank God Facebook is finally offering a dating app. Who better to entrust with the most intimate parts of our lives than Mark Zuckerberg, the king of privacy?I assume Read more
Government lacks data and systems to understand the exploitation of vulnerable, says parliament watchdogThe Home Office has no way of knowing whether its crackdown on modern slavery is a success, parliament’s spending watchdog has found. The public accounts committee said the government did not yet have the data or systems Read more
Powers allowing fast recalls to prison and changes to probation services blamed as report by Inquest reveals rise in jail deathsThe government is going backwards in its efforts to rehabilitate and deliver justice to women in prison, Jean Corston, the author of a landmark 2007 report, has said.Lady Corston, a Read more
Hostile environment policy leaves abused women afraid to seek help due to risk of deportation, groups warnTheresa May’s “hostile environment” immigration policy, which lay at the heart of the Windrush scandal, is being used by abusive and violent men to threaten and control their partners, a coalition of women’s groups Read more
'She was super friendly considering everything' Via: Man swims across canal to save cat stuck on pole
Research suggests MDMA could reduce symptoms when combined with talking therapiesMDMA, the main ingredient of the party drug ecstasy, could help reduce symptoms among those living with post-traumatic stress disorder, research suggests.Post-traumatic stress disorder is commonly treated with drugs, psychotherapies or both. However, some find little benefit, with certain talking Read more
The UK parliament could issue a formal summons forcing Mark Zuckerberg to speak to MPs if he continues to refuse to do so willingly. Via: UK parliament will issue Mark Zuckerberg with formal summons if he continues to refuse to speak to MPs
The former AC Milan, Manchester United and Rangers player died last month after a heart attack, aged 61. Via: Ray Wilkins memorial LIVE: Frank Lampard and Gareth Southgate join footballing legends at service