April 2018

Around 350,000 people could soon qualify for right to select and pay for treatments through bespoke care planHundreds of thousands of people with mental health conditions and physical disabilities could be given the option of a personalised NHS budget for their own care needs under government proposals.People with learning difficulties Read more

Exclusive: Budget cuts mean England now has enough beds for less than half of those who need them Via: Number of shelter beds for homeless people drops by a fifth under Conservatives

Kollegah and Farid Bang win music award for album referring to Auschwitz, which comes amid growing concern about antisemitismBig businesses have joined growing criticism in Germany over the awarding of an annual music prize to a pair of rappers accused of antisemitic lyrics, with Airbus chief executive Tom Enders adding Read more

Britain is reliant on the port of Rotterdam for trade with the East Asia Via: How Brexit is set to cause chaos at Europe's ports

Lords report stresses need for artificial intelligence to be used for the common goodBritain needs to lead the way on artificial intelligence regulation, in order to prevent companies such as Cambridge Analytica setting precedents for dangerous and unethical use of the technology, the head of the House of Lords select Read more

Prime minister encouraged to use Commonwealth summit to send out clear message on LGBT rightsTheresa May has been urged to apologise for Britain’s historical legacy of anti-gay laws across the Commonwealth as leaders of the 53 member states gather for a summit in London on Monday. Gay rights campaigner Peter Read more