Month: December 2018

Médecins Sans Frontières says ‘smear campaign’ by European governments hampered work in MediterraneanSearch and rescue ship Aquarius, which has saved tens of thousands of migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean, has ended its operations, said Médecins Sans Frontières, the charity that runs the ship.MSF and its partner SOS Mediterranee said Read more…

Comes after his arrest in Spain where he lived under the alias Simon Alfonzo Via: Jamie Acourt: Man suspected in Stephen Lawrence case admits role in £4m drug plot

Doctors warned delays exposed by NHS research would make illnesses more costly to treatOne in five patients now has to wait at least 15 days to see a GP in England, NHS figures have revealed.Just under 5m of the 27.1m appointments at GPs’ surgeries in October involved waiting anywhere between Read more…

‘Increasingly Childline is filling the gap left by our public mental health services’ Via: Surge in young people receiving help from Childline for coping with anxiety

MPs and MEPs called on European leaders to ‘strengthen the EU’s position as a beacon for human rights and international law worldwide’ Via: More than 50 politicians from 18 countries demand EU-wide Magnitsky Act to tackle human rights abuses

2.5 per cent levy on incomes would help plug £30bn funding shortfall, study finds Via: New tax on over-40s being considered by ministers to fund social care would raise £15bn a year, study finds