Care sector investigations surge amid ‘industrial abuse’ of health and care visas
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Reading Time: < 1 minute There has been a tenfold rise in care sector investigations by the labour exploitation watchdog, GB News can reveal. Read More
Lethal heatwave in Sahel worsened by fossil fuel burning, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries in the Sahel region of Africa earlier this month would have been impossible…
The West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Drug seizures soared in the West African Sahel region according to figures released Friday in a new U.N. report, indicating the conflict-ridden region…
Squatters slowly filter out of Gordon Ramsay’s pub
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Squatters slowly emerged from a Gordon Ramsay pub on Friday after lawyers secured a High Court order for the possession of the premises. Read More
Ketamine bladder: Special clinics as youth addiction 'explodes'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Experts are warning of an alarming increase in bladder issues among young people due to chronic ketamine use. Read More
NCDC holds emergency meeting as unknown disease spreads to Sokoto, Zamfara
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jide Idris, held an emergency meeting with the Commissioners for Health from…
‘It was absolute chaos’: Eight Nigerian nationals arrested for attacking SAPS officers, vandalising police station and cars
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The South African Police Service (SAPS) said eight Nigerian nationals have been arrested in Kimberley after they attacked police officers and damaged…
Zimbabwe frees prisoners, including those sentenced to death, in an independence day amnesty
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa granted clemency to more than 4,000 prisoners, including some who were on death row, in an independence day amnesty…
HIV rates decline in South Africa, yet infections soar among young women aged 15-24, national survey finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Long before Covid-19 started unsettling lives and livelihoods in South Africa, the nation was already grappling with a severe health crisis of…
Blueberries and bell peppers: six fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide risk
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Pesticides pose a serious risk in conventionally grown versions of the produce shown below, according to a new analysis by Consumer Reports. Read…