The ‘unprecedented’ death toll among Gaza’s journalists
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The last month of Israel’s invasion of Gaza has been the deadliest yet for journalists in more than 30 years. Read More
World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of…
Counterprotest groups plan to confront pro-Palestine marchers, say Met police
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Large groups are preparing to travel to London to “confront” a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day that organisers predict will be one…
Camden: Outcry after homeless people's tents 'destroyed' near north London hospital entrance
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Homeless people sleeping in tents near to a north London hospital entrance were forcibly removed on Friday afternoon. Read More
From vaping to boozing and even junk food - charts show how Britain REALLY fares vs the rest of the world
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Reading Time: < 1 minute British women were this week shamed as the biggest binge drinkers in the developed world. Read More
Scandal of the NHS 'never-events': Bungling hospital medics are wrongly removing ovaries and leaving drill bits INSIDE patients once a day, shocking audit reveals... so is YOUR trust one of the worst offenders?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Bungling NHS staff are carrying out the equivalent of one ‘never-event’ every day, figures show. Read More
Any activity, however small, is better for health than sitting down, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Any activity – even sleeping or standing – is better for your heart than sitting down, research suggests. Read More
London Underground to be hit with 6 more months of industrial action
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Reading Time: < 1 minute London Underground workers have voted to continue taking industrial action for another six months in a long-running dispute over jobs, pensions and…
We are powerless’: Indian villagers live in fear of torture in fight against bauxite mine
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Reading Time: < 1 minute For months, they have been living in fear. The people of Banteji, a small tribal village amid the rolling green mountains deep…
Dozens dead and thousands displaced after Somalia hit by 'worst floods in decades'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement late on Thursday that around 1.6 million people…