British Isles
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:05
August forced marriages season
Statistics from the Home and Foreign Offices show that forced marriages have jumped from 1,220 cases in 2015 to 1,428 in 2016. Most were under the age of 15 and 140 had learning disabilities. August is…
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:04
Brexit and Agriculture
Brexit could injure food and farming or reform it; depending on whether we adopt, amend, or abolish about 4,500 EU regulations. If Michael Gove can highlight the future of our food and farming in negotiation and…
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:02
Friday Focus: Hope for older people
Statistics show that a third of older people don't speak to another person in a week, and half cite TV as their main company. Loneliness and isolation are the cause of devastating physical and mental health…
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:02
Friday Focus: Hope for older people
Statistics show that a third of older people don't speak to another person in a week, and half cite TV as their main company. Loneliness and isolation are the cause of devastating physical and mental health…
Friday, 04 August 2017 10:43
NHS: Drink deaths surge in Scotland
Alcohol deaths are at their highest level since the peak of the recession. Health boards that have slashed funding for problem drinking are the worst hit. Six of the seven Scottish health boards cut spending on…
Friday, 04 August 2017 10:42
NHS: Mental health unit delays in Northern Ireland
Adult mental health hospitals in Northern Ireland currently have a target of discharging patients within 7 days of their being declared medically fit. However, one mental health patient spent 1,235 days stranded in an acute unit…