Target to wipe out extreme poverty set to be missed, Oxfam
Goals to wipe out extreme poverty drawn up under a panel led by David Cameron are set to be missed, a leading charity has warned. The 2030 target will not
Read More
Log In
Sign Up
Category: News England
Third of people born this year will develop dementia, research suggests
One in three people born this year will develop dementia, according to new figures. The Alzheimer’s Research UK charity warned of a “looming national health crisis” as the population ages.
Read More
Police to be given new guidance spotting patterns of domestic abuse
Police will receive specialist advice on how to spot the tell-tale patterns of domestic abuse under new guidance designed to help officers prosecute without having to rely on evidence from
Read More
Young foster children distressed by regular house moves, charity warns
Moving house regularly can cause significant distress to young foster children from “traumatic backgrounds” who crave stability, a children’s charity has warned. Almost one in four foster children in the
Read More
Healthier lifestyle could cut cancer cases by a third, research finds
Some 84,000 cases of cancer could be prevented every year if people lost weight, exercised and cut their drinking, experts have said. The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) published data
Read More
Highly drug resistant gonorrhoea outbreak triggers national alert
An outbreak of highly drug resistant gonorrhoea has been detected in the north of England, triggering a national alert. Fifteen cases have been detected by Public Health England (PHE) so
Read More
Public experiencing ‘wide variations’ in cancer, stroke and diabetes care
Patients are suffering due to wide variations in how many cancer cases are diagnosed at an early stage and who gets the best stroke care, a report has found. The
Read More
Ten people linked to killer nurse Victorino Chua died from unrelated causes
Ten people who had the “misfortune” of being in hospital when killer nurse Victorino Chua was at large died from unrelated causes, inquests have heard. Chua, 49, was jailed for
Read More
Senior police ‘blocked investigations into historical child sex abuse by MPs and VIPs’
Special Branch and senior police are accused of sinking investigations into historical child sex abuse by VIPs, MPs and officers in new corruption allegations against Scotland Yard. The police watchdog
Read More
Global study confirms alcohol protects against heart attack but raises cancer risk
Alcohol consumption protects against heart attacks – but increases the risk of many cancers as well as the likelihood of being injured, a global study has found. The research, which
Read More