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MPs warn that Brexit means Health Department can’t ensure “supply of medicines”
A worrying report by the PAC (Public Accounts Committee) has indicated that the Government is not prepared for a shortage of medicines from a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. Chairwoman of the Committee, Meg Hillier, said: 'Government cannot afford to drag its feet on this critical issue.” The report stated that it was “worrying” that the Health Department “could not assure us of its plans to safeguard the supply of medicines after the UK has exited the European Union”. Hillier said: “While the...
Grasshoppers, flies & other bugs could be turned into biological weapons by a rogue states
Virus carrying insects are already being used in a crop boosting program that plans to improve yields of maize and tomatoes by changing their DNA.
Police probe fatal shooting of London passenger of crashed car in broad daylight
Police say the man in his twenties was pronounced dead at the scene in Hillingdon, north west London, and the driver was arrested
Labour MP calls for removal of statue honouring slave trader
Thangam Debbonaire is calling for the memorial of Edward Colston to be taken down
Photobooth set up to avoid hundreds of Dartmoor ponies being shot over new Brexit regulations
Charlotte Faulkner came up with the idea but needed help of 50 volunteers
Medicinal cannabis to be made legal on November 1st
UK Government Home Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed that doctors in Wales, England and Scotland will be able to prescribe cannabis from November 1. Cannabis has been upgraded by the UK Government to a Schedule 2, allowing doctors on the specialist register of the General Medicine Council to prescribe it. Javid said via a statement: “I have been clear that my intention was always to ensure that patients have access to the most appropriate course of medical treatment.” “I stressed the importance...
Esther McVey admits some families will be worse off on Universal Credit
The work and pensions secretary, Esther McVey, has admitted some families will be “worse off” under universal credit. These comments contradict the Number 10 who have said Universal Credit will not adversely affect people who are able to access it. This week it was reported that she told a cabinet meeting that half of lone parents and about two-thirds of working-age couples with children would lose around £2,400 a year. This comes after Gordon Brown and Sir John Major warned...
Elderly woman rushed to London hospital with serious injuries after hoarding fell on her outside H&M
Woman in her 70s was walking along the pavement in Hammersmith just after 10.30am when the hoarding collapsed
Outrage as almost 300 jobs slashed at Cammell Laird Shipyard
This is another kick in the teeth for the UK’s proud shipbuilding tradition says GMB Union GMB has expressed outrage after almost 300 job losses were announced at Cammell Laird. The company said it was slashing 291 jobs - nearly 40 per cent of the workforce – by March 2019. Just this week the shipyard won two contracts worth more than £600 million, to maintain Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships. GMB will meet with members on October 15, before meeting with the...