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Tribute to “amazing” yachtsman Tony Bullimore who died aged 79 from rare cancer
The sailor spent four days clinging to life under hull of his yacht in harsh Southern Ocean in 1997
Sexual abuse by aid workers is endemic & charities are not dealing with it, says report
A damning report has concluded that charities reactions to sexual abuse by aid workers is “reactive, patchy and sluggish.’ Shockingly abuse by charity staff is endemic and the organisations that are supposed to helping people in disadvantaged parts of the world are actually, in some cases, making their lives even worse. The document, by MPs, was produced in light of the claims of sexual abuse by Oxfam staff on Haiti, after a natural disaster on the island. The 120-page report...
No UK car manufacturer is prepared for Brexit, motor industry warns
The car industry has been one of the most vocal against Brexit due to the damage it could inflict on car production in the UK. Now Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said that none of the car makers in the UK is ready for a no-deal Brexit. He said he is “increasingly concerned” about the UK failing to reach any kind of deal with the EU. A “no deal” Brexit means that...
Cannabis could hold key to boosting survival rates in people with hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer
Mice with the disease lived almost three times longer after being given cannabidiol
Bacteria go extinct at rates much higher than scientists ever expected
Between 45,000 to 95,000 types of bacteria disappeared in the past million years - contradicting the widely held theory they rarely die off
Brit suing US Army over claims UK workers exposed to deadly chemicals
David Wright Paterson, 57, was sacked from his job as a quality control inspector after complaining about working with carcinogenic cadmium for several days.
Baldness & white hair caused by high fat western diet could be cured by daily pill
Experimental drug successfully reversed hair loss, hair whitening and skin inflammation previous linked to a human diets heavy in fat and cholesterol in mice
John McDonnell tells the City “people want change, get used to it” as protesters descend on parliament
John McDonnell has sent early warning signs to London's financial sector saying he wants to "transform capitalism" and they had "better get used to it". The Shadow Chancellor pulled no punches in a strongly-worded interview with CityAM today. He said "we are sixth or fifth biggest economy in the world and yet at the same time we can't house our own people, a million foodbank parcels handed out last year - that is a system that's not working". His sentiment echoe that of...
Pub where Hugh Grant famously ‘bugged a bugger’ has gone on the market for a bargain-basement £100,000
Journalist-turned-publican Paul McMullan caught in sting by actor at Dover hostelry exposing phone hacking