“Acknowledge impact of cuts to prevent people taking their own lives” – Open letter to Theresa May
Dale Ballentine has written an open letter to the PM. Within it he has stressed the need to acknowledge the impact of welfare cuts and changes have when it comes to people taking their own lives. Dale lost his Dad Jimmy in February 2017 to suicide, and problems with his benefits and the DWP were a significant contributory factor in his death. I am pleased to see the introduction of a minister responsible for suicide prevention, alongside an additional £1.8m for the...
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...
Taxman taking almost a million pounds raised by an armed forces charity
Out of £4 million raised from the 'There But Not There' World War I charity campaign, which sells 10 inch Tommies to the public to support veterans' mental health, a whopping £800,000 is going to the taxman.
World War One centenary sculpture by renowned artist has been unveiled.
Christine Borland, 53, spent a year carrying out research and visiting Flanders in Belgium before creating her World War I inspired sculpture, titled I Say Nothing.
Takeaways warned off serving morbidly obese man
Takeaways have been warned not to serve a morbidly obese man after doctors warned he was eating himself to death.
Transgender woman who committed multiple sexual assaults while in a female prison has been jailed for life
Karen White, 52, previously known as Stephen Wood and David Thompson, "used her persona to put herself into contact with vulnerable persons", the court heard.
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