Survivors claim to have been ‘disengaged’ by Labour government after ‘token gesture’ meetings Furious victims of the infected blood scandal have said that just 10 out of 4,000 people have received compensation under a new scheme, despite pledges from the Conservatives and Labour to sort out payments this year. Campaigners say they have been “disengaged”…
The Thistle in Glasgow aims to save lives by providing a supervised environment in ‘Europe’s drug deaths capital’ The UK’s first official facility for consuming illegal drugs opens in Glasgow within a month, a move that experts and campaigners hope will bring major changes to drug policy. The pioneering “safer drug consumption facility”, named the…
Outnumbered Ukrainian troops are clinging to a section of Russian territory in hopes of using it as a bargaining chip in any future negotiations.
The Palestinian Authority and the militants who control Jenin camp are locked in a rare, open battle.
Despite ‘spy’ scandal, Philip Hammond says Britain should now adopt a ‘pragmatic approach to Beijing’ China should be encouraged to build electric cars and renewable energy technology in the UK as part of a new pragmatic trading relationship that would benefit both countries, a former Tory chancellor has said ahead of a landmark visit by…
Tennessee fans invade Ohio Stadium in droves for College Football Playoff game against Ohio State CBS Sports Ohio State vs. Tennessee score, live updates: College Football Playoff first round Yahoo Sports Ohio State football coach Ryan Day, players speak after Tennessee game The Columbus Dispatch College Football Playoff bracket: Quarterfinals schedule and first round results USA TODAY FB PREVIEW:…
Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor.
In the West African nation of Niger, killings by insurgents have surged since the military seized power in a coup, expelled U.S. and European troops and stopped negotiations with Islamist groups.
Women are challenging the law that prevents them giving their kids both family names without father’s consent When 43-year-old Rebecca Lee took her birth mother’s Korean surname, it was a revelation. “I was adopted and got a Dutch name but I never felt completely Dutch,” she says. “When, a few years ago, I first went…
Automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest show images of the Massaco people, who are flourishing despite environmental threats Read more on this story: New images show Brazil’s uncontacted people are thriving – but with success comes a new threat Remarkable images taken by automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest reveal an isolated community that appears…
