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| The lives of the world’s poorest pregnant women and their babies are being put at risk because of “catastrophically” prohibitive healthcare costs before, during and after childbirth, UNICEF has warned. | |
| Health | Church Times, 7 June 2019 |
| A diet rich in coffee, fruit and vegetables may protect against breast cancer, research suggests. A new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow found a protective effect from a diet full of phenolic acids on the risk of post-menopausal breast cancer. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, 1 May 2019 |
| People who are married or in a civil partnership are more likely to be satisfied with their life than single people, a new report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) suggests. | |
| Odd Facts | Church Times, 7 June 2019 |
| A lack of public toilets in the UK is threatening the health and mobility of the population, a report says. Three in four adults (74%) believe there are not enough places to pee in their area, according to a survey by the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH). Meanwhile, one in five (20%) said a lack of facilities deters them from leaving home as often as they would like. The RSPH is calling for Government action to address the “neglect” shown towards facilities in the UK. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel - 23 May 2019 |
| Nearly two-fifth of holidaymakers going abroad this summer do not have travel insurance for their trip, a survey has found. Some 38% of people planning to go overseas have not yet arranged travel insurance, according to Abta. | |
| Travel/Tourism | The Sentinel - 22 May 2019 |
| There has been a 43% drop in the number of district nurses in England in the last 10 years, leading to sometimes unsafe staffing levels, according to a new report. | |
| Work/Employment | The Sentinel - 21 May 2019 |
| Universities have said they are committed to tackling the issue of grade inflation, in a bid to address perceptions that some degree courses are “dumbing down”. The move comes after the higher education sector across the UK agreed that strong and decisive action was needed to protect the value of university qualifications and maintain confidence from students, employers and the wider public, Universities UK said. | |
| Education | The Sentinel - 20 May 2019 |
| A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall vehicle flow by at least 35%, a study has suggested. A team of researchers at Cambridge University programmed 16 miniature robotic cars to drive around a two-lane track and observed how the traffic flow changed when one of the cars stopped. | |
| Environment | The Sentinel - 20 May 2019 |
| Drinkers in the UK get drunk more often than anywhere else in the world, findings from a global survey suggests. Britons reported getting drunk an average of 51.1 times in a 12-month period – almost once a week, the 2019 report featuring 36 countries found. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - 16 May 2019 |
| The world’s first drugs aimed at stopping cancer cells becoming resistant to treatment could be available within the next decade, say scientists. Such medicines could help patients live longer and better quality lives by making the condition manageable and “more often curable”. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - 16 May 2019 |
| Free bus passes are linked to increased happiness for older people, according to a new study. People who get concessionary travel are more likely to enjoy a better quality of life, have greater life satisfaction and fewer symptoms of depression than those who do not, research has found. | |
| Odd Facts | The Sentinel - 2 May 2019 |
| Medicinal cannabis should be welcomed by UK doctors, like penicillin was decades ago, to unlock its potential, an expert has suggested. Professor David Nutt, from Imperial College London, warned many patients are suffering seizures as they struggle to get the treatment, despite a change in the law. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - 2 May 2019 |
| The UK should cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050 to end its contribution to global warming within 30 years, say Government climate advisers. The Committee on Climate Change called for ministers to set a new legal target for a 100% cut in all greenhouse gases by mid-century as soon as possible, and to ramp up efforts to cut emissions. | |
| Environment | The Sentinel - 2 May 2019 |
| Addiction to social media should potentially be classed as a disease, MPs said as they called for tough new regulation to protect children from firms operating in an ‘online Wild West’. | |
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| Record numbers of vulnerable children are going missing after being “farmed-out” to children’s homes many miles from the areas in which they live, MPs have warned. The All-Party Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults said a “sent away” generation of young people was in danger of falling prey to paedophiles and drugs gangs. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel |
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