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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Government under increasing fire over overseas offenders failure

The government has come under repeated fire after it emerged that 27,500 files of Britons who have offended abroad, including 540 for serious crimes, had not been entered on the police national computer. A senior civil servant has been suspended pending an investigation. About 70 of the Britons who were left off police records may have reoffended in the UK, the BBC has learned. The Observer yesterday publicised the case of Dale Miller, convicted of violent offences abroad, not entered onto the police computer, who committed murder back in the UK. During questions in the Commons today, Nick Clegg challenged the government on this issue.

16 Jan 2007
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Disabled 'need more help with jobs'

Not enough is being done by the Government to help disabled people get jobs and keep them, an influential group of MPs has said. More than a million people on incapacity benefit say they want to work, but only 160,000 take advantage of state-funded support schemes.

16 Jan 2007
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Amnesia patients stuck in present

Amnesia patients struggle to imagine new and future experiences as well as being unable to recall events from their past, a study has shown. UK researchers said the results showed those suffering from amnesia were "forced to live in the present".

16 Jan 2007
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