Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
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
Baffling and outdated benefits leaflets cost government £800m
The government is wasting £800m a year through errors relating to benefit payments, MPs have warned. The public accounts committee report blamed government leaflets that were "too difficult to understand" for fuelling the number of errors and denying vulnerable people their benefit entitlements.
23 Jan 2007
Footballer 'insulted disabled fan'
Greater Manchester Police are investigating claims that Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie yelled abuse at a disabled fan during their 3-1 Premiership defeat at Manchester United.
23 Jan 2007
Early warning test for dyslexia
A 10-minute screening test to identify pre-school children who might be dyslexic has been developed by language experts at University College London. The test will be used by children from the age of three and a half upwards, says Professor Heather van der Lely.
23 Jan 2007
Diabetes repair 'occurs in womb'
A mother's cells may try to repair the tissue damage in an unborn child that can result in type 1 diabetes, research suggests.
23 Jan 2007
Adults' antidepressant bone risk
Adults over 50 who use a type of antidepressants are at double the risk of bone fractures, a study suggests.
23 Jan 2007
Alzheimer's vaccine 'in a patch'
A patch which delivers a vaccine against Alzheimer's disease through the skin has been shown to be safe and effective, a study has found. University of South Florida researchers reported the patch was able to clear brain-damaging plaques from mice. They say it may be a simpler way of protecting people against the disease than a conventional injected vaccine.
23 Jan 2007