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Government under fresh pressure to tackle Channel crossings after 6 deaths
T he Government is under renewed pressure to tackle the crisis of migrant crossings in the Channel following the deaths of six people after a boat sank off the coast of France. Campaigners described the incident as an “appalling and preventable tragedy” while MPs called for action to stop criminalContinue Reading
Blair’s institute has continued to receive Saudi Arabian money
S ir Tony Blair’s institute has continued to advise and receive money from the government of Saudi Arabia since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it has emerged. The Sunday Times reported the former prime minister’s organisation is involved in a multimillion-pound partnership helping with a modernisation drive in the countryContinue Reading
Campaigners call for ‘humane’ asylum policy following Channel deaths
C ampaigners have called for a “humane” approach to the asylum system after six people died following the sinking of a boat carrying migrants in the Channel. The Refugee Council urged the Government to respond with “compassion” to the incident while Freedom from Torture accused ministers of “hostile” attitudes towardsContinue Reading
Air pollution linked with global rise in antibiotic resistance
Air pollution is linked with many health problems. Saurav022/ Shutterstock Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global health. In 2019, it caused over 1.27 million deaths worldwide – and it’s projected that antimicrobial resistance (which includes bacterial resistance to antibiotics) may contribute to ten million deaths per year byContinue Reading
How ChatGPT might be able to help the world’s poorest and the organisations that work with them
shutterstock ChatGPT has been touted as a tool that is going to revolutionise the workplace and home. AI systems like it have the potential to enhance productivity but could also displace jobs. The ChatGPT website received 1.5 billion visits last month. Though no comprehensive statistics exist, these users are likelyContinue Reading
Oliver Dowden: AI will have a more significant impact than industrial revolution
A rtificial intelligence will have a more significant impact on Britain than the industrial revolution, Oliver Dowden has said. The Deputy Prime Minister said AI had enormous potential to speed up productivity and perform boring aspects of jobs, but also posed a significant threat to democracies. Speaking in an interviewContinue Reading
Asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm barge ‘after Legionella found’
A sylum seekers have been evacuated from the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset just days after arriving following a detection of Legionella bacteria. All 39 on board have been taken off the barge after the Home Office said environmental samples revealed levels of legionella bacteria in the barge’s water system.Continue Reading
Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after Legionella bacteria found
A sylum seekers are being removed from the Bibby Stockholm barge due to the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply. The Home Office has said it is removing all 39 asylum seekers who arrived on the vessel, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, this week as a “precautionaryContinue Reading
‘Stump up £2.2bn or London house building could grind to a halt’, Khan tells Gove
S adiq Khan has issued a stark warning that London house building could “grind to a halt” in a “perfect storm of pressures” without an extra £2.2bn in Government funding. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove on Friday, Mr Khan called on the Government to stump up £2.2bnContinue Reading
Migrants rescued as number of people crossing Channel ‘hits 100,000 since 2018’
S everal migrants have been rescued from the English Channel as the number of people crossing on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years appeared to reach 100,000. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), which aided the UK Coastguard with the search and rescue operation, said lifeboats from Dover, Ramsgate,Continue Reading