Monthly Archives: August 2013
Extending the street triage scheme: New patrols with nurses and the police
Five new police forces have been selected to pilot a scheme aimed at improving the way people with mental health problems are treated during...
Patients to benefit from easier access to medication
New legislation has come into force, this will mean that physiotherapists and podiatrists in the UK will be the first to be able to...
Offenders tagging contract boosts British economy
New satellite technology that will help track the movement of offenders in the community is set to be delivered by two British businesses, it...
Warning app launched to counter Home Office swoops
A software developer has created a mobile app to alert users to Home Office stop and search operations, such as those reported on in...
Egypt holidays taking a huge hit
Thomson Cruises has cancelled its itineraries in the Red Sea in line with official travel advice to Egypt.
The cruise line is following several others,...
Namibia attempts to obscure colonial reminders
Like much of Africa, the Caprivi Region of Namibia has long carried the imprint of European colonialism. Once in the possession of Germany, many...
Journalist’s killer executed by firing squad
SOMALIA has executed a man who was convicted of murdering a journalist, the first such execution in a country where those who kill media...
Korea to set up local agriculture project
South Korea is to help establish a $3m agricultural model village project in Uganda’s Mpigi district.
Discussions over the financing of the project were held...
Hot execs ignore bleeding crash victim
Two senior officials' indifference to a woman hit by their government car in Jiyuan, Henan, has sparked public outrage.
The officials, who are with the...
Indian state outlaws the dark arts
A day after a prominent campaigner was killed, the Indian state of Maharashtra has enacted emergency laws banning black magic and ritual ‘healing’.
Anti-superstition activist...
