Yearly Archives: 2013
London tuberculosis rates are highest in west Europe
London was declared the European capital of tuberculosis today with almost 3,500 new cases last year.
Public Health England’s annual TB in the UK report...
Club petitions FIFA over Wanyama’s move to Southampton
The battle to earn millions of shillings from the recent move by Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama to English side Southampton has moved to Fifa...
‘I Would Have Married Femi Fani-Kayode’
One of the news items that has raged in the last week or two on the Nigerian front has been the reactions to the...
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...
