Four Vietnamese nationals have been arrested in London after an investigation into alleged people smugglers advertising small-boat crossings of the Channel on Facebook. The joint…
View More Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smugglingCategory: Global Development
Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals
Doctors have for the first time released details of their spending on a major clinical trial, demonstrating that the true cost of developing a medicine…
View More Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial revealsRemote working and whiffy workout wear fuel laundry revolution
For years, laundry detergents have focused their cleaning power on stain removal and getting whites white but now a new invisible enemy has emerged in…
View More Remote working and whiffy workout wear fuel laundry revolutionLittler India: why Britain’s south Asian garment stores are struggling
The south Asian high street is facing a fight for its future in Britain as customers scale back wedding celebrations because of the cost of…
View More Littler India: why Britain’s south Asian garment stores are strugglingMarried at 10, abused and forced to flee without her children: an Afghan woman on life under the Taliban
At the age of 10, while still in the third grade, I received news from my mother and stepfather that we would travel to Helmand…
View More Married at 10, abused and forced to flee without her children: an Afghan woman on life under the TalibanUkraine foreign minister says west must boost defence as ‘era of peace is over’
Ukraine’s foreign minister has enthusiastically praised US politicians for approving a long-delayed $61bn military aid package for Ukraine, but said western allies needed to recognise…
View More Ukraine foreign minister says west must boost defence as ‘era of peace is over’UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends. In its…
View More UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globallySudan had largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023, UN report shows
Sudan had the world’s largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023 as conflict and displacement drove food insecurity globally, according to the…
View More Sudan had largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023, UN report showsShare of electricity generated by fossil fuels in Great Britain drops to record low
The share of Great Britain’s electricity generated by burning fossil fuels plummeted to unprecedented lows this month, ahead of plans to begin running a “zero-carbon…
View More Share of electricity generated by fossil fuels in Great Britain drops to record lowIranian women violently dragged from streets by police amid hijab crackdown
Harrowing first-hand accounts of women being dragged from the streets of Iran and detained by security services have emerged as human rights groups say country’s…
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