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April 11, 2019

Supreme Court rules Zambian villagers' case against Vedanta to be heard in English courts

The claimants allege that toxic effluent discharge from the Nchanga Copper Mine has damaged land and waterways and caused health problems through the consumption of polluted water.
March 28, 2019

Leave or Remain, we need a preferential option for the poor

Sometimes, Leavers and Remainers seem like divorcing parents so caught up in the battle for custody of their child, they fail to notice that the child is seriously ill.
March 28, 2019

Child Poverty Action Group responds to new poverty statistics

Deep social security cuts for working and non-working families are restricting the life chances of a whole generation, says Child Poverty Action Group.
March 26, 2019

Offer £5,200 grants to nursing students, say health experts

A radical expansion of nurse training with cost-of-living grants of £5,200 a year is needed, says the King's Fund.
March 15, 2019

BMA responds to latest NHS England winter operational figures

BMA says the crisis in the NHS must be addressed immediately and decisively before lives are put at even more risk.
March 7, 2019

Air pollution claims 7 million lives each year, says UN expert

More than six billion people are regularly inhaling air so polluted that it puts their life, health and well-being at risk, a UN expert on human rights and the environment has said.
February 28, 2019

New report analyses armed forces recruitment marketing

Forces Watch has published a report with the public health charity Medact. It analyses the way the armed forces market their careers to adolescents and young people
February 27, 2019

First 1000 days of life report published

The first 1000 days of life, from conception to age two, is a critical phase during which the foundations of a child's development are laid.
February 25, 2019

UK young people let down on long-term illness, international report finds

Young people in the UK are more likely to have a poor quality of life from long-term conditions compared to counterparts in other high-income countries.
February 20, 2019

CQC urges people to raise their concerns about care

Care Quality Commission says the majority of people who raise concerns about care see the service improve.