Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. In a widely anticipated move, the US Fed kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged in the range of 4.25% to 4.5% after its June meeting concluded yesterday. This marks the fourth consecutive meeting […]
Getty Images Divya Talwar & Sarah Bell BBC News Maternity services at two Leeds hospitals have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” by the healthcare regulator, because their failings posed “a significant risk” to women and babies. Concerns from staff and patients around quality of care and staffing levels were substantiated by the Care Quality […]
When the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched in 2022 it included a pilot to offer specialized support to LGBTQ+ kids. The Trump administration is ending that. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is ending specialized suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth […]
Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter EPA Banning or charging for plastic bags is helping stop them ending up on US shorelines, a study of the country’s litter suggests. Data from thousands of cleanups showed that areas which tried to reduce bag use saw them fall by at least 25% as a percentage of total […]
President George W. Bush sits in the Oval Office of the White House late March 19, 2003, after a national address announcing he had launched war against Iraq. Luke Frazza/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luke Frazza/AFP via Getty Images President George W. Bush sits in the Oval Office of the White House […]
Getty Images Two breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs have been deemed far too expensive, for too little benefit, to be offered on the NHS. The medicines are the first to slow the disease, which may give people extra time living independently. Newsportual Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) concluded they were a poor use of taxpayers’ […]
Andy Giddings BBC News, West Midlands BBC Donna Ockenden’s report in 2022 found serious failings in Shropshire’s maternity services A police investigation into maternity services at two hospitals has started interviewing current and former members of staff. West Mercia Police began the inquiry in June 2020, while a review by senior midwife Donna Ockenden was […]
Arrested at the age of 17 during the early days of Nepal’s civil war in the late 1990s, Devi Khadka was accused of being a rebel, tortured and raped in custody. Rebel leaders exposed her as a “rape victim”, marking her with a taboo that led to depression and social ostracism. Battling these horrors, Khadka […]
Chris Craddock BBC Jersey communities reporter BBC A panel of experts talked about the issues facing women in Jersey A campaign group has called for more support and better care for endometriosis patients in Jersey. Endometriosis Jersey hosted a special screening of the documentary ‘Below the Belt’ at ArtHouse on Tuesday. Its organiser Kate Fry […]
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. P Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. P Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023. Every year, the U.S. government spends more money than it takes in. In order to fund all that spending, the country takes on debt. Congress has the power to […]