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David Cameron ‘wants to unlock billions of dollars for foreign aid’

Exclusive: New foreign secretary to say UK has ‘moral mission’ to help world’s poor in white paper

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Riga ranked top spot for a bargain Christmas market trip

The Latvian capital was found to have the lowest price for a two-night trip out of 12 European destinations analysed by Post Office Travel Money.

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023

Princess of Wales opens Children In Need broadcast with special message

The live BBC appeal show raises money for children across the UK.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

A law saying Rwanda is safe doesn’t make it so

Letters: Readers take issue with Rishi Sunak’s plan for emergency legislation to allow asylum seekers to be sent to the African country after the supreme court ruled that it was unlawful

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

More young people in the UK are living with parents and grandparents – here's what you need to know if you're considering it

In a recent court case in Pavia, northern Italy, the judge sided with the complainant, a 75-year-old woman, and ordered her adult two sons to move out of her home. The woman’s case was a last-ditch attempt to get the men to find what one journalist termed, somewhat elliptically, “more…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

Price inflation is slowing, but here's why it still feels like we're in a cost of living crisis

The latest UK consumer price index (CPI) data has been hailed as a win for prime minister Rishi Sunak’s aim to half inflation, announced earlier this year. Prices rose by 4.6% in October 2023, bringing the rate of price growth down to its lowest point since an October 2022 peak…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

Why Scotland needs a legal framework to protect its living cultural heritage

From the island of St Kilda 40 miles west of the Hebrides, to Edinburgh’s splendid Georgian New Town, Scotland is a nation rich in cultural heritage, some of which is Unesco-protected. As well as the country’s globally renowned castles and monuments, Scotland has an enormous resource of intangible cultural heritage…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

Chickenpox vaccine recommended for NHS – here’s why a jab is better than getting the disease

The chickenpox vaccine is already offered as part of childhood immunisation programmes in several countries, including Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand. Now the UK government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended it be included as part of the routine immunisations children receive in the UK.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

New blood tests for dementia announced, but what can they tell us and who will benefit?

A five-year, £5 million initiative has just been launched to investigate the feasibility of using new blood tests in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s Research UK and the Alzheimer’s Society are working with the National Institute for Health and Care Research to use these blood tests in the NHS.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

How to watch House of Maxwell online for free – stream BBC documentary series right now

The BBC documentary series covers 50 scandal-filled years of the Maxwell media empire. Read our guide for how to watch House of Maxwell online – and potentially for free.

Tom’s Guide · Nov 17, 2023