British scientists develop genetically modified virus that kills cancer cells and destroys their hiding places
A GENETICALLY modified virus that kills cancer cells and destroys their hiding places has been developed by British scientists. It targets both cancer cells and healthy cells that are tricked into protecting the cancer from the immune system. Fibroblasts, the most...
Spain threatens to reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal over Gibraltar
The Spanish government has threatened to reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal over the issue of Gibraltar, demanding that last-minute changes be made to the text ahead of a crunch summit. The country’s foreign minister said Spain would not back the proposals at the...
Amber Rudd claims UN warning on desperate plight of UK’s poorest is ‘inappropriate’, in first Commons appearance as DWP minister
Amber Rudd has launched an attack on a UN report about the state of poverty in Britain in her first Commons appearance as work and pensions secretary. In her new role as head of the department that oversees UK welfare policy, Ms Rudd said the language used by the UN...
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‘A lost generation’: How austerity has created vacuum being filled by drug gangs exploiting children
Austerity and rampant drug dealing have created a “lost generation” of children living in fear of violence across the UK, police and former gang members have said. There are fears the recent spate of bloody street stabbings in London, where 20 teenagers have been...
New bill aims to expose China’s treatment of Muslims
A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to introduce legislation Wednesday aimed at shedding light on China’s treatment of its minority Muslim population, with hopes of ultimately holding any human rights abusers accountable. The legislation comes as concern has spread...
China’s largest Muslim ally broke ranks to criticize its repression of the Muslim Uighur minority
Pakistan, China’s closest ally in the Muslim world, openly criticized its treatment of its Uighur population, a majority-Muslim ethnic minority living in the western Chinese region in Xinjiang, earlier this week. It marks the strongest condemnation of...
Four-fifths of people believe police austerity cuts have made Britain’s streets less safe, new poll reveals
Almost 80 per cent of people believe police force spending cuts have made them less safe on the streets of Britain, an exclusive survey has shown. Some four-fifths of those questioned in the exclusive survey for The Independent said swingeing cuts enforced during a...
‘Baby bust’: Watershed as birth rates in UK and nearly half of world’s countries plunge, forcing more reliance on immigration, report warns
The world is reaching a “watershed” where nearly half of its countries, including the UK, are in the midst of a “baby bust” with birth rates below levels needed to maintain population size, a major international report has found. The annual Global Burden of Disease...
