Poverty costs UK £78bn a year, Joseph Rowntree Foundation says - BBC News: The effects of poverty in the UK cost the average
Poverty costs UK £78bn a year, Joseph Rowntree Foundation says - BBC News: The effects of poverty in the UK cost the average taxpayer £1,200 a year, and the UK £78bn in total, with the NHS bearing the brunt, a report suggests.
Source: bbc.co.uk
The highest-paid CEOs run the worst-performing companies: The highest-paid CEOs tend to run some of the worst-performing
The highest-paid CEOs run the worst-performing companies: The highest-paid CEOs tend to run some of the worst-performing companies, according to new research. The study, carried out by corporate research firm MSCI, found that for every $100 (£76) invested in companies with the highest-paid CEOs would...
Source: independent.co.uk
A&E turned into Pokemon gym. Wonder which junior doc is defending it. ;-) "Pokemon Go gamers told to keep out of A&E
A&E turned into Pokemon gym. Wonder which junior doc is defending it. ;-) "Pokemon Go gamers told to keep out of A&E after monster hub is found there - Hospital Dr"
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk
This story says as much about our willingness to delegate our food hygiene to others - preferably the cheapest. 2 for 1
This story says as much about our willingness to delegate our food hygiene to others - preferably the cheapest. 2 for 1 ... no thanks.
"'Wash salad' advice after two die from E. coli - BBC News: Shoppers are being reminded to thoroughly wash mixed salad leaves amid concern that this food could be...
Source: bbc.co.uk
Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane leaves Seville for Cairo - BBC News: The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has begun what
Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane leaves Seville for Cairo - BBC News: The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has begun what should be its penultimate flight, leaving Seville in Spain bound for Cairo in Egypt.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Good read. "Humanising healthcare" by Dr Margaret Hannah. Great ideas briefly and clearly explained. The book outlines an
Good read. "Humanising healthcare" by Dr Margaret Hannah. Great ideas briefly and clearly explained. The book outlines an approach in Fife to reduce winter pressures on beds by encouraging patients, staff, and community to seek better health care. The ideas are based on Alaska's Southcentral Foundations's...
Source: amazon.co.uk
Woman, 90, in hospital after 'escaping' from care home - BBC News: A 90-year-old woman with dementia is being treated in
Woman, 90, in hospital after 'escaping' from care home - BBC News: A 90-year-old woman with dementia is being treated in hospital after going missing from a care home in Cornwall.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Hundreds protest at Ffos-y-Fran opencast mine in Merthyr - BBC News: Hundreds of climate activists stage a protest at the
Hundreds protest at Ffos-y-Fran opencast mine in Merthyr - BBC News: Hundreds of climate activists stage a protest at the UK's largest opencast mine in Merthyr Tydfil.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Just finished reading 'not exactly: in praise of vagueness' by Kees Van Deemter. Fantastic concepts and well explained but
Just finished reading 'not exactly: in praise of vagueness' by Kees Van Deemter. Fantastic concepts and well explained but I found it really hard going. He seemed to want to dive in to all the logic, theoretical background, and notation of the topic but then it would have felt more like a textbook. ...
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Incredibly focused Japanese author describing her tidying technique. Basically get rid of everything that you don't really,
Incredibly focused Japanese author describing her tidying technique. Basically get rid of everything that you don't really, really like and then store things where you can see them all. The KonMari technique. I enjoyed the argument she gave about sorting out your stuff. You can do it now, do it at some...
Source: amazon.co.uk
Just read Sapiens by Yuval Harari. Sparkling account and interesting perspective of the history of humankind. Full of stories.
Just read Sapiens by Yuval Harari. Sparkling account and interesting perspective of the history of humankind. Full of stories. Learnt about Montezuma, learnt a lot about the agricultural revolution, the affluence of hunter-gatherers, and a lot about our disregard for other animals. Basically we haven't...
Source: amazon.co.uk
Do not resuscitate orders placed on patients without consent, says study - Hospital Dr
Do not resuscitate orders placed on patients without consent, says study - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk
Tell big brands: stop rainforest destruction: Big brands like PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson & Colgate are still using rainforest-destroying
Tell big brands: stop rainforest destruction: Big brands like PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson & Colgate are still using rainforest-destroying palm oil. We have to force them to stop before the Indonesian rainforest is ablaze again.
Source: greenpeace.org.uk
Inspiring read. Naomi Klein. This changes everything. A tirade against the very inconvenient truth that climate change
Inspiring read. Naomi Klein. This changes everything. A tirade against the very inconvenient truth that climate change is ultimately due to capitalism. A destructive capitalism that extracts from nature recklessly thinking growth can be without limit on a finite planet. However, the book ends with...
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Skin cancer: Pair of drugs 'eliminate 20% of tumours' - BBC News: A fifth of people with advanced melanoma have no sign
Skin cancer: Pair of drugs 'eliminate 20% of tumours' - BBC News: A fifth of people with advanced melanoma have no sign of tumours in their body after treatment with a pair of immunotherapy drugs, a study shows.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Beer brewers toast Australian gluten-free barley: Australian scientists say they have developed the world's first WHO-approved
Beer brewers toast Australian gluten-free barley: Australian scientists say they have developed the world's first WHO-approved "gluten-free" barley, a breakthrough for global beer manufacturers which have had to use alternatives to barley such as rice and sorghum to brew gluten-free beer.
Source: reuters.com
Rose Polge: Washed-up body confirmed as junior doctor - BBC News: A body found washed up in Dorset is that of missing junior
Rose Polge: Washed-up body confirmed as junior doctor - BBC News: A body found washed up in Dorset is that of missing junior doctor Rose Polge, police say.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Fast food may expose consumers to phthalates: reported fast food intake, the type of fast food they ate and the fat content
Fast food may expose consumers to phthalates: reported fast food intake, the type of fast food they ate and the fat content of their food over the previous 24 hours. The surveys also included objective measurements of chemicals in urine samples.
Source: reuters.com
A duck which lost its feet has been fitted with a pair made on a 3D printer. - BBC News: A duck from the US state of Wisconsin
A duck which lost its feet has been fitted with a pair made on a 3D printer. - BBC News: A duck from the US state of Wisconsin which lost both feet to frostbite has been fitted with a new pair made on a 3D printer.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Activists scale Nelson's Column in protest over London's 'toxic' air: Protesters from environmental campaign group Greenpeace
Activists scale Nelson's Column in protest over London's 'toxic' air: Protesters from environmental campaign group Greenpeace have scaled Nelson’s Column in a protest over air pollution in London.
The group gathered at the Trafalgar Square statue at around 4.10am before starting its ascent,...
Source: standard.co.uk
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