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Improve patient safety in mental health care

29 Jun 2023
The secretary of state has announced that in October a new Health Services Safety Investigations Body will be formally established to commence a national investigation into mental health inpatient care settings. It will investigate a range…

Loan sharks profit from soaring prices

29 Jun 2023
Loan sharks say business has never been so good, but there are huge risks attached to this type of borrowing. One loan shark calls himself an ‘enforcer’- referring to what happens if payments are missed. ‘The…

Russia: after the revolt, rebuild or ruin?

29 Jun 2023
The revolt lasted a day but the jealousy, rivalry and ambition that gave rise to it continues. Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is a criminal who owes his enormous wealth to Putin. His rivals are the military…

France: 40,000 police mobilised to stop fresh violence

29 Jun 2023
France is mobilising a police force of 40,000 across the country, including 5,000 in Paris, to stem riots triggered by the killing of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager, by a police officer at a traffic stop. The…