The Government may be covering up the extent to which austerity and welfare cuts are adding to the problem Charlie Cooper Wednesday, 4 December 2013 Hunger in Britain has reached the level of a “public health emergency” and the Government… Read More ›
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Police buy eBay data to target criminals
New snooping software is helping forces all over the country to unmask gangs selling stolen property on the internet Sam Masters, Paul Peachey Sunday, 27 October 2013 Police forces are paying private sector companies tens of thousands of pounds for… Read More ›
Revealed: The great outsourcing scandal as firms ‘cut corners’ to cream profits off public
Private firms ‘gaming’ £100bn of government services, says think-tank Oliver Wright Thursday, 18 July 2013 Private companies providing public services are routinely “gaming the system” to make money for their shareholders at the expense of the taxpayer, a major new… Read More ›
Let all European migrants claim benefits, insists Brussels
European immigrants should be able to claim handouts and pensions without first having to pass a test proving that they have settled in Britain, the European Union has said. László Andor, left, has now accused Mr Duncan Smith, right, of… Read More ›
Rogue strain of MMR vaccine ’caused deafness’
A rogue strain of the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella has been found to have caused deafness in at least two children, it has been claimed. Photo: PA 7:00AM BST 05 Sep 2012 Katie Stephen, who lost the use… Read More ›
Panel rules MMR jab made girl deaf – but not enough for payout
By Mail On Sunday Reporter PUBLISHED:17:09 EST, 18 August 2012| UPDATED:17:09 EST, 18 August 2012 A woman has won her fight to prove she was left deaf by the MMR jab – only the second time it has been linked… Read More ›