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Panorama – Care Home Abuse

Panorama – Care Home Abuse

Panorama reveals the appalling treatment of an elderly care home resident with dementia, captured on film after her concerned daughter hid a secret camera. A short snippett showing just one example of the shocking abuse this elderly woman suffered. The care worker recieved an 18 month jail sentence. source

Queen Elizabeth II under medical supervision. UK, Current Affairs, Breaking News

Queen Elizabeth II under medical supervision. UK, Current Affairs, Breaking News

The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace has said. All the Queen’s children are gathering at, or are travelling to, her Scottish estate near Aberdeen. “Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under […]

BBC says reporter arrested, beaten at Shanghai COVID protest

BBC says reporter arrested, beaten at Shanghai COVID protest

The BBC said Sunday that one of its reporters was arrested and beaten by Chinese authorities while covering protests in Shanghai over COVID-19 restrictions. China is seeing rare outpourings of public frustration in recent days in response to strict COVID lockdowns meant to curb the spread of the virus. In a statement on Sunday, the […]

Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy – BBC News

Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy – BBC News

European scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in their quest to develop practical nuclear fusion – the energy process that powers the stars. The UK-based JET laboratory has smashed its own world record for the amount of energy it can extract by squeezing together two forms of hydrogen. If nuclear fusion can be […]

Covid pandemic's impact on doctors mental health – BBC News

Covid pandemic's impact on doctors mental health – BBC News

It is estimated that a doctor dies every three to four weeks in the UK from suicide. Dr Dan Gearon’s cousin Liz took her own life in 2016. She had been an anaesthetist at King’s College London. Following Liz’s death, Dan created the charity, You Okay, Doc? to provide doctors with a safe space to […]

US approves first new Alzheimer's drug in 20 years – BBC News

US approves first new Alzheimer's drug in 20 years – BBC News

The first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease for nearly 20 years has been approved by regulators in the United States, paving the way for its use in the UK. Aducanumab targets the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, rather than its symptoms. Charities have welcomed the news of a new therapy […]