4 d. ago Putin's sick catalogue of kidnapped Ukrainian kids sorted by eye and hair colour

Several hundred thousand Ukrainian children are believed to have been kidnapped by Vladimir Putin's forces and they have been put in a catalogue for adoption in Russia

Politics

5 d. ago Common chocolate ingredient could be potent flu treatment, scientists find

Combination drug treatment outperformed most commonly used flu medicine Tamiflu, researchers say

Events

7 d. ago A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky

The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive Seen from the air, Gaza looks like the ruins of an ancient civilisation, brought to light after centuries of darkness. A patchwork of concrete shapes and shattered walls, neighbourhoods scattered with craters, rubble and roads that lead nowhere. The remnants of cities wiped out.But here, there has been no natural disaster and no slow passage of time.Members of Jordan’s military stand among pallets of aid about to be dropped on Gaza. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Gaza latest: ‘Appalling’ hostage videos spark outcry as UK to evacuate hundreds of ill Palestinian children

Some children have already been evacuated privately under Project Pure Hope, a group set up to bring ill and injured Gazan children for treatment

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9 d. ago Gaza latest: UK to evacuate ill and injured children for urgent medical treatment

Some children have already been evacuated privately under Project Pure Hope, a group set up to bring ill and injured Gazan children for treatment

Events

1 week ago Hundreds of children from Gaza to be brought to UK for medical treatment on the NHS

The Sunday Times reported that a parent or guardian will accompany each child, as well as siblings if necessary

Politics

3 w. ago Why has it taken a decade to exhume the bodies of the 800 dead babies of Tuam? | Caelainn Hogan

The mass exhumation in Ireland is vindication for campaigners – but their battle for justice is far from overA young girl played on a swing near a mass grave as the names of hundreds of children who died in a mother-and-baby institution in Ireland were read out during a memorial service late last year. The bright day turned to dark in the time it took.Now, the playground near the site in Tuam has been dismantled and the long-awaited exhumation has begun. But why has it taken more than a decade since it emerged that those dead children were likely buried in sewage chambers on the grounds of a publicly funded institution run by nuns and the local council? Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why has it taken Ireland a decade to exhume the bodies of the 800 dead babies of Tuam? | Caelainn Hogan

The mass exhumation is vindication for campaigners – but their battle for justice is far from overA young girl played on a swing near a mass grave as the names of hundreds of children who died in a mother-and-baby institution in Ireland were read out during a memorial service late last year. The bright day turned to dark in the time it took.Now, the playground near the site in Tuam has been dismantled and the long-awaited exhumation has begun. But why has it taken more than a decade since it emerged that those dead children were likely buried in sewage chambers on the grounds of a publicly funded institution run by nuns and the local council? Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago London Southend Airport to partially reopen three days after fatal plane crash

A medical flight, chartered for a patient to be transported for treatment in the UK, crashed within the airport boundary after take-off on Sunday.

Events

4 w. ago Brits flying to Europe urged to get free card that could save them hundreds

The card provides free or reduced-cost medical treatment while travelling overseas and could save you a lot of money

Transport

4 w. ago Kite surfer dies after being ‘blown into the side of a yacht’ at popular UK beach

The man was pronounced dead at the scene after first aid was administered by harbour staff and members of the RNLI. A second man is receiving medical treatment

Events

4 w. ago Hundreds of children to be tested for sexually transmitted infections in Australia amid childcare abuse case

Police expand probe to four new centres as families demand answers over failures in screening process

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