26 h. ago DVLA driving licence rule 'a risk to two million drivers' as fines can hit £1,000

A simple oversight could leave motorists vulnerable to fines of up to £1,000 and potential disqualification

Economics

47 h. ago More than 60 charities demand UK reverse ‘shameful’ aid cuts that will expose women and girls to abuse

Exclusive: Cuts to spending will leave at least a million women and children at increased risk of violence, charities say

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68 h. ago South Africa says its budget can't cover for the deep US cuts in foreign aid

South Africa's finance minister says the country doesn’t have the funds to cover the over $430 million shortfall caused by the Trump administration’s cuts in foreign aid

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68 h. ago Cutting aid for girls’ education isn’t just wrong – it’s economically illiterate | Larry Elliott

This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governmentsAsk any one of the 187 female Labour MPs whether they would have made it to the House of Commons without an education and you would probably get short shrift. Most would wax lyrical about their school days and the teachers who taught and inspired them.Yet the government of which those women make up almost half the total number of MPs is now targeting spending on “education and gender” for cuts in the overseas aid budget. It is beyond depressing.Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Voices: This is the beginning of the end of international aid. What will the new world look like?

Donald Trump's attack on aid has been a long time coming, argue Heba Aly and Nilima Gulrajani. Now is the time to create a response fit for the 21st century

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3 d. ago ‘Difficult choices’: aid cuts threaten effort to reduce maternal deaths in Nigeria

Staff at a UN-run clinic in country’s north-east worry about growing funding gaps amid dismantling of USAID At a UN-run antenatal clinic in a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram, the colours stand out like the bellies of the pregnant women. Abayas in neon green, dark brown and shades of yellow graze against the purple and white uniforms of nurses attending to them in the beige-orange halls of the maternal healthcare facility.Within the clinic in Maiduguri in north-east Nigeria, midwives and nurses are handing out free emergency home delivery kits, “dignity kits” for sexual abuse survivors and reusable sanitary pads to curb exploitation of young girls who cannot afford them. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Common medicine used by millions could slash the risk of Alzheimer's, study finds

Catching the virus that causes cold sores almost doubles the risk of developing Alzheimer's - but treatment slashes the odds, a study suggests

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3 d. ago Contraceptive used by MILLIONS triples risk of strokes in young women

Millions of women who take the combined contraceptive pill are at an increased risk of suffering a sudden, unexplained stroke, concerning research suggested today.

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4 d. ago Gemma Chan says UK aid cuts cannot be borne by ‘most vulnerable children’

The actress and Unicef ambassador signed a letter calling on the Government to ensure that 25% of aid budget is spent on work for children.

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7 d. ago UK aid cuts will decimate the fight against malnutrition – leaving millions at risk across Africa

Support to developing countries to be slashed by nearly 90 per cent, Save the Children tell Nick Ferris, just as climate change is putting food systems under ever greater strain

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8 d. ago Almost 300m people at risk of death through starvation – report

Aid cuts, conflict, climate and economic shocks contribute to sixth consecutive rise in numbers facing ‘high levels of food insecurity’Acute food insecurity continues to rise at an alarming rate, with almost 300 million people at risk of death through starvation, new analysis reveals.Escalating conflict and cuts to humanitarian aid along with climate and economic shocks forced an additional 13.7 million people into chronic food insecurity last year. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago AP PHOTOS: Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished

For years, the U.S. Agency for International Development had been the backbone of the humanitarian response in northeastern Nigeria, helping non-government organizations provide food, shelter and healthcare to millions of people. But this year, the Trump administration cut more than 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall assistance around the world.

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8 d. ago Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished

Infant twins suffered from malnutrition in Nigeria

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8 d. ago Hundreds of Greater Manchester NHS staff left fearing for their jobs

More than 500 staff in Greater Manchester could now be at risk as the region's NHS has been ordered to save millions, but MPs say they are being left in limbo for months while the government has 'no clear plan for what comes next' in huge reforms

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8 d. ago South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program

The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa’s national HIV program out of work

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9 d. ago Having risked my life in war zones for the BBC, I know this: cuts to the World Service will be disastrous | Martin Bell

In an age of disinformation, our broadcaster is trusted to find and tell the truth. Now more than ever we need itMartin Bell is a Unicef ambassador and a former BBC war reporterIn a short space of time, the British government has made two decisions that will negatively affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world. The first was the severe cut in foreign aid announced in March. The second was the similarly severe reduction in Foreign Office support for the BBC World Service. And these from a supposedly progressive government. It doesn’t seem progressive to me, but cheap and reactionary.I have double interest to declare. I am a long-term BBC loyalist who served the corporation for more than 30 years in the unquiet corners of the world, from Vietnam to Bosnia and from Belfast to Angola. My loyalty survived even such daft editorial decisions as to give an interview with Prince Harry precedence over real news. (That was little more than 10 days ago.) I have als...

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1 week ago PC gamers urged to change Steam password following breach of 89 million users' data

Steam, the most popular marketplace for PC games, has reportedly seen a major breach via another company this week and millions of users' personal data could be at risk on the dark web

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1 week ago 'Silent' condition suffered by millions that raises risk of early colon cancer

A hidden condition suffered by one in four Americans may raise the risk of fast-rising colon cancer in young people by up to 24 percent, a first-of-its-kind study from South Korea suggests.

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1 week ago UK cuts to international aid will have huge impact, minister admits

Development minister claims there is an ‘absolute crisis’ in public support for international aid

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1 week ago Millions of households at risk of hosepipe ban after driest start to the year for decades

Some parts of the country have suffered the driest start to the year since the 1930s, leading to water companies having to consider restrictions to conserve supplies

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