42 days ago

Earlier specialised care could prevent 10,000 miscarriages a year, UK study finds ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 29 (Wed) @ 04:27 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Charity says starting specialised care after first miscarriage instead of third reduces risk of future losses

Giving women access to specialised care after their first miscarriage could prevent about …

55 days ago

Cubans self-medicate as crisis takes toll on mental health: ‘There is no idea to hold on to’ ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Apr › 15 (Wed) @ 11:33 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Many people are turning to prescription drugs – and some to herbal remedies and even hard drugs – amid an outlook that feels bleaker than the collapse of the Soviet Union

Cris Sánchez believed he had …

3 months ago

People should get financial education at work: The entrepreneur who wants her '2Mins' app to help ○

found 2026 › Mar › 04 (Wed) @ 07:21 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

When it comes to money, Britain does need to learn. Currently, 47 per cent of people say they aren't confident in managing their own money, the FCA says.

5 months ago

POLL OF THE DAY: Should the Government scale down the rights of children with less severe special needs? ⊕

found 2026 › Jan › 02 (Fri) @ 12:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Currently families of children with any additional needs are able to obtain a legal document from councils guaranteeing them expensive extra support.

6 months ago

Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day one – live ⊕

found 2025 › Dec › 04 (Thu) @ 03:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Brisbane start: 2pm local/3pm AEDT/4am GMT
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Usman Khawaja is already certain to miss the second Test for Australia after being unable to open whi…

Reform’s plan to cut EU citizens’ benefits would risk trade war with Europe, Labour claims – UK politics live ○

found 2025 › Nov › 18 (Tue) @ 09:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

As Reform announces what it claims are £25bn in savings through cuts, Labour says ‘Farage’s fantasy numbers don’t add up’

Good morning. Yesterday, as the government announced drastic plans to curb th…

The Guardian view on Labour’s asylum plans: ministers cannot out-Farage the far right and should stop trying | Editorial ○

found 2025 › Nov › 17 (Mon) @ 19:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum overhaul burdens an overstretched system and hands political advantage to her opponents

In government, politicians often mistake gestures for progress. It is disappointing to …

8 months ago

Recession Watch Metrics ○

found 2025 › Sep › 08 (Mon) @ 17:55 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

Early in February, I expressed my "increasing concern" about the negative economic impact of "executive / fiscal policy errors", however, I concluded that post by noting that I was not currently on r…

10 months ago

Recession Watch Metrics ○

found 2025 › Aug › 06 (Wed) @ 18:50 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

Early in February, I expressed my "increasing concern" about the negative economic impact of "executive / fiscal policy errors", however, I concluded that post by noting that I was not currently on r…

11 months ago

Trends in Educational Attainment in the U.S. Labor Force ○

found 2025 › Jul › 06 (Sun) @ 16:45 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

The first graph shows the unemployment rate by four levels of education (all groups are 25 years and older) through June 2025. Note: This is an update to a post from several years ago.

Unfortunately…