IICSA report finds victim blaming, abuse of power and mistrust of authority to be commonplaceChildren involved in religious organisations, including Sunday schools and madrasas, are vulnerable to sexual abuse in cultures where victim blaming, abuse of …
Hospital calls for action to stop cyclist deaths at notorious London junction
Colleagues of Dr Marta Krawiec, who was killed while riding to work, say urgent safety work is neededA leading hospital has called for immediate safety works at a notoriously dangerous junction in central London where one of its doctors was killed last…
Brussels doctors to prescribe museum visits for Covid stress
Initiative may be rolled out further if successful in alleviating symptoms of burnout and psychiatric distressCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDoctors in Brussels will be able to prescribe museum visits as part a three-month …
Juul hooked an entire generation on nicotine – can it redeem its image?
The company has been shamed by health regulators, lost revenue and is the center of hundreds of US lawsuits. Now it has thrown in a last-ditch effort to continue salesMore than a decade ago, Adam Bowen and James Monsees became friends over their smoke …
‘Swazi gold’: grandmothers in Eswatini growing cannabis to make ends meet
In the poverty-stricken kingdom, an older generation rely on growing marijuana to feed children orphaned by Aids epidemicIn Nhlangano, in the south of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), the illegal farming of the mountainous kingdom’s famous “Swazi gold” i…
The chronic stress survival guide: how to live with the anxiety and grief you can’t escape
Stress can feel like a baseline condition for many of us – especially during a pandemic. But there are ways to help alleviate the very worst of it, whether through support, sleep or radical self-careAt a time when all life’s challenges have been amplif…
Prince of Wales charity launches inquiry into ‘cash for access’ claims
Prince’s Foundation investigating claims that individuals could pay £100,000 for dinner with royal heirA charity founded by the Prince of Wales has launched an ethics investigation into “cash for access” claims that middlemen took cuts for setting up d…
‘Super-strict’ London headteacher in running to be social mobility champion
Right-leaning Katharine Birbalsingh criticised ‘chaotic’ state schools at Tory party conference in 2010 A headteacher who rose to public attention by addressing a Conservative conference about some “utterly chaotic” state schools is a frontrunner to be…
The 18-month hangover: Hen Night’s disabled trailblazers on making TV history
Made on a shoestring, this short about a tough and successful disabled woman whose life is upturned by lockdown is a landmark moment in broadcasting. We talk to its makersJessica is tough and successful. She’s a young disabled woman who loves her work …
Take-up of second Covid jab in England levelling off
Concern as scientists say vaccinating adults is more important than inoculating children or booster shotsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHundreds of thousands of people have failed to come forward for their second Covid jab…