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Report highlights mental health crisis of British doctors

A new British Medical Association (BMA) report based on survey data has found a ‘severe mental health crisis among the country’s physicians and medical students.

British aid worker killed by kidnappers in Nigeria

Kidnappers in Nigeria shot dead a British woman and a Nigerian man, and abducted three others, officials said.

British scientists on the cusp of curing blindness with pioneering treatment

Victims of a devastating form of blindness have been given hope by a new stem-cell treatment that rejuvenates the eyes.

British farmers warn no-deal Brexit would be 'catastrophic'

The National Farmers' Union said confidence levels among British farmers are at their lowest since the start of the decade.

INSTEX chief to brief British traders, officials: Sources

President of Europe's special purpose vehicle for trade with Iran will visit London next week to talks with British traders and officials, an informed source said Tuesday.

British parliament rejects all Brexit alternatives

British lawmakers have rejected four motions presenting different Brexit alternatives, further complicating the country's bid to leave the European Union.

May under pressure to rule out long Brexit delay

British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a new push by members of her Conservative Party to lead Britain out of the European Union in the next few months, even if it means a potentially damaging no-deal Brexit.

UK’s secret war: British commandos wounded in Yemen

A number of elite British commandos have sustained injuries in direct gunfights with Yemeni forces as part of what appears to be a secretive UK military campaign in Yemen, a new report says, adding a major twist to London’s involvement in Saudi Arabia’s deadly war against its impoverished southern neighbor.

British man may be second to be 'cured' of HIV

A British man may be the second person to be cured of HIV after doctors said he was in ‘sustained remission’ after being given stem cells from a donor with genetic resistance to the disease.

Chief Houthi negotiator meets British FM Hunt in Oman

Chief negotiator for Yemen’s popular Houthi Ansarullah movement Mohammed Abdul-Salam has met with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in a rare meeting in Oman’s capital city of Muscat to discuss ongoing peace negotiations related to the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah.

British agency tried to charge care homes £2,700 per shift for workers

One of UK’s biggest providers of agency health workers has been accused of ‘profiteering’ after trying to charge care homes up to £2,700 to supply a staff member for a single shift.

British government faces High Court action over children's rights

A British children's charity is taking High Court action against the government over its claims that some protections of children in care are ‘myths’.

Report: British children living in poverty 'could hit record high'

The proportion of children in Britain living in poverty risks hitting a record high in the next few years as incomes stagnate and benefit cuts continue to bite, a report warned.

UK charities: Lives will be lost if plans to slash housing support services go ahead

By Patrick Butler*

British parents unite to fight the ‘farming out’ of children to distant care homes

A group of British parents are planning legal action to ensure their children are housed in residential care homes close to where they live.