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Stay safe as climate change prompts vector-borne diseases

A recent study has claimed that with the climate getting warmer with every passing year, the geographical range of vector-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever, leishmaniasis, and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is expanding rapidly.

Rise in prison suicides in UK prompts calls to tackle overcrowding

The number of suicides among prisoners in the UK this year has already exceeded 2017’s death toll, prompting penal reform campaigners to renew calls for urgent action to tackle overcrowding.

Fake psychiatrist prompts UK investigation of 3,000 foreign doctors

Up to 3,000 foreign doctors in the UK are having their backgrounds checked after it emerged that a fake psychiatrist was allowed to practice with no qualifications for 22 years.

Fall in local UK bus journeys to 12-year low prompts talk of crisis

The number of local bus journeys fell to a 12-year low in the UK, prompting public transport campaigners to talk of a crisis in the services.

California wildfire prompts evacuations

A growing wildfire at a Northern California lake community has scorched hundreds of acres and prompted officials to evacuate residents.

California wildfire prompts new round of evacuations

A new wildfire burning through bone-dry grass, shrub and timber has forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in a mountain community in central California and more houses could be in the inferno's path, fire officials said.