Target to cut Scottish suicide rate by 20% by 2022
The parents who lost sons to suicide The Scottish government has set a target of reducing the country’s suicide rate by 20% by 2022. Mental Health Minister Clare Haughey announced the target alongside a new suicide prevention action plan. Ms Haughey insisted Scotland has “made real progress in reducing deaths by suicide”, but said there […]
Ozzy Osbourne’s diagnosis and Trump climate row
AFP Activist Greta Thunberg watched on as President Trump decried climate “prophets of doom” The irony of making climate change a key issue at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos is not lost on some newspapers. The Daily Telegraph’s main cartoon shows dozens of the world’s elite scrambling from their private jets at the […]
Google says Trump’s bias claims are ‘not true’
Getty Images Google says it did link to Trump’s January 2018 State of the Union address Google has disputed claims from President Donald Trump that it did not promote his State of the Union address. President Trump posted a video on Twitter he said provided evidence the search giant had not featured his 2017 speech. […]
North Korean troops killed fighting Ukraine, says US
North Korean troops have been killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region, the US has said. These would be the first reported casualties since it emerged in October that North Korea had sent around 10,000 troops to reinforce Russia’s war effort. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, the GUR, said at least 30 North Korean […]
Belize’s sweet, sustainable “seaweed shakes”
Benedict Kim/Esoteric Vision Photography (Credit: Benedict Kim/Esoteric Vision Photography) In southern Belize, a sweet and creamy heritage drink made from seaweed has become a symbol of the country’s sustainable underwater farming initiatives. In Belize’s idyllic beach town of Placencia, the buzz of blenders has become something of a soundtrack. The once-quiet fishing village, which sits […]
What are the military options?
KCNA North Korea’s official news agency distributed this photo, purportedly of the missile launch US President Donald Trump said “we’ll see” when asked if he was going to attack North Korea after the secretive state claimed to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. So what could military action against Kim Jong-un’s regime actually look like? […]
Translating for Mum and Dad
BBC Rashani and her mother When a family arrives in a new country, often the children are first to pick up the new language – and inevitably, they become the family translators. Researcher Dr Humera Iqbal describes what it’s like to be a child responsible for dealing with doctors and landlords, bank staff or restaurant […]
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk to offer low-sugar version
Mondelez A staple of lunch boxes and peckish workers across the UK – Cadbury’s Dairy Milk – will come in a low-sugar version from next year. The new bar will contain 30% less sugar, a bigger reduction than the government had requested. However, the full-sugar version will continue to be sold as usual. Last year, […]
IMF cuts forecasts for US economic growth
Getty Images The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cuts its growth forecasts for the US economy due to uncertainty about White House policies. It now expects growth of 2.1% in 2017 and 2018, against earlier estimates of 2.3% in 2017 and 2.5% in 2018. The forecast is also below the 3% rate targeted by the […]
Still no Scots-UK deal after Brexit powers talks
PA Talks between Scottish and UK ministers have so far failed to yield an agreement Talks between Scottish and UK ministers have once again ended without a deal on the use of devolved powers post-Brexit. The two governments are at odds over how powers currently exercised from Brussels will be built into UK-wide frameworks after […]