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Lavender Fields Care Home celebrates ‘Good’ CQC rating

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Charities

Lavender Fields Care Home celebrates ‘Good’ CQC rating

Lavender Fields, a Greensleeves Care home in Sevenoaks, has been rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in its inspection at the end of April. The inspection focused on…

9 June 2021 · 3 min read

Physiotherapy sessions help Sevenoaks resident

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Charities

Physiotherapy sessions help Sevenoaks resident

Michelle Stewart, a Sevenoaks resident, had never considered that she would find herself staying in a care home to recover from a serious injury, but that’s exactly where she found…

9 June 2021 · 3 min read

Pete Townshend’s Music Amplifies World Blood Donor Day Celebrations

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Charities

Pete Townshend’s Music Amplifies World Blood Donor Day Celebrations

Embargoed Until 00.01 GMT+1 09 June 2021 Musician Pete Townshend has given permission for his classic song ‘Give Blood’ to be used for the first time to promote blood donation.…

9 June 2021 · 5 min read

Step up HIV fight, to end AIDS ‘epidemic of inequalities’ by 2030

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News

Step up HIV fight, to end AIDS ‘epidemic of inequalities’ by 2030

Although the world has made “great strides” since the first case of AIDS was reported, four decades ago, the UN General Assembly President said on Tuesday that the “tragic reality”…

8 June 2021 · 4 min read

UN Expert Dainius Pūras Addresses Psychiatry’s Global Coercion and Crisis

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Human Rights

UN Expert Dainius Pūras Addresses Psychiatry’s Global Coercion and Crisis

CCHR, mental health watchdog, praises UN and other international experts on speaking out against coercive psychiatry, abusive mental health regimes and forced treatment. Group calls for action to stop U.S.…

8 June 2021 · 6 min read

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Europe

It is time to change Europe ‘s view of Palestine European Union

The recent escalation in Israel-Palestine has once again turned the world’s attention to the 53-year-old occupation of Israel and the systemic violations of the most basic human rights of the…

8 June 2021 · 7 min read

First bond sale backing EU recovery fund imminent - EU Commission

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Europe

First bond sale backing EU recovery fund imminent – EU Commission

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) - The first bond sale to finance the European Union's coronavirus recovery fund is expected "imminently", the European Commission said in an investor meeting on Tuesday.…

8 June 2021 · 2 min read

FAO, WHO set an example of collaborative action for safe food with a systems approach

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FAO, WHO set an example of collaborative action for safe food with a systems approach

The enormous complexity of food production, trade, and consumption poses several challenges that require attention all along the food chain. Yet, when it comes to the consumer, all that matters…

8 June 2021 · 3 min read

Institutions

Urgent need to fight corruption to save the environment; protect whistleblower and spotlights role of civil society – UNGASS 2021

Photo: © Lars Plougmann 4 June 2021 – Criminal networks involved in crimes that have an impact on the environment, such as wildlife trafficking, illegal logging and illegal mining, use and…

8 June 2021 · 6 min read

Hamish Hamilton wins three-publisher auction for ‘irresistible’ Hedman debut

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Books

Hamish Hamilton wins three-publisher auction for ‘irresistible’ Hedman debut

Published June 8, 2021 by Bookseller staff Hamish Hamilton has won a three-publisher auction for The Trio by Johanna Hedman, a “strikingly elegant” literary debut which has been snapped up in a…

8 June 2021 · 3 min read