Almost 9,000 foreign nurses a year are leaving the UK to work abroad, amid a sudden surge in nurses quitting the already understaffed NHS for better-paid jobs elsewhere. The rise in nurses originally from outside the EU moving to take up new posts abroad has prompted concerns that Britain is increasingly becoming “a staging post”… Continue reading Thousands of foreign nurses a year leave UK to work abroad | Nursing
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I was stunned when diagnosed with cancer. Then I had to work out how to tell my son | Hilary Osborne
Think about how shocked you felt after hearing the Princess of Wales’s cancer news on Friday, multiply that by a thousand, and you go some way to knowing how it feels to get a diagnosis. Even if you’ve rehearsed hearing bad news while you wait for test results, you cannot be prepared for being told… Continue reading I was stunned when diagnosed with cancer. Then I had to work out how to tell my son | Hilary Osborne
NCSC guidance to help CEOs work through cyber incidents
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published guidance aimed at helping CEOs across the private and public sectors understand how best to manage and respond to a cyber security incident. The guidelines, which have been designed to complement its existing Board Toolkit support package, are intended to serve as a non-technical guide to… Continue reading NCSC guidance to help CEOs work through cyber incidents
As Hilary bore down on one Coachella Valley community, neighbors got to work
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — As Tropical Storm Hilary pushed through Southern California, stunned residents of the Panorama neighborhood all seemed to have the same question: Who are all these people? “We’re your neighbors,” resident Brett Anthony Vasquez recalled the people in his driveway answering. He and others came together Sunday night as historic rain flooded… Continue reading As Hilary bore down on one Coachella Valley community, neighbors got to work
Tropical storm Hilary leaves California farmworkers without work
Martina Zacarias, a farmworker in the Eastern Coachella Valley, called for help evacuating late Sunday when the wind turned fierce, the streets began flooding and the trees outside her mobile home bent deeply under the power of Tropical Storm Hilary as it moved through Southern California. “It seemed like a tornado, because the air went… Continue reading Tropical storm Hilary leaves California farmworkers without work
‘Death can find you’: three medics on work in Uganda’s most volatile region | Global development
In north-east Uganda, in the mountains of Karamoja, cattle rustling and family feuds are rife. A resurgence in the past few years of tribal conflict, which Ugandan government forces had thought quashed after a controversial disarmament campaign more than a decade ago, is being led by young, jobless men with knives and guns. Known as… Continue reading ‘Death can find you’: three medics on work in Uganda’s most volatile region | Global development
With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat
In Phoenix, which recorded daily highs at or above 110 F for 31 consecutive days in July, daily heat index is also carefully monitored by schools, said Michael Mannelly, chief financial officer of the Phoenix Elementary School District, which opened classrooms during the first week of August. Under certain heat index conditions, students are restricted… Continue reading With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat
The British Museum reaches settlement with translator whose work was used without permission
A translator has reached a settlement and received an apology from the British Museum months after her work was used in a temporary exhibit without her permission or credit. Translations by Yilin Wang, a Chinese-to-English translator, writer and editor, of poetry by the Chinese revolutionary and poet Qiu Jin were used in the museum’s exhibit… Continue reading The British Museum reaches settlement with translator whose work was used without permission
Trump election grand jury back at work in federal courthouse
WASHINGTON — The federal grand jury that returned an indictment against former President Donald Trump last week was meeting again in the Washington, D.C. courthouse Tuesday — an indication that special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into alleged 2020 election interference is far from over. Multiple members of the grand jury were seen in the E.… Continue reading Trump election grand jury back at work in federal courthouse
Lizzo fans say they are disappointed after lawsuit alleges the singer created a hostile work environment
In the last week, Lizzo fans have been forced to reconcile their love for the “Truth Hurts” singer with allegations made by three of her former dancers, who accuse the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. The Grammy-award winning artist, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, has built her brand… Continue reading Lizzo fans say they are disappointed after lawsuit alleges the singer created a hostile work environment