Zoe Conway and James Stewart Nick Woolley/BBC Bushra Rashid from Fishwick says that 2013 insulation work has damaged her health and her property Homeowners who say that botched insulation under government schemes left them living in mouldy conditions are calling for an investigation into the problem to be widened. One woman has told the BBC … Read more
Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against flu over half-term as the NHS warned of rising cases of the disease. There is an early flu season, health officials say, and the latest data for England showed cases and hospitalisations were increasing. NHS England said many school children will have already received the … Read more
The Koorgalli unit of the Federation of Farmers’ Organisation was inaugurated on Sunday in a bid to give a thrust to local movement against land acquisition. The unit was inaugurated by Kurubur Shanthakumar, president, State Sugarcane Cultivators Association who rued that politicians who seek farmers votes to get elected, conspire to evict them by acquiring agricultural … Read more
Patients in the East of England have been encouraged to attend their appointments as resident doctors‘ strikes continue. Industrial action over pay will continue until 07:00 BST on Wednesday 30 July, but patients should still attend their appointments unless contacted to reschedule, said NHS England. Adam Cayley, the chief operating officer for NHS England in … Read more
Cuddalore Collector Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar. (File photo) | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Cuddalore District Administration has urged overseas job aspirants to verify the credentials of the job agents and offers before embarking on any journey abroad. In a press release, Collector Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar said job aspirants are advised to verify the … Read more
The Kozhikode Corporation Council has demanded the State government to speed up investigation into the building number scam in which the user IDs and passwords of Corporation employees were allegedly leaked to carry out fraud. The case is being investigated by the Vigilance department. Discussing a report submitted by Corporation secretary K.U. Bini on the … Read more
The Siddaramaiah government (in its previous tenure) set up a nine-member committee to study, design, and recommend an official flag for the State in 2017. | Photo Credit: File photo With the Kannada Rajyothsava celebrations on Friday, the Karnataka government has been urged to spell out its stand on the Kannada flag issue, following the … Read more
U.N. Ravikumar, environmentalist, inaugurated the consultative meeting on environment conservation in Mysuru conducted by RLHP on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram A district-level consultative committee meeting on the conservation of the environment was held in the city on Thursday and the authorities were urged to make Mysuru environmental friendly. The meeting was organised by … Read more
The NHS is urging parents and carers of two and three-year-olds to schedule a flu vaccine for their children ahead of an expected surge in respiratory illnesses this winter. School-age children, kids in clinical risk groups and pregnant women are among the groups also eligible to get vaccinated. The flu vaccine is given to most … Read more
Millions of people do not realise they have dangerously high blood pressure that needs treating, says NHS England. Source link