Archive for May 2025

The Chartered Institute of Social Work Practitioners of Nigeria (C-ISOWN) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s support to social workers in Nigeria. Above: President Tinubu

Providing every new home in England with at least one “swift brick” to help endangered cavity-nesting birds has been rejected by Labour at the committee stage of its increasingly controversial planning bill. Has Labour lost it?

Methamphetamine was recently ranked New Zealand’s second-most harmful drug behind alcohol, and is the country’s most injected drug…. Safer smoking kits – including high quality glass pipes, pipe tips and lip balm – would be a useful addition to extend the programme’s harm-reduction efforts to people who smoke methamphetamine. But when it comes to assisting people who smoke methamphetamine, New Zealand offers very little.

Exclusive State Department records show: As the administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives. Above: Malawi’s sprawling Dzaleka refugee camp, home to more than 55,000 people. The World Food Programme has been forced to reduce food rations in the camp by a third.