Civil service instigates investigation into leaked memo from Foreign Office about supposed comments made in February Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, with David Cameron in her office at the Scottish parliament earlier this year. Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty A civil service inquiry into a leaked memo which claimed that Nicola Sturgeon privately wanted to see David Cameron remain in power after the general election has been instigated following calls from the First Minister. Ms Sturgeon described the allegation as “100% untrue” and accused Whitehall of “dirty tricks”.
According to the index, the prevalence of modern slavery is highest in… Mauritania Haiti Pakistan India Nepal Moldova Benin Cote d’Ivoire The Gambia Gabon However, when considered in absolute terms, the countries with the highest numbers of enslaved people are… India China Pakistan Nigeria Ethiopia Russia Thailand Democratic Republic of the Congo Myanmar Bangladesh Taken together, these ten countries account for 76% of the total estimate of 29.8 million enslaved people. * The Index provides an estimated range of the number of people in modern slavery, for each of the 162 countries covered by the Index. The lower range of the estimate is 28.3 million in modern slavery, and the upper range of the estimate is 31.3 million in modern slavery. The figure of 29.8 million is the mean of these estimates. Index 2013 The Global Slavery Index provides a ranking of 16...
As Ebola outbreak worsens, doctors battle with beliefs and shortages. 26/7/2014 There is no cure for the Ebola virus, but education and careful hygiene can stop it from spreading. Unfortunately, in parts of West Africa where dozens have died from Ebola in the last couple weeks, many people are not convinced there