• Demand for operations to correct gynecomastia grow by 80%• Overall male demand for cosmetic surgery surges by 21%Plastic surgeons are reporting a record number of “man boob” reduction operations as the rise in demand outstrips that for all other procedures, including women’s breast enlargement.Figures published by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons showed [...]
A report into the management of hospitals in Mid Staffordshire will highlight a culture of secrecy about poor working conditions that may have contributed to more than 1,000 patients dyingA hospital trust branded the worst in Britain by the NHS regulator actively discouraged staff from expressing fears about the safety of patients, an independent inquiry [...]
House of Lords constitution committee says No 10 has effectively merged with Cabinet OfficeNo 10 has in effect merged with the Cabinet Office and expanded its role to deliver policy, straying into the realms of departments across Whitehall, an influential committee of peers says today.The Lords constitution committee says that under Labour the Cabinet Office [...]
More students from poorer areas of England now go to university but the wealthier are still more likely to attend, a report says.
The National Audit Office (NAO) is due to publish a report investigating how much the BBC spends on covering major sporting and music events.
Findings follow report on growing inequalitiesRichest teenagers much more likely to do degree Teenagers from the poorest homes in England are 50% more likely to go to university than they were 15 years ago, according to a study that will be welcomed by the government after other recent reports found that Britain had become a [...]
Human rights report indicates clear evidence of UK role in secret detention of British MuslimsUnited Nations human rights investigators have concluded that the British government has been complicit in the mistreatment and possible torture of several of its own citizens during the “war on terror”.In a report published today that will make difficult reading for [...]
The UK has rejected as “unsubstantiated” a UN report accusing it of involvement in secret detention of terror suspects.
• 1980s income gap still not plugged, say analysts• Brown says equality panel report a ’sobering’ read• Datablog: get the numbers behind this storyA detailed and startling analysis of how unequal Britain has become offers a snapshot of an increasingly divided nation where the richest 10% of the population are more than 100 times as [...]
The way Britain is governed in urgent need of reform, former Whitehall chiefs warn in a highly critical report.