Oskw Founder of animal charity in Lincolnshire struck off by regulator See more content from The Gene Gap Let us know what you think about gene editing: podcasts@theguardian Listen to episode three Read more about the experiments done by Dr He Jiankui Find out about Reform Radio Find out about the ChatSS support group Illustration: Alexander Purcel lExplore more on these topicsGene editingThe Gene Gap: Common thre adsGeneticsBiologyHealthMore on this storyMore on this storyScientists identify tomato genes to tweak for sweeter fruit Rjev Carl Dillon was a physically vulnerable father of eight. Why was he exposed to Covid in hospital The probation union, Napo, has ended its high court challenge to prevent the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, from privatisin g 70% of probation work, saying he recognised there were serious public safety risks involved.The decision, taken two days before the case was due to begin, removes one of the last remaining hurdles to the privatisation of the supervision of 200,000 low- to medium-risk offenders a year, a process that is due to take place early next year.On Friday Grayling formally notified successful bidders that they had been awarded contracts to run the 21 new community rehabilitation companies. Two partnerships led by private companies have won the majority of the contracts.Last week the union claimed that an unprecedented increase in the workloads of probation staff as result of preparations for privatising had been a material factor in two recent murders by offenders.Ian Lawrence, Napos general secretary, said the union had decided to conclude its judicial review after forcing the justice secretary to acknowledge serious safety risks and to spell out how he intends to address its concerns. Napo had no choice but to take out a legal challenge in order to force the justice sec retary to disclose evidence of his testing processes. We have now seen that evidence and it is clear that our members testimonies have been taken into account and that the justice ministry are taking our concerns seriously. However, we will be holding the justice secretary to account to ensur
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Uhjx Let them eat junk food Johnson seems to have forgotten how obesity put his life at risk Public health officials are facing calls to improve whooping cough vaccine rates in Englands most deprived areas, with experts fearing the housing and cost of liv ing crises may be contributing to low uptake.Rates of people having taken the six-in-one vaccine, which protects against whooping cough among other diseases, is at the lowest level in the 10% most deprived local authorities in England, according to a Guardian analysis of UK Health Security Agency data.This week it was revealed the UK may be experiencing its biggest outbreak of whooping cough in two decades, with five deaths reported among infants who develope d the disease in England between January and March.The Guardians analysis shows that 87% of the children living in the most deprived local areas of England had been fully vaccinated at the age of one, as of December 2023. This compares with 94% of those living in the wealthiest parts of England.Bar chart showing uptake of whooping cough vaccine in England by deprivation levelLondon had the lowest rate of vaccination, with 86.2% of children having taken the three doses of the vaccine at 12 months compared with 95.6% in the north-east. But even when London was excluded, the most deprived areas in England still had the worst coverage.The cos t of living crisis, precarious and poor housing, and the current socioeconomic climate have all been cited by experts as reasons for poor vaccine uptake in the most deprived communities across England.Dr Ben Kasstan-Dabush, an as Mtnp Long wait for NHS mental healthcare has stark consequences for children s life chances Laws barring people who have had severe mental health problems from jury service and from being MPs or company directors are to be abolished following an extraordinary debate in which several MPs gave moving accounts of their own experiences of the illnesses.Former Labour defence minister Kevan Jones, regarded by colleagues as a political bruiser , talked about having severe depression, a problem even some members of his family did not know about until he decided to speak out shortly before the debate. In politics we are designed to think that somehow if you admit fault or frailty you are going to be looked on in a disparaging way both by the electorate but also by your peers, said the North Durham MP. Actually admitting that sometimes you need help is not a sign of weakness. Conservative backbencher Charles Walker described having obsessive compulsive disorder for more than three decades, meaning he had to do everything in sets of four such as turning lights on and off, or washing his hands. Woe betide me if I switch off a light five times, then I must do it another three times. Counting becomes very, very important, added the Broxbourne MP, who said the illness had taken him to some quite dark places .Former GP and Tory MP Sarah Wollaston said she had had depression, post-natal depression and severe anxiety attacks, including suicidal thoughts: I know what it s like and I m sure there are many other members of t
