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UK faces ‘economic catastrophe’ unless it adapts to young people ‘rewired by smartphones’
From Sky News: https://news.sky.com/story/uk-faces-economic-catastrophe-unless-it-adapts-to-young-people-rewired-by-smartphones-13547229? The UK is facing an “economic catastrophe” unless it adapts to younger generations who have grown up in a digital world, a former minister has warned. Alan Milburn is due to publish an interim report next week that examines why almost one million 16 to 24-year-olds are not in employment, education […]
LIMEHOUSE CHINATOWN
St Anne’s Limehouse is proud to launch a newexhibitionThe Original Chinatown: Myths and RealitiesMarch 20th 2026 – July 2026 This exhibition celebrates the first London Chinatownfound right next to St Anne’s, which flourished1900-1955, and had all but disappeared by the 1960’s.Extraordinarily, this small community became the focusof international attention through its portrayal in films,fiction and […]
New pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients, trial finds
From Sky News: https://news.sky.com/story/new-pill-doubles-survival-time-for-pancreatic-cancer-patients-trial-finds-13549699?dcmp Researchers found that the median survival time for patients on a drug called daraxonrasib was 13.2 months compared to 6.6 months for those receiving chemotherapy. A new pill helped to double the survival time for patients with an advanced and aggressive form of pancreatic cancer when compared to chemotherapy, a trial […]
Their Phones Were Stolen in London. Then the Threats Started
From the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/world/europe/phone-theft-threats-london.html?smid=whatsapp-nytimes Tens of thousands of smartphones were reported stolen in the British capital in recent years. For some victims, losing their phone was only the beginning. The crime Alex Pikula reported to the police was one they had heard before: An e-bike rider had zoomed past as Mr. Pikula left […]
Lime House China Town
Mercy Humanitarian UK
Our Chairside Chat series is back and we are excited to announce a special fundraising event with two remarkable humanitarians! Dr Naseem Ghazali, a trustee of MERCY Humanitarian UK is an Oral & Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Surgeon that has done humanitarian work in Cambodia, Nepal, Morocco, and Gaza. She is joined by Dr Mariam Karimi, […]
