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Deaths from heart disease and NHS waiting lists have fallen
Heart disease and NHS waiting lists down

In a good day for the NHS it has been announced that deaths resulting from heart disease and patients’ waiting lists have both fallen. Premature deaths from coronary heart disease are down 35.9 per cent since 1996, according to a new report launched by health secretary Patricia Hewitt today. “We are one of the highest… Read more »

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Immigrant numbers might be underestimated, Capital Economics reports
Immigrant numbers ‘underestimated’

The number of immigrants coming into the UK might be considerably higher than official figures suggest, according to a new report. Figures from Capital Economics indicate net immigration to Britain was 400,000 in 2005, more than double the official number of 185,000. The economic think tank also predicts as many as 50,000 people from Romania… Read more »