PUBLISHED: 17:46 26 July 2018 | UPDATED: 17:46 26 July 2018 Steven Cook, 41, was jailed for 20 months for assaulting a GP at a Bury St Edmunds surgery Picture: SUFFOLK POLICE Archant A man has been jailed for 20 months for barging into a GP’s surgery in Bury St Edmunds and repeatedly punching a female doctor in face. Steven Cook, 41, of Devon Close, Bury, appeared for sentencing at Ipswich Crown Court yesterday, having pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm at a previous court hearing.Prosecuting, Russell Butcher said Cook had burst into the Victoria Surgery, where Dr Victoria Hunter was carrying out a consultation with a patient, and yelled ‘you killed my dad’ before punching the GP in the face, knocking her to the ground.Cook continued the attack while Dr Hunter curled into a ball to avoid the blows.The court heard the GP, who had worked at the surgery for more than seven years, was struck four or five times, leaving her with a displaced front … [Read more...] about Bury St Edmunds man jailed for punching GP in the face
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Tory MPs invited to drum up ideas for austerity 2.0
Conservative MPs are being called upon to come up with new ways to “balance the books” to save the taxpayer “much needed cash” as one government minister lays into her colleagues for demanding more money. Tory think tank Centre for Policy Studies wants lawmakers and other interested parties to bring forward ideas to cut waste or low-value areas of spend, arguing this will be essential “if Conservatives are to remain the party of economic responsibility, get debt down and keep taxes low”. Read more: May caught in Brexit crossfire over lack of progress in negotiations Against a backdrop of last week’s pledge to hand the NHS an extra £20bn, the CPS is inviting MPs to a series of meetings over the summer to discuss proposals, which will then be drawn up in a report to be published at the Conservative Party Conference this autumn. The scheme has the backing of chief secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss, who used a speech at the London School of … [Read more...] about Tory MPs invited to drum up ideas for austerity 2.0
59 female lawmakers demand answer on this immigration crisis mystery
Kristen Jordan Shamus Detroit Free Press Published 12:59 p.m. UTC Jun 21, 2018 Debbie Dingell isn't backing down. The Michigan congresswoman, a Dearborn Democrat, has teamed up with U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-New Hampshire, to lead a coalition of more than 50 female lawmakers in demanding an answer to the question that's been haunting many about the immigration crisis at the U.S./Mexico border: Where are the girls? So far, only photos have been released of immigrant boys who've been separated from their parents as part of the Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy from the detention centers where they are being held. When asked at a media briefing Monday where the girls and toddlers who've been separated from their parents at the border are being held, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said she didn't know, and referred questions to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The DHHS did not answer … [Read more...] about 59 female lawmakers demand answer on this immigration crisis mystery
How to win the war on drugs – just stop fighting
By: Lucy Loewenberg 29/03/2018 Post a Comment The war on drugs has been lost. But is full legalisation of illicit drugs the answer? Lucy Loewenberg looks at what the experience of other nations – including the US – can teach us.Countries all over the world have licensed drug use for medical purposes, and a few have gone further than that. The Netherlands has tolerated cannabis sales for decades. Portugal replaced criminal sanctions with health support. Uruguay and several US states have legalised recreational cannabis in an effort to create a regulated market, boost tax revenues and reduce drug-related crime. But is drug legalisation a success story? And should Britain follow suit? Illicit drug use is certainly a significant social problem. Around the world a quarter of a billion people use drugs. Of these, 30 million suffer drug-use-related disorders, including dependence, according to the UN’s 2017 World Drug Report. Millions of … [Read more...] about How to win the war on drugs – just stop fighting