Archive for February, 2014

Peter Cassidy has turned his life around.

Picture: CBC News

Inspirational man helps homeless to turn their lives around

A former homeless man has turned his life around and devoted his life to helping people who were once in his position. Peter Cassidy was once an addict who found himself on the wrong side of the law after being charged with murder after a drug-fuelled night he couldn’t remember. Although the charges were eventually thrown out, the incident was[Read More…]

Police misconduct ‘growing worse’

Police misconduct ‘growing worse’

Thousands of police officers in the UK have been identified as breaking the law, it has been revealed. Official figures released under a Freedom of Information Act have revealed that 4,115 officers have been found guilty of misconduct – many for committing crimes as serious as sexual assault, drug trafficking, fraud, drink-driving, child pornography and domestic violence. However, given the[Read More…]

Is Bitcoin the solution that it is cracked up to be?

Is Bitcoin the solution that it is cracked up to be?

Over the last few years, much has been said about the emergence of the Bitcoin, which is said to be going up in value. Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system, which claims to operate with no central authority or banks. According to the Bitcoin website, it is open-source; its design is public, nobody owns or controls it and everyone can[Read More…]

Polio-like disease emerges in children vaccinated against polio

Polio-like disease emerges in children vaccinated against polio

Vaccinations are often sold to the population on the premise that they will reduce the likelihood of developing disease. Mothers who fail to vaccinate their children are often made to feel reckless and irresponsible. In some cases, that may even be enough to trigger an investigation by social services. Take the polio vaccine for example. In the West, it has[Read More…]

Details of NHS patients sold to insurers

Details of NHS patients sold to insurers

The details of all NHS patients has been sold to insurers, it has been revealed. The revelations come just days after the government announced its intention to opt all NHS users into a government super-database in May. The database would mean that all of the private medical records and data about NHS patients will be made available to third party[Read More…]