By Heathcliff O’Malley Telegraph photographer 17 AUGUST 2018 • 2:14 PM BST Four million people died during the three-year war on the Korean Peninsula between 1950 and ’53, and although nearly 100,000 British troops fought in the conflict it is seen by many veterans as ‘The Forgotten War’. Sandwiched between the Second World War and Vietnam, it was fought in an age before television, and the war-weary British public, barely out of rationing, had little appetite for further conflict. The vast majority of British soldiers who served were National Service and once their time was up they often came home, were demobbed and went straight back into the workplace with little recognition of their sacrifice. Over many years I had developed an interest in the Korean War and read both Max Hastings’ books and, more notably, Andrew Salmon’s To The Last Round. But it was by chance, when shooting a feature on the Dorset coast over a year ago, that I met … [Read more...] about The last British veterans of Korea: the Forgotten War
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POLITICO Brussels Playbook, presented by EPP Group: Seehofer lives on — Greece’s post-populist charge — Fortress Europe
Press play to listen to this article By FLORIAN EDER PRESENTED BY EPP GROUP Send tips here | Tweet @florianeder | Listen to today’s Playbook and view in your browser RUTTE AND TRUMP VERBATIM in Washington Monday, according to the White House’s official transcript. Read on, or watch here. “If we do work it out, that will be positive,” U.S. President Donald Trump said. “And if we don’t, it will be positive also, because…” “No,” a smiling Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte interrupted. “Just think about those cars that pour in here,” Trump said. “It’s not positive. We have to work something out,” Rutte responded. The two then shook hands. Who knows? U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross told CNBC it’s “premature” to say whether Trump will go forward with his plan to slap auto tariffs on foreign vehicles. Special delivery: Trump sent letters to at least nine … [Read more...] about POLITICO Brussels Playbook, presented by EPP Group: Seehofer lives on — Greece’s post-populist charge — Fortress Europe
Emil Gayed: health authorities launch large-scale inquiry after revelations about surgeon
The New South Wales Department of Health has announced an inquiry into the disgraced gynaecologist Emil Shawky Gayed and his work for at least four public hospitals after an investigation by Guardian Australia. Health authorities say the section 122 inquiry will examine the surgeon’s work over more than two decades. They say hospitals will make direct contact with any patient who has previously raised issues or complaints in the past regarding the treatment they received from Gayed. But anyone else with concerns about treatment they may have received should call a dedicated telephone line set up at each of the hospitals. The independent investigation will be headed by the senior counsel Gail Furness, known for her work on the child sexual abuse royal commission. The move follows the revelations by Guardian Australia that dozens of women in and around the mid-north coast town of Taree have suffered because of treatment they received from Gayed. Last week the Health Care … [Read more...] about Emil Gayed: health authorities launch large-scale inquiry after revelations about surgeon
Health funding, access criticised
New Zealand's health system is adept at dealing with individual issues but has made less progress in tackling long-standing or complex problems, a new report says. While the health system was generally excellent, continuing inequity in access, treatment and outcomes was unacceptable, A Window on the Quality of New Zealand's Health Care 2018 - a report by the Health Quality and Safety Commission - said. "We cannot continue with our current approaches and ignore our lack of progress in these important areas." The report - the fourth such audit of the health system by the HQSC - also highlighted issues with health funding and workforce morale as being areas of concern. "We are now seeing issues that do not lend themselves to the sort of targeted methods and single-organisation approaches widely used in recent years," the report said. "New approaches are needed." Care statistics were similar to those of other developed countries, and New Zealand's were improving at a similar, if not … [Read more...] about Health funding, access criticised
Brit man catches ‘untreatable’ case of gonorrhoea
A BRITISH man has caught the world’s worst case of gonorrhoea, which has proved resistant to almost all treatments. British health agency Public Health England said he was the first person to catch the serious strain of the sexually transmitted infection (STI), following a sexual encounter with a woman in South-East Asia.The two antibiotics typically used to treat the infection, azithromycin and ceftriaxone, failed to cure the bug.The unnamed man learnt he had the super-resistant STI following a check-up one month after he returned from Asia.“We are investigating a case who has gonorrhoea which was acquired abroad and is very resistant to the recommended first-line treatment,” said Dr Gwenda Hughes, the head of Public Health England’s STI section.“This is the first time a case has displayed such high-level resistance to both of these drugs, and to most other commonly used antibiotics.”Gonorrhoea is caused by a bacteria and is spread through vaginal, … [Read more...] about Brit man catches ‘untreatable’ case of gonorrhoea