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Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health during 2022-23, with work-related stress absence still above pre-pandemic levels. According to the annual figures published by the Health and…

While there are a number of reasons why school attendance has crumbled, perhaps a fundamental issue is being overlooked (‘Children are holding a mirror up to us’: why are England’s kids refusing to go to school?, 2 September). When children…

A devotee was vexing the Lord with his wish list. His prayers had no gratitude or devotion, but only demands. God appeared and gave him three boons: the first to be granted right away, the second after a week, and the…

China named veteran diplomat Wang Yi as its new foreign minister on Tuesday, removing former rising star Qin Gang after a mysterious one-month absence from duties barely half a year into the job.  Issued…

It has been over six months that the India women’s cricket team haven’t had a head coach. And after having even played a T20 World in February earlier this year in the…

You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. JEREMY MAGGS: Late yesterday, it emerged that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the Brics summit in South Africa next month. He’s opting to participate virtually.…

Early intervention by occupational health can slash sickness absence by nearly two-thirds, a report has suggested, emphasising the benefit of support before they became too sick to work. Yet the report by OH provider PAM Group has also…

Punjab sports minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Friday expressed displeasure over the exclusion of Mohali’s PCA IS Bindra Stadium from ICC’s list of venues for the…

Fleur, 13, and 12-year-old Rowan are two of the tens of thousands of children at the centre of the school attendance crisis in England. Fleur’s mental health was so poor she has missed more than half of her education. Rowan’s attendance was…

Sickness absence across NHS England hit 27 million days in 2022, according to analysis that shows the health service is still grappling with record levels of absence. Monthly sickness absence rates in 2022 never once fell below the peak…