Rayhan Ahmed Topader:   Health care access for refugees and migrants Legal status is one of the most important determinants of the access of migrants to health services in a country. Each refugee and migrant must have full, uninterrupted access to a hospitable environment and, when needed, to high-quality health care, without discrimination on the basis of gender, age, religion, ...

Boris Johnson says there should be “no doubt” the only alternative to the Brexit proposals he will put to Brussels later is no-deal. Addressing his party conference in Manchester, the PM said his plan would be a “compromise by the UK”, but he hoped the EU would “understand that and compromise in their turn”. The European Commission said they will ...

  Over 900 new students gathered at the University of East London’s SportsDock on Friday 27 September to participate in the institution’s inaugural Welcome Convocation ceremonies. Each student was given a phoenix pin – the phoenix is the University’s mascot and a representation of its rich heritage and future. Two ceremonies were held to give as many students as possible ...

Fatema Miah: In Logic and Critical Thinking Bias comes in. There is confirmation bias which is the assumption must have logical reasoning, and the reasoning must be linking to either (evidence not certainly,) known factor of information with relativity of kind of explanation of knowledge reasoning. I have always noticed and it is the matter that the main understanding we ...

The chancellor has promised “a significant economic policy response” in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Sajid Javid did not give details, but the BBC’s Norman Smith said it could mean tax cuts and reduced interest rates to help mitigate the impact. Mr Javid is setting out plans for infrastructure investment on the second day of the Tory conference. But ...

Boris Johnson says he has been “a model of restraint” when it comes to language around the Brexit debate. The PM was accused of dismissing abuse fears of female MPs as “humbug” during a heated Commons debate this week. Mr Johnson said there had been a “misunderstanding” over his intention – which he apologised for. But he claimed there was ...

Rayhan Ahmed Topader: More than four years of war between the Iran-backed Houthis and a coalition led by Saudi Arabia has brought Yemen to its knees, with accusations of war crimes on all sides.Yemen faces an existential threat, the United Nations special envoy has said, as he prepares to brief the UN security council on the country’s devastating, multi-faceted conflict. ...

A vote of no confidence in the government aimed at replacing Boris Johnson as prime minister could be held next week, a senior SNP MP has said. Stewart Hosie told the BBC such a move may be the only way of avoiding a no-deal Brexit on 31 October. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon hinted on Friday she might back Jeremy Corbyn ...

A future Labour government would scrap universal credit – which merges six benefits into one payment, the party’s leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced. He promised an interim benefit payment after two weeks, across the UK, to replace a five-week waiting period. Labour has branded universal credit “cruel and inhumane”. The government said Labour’s plans were “reckless” and amounted to “political ...

  Unique access to education at University of East London Mum of two Marianne Gibb has won the University of East London’s Pre-Entry Programmes Student of the Year award for excelling in the University’s unique New Beginnings course. Marianne, from Palmers Green, was one of 160 students, among them carers, builders, teachers and actors, who have just graduated from the ...