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Dozens of migrants living in "abhorrent" conditions on the Chagos Islands may now be offered the chance to be transferred to the UK following legal action.Some 61 Tamil Sri Lankan asylum seekers, including 16 children, have been living on Diego Garcia - the largest of the islands in the Indian Ocean - since October 2021 after being rescued at sea by Royal Navy personnel. In March, some of the migrants brought legal action against the Foreign Office, claiming there had been an "unlawful delay" in arranging their relocation to a safe third country.The High Court in London was previously told that they had faced "inhumane" conditions on the island, including overcrowding and rat infestations. Image: Map: OpenStreetMap In a let...

We are driving through the beleaguered town of Algemesi and Sam Borras Garcia is at the wheel, guiding us through a landscape of destruction and desperation.You can't miss our car - big, muscular, bright yellow and red. Sam is a firefighter, a son of this town. He wants the world to see what Algemesi has suffered. We are waved through a police roadblock and drive into the town. The only other vehicles here are either emergency services, or else they're smashed cars. "It's incredible," he mutters as we enter. "This is my town, my family, my friends."As he edges round the roads, the car can barely squeeze between the growing piles of rubbish on either side. We have to avoid large, gaping holes in the road where drain covers were washed away. Periodically, he stops to comfort locals, to greet...

People who are unmarried may be around 80% more likely to be experiencing depression than those who are married, new research suggests.The study found the risk of depression for unmarried people could be higher in men and those who had more education. Scientists suggest the findings may help with the identification of people who are at higher risk of the condition.The authors suggest the lower rates of depression among married people could be because couples are able to socially support one another, have better access to economic resources and have a positive influence on each other's well-being.They analysed data from more than 100,000 people across seven countries, including nearly 7,000 from the UK. Some 222 people from the UK's 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) reported ha...