Vatican officials were questioned in December over why the Holy See would not open its files on priests known to be child abusers The UN has said that the Vatican should “immediately remove” all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers. The UN watchdog for children’s rights denounced the Holy See for adopting policies which allowed priests to sexually abuse thousands of children. In a report, it also criticised […]

As doctors continue their efforts to bring Michael Schumacher out of his coma, it will be a stressful and frightening period for close relatives watching his recovery. Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna has spent the past five weeks by the seven-time Formula 1 champion’s bedside. Initially staying at a hotel close to Grenoble hospital, she is now understood to be making daily 100-mile (175km) journeys from the family’s home near Gland […]

From country to country the pattern of corruption varies a lot The extent of corruption in Europe is “breathtaking” and it costs the EU economy about 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem is now presenting a full report on the problem. Writing in Sweden’s Goeteborgs-Posten daily, she said corruption was eroding trust in democracy and draining resources from the legal economy. For […]

Hayley Spraggett’s first clues that working overseas would require a lot of attention to cultural differences and finessing her presentation came well before she ever got her first job. It turned out that her UK-friendly two-page curriculum vitae (CV) would just not cut it down under. Instead, recruiters advised her to include every job she had ever held. “In Australia, they want to see everything that you’ve ever done and […]