mental health

A promising university student sent a desperate email to staff asking for help before taking her own life.Natasha Abrahart was studying physics at Bristol University, where she was due to give a class presentation. Suffering crippling…

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says he will vote against the Bill to legalise assisted suicide.He’s changed his mind because palliative care in the NHS is not good enough for patients to make an informed choice. This is a bombshell to…

Mental health illnesses and conditions are recognised as qualifying criteria for a range of welfare benefits from the DWP. The impact of mental health issues can be profound, affecting every facet of life and often hindering one's ability…

Research has revealed that the most significant gestures of generosity include giving up your seat on public transport, checking in on an elderly neighbour (both 56%), and assisting someone with carrying heavy items up or down stairs…

Keir Starmer met the Pride of Britain winners in No10 today and promised to improve the nation in their honour. The PM was overcome by their heroic tales as they outlined how he could help. He vowed to meet some again to discuss further a…

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “reimagine” the NHS but questions remain as to what form it will take when he’s finished with it. Ministers are keen on suggestions that will “shift the NHS away from late diagnosis and treatment to a model…

Twenty years ago, MySpace and Facebook ushered in an inspired age of social media. Today, the sticky parables of online life are inescapable: Connection is a convenience as much as it is a curse. A lot’s changed since those early years. In…

“We can manage what we measure, but what we mostly measure are things like money or speed,” Nduka says. “What we can't really measure is quality. And quality is about emotions. And emotions can be sensed most sensitively with…

Having spent many years as second fiddle to Barcelona, Madrid surpassed its Catalan cousin in 2023 with startups securing €605 million ($672 million) investment above Barcelona’s €457 million ($507 million). “Lots of Latin American talent…

A third of Brits over the golden age of 60 are gagging to recapture their youth and tick off their missed adventures.A survey involving a grand total of 900 adventurous souls aged 60 or older has uncovered that a whopping 73% didn't get to…