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Mental health cuts prove Victoria’s limited perspective
The Age
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June 15, 2025
America and Israel first Ukraine’s anti-drone systems were diverted to the American forces in the Middle East, the US defence secretary announced earlier this month. It is now clear why Ukraine was dealt another raw deal. Protection of Israel is...
Teen terrorist who plotted attack on IOW festival moved to mental health unit near Southampton
New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times
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June 15, 2025
A TEEN terrorist who has stabbed ten prison officers since being put in jail has been sent to an NHS mental health unit in New Forest. Nathan Ruth, 18, originally from Totton was jailed for seven years in 2024 after being convicted of plotting an...
Edinburgh mum woke in England after ending up in three month long coma
Edinburgh Live
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June 15, 2025
An Edinburgh woman had to relearn to walk and talk after a horror car crash left her in a coma for three months - but is now back running marathons. Fiona McAllister, 47, was involved in a car crash 17 years ago, which left her with an acquired...
'Going back happily...', says UK couple in final video post before deadly AI plane crash
The Economic Times
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June 15, 2025
"Going back happily, happily, happily calm," said British national Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek in a video he posted on social media before boarding the ill-fated Air India flight to London from the Ahmedabad airport. The post on June 12 was his last as...
British Independent Retailers Association calls for focus on high street regeneration
ATV Today
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June 14, 2025
Retail trade body welcomes spending review commitments to High Street Safety and Community Investment… Retail trade body BIRA has welcomed key elements of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review announcement, particularly increased funding for...
Man Loses Toe to This Commonly Overlooked Health Condition — Don’t Miss the Warning Signs
The Health Site
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June 15, 2025
A recent incident has uncovered the possible repercussions of wearing the wrong shoe size. Choosing to wear the wrong shoe size cannot only cause discomfort but can also cause something worse, like your leg being amputated. Man Goes Througn A Toe...
Policymakers who think AI can help rescue flagging UK economy should take heed | Heather Stewart
The Guardian
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June 15, 2025
From helping consultants diagnose cancer, to aiding teachers in drawing up lesson plans – and flooding social media with derivative slop – generative artificial intelligence is being adopted across the economy at breakneck speed. Yet a growing...
NHS patients battling Alzheimer's WON'T be offered 'miracle' drugs as health watchdog rules they are 'too expensive to justify'
Daily Mail
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June 15, 2025
Two of the first drugs proven to slow down Alzheimer's disease will be denied to NHS patients from this week - unless they pay to go private. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has refused the 'miracle' drugs lecanemab...
The real cost of division: Why Northern Ireland can’t afford the politics of fear
Derry Journal
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June 14, 2025
Recent scenes of unrest in Northern Ireland have once again made international headlines, casting a dark shadow over years of progress, reconciliation, and economic recovery. As someone who came to this country as a migrant and was honoured to...
‘Drug mule’ Charlotte May Lee’s lawyer fears Brit will be in jail for MONTHS before any chance of bail over £1.2m haul
The Sun
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June 15, 2025
ACCUSED drug smuggler Charlotte May Lee could be left to languish in a hellhole months before being given bail, her lawyer said. The Brit, 21, was arrested last month after Sri Lankan authorities allegedly found a stash of cannabis worth £1.2...
I tipped this British stock when its shares cost 19p. Today they're worth £1.44... and here are four more UK stocks that deliver through thick and thin: MIDAS SHARE TIPS
Daily Mail
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June 15, 2025
Some firms are one-hit wonders - all the rage for a year or two before fading into insignificance or collapsing altogether. It’s much harder to keep a company going for decades, ensuring customers are happy, adapting to change and delivering...
Thousands of NHS patients ‘to be denied breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs’
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 15, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Benfleet mental health charity launches fundraising appeal for psychiatric patients
Echo News
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St Andrew’s Healthcare, the UK’s largest charity specialising in complex mental health care, has launched For Hope in Every Life, its first nationwide fundraising campaign in more than a century. The appeal aims to raise funds for therapeutic...
New health centre near Birmingham as historic swimming baths transformed
Birmingham Live
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June 15, 2025
Christian Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter 08:07, 15 Jun 2025 An iconic swimming baths is set to make a splash as a revamped health centre. The Grade II listed Smethwick Baths, which shut its doors two years ago, has been snapped up by a local...
Britain’s ineffectual asylum system
The Times
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Matthew Syed’s article (“A disaster for the West, miserable for refugees”, Jun 8) made grim reading but I was disappointed that his solution was merely treaty changes and deportations “either back home or to unappealing third nations”. The Danish...
Health authority issues warning as measles circulates in northeastern B.C. community (BC)
Castanet Kamloops
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June 14, 2025
Photo: The Canadian Press A sign outside Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ont. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 warns residents to call ahead before visiting a doctor or hospital if they think they have the measles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff...
I'm quitting the UK and moving my kids to the other side of the world - my husband's in the top 1% of earners but we're still struggling
Daily Mail
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June 15, 2025
'We're leaving Wales and we're not coming back.' After growing tired of struggling to stay afloat, Clare Fisher, 39, and her family have decided to uproot their lives from Barry, in Wales, to move halfway around the world for a 'better life,...
UK sends RAF jets to Middle East after Iran threat
The National News
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Keir Starmer said on Saturday that the UK would deploy more RAF jets to the Middle East after Iran threatened to target British, French and US bases if the countries help stop strikes on Israel. The UK’s Prime Minister said further military assets...
90s telly legend 'never felt so alone' as he details harrowing health journey
Daily Star
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June 15, 2025
Children's TV presenter Dave Benson Phillips has shared his heartbreaking health journey after "feeling so alone". The TV legend has, now 60, has spoken exclusively to Daily Star in partnership with Dexcom about his health journey after being...
Antiques Road Trip's Christina Trevanion's life off screen from 'unexpected' health scare to cancer heartbreak
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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June 15, 2025
Christina Trevanion's journey to BBC fame has not come without its ups an downs as we explore the life of the famous auctioneer and valuer... Christina Trevanion has become a well-known figure on the BBC's daytime programming, known for her...