42 m. ago ‘Trauma and lack of help’ key factors in suicidal feelings among autistic people

The new research is believed to be the largest survey on autism and suicide to date that asked people directly about their experiences.

Events

2 h. ago Reform UK attacked over 'insensitive' Farage letter on day of MS's funeral

"Reform’s behaviour is crass, disrespectful and shows they are more interested in fuelling Nigel Farage’s personality cult than standing up for the people of Caerphilly"

Events

2 h. ago Huge fire in Kilburn wrecks house and leaves five needing treatment after 60 firefighters race to the scene

Eight fire engines were called to the blaze on Christchurch Street in the early hours of Thursday morning

Events

2 h. ago Woman called Ketamine Queen admits selling drug to Matthew Perry

Jasveen Sangha pleaded guilty to five federal charges

Politics

2 h. ago Drug use, assaults and human waste in tent camp in Cardiff city centre underpass

The underpass is used by thousands of people every day

Events

3 h. ago Martha’s rule now in operation at every acute hospital in England

System gives patients, their loved ones and NHS staff the right to request a care reviewMartha’s rule, which lets NHS patients request a review of their care, is now in operation in every acute hospital in England, health service bosses disclosed on Thursday.The system has helped hundreds of people receive potentially life-saving improvements to their treatment since its rollout began last year. It has led directly to patients being moved to intensive care or receiving drugs they needed, such as antibiotics, or benefiting from other vital interventions. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago DWP start date for 'bank account monitoring' and new Eligibility Verification

The Government announced earlier this year it would implement the "biggest fraud crackdown in a generation" to reduce the amount of money being lost in the benefits system

Economics

4 h. ago NHS warns patients on certain medications 'do not mix' with paracetamol and ibuprofen

The NHS has issued a warning to people taking specific medications over the possible risks of mixing them with certain painkillers

Events

4 h. ago Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds

A new study says climate change has made extreme weather conditions, like those fueling wildfires in the Iberian Peninsula, 40 times more likely

Society

4 h. ago From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction

Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made bad choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a diseaseKirsten Smith was 16 when a boy from school injected her with morphine, 18 when she and a date Googled how to crush up and inject themselves with oxycodone, and 19 when she first shot up heroin. Living in Knoxville, Tennessee and modelling herself on Pulp Fiction’s freewheeling Mia Wallace, Smith spent her days experimenting with alcohol, cannabis, ecstasy, mushrooms, LSD and benzodiazepines. She read Kurt Vonnegut and the Beats, and wrote poems on an actual typewriter while listening to the Velvet Underground. For Smith, as for thousands of Americans who came of age in the early 2000s, drug use was a seemingly harmless lifestyle choice.That is, until she ran out of money. After Smith dropped out of high school and started regularly using heroin, she was caught stealing credit cards and chequebooks fr...

Events

4 h. ago Venice’s Lion of St Mark’s Square was at least part made in China, study suggests

Isotope analysis finds copper ore came from Yangtze River basin while statue could be a repurposed Tang Dynasty tomb guardianThe great bronze statue of a winged lion perched atop one of two granite columns in Venice’s St Mark’s Square has watched over the city for centuries.But Italian scientists have now found evidence to suggest the iconic statue was at least in part made in China, and possibly ended up in Venice via the Silk Road after being brought back by the father and uncle of the merchant and explorer Marco Polo. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Pathologist found stroke patient was 'sexually abused to death'

Valerie Kneale died in hospital in November 2018, four days after having a stroke.

Events

9 h. ago The original 'Made in China': World famous Lion of Venice sculpture was actually made 6,000 MILES away in Asia, analysis reveals

The Lion of Venice has looked down over the city's Piazza for more than 700 years. But it was actually made 6,000 miles away in Asia , according to a new study.

Politics

9 h. ago AI assistant helps NHS staff increase time with patients by almost 25%

The technology transcribes consultations automatically and produces summaries for medics to review

Science

9 h. ago Incurable blood cancer patients now living twice as long, study finds

Multiple myeloma is incurable, and happens when the bone marrow makes abnormal white blood cells

Science

9 h. ago Opticians to treat common eye problems under new government plans

The plans aim to ease pressure on GPs and make treatments easier for patients

Politics

9 h. ago Survival time for incurable blood cancer almost doubles since 2005, study finds

Experts called the gain for myeloma patients ‘impressive’ but said continued research is needed to continue progress.

Events

9 h. ago US launches military campaign against Venezuelan drug cartels

Navy deployment to Caribbean may be used to put pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

Events

11 h. ago He stopped on the way home from his wife’s cancer appointment to pick up a $5 scratcher. Then he hit the jackpot

The Carrollton, Ohio, man stopped at a gas station in Malvern on his way home from taking his wife to cancer treatment appointments

Events

12 h. ago Drug dealing couple caught after police find texts of him complaining she only used him for cocaine

Grace Mort, 25, and boyfriend Jacob Kennedy, 20, were found with more than 50g of cocaine and almost 40 ecstasy tablets.

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