2 h. ago Watch football to treat depression, GPs to prescribe in pioneering new scheme

There’s no guarantee action on the pitch will lift the spirits of depression sufferers

Sport

10 h. ago GPs to prescribe football matches for depression sufferers in groundbreaking trial

The plans, drawn up by GP turned MP Dr Simon Opher and Ecotricity-owner Dale Vince, will see patients at surgeries in Gloucestershire given the chance to attend games at National League side Forest Green Rovers

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10 h. ago Watching football to be made available on prescription for depression sufferers

There’s no guarantee action on the pitch will lift the spirits of depression sufferers

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10 h. ago GPs to make football available on prescription for depression sufferers

Doctors in Gloucestershire will offer free tickets to games for those with mild to moderate depression

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19 h. ago England condemn racist ‘online poison’ aimed at Jess Carter during Euro 2025

FA working with authorities to track down abusersLionesses to stop taking the knee in wake of attacksEngland have condemned the “online poison” of racist abuse directed at the defender Jess Carter during the European Championship in Switzerland and said they will stop taking a knee before matches because “football needs to find another way to tackle racism”.Carter received criticism after her performance in England’s defeat against France in their opening game of the tournament and was subsequently shifted from left-back to centre-back. She struggled again during Thursday’s quarter-final victory against Sweden and has now made clear the criticism has become intolerable, especially given much of it has crossed a line. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Berger stars in shootout as Germany overcome early red card to fell France at Euro 2025

Germany produced a heroic performance with only 10 players to knock out a stunned France side in a penalty shootout and progress to the Euro 2025 semi-finals on a night of compelling drama in Basel.The record eight-time European champions had to play the vast majority of the contest with one player fewer than the French but defended doggedly throughout extra time and then won the shootout 6-5 to book a semi-final meeting with the world champions, Spain, on Wednesday in Zurich. The goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger was Germany’s heroine, not only in the shootout, but with an astonishing save in extra time. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Man Utd vs Leeds: Ruben Amorim gets clear transfer message as Matheus Cunha makes impression

MAN UTD 0-0 LEEDS: Ruben Amorim's side kicked off their pre-season campaign with a match against their old rivals in Stockholm ahead of their tour of the United States next week

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60 h. ago Spain see off stubborn Swiss to reach semis despite two missed penalties

“Spain is Spain,” Switzerland’s talismanic captain Lia Wälti had warned and in the quarter-final between the host nation and the world champions, she was right. Spain Spained – Athenea del Castillo and Clàudia Pina each struck in a five-minute, second-half spell to crush rumblings of a possible upset.It had been a game of hope, Mariona Caldentey’s missed penalty and Livia Peng’s save from an Alexia Putellas’s spot-kick sandwiching the goals that crushed the resolve of a battling Switzerland. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago England win dramatic shootout to beat Sweden and keep alive Euro 2025 hopes

The winner takes it all. England reached a sixth consecutive major tournament semi-final with a gut-busting performance to come from two goals down against Sweden before sealing victory via a penalty shootout with goalkeeper Hannah Hampton the hero.Kosovare Asllani’s early strike and Stina Blackstenius’s effort had rattled Sarina Wiegman’s side. It had been all Sweden, England were down and out, headed for the Euros exit, their crown relinquished, but you can never bet against Wiegman in a major tournament and, although many were screaming for changes to come sooner, it was her late cavalry that delivered two goals in 102 seconds to level the score and forced the game beyond 90 minutes. England became the first team to come from two goals down in the knockout stages of the women’s Euros since the tournament began in 1984 and Hampton was the superstar, emerging from Mary Earps’ shadow, saving two spot-kicks with Sweden missing three others. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The Sleep Room by Jon Stock review – the psychiatrist who abused female patients

This harrowing account of a British doctor and his shocking experiments on young women includes a testimony from the actor Celia Imrie, who was one of his patientsIn a hospital in Waterloo, London, in the mid-1960s was a psychiatric ward full of sleeping women. Suffering from disorders ranging from post-partum depression to chronic anxiety to anorexia, the residents of the “sleep room” were sedated and woken only to be washed, fed or subjected to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). All were under the supervision of psychiatrist William Sargant, who at the time was hailed as a pioneer. Sargant claimed that a combination of enforced narcosis and ECT could fix disturbed minds. Failing that, the treatment would be surgical lobotomy.The Sleep Room is author Jon Stock’s gripping account of a scandal in which female patients were denied dignity and agency by a man who wielded absolute power over their bodies. The book is ably narrated by actors Richard Armitage, Antonia Beamish and Celia Imri...

Science

3 d. ago Man United top football's cocaine Hall of Shame table: Class A drug arrests hit record high in new official figures

Data has revealed there were 1,932 football-related arrests relating to matches played in England and Wales last season, representing an 11 per cent decreased from the previous campaign.

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4 d. ago Air India captain in mental health probe after 'cutting fuel switch' in tense exchange

A black box recording revealed a tense exchange between the pilot and his co-pilot before the horror crash as it emerged that Captain Sumeet Sabharwal suffered from depression and mental health issues

Society

4 d. ago Girelli double sends Italy to Euro 2025 last four as Hegerberg misses spot

Jubilant Italy reached their first major women’s tournament semi-final since 1997 as Cristiana Girelli’s 90th-minute header beat a Norway side who had seen their captain Ada Hegerberg miss a crucial penalty earlier in the second half.Norway, managed by the former Wales coach Gemma Grainger, were disappointing for the first hour of the contest but appeared to be the stronger side in the latter stages after equalising through Hegerberg’s low finish in normal play, before Girelli’s back-post header won the game with her second goal of the match and sent the Italians wild. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Are YOU eligible for Mounjaro on the NHS? With GPs now dishing out the jabs for free, experts reveal exactly who will be offered one... and who won't

It is the biggest shake-up of obesity treatment in NHS history, it has been claimed. From today, GPs will be able to prescribe weight-loss jabs to thousands.

Science

6 d. ago Brits keep missing football goals at home for these relatable reasons

Deliveroo have launched a new 'Score Back Scheme' after research revealed the top reasons Brits are missing goals during football matches, and it's very relatable

Events

6 d. ago Police Scotland charge seven people over alleged hate crime at St Mirren vs Aberdeen game

The alleged incident happened during a football match in May.

Events

6 d. ago Seven charged over 'hate crime' after Aberdeen fans 'mock disabled St Mirren fan'

Five men aged 23, 23, 22, 22 and 19 and two male youths, both aged 16, have been charged with threatening and abusive behaviour at the St Mirren vs Aberdeen FC football match.

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6 d. ago Lionesses Toone and Mead mark personal loss in Euros win over Wales

Pair have bonded while dealing with grief and poignant goal celebrations were a reminder of their mutual supportThere are rare occasions when a moment in a match can remind you that football is both the most meaningless thing in the world and the most meaningful. On Sunday night, in the compact and atmospheric Kybunpark, the proximity of the stands to the pitch giving a feel of the playing surface being held in a tight embrace, two poignant goal celebrations stuck out.The first came from the sublime Ella Toone, who became the only player on record to score a goal, provide an assist and have a 100% pass completion rate in Euros history during her 45 minutes on the pitch. When she converted from close range after her initial effort was blocked, the 25-year-old kissed her hands and pointed to the sky, the emotion on her face shifting from sheer joy to stoic contemplation as she paid tribute to her father, Nick, who died in September. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Delphine Cascarino’s quick double takes France top and denies Netherlands

Andries Jonker had maintained that “on some days miracles happen” but this was most definitely not one of them.Admittedly there was a spell when Jonker’s Netherlands teased everyone by threatening France with the prospect of an unlikely elimination but ultimately Delphine Cascarino, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and the rest of Laurent Bonadei’s attacking armoury were far too powerful to be eclipsed. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago England surge into last eight after Stanway sparks emphatic win against Wales

An increasingly formidable-looking England swept Wales aside to reach the Euro 2025 quarter-finals and send the tournament debutants home without any points, as the Lionesses booked a last-eight meeting with Sweden.The Lionesses finished as the runners-up in Group D after the French’s victory over the Netherlands in Basel, but they will head into the knockout stages with a strong feeling of positivity and optimism after notching up six goals in St Gallen, while Wales gave their loyal supporters a moment to savour when Hannah Cain netted a second-half consolation in front of their red wall. Continue reading...

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