3 h. ago Matt Terry on his X Factor hell and learning to believe in himself

Matt Terry won The X Factor in 2016 but found the experience to be a particularly bruising one - with bold new music out, he tells us about his journey of resilience

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4 h. ago Post Malone pays tribute to NFL star during Thanksgiving show

If you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org to access online chat from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. This is a free, confidential crisis hotline that is available to everyone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are in another country, you can go to www.befrienders.org to find a helpline near you. In the UK, people having mental health crises can contact the Samaritans at 116 123 or jo@samaritans.org

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4 h. ago SNP Government can NOW afford a council tax freeze thanks to Rachel Reeves’ budget

THE SNP Government can now afford a council tax freeze thanks to Rachel Reeves’ budget, it emerged yesterday. The Chancellor’s block grant increase could be used by John Swinney to announce tax cuts after Christmas — with around £307million freed up for next year. It means Labour’s latest hike to Scottish Government funding — now...

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12 h. ago Drug addiction surge in England blamed on new ‘potent’ cannabis

Most extensive NHS survey on mental health reveals drug addiction surge in last decade but autism rates remain stable - despite big increase in people being diagnosed

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13 h. ago Mum says daughter, 12, who took her own life was "failed" by mental health services

Mia Lucas, who had an undiagnosed brain condition, took her own life after being sectioned at a mental health unit

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13 h. ago Death of boy, 12, awaiting autism diagnosis 'was not foreseeable', inquest hears

Riley Townsend died in September 2024 after struggling with his mental health for years

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19 h. ago Sweet moment baby clings to Kate during visit to children’s mental health charity

The Princess of Wales enjoyed a sweet moment with a little boy as he clung to her fingers when she visited a children’s mental health charity.

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19 h. ago 'I will never forgive them': Mother condemns hospital after girl, 12, took her own life on mental health ward

Chloe Hayes criticised a 'failure to provide appropriate care' for Mia Lucas, after an inquest jury found inadequate testing at Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) 'possibly contributed' to her death.

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21 h. ago A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay audiobook review – a wayward doctor turns detective

Andy Serkis revels in his narration of the first murder mystery from the author of This Is Going to Hurt, which showcases Kay’s signature pitch-black humourDr Eitan Rose is stark naked in a gay sauna when he is called upon to perform CPR on an elderly man and fellow patron who is having a heart attack. When arriving paramedics ask Eitan for his details, he declines to give his real name, instead giving them the name of his work supervisor and nemesis, Douglas Moran. Eitan is a hard-partying consultant rheumatologist who has just returned to work after several months off following a mental health crisis, and who uses liquid cocaine secreted into a nasal inhaler to get through the working day.When Moran dies in unexpected circumstances, Eitan suspects foul play and sets about finding the culprit. Soon he is performing illicit postmortems and impersonating a police detective so he can cross-examine a suspect. But when he tries to blow the whistle, his colleagues and the police decline ...

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21 h. ago Kate bonds with toddlers as she learns about project to boost health visitors

The future Queen’s Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has launched the programme with Anna Freud, a leading mental health charity.

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21 h. ago Kate Middleton stuns in houndstooth dress during visit to children’s mental health charity

The Princess of Wales paid a visit to children’s mental health charity Anna Freud in London today, beaming as she arrived, looking stylish in a blue Emilia Wickstead houndstooth dress

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23 h. ago Princess of Wales visits the Anna Freud Centre to launch new project supporting children's mental health

Kate's Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has launched an initiative with Anna Freud in London to create a training curriculum for health visitors.

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23 h. ago Cause of death of mental health worker found 'murdered' at her home is 'unexplained' as schoolgirl, 13, remains on bail

Mother-of-two Sarah Forrester, 55, was found unresponsive at her house in Baydon Close in Moredon, Swindon, last Friday night after police were called following reports of disorder.

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23 h. ago Kate Middleton visits the Anna Freud Centre to launch new project supporting children's mental health

The Princess of Wales wowed in a monochrome dress today as she visited children's mental health charity Anna Freud in north London. 

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23 h. ago Kate arrives at Anna Freud charity as project to boost health visitors launched

The princess is patron of the children’s mental health charity.

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41 h. ago NHS study finds younger men shut out of vital mental health support across the UK

A new national report identifies mental health as a critical priority, but clinicians warn the findings rely on skewed data that leaves young men at risk of suicide invisible. Here's what you need to know

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45 h. ago Young men are overlooked in NHS strategy despite elevated suicide risk, experts warn

First national men's health report shows mental health and suicide prevention as top priorities, but experts warn younger men most at risk are barely represented in the evidence

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46 h. ago Countdown champion given hospital order after stabbing rival at fan convention

John Cowen was given a hospital order under the Mental Health Act after a court heard he stabbed Thomas Carey at a Blackpool convention in September 2024

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48 h. ago The White Lotus star Natasha Rothwell: ‘Often health and wellness are conflated with being thin’

The American actor talks to Sara Keenan about looking after her mental and physical health in the world of Hollywood.

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50 h. ago MSP highlights support for Lanarkshire pensioners this winter

The first payments of the SNP Scottish Government’s Pension Age Winter Heating Payment have been processed and started landing in pensioners accounts.

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