9 h. ago Boost for South Lanarkshire Council service that helps keep vulnerable people safe at home

Technology Enabled Care (TEC) uses telecare devices to relay information from a person’s home to a 24/7 monitoring centre.

Politics

17 h. ago Ozempic is hailed as a miracle drug. But how does it affect people with eating disorders?

Doctors worry about semaglutides being used by people with restrictive eating disorders – but research also shows they could help others struggling with binge eatingGLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have, in three short years, changed our attitudes to the body. They’ve revived a cultural fervor for thinness that has been blamed for everything from the closure of wine bars to killing off the body positivity movement. What began as a seeming miracle drug posited to help those most in need of losing weight for health reasons has led to a clamor in which one in eight Americans have tried the drugs and telehealth companies have offered cheaper off-brand versions with very little oversight.Ozempic (the brand name for semaglutide) and other GLP-1s mimic a natural hormone in the body, stimulating insulin and slowing the rate of stomach emptying after eating, increasing one’s sense of fullness. But the very qualities that make GLP-1s such powerful tools for weight loss also make them potentially dang...

Events

19 h. ago New DWP plans to help older people claim income boost worth over £4,200

An estimated 760,000 people over 66 are entitled to Pension Credit, but not claiming it.

Economics

34 h. ago Using a satnav in old age helps people keep driving independence for longer, study shows

Government-funded study based on 895 drivers with an average age of 71 suggests helping elderly people use GPS apps on their smartphones keeps them able to drive independently into old age

Politics

37 h. ago Trump is behind a ‘spiritual revival’ in the U.S. and helping people move ‘closer to God,’ says Karoline Leavitt

Karoline Leavitt said that evidence of renewed faith, especially within younger generations was becoming more visible and that it was a ‘beautiful sight’

Politics

39 h. ago 120,000 people have filled national insurance gaps to help boost state pension

People have just days left to take action to fill gaps going back as far as April 2006.

Politics

42 h. ago Moment drink driver who faked car theft after crash is caught out by his own dashcam

A drink driver was captured on dashcam crashing his car and plotting to report a fake car theft.

Events

43 h. ago People on State Pension could change payment date frequency to help with higher bills

Most State Pension payments are issued every four weeks, but a former DWP employee explains how this can be changed.

Economics

44 h. ago DWP plans to help people on PIP with back, joint, and muscle health conditions into work

More than one million people with musculoskeletal conditions are receiving PIP.

Politics

47 h. ago DriveSmart newsletter: Get motoring news, reviews and advice from EVs editor Steve Fowler

Stay ahead in the world of motoring with DriveSmart, your weekly guide to EVs, expert tips, and the latest industry insights

Transport

59 h. ago Lucia Gorman, star of 'Bored Nightclub Girl' meme, recreates iconic viral images

Lucia Gorman, 24, became an internet sensation in 2018 and now she's back in the spotlight - but this time she's helping people avoid the most common photo blunders

Politics

69 h. ago British tennis star collapses on court as people rush to help in 'disturbing' scenes

The 24-year-old fell to the ground as she went to serve in the final set

Events

3 d. ago 'Wonder heart drug' statins could also lower dementia risk in major breakthrough

South Korean study suggests statins could lower the dementia risk in people by helping to control low-density lipoprotein - also known as 'bad' cholesterol

Events

3 d. ago How to help people with addictions on the streets? These Oregon programs have solutions

The state has one of the highest US rates of substance use disorders and ranks last for access to treatment. These initiatives are changing what rehab looks likeOregon has for years struggled with a drug crisis, reporting one of the highest rates of substance use disorders in the US and ranking last in the nation for access to treatment.The problem is systemic, rooted in decades of failure to invest in the level of behavioral health services needed for people with mental illnesses and addiction. The Pacific north-west state’s significant affordable housing shortage has compounded the challenges, as people languish on the streets without care. Many drug users spiral downward until they overdose, wind up in jail or prison or are forced into Oregon’s overcrowded psychiatric system. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Poor Prince Harry: what to do when someone close to you publicly trashes an institution you love? | Marina Hyde

As claims pile up about the charity he founded, he’s learning that smiling and biting your lip can be quite painful. Hear, hear, as the Windsors might sayStraight faces, please, as we try to look charitably at the toxic row engulfing Prince Harry’s charity. Are you up to speed with this everyday story of giving folk? I’m in such a muddle with it all that I can’t remember if I’m allowed to say that purely from my observations of her telly interviews, Sentebale chair Sophie Chandauka does seem like a right old loose cannon.But I’m getting ahead of myself, so let’s do a quick recap. Sentebale is a charity to help children and young people with HIV and Aids in Lesotho and Botswana, and was set up almost two decades ago by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, in honour of their mothers. Its current chair is Chandauka, a Zimbabwean lawyer, and something about her stewardship of the charity has provoked its entire board of trustees to judge that their relationship has broken down irr...

Politics

3 d. ago New Martin Lewis energy bill tip could help millions of people instantly beat price hike this month

Annual energy bills are going up by £111 this month for two-thirds of households in Scotland, England and Wales.

Economics

3 d. ago Moment police snare killers who fled abroad after murdering DPD driver in broad daylight

Watch the moment Austrian police caught two men who fled the UK after the brutal murder of a DPD delivery driver.

Events

4 d. ago HMRC warns against ‘loyalty point scheme’ that could pile up tax bill

The department has offered help to people that have been caught up in the scheme

Events

4 d. ago The cheap powder gym fanatics love that could ease depression, tiredness, chronic fatigue and even long Covid, as Oxford researchers say it's 'semi

A supplement that is popular with gym devotees may also help people with depression, according to a study.

Science

4 d. ago Two dead after Miami bus driver opens fire on passengers during ‘dispute over bringing bike on board’

Miami’s transit agency said there was an ‘absolute prohibition’ on drivers carrying weapons on the job

Events