Government pays Eurotunnel £33m over Brexit ferry case
Craig TaylorGovernment settles with Channel Tunnel firm after accusation of “secretive” no-deal Brexit contracts. BBC News – UK
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Fears over bipolar patients could be on the ‘wrong drugs’.
bethkent ✅A study in Scotland has looked at medicines given to people with bipolar disorder from 2009 to 2016 to see if they has been any changes in describing patterns. People with bipolar experience extreme moods with episodes of feeling low and then feeling really high. Treatment can be complex and usually takes place in hospital…
Adolescent health: Decade of ups and downs
According to a study adolescents are more likely to feel depressed and are less likely to get a full nights sleep now than 10 years ago. However smoking, alcohol and anti-social behaviour were less common for 14-year-olds in 2015 than in 2005. The University College London researchers said factors behind mental health may be changing….
Gangs: 27,000 children in England say they are members – report
A major report says gangs are using “chilling levels of violence” to keep child members compliant. BBC News – UK
Theresa May offers MPs Brexit delay vote
If Theresa May can’t get her deal through Parliament, MPs will vote on ruling out no-deal or delaying Brexit. BBC News – UK
Organ donor law named after Max and Keira set to pass in England
Plans to change the rules on organ donation consent in England are set to clear the final hurdle in Parliament. The legislation will be known as Max and Keira’s law after a boy who received a heart transplant and the girl who donated it. Under the new system, which comes into force next year, consent…