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Figures for England show that nearly one in four women have a mental illness with emotional problems such as depression and anxiety being the most common. The official NHS report found that young women aged between 17 to 19 were two times more likely to suffer with mental illness; 23.9% reported a disorder. In children…
This year 320,000 people were recorded homeless in Britain. It is a rise of 13,000 on last years figures and meaning around 36 new people become homeless every day. London has the highest rate of homelessness but in the Midlands, Yorkshire and north-west England the numbers are growing faster. There are around 67 people homeless…
There are nearly 7,000 children and young adults under 25 with type two diabetes in England and Wales. This is 10 times the number that was reported before (according to Diabetes UK). Its analysis of 2016-17 data found most were being treated in GP practices rather than specialist units. The condition is said to be…
Migrant workers in the UK may be in low paid jobs butt they are sending £8bn a year to support their families in their home countries. This is often used to help their relations stay in school. The United Nations’ education agency (Unesco) warns that the hard-working money is being taken in transfer charges by…
The Parole Board has ruled the “black cab rapist” John Worboys must stay in prison. Worboys who is now known as John Radford, was jailed in 2009 for attacks on 12 women in London. In January the Parole Board said he would be freed after serving 10 years, but victims challenged the decision. The Parole…
Some of Britain’s biggest employers are requiring quick action to honour a promise to give mental health the same status as physical health at work. Royal Mail and WH Smith are among the companies asking the PM to follow through on her pledge to update health and safety legislations. This would mean employers would have…
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