All news by author: Sophie Huskisson

There were 734,000 children referred to the NHS’s mental health services last year - an enormous 84% increase from 2018-19. Experts want social media companies, 'who contribute to the problem', to help fund services and tackle waiting times

The former England goal scorer hit back at the Conservative MP after she mentioned him in a football analogy in the Commons. He is already in a Twitter row for comparing the government's new asylum policy to Nazi Germany

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said the Government will delay building the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 by two years. Labour said: 'The North is yet again being asked to pay the price for staggering Conservative failure'

The Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding marked International Women's Day by reading a list of all the women who were killed where the primary suspect or known killer is a man since this time last year.

The elderly woman called Jean drove herself to hospital in Eastbourne after being told she would have to wait eight hours for am ambulance. She collapsed in A&E and died an hour later

England women’s captain Leah Williamson welcomed new rules ensuring boys and girls get chance to play same sports as 'the legacy that we want to live much longer than us as a team'

In the last week alone, the Deputy Conservative Chairman was accused of 'demonising' those in poverty and for 'parroting far-right misinformation'. But now he will have his own slot on GB News.

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi warned that worries about the price of medication - at £9.35 per item - are leading to many people either skipping or reducing their doses

The Commons Education Committee heard evidence this morning that anxiety and mental health issues were causing kids to be off school. Gaming addictions, bullying on social media and family breakdowns are also playing a part

The British Medical Association held a consultative ballot to find out if NHS consultants would be prepared to strike over pay and pensions. It will now proceed with a formal ballot next month

The campaign comes after the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his home

Farmers are worried a new super-trade deal with countries including Mexico, Vietnam and Chile could lead to a massive increase in beef and pork imports from abroad

Conservative MPs turned on Boris Johnson after the ex-PM attempted to discredit a Commons committee inquiry into whether he misled parliament over Partygate - despite photos showing him at gatherings

Preet Kaur Gill, Britain’s first Sikh MP, said she was left with no choice but to call the police. She is also forced to have a bodyguard at her surgery meetings

The former PM claimed it was 'surreal' the Commons Privileges Committee, which is investigating him, will use evidence from Ms Gray given she is poised to become Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Labour dismissed the comments as 'ludicrous'

Tory Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson said the protesters, who threw missiles at police, were 'just normal family people' with concerns about the safety of their community

After months of waiting, the Health Secretary wrote to unions within hours of GMB ambulance workers announcing they would reduce emergency cover on strike days

Conservative MPs spent the day and night at the Fairmont Windsor Park, the same hotel where Rishi Sunak agreed his new Brexit deal European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday.

Conservative MPs spent the day and night at the Fairmont Windsor Park where they were bombarded with presentations on how to save their seats at the next election after dire poll ratings

The Labour Deputy Leader told a room of around 300 business leaders to 'please' look at the results of a trial on a four-day working week. The landmark results revealed nearly all firms involved are continuing with the shorter hours

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock furiously disputed the suggestion that he ignored advice to test everyone entering care homes from Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty in April 2020

Cuckooing is when criminals take over the homes of vulnerable people to use it for storage for drugs and weapons. It formed one of the major storylines in the recent smash-hit police drama Happy Valley.

The Mirror accompanied Shadow Policing Minister Sarah Jones around County Durham to see how local interventions are trying to stop children getting involved in crime. She says we need to stop crimes BEFORE they happen

More than half of the 2.5million people who are currently 'economically inactive' due to long-term sickness have a mental health condition. Economically inactive people are those who are neither in employment nor looking for work

More than 25,000 children had decaying teeth removed in hospital last year. From 'DIY Dentistry' to tots with decaying baby teeth, it is warned there is a crisis in dentistry across the board