All news on the topic: Mental health

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British Gas debt agents 'broke into woman's home' with dad on his deathbed
Elizabeth Garrett says she returned from hospital to find British Gas subcontractors had taken her door off its hinges - and workers even made themselves a cup of tea as they force-fitted the meter
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Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly and wife face complaints from four more housekeepers
One housekeeper at Jonathan Djanogly's home alleged she was paid less than the minimum wage to work for the millionaire while another claimed to be owed at least £450
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'Tidal wave' of demand for illegal anxiety drug linked to 171 deaths in a year
Illegal versions of anxiety medication have soared in popularity in recent years leading to a black market of "dirt-cheap but potentially fatal versions" of the drugs
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Care leavers slam £200m care plan for kids after review says billions are needed
New research says £2.6bn is needed to provide better support for the 82,000 children living in care while the Tories are touting a £200m strategy to fix the broken system
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Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett mentoring young survivors of Grenfell fire
Alongside his role on the BBC show, tycoon Steven is working with Grenfell Athletic FC to coach people who escaped the blaze in 2017 and went on to start their own businesses.
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Disgraced ex-MP Jared O'Mara still 'believes he did nothing wrong' says ex-aide
Jared O'Mara's political career is one of the most chaotic episodes in modern politics. Here's how he went from local bar DJ to being jailed for tens of thousands in fraud
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Speeding drunk driver kills woman in 100mph crash after failing to stop for cops
Charlie Hilton, 25, has been jailed for more than 10 years after crashing into a tree after reaching 100mph during a police chase, killing 21-year-old passenger Lillie Clack
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Tea can increase Alzheimer's risk - but only if you drink 13 cups or more a day
The Chinese University of Hong Kong team said each extra cup 'significantly decreased grey matter' in the brain, which 'indicates over-drinking tea might lead to a decline in language and memory functions'
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Man slammed for going home while fiancé gave birth - but doctors told him to
The proud parent was devastated to miss the birth of his daughter after he was told he did not need to stay at the hospital as his fiancé was not expected to give birth for hours
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'Ground Zero of drugs' with zombie-like addicts as heroin and crack made legal
In the province of British Columbia, anyone today and for the next three years caught with 2.5 grams or less of hard drugs such as fentanyl, heroin, crack cocaine and crystal meth will no longer be arrested
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Emmerdale fans rumble Caleb's real motive after 'forensic' clue in comments
It turned out that Caleb was the last to see Paddy on Emmerdale, as he admitted he had run into the vet shortly before he vanished – and gave him a stern talking to
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Britney Spears breaks silence on intervention claims over fears 'she could die'
Britney Spears has broken her silence on claims that her concerned friends and family had 'planned an intervention' over fears that 'she could die'
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'So alone with my autistic sons and no friends'
Agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who feels cut off from her support network, but is scared to move in case it upsets her youngest child who has autism
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'Tories spending small fortune making poor disabled people live in penury'
Anna Morell asks when will the Tories begin to listen and stop the bone-exposing cuts that are leading to actual loss of life, as the Government spends a small fortune on trying to deliberately put poor disabled people back in their box
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Fatty liver disease - loss of appetite could signal silent killer
The British Liver Trust has warned that loss of appetite could be a sign of cirrhosis - the most severe stage of fatty liver disease
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Ex-MP Jared O'Mara sentenced to 4 years over fraud to feed cocaine habit
O’Mara, 41 was convicted yesterday of six counts of fraud, after he and members of his staff attempted to submit fake expense claims worth £24,000 in the name of a fictitious disability support charity
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Ambulance worker sacked after 'defending himself against aggressive patient'
Joe Hemming was sacked from his job at East Midlands Ambulance Service after restraining a patient he says was intoxicated and about to punch him inside his ambulance
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Harrowing Emmerdale suicide storyline for depressed Paddy as he disappears
Emmerdale's Paddy, who is played by soap star Dominic Brunt, will begin having suicidal thoughts after he is left feeling alone and struggling to find his place in people’s lives
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Molly-Mae Hague breaks down as she shares intimate details about Bambi's birth
Molly-Mae Hague shed tears moments in to sharing her birth story with followers and supporters, telling fans how she would 'take a bullet' for her newborn daughter, Bakmb
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Archie Battersbee's tragic WhatsApp messages as court rules he died accidentally
A forensic analysis of the 12-year-old’s mobile phone uncovered a number of messages in which he refers to experiencing low mood but he ended up dying 'during a prank or experiment that went wrong'
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Couple's hell in hotel 'with mould and drug users' that they 'can't escape' from
Liam Ricketts lives with his partner at the Seascape Hotel in Torquay and says the situation is affecting their mental health and claims authorities aren't helping them
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UK's anti-terror programme failing to tackle 'non-violent Islamist extremism'
Suella Braverman said 'major reform' is needed of the controversial Prevent programme after a long-delayed review. But Amnesty International said it was 'riddled with biased thinking, errors, and plain anti-Muslim prejduice'
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'Putting an actor in a fat suit to play an obese character is ableist hogwash'
Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, says actor Brendan Fraser's interviews about his role in a fat suit, beg the question: why are we still using fat suits like this?
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Gran given £100 fine for 'littering' after feeding ducks with one slice of bread
Susan Watson, 68, from Tonbridge, Kent, was stung with a littering ticket after a council officer spotted her scattering a slice of bread for some ducks next to a river
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'I’m so depressed and anxious - I just want to stay in my bedroom'
Coleen Nolan advises a reader who is having panic attacks and struggling with a bereavement