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Social deprivation linked to poor mental health in children
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published data showing the prevalence of mental health problems among young people in England. The numbers suggest that certain groups of are at greater risk of developing a mental health problem in childhood and adolescence, including people who live in social housing, those whose parents have a mental health problem and those whose families need support from benefits. The research also found that children of all ages whose parents were in receipt of welfare...
Tory MP wants teenagers at risk of knife crime to learn self-defence
A controversial Tory MP has spoken out regarding violent crime and how teenagers at risk could deal with potentially life threatening situations. Conservative MP Christopher Chope told a committee about the teenagers at risk of knife attacks could learn martial arts, so they can deal with situations where they are confronted with a potential knife attacker. In a question to the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, he said: “One of the ways people can be prepared is by doing judo,...
One-year Brexit delay better than PM’s deal, says DUP’s Brexit spokesman
After Jacob Rees-Mogg appears to be backing May’s deal, the DUP might be putting a spanner in the works. His comments show a split between the DUP and ERG (European Research Group) who have been aligned throughout the Brexit process, with both sides opposing the controversial Irish border backstop. Sammy Wilson, the DUP’s Brexit spokesman, says he would be happy with a one-year delay. He wrote in the Telegraph: "We won't let the PM or the Remainer horde in Parliament...
Tributes paid to family man stabbed to death as police arrest TEN people
Jonathan Roper, 34, died following a disturbance at an address in Wells, Somerset, at around 4.30pm on Saturday (Mar 23)
Bacteria spread thousands of miles around the globe through the air
It had been thought the bugs hitched a ride on people or animals but the "air bridge" hypothesis could shed light on how harmful bacteria share antibiotic resistance genes.
Planting more trees in cities may be a solution to rising temperatures
They say groups of trees have a 'profound cooling effect' on urban environments which are naturally hotter than the countryside.
Is Rees-Mogg about to back May’s Brexit deal?
Arch Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has seemed to indicate he might back the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, to avoid Brexit being abandoned all together. Rees-Mogg admitted: “The choice seems to be Mrs May’s deal or no Brexit .” via a ConservativeHome podcast Mogg said: "The Prime Minister will not deliver a no-deal Brexit.” Asked if that meant the options on the table were now "deal or potentially no Brexit", Mogg added: "That, I think, becomes the choice eventually. "Whether we are there...
Boy fighting for life after being stabbed in back on way home from school in South London
The 15-year-old was rushed to hospital suffering from multiple injuries and remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Study finds Brexit has ceased to be the “will of the people”
Brexit has ceased to be the "will of the people", analysis of British Social Attitudes Survey respondents has suggested. National Centre for Social Research data found 55 per cent of Brits would vote Remain in a second referendum, with just six per cent of respondents saying they now think the UK will secure a good Brexit deal - a massive reduction from the 33 per cent who were optimistic about the outcome of negotiations when the Article 50 process was triggered...