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A large proportion of homeless people are living in daily physical pain and face difficulties accessing treatment, according to a study released today. The research comes as the new government strategy to end rough sleeping was released a week ago. Research from Groundswell, a charity working to support homeless people, found that 53% of homeless people were experiencing long-term pain conditions such as arthritis (23%), sciatica (14%), cluster headaches (12%) and chronic back pain (23%). Among the general population only...

Snakes, lizards, frogs and tortoises are becoming increasingly popular in Britain and other western countries

Broadcaster, doctor and vocal NHS campaigner Dr Phil Hammond announced on Tuesday that he would stand as a candidate for the National Health Action Party (NHA) in North East Somerset where Rees-Mogg is currently MP. Just hours later he tweeted that he had been fired from his Saturday mid-morning show on BBC Radio Bristol.  The physician and health campaigner who has made never made a secret of his politics, thanked his team and listeners. https://twitter.com/drphilhammond/status/1031984648145051655 https://twitter.com/drphilhammond/status/1031989829368795136 The health campaigner tweeted that...

The mobile phone clip came to light as the G4S-run jail was taken over by the government after inspectors said it had fallen into a "state of crisis".

Retells story of how these unique creatures colonised the Island

Dr Phil Hammond will stand as a candidate for the National Health Action Party (NHA) in North East Somerset, he said on Twitter

It is the "first wave" of court sentences for heroin and crack cocaine offences after hundreds of officers raided more than 50 addresses.

Huge piles of waste have been callously dumped along a 2,000 yard stretch of road in Sawley, Derbys.

Leroy 'Junior' Edwards, 66, was knifed to death at a property in Catford, south east London