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Labour promises same-day mental health help if it wins Senedd election
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (497+ words) Labour says it will roll out "easy-to-access" mental health services across Wales should it win the next Senedd election. First Minister Eluned Morgan will launch her party's election campaign in Newport on Monday, promising to "focus on the things that…...
The waste warriors helping to tidy the south of England
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (648+ words) "One morning I just got up and started and we've been doing it ever since." Frank Roberts has been getting up at 05:00 GMT and picking up litter in and around the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset for the past 10 years....
Parents of gravely ill child refused respite care
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (81+ words) Tilly's parents want a few hours respite care at home. The parents of a two-year-old girl with a life-limiting illness have told of their "exhaustion" after being refused a request for respite help. Tilly has Dravet Syndrome, external, a rare…...
Parents of seriously ill child tell of 'exhaustion' after being refused respite care
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (528+ words) The parents of a two-year-old girl with a life-limiting illness have told of their "exhaustion" after being refused a request for respite help. Tilly has Dravet Syndrome, a rare genetic epilepsy which causes seizures that could kill her. Their request…...
How AI can read our scrambled inner thoughts
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1447+ words) The crackle of electricity inside your brain has long been too complex to decode. Artificial intelligence is changing that. The woman didn't move, apart from the rise and fall of her breathing " eyes fixed in concentration, hand clenched in a…...
Bristol potter's 'act of kindness' aims to break self-harm taboos
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (320+ words) A potter is giving away 400 handmade ceramic hearts in a bid to help break down taboos on self-harm. Sarah Cook will hand out the gifts at Nelson Trust women's shelter in Bristol on Monday, hoping people will feel the heart…...
Oxford United's Will Vaulks leads mental health workshops
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (585+ words) A footballer driven by grief and personal loss says he hopes others can draw strength from seeing him speak with vulnerability. Oxford United midfielder and former Wales international Will Vaulks won the Fifpro Players Voice award for his work for…...
'I spent all my time on Instagram' says woman in landmark trial
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (651+ words) A young woman, who is suing Meta and Google over what she claims is the addictive nature of social media, has told a jury her childhood years were taken over by her use of Instagram and Youtube. "I stopped engaging…...
Multiple concerns raised before Birmingham man's suicide, inquest told
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (907+ words) Multiple concerns, including by an MP, were raised about a man with mental health issues days before he took his own life, an inquest has heard. Tyran Jones, 30, died at his home in Northfield, Birmingham, on the morning of 30 March…...
Nottingham Inquiry: Woman broke spine after falling from window trying to flee triple killer
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (884+ words) A woman who broke her spine when she fell from a window as she attempted to escape triple killer Valdo Calocane has told an inquiry of her anger when she was informed he could not be prosecuted due to mental…...