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How To Help A Child Deal With Their Grief

To mark National Grief Awareness Week (December 2-8), LISA SALMON asks a psychotherapist how families can support children when a loved one passes away

Chocolate Could Actually Cut Risk Of Diabetes...But Only If It's Dark!

ENJOYING a decent portion of dark chocolate five times a week may help stave off type 2 diabetes.

Millions Will Have Long Wait For Obesity Jab, NHS Warns

Fewer than 10 per cent of patients in England who are eligible for what has been dubbed the "King Kong of weight loss drugs" will initially be able to access it on the health service.

Hundreds Of Alerts In Deaths Linked To Antidepressants

Hundreds of alerts have been made to the UK's medicines regulator over deaths linked to antidepressants taken by Thomas Kingston in the weeks before he took his own life.

Afghan Heroes Beg To Enter UK As Russia Offers Way Out

Afghans forced into hiding in Iran after fighting shoulder-toshoulder with UK troops against the Taliban have urged Sir Keir Starmer to bring them to safety urgently after months of delays.

What's Next For Britain's Rail Network And Its Passengers?

The rather dry-sounding Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 has received royal assent and is thus now law.

Students, Put Down Your Laptops Please

Pen and paper exams could end by 2030

UK Interest Rates To Fall More Slowly Than Expected After Budget, Claims Report

UK interest rates will fall by less than expected over the next two years after Rachel Reeves revealed significant spending and borrowing plans in the budget, according to an influential report.

Russia Blamed For 100 Hybrid Attacks In Europe

A senior European diplomat said that up to 100 "suspicious incidents" in Europe this year could be attributed to Russia, as western officials grapple with how to respond to suspected Russian sabotage attempts.

Outrage In Seoul 'How Could A President Act Against The Will Of His People?'

The mood outside South Korea's parliament was a mix of anger and bewilderment on Wednesday afternoon, hours after President Yoon Suk Yeol's shocking, albeit thwarted, declaration of martial law.

Gaza War Amounts To Genocide, Report Finds

A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the crime of genocide under international law, the first such determination by a major human rights organisation in the 14-month-old conflict.

Climb Stairs And Improve Heart Health

SHORT but intense activity - such as climbing the stairs or carrying heavy shopping could cut the risk of heart problems and strokes in women by up to 45%, a study suggests.

Mental Health Trust Still Inadequate Say Inspectors

Blood Found On Bathroom Wall In One Ward, Gaps Discovered In Patients' Medication Records And Concerns Over Staff Levels

EU Or The US? Starmer Has No Choice But To Pick A Side

The prime minister opened his Mansion House speech on foreign policy with another of his over-emphatic declarations.

Who Cares Who Has The Elgin Marbles? Let Them Go On Loan

After a series of "private meetings" between the UK and Greece this week, prime ministers Keir Starmer and Kyriakos Mitsotakis were to meet in London yesterday to discuss the future of the Elgin marbles.

Taliban Bars Women From Being Trained As Midwives

Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban.

South Korean Leader Calls Off Martial Law After Uproar

MPs vote against decree as violent protests outside National Assembly turn to celebration following reversal by president

Trump's Tariffs Would 'Hit UK Trade As Hard As Brexit'

Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs could hit UK trade with the US as badly as Brexit affected trade with the EU, a leading think tank has warned as campaigners call for Sir Keir Starmer to protect the UK by urgently rebuilding ties with Europe.

Poorest Countries Struggle To Pay Record Debt Costs After Rates Soar

Developing countries spent a record $1.4tn (£1.1tn) in debt payments to foreign lenders in 2023 as soaring interest rates pushed the cost of financing loans to a 20-year high, the World Bank's latest International Debt Report shows.

White House Rushes Weapons To Ukraine Before Trump Takeover

The Biden administration is hurrying military equipment to Ukraine in a last-ditch effort to shore up the country's defenses against the Russian invasion before Donald Trump assumes the US presidency in January.

Biden Criticised Across The Board For Pardoning His Son

President’s decision slated by Republicans and Democrats

Brexit Deals A £3bn-A-Year Blow To UK Food Exports

British food sales to the EU have fallen by almost a fifth since the end of the Brexit transition period, a new report shows

Why Is Starmer So Against An EU Youth Travel Scheme?

The prime minister has once again been urged to agree to a limited scheme to allow young people to travel freely between the UK and the EU for the purposes of work or study, and has once again signalled his refusal to consider it.

AI Fayed Abuse Probe: Police Investigating More Than 5 People Over Enabling Claims

A POLICE investigation has been launched into "more than five people" who may have helped former Harrods boss Mohamed AI Fayed in his alleged campaign of sexual abuse.

Iran Sanctions 'Would Pose Risk To Nuclear Weapons Ban'

The nuclear debate inside Iran is likely to shift towards the possession of its own weapons if the west goes ahead with a threat to reimpose all UN sanctions, the country's foreign minister has said.

War Crimes France Says It Won't Arrest Netanyahu

The French government has claimed that Benjamin Netanyahu has immunity from arrest warrants issued by the international criminal court for war crimes on the grounds that Israel is not an ICC member.

Nato Allies In 'Cyber War' With Russia

Moscow's hackers pose big threat to UK, say ministers

We Won't Back Down To Putin

McFadden's AI arms race alert

Russia Claims Capture Of Brit Vet Mercenary

A CHILLING video appears to show a captured British fighter taken prisoner in Russia while fighting for Ukraine.

The Extremism Of Trump's Pick For Intelligence Chief

Tulsi Gabbard made the journey from anti-war Democrat to Moscow-friendly Maga warrior. Rich Hall looks at how