Depression among the young is at ‘frightening’ levels and keeping schools shut risks having ‘calamitous’ impact on children’s mental health, paediatricians warn Experts warn children are experiencing anxiety, self harm and suicidal thoughts Parents showing signs of emotional distress and breakdowns due to pressure In the US, Las Vegas schools are reopening after 18 students … Read more
Can digital sights and sounds of the countryside boost your mood? Study to investigate impact of ‘virtual nature experiences’ on wellbeing Volunteers listen to or watch different virtual natural environments for the study They then record their emotional reaction, thoughts and feelings while watching The goal is to understand whether virtual nature can also boost … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson this morning insisted England’s national lockdown is ‘having an impact’ after a mass-testing survey found that infection numbers appeared to plateau and even rise at the start of January. The schools minister rebuked suggestions that restrictions are either too lax or not being followed strictly enough and said that they were … Read more
Nicole Kidman has revealed the ‘disturbing’ impact that filming The Undoing had on her body as her immune system doesn’t know ‘between acting and truth’. The actress, 53, stars as Grace Fraser in the HBO thriller series where she discovers her oncologist husband Dr. Jonathan Fraser (Hugh Grant) has not only been having an affair, but has also bludgeoned … Read more
Indonesian divers have been scouring the Java Sea for wreckage and passenger belongings in hope of finding the black boxes from the jet which crashed on Saturday with 62 people on board. Underwater footage of their rescue mission shows the divers examining the huge amount of debris from the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 which investigators say … Read more
Experts have warned of serious problems developing as England enters its third national lockdown, with one declaring ‘The pandemic has created a mental health ticking time bomb’. Draconian measures designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus variant will heavily impact many during the gruelling winter months. Depression, anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are expected … Read more
Rishi Sunak calms nerves over the impact of Brexit on the financial sector after Boris Johnson said the deal ‘perhaps does not go as far as we would like’ The Prime Minister said Brexit deal ‘perhaps does not go as far as we would like’ But Rishi Sunak insisted the Brexit deal would be a boon … Read more
Tesco’s chairman has predicted that any changes to food prices after Brexit will be ‘very modest indeed’ due to the future EU trade terms sealed by Boris Johnson this week. John Allan said that any increase caused by the UK’s departure from the European Union would be ‘hardly felt in terms of the prices that … Read more
Businesses in Tier 1 Hereford and Tier 3 St Albans have revealed how changing Covid rules have left them facing very different prospects over Christmas. Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday plunged millions more Brits into lockdown amid growing coronavirus cases across the country. Hertfordshire was moved from Tier 2 restrictions up to Tier 3, joining … Read more
‘There are some days where I just sit and cry’: Steph McGovern says she’s been called ‘ugly, fat and thick’ by cruel trolls as she details the impact of online bullying By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 08:54 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 08:54 GMT, 16 December 2020 Steph McGovern detailed the impact of … Read more