Soaring number of rough sleepers in London ‘extremely alarming’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRough sleeping is soaring in London, with over 1,700 more people on the streets than last year – a 21% rise, according…
Bank of Mum and Dad steps in to help children with mortgage bills
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne in four parents are helping their grown-up children cover rising mortgage bills, research suggests. Read More
Health warning on water bottles that contain more bacteria than a toilet seat
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe NHS says streptococcus can cause flu-like symptoms, sore throat, scarlet fever rash, sores, pain and swelling, muscle aches, and nausea and…
I was 21 when I found out I had HIV from an at-home STI test
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Reading Time: < 1 minute‘I’m sure it has to be false positive,’ the nurse said reassuringly. I nodded nervously. Surely, she was right. Read More
Nigerian found guilty in sex trafficking and voodoo case
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Thursday, the Lausanne Correctional Court found the 36-year-old Nigerian woman guilty of human trafficking, money laundering and violating Swiss foreigners’ law….
Japan approves trial sales of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan is to permit the sale of emergency contraceptives without prescription on a trial basis, weeks after it approved the abortion pill….
The US documented 3 locally transmitted malaria cases for the first time in 20 years. It's not a reason to panic, but sheds a light on the concerns of climate change
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree cases of malaria spread locally have been identified in Texas and Florida. Read More
Families are still having to pay 'exorbitant amounts' on school uniforms, charity says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFamilies are still having to spending ‘exorbitant amounts’ on school uniforms despite changes introduced last year to keep costs down, a charity…
‘We’ve been abandoned by the government’: Half of charities fear going bust due to inflation
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCharities that help the most vulnerable people in the society are “haemorrhaging” staff and fear going bust due to a lack of government…
Record numbers of children seek mental health help from NHS England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA record 1.4 million children and young people sought NHS help for mental health problems last year amid concern that under-18s are Read…